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FROM: John Sweeten, County Administrator
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DATE: January 25, 2005 q'- -
SUBJECT: 2005 Federal Legislative Platform
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. ADOPT the Contra Costa County 2005 Federal Legislative Platform.
2. AUTHORIZE the County's federal legislative representatives to seek support from the
County's Congressional delegation for federal appropriation requests, appropriation
support positions, authorization requests, program funding levels and policy positions, as
outlined in the Background.
3. DIRECT the County Administrator to review legislation introduced in 20Q5 to identify bills
that affect the County's adopted legislative platform, and to recommend appropriate
positions on specific bills for consideration by the Board of Supervisors.
4. AUTHORIZE Board members, the County's federal legislative representatives, the County
Administrator and designees to prepare and present information, position papers and
testimony in support of the 2005 Federal Legislative Platform
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ADDENDUM TO ITEM SD.5
January 25, 2005
On this day,the Board of Supervisors considered recommendations from the County
Administrator regarding actions to prepare for the Contra Costa County 2005 Federal
Legislative Platform,which was presented by Sara Hoffman,Assistant County
Administrator.
Supervisor John Gioia recommended the following Projects be included in the 2005
Federal Legislative Platform:
• "Rosie the Riveter Childcare Center Restoration."" He noted that this is the only
national park in the United States that recognizes the effort of the Home Front
during World War II, and
• Workforce Investment Act(WIA)Reauthorization.
Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier requested information on the return on the investment of
County funds paid to lobbyists. He said he would also like input on our lobbyists from
our legislators. .
Chair Uilkema requested Ms. Hoffinan prepare a response to these requests for a future
Board agenda.
The Chair invited the public to speak. There was no public comment.
The Board of Supervisors took the following action by unanimous decision:
1. ADOPTED the Contra Costa County 2005 Federal Legislative Platform;
2. AUTHORIZED the County's federal legislative representatives to seek
support from the County's Congressional delegation for federal appropriation requests,
appropriation support positions, authorization requests,program funding levels and
policy positions, as outlined in the Background;
3. DIRECTED the County Administrator to review legislation introduced in
2005 to identify bills that affect the County's adopted legislative platform, and to
recommend appropriate positions on specific bills for consideration by the Board of
Supervisors;
4. AUTHORIZED Board members,the County's federal legislative
representatives,the County Administrator and designees to prepare and
present information,position papers and testimony in support of the 2005
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2005 Federal Legislative Platform
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The 2005 Federal Legislative Platform includes 10 requests for appropriations; 4
appropriation support positions; 5 requests for authorizations under the Transportation
Equity Act Reauthorization (TEA 21); and 13 policy positions. Authorizations under TEA
21 do not actually allocate monies for the next fiscal year, but rather provide the
authorization for future appropriations during the six year life of the TEA 21
authorization.
Federal Appropriation Requests
In response to feedback from the County's Congressional delegation, federal
appropriation requests are prioritized with the same priority for all delegation members.
The following list is in the recommended order of priority, with the rationale for -the
ranking noted at the end of each appropriation request.
Brentwood-Tracy Expressway - State Route 239 Development - $5 million
appropriation for definition of route alignment, planning and community outreach,
environmental review and right-of-way acquisition. Alignment alternatives will include
expansion of existing roadways, including Byron Highway and Vasco Road, and a new
highway on a new alignment. The newly designated State Route 239 (also known as
the Brentwood-Tracy Expressway), is needed for handling increasing volumes of truck
traffic between East County and Central Valley, generating job development in East
County, mitigating traffic impact of residential development and supporting expansion of
the Byron Airport. Priority Rationale: Heightened priority due to passage of Measure J,
which will fund improvements to roads that will feed into Route 239 (Vasco Road
improvements, State Route 4 widening, Route 4 by-pass, Byron Highway widening).
Delta LTMS-Pinole Shoal Management-TBD* appropriation (estimated $500,000 to $1
million) for the Army Corps of Engineers to continue a Long Term Management Strategy
(LTMS) for dredging and disposal in the Delta, similar to the effort completed in the Bay
area. Levee rehabilitation, beneficial reuse of dredged sediments, dredging and other
activities have been difficult to accomplish as a result of water quality requirements
established by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. Significant
levee rehabilitation is critical to the long term stability of these levees, to water supply in'
the Delta, and to the many jurisdictions in California that depend upon this water.
Stakeholders from the Department of Water Resources, Ports, Corps, levee districts,
local governments and other interested parties are participating in initial stages of
LTMS development. FFY 2006 funds would be used to implement a Delta LTMS, to
enable Pinole Shoal and other sediments to be reused for critical levee rehabilitation
" Requested level to be determined(TBD),,based on Army Corps of Eng0eeecs determination of expenditure capability and need,
most likely by February 2005
work, wetland restoration and other beneficial uses. The LTMS would also ensure
continuation of maintenance dredging of the navigation channels on the San Joaquin
and Sacramento Rivers. (Note: $500,000 appropriated for FFY 2005) Priority
Rationale: Levee stability is a critical issue for Contra Costa County.
Library for New Juvenife Hal/.-U7,,000 approp6ation to establish a public library at the
innew Juvenile Hall, scheduled to open 2005/06. More than ever before, information
literacy, knowing where to find information and how to use it, is a critical life skill.
Incarcerated youth in Contra Costa County are at a significant disadvantage in
achieving information literacy. Of the 2,500 teens admitted to Juvenile Hall annually,
over 25% qualify for special education classes due to a serious learning or other
disability and more than 66°r6 have serious truancy and school behavior problems and
.are at least one year behind in school. This project VAI support the purchase the books,
computers, tables, chairs, other equipment and space improvements necessary to
establish the library. Priority Rationale: One-time expenditure which will support efforts
to reduce recidivision and increase the likelihood of success among incarcerated youth.
ARIES Integrated Justice information Systems $3.0 million over three years to
continue implementation of the integration and interoperability of criminal justice and
related information systems for public safety agencies within Contra Costa County and
information exchange with neighboring Alameda County. The Automated Regional
Information Exchange System (ARIES) will give all agencies access to jail, criminal
histories, mug shots, certified fingerprint data, restraining orders information and
images., contacts made by all law enforcement agencies and probation and parole
status of persons in the community. Access to these disparate public safety databases
will allow agencies to "connect the dots" in preventing crime and terrorist events and in
identifying and locating persons of interest. Priority rationale: Top priority for at last 2
years — total $875,000 for FFY 2004 and FFY 2005. Other funding sources under
investigation.
North Richmond Circu/afion Improvements Project $1 million appropriation for
planning, community outreach, engineering, environmental clearances and construction
of two projects in North Richmond: a pedestrian/bicycle overcrossing of two sets of
railroad tracks and development of a new road system that would provide truck access
between businesses and the Richmond Parkway. These projects would increase safety
around the neighborhood elementary school increase livability of the neighborhood,
improve local access to the Wildcat Creek Regional Trail and stimulate economic
development in the industrial area of the community. Priority Rationale: High priority
for community.
Carquinez Scenic Drive Bay Trail Segment $5 million appropriation to repair slide
damage and reconstruct the closed road to multi-use trail standards as part of the San
Francisco Bay Trail. The Trail is a continuous 400 mile recreation corridor that will
encircle the entire Bay Area, connecting communities tQ each -other and the Bay. To
date, 210 miles of the Bay Trail have been developed. This segment would access
East Bay Regional Parks land and connect the communities of Martinez, Port Costa and
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Crockett for bicycle, pedestrian and equestrian users as well as provide alternate
emergency vehicle and evacuation routes for these communities. The planning study,
which evaluated roadway stability and identified stabilization and path alignment
alternatives, was completed last year. Priority Rationale: High use informal trail that is
in deteriorated condition; no other funding source identified.
San Francisco to Stockton (J. F. Baldwin) Ship Channel Deepening - $1 million
appropriation for the Army Corps of Engineers to continue the Ship Channel J. F.
Baldwin Deepening Project, a study of the potential for deepening the channel section
to soAm,an additional one to five feet and the saiinity .,ffects of such deepening. Phase one
efforts focused on economic benefit to the nation, to justify the federal expense, and
performed salinity modeling in the channel sections. This phase will address remaining
issues, including detailed channel design, environmental documentation, cost analysis,
additional numeric modeling and dredged material disposal options. This will ensure
that the project is as "environmentally friendly" as possible. (Note: $500,000
appropriated for FFY 2005) Priority Rationale: On-going need for funding — safety,
environmental and economic issue.
Pinole Shoal Channel Maintenance Dredging - $5 million appropriation to the Army
Corps of Engineers for maintenance dredging to the authorized depth of minus 35 feet.
Recent condition surveys have illustrated that the channel needs to be dredged every
year. The Pinole Shoal channel is a major arterial for vessel transport through the San
Francisco Bay region, serving oil refineries and bulk cargo which is transported as far
east as Sacramento and Stockton. With the exception of dredging in 2003 and some
emergency dredging on channel sections, the channel has not been dredged regularly
since the Mare Island Naval Facility closed several years ago. (Note $1 million
appropriated for FFY 2005) Priority Rationale: - On-going need for funding — safety,
environmental and economic issue.
Suisun Bay Channel/1Vew York Slough Maintenance Dredging - $5 million appropriation
to the Army Corps of Engineers for maintenance dredging to the authorized depth of
minus 35 feet. Continued maintenance is essential for safe transport of crude oil and
other bulk materials through the San Francisco Bay, along the Carquinez Straits and
into the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta. Dredging for this channel is particularly costly,
due to requirements on placement of dredged materials in upland environments. An oil
tanker ran aground in early 2001 due to severe shoaling in a section of this channel,
exposing the straits to potential oil spills (Note: $4.559 million appropriated for FFY
2005). Priority Rationale: On-going need for funding' — safety, environmental and
economic issue.
Regional Watershed Planning - $250,000 appropriation to the Army Corps of Engineers
to participate in developing Regional Wetlands Permits for Placer, Sacramento, Contra
Costa, Yolo, Santa Clara and Solano counties. This project will help to integrate
endangered species permits and wetlands permits, improving and streamlining the
permitting process for public and private developments and ensuring effective
conservation of wetlands and species. While regional endangered species permits for
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urban growth are becoming more common, there is little precedent for receiving Similar
permits for wetlands im s under Section. 404 of the Clean Water Act. This project
will pilot this innovative concept for areas such as eastern Contra Costa County that
have already embarked on regional conservation/permitting efforts. Priority Rationale:
Other participating counties will also be'advocating for this project, although Contra
Costa has been the "lead" county in past years.
Federal Appropriations—Support Positions
Environmental Windows,, Science Projects., LTMS-San Francisco Bay $1.5 million
appropriation for the Army -Corps of Engineers' Environmental Windows Science
Projects as part of the Bay Area Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS).
Environmental Windows are limited timeframes when dredging (and to some extent)
disposal can occur within San Francisco Bay and environs. However, the existing
windows are based on old and in some cases little or no scientific basis. This project
would identify where additional science is necessary, prioritize science projects, obtain
funding and oversee these scientific studies. The broad based coalition includes the
Bay LTMS Agencies (EPA, BCDG, Corps, Regional Water Board), resource agencies
(USFWS, NOAH Fisheries, State Fish and Game) and a number of other agencies,
organizations and individuals.
Grayson Creek/Murderers Creek—TBD* appropriation for the Army Corps of Engineers
to analyze the Grayson CreeklMurderer's Creek to provide environmental enhancement
and ecosystem restoration and evaluate fish passage through the system. The project
is designed to help improve flood protection in a densely populated area, while leaving
the creeks in a natural state, thus providing habitat for migratory birds, fish and other
wildlife; increasing neighborhood livability; and allowing for linkages with recreational
and park land. (Note: $200,000 appropriation in FFY 2005) The Administration's
proposed budget for FFY 2006 is expected to include this project.
Lower Walnut Creek Basin Study— TBD*appropriation for the Army Corps of Engineers
to analyze the lower five miles of Walnut Creek Channel, constructed by the Army
Corps in the .1 950s, to restore flood capacity, provide environmental enhancement and
ecosystem restoration and evaluate fish passage through the system. The project is
designed to help improve flood protection in a densely populated area, while leaving the
creek in a natural state, thus providing habitat for migratory birds, fish and,other wildlife;
increasing neighborhood livability; and allowing for linkages with recreational and park
land. (Note: $250,000 appropriation far FFY 2005) The Administration's proposed
budget for IFFY 2006 is expected to include this project.
Regional Habitat Planning and Conservation - $3 million appropriation for the
development (planning and implementation) of regional Habitat Conservation Plans in
the Northern California Counties of Contra Costa, Sacramento, Solano, Yolo, Placer
Requested level to be determined(TBD),based on Army Corps of Engw'veem determination of expenditure capability and need,
most likely by February 2005
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and Santa Clara. Southern California Counties have effectively used the Habitat
Conservation Planning process as a springboard for attracting federal investment in
habitat and open space acquisition in their region, and this request seeks to begin
recoup a fair share of those benefits to Contra Costa and other Northern California
Counties.
Rosie the Riveter Historic Childcare Center Restoration Project m $5 million and $3.5
million appropriations, respectively, to retrofit and rebuild the Maritime and Powers
Head Start childcare centers in the Rosie the Riveter National Park in Richmond, CA.
The childcare centers have operated continuously.since World War 11. Now serving 480
children and families, these childcare centers have benefited four generations of
Richmond residents.
TEA-21 Authorization Requests
Brentwood-Tracy Expressway - State Route 239 Development - $15 million TEA 21
authorization for route definition alignment planning, community outreach,
environmental review and right-of-way acquisition.. The newly designated State Route
239 (also known as the Brentwood-Tracy Expressway), is needed for handling
increasing volumes of truck traffic between East County and Central Valley, generating
job development in East County, mitigating traffic impact of residential development and
supporting expansion of the Byron Airport.
Mococo Line "eBARr Rail Development - $40 million TEA 21 authorization to obtain
right-of-way for the It eBART" rail project along the Mococo Line currently owned by the
Union Pacific Railroad. ueBART" would provide diesel rail service from East County to
the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station. Eventually, it would also connect to the Altamont
Commuter Express Train that runs from Tracy to Silicon Valley. Negotiations for right-
of-way acquisition are currently in progress with the Union Pacific Railroad, the Contra
Costa Transportation Authority and BART, which would operate the new service.
Carquinez Scenic Drive Bay Trail Segment - $5 million TEA 21 authorization to repair
slide damage and reconstruct the closed road to multi-use trail standards as part of the
San Francisco Bay Trail. The Trail is a continuous 400 mile recreation corridor that will
encircle the entire Bay Area, connectiO communities to each other and the Bay. To
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date, 210 miles of the Bay Trail have been developed. This segment would access
East Bay Regional Parks land and connect the communities of Martinez, Port Costa and
Crockett for bicycle, pedestrian and equestrian users as well as provide alternate
emergency vehicle and evacuation routes for these communities. The planning study,
which evaluated roadway ty stabili and identified stabilization and path alignment
alternatives was completed last year.
North Richmond Circulation Improvements Project-$20 million TEA 21 authorization for
planning, community outreach, engineering, environmental clearances and construction
of two projects in North Richmond: a pedestrian/bicycle overcrossing of two sets of
railroad tracks and development of a new road system that would provide truck access
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between businesses and the Richmond Parkway. These projects would increase safety
around the neighborhood elementary school, increase livability of the neighborhood,
improve local access to the Wildcat Creek Regional Trail and stimulate economic
development in the industrial area of the community.
Policy Positions
San Luis Drain - The U. S. Bureau of Reclamation is preparing an environmental
impact statement to evaluate options for providing drainage services for the west side of
the San Joaquin Valley. Drainage water from this area contains toxic concentrations of
selenium and other hazardous substances- The San Luis Drain is one of the options
under study and would pass through.Contra Costa County. The County will continue to
oppose the San Luis Drain option and support instead drainage solutions in the valley,
such as reducing the volume of problem water drainage; managing/reusing drainage
waters within the affected irrigation districts; retiring lands with severe drainage
impairment (purchased from willing sellers); and reclaiming/removing solid salts through
treatment, bird safe/bird free solar ponds and farm-based methods.
Flood Control Local Match and Cost Benefit Analyses - Currently, the County does not
receive local match credit for expenditures on flood control projects prior to execution of
the Project Cooperative Agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers. Also, in
performing its cost benefit analysis on projects, the Corps does not use criteria which
recognize the ecological restoration, economic development and social benefits of the
projects. Language was included in the Water Resources and Development Act in
20021 2003 and 2004 for the local match; however, the bill was not finalized in 2004.
Legislative remedy on these issues would benefit the fo!lcrwing flood control projects:
Wildcat/San Pablo Creek Phase One, Section 1135 Project; Pinole Creek, Section 1135
Project; Wildcat/San Pablo Creek Phase Two Project, Walnut Creek Channel Project;
and the Grayson Greek/Murderers Creek Project.
Agricultural Pest and Disease Control— Agriculture and native environments in Contra
Costa County are being threatened by a variety of pests, diseases and non-native
weeds. The Federal government provides funding for research, regulation, pest
exclusion activities, survey and detection, pest management, weed control, public
education and outreach. The County would support funding in all these areas for
protection of our agricultural industry and open space.
Workforce investment Act (WtA) Reauthorization — Congress will again consider
reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act in 2005. In 2004, the President's
budget proposed restructuring WlA as a block grant to the states. The proposal also
contained provisions that would reduce local control over services and program
expenditures. There was also a concern that the new proposed performance measures
would not necessarily reflect whether or not the program best meets the needs of clients
in a cost effective manner. The County would support 'reauthorization of the Workforce
Investment Act at current funding levels or higher; keeping the program at the federal
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level rather than block granting.it; maximizing local control, so that we can meet local
needs; and establishing reasonable performance measures.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization—TANF contains the
federal authority and funding authorizations under which the State and the County
implement welfare reform (CaIWORKs}. Last year, Congress passed extensions to
TANF and so is slated to consider TANF reauthorization in 2005. The County will
continue to advocate for:
)Oo continuing the current level of TANF funding and associated block grants;
)OP enhancing the flexibility of State designed welfare programs to meet the needs of
specific types of populations, including the "hard-to-serve" and the "working
poor;"
)Oo- providing for critical support services, such as child care, transportation, medical
insurance and food stamps for both families on welfare and the "working poor;"
and
)Oo- Allowing California to continue the CaWQRKs grant for children and families
after the parent has reached the five-year lifetime limit under TANF.
Head Start Reauthorization - Both the House and Senate considered Head Start
reauthorization in 2003 and 2004, although no bill was finalized. At that time, the
President's budget proposed restructuring Head Start as a block grant to the states and
move program oversight from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) to the U. S. Department of Education. The County will support reauthorization of
Head Start at current funding levels or higher, keeping the program in the Department of
Health of Human Services with direct grants to localities (i.e., current structure, no state
block grants); and continuing the family-based comprehensive program.
Beneficial Use of Dredged 1Vlaterials — Dredging of the channels between the San
Francisco Bay and the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta is critical for the continued safe
transport of materials in those channels. A key cost component of dredging is disposal
of the dredged materials. The County will continue to advocate for a federal study to
determine the feasibility of the beneficial use of dredged materials, including the
benefits and impacts on salinity in the Delta, navigation, flood control damage,
ecosystem restoration, water control, water supply reliability and recreation. The study
would also include the feasibility of using Sherman Island as a rehandling site for the
dredged material, for levee maintenance and/or ecosystem restoration. Language was
included in the Water Resources and'Development Act (WRDA) in 2003 and 2004;
however, the bill was not finalized.
CALFED Bay Delta Authority - The CALFED Bay Delta Authority is a consortium of
State and Federal Agencies working with stakeholders to increase water supply and
reliability as well as preserve and enhance ecosystem restoration in the region. In FFY
2005, the project was reauthorized ata $395 million dollar funding level. However, this
funding still needs to be appropriated for use as part of the federal 2006 Energy and
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Water Budget. The County will continue to advocate for full funding of the CALFED Bay
Delta Authority.
Community Development Block Grant and HOME Programs - The County's ability to
continue to provide funding to a variety of nonprofit agencies that provide critical
services to lower income residents, including financing the development of affordable
housing, will be threatened if the Administration's reported plan to cut the CDBG and
HOME programs by as much as 50 percent is approved as part of the FY 2006 federal
budget. These proposed cuts are expected to be part of the Administration's budget to
be released on February 7, 2005. The proposed cuts are intended to signal the
Administration's desire to rein in the record federal deficit, and to force more costs onto
state and local governments. The County will oppose these proposed cuts in vital
community development programs.
Cost Shifts to Local and State Government- Contra Costa County performs many of its
services and programs pursuant to federal direction and funding. Other services and
programs are performed at the behest of the state, which receives funding through the
federal government. Recent reports indicate that the Administration's budget slated for
release on February 7, 2005 will contain significant cuts to entitlement programs and/or
caps on entitlements. Such actions could shift cost of services from the federal
government to the state and/or local governments (and to the extent that costs would
shift to the state, it is highly likely that these would be passed on to the County). The
County will oppose any actions that would result in cost shifts on federal entitlement
programs or which would result on greater dependency on county funded programs.
Telecommunications Act of 1986 Revisions — The Telecommunications Act of 1986
governs local government's role in telecommunications, primarily broadband cable that
uses the County's right-of-way as well as consumer protections. As Congress works to
update the Act, the County will advocate for strengthening consumer protections and
local government oversight of critical communications technologies; local access to
affordable and reliable high speed broadband infrastructures to support the -local
economy; coordination and integration of private communication resources for
governmental emergency communication systems; preservation of local government's
taxation authority; preservation of the local community benefits, including but not limited
to public, education and governmental (PEG) access channels; authority for provision of
municipal telecommunication services; preservation of local police powers essential for
health, safety and welfare of the citizenry; preservation of local government ownership
and control of the local public rights-of-way; and support for ensuring that
communication policy promotes affordable services for all Americans.
Designation of Indian Tribal Lands and Land Development- The Contra Costa County
Board of Supervisors has endorsed the California State Association of Counties'
(CSAC) policy document regarding development on tribal land and the policy document
regarding compact negotiations for Indian gaming. These nolicy statements address
local government's concerns for such issues as the federal government's ability to take
lands into trust and thus remove them from local land use jurisdiction, absent the
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consent of the state and the affected county; the need for tribes to be responsible for all
off-reservation impacts of their actions; and assurance that local government will be
able to continue to meet its governmental responsibilities for the health, safety,
environment, infrastructure and general welfare of all members of its communities. The
County will advocate federal legislation and regulation that supports the CSAC policy
documents.
Federal "Statewideness"Requirements —For many federally funded programs, there is
a "statewideness" requirement; i.e., all counties must operate the specific program
under the same rules and regulations. This can hamper the County's ability to meet
local needs, to be cost effective and to leverage the funding of one program to reduce
costs in another program. Contra Costa County cannot negotiate for federal waivers or
do things differently because it is not a state, yet its population is greater than seven
states. Recognizing this is a long-term effort, the County will advocate for relaxation of
the 99 statewideness" rule to allow individual counties or consortium of counties to receive
direct waivers from the federal government and/or adopt the rules and regulations
currently in use in another state for specific programs.
Advance Refunding of Municipal Bonds—Advance refunding is the refinancing of bonds
before they mature or become "callable." Current law limits local governments to a
single advance refunding of bonds for government facilities. This does not allow the
County to take advantage of reduced interest rates, when available. The County will
continue its advocacy to allow for an additional refunding.
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FROM: John Sweeten,County Administrator
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DATE, February 1, 2005 C�� �}
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SUBJECT.* 2005 Federal Legislative Platform
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIQN(S):
ACCEPT the attached 2005 Federal Legislative Platform as adopted by the Board of Supervisors on January 25,
2005.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMVENDATI4Nf Sl:
When the Board of Supervisors adopted the 2005 Federal Legislative Platform, it .added an appropriations
support position and a policy position. In doing so, staff was directed to return the final version of the platform
to the Board.
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Sara Hoffman,3354090
ATTESTED
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