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Bill No: SB 944
Author: Torres (D)
Amended: 8/18/14
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE : 9-0, 4/8/14
AYES: Correa, Berryhill, Cannella, De Le�n, Galgiani, Lieu,
Padilla, Torres, Vidak
NO VOTE RECORDED: Hernandez, Vacancy
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SENATE FLOOR : 35-0, 5/8/14 (Consent)
AYES: Anderson, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Cannella, Corbett,
Correa, De Le�n, DeSaulnier, Evans, Fuller, Galgiani, Hancock,
Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Lieu, Liu,
Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nielsen, Padilla, Pavley, Roth,
Steinberg, Torres, Vidak, Walters, Wolk, Wyland
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon, Gaines, Knight, Wright, Yee
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 69-6, 8/25/14 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Surplus state property
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill prohibits the Lanterman Developmental
Center (LDC), which has been declared surplus state property,
from being pre-zoned, zoned, or re-zoned unless the change is
requested or approved by the Department of General Services
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(DGS).
Assembly Amendments revise and recast the provisions of this
bill giving specificity to LDC, and make legislative findings
and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for
LDC.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1.Authorizes DGS, subject to legislative approval, to sell,
lease, exchange, or transfer various specified properties for
current market value, or upon such other terms and conditions
that DGS determines are in the best interests of the state.
2.Requires surplus property that is not needed by any state
agency to first be offered to local agencies, and then to
nonprofit affordable housing sponsors, before being offered
for sale to private entities or individuals.
This bill:
1.Prohibits the LDC, located in Pomona, CA, from being
pre-zoned, zoned, or re-zoned unless DGS requests or approves
the change.
2.Requires a local agency or affordable housing developer that
wishes to be considered a priority buyer for the LDC property
to demonstrate to DGS that the property, or a portion thereof,
will be used for the development of projects that create
sustainable jobs of benefit to the area and region where the
LDC property is located.
Comments
The author states that, in the recent past, DGS has encountered
situations where local governments have re-zoned state surplus
property, resulting in a reduction of the value. The author is
concerned that this might happen when the LDC surplus property
in her district is sold. The author asserts that changes to the
zoning of the property could potentially decrease the market
value and be inconsistent with the long-term interests of the
surrounding area and region, particularly the need to provide
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sustainable job creation in an area with high unemployment.
According to DGS, the 302-acre LDC property was declared surplus
in 1996. Currently, DGS reports that the state is considering
whether any portions of the land could be used by California
Polytechnic University before proceeding with additional
development options.
This bill prohibits the pre-zoning, zoning, or re-zoning of the
LDC property unless DGS requests or approves the zoning change.
This bill also requires a local agency or affordable housing
developer seeking priority in purchasing the LDC property to
demonstrate to DGS that the property will be used for the
development of projects that create sustainable jobs of benefit
to the local area and region. However, it does not specify how
DGS would award priority in the bidding process to a local
agency or affordable housing sponsor based on the creation of
sustainable jobs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 69-6, 8/25/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Bigelow, Bloom, Bocanegra,
Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon,
Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Garcia,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Roger
Hern�ndez, Holden, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue,
Lowenthal, Maienschein, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi,
Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Perea, John A. P�rez, V.
Manuel P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas,
Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron,
Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Atkins
NOES: Allen, Donnelly, Gatto, Jones, Mansoor, Yamada
NO VOTE RECORDED: Beth Gaines, Gordon, Harkey, Patterson,
Vacancy
MW:de 8/26/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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