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<br />INFRASTRUcrURE from page 5 ....... <br /> <br />time for the June ballot Achieving increased funding <br />for infrastructure is a top goal for the League of <br />California Cities. (To view more information about the <br />League's efforts on infrastructure, visit the Infrastruc- <br />ture page on the League website at www.cacities.oral <br />infrastructure. ) <br /> <br />Gov. Schwarzenegger, however, has said that he <br />intends to keep trying. In a press conference on <br />March 16, he reportedly virtually guaranteed that a <br />November bond package would be passed. <br /> <br />Statement by California Infrastructure <br />Coalition <br /> <br />The California Infrastructure Coalition (CIC) (of <br />which the League is a member) issued a statement <br />yesterday from CIC Chair and League Executive <br />Director Chris McKenzie, and Bill Hauck, president of <br />the California Business Roundtable, regarding the <br />unsuccessful efforts to place an infrastructure invest- <br />ment package on the June ballot: <br /> <br />"The governor and our legislative leadership have <br />worked tirelessly over the last few weeks to build a <br />consensus on funding a comprehensive infrastructure <br />investment program. Those efforts followed compre- <br />hensive proposals by the governor, $en. Perata and <br />Speaker Núflez and months of legislative studies and <br />recommendations, " said McKenzie. <br /> <br />"While we are pleased that addressing the state's <br />infrastructure crisis has clearly risen to the top of the <br />legislative agenda, we are deeply disappointed there <br />wilf not be an opportunity for voters to approve a <br />comprehensive infrastructure investment package in <br />June. It is imperative that these issues. including the <br />critical fix to ensure Prop. 42 fundíng, remain at the <br />forefront of everyone's agenda, n said Hauck. <br /> <br />'The GIG's mission is to build support for dedi- <br />cated and consistent funding for rebuilding our <br />infrastructure. As we said at the outset of this effort, <br />we are in this for the long haul. Our job w;tl go on and <br />we are ready to get started today," McKenzie added. <br /> <br />(Also see "Proposition 81 - Ubrary Bond Still on <br />June 2006 Ballot. 'J <br /> <br />9A <br />Page 28 <br /> <br /> <br />. .. .. <br /> <br />.. ..PR.9fJ9SITI~N~~1 ~ ...~I~~X~BOND ... <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />*1l1l.i., <br />... . Vltlic:hfllrtclitjgf¡J~gut(J\.J,f'i1')9ttlË:lIËl$t:ijbrary <br />.þgnd i Th~ re~i ijil')g$$O())1'1ini ÔI')VI aul dbe <br />.fc)fije\tipropO!ì8ls.................................. . <br /> <br />SURVEY from page 4 ............. <br /> <br />Effect of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina and <br />Municipal Emergency Planning <br /> <br />Nearly 80 percent of city officials reported <br />being affected in some way by hurricanes Katrina <br />and Rita. Although only 4 percent of cities polled <br />were directly hit by the hurricanes, another half <br />reported that their cities provided supplies and <br />other forms of aid, and four in 10 reported that <br />their cities received displaced residents from <br />cities devastated by hurricanes. <br /> <br />Additionally, in direct response to the disas- <br />ters, over half of city officials revisited their city's <br />disaster plans and 26 percent report reconsidering <br />their city's disaster planning as it relates to <br />underserved populations. <br /> <br />State of America's Cities: The Annual Opinion <br />Survey of Municipal Officials is an annual survey <br />of municipal officials that has been conducted by <br />the National League of Cities for the past 20 years. <br />The survey results were taken from a random <br />sample of local officials in January 2006 with a +/- <br />4 percent accuracy ratio. <br /> <br />PAGE 6 . PRIORITY FOCUS <br />March 17, 2006 - Issue #11 <br /> <br />VIsit the League's Official Website..www.cacities.org <br />