SENIOR ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL NO. 18

INTRODUCED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER WOODS

 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AP 18:  MILITARY BASE SENIOR HOUSING CONVERSION.

UNDER EXISTING LAW, A LOCAL AGENCY IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE MARKS-FORAN RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 TO ANALYZE THE NEED FOR SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING AND ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION FINANCING PROGRAM PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF ANY BONDS OR BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES FOR RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION.  UNDER EXISTING LAW, EACH CITY, COUNTY, AND CITY AND COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO ADOPT A GENERAL PLAN THAT INCLUDES CERTAIN MANDATORY ELEMENTS, INCLUDING A HOUSING ELEMENT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IDENTIFIES AND ANALYZES EXISTING AND PROJECTED HOUSING NEEDS.   THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, IN EVALUATING A PROPOSED OR ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT FOR CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW, MAY ALLOW A CITY OR COUNTY TO IDENTIFY SITES THAT CONTAIN PERMANENT HOUSING LOCATED ON A MILITARY BASE UNDERGOING CLOSURE OR CONVERSION IF AVAILABLE FOR OCCUPANCY WITHIN THE PLANNING PERIOD OF THE ELEMENT.

THIS MEASURE WOULD MEMORIALIZE THE LEGISLATURE AMD THE GOVERNOR TO ENACT LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ESTABLISH THE CALIFORNIA TEMPORARY MILITARY AFFORDABLE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, EXAMINE AND SELECT HOUSING UNITS ON A DECOMMISSIONED MILITARY BASE FOR RENOVATION AND LEASING AS AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING.

VOTE:  MAJORITY.

 

AP 18:  RELATING TO MILITARY BASE SENIOR HOUSING CONVERSION

WHEREAS, THERE IS A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING; AND

WHEREAS, MILITARY BASES CONTAIN NUMEROUS HOUSING UNITS OF VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS; AND

WHEREAS, THE MILITARY HOUSING UNITS SIT VACANT FOR A TIME PERIOD RANGING FROM MONTHS TO YEARS UNTIL THE BASES ARE CONVERTED TO PRIVATE SECTOR USE; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

RESOLVED, BY THE SENIOR ASSEMBLY AND THE SENIOR SENATE, JOINTLY, THAT THE SENIOR LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AT ITS 2002 REGULAR SESSION, A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS VOTING THEREFOR, HEREBY PROPOSES THAT A CALIFORNIA TEMPORARY MILITARY AFFORDABLE HOUSING AUTHORITY BE ESTABLISHED FROM RELATED EXISTING STATE ORGANIZATIONS AND BE PROVIDED WITH $50,000 IN STARTUP FUNDS IN ORDER TO EXAMINE AND SELECT HOUSING UNITS ON A DECOMMISSIONED MILITARY BASE FOR USE AS AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER THE MILITARY BASE IS DECOMMISSIONED, ARRANGE FOR THE CLEANING, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF THE UNITS WITH PAID OR VOLUNTEER HELP, CONTRACT WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR SECURITY SERVICES, SELECT QUALIFIED TENANTS, NEGOTIATE MONTH-TO-MONTH LEASES THAT SPECIFY THAT A LEASE MAY BE TERMINATED UPON 90 DAYS' NOTICE TO PERMIT OTHER USES OF THE MILITARY BASE, AND EVICT TENANTS WHEN APPROPRIATE; AND BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED, THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THE BASE HAS ALREADY BEEN DECOMMISSIONED BUT NOT SOLD TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE EXAMINATION AND SELECTION PROCESS SHALL TAKE PLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; AND BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED, THAT THE SENIOR LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RESPECTFULLY MEMORIALIZES THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO ENACT APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE CONCERNS SET FORTH IN THIS MEASURE; AND BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THIS MEASURE BE TRANSMITTED TO TEE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE, AND THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

 

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