State Issues

Land Use

Monitor policies that promote future land development to ensure Fresno’s business attraction and retention.
 

Graffiti Ordinance (May 2006)
 

The Chamber conceptually supports the City’s ordinance to take the authority to clean up graffiti on businesses. The City of Fresno would require businesses to clean graffiti off of their property within 24 hours. If that did not happen, businesses would have two options: Businesses will have the option of giving the City permission as part of the business license process to enter the property after the 24 hour time period If the City is not granted permission prior, the City will try to get permission thereafter to enter the property. If the City still could not get the permission the City would be able to enter the property without permission because it is a public neusance. The City will charge the businesses the cost of the supplies, which averages $85 per hour.

AB 2589 Enterprise Zone (Runner) (April 2006)
 

The Chamber supports AB 2589 because this bill relates to the Personal Income Tax and the Corporation Tax Laws. It expands the amounts of wage, sales and use tax credits by providing that the amount of either tax credit may not exceed the amount of tax that would be imposed on the taxpayer’s business income attributable to all of the taxpayer’s enterprise zones. Makes conforming changes to certain statutory apportionment procedures, and to the application and definition of property and payroll factors in income apportionment formulas.

Monitor policies that ensure a regional balance to employment and housing needs with natural resource preservation.;
 

AB 2553- Air Quality Mitigation Zones (March 2006)
 

The Chamber conceptually supports AB 2553 because it creates an air quality mitigation zone for the purpose of creating jobs and reducing air pollution. Zones can be designated in any area of the state within a serious, severe, or extreme non-attainment air basin. This bill would allow a 10% tax credit on tools that help reduce air pollution and/or produce renewable energy, ie, solar panels.

Monitor the City of Fresno’s usage of eminent domain to ensure that the action is used to foster economic vitality.

Contact Kerri Ginis, the Chamber's Government Affairs Manager for more information at (559) 495-4818 or kginis@fresnochamber.com