BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 27, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2247 (Williams) - As Amended April 14, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill provides the City of Santa Barbara (City) or the Santa
Barbara Unified School District (School District) an option to
purchase the Santa Barbara Armory at fair market value by July
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1, 2017.
FISCAL EFFECT:
1)In 2008, the Department of General Services (DGS) appraised
the property at $18 million, but there is no estimate on its
current value.
2)One-time cost of $25,000 to DGS to sell the armory. This cost
will be borne by the Property Acquisition Law Account and
subsequently reimbursed from armory sale proceeds. Per current
law, the net proceeds from the sale will be deposited into the
Armory Fund and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, must
be used for the maintenance of existing armories and the
acquisition and construction of new armories.
COMMENTS:
Background/Purpose. This bill provides the City or School
District with the option of purchasing the Santa Barbara Armory,
located at 700 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, at fair
market value, based on zoning as it existed on March 1, 2016.
After the option expires, the property will be offered for sale
by general bid at fair market value.
This property was authorized for sale last year by SB 536
(Roth), Chapter 355, Statutes of 2015. That bill allows DGS with
the approval of the California Military Department (CMD), which
sponsored the bill, to sell seven specified armory sites,
including the Santa Barbara Armory.
Armories are the primary sites for unit training and are
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integral to the readiness and responsiveness of National Guard
personnel. The CMD has approximately 100 active armory sites
throughout the state and sought authorization to sell the
specified armories after determining that the costs of
maintaining them outweighed their utility.
DGS, which is responsible for selling the armories, has been
preparing for their sales. The author introduced AB 2247 at the
urging of the City and School District to preserve a public use
for the site, which is located in downtown Santa Barbara near a
junior high school, high school, and civic facilities.
Analysis Prepared by:Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916)
319-2081