HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10191993 - 1.37 1 . 37
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
mss.'
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Costa
x�, o County
October 14 , 1993
DATE:
V couK
SUBJECT: SUPPORT FOR PROPOSITION 168
i
i
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S),&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
P,
RECOMMENDATION:
ADOPT a position of SUPPORT for Proposition 168, a State
Constitutional amendment placed on the ballot by the Legislature
which would eliminate the automatic requirement for an election
before any government-subsidized housing can be built and instead
require a vote of the people only when petitions are filed signed
by a specified number of voters . Proposition 168 would also amends .
the definition of'; low-rent housing projects which are subject to
the election requirement.
. BACKGROUND:
The California Constitution prohibits the state or local government
from developing, constructing, or acquiring a low-rent housing
project unless itlis approved by the local voters . In general, a
low-rent housing project is defined as government-aided housing for
rental to persons 'or families who do not have enough income to live
in safe and sanitary homes without financial assistance.
This Constitutional amendment has two parts :
I
■ Election Requirement. The measure revises the election
requirement for low-rent housing projects .
i
■ Definition of Low-Rent Housing. The measure changes the
definition of low-rent housing projects subject to the
election requirement.
i
i
�L
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
L/_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
IZ!SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON Or ober 19 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
.f
i
i
j
VOTE OF UPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: ` AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. '
i
ATTESTED OCT 19 1993
Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
.I
cc: County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Jim Kennedy, Deputy Redevelopment Director
Richard Martinez,-: Executive Director
Contra Costa County Housing Authority , DEPUTY
j
l
Election Requirement: This measure removes the requirement that a
low-rent housing project be approved by a vote of the people in the
city or county where the project is to be located. Instead, the
governmental entity which proposes such a project would be required
to give public notice of the proposal, and a vote of the people
would be required only if a petition is signed by a certain number
of the qualified voters in the affected city or county area. The
number of signatures required to place the proposal before the
voters would be the same as that required by state law to place a
local referendum measure before the local voters. An election
would be held in the affected area if the signed petitions are
submitted within 30 days of the date the governmental entity
approved the housing project.
Definition of Low-Rent Housing: The measure amends the definition
of low-rent housing to include only certain federally financed,
publicly owned housing projects which:
1) contain 24 or more housing units ( 16 or more units in
rural areas) , and
2) impose a significant negative impact upon the physical
appearance or revenues of the community. This change in
definition of low-rent housing projects would significantly
limit the types of housing developments subject to the public
notification and election requirements discussed above.
The argument in support of Proposition 168 is signed by the
President of the League of Women Voters of California, Senator
Charles Calderon and the Legislative Director of the Congress of
California Seniors . The rebuttal to the argument against
Proposition 168 is signed by the President-of the Los Angeles Area
Chamber of Commerce, the Executive Director of the Planning and
Conservation League, and the Executive Director of the Association
of Service Disabled Veterans .
The argument in opposition to Proposition 168 is signed by the
President of the Paul Gann Citizens Committee, Senator Don Rogers
and Assemblyman Gil Ferguson. The rebuttal to the argument in
support of Proposition 168 is signed by the Chairman of the
Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County, a Councilwoman from the
City of Simi Valley, and a Councilwoman from the City of Moreno
Valley.
The final votes cast on SCA 17 , which became Proposition 168, are:
Assembly: Ayes 55 Senate: Ayes 29
Noes 22 Noes 5
The Deputy Redevelopment Director recommends that the Board of
Supervisors support Proposition 168 and this office concurs with
that recommendation.
-2-