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Legislative Committee format new for 2014-15

A History Lesson on the I-14 Freeway

California’s New Manufacturing Tax Exemption

Health Care Institutions Ponder Uncertain Future

Regional News Summary

When You Get the Chair: Tips for Electrifying Meetings

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Membership Update

AUGUST 26TH, 2014 Business Briefing luncheon

DaviD G. “Jester” smith will tell attendees at the av Board of trade Business Briefing luncheon on tuesday, aug. 26, “What we do every single day, and why you should care about that.”

as installation support Director for edwards, David smith is very much in a position to know. With a doctorate in business administration, and an air Force career spanning the years from 1982 until he entered civilian service, smith today champions essential infrastructure and support capabilities directly influencing the mission of the 412th test Wing.

Before assuming his present duties, Dr. smith served as inspector General for edwards aFB, and was an experimental test Flight radar Navigator. he is a mas-ter navigator with over 3,000 flying hours, and is also a private pilot. he flew com-

It’s All About Edwards Air Force Base for August Business Lunch

David G. Smith,Installation Support Director,

EAFB

bat support missions in Operation iraqi Freedom, and previously deployed to Baghdad in a combat capacity.

Doctor smith was born a military dependent in Camp Zama, Japan, and calls hawaii home. he is married to the former Denise Cook, and they share six children, a son Damien, and daughters, Daira, Darcie, avalon, Bailee, and madyson.

tickets for the Business Briefing luncheon in the hellenic Center in Lancaster are $20 per person with reservation by monday, august 25, or $25 on the day of the event. Call the av Board of trade at 661-947-9033, or email [email protected] for reservations.

Thank you to the Edwards Civilian Military Support Group for being our August Luncheon Sponsor.

Executive Notes

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ExECUTIvE BoARdAl Hoffman, President The Boeing Company

Josh Mann, Vice President Mojave Partners

Lisa Moulton, Secretary

Anthony Bruneau, Treasurer Cobb Doerfler and Associates

Scott Cummings, Past President

Bret Banks, Director-at-Large AVAQMD

Dianne Knippel, Director-at-Large Southern California Edison

Executive Director, Vicki Medina

dIRECToRSMike Belzil, Lockheed Martin

Marta Golding Brown, Southern BIA Los Angeles Ventura Chapters

Gustavo Camacho, Camacho Auto SalesRichard Caulkins, Los Angeles County

Sanitation DistrictIngrid Chapman, Chapman Communications

Richard Cook, Antelope Valley Hospital FoundationJohn Currado, Allstate Financial/

Currado Insurance Inc.Steven Derryberry, Kestler Derryberry LLPKarina Drees, Mojave Air and Space Port

Rob Duchow, Southern California Gas CompanyJohn Fergione, Test Pilot/ Consultant

Larry GroomsMark Hemstreet, Hemstreet Hospitality

Harvey Holloway, Coldwell Banker Commercial/Valley Realty

Chuck Hoey, Chuck Hoey & AssociatesBob Johnstone, The Aerospace Office

Kelly Kennerknecht, Kaiser PermanenteEd Knudson, Antelope Valley College

Drew MercyLisa Moulton

Rhonda Nelson, Northrop GrummanTerry Norris, Precision Labs

George Passantino, Passantino Andersen Communications

Todd Porter, LAMAR Outdoor AdvertisingDonald Rhea, ClancyJG International

Regina Rossall, Westside Union School DistrictDr. Ken Santarelli, CSU-Long Beach Antelope Valley

Engineering ProgramBill Taylor, Granite Construction

Donna Termeer, Antelope Valley YMCAStan Turner, Edwards Federal Credit Union

Angela Underwood-Jacobs, Antelope Valley BankTom Weil, City Manager California City

Johnny Zamrzla, Western Pacific Roofing Company

Antelope Valley Board of Trade is a voice — Your Voice —

for the Antelope Valley Region.

Get involved, stay involved

YOu DON’t have tO Be one of our 39 Directors to be involved in the av BOarD OF traDe. in fact, i would suggest volunteering on one of our many Commit-tees that remain informed on the National, state and local level.

Below is a list of our committees and their Co-Chairs who roll up their sleeves and collaborate in their areas of expertise and interests. so, take a look below and visit a committee that meets at a conve-nient time for you. if nothing else, stop by and listen in on what they are discussing, or join in on a tour.

Vicki MedinaExecutive Director

COMMITTEE TIME PLACEJoint Legislative CommitteeDate: 1st WednesdayHealthcare CommitteeDate: 2nd TuesdayMSET ConsortiumDate: 2nd TuesdayTransportation CommitteeDate: 2nd ThursdayAerospace Support CommitteeDate: 2nd ThursdayAVBOT Director's MeetingsDate: 3rd TuesdayMonthly Business Luncheon J.P. EliopulosDate: 4th Tuesday Hellenic Center

4:00 PM

12:00 PM

Call theAVBOT OfficeCall theAVBOT Office

Business Outlook Conference

AVROP Palmdale

8:00 a.m. AVTA

Public Relations/Marketing 4th Thursday

AVBOT office

Environmental Committee

Membership Date: Last Friday

Precision Labs

4:00 p.m. Fire Station No. 129 Training Center, 42110 6th St., Lancaster

9:30 a.m. AVTA

11:30 a.m.

7:30 a.m. Lemon Leaf

7:30 a.m. The Palmdale Hotel

3:30 p.m.

AVBOT Leadership to Convenestaff, officers, directors and committee chairs of the antelope valley Board of trade

will be in one place the morning of Friday, august 26 – the annual off-site planning conference.

President’s Message

Communityhere iN the aNteLOpe vaLLeY there are so many outstanding organiza-tions, made up of so many of the area’s wonderful citizens. several of these groups are like-minded with similar purpose or mission. With organizations that are fo-cused upon fostering business in the av, this is where our antelope valley Board of trade will concentrate creating an effec-tive partnership, bolstering existing bonds, throughout this next year. Be it the palm-dale, Lancaster, or rosamond Chamber of Commerce, the av hispanic Chamber of Commerce, or Gavea, we all want to re-tain and grow business and industry in the av. When we all are in sync and work to-gether towards common goals or with spe-cific initiatives, we strengthen this region and are much more effective in presenting the antelope valley to individuals and en-tities outside our boundaries. this is true whether it be the state Legislature in sac-ramento, an outside agency such as high speed rail authority, or a business looking to start up or expand and relocate. and de-pending upon the particulars of any pursuit, when we work with other groups such as the Building industries association (Bia) and Greater antelope valley association of realtors (Gavar), just to cite a couple, we can assemble a rather persuasive case on “Why the antelope valley.”

this is really about the antelope valley as a community. Our community is also com-prised of several other organizations which make it such a good place to live and work; certainly an attractive place to establish a business. Organizations ranging from unit-ed Desert Charities to Lancaster West ro-tary to the av Boys & Girls Clubs to another one perhaps not-so-large, not-so-known, but one that has an important mission and does tremendous good – the edwards aFB Civilian-military support Group – all make a very positive difference and contribute sig-nificantly to this community.

the edwards aFB Civilian-military support Group, Civ-mil, is a local non-profit organization that was formed to de-velop a friendly association between the civilian community and civic leaders of

AVBOT PresidentAllen Hoffman

the antelope valley and the military per-sonnel assigned at edwards aFB. Civ-mil has serves as a host organization whenever military and/or supporting civilians from other military commands and bases visit edwards aFB or related installations. the group also provides an annual service proj-ect which benefits the Base. But this group provides for more than just one service project annually. they do a tremendous job at helping to take care of the airmen, soldiers, marines – anyone stationed at ed-wards – and their families. they have done, and do, everything from help serve holiday meals to airmen who reside in the dormi-tories and cannot return home, to rounding up and providing much needed items (from children’s clothing and gear to appliances to furniture) to the junior military families. it’s all quite impressive. Civ-mil actively promotes goodwill between and cements a strong relationship between our uniformed and civilian community members.

Civ-mil is celebrating its 25th anni-versary this year. to help celebrate this milestone, their annual BBQ was focused upon this theme, these 25 remarkable years of service. Over 125 people gathered on the evening of July 18th at hacienda Lane ranch to enjoy good food, good entertain-ment, good weather, but mostly to enjoy good friends and fellowship. many of the commands / units on edwards aFB have recently received new leaders. they were there with the present (and even former) leaders of the air Force test Center and

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LIFETIME dIRECToRS

Mission Statement

The Antelope Valley Board of Trade’s mission is “to engage in maintaining and promoting diverse business and industry, quality infrastructure, and a strong legislative voice for the benefit of its members and the greater Antelope Valley.”

Janice AndersonClyde BaileyCherie Bryant

Larry ChimboleColeen Clutterham

Katie CorbettJoseph Davies

Michael DispenzaGordon ElderRon Emard

Dr. Jackie Fisher

Patricia Fregoso-CoxRoger HemmeAida O’Connor

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Your comments and suggestions are always welcomed. Send them to the

following address or by email.

the Antelope Valley Business News is a monthly publication. the deadline to submit articles and

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Legislative Committee format new for 2014-15

uNDer CO-ChairmaNship of Larry Grooms and Lew stults, the antelope valley Joint Legislative Committee will em-bark this year on format changes designed to increase involve-ment and effectiveness of participating regional groups in advo-cating for business, the economy and jobs.

Legislative advocacy is a fundamental mission for chambers of commerce, boards of trade and other likeminded organiza-tions, and can be their most visible and vital intangible benefit for dues-paying members, Grooms said.

towards maximizing that effort, av Board of trade 2014-15 president al hoffman suggested the Joint Legislative Commit-tee would benefit in its mission by a few changes in format and scheduling.

Goals are to increase member participation; improve com-munication between business support organizations and elected lawmakers; provide more timely information leading to action by the individual legislative committees, and achieve greater vis-ibility for legislative action regionally and beyond.

the Joint Committee, previously meeting monthly, will con-tinue to receive informational updates from elected officials at all levels of government, but on a quarterly basis. the quarterly meetings will be timed as closely as possible to coincide with milestones in state and federal legislative processes. tentatively the committee will schedule meetings for: early march, June, september and November. this is recommended to increase par-ticipation by both legislative office representatives and commit-tee member organizations.

the program envisioned would closely model the existing format of the quarterly av transportation summit hosted by su-pervisor michael D. antonovich.

the Joint Legislative Committee does not vote or take posi-tions on issues brought before it. instead, its participants take information back to their respective business organizations with recommendations for possible independent action.

avBOt Legislative action Committee delegates to the Joint Legislative Committee will meet between quarterly sessions to recommend positions to the board and prepare the White papers used in Board of trade annual lobbying trips to sacramento and Washington, D.C.

Grooms and stults said a reformatted agenda for the Joint Legislative Committee is being developed. Grooms said, “While many people see lawmaking as a process which moves at a gla-cial pace, timing to have effective influence is most often criti-cally important. the earlier our pro-business organizations be-come aware of legislation, the stronger our chances of success in opposing or supporting bills of high importance to future growth and economic prosperity. the formatting change is a starting point, with full implementation expected by the end of this cal-endar year.”

avBOt president hoffman said he appointed stults and Grooms as co-chairs in part because of their experience, respec-tively, in federal and state legislative staff offices. Both are re-tired longtime residents of the antelope valley.

the next meeting of the av Joint Chambers Legislative Com-mittee is scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday, aug. 6 in the large conference meeting at the L.a. County Fire training Center on 5th street east in Lancaster.

Precision Labs Arrives First as AV’s Net Zero BuildingpaLmDaLe-BaseD, FamiLY-OWNeD precision Labs has earned the distinction of creating the antelope valley’s first Net Zero energy Commercial Building, meaning the energy used annually is equal to the amount of renewable energy cre-ated on-site.

the achievement was sufficiently notable to attract a crowd headed by city, county, state and federal dignitaries, as well as business leaders from throughout the region to a dedication reception the evening of thursday, July 24.

precision Labs CeO terry Norris, who also serves as an antelope valley Board of trade director, said the building’s conversion pays off in several ways: saving money; creating local jobs; helping the environment and advancing american energy independence.

the bottom line part about saving money by converting to net zero involved a lot more than just affixing 60 solar panels atop the east rancho vista Boulevard headquarters roof. Be-yond deriving solar power, the project found ways to vastly reduce the plant’s energy needs.

Norris said the idea for going net zero energy arose from a confluence of events, beginning back in November 2013. part of the inspiration came from two international professional metrology organizations, which adopted the theme “measure-ments and the Global energy Challenge.” earlier this year he attended a Board of trade Business Briefing luncheon pro-gram on energy efficiency, and the project took flight. he re-calls talking afterwards with michelle meyers, adding, “We implemented maybe 90% of her ideas.”

since his business is measuring things to extremely close tolerances. terry did exacting calibrations throughout the headquarters building. as a result, he replaced fluorescent lighting with LeD. he said, “two LeDs are the equivalent of three fluorescents at half the power.”

up on the 2,700-square-foot roof, terry measured the peak temperature at 163 degrees (F). By applying a white polymer coating, the peak temperature fell to 109 degrees. he said that saves money by reducing the load on air-conditioning, result-ing in less maintenance and longer equipment life.

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A History Lesson on the I-14 Freeway

rOaDs CONNeCtiNG the aNteLOpe vaLLeY and Los angeles have long been considered the life-line for economic survival for local residents. perhaps the first trace of a navigable road through the area was a wagon route created in 1851 through soledad Canyon and Newhall to Barrel springs road and the Cienga in Littlerock Creek, connecting southern California and utah and Nevada. seventy years later a concrete-paved two-lane highway over the mountains had been completed through mint Canyon to palmdale as the main route to L.a.

But the real planning for a practical route began with the new antelope valley progress association (av Board of trade) on February 19, 1959, when a “Blue ribbon” delegation of av civic leaders met in Los angeles with state highway officials. Only subject of discussion on their agenda was the proposed four-lane route from interstate highway 5 to mojave via antelope valley. the avpa submitted voluminous supportive data on the need for a major route connecting the valley with metropolitan L.a. with emphasis on burgeoning growth of the region. Justification for the proposed freeway centered on population increase, a supply line between metropolitan L.a. and valley military installations, and a connection with the proposed secondary L.a. airport facil-ity. avpa representatives participating in the conference includ-ed av press publisher Lamont Odett,Ledger-Gazette publisher John valentine, and avpa executive Director Clifford rawson.

for the av route 14 right-of-way acquisition, marking a signifi-cant era of growth opportunity for the north L.a. County region.”

During 1962 the first 16-mile section of av Freeway from solemint Junction and red rover mine road was dedicated with Odett officiating as master of Ceremonies at the dedication ceremony.

in 1965-66 avpa hosted the dedication of the completed sev-en mile Freeway extension between vincent and avenue p-8, in-cluding the Lamont Odett vista point commemorating the exten-sive dedication and work of Odett. then a year later construction of an eleven-mile freeway section between avenue i in Lancaster and rosamond started at a cost of $7 million. in 1966 the Board of trade conducted groundbreaking ceremonies for a four-mile freeway section from the L.a. County line to rosamond.

the avpa’s concern about maintaining the freeway continued over the years. in 1969-70 an avpa five-man delegation trav-eled to sacramento for talks with the state highway Commis-sion about the av Freeway 14. the group included Odett, Whit Carter, Larry Chimbole, Jim Jackson, and Judge William Wright. and on one lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., avpa officials secured $40 million in federal funding for the av Freeway.

various Board of trade leaders and presidents have attributed the board’s greatest successes “in going to the legislators at their doorsteps instead of waiting for them to come here.” and former president Leroy harrington summarized the building of the 14 freeway as “the avBOt key accomplishment was in pushing for the extension of the av Freeway in the 1960s.”

avpa’s persistence paid off later in 1959 as the California Freeway system act passed with the av Freeway included and work began on the 15-year,58-mile freeway project.

Odett, general chairman of the avpa committee, was dubbed “mr. av Freeway” because of his dedication to the project. he said, “the state highway Commission has allocated $2.3 million

Antelope Valley Board of Trade Freeway Committee meeting with State of California Highway Commission at Sacramento in 1960.

A.V. Progress Association trip to Sacramento. Visit with Governor Brown.

By Katie COrBett

ANTELoPE vALLEY BoARd oF TRAdE

Established 1957


California’s New Manufacturing Tax Exemption

ON JuLY 1, a NeW CaLiFOrNia LaW took effect that allows manufacturers and some research and developers to receive a par-tial sales and use tax exemption on qualified purchases.

as elected members of the state Board of equalization, my colleagues and i oversaw the development and approved the reg-ulations necessary to implement this new tax exemption.

California’s manufacturing sector has faced significant chal-lenges in recent years. even so, it remains a vital part of our econ-omy, employing more than one million Californians and adding more than $200 billion to our economy every year.

the new manufacturing tax exemption will help bolster Cali-fornia’s economic competitiveness, but it is important that all qualifying businesses become aware of this valuable new tax in-centive.

to this end, i recently hosted a “tax help for manufactur-ers” telephone townhall with the California manufacturers and

technology association where we discussed tax issues specific to the manufacturing industry.

participants had the opportunity to ask questions, and we had a number of great questions from individuals across my district. most of the questions and discussion centered around the new manufacturing sales tax exemption.

You can find the audio recording as well as additional tax-payer resources at my new Tax Help for the Manufacturing Industry website at boe.ca.gov/manufacturers.

should you have questions about the new tax exemption or other California tax issues, please do not hesitate to contact my office at 916-445-2181.

George Runner represents more than nine million Californians as a taxpayer advocate and elected member of the State Board of Equalization. For more information, visit boe.ca.gov/Runner.

By GeOrGe ruNNer

AEROCOMM Moves To a Much Bigger Roomthe Fast-GrOWiNG, intensely active av Board of trade aerOCOmm Committee begins the new 2014-15 fiscal year with a larger venue to accommodate its expanding group of aerospace and defense industry participants.

Donald C. rhea, vice president of ClancyJG international, continues in his second year as chairman, with Board of trade president and Boeing executive al hoffman as committee co-chair.

Beginning with the second thursday of each month, the aerospace Committee (aerOCOmm) will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the antelope valley transportation agency board room in Lancaster.

Chairman rhea said the new meeting location offers not only more seating for the committee which regularly attracts more than 25 participants, but advanced audio/visual capabili-ties and facilities for remote participation.

Next to the Business Outlook Conference Committee, aerOCOmm is currently the Board of trade’s second largest committee, with more than 60 individuals involved.

Chairman rhea said that in the year ahead aerOCOmm will continue to track legislation, budgets, programs, and

events that effect the aerospace industry in our region and pro-vide support or opposition as required.

he said, “aerOCOmm is aggressively working to in-clude industry partners throughout the entire region to include ridgecrest/China Lake, and we plan to visit various member businesses throughout the year.

the mission statement for the committee calls for action to: “attract and retain aerospace and aerospace-related programs in the antelope valley. it will educate and disseminate infor-mation pertaining to the capabilities, accomplishments and is-sues of the antelope valley’s aerospace and national defense community. in addition, this committee shall identify potential encroachment threats to the antelope valley’s unique airspace resource.”

aerOCOmm is annually one of the Board of trade’s most prolific contributors to White papers developed for delivery to lawmakers and top government agency officials during the Board’s annual legislative missions to Washington, D.C. and sacramento. Board of trade members can access the White papers on the website at www.avbot.org

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Digging deeper he used controls to shut off power drain from equipment not in use when the building is closed, including the water heater, telephone, drinking fountains and the intercom.

But perhaps the biggest calculation was the cost / benefit equation. he calculates that the entire cost of going net zero will be repaid in three years.

terry said he hears people say they’re holding off on making the change in the expectation that something better and cheaper will come along. But he believes the time is ripe to start saving money now, with solar panel costs at all-time lows, along with low interest rates.

CeO Norris credits especially southern California edison, soCal solar, inc., First us Finance and the City of palmdale for their work in bringing the project in timely.

along the way he established a relationship with executives of any Wind power energy, inc., a south Korean company plan-ning to manufacture their innovative, low-profile wind turbines in palmdale. he just announced that precision Labs and aWp have signed an mOu for mutual benefit and cooperation.


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edwards aFB. several members of our av Board of trade at-tended. a few of us, yours truly included, are part of the Civ-mil support Group.

avBOt has been working closely over the past several months with Civ-mil, and we have supported each other with our respec-tive events and endeavors. We will continue to do this, not just with Civ-mil but also our other local organizations. We may have

differing missions and focus, but ultimately we do have an over-arching common goal – to make for a better antelope valley. it is very much like we’re all pieces of a puzzle; when we all come and fit together, then we have a truly strong community.

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Health Care Institutions Ponder Uncertain Future

WheNever CONGress, the courts, the White house and the federal bureau-cracy finally decide what to do with the affordable Care act - Obamacare if you prefer - institutions providing health care to the antelope valley region are under the gun to continue providing quality ser-vice to patients.

that was among the bottom line mes-sages delivered by a panel of eight health care executives to a record size audience of more than 100 at the av Board of trade’s July 22 Business Briefing lun-cheon, sponsored by antelope valley part-ners for health.

the hour-long discussion focused on questions about the affordable Care act’s expected consequences for regional health care delivery organizations and the peo-ple they serve. the answers ranged from givens, to recent experience, to educated guesses, to the unknown, unforeseen and unintended consequences.

One panelist remarked that since the passage of the aCa, “so much of our health care has unraveled that putting the genie back in the bottle may not be pos-sible.” he commented that some kind of change in health care financing was inevi-table, given that today’s 18% of GDp is expected to hit 22% in a few years. “We could debate Obamacare for ten years, and that doesn’t change the economics.”

among the given expectations is that impact of the aCa is increased access, more preventative care and an aggressive way of dealing with illness. recent expe-rience includes a sharp decline in uncol-lectable debt at palmdale regional hospi-tal. But under the new rules, hospitals are now under orders to go after seniors and the disabled to pay for their portion of ser-vices with the same aggressiveness used for all other categories of patients.

Nationally, 10% of americans were uninsured before aCa was enacted. Now 15% are uninsured. Conversely, Califor-nia went from 22 % uninsured to 11% un-insured. But one downside is a backlog of 600,000 mediCal applications in the state. so local hospitals and clinics are serving people who have mediCal coverage, but the paperwork is backlogged so revenues are delayed to providers.

another problem, even with taxpayer-subsidized insurance, involves the cost-

vs-benefits choices budget-conscious consumers make in selecting their plans. Currently, ten percent of the u.s. popula-tion, primarily seniors and soon to become seniors from the Baby Boom generation, consume 65 percent of national health ser-vices. the trend is believed to be unsus-tainable.and it was pointed out the mar-gins in health care are extremely narrow.

One unknown is how an already exist-ing shortage of primary care doctors, com-bined with an increasing number of physi-cians retiring from medical practice, will be able to accommodate vastly expanded patient demand for care.

panelists emphasized that California hospitals are at a distinct disadvantage in attracting physicians because the Corpo-rate practice of medicine act in California prohibits hospitals from hiring physicians. hospitals are paid on efficiency, getting a person out of the hospital quicker, where-as doctors are paid for what they do.

av Community Clinic, reporting an al-ready full case load for mental health ser-vices, could double their staff and still have a waiting list. the Community Clinic sees 10,000 patients a month and used to have 2,000 to 3,000 with no insurance. Now most are converted to mediCal hmO.

a warning in the category of nega-tive unintended consequences for cancer patients came from the City of hope di-rector, who noted that specialty care and cancer care provisions were not properly addressed in the aCa. he observed that the multi-disciplinary, longer term care re-quired for the many forms of cancer don’t easily fit the short-term budget limitations prevalent in the aCa.

Only time will tell how Obamacare will overcome what one panelist termed the biggest transitional challenge: Disruption in patient relationships.

Despite the national turmoil, panelist agreed that the quality of health care of-fered in the antelope valley has reached an all-time high, to the level where avail-ability and quality of medical care has cre-ated an environment where no-one need leave the antelope valley.

since health care organizations work to plan far ahead of trending needs, it isn’t always clear as to what improvements are directed by government, and improve-ments that come about by local initiative continued on page 11

and collaboration. panelists pointed out that the antelope valley has a long history of health care innovation in the face of ne-glect by government.

several noted that such recent addi-tions as the City of hope Center at av hospital; the opening and rapid growth of palmdale regional hospital; Kaiser’s soon-to-open campus in Lancaster; a new regional county clinic and initiatives from av partners for health, among others, came into being well ahead of the afford-able Care act.

av hospital can now fast-track a pa-tient from the er to av Community Clinic. palmdale hospital reported the antelope valley at one time had the high-est readmission rate in the state – 1 of 4 patients was readmitted with the same ill-ness within 30 days. today palmdale has a 10% rate of re-admittance compared to the statewide average of 18%.

On the mental health side – parity of services is still the issue, although mha executive Cooperberg applauded the aCa for requiring mental health insurance cov-erage. she cited a statistic showing that people with mental illness have a life ex-pectancy averaging 25 years less than the geneal population.

asked by moderator vicki medina: “if you could change one thing about aCa, what would it be?, panelists responded:

improve communications around aCa – the lack of knowledge about what it is intended to do and the unintended conse-quences is the problem. invest with very tailored messaging – very succinct infor-mation to specific groups seeking specific types of medical care. Be very transparent about the negatives.

encourage hospitals and physicians to work together.

remember this is a journey to change the way healthcare is offered in this country.

the goal of aCa is to reduce emergen-cy room visits. But higher deductibles and co-pays force people away from their physicians’ offices and into the er. the lagging payments for patients transition-ing to mediCal from healthy Way La and other plans are difficult for the hospital to endure.

City of hope medical Foundation was created to bring all medicine together, in-


Regional News Summary

More Film and TV Tax Credits Soughta study by the California Film Commission is asking for ad-

ditional tax credits for a wider array of motion picture and tele-vision production companies, saying the state losing jobs and revenue to other states.

“California still boasts a superior critical mass of state-of-the-art facilities, highly skilled film crews and the best talent, but this infrastructure is suffering from erosion,” the 32-page study said.

the state’s production tax credit program administered by the California Film Commission receives $100 million in funding annually. supporters would like to see the amount increased.

the study analyzed each year of the program including the current 2014-15 fiscal year in which 26 projects were chosen for the credits. since 2009, the program has resulted in $5.39 billion in total aggregate direct spending with $1.72 billion in below-the-line wages.

the study found the state lost about $2.2 billion in spending between 2010 and 2014 when projects denied tax credits went out of state to film.

a bill pending in the state senate to extend the program through the 2020-2021 fiscal year, and open it up to feature films of any budget size, television pilots and new hour-long series regardless if they are on broadcast tv, cable or the internet. the bill was scheduled for an aug. 4 hearing in the senate appro-priations Committee. the bill, sponsored by assemblymen mike Gatto, D-Los angeles, and raul Bocanegra, D-pacoima, passed the assembly on may 28.

First light-rail vehicle arrives in Palmdalethe first light-rail vehicle from Japanese transit manufacturer

Kinkisharyo Co. Ltd. arrived in palmdale in mid-July for final as-sembly. it is the first of 78 cars ordered by the Los angeles County metropolitan transportation authority to arrive in the u.s.

Kinkisharyo international LCC, the u.s. arm of Kinki sharyo Co., in Osaka, will do the final assembly and testing of the car, which is scheduled to be delivered to metro in October.

the company is leasing space from Los angeles World air-ports for the railcar assembly and testing, with plans to begin construction of a $50 million plant in palmdale in early 2016.

Mojave companies to work on XS-1mojave air and spaceport-based masten space systems has

received a Defense Department contract to develop an experi-mental space plane to take small satellites into low-earth orbit.

masten space systems is one of three companies picked by the pentagon’s Defense advanced research projects agency (Dar-pa) to work on the Xs-1 project. also chosen were Boeing Co., in Chicago, and Northrop Grumman Corp., in Falls Church, va.

the Xs-1 is a reusable space plane that would travel to a suborbital altitude to deploy satellites of 3,000 pound to 5,000 pounds at a cost of about $5 million per launch, a fraction of the cost of a typical rocket. it also would demonstrate the capabili-ties of next generation hypersonic aircraft.

masten will work on the Xs-1 project with mojave neighbor, XCOr aerospace, which is building a two-seat suborbital space vehicle.

masten was founded in 2004 by Dave masten, a former tech entrepreneur who develops and builds vertical take-off and land-ing spacecraft. in 2009, the company won the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge with its Xombie and Xoie spacecraft.

program manager Jess sponable said Darpa chose compa-nies for the first phase that can integrate existing and up-and-coming technologies.

“We’re eager to see how their initial designs envision mak-ing spaceflight commonplace – with all the potential military, civilian and commercial benefits that capability would provide,” sponable said.

Northrop Grumman will partner on the Xs-1 with virgin Galactic, the commercial space company owned by billionaire richard Branson. the company is manufacturing its space ve-hicle in mojave.

Board of Trade Turns 57august marks the 57th anniversary of the founding of the an-

telope valley Board of trade, an organization born out of neces-sity to overcome regional economic crisis.

Named in 1957 as the antelope valley progress association, the Board of trade’s first challenge was to help the region re-cover from defense spending cuts that reduced air Force plant 42 employment from over 6,000 workers to less than 1,000 in a matter of months.

in a region with few other employment options, jobless work-ers abandoned their newly purchased homes, leaving hundreds of houses vacant, and home builders financially devastated. the wave of losses quickly spread to retailers, building material sup-pliers, financial institutions and utilities.

Business and civic leaders who formed the new association to increase employment hired Cliff rawson as executive director and planned a trip to Washington, D.C. to seek economic help for the antelope valley. the strategy worked. it was not long before a substantial amount of aircraft repair, reconditioning work and new aircraft contracts were directed to air Force plant 42.

success of that first mission to Washington has been perpetu-ated with annual av Board of trade trips to the nation’s Capitol, and to sacramento. these missions continue to have far-reach-ing positive influence on economic development of the entire antelope valley.

ANTELoPE vALLEY BoARd oF TRAdE

Established 1957


When You Get the Chair: Tips for Electrifying Meetings

With BOarD OF traDe COmmittees gearing up for an-other year of activity and action, maybe this is a good time for a refresher on some of the better practices for running successful and productive meetings.

starting meetings on time respects the volunteered commit-ment of those who show up on time, while sending the message that late arrivals, while occasionally unavoidable, shouldn’t be-come routine.

unless special circumstances require more time, try to lim-it meetings to one hour. One of the chairman’s most important duties is keeping the meeting on track and on time. When set-ting the agenda, try to anticipate items likely to be more time-consuming, and adjust the agenda workload to allow for that, perhaps deferring some routine, non-critical business, or calling a special meeting to deal with the matter needing extra attention. at minimum, let committee members know ahead of time if you expect the meeting hour to be extended, why and by how much.

most organizations, including the av Board of trade, oper-ate under “robert’s rules of Order,” written in 1876 by retired army Brig. Gen. henry martyn robert, and revised 11 times since, most recently in 2011. Written to help bring order out of chaos in non-governmental deliberative bodies, robert’s rules’ most useful provisions are found at the most basic level of meet-ing processes.

the downside of robert’s rules arises when contention reaches a point where members go into parliamentarian mode, and committee process seems to become a bigger issue than the actual issue.

No committee wants to go there. Few things kill volunteer enthusiasm and effectiveness more quickly and efficiently than a debate over rules for calling the question on a motion when an amendment is on the floor, with a motion to amend the amend-ment still looking for a second.

Fortunately, Board of trade meetings are sensibly run by committee chairs and co-chairs who follow easy to understand and flexible practices:

• assure that every member has an opportunity and even an invitation to speak in an atmosphere open to discussion, sugges-tions and questions;

• try to keep it light. although the work is important and seri-ous, have fun doing it;

• Fairly limit the duration of discussion and presentations to keep the meeting on schedule;

• Never stop looking for new talent on the committee. volun-teers do come and go, and fresh faces and new ideas help keep committee activity lively;

• ask members who have the time and interest to help by keeping meeting records, taking on research and communica-tions tasks and planning or overseeing special projects;

• remember using the most important words and phrases in any good leader’s vocabulary – i need your help. thank-you. Great job.

• publicly recognize the committee members for their many contributions.

tegrating care, and providing more for patients with participating plans. Current insurance plans are very narrow with networks, and may exclude specialties such as cancer care.

“Follow the course of medicine.” there is no direct correla-tion with cost and quality.

those who are insured with medicare-medi-Cal, dual eligible, are having the most difficulty.

some of the challenges still ahead on aCa implementation include technology and protocols for collecting, protecting, transmitting and sharing electronic patient medical records.most

Health Care Institutions continued from page 9

difficult are multiple systems of data exchange – from one hos-pital to another and from one provider to another. a workable and secure system is expected to save hundreds of millions of dollars by eliminating expensive patient retests and duplication of paperwork.

although wellness programs intended to help people stay healthy are mandated for insurance carriers under aCa, the eco-nomic effects remain uncertain. a panelist observed that it takes about eight years for health intervention pay off, people change health insurance plans every 3 years on average.

Caulkins, Banks Co-chair Environmental Panelthe av BOarD OF traDe environmental Committee continues to be chaired by richard Caulkins, and now with Bret Banks as Co-Chair. Caulkins is with the Los angeles County sanitation Districts, and Banks with the antelope valley air Quality management District.

this committee continues to track policy and legislation with regard to water qual-ity, conservation and banking as well as air quality, renewable energy and natural resources.

richard enjoys taking his group on “behind-the-scenes” tours of solid waste facilities, water treatment plants, water banking facilities and reservoirs to name a few. they meet as needed, so call the avBOt office at 661-947-9300 for more information.

the next tour is scheduled for 8 a.m. sept.10 at piute ponds, located at the southwest corner of edwards aFB. theOctober tour will be at the antelope valley resource Conservation District facility on avenue i near 90th street West.


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Calendar of Events

August 2014

(Area Code 661 unless otherwise noted)

August 5 11:30 AM Antelope Valley Hispanic Chamber Luncheon, Hilton Garden Inn, Palmdale, 538-0607 5:30 PM California City Council, City Hall, Council Chambers, 760-373-8661August 6 11:30 AM Quartz Hill Chamber Luncheon, Cascades at Rancho Vista Golf Course, 722-4811 4:00 PM JoINT LEGISLATIvE CoMMITTEE MEETING, Fire Training Facility, 947-9033 7:00 PM Palmdale City Council, City Hall, 267-5151August 8 11:30 AM Antelope Valley African American Chamber Luncheon, Hilton Garden Inn, Palmdale, 272-5807August 12 7:30 AM HEALTHCARE CoMMITTEE MEETING, Lemon Leaf, 947-9033 3:30 PM JoINT EdUCATIoN CoMMITTEE/MSET CoNSoRTIUM MEETING, AvRoP, Palmdale, 947-9033 4:00 PM ExECUTIvE CoMMITTEE MEETING, AvBoT office, 947-9033 5:00 PM Lancaster City Council, City Hall, 723-6000August 13 11:30 AM Lancaster Chamber Luncheon, JP Eliopulos Hellenic Center, 948-4518August 14 8:00 AM TRANSPoRTATIoN CoMMITTEE MEETING, AvTA, 947-9033 9:30 AM AERoSPACE CoMMITTEE MEETING, AvTA, 947-9033August 19 7:30 AM BoARd oF dIRECToR’S MEETING, The Palmdale Hotel, 947-9033 12:00 PM Tehachapi Chamber Luncheon, Veteran’s Hall, 822-4180 5:30 PM California City Council, City Hall, Council Chambers, 760-373-8661August 20 11:30 AM Palmdale Chamber Luncheon, Cascades at Rancho Vista Golf Course, 273-3232August 26 11:30 AM BUSINESS BRIEFING LUNCHEoN, Hellenic Center, 947-9033 5:00 PM Lancaster City Council, City Hall, 723-6000August 28 12:00 PM Mojave Chamber Luncheon, Veteran’s Memorial Hall, 824-2481 4:00 PM PUBLIC RELATIoNS/MARKETING CoMMITTEE MEETING, AvBoT office, 947-9033August 29 12:00 PM MEMBERSHIP CoMMITTEE MEETING, Precision Labs, 947-9033

Terry Norris Steps Up to Membership ChairChairmaNship of the antelope valley Board of trade membership Development Committee has passed from ingrid Chapman of Chapman Communications to terry Norris, CeO of precision Labs for the 2014-15 fiscal year.

as the new chairperson, terry brought in us Bank execu-tive Ben maish as co-chair. the committee held a brief tran-sitional meeting in July, and will meet next in august. meet-ings will be held at noon on the last Friday of each month at precision Labs, 644 rancho vista Blvd., palmdale. Current

potential committee members will be contacted prior to the august meeting.

the membership Committee mission is to develop and maintain a comprehensive membership retention, recruitment and activation program for the Board of trade. in the year just ended that Board of trade saw a 12% increase in membership.

Chairman Norris reported that the committee has already developed, with the website designer, a short term committee goal of surveying avBOt members online.

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MISSION STATEMENTThe Antelope Valley Board of Trade’s mission is “to engage in maintaining and promoting diverse business and industry, quality infrastructure, and a strong legislative voice for the benefit of its members and the greater Antelope Valley.”

Membership Update

new members and renewing members! Thank you for your support of the Antelope Valley Board of Trade who continues to be the Voice — Your Voice — of our Valley. We look forward to seeing you at the Business luncheons held monthly on the 4th Tuesday.

METRo FLooRS, INC. dennis Termeer & Ronald Guthrie

44109 N Yucca AvenueLancaster, CA 93534

942-1185www.metrofloorsinc.com

NoRTHRoP GRUMMAN CoRPoRATIoNRhonda Nelson

3520 E Avenue MPalmdale, CA 93550

540-0339www.northropgrumman.com

oMIdI ENTERPRISES Barzin omidi

1041 West Avenue M-14 Suite BPalmdale, CA 93551

272-9999www.omidi.com

PASSANTINo ANdERSEN CoMMUNICATIoNSGeorge Passantino

42225 10th Street West Suite ALancaster, CA 93534

400-5840www.passantinoandersen.com

SNoW oRTHodoNTICS, INC.Gilbert H. Snow, d.d.S.

868 Auto Center Drive #CPalmdale, CA 93551

878-9464www.drsnow.com

STRATA EqUITY GRoUP Eric Flodine

4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 960San Diego, CA 92122

858-546-0900www.strataequity.com

SUNEdISoN 866-786-3347

www.sunedison.com

THE BoEING CoMPANY Allen Hoffman

PO Box 100Edwards AFB, CA 93523

www.boeing.com

RENEWALS: BUSINESSARTISTIC CARPET oNE

Billy Ward1061 West Avenue KLancaster, CA 93534

948-7567www.artisticcarpetone.com

BoHN’S PRINTING Roger Hemme

656 West Lancaster Blvd.Lancaster, CA 93534

[email protected]

CENTENNIAL FoUNdERS, LLCGregory Mederios

28480 Avenida Stanford, Suite 210Santa Clarita, CA 91355

222-3298http://www.centennialca.com

FLYING CoLoRS GRoUP Lizbeth Mortin

460 West 5th StreetSan Pedro, CA 90713

310-548-5038www.flyingcolorsgroup.com

GEoRGE’S CLEANERSMonica Grado

44759 North Beech AvenueLancaster, CA 93534

942-4124www.georgescleanersandlaundry.com

LAUPSuzette Martinez

888 South Figuerora Street, Suite 800Los Angeles, CA 90017

213-422-8255www.Laup.net

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA Judy Cooperberg

506 West Jackman StreetLancaster, CA 93534

726-2850www.mhala.org

WALTER MoRTENSEN INSURANCEMark Heyne

1113 West Avenue M4, Suite CPalmdale, CA 93551

948-1003www.wmi.cc

WASTE MANAGEMENT oF AvSandra Pursley

PO Box 4040Palmdale, CA 93590

203-7451www.wm.com

RENEWALS: oRGANIZATIoNSAv PARTNERS FoR HEALTH

Michelle Kiefer45104 10th Street West

Lancaster, CA 93534942-4719

www.avph.org

dESERT HAvEN ENTERPRISES, INC. Jenni Moran

43437 Copeland CirLancaster, CA 93535

948-8402www.deserthaven.org

THE CHILdREN’S CENTER oF THE Av Sue Page

45111 Fern AvenueLancaster, CA 93534

949-1206www.childrenscenter.av.org

RENEWAL: INdIvIdUALdREW MERCY

(Area Code 661 unless otherwise noted)

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