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In addition to fee increases by the State Water Board, the Governor proposed an additional $5.5 million (32 new positions) as a part of the recent water package Implementation. These monies will help establish and augment water investigation and enforcement units at the State Water Board. 9A Page 5 Parks. The Governor is also proposing to fund state parks by reviving a plan that failed last summer to raise money with additional oil drilling off the Santa Barbara coast. This proposal would generate $100 million this fiscal year and $1.8 billion over the next 14 years, according to the administration. Beverage Container Recycling Fund. Finally, the Governor is proposing a $54.8 million in FY 2009-10, and a $98.2 million loan repayment in FY 2010-11, to the Beverage Container Recycling Fund. This is part of a comprehensive proposal by the administration which includes eliminating continuously funded grant payments to cities and counties for recycling in lieu of annually appropriating these funds. Job Creation, Training, & Retention through Employer Incentives $230 million is proposed to be allocated to the Employment Training Panel (ETP): . $140 million would be available to employers and training providers that deliver training for unemployed and underemployed individuals, as well as for employment expansion and job retention; . $90 million would be available to provide a $3,000 incentive to employers to hire and retain an unemployed Individual. Until there are further details the League Is uncertain as to whether this proposal will apply to local governments. The League will continue to review the Governor's budget proposals for potential local city impacts in detail as language becomes available. 'Press Conferences' Continued from Page 1... The San Diego event was the first of about a dozen events around the state in the first two weeks of the year. Kickoff news conferences were also held in Santa Rosa and Salinas on Thursday, Jan. 7 and in Fresno today. Events are scheduled across the state next week in a number of cities including Los Angeles, Foster City, Sacramento and Redding. If it qualifies, the measure would appear on the November 2010 statewide ballot, and would close loopholes to prevent the state from borrowing, raiding or otherwise redirecting local government, transportation or public transit funds. Californians to Protect Local Taxpayers and Vital Services, the coalition supporting the ballot measure, will need to collect more than 1.1 million signatures to ensure it meets the required 694,354 valid signatures needed to qualify a constitutional amendment for the statewide ballot. San Diego News Conference Details Mayor Sanders conveyed the dire situation facing California's cities and explained why voters don't want the state to continue to be able to siphon money that is dedicated for vital community services. "Sacramento politicians can't continue to use local funds as a backfill for state budget deficits," said Mayor Jerry Sanders. "Voters have made it clear they want local government funds to be spent on locally delivered services, yet Sacramento keeps digging its hands in our pockets to cover their deficit. The resulting trickle-down effect makes it impossible for us to do our budgets and puts at risk the critical services our residents depend on like public safety and transportation improvements. Already, we've had to cut $83M from our budget and we were able to do so without cutting city services. But these challenging economic times and further threats by the state would make it difficult for us to continue balancing our budget without cuts in services. We need this ballot measure so we can put a stop to state raids and borrowing of local taxpayer dollars and protect vital local services." 5