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fD.A- 2.. RECENT COURT FILINGS The League would like to provide special Additional Stonn Water Requirements and thanks to the individuals listed below, who wrote Economic Considerations friend-of-the-court letters or briefs, for their effúrts on behalf of the League. League action ".-he League filed a friend-of-the-court brief and., brief summary of the case appear below. urging the California Supreme Court to conclude Copie;; of the filings are available at: that a /'tgional water board may not impose www.cacities oro/recentfilim;Js additional requirements on local governments in order to obtain nBCBssary permits rBlating to Land Use and Religious Exercise controlling storm water without considering the economic burden plBCBd local governments. The League filed a friend-of-the-court brief The League thanks John Roddy with with the Ninth Circuit CDurt of Appeals urging the Richards Watson & Gershon for writing the brief court to reverse a lower court decision conclud- on behalf of the League. ing that an individual or group may challenge a The name of the case is City of Burbank v. land use regulation under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) if State Water Resources Control Board, -, Cal. the regulation merely inhibits religious exercise, 3d -, - Cal. Rptr. 3d -' rather than significantly restricts it. This inter- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pretation would lead to an increase in chal- lenges to local land regulations as violations of 2004 GOVERNOR'S ENVIRONMENTAL RLUPIA. The League thanks Jennifer Henning, Litigation Counsel with the Callfor- AND ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP AWARDS nia State Association of Counties for writing COMPETITION the brief on behalf of the League and CSAC. The State of California Is pleased to an. The name of the case is Guru Nanak Sikh nounce the 2004 Governor's Environmental Society of Yuba City v. County of Sutter, No. 03- and Economic Leadership Awards competl- 17343, ___F.3d__- (9th Cir). tlon. These awards represent the State's highest and most prestigious environmental honor. The City's Hiring of Temporary Police Officers Not awards recognize achievements by individuals, organizations, and businesses related to the Subject to Meet and Confer Provisions conservation of California's precious resources, The League filed a friend-of-the-court letter protection and enhancement of California's envi- brief asking the court of appeals to publish a ronment, and the building of public-private partner- decision concluding that a city's decision to hire ships. Award categories are: retired peace officers to fill a severe and unex- . Children's Environmental Education; pected short-term staffing shortage of police . Watershed & Ecosystem Restoration; officers was an appropriate managerial decision, . Sustainable Practices; and the city was not required to meet and confer Environmental-Economic Partnerships; with the police union before implementing the . Land Use; policy. The decision was recently published. . Technology Innovation; and The League thanks Jeffrey Sloan with Renne Sustainable Facilities. Sloan Holtzman & Sakai for writing the letter in The 2004 application can be obtained at the support of publication on behalf of the League. following link: htto'/Iwww caleoa ca aav/Awards! The name of the case is Sacramento Police ~ Officers Association v. Citv of Sacramento Due date for receipt is Monday, August 2, ___Cal. App. 3d___, ___Cal. Rptr. 3d --- (3d Dist. Mar. 30, 2004). 2004. Should you have any questions, please contact Leslie Ford with the California Environmen- tal Protection Agency at (916) 322-7649. PAGE 2/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site..www.cacities.org