HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08132013 - SD.1RECOMMENDATION(S):
CONSIDER a position of "Support" for SB 1 (Steinberg): Sustainable Communities Investment Authority, a bill that
allows local governments to establish a Sustainable Communities Investment Authority (Authority) to finance
specified activities within a sustainable communities investment area, as recommended by the Legislation
Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Unknown.
SB 1 requires the county auditor controller to allocate to an Authority the tax increment as specified in a an
sustainable communities investment plan in proportion to the levied taxes for the city and or county in excess
of the amount specified in Health and Safety Code Section 33670 (a).
SB 1 provides that the auditor-controller may only allocate tax increment revenues to an Authority if the taxing
agency whose tax increment would be allocated adopts a resolution authorizing the allocation.
SB 1 provides that the adoption of a resolution to allow tax increment to go to the Authority does not prohibit
an auditor-controller's authority to revoke the allocation if it conflicts with requirements to pay existing
obligations secured by tax increment revenues.
SB 1 provides that if an sustainable communities investment area includes in whole or in part a former
redevelopment area and the sustainable communities investment plan includes a provision for receipt of tax
increment revenues then it shall include a provision that tax increment amounts collected and received by the
Authority are subordinate to existing enforceable obligations.
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RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/13/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 13, 2013
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Subject:Support for SB 1 (Steinberg): Sustainable Communities Investment Authority
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 5, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 2, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 15, 2013
SENATE BILL No. 1
Introduced by Senator Steinberg
(Coauthor: Senator DeSaulnier)
December 3, 2012
An act to add Part 1.86 (commencing with Section 34191.10) to
Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, and to amend Section
21094.5 of the Public Resources Code, relating to economic
development, and making an appropriation therefor.
legislative counsel’s digest
SB 1, as amended, Steinberg. Sustainable Communities Investment
Authority.
The Community Redevelopment Law authorizes the establishment
of redevelopment agencies in communities to address the effects of
blight, as defined. Existing law dissolved redevelopment agencies and
community development agencies, as of February 1, 2012, and provides
for the designation of successor agencies.
Existing law provides for various economic development programs
that foster community sustainability and community and economic
development initiatives throughout the state.
This bill would authorize certain public entities of a Sustainable
Communities Investment Area, as described, to form a Sustainable
Communities Investment Authority (authority) to carry out the
Community Redevelopment Law in a specified manner. The bill would
require the authority to adopt a Sustainable Communities Investment
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Plan for a Sustainable Communities Investment Area and authorize the
authority to include in that plan a provision for the receipt of tax
increment funds provided that certain economic development and
planning requirements are met. The bill would authorize the legislative
body of a city or county forming an authority to dedicate any portion
of its net available revenue, as defined, to the authority through its
Sustainable Communities Investment Plan. The bill would require the
authority to contract for an independent financial and performance audit
every 5 years.
The bill would establish prequalification requirements for entities
that will receive more than $1,000,000 from the Sustainable
Communities Investment Authority and would require the Department
of Industrial Relations to monitor and enforce compliance with
prevailing wage requirements for specified projects within a Sustainable
Communities Investment Area. The bill would deposit moneys received
by the department from developer charges related to the costs of
monitoring and enforcement in the State Public Works Enforcement
Fund. By depositing a new source of revenue in the State Public Works
Enforcement Fund, a continuously appropriated special fund, the bill
would make an appropriation.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
line 1 SECTION 1. Part 1.86 (commencing with Section 34191.10)
line 2 is added to Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
line 3
line 4 PART 1.86. SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES INVESTMENT
line 5 PROGRAM
line 6
line 7 Chapter 1. General Provisions
line 8
line 9 34191.10. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that better
line 10 economic development patterns in California can contribute to
line 11 greater economic growth by creating good jobs, reducing commuter
line 12 times for employees, reducing the costs of public infrastructure,
line 13 and reducing energy consumption. Better development patterns
line 14 may also result in increased options in the type of housing
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line 1 available, more affordable housing, and a reduction in a
line 2 household’s combined housing and transportation costs.
line 3 (b) The construction industry has been one of the sectors hardest
line 4 hit by the economic downturn of recent years. Creating incentives
line 5 for construction can help restore construction and permanent jobs,
line 6 which are essential for a restoration of prosperity.
line 7 (c) Economic development patterns can also help California
line 8 attain some of its long-term strategic environmental objectives
line 9 including reduced air pollution, greater water conservation, reduced
line 10 energy consumption, and increased farmland and habitat
line 11 preservation.
line 12 (d) Implementation of the growth plans identified by the
line 13 metropolitan planning organizations in their sustainable
line 14 communities strategies, and in particular the development of areas
line 15 identified for transit priority projects, is essential if California is
line 16 to achieve the multiple benefits that would result from economic
line 17 development. Implementation of growth plans in transit priority
line 18 project areas requires redevelopment of existing developed areas.
line 19 (e) In addition to economic pressures from the current recession,
line 20 development of transit priority projects remains challenging.
line 21 Infrastructure is often old and inadequate. Sites may suffer from
line 22 contamination that is expensive to remediate. The high construction
line 23 costs in urban areas, particularly for multifamily dwellings, create
line 24 an additional challenge. For these reasons, it is critical to restructure
line 25 and refocus redevelopment in California to assist in achievement
line 26 of these multiple benefits.
line 27 (f) At the same time, California cannot afford a redevelopment
line 28 program that causes schools to lose revenue at a time when
line 29 investing in education is also key to the state’s economic
line 30 prosperity. A growth plan for the state consistent with regional
line 31 sustainable communities strategies must also provide that schools
line 32 are able to play their full role in achieving the future of California.
line 33 In this regard, Section 16 of Article XVI of the California
line 34 Constitution does not require that all taxing agencies set aside their
line 35 portion of future property tax for tax increment. It defines taxing
line 36 agencies disjunctively as “any city, county, city and county, district,
line 37 or other public corporation.”
line 38 (g) The elimination of redevelopment agencies has resulted in
line 39 the loss of approximately one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000)
line 40 annually in low- and moderate-income housing funds for
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line 1 communities throughout the state. Communities need alternative
line 2 sources of revenue to support the continued production of
line 3 affordable housing units.
line 4 (h) The Legislature finds that a comprehensive strategy for the
line 5 long-term economic development of the state must encourage the
line 6 creation of good jobs and workforce skills needed to attract and
line 7 retain a high-wage workforce, in addition to public infrastructure
line 8 requirements. Public investments in human capital are as vital to
line 9 the long-term growth of the state’s economy as investments in
line 10 physical capital.
line 11 34191.11. The Legislature further finds and declares that
line 12 inefficient land use patterns cause an increased economic burden
line 13 on taxpayers for the costs of an inefficient transportation
line 14 infrastructure, and create a high combined economic cost of
line 15 housing and transportation for California residents. These
line 16 development patterns have also contributed to declining property
line 17 values and foreclosures in many communities. They create further
line 18 economic risks for the agricultural industry, the largest industry
line 19 in California, through the loss of critical farmland. They also result
line 20 in increased air pollution, energy consumption, and greenhouse
line 21 gas emissions which impose additional costs on business and
line 22 damage public health. They also lead to inefficient consumption
line 23 of water, a critical resource for all of California.
line 24 34191.12. The Legislature finds and declares that the
line 25 interrelated problems identified in this chapter are a form of blight
line 26 that can be addressed through a new Sustainable Communities
line 27 Investment Program.
line 28 34191.13. In order to more effectively address blight, the
line 29 program shall be established to support development in transit
line 30 priority project areas and small walkable communities and to
line 31 support clean energy manufacturing through tax increment revenue.
line 32 This new program shall use tax increment revenue to fight blight
line 33 as it is understood in the contemporary setting without including
line 34 those aspects of the former redevelopment program that created
line 35 so much controversy, including the manipulation of the definition
line 36 of blight and the use of the school share of tax increment revenue,
line 37 such that it became a drain on the General Fund. The new program,
line 38 focused on certain geographic areas and sites, shall require greater
line 39 levels of intergovernmental collaboration.
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line 1 34191.14. It is the intent of the Legislature in establishing the
line 2 Sustainable Communities Investment Program to create a new,
line 3 collaborative structure for the creation of a governing board for a
line 4 Sustainable Communities Investment Authority and to allow
line 5 governmental entities through a consensual process to invest tax
line 6 increment revenue to relieve conditions of blight as prescribed by
line 7 the Legislature. The new authority shall have new planning
line 8 obligations and, in particular, shall have a new focus on the job
line 9 creation associated with new economic development. To the extent
line 10 not inconsistent with the new program, the authority shall be able
line 11 to exercise the powers of the former redevelopment agencies, but
line 12 only as part of this newly created and reformed program.
line 13 34191.15. For purposes of this part, “authority” or “Sustainable
line 14 Communities Investment Authority” means the entity formed under
line 15 Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 34191.20).
line 16
line 17 Chapter 2. Sustainable Communities Investment
line 18 Authority
line 19
line 20 34191.20. (a) A Sustainable Communities Investment
line 21 Authority is a public body, corporate and politic, that may be
line 22 created by the appointment of a governing board as provided in
line 23 subdivision (e). The authority shall comply with the provisions of
line 24 this part, the Community Redevelopment Law (Part 1 (commencing
line 25 with Section 33000)), excluding Sections 33401, 33492.140, 33607,
line 26 33607.5, 33607.7, 33676, and any other similar payment provision
line 27 of that part, Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 34000), Part 1.6
line 28 (commencing with Section 34050), and Part 1.7 (commencing
line 29 with Section 34100), to the extent not inconsistent with this part.
line 30 The authority shall not be subject to the provisions of Part 1.8
line 31 (commencing with Section 34161) and Part 1.85 (commencing
line 32 with Section 34170).
line 33 (b) The authority shall be deemed to be an “agency” pursuant
line 34 to Section 33003 and shall have all the rights, responsibilities, and
line 35 obligations of an agency. For purposes of this part, a project area
line 36 shall be referred to as a Sustainable Communities Investment Area
line 37 and a redevelopment plan shall be referred to as a Sustainable
line 38 Communities Investment Plan.
line 39 (c) An authority created pursuant to this part may rely on the
line 40 legislative determination of blight and shall not be required to
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line 1 make a separate finding of blight or conduct a survey of blight
line 2 within the project area.
line 3 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Sustainable
line 4 Communities Investment Authority shall not be formed under this
line 5 section by either of the following: A
line 6 (1) A city or county that created a redevelopment agency that
line 7 was dissolved pursuant to Part 1.85 (commencing with Section
line 8 34170) of Division 24 shall not form a Sustainable Communities
line 9 Investment Authority under this section 24, unless the successor
line 10 agency or designated local authority for the former redevelopment
line 11 agency has received a finding of completion from the Department
line 12 of Finance pursuant to Section 34179.7.
line 13 (2) A city, county, city and county, or special district that has
line 14 declared a fiscal emergency, unless the city, county, city and
line 15 county, or special district subsequently declares that the fiscal
line 16 emergency has been resolved.
line 17 (e) An authority may be created as follows:
line 18 (1) A city, county, city and county, or a special district may
line 19 create an authority pursuant to this part by entering into a joint
line 20 powers agreement under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section
line 21 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. The joint
line 22 powers agreement shall establish a governing board and designate
line 23 the Sustainable Communities Investment Area.
line 24 (2) A city may create an authority, appoint the authority
line 25 governing board, designate a Sustainable Communities Investment
line 26 Area within the city’s incorporated area, and establish the
line 27 parameters of the proposed economic development within a
line 28 proposed Sustainable Communities Investment Area with county
line 29 approval of the economic development parameters and the
line 30 Sustainable Communities Investment Plan, including any
line 31 amendments to the plan.
line 32 (3) A city and a county may create an authority and appoint the
line 33 authority governing board, which shall be comprised of two
line 34 members appointed by the city and two members appointed by the
line 35 county. A fifth member shall be appointed by the two city and the
line 36 two county members. The governing board shall designate the
line 37 Sustainable Communities Investment Area. A Sustainable
line 38 Communities Investment Plan, including any amendments to it,
line 39 shall be approved by both the city and the county. The Sustainable
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line 1 Communities Investment Area may include an incorporated area
line 2 or both an incorporated area and an unincorporated area.
line 3 (4) If the Sustainable Communities Investment Area is within
line 4 an unincorporated area, the board of supervisors of a county may
line 5 create an authority and appoint the authority governing board.
line 6 (5) A city may create an authority, which shall constitute a
line 7 legally distinct entity from that city, and appoint the authority
line 8 governing board, which may designate a Sustainable Communities
line 9 Investment Area only within the incorporated limits of that city.
line 10 (f) If an authority is created pursuant to this section by an entity
line 11 that is a city and county the governing body shall be composed of
line 12 five members appointed by the mayor of the city, if that
line 13 appointment is subject to confirmation by the county board of
line 14 supervisors.
line 15 (g) Any city or county approval under this section shall be by
line 16 resolution of the legislative body.
line 17 (h) A taxing agency participating in or approving the formation
line 18 of a Sustainable Communities Investment Authority or appointing
line 19 governing board members may authorize an allocation to the
line 20 authority of all or part of the tax increment revenue that otherwise
line 21 would be paid to that taxing agency.
line 22 (i) A governing board appointed pursuant to this section shall
line 23 consist of five members. The members of any governing board
line 24 formed pursuant to this part shall be appointed for four-year terms
line 25 and shall be removed by the appointing authority only for cause.
line 26 The initial appointees to the governing board shall serve either
line 27 two-year or four-year terms and shall draw their terms by lot. An
line 28 authority created pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be a
line 29 local public agency subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter
line 30 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of
line 31 Title 5 of the Government Code), the California Public Records
line 32 Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7
line 33 of Title 1 of the Government Code), the Meyers-Milias-Brown
line 34 Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4
line 35 of Title 1 of the Government Code), and the Political Reform Act
line 36 of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000) of the
line 37 Government Code). The governing board shall adopt policies
line 38 regarding the use of personal service contracts to the standards set
line 39 forth in Section 19130 of the Government Code that apply to the
line 40 authority and its employees.
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line 1 (j) A school district shall be excluded from participating in a
line 2 Sustainable Communities Investment Authority.
line 3
line 4 Chapter 3. Sustainable Communities Investment Areas
line 5
line 6 34191.25. A Sustainable Communities Investment Area shall
line 7 include only the following:
line 8 (a) Transit priority project areas, which are areas where a transit
line 9 priority project, as defined in Section 21155 of the Public
line 10 Resources Code, may be constructed, provided that if the
line 11 Sustainable Communities Investment Area is based on proximity
line 12 to a planned major transit stop or a high-quality transit corridor,
line 13 the stop or the corridor must be scheduled to be completed within
line 14 the planning horizon established by Section 450.322 of Title 23
line 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations. For purposes of this paragraph,
line 16 a transit priority project area may include a military base reuse
line 17 plan that meets the definition of a transit priority project area and
line 18 it may include a contaminated site within a transit priority project
line 19 area.
line 20 (1) If the Sustainable Communities Investment Area includes
line 21 a high-speed rail station, the radius of the area may be up to one
line 22 mile from a high-speed rail station. If the project area consists of
line 23 a radius greater than one-half of one mile, at least 50 percent of
line 24 tax increment revenue derived from the area shall be used to
line 25 support construction of the high-speed rail station and related
line 26 infrastructure.
line 27 (2) All or part of a transit priority project area may be included
line 28 in the Sustainable Communities Investment Area or an area may
line 29 include one or more contiguous transit priority project areas. One
line 30 or more Sustainable Communities Investment Areas may be created
line 31 pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 34191.20.
line 32 (3) Transit priority project areas shall be within the geographic
line 33 boundaries of a metropolitan planning organization in which a
line 34 sustainable communities strategy has been adopted by the
line 35 metropolitan planning organization, and the State Air Resources
line 36 Board, pursuant to subparagraph (H) of paragraph (2) of
line 37 subdivision (b) of Section 65080 of the Government Code, has
line 38 accepted the metropolitan planning organization’s determination
line 39 that the sustainable communities strategy would, if implemented,
line 40 achieve the region’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
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line 1 (b) Areas that are small walkable communities, as defined in
line 2 paragraph (4) of subdivision (e) of Section 21094.5 of the Public
line 3 Resources Code, except that small walkable communities may
line 4 also be designated in a city that is within the area of a metropolitan
line 5 planning organization. No more than one small walkable
line 6 community project area shall be designated within a city. All or
line 7 part of a small walkable community may be included in the
line 8 Sustainable Communities Investment Area.
line 9 (c) Sites that have land use approvals, covenants, conditions
line 10 and restrictions, or other effective controls restricting the sites to
line 11 clean energy manufacturing, and that are consistent with the use,
line 12 designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies
line 13 specified for the Sustainable Communities Investment Area in the
line 14 applicable sustainable communities strategy, if those sites are
line 15 within the geographic boundaries of a metropolitan planning
line 16 organization. Clean energy manufacturing shall consist of the
line 17 manufacturing of any of the following:
line 18 (1) Components, parts, or materials for the generation of
line 19 renewable energy resources.
line 20 (2) Equipment designed to make buildings more energy efficient
line 21 or the component parts thereof.
line 22 (3) Public transit vehicles or the component parts thereof.
line 23 (4) Alternative fuel vehicles or the component parts thereof.
line 24
line 25 Chapter 4. Sustainable Communities Investment Plan
line 26
line 27 34191.26. A Sustainable Communities Investment Plan may
line 28 include a provision for the receipt of tax increment funds according
line 29 to Section 33670, provided that the local government with land
line 30 use jurisdiction has adopted all of the following:
line 31 (a) A sustainable parking standards ordinance that restricts
line 32 parking in transit priority project areas to encourage transit use to
line 33 the greatest extent feasible.
line 34 (b) An ordinance creating a jobs plan that requires all entities
line 35 receiving financial support from the authority to enter into an
line 36 agreement with the authority describing how the project will do
line 37 both of the following:
line 38 (1) Further construction careers that pay prevailing wages and
line 39 create living wage permanent jobs.
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line 1 (2) Implement a program for community outreach, local hire,
line 2 and job training that includes disadvantaged California residents,
line 3 including veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, people with
line 4 a history in the criminal justice system, and single-parent families.
line 5 (c) For transit priority project areas and small walkable
line 6 communities within a metropolitan planning organization, a plan
line 7 consistent with the use designation, density, building intensity,
line 8 and applicable policies specified for the Sustainable Communities
line 9 Investment Area in the sustainable communities strategy.
line 10 (d) Within small walkable communities outside a metropolitan
line 11 planning organization, a plan for new residential construction that
line 12 provides a density of at least 20 dwelling units per net acre and,
line 13 for nonresidential uses, provides a minimum floor area ratio of
line 14 0.75.
line 15 (e) An ordinance that does both of the following:
line 16 (1) Prohibits the number of housing units occupied by extremely
line 17 low, very low, and low-income households, including the number
line 18 of bedrooms in those units, in the Sustainable Communities
line 19 Investment Area at the time the Sustainable Communities
line 20 Investment Authority is established from being reduced during the
line 21 effective period of the Sustainable Communities Investment Plan.
line 22 (2) Requires the replacement of dwelling units that house
line 23 extremely low, very low, or low-income households, upon their
line 24 removal from the Sustainable Communities Investment Area,
line 25 pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 33413 within two years of
line 26 their displacement.
line 27 34191.27. (a) Upon adoption of a Sustainable Communities
line 28 Investment Plan that includes the tax increment financing provision
line 29 authorized by Section 34191.26, the county auditor-controller shall
line 30 allocate tax increment revenue to the authority as follows:
line 31 (1) If the authority was formed pursuant to paragraph (1) of
line 32 subdivision (e) of Section 34191.20, the authority shall be allocated
line 33 each year specified in the plan that portion of the levied taxes for
line 34 each city, county, city and county, and special district that is a
line 35 party to the joint powers authority in excess of the amount specified
line 36 in subdivision (a) of Section 33670.
line 37 (2) If the authority was formed pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3)
line 38 of subdivision (e) of Section 34191.20, the authority shall be
line 39 allocated each year specified in the plan that portion of the levied
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line 1 taxes for the city and the county in excess of the amount specified
line 2 in subdivision (a) of Section 33670.
line 3 (3) If the authority was formed pursuant to paragraph (4) of
line 4 subdivision (e) of Section 34191.20, the authority shall be allocated
line 5 each year specified in the plan that portion of the levied taxes for
line 6 the county in excess of the amount specified in subdivision (a) of
line 7 Section 33670.
line 8 (4) If the authority was formed pursuant to paragraph (5) of
line 9 subdivision (e) of Section 34191.20, the authority shall be allocated
line 10 each year specified in the plan that portion of the levied taxes for
line 11 the city in excess of the amount specified in subdivision (a) of
line 12 Section 33670.
line 13 (5) Any city, county, city and county, or special district may,
line 14 by resolution of its board, authorize the county auditor-controller
line 15 to allocate that portion of the levied taxes for that entity in excess
line 16 of the amount specified in subdivision (a) of Section 33670.
line 17 (6) Any allocation of revenues to the authority made pursuant
line 18 to this subdivision shall be adjusted to comply with the provisions
line 19 of subdivision (h) of Section 34191.20.
line 20 (7) Proceeds of taxes levied for a school district that are in
line 21 excess of the amount specified in subdivision (a) of Section 33670
line 22 shall not be pledged or allocated to an authority created by any of
line 23 the governance structures specified in subdivision (e) of Section
line 24 34191.20.
line 25 (8) Notwithstanding any other law, the county auditor-controller
line 26 shall allocate to the authority a taxing agency’s portion of tax
line 27 increment revenues only if the governing body of the taxing agency
line 28 adopts a resolution authorizing the allocation. A taxing agency
line 29 that adopts a resolution shall not revoke the county
line 30 auditor-controller’s authority pursuant to this section if revocation
line 31 would impair the authority’s ability to honor existing obligations
line 32 secured by tax increment revenues.
line 33 (b) If a Sustainable Communities Investment Area includes, in
line 34 whole or in part, land formerly or currently designated as a part
line 35 of a redevelopment project area, as defined in Section 33320.1,
line 36 any Sustainable Communities Investment Plan adopted pursuant
line 37 to this part that includes a provision for the receipt of tax increment
line 38 revenues according to Section 33670 shall include a provision that
line 39 tax increment amounts collected and received by an authority are
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line 1 subject and subordinate to any preexisting enforceable obligation,
line 2 as that term is defined in Section 34171.
line 3 (c) The legislative body of the city or county forming an
line 4 authority may choose to dedicate any portion of its net available
line 5 revenue to the authority through the Sustainable Communities
line 6 Investment Plan. The plan shall state that net available revenue
line 7 from the city or county may be used by the authority in accordance
line 8 with this part, and state the maximum portion of the net available
line 9 revenue to be committed to the authority for each year during
line 10 which the authority will receive these revenues. The portion may
line 11 vary over time. The plan shall state the date upon which the
line 12 authority will cease to receive net available revenue. The city or
line 13 county may direct the county auditor-controller to transfer any
line 14 portion of the net available revenue to the authority and the county
line 15 auditor-controller may collect administrative costs from the
line 16 authority.
line 17 (d) For purposes of this section, “net available revenue” means
line 18 periodic distributions to the city or county from the Redevelopment
line 19 Property Tax Trust Fund, created pursuant to Section 34170.5,
line 20 that are available to the city or county after all preexisting legal
line 21 commitments and statutory obligations funded from that revenue
line 22 are made pursuant to Part 1.85 (commencing with Section 34170).
line 23 Net available revenue shall include only revenue remaining after
line 24 all current distributions, including, but not limited to, payment of
line 25 enforceable obligations, all distributions to other taxing entities,
line 26 and applicable administrative fees, have been made.
line 27 (e) In accordance with Section 33334.2 and all other applicable
line 28 affordable housing provisions of the Community Redevelopment
line 29 Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000)), an authority that
line 30 includes in its Sustainable Communities Investment Plan a
line 31 provision for the receipt of tax increment revenues according to
line 32 Section 33670 shall dedicate no less than 25 percent of allocated
line 33 tax increment revenues for affordable housing purposes.
line 34 34191.28. A Sustainable Communities Investment Plan, in
line 35 addition to the applicable requirements of Part 1 (commencing
line 36 with Section 33000) shall include all of the following:
line 37 (a) A fiscal analysis setting forth the projected receipt of tax
line 38 increment and other revenue and projected expenses over five-year
line 39 planning horizons for the life of the authority.
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line 1 (b) A statement of the principal goals and objectives of the plan
line 2 together with findings of the public purposes and uses that will be
line 3 achieved.
line 4 (c) A statement of how the plan will relieve blight as follows:
line 5 (1) How it will implement the goals of a sustainable
line 6 communities strategy, if the Sustainable Communities Investment
line 7 Area is within a metropolitan planning organization.
line 8 (2) How it will contribute to more efficient transportation.
line 9 (3) How it will contribute to a reduced cost for the combined
line 10 costs of housing and transportation for California residents.
line 11 (4) How it will contribute to improved public health.
line 12 (5) How it will promote more efficient water consumption.
line 13 (6) How it will avoid loss of prime farmland.
line 14 (7) How it will reduce air pollution, energy consumption, and
line 15 greenhouse gas emissions by reducing vehicle miles traveled.
line 16 (8) How it will reduce energy consumption by facilitating clean
line 17 energy manufacturing.
line 18 (9) How it will ensure compliance with the affordable housing
line 19 maintenance and preservation requirements contained in
line 20 subdivision (e) of Section 34191.26.
line 21 (d) A statement of how the plan will implement the sustainable
line 22 parking standards adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
line 23 34191.26.
line 24 (e) A statement of how the plan will implement the jobs plan
line 25 adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 34191.26.
line 26 (f) In addition to satisfying the requirements of Part 1
line 27 (commencing with Section 33000), a Sustainable Communities
line 28 Investment Plan may include, to the extent applicable to the area,
line 29 any of the following:
line 30 (1) Farmworker housing.
line 31 (2) Transitional and supportive housing including, but not
line 32 limited to, former foster youth, persons with mental health
line 33 treatment needs, persons with substance use disorder treatment
line 34 needs, and various offender populations.
line 35 (3) Health and safety related infrastructure investments for
line 36 disadvantaged and rural communities.
line 37 (4) Infrastructure investments to support countywide services
line 38 including, but not limited to, health clinics, hospitals, medical
line 39 provider offices, child care facilities, day reporting centers, and
line 40 grocery stores in food desert areas.
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line 1 (g) If a city, county, city and county, or special district that has
line 2 entered into an agreement pursuant to this part to allocate a
line 3 portion of its tax increment to a Sustainable Communities
line 4 Investment Authority subsequently declares a fiscal emergency,
line 5 that city, county, or city and county, or special district shall develop
line 6 a plan for how the county auditor-controller shall reduce the
line 7 amount of the tax increment revenue allocated to the authority
line 8 during the period of time of the fiscal emergency.
line 9 34191.29. A state or local public pension fund system
line 10 authorized by state law or local charter, respectively, including,
line 11 but not limited to, the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the
line 12 State Teachers’ Retirement System, a system established under
line 13 the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Chapter 3
line 14 (commencing with Section 31450) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title
line 15 3 of the Government Code), or an independent system, may invest
line 16 capital in the public infrastructure projects and private commercial
line 17 and residential developments undertaken by an authority.
line 18 34191.30. (a) An authority may exercise the full powers
line 19 granted under Chapter 2.8 (commencing with Section 53395) of
line 20 Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code and the
line 21 Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985 (Article 4
line 22 (commencing with Section 6584) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of
line 23 Title 1 of the Government Code).
line 24 (b) An authority may implement a local transactions and use
line 25 tax under Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2
line 26 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, except that the resolution
line 27 authorizing the tax may designate the use of the proceeds of the
line 28 tax.
line 29 (c) An authority may issue bonds paid for with authority
line 30 proceeds, which shall be deemed to be special funds to be expended
line 31 by the authority for the purposes of carrying out this part.
line 32 (d) School district property tax revenues shall not be pledged
line 33 for the repayment of bonds issued by the authority.
line 34 34191.31. (a) Every five years the authority shall contract for
line 35 an independent financial and performance audit. The audit shall
line 36 be conducted according to guidelines established by the Controller.
line 37 A copy of the completed audit shall be provided to the Controller,
line 38 the Director of the Department of Finance, and to the Joint
line 39 Legislative Budget Committee. The Controller shall not be required
line 40 to review and approve the completed audits.
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line 1 (b) The guidelines established by the Controller shall include
line 2 guidelines for determining compliance with the affordable housing
line 3 maintenance and replacement requirements of subdivision (e) of
line 4 Section 34191.26, including provisions to ensure that the
line 5 requirements are met within each five-year period covered by the
line 6 audit. A finding of failure to comply with the requirements of
line 7 subdivision (e) of Section 34191.26 shall require the authority to
line 8 adopt and submit to the Controller, as part of the audit, a plan to
line 9 achieve compliance with those provisions as soon as feasible but
line 10 in not less than two years following the findings. The Controller
line 11 shall review and approve the plan, and require the plan to stay in
line 12 effect until compliance is achieved. The Controller shall ensure
line 13 that the plan includes one or more of the following means of
line 14 achieving compliance:
line 15 (1) The expenditure of an additional 10 percent of gross tax
line 16 increment revenue on increasing, preserving, and improving the
line 17 supply of low-income housing.
line 18 (2) An increase in the production, by an additional 10 percent,
line 19 of housing for very low income households as required by
line 20 paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 33413.
line 21 (3) The targeting of expenditures pursuant to Section 33334.2
line 22 exclusively to rental housing affordable to, and occupied by,
line 23 persons of very low and extremely low income.
line 24
line 25 Chapter 5. Prequalification Requirements
line 26
line 27 34191.35. All entities that will receive in excess of one million
line 28 dollars ($1,000,000) from the Sustainable Communities Investment
line 29 Authority, including projects undertaken by private developers,
line 30 shall comply with the following prequalification process for all
line 31 construction contracts or subcontracts:
line 32 (a) The entity shall require that each prospective bidder on a
line 33 construction contract complete and submit to the authority a
line 34 standardized questionnaire and financial statement in a form
line 35 specified by the authority that includes a complete statement of
line 36 the prospective bidder’s financial ability and experience in
line 37 performing large construction contracts. The questionnaire and
line 38 financial statement shall be verified under oath by the bidder in
line 39 the manner in which civil pleadings in civil actions are verified.
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line 1 The questionnaires and financial statements shall not be public
line 2 records and shall not be open to public inspection.
line 3 (b) The entity receiving funding from the authority shall adopt
line 4 and apply a uniform system of rating bidders on the basis of the
line 5 completed questionnaires and financial statements, in order to
line 6 determine the size of the contracts, if any, upon which each bidder
line 7 shall be deemed qualified to bid.
line 8 (c) The questionnaire described in subdivision (a) and the
line 9 uniform system of rating bidders described in subdivision (b) shall
line 10 cover, at a minimum, the issues covered by the standardized
line 11 questionnaire and model guidelines for rating bidders developed
line 12 by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to subdivision
line 13 (a) of Section 20101 of the Public Contract Code.
line 14 (d) For purposes of this section, bidders shall include all
line 15 subcontractors performing work on a contract in excess of 3 percent
line 16 of the total cost.
line 17 (e) A bid shall not be accepted from any person or entity who
line 18 is required to submit a completed questionnaire and financial
line 19 statement for prequalification pursuant to subdivision (a) but has
line 20 not done so by the deadline set by the entity or who has not been
line 21 prequalified by the authority prior to the deadline for submission
line 22 of bids.
line 23 (f) This section shall not prevent an entity or the authority itself
line 24 from establishing additional prequalification requirements.
line 25 34191.36. (a) (1) Within a Sustainable Communities
line 26 Investment Area, the Department of Industrial Relations shall
line 27 monitor and enforce compliance with prevailing wage requirements
line 28 for any project paid for in whole or part out of public funds, within
line 29 the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 1720 of the Labor Code
line 30 that include funds of a Sustainable Communities Investment
line 31 Authority and shall charge each awarding body or developer for
line 32 the reasonable and directly related costs of monitoring and
line 33 enforcing compliance with the prevailing wage requirements on
line 34 each project.
line 35 (2) All moneys received by the department pursuant to this
line 36 section shall be deposited in the State Public Works Enforcement
line 37 Fund created by Section 1771.3 of the Labor Code.
line 38 (b) Paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall not apply to any project
line 39 paid for in whole or part out of public funds if the awarding body
line 40 or developer has entered into a collective bargaining agreement
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line 1 that binds all of the contractors performing work on the project
line 2 and includes a mechanism for resolving disputes about the payment
line 3 of wages.
line 4 SEC. 2. Section 21094.5 of the Public Resources Code is
line 5 amended to read:
line 6 21094.5. (a) (1) If an environmental impact report was
line 7 certified for a planning level decision of a city or county, the
line 8 application of this division to the approval of an infill project shall
line 9 be limited to the effects on the environment that (A) are specific
line 10 to the project or to the project site and were not addressed as
line 11 significant effects in the prior environmental impact report or (B)
line 12 substantial new information shows the effects will be more
line 13 significant than described in the prior environmental impact report.
line 14 A lead agency’s determination pursuant to this section shall be
line 15 supported by substantial evidence.
line 16 (2) An effect of a project upon the environment shall not be
line 17 considered a specific effect of the project or a significant effect
line 18 that was not considered significant in a prior environmental impact
line 19 report, or an effect that is more significant than was described in
line 20 the prior environmental impact report if uniformly applicable
line 21 development policies or standards adopted by the city, county, or
line 22 the lead agency, would apply to the project and the lead agency
line 23 makes a finding, based upon substantial evidence, that the
line 24 development policies or standards will substantially mitigate that
line 25 effect.
line 26 (b) If an infill project would result in significant effects that are
line 27 specific to the project or the project site, or if the significant effects
line 28 of the infill project were not addressed in the prior environmental
line 29 impact report, or are more significant than the effects addressed
line 30 in the prior environmental impact report, and if a mitigated negative
line 31 declaration or a sustainable communities environmental assessment
line 32 could not be otherwise adopted, an environmental impact report
line 33 prepared for the project analyzing those effects shall be limited as
line 34 follows:
line 35 (1) Alternative locations, densities, and building intensities to
line 36 the project need not be considered.
line 37 (2) Growth inducing impacts of the project need not be
line 38 considered.
line 39 (c) This section applies to an infill project that satisfies both of
line 40 the following:
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line 1 (1) The project satisfies any of the following:
line 2 (A) Is consistent with the general use designation, density,
line 3 building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project
line 4 area in either a sustainable communities strategy or an alternative
line 5 planning strategy for which the State Air Resources Board,
line 6 pursuant to subparagraph (H) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b)
line 7 of Section 65080 of the Government Code, has accepted a
line 8 metropolitan planning organization’s determination that the
line 9 sustainable communities strategy or the alternative planning
line 10 strategy would, if implemented, achieve the greenhouse gas
line 11 emission reduction targets.
line 12 (B) Consists of a small walkable community project located in
line 13 an area designated by a city for that purpose.
line 14 (C) Is located within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning
line 15 organization that has not yet adopted a sustainable communities
line 16 strategy or alternative planning strategy, and the project has a
line 17 residential density of at least 20 units per net acre or a floor area
line 18 ratio of at least 0.75.
line 19 (2) Satisfies all applicable statewide performance standards
line 20 contained in the guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 21094.5.5.
line 21 (d) This section applies after the Secretary of the Natural
line 22 Resources Agency adopts and certifies the guidelines establishing
line 23 statewide standards pursuant to Section 21094.5.5.
line 24 (e) For the purposes of this section, the following terms mean
line 25 the following:
line 26 (1) “Infill project” means a project that meets the following
line 27 conditions:
line 28 (A) Consists of any one, or combination, of the following uses:
line 29 (i) Residential.
line 30 (ii) Retail or commercial, where no more than one-half of the
line 31 project area is used for parking.
line 32 (iii) A transit station.
line 33 (iv) A school.
line 34 (v) A public office building.
line 35 (B) Is located within an urban area on a site that has been
line 36 previously developed, or on a vacant site where at least 75 percent
line 37 of the perimeter of the site adjoins, or is separated only by an
line 38 improved public right-of-way from, parcels that are developed
line 39 with qualified urban uses.
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line 1 (2) “Planning level decision” means the enactment or
line 2 amendment of a general plan, community plan, specific plan, or
line 3 zoning code.
line 4 (3) “Prior environmental impact report” means the
line 5 environmental impact report certified for a planning level decision,
line 6 as supplemented by any subsequent or supplemental environmental
line 7 impact reports, negative declarations, or addenda to those
line 8 documents.
line 9 (4) “Small walkable community project” means a project that
line 10 is located in a small walkable community project area. A small
line 11 walkable community project area means an area within an
line 12 incorporated city that is not within the boundary of a metropolitan
line 13 planning organization and meets all of the following requirements:
line 14 (A) Has a project area of approximately one-quarter mile
line 15 diameter of contiguous land completely within the existing
line 16 incorporated boundaries of the city.
line 17 (B) Has a project area that includes a residential area adjacent
line 18 to a retail downtown area.
line 19 (C) The project area has an average net density of at least eight
line 20 dwelling units per net acre or a floor area ratio for retail or
line 21 commercial use of not less than 0.50. For purposes of this
line 22 subparagraph: (i) “floor area ratio” means the ratio of gross
line 23 building area (GBA) of development, exclusive of structured
line 24 parking areas, proposed for the project divided by the total net lot
line 25 area (NLA); (ii) “gross building area” means the sum of all finished
line 26 areas of all floors of a building included within the outside faces
line 27 of its exterior walls; and (iii) “net lot area” means the area of a lot
line 28 excluding publicly dedicated land, private streets that meet local
line 29 standards, and other public use areas as determined by the local
line 30 land use authority.
line 31 (5) “Urban area” includes either an incorporated city or an
line 32 unincorporated area that is completely surrounded by one or more
line 33 incorporated cities that meets both of the following criteria:
line 34 (A) The population of the unincorporated area and the
line 35 population of the surrounding incorporated cities equal a population
line 36 of 100,000 or more.
line 37 (B) The population density of the unincorporated area is equal
line 38 to, or greater than, the population density of the surrounding cities.
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FISCAL IMPACT: (CONT'D)
SB 1 defines "net available revenue" as periodic distributions to the city or county from the Redevelopment
Property Tax Trust Fund once all enforceable obligations are paid.
SB 1 allows a city or county forming the Authority to dedicate any portion of its net available revenue to the
Authority through the sustainable communities investment plan which shall include the date upon which the
Authority will cease to receive the net available revenue.
SB 1 provides that an Authority that collects tax increment revenues must dedicate no less than 25% of the
allocated tax increment for affordable housing purposes.
SB 1 requires a sustainable communities investment plan to include the following, in addition to what is
required for a redevelopment plan in the CRL:
a) A fiscal analysis of the projected receipt of tax increment and other revenue and the projected expenses over
five-year planning horizons for the life of the Authority;
b) A statement of the principal goals and objectives of the plan with findings of the public purposes and uses that
will be achieved;
c) A statement of how the sustainable communities investment plan with relieve blight as follows:
i) How it will implement the goals of a SCS if the re sustainable communities investment area is within an MPO;
ii) How it will contribute to a more efficient transportation;
iii) How it will contribute to and reduce cost for the combined costs of housing and transportation;
iv) How it will contribute to improved public health;
v) How it will promote more efficient water consumption;
vi) How it will avoid loss of prime farmland; and,
vii) How it will reduce air pollution, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by reducing vehicle miles
traveled;
viii) How it will ensure compliance with the affordable housing maintenance and preservation requirements.
d) A statement of how the plan will implement the sustainable parking standards;
e) A statement of how the plan will implement the jobs plan.
Provides a sustainable communities investment plan, in addition to meeting the housing provisions of the
CRL, may include, to the extent applicable to the sustainable communities investment area, the following:
a) Affordable and farmworker housing;
b) Transitional and supportive housing for, including but not limited to, former foster youth, persons with mental
health treatment needs, persons with substance use disorder treatment needs, offender populations.
c) Health and safety related infrastructure investments in disadvantaged rural communities; and,
d) Infrastructure to support country wide services.
SB 1 requires an Authority to contract for an independent and financial audit every five years, conducted by
guidelines established by the Controller, and submit it to the Controller, Director of Department of Finance,
guidelines established by the Controller, and submit it to the Controller, Director of Department of Finance,
and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
Requires the audit to determine compliance with the affordable housing maintenance and replacement
requirement including provisions to ensure that the replacement requirements are met within the five year
period covered by the audit.
Provides that if the Authority fails to meet the maintenance and replacement requirement for affordable
housing it must adopt and submit to a plan with the audit to show how it will comply with those provisions
within two years.
Require the controller to review and approve an Authority's plan to meet the replacement housing
requirements and ensure that the plan includes one or more of the following means of achieving compliance:
a) Expenditure of an additional 10% of gross tax increment revenue on increasing, preserving, or improving the
supply of low-income housing;
b) An increase in the production by an additional 10% of housing for very low-income households as required
under the CRL housing production requirements; and/or
c) The targeting of expenditures from the Low and Moderate -Income Housing Fund toward rental housing
affordable to and occupied by person of very low and extremely low income.
Requires the Authority to approve any bond financing.
Specifies that school district property taxes cannot be pledged for the repayment of bonds issued by an
Authority.
Specifies, in the event a tax increment financing provision is included as part of an sustainable communities
investment area, and for the purposes of collecting tax increment under Section 16 of Article XVI of the
California Constitution, that the terms "district" and "affected taxing entity" shall exclude a school district
and special districts.
Permits a state or local pension fund system to invest capital in the public infrastructure projects and private
commercial residential developments undertaken by an Authority.
Allows an Authority to exercise the powers granted under the Mello-Roos Act.
Allows an Authority to implement local transaction and use tax, except that the resolution authorizing the
tax may designate the use of the tax.
Establishes a process to prequalify developers for construction contracts in excess of $1,000,000.
Requires the Department of Industrial Relations to monitor and enforce compliance with prevailing wage
requirements for projects that include funds from an Authority and shall charge each awarding body or
developer for the reasonable and directly related costs of monitoring and enforcing compliance with the
prevailing wage requirements of each project.
BACKGROUND:
At its July 18, 2013 meeting, the Legislation Committee considered SB 1 (Steinberg, DeSaulnier): Sustainable
Communities Investment Authority, a bill that allows local governments to establish a Sustainable Communities
Investment Authority (Authority) to finance specified activities within a sustainable communities investment area.
The Committee voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors support the bill.
In 2011, the Legislature approved and the Governor signed two measures, ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, that together
dissolved redevelopment agencies as they existed at the time and created a voluntary redevelopment program on a
smaller scale. In response, the California Redevelopment Association (CRA), League of California Cities, along
with other parties, filed suit challenging the two measures. The Supreme Court denied the petition for peremptory
writ of mandate with respect to ABX1 26. However, the Court did grant CRA's petition with respect to ABX1 27.
As a result, all redevelopment agencies were required to dissolve as of February 1, 2012.
Over the last sixty years, redevelopment agencies have used tax increment to eradicate blight, and finance
affordable housing, community development, and economic development projects. The dissolution of
redevelopment agencies has created a void and an effort to create new tools that would support community and
economic development activities. SB 1 would allow cities and counties to establish Sustainable Communities
Investment Authorities (Authorities) to use tax increment financing, on a limited scale, along with other financing
tools to support the goals SB 375 (Steinberg), Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008.
SB 375 created a new procedure for land use planning that would require local governments to plan in a way that
would accomplish the greenhouse gas reduction goals of AB 32: The California Global Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Act of 2006. SB 375 required Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to adopt a Sustainable
Communities Strategy (SCS) in their regional transportation plans for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas
emissions, aligning planning for transportation and housing, and creating specified incentives for the
implementation of those strategies. This bill would authorize the use of tax increment as well as other funding
sources to finance some of the projects--small walkable communities, transit priority areas and clean energy
manufacturing --that would be part of the SCS.
SB 1 is a modified version of SB 1156 (Steinberg) which was vetoed last year. The Governor's veto message
indicated he was unwilling to sign a bill creating a new financing tool for community redevelopment until the
winding down of redevelopment is complete and General Fund savings are achieved. According to the author,
"the concerns that led to the veto are being resolved and we expect most of the successor agencies to be deemed
compliant with the asset dissolution requirements of AB 26 1X and AB 1484." The author notes that SB 1 requires
that cities and counties receive a finding of completion from Department of Finance certifying that they have met
the legal requirements of redevelopment dissolution before they can establish an Authority.
According to the author, "on December 29, 2011, the California Supreme Court required the dissolution of
California redevelopment agencies. However, in the wake of stubborn unemployment and recession, resources are
needed to stimulate economic development in a strategic manner. SB 1 would authorize the creation of
Sustainable Communities Investment Areas. This legislation will give cities and counties a modest tool to support
sustainable economic development that creates good jobs, affordable housing, and a healthy environment."
This bill relies upon tax increment financing, in addition to several other potential funding sources, including
Mello Roos, capital investment from public pensions, and local transaction and use taxes, to support the
development of transit priority areas, small walkable communities, and clean energy manufacturing. One of the
challenges of using tax increment as a financing tool for community and economic development in the
post-redevelopment world is carving out the schools' portion of the tax increment. Section 16 of Article XVI of
the California Constitution gives authority to reapportion property taxes among a city, city and county, and district
or other public corporation (otherwise known as taxing agencies) for the purpose of redevelopment. SB 1 excludes
school district and special district from "district" and "affected taxing entity" for purposes of tax increment
financing.
Post-World War II, redevelopment was created as a tool to combat urban decay and eradicate blight.
Redevelopment agencies were given tools including the ability to acquire property through the power of eminent
domain, the authority to finance their activities by issuing bonds and taking on debt, and the authority and
obligation to relocate people who have interests in the property acquired by an agency. To establish
redevelopment project areas, a redevelopment agency was required to identify both physical and economic blight
in the project area that could not be mitigated without the use tax increment. SB 1 would allow sustainable
communities investment authority to establish a sustainable communities investment area without making a
finding of blight. In order to eradicate blight, redevelopment agencies had authority to use eminent domain. SB 1
would permit a sustainable communities investment authority to use eminent domain without a finding of blight.
With respect to affordable housing, redevelopment agencies were required to set aside 20% of tax increment
generated in redevelopment project areas for the creation, improvement, and preservation of affordable housing.
This bill increases the set aside to twenty-five percent. In addition, the bill requires that a host city or county pass
an ordinance ensuring that housing affordable to and occupied by extremely low-, very low-, and low-income
households within an area do not decrease during the life of the plan. The bill also requires that ordinance to ensure
an authority provide replacement housing in two rather than four years. These provisions represent an agreement
between the author and the advocates of affordable housing.
In 2011, SB 450 (Lowenthal) proposed significant reforms to the California Redevelopment Law (CRL), including
reforms to the housing provisions. SB 450 was vetoed by the Governor because he felt it was premature in light of
the pending Supreme Court decision on ABX1 26 and ABX1 27 in California Redevelopment Association v.
Matosantos.
Related legislation: AB 1080 (Alejo) allows local governments to establish a Community Revitalization and
Investment Authority in a disadvantaged community and divert tax increment for many of the activities that were
allowed under redevelopment. That bill also requires 25% of tax increment collected be set aside for affordable
housing. AB 1080 is pending in the Senate Second Reading file.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
California Association of Realtors
California Labor Federation
California League of Conservation Voters
California Special Districts Association
California State Association of Counties
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
California Transit Association
City of West Sacramento
County of Lassen
Emeryville Chamber of Commerce
Housing California
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Los Angeles / Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Natural Resources Defense Council
Public Advocates
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, AFL-CIO
The Arc and United Cerebral Palsy California Collaboration
TransForm
Western Center on Law & Poverty
Opposition
California Federation of Republican Women
CalTax
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
DISPOSITION: Pending
COMMITTEE: Assembly Local Government Committee
HEARING: 08/14/2013 1:30 pm, Room 447
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
speaker
ATTACHMENTS
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