BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Recommended Position on State Legislation: Proposition 68 SB 5 California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018, AB 1876 (Frazier) Delta Stewardship Council Membership, and Other Legislation Which May Require Urgent Consideration for a Position by the Board.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Adopt a position of "Support" on: Proposition 68 SB 5 (De Leon) California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018; and
B. Adopt a position of "Oppose" on: AB 1876 (Frazier) Delta Stewardship Council Membership.
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SUMMARY:
Proposition 68: California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018
Position Recommendation: Support
Priority: 2
SB 5 (De Leon) was approved by the Legislature and signed by Governor Brown to place a ballot measure before the voters to approve $4 billion in general obligation bonds to finance programs related to drought, water, parks, climate change, coastal protection, and outdoor access. The California Secretary of State has assigned SB 5 with the ballot measure number of "Proposition 68."
Proposition 68 seeks to improve inequities in access to parks and the outdoors for disadvantaged communities, both in rural and urban areas, by providing funding to improve park and recreational access. The bond measure would ensure that disadvantaged communities benefit from the funding by allocating 10 to 20 percent from various bond appropriations for that purpose.
For additional details on specific program allocation see Attachment #1.
Importance to the District
Proposition 68 authorizes bond expenditures for numerous grant programs from which the District could benefit, such as water recycling, groundwater sustainability, flood control, coastal protection, and environmental stewardship.
For example, the Watersheds Division could possibly qualify ...
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