Effective Ways to Increase Revenues Webinar 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Wednesday, March 19, 2014
CSMFO Coaching Program and Cal-ICMA Coaching Program in partnership with Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin ICMA State Partners *** Advance registration required for this no-charge webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/138220064 Panel Topics: Topics: 1. What are effective strategies and funding sources to boost revenues for local governments? 2. How can economic growth help revenues and what’s working best now? 3. What are voters willing to support in new revenue measures and why? Presenters: * Christopher Townsend, President, Townsend Public Affairs * Julio Fuentes, City Manager, Santa Clara, CA * Michael Coleman, Fiscal Policy Advisor, League of California Cities Audience: general managers, finance professionals, economic development professionals, and up and comers interested in this key topic for local government 1. Register in advance for the webinar: There is no charge for participating in the webinars, but each requires advance registration. *** Advance registration required for this no-charge webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/138220064 2. Connect with the webinar and audio: Use your logon information from the email confirmation you receive via email from GoToWebinar. We recommend the telephone option dial-in number provided by GoToWebinar for sound quality. Depending upon your internet connection, VOIP option for audio (computer speakers) can have delays or sound quality issues. 3. Ask questions: You may submit questions anonymously via email to [email protected] or [email protected] in advance or via the webinar during the panel discussion. As moderator for the session, Don Maruska will pose the questions. 4. Presenters’ presentation materials: We post these with the agenda at “Agendas & Archives” tab of www.cal-icma.org/coaching and http://www.csmfo.org/training/webinars. The PPT will be available at least 2 hours before the webinar.
After a webinar occurs, a digital recording along with the PowerPoint materials and results of the polling questions will be available after 24 hours at the "Agendas & Archives" tab of www.cal-icma.org/coaching and http://www.csmfo.org/training/webinars. CPE Credits: If you are a member of CSMFO and wish to obtain CPE credit, you need to register and attend in your name, respond to at least 75% of the live polling questions, and pay $25 to CSMFO after invoice following the webinar. After payment, CSMFO emails the CPE certificate as a PDF. Post-Webinar Group Discussions Many agencies are organizing groups to participate in the webinars (live or recorded) and discuss the topics among themselves after the webinars. Some are summarizing their discussions and distributing them to managers throughout their organizations. Use the Coaching Program as an effective way to enhance professional development in your agency. Here are some discussion starters for this session. a. What are the most promising revenue opportunities for our agency? b. Which strategies and tactics would we like to explore further? c. What are next steps for us to get results? MORE RESOURCES--See the "Coaching Corner" at www.cal-icma.org/coaching or www.csmfo.org/coaching for valuable resources to boost your career. Sign up for the complimentary email list to keep informed of future Cal-ICMA sessions and resources at www.cal-icma.org/coachingList. We appreciate the sponsors for the Cal-ICMA Coaching Program. They include: Platinum Sponsors: ICMA and CA Communities Joint Powers Authority Gold Sponsors: California City Management Foundation Silver Sponsors: Alliant Insurance Services, County Administrative Officers Association of California, Granicus, Municipal Management Association of Northern California (MMANC), Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC), Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS), Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai Public Law Group, and Townsend Public Affairs Bronze Sponsors: Best Best & Krieger LLP, California Special Districts Association, County Personnel Administrators Association of California (CPAAC), Davenport Institute for Public Engagement at Pepperdine’s School of Public Policy, and Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Enjoy the resources and support to thrive in local government. Don Maruska, MBA, JD, Master Certified Coach Director, Cal-ICMA and CSMFO Coaching Programs Author of “Take Charge of Your Talent” www.TakeChargeofYourTalent.com
Christopher Townsend, President, Townsend Public Affairs Christopher Townsend is the founder and President of Townsend Public Affairs Inc., a government affairs firm that specializes in federal, state, and local advocacy to promote the public good. Established in 1998, TPA continually ranks among the top ten advocacy firms registered with the California Secretary of State. The firm has represented over 200 clients throughout California, including over 50 in Orange County, primarily local public agencies and nonprofit organizations, including cities, counties, school districts, water districts, community college districts, museums, science centers, and environmental preserves. TPA has secured approximately $800 million in local, state, and federal funding for a wide range of programs and legacy projects including school and college facilities, transportation and water infrastructure, housing and economic development projects, cultural and community facilities, environmental and historic preservation, and public safety. Prior to establishing TPA, Christopher served as Senior Director of Government & Community Affairs for Taco Bell Corp in Irvine supervising all legislative and regulatory matters that affected the company at the federal, state, and local levels of government. In that role, he also managed several philanthropic initiatives and re-established the Taco Bell Foundation. Christopher received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Claremont McKenna College in 1982 and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at CMC. He received his Master of Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1991. Raised in Seal Beach, Christopher now resides in Laguna Hills with his wife Michele and their two cats: Samantha and Skyler.
Julio Fuentes, City Manager, Santa Clara, CA Julio J. Fuentes is a skilled public administrator with over 30 years of municipal management experience. He was appointed as Santa Clara’s City Manager by the Mayor and City Council in December 2012. As the Chief Executive, Mr. Fuentes is responsible for the day-to-day administration of City affairs and oversees a $640 million budget. He also serves as the Executive Director of the City’s Stadium Authority, Housing Authority, and Administrator of the City’s Sports and Open Space Authority.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Fuentes served as the City Manager/Administrator in the cities of Alhambra, Pomona and Azusa. He also served in the City Manager’s office in Monrovia and began his public service career with the City of Cypress. Mr. Fuentes holds a Bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from University of Southern California. He is married and has three children and resides in Santa Clara.
Michael Coleman, League of California Cities’ Principal Fiscal Policy Advisor Michael Coleman is a leading expert on California local government revenues, spending and financing. He is the creator of CaliforniaCityFinance.com, the California Local Government Finance Almanac, an online resource of data, analyses, and articles on California municipal finance and budgeting. He is the principal fiscal policy advisor both to the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) and, for over fifteen years, to the League of California Cities. Coleman is a popular presenter at graduate schools and conferences and is the author of numerous articles and references including the California Municipal Revenue Sources Handbook, and – as co-author with Mike Multari, Ken Hampian, and Bill Statler – the Guide to Local Government Finance in California published by Solano Press. An experienced city fiscal officer, Michael previously worked for the cities of San Mateo, Milpitas, Daly City, and Sacramento. He received his BA in Policy Analysis from UC Davis and his MPA from the University of Southern California, and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program. In February 2013, the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers honored Michael with their Distinguished Service Award for dedicated service and outstanding contribution to the municipal finance profession.
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Preparing the Next Generation Committee
Gold Sponsor: California City Management Foundation
Silver Sponsors: Alliant Insurance Services, County Administrative Officers Association of California, Granicus, Municipal Management Association of
Northern California, Municipal Management Association of Southern California, Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS), Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai Public
Law Group, and Townsend Public Affairs
Platinum Sponsors: ICMA
California Communities Joint Powers Authority
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at Pepperdine, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, and Stifel Nicolaus
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Overview of Session
1. What are effective strategies and funding sources to boost revenues for local governments?
2. How can economic growth help revenues and what’s working best now?
3. What are voters willing to support in new revenue measures and why?
Christopher Townsend, President, Townsend Public Affairs Julio Fuentes, City Manager, Santa Clara, CA Michael Coleman, Fiscal Policy Advisor, League of CA Cities and
CSMFO
Don Maruska, Director, Cal-ICMA and CSMFO Coaching Programs
…and polls and questions along the way.
Polling Question #1
How many people are participating at your location?
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WWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM
SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Effective Ways to
Increase Revenues
Presented by: Christopher Townsend
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Townsend Public Affairs
• Specializes in securing funding for capital projects and programs from a variety of public sources
• Core clientele are public agencies and non-profit organizations
• Offices in Sacramento, Washington DC, Southern California and Northern California
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The Money is There!
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Federal Government Total Budget: $3.77 Trillion for FY13 California Total Budget: $232.9 Billion for FY13 Illinois Total Budget: $61 Billion for FY13
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“…but it’s too difficult!”
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“We’ll never win.”
“We’re not eligible.”
“There are too many strings attached.”
“It takes too long.”
“It always goes to the same people.”
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Grant Funding
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Creation
Identification
Assessment
Preparation
Advocacy
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• Create state and federal funding opportunities that align with the priorities of local government
• Options may include:
– Develop new funding programs (PAYGO)
– Design new subcategories for existing programs
– Amend eligibility requirements
– Adjust focus of priorities
– Revise scoring formulas
– Reclaim unspent awards
Creation
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Funding Bull's-eye
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Earmark: Specific recipient and amount
Stealth Earmark: Restricted to fund a specific yet unnamed recipient Raise the Drawbridge: Limited eligibility, tightened focus, heavily- nuanced criteria Welcome to the Jungle: Transparent oversight, scoring and access to staff Cross Your Fingers & Toes: Purely merit based with “black box” scoring and no access to staff
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2006 CA Proposition 84 Parks Bond Initiative
$5.4 billion for Parks, Recreation, Natural Resources
Created the Nature Education Facilities Fund: • Approached and worked with authors of the initiative • Demonstrated how our program would support the goals of the initiative • $100 million exclusive set-aside for NEF projects • Targets facilities in environmentally under-served areas • Eligibility includes non-profits in addition to public agencies • Designed to serve science centers, children's museums, nature facilities
Worked with DPR on implementation process: • Created 5 tiers of funding awards • Avoided “big vs. little”/“old vs. new” • Scoring process included on-site tours
Advocacy for victory: • Calls, letters, and visits from relevant legislators • Calls and letters from partner organizations
Results: • Of the $100 million available, TPA clients won 14 awards totaling $38.3
million by using this grant funding protocol Townsend Public Affairs | Effective Ways to Increase Revenue
Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, CA
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Identification
Three models:
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Funding Source
Project or Idea
Funding Opportunity
Project or Idea
Funding Source
Need
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Identification
Grant identification can be streamlined with some preliminary steps:
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Create a matrix of relevant grant
programs
Commit time for grant review and
monitoring
Meet with agency program officers
Sign up for newsletters and
list servers
Note recurring competitions
Research the organization and funding streams
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Assessment
Weigh the pros & cons and make the “Go or No-Go” decision:
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Preparation
Process Management Approach:
• Ensure appropriate contact(s) early in process
• Clearly divide and assign tasks
• Develop timeline
• Consult prior applications
• Seek input from outside
• Writing is re-writing!
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• Focus Your Pitch: – Who are you serving? – What is the problem? – Why is this important? – What is your solution? – Why your proposal?
• Identify and target key decision-makers and influencers • Develop outreach strategy and briefing materials • Activate and engage project supporters
Advocacy
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OR
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Never Give Up!
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Questions?
Christopher Townsend 949.399.9050
www.townsendpa.com
Townsend Public Affairs | Effective Ways to Increase Revenue
Polling Question #2
What is your agency’s experience with state and federal funding?
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Economic Development
to enhance local revenue
Julio J. Fuentes Santa Clara City Manager
Why do Economic Development?
How can economic growth help revenues?
1. Expand tax base 2. Create jobs 3. Stimulate new business opportunities,
growth, value 4. Increase wealth, prosperity and quality of
life for community
Foundational Groundwork
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Market • Strategy • Infrastructure • Coordination • Compatibility
Economic Development Toolbox
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1. Proactive, responsive & adaptable 2. Streamlined development, approval & inspection
process 3. Well defined environmental review process 4. Reliable/low cost utilities 5. Incentives 6. Develop your “brand” 7. Diversify economy 8. Establish legal framework 9. Look for a “catalyst”
Polling Question #3
Which of these does your agency have in its economic development toolbox?
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Revenue Generating Approaches
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Catalyst Approach (Santa Clara and Alhambra) 1. Public land to leverage development 2. Lease public land to tenants 3. Lease & sublease private property 4. Purchase commercial property for leasing
Public Land to Leverage Development
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Levi’s Stadium 22 acres (parking lot) 1.85M square feet; $1.3B in
value Future home of SF 49ers;
future site of Superbowl L On schedule to open this
summer Lease revenue to General
Fund - $2.59M annual
Levi’s Stadium Former parking lot
Public Land to Leverage Development
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City Place Santa Clara 215 acre site (golf course) Mixed use commercial district to include more than 5.8
million square feet of retail, entertainment, restaurant, hotel and office development
Jobs 12,400 (permanent); 31,500 (construction) Annual sales tax $7.1M; value of development $3.5B;
TOT $1.2M; property tax $2.9M Market lease rent to be determined
Centennial Gateway Project 10 acre lot (vacant site) 6-800,000 sq ft retail, hotel, office, restaurant and
entertainment Jobs 3,600 (construction); 600 (permanent) $.5M property/$1M sales tax; $2M TOT Value of development $400M Market rate lease to be determined
Centennial Gateway Vacant lot
City Place Santa Clara Golf course
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Lease Public Land to Tenants Santa Clara City purchased over 175 acres of land City entered into ground leases with tenants to
construct tenant improvements Santa Clara’s ground leases include Hilton, CA
Great America, Hyatt Regency, Techmart, and The Irvine Company
Commercial leases generate $13M per year to General Fund
Additional sales tax, property tax and jobs created
Lease & Sublease Private Property
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Alhambra City leased a vacant building and
subleased to tenants City provided tenant improvement
assistance City collected a higher rent from
tenants and then paid base rent to property owner
Net difference in rent went to fund other economic programs which generated additional general fund revenues
Starbuck's, Coldstone Creamery, Shaka's Hawaiian Cuisine
City of Alhambra
Purchase Commercial Property for Leasing
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Alhambra/RDA City/RDA purchased empty department
store property City used initial construction loan to make
improvements City used Sec. 108 loan to take out
construction financing City leased to Toys R Us, PetSmart, Party
City, Taco Bell, and El Pollo Loco City generated $1.3 M in rent per year
Fremont Plaza City of Alhambra
City used 75% of rent to fund other economic development projects and earmarked 25% of proceeds to its CDBG program income activities
New property value at build out approximately $18M to $20M Additional sales tax, property tax and jobs created
Thank You
Questions
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http://icma.org/en/icma/knowledge_network/documents/kn/Document/303691/Solar_as_a_Revenue_Generator_for_Local_Governments
Some examples: Lease Revenue: Westport, Massachusetts Sales Tax Revenue: San Luis Obispo County, California
http://icma.org/en/Article/101616/Town_of_Oro_Valley_AZ_Launches_New_Business_Retention_Tool
Polling Question #4
Which of these catalyst approaches is your agency using?
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Michael Coleman League of California Cities Calif Society of Municipal Finance Officers
[email protected] 530.758.3952 CaliforniaCityFinance.com The California Local Government Finance Almanac
March 19, 2014 CaliforniaCityFinance.com
TAX- General
TAX- Parcel or Special (earmarked)
G.O.BOND (w/tax)
Fee / fine / rent
City / County
Majority voter approval
Two-thirds voter approval
Two-thirds voter approval
Majority of the governing board.*
Special District
n/a Two-thirds voter approval
Two-thirds voter approval
Majority of the governing board.*
K-14 School
n/a Two-thirds voter approval (parcel tax)
55% voter approval*
Majority of the governing board.*
State For any law that will increase the taxes of any taxpayer, two-thirds of each house of the Legislature …or approval of majority of statewide voters.
Statewide majority voter approval
Majority of each house.
March 19, 2014 CaliforniaCityFinance.com
TAX- General
TAX- Parcel or Special (earmarked)
G.O.BOND (w/tax)
Fee / fine / rent
City / County
Majority voter approval
Two-thirds voter approval
Two-thirds voter approval
Majority of the governing board.*
Special District
n/a Two-thirds voter approval
Two-thirds voter approval
Majority of the governing board.*
K-14 School
n/a Two-thirds voter approval (parcel tax)
55% voter approval*
Majority of the governing board.*
State For any law that will increase the taxes of any taxpayer, two-thirds of each house of the Legislature …or approval of majority of statewide voters.
Statewide majority voter approval
Majority of each house.
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TAX- General
TAX- Parcel or Special (earmarked)
G.O.BOND (w/tax)
Fee / fine / rent
City / County
Majority voter approval
Two-thirds voter approval
Two-thirds voter approval
Majority of the governing board.*
Special District
n/a Two-thirds voter approval
Two-thirds voter approval
Majority of the governing board.*
K-14 School
n/a Two-thirds voter approval (parcel tax)
55% voter approval*
Majority of the governing board.*
State For any law that will increase the taxes of any taxpayer, two-thirds of each house of the Legislature …or approval of majority of statewide voters.
Statewide majority voter approval
Majority of each house.
Polling Question #5
Which of the following types of revenue measures is your agency considering?
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"Fail 55%+" = measure received over 55% yes votes but did not achieve the 2/3 approval needed to pass."Fail<55%" = measure received less than 55% yes votes. ~Michael Coleman CaliforniaCityFinance.com
Pass, 495
Pass, 534
Pass, 437
Fail 487
Fail 120
Fail 197
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
2/3 Vote
55% Vote
Majority Vote
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Local Tax Measures: Passage Rates Cities, Counties, Special Districts and K-14 Schools Since 2001
For more details and analysis of local measures go to www.CaliforniaCityFinance.com
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"Fail 55%+" = measure received over 55% yes votes but did not achieve the 2/3 approval needed to pass."Fail<55%" = measure received less than 55% yes votes. ~Michael Coleman CaliforniaCityFinance.com
Pass, 495
Pass, 534
Pass, 437
Fail 487
Fail 120
Fail 197
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
2/3 Vote
55% Vote
Majority Vote
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Local Tax Measures: Passage Rates Cities, Counties, Special Districts and K-14 Schools Since 2001
(Most School Bonds)
For more details and analysis of local measures go to www.CaliforniaCityFinance.com
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Local G.O. Bond, Special and Parcel Tax Measures Cities, Counties, Special Districts Since 2001 Two-thirds voter approval required
"Fail 55%+" = measure received over 55% yes votes but did not achieve the 2/3 approval needed to pass."Fail<55%" = measure received less than 55% yes votes.
Pass, 50
Pass, 49
Pass, 14
Pass, 55
Pass, 51
Pass, 252
Pass, 40
Fail 55%+, 4
Fail 55%+, 35
Fail 55%+, 11
Fail 55%+, 42
Fail 55%+, 29
Fail 55%+, 142
Fail 55%+, 20
Fail<55%, 42
Fail<55%, 51
Fail<55%, 10
Fail<55%, 29
Fail<55%, 30
Fail<55%, 123
Fail<55%, 3
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Other
Transportation /Roads
General
Parks / Recreation
Library
Fire/ EMS / Police
Hospital / Medical
Michael Coleman, CaliforniaCityFinance.com
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15
95
26
89
38
108
45
91
35
103
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50
100
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250
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
FailPass
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43% 55%62%
54%49%
62% 68%
148
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165
62%
51
69%
48
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Local Tax and Bond Measures Cities, Counties, Special Districts
Michael Coleman, CaliforniaCityFinance.com
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Local Tax Measures – new or increased taxes (not extensions) Cities, Counties, Special Districts Since 2001
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195
43
92
110
58
37
57
235
45
50
53
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Utility UserTax - general
Sales Tax -special (2/3)
Parcel Tax 2/3
G.O. Bond 2/3
Hotel Tax -general
Sales Tax -general
Business Tax - general
PassFail
195 235
26.0%
38.7%
45.3%
48.9%
64.8%
67.5%
72.5%
% PassingMichael Coleman, CaliforniaCityFinance.com
For more details and analysis of local measures go to www.CaliforniaCityFinance.com
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✔ Majority-vote general-purpose tax is more likely to succeed than two-thirds-vote special tax.
✔ Among special purpose tax measures, hospitals, medical or public safety services (police, fire, EMS) are more likely to pass.
✔ The “a/b advisory” approach for general taxes appears to have little effect.
✔ For cities and counties, add-on sales tax, hotel tax, and business license tax measures succeed more often. Utility User Taxes are more difficult to pass.
✔ Most extensions and revisions of existing taxes that do not increase the rate are successful.
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Resources and Feedback
Go to “Agenda & Archives” tab at web sites for recordings of this webinar and other professional development resources.
www.cal-icma.org/coaching www.csmfo.org/training/webinars
Please complete the follow up survey.
Post-Webinar Discussion Questions
a. What are the most promising revenue opportunities for our agency?
b. Which strategies and tactics would we like to explore further?
c. What are next steps for us to get results?
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Polling Question #6
How was the webinar of value for your agency?
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Upcoming webinars Cal-ICMA Coaching Program: “Taking Smart Risks” 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. PT, Wednesday, April 9 https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/366115177 CSMFO Coaching Program: “Successfully Navigating a CalPERS Audit” 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. PT, Wednesday, April 23 https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/843192441
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Contacts for Today’s Session Christopher Townsend, President, Townsend Public Affairs
[email protected] Julio Fuentes, City Manager, Santa Clara, CA
[email protected] Michael Coleman, Fiscal Policy Advisor, League of CA Cities
and CSMFO [email protected]
Don Maruska, Director, Cal-ICMA and CSMFO Coaching [email protected]; [email protected] A PDF of the PPT, results from polling questions, and a video recording
will be available in 24 hours. Go to www.cal-icma.org/coaching or www.csmfo.org/training/webinars and click on “Agenda & Archives” tab.
December 11, 2007
The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor of California
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Appropriation of Proposition 84 Nature Education Center Funds in FY 2008/09 Budget
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:
On behalf of the East Bay Zoological Society, I am writing to urge you to include the Proposition 84
Nature Education Center funding in your FY 2008/09 January budget and to advocate for a stream-lined
disbursement process that will ensure important projects get the funds they need soon.
Expanding and investing in nature education programs throughout the state would be a positive, relevant,
and “green” component of the “Year of Education”. Additionally, the inclusion of these funds will have
no impact on the General Fund during these fiscally challenging times.
Approved by the voters in November 2006, Proposition 84 contains $100,000,000 for nature education
center capital projects and exhibits. None of this funding has yet been appropriated, yet the voters were
promised expedited disbursement and stakeholders have ready-to-go projects that need funding. We
would support the appropriation of at least half of this fund, or $50 million, in the FY 2008/09 budget.
The East Bay Zoological Society has already begun raising significant local and private funds for the
Oakland Zoo’s California! California! Project. The primary message is about California’s natural
heritage; what we have lost, why we have lost it and how we can preserve what is left. Special features
will include exhibits of animals now extinct in California, the California interpretive center with
education presentations, and Native American archaeological, anthropological and cultural displays. The
total project cost will be over $45 million and the Oakland Zoo needs at least $5 million from the Nature
Education Center fund to match significant local, federal and private funds currently being raised and
already pledged.
In closing, the East Bay Zoological Society would appreciate your assistance in ensuring that the Nature
Education Center funding contained in Proposition 84 is appropriated in the FY 2008/09 budget.
Additionally, we urge you to help advocate for a stream-lined grant process to ensure that funding will go
to worthy projects as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Joel J Parrott, DVM
Executive Director
cc: Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata
Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez Senator Darrell Steinberg
Senator Denise Ducheny, Chair, Sen. Budget Cmte. Senator Tom Torlakson
Assemblymember John Laird, Chair, Asm. Budget Cmte. Senator Ellen Corbett
Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier Assemblymember Loni Hancock
Assemblymember Sandre Swanson Assemblymember Alberto Torrico
Discovery Science Center
California Natural Resources Pavilion
The California Natural Resources Pavilion will be an expansion of the Discovery Science Center’s existing facility and consist of new permanent exhibits that will educate a large and diverse population about Land, Water and Air resources.
The Expansion will feature and educate visitors on the latest sustainable features incorporated into the construction and design of the new building.
The exhibit themes of Land, Water, and Air will highlight the importance of these resources to Southern California.
DSC’s proposed exhibits will provide unique hands-on experiences for visitors with differing learning styles. The exhibits will feature goal-oriented approaches in which visitors learn scientific concepts through engaging in a series of tasks to achieve a mission.
Targeted groups will include: students, the economically disadvantaged, racial/ethnic minorities, teachers, and visitors of all ages.
For more information about the project and the Discovery Science Center, please contact Erica Dellwo at (949) 385-0551 or Amanda Fenton of Townsend Public Affairs at 510-835-9050
Discovery Science Center Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Program California Natural Resources Pavilion Request: $7,000,000
Located in Santa Ana off Interstate 5, Discovery Science Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating young minds, assisting teachers and increasing public understanding and appreciation of science, math and technology through interactive exhibits and programs. The center contains over 59,000 square feet of exhibit space and ranks in the top ten for education outreach among science centers across the nation.
DSC currently serves 420,000 students, teachers, and general visitors each year, plus an additional 200,000 in their own classrooms.
Southern California Office ▪ 2699 White Road • Suite 251 • Irvine, CA 92614 • Phone (949) 399-9050 • Fax (949) 476-8215
Northern California Office ▪ 3411 East 12th Street • Suite 200 • Oakland, CA 94601• Phone (510) 535-6907 • Fax (510) 535-6920
State Capitol Office ▪ 1127 11th Street • Suite 514 • Sacramento, CA 95814 • Phone (916) 447-4086 • Fax (916) 444-2063
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Lori Fogarty, Executive Director, Oakland Museum of California
From: The Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. (TPA) Team
Date: December 11, 2007
Subject: Proposition 84 Nature Education Center Funding Call List & Talking Points
This succinct memo is to provide talking points and contact information to assist supporters of OMCA in making targeted calls to the Governor to request that at least a portion of the $100 million Proposition 84 Nature Education Center fund be included in the January Budget proposal for FY2008/09. The ultimate goal is to ensure that at least $50 million is appropriated this coming year and that we are able to secure at least $4 million or more for OMCA and its natural history gallery renovation.
Introduction
“Hello, I am calling to encourage the Governor to include the Proposition 84 Nature Education Center funding in his upcoming January budget proposal. I would like to speak with [see names on attached contact list].”
Talking Points:
Prop. 84 included a $100 million fund for Nature Education Centers. This money is intended for capital projects relating to nature education at places like museums, zoos, aquariums, and science centers.
To date, not one dollar of the Prop 84 Nature Education Center funds that voters approved in November 2006 has been appropriated to worthy institutions that have significant projects pending, which would benefit from these funds.
Expanding and investing in nature education programs throughout the state would be a positive, relevant, and “green” component of the “Year of Education”. Additionally, the inclusion of these funds will have no impact on the General Fund during these fiscally challenging times.
Please put at least $50 million of the Prop. 84 Nature Education Center fund in this year’s budget for demonstration projects throughout the state. The funding does NOT have to go through a competitive grant program, but if it must, the program should be expedited as much as possible.
Oakland Museum of California needs $4 million to match the local and private dollars currently being raised and already pledged for a major renovation of its natural history gallery.
If no Nature Education Center funds are allocated this year for high-quality, ready-to-go, projects, then funding will likely not get to worthy organizations until July 2010. It is unacceptable for these much needed funds, which voters were told would be spent expeditiously, to continue to go unspent while there are significant nature education capital needs throughout the State.
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Contacts for the Office off the Governor and Additional Relevant Officials:
1. Susan Kennedy, Chief of Staff, Governor Schwarzenegger (916) 445-6131 2. Daniel Zingale, Chief of Staff, First Lady Maria Shriver (916) 445-7097
3. Will Fox, Deputy Chief of Staff, Governor Schwarzenegger (916) 445-8612
4. Brenda Quintana, Special Advisor, Local Government (916) 324-4497
5. Margaret Fortune, Senior Advisor for Education (916) 445-7091
6. Ruth Coleman, Director, Department of Parks & Recreation (916) 653-8380
7. Karen Finn, Dept of Finance Program Budget Mngr for Resources (916) 324–0043
8. Linda Adams, Secretary for CalEPA (916) 324-9214
9. Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources (916) 653-5656
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If you have any questions, suggestions, need additional information, or have feedback to provide form your calls, please contact Jason Spencer at (707) 590-0514.
For your reference, below please find the excerpt of the language from Proposition 84 pertaining to Nature Education Centers. None of this funding has been appropriated nor has any implementing legislation or regulations been passed to determine how this funding should be administered or disbursed:
Chapter 8. Parks and Nature Education Facilities, Section 75063
(b) The sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Parks and Recreation for grants for nature education and research facilities and equipment to non-profit organizations and public institutions, including natural history museums, aquariums, research facilities and botanical gardens. Eligible institutions include those that combine the study of natural science with preservation, demonstration and education programs that serve diverse populations, institutions that provide collections and programs related to the relationship of Native American cultures to the environment, and institutions for marine wildlife conservation research. Grants may be used for buildings, structures and exhibit galleries that present the collections to inspire and educate the public and for marine wildlife conservation research equipment and facilities.
STATE FUNDING ACHIEVEMENTS
Funding Source Description Amount
Board of State and Community Corrections
City of Fresno: 2008 CalGRIP Grant $400,000
City of Fullerton: 2012 CalGRIP Grant $500,000
City of Garden Grove: 2008 CalGRIP Grant $240,000
City of Merced: 2008 CalGRIP Grant $400,000
City of Oakland: 2008 CalGRIP Grant $400,000
City of Oakland: 2009 CalGRIP Grant $559,541
City of Oakland: 2010 CalGRIP Grant $382,639
City of Santa Ana: 2009 CalGRIP Grant $400,000
California Cultural & Historical Endowment (CCHE)
Bowers Museum: Proposition 40/AB 716 Opportunity Grant
$4,000,000
California Space Authority: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant (Proposition 40)
$150,000
Chabot Space and Science Center: Proposition 40/AB 716 Opportunity Grant
$1,500,000
Chabot Space and Science Center: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant (Proposition 40)
$171,000
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Specified Grant
$175,000
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Proposition 40/AB 716 Opportunity Grant
$1,000,000
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant (Proposition 40)
$200,000
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: CCHE Round 4 Project Grant
$499,788
City of Fullerton: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant: Fullerton Fox Theater
$1,983,375
City of Fullerton: CCHE Round 4 Project Grant: Fullerton Fox Theater
$300,000
City of Lomita: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant (Proposition 40)
$150,000
City of Merced: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant $1,935,000
City of Merced: CCHE Round 4 $400,000
Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant
$861,167
Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos: CCHE Round 4 $330,960
Discovery Science Center: Prop 40 CCHE Grant $262,000
Discovery Science Center: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant $1,161,000
Discovery Science Center: CCHE Round 4 $500,000
East Bay Zoological Society (Oakland Zoo): CCHE Round 3 $300,000
East Bay Zoological Society: CCHE Round 4 Grant $300,000
Fruitvale Development Corporation: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant
$200,000
Kidspace Children's Museum: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant
$1,741,500
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Funding Source Description Amount
California Cultural & Historical Endowment (CCHE)
Museum of Latin American Art: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant
$1,239,368
Oakland Museum of California: CCHE Round 1 Grant $2,877,000
Oakland School for the Arts: CCHE Round 1 Grant $2,877,000
Oakland School for the Arts: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant $1,064,250
Oakland School for the Arts: CCHE Round 4 $500,000
Orange County Clerk Recorder: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant (Proposition 40)
$150,000
SPUR: CCHE Round 4 SPUR Urban Research Center $250,000
The Mexican Museum: CCHE Round 2 Capital Grant (Proposition 40)
$2,400,000
California Environmental Protection Agency-State Water Resources Control Board
City of Tehachapi: Clean Water Revolving Fund, Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades
$3,000,000
Orange County Sanitation District: SWRCB Consolidated Grant Program
$250,000
California Infrastructure and Development Bank
Orange County High School of the Arts: CIEDB Loan $20,000,000
California School Finance Authority and the Office of Public School Construction
Envision Schools: Proposition 55 Funded Charter School Facility Program Grant & Loan
$14,124,484
Envision Schools: Public Charter School Grant Program Start-up Grant- Metro
$405,000
Envision Schools: Public Charter School Grant Program Start-up Grant- Oakland
$405,000
Envision Schools: Public Charter School Grant Program Start-up Grant- Hayward
$405,000
Hawthorne School District: Charter School Revolving Loan $250,000
Oakland School for the Arts: Proposition 55 Charter School Facility Program Grant
$4,983,922
Orange County Educational Arts Academy: Public Charter School Grant Program Implementation Grant
$405,000
Orange County High School of the Arts: CSFP Preliminary Apportionment
$28,600,000
Port of Los Angeles Charter High School: Proposition 55 Charter School Facility Program Grant and Loan
$16,335,234
California State Library City of Anaheim: Proposition 14 Library Bond Funding $5,669,872
City of Fullerton: CA Library Global Languages Materials Program
$10,000
City of Fullerton: CA Library- Small Business in a Box $22,000
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee
City of Glendale: TCAC: Garfield Gardens $554,396
CalRecycle City of Fullerton: CIWMB- Used Oil Recycling Block Grant $35,486
Department of Education Oakland School for the Arts: SB 740 $44,263
Orange County High School of the Arts: SB 740 $11,000
Orange County High School of the Arts: SB 740 $100,000
Orange County High School of the Arts: SB 740 $273,852
Port of Los Angeles Charter High School: Public Charter School Grant Program Planning Grant
$35,000
San Diego Children's Museum: SB 740 $38,000
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Funding Source Description Amount
Department of Health Mariposa: Department of Health “It’s Up to Us” mini-grant for Pedestrian Safety Public Education.
$5,000
Department of Housing and Community Development
City of Bakersfield: Proposition 1C Round 2: Infill $10,800,000
City of Brea: Housing and Community Development-Housing-Related Parks Program
$183,350
City of Carson: Housing and Community Development-Housing Related Parks Program
$278,350
City of Dinuba: Proposition 1C Round 2: Infill $2,400,000
City of Dinuba: Home Investment Partnership Program $3,100,000
City of Emeryville: Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program
$1,350,000
City of Fresno: Proposition 1C Round 2: Infill $3,006,433
City of Fullerton: Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program
$1,350,000
City of Garden Grove: CA Department of Housing and Community Development- CalHome
$600,000
City of Hayward: Proposition 1C Round 2: Transit Oriented Development
$17,000,000
City of Hayward: Proposition 1C Round 2: Infill $30,000,000
City of Oakland: Emergency Housing and Assistance Program, CA HCD, Henry Robinson Multi-service Center
$999,998
City of Oakland: CA Department of Housing and Community Development- CalHome Grant
$1,000,000
City of Oakland: Workforce Housing Reward Program $1,280,992
City of Oakland: Proposition 1C Round 1 Transit Oriented Development- MacArthur BART
$17,000,000
City of Oakland: Proposition 1C Round 1 Transit Oriented Development- Coliseum BART
$8,485,000
City of Oakland: Proposition 1C Round 1 Transit Oriented Development- Lion Creek Crossing
$7,527,592
City of Oakland: Proposition 1C Round 1 Infill Infrastructure- MacArthur Transit Village
$17,300,383
City of Oakland: Proposition 1C Round 1 Infill Infrastructure- Central Business District/Uptown
$9,903,000
Emerald Fund: Proposition 1C Round 2: Infill $11,200,000
Holliday Development: Proposition 1C: Infill Grant Restoration of funding for 5800 3rd Street
$10,433,280
Holliday Development: Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program
$500,000
Nehemiah Corporation of America: Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program
$1,350,000
St. Vincent De Paul of San Diego: Proposition 1C Round 2- Transit Oriented Development
$6,637,597
St. Vincent De Paul of San Diego: Proposition 1C Round 2- Infill
$3,089,027
Triangle Owners Group: Proposition 1C Infill Infrastructure- Round 1- Triangle Development Area
$23,081,360
Department of Parks and Recreation
Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro: Prop. 12 Murray-Hayden Funding
$118,000
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Funding Source Description Amount
Department of Parks and Recreation
City of Anaheim: Proposition 40 Murray Hayden Grant Program
$2,499,000
City of Brea: Land Water and Conservation Fund-The Tracks at Brea
$550,851
City of Dinuba: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program-Dinuba Recreation and Activity Center
$822,300
City of Emeryville: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program- Peladeau Park and Greenway
$828,000
City of Fullerton: CA Department of Parks & Recreation- Laguna Lakes Trails
$400,000
City of Glendale: Cal DPR: Habitat Conservation Program- Walk on the Wildside
$52,487
City of Glendale: Cal DPR Recreational Trails- Mountain Dew
$172,570
City of Glendale: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program: Maryland Avenue Park
$1,724,600
City of Laguna Niguel: Cal DPR: Recreational Trails- Salt Creek
$560,000
City of Merced: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program: McNamara Community Park Renovation
$2,619,740
City of Oakland: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - West Oakland Center
$5,000,000
City of Oakland: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - Cesar Chavez Park
$2,250,000
City of Oakland: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program-Golden Gate Rec Center
$5,000,000
City of Oakland: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program: Durant Mini Park
$1,000,000
City of Oakland: Cal DPR Recreational Trails- Historic Cryer Boathouse Bay Trail Gap Closure
$600,000
City of Placentia: Non-Motorized Trail Grant $110,000
City of Santa Ana: Jerome Park and Community Center Child Care Facility
$500,000
City of Santa Ana: El Salvador Community Center: Prop 12 Murray-Haden Grant Program
$618,000
City of Santa Ana: Santiago Park: Prop 12 Urban Recreational and Cultural Centers Grant Program
$742,500
City of Santa Ana: Santiago Park: Prop 12 Riparian and Riverine Habitat Grant Program
$150,000
City of Santa Ana: Land and Water Conservation Fund $75,000
City of Santa Ana: Land and Water Conservation Fund $150,000
City of Santa Ana: Madison Park Batting Cage $50,000
City of Santa Ana: Recreation Department- Vans for Underserved Kids
$60,000
City of Santa Ana: Habitat Conservation Fund- Centennial Park Waterfowl Sanctuary
$62,500
Department of Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Ana: Habitat Conservation Fund- Cienega de las Ranas Habitat Restoration
$60,000
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Funding Source Description Amount
Department of Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Ana: Habitat Conservation Fund- McFadden Triangle Habitat Restoration
$75,000
City of Santa Ana: Cal DPR: Habitat Conservation Program- Santiago Nature Reserve
$100,000
City of Santa Ana: Cal DPR: Recreational Trails Grant- Santa Ana Golden Loop Rehabilitation Project
$253,440
City of Santa Ana: Recreational Trails Grant- Fairview Triange Habitat Restoration
$132,000
City of Santa Ana: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - Willard Intermediate Park
$4,400,000
City of San Juan Capistrano: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: Blas Aguilar Adobe
$498,434
City of San Pablo: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program -Rumrill Sports Field
$3,000,000
City of San Pablo: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program -Helms Community Center
$3,000,000
City of Tulare: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - Mulcahy Park
$1,108,048
Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: Stories of the Rancho: Ecology, Culture, Stewardship
$2,980,000
Discovery Science Center: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: California Resource Pavilion
$7,000,000
Discovery Science Center: Prop 12 Park Bond Earmark $10,000,000
East Bay Zoological Society: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: California!
$7,000,000
Emerald Fund: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - City Slicker Farms, West Oakland Park and Urban Farm
$4,000,000
Latino Health Access: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - New Park and Community Center
$3,524,000
Oakland Museum of California: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: Renovation of the Gallery of California Natural Sciences
$2,999,522
Powerhouse Science Center: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: Earth & Space Sciences Center
$7,000,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: California Coastal Immersion Zone
$336,650
Tiger Woods Foundation: Prop 40 Urban Park Act of 2001 Grant Program
$3,000,000
Department of Transportation
City of Brea: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant
$150,300
City if Brea: 2012 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant $450,000
City of Buena Park: Caltrans Community Based Transportation Planning Grant
$199,117
City of Carson: Caltrans Community Based Transportation $90,000
City of Clovis: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program - DeWolf/Nees Av SR 168 connect
$380,000
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Funding Source Description Amount
Department of Transportation
City of Clovis: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program - Shaw/Locan improvements
$505,000
City of Clovis: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program -Bullard/Locan Av improvements
$315,000
City of Clovis: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program -- Shaw Av improvements
$243,000
City of Fresno: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant
$447,020
City of Garden Grove: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant
$547,050
City of Hayward: Caltrans Statewide or Urban Transit Planning Studies Program: CHAY Transit Connector Feasibility Study
$177,060
City of Hayward: Caltrans Cycle 6 Highway Safety Improvement Grant Program
$396,000
City of Irvine: CalTrans Cycle 5 Highway Safety Improvement Grant Program
$900,000
City of Lomita: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant $873,810
City of Merced: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant
$779,490
City of Merced: Prop 1B Highway Rail Crossing Safety, California Transportation Commission
$9,000,000
City of Merced: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program $1,000,000
City of Merced: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program $1,000,000
City of Merced: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program $1,000,000
City of Merced: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program $400,000
City of Oakland: 2012 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant
$216,000
City of Oakland: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant
$803,700
City of Placentia: Surface Transportation Improvement Project
$3,300,000
City of Placentia: Traffic Congestion Relief Program $28,000,000
City of Placentia: Caltrans Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant
$373,000
City of Santa Ana: CalTrans Bicycle Transportation Account
$1,000,000
City of San Pablo: Caltrans Environmental Justice Grant $200,000
City of Tulare: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant $156,500
City of Tulare: Prop 1B Highway Rail Crossing Safety, California Transportation Commission
$11,293,000
City of Tulare: Prop 1B Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account
$7,156,000
City of Tulare: Prop 1B Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety $3,381,000
City of Tulare: Prop 1B State Route 99 (SR99)-Cartmill Avenue Interchange project
$7,000,000
Highland Fairview: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program- Award 1
$1,000,000
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Funding Source Description Amount
Department of Transportation
Highland Fairview: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program- Award 2
$1,000,000
Mariposa County: 2012 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant
$448,000
Department of Water Resources
City of Anaheim: 2005 Local Groundwater Assistance Grant
$250,000
City of Placentia: Prop 13 Urban Water Conservation Program Grant
$58,298
City of Santa Ana: FY 2011-12 State Budget Earmark: Water Infrastructure Improvements related to Diamond Park Mutual Water Company
$2,000,000
Municipal Water District of Orange County: Prop 50, Chapter 6 (a) Ocean Desalination
$1,000,000
Municipal Water District of Orange County: Prop 50, Chapter 6 (a) Ocean Desalination
$1,500,000
Orange County Sanitation District: Proposition 84 IRWMP: Sludge Dewatering, Odor Control, and Primary Sludge
$1,000,000
Orange County Water District: Prop 13 Ground Water Replenishment System
$30,000,000
Orange County Water District: Proposition 84 IRWMP: Groundwater Replenishment System - Flow Equalization
$1,000,000
Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
CAMEO: CA Employment Training Panel: Small Business Pilot Program
$200,000
Labor and Workforce Development Agency
CAMEO: CA LWDA - Employment Training Panel (ETP) towards Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
$49,400
Natural Resources Agency
City of Brea: Proposition 84 Urban Greening Project Grant $500,000
City of Emeryville: Proposition 84 Urban Greening Project $49,569
City of Rocklin: Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program
$245,000
City of Tulare: Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation $143,831
City of Tulare: Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program
$330,000
Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo: Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program
$262,145
Oakland Redevelopment Agency
Temescal/Telegraph Community Association: Oakland Neighborhood Projects Initiative
$72,489
Orange County Transportation Authority
Bolsa Chica: M2 Environmental Mitigation Program 475,000
Orange County Waste and Recycling
Discovery Science Center: AB 939 Funds (Orange County Integrated Waste Funding)
$3,600,000
Sierra Business Council Mariposa County: Sierra Nevada Partnership Grant Program-Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory
$25,000
Strategic Growth Council City of Clovis: Proposition 84 Sustainable Communities Planning Grant
$295,500
City of Merced: Proposition 84 Sustainable Communities Planning Grant
$251,345
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Funding Source Description Amount
Local and Other Boys and Girls Club of Harbor City/Harbor Gateway: Legislative Earmark for Capitol Expansion
$75,000
Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro: Specified Grant for Satellite Clubhouse
$125,000
Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro: Specified Grant for Clubhouse start-up
$200,000
Chelsea Investment Corporation: Local RDA funds for the Senior Transit Village
$855,000
Children's Museum of Orange County: CFCOC Proposition 10
$3,500,000
Children's Museum of Orange County: Pacific Life Foundation Grant- Capital Funding
$100,000
City of Aliso Viejo: OCTA TEA Enhancement Grant $500,000
City of Antioch: Contra Costa Water District Creek Remediation Loan: Marley Creek
$2,500,000
City of Citrus Heights: Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG): Community Design Program
$3,000,000
City of Merced: Stewardship Council Parks Grant $200,000
City of Placentia: OCTA Contribution to On-Trac $3,500,000
City of Placentia: OCTA Funding- Metrolink $2,500,000
City of Placentia: OCTA Funding- Metrolink (Environmental Funding)
$81,000
City of Santa Ana: Delhi Community Center: General Fund Earmark
$800,000
City of Santa Ana: Delhi Community Center: CYA Grant $2,200,000
City of Santa Ana: Healthy Community Fund- Eddie West Field
$900,000
City of Santa Ana: Santa Ana Zoo Commissary $40,000
City of Santa Ana: Tierras de las Pampas- Anteaters Exhibit, Santa Ana Zoo
$150,000
City of San Juan Capistrano: OCTA M2 Environmental Mitigation Program Round 1
$1,500,000
Craft and Folk Art Museum: Los Angeles County Supervisor Burke Discretionary Funds
$50,000
Discovery Science Center: General Fund Budget Earmark $4,000,000
Discovery Science Center: General Fund Budget Earmark $2,000,000
Discovery Science Center: General Fund Budget Earmark $750,000
Discovery Science Center: Children and Family Commission of Orange County-Capacity Building Grant
$250,000
Discovery Science Center: SAFETEA-LU Federal Grant $320,000
Discovery Science Center: Phase One Funding residual-Proposition 40 retention funds-CMLA/EAC Project
$1,254,700
Discovery Science Center: MWDOC Education Program Partnership
$1,068,000
Discovery Science Center: MWD Community Partnering Program Grant
$50,000
Discovery Science Center: OC Children & Families Commission- Sesame Street Workshop
$200,000
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Funding Source Description Amount
Local and Other Discovery Science Center: County of Orange Urban Runoff Grant
$150,000
Discovery Science Center: CFCOC Proposition 10 $4,000,000
Discovery Science Center: Proposition K Bond and Bond Interest Monies- General Fund revenue-CMLA/EAC Project
$5,000,000
Discovery Science Center: Proposition K-Phase one Funding Residual-CMLA/EAC Project
$500,000
Discovery Science Center: Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) contribution
$4,700,300
East Bay Zoological Society: Alameda First 5- Community Support Grant for Zoo to Community Program
$50,000
Friends of Oakland Parks and Rec: Stewardship Council Youth Infrastructure Grant
$150,000
Fruitvale Development Corporation: Alameda County First 5- 1 time only grants (info tech/capital improvements)
$12,060
Great Park Corporation: 2012 AQMD Major Event Center Program
$45,000
Habitot Children's Museum: Alameda County First 5- 1 time only grants (info tech/capital improvements)
$27,811
Habitot Children's Museum: Alameda County First 5- Community Grant for Family Engagement Project
$150,000
Mission San Juan Capistrano: TEA Tansportation Grant Funding- Metrolink Transportation Mitigation
$759,000
Orange County High School for the Arts: Santa Ana Redevelopment Agency Contribution
$1,695,000
Powerhouse Science Center: Sacramento County First 5 $249,185
Santa Ana Unified School District: Romero Cruz School-Playground Equipment
$80,000
Santa Ana Unified School District: Santiage Elementary School PTA-Playground Equipment
$80,000
Santa Ana Unified School District: Citizens-in-action Community Technology Center
$50,000
Santa Ana Unified School District: Cash Settlement made possible by AB 212 (Correa)
$60,000,000
Rancho Santiago Community College District: Cash Settlement made possible by AB 212 (Correa)
$15,000,000
Rancho Santiago Community College District: State Budget Earmark for Phillips Hall at SAC
$70,000
Grand Total of State Funding Secured by Townsend Public Affairs $658,686,781
FEDERAL FUNDING ACHIEVEMENTS
Funding Source Description Amount
Army Corp of Engineers City of Merced: Appropriations Earmark: Black Rascal Creek Flood Control
$500,000
City of Garden Grove: Appropriations Earmark: Yockey-Newland Storm Drain
$500,000
City of Mission Viejo: Ferrocarril Permanent Slope Repairs
$850,000
Municipal Water District of Orange County: MWDOC Desalination Facility
$875,000
Center for Disease Control Latino Health Access: Youth Obesity Prevention Program $150,000
Department of Agriculture Orange County Great Park: Farmers Market Promotion Program
$22,500
Department of Education Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Fund for the Improvement of Education: Student Partners Reaching Kid
$119,000
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Fund for the Improvement of Education: Student Partners Reaching Kids
$120,000
Emery Unified School District: GEAR-UP Grant (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)
$1,152,000
Envision Schools: Fund for the Improvement of Education $250,000
Envision Schools: Fund for the Improvement of Education $243,000
Envision Schools: Fund for the Improvement of Education $190,000
Oakland School for the Arts: Fund for the Improvement of Education
$409,000
Santa Ana College: Veterans Upward Bound Grant $1,250,000
San Pedro Bay Port Technology Center $250,000
Tiger Woods Foundation: Fund for the Improvement of Education
$250,000
Department of Energy Discovery Science Center: Dept of Energy Appropriations Earmark
$2,000,000
Department of Health and Human Services
Emery Unified School District: Family Counseling Programs and Early Childhood Development
$250,000
Emery Unified School District: Emeryville Youth Wellness and Parenting Center
$190,000
Chabot Las Positas Community College District: Increased Health Related Opportunities for Bay Area Students
$114,000
Rancho Santiago Community College District: Public Medical Education Complex
$234,000
Rancho Santiago Community College District: Medical Nursing Center
$238,000
Department of Homeland Security
City of Oakland: Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program (SAFER):
$7,782,240
Department of Housing and Urban Development
City of Merced: Rehabilitation of Historic Merced Theater $237,000
City of Merced $500,000
Fruitvale Development Corporation $150,000
Fruitvale Development Corporation: Fruitvale Cultural and Performing Arts Center
$200,000
Funding Source Description Amount
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Fruitvale Development Corporation: Fruitvale Cultural and Performing Arts Center
$190,000
Fruitvale Development Corporation: Fruitvale Cultural and Performing Arts Center
$250,000
Great Park Design Studio: Hanger Restoration $475,000
Museum of Latin American Art $500,000
Museum of Latin American Art $121,250
Museum of Latin American Art $75,000
Mission San Juan Capistrano: Budget Earmark Reinstatement
$225,000
Oakland School for the Arts $600,000
Department of Justice City of Brawley: FY13 COPS Grant $425,235
City of Dinuba: COPS Grant $543,842
City of Garden Grove: Automated Report Writing System $94,000
City of Garden Grove: Automated Report Writing System $200,000
City of Gustine: FY13 COPS Grant $202,489
City of Hayward: COPS Grant $3,602,644
City of Hayward: FY13 COPS Grant $250,000
City of Merced: COPS Grant $320,471
City of Merced: COPS Grant $1,501,880
City of Oakland: COPS Grant $10,700,000
City of Oakland: FY13 COPS Grant $4,515,730
City of Tulare: COPS Grant $1,174,592
Tiger Woods Foundation $2,000,000
Department of Labor Coast Community College District: ARRA Workforce Development: Coastline
$207,360
Coast Community College District: Department of Labor: ARRA Workforce Development: Golden West
$309,847
City of Emeryville: ETA: East Bay Green Jobs Project $200,000
Women’s Economic Ventures $190,000
Department of Transportation
City of Antioch: Member High-Priority Project $16,000,000
City of Antioch: National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Program
$20,000,000
City of Atwater: Buy America Waivers $131,272
City of Brea: Safe Routes to School, Tracks at Brea $273,600
City of Brea: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)-MAP-21 for Bicycle Corridor Improvement Program
$999,272
City of Dinuba: Appropriations: CNG Fueling Station Expansion
$779,200
City of Dos Palos: Buy America Waivers $94,000
City of Gustine: Buy America Waivers $94,000
City of Livingston: Buy America Waivers $110,662
City of Los Banos: Buy America Waivers $726,102
City of Oakland: Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-Domain Awareness Center
$2,900,000
City of Oakland: Port Security Grant-Domain Awareness $2,000,000
City of Oakland: TIGER Discretionary Grant program $15,000,000
City of Placentia: Regional and National Significance $38,750,000
Funding Source Description Amount
Department of Transportation
City of Torrance: Appropriation: Bus and Bus Facilities: South Bay Regional Intermodal Transit Centers
$266,666
Discovery Science Center: DOT Appropriations Earmark - Park and Ride Facility
$750,000
Discovery Science Center: DOT Appropriations Earmark - Park and Ride Facility
$300,000
Mariposa County: Safe Routes to School: Mariposa Elementary
$341,200
Merced County: Buy America Waivers $410,000
Museum of Latin American Art: Bus and Bus Facilities $1,670,000
Environmental Protection Agency
City of Orange: EPA Brownfield Clean up Grant $200,000
City of Brea: EPA Brownfield Clean up Grant $141,085
FEMA
City of Brea/Fullerton: AFG Grant $137,920
City of Emeryville: FEMA PDM: Seismic Retrofit of Emery Secondary Gymnasium
$600,000
City of Emeryville: FEMA PDM: Disaster Mitigation $600,000
City of Hayward: AFG Grant $417,660
City of Merced: AFG Grant $188,115
City of Oakland: AFG Grant $471,249
City of Oakland: AFG Grant $789,360
City of Oakland: AFG Grant $11,928
City of Tulare: AFG Grant $123,600
City of Palm Springs: AFG Grant $201,431
Institute of Library and Museum Services
Bowers Museum $250,000
Discovery Science Center: Medal of Service $5,000
Craft and Folk Art Museum: Cultural Democracy Program $82,000
Habitot Children's Museum: Museums for America Grant $71,790
Kidspace Children's Museum $249,000
Oakland Museum of California: Technology Initiative for Educational Outreach
$250,000
NASA Discovery Science Center: NASA Academic Programs $1,000,000
Rancho Santiago Community College District: Tessman Planetarium: NASA Academic Programs
$750,000
Small Business Administration
California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity: Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME)
$750,000
Grand Total of Federal Funding Secured by Townsend Public Affairs $156,786,192
Polling Results from “Effective Ways to Increase Revenues” – webinar
March 19, 2014
382 locations; 796 participants in live audience