This measure would proclaim October 22 to October 30, 2011, as including Red Ribbon Week, and would encourage all Californians to help build drug-free communities and participate in drug prevention activities.
(1) Existing law authorizes an owner of any qualified historical property, as defined, to contract with the legislative body of a city, county, or city and county, to restrict the use of the property in exchange for lowered assessment values. Existing law requires contracts under these provisions to include, among other things, where applicable, a provision for the periodic examination of the interior and exterior of the premises by the assessor, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the State Board of Equalization whenever necessary, and a provision that requires the owner to notify the Office of Historic Preservation of the contract. This bill would instead require these contracts, where applicable, to include an inspection of the interior and exterior of the premises by the city, county, or city and county prior to a new agreement, and every 5 years thereafter. This bill would delete from the list of required contract provisions the requirement that the owner notify the Office of Historic Preservation, and would instead require that the contract include a provision that requires the owner to record the contract with the county in which the property is located. (2) Existing law authorizes the legislative body to, upon entering into a contract, require that the property owner, as a condition to entering into the contract, pay a fee not to exceed the reasonable cost of administering this program. This bill would, instead, require that the fee shall not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the service pursuant to this article for which the fee is charged. (3) Existing law specifies that the initial contract term is 10 years and provides that on the anniversary date of the contract, a year is automatically added to the initial term of the contract unless notice of nonrenewal is given, as specified. This bill would also require each contract to provide that after 5 years, and every 5 years thereafter, the legislative body of the local agency shall require an inspection to be conducted, by a party appointed by the legislative body, to determine the owner's continued compliance with the contract. (4) Existing law authorizes the legislative body to cancel a contract if the legislative body determines that the owner has breached any of the conditions of the contract or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified historical property, and authorizes the legislative body or any landowner to, as an alternative to canceling the contract, bring any action in court necessary to enforce a contract, including, but not limited to, an action to enforce the contract by specific performance or injunction. This bill would require the legislative body to either cancel the contract or bring an action in court to enforce the contract, if the legislative body determines that the owner has breached any of the conditions of the contract or has allowed the property to deteriorate to the point that it no longer meets the standards for a qualified historical property. This bill would also provide that, as an alternative to canceling the contract, a landowner that is a party to the contract may bring any action in court necessary to enforce the contract.
This measure would proclaim the month of March of every year as Read Across California Month and request that public and private stakeholders work together to raise awareness of the importance of reading to young children and the importance of independent reading among our pupils and citizens of California by encouraging everyone to read for 30 minutes for 30 days during the month of March of every year, in conjunction with the Read Across America campaign held annually on March 2.
This measure would recognize June 19, 2011, as Veterans of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Day, in memory of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for freedom and democracy and the victims of the Vietnam War, and in honor of the survivors, activists, and freedom fighters of that war.
This measure would recognize March 31, 2011, as the anniversary of the birth of César Chávez, and would call upon all Californians to participate in appropriate observances to remember César Chávez as a symbol of hope and justice to all persons.
This measure would urge the President and the Congress of the United States to continue to provide resources to increase the supply of physicians in California and to consider solutions that would increase the number of graduate medical education residency positions.
This measure would request that law enforcement, first responders, schools, local elected officials, and parents educate youth about the risks associated with synthetic drugs.
This measure would continue designation and observance of the month of October as Italian American Heritage Month. This measure would also encourage the Legislature to continue the Italian American Legislator Project and welcome the exhibit "The Italian American Legislator Project of 2011: A Legacy of Service to the California Legislature" to the State Capitol Building in October 2011 and encourage all Californians, through the K–12 curriculum and otherwise, to learn about the history, role, and contributions of Italian Americans to the State of California.
The Community Redevelopment Law authorizes the establishment of redevelopment agencies in communities to address the effects of blight, as defined. Existing law requires the agencies, among other things, to comply with public hearing and notice requirements relating to, among other things, the adoption and amendment of redevelopment plans, the expenditure of funds, and the financing of projects. This bill would require an agency or public body to adopt a resolution stating its intention to forgive the repayment of a loan, advance, or indebtedness owed by a public body to the agency or an agency to the public body prior to repayment forgiveness, as specified. The bill would also require the agency or public body, on or before February 1, 2012, to adopt a resolution declaring whether it has forgiven the repayment of a loan, advance, or indebtedness owed by a public body or an agency to the public body during a specified period.
