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HEARING - Consider recommendations from the Legislative Program Committee meeting of May 19, 2003, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Oppose, if set for hearing, SB 952 (Perata), prohibiting a local agency from enacting or enforcing any ordinance, regulation, or resolution that would prohibit the conduct of, or require a use permit for, events held on property zoned for residential use by specified tax exempt organizations that charge admission or ask a donation (Attachment A);
b) Oppose SB 744 (Dunn), which would establish the Housing Accountability Committee (HAC) within HCD. The HAC would hear developer appeals of City or County decision on applications for the construction of affordable housing (Attachment B );
c) Oppose AB 1531 (Longville), on the grounds that it would require additional elections, thereby increasing costs, and may result in voter confusion. Support an amendment that would move all California Primary elections to June (Attachment C);
d) Support the following recommendations and proposed priorities from the Joint City/County Affordable Housing Task Force (Attachment D):
i. Seek an amendment to State Law Governing "Fair Share" Housing Requirements as Mandated by the State Regional Housing Needs Plans authorizing 2 or more adjacent jurisdictions to jointly plan and fund the construction of affordable housing within the boundaries of either jurisdiction and permit them to share the RHNA credit;
ii. Seek an Amendment to State Law Governing the Definition of Financial Assistance to households of moderate income to include households with incomes that are up to 200% of the Area Median for tight housing market areas;
iii. Defer action on additional priorities and proposals, discussed by the Joint City/County Affordable Housing Task Force, which would have State fiscal impacts, until such time as the State's financial condition improves;
e) Support the concept of a Health Care Reform bill that will provide expanded access to and reduce the cost of health care coverage;
f) Support SB 677 (Ortiz), which would prohibit the sale of carbonated beverages to pupils in elementary, middle, or junior high schools commencing September 1, 2005, and to pupils in high schools commending September 1, 2006 (Attachment F);
g) Support SB 65 (Torlakson). Existing law places limitations on school districts' ability to enter into exclusive right of sale contracts for carbonated beverages. SB 65 would increase the limitations to include the requirement for a public hearing and would extend the same requirements to include all contracts for the advertising and sale of non-nutritious foods and beverages (Attachment G);
h) Support the establishment of a Maddy EMS Fund for Santa Barbara County and Direct the EMS Agency staff to work with other interested parties to sponsor legislation to establish a unique funding source for a Maddy EMS Fund in Santa Barbara County. (Separate Board item on the May 27, 2003 Administrative Agenda)
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE
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