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City of Pleasanton Legislative Platform 2016 <br /> 000 <br /> L. OF CALIFORNIA <br /> CI7TES___ E S <br /> 2016 Strategic Goals <br /> Increase Funding for Critical Transportation and Water infrastructure. Provide <br /> additional state and federal financial assistance and new local financing tools to help meet <br /> the critical transportation (streets,bridges, active transportation and transit) and water <br /> (supply, sewer, storm water, flood control, etc.) infrastructure maintenance and <br /> construction needs throughout California's cities. <br /> Improve Housing Affordability. Increase state and federal financial support, reduce <br /> regulatory barriers, and provide additional incentives and local financial tools to address <br /> chronic homelessness and improve housing affordability and availability in cities <br /> throughout the state. <br /> Update the Local Government Tax Structure to Respond to the New Economy and <br /> Stimulate Economic Growth. Consistent with existing constitutional protections for <br /> property, sales and local taxes, develop and enact reforms to the local government tax <br /> structure to respond to the growth in e-commerce, the shift from the consumption of <br /> goods to the consumption of services, changing patterns of commerce and innovations in <br /> technology. <br /> 401 Page <br />