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8A <br /> Page 14 <br /> con#empla#ing raising new revenues. To assist ci#ies with this compiex and challenging area of <br /> the law,the League's�ity Attomeys'Department updated the Proposition 218 Implementation <br /> Guide. <br /> The 2007 edition of the Guide will be available for purchase at the Leagus's Annuaf Conference <br /> #hrough GiiyBooks. Last updated in 2Q00,#his new editipn of the Proposition 218 tmplementation <br /> GtiiuB�v�i�i�syai�6vci'vpiiiC�+ts Sii�ce iil�IaSt updat@, inc�udirg the recent 5u�re���G����t��� <br /> Bighorn-Desert View WaterAgency v. Ver�il. The Guide is an aufhoritative source on Proposition <br /> 218, and has been cited by the courts as such. <br /> `Shaping Catifornia's Future'—League of Califarnia Cit�es'Annuaf Conference <br /> Opens Se�t. 5 <br /> The League of Califomia Cities'109th aRnual conference opens on Sept. 5,in Sacramento. Join <br /> more than 1,8d0 city officials for a roundup of legislative updates on the League's strategic <br /> priori#ies of infrastructure,affordabfe housing and eminent domain reform. <br /> The conference will also feature three diverse general session keynote spe�kers-Seattle Mayor <br /> Greg Nickels, Mark Sanborn, and Sir Ken Rabinson, Ph.D.—who will de1€ver presentafions on <br /> climate change, leadership and creativity,respectively. <br /> For more information on the conferenee and how to register, visit_�_i,r�v�i_r;�:c�;iik�;>,c�E��;�c. <br /> The Catifornia Civie l.eadership Institute Prepares the Next Generation of State Leaders <br /> i"he California Civic Leadership Institute(CCLI)will convene its second o#two classes next week <br /> at Socsthem Califarriia Edison's Big Creek hydraeEsctric facili#y near Shaver�ake in the Sierra <br /> Nevadas. <br /> Presen#ed by the League Partners Program, the CCLI is a competitive educatianal program that <br /> brings together local government officials who want to take their service to the next level in the <br /> CaHfornia�egislature. The program's goal is to educate atkendees on substantive issues facing <br /> California in order to produce future state leaders who will make strong policy decisions. Each <br /> year, approxirnately 20 city officials attend the program.This is the CCL!'s third year. <br /> CCLf attendees leam from a variety of experts and participate in discussions on complex <br /> statewide infrasFructure issues including#ranspprtation, housing and the impact of increas+ng <br /> energy demand in our growing state. Instead of just a standard classroom format,the CGLI <br /> ineludes irtformal roundtabae discussions and takes participants ouf into the field. The program <br /> includes a tour a#Big Creek,giving participants an opportunity to see first hand how etectricity is <br /> generated and moved throughout the state. The program is enriched by the broad depth of <br /> experience of participanfs who come from both sides of the aisle. <br /> YrIiS 1/2ai���fOt,)�ii3 Liiii7iiii3i8�i�v�i�i'a�Tla��ififCi-�7y SBSStOii ifi�aC('aiTiBtltd S@pt.�-�J O(1 tfi@ <br /> reafities Qf politica!life in the Capitol. Scheduled speakers include former Senate Repubiican <br /> leader Jim i3rutte and poEitical consultant Garry South. <br /> For information ai�out the CCLI program please contact Mike Madrid at(916)658-8272. <br /> HCD Pubtishes Transit-Oriented Development Draft(3afdetines <br /> Last week,the Califiomia Department of Housing and Community Deveiopmen#(HCD)puhlished <br /> draft guideiines for its fransit-or{ented development program. Cities are encouraged to review the <br /> guiclelines (located at_<nf«l,��i.'r�c��:�,_�:;y,;���!;i,;;��,;;;d}and send in comments to HCD. Comments wilf be <br /> accepted through Sept. 10. <br /> For more informatian, contact HCD director of Legisfation Jolena Voorhis at(916) 323-0169. <br /> 6 <br />