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<br />'Sustainable Community Award' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />8A <br />Page 12 <br /> <br />In presenting the Sustainable Community Leadership Award, League President and San Diego <br />City Council President Pro-Tem Jim Madaffer remarked that the Governor has a unique <br />appreciation for the role of cities and their importance to California's quality of life. <br /> <br />"The Governor not only cares about global warming, renewable resources and air quality, but he <br />understands the broader concept of 'sustainability,' and how it is connected to the practical <br />challenges of making our communities work," said President Madaffer. "For cities, this means <br />working to have cleaner water and reduced green house gas emissions, but it also means having <br />balanced budgets, the ability to keep police officers on the street, attractive parks and well- <br />maintained infrastructure." <br /> <br /> <br />Gov. Schwarzenegger expressed <br />appreciation for both the meaning <br />behind the award and its <br />construction. The award is engraved <br />on an actual section of a solar panel <br />with a "live" wire in the back that can <br />generate electricity if attached to a <br />device. The specially-designed logo <br />features a globe surrounded by a <br />cityscape. <br /> <br />With this award, the League hoped <br />to captur~ the spirit of the <br />Governor's belief in the future of <br />California as a leader in renewable <br />energy development, clean <br />technology and green communities. <br />Madaffer commented how "Gov. <br />Schwarzenegger's commitment to <br />excellence in rebuilding our infrastructure and leadership in environmental quality has established <br />a positive roadmap for California's future." <br /> <br />(From left to right) Harry Armstrong. Ken Cooley, Jim Madaffer, <br />Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Judy Mitchell, Robert Jehn, Pat Eklund <br />and League Executive Director Chris McKenzie. <br /> <br />President Madaffer was joined by several other members of the League's executive committee <br />and board of directors: Harry Armstrong, mayor pro-tem, Clovis; Judy Mitchell, council member, <br />Rolling Hills Estates and League second vice-president; Pat Eklund, mayor, Novato and League <br />immediate past president; Ken Cooley, council member, Rancho Cordova; and Robert Jehn, <br />mayor, Cloverdale. <br /> <br />The board members all thanked the Governor for his ongoing commitment to local government <br />through his support for Propositions 1A and 42. <br /> <br />'Budget Action Day' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />Because the League's annual Legislative Action Days this year occurred in April, before the <br />release of the Governor's May budget revise, Budget Action Day was planned for city officials to <br />voice their concerns on the revised budget proposal to lawmakers, underscor.e the importance of <br />city-provided services to residents, and remind them that the economic downturn has hurt cities' <br />budgets, as well. <br /> <br />The day began at 10 a.m. at the Sheraton Grand Hotel Sacramento, where League President Jim <br />Madaffer gave a welcoming address and provided some background on the state budget. He <br />reported that both the Governor's original budget proposal, released in January, and the May <br />revise are positive for cities because neither proposes to borrow cities' share of property taxes <br />through Proposition 1A and each continues to provide full Proposition 42 funding. <br /> <br />In his May revise, the Governor proposed to securitize the state lottery to close the budget gap <br />and fund a budget stabilization account with $5.1 billion of revenue going into the FY 2008-09 <br /> <br />2 <br />