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<br />8A <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />'Elections' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />Among the city measures, most (36) are majority vote general tax measures. Five city measures <br />required two-thirds voter approval, including four special taxes and one general obligation bond. <br />There were 13 utility user tax (UUT) measures, including three new UUTs and nine modemization <br />proposals. Five cities sought sales tax increases ranging from 1/4 cent to 1 cent. Eleven cities <br />proposed hotel tax increases and two sought to impose hotel taxes for the first time. There were <br />five parcel tax proposals and just five bond measures including three school bonds. <br /> <br />The difficult economy did not discourage local voters from passing taxes and bonds. Passage <br />rates of local revenue measures for the Nov. 3 election generally mirror those of elections since <br />2001. There are a number of factors that may be at work here. The downturn in the economy has <br />affected most people, but has been especially difficult on cities, counties, and schools. Each of <br />these measures reflects a local circumstance and a local issue, with all the factors at work that <br />are unique to each particular community. <br /> <br />A complete breakdown of this election's results, please visit the California Local Government <br />Finance Almanac Web site at www.californiacitvfinance.comNotes0911Drelim.Ddf. <br /> <br />'SAFETEA-LU' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />There remains little agreement on how and when to proceed with the full transportation <br />reauthorization. Senate transportation leaders continue to work towards a six-month extension <br />before a final multi-year reauthorization is produced, while some House transportation leaders <br />hope to reach agreement on a longer extension of SAFETEA-LU. House Transportation and <br />Infrastructure Chair James Oberstar remains committed to immediate action on the full <br />reauthorization. The White House has previously voiced their preference for an 18-month <br />extension. <br /> <br />It is not uncommon for Congress to pass multiple extensions before a full reauthorization is <br />enacted. Before SAFETEA-LU was ultimately approved. the previous authorization was extended <br />six times. <br /> <br />Update on 2006 Infrastructure Bond Available Now <br /> <br />The voters approved the first part of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Strategic Growth Plan in <br />2006. The plan authorized $42 billion in general obligation bonds for investments In transportation <br />(Proposition 1B), housing (Prop. 1C), education (Prop. 10), flood control and levees (Prop. 1E) <br />and parks/environmental resources (Prop. 84). <br /> <br />Since the passage of these bonds, the League has distributed yearly updates regarding bond <br />expenditures. The 2009 update is now available. This update reflects expenditures made over the <br />last year through the budget process as well as legislative and regUlatory actions relevant to the <br />bond programs. A full update has been posted on the League's Web site. <br />www.cacities.ora/resource files/28400.Bond Uodate Link for CAW.doc. <br /> <br />Pension Reform Focus of Special League Employee Relations Policy Committee <br />Meeting <br /> <br />The League's Employee Relations Policy Committee met Friday, Oct. 30 to discuss the League's <br />pension reform policy. City Mangers Department President Ken Pulskamp and Rod Gould, city <br />manager, Poway, provided recommendations for updating League policy in this area. At the heart <br />of the managers' recommendations lies the belief that pensions should be fiscally sustainable and <br />politically defensible. They recommend that to get there, the League should support regional <br />efforts to address the growing pension problem. <br /> <br />2 <br />