HomeMy WebLinkAboutSB33 LTR to Wolk 20130508in &t Z —
city of sAn Luis oBispo
OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
4 / g O V'2" 990 Palm Street ■ San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 ■ 805/781-7119
May 8, 2013
VIA FACSIMILE ONLY 916-323-2304
The Honorable Lois Wolk
California State Senate
State Capitol, Room 5114
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: SB 33 (Wolk) Infrastructure Financing Districts
NOTICE OF SUPPORT
Dear Senator Wolk:
The City of San Luis Obispo is pleased to support your Infrastructure Financing District
legislation, SB 33, as introduced December 3, 2012. Cities throughout the state are facing serious
infrastructure challenges such as deteriorated streets and roads, and outdated sewer and water
systems. SB 33 is a sensible and practical solution.
While Infrastructure Financing District ("IFD") law has been on the books for years, its
restrictive and confusing requirements have made the tool virtually useless. This bill implements
changes to the IFD statutes to make them more useful to cities and allow cities to create funding
opportunities for infrastructure projects thus allowing cities an opportunity to begin to address critical
infrastructure issues.
For these reasons, the City of San Luis Obispo supports SB 33.
Sincerely,
�1A"G
n Marx
Mayor
cc: City Council
Katie Lichtig, City Manager
Senator Bill Monning, fax 916-445-8081
Assembly Member Katcho Achadjian, fax 916-319-2135
David Mullinax, League of California Cities