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JlA-~ KEEPING UP WITH LEAGUE MEMBERS - SAN JOSE WINS MUNICIPAL ENRICHMENT A W ARDI The City of San Jose was honored for its Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library with the National League of Cities' 2005 James C. Howland Gold Award. The James C. Howland Awards for Municipal Enrichment recognize and highlight communities that, through effective policies and thoughtful planning, have preserved and/or enriched a high quality of life in cities, towns and villages. Subjec- tive criteria applicants are judged on include the degree to which the program is innovative; the success of the local government in implementing the program; and the extent of the measurable benefit for the general community and local government. The League congratulates San Jose for its achievement! ........................ TELECOM IN THE NEWS from page 1 For the complete story, visit www.aazette.com and search for the article entitled "State Appeals Court: City Fees Aren't Taxes." Telecom legislation Threatens Public Access TV An article run by The New Standard on De- cember 29 discusses the threat federal telecom legislation could have on public access television funding. For the complete story, visit www.newstandardnews.net and search for the article titled "Telecom Laws Overhaul Threatens Public-Access TV, Services." Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit to Pre- vent Municipal Broadband Project The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Time PAGE 2 - PRIORITY FOCUS January 6, 2006 - Issue #1 Warner to prevent a municipal broadband project in North Kansas City, Mo. To read the court opinion, visit www.baller.com, click on "Library" and then click on "Comments, Briefs and Descriptions." Scroll down to "North Kansas City Litigation" and search for the link titled "8th Circuit Rules in Favor of North Kansas City." ......................... GROWTH PLAN from page 1 The governor outlined a "Strategic Growth Plan," calling for a $222 billion investment over 20 years in transportation and air quality, K-12 and higher education, water supply and flood control, and new or expanded prisons and courthouses. Describing the pressing needs in each of these areas, the governor stressed repeatedly, "Let's build it!" (An overview of the proposal is available online at www.governorca.gov.) Funding for the infrastructure proposal would come from bonds, new fees, federal funds and existing general funds. The governor stressed that the proposal includes no new taxes. Out of $68 billion in proposed bonds, $38 billion (about 55 percent) is intended for support for K-12 or higher education. In the area oftransportation and air quality, the proposal calls for $107 billion total investment over the next decade. This amount includes $47 billion from existing funds, including Proposition 42 and federal funds. Other sources are: . $48 billion in new funding is proposed from leveraging existing funds. . $12 billion in new bond funds to attract increased federal, local and private funding. These bonds would be approved by California voters in two $6 billion authorizations in 2006 and 2008. The proposal also includes plans for a ballot measure to enact a constitutional amendment to permanently protect Prop. 42 funding from future shifts to the state general fund. (For further information, see "More Details of the Proposal," p.1.) Continued on Page 3 Visit the League's Official Website-www.cacities.org