California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley 2012 Annual Report
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5010 North Woodrow Avenue California Partnership Suite 200 M/S WC 142 for the San Joaquin Valley Fresno California 93740 2012 Annual Report P 559-294-6021 F 559-294-6024 www.sjvpartnership.org www.facebook.com/sjvpartnership connect Secretariat for the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley Office of Community and Economic Development Fresno State 5010 North Woodrow Avenue Suite 200 M/S WC 142 Fresno California 93740 P 559-294-6021 F 559-294-6024 www.sjvpartnership.org www.facebook.com/sjvpartnership F CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Letter to Governor Brown Dear Governor Brown and Members of the Legislature: On behalf of the board of directors of the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley The Partnership continues to be active in sustainable planning through the Smart Valley Places (Partnership), we present the 2012 Annual Report. This report begins July 2011, where our initiative, a compact of 14 Valley cities, four regional nonprofit organizations, Fresno State, 2010–2011 Report concluded, and covers Partnership activity through June 2012. California Central Valley Economic Development Corporation and San Joaquin Valley Regional Policy Council, which builds on the Partnership’s Strategic Action Proposal and the San Joaquin We want to thank the board members for their commitment to the Valley by serving on the Valley Regional Blueprint’s smart growth principles. The Partnership this year completed the Partnership Board. Many of them greatly contributed to the creation of the Partnership, and we Valley Legacy initiative, which brought the region’s K–12 education, higher education and honor and appreciate their contribution and countless hours of volunteer work. workforce investment board systems into alignment to better prepare people for occupations The Partnership undertook several planning strategy sessions during the year. Because in high-growth industry sectors. much has occurred since the Strategic Action Plan (SAP) was prepared in 2005, the 10 work The Partnership’s board of directors would like to express its appreciation to the Secretariat groups were asked to review their individual SAP goals and identify goals that they felt were staff at California State University, Fresno, the staff of the Great Valley Center and all Valley still applicable and could be accomplished within the next two years. These goals were then stakeholders who have engaged in this regional effort. We also would like to thank local and reviewed by the board and incorporated into a two-year revised SAP. regional agencies, nonprofits and those in the private sector that have given support through The Partnership held a Leadership Summit in Bakersfield in October in conjunction with the in-kind and financial contributions, specifically, Kaiser Permanente Central Valley and Valley CAN. Partnership Annual Meeting. The highlight of the Summit was a panel discussion between We would like to thank the James Irvine Foundation for its financial support. The Irvine eight State of California Cabinet Secretaries and the Chair of the Board of Supervisors from funding marked the first direct funding received by the Partnership since the state funding in each of the Valley’s eight counties. The result was a frank discussion of where the state and 2008. We applaud their foresight in investing in the worthwhile effort. We also want to thank Valley could work together in the coming year. everyone who has contributed their time and expertise to our 10 work groups. In March, the Partnership conducted the first of what promises to be an annual Regional Valley residents should be encouraged by the promising steps that have been taken in the Economic Summit. The intent of this Summit was to identify an action plan to focus on past year. By working together to achieve the Valley’s potential as California’s 21st Century Infrastructure, Workforce, Innovation, Regulation/Sustainability and Access to Capital. The Opportunity, the Partnership is crafting a vision of the San Joaquin Valley that was not issues, opportunities and recommendations of that Summit were forwarded to a State Summit previously thought possible. held in Santa Clara in May. The Partnership, led by Pete Weber, played a strong role in the planning for the State Summit, and the San Joaquin Valley was well-represented at the event. Ashley Swearengin Corwin Harper Diana Dooley Partnership Chair Partnership Deputy Chair Partnership Deputy Chair Mayor Senior Vice President Secretary City of Fresno Kaiser Permanente Central Valley California Health and Human Services Agency 2 CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ANNUAL REPORT 2012 3 Letter to Governor Brown ....... 2 Infrastructure Sustainable Job Creation Fresno State Program Leadership PreK–12 Education ............... 45 & Partners ............................. 6 Development Planning Partner Accomplishments & Impacts .. 45 Board of Directors ................... 6 Water Quality, Air Quality ............................ 29 Programs Supply & Reliability .............. 21 High School Graduation Rates Work Group Consultants .......... 7 Accomplishments & Impacts .. 29 San Joaquin Chart ..........................................46 Accomplishments & Impacts .. 21 Valley Rural Secretariat .............................. 7 Goals & Desired Outcomes .... 30 Depth to Water Usage Chart ....22 Goals & Desired Outcomes .... 46 Development Center .........59 Executive Summary: Energy: San Joaquin Valley Spotlight: Administration ..................59 Secretariat ............................ 8 Goals & Desired Outcomes .... 22 Clean Energy Organization .... 31 We are Valley Legacy ............. 48 Small Communities Administration Report .............. 8 Kudos: Accomplishments & Impacts .. 31 San Joaquin Valley Interregional Higher Education & Network ...........................59 Valley Legacy .........................8 Energy Consumption Chart .....31 Workforce Development ........ 50 Goods Movement Study ......... 23 Marketing/ Kilowatt-hours per capita Valley Leadership Exchange .....8 Higher Education Chart ............................................22 Chart ..........................................31 Communications ..............60 San Joaquin Valley Housing Accomplishments & Impacts .. 50 Sustainability ...................60 Collaborative ..........................8 Chart ............................................22 Kudos: Higher Education Spotlight: Recycling BIN Coalition .......... 32 U.S. Economic Development Smart Valley Places ...............9 Goals & Desired Outcomes .... 50 San Joaquin Valley Regional Administration-Economic Personal Income Chart .............. 9 Goals & Desired Outcomes .... 32 Broadband Consortium .......... 24 The Guiding Principles ..........51 Adjustment Assistance .....60 Median Household Sustainable Communities...... 33 Advanced Communications Kudos: USDA Rural Community Income Chart .............................. 9 Accomplishments & Impacts .. 33 Services ............................... 26 Central California Community Development Initiative ......60 San Joaquin Valley Regional Percent of Population Colleges Committed Accomplishments & Impacts .. 26 San Joaquin Valley Regional Economic Summit .................10 in Poverty Chart ....................... 34 to Change Consortium (C6) .... 52 Broadband Consortium .....60 Goals & Desired Outcomes .... 26 Annual Report .....................10 Goals & Desired Outcomes .... 34 Workforce Development EDA/USDA Rural Jobs and Sustainability of Kudos: Accomplishments & Impacts .. 53 Kudos: Innovation Accelerator ......60 Shafter Fiber Network ............ 27 the Partnership .................... 11 San Joaquin Valley Workforce Development RDC Service Agreements ..60 Looking Ahead ...................... 11 Blueprint Integration .............. 35 Goals & Desired Outcomes .... 53 University of California, Infrastructure Development ...11 Spotlight: Unemployment Chart ...............55 Merced ...........................61 Sustainable Planning ............11 Smart Valley Places ............... 36 Employment Charts ..................55 Cal Valley Tech iHub ........62 Job Creation .........................11 Total Harvested Acreage Kudos: Chart ..........................................39 Blue Tech Valley ...............62 Financials ............................ 12 Public Infrastructure Total Harvested Acreage Investment ........................... 56 Water, Energy, San Joaquin Valley Chart ..........................................39 and Technology Incubator ..62 Regional Economic Summit ... 13 Economic Development......... 57 Urban Development Chart .......39 Water University ...............62 Background ..........................13 Accomplishments & Impacts .. 57 Health & Human Services ..... 40 Funding ...........................62 TOP Priorities for Goals & Desired Outcomes .... 57 State Action Chart.....................14 Accomplishments & Impacts .. 40 Vision Statement .............63 TOP Priorities for Goals & Desired Outcomes .... 40 Regional Action Chart ...............14 Number of Physicians Chart ...41 What will make each region Population Ever Diagnosed with globally competitive? .............15 Asthma Chart ............................41 Findings ...............................16 Violent Crime Rate Chart .........41 San Joaquin Valley Regional Housing................................ 42 Industry Cluster Accomplishments & Impacts .. 42 Analysis Project ................... 17 Goals & Desired Outcomes .... 43 ONTENTS C 4 5 Program Leadership