LGR Committee Meeting Notes, June 2006

10 am - 12 pm
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Grand Nave Ballroom, Camellia Room
Sheraton Grand Hotel
Sacramento, CA

Mission Statement:   The Local Governmental Relations Committee supports the interests of REALTORS® in local governmental affairs.  The Committee monitors, analyzes, and recommends policies relating to local and regional issues, and assists REALTORS® indevelopig programs which impact local and regional governmental actions.

Presiding:
Mel Wilson, Chair
Dave Gillingham, Vice Chair
Tracey Saizan, Vice Chair
Irma Vargas, Executive Committee Liaison
R. ChrisOsteen, NAR Representative
Kathy Hayes, GAD Subcommittee Chair

Staff:
Rick Laezman, Committee Coordinator
Erika Andrew, Local Government Analyst

Attendance:
In attendance were 44 Committeemembers, 10 GADs and 9 guests.

Agenda Items:
All agenda items were discussed as listed. 

Motion:
It was moved, seconded and approved that C.A.R. will continue to aggressively pursue clarification that REALTORS® serving as elected or appointed officials are not subject to a disqualifying conflict of interest simply by virtue of their license or profession.

Information Sharing:
The following issues and locales werediscussed:  point-of-sale inspection in Sacramento; inclusionary zoning in San Diego; downzoning in Coronado; backflow preventors in San Diego; eminent domain in Hercules; pool safety in Orange County and Santa Cruz; hillside protection in Santa Clara.

Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 12:05.