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ØI- /~ BUDGET PROPOSALS from page 5. . . . . Water . $56.6 million in local assistance funds, derived from past voter approved bonds Proposi- tion 50 and Proposition 13, to be allocated through the State Water Resources Control Board for various local water quality improvement projects. Indian Gaming . $30 million in local assistance funding to local government agencies impacted by tribal gaming. . $5.3 million in funding for the Division of Gambling Control within the Department of Justice to better meet state regulatory requirements pursu- ant to the Gambling Control Act. Other . Healthy Families Programs. The proposal includes $20 million for grants to counties to con- duct outreach activities to encourage eligible children to enroll in either Medi-Cal or Healthy Families Programs. (The League will be suggesting that the proposal be modified to include cities as eligible recipients.) . Electronic Waste Recycling. $1.5 million and 13.8 positions have been added to the Depart- ment of Toxics Substances Control to enhance enforcement of the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of2003. . LIbraries. Continued funding at baseline to the Public Library Foundation at $14.3 million, continued funding at baseline to the California Library Services Act at $14.3 million, continued funding at baseline to the Library Services and Technology Act at $12.5 million. . Minimum Wage. Governor's proposal for a $1 per hour minimum wage increase over the next two years. This could have minor impacts on local parks and recreation and summer-job programs. . Housing. The budget decreases funding at the Department of Housing and Community Development by $176 million, some attributable to the decline in Prop. 46 housing bond funds. An additional $3.4 million is appropriated to address health and safety issues at state constructed migrant housing centers. ......................... OFFICIALS from page 1 League staff will continue to analyze the budget proposal, and particularly the details of the Strategic Growth Plan. Once the proposal is analyzed, the League may have alternative suggestions for how to structure a bond pack- age. In the meantime, city officials can and should talk to their legislators about why the appropria- tions and repayments to locals in the governor's proposal are good for their city. Tell your legisla- tors what you are likely to do if these funds are available and the difference they will make in providing services to your residents. Cities have given considerable amounts of money in past years to help the state - and they continue to do so, with the ongoing shift of ERAF I and II funds. As full partners with the state, responsible for providing services to approxi- mately 80 percent of all Californians, cities need the provisions contained in this proposal. Urge your legislators to protect the provisions that repay cities, or appropriate funds for Citizens Options for Public Safety (COPS), libraries, booking fees and other fundamental service needs. And thank the governor for his efforts to make cities whole, and to fund critical local services. In addition, urge your legislators and the governor to move quickly to put an infrastructure bond package on the June 2006 ballot. PAGE 6 - PRIORITY FOCUS January 13, 2006 - Issue #2 Visit the League's Official Website-www.cacities.org