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9A <br /> �+��,o�'Co�ued 11lr�am Paga i._. Page 2 <br /> The League's legisiative briefings were held at the 5acramento Cornention Genter on April 16 <br /> and tl�e Sheraton Grand Hatel Sacramerrto on Apri!17,l.eagus Presider�t Jim Madaffe�'s <br /> welcaming remarks on the first day were foilpwed by a tong Gst of impressive speakers from Gov. <br /> Arnold Satrwa2eneggers Admin�stration and the Leg�s�ture. <br /> The btxiget was tfte t�ic c�jour for a1G the speakers v�rith the Govexnor deliv�ing his May Budget <br /> Revise on May 15. <br /> Finance Director Mike Genest <br /> readily acknowfedged the�ery <br /> tough position Califomia is in this �- <br /> }rear.He�ovided a historicat <br /> perspective on the�ate's budget <br /> beiween 1998 and today#o help <br /> explain why Cafiforroa has a cash- <br /> flow problem for the current fiscai <br /> year(FY 2007-0$)and a signifiCarrt <br /> budget deficit for!he budget year . <br /> m��carts.�ury� ��Zaoe-os�. ::�, <br /> `a=; i�.�i4��,i�:; <br /> ;,� ,; . <br /> "We shoutd have been cutting,but it `::;':�"��':�' <br /> is not embedded in the DNA of the �{ �-��:�;_ <br /> budget process,°said Gertest as he - <br /> explained why the Govemof is aeparm,ent o�Finance oirector�ce Genesc <br /> working fo etlaCt a t�nst+ttrti0naf <br /> amendment#o cr�te a�rainy da�'furxi to smoath out future state budget turbuience. <br /> Assembty Memt�Mna Cabaflero,chair of the Locai Govemmer►t Committee,recallecl her days <br /> as mayor of Salir�as when s»e would come to Sacxamerrto to Iob�r.She commented to her <br /> former tocal govemr►�e�t coNeagues that the budget wiR only be solved through bipartisan <br /> ��• <br /> Senator Alan Lawentha!spolce about <br /> SB 974,legislation he's introduced <br /> which woutd c,�'ve the Ports of Long <br /> Beach,Los Angeles and Oakland the <br /> auttwrity ta c:oNect a$30 fee per <br /> c.a�tainer to fund congestion <br /> martagement and air quatity, <br /> improvement projects related to the <br /> �°'�. . ports.He con�eyed#o the audience his <br /> irustration about the toll that <br /> transporting goods from Califomia ports <br /> == 4 LE.AGG� au#o#state has fln our infras#ructure. <br /> �`�IyT�[��5 <br /> On the budget,the sertator,who dtairs <br /> a budget subc�mmittee,remartced, <br /> Sen.Alan Lower�at(D-Lonp Beac:hy "CU�S WOft't be enaugh to solve our <br /> budget problems.1Me need more <br /> revenues." <br /> 2 <br />