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<br />c <br /> <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />The Voice of Colorado's Cities and Towns <br /> <br />i~ . 0 UR Sfiiel1man Street, Denv~r, GO 80203. (p' a08.83~.6111/866.5iZ8.0936 Ii ('0 303.860.81iZi. WMlw,cu1J;org <br /> <br />Louisville City Council Briefing <br />January 27,2009 <br />Louisville City Hall <br />Sam Mamet, CML Executive Director, <br /> <br />(303-831-6411) <br /> <br />Federal Issues <br />. Economic stimulus package, issues: state/local distribution; for what purposes; <br />strings attached; define "shovel ready;" municipal bonds and credit enhancement; <br />medicaid funding for the states; CML-CCI-Governor's Office collaboration <br />. Mandatory collective bargaining for public safety employees <br />. ISTEA reauthorization <br />. Energy block grant appropriation <br />. COPS appropriation <br />. Aff()rdable housing (RR 3221 of 2008-nearly $4 billion), over $50 million back <br />to Colorado, with $20 million split in a direct distribution mechanism and the rest <br />to DOLA. HUD has approved state plan. <br />. President Obama, intergovernmental relations <br /> <br />On 9-30-08, President Bush signed continuing resolution funding most federal programs <br />at 08 levels through early March. <br /> <br />Stale Issues <br />. Budget shortfall $600 million plus, many budget cuts pending, some affect <br />municipalities. <br />. "fransportation funding, "FASTER" initiative <br />. Urban renewal restrictions <br />. Collective bargaining <br />. eel sales tax collection for counties <br />. Water and sewer funding for smaller communities <br />. Affordable housing: rent control, RETT <br />. Land use: annexation restrictions; eminent domain rcstrictions for open space, <br />RID; transportation linkages. <br />. Transportation issues: turnback, mandatory vs. voluntary; neighborhood electric <br />vehicles; photo radar-ease restrictions (Ft. Collins) <br />. Municipal finance: prompt pay; business personal property tax; Ref C expiration; <br />TABOR/tax reform; mill levy freeze case before Supreme Court <br />