Editor's Note
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Please note that City Advocate Weekly will not be published on Sept. 18. League staff will be in San Jose for the 111th League of California Cities’ Annual Conference. For more information about registration for this event please visit the League's Web site.
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Major Items Remain Pending in Final Hours of Legislative Session
The legislative session is finally winding down after a long and raucous year. At the Capitol, the year was dominated by a historic budget crisis, tension between legislators and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a recent legislator’s resignation, grass roots-clamoring for legislative reform, and last-ditch efforts to establish major policy changes on water to avoid being labeled what Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg called “a culture of failure.” Before the closing gavel hits sometime in the next 24 hours, there are still a number of important pending items of interest to cities.
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Draft Report for SB 375 Target Methodology Released for Comment
Deadline to Submit Comments Sept. 16
SB 375 (Steinberg) requires each regional Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to develop a plan for achieving a greenhouse gas emission reduction target from cars and light trucks. As part of the process, SB 375 created the Regional Targets Advisory Committee (RTAC) to advise the state Air Resources Board on the methodology it should use to set the targets for the state’s 18 MPOs.
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New PPIC Survey Shows Concern About Cuts to Local Government Services at Record High
Voters Strongly Inclined to Support Reforms to State Budgetary System
A survey released by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) yesterday shows that Californians are deeply concerned about the impacts of cuts to city, county and other local services that result from state budgetary raids of local revenues. An overwhelming 87 percent of voters responded that they are either very or somewhat concerned about “the effects of spending cuts on your local government services – those provided by city and county governments and public schools”. Sixty percent of those surveyed are “very” concerned about cuts to local government services.
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Congress Busy in Final Weeks of Federal Fiscal Year
Congress returned this week from its August recess to a full agenda: completion of the FY 2010 appropriations work, approving a comprehensive health care reform package and advancing climate protection legislation. Important to cities, Congress must also agree on a legislative solution that provides sufficient funding to maintain the Highway Trust Fund. This funding source expires on Sept. 30 with the current national transportation law, SAFETEA-LU.
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Healthy Eating Active Living Cities Campaign Seminars
The League of California Cities and CCS Partnership have joined the California Center for Public Health Advocacy in a campaign to help cities adopt policies which promote healthy active lifestyles. The HEAL Cities Campaign is hosting a series of free seminars for Mayors, Council Members, City Managers and Planning, HR, RDA Directors about the role cities play in providing staff, residents and visitors options for leading healthy active lives. Seating is limited so please register today.
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It’s not too late – Register Onsite for the League’s Annual Conference and Make the Most of Your City’s Money
More than 1,400 city officials have already registered for the League’s 111th Annual Conference, which will deliver common sense, cost-saving solutions to the real issues challenging California cities.
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Upcoming Events
September
11 Last day for any bill to be passed
16 California Energy Commission (CEC) Business Meeting -10:00 a.m. During this business meeting, the CEC will consider adopting the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Guidelines regarding implementation and administration of projects funded by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Location: 1516 Ninth Street, First Floor, Hearing Room A,
Sacramento, California (Wheelchair Accessible). For more information please see the meeting agenda. The Committee Draft version of the Guidelines are available online.
24 Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities Campaign Seminar: Stockton. Modesto Mayor Jim Ridenour, Stockton Council Member Susan Eggman, and Lodi City Manager Blair King invite Mayors, Council Members, City Managers and Planning, HR, RDA Directors to join them from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Please RSVP by Sept. 16 to Marie Quilenderino or Wanda Mullin, San Joaquin County Public Health Services, (209) 468-3412, or RSVP online. To learn more about the HEAL campaign, please visit www.HEALCitiesCampaign.org.
30 Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities Campaign Seminar: Davis. Benecia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, Davis Council Member Don Saylor and West Sacramento Council Member Mark Johanneson invite Mayors, Council Members, City Managers and Planning, HR, RDA Directors to join them at the Davis Senior Center from 3:45-7:30 p.m. Please RSVP by Sept. 22 to Willie Beaudet, CCS Partnership, at (916) 323-6011 or RSVP online. To learn more about the HEAL campaign, please visit www.HEALCitiesCampaign.org.
Upcoming League Events:
September
16-19 League of California Cities’ Annual Conference and Expo, San Jose
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