Office of Mina'Trenta Na Liheslaturan Guahan Senator vicente (ben) c. pangelinan (D) DEC 1 5 2010 The People The Honorable Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D. Speaker I Mina'trenta na Liheslaturan GmThan 155 Hesler Place Chairman Hagatfia, Guam 96910 Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Banking, Insurance, Retirement, and Land VIA: The Honorable Rory J. Respicio Chairperson, Committee on Rules Member RE: Committee Report on Bill No. 449-30 (COR) Committee on Education Dear Speaker Won Pat: Member Transmitted herewith is the Committee Report on Bill No. 449-30 (COR): "An Committee on Municipal Affairs, act relative to re-zoning lot no. 10117-R6, located in the municipality ofDededo, Aviation, Housing, and from Commercial ("C") to Light Industrial (Ml) for purposes of establishing Recreation business related to construction and warehouse activities" which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Banking, Insurance, Retirement, and Land. Member Committee on Labor, the Committee votes are as follows: Public Structure, Public Libraries, and Technology TO PASS NOT TO PASS TO REPORT OUT ONLY TO ABSTAIN TO PLACE IN INACTIVE FILE Si Yu 'us Ma 'ase, 324 W. Soledad Ave. Suite 100, Hagatf\a, Guam 96910 Tel: (671) 473-(4BEN) 4236- Fax: (671) 473-4238- Email: [email protected] Office of Mina'Trenta Na Liheslaturan Guahan Senator vicente (ben) c. pangelinan (D) The People Chairman COMMITTEE REPORT Committee on Appropriations, Taxatio~ Banking. Insurance, Retirement, and Land ON Member Committee on Education Member Bill No. 449-30 (COR): Committee on Municipal Affairs, Aviatio~ Housing. and Recreation Member "An act relative to re-zoning lot no. Committee on Labor, the Public Structure, 10117-R6, located in the municipality of Public Libraries, and Technology Dededo, from Commercial ("C") to Light Industrial (M1) for purposes of establishing business related to construction and warehouse activities." 324 W. Soledad Ave. Suite 100, Hagatna, Guam 96910 Tel: (671) 473-(4BEN) 4236- Fax: (671) 473-4238- Email: [email protected] Office of Mina'Trenta Na Liheslaturan Guahan Senator vicente (ben) c. pangelinan (D) The P eo ple MEMORANDUM To: All Members Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Banking, Insurance, Chairman Retirement, and Land Committee on Appropriations, Taxation Banking, Insurance, Retirement, and Land From: Senator vicente c. pangelinan Committee Chairperson Member Subject: Committee Report on Bill No. 449-30 (COR) Committee on Education Transmitted herewith for your consideration is the Committee Report on Bill No 449-30 (COR): "An act relative to re-zoning lot no. 10117-R6, located in Member Committee on the municipality ofDededo, from Commercial ("C") to Light Industrial (Ml) Municipal Affairs, for purposes of establishing business related to construction and warehouse Aviation Housing, and activities." sponsored by Senator Frank Aguon. Recreation Member This report includes the following: Committee on Labor, the Public Structure, • Committee Voting Sheet Public Libraries, and • Committee Report Narrative Technology • Copy of Bill No. 449-30 (COR) • Public Hearing Sign-in Sheet • Copies of Submitted Testimony & Supporting Documents • Copy of COR Referral of Bill No. 449-30 (COR) • Notice of Public Hearings • Copy of the Public Hearing Agenda • Fiscal Note Please take the appropriate action on the attached voting sheet. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact my office. Si Yu 'us Ma 'ase, ----------- /- Sen~te c. pangelinan Ch~i~ .... 324 W. Soledad Ave. Suite 100, Hagama, Guam 96910 Tel: (671) 473-(4BEN) 4236- Fax: (671) 473-4238- Email: [email protected] IMINA' TRENTANA LIHESLATURAN GUAHAN Committee Voting Sheet Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Banking, Insurance, Retirement, and Land Bill No. 449-30 (COR): "An act relative to re-zoning lot no. 10117-R6, located in the municipality ofDededo, from Commercial ("C") to Light Industrial (Ml) for purposes of establishing business related to construction and warehouse activities." Committee Members To Pass Not To Pass Report Out Abstain Inactive Files Speaker Judith T. Won Pat, Ed.D Vice Chairperson / Senator Telo T. Taitague Member Senator Frank Bias, Jr. Member Office of Mina'Trenta Na Liheslaturan Guahan Senator vicente (ben) c. pangelinan (D) Committee Report The People Bill No 449-30 (COR): "An act relative to re-zoning lot no. 10117-R6, located in the municipality of Dededo, from Commercial ("C") to Light Industrial (Ml) for purposes of establishing business related to Chairman construction and warehouse activities." Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Banking, Insurance, I. OVERVIEW Retirement, and Land The Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Banking, Insurance, Retirement, and Land convened a public hearing on December 3, 2010 Member at 8:30 am in I Liheslatura 's Public Hearing Room. Committee on Education Public Notice Requirements Member Notices were disseminated via hand-delivery and e-mail to all senators Committee on and all main media broadcasting outlets on November 26, 2010 (5-Day Municipal Affairs, Notice), and again on December 1, 2010 (48 Hour Notice). Aviation, Housing, and Recreation ll!} Committee Members and Senators Present Member Senator vicente "ben" pangelinan, Chairman Committee on Labor, the Senator Tina Muna-Barnes, member Public Structure, Senator Tom Ada Public Libraries, and Technology ill Appearing before the Committee Mayor Melissa Sevares - Mayor of Dededo .{£.} Written Testimonies Submitted Paul L. Santos - Department of Land Management John Pangilinan- M.V. Pangilinan Enterprises Joaquin C. Flores - Guam Power Authority David John - Guam Chamber of Commerce Alberto A. Lamorena V - Bureau of Statistics and Plans II. COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS Chairman pangelinan: We'll proceed to Bill 449 and we have signed up the Mayor of Dededo, and Emesto Espirenza and John Panglinan all in support of the bill, I believe in the support of the bill. Bill 449, the good author is not here, but on behalf of Frank Aguon, Jr. it would be a rezone of a portion of existing property 10117-R6 located in the municipality of Dededo from "C" to "Ml" consisting of 324 W. Soledad Ave. Suite 100, Hagatfta, Guam 96910 Tel: (671) 473-(4BEN) 4236- Fax: (671) 473-4238- Email: [email protected] 1 about 79,765 square meters from "C" to "Ml" and we're going to defer to the Mayor at this time . .(!l Bill Sponsor Summary None .(hl Testimony 1. Mayor Melissa Sevares Thank you Chairman, for the record my name is Melissa Sevares Mayor of Dededo and I am in support ofBill449-30. This is the area right beyond Marine Corps Drive right before the Marks hardware property leaving Dededo and entering Yigo. The Pangelinan family is working with another warehouse, a light industrial company that would be expanding their property within their complex. On behalf of the municipal planning council, and the community of Dededo, I am in favor of this. Panel Comments and Questions Chairman pangelinan: Thank you very much. Any questions from the panel? It is currently commercial in its activities. Thank you very much and si yu'os ma'ase madam Mayor for being present this morning to provide that testimony to us. I would like to state for the record that there was written testimony submitted by John Pangilinan. For all the rezoning bills that you have before you, the committee sent a notice to the Department of Land Management, the Attorney General of Guam, the Governor of Guam, the Lieutenant Governor of Guam and all the members of the Development Review Committee of the Guam Land Use Commission which is in charge of the zoning. We solicit their input on the legislative proposal for the rezoning of these properties, to assure that we give the regulatory agencies, as well as the Mayors of the district they are in; we inform them of the proposal before the legislature so we can get their input on what the prospective impact could be as proposed by the zoning. We are taking this extra step to provide this body the greatest opportunity to receive and understand the impact on the community that this rezoning bills would have. That concludes the testimonies on Bill449-30. 2 III. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS The Committee on Appropriations, Taxation, Banking, Insurance, Retirement, and Land, hereby reports out Bill No. 449-30 (COR), as substituted by the Committee with the recommendation 1J) R.\:;fl?f4"-0L-t\ DNlA.{ · 3 ~~tJ 4 MINA TRENT ANA LIHESLATURAN GUAHAN °C 10 THIRTIETH GUAM LEGISLATURE t9r <!.·o [) 2010 (SECOND REGULAR SESSION) ~.-. BILLNo.J/L/9- 30/Ls) INTRODUCED BY: 13,R~~~B. AGUO . ~ tJ.rt'·~t:!ft!JS cf~,~ V'. ~ AN ACT RELATIVE TO RE-ZONI~cfto~"'Nftlto117-~J~4V- >c{ R6, LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DEDEDO, yrr,-· FROM COMMERCIAL ("C") TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (M1) FOR PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING BUSINESSES RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION AND WAREHOUSE ACTIVITIES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF GUAM: Section 1. Legislative Findings and Intent. I Liheslaturan Guahan finds that the lot identified herein is presently zoned Commercial and the property owners have requested consideration to provide expanded economic benefits for its overall use and application from its present zone to Light Industrial (Ml) that would enable any future use of the designated property to comply with industrial economic activities, and to further promote the creation of employment opportunities for the people of Guam. Therefore, it is the intent of I Liheslaturan Guahan to support the expanded use of existing properties in Guam that would provide economic benefits to property owners and most importantly positively contribute to the creation of jobs for Guam's people, that will also result in providing other benefits to the surrounding community. Section 2. Re-Zoning of Lot No. 10117-R6, located in the municipality of Dededo from Commercial ("C") to Light Industrial e"Ml"). Lot No. 10117-R6, containing an area of approximately 79,765 square meters, located in the municipality of Dededo, is hereby re-zoned from Commercial (C") to Light Industrial ("Ml).