C.A.S.H. Fall Conference
October 18-19, 2011
Westin South Coast Plaza
686 Anton Boulevard
Costa Mesa, California
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011
GENERAL SESSION
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Cathy Allen, C.A.S.H. Chair, San Juan USD
Moderator: Don Ulrich, Clovis USD
CDE/School Facilities and Transportation Services Division Update
Kathleen Moore, CDE/School Facilities and Transportation Services Division
Department of General Services Update
Esteban Almanza, Department of General Services
Handout 1
Handout 2
Office of Public School Construction Update
Lisa Silverman, Office of Public School Construction
Juan Mireles, Office of Public School Construction
Division of the State Architect Update
Howard “Chip” Smith, Division of the State Architect
California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission
Mark Campbell, California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission
Guest Speaker
Nancy Sidhu, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1 – Funding Your Building Program, Options A-Z
Moderator: Lyn Gruber, Koppel & Gruber Public Finance
Presenters: John Baracy, Stone & Youngberg, LLC
Tova Corman, Santa Ana USD
Matthew Pettler, School Facility Consultants
Breakout Session 2 – Legal Implications on New Legislation and Court Cases
Moderator: William Draa, Banta Elem. SD
Recent Court Trends on Bid Disputes and Public Contracting
• LAUSD v. Great American
• Mepco Services, Inc. v. Saddleback Valley USD
• D.H. Williams Construction, Inc. v. Clovis USD
• Great West Contractors, Inc. v. Irvine USD
John Dacey, Bergman & Dacey Inc.
Handout 1
Handout 2
Chawanakee USD v. County of Madera
Constantine Baranoff, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
County of Los Angeles School District General Obligation Bonds – White
Paper
• Proposition 39 Tax Limits
• Bond Premium to Pay Costs of Issuance
• Borrowing from Bond Project Funds
Donald Field, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011
GENERAL SESSION
Welcome and Introductions
Moderator: Joe Dixon, Santa Ana USD
Bond Campaign
• What You Can Do to Help Get Bonds Sold
• What You Can Do to Help Get a Bond on the Ballot
David Walrath, Murdoch, Walrath & Holmes
Trends and Issues
• State Budget, David Walrath, Murdoch, Walrath & Holmes
Handout 1
Handout 2
• Legislation, Margaret Brown, Glendale USD
• Schools of the Future Initiative, Jenny Hannah, Kern Co. Supt. of Schools
• State Allocation Board, Janet Dixon, Riverside USD
• Energy, Solar and Cost Savings, Joe Dixon, Santa Ana USD
Association and Committee Updates
• Charter School Facility Working Group, Jim Bush, School Site Solutions
• Outreach, Mike Vail, NAC | Architecture
• Architect Committee, Steve Newsom, LPA, Inc
• Californians for School Facilities, Joe Dixon, Santa Ana USD
Handout 1
Handout 2
• Urban Committee, Timothy White, Oakland USD
Conference Adjourns
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