California Assembly Bill AB347 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 347AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 26, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Chang FEBRUARY 13, 2015  An act to amend Section 65401 of the Government Code, relating to housing.   An act to amend Section 50271 of the Government Code, relating to city selection committees   .  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 347, as amended, Chang.  General plan.   Local agencies: city selection committees: County of Los Angeles.   Existing law provides that in any county in which 2 or more cities are incorporated there is a city selection committee for the purpose of appointing city representatives to boards, commissions, and agencies as required by law. Existing law provides that the membership of each city selection committee shall consist of the mayor of each city within the county and that when the mayor is unable to attend a meeting of the city selection committee, he or she shall designate another member of the city's legislative body to attend and vote at the meeting in the mayor's place.   This bill, for the city selection committee in the County of Los Angeles, would require that when the mayor is unable to attend a city selection committee meeting the vice mayor or mayor pro tempore serve as the voting member on his or her behalf, and if the vice mayor or mayor pro tempore are unable to attend that meeting then the next ranking council member would be required to serve as the voting member on the mayor's behalf, as provided.   This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Los Angeles.   The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city, county, or city and county to adopt a comprehensive general plan that addresses a number of elements. If a general plan has been adopted, each county or city officer, department, board, or commission, as specified, is required to submit a list of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year. The agency receiving the list of proposed public works is required to prepare, as specified, a coordinated program of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year.   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 50271 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  50271.  (a)    When the mayor is unable to attend a meeting of a city selection committee, the mayor shall designate another member of the city's legislative body to attend and vote at the meeting as the mayor's representative.  (b) For the city selection committee in the County of Los Angeles, the following shall apply when the mayor is unable to attend a meeting of the city selection committee:   (1) The vice mayor or mayor pro tempore shall serve as the voting member and shall be entitled to one vote.   (2) (A) In the absence of the mayor and the vice mayor or mayor pro tempore, the next ranking council member shall serve as the voting member and shall be entitled to one vote.   (B) The ranking council member shall be determined by seniority of service on the council.   SEC. 2.   The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the challenges faced as a result of the current governance structure of the County of Los Angeles.   SECTION 1.   Section 65401 of the Government Code is amended to read: 65401. If a general plan or part thereof has been adopted, within the time fixed by the legislative body, each county or city officer, department, board, or commission, and each governmental body, commission, or board, including the governing body of any special district or school district, whose jurisdiction lies wholly or partially within the county or city, whose functions include recommending, preparing plans for, or constructing major public works, shall submit to the official agency, as designated by the respective county board of supervisors or city council, a list of the proposed public works recommended for planning, initiation, or construction during the ensuing fiscal year. The official agency receiving the list of proposed public works shall list and classify all of these recommendations and shall prepare a coordinated program of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year. The coordinated program shall be submitted to the county or city planning agency for review and report to the official agency as to conformity with the adopted general plan or part thereof.