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Effective Ways to Increase Revenues Webinar 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Wednesday, March 19, 2014

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Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin ICMA State Partners *** Advance registration required for this no-charge webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/138220064 Panel Topics: Topics: 1. What are effective strategies and funding sources to boost revenues for local governments? 2. How can economic growth help revenues and what’s working best now? 3. What are voters willing to support in new revenue measures and why? Presenters: * Christopher Townsend, President, Townsend Public Affairs * Julio Fuentes, City Manager, Santa Clara, CA * Michael Coleman, Fiscal Policy Advisor, League of California Cities Audience: general managers, finance professionals, economic development professionals, and up and comers interested in this key topic for local government 1. Register in advance for the webinar: There is no charge for participating in the webinars, but each requires advance registration. *** Advance registration required for this no-charge webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/138220064 2. Connect with the webinar and audio: Use your logon information from the email confirmation you receive via email from GoToWebinar. We recommend the telephone option dial-in number provided by GoToWebinar for sound quality. Depending upon your internet connection, VOIP option for audio (computer speakers) can have delays or sound quality issues. 3. Ask questions: You may submit questions anonymously via email to [email protected] or [email protected] in advance or via the webinar during the panel discussion. As moderator for the session, Don Maruska will pose the questions. 4. Presenters’ presentation materials: We post these with the agenda at “Agendas & Archives” tab of www.cal-icma.org/coaching and http://www.csmfo.org/training/webinars. The PPT will be available at least 2 hours before the webinar.

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Christopher Townsend, President, Townsend Public Affairs Christopher Townsend is the founder and President of Townsend Public Affairs Inc., a government affairs firm that specializes in federal, state, and local advocacy to promote the public good. Established in 1998, TPA continually ranks among the top ten advocacy firms registered with the California Secretary of State. The firm has represented over 200 clients throughout California, including over 50 in Orange County, primarily local public agencies and nonprofit organizations, including cities, counties, school districts, water districts, community college districts, museums, science centers, and environmental preserves. TPA has secured approximately $800 million in local, state, and federal funding for a wide range of programs and legacy projects including school and college facilities, transportation and water infrastructure, housing and economic development projects, cultural and community facilities, environmental and historic preservation, and public safety. Prior to establishing TPA, Christopher served as Senior Director of Government & Community Affairs for Taco Bell Corp in Irvine supervising all legislative and regulatory matters that affected the company at the federal, state, and local levels of government. In that role, he also managed several philanthropic initiatives and re-established the Taco Bell Foundation. Christopher received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Claremont McKenna College in 1982 and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at CMC. He received his Master of Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1991. Raised in Seal Beach, Christopher now resides in Laguna Hills with his wife Michele and their two cats: Samantha and Skyler.

Julio Fuentes, City Manager, Santa Clara, CA Julio J. Fuentes is a skilled public administrator with over 30 years of municipal management experience. He was appointed as Santa Clara’s City Manager by the Mayor and City Council in December 2012. As the Chief Executive, Mr. Fuentes is responsible for the day-to-day administration of City affairs and oversees a $640 million budget. He also serves as the Executive Director of the City’s Stadium Authority, Housing Authority, and Administrator of the City’s Sports and Open Space Authority.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Fuentes served as the City Manager/Administrator in the cities of Alhambra, Pomona and Azusa. He also served in the City Manager’s office in Monrovia and began his public service career with the City of Cypress. Mr. Fuentes holds a Bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from University of Southern California. He is married and has three children and resides in Santa Clara.

Michael Coleman, League of California Cities’ Principal Fiscal Policy Advisor Michael Coleman is a leading expert on California local government revenues, spending and financing. He is the creator of CaliforniaCityFinance.com, the California Local Government Finance Almanac, an online resource of data, analyses, and articles on California municipal finance and budgeting. He is the principal fiscal policy advisor both to the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) and, for over fifteen years, to the League of California Cities. Coleman is a popular presenter at graduate schools and conferences and is the author of numerous articles and references including the California Municipal Revenue Sources Handbook, and – as co-author with Mike Multari, Ken Hampian, and Bill Statler – the Guide to Local Government Finance in California published by Solano Press. An experienced city fiscal officer, Michael previously worked for the cities of San Mateo, Milpitas, Daly City, and Sacramento. He received his BA in Policy Analysis from UC Davis and his MPA from the University of Southern California, and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program. In February 2013, the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers honored Michael with their Distinguished Service Award for dedicated service and outstanding contribution to the municipal finance profession.

Effective Ways to Increase Revenues

March 19, 2014

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Gold Sponsor: California City Management Foundation

Silver Sponsors: Alliant Insurance Services, County Administrative Officers Association of California, Granicus, Municipal Management Association of

Northern California, Municipal Management Association of Southern California, Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS), Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai Public

Law Group, and Townsend Public Affairs

Platinum Sponsors: ICMA

California Communities Joint Powers Authority

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at Pepperdine, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, and Stifel Nicolaus

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Overview of Session

1. What are effective strategies and funding sources to boost revenues for local governments?

2. How can economic growth help revenues and what’s working best now?

3. What are voters willing to support in new revenue measures and why?

Christopher Townsend, President, Townsend Public Affairs Julio Fuentes, City Manager, Santa Clara, CA Michael Coleman, Fiscal Policy Advisor, League of CA Cities and

CSMFO

Don Maruska, Director, Cal-ICMA and CSMFO Coaching Programs

…and polls and questions along the way.

Polling Question #1

How many people are participating at your location?

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WWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM

SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Effective Ways to

Increase Revenues

Presented by: Christopher Townsend

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Townsend Public Affairs

• Specializes in securing funding for capital projects and programs from a variety of public sources

• Core clientele are public agencies and non-profit organizations

• Offices in Sacramento, Washington DC, Southern California and Northern California

Townsend Public Affairs | Effective Ways to Increase Revenue

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The Money is There!


Federal Government Total Budget: $3.77 Trillion for FY13 California Total Budget: $232.9 Billion for FY13 Illinois Total Budget: $61 Billion for FY13

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“…but it’s too difficult!”


“We’ll never win.”

“We’re not eligible.”

“There are too many strings attached.”

“It takes too long.”

“It always goes to the same people.”

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Grant Funding


Creation

Identification

Assessment

Preparation

Advocacy

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• Create state and federal funding opportunities that align with the priorities of local government

• Options may include:

– Develop new funding programs (PAYGO)

– Design new subcategories for existing programs

– Amend eligibility requirements

– Adjust focus of priorities

– Revise scoring formulas

– Reclaim unspent awards

Creation


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Funding Bull's-eye


Earmark: Specific recipient and amount

Stealth Earmark: Restricted to fund a specific yet unnamed recipient Raise the Drawbridge: Limited eligibility, tightened focus, heavily- nuanced criteria Welcome to the Jungle: Transparent oversight, scoring and access to staff Cross Your Fingers & Toes: Purely merit based with “black box” scoring and no access to staff

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2006 CA Proposition 84 Parks Bond Initiative

$5.4 billion for Parks, Recreation, Natural Resources

Created the Nature Education Facilities Fund: • Approached and worked with authors of the initiative • Demonstrated how our program would support the goals of the initiative • $100 million exclusive set-aside for NEF projects • Targets facilities in environmentally under-served areas • Eligibility includes non-profits in addition to public agencies • Designed to serve science centers, children's museums, nature facilities

Worked with DPR on implementation process: • Created 5 tiers of funding awards • Avoided “big vs. little”/“old vs. new” • Scoring process included on-site tours

Advocacy for victory: • Calls, letters, and visits from relevant legislators • Calls and letters from partner organizations

Results: • Of the $100 million available, TPA clients won 14 awards totaling $38.3

million by using this grant funding protocol Townsend Public Affairs | Effective Ways to Increase Revenue

Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, CA

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Identification

Three models:

Be Flexible to New Approaches! Townsend Public Affairs | Effective Ways to Increase Revenue

Funding Source

Project or Idea

Funding Opportunity

Project or Idea

Funding Source

Need

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Identification

Grant identification can be streamlined with some preliminary steps:


Create a matrix of relevant grant

programs

Commit time for grant review and

monitoring

Meet with agency program officers

Sign up for newsletters and

list servers

Note recurring competitions

Research the organization and funding streams

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Assessment

Weigh the pros & cons and make the “Go or No-Go” decision:


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Preparation

Process Management Approach:

• Ensure appropriate contact(s) early in process

• Clearly divide and assign tasks

• Develop timeline

• Consult prior applications

• Seek input from outside

• Writing is re-writing!


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• Focus Your Pitch: – Who are you serving? – What is the problem? – Why is this important? – What is your solution? – Why your proposal?

• Identify and target key decision-makers and influencers • Develop outreach strategy and briefing materials • Activate and engage project supporters

Advocacy


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OR


Never Give Up!

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Questions?

Christopher Townsend 949.399.9050

www.townsendpa.com


Polling Question #2

What is your agency’s experience with state and federal funding?

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Economic Development

to enhance local revenue

Julio J. Fuentes Santa Clara City Manager

Why do Economic Development?

How can economic growth help revenues?

1. Expand tax base 2. Create jobs 3. Stimulate new business opportunities,

growth, value 4. Increase wealth, prosperity and quality of

life for community

Foundational Groundwork

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Market • Strategy • Infrastructure • Coordination • Compatibility

Economic Development Toolbox

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1. Proactive, responsive & adaptable 2. Streamlined development, approval & inspection

process 3. Well defined environmental review process 4. Reliable/low cost utilities 5. Incentives 6. Develop your “brand” 7. Diversify economy 8. Establish legal framework 9. Look for a “catalyst”

Polling Question #3

Which of these does your agency have in its economic development toolbox?

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Revenue Generating Approaches

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Catalyst Approach (Santa Clara and Alhambra) 1. Public land to leverage development 2. Lease public land to tenants 3. Lease & sublease private property 4. Purchase commercial property for leasing

Public Land to Leverage Development

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Levi’s Stadium 22 acres (parking lot) 1.85M square feet; $1.3B in

value Future home of SF 49ers;

future site of Superbowl L On schedule to open this

summer Lease revenue to General

Fund - $2.59M annual

Levi’s Stadium Former parking lot

Public Land to Leverage Development

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City Place Santa Clara 215 acre site (golf course) Mixed use commercial district to include more than 5.8

million square feet of retail, entertainment, restaurant, hotel and office development

Jobs 12,400 (permanent); 31,500 (construction) Annual sales tax $7.1M; value of development $3.5B;

TOT $1.2M; property tax $2.9M Market lease rent to be determined

Centennial Gateway Project 10 acre lot (vacant site) 6-800,000 sq ft retail, hotel, office, restaurant and

entertainment Jobs 3,600 (construction); 600 (permanent) $.5M property/$1M sales tax; $2M TOT Value of development $400M Market rate lease to be determined

Centennial Gateway Vacant lot

City Place Santa Clara Golf course

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Lease Public Land to Tenants Santa Clara City purchased over 175 acres of land City entered into ground leases with tenants to

construct tenant improvements Santa Clara’s ground leases include Hilton, CA

Great America, Hyatt Regency, Techmart, and The Irvine Company

Commercial leases generate $13M per year to General Fund

Additional sales tax, property tax and jobs created

Lease & Sublease Private Property

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Alhambra City leased a vacant building and

subleased to tenants City provided tenant improvement

assistance City collected a higher rent from

tenants and then paid base rent to property owner

Net difference in rent went to fund other economic programs which generated additional general fund revenues

Starbuck's, Coldstone Creamery, Shaka's Hawaiian Cuisine

City of Alhambra

Purchase Commercial Property for Leasing

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Alhambra/RDA City/RDA purchased empty department

store property City used initial construction loan to make

improvements City used Sec. 108 loan to take out

construction financing City leased to Toys R Us, PetSmart, Party

City, Taco Bell, and El Pollo Loco City generated $1.3 M in rent per year

Fremont Plaza City of Alhambra

City used 75% of rent to fund other economic development projects and earmarked 25% of proceeds to its CDBG program income activities

New property value at build out approximately $18M to $20M Additional sales tax, property tax and jobs created

Thank You

Questions

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http://icma.org/en/icma/knowledge_network/documents/kn/Document/303691/Solar_as_a_Revenue_Generator_for_Local_Governments

Some examples: Lease Revenue: Westport, Massachusetts Sales Tax Revenue: San Luis Obispo County, California



http://icma.org/en/Article/101616/Town_of_Oro_Valley_AZ_Launches_New_Business_Retention_Tool



Polling Question #4

Which of these catalyst approaches is your agency using?

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Michael Coleman League of California Cities Calif Society of Municipal Finance Officers

[email protected] 530.758.3952 CaliforniaCityFinance.com The California Local Government Finance Almanac

March 19, 2014 CaliforniaCityFinance.com

TAX- General

TAX- Parcel or Special (earmarked)

G.O.BOND (w/tax)

Fee / fine / rent

City / County

Majority voter approval

Two-thirds voter approval


Majority of the governing board.*

Special District

n/a Two-thirds voter approval



K-14 School

n/a Two-thirds voter approval (parcel tax)

55% voter approval*


State For any law that will increase the taxes of any taxpayer, two-thirds of each house of the Legislature …or approval of majority of statewide voters.

Statewide majority voter approval

Majority of each house.

Polling Question #5

Which of the following types of revenue measures is your agency considering?

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"Fail 55%+" = measure received over 55% yes votes but did not achieve the 2/3 approval needed to pass."Fail<55%" = measure received less than 55% yes votes. ~Michael Coleman CaliforniaCityFinance.com

Pass, 495

Pass, 534

Pass, 437

Fail 487

Fail 120

Fail 197

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

2/3 Vote

55% Vote

Majority Vote

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Local Tax Measures: Passage Rates Cities, Counties, Special Districts and K-14 Schools Since 2001

For more details and analysis of local measures go to www.CaliforniaCityFinance.com


"Fail 55%+" = measure received over 55% yes votes but did not achieve the 2/3 approval needed to pass."Fail<55%" = measure received less than 55% yes votes. ~Michael Coleman CaliforniaCityFinance.com

Pass, 495

Pass, 534

Pass, 437

Fail 487

Fail 120

Fail 197

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

2/3 Vote

55% Vote

Majority Vote

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Local Tax Measures: Passage Rates Cities, Counties, Special Districts and K-14 Schools Since 2001

(Most School Bonds)



Local G.O. Bond, Special and Parcel Tax Measures Cities, Counties, Special Districts Since 2001 Two-thirds voter approval required

"Fail 55%+" = measure received over 55% yes votes but did not achieve the 2/3 approval needed to pass."Fail<55%" = measure received less than 55% yes votes.

Pass, 50

Pass, 49

Pass, 14

Pass, 55

Pass, 51

Pass, 252

Pass, 40

Fail 55%+, 4

Fail 55%+, 35

Fail 55%+, 11

Fail 55%+, 42

Fail 55%+, 29

Fail 55%+, 142

Fail 55%+, 20

Fail<55%, 42

Fail<55%, 51

Fail<55%, 10

Fail<55%, 29

Fail<55%, 30

Fail<55%, 123

Fail<55%, 3

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Other

Transportation /Roads

General

Parks / Recreation

Library

Fire/ EMS / Police

Hospital / Medical

Michael Coleman, CaliforniaCityFinance.com


75

15

95

26

89

38

108

45

91

35

103

340

50

100

150

200

250

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

FailPass

133

221

162173

28

53 61 6856%

43% 55%62%

54%49%

62% 68%

148

61%

165

62%

51

69%

48

71%

Local Tax and Bond Measures Cities, Counties, Special Districts

Michael Coleman, CaliforniaCityFinance.com


Local Tax Measures – new or increased taxes (not extensions) Cities, Counties, Special Districts Since 2001

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36

195

43

92

110

58

37

57

235

45

50

53

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Utility UserTax - general

Sales Tax -special (2/3)

Parcel Tax 2/3

G.O. Bond 2/3

Hotel Tax -general

Sales Tax -general

Business Tax - general

PassFail

195 235

26.0%

38.7%

45.3%

48.9%

64.8%

67.5%

72.5%

% PassingMichael Coleman, CaliforniaCityFinance.com



✔ Majority-vote general-purpose tax is more likely to succeed than two-thirds-vote special tax.

✔ Among special purpose tax measures, hospitals, medical or public safety services (police, fire, EMS) are more likely to pass.

✔ The “a/b advisory” approach for general taxes appears to have little effect.

✔ For cities and counties, add-on sales tax, hotel tax, and business license tax measures succeed more often. Utility User Taxes are more difficult to pass.

✔ Most extensions and revisions of existing taxes that do not increase the rate are successful.

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Resources and Feedback

Go to “Agenda & Archives” tab at web sites for recordings of this webinar and other professional development resources.

www.cal-icma.org/coaching www.csmfo.org/training/webinars

Please complete the follow up survey.


http://www.csmfo.org/training/csmfo-webinars-and-hot-topic-calls/

Post-Webinar Discussion Questions

a. What are the most promising revenue opportunities for our agency?

b. Which strategies and tactics would we like to explore further?

c. What are next steps for us to get results?

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Polling Question #6

How was the webinar of value for your agency?

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Contacts for Today’s Session Christopher Townsend, President, Townsend Public Affairs

[email protected] Julio Fuentes, City Manager, Santa Clara, CA

[email protected] Michael Coleman, Fiscal Policy Advisor, League of CA Cities

and CSMFO [email protected]

Don Maruska, Director, Cal-ICMA and CSMFO Coaching [email protected]; [email protected] A PDF of the PPT, results from polling questions, and a video recording

will be available in 24 hours. Go to www.cal-icma.org/coaching or www.csmfo.org/training/webinars and click on “Agenda & Archives” tab.












December 11, 2007

The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger

Governor of California

State Capitol

Sacramento, CA 95814

Re: Appropriation of Proposition 84 Nature Education Center Funds in FY 2008/09 Budget

Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:

On behalf of the East Bay Zoological Society, I am writing to urge you to include the Proposition 84

Nature Education Center funding in your FY 2008/09 January budget and to advocate for a stream-lined

disbursement process that will ensure important projects get the funds they need soon.

Expanding and investing in nature education programs throughout the state would be a positive, relevant,

and “green” component of the “Year of Education”. Additionally, the inclusion of these funds will have

no impact on the General Fund during these fiscally challenging times.

Approved by the voters in November 2006, Proposition 84 contains $100,000,000 for nature education

center capital projects and exhibits. None of this funding has yet been appropriated, yet the voters were

promised expedited disbursement and stakeholders have ready-to-go projects that need funding. We

would support the appropriation of at least half of this fund, or $50 million, in the FY 2008/09 budget.

The East Bay Zoological Society has already begun raising significant local and private funds for the

Oakland Zoo’s California! California! Project. The primary message is about California’s natural

heritage; what we have lost, why we have lost it and how we can preserve what is left. Special features

will include exhibits of animals now extinct in California, the California interpretive center with

education presentations, and Native American archaeological, anthropological and cultural displays. The

total project cost will be over $45 million and the Oakland Zoo needs at least $5 million from the Nature

Education Center fund to match significant local, federal and private funds currently being raised and

already pledged.

In closing, the East Bay Zoological Society would appreciate your assistance in ensuring that the Nature

Education Center funding contained in Proposition 84 is appropriated in the FY 2008/09 budget.

Additionally, we urge you to help advocate for a stream-lined grant process to ensure that funding will go

to worthy projects as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Joel J Parrott, DVM

Executive Director

cc: Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata

Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez Senator Darrell Steinberg

Senator Denise Ducheny, Chair, Sen. Budget Cmte. Senator Tom Torlakson

Assemblymember John Laird, Chair, Asm. Budget Cmte. Senator Ellen Corbett

Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier Assemblymember Loni Hancock

Assemblymember Sandre Swanson Assemblymember Alberto Torrico

Discovery Science Center

California Natural Resources Pavilion

The California Natural Resources Pavilion will be an expansion of the Discovery Science Center’s existing facility and consist of new permanent exhibits that will educate a large and diverse population about Land, Water and Air resources.

The Expansion will feature and educate visitors on the latest sustainable features incorporated into the construction and design of the new building.

The exhibit themes of Land, Water, and Air will highlight the importance of these resources to Southern California.

DSC’s proposed exhibits will provide unique hands-on experiences for visitors with differing learning styles. The exhibits will feature goal-oriented approaches in which visitors learn scientific concepts through engaging in a series of tasks to achieve a mission.

Targeted groups will include: students, the economically disadvantaged, racial/ethnic minorities, teachers, and visitors of all ages.

For more information about the project and the Discovery Science Center, please contact Erica Dellwo at (949) 385-0551 or Amanda Fenton of Townsend Public Affairs at 510-835-9050

Discovery Science Center Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Program California Natural Resources Pavilion Request: $7,000,000

Located in Santa Ana off Interstate 5, Discovery Science Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating young minds, assisting teachers and increasing public understanding and appreciation of science, math and technology through interactive exhibits and programs. The center contains over 59,000 square feet of exhibit space and ranks in the top ten for education outreach among science centers across the nation.

DSC currently serves 420,000 students, teachers, and general visitors each year, plus an additional 200,000 in their own classrooms.

Southern California Office ▪ 2699 White Road • Suite 251 • Irvine, CA 92614 • Phone (949) 399-9050 • Fax (949) 476-8215

Northern California Office ▪ 3411 East 12th Street • Suite 200 • Oakland, CA 94601• Phone (510) 535-6907 • Fax (510) 535-6920

State Capitol Office ▪ 1127 11th Street • Suite 514 • Sacramento, CA 95814 • Phone (916) 447-4086 • Fax (916) 444-2063

M E M O R A N D U M

To: Lori Fogarty, Executive Director, Oakland Museum of California

From: The Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. (TPA) Team

Date: December 11, 2007

Subject: Proposition 84 Nature Education Center Funding Call List & Talking Points

This succinct memo is to provide talking points and contact information to assist supporters of OMCA in making targeted calls to the Governor to request that at least a portion of the $100 million Proposition 84 Nature Education Center fund be included in the January Budget proposal for FY2008/09. The ultimate goal is to ensure that at least $50 million is appropriated this coming year and that we are able to secure at least $4 million or more for OMCA and its natural history gallery renovation.

Introduction

“Hello, I am calling to encourage the Governor to include the Proposition 84 Nature Education Center funding in his upcoming January budget proposal. I would like to speak with [see names on attached contact list].”

Talking Points:

Prop. 84 included a $100 million fund for Nature Education Centers. This money is intended for capital projects relating to nature education at places like museums, zoos, aquariums, and science centers.

To date, not one dollar of the Prop 84 Nature Education Center funds that voters approved in November 2006 has been appropriated to worthy institutions that have significant projects pending, which would benefit from these funds.

Expanding and investing in nature education programs throughout the state would be a positive, relevant, and “green” component of the “Year of Education”. Additionally, the inclusion of these funds will have no impact on the General Fund during these fiscally challenging times.

Please put at least $50 million of the Prop. 84 Nature Education Center fund in this year’s budget for demonstration projects throughout the state. The funding does NOT have to go through a competitive grant program, but if it must, the program should be expedited as much as possible.

Oakland Museum of California needs $4 million to match the local and private dollars currently being raised and already pledged for a major renovation of its natural history gallery.

If no Nature Education Center funds are allocated this year for high-quality, ready-to-go, projects, then funding will likely not get to worthy organizations until July 2010. It is unacceptable for these much needed funds, which voters were told would be spent expeditiously, to continue to go unspent while there are significant nature education capital needs throughout the State.

Proposition 84 Nature Education Center Funding Call List & Talking Points Page 2 of 2

Contacts for the Office off the Governor and Additional Relevant Officials:

1. Susan Kennedy, Chief of Staff, Governor Schwarzenegger (916) 445-6131 2. Daniel Zingale, Chief of Staff, First Lady Maria Shriver (916) 445-7097

3. Will Fox, Deputy Chief of Staff, Governor Schwarzenegger (916) 445-8612

4. Brenda Quintana, Special Advisor, Local Government (916) 324-4497

5. Margaret Fortune, Senior Advisor for Education (916) 445-7091

6. Ruth Coleman, Director, Department of Parks & Recreation (916) 653-8380

7. Karen Finn, Dept of Finance Program Budget Mngr for Resources (916) 324–0043

8. Linda Adams, Secretary for CalEPA (916) 324-9214

9. Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources (916) 653-5656

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If you have any questions, suggestions, need additional information, or have feedback to provide form your calls, please contact Jason Spencer at (707) 590-0514.

For your reference, below please find the excerpt of the language from Proposition 84 pertaining to Nature Education Centers. None of this funding has been appropriated nor has any implementing legislation or regulations been passed to determine how this funding should be administered or disbursed:

Chapter 8. Parks and Nature Education Facilities, Section 75063

(b) The sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Parks and Recreation for grants for nature education and research facilities and equipment to non-profit organizations and public institutions, including natural history museums, aquariums, research facilities and botanical gardens. Eligible institutions include those that combine the study of natural science with preservation, demonstration and education programs that serve diverse populations, institutions that provide collections and programs related to the relationship of Native American cultures to the environment, and institutions for marine wildlife conservation research. Grants may be used for buildings, structures and exhibit galleries that present the collections to inspire and educate the public and for marine wildlife conservation research equipment and facilities.

STATE FUNDING ACHIEVEMENTS

Funding Source Description Amount

Board of State and Community Corrections

City of Fresno: 2008 CalGRIP Grant $400,000

City of Fullerton: 2012 CalGRIP Grant $500,000

City of Garden Grove: 2008 CalGRIP Grant $240,000

City of Merced: 2008 CalGRIP Grant $400,000

City of Oakland: 2008 CalGRIP Grant $400,000



City of Santa Ana: 2009 CalGRIP Grant $400,000

California Cultural & Historical Endowment (CCHE)

Bowers Museum: Proposition 40/AB 716 Opportunity Grant

$4,000,000

California Space Authority: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant (Proposition 40)

$150,000

Chabot Space and Science Center: Proposition 40/AB 716 Opportunity Grant

$1,500,000

Chabot Space and Science Center: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant (Proposition 40)

$171,000

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Specified Grant

$175,000

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Proposition 40/AB 716 Opportunity Grant

$1,000,000

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant (Proposition 40)

$200,000

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: CCHE Round 4 Project Grant

$499,788

City of Fullerton: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant: Fullerton Fox Theater

$1,983,375

City of Fullerton: CCHE Round 4 Project Grant: Fullerton Fox Theater

$300,000

City of Lomita: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant (Proposition 40)

$150,000

City of Merced: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant $1,935,000

City of Merced: CCHE Round 4 $400,000

Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant

$861,167

Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos: CCHE Round 4 $330,960

Discovery Science Center: Prop 40 CCHE Grant $262,000

Discovery Science Center: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant $1,161,000

Discovery Science Center: CCHE Round 4 $500,000

East Bay Zoological Society (Oakland Zoo): CCHE Round 3 $300,000

East Bay Zoological Society: CCHE Round 4 Grant $300,000

Fruitvale Development Corporation: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant

$200,000

Kidspace Children's Museum: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant

$1,741,500

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California Cultural & Historical Endowment (CCHE)

Museum of Latin American Art: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant

$1,239,368

Oakland Museum of California: CCHE Round 1 Grant $2,877,000

Oakland School for the Arts: CCHE Round 1 Grant $2,877,000

Oakland School for the Arts: CCHE Round 3 Project Grant $1,064,250

Oakland School for the Arts: CCHE Round 4 $500,000

Orange County Clerk Recorder: CCHE Round 2 Planning Grant (Proposition 40)

$150,000

SPUR: CCHE Round 4 SPUR Urban Research Center $250,000

The Mexican Museum: CCHE Round 2 Capital Grant (Proposition 40)

$2,400,000

California Environmental Protection Agency-State Water Resources Control Board

City of Tehachapi: Clean Water Revolving Fund, Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades

$3,000,000

Orange County Sanitation District: SWRCB Consolidated Grant Program

$250,000

California Infrastructure and Development Bank

Orange County High School of the Arts: CIEDB Loan $20,000,000

California School Finance Authority and the Office of Public School Construction

Envision Schools: Proposition 55 Funded Charter School Facility Program Grant & Loan

$14,124,484

Envision Schools: Public Charter School Grant Program Start-up Grant- Metro

$405,000

Envision Schools: Public Charter School Grant Program Start-up Grant- Oakland

$405,000

Envision Schools: Public Charter School Grant Program Start-up Grant- Hayward

$405,000

Hawthorne School District: Charter School Revolving Loan $250,000

Oakland School for the Arts: Proposition 55 Charter School Facility Program Grant

$4,983,922

Orange County Educational Arts Academy: Public Charter School Grant Program Implementation Grant

$405,000

Orange County High School of the Arts: CSFP Preliminary Apportionment

$28,600,000

Port of Los Angeles Charter High School: Proposition 55 Charter School Facility Program Grant and Loan

$16,335,234

California State Library City of Anaheim: Proposition 14 Library Bond Funding $5,669,872

City of Fullerton: CA Library Global Languages Materials Program

$10,000

City of Fullerton: CA Library- Small Business in a Box $22,000

California Tax Credit Allocation Committee

City of Glendale: TCAC: Garfield Gardens $554,396

CalRecycle City of Fullerton: CIWMB- Used Oil Recycling Block Grant $35,486

Department of Education Oakland School for the Arts: SB 740 $44,263

Orange County High School of the Arts: SB 740 $11,000



Port of Los Angeles Charter High School: Public Charter School Grant Program Planning Grant

$35,000

San Diego Children's Museum: SB 740 $38,000

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Department of Health Mariposa: Department of Health “It’s Up to Us” mini-grant for Pedestrian Safety Public Education.

$5,000

Department of Housing and Community Development

City of Bakersfield: Proposition 1C Round 2: Infill $10,800,000

City of Brea: Housing and Community Development-Housing-Related Parks Program

$183,350

City of Carson: Housing and Community Development-Housing Related Parks Program

$278,350

City of Dinuba: Proposition 1C Round 2: Infill $2,400,000

City of Dinuba: Home Investment Partnership Program $3,100,000

City of Emeryville: Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program

$1,350,000

City of Fresno: Proposition 1C Round 2: Infill $3,006,433

City of Fullerton: Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program

$1,350,000

City of Garden Grove: CA Department of Housing and Community Development- CalHome

$600,000

City of Hayward: Proposition 1C Round 2: Transit Oriented Development

$17,000,000

City of Hayward: Proposition 1C Round 2: Infill $30,000,000

City of Oakland: Emergency Housing and Assistance Program, CA HCD, Henry Robinson Multi-service Center

$999,998

City of Oakland: CA Department of Housing and Community Development- CalHome Grant

$1,000,000

City of Oakland: Workforce Housing Reward Program $1,280,992

City of Oakland: Proposition 1C Round 1 Transit Oriented Development- MacArthur BART

$17,000,000

City of Oakland: Proposition 1C Round 1 Transit Oriented Development- Coliseum BART

$8,485,000

City of Oakland: Proposition 1C Round 1 Transit Oriented Development- Lion Creek Crossing

$7,527,592

City of Oakland: Proposition 1C Round 1 Infill Infrastructure- MacArthur Transit Village

$17,300,383

City of Oakland: Proposition 1C Round 1 Infill Infrastructure- Central Business District/Uptown

$9,903,000

Emerald Fund: Proposition 1C Round 2: Infill $11,200,000

Holliday Development: Proposition 1C: Infill Grant Restoration of funding for 5800 3rd Street

$10,433,280

Holliday Development: Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program

$500,000

Nehemiah Corporation of America: Catalyst Projects for California Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program

$1,350,000

St. Vincent De Paul of San Diego: Proposition 1C Round 2- Transit Oriented Development

$6,637,597

St. Vincent De Paul of San Diego: Proposition 1C Round 2- Infill

$3,089,027

Triangle Owners Group: Proposition 1C Infill Infrastructure- Round 1- Triangle Development Area

$23,081,360

Department of Parks and Recreation

Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro: Prop. 12 Murray-Hayden Funding

$118,000

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City of Anaheim: Proposition 40 Murray Hayden Grant Program

$2,499,000

City of Brea: Land Water and Conservation Fund-The Tracks at Brea

$550,851

City of Dinuba: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program-Dinuba Recreation and Activity Center

$822,300

City of Emeryville: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program- Peladeau Park and Greenway

$828,000

City of Fullerton: CA Department of Parks & Recreation- Laguna Lakes Trails

$400,000

City of Glendale: Cal DPR: Habitat Conservation Program- Walk on the Wildside

$52,487

City of Glendale: Cal DPR Recreational Trails- Mountain Dew

$172,570

City of Glendale: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program: Maryland Avenue Park

$1,724,600

City of Laguna Niguel: Cal DPR: Recreational Trails- Salt Creek

$560,000

City of Merced: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program: McNamara Community Park Renovation

$2,619,740

City of Oakland: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - West Oakland Center

$5,000,000

City of Oakland: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - Cesar Chavez Park

$2,250,000

City of Oakland: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program-Golden Gate Rec Center

$5,000,000

City of Oakland: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program: Durant Mini Park

$1,000,000

City of Oakland: Cal DPR Recreational Trails- Historic Cryer Boathouse Bay Trail Gap Closure

$600,000

City of Placentia: Non-Motorized Trail Grant $110,000

City of Santa Ana: Jerome Park and Community Center Child Care Facility

$500,000

City of Santa Ana: El Salvador Community Center: Prop 12 Murray-Haden Grant Program

$618,000

City of Santa Ana: Santiago Park: Prop 12 Urban Recreational and Cultural Centers Grant Program

$742,500

City of Santa Ana: Santiago Park: Prop 12 Riparian and Riverine Habitat Grant Program

$150,000

City of Santa Ana: Land and Water Conservation Fund $75,000

City of Santa Ana: Land and Water Conservation Fund $150,000

City of Santa Ana: Madison Park Batting Cage $50,000

City of Santa Ana: Recreation Department- Vans for Underserved Kids

$60,000

City of Santa Ana: Habitat Conservation Fund- Centennial Park Waterfowl Sanctuary

$62,500


City of Santa Ana: Habitat Conservation Fund- Cienega de las Ranas Habitat Restoration

$60,000

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City of Santa Ana: Habitat Conservation Fund- McFadden Triangle Habitat Restoration

$75,000

City of Santa Ana: Cal DPR: Habitat Conservation Program- Santiago Nature Reserve

$100,000

City of Santa Ana: Cal DPR: Recreational Trails Grant- Santa Ana Golden Loop Rehabilitation Project

$253,440

City of Santa Ana: Recreational Trails Grant- Fairview Triange Habitat Restoration

$132,000

City of Santa Ana: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - Willard Intermediate Park

$4,400,000

City of San Juan Capistrano: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: Blas Aguilar Adobe

$498,434

City of San Pablo: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program -Rumrill Sports Field

$3,000,000

City of San Pablo: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Round Two Program -Helms Community Center

$3,000,000

City of Tulare: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - Mulcahy Park

$1,108,048

Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: Stories of the Rancho: Ecology, Culture, Stewardship

$2,980,000

Discovery Science Center: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: California Resource Pavilion

$7,000,000

Discovery Science Center: Prop 12 Park Bond Earmark $10,000,000

East Bay Zoological Society: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: California!

$7,000,000

Emerald Fund: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - City Slicker Farms, West Oakland Park and Urban Farm

$4,000,000

Latino Health Access: Proposition 84 Statewide Parks Program - New Park and Community Center

$3,524,000

Oakland Museum of California: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: Renovation of the Gallery of California Natural Sciences

$2,999,522

Powerhouse Science Center: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: Earth & Space Sciences Center

$7,000,000

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Proposition 84 Nature Education Facilities Grant: California Coastal Immersion Zone

$336,650

Tiger Woods Foundation: Prop 40 Urban Park Act of 2001 Grant Program

$3,000,000

Department of Transportation

City of Brea: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant

$150,300

City if Brea: 2012 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant $450,000

City of Buena Park: Caltrans Community Based Transportation Planning Grant

$199,117

City of Carson: Caltrans Community Based Transportation $90,000

City of Clovis: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program - DeWolf/Nees Av SR 168 connect

$380,000

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City of Clovis: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program - Shaw/Locan improvements

$505,000

City of Clovis: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program -Bullard/Locan Av improvements

$315,000

City of Clovis: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program -- Shaw Av improvements

$243,000

City of Fresno: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant

$447,020

City of Garden Grove: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant

$547,050

City of Hayward: Caltrans Statewide or Urban Transit Planning Studies Program: CHAY Transit Connector Feasibility Study

$177,060

City of Hayward: Caltrans Cycle 6 Highway Safety Improvement Grant Program

$396,000

City of Irvine: CalTrans Cycle 5 Highway Safety Improvement Grant Program

$900,000

City of Lomita: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant $873,810

City of Merced: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant

$779,490

City of Merced: Prop 1B Highway Rail Crossing Safety, California Transportation Commission

$9,000,000

City of Merced: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program $1,000,000



City of Merced: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program $400,000

City of Oakland: 2012 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant

$216,000

City of Oakland: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant

$803,700

City of Placentia: Surface Transportation Improvement Project

$3,300,000

City of Placentia: Traffic Congestion Relief Program $28,000,000

City of Placentia: Caltrans Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant

$373,000

City of Santa Ana: CalTrans Bicycle Transportation Account

$1,000,000

City of San Pablo: Caltrans Environmental Justice Grant $200,000

City of Tulare: 2008 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant $156,500

City of Tulare: Prop 1B Highway Rail Crossing Safety, California Transportation Commission

$11,293,000

City of Tulare: Prop 1B Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account

$7,156,000

City of Tulare: Prop 1B Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety $3,381,000

City of Tulare: Prop 1B State Route 99 (SR99)-Cartmill Avenue Interchange project

$7,000,000

Highland Fairview: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program- Award 1

$1,000,000

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Highland Fairview: Prop 1B State Local Partnership Program- Award 2

$1,000,000

Mariposa County: 2012 Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Grant

$448,000

Department of Water Resources

City of Anaheim: 2005 Local Groundwater Assistance Grant

$250,000

City of Placentia: Prop 13 Urban Water Conservation Program Grant

$58,298

City of Santa Ana: FY 2011-12 State Budget Earmark: Water Infrastructure Improvements related to Diamond Park Mutual Water Company

$2,000,000

Municipal Water District of Orange County: Prop 50, Chapter 6 (a) Ocean Desalination

$1,000,000

Municipal Water District of Orange County: Prop 50, Chapter 6 (a) Ocean Desalination

$1,500,000

Orange County Sanitation District: Proposition 84 IRWMP: Sludge Dewatering, Odor Control, and Primary Sludge

$1,000,000

Orange County Water District: Prop 13 Ground Water Replenishment System

$30,000,000

Orange County Water District: Proposition 84 IRWMP: Groundwater Replenishment System - Flow Equalization

$1,000,000

Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

CAMEO: CA Employment Training Panel: Small Business Pilot Program

$200,000

Labor and Workforce Development Agency

CAMEO: CA LWDA - Employment Training Panel (ETP) towards Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center

$49,400

Natural Resources Agency

City of Brea: Proposition 84 Urban Greening Project Grant $500,000

City of Emeryville: Proposition 84 Urban Greening Project $49,569

City of Rocklin: Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program

$245,000

City of Tulare: Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation $143,831

City of Tulare: Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program

$330,000

Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo: Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program

$262,145

Oakland Redevelopment Agency

Temescal/Telegraph Community Association: Oakland Neighborhood Projects Initiative

$72,489

Orange County Transportation Authority

Bolsa Chica: M2 Environmental Mitigation Program 475,000

Orange County Waste and Recycling

Discovery Science Center: AB 939 Funds (Orange County Integrated Waste Funding)

$3,600,000

Sierra Business Council Mariposa County: Sierra Nevada Partnership Grant Program-Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory

$25,000

Strategic Growth Council City of Clovis: Proposition 84 Sustainable Communities Planning Grant

$295,500

City of Merced: Proposition 84 Sustainable Communities Planning Grant

$251,345

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Local and Other Boys and Girls Club of Harbor City/Harbor Gateway: Legislative Earmark for Capitol Expansion

$75,000

Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro: Specified Grant for Satellite Clubhouse

$125,000

Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro: Specified Grant for Clubhouse start-up

$200,000

Chelsea Investment Corporation: Local RDA funds for the Senior Transit Village

$855,000

Children's Museum of Orange County: CFCOC Proposition 10

$3,500,000

Children's Museum of Orange County: Pacific Life Foundation Grant- Capital Funding

$100,000

City of Aliso Viejo: OCTA TEA Enhancement Grant $500,000

City of Antioch: Contra Costa Water District Creek Remediation Loan: Marley Creek

$2,500,000

City of Citrus Heights: Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG): Community Design Program

$3,000,000

City of Merced: Stewardship Council Parks Grant $200,000

City of Placentia: OCTA Contribution to On-Trac $3,500,000

City of Placentia: OCTA Funding- Metrolink $2,500,000

City of Placentia: OCTA Funding- Metrolink (Environmental Funding)

$81,000

City of Santa Ana: Delhi Community Center: General Fund Earmark

$800,000

City of Santa Ana: Delhi Community Center: CYA Grant $2,200,000

City of Santa Ana: Healthy Community Fund- Eddie West Field

$900,000

City of Santa Ana: Santa Ana Zoo Commissary $40,000

City of Santa Ana: Tierras de las Pampas- Anteaters Exhibit, Santa Ana Zoo

$150,000

City of San Juan Capistrano: OCTA M2 Environmental Mitigation Program Round 1

$1,500,000

Craft and Folk Art Museum: Los Angeles County Supervisor Burke Discretionary Funds

$50,000

Discovery Science Center: General Fund Budget Earmark $4,000,000

Discovery Science Center: General Fund Budget Earmark $2,000,000

Discovery Science Center: General Fund Budget Earmark $750,000

Discovery Science Center: Children and Family Commission of Orange County-Capacity Building Grant

$250,000

Discovery Science Center: SAFETEA-LU Federal Grant $320,000

Discovery Science Center: Phase One Funding residual-Proposition 40 retention funds-CMLA/EAC Project

$1,254,700

Discovery Science Center: MWDOC Education Program Partnership

$1,068,000

Discovery Science Center: MWD Community Partnering Program Grant

$50,000

Discovery Science Center: OC Children & Families Commission- Sesame Street Workshop

$200,000

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Local and Other Discovery Science Center: County of Orange Urban Runoff Grant

$150,000

Discovery Science Center: CFCOC Proposition 10 $4,000,000

Discovery Science Center: Proposition K Bond and Bond Interest Monies- General Fund revenue-CMLA/EAC Project

$5,000,000

Discovery Science Center: Proposition K-Phase one Funding Residual-CMLA/EAC Project

$500,000

Discovery Science Center: Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) contribution

$4,700,300

East Bay Zoological Society: Alameda First 5- Community Support Grant for Zoo to Community Program

$50,000

Friends of Oakland Parks and Rec: Stewardship Council Youth Infrastructure Grant

$150,000

Fruitvale Development Corporation: Alameda County First 5- 1 time only grants (info tech/capital improvements)

$12,060

Great Park Corporation: 2012 AQMD Major Event Center Program

$45,000

Habitot Children's Museum: Alameda County First 5- 1 time only grants (info tech/capital improvements)

$27,811

Habitot Children's Museum: Alameda County First 5- Community Grant for Family Engagement Project

$150,000

Mission San Juan Capistrano: TEA Tansportation Grant Funding- Metrolink Transportation Mitigation

$759,000

Orange County High School for the Arts: Santa Ana Redevelopment Agency Contribution

$1,695,000

Powerhouse Science Center: Sacramento County First 5 $249,185

Santa Ana Unified School District: Romero Cruz School-Playground Equipment

$80,000

Santa Ana Unified School District: Santiage Elementary School PTA-Playground Equipment

$80,000

Santa Ana Unified School District: Citizens-in-action Community Technology Center

$50,000

Santa Ana Unified School District: Cash Settlement made possible by AB 212 (Correa)

$60,000,000

Rancho Santiago Community College District: Cash Settlement made possible by AB 212 (Correa)

$15,000,000

Rancho Santiago Community College District: State Budget Earmark for Phillips Hall at SAC

$70,000

Grand Total of State Funding Secured by Townsend Public Affairs $658,686,781

FEDERAL FUNDING ACHIEVEMENTS


Army Corp of Engineers City of Merced: Appropriations Earmark: Black Rascal Creek Flood Control

$500,000

City of Garden Grove: Appropriations Earmark: Yockey-Newland Storm Drain

$500,000

City of Mission Viejo: Ferrocarril Permanent Slope Repairs

$850,000

Municipal Water District of Orange County: MWDOC Desalination Facility

$875,000

Center for Disease Control Latino Health Access: Youth Obesity Prevention Program $150,000

Department of Agriculture Orange County Great Park: Farmers Market Promotion Program

$22,500

Department of Education Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Fund for the Improvement of Education: Student Partners Reaching Kid

$119,000

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Fund for the Improvement of Education: Student Partners Reaching Kids

$120,000

Emery Unified School District: GEAR-UP Grant (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)

$1,152,000

Envision Schools: Fund for the Improvement of Education $250,000



Oakland School for the Arts: Fund for the Improvement of Education

$409,000

Santa Ana College: Veterans Upward Bound Grant $1,250,000

San Pedro Bay Port Technology Center $250,000

Tiger Woods Foundation: Fund for the Improvement of Education

$250,000

Department of Energy Discovery Science Center: Dept of Energy Appropriations Earmark

$2,000,000

Department of Health and Human Services

Emery Unified School District: Family Counseling Programs and Early Childhood Development

$250,000

Emery Unified School District: Emeryville Youth Wellness and Parenting Center

$190,000

Chabot Las Positas Community College District: Increased Health Related Opportunities for Bay Area Students

$114,000

Rancho Santiago Community College District: Public Medical Education Complex

$234,000

Rancho Santiago Community College District: Medical Nursing Center

$238,000

Department of Homeland Security

City of Oakland: Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program (SAFER):

$7,782,240

Department of Housing and Urban Development

City of Merced: Rehabilitation of Historic Merced Theater $237,000

City of Merced $500,000

Fruitvale Development Corporation $150,000

Fruitvale Development Corporation: Fruitvale Cultural and Performing Arts Center

$200,000


Department of Housing and Urban Development


$190,000


$250,000

Great Park Design Studio: Hanger Restoration $475,000

Museum of Latin American Art $500,000



Mission San Juan Capistrano: Budget Earmark Reinstatement

$225,000

Oakland School for the Arts $600,000

Department of Justice City of Brawley: FY13 COPS Grant $425,235

City of Dinuba: COPS Grant $543,842

City of Garden Grove: Automated Report Writing System $94,000

City of Garden Grove: Automated Report Writing System $200,000

City of Gustine: FY13 COPS Grant $202,489

City of Hayward: COPS Grant $3,602,644

City of Hayward: FY13 COPS Grant $250,000

City of Merced: COPS Grant $320,471

City of Merced: COPS Grant $1,501,880

City of Oakland: COPS Grant $10,700,000

City of Oakland: FY13 COPS Grant $4,515,730

City of Tulare: COPS Grant $1,174,592

Tiger Woods Foundation $2,000,000

Department of Labor Coast Community College District: ARRA Workforce Development: Coastline

$207,360

Coast Community College District: Department of Labor: ARRA Workforce Development: Golden West

$309,847

City of Emeryville: ETA: East Bay Green Jobs Project $200,000

Women’s Economic Ventures $190,000


City of Antioch: Member High-Priority Project $16,000,000

City of Antioch: National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Program

$20,000,000

City of Atwater: Buy America Waivers $131,272

City of Brea: Safe Routes to School, Tracks at Brea $273,600

City of Brea: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)-MAP-21 for Bicycle Corridor Improvement Program

$999,272

City of Dinuba: Appropriations: CNG Fueling Station Expansion

$779,200

City of Dos Palos: Buy America Waivers $94,000

City of Gustine: Buy America Waivers $94,000

City of Livingston: Buy America Waivers $110,662

City of Los Banos: Buy America Waivers $726,102

City of Oakland: Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-Domain Awareness Center

$2,900,000

City of Oakland: Port Security Grant-Domain Awareness $2,000,000

City of Oakland: TIGER Discretionary Grant program $15,000,000

City of Placentia: Regional and National Significance $38,750,000



City of Torrance: Appropriation: Bus and Bus Facilities: South Bay Regional Intermodal Transit Centers

$266,666

Discovery Science Center: DOT Appropriations Earmark - Park and Ride Facility

$750,000

Discovery Science Center: DOT Appropriations Earmark - Park and Ride Facility

$300,000

Mariposa County: Safe Routes to School: Mariposa Elementary

$341,200

Merced County: Buy America Waivers $410,000

Museum of Latin American Art: Bus and Bus Facilities $1,670,000

Environmental Protection Agency

City of Orange: EPA Brownfield Clean up Grant $200,000

City of Brea: EPA Brownfield Clean up Grant $141,085

FEMA

City of Brea/Fullerton: AFG Grant $137,920

City of Emeryville: FEMA PDM: Seismic Retrofit of Emery Secondary Gymnasium

$600,000

City of Emeryville: FEMA PDM: Disaster Mitigation $600,000

City of Hayward: AFG Grant $417,660

City of Merced: AFG Grant $188,115

City of Oakland: AFG Grant $471,249



City of Tulare: AFG Grant $123,600

City of Palm Springs: AFG Grant $201,431

Institute of Library and Museum Services

Bowers Museum $250,000

Discovery Science Center: Medal of Service $5,000

Craft and Folk Art Museum: Cultural Democracy Program $82,000

Habitot Children's Museum: Museums for America Grant $71,790

Kidspace Children's Museum $249,000

Oakland Museum of California: Technology Initiative for Educational Outreach

$250,000

NASA Discovery Science Center: NASA Academic Programs $1,000,000

Rancho Santiago Community College District: Tessman Planetarium: NASA Academic Programs

$750,000

Small Business Administration

California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity: Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME)

$750,000

Grand Total of Federal Funding Secured by Townsend Public Affairs $156,786,192

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