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PROPOSITIONS from page 4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Proposition 51: Transportation. Allocation of Sales and Use Taxes Raised From Sale or Lease of Motor Vehicles. Initiative Statute. This initiative transfers 3C~ of state general fund revenues collected on the sale or lease of new and used motor vehicles, totaling approximately $9§0 million per year starting in FY 2003-04. Funds would be used for various transportation-related purposes including mass transit and highway improvements, local street and road repairs, public use facilities benefiting transit riders, senior and disabled persons transportation services, replacement of certain existing school buses, environmental mitigation and bicycle and pedestrian improvements. It is estimated that about one fifth of the funds (roughly $180 million in FY 2003-04) would go to cities. At its October meeting, the League Board reconsidered the League's position on Proposition $1. The Board voted to change the League's position from neutral to oppose, based upon concern that the funding allocations in Proposition 51 circumvent established state, regional and local allocation processes for transportation funding, Position: Oppose. Proposition 52: Election Day Voter Registration. Initiative Statute. This initiative seeks to increase voter turnout by allowing unregistered, eligible voters to both register and vote at their local polling place (after providing adequate identification and proof of residency) on Election Day. Verification of eligibility to vote would be accomplished using the current system in place for provisional ballots. Proposition 52 provides for additional training for elections and polling personnel. Position: Neutral. OCTOBER CONFERENCE ON CALIFORNIA OCEAN AGENDA League Annual Conference attendees who also attended a reception October 3 at Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific learned about an upcoming conference that should be of interest to all cities on, or near, the coast. Entitled "California and the World Ocean '02; Revisiting and Revising California's Ocean Agenda", the conference will be held in Santa Barbara from October 27-30. California's five major aquariums will be working together to bring California's Ocean Agenda to the approximately six million people who visit these institutions each year. They will be developing programs and exhibits that describe the Agenda, what it is, why it is important, and what individuals, communities, regions, and the State can do to help achieve its goals and objectives, To find out more about the conference, visit the California Resources Agency Web site htto://resources.ca.aov/ocean. or email CWO2002~coastalzonefoundation.org, PG&E FRANCHISE TASK FORCE UPDATE A sample franchise agreement to aid cities in their franchise negotiations with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is expected to be available for cities' use no later than the end of October. Members of the PG&F Franchise Task Force Working Group met during the League Annual Conference to review a preliminary draft franchise agreement/ordinance. Michael Woods, an attorney recently engaged by the League to assist the task force with drafting a sample agreement, joined the group in its discussions. The working group clarified the key elements required in the draft agreement and discussed a continuing concern over the timeline and deadlines that PG&E has established for adoption of agreements. Michael Woods was asked to contact the PG&F franchise attorney to discuss the agreement terms and other issues identified by the members. Until that time, the League encourages cities to delay placing this issue on council agendas. If you have questions, or would like to be included on our PG&E email update distribution list, please contact Alisa Fong, deputy general counsel, (fona@cacities.oro) or Frances Medema, policy analyst, (medemaf@cacities.ora}, Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 5