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2015 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM <br />Support clear definitions of what constitutes <br />taxable broadband internet access such as <br />communication access, including, but not <br />limited to cable, satellite, public switch accessed <br />broadband. <br />Sales Tax (Finance and Management Services <br />Agency) <br />Monitor Senate Bill 8 (Hertzberg) which would <br />extend the California state sales tax to impose a <br />tax on services to increase revenues. Local <br />jurisdictions would not be authorized to <br />increase sales tax on services, as they are <br />currently able to do. The additional revenues <br />would be collected by the state, and the funds <br />allocated to local government. Health care <br />services, education services and small <br />businesses with under $100,000 of gross sales <br />would be exempt from the sales tax on services. <br />The intent of the legislation is to generate an <br />estimated $10 billion to be used for K -14 <br />education, UC /CSU systems. The bill's other <br />possible impacts are that it may provide <br />additional revenues to local governments and <br />possibly lower personal income tax rates. <br />Monitoring Areas: Utilities, Taxation, Unfunded <br />Mandates, Business Licenses, Financing, <br />Municipal Structure Impacts or Reorganization, <br />Municipal Code and Procedure Impacts. <br />Renewable Energy Grants (Finance and <br />Management Services Agency) <br />Seek State of California and federal grants or <br />already established funding streams for <br />renewable energy opportunities for City <br />facilities, fleet operations and citywide benefit <br />where applicable: <br />• Solar Energy (photovoltaic arrays) <br />• Cogeneration within Civic Center facilities <br />• Ice Energy <br />• Chiller Replacement <br />• Backup Generator/ Emergency replacement <br />• Alternative fuels vehicle and infrastructure <br />• Cap- and -Trade (funding for public buildings <br />and infrastructure, i.e. transportation) <br />Receivership Actions (Planning and Building <br />Agency) <br />Support legislation which would amend the <br />California Health and Safety Code regarding <br />municipalities' use of receivership actions. <br />Specifically, revise Section 17980.7 to make the <br />recovery of attorney's fees unilateral, rather <br />than to the prevailing party. <br />Support legislation which would amend the <br />California Health and Safety Code Section <br />17980.7 to allow for first priority of receiver's <br />liens and recovery of City's attorney fees and <br />costs from the receivership estate. <br />Support legislation which would remove the 3- <br />day notice requirement and /or reduce the <br />noticing requirement to service by certified <br />mail. <br />Support legislation which would clarify that <br />unpaid administrative fines can be recovered as <br />special assessments. <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />65B -11 <br />