Agenda

Thursday, October 23 - Friday, October 24, 2014

Thursday, October 23

8:00am – 9:00amRegistration (Afterglow)
9:00am – 9:15am Welcome to Newcomers and Returnees (Fred Farr Forum)

Welcome: Rachel Iskow, Chairperson, CCRH
Purpose, Format, and Member Achievements: Rob Wiener, Executive Director, CCRH
9:15am – 10:15am Senator Darrell Steinberg, Former President Pro Tempore, California Senate
10:15am – 10:30am Coffee Break (Fred Farr Forum)
10:30am – 12:00pm Federal Housing Policy Updates (Fred Farr Forum)

Sheila Crowley, President and CEO, National Low-Income Housing Coalition
Glenda Humiston, California State Director, USDA Rural Development
12:00pm – 1:15pm Lunch (Dining Room)
1:30pm – 3:15pm Concurrent Workshops #1

Inclusionary Housing: Moving Towards a Fee-Based System?
Farm Worker Housing: The Drought, Immigration, and New Challenges
Redevelopment: Is there a Local Successor Strategy for Rural California?
Low-Income Housing Tax Credits: Rural Investment and Tribal Housing
Homeownership: Latest in Self-Help and First-Time Homebuyer Programs
Conventional Banks and CDFIs: Are Lenders Pulling out of Rural California?
3:30pm – 5:15pm Concurrent Workshops #2

Land Use Strategies: Old Challenges, New Opportunities for Zoning and Planning
Public and Private Developers: Collaboration and Partnership in an Era of Scarce Resources
Tenant Engagement: Building a Resident Advocacy Network in 2015
Multifamily Housing: Making HCD/CalHFA Programs Work for Rural Vets, Homeless, Families
Mobile Home Parks: Preservation and Conversion in Rural Communities
Healthy Homes: Integrating the ACA and Health Services
5:15pm – 6:15pm Annual Meeting of Polar Bear Club (Asilomar State Beach)
5:30pm – 7:30pm Internship Program Bonfire (Barbeque Pit)
6:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner (Dining Room)
7:30 – ? Assembly Member Luis Alejo (invited); Party; Karaoke; (Fred Farr Forum)

Friday, October 24

8:00am – 9:00amRegistration (Afterglow)
7:30am – 8:30am Breakfast (Dining Room)
7:30am – 8:30am CCRH Annual Board Meeting (Fred Farr Forum)
8:30am – 10:00am Concurrent Workshops #3

Diversity and Leadership Succession: Building for the Future
Nonprofit Housing: Meeting Existential Threats through Innovation
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Achieving Local and Regional Equity
USDA Housing Programs: Overcoming Budget and Administrative Challenges
Cap and Trade: Producing Location- and Energy-Efficient Rural Housing
10:00am – 10:15am Refreshments
10:15am – 10:40am Anna Caballero, Secretary, Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency
10:40am – 11:45am State Housing Program Updates (Fred Farr Forum)

Tia Boatman-Patterson, Director, California Housing Finance Agency
Sean Spear, Director, California Debt Limit Allocation Committee
Claudia Cappio, Director, California Housing Finance Agency
William Pavao, Director, Tax Credit Allocation Committee
11:45am – 12:30pm Presentation by CCRH Interns for Diversity in Nonprofit Housing (Fred Farr Forum)

Tia Boatman-Patterson, Director, California Housing Finance Agency
Sean Spear, Director, California Debt Limit Allocation Committee
Claudia Cappio, Director, California Housing Finance Agency
William Pavao, Director, Tax Credit Allocation Committee
11:45am – 12:30pm Wrap-Up and Conclusion (Fred Farr Forum)