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Yosemite Policymakers Conference Agenda

Thursday, March 16 (Garden Terrace Room, Yosemite Valley Lodge) 6:00 PM Conference Registration 7:30 PM Opening Remarks

Kate Meis, Executive Director, Local Government Commission Councilmember Pam O’Connor, City of Santa Monica

Kick Off Plenary – Driving Growth, Innovation and Equity Within California’s Economy Micah Weinberg, President, Bay Area Council Economic Institute

9:00 PM Adjourn for Evening Friday, March 17 (Garden Terrace Room, Yosemite Valley Lodge) 9:30 AM Addressing the Gap: Housing Supply and Affordability in California Councilmember Abel Guillén, City of Oakland (Moderator)

The State of Housing in California Shannon Peloquin, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company The State’s Response to Addressing Affordable Housing Ben Metcalf, Director, CA Department of Housing and Community Development Local Policy Levers to Increase Affordable Housing Jeff Bellisario, Vice President, Bay Area Council Economic Institute Reducing Barriers to Affordable Housing Development Curt Johansen, President, Council of Infill Builders Affordable Housing Post-Election Shamus Roller, Executive Director, National Housing Law Project Panel Discussion

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11:30 – 7:30 PM Hiking Break 7:30 PM Protecting and Advancing California’s Climate Leadership and the American Dream for ALL Californians

Councilmember Michele Martinez, City of Santa Ana (Moderator) Richard Corey, Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board Keynote Address Honorable Kevin de León, President pro Tempore & Representative of the Twenty Fourth Senate District, State of California

9:00 PM Adjourn for Evening Saturday, March 18 (Garden Terrace Room, Yosemite Valley Lodge) 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 8:30 AM Group Introductions What is the key issue facing your community in 2017? 9:15 AM The Future of Water in California Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery, County of Placer (Moderator)

Alf Brandt, Senior Counsel, CA State Assembly Speaker Rendon Jennifer Harder, Professor of Water Resources Law, McGeorge School of Law Colin Bailey, Executive Director, Environmental Justice Coalition for Water James Workman, Co-Founder, AquaShares

10:30 AM Break – Sponsored by The Sierra Group Public Relations 10:45 AM California’s Transportation System in a New Political Era

Councilmember Michele Martinez, City of Santa Ana (Moderator) Kome Ajise, Chief Deputy Director, Caltrans Chris Ganson, Senior Planner, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments

12:00 – 4:00 PM Boxed Lunch and Hiking Break Optional Brownbag Lunchtime Discussions Between 12pm – 1pm in the Garden Terrace 4:00 PM Driving Forward: Society, Economy and Our Transportation System in the Era of

Autonomous Vehicles Councilmember Steve Hansen, City of Sacramento (Moderator)

Ryan Snyder, Principal, Transpo Group Paul Davis, Transportation Partnerships Manager, Lyft

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Louis Stewart, Deputy Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

5:15 PM Reception 5:45 PM Dinner – Sponsored by Transpo Group 6:30 PM Post-Election Reflection: A Local and Regional Perspective Councilmember Steve Hansen, City of Sacramento (Moderator)

Supervisor Leticia Perez, Kern County Councilmember Chris Ward, City of San Diego Eric Mar, Lecturer, San Francisco State University and Former Supervisor of the City and County of San Francisco

7:45 PM Post-Election Reflection: A State Perspective Supervisor Leticia Perez, County of Kern (Moderator)

Ken Alex, Senior Advisor to Governor Jerry Brown and Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Commissioner David Hochschild, California Energy Commission Mindy Romero, Founder and Director of the California Civic Engagement Project, UC Davis Center for Regional Change

9:00 PM Adjourn for Evening Sunday, March 19 (Garden Terrace Room, Yosemite Valley Lodge) 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 9:00 AM Fighting Food Waste – Innovative Food Recovery Programs

Trish Kelly, Managing Director, Valley Vision (Moderator and Speaker) Komal Ahmad, Founder & CEO, COPIA Keith Bergthold, Executive Director, Fresno Metro Ministry

10:15 AM Finding the Inspiration We Need

Councilmember Pam O’Connor, City of Santa Monica (Moderator) Carl Guardino, CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group

11:00 AM Conference Wrap-Up

Councilmember Pam O’Connor, City of Santa Monica Kate Meis, Executive Director, Local Government Commission

11:15 AM Conference Adjourns