HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04071992 - 1.81 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �F ` Contra
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Costa
° Count
DATE: March 31, 1992 ` C
SUBJECT: LEGISLATION: AB 2737 (Isenberg)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Acknowledge that the Board of Supervisors is the SPONSOR of AB 2737
by Assemblyman Phillip Isenberg which is available to serve as the
vehicle by which the settlement with the various public utilities
over the property tax assessment methodology used by the State
Board of Equalization can be placed in statute.
BACKGROUND:
As the Board is aware, recent court decisions have upheld several
railroads and public utilities in their efforts to overturn or
modify the assessment practices of the State Board of Equalization
in regard to setting the property taxes due on their property. The
value of utility property is set by the State Board of Equalization
but is collected by the counties . Any reduction in the value of
utility property affects all local taxing jurisdictions which
receive a portion of the property tax.
Strict implementation of the court decisions would have required
that counties, cities, schools and special districts return perhaps
one billion dollars in past property tax revenue to the utilities
as well as suffering a substantial reduction in future property tax
revenue as a result of the adjusted method of assessing utility
property. Because of the substantial negative impact such
decisions would have had, counties have been engaged in
negotiations with the utilities, the State Board of Equalization
and the Public Utilities Commission in an effort to reduce the
impact of the court decision on local government.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREM:
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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,D,yAT,ESSHOWN.NN..
CC: Please see Page 2 . ATTESTED
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
M382 (10/88)
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Anticipating that some statutory support would be required in order
to implement any settlement which might be reached, Assemblyman
Isenberg agreed to introduce AB 2737 to serve as the vehicle for
such a settlement. As introduced, the bill does not yet contain
the specific details of the settlement, which are still being
negotiated. However, the Board of Supervisors should acknowledge
that it is the sponsor of AB 2737. Specific language will be
amended into the bill once the settlement is completed and a
decision is made regarding precisely what statutory requirements
are necessary in order to fully implement the settlement. The
Board of Supervisors will be advised of the specific nature of the
settlement and the need for statutory language in support of the
settlement once those details are worked out.
cc: County Administrator
County Assessor
County Auditor-Controller
County Counsel
Tony Enea, Senior Deputy County Administrator
Steve Swendiman, Executive Director, CSAC
Les Spahnn, SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates