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Division Events
The Orange County Division hosts regular meetings that bring leaders from the public and private sector to discuss issues facing local government.  Below is a listing of recent and upcoming events.

Upcoming Division Events

“Going Orange”

Approaching sustainable projects in an economically viable way



Going Orange

Sponsored by:

Partners

This workshop is for Orange County elected officials, Planning Commissioners and city staff and will be focused on environmentally friendly projects that are economically sound, creative and embraced by their communities. This program also features roundtable discussions giving participants opportunities to speak one-on-one with presenters about the details of each project.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

7:30am-12:30pm
University Club, University of California Irvine
801 East Peltason Drive, Irvine, CA 92697
Click here for a map to the UCI location.

Featuring Introductory Remarks by:

Beth Krom
Council Member, City of Irvine
Joe Dimento
UCI Professor & Director of the
UCI Newkirk Center


And a Keynote Presentation by

Curt Pringle
Mayor, City of Anaheim

And special presentations from:
- City of Dana Point- City of Villa Park
- City of Anaheim
- City of Irvine
- Santa Ana School District
- SA Recycling

Register Now!

Presented by the Orange County Division in Partnership with:

Partners

 

Special Division Meeting Schedule -- Two Events in One Day:

The Orange County Division is partnering with Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle's Restoring Community Conference to bring you a very special Division evening event.

“Reinventing the Suburbs”


Rick Harrison

Land development practices that challenge conventional thinking on sustainability and Smart Growth, while increasing neighborhood connectivity and reducing building and infrastructure costs.

Presented By:
Rick Harrison

Author of “Prefurbia” & President, RHSD Planning
 
 Thursday, March 11, 2010

Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel
Sequoia South Room
1600 Disneyland Drive
Anaheim, CA 92803

Reception: 4:45pm | Dinner: 6:00pm | Program: 6:45pm

 

Special Pricing & Parking Consideration
Made Possible By:

 

Reception Sponsored By:

 

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As part of the Division's partnership, we would also like to invite you to attend the Restoring Community Conference, taking place just prior to the Division meeting in the same location. 

March Sponsors

Restoring Community II:
Creating Cities that Protect Private Property, House the Family and Foster Civic Culture
Disney's Grand Californian Hotel

If you are an elected official and would like to attend the Restoring Community Conference, call or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at 949.585.2995.  Other guests visit the event website to register here.

Please Note: Events require separate registration.




 
Division Presents "Understanding the Benefits and Challenges to California’s Public Pension System"

In California, the average amount that cities, counties and schools pay for pension benefits, as a percentage of their payroll, has more than doubled to 26 percent from 12.4 percent in 2001, according to the Public Employee Post Employment Benefits Commission.

In one high profile example, overall public safety expenditures accounted for more than 70 percent of Vallejo's budget at the time of its bankruptcy. The Division’s November 12 Division Meeting centered on this complex and often volatile topic with panel discussion on “Understanding the Benefits and Challenges to California’s Public Pension System.”  
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Division Discusses the Use of 'Twitter' in Public Safety

On October 8, the Division’s monthly Division meeting tackled the social media phenomenon, with a particular emphasis on how online tools life Twitter and Facebook can assist public safety workers in keeping their residents safe, informed and engaged.

OCTA’s Ted Nguyen was on hand before the event to show attendees the ropes on Twitter, and highlight its applications for elected officials and public agencies.  During the evening’s panel discussion, Division Members and guests hear from Ryan Burris of the Orange County Sherriff’s Department, Lieutenant John Hare of the City of Irvine Police Department, Battalion Chief Kris Concepcion of the Orange County Fire Authority and John Miller of the U.S. Forest Service.  

See the Photo Gallery of this event here.
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Mike Madrid Discusses "Taking Back California"

The Division hosted an engaging – and at times provocative – discussion at its July 9 Division Meeting, as Campaign Strategist Mike Madrid delivered his views on “Taking Back California.”  Made possible with generous sponsorships from Time Warner Cable and AT&T, the event followed the Division’s Business Meeting. 

Madrid, introduced by Division President L. Allan Songstad Jr. as the lead strategist for the State League of California Cities and one of the chief architects of the Prop 1A campaign, outlined a 4-step process that he believes could transform State Government for the better.

Despite the myriad challenges and seemingly insurmountable differences facing the state’s policymakers, Madrid suggested the state is “ripe for a tectonic shift in its governance model.” 

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The Making of a Countywide Model Landscape Irrigation Ordinance

Over 60 representatives of cities, water agencies and private entities attended an Orange County Division-hosted Stakeholder meeting on the development of a countywide  landscape irrigation ordinance July 1.  Presented together with the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC), this is the first in a series of meetings slated to take place in conjunction with technical development of a model ordinance that both fits revised state mandates and provides Orange County with a workable, uniform standard for new development. 

Local agencies must adopt the State Model Ordinance, “or one that is at least as effective as the Model Ordinance” by January 1, 2010.
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