This Week in Your Government

Monday, March 15 – Friday, March 19, 2010

State Superintendent Candidate Forum Monday

Elementary and high school students from Davis, West Sacramento, Woodland and Esparto will question these candidates during a public forum Monday, March 15, at UC Davis.

Capital Public Radio’s Jeffrey Callison will moderate the evening which is hosted by the UC Davis School of Education and the Yolo County School Boards Association. The event will start at 7 p.m. in Freeborn Hall and will also be webcast with a link on the UC Davis home page.

In addition to four elementary and high school students, a UC Davis student studying to become a teacher and event organizers will pose questions to the candidates.

Among declared candidates for the nonpartisan seat, Assemblyman Tom Torlakson, D-Martinez, retired educator Larry Aceves and public school teacher Diane Lenning have confirmed they will attend.  State Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, was unavailable.  All are running to succeed Jack O’Connell, who will be termed out of the office.

The event is free and open to the public.  For directions and parking information click here.

The following are your opportunities to participate in the public process this week.  Click on links for full agendas, locations and back-up documentation.  If we’ve missed important events, we invite you to add them in a comment.

Monday, 15 March 2010

3:30 pm – CITY – City of Davis/Downtown Davis Business Association 2×2  

6:30 pm – CITY – Social Services Commission

7:00 pm – UCD – California Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidate Forum hosted by the UCD School of Education and the Yolo County School Boards Association

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

9:00 am – Yolo County Board of Supervisors  - public hearing and adoption of a resolution approving issuance by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority of up to $4,000,000 of recovery zone facility bonds for the benefit of a SunEdison, LLC solar energy facility at the wastewater treatment facilities of the City of Davis; Yolo County Water Committee progress update; ratify decision of Legislative Subcommittee to submit a $1 million appropriations request for the Japanese Language School as Yolo County’s #6 priority; ratify decision of Conaway Subcommittee to support Reclamation District 2035’s $2 million appropriations request for the Sacramento River Intake and Conveyance Facilities Project; approve 2010 legislative advocacy policy; and approve revised 2010 state and federal priorities; approve 2010 housing goals and priorities; receive annual report regarding the Technology Cost Recovery Fee ordinance; approve spending plan for fiscal year 2009/10 Proposition 1B Local Streets and Roads funds, in the amount of $3.2 million; receive and file update on Mid-Valley Levee Reconstruction Project

6:30 pm – Davis City Council – review of possible consolidation of City of Davis and UC Davis fire departments; public hearing on a resolution establishing 2010/11 fees for field rental use; continued public hearing on Willowbank Park residential subdivision proposal; preliminary 2010/11 budget projections, five-year forecast and budget-balancing framework

Thursday, 18 March 2010

4:00 pm – CITY – City of Davis/Chamber of Commerce 2×2  

6:00 pm – CITY – Tree Commission  

7:00 pm – Davis Joint Unified School District Board of Education – approval of resolutions in support of Google Fiber for Communities project and exploring the feasibility of a Family Justice Center in Yolo County; rejection of the claim of Joseph A. Duffel, William R. Duffel, and the Duffel Financial and Construction Company related to the district’s Wildhorse property; Davis Schools Foundation fundraising update; certification of second interim budget report; discussion of possible parcel tax measure and results of recent poll; report on Davis High School Academic Center; approval of revised board policies