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9A Page 3 CDRG FUNDING: HAVE YOU WRITIEN YOUR REPRESENTATIVE? The League continues to urge cities to write their members of Congress to describe the impact that proposed cuts to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding would have on your city. The League has posted information about the issue on its website AdvocaCII Center, including a sample letter that can be sent online to members of Congress, a sample resolution that your city can adopt, and a sample op-ed or letter to the editor that can be adapted with local detaijs about CDBG projects in your city. To access the materials, you must use a log- in and then select the IIFederal Center" tab. Please be sure to send copies of any letters to write to League Policy Analyst Genevieve Morelos, email omorelos@cacities.ora, fax (916) 658-8240. The League will make good use of your letters during the National league of Cities' Congres- sional Cities' Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C., March 11-15. They will be presented to members of the California congres- sional delegation, and help tell the story of how important CDBG is to California cities. 'Dear Colleague' Letter On February 27, the League also sent an action alert to its members, urging cities to call their mem- bers of Congress to ask them to co-sign a "Dear Colleague" letter from Representatives Christopher Shays and Barney Frank. The Shays-Frank letter would be sent to House Budget Chairman Jim Nussle and Ranking Member John Spratt, urging them to oppose the proposed cut Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding in the Bush Administration's FY 2007 budget. The deadline for signatures to the letter was March 3. CDBG Funding Critical for Local Community Development Projects President Bush's proposal would fund the CDBG program at $3.03 billion - a 25 percent reduction than its current funding level of$4.18 bnlion. If passed, the reduced funding would be a significant blow to affordable housing and economic revitalization activities in communities throughout California. For 30 years the CDBG program has provided funding that has allowed cities to take innovative approaches to community development, including homeownership promotion, job creation, youth employment opportunities, after.school programs, and gang intervention activities. In FY 2006, CDBG will provide more than $474 million in funding to California. If the Presidenfs proposal is enacted, it will consolidate the CDBG program and may severely reduce or eliminate funding for hundreds of local California programs in FY2007. While March 3 was the deadline to co-sign the "Dear Colleague" letter, even after that date CDBG remains a high priority. If you haven't yet written to your representatives to describe the impact that CDBG cuts would have on their city - please do so today. Visit the Advo- caCIJ Center on the League's website at www.cacities.org for samples. . .. . .. ............ . Yôû~CoûldHjvä~()ûr~OW"'. .. w,~~;i~~JI'~=IJ~iJ1e. .. .. ..... ........ .i"'Q~c;tip@\1"q~..y! ........... O!1IYWä$JèmØ¡tY.rit~g~ìr}ê)tir'lg$y(jIJ... . . . pt~Þti~J~.~~Ø$.~Ø'<Ji')f(jrfi'1Øt!(jØy(j9~'fØØ<J. i() .. .~'føw~)pØtl()Çølg()¥ømrit~l'Itit'l~q~ljf()rr¡ja... . Wø$tøm . Ç¡tY~r1JØg~~il'l~ pt~l'Its pig..pi c:ttJ re .... þc:iliçyi~~t,t!~Ø('<J~'fÇi~i'f!if()m1~~ÛitØ<J . . .... .. ... f()rblJ$Y~ÞriJfEt$~i9n~t$,Withþør}çi$ê~f~.atu'e ~ ~ijiþf~~~ttdi'l~~ptf1~m~$tþ~t~*P'Øf~.... stEït~pÊti$$lÎ~ ~$tf3Yí r}f()rm~dlål:>(jî.itCi1y . .1t.i:'~~:1~1:ri)êt()qa~. Visit the League's Official Website--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS. PAGE 3 March 3, 2006 . Issue #9