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Council Meeting Date: May 17, 2010 Department ID Number: AD 10-016
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL. ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Mayor Pro Tem Jill Hardy, Chair on behalf of the Intergovernmental
Relations Committee Members, Council Members Joe Carchio and
Devin Dwyer
PREPARED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Approval of a City Council position on legislation, a regulation, or
budget issue pending before a federal, state, or regional government
as recommended by the City Council Intergovernmental Relations
Committee (IRC)
Statement of Issue: Approval of a City Council position on legislation, a regulation, or
budget issue pending before a federal, state, or regional government as recommended by
the City Council Intergovernmental Relations Committee.
Financial Impact:
Recommended Action: Motion to:
A. SUPPORT AB 2531 (Fuentes) Redevelopment - Economic Development
B. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to send a Letter of Support for a Request for Federal Funding for
Reconstruction of the Runway at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base
Alternative Action(s):
Do not take the recommended action on one or all of the above and provide direction to
staff on a possible city position.
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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL. ACTION
MEETING DATE: 5/17/2010 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: AD 10-016
Analysis:
A. SUPPORT AB 2531 (Fuentes) Redevelopment - Economic Development
AB 2531 would expand the definition of redevelopment to put greater emphasis on
attracting and retaining businesses in order to enhance employment opportunities. In
some instances, the bill merely clarifies existing authority, while in others additional
authority is granted to agencies.
Redevelopment activities would be expanded to include the provision of direct
assistance to businesses in connection with new or existing facilities within
redevelopment project areas for industrial or manufacturing uses. Existing authority to
make commercial rehabilitation loans would be expanded to include providing financial
guarantees or other financial assistance to owners or tenants in a redevelopment
project area in order to retain or expand employment in the project area and increase
energy efficiency of buildings in the project area. Agencies would also be expressly
authorized to construct buildings for industrial or manufacturing purposes and construct
and maintain small business incubators.
AB 2531 would also prohibit an agency from amending its redevelopment plan to
increase or extend time limits solely for the purpose of implementing the authority
granted by the bill.
If approved, AB 2531 would allow the tools of redevelopment to be used more directly in
creating new jobs and assisting businesses. It has the potential to act as both a short-
term and long-term economic stimulus program to get California's economy moving
again. It does this without increasing taxes or adding to the existing state deficits.
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee has reviewed this bill and is
recommending the City Council take a position in support of AB 2531.
B. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to send a Letter of Support for a Request for Federal Funding for
Reconstruction of the Runway at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base
The cities of Los Alamitos, Cypress, Garden Grove, Seal Beach have made a request to
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez for $17 million in federal funding for the
reconstruction of Runway 4R-22L at the Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) in Los
Alamitos.
These agencies have banded together in this effort because the JFTB is the only
military facility between Santa Barbara and San Diego that is capable of handling heavy
aircraft such as a C-117. They believe having a fully functioning base in our area has
clear military strategic values. However, of even greater importance to our citizens, the
JFTB serves as California's Southern Region Offices of Emergency Services. As such,
the JFTB, and its airfield will serve as the locus through which manpower and aid flows
in the event of a regional emergency. Because of this, it is an important facility for the
residents of Huntington Beach.
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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 5/17/2010 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: AD 10-016
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee has reviewed this request and is
recommending that the City Council authorize the Mayor to send a letter of support to
our Federal legislators.
Environmental Status: N/A
Strategic Plan Goals: Enhance Economic Development and Maintain Public Safety
Attachment(s):
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1. AB 2531 Fuentes Redevelopment: Economic Development
2. Report on AB 2531 from the California Redevelopment Association
3. Letter of April 14 from the City of Los Alamitos requesting support for their request
for funding for reconstruction of the runway at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces
Training Base
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BILL NUMBER: AB 2531 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 20, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Fuentes
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
An act to amend Sections 33020, 33021, 33071, 33440,
33444.5, and 33444.6 of, to add -Seetim�33331�
Secti ons 33131.5 and 33333.9 to, and to add
Article 10.5 (commencing with Section 33427) to Chapter 4 of Part 1
of Division 24 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to
redevelopment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2531, as amended, Fuentes. Redevelopment: economic development.
(1) The Community Redevelopment Law authorizes the establishment
of redevelopment agencies in communities in order to address the
effects of blight, as defined, in those communities and requires
those agencies to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and approve a
redevelopment plan for each project area. Existing law defines the
term "redevelopment" for these purposes and specifies the scope of
activities that the term includes. Existing law also makes
specified legislative findings and declarations regarding the
fundamental purposes of redevelopment.
This bill would include in the definition of the term
"redevelopment" those activities that support the provision of
employment opportunities and expand the scope of activities included
in that term This bill would also make additional
legislative findings and declarations regarding the fundamental
purposes of redevelopment . The bill would additionally
authorize the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, at the
request of its legislative body, to prepare applications for, and
execute, economic development programs, to accept public or private
assistance, and to expend those funds for any economic development
activities inside or outside a project area within the territorial
jurisdiction of the agency. The bill would also authorize a
redevelopment agency with a prejeet ai=ea 'eeate ' within the
Cities of Healdsbidrg, Ieng Beaeh, Lem Ai=igeles, Oakland, er Signal
Hill to provide assistance for establishment and
maintenance of a small business incubator_ This bill would also
prohibit an agency from amending a redevelopment plan to
increase or extend certain required limitations for the purpose of
implementing these provisions.
(2) Existing law authorizes an agency to construct foundations,
platforms, and other structural forms necessary for the provision or
utilization of air rights sites for buildings to be used for
residential, commercial, industrial, or other uses contemplated by
the redevelopment plan. An agency is also authorized to establish a
program under which it loans funds to owners or tenants for the
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purpose of rehabilitating commercial buildings or structures within
the project area.
This bill would additienally aidtherize an a9tney te
eenstr,det=—buildings €er industrial er faandfaeturing purpeses—and
small businessineubaters. The— This
bill would expand the agency's programmatic authority by authorizing
it to provide loans, financial guarantees, or other financial
assistance to owners or tenants in a redevelopment project area for
retaining or expanding employment in the project area, increasing
energy efficiency of buildings in the project area, or for any other
redevelopment purpose, as specified.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to
the necessity for a special statute.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 33020 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
33020. "Redevelopment" means the planning, development,
replanning, redesign, clearance, reconstruction, or rehabilitation,
or any combination of these, of all or part of a survey area, and the
provision of those residential, commercial, industrial, public, or
other structures or spaces as may be appropriate or necessary in the
interest of the general welfare, including recreational and other
facilities incidental or appurtenant to them, activities that support
the provision of employment opportunities, and payments to school
and community college districts in the fiscal years specified in
Sections 33681, 33681.5, 33681.7, 33681.9, and 33681.12.
SEC. 2. Section 33021 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to
read:
33021. Redevelopment includes:
(a) The alteration, improvement, modernization, reconstruction,
or rehabilitation, or any combination of these, of existing
structures in a project area.
(b) Provision for open-space types of use, such as streets and
other public grounds and space around buildings, and public or
private buildings, structures and improvements, and improvements of
public or private recreation areas and other public grounds.
(c) The replanning or redesign or original development of
undeveloped areas as to which either of the following conditions
exist.
(1) The areas are stagnant or improperly utilized because of
defective or inadequate street layout, faulty lot layout in relation
to size, shape, accessibility, or usefulness, or for other causes.
(2) The areas require replanning and land assembly for
reclamation or development in the interest of the general welfare
because of widely scattered ownership, tax delinquency, or other
reasons.
—(d) The eensticidetien,retrefit, lease, er dse—ef
€a eil hies-w_in
(d) The provision of direct assistance
to businesses in connection with new or existing facilities within
redevelopment project areas for industrial or manufacturing
uses , including loans, loan guarantees, and other financial
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assistance, and the provision or replacement of machinery and
equipment in those facilities, provided the ns r�ueti_~
retrefit, lease er use, er the predidets manufaetured are
assistance is intended to retain or expand the number of
persons employed in industrial or manufacturing jobs and achieve any
of the following:
(1) Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
(2) Increase the use of clean, renewable, or alternative energy.
(3) Increase energy efficiency.
(4) Increase the use of recycled and locally sourced materials.
(5) Increase efficiency in water, wastewater and stormwater
systems.
(6) Increase the efficiency of construction methods.
(7) Reduce demolition and construction-induced pollution and waste
material generation.
(8) Improve indoor air quality.
(9) Reduce building operation costs through increased operation
and maintenance efficiency.
(10) Reduce public infrastructure costs related to development.
(e) Job training, job placement, apprenticeship and
preapprenticeship programs, and services relating to -construction or
to operations of businesses in project areas.
(€) P-reviding—leans, lean guarantees, and--ether finaneiu1
the eastruetien, r-etrQfit, lease er ase of a f-aeil t�� �'eseribed i__
�-c p--ate..
sttbc�r''visien cdr
(g) Pang—the—east of any-ef the serviees deseribed in
„bd;.
—chi—nPr-eviQing leans, `' Wither finane�ul
e-arr lean s =_�-�==ea-a��e e s---any
assistanee to piceperty ewners n b�-.isinesses in er releeati.g to a
prejeet—area to retain er empand empleyment in the preje et area.
(i) Assisting lie ageneies er private -- np efit
eerperat:ens t establish and maintainsmall business ineubater in
a pr-ejeet area. F e-r p:argo-s e s e€- this sid�iv i s3en, "small --
shall have the same ,a,-.f„-•,-.d in Seetien 11342 619 of the
Gevernment Gede.
(j) Marketing and picemeting business and redevelepment
SEC. 3. Section 23071 of the Health and
Safety Code is amended to read:
33071. The Legislature further finds and declares that a
fundamental purpose of redevelopment is to expand the supply of low-
and moderate-income housing, to expand employment opportunities for
jobless, underemployed, and low-income persons, to attract and
retain businesses in order to enhance employment opportunities,
and to provide an environment for the social, economic, and
psychological growth and well-being of all citizens.
SEC. 3 . SEC. 4. Section 33131.5 is
added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
33131.5. In addition to authority otherwise provided in this
part, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles, at the
request of its legislative body, may do both of the following:
(a) Prepare applications for various state and federal grant
programs relating to economic development, plan and carry out those
programs and expend grant funds inside or outside any redevelopment
project area within the territorial jurisdiction of the agency, and
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comply with any conditions of the program.
(b) Accept any other assistance from the state or federal
government or any public or private source, spend those funds for any
economic development activities inside or outside any redevelopment
project area within the territorial jurisdiction of the agency, and
comply with any conditions of that assistance.
SEC. S. Section 32333.9 is added to the
Health and Safety Code , to read:
33333.9. An agency shall not amend a redevelopment plan to
increase or extend the limits imposed pursuant to Section 33333.2,
33333.4, or 33333. 6 for the purpose of implementing the authority
granted by the act adding this section.
SEC. 4. SEC. 6. Article 10.5
(commencing with Section 33427) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 1 of
Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
Article 10.5. Small Business Development
33427. (a) In addition to any other authority granted under this
part, an agency may, within a project area, for the purposes of
redevelopment, assist public agencies or private nonprofit
corporations to establish, construct, and maintain a small business
incubator.
(b) In addition to any other authority granted under this part, an
agency may, for the purposes of redevelopment, provide loan
guarantees for small businesses located within a project area.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "small business" shall have
the same meaning as defined in Section 11342 .610 of the Government
Code.
— (d) This seetien shall al=enly to a pEejeet-area that is
leeated within the amity of Heald-s,burg tie-Gity ef Leng Beaeh, the
City e€-Les-Angeles, the City of 9akland, er the-City-ef Seal Hill.
Any age ey ep r_ating cilia ene of these eities whieh uses the
authority greed by this seetien shall separately identify these
aeteas-in the-annul regert to its legislative bedy prepare-d
pursuant to Seetien 33980 .1.
(e) Ne ^ge ey may afRend a redevelopment plan to ±ncrease the tax
inerement revenide lifftit pursiaant to Seetien 33333.2 er-33333 .4 fer
the purpose of implementing this seetien
SE-C. 5. SEC. 7. Section 33440 of the
Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
33440. Except as provided in Article 9 (commencing with Section
33410) , Article 10.5 (commencing with Section 33427) , or Section
33444.6, this part does not authorize an agency to construct
any of the buildings for residential, commercial, industrial, or
other use contemplated by the redevelopment plan, except that, in
addition to its powers under Section 33445, an agency may construct
foundations, platforms, and other like structural forms necessary for
the provision or utilization of air rights sites for buildings to be
used for residential, commercial industrial, or other uses
contemplated by the redevelopment plan, and FRay eenstac:aet
=ng-s fer industrial er manufaet
rit -ria cot fer-th in sabdivisien-(d` of Seetiea 3392! and smarm
business-ineabaters. plan.
SEC. 6. SEC. 8. Section 33444.5 of
the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
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33444.5. An agency may establish a program under which it
provides loans, financial guarantees, or other financial assistance
to owners or tenants in a redevelopment project area, for any of the
following purposes:
(a) Rehabilitating commercial buildings or structures within the
project area.
(b) Retaining or expanding employment in the project area.
(c) Increasing energy efficiency of buildings in the project area.
(d) Any other redevelopment purpose specified in Section 33021.
SEC. SEC. 9. Section 33444.6 of
the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
33444.6. (a) Within a project area and as part of an agreement
that provides for the development, rehabilitation, or use of property
that will be used for industrial or manufacturing purposes, an
agency may assist with the financing of facilities or capital
equipment, including, but not necessarily limited to, pollution
control devices.
(b) In addition to any other authority granted pursuant to this
part, an agency may, for the purposes of redevelopment, construct
buildings for industrial or manufacturing purposes that meet the
criteria in subdivision (e) of Section 33021.
h)
(c) Prior to entering into an agreement for a
development that will be assisted pursuant to this section, the
agency shall find, after a public hearing, that the assistance is
necessary for the economic feasibility of the development and that
the assistance cannot be obtained on economically feasible terms in
the private market.
SEC. 10. The Legislature finds and declares that
the purpose of this act is to clarify existing law and to provide
agencies with additional authority to assist businesses in order to
encourage the retention of existing employment opportunities and the
attraction of new employment opportunities. Nothing in this act shall
be construed as limiting or restricting the authority that an agency
possessed prior to the effective date of this act.
SuC. 8. SEC. 11. The Legislature
finds and declares , with respect to Section 4 of this act,
that a special law is necessary and that a general law cannot
be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of
the California Constitution because of the unique circumstances,
needs, and challenges of the City of Heal sbdEg, the Gity=of
Leng-v cucr , the City ef Les Angeles, c xc City o f n uk i .n., and the
City ef Signal Hill— Los Angeles.
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_ California Redevelopment Association # '
'AB=2531 (Fuentes) !Mould Boost lobs`and My!,- Redevelopment Agencies New
Ways t:gAssist B,USInLsseS
RA and the'Communit RedeveloT``"ment A enc of Los:An eles` CPNlAhave
C y. p 9 Y 9 ( ),
collaborated on legislation to give redevelop t agenciesspecific and unambiguous
v. oauthors t o"use tax increment°for,economic,development purposes,in order to.
�'enhance job 'opportunities ;The4bill would enable agencies to assist lndustrlal and ,,
'manufacturing uses that will'aid the"green economy through various,-kinds of financial -'
assistance and through.the provisioria f machinery andequ-ipment
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The.legisiation is-Al 2531 by Assembly Member FelipekFuentes The bill will be
amended to include the new provisions and todelete some existing;provisions and l
s r,theri heard<in the Assemblyk Local Government Committee on Aprii 28. CRA urges
agencies, associate members,and local redevelopment coalition Xmembers to contact
,.
committee members to ask them toysupport the bill The members'of th'e Committee'
are Chair Cameron Smyth R Santa Clarita Vice Chair Anna Caballero (D Salinas),
'7uan"Arambula (I-Fresno), Steven Bradford (D-Inglewood),"Mike Davis (D Los
Angeles), Stephen Knight (R Lancaster), Dan Logue (R-Chico), and Jose Solorw (D
'Santa Anna)
1.
When amended, AB 253.1 would expand the statutory definition of redeve]opment to"
put"greateremphasis on'attracting and retaining'businesses.,in order"to enhance
employrnenopportunities r Irr�some'instances,"the bill;merely clarifies existing
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";authority; while in,others additional authority:is granted to?agercies
%Redevelopment activities would be expanded to include the provision of direct
sistance'to businesses in';3' nection with new or;existing facilities within
redevelopment project areas for industrial or manufacturing uses, including loans,
rioan guarantees and other`financial assistance intended to retain or expand jobs and
achieve objectives such as reduction'of greenhouse gasses, increasing the use of
clean,'renewable or alternative energy, increasing energy efficiency, increasing the
efficiency of construction methgds,- reducing building operation costs through
increased efficiency, and providing job training;job placement and apprenticeship '
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programs Al
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Existing authority to make com'rnercial rehabilitation loans would be expanded to
include providing financial guarantees or,other financia"I assistance to owners or .
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tenants in a redevelopment project area`in 'order to retain or expand�empioyme6t in
thFV
r eann o project area, Mo y
Agencies would also be expressly aufhonzed to construct buildings for industrial or
manufacturing purposes"and construct and<maintam small bu'sinessincubators:
.AB 2531 would aiso prohibit an,agercy from amending its redevelopment plant
increase or extend time limits solely fior the purpose of.implernenting the authority '
granted by the bill.
" .
k zIf approved, AB 2531 would allow the toolsof redevelopment:to"be usedF,more
directly m creating new jobs and assisting businesses'' "It has the potential to?act as
both"a short term and long term economic stimulus program'to get-California's;
economy moving again Jt has:the'added advantage of-"being able to be used
immediately`because,redevelopment agenc es.and staffs are,already in place,
statewide to;implement the,new programs authorized by thelegislation It also'does
snot increase taxes or add`to existing state deficits , �
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g April 14, 2010
The Honorable Gil Coerper
City of Huntington Beach
2000 Main Street
Mayor: Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Marilynn M.Poe
Ken or Stephens
Re: Request for Support of Funding for Runway Reconstruction at
Ken Stephens
Council Members: the Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) in Los Alamitos
Troy D.Edgar
Gerri L.Graham-Mejia
ConstantineZorkos Dear Councilmember Coerper:
City Manager:
JeffreyL.Stewart On behalf of the cities of Los Alamitos, Cypress, Garden Grove, Seal Beach
and the Rossmoor Community Services District, i am writing to request your
support of our efforts to obtain a federal earmark on behalf the Joint Forces
Training Base (JFTB) in Los Alamitos. We understand that federal earmark
requests are plentiful and the pool of funding available is not. However, we
believe that the regional significance of the mission of the JFTB is important
enough to request the support of the City of Huntington Beach.
Our agencies have banded together to request $17 million in federal funding
for the reconstruction of Runway 4R-22L at the JFTB. The runway is the
only military facility between Santa Barbara and San Diego able to handle
"heavy" aircraft, such as a C-117. Clearly, a fully functioning base in our
area has clear military strategic value. However, of even more importance to
our civilian population, the JFTB serves as California's Southern Region
Office of Emergency Services. As such, the JFTB, and its airfield
specifically, will serve as the locus through which manpower and aid flows in
the event of a regional emergency. In short, during an emergency situation,
Huntington Beach residents will benefit greatly from the assistance that will
gather on the airfield situated at the JFTB.
Representative Loretta Sanchez, 47th District, has agreed to carry our joint
funding request forward. Obviously, we are supporting Representative
3191 Katella Avenue Sanchez' efforts completely and are seeking regional support as well. We
Los Alamitos,CA believe sincerely that the entire Southern California region (including all of
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Telepour cities situated more or less adjacent to the JFTB) benefit immensely from
(562) 31-3 a full functioningairfield in northwest Orange Count Accordingly, we hope
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that you and your colleagues on the City Council will view our funding
request favorably and forward your show of support to Congresswoman
www.oi.Ln Alamltos.caus Sanchez.
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The Honorable Gil Coerper
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On behalf of my colleagues in this regional effort, I appreciate your
consideration of this letter. I can be reached at Los Alamitos City Hall (562)
431-3538, extension 201. 1 look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS
MARILYNN M. POE
Mayor
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cc: Mayor Prakash Narain, City of Cypress
Mayor William Dalton,City of Garden Grove
Councilmember Gary Miller,City of Seal Beach
Boardmember,Alfred Coletta,Rossmoor Community Services District
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