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| Aug. 18, 2016 Issue #69 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.Sen. Beall and Assembly Member Frazier Announce $7.4 Billion Transportation Funding Proposal, $2.5 Billion for Local Streets and RoadsSen. Jim Beall (D-San Jose) Assembly Member Jim Frazier (D-Oakley) announced a comprehensive transportation reform and funding proposal late yesterday. This proposal represents, for the first time, a unified effort by the Assembly and Senate Democratic Caucuses to address the $78 billion unmet funding need for local streets and roads and $56 billion backlog to the state’s transportation infrastructure.Infrastructure, Legislation, Public Works, Transportation Local Government Groups, Law Enforcement Remain Opposed to Legislation that Mandates Public Employee Union Orientations during Work HoursThis week a broad coalition representing cities, counties, special districts, law enforcement and local education agencies voiced their continued opposition to AB 2835 (Cooper). This gut-and-amend measure, which is now eligible for a floor vote in the Senate, requires public agencies to provide all newly hired employees with highly prescriptive employer orientations as well as time for unions to provide an in-person 30-minute orientation. The League, and other groups’, opposition remains on this bill because it is extremely costly to local governments and poses logistical challenges that make it almost impossible to comply with and effectively deliver services to our respective constituents.Administrative Services, Employee Relations, Legislation, Hot Bills Sen. Beall’s $3 Billion Housing Bond Still in Play as Session Winds DownCities Encouraged to Support Effort to Get Bond to Governor’s DeskIt has been a long year in the Capitol for efforts to secure more affordable housing funding. Few resources remain with redevelopment eliminated and state housing bonds exhausted. The session is in its final two weeks and discussions over the Gov. Jerry Brown’s by right proposal and the attached potential $400 million budget allocation appear stalled. There is however, one measure that still remains in play, SB 879, Sen. Jim Beall’s (D-San Jose) proposed $3 billion housing bond.Housing, Affordable Housing, Legislation, Hot Bills Senate Releases Cap-and-Trade Spending PlanThe Senate on Aug. 17 released a comprehensive $1.2 billion Cap-and-Trade expenditure plan to fund programs and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It focuses largely on disadvantaged communities as determined by the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool (CalEnviroScreen).Cap-and-Trade, Greenhouse Gases, CalEnviro, Environmental Quality, Grants and Funding Human Resources Track at Annual ConferenceThe 2016 League of California Cities® Annual Conference & Expo, Oct. 5-7 at the Long Beach Convention Center will feature sessions especially for human resources professionals. Take a look at some of what’s planned for this year’s event.Meetings and Events, Employee Relations New Report on Cities and Drones Released by National League of CitiesReport Highlights Crucial Information Cities Need to Have When Regulating DronesThe National League of Cities (NLC) announced on Aug. 16 the release of Cities and Drones, a new report that provides cities with insight on the recently released Federal Aviation Administration rules relating to drone operation. The report also provides suggestions for how local governments can craft their own drone ordinances to encourage innovation while also protecting their cities.NLC, Public Safety, Drones CalRecycle Releases Rubberized Pavement Grant Program ApplicationThe Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has issued a Notice of Funding Availability for FY 2016-17 and released the online application for the Rubberized Pavement Grant Program. The deadline to apply for a program grant is Oct. 26.Environmental Quality, Grants and Funding |
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