March 31, 2014
Please click on the link below to find a letter from the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.) written in response to an article published by CDIAC regarding authorized but unissued school bonds.
~C.A.S.H. Staff
We Need Your Help – Please Urge the Governor to Support a School Bond
March 28, 2014
We are at a critical point in our advocacy for a 2014 statewide school bond, and we need your help to urge the Governor to support this effort.
We are requesting that each of our members, including both school districts and their business partners, draft a letter to the Governor encouraging him to support a school bond on the November ballot. We hope a groundswell of communications will convince the Governor of the significant need for an ongoing State-local partnership for the provision of school facilities.
State Allocation Board Meeting Notes – March 26, 2014
March 27, 2014
Minutes
The minutes from the January 22, 2014 meeting were approved unanimously.
Executive Officer Statement
Lisa Silverman provided updates on the following items:
– State GO Bond Sale: Based on the most recent state bond sale, $341.6 million has been made available to fund School Facility Program (SFP) projects. The SAB will hold a consent-only meeting on April 7, 2014 to make apportionments.
CDIAC's Fundamentals of Land-Secured Financing seminar, April 25 in San Diego
Seminar – Fundamentals of Land-Secured Financing
April 25, 2014 | Caltrans District 11 Training Center, San Diego, CA
This one-day workshop is specifically designed for local government officials and their interested staff on Mello-Roos bonds and assessment district financing. Community Facilities District Financing (CFDs) remain a statewide financing tool. Speakers will highlight discussions of the basic structures, formation considerations, process and implementation of land-based financing techniques.
Some of the topics covered include:
- Basic Structure of Assessment and Community Facilities Districts
- Pre-Formation Considerations
- District Formation Process and Project Implementation
- Bond Issuance
- Administration of Liens and Bonds
Registration and further details are available via our website at http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/cdiac/seminars.asp if you wish to participate.
35th Annual Conference Recap
The 35th C.A.S.H. Annual Conference held February 24 – 26, 2014 at the Sacramento Convention Center and Hyatt Regency was another huge success by all accounts. The mood of the over 1,000 attendees, exhibitors and speakers was very positive and upbeat as they maneuvered their way through the two and a half day event. The sunny weather, with temperatures reaching into the low 70s, also helped the positive vibe. Overall attendance was up by 10 percent and school district and county office attendance was up by 25 percent!