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POSSIBLE 1999 ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE TOPICS 1 /14/99 To assist the Commissioners with their discussion, the staff has compiled the following list of possible topics. Items that would be local bills are denoted with one asterisk (*); items that would likely be Statewide in their application are denoted with two asterisks(**); and items that could be either local to Orange County or Statewide in their applicability are denoted with three asterisks(***). A. REVENUE ISSUES 1. Expanded menu of county revenue sources** 2. School impact tax, to replace school impact fee* 3. County authority to levy land transfer taxes*** 4. Authority for counties to levy additional sales taxes*** 5. Additional one cent sales tax that might be allocated to school capital *** 6. Increased State role in paying the costs of Medicaid ** 7. Restoring growth in reimbursements for lost local property tax revenue** 8. State funding for increased school utility costs** 9. Local government exemption from State sales taxes (to supplant current reimbursement approach)** 10. Increased court fees to provide counties with revenue for court facilities** 11. Increased Medicare reimbursements for County EMS bills** 12. Opposition to measures to restrict annual increase in the valuation of real property to 2%** 13. Addition of Orange County to list of counties authorized to garnish/levy/attach for payment of EMS fees*** 14. Payment in lieu of taxation for UNC properties*** 15. Prevent tax base erosion that would occur from property tax exemption for non-profit retirement facilities** 16. Entertainment tax* 17. Deferral of accrued taxes when agricultural property changes hands from farmer to farmer*** B. ALL OTHER ISSUES 1. Streamline the design and bidding processes for new school construction*** 2. Require utility providers to gain county approval for utility route selections** 3. Transportation initiatives that could require legislative assistance, including planning for rail stations in Orange County and funding more bicycle lanes*** 4. Campaign finance reform** 5. Increased accountability from charter schools** 6. Amend seized vehicle revised legislation that requires schools to still pay for towed vehicles** 7. Repeal statute establishing requirement for a County Review Officer to certify all plats, maps, etc. prior to recording** 8. Strengthen adult protective services law** 9. Authorization for County to assign road names and street numbers for private roads*** 10. Expand Work First flexibility*** 11. Annexation reform*** 12. Transfer of development rights*** 13. DOT reform** 14. County authority parallel to city authority to regulate burning*** 15. Local authority to regulate pesticides under land use regulations*** 16. Authority to include sexual preference/orientation as a class protected against discrimination*