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<br />7A <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />Clovis Mayor Pro Tern Harry Armstrong agreed, adding that by having the full amount of Prop. 1B <br />funds immediately, projects can be planned quickly, instead of waiting around for years as roads <br />crack and deteriorate. <br /> <br />Joining Whalen and Armstrong at the conference were the following city officials: <br /> <br />. City Manager Kathy Mi/ison, Clovis <br />. Public Utilities Director Mike Leonardo, Clovis <br />. Motor Officer Chuck Wages, Clovis <br />. Mayor Terry McKittrick, Dinuba <br />. Mayor Jim Simonian, Fowler <br />. Mayor Leland Bergstrom, Kingsburg <br /> <br />The Clovis news conference got quite a bit of media coverage. The Fresno Bee published a story <br />and TV stations KMPH, KFSN and KGPE all covered the event. <br /> <br />For more on Prop. 1 B allocation and a sample letter of supporting the immediate $1 billion <br />funding in this year's budget, visit www.cacities.orq/infrastructure. <br /> <br />'Gang Bur Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />If signed into law, the bill would authorize $100 million over five years to expand crime control <br />grants to state and local governments, for the purpose of hiring additional prosecutors, staff and <br />technology to bring more cases against gangs and violent criminals. Additionally, the bill would <br />authorize at least $411.5 million in funding over five years for gang prevention and intervention <br />efforts, which would be directed to High Intensity Gang Activity Areas (HIGMs) created in the bill. <br /> <br />Sen. Feinstein's efforts to find common ground among her colleagues on the contents of S. 456 <br />were crucial in guiding the bill to Judiciary Committee approval last week. <br /> <br />The text of the measure (as agreed to by the Judiciary Committee) is available at <br />www.cacities.ora/federalresources. Sen. Feinstein's press release on committee passage ofthe <br />bill is available at www.feinstein.senate.Qov. <br /> <br />What's Next <br /> <br />S. 456's next stop is a full hearing on the Senate Floor. At press time, a date for the hearing had <br />not been set. <br /> <br />Companion Measure <br /> <br />California Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, and Mary Bono, R-Palm Springs, have introduced <br />companion legislation to S. 456 in the House of Representatives. No date has been set for its <br />consideration. The text of the House measure, H.R. 1582, is available at <br />www.cacities.ora/federalresources. <br /> <br />Infrastructure Bond Implementation Update <br /> <br />Below is an update on the implementation of each of the infrastructure bonds passed in <br />November 2006. This update will be run periodically in Priority Focus as new developments with <br />each bond occur. <br /> <br />Proposition 1 B: This measure provides $19.92 billion for various transportation projects to <br />rebuild California. Of the total amount, $1 billion is allocated for cities and $1 billion for counties <br />for streets and road projects. The development of the $1 billion State-Local Partnership Program <br />and $3.1 billion "goods movement" and air quality programs are underway. In addition, the <br />allocation schedule of the $4 billion for public transit. intercity, commuter rail and waterborne <br />transit still needs to be established. <br /> <br />3 <br />