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<br />8A <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />. Univision <br />. KXJZ-FM (NPR) Sacramento <br />. KQED-FM (NPR) San Francisco <br />. Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert <br />. Capitol Weekly <br />. Politicker <br />. KFBK <br /> <br />Budget Developments <br /> <br />The state budget is now four weeks over due. Senate Pro T em Don Perata announced that there <br />would be a budget vote next Tuesday, July 29. <br /> <br />Next Steps <br /> <br />Local officials need to keep the pressure on legislators and the Governor to not resort to yet <br />another raid on local government funds. City officials are urged to stay tuned for future alerts from <br />and work closely on vanous local strategies with the League's regional public affairs managers. <br /> <br />'Foreclosures' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />The bill also includes language to establish an affordable housing trust fund to increase and <br />preserve the supply of rental housing and homeownership opportunities for extremely-low and <br />very-low income families. <br /> <br />The full text of the measure is available online at <br />http://www.house.QOv/aoDsllistloresslfinancialsvcs dem/hr3221 bill text.pdf <br /> <br />Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-GaHf.) and Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee Chair <br />Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) were instrumental in maintaining this critical funding. With many city <br />officials assisting in the effort, the National League of Cities and the League also lobbied heavily <br />to express support for the inclusion of the funding In the bill. <br /> <br />The League encourages city officials to send letters to Speaker Pelosi and Chair Waters to thank <br />them for their leadership in maintaining funding for this bill. The League's thank you letter is <br />available on the League's Web site. <br />(htto:/lwww.cacities.oro/resource files/2704 7 .LCCH R3221 TY .odO <br /> <br />'AB 983' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />AS 983 would require local agencies to provide full, complete and accurate plans and <br />specifications, including cost estimates, for public works projects before entering into any <br />contract. This would essentially absolve a contractor from any responsibility for reviewing plans <br />before submitting a bid on a public works project, which is provided for under current state law. <br /> <br />The League opposes AB 983 because under the proposed contracting law revision, a contractor <br />would have no desire or incentive to report any omissions to a publiC agency prior to submitting a <br />bid, resulting in expensive change orders to the benefit of the contractor and the loss of cities and <br />taxpayer dollars. <br /> <br />Public contracting is a collaborative process; a public agency and contractor work together to <br />identify omissions or changes to provided plans and specifications. Public agencies often rely on <br />the expertise of contractors, who are professionals in their field and are in the best position to <br />notify a public agency if project plans may be incomplete or inaccurate. <br /> <br />3 <br />