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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1984 1017 CC REG ITEM 10CLETA YANCY - SUTTON Mayor ALBERT PRIE10 Mayor Pro Tem ROGER BEAULIEU Councilmember CLINTON D. HARPER Councilmember JERRY STRAUGHAN Councilmember DORIS D. BANKUS City Clerk JOHN C. GEDNEY City TreasurFr MOORPARK TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Tom Coyle, Community Services Assistant1� DATE: October 17, 1984 SUBJECT: PROPOSITION 30 STEVEN KUENY City Manager CHERYLJ.KANE City Attorney NIALL FRITZ Director of Community Development R. DENNIS DELZEIT City Engineer JOHN V. GILLESPIE Chief of Police At their regular meeting on October 2, 1984, the Parks & Recreation Commission heard a presentation by Anna Bell Sessler, City representative to Area Agency on Aging. Ms. Sessler was seeking support for Proposition 30, on this November's ballot. Proposition 30 is a gereral obligation bond act which will provide for the purchase, development, construction of senior centers, or for necessary equip- ment or start -up provisions for senior centers. Under the statewide formula, Ventura County would be allotted $892,664.00. This measure would enact the Senior Bond Act of 1984 and establishes a senior center finance committee to authorize the issuance and sales of bonds. It also calls for annual appropriation's for the General Fund for the payment of principal and interest on maturing bonds. Criteria also is established for reviewing and evaluating funding proposals from centers throughout the 33 planning and services areas throughout California. The Parks & Recreation Commission informed Ms. Sessler that they were an advisory body and unable to commit the City to the support of Proposition 30. It was moved by Commissioner Sabine, seconded by Commissioner Baldwin and unanimously approved that the Commission go on record as being in favor of Proposition 30 and recommend that the City Council support said proposition. Copies of information supplied to the Commission by Ms. Sessler are attached. crl 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529.6864 - S E P 7 1984 ...................... :...... _ Senate Bill No. 1359 :....._ ............. :.. CHAPTER 575 - .......' .. ........... ... ..........:...._............... An act to add Chapter 5.5 ( commencing with Section 9450) to ............... ....... .... ...... . _._.... - Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to financ- ::....... -- ing of a program of senior centers through the issuance and sale of :::::::: - bonds of the State of California and by providing for the handling and ...- _._ . .......................... .. - _ disposition of those funds, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take _ effect immediately. _ ...........:.:.._:.._.._ .-- .._......_.__. -- " "" [Approved by Governor July 17, 1984. Filed with - Secretary of State July 18 1984.1 ......' LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ............. ........ ........' =' SB 1359, GaramendL Senior centers. "- _ Existing state and federal law provides for various programs to .. provide services to elderly persons, including the funding of - -. multipurpose senior centers. ....... This bill would provide for submission to the voters of the Senior . Center Bond Act of 1989. The bill would provide that, if enacted by the people, the state -- would be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the - aggregate amount of $50,000,000. The proceeds of these bonds would . be placed in the Senior Center Bond Act Fund, which would be .. ... ... appropriated to the C',ontroller, without regard to fiscal years, for - allocation, at the request of the Director of the Department of Aging, .. ...... and upon the enactment of statutory authorization and - -..: ........ appropriation, as specified. The bill would provide that money in the Senior Center Bond Act - ......... v. —A .9- 11"91IM7fP.i to niihlir, or nrivate nonorofit ai?encies for the ................ Ch. 575 ............. ......... . .. : :: - :::: SECTION 1. chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 9450) is 7 added to Division & Code, of the Welfare and Institutions e, to read: ............... CuAPTE:R S.S. SENIOR CENTER BOND ACT OF 1984 ............. 9450. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Senior ............... Center Bond Act of 1984. 9451. For purposes of this chapter: .............. . (a) "Fund" means the Senior Center Bond Act Fund of 1984. (b) "Board" means the Department of Aging, ............. (c) "Senior center" means a community focal point on aging ................ here older persons as individuals or in groups come together for ............ services and activities which enhance their dignity, support their independence, and encourage their involvement in and with the .............. community. Senior center programs consist of a variety of services ................. .............. and activities in areas such as education, creative arts, recreation, .......... ................ advocacy, leadership development, employment, health, nutrition, .......... social work, and other supportive services. (d) "Multipurpose senior center" means a community facility .. .............. with regular operating hours and staff that provides for a broad ............. spectrum of health, social, nutritional, and educational services and ................ recreational activities for older persons. (e) "Acquiring" means obtaining ownership of an exis ting facility .ii ................ in fee simple or by lease for 10 years or more for use as a senior r . ............... center. 9 . or renovating" means making modifications to an existing facility which are necessary for cost-effective use as a senior ............. ........ .... center, including restoration, repair, expansion, and all related ... 'I improvements. physica (g) *'Constructing" means building a new facility, including the .................... ........ —3— Ch. 575 ............................... .......... ........................._.._.. . _ (m) "Planning and service area" means a geographic area that is designated for purposes of planning, development, delivery, and g under an area plan. ---------- -..................... - -- - ....................._ overall administration of services { n) "Bond" means a state general obligation bond issued pursuant ............................ ...... _ to this chapter adopting the provisions of the State General p ............... ............ :: : ............::::::._........... +..... _ Obligation Bond Law. (o) "Committee" means the Senior Center Finance Committee. := :::::........... ...... .. : _ 9452, There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Senior -• - - Center Bond Act Fund, which is comprised of moneys collected pursuant to the issuance and sale of bonds pursuant to this chapter. ........ ........... ............. ..... Center Bond Act Fund is hereby appropriated to the The Senior Ce seventy -five thousand dollars ($75,000). - - _ Controller, w ithout regard to fiscal years, for allocation, upon t he :....: :. .....- -.... _ . request of the director and subsequent to statutory authorization e9 ............................ .. ...."- ... _, pursuant to Section 9461.5, for the purposes specified in this chapter. P........... - - -.. .........._. 9453. The department shall, upon the enactment of statutory authorization pursuant to Section 9461.5, make awards from funds P derived from this bond act to public or private nonprofit agencies for ................... the purpose of acquiring, renovating, constructing, and purchasing ........... .. .... - - of equipment for, enior centers, or funding startup costs o programs, ........................... ... ..... ... _ _ . or program expansion of senior center programs. : : :...... - 9454. Eligible applicants for funding under this chapter include ... :......... units of general purpose local government or other nonprofit private _ agencies or organizations, including the State of California or area - - - - -- agencies on aging. 9455- (a) A recipient of a contract for the acquisition of a facility .................. ........... - to be used as a senior center shall assure that the facility will be used :._... ...................... - for that purpose for at least 10 years from the date of acquisition. -- -- - (b) A recipient of a contract for the renovation of an existing _ :- .-- .- _........ ....... -......... facility to be used as a senior center shall assure the department the (1) The of d f #-I, t ur se for the following periods: ................. // °1 facility will be use or a p po ( 1) Not less than three years from the date the contract terminates, where the amount of the award does not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000). (2) if the award exceeds thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), the . ................... fixed period of time shall increase one year for each additional ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or part thereof, to a maximum of seventy -five thousand dollars ($75,000). ....... (3) For awards which exceed seventy -five thousand dollars ($75,000), the fixed period of time shall not be less than 10 years. _ (c) A recipient of a contract for the construction of a facility to be :. ".. ". -.•:.: ::- .- :: ::::::: :. used as a senior center shall assure the department the facility will ................. "- .. . _.' :::........::.: be used for that purpose for at least 20 years after completion of .. ..... ' .. _... . - ••••-- := : :--- construction. 9456. (a} The State of California shall be entitled to recapture a - - - - -- portion of state funds from the owner of a facility, if within 10 years . after acquisition or 20 years after completion of construction, either of the following occurs: owner the facility ceases to be a public or nonprofit - - ... (1) The of ................. 90 100 _................... _..__ _. .... _.... ....... . .......... ..... . fir :::::::::...... _. ° . ...... ......... _.. ........ ........... .................... . ................... ........................ ... .. . - ...... ........ _....... .. Ch. 57S —4— ..... _ ........................ . ............... _ .._...._ ......... ....................... . agency. center activities ..Fk (2) The facility is no longer used for senior of the current ..... ............................... . :... ... :........ -.-:. U The amount recovered shall be that proportion .: (b,) of state funds contribute equal to the.proportion value of the facility eq °f (a) Document the need for a senior center or renovation, to the original cost. The current value ow nee of the facility and - .:..::. determined by an agreement between the the court in the jurisdiction .::...... . the State of California, or by an action in (b) Contain a written commitment - in which the facility is located. - -- A facility altered, acquired, renovated, constructed, or .: - . . 9457. equipped using funds allocated under this chapter to be used fora be intended to :. senior center facility may not be used and may not foed lt.�th -, ..._.... _ be used for sectarian instruction or as a place center facility that is shay other age ,...,....... 9158. In a senior funds received under this chapter may support only the ..... groups, that the low -in�me or rural community made but still was unable to secure the required match. following: ....: ......... (a) That part of the facility used by older persons. based on the extent of use ( b) A proportionate share of the costs - of the facility by older persons I...... The department shall secure the advice of the commission .. .......... 9459. on Aging, area agencies on aging, the California Association of Park and Recreation Society, --- .............. :...- •• -•- Nutrition Directors, California ............ -of Senior Centers, and other service providers on -:.. California Institute = - - -- the request for proposal and the criteria for reviewing and evaluating Each area agency shall department for funding. The area agency, together with its advisory the most feasible the responses. = The department, with the commission, shall review and evaluate area Each area . . = proposals for funding from each planning and service for within its planning an _. ................ agency shall issue a request proposals h o —Is shall be consistent with the criteria _... - °' service area. T e pr po developed by the department in consultation with its advisory . .: bodies 94Ei0- Proposals shall do all of the following: y (a) Document the need for a senior center or renovation, _. _ ............. program addition, or expansion or equipment purchase. from service providers that - _......... (b) Contain a written commitment services will be provided in the senior center. match for funding equal to 15 percent . (c) Contain a community total amount requested. The match may be in cash or in kin . .._ of the Each area agency shall waive the community match upon veri ying a substantial effort to ` -= =' ........... .... that the low -in�me or rural community made but still was unable to secure the required match. = ........:c secure a match (d) Document the cost effectiveness of the nropo °saTO P° for - .* .. -------- - - - proposals 9461. Priority for funding shall be g' p are open to a!1 seniors. .:: --- .............. multipurlx)se senior centers which rank the proposals it submits tot e - ::::::.: : -..: Each area agency shall department for funding. The area agency, together with its advisory the most feasible CL)UnCi], in ranking the proposals shall consider senior centers and the most qualified local ...... .... facilities to serve as programs in those centers in their agencies to operate the p g _... sxi iao :........... ..................._.........._ _.. .......... ............................... ....... .. .. - ................... ..... . :::.:........................................ . . - --•---• .... ..................,..._..._.... ........ ............................... .................... ............................... ............................... - ....... ...................................... ............................... ...... f — 5 — Ch. 575 '' jurisdictions. Approval from the area agency shall be obtained before _ .. any contract is. awarded in its jurisdiction. .._ ....- ..:. The department and each area agency shall-also give priority - :._: consideration to fund proposals which are from rural or low- income minority areas of the state. - - -- and racial or ethnic The department shall consider any protest or objection regarding .... - ".,. "., -.* .--- ."..".. .. - . :::: the award of a contract, whether submitted - before or after the .................. :-- ::- ::::::.: ::. ::::::::: ...........::. :• _ award, provided that the protest is filed within the time period : :: - .. _ - established in the request for proposals, made pursuant to Section == = ..... - 9459. All protests or objections shall be filed in writing. The protesting party shall be notified in writing of the final decision on : ::-� ....... ... the protest, and the notification shall set forth the rationale upon which the decision is based. ...... 9461.5. Upon a determination by the department to provide ,. ::- funding under a proposal submitted pursuant to this chapter, the ::..-- .. -...•- - -•• -. -..- department shall submit its recommendation to the Legislature and . - - -- ..... the Governor. Funding for that proposal shall be provided only .............. ........................ ::..............::::: pursuant to an appropriation enacted subsequent to receipt of the - - :: department's recommendation by the Legislature and the •. . ..:::. Governor. 9462. The allocation of funds from the fund shall be as follows: - _. _.. Planning . ..... _.. ........... . and .... - Service .......................... ........................... area Counties Served Amount .. .......................... 1 Del Norte, Humboldt $ 284,617 .. . 2 Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, . - . - -- Siskiyou, Trinity 1,060,317 ................... 3 Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Tehama 658.942 4 Nevada, Placer, ........ ............................... Sacramento, Sierra, .. .............._................ .. - - - -•- -- Sutter, Yolo, Yuba 2,291,352 ........ _... 5 Marin 457,057 _ - .:::.:. 6 San Francisco 2,618,062 __.. __.... 7 Contra Costa 1,392, 620 . . _..... 8 San Mateo 1,241,1 8 - ............. - ....... .9 Alameda 2,125,080 10 Santa Clara 1,824,900 765,506 l l San Joaquin - _... 12 Alpine, Amador. " Calaveras, Mariposa, . ...................... Tuolumne 478,807 ..... ::: = :• • = : 13 San Benito, Santa Cruz 498,298 .. ..................... .::..: ........_........ .. 14 Fresno, Madera 1,301,313 15 Kings, Tulare 618,639 ... :: 16 lnyo, Mono 80,467 .. 90 170 ..... ..........i .... ....... .... ................ .............. ...................... .................. — : 7.7. I ....................... :.......... ...... . .. _ . - ....................... ............................... ,. .................. .............. Ch. 575 —6— 17 San Luis Obispo, ....... -- ...................._ - __... :._ ...... :. ............. __... Santa Barbara 1,025,795 18 Ventura .w ......_... _._� _ ....__ .._._ -._... - 392,664 19 Los Angeles County 9,297,797 20 San Bernardino 1,674,458 21 Riverside 1,766,250 22 Orange 3,299,513 23 San Diego 3,872,269 24 Imperial 172,097 25 Los Angeles City 5,860,300 26 Lake, Mendocino 362,576 27 Sonoma 728,611 28 Napa, Solano 609,643 29 El Dorado 236,166 30 Stanislaus 622,739 31 Merced 259,070 32 Monterey 819,045 33 Kern 803,892 Funds not utilized by each planning and service area shall be reallocated to other planning and service areas with the highest documented need for a senior center. 9463. The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this chapter, and the provisions of that law are included in this chapter as though set out in full in this chapter. 9464. For the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized in this chapter, the Senior Center Finance Committee is hereby created. The committee consists of the Treasurer, the Controller, the Director of Finance, and the Director of the Department of Aging. The committee is hereby authorized and empowered to create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, in the aggregate amount of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), in the manner provided in this chapter. The debt or debts, liability or liabilities shall be created for the purpose of acquiring, renovation, constructing, purchasing of equipment, funding startup costs of programs, or funding expansion of existing programs of senior centers. When sold, the bonds authorized by this chapter shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal and interest thereon. There shall be collected annually in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected such a sum, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, as shall be required to pay the 90 240 ....... -- ...................._ - __... :._ ...... :. ............. __... _ :.......:....:.:... Ch 575 _...... people of the State of California for their ratification at the next ....................... General Election, to be held November 6, 1984. Section 1 of this act ,. shall in all other respects be submitted to the voters in accordance .. ....................... with provisions of the Government Code and Elections Code measures to the voters at a governing submission of statewide statewide election. .... .... .. .. - - SEC 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all ballots of :::. ::::.::::: - -- the election shall have printed thereon and in a square thereof, the - _.... - words: "Senior Center Bond Act of 1984," and in the same square tinder those words, the following in eight -point type: "This act .....� - ....... provides for a bond issue of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) to ~=` provide funds for Senior Centers." Opposite the square, there shall _...._ .. - - - - -- = be left spaces in which the voters may place a cross in the manner required by law to indicate whether they vote for or against the act. Where the voting in the election is done by means of voting _, machines used pursuant to law in the manner that carries out the .. - : ::........... -. intent of this section, the use of the voting machines and the = expression of the voters' choice by means thereof are in compliance with this section. SEC. 5. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the _ . immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within _ the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into _ ....... ' ..... immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: In order for this act to be submitted to the voters at the November _. - - . 6, 1984, General Election so that funding for senior centers may be -- procured at the earliest possible time, it is necessary that this act take ....... A- effect immediately. ................... ................... - - Proposition 30 is a general obligation bond act which will provide for purchase, development, construction and renovation of senior centers, or for necessary equip- ment or start -up provisions for senior centers. Under the statewide formula, Ventura County would be allotted $892,664.00. The measure enacts the Senior Bond Act of 1984 and establishes;a senior center finance committee to authorize the issuance and sales of bonds. It also calls for annual appropriations for the General Fund for the payment of principal and interest on maturing bonds. The bill directs the Department of Aging to disperse the funds to senior citizen centers located in the 33 department- designated planning and service areas through- out California. Criteria also is established for reviewing and evaluating funding proposals advanced from centers within these areas. GROVM 'OF ELDERLY, POPULATION IN VENTURA COMM'. 19-60-19,80 Year Number Percent 1960 20,422 1970 35,191 Increase: 72% 1975 43,399 Increase: 23% 1980 62,472 Increase: 44% In 1970, 9.29% of total population was 60 years and over. In 1980, 12% of total population was 60 years and over. DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS By 2000, based on estimates, those 62 years and over will make up 13.3% (106,500) of the total population. The elderly population is expected to double between 1982 and 2000, while the total population is projected to increase by only 35 %. EMERGING DEMOGRAHIC TRENDS Any growth in population will have severe impacts on the capacity of government to deliver public services. The growth in the total elderly population will likewise put a special strain on the capacity of the local Aging Network to provide a workable mix of social services to meet the needs of a rapidly increasing number of elderly. Table 6, Population 60+ by Community, 1980 60+ Total •Percent of Community Population Population Total Pop. Camarillo City 6,863 37,797 18.1 Camarillo Hts. 905 6,341 14.3 Casitas Springs 177 1,038 17.0 El Rio 715 5,674 12.6 Fillmore City 1,616 9,602 16.8 Meiners Oaks/Miramonte 2,301 9,512 24.2 Moorpark 321 4,030 8.0 Oakview 719 4,671 15.4 Ojai City_ 1,779 6,816 26.1 Oxnard City 10,609 108,192 9.8 Piru 196 1,284 15.3 Point Mugu 15 2,701 1.0 Port Hueneme City 2,106 17,803 11.8 San Buenaventura City 12,577 74,393 16.9 Santa Paula City 3,760 20,552 18.3 Simi Valley City 4,260 77,500 5.5 Thousand Oaks City 6,996 77,072 9.1 Other Unincorp. Regions 6,557 64,611 10.1 TOTAL 62,472 529,174 11.8 SOURCE: 1980 Census f . I NEEDS LIST Land purchase Center construction Center alteration, heating, lighting, AC and accordian doors Center renovation Center addition Center coordinator I &R Staffperson Station -wagon and van w /lift MPSC Equipment: Furniture (indoor and outdoor), Drapes, Chair & table caddies, Collapsible tables on wheels, Portable partitions, Podium/ speakers platform, PA system Day -Care Center equipment Kitchen equipment Office equipment Socializing /exercise equipment Audio - visual equipment Program Start -Up Costs: Day -Care Information & Referral Recreation, incl. Bocci Ball Consumer Services Health /Well -being Cultural Community Service Volunteer activities /recruitment Transportation /Dial -A -Ride Crafts I GROWTH OF- ELDERLY POPULATION IN VENTURA COUNTY: 1960 -1980 Year Number Percent 1960 20,422 1970 35,191 Increase: 72% 1975 43,399 Increase: 23% 1980 62,472 Increase: 44% In 1970, 9.29% of total population was 60 years and over. In 1980, 12% of total population was 60 years and over. DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS By 2000, based on estimates, those 62 years and over will make up 13.3% (106,500) of the total population. The elderly population is expected to double between 1982 and 2000, while the total population is projected to increase by only 35%. EMERGING DEMOGRAHIC TRENDS Any growth in population will have severe impacts on the capacity of government to deliver public services. The growth in the total elderly population will likewise put a special strain on the capacity of the local Aging Network to provide a workable mix of social services to meet the needs of a rapidly increasing number of elderly. Table 6, Population 60+ by Community, 1980 60+ Total Percent of Community Population Population Total Pop. Camarillo City 6,863 37,797 18.1 Camarillo Ets. 905 6,341 14.3 Casitas Springs 177 1,038 17.0 El Rio 715 5,674 12.6 Fillmore City 1,616 9,602 16.8 Meiners Oaks/Miramonte 2,301 9,512 24.2 Moorpark 321 4,030 8.0 Oakview 719 4,671 15.4 Ojai City. 1,779 6,816 26.1 Oxnard City 10,609 108,192 9.8 Piru 196 1,284 15.3 Point Mugu 15 2,701 1.0 Port Hueneme City 2,106 17,803 11.8 San Buenaventura City 12,577 74,393 16.9 Santa Paula City 3,760 20,552 18.3 Simi Valley City 4,260 77,500 5.5 Thousand Oaks City 6,996 77,072 9.1 Other Unincorp. Regions 6,557 64,611 10.1 TOTAL 62,472 529,174 11.8 SOURCE: 1980 Census !f,ed. ,ar m Dl- e . -'i `vale- �/ XT ARGUMENT-: IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION 30 CSenior centers are local facilities that seniors can go to for recreation, education and nutrition. Increasingly, senior centers provide health services. For many seniors who live alone it is the only place they can meet with people or eat a balanced meal. Senior centers can be the focal point for service delivery systems within a pommunity. They can be a critical component in a comprehensive long term care system which could reduce unnecessary nursing home placements. This means that seniors can be served at less cost in their community and be able to remain at home. Also, locating services in one setting, like senior centers, can assure seniors access to services. California is "greying." Our 3.7 million seniors represent a rapidly growing segment of the State's population. Yet the number of senior centers has not kept pace with our growing senior population. Seniors have helped build this great state and they deserve our support. A recent statewide survey indicated a need of over $160 million for senior center facilities. Most senior groups do not have the funds available to meet this need. Proposition 30 would authorize $50 million in bond funds for the construction, expansion or renovation of senior centers throughout the State. A YES VOTE ON PROPOSITION 30 WOULD PROVIDE FINANCING FOR THE SENIOR CENTERS THAT SENIORS'NEED AND DESERVE TO KEEP THEM ACTIVE, INVOLVED AND SERVED IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. i' John Garamendi State Senator, 13th District John Seymour State Senator, 35th District Ethelyn J. Mehren, Chair California Senior Coalition ,?C Q ca T74 I- TU f RC, t, I" &,v7- Proponents claim a docu,-mented "need" for this political Cpork - barrel proposition. In fact, no such need exists. They propose we borrow $50,000,000 ($100,000,000 including interest) for somebody to spend on some kind of "local facilities" somewhere for some "seniors" to somehow receive (1) recreation, (2) education, (3) nutrition, and (4) health services. For "many seniors who live alone ", they decree, such facilities are "the.only place they can meet with people or eat a balanced meal." Don't let the emotional appeal rob you of logic. "Greying" Californians who today are not "meeting with people" or not "eating a balanced Neal" have serious problems not addressed by this euphoric $50,000,000 political placebo. As a "senior citizen ", I know it takes no great talent, no noble contribution, no lofty qualifications to grow older. Some of us who have achieved the state of "senior citizen" have "helped build this great state"- -some of us have not. But all of us have to assume some of the responsibility for our $1.5 trillion national debt which we created by allowing politicians to formalize and promote ill- conceived ideas like this one. As "senior citizens ", must we add further to the debts we are leaving our grandchildren? Let's seriously address the actual, specific needs of all our - less fortunate citizens - -old, young, hungry, distressed - -in a manner that promises more cure for less medicine. Proposition 30 wastes badly needed tax dollars,. VOTE "NO" ON PROPOSITION 30. } s i i TT -- ��-'-'-.'�.1 -11 ST pr •'0 S I T I ONi .��. VOTE 'r01 OZ7, - i ROPOSITION ! This election -year boondoggle is .a classic example of vote - buying with your tax dollars! This $50,000,000 pork- barrel proposition is not on your • ballot because of any demonstrated need -- except the need of incumbent Sacramento politicians to exploit the so- called 'senior citizen' vote in an election year. There is no evidence to suppo =t the claim of its sponsors that this "apple pie - and.- grandp. =.renthood" spending gimmick is justified. No statewide study has been conducted, no public opinion gathered, no research data assembled to warrant plunging our State Treasury another $50,000,000 into hock for the` questionable purpose of funding ill - defined "senior centers.r At the'very time that %7e are confronted with the statewide reed to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars to finance a variety of high priority public projects such as school construction and repair, toxic clean -up, safe drinking grater and other critical needs, this $50,000,000 general obligation bond scheme is clearly ill- conceived, excessive and unnecessary. It is true that the number off older Californians has been increasing in recent years and will continue to do so. It-is also true that special needs o� this particular group are being addressed by no .less than 18 state agencies admi- nisteri.ng or funding 29 separate programs at an annual cost of $2.39 BILLIO1 in Federal, state and local tax dollars. Surely there are many grey- haired Californians who reed, deserve and are not getting crucial health and humanitarian services. But it is equally certain that borrowing $50,000,000 to "acquire, renovate, construct, or purchase equipment.- for senior centers" will not meet serious, survival needs now going unmet. The object of this proposal is low-priority at best, shamefully wasteful at worst. . VOTE 'NO' ON PROPOSITION J ! Te owe our elder citizens mote than demeaning political exploitation. r:othing in this expensive por}:- barrel proposition guarantees you, your parents or grandparents a single benefit. But there is ad-ironclad guarantee that you, ;'our children and your children's children will Pic!-, up the tub for years to comma! Making this_inprudent loan program even less prudent is the fact that there is no guarantee that funds derived from the bond issue will be used to finance buildings and equipment! The measure specifically provides that bond money may be used for "funding startup costs of progra "s, or program, expansion of senior center programs," meaning the potential frittering away of bond. funds without lasting benefit. , If projects and programs-of this type are essential to the public interest, the Legislature doesn't need this ballot proposition to establish them on its list of budget priorities. Nor do most communities need to run to Sacramento for a handout. to meet the group needs of their varied senior populations. Recognize a political pork- barrel when you see it. VOTE "NO" ON PROPOSITION y �� 011ie Sperav: S =e.t_- Senator, 31st District t REBUTTAL TO ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION 30 How many of your friends or relatives will be sixty years old by. 199,0? Will the senior centers in existence today be- sufficient to•help them remain independent and healthy? We-think not: Proposition 30 -`s modest commitment to new and renovated facilities for our aging population is an-intelligent investment in our future. Without expanded senior centers, more and more elderly Californians will be condemned to lonely desperation in isolated apartments or unnecessary institutionalization in nursing homes: We can do better. The new facilities funded by Proposition 30 will ensure that seniors can live their lives in dignity, with recreation, nutrition and cost - effective preventive health services they need and deserve. Proposition_ 30 is important to all Californians, regardless of political philosophy. Governor Deukirejian joined Republican, and Democratic legislators in approving it for your ballot. In the past decade, our elderly population grew almost three times faster than the State's total. In forty years, nearly a quarter of all Californians will be over 60. Without Proposition 30, the ability of these people -- our mothers, our fathers, ourselves -- to live happy, productive lives is in jeopardy. In appreciation of a proud past, and to guarantee a secure future, VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION 30. Tom Bradley, Mayor of the City of Los Angles President, California Institute of Senior Centers President, California Association of Nutrition Directors for the Elderly