Local government: omnibus bill.

(1) Existing law requires a fictitious business name statement to be filed with the clerk of the county in which a registrant has his or her principal place of business in this state or, if a registrant has no place of business in this state, with the Clerk of Sacramento County. This bill would authorize the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors to designate, by resolution, another county officer to perform the duties of the county clerk described above. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations regarding the necessity for a special statute. (2) Existing law establishes a system of county law libraries and provides for a board of law library trustees in each county to govern the law library established for the county. Existing law authorizes real property acquired by the board to be sold, with the proceeds to be deposited in the law library fund. This bill would additionally authorize real property acquired by the board to be leased, rented, or licensed, with the proceeds to be deposited in the law library fund. (3) Existing law authorizes a legislative body, as defined, that determines prior to issuing any bonds that the interest payable on the bonds will be subject to federal income taxation under the law in effect on the date of issuance, to require in the ordinance, resolution, indenture, agreement, or other instrument providing for the issuance of the bonds, that the bonds be denominated, payable, and redeemable in accordance with certain standards. This bill would also authorize the legislative body to include the maturity or maturities of the bonds in the ordinance, resolution, indenture, agreement, or other instrument providing for issuance. (4) Existing law requires the Controller to regularly audit, in accordance with a specified schedule, the annual apportionment and allocation by counties of property tax revenue. This bill would correct an erroneous cross-reference in these requirements. (5) Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to establish an infrastructure financing district, and requires proceedings for the establishment of a district to be instituted by the adoption of a resolution of intention to establish the proposed district that, among other things, describes the boundaries of the proposed district as referenced in a map on file in the office of the clerk of the city or county. This bill would specify that the description of the boundaries of the proposed district may be accomplished by reference to a map on file in the office of the clerk of either the city or county that is proposing to establish the district. (6) Existing law, until December 31, 2014, authorizes special districts to issue securitized limited obligation notes, as specified. This bill would extend that authorization to December 31, 2019. (7) The Planning and Zoning Law requires the legislative body of a city or county to adopt a general plan that consists of various elements, including a noise element that identifies and appraises noise problems in the community. Existing law requires the noise element to, among other things, recognize the guidelines established by the Office of Noise Control. This bill would eliminate the requirement that the noise element recognize the guidelines established by the Office of Noise Control. (8) Existing law authorizes any 2 or more harbor agencies to establish an authority, as specified, for the purpose of establishing an infrastructure fund and financing port or harbor infrastructure. Existing law defines "port or harbor infrastructure" for purposes of that law. This bill would correct an erroneous cross-reference in that definition. (9) Existing law prohibits any person from performing the duties or exercising the authority of an appraiser for property tax purposes, as specified, unless he or she holds a valid appraiser's certificate issued by the State Board of Equalization. Existing law requires the board to hold appraiser examinations, prepared by the board with the assistance of 5 assessors selected by the State Association of County Assessors. Existing law provides that an appraiser, after holding a valid appraiser's certificate for at least 3 years, be issued an advanced appraiser's certificate by the board when he or she has completed a course of study, passed an examination, and holds a valid professional designation from a recognized professional organization. Existing law requires the board, with the advice and assistance of 5 assessors selected by the State Association of County Assessors, to prescribe the course of study, prepare the examination, and approve of the professional designation. This bill would change an obsolete reference in these provisions from the State Association of County Assessors to the California Assessors' Association. (10) The Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 defines "assessment" for purposes of that law to mean a levy for the purpose of, among other things, promoting activities that will benefit the properties or businesses located within the district. This bill would revise the definition of "assessment" to instead mean a levy for the purpose of providing activities that will benefit the properties or businesses located within the district. (11) The Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 requires the resolution of intention to form a district, the management district plan, and the resolution of formation of the district to include a description of the exterior boundaries of the district. This bill would authorize the description in these documents of the exterior boundaries of the district to be made by reference to any plan or map that is on file with the city clerk. (12) The Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 requires the resolution establishing a property and business improvement district to contain specified information. This bill would correct an erroneous cross-reference in the listing of the information required to be contained in the resolution. (13) The Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994, upon the expiration of a property and business improvement district, authorizes a new district to be established. That law also authorizes any district previously established whose term has expired to be renewed, as specified. This bill would instead, upon the expiration of a property and business improvement district, authorize the district to be renewed, and would also authorize the renewal of any district whose term will expire. (14) The Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 requires all delinquent payments for assessments to be charged interest and penalties. This bill would instead authorize interest and penalties to be charged. (15) The Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 authorizes the city council to modify the management district plan relating to these modifications or the improvements and activities to be funded with the revenue derived from the levy of an assessment after conducting a public hearing on the proposed modifications. That law requires notice of public meetings and public hearings to comply with either a particular statute or specified requirements. This bill would eliminate the reference to "public meetings" in the notice requirement and would change any reference from "public meeting" to "public hearing." (16) The Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 requires the owners' association under contract with the local governmental entity to administer or implement activities and improvements specified in the management district plan, to cause to be prepared a report for each fiscal year for which assessments are to be levied and collected to pay the costs of the improvements and activities described in the report. That law requires the report to include, among other things, the amount of any surplus or deficit revenues to be carried over from a previous fiscal year and the amount of any contributions to be made from sources other than assessments. This bill would instead require the report to include the estimated amount of any surplus or deficit revenues as described above, and the estimated amount of any contributions as described above.