BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1732
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Date of Hearing: April 28, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 1732 (Hall) - As Amended: March 25, 2010
Policy Committee: Local
GovernmentVote:9-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill allows the City of Los Angeles to transfer to the Los
Angeles Unified School District parkland acquired with park bond
funds in exchange for replacement parkland facilities to be
purchased by LAUSD. The bill also requires:
1)The transfer to be consistent with the provisions of the Safe
Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and coastal
Protection Bond Act of 2000 relating to transfers of property
acquired with the bond funds.
2)The City take several actions prior to making the transfer,
including (a) securing an agreement with LAUSD that identifies
the parcels in the City that will be acquired and developed as
substitute parkland, and (b) passing an ordinance at a public
hearing that describes the parkland transfer, states the need
for the transfer, and makes various findings regarding the
transfer.
3)Various information relating to the transfer be provided to
the state Department of Parks and Recreation, which is
required to determine that conditions set forth in the bill
related to the transfer have been met.
FISCAL EFFECT
Minor and absorbable costs to the Department of Parks and
Recreation to review documents and determine that conditions
governing the transfer have been met.
COMMENTS
AB 1732
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Rationale . According to the author's office, this bill seeks to
obtain the required legislative authorization to allow the City
to transfer to LAUSD the Vernon Branch Library Pocket Park.
LAUSD is working on constructing an elementary school near that
site but the project requires additional land in order to
complete the school. The new elementary school will accommodate
650 students, which will help relieve overcrowding at five
neighboring schools. If the parkland is transferred, LAUSD will
purchase and transfer to the City a similar size parcel of land
in order to replace the lost parkland.
Analysis Prepared by : Brad Williams / APPR. / (916) 319-2081