CSAC Bulletin Articles: Housing

March 25, 2016

AB 2651 (Gomez) – Request for Comments
As introduced February 19, 2016
Greenway Easements

March 18, 2016

AB 1982 (Bloom) – Request for Comments
As introduced February 16, 2016
Traffic Signal Synchronization

AB 1982 would require that traffic signal synchronization projects funded with Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds be timed to move vehicles at an average speed of 12 to 15 miles per hour. CSAC is interested to know whether counties have synchronization projects for which they may pursue cap and trade funding and whether any of these projects are located in contexts where this restriction would not be practical.

February 26, 2016

On Tuesday, the Board of Equalization took action to set the gasoline excise tax rate for 2016-17. Due to the complex gasoline tax swap, the Board is charged with setting a revenue-neutral rate with the former state sales tax on gasoline by March of each year. The BOE used estimates from the Governor’s January budget estimates and cut the rate 2.2-cents based largely on projections of gas prices between July 2016 and June 2017. Counties stand to see their road maintenance funding from the price-based excise tax decrease by $74 million over this period.

February 5, 2016

The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research will host an additional webinar to discuss its Revised Proposal on Updates to the CEQA Guidelines on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA (Implementing Senate Bill 743 (Steinberg, 2013), released on January 20, 2016. OPR notes that registration for the webinar is limited to 500 participants. This webinar and one from this week will be recorded and available for viewing on our website following the live presentation.

February 5, 2016

ABX1 16 (Patterson) – Request for Comments
As introduced on August 31, 2015

ABX1 16, by Assembly Member Patterson, would create a five-year pilot project whereby two counties, one in northern California and one in Southern California, would assume responsibility for the state highway system within the county, including funding programmed for the maintenance and improvement of those state facilities.

January 29, 2016

This week the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) announced six workshops to be held across the state to assist applicants interested in applying for the 2015-16 Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program. Interested participants can also sign up for consultation with SGC staff regarding the eligibility of a specific project that is ready to apply for funding and other questions.

January 22, 2016

This week, the California Road Charge Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), which is studying road charging as a potential replacement for the gas tax, released its final recommendations for the design of a statewide pilot study of road charging. CSAC was well represented on the TAC by two county supervisors: Supervisor Lisa Bartlett from Orange County and Supervisor David Finigan from Del Norte County.

January 8, 2016

The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors, States of California & Nevada Chapter (SCAN) invites CSAC members to participate in two upcoming trainings on new wireless shot clock rules. SCAN will facilitate meetings in Fountain Valley on January 21 and at San Francisco City Hall on February 4. Information is available online here. Both meetings are open to SCAN non-members.

January 8, 2016