The passage of a new state legislation related to benefit assessments led to necessary adjustments for Proposition A, providing an opportunity to get secure additional funding. The Safe Neighborhood Parks Proposition of 1996, Proposition A (Proposition A 1996) was approved by Los Angeles County voters on November 5, 1996, providing a second assessment for RPOSD with a term of 22 years and adding a new assessment to each parcel in the District pursuant to the changes introduced by Public Resource Code, Section 5539.9.
The passage of the Proposition A of 1996 provided an additional $319 million dollars in funding for the development, acquisition, improvement, restoration and maintenance of parks, recreational, cultural and community facilities and open space lands within the County of Los Angeles, with an increased emphasis on youth employment and enhanced guidelines on how funds would be spent and tracked.