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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2247
Author: Williams (D)
Amended: 4/14/16 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE: 12-0, 6/14/16
AYES: Hall, Bates, Block, Gaines, Galgiani, Glazer, Hernandez,
Hill, Hueso, Lara, McGuire, Vidak
NO VOTE RECORDED: Berryhill
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 7-0, 8/1/16
AYES: Lara, Bates, Beall, Hill, McGuire, Mendoza, Nielsen
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 5/5/16 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT: Armories
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill requires the Director of the Department of
General Services (DGS) to grant the City of Santa Barbara or the
Santa Barbara Unified School District an option to purchase the
Santa Barbara Armory, as specified.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1)Authorizes DGS, with the approval of the Adjutant General, to
lease and sell real property held for armory purposes, subject
to legislative approval.
2)Authorizes DGS with the approval of the Adjutant General to
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sell, for fair market value, the Santa Barbara Armory.
3)Establishes the Armory Fund and requires that the net proceeds
from the sale or lease of armories be deposited into the fund,
for use, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for specified
purposes related to armories.
This bill:
1)Requires DGS, with approval of the Adjutant General, to grant
the City of Santa Barbara or the Santa Barbara Unified School
District an option to purchase the Santa Barbara Armory.
2)Provides that the option expires on July, 2017, at which time
the Director of DGS shall offer the armory for sale on the
open market.
3)Specifies that any purchase agreement shall include terms and
conditions determined by DGS to be in the best interest of the
state based on the fair market value of the armory, based on
the zoning as it existed on March 1, 2016, as determined by an
appraisal undertaken and approved by DGS.
4)Defines "Santa Barbara Armory" to mean the approximately 4.7
acres of real property with approximately 27,000 square foot
armory building and ancillary improvements made thereon,
located at 700 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara,
California.
Background
Purpose of the bill. According to the author, "local
acquisition of the National Guard Armory has long been sought by
the Santa Barbara Unified School District. Its location on
Santa Barbara's east side makes it an ideal site for school,
educational, and recreational programs. As an educational
facility, the National Guard Armory would add much to the Santa
Barbara Community. The possibilities are endless as to the
programs that could be created and the greater interaction
between the two schools. Many other community and civic
facilities are immediately adjacent to or near the Armory,
including Boys and Girls Club, Ortega Park, and Girls Inc."
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Santa Barbara Armory. The Santa Barbara National Guard Armory
is located immediately between, and adjacent to, Santa Barbara
High School and Santa Barbara Junior High School, in Downtown
Santa Barbara. In 1945, the Santa Barbara Armory was acquired
by the National Guard from the community of Santa Barbara.
The author states that, "long time Santa Barbara residents often
speak about the Armory's use for community dances, concerts, and
movie screenings in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s." Since the
mid-1960s, the Armory has not been used by the National Guard or
community. As a result, the Armory's maintenance has fallen
behind.
Prior/Related Legislation
SB 536 (Roth, Chapter 355, Statutes of 2015) authorized, among
other thing, the sale of seven specific armories, including the
Santa Barbara Armory.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, one-time costs
to DGS of $35,000 to appraise and sell the Armory. This cost
will be borne by the Property Acquisition Law Account and
subsequently reimbursed from Armory sale proceeds. Net proceeds
from the sale will be deposited into the Armory Fund.
SUPPORT: (Verified8/2/16)
City of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Unified School District
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/2/16)
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None received
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: According to the City of Santa
Barbara, "the purchase of the Armory property by the City of
Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Unified School District will
allow the city and the school district to achieve a number of
community priorities given the size of the property and
proximity to the adjacent senior and junior high schools."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 5/5/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker,
Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley,
Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier,
Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger
Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey,
Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes,
McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte,
O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez,
Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting,
Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Beth Gaines
Prepared by:Felipe Lopez / G.O. / (916) 651-1530
8/3/16 19:31:23
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