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HOW WOULD TRANSPORTATION BOND FUNDS REACH CITIES? AND WHEN? We all cheered last week when we learned that tion and reconstruction of facilities that expand the bipartisan infrastructure investment package ridership on transit systems, safety projects to passed by the Legislature included SB 1266 reduce fatalities, or as a local match to obtain (NunezlPerata), an $19.925 billion bond measure state or federal transportation funds for similar for transportation investments, including $1 billion purposes. " for cities and $1 billion for counties to allocate for local transportation priorities.* ........................ The bill will appear on the November statewide INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE ballot as Proposition 1 B. As city officials review the LEAGUE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS? measure, many are wondering: assuming Prop. 1 B wins voter support, when will the funding be The League of California Cities is seeking available and will all of it be available in a single year? nominations from elected officials interested in serving in five at-large positions (two-year term), At this time, we cannot provide a certain date. or as second vice president (one-year term) on The State Treasurer will make the final decision on its board of directors. when to issue the bonds following passage of If you are interested in submitting your name Prop. 1 B or any other bond measure. The League will advocate, however, for the funds to be dis- (or another elected official's name) for nomination persed as soon as possible, as we are well aware to the League board of directors, please provide that cities can put the money to use immediately. the information requested on the nomination form, along with a bio and letter requesting Although we believe a lump sum allocation consideration, to the League's Sacramento would be more beneficial to cities than a series of headquarters on or before end of business on payments, no confirmation is available in regard to Friday, May 19. Nomination materials can be how the funds will be distributed. We do know that found on the League's website at the $1 billion for cities will be given directly to the www.cacities.ora or can be obtained by contact- individual cities for expenditure, with a minimum of ing Mimi Sharpe at (916) 658-8232 or via e-mail $400.000 to be allocated to each city, regardless of at sharpem@cacities.org. size. Please note that all nominees for second vice As information becomes available, the League president must have previously served on the will continue to update cities regarding the potential League's board of directors. funding. Send all nomination applications to: * SB1266 specifies that the funds allocated to Mimi Sharpe cities and counties from the bond "shall be used for improvements to transportation facilities that will League of California Cities assist in reducing local traffic congestion and 1400 K Street further deterioration, improving traffic flows, or Sacramento, CA 95814 increasing traffic safety that may include, but not Applications can also be sent to Mimi via fax be limited to, street and highway pavement mainte- nance, rehabilitation, installation, construction and at (916) 658-8240 or bye-mail to reconstruction of necessary associated facilities msharpe@cacities.org. such as drainage and traffic control devices, or the maintenance, rehabilitation, installation, construc- Visit the League's Official Website--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS. PAGE 3 May 12, 2006. Issue #19 .,..~'. ..'---,-,~_.. ,-. ,,_._.._--_......,._,~.,..,._. ~.-_..._~_...._._.-