AB 14

Bill Subjects

Abstract

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 to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and to approve a redevelopment plan for each project area. That law sets forth various procedural requirements of a redevelopment agency for its adoption of a redevelopment plan. This bill would authorize the Fremont Redevelopment Agency to adopt a redevelopment plan for a project area encompassing or surrounding the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) automobile manufacturing plant and the Warm Springs Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station. The bill would set forth alternative conditions that cause blight for the purpose of the adoption of this redevelopment plan. The bill would provide that the redevelopment plan would not be required to demonstrate conformance with the community's general plan, but would prohibit the agency from receiving or using tax increment funds from the project area until its legislative body determines that the redevelopment plan is consistent with the general plan. The bill would also make other changes to the plan adoption process in order to streamline that process. The bill would require the county assessor of the County of Alameda to review the assessed value of the taxable properties in the project area prior to the effective date of the ordinance adopted by the Fremont Redevelopment Agency for purposes of establishing the assessment roll to be used in connection with the taxation of the subject properties. By adding to the duties of local government officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also authorize the agency to use tax increment revenue derived from the project area to assist in funding school facilities that will serve the future residents of the project area, as specified. The bill would specify that this use of tax increment funding would be in addition to any transfer of tax increment revenue to a taxing agency or school district for educational purposes required under the Community Redevelopment Law. The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes a city, county, or city and county to require, by ordinance, the payment of a development impact fee for school facilities as a condition to the approval of a residential development, in specified circumstances. This bill would authorize the City of Fremont, upon the request of the Fremont Redevelopment Agency, to impose a higher maximum school facilities development impact fee with respect to residential developments in the project area than that provided for under existing law. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Fremont Redevelopment Agency. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.