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League Releases Analysis of Governor’s FY 2010-11 Transportation Funding Proposal
Swap of Gasoline Sales Tax for Alternative Revenue Source (Excise Tax) Means Severe Cuts to Transit/ Weakens Protections for Other Transportation Funding
The following memo was distributed to members of the League’s Transportation, Communications and Public Works Policy Committee on Thursday, Jan. 21.
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The League Launches 2010 With the New Mayors and Council Members’ Academy, Policy Committee Meetings
Hundreds of city officials gathered in Sacramento this week for the League’s annual training for newly elected city officials and the League’s eight standing policy committee meetings.
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City Officials and Key Sponsors Gather for CitiPAC Event to Support League’s Efforts to Protect Local Revenues
With the League and its coalition partners gathering signatures to qualify the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010 for the November ballot, the League hosted a well-attended reception Wednesday evening to raise funds for its ballot measure political action committee, CitiPAC. Because there were hundreds of newly elected mayors and council members in town for the Mayors and Council Members Leadership Academy, it was an opportunity to introduce them to the League’s ballot measure work and some of the League’s strongest allies in defending and protecting local control.
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S.O.S. Singers Serenade New Mayors and Council Members
The Peninsula Division’s Campaign Committee created a very unique way of getting the message out about the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, a ballot measure which would close loopholes to prevent the state from borrowing, raiding or otherwise redirecting local government, transportation or public transit funds.
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Check out the League’s New Web Site
The League’s Web site has a new look and feel with a more user friendly navigation designed to help visitors find what they need on www.cacities.org.
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Deadline Rapidly Approaching for Citizens Redistricting Commission
Apply by Feb. 12
A historic commission is being formed in Sacramento, one that will be charged after the 2010 census with establishing the boundaries for California’s Senate, Assembly and Board of Equalization Districts. For the first time in history citizens are being given this responsibility instead of the Legislature, thanks to a statewide ballot measure that passed in November 2008 which established the Citizens Redistricting Commission. The commission must use strict nonpartisan rules to establish districts of approximate equal population to provide fair representations for our state’s citizens.
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Free Wastewater Workshops Scheduled for Small/Disadvantaged Cities
The Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC), a nonprofit that helps rural communities, is working with the California State Water Resources Board to provide informational workshops on wastewater treatment planning. The board is committed to helping small and disadvantaged communities with their wastewater needs especially in terms of funding their necessary infrastructure.
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NLC Encourages Cities to Help the Haitians
The National League of Cities (NLC) launched an informational Web page following last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. The page includes links to federal resources, information on how your community can donate, as well as tracking and reporting “in-kind” donations.
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Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events:
January
27 Using the General Plan Update to Address Access to Physical Activity and Healthy Food Webinar – 12 - 1:30 p.m. The Healthy Eating Active Living Cities Campaign (a project of the California League of Cities) invites you to participate in this webinar that will feature presentations from city officials from California communities addressing health in their general plan updates. It will include comments by Heather Wooten, Senior Planning and Policy Associate for Public Health Law and Policy, on successful partnerships and best practices, as well as scoping plans and consultant selection. This webinar is free for persons working with California cities. Advance registration and participation in the full 1.5 hour seminar required to receive 1.5 AICU credits. Please register in advance at webex.com. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email message that contains detailed information about joining the event. For more about the Healthy Eating Active Living Cities Campaign, see www.healcitiescampaign.org/. For questions about the registration process, please contact Scott Watkins at (510) 281-5620.
28 Municipal Managers Association of California (MMANC) 2010 Winter Forum, “Revenue Generation and Organizational Efficiencies/Cost Savings” – 9 – 4 p.m. Location: Dublin Shannon Community Center. Speakers will include: Fred Silva, California Forward’s Senior Fiscal Policy Advisor; Pete Peterson, Common Sense California’s Executive Director; Adam Engelskirchen, The Presidio Trust’s Director of Real Estate; Steve Rymer, City of Morgan Hill’s Director of Recreation & Community Services; Catherine Lew, The Lew Edwards Group’s President & CEO; Dave Metz, Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates; Christopher Thornberg, Beacon Economic’s Founding Principal; Karen Pinkos, City of El Cerrito’s Assistant City Manager; Adel Suleiman, California Energy Commission’s Project Manager; Ed Hamzawi, Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s Process Coordinator; Erik DeKok, City of Sacramento’s Senior Planner. For more information or to register for this event please visit MMANC’s Web site
February
9 The HEAL Cities Campaign FREE Webinar “Using Economic Development Funds to Create Incentives for Healthy Retail” – 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. The HEAL Cities Campaign, a project of the California League of Cities invites you to attend a free webinar “Using Economic Development Funds to Create Incentives for Healthy Retail.” This webinar will outline how economic development tools and financing mechanisms can be leveraged to work with small corner stores to increase the availability of healthy choices and create new business models for small food retail. Presenters will discuss the opportunities and limitations of economic development tools and offer ideas for how partnerships with local economic development agencies and small store owners can deepen the impact and sustainability of their healthy corner store work. Attendees are required to register in advance. For more information, please visit the HEAL Web site or call Francesca Wright, HEAL special projects coordinator, at (530) 220-4049.
16 California Transportation Plan Workshop – 1 – 4 p.m., Sacramento. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) invites your input on the next update of the California Transportation Plan and the new California Interregional Blueprint. Location: Secretary of State Building, 1500 11th Street, 1st Floor Auditorium. For details, please visit Caltrans’ Web site.
Upcoming League Events:
February
3 - 5 City Managers Department Meeting
March
24-26 Public Works Officers Institute & Mini Expo
Planners Institute & Mini Expo
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