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9A Page 3 POLICY COMM. from page 2 . . . . '" '" '" '" '" . . . . . '" . . . . . . . . . . 0 . '" . . . '" . '" '" . '" '" . .. '" '" gency preparedness, nuisance abatement (gang and graffiti prevention), wildland urban interface, technology and interoperability, sex offender management, and medical services. The committee had one action item regarding a request from the city of Rancho Mirage to submit a letter to the Governor outlining the League's Indian Gaming Policies and Principles regarding mitigating impacts associated with casinos, as well as requiring agreements between tribes and local jurisdictions. Additionally, the committee supported the League encouraging the Governor to consider expanding the definition of "impacted cities" to include "adjacent cities" when negotia- tions for the Agua Caliente Indian Gaming Com- pact likely resume in the 2007 legislative session. Assemblymember Todd Spitzer was one of the guest speakers at the meeting. Spitzer began his remarks by discussing the recommendation from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's High Risk Sex Offender and Sexually Violent Predator's (HRSOI SVP) Task Force to hold a housing summit with stakeholders from the local and state levels to address housing issues of released sex offenders deemed high risk and sexually violent predators. Tom Saywer, public safety liaison to the Gover- nor, also spoke to the committee, updating it on public safety programs outlined in the state bud- get. Of particular interest to the group was book- ing fees, where $35 million was set aside in the budget - the same level of funding as last year. Other highlights included Connect-CTY dis- cussing its services and benefit to cities as an emergency or non-emergency telephone notifica- tion system to citizens. The committee also heard from Carl Dickerson of Ech0911 - a patented phone service that automatically and immediately notifies family, friends, or neighbors via wireline and wireless telephones when a subscriber dials 9-1-1. After a thorough discussion and several issues raised by committee members knowledge- able about emergency response and law enforce- ment, it was decided that the Technology and Interoperability Subcommittee would perform additional research, discussion and, possible recommendations, regarding the Ech0911 ser- vice. The League's Public Safety Policy Committee will next convene on Thursday, March 29, at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario. Transportation, Communications & Public Works The League's Transportation, Communica- tions & Public Works (TCPW) Policy Committee met on Friday, January 12, also at the Sacra- mento Convention Center. In addition to empha- sizing infrastructure in its 2007 Work Program, the committee also voted to support the budget appropriation in the 2007 state budget ($103 million as submitted by the High Speed Rail Authority [HSRA]) to continue the program work of HSRA to hire additional staff, as well as additional design and engineering work for high speed rail in California should the $9.95 billion bond pass by the voters in November 2008. The committee further requested additional speakers at the next meeting to discuss magnetic levitation technology and representatives from several local government associations. A number of speakers also made presenta- tions at the meeting. Keith Hanks, council mem- ber, city of Azusa, gave a presentation on utility cross bores, which are created when an existing subsurface utility is penetrated by a second utility during installation using a trenchless method and could potentially result in a blocked sewer or even a fire. Council Member Hanks offered some solutions and recommendations for utility cross bore issues, and provided additional materials to committee members. Continued on Page 4 Visit the League's Official Websitenwww.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS . PAGE 3 January 19, 2007 . Issue #3