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<br />9A <br />Page 1 0 <br /> <br />The League and CSAC have developed a toolkit to help share this information. The toolkit, <br />posted at www.cacities.orallocalstreetsandroads, includes: <br />. A fact sheet; <br />. FAQs; <br />. A sample press release; <br />. A sample PowerPoint presentation; and <br />. A sample resolution for your city to adopt. <br /> <br />The assessment Is the first in an ongoing study of local pavement conditions and essential <br />components. Currently, there is not a comprehensive and systematic statewide approach to <br />quantify local streets and roads needs statewide. <br /> <br />The assessment captures data for more than 93 percent of local streets and roads In California, <br />with 85 percent of data coming from industry recognized pavement management systems. It was <br />made possible through contributions from individual cities and counties. <br /> <br />For more information, please contact Dorothy Johnson (diohnson@cacitles.ora) or Jennifer <br />Whiting Ciwhitina@cacities.ora). <br /> <br />'Jobs' Continued from Page 1... <br /> <br />The act addresses a broad spectrum of programs including transportation, public safety, natural <br />resources, housing, and direct job training and represents significant augmentations for <br />previously established federal grant and loan programs, including those created by the American <br />Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). <br /> <br />Many of the grant opportunities carry the same stringent reporting requirements, demand for <br />transparency, and tight timelines that include "use it or lose it" provisions. City officials are <br />encouraged to refer to the League's City Funding Book <br />lhttc:/lwww.caclties.ora/lndex.isc?disclavtvce=11 &storv=27580} as a reference for individual <br />program explanation. <br /> <br />The bill language is available at: <br />htto:llwww.rules.house.aov/111/LeaText/111 hr2847hamndsamnd.cdf <br /> <br />In addition to providing financial support to federal, state, and regional agencies, the act provides <br />an Important extension to the would-be expired Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation <br />Equity Act - A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) federal transportation program through Sept. 30, <br />2010, and restores $20 billion to the Highway Trust Fund. <br /> <br />The U.S. Senate is organizing its own jobs package which is expected to be taken up in January <br />2010. The League will continue to analyze the House bill and the Senate's proposal to keep local <br />officials apprised of possible grant opportunities for their cities. <br /> <br />The following list of programs are provided as areas of note. <br /> <br />Public Safety <br /> <br />The program seeks to stabilize public service jobs by providing direct grants to state and local <br />agencies for the hiring or re-hiring of positions recently lost due to economic downturn: <br />. $1.18 billion for COPS to fund the hiring or re-hiring of law enforcement officers; <br />. $500 million in Firefighter Assistance Grants to hire, re-hire, and retain firefighters, with <br />any unused fund directed to equipment grants; <br />. $55 million for wildland fire management, including fuels reduction for national and state <br />lands; and <br />. Other funding eligibility for resources and land management involve partnerships with the <br />state and local groups that serve young adults and underserved populations, such as <br />Youth Conservation Corps and Student Conservation Association. <br /> <br />3 <br />