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Board Meeting AGENDA Board Meeting AGENDA August 20, 2013, Noon-1:30 pm (Networking lunch 11:30) HOST: Brookfield Properties Ernst & Young Plaza, 725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1850, LA CA 90017 th (VALIDATED Parking: Entrance on 7 Street, half a block east of South Figueroa on south side) OR Conference call-in: 1.800.977.8002 passcode 77252989# 1. Welcome and Introductions: LaDonna DiCamillo, BizFed Chair 2. Host Appreciation: David Foley, Brookfield Properties (p2) 3. Welcome New and Renewing Members and Investors: Tracy Rafter (p3-4) Welcome & Introduction of Special Guests: Christine Essel, President, Southern California Grantmakers Rob Lapsley, President, California Business Roundtable (p5) 4. Minutes of June 18, 2013: Pilar Hoyos (p6-9) 5. Operations Report: Steve Bullock, Jim Wullschleger ● June/July Financials (separate pkt) SPECIAL BRIEFING: What Planet Are We On? Cutting through the “Blah, Blah, Blah” with the stats and facts on SoCal’s Economy ~ Judi Erickson, David Englin 6. Committee Reports, a. ADVOCACY: Robb Korinke, Larry Kosmont, MC Townsend ACTION ITEMS (p10-13) 1. CALIFORNIANS FOR AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE ENERGY. Request to join coalition. Patty Senecal/Robb Korinke (p14-18) 2. AB 900. Request support to preserve Medi-Cal funding at hospital-based nursing facilities. Jaime Garcia/Jessica Duboff (p19-23) 3. CITY OF LA HEALTH DEPARTMENT MEASURE. Request oppose pending ballot measure. Jaime Garcia/Jessica Duboff HOT ITEMS (p22-26) 1. BIZFED INSTITUTE MONTEREY SHALE FORUM. Aug.14 dialogue at Woodbury University David Fleming/Don St. Clair (p24-34) 2. CEQA REFORM. Join CEQA Working Group trying to turn SB 731 into real reform legislation. Jessica Duboff (separate pkt) ● Other Targeted Bills. Status/action needed in final few weeks of session. Judi Erickson (p35-34) 3. SPEAKER PRO TEM NORA CAMPOS VISIT. 9/17 Bd Mtg and AB 690. Randal Hernandez/Susan Sifuentes-Trigueros (p37-40) 4. PENSION REFORM. Transit union appeal/DOL ruling; looming financial impact on Metro. Michael Turner/Raffi Hamparian COMMITTEE REPORTS ● Energy/Environment. Mike Lewis, Construction Industry Air/Water Coalitions; Patty Senecal, WSPA (p41-42) ● SoCal Business Coalition. CEO meeting recap; Coalition launching work groups. Patty Senecal/Mike Lewis (p43) ● LA County Storm Water. Meeting with Sup. Ridley-Thomas and next steps. Mike Lewis/Tracy Rafter ● Transportation. David Grannis, Point C, LLC; Hilary Norton, Fixing Angelenos Stuck in Traffic (p44) ● Congestion Mitigation Fee. BizFed-led coalition effort to set aside fee on new development. Michael Turner (p45) ● Metro Business Roundtable. Join BizFed leadership in dialogue with Metro. Tracy Rafter ● International Trade. Steve Ly, San Gabriel Valley Regional Chamber; Hugo Merida, LA Metro Hispanic Chamber (p46-49) ● Colombia Trade Mission. BizFed July trip success; participants including Assemblyman Medina. Hugo Merida (p50) ● Mexico Trade Mission. November with new Dept of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker. Tracy Rafter ● Polling & Research. Joe Ahn, Northrop Grumman; Lisa Bailey, Irwindale Chamber (p51-54) ● LA County Supervisor Meetings. Three so far; Molina set for 8/21 3pm; Knabe pending. David Englin ● Land Use/Housing. Carlene Matchniff, Centennial Founders, LLC; Will Wright, AIA (p54-55) ● LA County General Plan. Push for fiscal impacts analysis. Holly Schroeder 7. BizFed PAC: Laura Olhasso (p56-57) ● November LA County Local Races. Consultant engagement to target impact for business. 8. Early Warnings: (p58) ● Unemployment Insurance. Potential payroll tax increase proposal from Brown Administration. (p59-63) ● County RDA Dissolution Funds. Supervisors allocated $75M for affordable housing. (p64-65) ● Hoeven Amendment. Would ban LEED in federal projects in Shaheen-Portman Bill. 9. Other Business: (p66 & sep pkt) ● Events & News of BizFed Interest, including BizFed 2009 Chair Holly Schroeder’s new position (seperate pkt) ● Issues Tracking 10. Next Board Meeting: TUESDAY September 17, 12pm-1:30pm. Host: NBCUniversal. Venue: To Be Announced Shortly! Welcome ~ New & Renewing BizFed Members and Investors June/July 2013 NEW MEMBER: Burbank Association of Realtors RENEWING: Antelope Valley Board of Trade; Asian Business Association; Beverly Hills Chamber; City National Bank; Englander, Knabe & Allen; Glendale Chamber; KP Public Affairs; Hollywood Chamber; League of California Cities – Los Angeles; Malibu Chamber; Metropolitan Water District; Majestic Realty Co.; Mission Valley Bank; National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO-LA); Pasadena Chamber; Port of Los Angeles; Southern California Gas Co.; SPECIAL THANK YOU ~ Voluntary Dues Doubling: Arcadia Chamber; Apartment Assn, CA Southern Cities; LA Shares; San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership SPECIAL THANK YOU ~ Sponsorships: BNSF Railways, Exxon Mobil, Western States Petroleum Association CHRISTINE ESSEL Christine Essel is the President of Southern California Grantmakers (SCG), a regional association of philanthropic leaders whose mission is to support and advance effective, responsible philanthropy for the public good. SCG’s members include family, community, private, corporate and public foundations, as well as individual grantmakers. As president, Ms. Essel sets the strategic direction and priorities for the organization, overseeing programming, communications, member services and public policy. She joined SCG as President on February 1, 2013. Prior to joining SCG, Ms. Essel held leadership roles in the government, corporate, philanthropic and nonprofit sectors, where she has shaped legislation and public and corporate policy. Ms. Essel brings a wealth of experience to SCG including a deep knowledge of the region and a passion for forging creative solutions to complex community challenges, along with extensive relationships and expertise in corporate philanthropy, finance, real estate development, government and community relations. For over three decades, Ms. Essel worked at Paramount Pictures, serving for many years as Senior Vice President, Government and Community Affairs, a department she built from the ground up. In that role, she was responsible for the studio’s philanthropic efforts and for shaping Paramount’s civic presence while managing all political and legislative activity, corporate social responsibility and fundraising activities. During her tenure she was also responsible for overseeing in excess of $500 million in real estate development projects on the studio lot. Most recently, she served as CEO for the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA), with an annual budget exceeding $600 million, a staff of 260 employees and 32 project areas throughout the City of Los Angeles. In response to a statewide call by the legislature, Ms. Essel's leadership helped lay a critical foundation for the dissolution of the agency, leading to a successful redistribution of resources for schools and local governments, while ensuring the completion of many crucial affordable housing projects and other developments vitally important to the economic growth of the region. Ms. Essel has been named to numerous Boards and Commissions over the years, serving as chair of the California Film Commission, the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, the Hollywood Community Advisory Council, Alternative Living for the Aging and Central City Association. She also served as Vice-Chair of the California Workforce Investment Board and FilmLA and was a member of the powerful Los Angeles World Airports Commission, Grand Avenue Project Joint Powers Authority and Los Angeles Development Fund. Ms. Essel has been honored by esteemed organizations such as City of Hope, National Women’s Political Committee, Alternative Living for the Aging, Weingart Center Partners, National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives, Central City Association and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. ROBERT LAPSLEY Robert C. Lapsley is President of the California Business Roundtable. The Roundtable is a a non-partisan organization comprised of the senior executive leadership of the major employers throughout the state – with a combined workforce of more than half a million employees. For more than thirty-five years the Roundtable has identified the issues critical to a healthy business climate and provided the leadership needed to strengthen California’s economy and create jobs. Previously, Lapsley was with the California Chamber of Commerce, responsible for CalChamber public affairs activities, including its Advocacy Council, a political advisory committee made up of major members; its candidate recruitment and support program; and its political action committees — CalChamberPAC, which supports pro-jobs candidates, and CalChamberBusPAC, which qualifies, supports and/or opposes ballot initiatives. He also served as the CalChamber executive director of JobsPAC, a broad, employer-based, bipartisan committee that supports pro-jobs candidates. Lapsley has more than 20 years of experience in public affairs and business, most recently serving as president of RCL Consultants, a firm specializing in business, regulatory, political and public affairs consulting. He also has served as vice president of Arnel Development, where he was responsible for new business projects. As a presidential appointee, Lapsley served as special assistant to U.S. Ambassador to Spain, George Argyros. While with the U.S. State Department and in addition to his diplomatic duties, Lapsley coordinated strategies with private sector firms and the U.S. Department of Commerce in the Spanish-American
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