Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Member Only Board of Directors Meeting
San Bernardino Community College District
114 S. Del Rosa Drive
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Minutes
Present: Deborah Barmack, Peter Barmack, Rigo Bejarano, Carole Beswick, Tom Brickley, Ken Coate, Louis Goodwin, Scott Hofferber, Erik Johnson, Mark Kaenel, Lowell King, Pam Langford, John Mirau, Brian Reider, Jan Remm, Paul Shimoff and Ray Wolfe.
Announcements: 1) There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Devore Interchange on May 20, 2016 at 18291 Cajon Court, San Bernardino beginning at 9:30a.m. Please Rsvp to info@devoreinterchangeproject.com or call 951-462-1106. 2) The “Role of Groundwater in Integrated Water Resources Management” will be the topic of the Randall Lewis seminar series on Thursday, May 19th at 5:30 p.m. at CE-CERT Building, 1084 Columbia Ave., Riverside. 3) The first Annual Latino Health Summit will be held on May 20, 2016 at Riverside University Health Systems located at 26516 Cactus Ave., Moreno Valley. Please Rsvp to info@IEHLC.org
The new proposed representative for LifeStream is Catherine Grinnar, Community & Corporate Relations Manager.
M/S/P: Catherine Grinnar will represent LifeStream
California State University, San Bernardino has requested support for their grant application from the Department of Transportation. The grant will support a new Tier 1 University Transportation Center named Intelligent Inland Regional Transportation Center (IIRTC). The Lenard Transportation Center would serve as the lead organization.
M/S/P: A letter of support will be sent.
M/S/P: Minutes from May 3, 2016.
Committee chairs presented their positions:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Inland Action opposes SCA 5 (Hancock/Mitchell) as it requires all business properties to be reassessed annually, creating huge tax increases and loss of jobs and economic activity.
- Inland Action opposes SB 878 (Leyva) as it requires employers to provide a 28-day notice of work schedule and imposes harsh penalties for unexpected schedule changes.
- Inland Action supports AB 2642 (Garcia//Eggman/Garcia/Gomez/Maienschein) as it creates a grant program to address the needs of people with multiple barriers to employment.
EDUCATION
- Inland Action support AB 2150 (Santiago) which would create a 12-month adjustment period for low-income families that lose eligibility for free child care.
- Inland Action opposes the proposed California initiative that would eliminate all charter schools, converting them to public schools or closing them altogether.
- Inland Action supports continued Local Control Funding Formula to raise students’ college and career readiness and fund career pathways.
- Inland Action supports repeal of SB 858 which caps school district reserves and increases reporting requirements.
- Inland Action supports full funding of the CSU Board of Trustees’ 2016-17 budget request to ensure that it continues to produce college graduates to meet the State’s workforce needs.
- Inland Action supports the Governor’s proposed budget for the University of California.
- Inland Action supports AB 1961 (Baker), which would set the maximum Cal Grant Award at no less than $10,000 for students of a non-profit, independent institution of higher learning.
ENVIRONMENT
- Inland Action opposes SB 1387 (De Leon/Allen/Lara) as it undermines local control of critical air quality rulemaking; adds political appointees to a regional air district board, and negatively impacts market-based incentive programs.
- Inland Action supports AB 2415 (Garcia) as it promotes the use of renewable fuels and advanced low-emissions technologies, while improving air quality and health benefits.
- Inland Action supports AB 2525 (Holden) as it promotes water conservation in urban landscapes and provides incentives for lawn replacement.
- Inland Action supports AB 1886 (McCarty) as it encourages environmentally friendly infill development while lowering requirements for units in proximity to mass transit.
- Inland Action supports California Environmental Quality Act reform to prevent abusive litigation, construct needed transportation projects in a timely manner, and improve housing supply.
- Inland Action supports Assembly Joint Resolution No. 36 (Mathis) and efforts to make the State water system conveyance and storage capabilities dependable and flexible enough to take advantage of wet years.
HEALTH CARE
- Inland Action supports AB 1300 (Ridley) as outdated law does not meet the needs of the behavioral health patient who would be served best outside of the Emergency Department.
- Inland Action supports passage of SB 867 (Roth) which would extend the sunset date on the Maddy Emergency Medical Services Fund until January 1, 2027.
- Inland Action opposes AB 2467 (Gomez), which would expand existing compensation reporting obligations to include mid-level staff who reach the threshold simply because they are highly skilled and work in a competitive market, but have no organizational authority.
JUDICIAL
- Inland Action supports SB 1023 (Senate Committee on Judiciary) as it will fund twelve Superior Court judgeships in the counties with the highest needs.
TRANSPORTATION
- Inland Action supports a compromise in the California legislature that addresses legitimate concerns and results in additional transportation funding and a long-term funding strategy.
- Inland Action supports Transit & Interregional Rail Capital Program grant funding for the Rail to Redlands project.
- Inland Action supports reform of CEQA to facilitate infill development and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Discussion of issues ensued. The top priority issues will be:
- Inland Action supports SB 1023 (Senate Committee on Judiciary) as it will fund twelve Superior Court judgeships in the counties with the highest needs.
- Inland Action opposes SB 1387 (De Leon/Allen/Lara) as it undermines local control of critical air quality rulemaking; adds political appointees to a regional air district board, and negatively impacts market-based incentive programs.
- Inland Action supports Transit & Interregional Rail Capital Program grant funding for the Rail to Redlands project.
- Inland Action supports full funding of the CSU Board of Trustees’ 2016-17 budget request to ensure that it continues to produce college graduates to meet the State’s workforce needs.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 a.m.