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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06052001 - C.44A `TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: TRANSPORTATION, WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE -'% Contra _ ''` Costa COMMITTEE � _ ril4 County DATE: MAY 14, 2001 SUBJECT: ADOPT POSITIONS ON SMART GROWTH LEGISLATION SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPT positions on the following legislation, and authorize the Chair to communicate these positions to the County's legislative delegation. SB 213 — (Perata — D) Support, if amended. SB 600 — (Torlakson — D) Support. SB 784 — (Torlakson — D) Support, with amendments. FISCAL IMPACT None to the General Fund. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS On May 14, the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee received a report on bills introduced in the state legislature affecting smart growth goals as adopted in our legislative program for 2001. Based on that discussion and recommendations from the County's advocacy firm (Smith, Kempton & Watts), the Committee recommends the Board adopt positions on bills as described in this report. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): S pervis John Gioia Supervisor—donna Gerber ACTION OF BOA 'ON -ijinP 5, Zorn APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED XQL_ OTHER- VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE XX AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ---- ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE AYES: NOES: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: SHOWN. Contact: John Greitzer (925/335-1201) ATTESTED Jude 5. .2001 cc: Community Development Department (CDD) JOHN SWEETEN, CLERK OF Public Works Department THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County Administrator's Office AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR D. Hunter, Smith Kempton & Watts BY , DEPUTY S:\transportation\smart.qroMh.bo.doc r ADOPT POSITIONS ON SMART GROWTH LEGISLATION MAY 14, 2001 Page Two BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS (continued) Senate Bill 213 Perata=D) Local Planning_ This bill would require the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments to work collaboratively to evaluate whether local governments are implementing their fair share of housing starts, and participating in regional congestion reduction plans (See Exhibit A). These agencies would jointly submit a report to the Legislature describing current polices that support linkage between land use decisions and transportation planning or funding, and recommending incentives and disincentives to enforce those policies. The Committee recommends that the bill be amended to acknowledge that local jurisdictions cannot ensure that construction of housing occurs. Actual construction of housing units is primarily contingent upon residential development market forces. The sentence beginning on Line 17 of page 2 should be revised as follows- "The studies shall evaluate whether local governments are implem-eetiRg making provisions for their fair share of housing staFfs needs and are participating in regional congestion reduction plans." The Committee recommends that the bill be further amended to acknowledge that fact that job-housing balance in each jurisdiction must be carefully assessed. This amendment is not as critical as the initial amendment. The sentence beginning on Line 4 of page 3 should be revised as follows- "Create a monitoring and evaluation program to track production in housing and jobs with respect to measuring an appropriate jobs-housing balance in each jurisdiction, considering household incomes and the percent of income spent on housing and commuting, housing units needed in job surplus areas, and housing densities adjacent to transit stations." The Committee recommends that the Board support SB 213 if amended. Senate Bill 600 (Torlakson— D) Transit Village Plans. This bill would require the Office of Planning and Research to convene a task force to create statewide guidelines that incorporate the best available practices for transit village planning and design (See Exhibit B). This bill would require that the guidelines be adopted and published by 2002 and serve as advisory guidelines to cities and counties. The County has historically supported legislation promoting the development of transit villages. Our legislative program for 2001 specifically supports such legislation. The Committee recommends that the Board support SB 600. Senate Bill 784 (Torlakson—D) Balancing Jobs and Housing. This bill would provide that revenues from the General Fund be transferred and appropriated for no less than two years for use as incentive grants to cities and counties to meet specified targets for housing production (see Exhibit C). The Committee recommends that the Board support this bill with a minor amendment that acknowledges that some jurisdictions issue "final inspections" in lieu of"certificates of occupancy". A new sentence should be added to SB 784 as follows.- For the purposes of this chapter, a Final Inspection by a building inspection department shall be the equivalent of a Certificate of Occupancy. Exhibit D contains the drafts of letters to our legislative delegation supporting the Committee's recommended positions on the bills referred to in this report. S•Itransnnrtationl-mart.orowth.bo.doc EXHIBIT 'A AMENDED IN S1NAI'E APRIL 24, 2001 SENATE .BILL No. 213 Introduced by Senator Perata February 13, 2001 An act to add and repeal. Section 65588.5 of the Government Code, relating to local planning, and making an appropriation therefor. LEGISUMVE COUNSEL'S.DIGEST. SI3 213, as amended, Perata. Local planning. Existing law requires each city, county, and city and county to adopt For Its jurisdiction a general plan that includes certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. The housing clement is required to include,among other things,an idcntifcation and analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing. This bill would requires 4 speer{ied—eoftn-iti7n-af:e-n,er the Metropolitan"Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to work collaboratively to d'enrcine-on or -ie-y-erttefitrbased-"en-a on or before January. 31, 2002, to, anwng other thingv, evaluate whether local governments are implementing their fair share of housing starts7-a-sh a� and participating in regional congestion reduction plans. , to identify barriers to achieving a balance of jobs and housing, and to develop a monitoring and evaluation program, as specified-,--and to pr-qplare Etti.d. The bill ►vould require MTC and ABAG, if'tl:e.fttndv approprialcd in this bill are received, to submit a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, ��s SB 213 —2- 2003, 2-2003, that describes flee-lase current. policies to-that support linkage between land use decisions and transportation planning or funding, or both, in the San Francisco Bay area, and nit►ke—that makes recommendations regarding; the use of incentives and disincentives to enforce 4he-those policies. This bill would appropriate $250,000 to the Controller for allocation to MTC and ABAG for these purposes, which would be contingent upon an agreement by MTC and ABAG, as specified. Vote:2/3. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. The people of the State of Cali/brtzia do enact as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 65.588.5 is added to the Government 2 Code, to read: 3 . 65588.5. (a) On or before January --,-200q- 31, 2002, the 4 Metropolitan Transportation Con-imissron and the Association of 5 Bay Area Governments shall work collaboratively,with the input 6 of stakeholders and the public, to detertrline--poRey--eriterttl baseE1 7 upon balanee-efjoseo-Btty--rtrett 8 tt}ert#et�tt e at.. ...� .w •,8 }��i a,eTttlpferiteatitlg 9 theiifairghttre-af-howiing staf4s,as v�+ell-tis ftr4l6ptrHng-rtt-r-eg ttjnHl .10 ke sseeim on 11 shall also develop , 14et 12 tedevelop-xble-e-, tr+teetionofjobs, 13 housing, Noy,,mt;0,Y1 in-tahe bity afe -at jurisc ie 1, 14 st}13 fegional,_^.,,a_eeiii.,tttte sled levels. 15Th- ttr�es�t the ptegtt t}F t�tefrtpltsh all ofhe cFecrtc 16 a program. that does all of the following: 17 (1) Prepare studies to determine baselines of jobs and housing; 18 available and needed in the bay area at jurisdictional, subregional, 19 and commute shed corridors. The.studies shall evaluate ujuohrr 20 local governments are ittrplementing heir fair shard of housing 21 s c�+r4s and are participating in rc!,�•rc ml congestion reduction --`,:L? plans. 23 (2) Identify regulatory and other ban•ici'Si to achieving;a balance 24 of jobs and housing at jurisdictional, subre4ional, and commute 25 shed corridors. r+lam 1.:1 r^w''� p.'�f Fa'.,!i(;r�;:Y!;; �',�)•�" 1gpC4S 99 -3— SB 213 1 (3) Establish criteria that may result in reasonable planning 2 outcomes for housing that support the connection of jobs,housing, 3 and transportation in the bay area. 4 (4) Create a monitoring and evaluation program to track 5 production in housing and jobs with respect to measuring an 6 appropriate jobs-housing balance in each jurisdiction) inns dev l n Qv�, .d�r'�r.7 i,� °�lrtef'<, ,:_• ,�'� ' ;��..Q. Pre--c y , 7 (b) The Metropolitan Transportation Conmiission and the 8 Association of Bay Area Governments shall prepnrre-ntncl submit a , 9 report to the Legislature that describes the basie p lieies to current G t��'�t'�?�o'1'1U�f} f �'��►�a�� �J E•�� ` ''� ����;'�, 10 policies that support linkage between land use decisions and t.� �i�,1.n, � �u,,,��l��,:� •Sxr�.,�!.�i ��sT,r�` 11 transportation planning or funding, or both, in the San Francisco �.t 12 Bay area, and that makes recommendations for the use of 13 incentives and disincentives going .fnrwarcl to support those � t�xs••,� '; j, �,-1 .�';, p;, �, 14 policies. If the Metropolitan Transportation.Commission and the 15 Association of Bay Area Governments receive the funds 16 appropriated by Section 2 of the act that adds this section to the 17 Government Code, they shall prepare and submit the report to the 18 Legislature on or before January 1, 2003. . 19 make reornmendations—regaFd+ een- i-ves fart) 20 digineenti ve to efif-efee the--p"eies. 21 (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to shift current 22 city and county land use authority to the Metropolitan 23 Transportation Commission or the Association of Bay Area 24 Governments. 25 (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 26 2003-2006, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted 27 statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2003-2006, deletes or 28 extends that date. 29 SLC. 2. The sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars 30 ($250,000) is hereby appropriated form the General l.,uiid to the 31 Controller for allocation to the Metropolitan Transpo.rl..ition 32 Conurnission and the Association of Bay Area Governments for the 33 purpose of de#e ift,--develephig the 34 prograrn, and fepali-i&—anti attl ri i-n�e-report desEr-ibed-in 35 implementing Section 1 of this act. This sunii shall be allocated by 36 the Controller only if the Metropolitan Transportation 37 Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments notify 38 the Controller on or before March 1, 2002, that they have agreed �^F�,_,,� the a l iey 'a,,.-:., 39 todeter p,�,. m, - i , and pfepai-e- 40 std--submit the repeFt-implement Section I of this act. If the <m S.B 213 —4— I 4-1 Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of 2 Bay Area Governments fail to notify the Controller or this 3 agreement by that date, then the appropriation shall revert to the 4 General Fund on June 30, 2002, and neither the Metropolitan 5 Transportation Commission nor the Association. of Bay Area G Governments shall be required to perforin any of the duties 7 specified in Section .l oftliis act. O 98 EXHIBIT B AMENDED .IN SENATE APRIL 16, 2001 SENATE BILL No. 600 Introduced by Senator Torlakson . February 22,2001. An aet to ediiend Seet-on 65460.2 a r-, and to eetioii 65040.94o-, the Govemment Cade,alld to add Seetion 3-103 1.1 to the Health tind An act to amend Sections 65460.1, 6.5460.2, and 65460.4 of and to add Section 65460.9 to, the Govel-nnrent Cole, and to amend Section 33030 of the Health and Safety.Code, relating to transit village plans. r.i'arsr.Arrvr: courNser.•s D16ESr SB 600, as amended, Torlakson. Transit village plan: design. (l.) Under existing law, the Office of Planning and Research is the comprehensive state planning agency that is required to engage in the formulation, evaluation, and updating of the state's long-range goals and policies for land use, population growth and distribution, urban expansion, development, open. space, resource preservation and utilization, air and water quality, and other factors that shape statewide development patterns and significantly influence the quality of the state's environment. This bill would require the office to convene a task force to create statewide guidelines that incorporate the best available practices for transit village planning and design. The bill would require that the guidelines be eenipletecl adopted and published by-A-4fffv-h October 1, 2002, and serve as advisory guidelines to cities and counties. (2) The Transit Village Development Planning Act or 1994 authorizes a city or county to prepare a transit village plan for a transit village development district that d-i.reets new development elose to the 98 SB 600 includes all land within not less than a t/,t mile Of the exterior boundal•y of•the 1.7arcel on which is localed a rail transit sta ions station and addresses specified characteristics, including a neighborhood centered around a transit station that is planned and designed, as specified, and demonstrable public benelits that reduce traffic congestion. The Community Redevelopment Law specifies both the physical. and economic conditions that cause blight. This bill would extend the s•ta-rounding land of a transit village development district to l/,, mike.fi•n.m a rail wansit station. 7l:e bill would add as a characteristic of a transit village plan a transit station that is zoned at sufficient densities, and would include ..as a demonstrable, public benefit, specified local programs and policies designed to reduce parking requirements. The bill would also previtie thfit a if e oFhausiii and ion-at 'rrr�ircit�ciirii iently Purpose ''e "Iffn is sjlec_o conditions that constilute blight with respect to land sur-roundintr a /'all transit station. Vote: majority. .Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. The people of the State gf'Califurnia do enact a,s.fnllows: I SECTION 1. Section 65040.9 is added to the Government 2 Code, to read: 3 65040.9. By :4aAy April 1, 2002, (lie Office of [Tanning and 4 Research shall convene a task force composed of representatives 5 of cities, counties, transit agencies, private developers, architects, 6 environmental organizations and other individuals as nominated 7 by their statewide organizations and associations, public agencies, 8 and private organizations with expertise in transit village planning 9 and design, for the purpose of creating statewide guidelines that 10 incorporate the best available practices for transit village planning 1 1 and design. The issues addressed by the guidelines shall include a 12 listing of recommended local financial and other tools to promote 13 higher density development within transit villages, including a 14 recommendation of the most appropriate use of density bonuses 15 for residential and commercial development, and the use of 16 parking reductions. 9s —3 — SB 600 1 The guidelin h.all be eat leted by the of ee by 2 2002 suide4i-ui.e,")i4oeal-gc3verilttlent 3 ageneies trttn4 ARage planning and design-. 4 The office shall adopt and publish the guidelines by October 1, 5 2002. The guidelines shall be advisory to each city,and county in 6 the planning, design, and implenrentartion of tran,s•it villages. 7 SEC. 2. Section 65460.1 oj'1he Government Code is amended 8 to read: 9 65460.1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the 10 following: ll (a) Federal, state, and local governments in California are 12 investing in new and expanded rail transit systems i.n. areas 13 throughout the state, including Los Angeles County, the San 14 Francisco Bay area, San.Diego County, Santa Clara County, and 15 Sacramento County. 16 (b) This public investment in rail transit is unrivaled in the 17 state's history and represents well over ten billion dollars 18 ($10,000,000,000) in planned investment alone. 19 (c) tlership in Ca-lif;IMME1 ;Tdietit-t-litit 20 -flsit 9tatiom 22 Eeenerttl pub ie Ying elsewhere: An October 1998 report fi-onz the 23 Institute of Urban and Regional Development at the University o% 24 California, Berkeley recommended that the Legislature amend this 25 act to expand the V7atial dimensions olf a transit village fi•orn a 26 quarter-mile to a hall=mile radius from rail transit stations. 27 (d) The use of transit by persons living near rail transit stations 28 is particularly important given the decline of transit ridership in 29 California between 1980 and 1990. Transit's share of commute 30 trips dropped in all California metropolitan arcas--greater Los 31 Angeles: 5.4 percent to 4.8 perecnt; San Francisco Bay area: 11.9 32 percent to 10.0 percent; San Diego: 3.7 percent to 3.6 percent; 33 Sacramento: 3.7 percent to 2.5 percent. 34 (e) Only a few rail transit stations in California have any 35 concentration of housing proximate to the station. 36 (f) Interest in clustering housing and commercial development 37 around rail transit stations, called transit villages, has gained 38 momentum in recent years. 39 SIsC. 3. Section 65460.2 of the Government Code is amended 40 to react: 98 SB 600 1 65460.2. A city or county may prepare a transit village plan 2 for a transit village development district that addresses the 3 following characteristics: 4 (a) A neighborhood centered around a transit station that is 5 planned, designed, and zoned.. at sufl:icierlt densities so that 6 residents, workers, shoppers, and others find it convenient and 7 attractive to patronize transit. 8 (b) A mix of housing types, including apartments, within. not 9 more than "uftfte half mile of*(lie exterior boundary of the parcel. 10 on which the transit station is located. I I (c) Other land uses, including a retail district oriented to the 12 transit station and civic uses, including day care centers. and 13 libraries. 14 (d) Pedestrian and bicycle access to the transit station, with 15 attractively designed and landscaped pathways. 16 (e) A rail transit system that should encourage and facilitate 17 intermodal service, and access by modes other than single 18 occupant vehicles. 19 (f) Demonstrable public benefits beyond the increase in transit 20 usage, Including all of the Following: 21 (1) Relief of traffic congestion, including local programs and 22 policies designed to reduce parking requirements on residential 23 and commercial development in ways that support the use of. 24 transit and maintain an attractive, pedestrian-friendl-v 25 environment around transit stations. 26 (2) Improved air quality. 27 (3) Increased transit revenue yields. 28 (4) Increased stock of affordable housing. 29 (5) Redevelopment of depressed and marginal inner-city 30 neighborhoods. 31 (6) Live-travel options for transit-needy groups. 32 (7) Promotion of infill development and preservation of natural 33 resources. 34 (8) Promotion of a safe, attractive, pedestrian-friendly 35 environment around transit stations. 36 (9) Reduction of the need for additional travel by providing fin• 37 the sale of goods and services at transit stations. 38 (10) Promotion of job opportunities. 39 (11) Improved cost-effectiveness through the use of the 40 existing infrastructure. 98 --5— SB 600 l (12) Increased sales and property tax revenue. 2 (13) Reduction in energy consumption. 3 (g) Sites where a density bonus of at least 25 percent may be 4 granted pursuant to specified performance standards. 5 (h) Other provisions that may be necessary, based on the report 6 prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) ol'Section 14045. 7 SEG 3Seetion 33034—.1--i. added to the Realth and Safety 8 God ad 9 3303.1. '—wit . 0--ffn4 3-1031. th 10 !Beltn, daimdi. � l�ttt te�i- 11. mile-ef-tt-jj -irt densitieT--rtesninieflAct+lry--tkte 12 guidelines e d—pursuant to Seetion 040.9 shall be 13vil.l.age 14 4t4ienpufstta A toeTransit Villfige-Demyelep.trientPlanning Aet 15 of 1994 n tiele v 5 �„ meneing with Seetion.6 O*f)- pt4--r 16 3 oF Division 1 of Title 7 (3-c !I-- Code)i e puf pose 17 of4he--redevelopffient-pla-rt-isplenienR-a4ffflRl-t-ai4l ge--plaiv. 18 SiX. 4. Section 65460.4 of the Government Code is amended 19 to read: 20 65460.4. A transit village development district shall include 21 all land within not more than. a ElUfftej huff rile of the exterior 22 boundary of the parcel on which is located a rail transit station 23 designated by the legislative body of a city, county, or city and 24 county that has jurisdiction over the station area. 25 For purposes ol'this article, "district" means a transit village 26 development district as defined in this section. 27 Hs C. 5. Section 33030 of the Health and Safely Code is 28 amended to read: 29 33030. (a) it is found and declared that there exist in many 30 communities blighted areas which constitute physical and 31 economic liabilities, requiring redevelopment in the interest of the 32 health, safety, and general welfare of the people of these 33 communities and of the state. 34 (b) A blighted area is one That contains both of the following: 35 (1) An area that is predominantly urbanized, as that term is 36 defined in Section 33320.1, and is an area in. which the 37 combination of conditions set forth in Section 33031 is so 38 prevalent and so substantial that it causes a reduction of, or lack.of, 39 proper utilization of the area to such an extent that it constitutes a 40 serious physical and economic burden on the community which 9:i SB 600 —6.— I 6-1 cannot reasonably be expected to be reversed or alleviated by 2 private enterprise or govcrnmcntal action, or both, without 3 redevelopment. 4 (2) An area that is characterized by either of the following: 5 (A) One or more conditions set forth in any paragraph of 6 subdivision (a) of Section 33031 and one or more conditions set 7 forth in any paragraph of subdivision (b) of Section 3303.1. 8 (B) The condition described in paragraph.(4) of subdivision (a) 9 of Section 33031. 10 (c) A.blighted area also may be one that contains the conditions 11 described in subdivision (b) and is, in addition, characterized by . 1.2 the existence of inadequate public improvements, parking 13 facilities, or utilities. 14 (d) A blighted area rnav also be one that steels all of the 15 following criteria: 16 (1) The arca is predominantly urbanized, its de/inccl in Section 17 33 320.1. 18 (2) The area includes a rail transit station and surrounding 19 land,provided that all of the surrounding land is not more than a 20 half mile, om the exterior boundary of'the parcel.on which is 21 located the rail transit station. 22 (3) The conttlirrnity ha.v adopted a transit village plata l)ltlsttaltt 23 to the Transit Villctge Develol7ment Planning Act of/194, Articles 24 8.5 (commencing with ,Section 654(0) of'Chapter 3 of'Division I 25 of'Title 7 of the Government Code, and that transit village plan 26 permits it higher density of tlevelopment thann the development that 27 currently exist.v in the area. 28 (4) The higher density gf'develop/nent that is permitted by the 29 transit village plan would not reasonable be expected to be 30 achieved by private enterprise or governmeltt aclion, or both, 31 without redevelopment. O 98 EXHIBIT C SENATE BILL No. 784 Introduced by Senator Torlakson February 23, 2001 An act to amend Section 50544 of the Mealih and Safety Code, relating to balancing jobs and housing. 1.13GISLAHVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 784, as introduced, Torlakson. Balancing jobs and growth. The existing Jobs-housing Balance Improvement Program requires the .Department of Plorising and Community Development to make grants to eligible local.agencies from funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 2000 for assistance in attracting new business and jobs in `housing rich` cor.nmunities that lack an adequate employrnent base to match the amount and cost of housing .in those conunuu.ities, for the creation of economic development strike teams to target and coordinate outreach to employees who may choose to locate within the community, and for specified capital outlay projects designed to encourage the construction of housing in urbanized areas. Existing law requires, no later than December 31, 2005, the department to provide a final report regarding the achievements and expenditures by local government through the program. This bill would provide that specified funds transferred and appropriated pursuant to the Budget Act of 2000 and the Budget Act of 2001, as well as funds appropriated thereafter for these purlioses are to be used to award incentive grants to cities, counties, and city and counties to be used for any project, service, or other local need determined by the city, county, or city and county to be in. the comm.unity's best interest. The bill would require.the department to operate tl.le program through no less than 2 annual allocations. The bill yy S13 784 —2— would 2— would require the final report.to be issued within 12 months ibllowing the final allocation of funds. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal cominittee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. The people of'the State of•(7alif n-nia do enact as•.%ollows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 50544 of the Health and Safety Code is 2 amended to read: 3 50544. (a) One hundred million dollars (x;100,000,000) of 4 the funds-appr-op"ated-tialls/er/ed for purposes of this chapter in 5 item 2240-114-0001 of the Budget Act or 2000, as well as the 6 fiends transferred in hen? 2240-114-0001 and al propriated 7 pursuant t0 Ifenl 2240-114-3006 in the 131.nc1},rc:t Act of 2001, and 8 anyfunds apprnpriafeel therea/lerfor the purposes gflhis seclion 9 shall be used to award incentive grants to cities, counties, and city 10 and counties to be used for ettpi{tt efitled-by I 1 Seetion 7914 of the Gayert—�—t r�m{-set-k,e{o nefit the 12 eommu ity-+Iigible pttjeet +neltxde,-btA-afe-iioHit-nited4fr,traff je 13 sehool eentet s;-ttmf-peliee taxa-fire 15 st-tttiens. ani,project, service, or other local)teed delernllned by 16 the MY, counti, or cil,v and county to be in the conlnlunitys best 17 interest. Grants shall be provided through a grant agreement that 18 requires the recipient to provide to the: department a report on the 19 number of residential building permits issued during the reporting 20 period, the number o1'certificates of occupancy issued for those 21 units, and the services provided or amenities purchased or built. 22 The department shall operate this program through no less than 23 two annual allocations. llowevet; because housing production 24 may be affected by economic frnctors during the course of any 25 allocation year, the department nurt; i/' it deems necessarv, 26 reasonably adjust incentive criteria to ince/ the intent of'this 27 section and alloti .11inding to remain available fur subsequent 28 annual funding cYcles upon expenditure authorization by the 29 Legislature. 30 (b) To be eligible for a grant pursuant to this section, a local 31 government shall do both of the following: 32 (1) By the end of the calendar year in which unit production is 33 to be counted ("hereafter referred to as "allocation reporting err I —3— , S i.3 784 1 year), have an adopted housing element that the dcpartmcnt has 2 determined pursuant to Section 65585 of the Government Code to 3 be in substantial compliance with the requirements of/Article 10.6 4 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division .1 of 5 Title 7 of the Government Code. 6 (2) Il:ave a demonstrable and signi.l.icant increase in the 7 issuance of residential building pcnnit:s issued between January-F; 8 2004-, 1 and December-34-,,-200-}, 3.1 o0he allocation reporting 9 year over the average number of building permits issued annually 10 for the most recent 36-month period that can be calculated prior I 1 to january-i001- the allocation reporting year. The department 1.2 shall establish a benchmark level to be achieved in order to 13 establish eligibility for funding based on criteria including a 14 survey of economic lbrecasts to be conducted by tl.ie Department 15 of Finance no later than.November-30, 2000 30 c-f the year prior .16 to the reporting year fur anY year in ►i,hich the progrann is to be 17 operated. 18 (c) Grant amounts shall be determined as a per-unit incentive 19 weighted for high, medium, and low employment demand areas. 20 In addition, the department shall provide additional incentives for 21 units in projects within eligible communities that meet criteria 22 designed to encourage planning priorities such as affordability, 23 multifamily housing, and infill development. The department 24 shall establish the definitions and measurement specifications for 25 the incentive criteria to be used to deten-nine grant amounts that are 26 easily and objectively verifiable. 27 (d) Funding shall be provided as soon after January 200211 28 of the year following the allocation reporting year,as is reasonably 29 possible, allowing time for receipt by the Department of Finance 30 of year-end production figures as well as other information 31 necessary to .apply the established criteria. If all funds are not 32 expended alter the end of the-first calendar year in which housing 33 production is counted, the department may continue the program 34 into the following year .if it determines there are adequate 35 appropriated funds to administer the program. If residential 36 production.within eligible:jurisdictions exceeds the department's 37 proiections, per-unit incentives shall be prorated within the 38 appropriated funding amount. 39 (e) The department shall solicit and consider comments from 40 interested parties on the criteria that shall be used for determining i SB 784 --4— I -4- 1 the amount of funds granted per unit. The department may deny 2 funding to any jurisdiction that it determines, based on.reasonable 3 evidence, failed to issue residential building permits on a timely 4 basis between the effective date of this chapter and January 1,2001 5 or where the department deter'niines, upon reasonable evidence, 6 that the jurisdiction IIIU(7])T017!'flltcl>> withheld the issuance oj` 7 building per-mils so that it could be counted in a subsequent 8 allocation reporting year. 9 (1) No later than December 31, 2002, and on December 31 of 10 each subsequent Veen•in which fi.mds are expended, the department 11 shall provide an interim report to the Legislature indicating the 12 benchmark levels of production established, the number of 1.3 jurisdictions accessing the program, the number of residential 14 units building permits issued above the established benchmark, 15 and the success of the additional incentives in achieving state 16 housing policies. "Te lacer- that eeei:nber=31-2z,Wi,When all 17 .fiends have been expended, the department shall provide a tinal 18 report with updates to the data contained in the interi .F-erel-Iani 19 previous reports, a description or the-i;xjrittdu+hi r jee4s 20aehieveii-achievements and expenditut-es by local governments 21 through the program and information regarding the number of 22 certificates of occupancy issued in relation to the residential 23 building permits issued. Ae report shall be issued within twelve 24 months.following thefinal allocation of.funds. <?r -�''!� �.:7 V r"�'n`.;,'�': c)-r' .( In'r sw� f", i, :I_T•i,.�,,r,.1 � �"i��� . .. . a Y1���G�"7 {i✓1 t.'a" � ��11 i �/9 f�'�f%p i Y1�,�,�j;af.''?".;`")', f,A �: 1. �.1,,+ ' �.G".1 bc "7...F1" ... C:(�,;�1;t e.�?N' .. � �.1 , +r.3 Ce if O 99 EXHIBIT D The Bard of SupervisorsContra John Sweeten Clerk of the Board and County Administration BuildingCosta.- County Administrator 651 Pine Street, Room 10G (925)335-1900 Martinez, California 94553-1293 County John Gioia, 1st District Gayle B.Uilkema,2nd District Donna Gerber,3rd District Mark DeSaulnier,4th District Federal D.Glover,51h District June 5 2001 ffMl The Honorable Tom Torlakson State Senate, 7th District 1948 Mt. Diablo Boulevard Walnut Creek CA 94596 Dear Senator Torlakson: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a position of"support, if amended" for Senate Bill 213 (Perata-D), which would require regional agencies in the Bay Area to evaluate the effectiveness of Local participation in congestion reduction plans and "fair share" housing development. The Board asks that you work for two changes in the bill as outlined in this letter. First, SB 213 should be amended to acknowledge that local jurisdictions cannot ensure construction of housing. Construction of housing units is contingent upon market forces. Therefore the Board recommends the following changes in the bill. Line 17 of page 2: "The studies shall evaluate whether local governments are implieaman" making provisions for their fair share of housing starzt-s needs and are participating in regional congestion reduction plans." Second, the Board recommends the bill acknowledge that.the jobs-housing balance in each jurisdiction must be carefully assessed. This could be accomplished with the following addition to the sentence beginning on Line 4 of Page 3: "Create a monitoring and evaluation program to track production in housing and jobs with respect to measuring an appropriate jobs-housing balance in each jurisdiction, considering household incomes and the percent of income spent on housing and commuting, housing units needed in job surplus areas, and housing densities adjacent to transit stations." If you have questions about this request, please contact Steven. Goetz of the Community Development Department at (925) 335-1240. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely, Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts The Bard ®f Supervisors ! Con-Ira John Sweeten `-' u Clerk o1 the Board Count Administration Building �O�}� and Y � L County Administrator 651 Pine Street, Room 106 (925)335-1900 Martinez, California 94553-1293 County o U l my John Gioia, 1st District Gayle B.Uilkema 2nd District Donna Gerber,3rd District Mark DeSaulnier,4th District Federal D.Glover,5th District = e „,, •.Y. �� June 5, 2001 .Tq COII'iTtiiji The Honorable Tom Torlakson State Senate, Ph District 1948 Mt. Diablo Boulevard Walnut Creek CA 94596 Dear Senator Torlakson: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a position of support for Senate Bill 600, your bill regarding transit village plans. Contra Costa County historically has supported efforts to promote the development of transit villages, 'and one of the County's legislative goals for 2001 specifically calls for such legislation. We are pleased to see that you are working towards this important goal and we appreciate your efforts in this regard. Thank you for your continuing efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts The Board of Supervisors �Onfii"� .John Sweeten Clerk of the Board County Administration Building �OCountyAdn Administrator Costa 651 Pine Street, Room 106 L (925)335-1900 Martinez,California 94553-1293 Count � John Gioia, 1st District JV Gayle B.Uilkema,2nd District Donna Gerber,3rd District Mark DeSaulnier,4th District ''' - ' Federal D.Glover,5th District �,j =? ,,;,`•; •, --:�'3 •z•r ;.;?. .,',.Air, l:r 2'•`.a:- ...kyr! C4v June 5, 2001 The Honorable Tom Torlakson State Senate, 7th District 1948 Mt. Diablo Boulevard Walnut Creek CA 94596 Dear Senator Torlakson: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a position of"support with amendments" for Senate Bill 784, your bill regarding the jobs/housing balance. The bill provides that General Fund revenues be transferred and appropriated for no less than two years for use as incentive grants to local jurisdictions to meet specified targets for housing production. The Board of Supervisors supports this bill with a minor amendment that acknowledges certain variations in terminology used by different local jurisdictions. We ask.that one new sentence be added to SB 784 as follows: For the purposes of this chapter, a Final Inspection by a building inspection department shall be the ; equivalent of a Certificate of Occupancy. If you have questions about this request, please contact Steven Goetz of the Community Development Department at (925) 335-1240. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely, Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts The Bard of Supervisors Centra Clerkofftthe Boad /� c�� and County Administration Building County Administrator 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Costa (925)335.1900 Martinez, California 94553-1293 Count John Gioia, 1st District \l/ Gayle B.Uilkerna,2nd District G;t.; V-1- Donna 'Donna Gerber,3rd District Mark DeSaulnier,4th District Federal D.Glover,5th District June 5, 2001 The Honorable Don Perata State Senate, 91h District 1515 Clay Street, #2202 Oakland CA 94612 Dear Senator Perata: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a position of"support, if amended" for Senate Bill 213, your bill that would require regional agencies in the Bay Area to evaluate the effectiveness.of local participation in congestion reduction plans and "fair share" housing development. The Board asks for two changes in the bill as outlined in this letter. First, SB 213 should be amended to acknowledge that local jurisdictions cannot ensure construction of housing. Construction of housing units is contingent upon market forces_ Therefore the Board recommends the following changes in the bill. Line 17 of page 2: "The studies shall evaluate whether local governments are impleemonfing making provisions for their fair share of housing starts needs and are participating in regional congestion reduction plans." Second, the Board recommends the bill acknowledge that the jobs-housing balance in each jurisdiction must, be carefully assessed. This could be accomplished with the following addition to the sentence beginning on Line 4 of Page 3: "Create a monitoring and evaluation program to track production in housing and jobs with respect to measuring an appropriate jobs-housing balance in each jl.lrisdiction, considering household incomes and the percent of income spent on housing and commuting, housing units needed in job surplus areas, and housing densities adjacent to transit stations." If you have questions about this request, please contact Steven Goetz of the Community Development Department at (925) 335-1240. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely, Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts .The Board of SupervisorsQI�tI"a John Sweeten Clefk of the Board County Administration BuildingOSc� County Administrator 651 Pine Street, Room 106 (925)335-1900 Martinez, California 94553-1293 County'�}� , John Gioia, 1st District LJV 5rn Gayle B.Uilkema,2nd District NA Mark Donna Gerber,3rd District :' '. t:. Mark DeSaulnier,4th District _ •` ;. Federal D.Glover,5th District June 5, 2001 '"� The Honorable Don Perata State Senate, 9th District 1515 Clay Street, #2202 Oakland CA 94612 Dear Senator Perata: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a position of"support with amendments" for Senate Bill 784 (Torlakson-D), regarding the jobs/housing balance. The bill provides that General Fund revenues be transferred and appropriated for no less than two years for use as incentive grants to local jurisdictions to meet specified targets for housing production. The Board of Supervisors supports this bill with a minor amendment that acknowledges certain variations in terminology used by different local jurisdictions. We ask that one new sentence be added to SB 784 as follows: For the purposes of this chapter, a Final Inspection by a building inspection department shall be the equivalent of a Certificate of Occupancy. Please work with Senator Torlakson to add this amendment to the bill. If you have questions about this request, please contact Steven Goetz of the Community Development Department at (925) 335-1240. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely, Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts The Bard ®f SupervisorsCont�'� John Sweeten Clerk of the Board County Administration Building Costa ' County Administrator 651 Pine Street, Room 106 I (925)335-1900 Martinez, California 94553-1293 County . John Gioia, 1st District Gayle B.Uilkema,2nd District Donna Gerber,3rd District Mark DeSaulnier,4l1t District Federal D.Glover,5th District Int-�r. r;,h I'3l June 5, 2001 The Honorable Don Perata State Senate, 91h District 1515 Clay Street, #2202 Oakland CA 94612 Dear Senator Perata: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a position of support for Senate Bill 600 (Torlakson-D) regarding transit village plans. Contra Costa County historically has supported efforts to promote the development of transit villages, and one of the County's legislative goals for 2001 specifically calls for such legislation. We ask.that you work for the passage of this bill, which would help to develop an inventory of best practices for the development of transit villages. Thank you for your continuing efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely, Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts The Board of Supervisors . Contra John Sweeten Clerk of the Board and County Administration Building Costa County Administrator s 651 Pine Street, Room 106 J (925)335-1900 Martinez, California 94553-1293 County i John Gioia, 1st District JV Gayle B.Uilkema,2nd District ,t•.;_5 E=:= �f Donna Gerber,3rd District Mark DeSaulnier,4th District Federal D.Glover,5th District o'•,f 3 June 5, 2001 q cou�T' The Honorable Don Perata State Senate, 91h District 1515 Clay Street, #2202 Oakland CA 94612 Dear Senator Perata: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted.a position of"support with amendments" for Senate Bill 784 (Torlakson-D), regarding the jobs/housing.balance. The bill provides that General Fund revenues be transferred and appropriated for no less than two years for use as incentive grants to local jurisdictions to meet specified targets for housing production. The Board of Supervisors supports this bill with a minor amendment that acknowledges certain variations in terminology used by different local jurisdictions. We ask that one new sentence be added to SB 784 as follows: For the purposes of this chapter, a Final Inspection by a building inspection department shall be the equivalent of a Certificate of Occupancy. Please work with Senator Torlakson to add this amendment to the bill. If you have questions about this request, please contact Steven Goetz of the Community Development Department at (925) 335-1240. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely, Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts The Board of SupervisorsCOntra John Sweeten Clerk of the Board and County Administration Building CoCounty Administrator Costa 651 Pine Street, Room 106 s 1 (925)335-1900 Martinez, California 94553-1293 County ount , John Gioia, 1st District LJ/ Gayle B.Uilkema,2nd District Donna Gerber,3rd District = Mark DeSaulnier,4th District Federal D.Glover,5th District ����;-:',--�.•• < Cnl.7i'il June 5, 2001 The Honorable Don Perata State Senate, 9th District 1515 Clay Street, #2202 Oakland CA 94612 Dear Senator Perata: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a position of support for Senate Bill 600 (Torlakson-D) regarding transit village plans. Contra Costa County historically has supported efforts to promote the development of transit villages, and one of the County's legislative goals for 2001 specifically calls for such legislation. We ask that you work for the passage of this bill, which would help to develop an inventory of best practices for the development of transit villages. Thank you for your continuing efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely, x�� Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts The Board of SupervisorsContra John Sweeten Clerk of the Board and County Administration Building Costa County Administrator 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Martinez, California 94553-1293 (925)335-1900 County John Gioia, 1st District Gayle B.Uilkema,2nd District r•.'t'-- Donna Gerber,3rd District :• `r �F k•. Mark DeSaulnier,4th District Federal D.Glover,5th District June 5, 2001 w, The Honorable Don Perata State Senate, 91h District 1515 Clay Street, #2202 Oakland CA 94612 Dear Senator Perata: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a position of"support, if amended"for Senate Bill 213, your bill that would require regional agencies in the Bay Area to evaluate the effectiveness of local participation in congestion reduction plans and "fair share" housing development. The Board asks for two changes in the bill as outlined in this letter. First, SB 213 should be amended to acknowledge that local jurisdictions cannot ensure construction of housing. Construction of housing units is contingent upon market forces. Therefore the Board recommends the following changes in the bill. Line 17 of page 2- "The studies shall evaluate whether local governments are me g making provisions for their fair share of housing std& needs and are participating in regional congestion reduction plans." Second, the Board recommends the bill acknowledge that the jobs-housing balance in each jurisdiction must be carefully assessed. This could be accomplished with the following addition to the sentence beginning on Line 4 of Page 3: "Create a monitoring and evaluation program to track production in housing and jobs with respect to measuring an appropriate jobs-housing balance in each jurisdiction, considering household incomes and the percent of income spent on housing and commuting, housing units needed in job surplus areas, and housing densities adjacent to transit stations." If you have questions about this request, please contact Steven Goetz of the Community Development Department at (925) 335-1240. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely, Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts The Board of SupervisorsContra John Sweeten Clerk of the Board County Administration Building Costa and County Administrator 651 Pine Street, Room 106 (925)335-1900 Martinez, California 94553-1293 County � John Gioia, 1st District JV Gayle B.Uilkema,2nd District Donna Gerber,3rd District Mark DeSaulnier,4th District f Federal D.Glover.5th District NQN June 5 2001 tT'r COI1KTi The Honorable Tom Torlakson State Senate, 7th District 1948 Mt. Diablo Boulevard Walnut Creek CA 94596 Dear Senator Torlakson: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a position of"support with amendments" for Senate Bill 784, your bill regarding the jobs/housing balance. The bill provides that General Fund revenues be transferred and appropriated for no less than two years for use as incentive grants to local jurisdictions to meet specified targets for housing production. The Board of Supervisors supports this bill with a minor amendment that acknowledges certain variations in terminology used by different local jurisdictions. We ask that one new sentence be added to SB 784 as follows.- For the purposes of this chapter, a Final Inspection by a building inspection department shall be the equivalent of a Certificate of Occupancy. If you have questions about this request, please contact Steven Goetz of the Community Development Department at (925) 335-1240. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely, Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts The Board of SupervisorsContra John Sweeten Clerk of the Board and County Administration Building �OctCounty Administrator 651 Pine.Street, Room a 106 V (925)335-1900 Martinez, California 94553-1293 County John Gioia, 1st District �J/ Gayle B.Uilkema,2nd District Donna Gerber,3rd District Mark DeSaulnier,4th District Federal D.Glover,5th District i June 5 2001` .risk;: a couxt' The Honorable Tom Tortakson State Senate, 7th District 1948 Mt. Diablo Boulevard Walnut Creek CA 94596 Dear Senator Torlakson: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a position of"support, if amended" for Senate Bill 213 (Perata-D), which would require regional agencies in the Bay Area to evaluate the effectiveness of local participation in congestion reduction plans and "fair share" housing development. The Board asks that you work for two changes in the bill as outlined in this letter. First, SB 213 should be amended to acknowledge that local jurisdictions cannot ensure construction of housing. Construction of housing units is contingent upon market forces. Therefore the Board recommends the following changes in the bill. Line 17 of page 2: "The studies shall evaluate whether local governments are impltiig making provisions for their fair share of housing stats needs and are participating in regional congestion reduction plans." Second, the Board recommends the bill acknowledge that the jobs-housing balance in each jurisdiction must be carefully assessed. This could be accomplished with the following addition to the sentence beginning on Line 4 of Page 3: "Create a monitoring and evaluation program to track production in housing and jobs with respect to measuring an appropriate jobs-housing balance in each jurisdiction, considering household incomes and the percent of income spent on housing and commuting, housing units needed in job surplus areas, and housing densities adjacent to transit stations." If you have questions about this request, please contact Steven Goetz of the Community Development Department at (925) 335-1240. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely, Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts The Board of SupervisorsCpntf a John Sweeten Clerk of the Board County Administration Building and Costa a County Administrator 651 Pine Street, Room 106 (925)335-1900 Martinez, California 94553-1293 County , John Gioia, 1 st District L1/ SE Gayle B.Uilkema,2nd District Donna Gerber,3rd District ••:�•�" . ._�:.• Mark DeSaulnier,4th District Federal D.Glover,5th District June 5, 2001 sya=cO C. The Honorable Tom Torlakson State Senate, 7th District 1948 Mt. Diablo Boulevard Walnut Creek CA 94596 Dear Senator Torlakson: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has adopted a position of support for Senate Bill 600, your bill regarding transit village plans. Contra Costa County historically has supported efforts to promote the development of transit villages, and one of the County's legislative goals for 2001 specifically calls for such legislation. We are pleased to see that you are working towards this important goal and we appreciate your efforts in this regard. Thank you for your continuing efforts on behalf of Contra Costa County. Sincerely, Gayle B. Uilkema Chair, Board of Supervisors cc: County Administrator's Office Community Development Department Public Works Department D. Hunter, Smith Kempton &Watts to O � w � ►� .ori � � � 00 { 4t � Q a3 10, WW v 0 n 3 4