California Transit Association

44th Annual Spring Legislative Conference

Start: 05/19/2010 - 8:00am

End: 05/19/2010 - 1:00pm

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The Spring Legislative Conference is a two-day annual event that allows members to learn about the most critical legislative and regulatory issues facing the California transit industry. This year's event will focus on the recently-adopted "Gas Tax Swap" and its implications for transit funding, the transit protections included in the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010, and how the legislative deal and the initiative inter-relate.

PROGRAM

Tuesday, May 18

Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel

Small Operators Workshop & Luncheon (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)

[Bataglieri Room]

11:00 a.m. Welcome

Kevin Kane, Chair, Small Operators Committee

General Manager, Victor Valley Transit Authority

11:10 a.m. FTA Legislative Update Including Implications of Transit Agencies Surpassing 200,000 in Population

Leslie Rogers, FTA Region IX Administrator

11:45 a.m. State and Consortium Vehicle Procurement Process

Joe Meer, General Manager, Morongo Basin Transit Authority

12:00 p.m. Lunch Served

12:30 p.m. Caltrans Division of Mass Transportation Funding and Procurement Update

Kimberly Gale, Office Chief Federal Transit Grants Programs Caltrans, Division of Mass Transportation

Association Committee Meetings

[Bondi Room]

1:00 p.m. – Legislative Committee

2:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m. – Executive Committee

5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 19

Sacramento Convention Center

[Room 308]

8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

* Breakfast hosted by*

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Vice Chair’s Report on Association Activities

Paul Jablonski, Association Vice Chair

Chief Executive Officer, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

9:15 a.m. Budget and Legislative Update

Joshua W. Shaw, Executive Director, California Transit Association

Gus Khouri, Legislative Advocate, California Transit Association

9:30 a.m. New State Funding Approaches

Brian Kelly, Policy Director, Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg

Christopher Woods, Budget Director, Assembly Speaker John Pérez

Joshua W. Shaw, Executive Director, California Transit Association

Gus Khouri, Legislative Advocate, California Transit Association

10:00 a.m. Preserving State Transit Funding

Senator Alan Lowenthal (D –Long Beach)

Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Housing

10:45 a.m. Funding Transit and Transportation in the Future: The Local Taxpayer, Public

Safety, and Transportation Protection Act of 2010

Joshua W. Shaw, Executive Director, California Transit Association

Dan Carrigg, Legislative Director, California League of Cities

Barry Broad, Legislative Advocate, Amalgamated Transit Union / Teamsters

Brandon Castillo, Consultant, Bicker, Castillo & Fairbanks

12:00 p.m. Luncheon & Keynote Presentation: Restoring Transit Funding and Planning

For the Future

Assembly Member Mike Eng (D – Los Angeles)

Immediate Past Chair, Assembly Committee on Transportation

1:00 p.m. Go to the Capitol and Lobby Your Delegation!

REGISTRATION FEES

$225 Early Registration (by May 4, 2010)

$250 Regular Registration (beginning May 7, 2010)

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

A small block of guest rooms for Tuesday, May 18, 2010 is available at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel at a rate of $179 per night, plus 12.09 percent tax. Please call Eva Sepp of the Sheraton at 916.341.3627 and mention the California Transit Association for the discounted rate.

If you have any questions, please contact Association Services Director Amy J. Lai, CMP, at 916.446.4656 x1017 or amy@caltransit.org. We look forward to your participation!

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