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8B Page 8 v 2007 ANNUAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIOnTS RESOLUTION REFERRED TO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICFS POLICY COMiV1ITTEE I. RESOLUTION REi..ATING TO TIIE RENEWAL OF THE LEAGUE GRASSROOTS NETWORK PROGRAM Source: League L oard of Directors Referred to: Administrative Servic�s Policy Coininittee Recommendation±o General Resoiutions Committee: WH:ERE1\S,unti12004 the cities of California were faced with continual actions by the legislature and the administration to take city revenues and use those revenues to counter deficits in the state general fund; and WI-�EREAS, this repeated action by the Iegislature and the administration seriously threatened the ability of local governzneut to deliver essential public services to local communi.ties;and WHEREAS,in 2�01 the Board of Directors and membership of the League of California Cifies took actions to strengthen the effectiveness of the League and to prevent the year-after-year erosion of ]ocal public services;and WHEREAS,the meinbership of the League overwhelmingly supported the establishment of the Leagu.e's Grassroots network proga'am and the accompauying dues increase to hire and support l5 new, professional grassroots staff positions in the organizatian;and WHEREAS,the Grassroots network program in the League has been a key factor in the League's efforts to secure passage of Proposition lA in 2004 that placed an effective canstitutional restraint against the state c�ntinuing to take Iocal government revenues to I�elp meet state fiscai problems; and WHEREAS,the League grassroots network program has been effective in other statewide ballot measures battles including Proposition 42 in 2002,protecting transportation money for transportation purposes; and Proposition 46 in 2002,enacting a statewide bond measure for affordable housing; and the most recent defeat in 2Q06 of Proposition 90 that threatened to squander taxpayer money and negate local land use decision-making authority;and WHEREAS,the League grassroots network pro�'am has proven to be an effective tool in support of the League's legisiative progz�am;and WHEItCAS,the L,eague's grassroots network program is known as one of the preeminent grassroots programs in the country; and `T�'H�REAS,Article XVII, Section 3 (c) of the League bylaws provides that the znembership of the League shall be asked to vote before December 31,20d7 on the continuaYion of the Grassroots program beyond December 31,2008; and 1.