March 6, 2015 Issue #21 Editor's NoteFor a PDF copy of the newsletter please visit the League's website. For more updates from the League, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.City Officials Testify in Opposition of Governor’s RDA Dissolution ProposalCity officials from up and down the state testified before the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration Tuesday in opposition to Gov. Jerry Brown’s FY 2015-16 redevelopment dissolution budget proposal.Legislative Hearings, Assembly, Redevelopment League Releases Federal Lobbying DocumentsTwo California-focused Events PlannedAs thousands of city officials visit Washington D.C. next week as part of NLC’s Congressional City Conference (link to Monday’s article), Congress will have the opportunity to hear what is important to cities across the nation. The League released several documents this week to support individual city lobbying efforts.Federal Upcoming Legislative Hearings of Interest March 10-April 22Legislators have begun work on the number of bills that were introduced as of the Feb. 27 deadline. The current count is 1508 in the Assembly and 796 in the Senate. League staff is reviewing the flood of bills introduced and determining which may be of interest to cities.Legislative Hearings, Assembly, Senate Upcoming Webinar: CalPERS Consideration on Removing Broad Network HMO Plans in Some RegionsRegister Today for March 12 WebinarLocal officials are invited to provide feedback to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) proposal to remove the Broad Network HMO plans for Anthem and Blue Shield in those regions in which there is an overlap of their Narrow Networks. This item action item will be taken up by CalPERS’ Pension and Health Benefits Committee (PHBC) on March 17.Meetings and Events, Pensions California City Solutions: San Mateo Develops Student Curriculum for Park Playground RenovationThis story is part of an ongoing series featuring Helen Putnam Award entries. The 2014 entries are available on the League’s website as a resource for cities in a searchable database called California City Solutions. San Mateo’s Beresford Playground Elementary School Program was submitted in 2014 for the Ruth Vreeland Award for Engaging Youth in City Government award category.CA City Solutions, Helen Putnam, Parks and Recreation ARB Announces Third Public Workshop on FY 2015-16 Plan for Air Quality Improvement ProgramThe Air Resources Board (ARB) invites you to participate in the third public workshop to discuss the development of the FY 2015-16 Funding Plan for the Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) and Low Carbon Transportation Investments. ARB staff will seek input on draft funding allocations, project categories, and project criteria for these programs as well as recently signed legislation affecting program implementation.Meetings and Events, Environmental Quality California Financing Coordinating Committee Announces 2015 Infrastructure Funding Fair DatesThe California Financing Coordinating Committee (CFCC) will be hosting six different free funding fairs throughout the state between April and September of this year.Infrastructure, Grants and Funding |
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