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The 2006 Infrastructure Bonds: Assessing Performance and Progress
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 : 8:30am to 12:00pm
University Park Campus
Davidson Conference Center
Embassy Room
With opening comments by Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez on California's efforts to renew its aging infrastructure and create jobs.
On November 7, 2006, California voters approved more than $42 billion in general obligation bonds to fund transportation, flood control, school construction, housing, and water supply protection. During the ensuing three years, projects have been identified and prioritized, funds have been allocated, bonds have been sold, and some projects are under contract.
This fourth forum in a series assembles major program agency officials to assess progress and weigh the impact of the current financial situation on debt-funded capital construction.
The Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy holds that California infrastructure policy can benefit from an open, continuing discussion of the most significant commitment to infrastructure funding in California in decades.
Senator Florez will be joined by Deputy State Treasurer Katie Carroll; Bimla Rhinehart, executive director of the California Transportation Commission; Sue Sims, chief deputy director of the California Department of Water Resources; Carole D'Elia, deputy executive director of the Little Hoover Commission; and Lynn Jacobs, director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development, to discuss ongoing work on the infrastructure bond program.
The forum will be moderated by Nicole Bullock of the Financial Times.
The Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy is a nonpartisan research organization established at USC to help California and the nation address critical infrastructure issues. The Keston Institute supports the formulation of infrastructure policies and practices that will improve the livability of California communities, ensure the economic well-being of its citizens, and promote environmental sustainability.
Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. There is no charge for this event.
To register, please contact Deirdre Flanagan at (213) 740-2695 or dmflanag@sppd.usc.edu.
Parking is available for $8 at Gate 4, off of Jefferson Boulevard, just west of Figueroa Street. Alternatively, there are spaces in PS X, at Gate 3, off of Figueroa Street.