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q,kZ1 <br />April 18, 2003 <br />ssue #15 -2003 <br />P <br />f <br />o 1600trA am <br />REGISTER NOW FOR LOCAL LEG ACTION DAYS, MAY 1415 <br />City officials are urged to visit either the League's Web site or the LOCAL <br />Hot Bills Web site (www.calocal.org, "Leave Our Community Assets Local ") to regis- <br />ter for the 2003 Legislative Action Days, May 14-15 at the Sheraton Grand <br />Act Now <br />Hotel in Sacramento. Registration for this event is free. For more, see <br />p age 5. <br />...... ..... <br />AS 218 <br />STRONG SHOWING BY PUBLIC AGENCIES AT CALPERS HEALTH <br />BENEFITS HEARING <br />. Housing Elements. <br />Housing <br />Status: Support. <br />Public agencies from across the state participated in the CalPERS Health <br />■ <br />Benefits Committee hearing in Sacramento on April 15 to express their con- <br />: AS 531 (Kehoe). <br />cams over rising health care premiums and decreased plan options. The <br />$10 Billion <br />group received a lot of positive feedback from CalPERS staff and the board <br />■ Infrastructure <br />members. Our message was simple: we want to incorporate proactive changes <br />Bond. Status: <br />to the system in order smooth our premium hikes while at the same time allow- <br />Support. <br />ing for more plan options and flexibility. <br />SB 983 <br />The public agency mission is far from over. The board is finally listening to <br />■ (Alarcon). Urban <br />cities and counties participating in the system, but public agencies cannot sit <br />Landfills. State <br />back and watch. Those who participated at the hearing last week are encour- <br />Preemption of Land <br />aged to return to the strategic planning discussion meeting on May 13 at the <br />• Use Authority. <br />Health Benefits Committee hearing. For those who were unable to attend the <br />Status: Oppose. <br />April 15 session, May 13 will present another opportunity to voice your con- <br />cams. For more, see page 5. <br />■ <br />. <br />.................. <br />LEAGUE PRESIDENT TO APPEAR BEFORE BUDGET <br />RESTRUCTURING COMMISSION <br />Want more details on <br />League President and Oakland City Attorney John Russo is scheduled to <br />these and other bills? <br />testify in Sacramento next Wednesday, April 23, before the Assembly Commis - <br />Log on to the league of <br />sion on Structural Challenges to Budgeting in California. He will make recom- <br />California Cities Web site <br />mendations on substantive reforms to the state budget process, designed to <br />at www.cacities.org and <br />create greater fiscal stability for the state and achieve better protection of local <br />click on Legislative <br />revenues. Also testifying: Sonoma County Supervisor Tim Smith, President of <br />Advocacy. <br />the California State Association of Counties (CSAC). <br />Page 2 GREAT VALLEY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TO HOLD AUGUST SESSION <br />LEAGUE GRASSROOTS IN ACTION <br />CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION PROVIDES INCENTIVE LOANS <br />Page 3 LOCAL UPDATE <br />Page 4 THE BUDGET STORY - SOME PRESS QUOTES <br />Page 5 ISSUES DISCUSSED CALPERS HEALTH BENEFITS COMMITTEE HEARING <br />SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MAY 15 <br />Page 8 LEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARIES <br />