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<br />d;1-S <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />/\nalysl::;, ~=:orTmentar~:i and Upc.':lJes on LeljlSlati"ie a-¡d POllcllssLe:~; that Affect c.:.'Jifornia, Cities. <br /> <br />The Legislature is <br />in recess until <br />August 15. <br /> <br />WAtlf MORE DE'mILS <br />ON BILLS? <br /> <br />Visit the League of <br />California Cities <br />website at <br />www.cacities.org/ <br />billsearch. <br /> <br />July 15, 2005 <br />Issue #28-2005 <br /> <br />U.S. SENATE VOTES TO RETAIN SMALL STATE MINIMUMS IN <br /> <br />HOMELAND SECURITY FORMULA <br /> <br />On Tuesday, July 12, the U.S. Senate voted down a proposed amendment <br />to the FY 2006 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 2360) that would <br />have implemented recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and the Secre- <br />tary of the Department of Homeland Security by allocating a larger portion of <br />local homeland security funds based upon identified risk. For more, <br />see Page 6. <br /> <br />. . . . . . . ............. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />PROP 42 TRANSPORTATION FUNDING: MAKING <br /> <br />SURE YOUR CITY IS ELIGIBLE <br /> <br />According to the State Controller's Office, cities will begin to receive <br />quarterly Proposition 42 allocations beginning in October 2005. Below is a <br />reminder on the specific use of Proposition 42 funds along with the require- <br />ments for cities to remain... For more, see Page 6. <br /> <br />............. . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... <br /> <br />VEHICLE LICENSE FEES: BUDGET UPDATE <br /> <br />The State Controller's office informed the League yesterday that cities that <br />did not securitize the their vehicle license fee (VLF) gap loan will receive their <br />loan payments from the state within the next five to ten business days, with <br />the countdown beginning today. The Controller's Office staff are in the pro- <br />cess of contacting the recipient cities to make arrangements on how to <br />transfer the money to them. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Page 2 SUPPORT CALIFORNIA ARTS DAY ON OCTOBER 7 <br />POLLING AND PUBLIC OPINION-A ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIP? <br />Page 3 BUDGET ENACTS CHANGES TO SOME KEY REIMBURSABLE MANDATES <br />Page 4 FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPDATE <br />Page 5 STATE SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES CONTRACTORS' STATE LICENSE LAW <br />RIVERSIDE MAYOR RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP <br />Page 7 CONSITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WOULD UNDERCUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, <br />JOBS, SMART GROWTH <br />Page 8 THE LEAGUE SEEKS YOUR INPUT ON WEBSITE <br /> <br />,-' '11" <br />