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7A Page 3 For more information on both initiatives and the campaign, visit http://eminentdomainreformcom. 'Infrastructure Bonds and Actions' Continued from Page 1... Below is a listing of the Governor's proposed bonds and new infrastructure-related initiatives: . Water Bond: A $11,9 billion general obligation bond with funding designated as follows: $3,5 billion for additional storage, $2,4 billion for Delta sustainability, $3.1 billion for water conservation, $1,1 billion for resource area restoration, $1.1 billion for water quality improvement, and $700 million for a variety of projects, . K-12 School Bond: An $11.6 billion bond divided between the 2008 and 2010 election cycles. · Higher Education Bond: A $12.3 billion bond divided between the 2008 and 2010 election cycles with allocations for the UC, CSU and community college systems. · High Speed Rail: A modified version of the high speed rail bond that is currently scheduled for the November 2008, ballot with changes designed to ensure sufficient financing for the system is put in place. . Court Facilities: A $2 billion bond to upgrade court facilities. . Performance-Based InfrastruCture: This proposal would expand the authority of state and local governments to use public-private partnerships to develop, maintaIn or operate various types of infrastructure projects, . Strategic Growth Council: This proposed state council would be responsible for coordinating investments in air and water quality, improving natural resource protection, increasing the availability of affordable housing, improving transportation, meeting the goals of AS 32, and encouraging sustainable land use. The Strategic Growth Council would also 'collect, manage and provide data and information to local govemments that will assist local govemments in developing and planning sustainable communities.. It is important that city officials begin to become familiar with these proposals. While most of the political focus is now on the state's bUdget difficulties, the above proposals are going to be the subject of legislative discussions during the 2008 Legislative session. The Governor's Strategic Growth Plan is available online at www.ebudqetca.Qov. Calls Needed to Oppose Bill on Vacancy Decontrol for Mobilehomes The League of Califomia Cities is opposed to AS 1309 (Calderon), which would establish vacancy decontrol for mobilehomes sold in mobilehome parks in jurisdictions with local rent control ordinances. The bill will be up for vote in the Assembly floor before Jan. 31, which is the deadline for bills to move from their house of origin to the other house of the legislature. This bill provides that if a tenancy in a mobilehome park is voluntarily terminated, the management may set the initial rent for a space when there is a change in ownership of the mobilehome on that space. In other words, when a resident moves out, the mobile home park owner can increase the rate to what ever amount they want. Passage of this bilt would result in the overturning of local rent control ordinances, Cities would lose an important source of affordable housing with each change in tenancy. The League opposes any legislation that restricts the ability of cities to enact rent control ordinances for mobilehomes, A local jurisdiction is in the best position to assess the local housing conditions and needs, and determine what controls need to be implemented to protect affordable homeowners and renters. 3