A Special Communication from Chamber Board Chairwoman Nikki Clay
September 2006
WELCOME
It is my pleasure to welcome Brigadier General Angela Salinas to the Chamber Board of Directors; she is the new Commanding, US Marine Corps Recruit Depot and comes to San Diego from her most recent assignment in Quantico.
Director Sherm Harmer, Chairman of the Housing Committee, has done great work for the Chamber, and Vice Chairman Horsman has provided excellent leadership of the CEO Roundtable. Thank you, Gentlemen, for your outstanding efforts.
Thank you again to Vice Chairman Horsman, as well as to Immediate Past Chairman Mike Murphy and General Counsel Chris Neils for serving on the Search Committee. We appreciate your dedication to the Chamber.
The Chamber’s Chargers Task Force has met with the Chargers and other key civic and government partners in our efforts to facilitate the process of finding an appropriate long-term home for the team in the San Diego area. The Task Force will continue in this role, seeking a successful solution for the team, taxpayers, business community and fans.
The Special Nominations Committee nominated Vice Chairman Robert Horsman for Chairman of the Board 2007 and Director Phil Blair for Vice Chairman 2007.
The Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve the nominations.
As specified in Bylaws Section 6.4, the Special Nominations Committee is comprised of the Chairman of the Board (Nikki Clay), President and CEO (Dick Vortmann), Immediate Past Chairman (Mike Murphy), former Chairman of the Board (Ted Roth), and Chairman for Nominations (Herb Klein).
PROPOSITION 84 – WATER QUALITY, SAFETY AND SUPPLY
Prop 84 provides $5.39 billion for water, flood control, parks and resources projects. Water and flood control receive 45 percent of the funding, and parks and resources receive 55 percent. The funds allocated for water and flood control will go to safe drinking water, water quality, integrated regional water management, flood control and statewide planning and design. The San Diego region's allocation for integrated regional water management would be $91 million. The funds allocated for parks and resources would go to coastal protection, rivers, lakes and stream protection, parks, and wildlife and forest conservation. San Diego Bay and watersheds would receive $27 million under the coastal protection funding. Additionally, San Diego would receive $36 million for canal-lining projects.
The board voted to support the measure, noting that its passage is important to the future of the State.
The Chamber Board voted to support the following measures presented on the Consent Agenda. All items had little or no opposition in the committees that reviewed them.
Proposition 87 – Alternative Energy, Research, Production Incentives. Tax on California Oil – Oppose
Proposition 88 – Education Funding. Real Property Parcel Tax – Oppose
Proposition 89 – Political Campaigns. Public Financing. Corporate Tax Increase – Oppose
Proposition 90 – Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property Oppose