Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Manager
Connie Juarez-Diroll, Legislative Officer
Subject: 2019 State Legislative Session-Senate Bill 281 (Wiener) Cow Palace Authority
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution in support of Senate Bill 281 (Wiener) Cow Palace Authority, prohibiting the sale of firearms and ammunition at the Cow Palace and requiring the formation of the Cow Palace Joint Powers Authority for the development of the Cow Palace property.
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BACKGROUND:
The 1-A District Agricultural Association governs the agricultural district that encompasses the County of San Mateo and the City and County of San Francisco. The Cow Palace operates as one of fifty-four district agricultural associations (DAA) statewide. The venue, a 68-acre property, is located in Daly City at the border of San Mateo and San Francisco counties in the Bayshore neighborhood of Daly City. The Cow Palace, constructed in 1941, originally served as a permanent structure to house animal livestock expositions. At present, the venue hosts a variety of events, including entertainment and consumer shows, and since the 1980s, gun shows four or five times per year. For example, guns shows were held in April and June of 2018.
DISCUSSION:
Senate Bill 281 would establish the Cow Palace Authority (CPA) and grants it specific powers, transfers property and contracts to the new authority, and bans gun shows at the Cow Palace. The bill also includes language that sunsets the new authority in 2120, which gives it 100 years to operate.
Cow Palace Authority (CPA) Board and Advisory Committee
Would establish the CPA board with seven members: 3 members of the Daly City Council appointed by its Mayor, 2 members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors appointed by its Mayor, and 2 members of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors it appoints. The bill requires the Authority...
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