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G.Ar\l FIELD POll RESULTS ON ERAF SHIFT, JANUARY 15,2004 Opinion of proposal to shift about $1 billion in property tax revenue now provided to local government back to the state government as a way to offset some of the state's obligation to local public schools (among registered voters): Opoose Favor No Ooinion Total Registered Voters (Jan. 2004) 60 29 11 Democrats 57 32 11 Republicans 62 27 11 Non partisan/others 62 26 12 Legislative Bill Action ............................................................... The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon by the League of California Cities. For more information about these and other bills, please visit the League website's new "Issues and Advocacy" page (www.cacities.org/ issuesandadvocacy) - a one-stop location to access information about legislation, policy issues and related developments. You can track information on bills (www.cacities.org/legtracking), locate legislators and legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center, research League policy positions, access useful related links, and much more. REVENUE AND TAXATION proposed substantial changes or amendments to AS 1510 (Kehoe). Disaster Relief. The local general plans are referred to local school assessed value of buildings that are damaged or districts in order to foster improved communica- destroyed by disasters are reduced until the prop- tion and coordination between local planning erty is restored or rehabilitated, resulting in lower agencies and school districts related to school property tax collections. In the past, the State has siting through an existing consultation process reimbursed the impacted counties the amount of described in the law. This legislation is spon- lost property tax revenues. AB 1510 would provide sored by the Cities, Counties, Schools Partner- for the property tax reimbursement for homes and ship (CCS), an organization formed between the property destroyed by the October and November League of California Cities, the California State 2003 firestorms. The author has also agreed to Association of Counties, and the California include coverage for properties damaged by the School Boards Association. December earthquake in San Luis Obispo County and the floods in San Bernardino. Staff: Yvonne Over the next several months a task force of Hunter; Status: AsApps; Position: Support. city, county, and school representatives will be HOUSING AND LAND USE convened through CCS to discuss methods in which collaboration and communication can be improved between these three governmental AS 955 (Wiggins/Steinberg) Collaborative entities over issues such as school siting and Planning For School Siting. AS 955 clarifies that joint use. Some progress was made on these PAGE 6/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the league's Official Web Site-.www.cacities.org