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East Bay Leadership Council News for May/June 2013
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Upcoming Events
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Annual Installation and Awards Dinner
Contra Costa Country Club 801 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill Thursday, June 136 p.m. social hour, 7 p.m. dinner RSVP by June 7 at the Council office, 925.246.1880.
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East Bay Leadership Council Reception in the Tri-Valley
Monday, June 24
5 to 7 p.m. California Center Pleasanton 4400 Rosewood Drive (Hacienda), Pleasanton RSVP with the Council office at 925.246.1880.
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Reception for Linda Best, Retiring Council President and CEO
Thursday, June 27
5 to 7 p.m. Details coming soon! RSVP with the Council office at 925.246.1880.
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Congressman Eric Swalwell Luncheon
Friday, July 12
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Details coming soon! RSVP with the Council office at 925.246.1880.
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Health and Small Business/Entrepreneur Task Forces present a three-part California Health Exchange Education Series
The Affordable Health Care Act and Your Small Business: Understanding New Insurance Options for You and Your Employees
JFK University, 100 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, Room S-304 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 to 10 a.m. program
Wednesday, July 17
The Basics, the Options and the "How-to's" of Buying Health Benefits for Your Small Business
Wednesday, September 25
A Product Expo: What Are My Choices and How Do I Choose?
Co-sponsored by the Chambers of Commerce of Antioch, Brentwood, Concord, Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Oakley, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon and Walnut Creek
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East Bay Leadership Council/WSPA 29th Annual Golf Tournament
Monday, August 12
Play begins at 10:30 a.m. Round Hill Country Club 3169 Roundhill Road, Alamo Register at eastbayleadershipcouncil.com
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Register for all events at the Council website. For more information, contact Terry Shoaff at the Council office or call 925.246.1880, fax 925.674.1654.
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| THE BIG NEWS | |
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Contra Costa Council's name change to East Bay Leadership Council reflects organization's regional scope
Private-sector leader Tom Terrill succeeds Linda Best as CEO
The Contra Costa Council has changed its name to the East Bay Leadership Council (EBLC), following the unanimous endorsement of the board of directors at its April 19 meeting and approval in early May by members. The new name reflects a broader geographic scope of the private-sector, public-policy organization and the influence of the Council as a whole. In recent years, the Council has adopted a regional approach in its task force work and public policy considerations, which suggested a logical extension down the I-680 corridor to include the Tri-Valley, including the Amador, Livermore and San Ramon valleys.
Tom Terrill, a recognized private-sector leader in regional economic development and real estate development, has been named to succeed Linda Best as president and CEO of the Council. (He also succeeds Best as executive director of the Contra Costa Economic Partnership, the nonprofit arm of the Council and a coalition of business and government leaders dedicated to creating and retaining quality jobs in the region.) Best announced in February that she would retire this summer.
"We are pleased to welcome Tom Terrill in a new leadership role for the Council and the Economic Partnership," said Council Chair Bob Brown. "As a respected associate, past Council chair and regional business leader, Tom has extensive experience in economic development and working with complex government/community development issues. We believe he is the best person to fill the large shoes that Linda Best leaves. We are fortunate to have such leaders in our region, and we thank Linda for her great dedication and contribution to regional vitality."
Visioning Committee recommended change
Council Chair Brown appointed a Visioning Committee last July, chaired by 2012-2013 Council Chair David Bowlby, to consider a name change that reflected the Council's regional orientation and to conduct outreach with community and business leaders in the Tri-Valley. Committee members met with Chamber of Commerce executives of Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore, and the Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group. They also met with leaders of the Tri-Valley Business Council, which will now be formally integrated into the EBLC.
"We took a deliberative approach in our due diligence, and received a very warm response from Tri-Valley leaders, who agree that we have many issues in common, including transportation, workforce development, permit streamlining and CEQA reform," said Brown.
A.J. Major, chairman of the board of the Tri-Valley Business Council, stated, "The East Bay Leadership Council is a prestigious body, and we look forward to having this organization be the new base for initiatives previously undertaken by the Tri-Valley Business Council so that, together, we can realize an even greater future for our region and our communities."
"We are very excited about working with the Council's leadership and integrating with its task forces on the many issues we share," said James Paxson, general manager of Hacienda, Pleasanton, and Tri-Valley Business Council board member.
Meet our Tri-Valley colleagues at a special reception on Monday, June 24, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the California Center Pleasanton, 4400 Rosewood Drive (Hacienda), Pleasanton. Please RSVP with the Council office at 925.246.1880.
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MESSAGE FROM LINDA BEST
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By Linda Best, Retiring President and CEO, East Bay Leadership Council
It has truly been an honor and a privilege to serve as your president and CEO over these last nine years. Though I am looking forward to retirement and enjoying more free time to spend with family and friends and pursuing other interests, I will miss the regular interaction with the many friends I have made both within the Council and with the many organizations with which we work.
I hope you all realize that you are members of an extraordinary organization that is unique among business and economic development organizations in our region. The Council is blessed with a very strong cadre of members who volunteer their time, expertise and leadership to develop a public policy platform for advocacy that is based on research, thoughtful analysis and a consideration of multiple points of view. The result is an advocacy program that is well thought out and respected by our local, state and federal, elected officials. With a very small, lean professional staff, we could not achieve this level of professionalism and credibility without the amazing contribution of our talented volunteer leadership.
We are poised to move to a new level of leadership in the region with our new name and our expanded geographic scope into the Tri-Valley. We believe this will help elevate the status and influence of the East Bay within the Bay Area region and the state and increase the effectiveness of our public policy advocacy.
As we begin to make this transition, we are extremely fortunate that Tom Terrill has agreed to become the new president and CEO of the East Bay Leadership Council and executive director of the Contra Costa Economic Partnership. Tom has had extensive experience in economic development and public policy throughout his career in commercial real estate and has also served as president of the Contra Costa Council and the Economic Partnership. In fact, he was instrumental in creating the Economic Partnership. He also devotes significant time to volunteer and community activities and recently served on the Walnut Creek's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Long Range Fiscal Strategies. He often teaches urban and real estate economics at Saint Mary's College and guest lectures at the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the Haas School of Business. Please welcome Tom to the team and continue to provide the support that makes our organization so effective!
Thank you again for the opportunity to serve you! (See Tom Barnidge's June 3 tribute to Linda Best in the Contra Costa Times. Please join the Council in honoring Linda Best, who retired on May 31, at a reception on Thursday, June 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. Venue details will be announced soon. RSVP at 925.246.1880. -Ed.) |
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| MAY 10 LUNCHEON RECAP | |  Small Business Award winners: never at a loss for inspiration!
Fourteen small-business owners shared their inspiring success stories at the 13th Annual Small Business Awards Luncheon, held May 10 at the Hilton Concord. Always a popular event, the luncheon is presented annually by the Council's Small Business/Entrepreneur Task Force, which is chaired by Angela De La Housaye and David Kelly. Honorees were nominated by their local Chamber of Commerce for their achievements in building their businesses and their contributions to the community.
The 2013 Small Business Award winners (pictured with some Chamber representatives, above, from left) are Bill White, Allstate Insurance William White Agency, Danville; Rick Spero, representing Jeff Cohen, Halt Medical, Brentwood; Mike Davidson, Gardeners' Guild, Inc., Richmond; Ken Seamann, Brentwood Chamber; Tonya Amos, Aspire Pilates Center, Concord; Nicholas Welzenbach, Higgins Chapel Funeral Directors & Oak View Memorial Park, Antioch; Linda Higham, The Storyteller Bookstore, Lafayette; Allen Pennebaker, Orinda Flying A Gasoline, Orinda; Paula Kinder, Kinder's Meat *Deli* BBQ, Martinez; Bill Snider, Moraga Hardware & Lumber and Across the Way, Moraga; Mary C. Whipple, Law Office of Mary C. Whipple, San Ramon; Pablo Martinez, Carlos Shoe Repair, Martinez, Hispanic; Ingrid B. James, James Consolidated, Inc., Walnut Creek; Jackie and John Felipe, East Bay Karate-Do, Pittsburg (separated by Harry York, Pittsburg Chamber); Elena Hutslar, Becky Coburn and Jennifer Neys, Community Focus, Pleasant Hill.
"The secret to being successful in business is to keep the main thing, the main thing," advised emcee and KRON-TV news anchor Dan Ashley, quoting educator Stephen Covey. "Trust your little voice. Your dreams can change the world," said Tonya Amos of Aspire Pilates Center, Concord, whose business went from concept to opening day in a mere six weeks. Self-effacing Paula Kinder of Kinder's Meat *Deli* BBQ, Martinez, who shared the award with her husband Justin and his father Dan, said simply, "We're not used to receiving recognition. We just work!" Yet Bill Snider, owner of Moraga Hardware & Lumber and Across the Way, a home and garden store, may have captured the small-business spirit best when he said, "I don't care about my inventory. It can get burned, stolen, dropped and broken. But I can't replace my employees or my customers."
Keynote speaker Rich Stump of Studio FATHOM, an Oakland 3-D printing company, wowed the audience with his description of how he grew the non-spill calibowl from a small idea to market leader. Stump explained that 3-D printing allows customization so you're not boxed in by the limitations of the manufacturing environment.
Guest speaker Congressman George Miller talked about the importance of small business in economic growth and innovation. He discussed the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory's expansion into Richmond and completion of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Open Campus as positive events for the East Bay.
(View photos of the Small Business Award winners in our Photo Gallery and read Lou Fancher's article in the Contra Costa Times.)
The Council thanks Chevron and Wells Fargo, our co-hosts; Bank of America, Contra Costa Times, Contra Costa County Workforce Development Board and Small Business Development Center, Mt. Diablo Recycling Center, San Pablo Economic Development Corporation (Silver sponsors); AT&T, Kelly & Associates LLP, Jeff Brown P.C., Scott Valley Bank (Bronze sponsors); AlternaLend, De La Housaye LLP, Hilliard Management Group and Musacchio & Montanari PC (Friends of the Council).
--Photo by Richard Cash
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STEM Workforce Initiative receives major grant from Chevron's California Partnership
The Contra Costa Economic Partnership's STEM Workforce Initiative is among six organizations that form Chevron Corporation's California Partnership, which represents Chevron's "ongoing commitment to support the building blocks of the state's economy--science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, career training and small business development." In late April, the initiative received a generous grant of $200,000 from Chevron to "deepen the real-world connection" of 24 high school academy teacher teams and 30 students in the region.
"The CCEP Workforce Initiative is research-based and focuses primarily on STEM careers that link directly to the high-wage, high-skill, high-demand jobs available in our region," explains April Treece, director. "Thanks to Chevron's support, we are able to spark, sustain and deepen students' interest in STEM; develop and expand students' understanding of STEM; and advance an awareness of and commitment to pursuing academic, career and lifelong pathways in STEM-related fields.
"Chevron's investment has allowed us to focus on alignment between school and career--for students and teachers," she adds. "We have been able to improve STEM curriculum support for teachers that ensures smoother transitions for students from high school to post-secondary education, training and high-demand careers in the region. We have also helped to integrate the Work Ready/Essential Skills required by business into project-based learning opportunities provided collectively by career technical education and core academic teachers in these Linked Learning academies."
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| ADVOCACY | | Region's future job and economic health demands more housing than envisioned in Sustainable Communities Strategy work
In remarks on the effort that has gone into the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) process, the East Bay Leadership Council affirmed a fundamental view that the Bay Area can, and should, generate more jobs and more housing than proposed in the Draft Plan Bay Area.
"We remain strongly committed to policies that will maximize the region's economic and job growth potential," wrote leaders of the Bay Area Business Coalition, which includes the Council. "The work your agencies commissioned as part of the SCS process, as well as independent economic analyses, all conclude that the greatest constraint to job creation and affordability to own and rent in the region is a lack of adequate housing production. We therefore support planning for a higher housing number than proposed by Draft Plan Bay Area because the region's future job and economic health demand more housing."
In the April 17 letter to Amy Worth, chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and Mark Luce, president of the Association of Bay Area Governments, executive board members and commissioners, the business leaders stated: "A clear trend in the SCS process has been the steady reduction in the amount of planned housing--and therefore future Bay Area job growth, which limits economic activity and the ability to hire the best and brightest employees. The Initial Vision Scenario (IVS) planned for fully accommodating the regional housing need, then identified at 902,000 new housing units through 2040, resulting in more than 1.4 million new jobs. . . ."
"The just released Draft Plan Bay Area calls for further reducing the region's planned housing production to 660,000, along with a corresponding drop in job creation to 1.12 million new jobs and regional economy activity due to the constraining effect of insufficient housing. We think these results are inconsistent with the letter and spirit of SB 3751 and insufficiently ambitious with respect to providing employment and housing opportunities for future generations. SB 375 requires that each region build sufficient housing for its projected workforce. If we continue to build less housing than we need, we are only perpetuating the outsourcing of jobs and the in-commuting of workers from outside the region."
Contra Costa Sustainable Farm concept offers model for providing healthy foods
Based on the recommendation of the East Bay Leadership Council's Land Use and Economic Development task forces, the board of directors endorsed the concept of the Contra Costa Sustainable Farm at its March 15 meeting, pending resolution of technical and legal issues.
"We endorse sustainable development and believe the proposed farm could provide a model for providing healthy foods for our urban population and, in particular, for our lower-income communities for whom the availability of healthy foods would be extremely beneficial," wrote Linda Best, then Council president and CEO. "We recognize that there are many issues still to be resolved, including legal and technical issues, as well as a solid business plan, and our recommendation is contingent upon adequately addressing those issues."
(See the December 31, 2012 Contra Costa Times story on the proposed Sustainable Farm.)
Council endorses Bay Area Roadmap to Cut Poverty by 2020
Following a presentation at the Council Board meeting in May by Lorne Needle, chief community involvement officer, United Way of the Bay Area, the Council voted to become a pledge partner in the Roadmap to Cut Poverty initiative, which seeks to cut poverty in half in the Bay Area by 2020. The action was recommended by the Social Responsibility Task Force.
The initiative calls for building a social movement that creates the momentum necessary to strengthen policies and systems that empower people to move out of poverty. It will involve recruiting hundreds of top institutions and tens of thousands of "compassionate, determined people to work together on the strategies in the roadmap."
United Way offers these facts about poverty and the goals of the initiative:
- Poverty is the root cause or result of many of society's greatest problems--rising crime rates, school dropouts and impeded economic growth.
- In the Bay Area, 1 in 5 households struggles to make ends meet. Thousands of children do not know where their next meal is coming from. Some 86% of people who are poor and struggling are working at least one low-wage job. Many are working two, even three, jobs.
- We all win when a child succeeds in school, when people have jobs and pay taxes, when employers can hire skilled local workers and when all are healthy.
- We have a responsibility to ourselves and future generations to not stand idly by. The partners in the Roadmap to Cut Poverty operate from some shared values and beliefs.
The partnership will provide more tools to shine a light on the issue, attract support, measure progress and communicate results.
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| MEMBER NEWS | | Executive Committee slate for 2013-2014 approved
New Council Executive Committee members elected at the April board meeting include Terry Bowen of Gray-Bowen, chair; Keith Archuleta of Emerald HPC International, chair-elect; Ron Wetter of Kaiser Permanente, VP Finance; Bielle Moore of Richmond Sanitary/Republic Services, VP Events; Andrew Sabey of Cox, Castle & Nicholson and Steve Van Wart of Kaizen, Inc., VPs Task Forces; Peggy White of the Diablo Regional Arts Association, VP Communications; Jim Brandt of Morgan Stanley, VP Membership; Peter McGaw of Archer Norris, chief legal counsel; and Bob Brown of AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah, immediate past chair.
Join us for the installation of new officers at the annual Installation and Awards Dinner on June 13 at Contra Costa Country Club (see the website for details).
Marc Berger, James Paxson and A.J. Major appointed Council directors
Marc Berger of Burr Pilger Mayer has been appointed to the Council Board of Directors. Also, James Paxson of Hacienda in Pleasanton and A.J. Major of Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Company, LLP, have been appointed to the board to bring Tri-Valley representation to the Council's leadership.
Eric Zell and Gary Darling to join Council board for 2013-2016 term
New members elected to the 2013-2016 Council Board of Directors are Eric Zell of Zell & Associates and Gary Darling of the Delta Diablo Sanitation District. They officially join the board July 1.
Kate Ertz-Berger honored by 14th Assembly District
Former Council director and co-chair of the Social Responsibility Task Force Kate Ertz-Berger, who is retiring as executive director of the Contra Costa Child Care Council, will be honored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla's office as 14th Assembly District Woman of the Year on June 7, in the courtyard of Salvio Pacheco Square, 2151 Salvio Street, Concord. Congratulations, Kate! |
| NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS | |  Save Mount Diablo seeks donations to restore historic beacon
Save Mount Diablo's Beacon Restoration Project, which seeks to raise $100,000 to restore the historic light atop Mount Diablo, has received a generous matching grant by the Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation. All donations to the project up to $50,000 will be matched by the grant. The light is scheduled to be removed from the summit museum building in mid-June for restoration. Known as the "Eye of Diablo," the beacon is one of the last remaining working beacons from the transcontinental "chain of lights," an effort by the U.S. Department of Commerce in the 1920s to create aids to commercial navigation. Originally installed on the mountain in 1928, the beacon shined from the summit until December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was not relit until December 7, 1964. Since then, the Sons and Daughters of Peal Harbor Survivors have memorialized Pearl Harbor Day by turning on the beacon on that single night each year. The project goal is to complete the restoration in time for the 2013 Pearl Harbor beacon lighting ceremony. Donations to the project can be sent to Save Mount Diablo's Beacon Restoration Fund, 1901 Olympic Blvd, Suite 320, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, or donate online here. To learn more about Save Mount Diablo and the beacon, visit www.savemountdiablo.org. |
MEMBER PROFILE
| |  Ron Brown of Save Mount Diablo, a lover of the natural world
Name: Ron Brown
Residence: Walnut Creek
Day job: Executive director of Save Mount Diablo (SMD) with overall responsibility for the operations and management of the 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, non-profit organization that works to preserve, defend and restore lands on and around Mount Diablo for everyone to enjoy.
Education: Bachelor's in recreation and leisure studies from San Francisco State University and a master's in management from the University of Redlands.
Your role on the Council and why you got involved: When I arrived at Save Mount Diablo in 2000, the organization was a member of the Council, but was not actively participating. I began attending the Land Use Task Force and have continued active involvement on that task force ever since. I also regularly attend the Social Responsibility Task Force and have been on the Council's Board of Directors for some time. I stay actively involved in the Council because I believe it provides a venue for facilitating constructive dialogue between multiple interest groups and sectors of our community. It has proven to be an effective vehicle for achieving well-balanced policy recommendations on a variety of complex and potentially contentious issues affecting economic vitality and quality of life.
What brought you to the East Bay and what keeps you here? I grew up in the fog near San Francisco's zoo. As a child I always knew that the sun was shining somewhere during the summer. In 1974, I was hired by the Oakland Jewish Community Center to begin outreach programs in Contra Costa County. So, my wife and I moved to Concord, where I finally found the sun. For the next 14 years, I worked to create, operate and expand the Contra Costa Jewish Community Center. During my time at the JCC, my wife and I had two children and we became part of this community. After leaving the JCC in 1988, I was hired as the executive director of the Diabetic Youth Foundation (DYF), which has operated a summer resident camp since 1936 in the Sequoia National Forest for children who have diabetes. DYF had been located in San Francisco, but I relocated the offices to Walnut Creek and ran that organization for 11 years. Contra Costa County is a wonderful place to raise a family. I feel fortunate in being able to not only live here, but to be doing my professional work here. In 2000, I jumped at the opportunity to become the executive director of Save Mount Diablo. Through SMD's work, I have been able to add to the quality of life that makes this county such a wonderful place, not just for those who live and work here today, but also for future generations.
We hear you like to hike! I am fortunate that my job allows me the opportunity to hike in some amazing places in the Diablo wilderness. I am always in awe of the diversity of biologic habitat that exists so close to where so many people live. I enjoy the older and highly popular Mitchell Canyon and Pine Canyon, but I also like some of the newer and less-used trails into Round Valley Regional Preserve, Riggs Canyon or Morgan Territory. Very quickly, it is easy to get to isolated and delicate creek corridors, or to dramatic rock outcroppings or to the top of pristine ridges with majestic vistas.
What have you learned from your love of the outdoors? For much of my adult life, my jobs have allowed me to lead inner city kids on camping and backpacking trips and to work with children, adults and families in outdoor settings. Early on, I learned that being in nature (alone or in a group) helps put things into perspective. The natural world offers a different way for people to think about themselves and their relationship to the rest of the world. Whether climbing up a long and arduous sun-drenched trail to the crest, or walking in a cool, shaded stream canyon, or camping out under the stars -- each of these interactions with nature challenges both young and old to think of the world and themselves in different (and usually better) ways. They are free to explore the mysteries of the world or the world of possibilities of what might be.
I started fly fishing about 12 years ago. I find myself being transported to a different way of viewing the world as I wade into the water and cast to a pool where the fish might be. I find myself in harmony with the river as I watch eagles soar overhead and the herons ponder on the river's edge, and as a beaver pokes its head out of its log dam. Who knows how different the world would be if contentious business dealings or negotiations about world conflicts were able to be considered by parties sitting around a campfire on the banks of a stream.
One more thing about you? Being someone who doesn't exactly follow the rules all the time, I can share two things about myself that might be surprising to others.
I spent four years in the Air Force doing security police work. When I was originally assigned to Security Police training, I thought that I might want to study criminology after getting out of the Air Force. A portion of my four years of service was as a member of a multi-service unit that did plain-clothes investigation work in Northern California. From that experience, I realized that I wanted to work with people in a more constructive way. That eventually led me to my B.A. degree in recreation and leisure studies.
Secondly, I had a desire to become a clown and even participated in a Ringling Brothers Clown College tryout. While I didn't go to clown college, I did wear white face for many appearances as "Brownie the Clownie" and I entertained with goofy magic and stunts stuff at children's parties. I have also performed as Papa Smurf, Cookie Monster, Snoopy and other characters at my own kids' birthday parties.
Member Profile is a new feature of this newsletter. Send your nominations for companies and people to feature who stand out from the crowd and contribute to the Council or the community in an exemplary of innovative way. -Ed. |
| TASK FORCE BRIEFINGS | | June briefings
New and prospective Council members are welcome to attend task force meetings. Please notify a task force co-chair prior to the meeting to confirm meeting topics, time and location, as details may change. To view task force agendas, policy papers and recent presentations, visit the task force pages on the Council website.
Transportation Task Force . . . Tuesday, June 4, 8 to 9 a.m. . . . PMI Building, 3003 Oak Road, Walnut Creek. Martin R. Engelmann, PE, deputy executive director, Planning, Contra Costa Transportation Authority, discussed the TriLink 239 project, a collaboration of 12 local communities, together with environmental and business advocates, to explore the feasibility of creating a high-quality transportation facility connecting State Route 4 near Brentwood to the Interstate 580/205 corridor near Tracy. Co-chairs: Kris Johnson and Roger Hughes
Workforce Development/Education Task Force . . . Wednesday, June 5, 8:30 to 10 a.m. . . . Contra Costa Workforce Development Board, 300 Ellinwood Way, Bodega Room, Pleasant Hill. State education funding update from Assemblymember Joan Buchanan and Norlyn Asprec of Assemblymember Susan Bonilla's office; America's Edge campaign report from Jennifer Ortega, California State director; and a review of the East Bay EDA's Special Report on the East Bay Workforce. Co-chairs: Joanne Durkee and Kathleen Robinson
Health Task Force . . . Thursday, June 6, 8:30 to 10 a.m. . . . Burr Pilger Mayer, 2001 N. Main Street, Suite 360, Walnut Creek. Discussing Senate Bill 746 and the Exchange Education Series (May 23, July 17 and September 25, titled The Affordable Health Care Act and Your Small Business: Understanding New Insurance Options for You and Your Employees, at JFK University, 100 Ellinwood Way, Room S-304, Pleasant Hill). Co-chairs: Steve Van Wart and Mitchell Zack
Environmental/Manufacturing Task Force . . . Friday, June 7, 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. . . . Brown and Caldwell, 201 N. Civic Drive, Suite 300, Walnut Creek. Guy Bjerke of the Western States Petroleum Association will discuss the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's proposed refinery-emissions-tracking rule. Co-chairs: Peter McGaw and George Smith
Land Use Task Force . . . . Wednesday, June 12, 8 to 9 a.m. . . . Archer Norris, 2033 N. Main Street, 8th floor (parking entrance on Pringle), Walnut Creek. As part of the task force's continuing discussion of CEQA reform, Catherine Kutsuris of the Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development offers a perspective of agencies that implement CEQA on a daily basis. Co-chairs: Mike McGill and Ed Shaffer
Water Task Force . . . Tuesday, June 18, 8:15 to 10 a.m. . . . John F. Kennedy University, 100 Ellinwood Way, Room S-312, Pleasant Hill. At the May meeting, Dr. Jay Lund, UC Davis professor of civil and environmental engineering, and a member of the Delta Independent Science Board, discussed "best science" and how science is being applied in the Delta. Co-chairs: Ann Spaulding and Bob Whitley
Small Business/Entrepreneur Task Force . . . Tuesday, June 25, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. . . . De La Housaye & Associates, 1655 N. Main Street, Suite 260, Walnut Creek. Co-producing several events and on May 10, hosted the annual Small Business Awards Luncheon (see recap this issue). Co-chairs: Angela De La Housaye and David Kelly
Economic Development Task Force . . . Wednesday, June 26, 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. . . . Contra Costa Workforce Development Board, 300 Ellinwood Way, Bodega Room, Pleasant Hill. On May 22, in concert with the Small Business/Entrepreneur Task Force, the Economic Development Task Force presented a Go-Biz Economic Update with Kish Rajan, director of California's Office of Business and Economic Development. Co-chairs: Mike Conlon and Gary Craft
Social Responsibility Task Force . . . Thursday, June 27, 8 to 9 a.m. . . . Brandman University, 2950 Buskirk Avenue, Room 307, Walnut Creek. Produced a successful quarterly workshop in April about the benefits of serving on a nonprofit board, Strategic Board Service: Maximize the ROI for You, Your Company and the Community. Co-chairs: Mark Hughes and Judith Parker |
NEW MEMBERS
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Please welcome our new members!
Environ International, Inc.
Linda C. Hall, Ph.D., Senior Manager, Health Sciences 2200 Powell Street, Suite 700 Emeryville, CA 94608 510.420.2583 www.environcorp.comEnvironmental consulting in air, engineering and health sciences
Hospice of the East BayCindy Hatton, President & CEO Catherine MitchellAndree BoutyDaniel Jordan3470 Buskirk Avenue Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 925.887.5678 tel 925.887.5672 fax www.hospiceeastbay.org Committed to providing the hospice and palliative care services that support and comfort people and their loved ones through the final stages of life Kennedy WilsonEric Rehn, Vice President Vallejo 707.562.3553 www.kennedywilson.comCommercial brokerage and consulting |
ABOUT THE EAST BAY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
The East Bay Leadership Council (formerly the Contra Costa Council) is a public policy advocacy organization that promotes the economic vitality and quality of life of the Greater East Bay region. The Council engages on issues of critical importance to the business community and residents, balancing the needs of a diverse region through policy efforts that provide for local and regional economic development while retaining our quality of life.
Through its task forces, the Council develops and supports policy positions to further its mission and sponsors educational forums for its members and the community.
For more information, please visit www.eastbayleadershipcouncil.com.
To comment on items in this newsletter, please contact Tom Terrill at the East Bay Leadership Council.
This issue was edited for the East Bay Leadership Council by Molly A. Walker of Walker Communications.
© 2013 East Bay Leadership Council
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