Bill Text: CA SB215 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Local government: organization.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 570, Statutes of 2009. [SB215 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SB215-Enrolled.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 215	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 24, 2009
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 17, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 22, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 12, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 26, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wiggins
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Caballero)

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2009

   An act to amend Section 56668 of the Government Code, relating to
local government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 215, Wiggins. Local government: organization.
   (1) Existing law, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act, requires a local
agency formation commission, when reviewing a proposal for a change
of organization or reorganization, to consider specified factors,
including the proposal's consistency with city or county general and
specific plans.
   This bill would modify that factor to require a commission to
consider the proposal's consistency with city or county general and
specific plans, and any applicable transportation plan, when
reviewing a proposal for a change of organization or reorganization,
thus imposing a state mandate.
   (2) 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 no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 56668 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   56668.  Factors to be considered in the review of a proposal shall
include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
   (a) Population and population density; land area and land use; per
capita assessed valuation; topography, natural boundaries, and
drainage basins; proximity to other populated areas; the likelihood
of significant growth in the area, and in adjacent incorporated and
unincorporated areas, during the next 10 years.
   (b) The need for organized community services; the present cost
and adequacy of governmental services and controls in the area;
probable future needs for those services and controls; probable
effect of the proposed incorporation, formation, annexation, or
exclusion and of alternative courses of action on the cost and
adequacy of services and controls in the area and adjacent areas.
   "Services," as used in this subdivision, refers to governmental
services whether or not the services are services which would be
provided by local agencies subject to this division, and includes the
public facilities necessary to provide those services.
   (c) The effect of the proposed action and of alternative actions,
on adjacent areas, on mutual social and economic interests, and on
the local governmental structure of the county.
   (d) The conformity of both the proposal and its anticipated
effects with both the adopted commission policies on providing
planned, orderly, efficient patterns of urban development, and the
policies and priorities in Section 56377.
   (e) The effect of the proposal on maintaining the physical and
economic integrity of agricultural lands, as defined by Section
56016.
   (f) The definiteness and certainty of the boundaries of the
territory, the nonconformance of proposed boundaries with lines of
assessment or ownership, the creation of islands or corridors of
unincorporated territory, and other similar matters affecting the
proposed boundaries.
   (g) A regional transportation plan adopted pursuant to Section
65080, and consistency with city or county general and specific
plans.
   (h) The sphere of influence of any local agency which may be
applicable to the proposal being reviewed.
   (i) The comments of any affected local agency or other public
agency.
   (j) The ability of the newly formed or receiving entity to provide
the services which are the subject of the application to the area,
including the sufficiency of revenues for those services following
the proposed boundary change.
   (k) Timely availability of water supplies adequate for projected
needs as specified in Section 65352.5.
   () The extent to which the proposal will affect a city or cities
and the county in achieving their respective fair shares of the
regional housing needs as determined by the appropriate council of
governments consistent with Article 10.6 (commencing with Section
65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7.
   (m) Any information or comments from the landowner or owners,
voters, or residents of the affected territory.
   (n) Any information relating to existing land use designations.
   (o) The extent to which the proposal will promote environmental
justice. As used in this subdivision, "environmental justice" means
the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with
respect to the location of public facilities and the provision of
public services.
   SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because a
local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
17556 of the Government Code.