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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 LEGISLATIVE REPORT1TY O AGENDA ' REPORT MEETING DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 Agenda Item 12 Reviewed: City Manager Finance Director1A HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER LEGISLATIVE REPORT At this time, the City Council may take the opportunity to discuss current legislation of interest. Legislative Matrix August, 2013 Subject Bill Number Author Bill Summary Status Position BUDGET Transparency AB 70 Morrell - R Would require any budget bills be publicly available for 3 days before a vote is taken 2 Year/Dead Support Waiting 2 Year Budget SCA 2 Wyland - R Would create a 2 year budget cycle where first year is devoted to budget and 2nd year Committee Watch Ps devoted to other legislation Assignment ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT In Assembly Jobs, Economic Enterprise Zones AB 28 V Manuel Would reform the Enterprize Zone program b limiting retro-voucherin limiting the p p g Y g g, g Development and p Watch Perez - D size of TEA boundaries, ensuring workers are protected during relocations, and Economy precluding bad actor businesses from benefitting from EZ tax incentives. Committee Bud et g Signed by Enterprise Zones AB 93 Committee Fundament) eliminates enterprise zones Y p Governor Watch Would provide additional inancing options for infrastructure repair and upgrades on Redevelopment AB 229 John Perez - D closed military bases. Y Support Revival On Senate Floor Redevelopment Would create and Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing Districts which can issue Revival AB 243 Dickinson - D debt with 55% voter approval and provides additional financing options for Watch infrastructure repair and upgrades on closed military bases On Senate Floor Economic Would impose mandates on local governments to track and maintain comprehensive Development AB 562 Williams - D data on any expendiature or lossof revenue by the local agency for economic Watch Reports development purposes valued more than $100,000. On Senate Floor In Senate IFD Area AB 662 Atkins - D Would allow an IFD to contain area formerly contained in an RDA. Contains other Appropriations Watch measures. Committee would create a new entity at the local levelcalled a community Kevitalization Investment Authority that would provide a redevelopment option for the poorest Redevelopment AB 1080 Alejo - D areas of California. CRIA would be empowered to invest property tax increment of In Senate Watch Revival consenting agencies (other than schools) and other funding to fund many former RDA Appropriations activities. Committee Redevelopment In Assembly Local Revival SB 1 Steinberg - D Would create Sustainable Community Investment Authorities that could use tax Government Oppose increment to fund transit priority projects and small walkable communities. Committee Redevelopment Would eliminate requirement of coter approval for creation of an IFD and for bond On Assembly Revival SB 33 Wolk - D issuance. Would also create an oversight body for the IFD. I Floor Watch A, = NGI C.PUN1. Page 1 of 8 dF A Legislative Matrix August, 2013 Redevelopment SB 628 Beall - D Would allow and IFD to fund transit priority projects. Would also require that and IFD On Assembly Watch Revival formed use 25% of the increment revenues to fund low -mod housing within the IFD. Floor In Senate Vote Threshold SCA 9 Corbett - D Would lower voter approval on special taxes to fund community and economic Appropriations Watch development projects from 2/3 to 55%. Committee HOUSING & LAND USE would extend e lite or the tentative tract and parcel maps tor an acialtional months. AB 116 applies only to "pipeline" maps that are in existence when the bill Subdivision AB 116 Bocanegra - D takes effect and will expire b Januar 1 2016. B its terms AB 116 does not I to p Y Y Y apply Support Maps maps that have already expired nor does it apply to maps taken out after the effective Signed by date of the bill. Governor Wireless Towers AB 162 Holden - D Would state the intent of the Legislature to include provisions that would increase Watch network capacity on existing wireless structures in order to enhance public safety. 2 Year/Dead Would allow the staff of the Coastal Commission to halt processing of a permit Coastal application if the commission staff asserts that a violation exists on the property. The Commission AB 203 Stone - D bill would presume an applicant is "guilty until proven innocent" by giving the Oppose commission staff the ability to refuse to process a coastal development permit application until staff is satisfied that the violation was taken care of 2 Year/Dead Maienschein - Would state the intent of the Legislature to provide housing for homeless persons in Homelessness AB 264 R the state. 2 Year/Dead Watch ou expan rom one year to a total ot tour years the statute o imi a ions to sue a city or county over the adoption of a housing element, the implementation of a Housing Element AB 325 Alejo - D housing element, the adoption of a density bonus ordinance, and other local Watch government decisions related to housing On Senate Floor economic impact report prior to the city or county approving or denying a development project that would permit the construction of a superstore retailer. Superstores AB 667 Hernandez - D `Superstore" is narrowly defined as a business establishment larger than 90,000 sq. ft. In Senate Watch that sells a wide range of goods and devotes at least 10,000 sq. ft. to non-taxable food Governance & items. The bill exempts discount warehouses and retail stores that sell in bulk and Finance require a membership fee Committee Would authorize a city or county to request the appropriate council of governments to Density AB 745 Levine - D adjust a density to be deemed appropriate if it is inconsistent with the city's or Watch county's existing density. 2 Year/Dead Inclusionary Housing AB 1229 Atkins - D Would restore cities' zoning authority for inclusionary housing g Y Y g On Senate Floor Watch �+ A, = Page 2 of 8 dF ANGI C.PUN1l' Legislative Matrix August, 2013 kW+ )' A, = Page 3 of 8 dF ANGI C.PUN1l' Would require the housing element to identify adequate sites for housing, including, Housing Element AB 1343 Bonilla - D but not limited to, rental housing, factory -built housing, mobilehomes, and emergency Watch shelters, and shall make adequate provision for the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community 2 Year/Dead Affordable Would add a $75 fee on all real estate documents, excluding sales. Money will be used In Assembly HCD Housing SB 391 DeSauliner - D Ito fund affordable housing projects across the state. Committee Oppose LOCALCONTROL Would mandate public access to restrooms and shower tacilities, supersede many local ordinances related to public space and create a broad definition of harassment Homelessness AB 5 Ammiano - D that would leave local governments, businesses and others open to a wave of new Oppose litigation 2 Year/Dead Sidewalks AB 22 Blumenfield - D Would preempt the role of city councils by requiring any repeal of an ordinance Oppose pertaining to sidewalk maintenance be sent to a vote of the residents 2 Year/Dead Would prohibit local governments from enacting or establishing restrictions on Signed by Parking Meters AB 61 Gatto - D inoperable parking meters until 2017. Governor Oppose Would enact a statewide ban of plastic bags as of January 1, 2015 on a store that meets any of these descriptions:Sales of $2,000,000 or more and which sells a line of Plastic Bags AB 158 Levine - D dry grocery, canned goods, or nonfood items and some perishable items; at least Oppose 10,000 square feet of retail space that generates sales or use tax and has a pharmacy; is a convenience food store, foodmart, etc. 2 Year/Dead would require any city that collects franchise fees to televise council meetings an Televised AB 185 Hernandez - D planning commission meetings, even if the cost of televising outweighs the revenue Oppose pp Meetings from the franchise fee. 2 Year/Dead In Senate Employment AB 218 Dickinson - D Would prohibit a state or local agency from inquiring into criminal history on the initial Appropriations Oppose Applications round of employment applications. Committee Would indemnify a public entity from any injury or death suffered by a person or pet Signed by Dog Parks AB 265 Gatto - D resulting from the actions of another dog. Governor Support Would abolish the Joint Sunset Review Committee on January 1. Would establish the Agency Existence AB 291 Nestande - R California Sunset Review Commission within the executive branch to assess the Watch continuing need for any agency, as defined, to exist. 2 Year/Dead Local Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would address the Government AB 629 Wilk - R effect of the adoption of rules, regulations, ordinances, or requirements b local p � g q Y Watch entities on the public and other local entities within the same jurisdiction. 2 Year/Dead kW+ )' A, = Page 3 of 8 dF ANGI C.PUN1l' Legislative Matrix August, 2013 �+ A, = Page 4 of 8 dF ANGI C.PUN1. Ab 322 nas two major pro propose to change elements of a pension system may only be placed on a ballot for a statewide general election, not a primary or municipal election. The second is that it Retirement Plans AB 822 Hall - D requires an independent actuarial statement to be prepared and printed on the ballot In Senate Oppose for local measures that propose a change to local agency employee retirement benefit Appropriations plans. Committee Would repeal the 1 business license fee used for funding Certified Access Specialists. CASA Funding AB 897 Wagner - R Would also eliminate the reportign requirement to the state. 2 Year/Dead Sponsor Local Would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would amend the Government AB 966 Bonta - D Government Code. 2 Year/DeadWatch AB 976 expands the Coastal Commissions enforcement authority by allowing the In Senate Coastal AB 976 Atkins - D commission to impose administrative civil penalties. These penalties include fines or p p pOppose Appropriations Commission liens on property. Committee Would require the Building Standards Commission to adopt, approve, codify, and publish mandatory building standards for the installation of future electric vehicle charging infrastructure for parking spaces in multifamily dwellings and nonresidential Electric Vehicles AB 1092 Levine - D development. Would require the Department of Housing and Community Watch Development to propose mandatory building standards for the installation of future electric vehicle charging infrastructure for parking spaces in multifamily dwellings and In Senate submit the proposed mandatory building standards to the commission for Appropriations consideration. Committee Existing law authorizes local authorities to adopt rules and regulations by ordinance or resolution regarding specified matters, including, among other things, regulating or Electric Vehicles AB 1158 Waldron - R authorizing the removal by peace officers of vehicles unlawfully parked in a fire lane or Watch on private property. This bill would expressly authorize local authorities to adopt rules and regulations by ordinance or resolution regarding designating and enforcing on - street parking spaces for electric vehicles. 2 Year/Dead In Senate Financial AB 1235 Gordon - D Would require all local elected officials and employees they designate to periodically Appropriations Oppose Training complete a four-hour course in financial management training Committee Would require the Controller to prescribe uniform accounting procedures for cities. Budget Format AB 1237 Garcia - D The bill would create the Committee on City Accounting Procedures who would work Watch with the Controller for the above described purpose. 2 Year/Dead In Senate Governance & Contracts AB 1333 Hernandez - D Would require local governments to cancel contracts containing an Finance Oppose annual renewal or "evergreen" clause if they don't meet specific criteria. Committee �+ A, = Page 4 of 8 dF ANGI C.PUN1. Legislative Matrix August, 2013 Plastic Bags AB 1337 Allen - R Would prohibit a local agency from enacting a plastic bag ban in their jurisdiction. 2 Year/Dead Oppose In Assembly Labor and Prevailing Wage SB 7 Steinberg - D Would require charter cities to be subject to the state's prevailing wage law when Employment Oppose performing locally funded construction projects. Committee In Senate VLF Revenue SB 56 Roth - D Would provide lost VLF revenues to the cities of Menifee, Jurupa Valley, Eastvale and Appropriations Support Wildomar. Committee Would authorize the Board of Supervisors of Orange County to contract to provide Law SB 298 Wyland - R supplemental law enforcement services to a homeowners' association on an In Assembly Local Watch Enforcement occasional or ongoing basis to enforce the Vehicle Code on a homeowners' Government association's privately owned and maintained road, as specified. Committee Would eliminate the option of submitting a charter or charter amendment to the On Assembly Charters SB 311 Padilla - D voters at a statewide primary or regularly scheduled municipal election. Floor Oppose Sex Offenders SB 386 Correa - D Would state that the Legislature does not preempt local agencies from enacting Watch ordinances that restrict where registered sex ofenders may go within a municipality. 2 Year/Dead Would expand the definition of "local agency executive" tp a deputy of assistant chief Employee SB 407 Hill - D executive officer in the way that would prohibit an employment contract that provides In Assembly Watch Relations for an automatic renewal of a contract that provides for an automatic compensation Appropriations increase in excess of a cost of living adjustment or maximum cash settlement. Committee PENSION REFORM Additional Would prohibit a full time state employee from taking a second part time job within AB 208 Correll - R the same a agency. g Y• 2 Year/Dead / Support Wou remove the State Personnel Board Member and replace them with the Director CalPERS Board AB 1163 Levine - D of Finance. Would add 2 additional positions to the Board who are independent with p p Support Composition financial expertise. 2 Year/Dead PEPRA SB 24 Walters - R Would eliminate the Legislative approval for new pension plans. Would allow agencies Support to go below the floor outlined in PEPRA for financial emergencies. 2 Year/Dead PUBLIC SAFETY Would create an additional exception tote " limit for a rate imposed by a city, county or special district to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund fire, In Assembly Local Facilities ACA 3 Campos - D emergency response, police, or sheriff buildings or facilities, and equipment, approved Government Watch by 55% of the voters. Committee kW+ )' A, = Page 5 of 8 dF ANGI C.PUN1. Legislative Matrix August, 2013 kW+ )' A, = Page 6 of 8 dF ANGI C.PUN1. Would create an additional exception to the 1% limit for a rate imposed by a city, In Senate Facilities ACA 8 Blumenfield - D county or special district to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund specified Governance & Watch public improvements and facilities, or buildings used primarily to provide sheriff, Finance police, or fire protection services, approved by 55% of the voters. Committee REDEVELOPMENT/SUCCESSOR AGENCY In Senate Enforcable AB 564 Mullin - D Would provide that once an item on a ROPS has been approved, the DOF cannot Appropriations Support pp Obligations reverse that finding. Committee Would change the date outlined within AB 1484 to June 28, 2011, allowing bonds Bonds AB 981 Bloom - D issued after December 10, 2010 but prior to June 28, 2011 to be deemed valid and the Support proceeds to be used for the purposes for which they were issued. 2 Year/Dead Would change provisions relating to the functions to be performed by the entity In Assembly Housing SB 341 DeSauliner - D assuming the housing functions of the former redevelopment aenc to instead refer Appropriations Watch Successor to the housing successor. Committee vvouia moulty Me provision of law relating t of remaining local property tax revenues in the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund by deleting language requiring that the provision be construed in such a manner so as to not ERAF SB 636 Hill - D increase any allocations of excess, additional, or remaining ERAF funds that would Watch otherwise have been allocated to cities, counties, cities and counties, or special districts pursuant to existing law. 2 Year/Dead RDA Would clarify that existing advertising displays in redevelopment In Assembly HCD Advertisements SB 684 Hill - D areas can continue to exist Committee Watch REGULATORY REFORM Would require, until January 1, 2017, for specified projects or upon the request of a CEQA project applicant and the consent of the lead agency, that the lead agency among Proceedings AB 37 Perea - D other things, prepare a record of proceedings concurrently with the preparation of Watch negative declarations, mitigated negative declarations, EIRs, or other environmental documents for specified projects 2 Year/Dead Bicycle Would exempt from CEQA a bicycle transportation plan for an urbanized area, as Transportation AB 417 Frazier - D specified, and would also require a local agency that determines that the bicycle Watch Plan transportation plan is exempt under this provision and approves or determines to carry out that project, to file notice of the determination with the county clerk. On Senate Floor kW+ )' A, = Page 6 of 8 dF ANGI C.PUN1. Legislative Matrix August, 2013 kW+ )' A, = Page 7 of 8 dF ANGI C.PUN1l' Would require the lead agency to include in the environmental impact report (EIR) a EIRs AB 953 Ammiano - D detailed statement on any significant effects that may result from locating the Watch proposed project near, or attracting people to, existing or reasonably foreseeable natural hazards or adverse environmental conditions. 2 Year/Dead employment center project, as defined, within a transit priority area, as defined, shall not be considered significant impacts on the environment. The bill would require the office to prepare and propose, and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to Oppose CEQA SB 731 Steinberg - D certify and adopt, revisions to the guidelines for the implementation of CEQA Unless establishing thresholds of significance for noise, and for the transportation and parking In Assembly Local Amended impacts of residential, mixed-use residential, or employment center projects within Government transit priority areas Committee Would enact the Sustainable Environmental Protection Act and would specify the environmental review required pursuant to CEQA for projects related to specified environmental topical areas. For a judicial action or proceeding filed challenging an Sustainable action taken by a lead agency on the ground of noncompliance with CEQA, the bill Environmental SB 787 Berryhill - R would prohibit a cause of action that (1) alleges noncompliance with CEQA based on Watch Protection Act any topical area or criteria for which compliance obligations are identified or (2) challenges the environmental document based on noncompliance with CEQA if: (A) the environmental document discloses compliance with applicable environmental law, (B) the project conforms with the use designation, density, or building intensity in an applicable plan, as defined, and (C) the project approval incorporates applicable mitigation requirements into the environmental document. 2 Year/Dead TAXATION Schools SCA 3 Leno - D Would lower voter approcal for a special parcel tax imposed by a school district, Watch community college district, or county office of education from 2/3 to 55%. In Senate Would provide that the imposition, extension, or increase of a special tax by a local Transportation SCA 4 Liu - D government for the purpose of providing funding for local transportation projects Watch requires the approval of 55% of its voters voting on the proposition. Any revenue from a 55% tax cannot be used on a project approved by 2/3 of the voters. In Senate Would create an additional exception to the 1% limit for a rate imposed by a city, Public Libraries SCA 7 Wolk - D county, city and county, or special district to service bonded indebtedness incurred to Watch fund public library facilities, that is approved by 55% of the voters. In Senate kW+ )' A, = Page 7 of 8 dF ANGI C.PUN1l' Legislative Matrix August, 2013 Transportation SCA 8 Corbett - D Would lower the voter approval on special taxes to fund local transportation projects. In Senate Watch Would lower the voter approval on and imposition, extension or increase of a special General Taxation SCA 11 Hancock - D tax by a local government. In Senate Watch TRANSPARENCY II I nuc !`i FG1FA SCAR ,.,Smeeting Utility user tax: age-Ind—as to their welasite s long as the less ofyiebsite a .d.-., U; a problern beyond the able ..trel of the local government, all otheir Bir AC+ ; a . ..+r- a adh.,Fed + the pert No exemption: AB 792 Mullin - D agenda notificatiOR agenda posted seen as a ... b..aFd Position distributed eStg Fed Rd ;# the eetiRg the O cil @ r the generation ..,.pis., for eitheF a delay OF inability to post the agenda +h.-OUghOUt the 72 h. UFS ...00F systems to that Meet+Rg. On Senate Floor In Assembly Procedure ACA 4 Olsen - R Would allow a bill to be heard prior to the 31 day waiting period if the bill has been in Budget Watch print and published on the internet for at least 15 days. Committee Vote Records SB 751 Yee - D Would require the legislative body of a loci agency to publicly report any action taken Watch and the vote or abstention on that action of every member present. In Senate Would allow a bill to be heard prior to the 31 day waiting period if the bill has been in Procedure SCA 10 Wolk - D print and published on the internet for at least 15 days. In Senate Watch TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE In Senate Transportation & 405 Design Build AB 401 Daly - D Housing Support Would allow OCTA to use the design -build method on the 1-405. Committee Would direct the California Energy Commission to evaluate and recommend the right In Senate Natural Gas AB 1257 Bocanegra - D natural gas strategies to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cultivate a clean Appropriations Support energy economy. I Committee WATER Would require the Department of Water Resources to initiate and complete a Report AB 142 Committee comprehensive study of California's state and local water supply infrastructure needs Watch and provide a report to the Legislature by July 1, 2014, that summarizes those findings 2 Year/Dead Water Bond SB 40 I Pavley- D lWould rename, reduce and refocus the 11 billion dollar bond. In Senate Watch Water Bond SB 42 I Wolk - D lWould repeal a significan portions of the 2014 Water Bond. In Senate Watch A, = Page 8 of 8 f]F ANG I: C.PUN1.