HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/15/2004, COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT #1 - SLOCOG / SLORTA MEETINGS JUNE 2, 2004 RED FILE
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MEETING AGENDA JUN 14 2004
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June 15, 2004 SLO CITY CLERK
To: Council Collea
Ken Hampian, George,Mille McCluskey,Diane Reynolds
From Ken Schwartz I
Re: SLOCOG/ S ORTA meetings June 2, 2004
The SLORTA meeting consisted of routine business items and was quickly completed.
SLOCOG's meeting had a couple of high points. The first was Director Ron DiCarli's
report which suggested that recent budget discussions in Sacramento are hinting that
"transportation"may get back all(most)of the fiords that were originally proposed to be
transferred to the General Fund. The"May Revise"proposes to restore$1.9b as
compared to the January proposed budget. Our Caltrans District Director was very happy
about the prospect that all 462 staff openings(Statewide)will now re-open. All ofthis is
characterized as"a complete reversal of administration policy as it relates to
transportation fimding."
The second major discussion amongst Board members also sprang out of Ron's report
when he noted the revisions made to the Department of Finance's population projections.
As you know all too well,HCD's housing allocations which our city and our entire COG
contested so bitterly last year were based on DOF's population projections. DOF's
original projections for SLO County were 249000 and 323,100 for the years 2000 and
2010 respectively. The new projections are now shown as 248,327 and 277,437 for 2000
and 2010 respectively. For the year 2010,the difference is 45,663. WOW!
Staff was not recommending any action,but the Board thought otherwise. The Board
directed staff to draft a letter to the Governor(not HCD or DOF)drawing his attention to
this foul-up,the impact on local governments by this type of foul-up, and suggesting that
some stronger executive oversight is needed over these State departments.
Senator Dunn's S744 was also brought up and staff was also directed to forward a strong
letter of protest to Dunn and the Legislature.
SLOCOG continues to search for appropriate real property for new offices. Happily,
those who thought cheaper land on the outskirts—or even in another cominunity,—saw
the light of maintaining COG's presence in the center of SLO. That's where the search
will continue.
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