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C.50

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Legislation Committee
Date:	April 28, 2009

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Costa

County

Subject:

REFERRAL TO FINANCE COMMITTEE: AB 1019 (Beall), AB 1082 (Torrico), and ACA 9 (Huffman)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/28/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

L. DeLaney, 5-1097

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 28, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

REFER to the Finance Committee the review of and position recommendation to the Board of Supervisors for AB 1019 (Beall): Alcoholic Beverages, Surcharge; AB 1082 (Torrico): Sales and Use Taxes, Domestic Violence Prevention; and ACA 9 (Huffman): Local Government Bonds, Special Taxes, Voter Approval, as requested by the Legislation Committee.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact from this action on the County. However, the proposed legislation may have an impact on County revenues, and as such, is requested to be reviewed and considered by the Finance Committee.

BACKGROUND:

At its April 6, 2009 meeting, the Legislation Committee requested that AB 1019 (Beall), AB 1082 (Torrico), and ACA 9 (Huffman) be referred to the Finance Committee for their review and position recommendation for the Board of Supervisors. Because these bills could have an impact on County revenues, the Finance Committee is the appropriate committee to consider them.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

AB 1019 requires wholesalers located within the state who distribute alcoholic beverages to pay a surcharge. It establishes the Alcohol-Related Services Fund to be used for specified programs. It also prevents the use and abuse of alcoholic beverages and other drugs. This bill will be heard in the Assembly Health Committee on April 21, 2009.

AB 1082 imposes a tax on the sale of or the storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property that is harmful matter at a specified rate. It creates the Domestic Violence Prevention Fund and the Domestic Abuser Surveillance Fund that requires that all revenues, less refunds, be transferred to the funds. This bill will also be heard in the Assembly Health Committee on April 21, 2009.

ACA 9 changes the 2/3 voter-approval requirement for special taxes to, instead, authorize a city, county, or special district to impose a special tax with the approval of 55% of its voters voting on the tax. This bill lowers to 55% the voter-approval threshold for a city, county, or city and county to incur bonded indebtedness, exceeding in one year the income and revenue provided in that year, that is in the form of general obligation bonds to fund specified public improvements. It has not been scheduled for a committee hearing as yet.