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Dear friends, family, and colleagues: I just took the Los Angeles Budget Challenge and I learned more about the Los Angeles budget and how this links to the future of Los Angeles. I want you to take the Los Angeles Budget Challenge too. Please make sure you send me your results when you finish!

Below is a summary of my policy choices. Category Status Quo My Policy Choice Budget Impact Pension Reform No. The City should not seek to redesign the retirement systems for new employees. Yes. The City should seek to redesign the retirement system for new employees. (requires voter approval for sworn employees) $0M Capital Construction No. The City should continue to use General Fund monies to construct hazard abatement projects and large capital construction projects. No. The City should continue to use General Fund monies to construct hazard abatement projects and large capital construction projects. $0M Furloughs Discontinue furlough days for all civilian employees. Require 26 furlough days next fiscal year for all civilian employees. -$75.0M Admin & Support M! ake no reductions to General Administration and Support. Reduce funding to General Administration and Support by 15%. Significant position cuts and layoffs would be required. -$90.0M Transportation Make no funding reductions to Transportation and Infrastructure. Make no funding reductions to Transportation and Infrastructure. $0M Fire Department Continue reduced daily staffing from 1,104 personnel to 1,017 personnel but do not make any additional reductions to the Fire Department. Continue reduced daily staffing from 1,104 personnel to 1,017 personnel and further reduce the Fire Department budget by an additional 10%. -$50.0M Rec and Parks Make no funding reductions to Recreation and Parks. Make no funding reduction! s to Recreation and Parks. $0M Library Make no funding reductions to the Library. Make no funding reductions to the Library. $0M P3s No. The City should not pursue any P3 initiatives. Yes. The City should pursue a P3 agreement for City parking structures and City parking meters. $200.0M Fees & Fines No. The City should not pursue increases to licenses, permits, fees and fines. Yes. The City should aggressively pursue full cost-recovery on licenses, permits, fees and fines. $15.0M Clean Water No. The City should not pursue a Clean Water Initiative that would increase to the Stormwater Pollution Abatement fee. Yes. The City should triple the current Stormwater Pollution Abatement Charge through a Clean Water Initiative to cover the GF subsidy and to fund new stormwater abatement activities. (requires voter approval) $25.0M Parking Tax No. The City should not pursue an increase to the Parking Users' Tax. Yes. The City should pursue an increase to the Parking Users' Tax rate from 10% to 15%. (requires voter approval) $40.0M This shows the budget I built compared with what the budget would look like if no policy changes were made. Spending Categories 2006-07 Adopted Budget Status Quo My Choices Community Safety $1,775.0M $1,775.0M $1,725.0M Comnty Env & Econ Asst $81.0M $81.0M $81.0M Transportation $211.0M $211.0M $211.0M Cultural, Edu & Rec Services $269.0M $269.0M $269.0M General Admin & Support $737.0M $737.0M $572.0M Employee Benefits $1,302.0M! $1,302.0M $1,302.0M Capital Improv Expenditure $234.0M $234.0M $234.0M Revenue Categories 2006-07 Adopted Budget Status Quo My Choices Property Tax $1,353.0M $1,353.0M $1,353.0M Licenses, Permits, Fees & Fines $703.0M $703.0M $718.0M Utility Users Tax $653.0M $653.0M $653.0M Business and Sales Tax $680.0M $680.0M $680.0M Power Revenue Transfer $220.0M $220.0M $220.0M Misc Revenue $600.0M $600.0M $865.0M Totals       Spending $4,609.0M $4,609.0M $4,394.0M Revenue $4,209.0M $4,209.0M $4,489.0M Deficit/Surplus -$400.0M -$400.0M $95.0M   To take the Los Angeles Budget Challenge, go to:   This message has been sent to you from the Los Angeles Budget Challenge system. If this message is spam, please contact us: .