recreation programs to improve the quality of life

2009 Conference

Hyatt Regency Hotel & Spa, North Lake Tahoe
April 23, 24, 25, 2009


Revised 4/10/09

Thursday, April 23 – Lakeside A
1: 00 - 3:00 P.M. SDLF, Administrator Examination (SDA)
3:00 - 4:00 P.M CARPD, CAPRI, Joint Board Meeting
4:00 - 6:00 P.M CARPD Board of Directors Meeting
6:30 – 7:30 P.M. CARPD President's Reception
7:30 – 9:00 P.M. Conference Registration
Martis Peak C
Friday, April 24
7:30 – 8:45 A.M.  Conference Registration
Martis Peak C
9:00 – 11:30 A.M.  

Conference General Session
Lakeside... A

Breakfast Meeting

Mike Limbaugh, CARPD President – Welcome

Jim Friedl, CARPD Legislative Chair

  • Legislator of the Year: Mary Hayashi, California Assembly Member, 18th California Assembly District
 

CARPD, Annual General Membership Meeting

Minutes of April 17, 2008
Committee Reports
Executive Director Report
Election 2009, CARPD Officers

 

CAPRI

Administrator Report,
CAPRI a Role in Agency Sustainability

 

CSDA

Neal McCormick, Executive Director CSDA
California Special Districts Alliance
SDLF Special District Leadership Foundatio
n

Special District Administrator (SDA) Presentation

Tim Barry, General Manager, Livermore Area Recreation & Park District 

Shane McAffe, General Manager, Greater Vallejo Recreation District

 

CARPD Scholarship Report

Christina Horvat, Administrator
Boulder Creek Recreation & Park District
2008 Conference …. $500 Scholarship

12:00 P.M. – 1:45 P.M. 

Conference General Session
Luncheon Meeting… Regency A/D

CARPD Legislative Advocate
Ralph Heim
, Public Policy Advocates, LLC

2008 / 2009 Legislative Session
2009/ 2010 State Budget

2:00 P.M. – 3:15P.M.       

Conference …Breakout Sessions
Session A … Martis Peak A/B

Successful Special Events – Events that Truly Raise Money $$$ 

Presented by:
Jeff Leatherman, General Manager
Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District

Sam Goepp, former General Manager
Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District
  • Valley-Wide is the fastest growing Recreation & Parks agency in the state.
  • Two major funding raising events net over $300,000 each year.

Moderator: Nick Schouten

Session B … Castle Peak A/B

Sustainability through Grant Funding

Proposition 84 funding update

Presented by:
Sedrick Mitchell, Deputy Director
California Department of Park & Recreation

Proposition 1C. Housing Related Parks Program

Presented by:
Jennifer Seeger, Division of Housing Policy
California Department of Housing & Community          Development

Moderator: Mike Limbaugh

3:30 P.M. - 4:45 P.M. 

Conference …Break Out Sessions
Session A … Martis Peak A/B

Sustaining Your CIP, Through Innovating Financial Funding

Presented By,
Steve Randall, General Manager
Truckee Donner Recreation & Park District
Robert Doty, American Governmental Financial Services

Selling Parkland to Fund Park Development?
                                   
Presented By
Jack Harrison, General Manager
Carmichael Recreation and Park District

Cooperative Agreement that Generate Revenue for Funding, your CIP program

Presented by,
Dave McArthur, General Manager         
North of the River Recreation & Park District
Colon Bywater, Landscape Architect, North of the River Recreation & Park District

Moderator: Roy Imai
                                            
Session B … Castle Peak … A/B

Administrator / Board Member Relationship

There is Sustainable Profit through Working Together

Presented By,
Donna Williams, Partner
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a public sector law firm representing management in labor and employment matters

Moderator: Cay Nickerson

5:30 -7:30 P.M.

2009 Sponsors Reception
Lakeside C

RJM Landscape Archtechts Beals Alliance SCI Consulting Group
Gregory Bragg & Associates Larry Bain CPA U.S. Bank
Musco Lighting California Special District Alliance Nuvis
American Governmental Finacial Services BHI Management Consulting East Bay Regional Park District

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Saturday April 25
7:30 A.M.–8:30 A.M.

Conference Registration

Breakfast on Your Own

9:00 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.   

Conference … Breakout Sessions

Session A: Lakeside A
The Economics of Park Security

Presented by

Roy Imai, General Manager
Fulton El Camino Recreation & Park District

Lisa Rudolf, General Manager
Sunrise Recreation & Park District

Matt Carroll, Paladin Security

Rita Shue, General Manager
Hayward Area Recreation & Park District

Moderator: Maryalice Faltings

Session B: Lakeside B
Fraud can Damage an Organization's Reputation and Steal from its Valuable Resources

Presented By:
Ernie Cooper,
JD, CPA, & Certified Fraud Examiner
Vicente, Lloyd & Stutzman LLP
Fraud Solutions Group

10:30 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.

Conference … Breakout Sessions

Session A: Lakeside A

Benefits of a Strong Safety Committee
CAPRI Safety Workshop (Safety Point Credit)

Presented By:
Robert Miller, Risk Manager  
California Park and Recreation Indemnity (CAPRI)

Session B: Lakeside B
Bond Measure Financing
:
East Bay Regional Park District Measure WW 2008
$5000 Million General Obligation Bonds

Presented By:
Pat O’Brien, General Manager
East Bay Regional Park

Bond Measure Financing: Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District
Measure F 2008, $4,870,000 General Obligation Bonds

Presented By:
Maria Parsons, Administrator
Buttonwillow Recreation & Park District
Robert Doty, American Governmental Financial Services

12:00 P.M.-1:15 P.M

Luncheon Presentation: Martis Peak: A/B

Your Agency can Implement and Enforce
Sustainable Environmental Policy

An Environmental Tool Kit

Alice Eastman, Superintendent of Natural Resources, Bolingbrook Park District, Bolingbrook Illinois

1:30 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. 

Conference …Breakout Sessions

Session A: Lakeside A
CARPD Environmental Sustainability Guidelines

Al McGreehan, Board Member
Paradise Recreation & Park District

Alice Eastman, Superintendent of Natural Resources
Bolingbrook Park District, Bolingbrook Illinois

Session B: Lakeside B
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
LEED …Principals behind Sustainable Resources
Proposition 84 Sustainability Guidelines

Presented By:
John Courtney, Principal
RJM Group

3:00 P.M. – 4:15 P.M. 

Breakout Sessions

Session A: Lakeside A
Administrators… Roundtable

Moderators: Roy Imai, Rita Shue

Session B: Lakeside B
District Board Members… Roundtable

Moderators: Maryalice Faltings, Jim Meredith

CARPD Awards Banquet
5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.  Hosted Social Hour
6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.  CARPD Awards of Distinction Program
Sunday, April 26
9:00 – 10:00 A.M.  Martis Peak: C
CARPD Board Meeting  

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