Local
Governmental Relations Committee
Thursday, January 24,
2008
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Desert Vista Ballroom, Bighorn Conference Center
Hyatt Grand Champions Hotel
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® in developing programs which impact local and regional
governmental actions.
Presiding:
Leslie McBride, Chair
Tim Brigham, Vice Chair
Maria Elena Banks, Vice Chair
Jeannette Way, Executive Committee Liaison
Cas Pinkowski, NAR Representative
Kay Runnion, GAD Subcommittee Chair
Staff:
Rick Laezman, Committee Coordinator
Agenda
Items
All agenda items were discussed as listed.
2008 GAD Award of
Excellence
Ernie Cowan, North San Diego County GAD and recipient of last year's award,
announced this year's winner of the GAD Award of Excellence: Kathy
Hayes, North Bay AOR.
Information Sharing
The following
issues were raised:
- Inclusionary zoning,
the housing element and the general plan in Santa Clara
-
- FEMA Flood maps
in Lodi
-
- county creek set
backs and oak tree mitigation in San Luis Obispo County
-
- the California
Coastal Commission and a toll road project in Riverside and San
Bernardino Counties
-
- a mortgage fraud
task force and vacant property upkeep in Riverside County
-
- vacant property
upkeep in Chula Vista and Sacramento
-
- private transfer
taxes in Indian Wells
-
- Habitat for
Humanity in Marin County
-
- foreclosure
moratorium in West Contra Costa County
-
- the REALTORS®
Committee on Air Quality with IMPAC support defeated a point-of-sale
wood burning stove proposal in the South Coast Air Quality Management
District
-
- business license
taxes in Burlingame, Napa and San Diego
-
- controlled burn
days in Sacramento
-
- air pollution
control in San Diego County
-
- revenue
enhancement, habitat mitigation fees and endangered species in Santa
Cruz ballot box planning defeated in Redondo Beach
-
- regional signage
guidelines in the South Bay
-
- sign issues in
Santa Cruz
-
- license fees and
open house signs in Corona