December 2003 VLF UPDATE: On December 18, 2003, Gov. Schwarzenegger invoked emergency budgeting authority granted the governor under the July 2003 state budget agreement and restored to local governments revenue lost when the state in November slashed by two-thirds the Vehicle License Fee (VLF). Supervisor Yaroslavsky cautiously welcomed Schwarzenegger’s action, pleased that state officials clearly recognized the State of California’s legal responsibilities to hold local governments harmless after cutting the VLF, but concerned about how the state would meet its funding obligations. Click LOCAL Coalition to learn more about Leave Our Community Assets Local (LOCAL), described in its mission statement as “a grassroots network of local and state individuals and organizations in California representing public safety, business, labor, health, local government, seniors and community groups” united to protect local services against efforts to balance the state budget on the backs of local governments. Yaroslavsky Announces Tentative Labor Pact Between MTA, Drivers – Also on December 18, 2003, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Chairman of the MTA Board of Directors, announced a tentative agreement on a new three-year labor contract between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the United Transportation Union, which represents 5,000 bus and rail operators. Subject to Union ratification, the MTA Board will consider approval of the contract at its January Board meeting. Click release for Yaroslavsky's statement on the agreement. Yaroslavsky Scores State Officials for Shorting Local Governments in VLF Funding – Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and other local officials around the state have strongly criticized Gov. Schwarzenegger and the Legislature over their failure to make local governments whole for nearly $4 billion in lost revenue for public safety and other vital services in the wake of the state’s November 2003 75% reduction in Vehicle License Fees (VLF). Click VLF legal action motion for Yaroslavsky’s motion to explore the County’s legal options to mitigate the state action, and click VLF legal action release for further information; click VLF cut service impacts for a CAO report on public service cuts if VLF funding is not replaced. Click Mayor's VLF press release for comments from Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and other officials about the VLF issue; click KCRW "Which Way LA" and then click the loudspeaker icon under “Cities, Counties Face Major Cuts from Car Tax Repeal” to hear Yaroslavsky interviewed on the subject by host Warren Olney.
Yaroslavsky Welcomes Full-Time Regional
Planning Staff Member to Calabasas Building and Safety Field Office – Supervisor
Zev Yaroslavsky has announced that effective January 1, 2004, County
Regional Planning staff member Morrie Litwack will join the County’s
Building and Safety Field Office in Calabasas on a full-time basis,
ready to assist residents with plot plan reviews and zoning inquiries.
Yaroslavsky noted that the Board of Supervisors this year responded
to constituent complaints and increased funding for Regional Planning
to improve customer service in the County’s field offices and main
counter downtown. The Calabasas field office is located at 4111 N.
Las Virgenes Rd. in Calabasas, (818) 880-4150. For more information
on Building and Safety questions or other Public Works issues, click Public
Works. For additional information on Regional Planning matters,
click Regional Planning.
Yaroslavsky Offers “Smart Holiday Shopping” Tips – Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky is reminding shoppers this holiday season to download and follow the “smart holiday shopping tips” developed by the County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs. Shoppers can learn about refund policies, on-line buying, guarding against identity theft, holiday gift budgeting, and donating to legitimate charities.
Yaroslavsky
Opens New San Fernando High School Clinic – On Wednesday, December
3, 2003, Supervisor Yaroslavsky joined officials at San Fernando
High School for the grand opening of a new school-based clinic, operated
by community-based non-profit Northeast Valley Health Corporation
(NEVHC), one of the County’s Public-Private Partners in community
health care. The school’s clinic was originally launched in 1986
as the "San Fernando Teen Health Center" pilot project,
funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and operated by NEVHC.
The clinic today will operate with a staff of eight full-time, five
days and one evening a week, offering primary care, immunizations,
family planning, STD testing and prevention, and mental health services.
The school and clinic are located at 11133 O’Melveny Street in the
City of San Fernando. For more information about Northeast Valley
Health Corporation and its network of clinics and programs, click NEVHC. Yaroslavsky Moves to Seek State Parklands Grants – On December 2, 2003, the Board of Supervisors approved Yaroslavsky’s motion to seek state matching-grant funding for four significant parkland and open-space purchases in the Third District:
Yaroslavsky said that the funding would be sought under the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990, which provides funds annually for grants to local agencies to acquire and/or develop facilities for public recreational and/or fish and wildlife habitat protection. 12/16/03 Terry M. Magady+, Personal Assistance Services Commission (PASC) 12/09/03 Fred
B. Cowan+, Los Angeles County Courthouse Corporation 12/02/03 Jayne C. Adams, Commission on HIV Health Services 12/02/03 Rebecca Isaacs, Commission on Human Relations |
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