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LOCAL OFFICIALS BRIEFED ON GOVERNOR'S STATE OF EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION FOR CALIFORNIA'S LEVEE SYSTEM On Monday, February 27, the governor's office briefed a number of city and county officials about the details of the governor's recent Emergency Proclamation to repair 24 identified critical erosion sites on project levees located in Sacramento Colusa, Solano, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba countie~ before the start of the next flood season. The director of California's Department of Water Resources (DWR), Lester Snow, began the conference call briefing by explaining the process for selecting the 24 critical sites. These sites were identified by the Army Corps of Engi- neers, with cooperation from the State Depart- ment of Water Resources. Many city and county o~ials participating in the call expressed appre- Ciation for the governor's actions. Without the emergency proclamation, officials from the Schwarzenegger Administration esti- mated that it would take about three years to repair the erosion sites. With the proclamation, they hope to complete the job by the end of this year. Given the recent heavy rains and increased chances for flooding, the administration indicated that delaying repairs could put the whole state at risk. The governor has sent a joint letter with California Sen. Dianne Feinstein to President Bush requesting federal funding to assist in the levee repair. During the conference call, several partici- pants inquired about other potential projects that are not among the 24 slated for action. Director Snow responded that inquiries and information about such projects should be sent to his office. Cities with concerns about other potential critical sites in their area may contact Debbie Deanne of DWR at (916) 653-7007. For more information, links to the proclama- tion, list of sites and a map of affected areas, please visit the governor's website at 'tfflW.Çlovernor.ca.gov. 9A Page 2 CALED ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN APRIL The California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) will hold its 26th Annual Conference & Spring Training on April 24-26, at the Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel, in Palm Springs. This year's theme is "California - A Great Place to be in Business!?!?!?" The conference features a keynote address that will examine the state's manufacturing. Entitled "California's Manufacturing - Is it Declining, Growing, or Trans- forming?" the address will begin with welcoming comments at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 24, kicking- off the three-day event. A number of topics will be featured at the daily sessions. including manufacturing, building, technology, and much more. The cost for this event is $495 until March 15 for everyone. After that date, CALED members pay $595, while non- members pay $695. For more information (includ- ing a draft agenda) and to register, visit the CALED website at www.caled.ora. ........................ PROPOSITION 81 - LIBRARY BOND ON JUNE 2006 BALLOT Lost in some of the discussions about the infrastructure bonds is the fact that one infrastruc- ture bond already is scheduled to be on the June 2006 ballot. Proposition 81, a $600 million general obliga- tion bond to fund library construction, was placed on the ballot by the Legislature in 2004 by 5B 1161 (Alpert). $300 million of the bond would be allo.- cated to those library proposals that were deemed eligible, but for which funding ran out during the last library bond. The remaining $300 million would be for new proposals. The League is in support of Proposition 81. In addition, the League believes that the library bond should remain on the June ballot and not be delayed to the November ballot. At this time, no one seems to be talking about moving the bond to November. PAGE 2 . PRIORITY FOCUS March 3, 2006 . Issue #9 VIsit the League's Official Website..www.cacities.org