BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 1260
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB
1260 (Thurmond)
As Amended May 22, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|Local |6-2 |Gonzalez, Alejo, |Maienschein, Waldron |
|Government | |Chiu, Cooley, | |
| | |Gordon, Holden | |
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|Higher |8-3 |Bloom, Irwin, |Baker, Chávez, |
|Education | |Levine, Linder, Low, |Harper |
| | |Santiago, Weber, | |
| | |Williams | |
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|Appropriations |12-5 |Gomez, Bonta, |Bigelow, Chang, |
| | |Calderon, Daly, |Gallagher, Jones, |
| | |Eggman, Eduardo |Wagner |
| | |Garcia, Gordon, | |
| | |Holden, Quirk, | |
| | |Rendon, Weber, Wood | |
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AB 1260
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SUMMARY: Authorizes the University of California (UC) to enter
into a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the City of Richmond
(City), or an enhanced infrastructure financing district (EIFD)
created by the City for purposes of financing infrastructure for
the Berkeley Global Campus, if certain circumstances are met.
Specifically, this bill:
1)Allows UC to enter into a JPA with the City or an EIFD created
by the City, or both, for the purpose of financing
infrastructure and other improvements within the area of the
South Shoreline Specific Plan and the Berkeley Global Campus at
Richmond Bay if the UC and the City have entered into an
agreement that details all commitments made by UC relating to
the Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay, and the agreement
includes, among any other provisions, the following:
a) The creation of an Anti-Displacement Fund allocated to the
construction of affordable housing;
b) Vocational training programs made available to residents
of the City;
c) A policy requiring that all wages paid for employment on
the Richmond Global Campus be at least 30% above the minimum
wage;
d) An agreement with the Contra Costa Building and
Construction Trades Council to provide for the compensation
and working conditions of employees engaged in construction
of the Richmond Global Campus;
e) An agreement that all Richmond Global Campus jobs that are
comparable to jobs performed at the UC Berkeley (UCB) campus
will be employed by the UC under the same terms and
conditions that govern employment at UCB;
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f) Creation of a Youth Opportunity and Education Fund;
g) A policy providing preferential procurement opportunities
for small businesses located in the City; and,
h) Provisions for local hire requirements.
2)Provides, if the City or an EIFD created by the City, or both,
enter into a JPA with UC, the date on which an EIFD created by
the City and any other consenting taxing agencies shall cease to
exist, and at which time all tax allocation to the EIFD will
end, shall not be more than 55 years from the date on which the
issuance of bonds is approved, as specified, or the issuance of
a loan is approved by the governing board of a local agency, as
specified.
3)Provides that the Legislature finds and declares that a special
law is necessary and that a general law cannot be made
applicable within the meaning of California Constitution Article
IV, Section 16 because of the unique circumstances of developing
the Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay, located within the
City.
EXISTING LAW allows, pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act,
two or more public agencies by agreement to jointly exercise any
power common to the contracting parties, as specified, if
authorized by their legislative or other governing bodies.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, this bill contains no state costs. Costs to local
agencies to form JPAs or EIFDs are not reimbursable.
COMMENTS:
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1)Bill Summary. This bill authorizes the UC to enter into a JPA
with the City, or an EIFD created by the City, or both, for
purposes of financing infrastructure for the Berkeley Global
Campus, if conditions are met.
This bill is author-sponsored.
2)Author's Statement. According to the author, the intent of this
measure is to facilitate a partnership between the City and UCB
with regards to the creation of a UCB Global Campus in Richmond
Bay. The author states, "The current version of the bill speaks
to the unique situation of the Global Campus in terms of the
needs of the City and the ability of the UC to partner with the
City on infrastructure and financing. The bill is working
toward providing an efficient public financing mechanism to fund
the shared, critical infrastructure required for development of
the University of California at Berkeley Global Campus and the
complimentary City of Richmond South Shoreline Specific Plan
Area."
3)Joint Exercise of Powers Act. JPAs have existed in California
for nearly 100 years, and were originally created to allow
multiple local governments in a region to pool resources to meet
common needs. The Joint Exercise of Powers Act authorizes state
and local agencies to create and use a JPA, which is a legal
document that allows the contracting parties to exercise powers
that are common to all of the contracting parties. A JPA can be
administered by one of the contracting agencies, or it can be
carried out by a new, separate public entity. JPAs are an
attractive tool for local governments because they facilitate
more efficient service provision through collaboration, and they
allow local entities to issue bonds without voter ratification.
Current law authorizes JPAs to jointly exercise any power common
to the contracting parties, if authorized by their legislative
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or governing body.
4)EIFDs. Existing law authorizes a city or county to establish an
EIFD, adopt an infrastructure financing plan, and issue bonds
for which only the EIFD is liable, upon approval of 55% of the
voters, and to finance public capital facilities. The EIFD must
create an infrastructure financing plan which includes the date
the EIFD will end.
5)Arguments in Support. Unknown.
6)Arguments in Opposition. Unknown.
Analysis Prepared by:
Debbie Michel / L. GOV. / (916) 319-3958 FN:
0000529