BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SB 829
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Date of Hearing: June 18, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
SB 829 (Galgiani) - As Amended: February 13, 2014
Policy Committee: Local
GovernmentVote:8 - 0
Urgency: Yes State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill allows the City of Escalon to sell specified parcels
of land purchased with state park bond funds on the condition
that replacement property is acquired. The bill also requires:
1)The transfer to be consistent with the provisions of the Safe
Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal
Protection Bond Act of 2000 relating to transfers of property
acquired with the bond funds, and the City to submit to the
Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) a proposal
demonstrating compliance with those provisions.
2)The City to provide various information to DPR regarding the
sale, including price information of both the property being
sold and the replacement property, current appraisals of both
properties, a willing seller letter, a parcel map of and
conceptual site plan for the replacement property, and a
commitment by the City to develop the replacement property for
recreational purposes.
3)DPR to determine that all of the conditions set forth in the
bill have been met before the sale of the original property or
the purchase of the replacement property can occur.
FISCAL EFFECT
Minor and absorbable costs to the Department of Parks and
Recreation to review documents and determine that conditions
governing the transfer have been met.
COMMENTS
SB 829
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1)Purpose . This bill seeks to obtain the required legislative
authorization to allow the City to sell parcels of land
originally acquired in 2004 with state parkland bond funds
intended to create a new park adjacent to a planned housing
development. Due to the economic downturn the housing was
never built, leaving the City with remote undeveloped
parkland. The City would like to sell this land and instead
purchase alternate property to expand a park near its
community center.
2)Prior Legislation . The Legislature has authorized several
cities to transfer park property acquired or developed with
state bond funds to other public entities on the condition the
cities or other public entities provide replacement property:
a) AB 1732 (Hall), Chapter 191, Statutes of 2010, allowed
the City of Los Angeles to transfer to the Los Angeles
Unified School District (LAUSD) parkland acquired with park
bond funds and, in exchange, LAUSD provided replacement
parkland facilities.
b) AB 1457 (Baca), Chapter 852, Statutes of 2006, allowed
the City of San Bernardino to transfer Seccombe Lake Park
to the Redevelopment Agency of San Bernardino in exchange
for replacement park land within reasonable proximity of
Seccombe Lake Park.
c) AB 1864 (Matthews), Chapter 558, Statutes of 2006,
allowed the City of Merced to transfer up to three acres of
land in Fahrens Creek Park to the Merced City School
District to construct a new school, subject to the
provisions of the Public Park Preservation Act of 1971.
Analysis Prepared by : Jennifer Swenson / APPR. / (916)
319-2081