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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2247
Author: Williams (D), et al.
Amended: 8/16/16 in Senate
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 specified cities and school
districts an option to purchase the Santa Barbara Armory,
Brawley Armory, Indio Armory, Lynwood Armory, and Pomona Armory,
as defined.
Senate Floor Amendments of 8/16/16 (1) add the Brawley Armory,
Indio Armory, Lynwood Armory, and Pomona Armory to the list of
armories that DGS shall grant an option to purchase to specified
cities and school districts, (2) specify 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, (3) add Senators Lara, Leyva, and Stone as coauthors,
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and (4) add Assembly Members Eduardo Garcia and Rodriguez as
coauthors.
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
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. The option shall expire on July 1, 2017.
2) Defines the "Santa Barbara Armory" to mean the approximately
4.7 acres of real property with approximately a 27,000 square
foot armory building and ancillary improvements made thereon,
located at 700 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara,
California.
3) Requires DGS, with the approval of the Adjutant General, to
grant to the City of Brawley or the Brawley Union High School
District an option to purchase the Brawley Armory. The
option shall expire on July 1, 2017.
4) Defines the "Brawley Armory" to mean approximately 1.78
acres of real property with improvements made thereon,
located at 650 North Second Street, Brawley, California,
known as the Brawley Armory.
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5) Requires DGS, with the approval of the Adjutant General, to
grant to the City of Indio an option to purchase the Indio
Armory. The option shall expire on July 1, 2017.
6) Defines the "Indio Armory" to mean approximately 2.31 acres
of real property with improvements made thereon, located at
43143 North Jackson Street, Indio, California known as the
Indio Armory.
7) Requires DGS, with the approval of the Adjutant General, to
grant the city of Lynwood an option to purchase the Lynwood
Armory. The option shall expire on July 1, 2017.
8) Defines the "Lynwood Armory" to mean approximately 1.03
acres of real property with improvements made thereon,
located at 11398 Bullis Road, Lynwood, California, known as
the Lynwood Armory.
9) Requires DGS, with approval of the Adjutant General, to
grant the City of Pomona an option to purchase the Pomona
Park Armory. In the event that the City of Pomona does not
act on that option, the DGS, with the approval of the
Adjutant General, shall grant to the County of Los Angeles an
option to purchase the Pomona Park Armory. The option shall
expire on July 1, 2017.
10)Defines the "Pomona Park Armory" to mean approximately 0.635
acres of real property with improvements made thereon,
located at 600 South Park Avenue, Pomona, California, known
as the Pomona Park Armory.
11)Requires DGS, upon expiration of the options, to offer the
armories for sale on the open market.
12)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.
Background
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Purpose of the bill. According to the author, "local
acquisition of the Santa Barbara 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."
In addition, the author states that, "the inclusion of the
additional armories is a reasonable way to accommodate other
localities who wish to purchase their respective armories in
order to better their communities. The Pomona Park Armory, for
example, is currently being used as a homeless shelter. If the
armory was up for public bid, Pomona would no longer be able to
provide this important service."
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.
Related/Prior 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
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According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, one-time costs
to DGS of $175,000 to appraise and sell the Armories. 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: (Verified8/17/16)
City of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Unified School District
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/17/16)
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,
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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
8/18/16 14:22:20
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