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SUMMARY OF LEAGUE BOARD ACTIONS--APRI L 18-19 At its regular meeting in Sacramento April 18-19, to.study, the challenges facing cities as state and 2002 the League Board of Directors received brief- regional water quality standards are increased across ings or took action on the following items: the state in connection with wastewater and storm water permits. Appointment of Nominating Committee. Concurred in the President's appointment of a nine- Regional Governance Trends Task Force. Re- member nominating committee, chaired by Marland ceived and approved a recommendation of the City Townsend, Council Member, Foster City and Managers Department that the League and CSAC form Penninsula Division Director, to nominate a slate of a.joint task force to study the possible implementa- officers and at-large board members to serve on the tion of the recommendations of the Speaker's 2002-2003 board of directors. Other members Commission on Regionalism. include directors from eight regional divisions--i.e., Central Valley, Imperial County, Monterey Bay, North Legal Advocacy. Approved the coordination of Bay, Orange County, Redwood Empire, Sacramento friend of the court briefs in a number of cases Valley, and San Diego County. Under the recently affecting cities. Received an update on SB 402 approved bylaws next year the remaining eight (binding arbitration cases). divisions will be represented on the nominating committee. Notice of the opportunity to serve on the Strategic Plan Report. Received a report from board will be mailed to city officials in the near the First Vice President on the status of implementa- future, tion of the League's strategic plan and expressed appreciation for the strategic planning status reports 2OO1 Membership Survey. Received the report from the various League sub-units. All by one sub- of APCO Associates, Inc. that was retained to conduct unit submitted a report. a benchmark survey of League member city officials' opinions about the effectiveness of the League. The Institute for Local Self-Government. Received survey indicated the League is well-regarded among and complimented the report from two officers of its members, with three-quarters rating the League the Institute for Local Self-Government (ILSG), positively. Awareness and opinion on the new including the recent publication of ILSG's reports on Grassroots Network is high, and members want it to ethics, fiscal condition of cities, and development focus primarily on protecting existing city revenues, agreements. Fiscal Reform/LOCAL Campaign Update. Re- Annual Conference. Received and approved the ceived a report on the decision by the League to report of the Program Committee on the Annual delay a ballot measure on revenue protection until Conference in Long Beach, October 3-5, 2002. 2004 and the formation of a statewide coalition to protect the interests of cities in the state budget Bylaws. Received an interim report from the process known as LOCAL (Leave Our Community Board bylaws committee on its deliberations, includ- Assets Local). Partners include the counties (CSAC), lng the possible addition of eight at-large positions special districts (CSDA), and various other state and on the board of directors. local organizations. Miscellaneous Items, Received the unqualified Legislative Issues, Approved, or approved as opinion of the League's Independent Auditor, amended, the recommendations of various policy Macias, Gini & Co., on the League's financial state- committees on a range of bills, including SCA 7, ments for the years ending December 31, 2001 and concerning open government. 2000. Also received the League's investment report and an oral report on NLC activities from board Water Quality Task Force. Approved the recom- member Joe Hilson, Council Member, Hayward. mendation of the City Managers Department to form a new League task force on Water Quality Regulation PAGE 4/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www. cacities.org