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9A Page 4 . $1.7 billion in revenue acceleration achieved by increasing income tax withholding in the FY 2009-10 by 10 percent; . $301.5 million in additionallHSS cost containment; . $182 million would be saved by deporting undocumented immigrants housed in California prisons; . $150 million in additional cuts to CSU and UC; . $138.9 in cuts to HIV awareness, domestic violence, child welfare and health programs; . $108 million in savings by eliminating Prop. 36, substance abuse treatmentfunding; . $99 million is savings by changing sentencing options so that lower-level offenders serve time in local jails rather than state prison; and . $82.9 million achieved in cuts to Healthy Families, Medi-Cal and other programs. . $0.5 million gained from increasing state park fees. Please visit the Department of Finance's Web site at www.dof.ca.Qov to access a copy of the May Budget Revise. May 19 Special Electloh On May 19, six measures are before the voters: . Prop. 1A: Strengthens state reserve funds, limits excessive state spending. . Prop. 1 B: Repays schools $9.3 billion over time. . Prop. 1C: Modernizes the state lottery, allows state to securitize $5 billion for budget. . Prop. 1 D: Redirects over $1 billion in tobacco tax proceeds for state budget. . Prop. 1 E: Redirects $460 million from Prop. 63 mental health tax for budget. . Prop. 1 F: Prohibits salary increases for elected state officials during budget deficit. Other legislation approved by the Legislature contains provisions that provide authority for the Governor to enact mid-year budget cuts and extend the duration of various tax increases contingent upon the approval of Prop. 1A. Additional Context City officials reviewing this proposal should consider the following: 1. Borrowing local property taxes must be strongly opposed; 2. The direct impact on cities of the remainder of these proposals is minimal. There are no proposed takeaways of Props. 42 (sales tax on gas) revenues or redevelopment funds, nor deferrals of local Highway Users Taxes; 3. These are the Governor's proposals and the legislature may not agree with many of them. The legislature will advance other proposals which could be beneficial or harmful to local government; 4. Much can change with the outcome of the May 19 special election if some of the measures pass; 5. The state faces a major cash flow crisis this summer and the May Revise is silent on infrastructure bond allocation, economic stimulus and other matters. It is likely, therefore, that additional proposals will emerge following the election; and 6. As part of the February budget agreement, the legislature approved the FY 2009-10 budget, so technically. the state already has an adopted budget that meets the July 1, Constitutional deadline. However, the adopted budget is not balanced. How this will affect the timing of legislative action is unknown. Take Action: The League is launching Save Your City, an extremely aggressive campaign to protect local revenue in this chaotic budget environment. Cities are passing resolutions, sending letters, forming coalitions and making phone calls. It is imperative that city officials work with their League regional public affairs managers and take action to protect their revenues. Make plans to attend the League's Budget Action Day scheduled for June 3 in Sacramento. 'Meeting' Continued from Page 1... City officials asked the Governor about the Department of Finance budget option put forth last week which would have the state borrow $2 billion (8 percent) of local property tax revenues to 4