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> On May 30, 2017, at 2:56 PM, Kristen Reid <
district_10@lists.cprs.org> wrote:
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> District 10 Members,
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> I wanted to take some time to encourage you to read up on Assembly Bill 18 (AB 18). If this passes and ends up on the 2018 ballot, it will be the first park bill in over a decade to be seriously considered! This is very exciting news!
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> It is sometimes easy to think that these Assembly Bills will not affect you, but I have to do my part as a CPRS member and Legislative representative to educate our teams in understanding what this bill can do for us in our city! Should this bill pass (has already moved from Assembly to Senate) each agency would see a minimum of $200K earmarked specifically to enhance our parks!
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> Assembly Bill 18 (AB 18)
> California Clean Water, Climate, Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018
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> This bill would enact the California Clean Water, Climate, and Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 which would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $3,105,000,000 to finance a clean water, climate, coastal protection, and outdoor access for all program.
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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB18>
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> If you click on the link above, you can read the entire bill….but Check this out!
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> Article 3. Investments in Protecting, Enhancing, and Accessing California’s Local and Regional Outdoor Spaces
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> 5882.
> For purposes of this article, “district” means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3, any recreation and park district formed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5780), or any authority formed pursuant to Division 26 (commencing with Section 35100). With respect to any community or unincorporated region that is not included within a district, and in which no city or county provides parks or recreational areas or facilities, “district” also means any other entity, including, but not limited to, a district operating multiple-use parklands pursuant to Division 20 (commencing with Section 71000) of the Water Code, that is authorized by statute to operate and manage parks or recreational areas or facilities, employs a full-time park and recreation director, offers year-round park and recreation services on land and facilities owned by the entity, and allocates a substantial portion of its annual operating budget to parks or recreation areas or facilities.
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> 5882.01.
> (a) The sum of four hundred twenty-five million dollars ($425,000,000) shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for local park rehabilitation, creation, and improvement grants to local governments on a per capita basis. Grant recipients shall be encouraged to utilize awards to rehabilitate existing infrastructure and to address deficiencies in neighborhoods lacking access to the outdoors.
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> (b) Unless the entity has been identified as a disadvantaged community, an entity that receives an award pursuant to this section shall be required to provide a match of 20 percent as a local share.
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> 5882.02.
> (a) (1) The department shall allocate 60 percent of the funds available pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5882.01 to cities and districts, other than a regional park district, regional park and open-space district, open-space authority, or regional open-space district. Each city’s and district’s allocation shall be in the same ratio as the city’s or district’s population is to the combined total of the state’s population that is included in incorporated and unincorporated areas within the county, except that each city or district shall be entitled to a minimum allocation of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000). If the boundary of a city overlaps the boundary of a district, the population in the overlapping area shall be attributed to each jurisdiction in proportion to the extent to which each operates and manages parks and recreational areas and facilities for that population. If the boundary of a city overlaps the boundary of a district, and in the area of overlap the city does not operate and manage parks and recreational areas and facilities, all grant funds for that area shall be allocated to the district.
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> You as an individual, your district or section as a group, and your agency all have the ability to let your legislators know how important this is our state!
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> CPRS has created letters for individuals, agencies, and districts and sections to fill out and send. I am attaching them all for your reference. If you are inclined to fill one out and send it, it should be done on your own, not on city letterhead, from you!
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> Should you have any questions on this bill or any others (check out the attached watchlist), I am here to help!!
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> To stay up to date with Legislation join the monthly conference calls. Remember, the CPRS Legislative Committee Conference Calls are accessible to everyone. To join the next call, simply contact Janet Albritton at CPRS or 916-665-2777 for the call in number and passcode.
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> If you have any questions or concerns about Legislation, please contact Heidi Mazas, your District 10 Legislative Committee Representative.
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> Thank you,
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> Heidi Mazas, District 10 Legislative Committee Representative
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Heidi.mazas@longbeach.gov> 562-570-8157
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> Attachment Links: CPRS Watch List updated 5-02-17.pdf (262 k) AB 18 TEMPLATE LETTER-agencies.docx (20 k) AB 18 TEMPLATE LETTER-district or section.docx (70 k) AB 18 TEMPLATE LETTER-Individual.docx (20 k) Agenda May 8, 2017.pdf (163 k) 2017 Bond Comparison Chart Dec 7 2016.pdf (274 k) contact list.pdf (163 k)
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