Local
Governmental Relations Committee
Thursday, October 16, 2008
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room 104C
Convention Center
Long Beach, CA
Presiding:
Leslie McBride, Chair
Maria Elena Banks, Vice Chair
Timothy Brigham, Vice Chair
Jeanette Way, Executive Committee Liaison
Cas Pinkowski, NAR Representative
Kay Runnion, GAD Subcommittee Chair
Staff:
Rick Laezman, Committee Coordinator
Attendance
In attendance were 44 committee members, 15 GADs and 8 guests.
Agenda Items
All agenda items
were discussed as listed.
Introductions
The Committee leadership for 2009 were introduced as follows:
Tim Brigham, Chair; Marjorie McLaughlin, Vice Chair; Andy Bencosme, Vice
Chair.
Alternatives to Green Building at the
Point-of-Sale
Regarding the report from the Committee appointed working group, it was
requested that the Issues Briefing Paper on CAR.org have its access
restricted to members and local AOR staff, only.
Information Sharing
Items
In addition, the following issues were mentioned:
--Wood shake roofs at the point-of-sale (defeated) in Region 15
--Foreclosure modification event and business license taxes in Region
19
--Mansionization and historic preservation (defeated) in Region 6
--A new fee moratorium proposal in Region 4
--Point-of-sale gas valve retrofits (defeated) in Region 5
--Point-of-sale water devices retrofit (defeated) in Region 13
--Foreclosure issues in Region 24
--Business license taxes in Region 32
--Measure P (transfer taxes) in the city of Alameda
--Earthquake retrofits, second units and carport structures
--Septic tanks, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, 2nd
units and storm drain water management
