SB 1374, as amended, Lara. The Lower Los Angeles River Recreation and Park District.
Existing law provides a process for the establishment of recreation and park districts, which includes certain provisions of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, and provides that a recreation and park district may organize, promote, conduct, and advertise programs of community recreation, establish systems of recreation and recreation facilities, and acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate recreation facilities. Existing law enumerates the powers and duties of recreation and park districts.
Existing law establishes the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy for the purpose of, among others, providing for the public’s enjoyment and enhancement of recreational and education experiences on public lands in the San Gabriel Watershed and Lower Los Angeles River. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to the extent the board wishes to consult, to appoint the Lower Los Angeles River Working Group to develop, on or before March 1, 2017, a revitalization plan for the Lower Los Angeles River watershed that addresses the unique and diverse needs of the Lower Los Angeles River and the communities through which it passes, as prescribed.
This bill would specifically authorize the establishment of the Lower Los Angeles River Recreation and Park District subject to specified existing laws governing recreation and park districts, including their formation, except as provided. The bill would authorizebegin delete 9end delete specified city councils and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to appoint the initial board of directors of the
district. The bill would specify that the enumerated powers and duties of the Lower Los Angeles River Recreation Park District provided by existing law are subject to the review and approval of the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission, upon formation, change of organization, or reorganization under the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000. The bill would further prescribe additional functions and duties of the district, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of open space and parks along the Lower Los Angeles River. Because a violation of an order or rule of the district would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the district to conduct those functions and duties in coordination with the Lower Los Angeles River Working Group and the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Lower Los Angeles River Recreation and Park District.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Article 13 (commencing with Section 5795) is
2added to Chapter 4 of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code,
3to read:
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The Lower Los Angeles River Recreation and Park
9District may be established subject to this chapter and the
10Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act
11of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5
12of the Government Code).
For purposes of this article, “district” means the Lower
14Los Angeles River Recreation and Park District.
Notwithstanding Article 4 (commencing with Section
165783), the initial board of directors of the district shall consist of
17no more thanbegin delete 11end deletebegin insert 13end insert members, as follows:
18(a) The city council of each of the following cities may appoint
19one representative:
20(1) The City of Vernon.
21(2) The City of Maywood.
22(3) The City of Bell.
23(4) The City of Bell Gardens.
24(5) The City of Cudahy.
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(6) The City of South Gate.
26(6)
end delete27begin insert(7)end insert The City of Lynwood.
28(7)
end delete29begin insert(8)end insert The City of Compton.
30(8)
end delete31begin insert(9)end insert The City of Paramount.
32(9)
end delete33begin insert(10)end insert The City of Long Beach.
34(b) The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors may appoint
35two public members.begin insert
One of those members shall be a
36representative of a nonprofit organization serving the Lower Los
37Angeles River region.end insert
P4 1(c) begin deleteA end deletebegin insertExcept as provided in subdivision (d), a end insertperson appointed
2to the board of directors shall serve at the pleasure of the city
3council or county board of supervisors that made the appointment.
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(d) (1) One representative may be jointly appointed by the city
5councils of the following cities:
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(A) The City of Commerce.
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(B) The City of Downey.
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(C) The City of Montebello.
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(D) The City of Pico Rivera.
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(2) The representative appointed pursuant to this subdivision
11shall serve for a two-year term.
The board of directors may be reorganized pursuant
13to Article 6 (commencing with Section 5785).
(a) In addition to the powers enumerated in Article
157 (commencing with Section 5786), which shall be subject to
16review and approval by the Los Angeles County Local Agency
17Formation Commission, upon formation, change of organization,
18or reorganization under the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local
19Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing
20with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code), the
21district, if it is established, shall do all of the following:
22(1) Promote the development of open space and parks along the
23Lower Los Angeles River.
24(2) Identify funding and resources to promote the
revitalization
25of the Lower Los Angeles River and open spaces along the river
26for the benefit and enjoyment of local communities.
27(3) Acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate parks
28and open space along the Lower Los Angeles River.
29(b) The district shall conduct the activities specified in
30paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a) in coordination
31with the Lower Los Angeles River Working Group established
32pursuant to Section 32622 and the San Gabriel and Lower Los
33Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy established pursuant
34to Division 22.8 (commencing with Section 32600), which have
35certain responsibilities regarding the Lower Los Angeles River.
The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
37is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
38within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
39Constitution because of the urgent need for local park space along
P5 1the Lower Los Angeles River and the communities through which
2it passes.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
4Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
5the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
6district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
7infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
8for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
9the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
10the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
11Constitution.
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