BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: March 28, 2012
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Felipe Fuentes, Chair
AB 1515 (Torres) - As Introduced: January 13, 2012
Policy Committee: Local
GovernmentVote:9-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill authorizes the City of Pomona to convey to the
Consolidated Fire Protection District of the County of Los
Angeles (CFPD) a portion of former state surplus property.
Specifically, this bill:
1)Authorizes the City of Pomona to convey to CFPD a portion of
the 6.8 acres of surplus state land the state conveyed to the
City of Pomona in 1973.
2)Authorizes the Director of the Department of General Services
(DGS) to take any action necessary to ensure that the transfer
of that portion of the property does not result in the
reversion of the property to the state.
3)Eliminates the existing requirement for reversion to the state
for the property being transferred to CFPD but maintains the
requirement that if the remaining portion of the parcel
retained by the City of Pomona ceases to be used by the City
of Pomona for a fire station the property shall revert to the
state.
FISCAL EFFECT
In the absence of the bill, the land would revert to the state,
when and if the City of Pomona stopped using the land for a fire
station. The elimination of the reversion clause for the
designated parcel would a potential loss to the state of an
asset worth approximately $1.5 million.
COMMENTS
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1)Rationale. According to the author, due to the weakened
economy and its impact on the City of Pomona's general fund,
budget cuts across all city departments have been implemented.
The cost to provide CFPD fire protection and emergency
response services, and maintenance of the Fire Training
Facility are critically impacting limited City resources. The
transfer of the Fire Training Facility site to CFPD provides
the best alternative to maintain the Fire Training Facility
and service response from Fire Station 187 at its current
level. The author states that CFPD is interested in acquiring
the training site from Pomona and continuing its use as one of
their primary training sites for fire response personnel.
2)Background. The City of Pomona received 6.8 acres of property
from the State of California in 1973 for facilities to improve
fire protection for the surrounding area and the adjoining
state hospital. Existing law stipulates that in the event the
City of Pomona ceases to use the property for a fire station,
the property shall revert to the state. In 1979 the City of
Pomona completed construction of a fire station, which has
continued in operation to provide fire protection services
according to state requirements. The City of Pomona further
invested in the property and built a fire training facility on
the remainder of the property. Both facilities were operated
by the City of Pomona Fire Department from 1979 to 1995, at
which time the City of Pomona contracted with CFPD for fire
protection and emergency response services. The City of
Pomona retained ownership of the property and the state
continued to maintain specified water utilities on the
property.
3)Adjacent Lanterman Developmental Center. The state Department
of Developmental Services (DDS) is in the process of closing
this facility, which is across the street from this property.
When it is no longer needed, DDS will declare it excess and
DGS will report to the Legislature that the land is surplus.
If the Legislature concurs, DGS will take the lead on
determining possible use of the property. The exact timeline
is uncertain because the remaining residents must be moved.
The Legislature may want to consider the future of the fire
training facility in concert with decisions being made about
the Lanterman Developmental Center.
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Analysis Prepared by : Roger Dunstan / APPR. / (916) 319-2081