A Review of Government Reorganization Plan No. 2

Report #211, May 2012
A Review of Government Reorganization Plan No. 2

Full Report

Executive Summary

Press Release

Fact Sheet

Study Description

Governor Brown submitted a Governor's Reorganization Plan to the Little Hoover Commission on March 30, 2012. The plan called for replacing five agencies with three, producing the Government Operations Agency, the Transportation Agency and the Business and Consumer Services Agency. As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor.

In addition, the plan proposed eliminating or transferring parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

Affected bodies included the California Transportation Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, the Public Employment Relations Board, the Boating and Waterways Commission, the California Horse Racing Board, the Public Employment Relations Board, the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the High Speed Rail Authority, the California Housing Finance Agency, the Structural Pest Control Board, and the California Gambling Control Commission. 

Affected departments and offices included the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Corporations, the Department of Financial Institutions, the Office of Real Estate Appraisers, the Department of Boating and Waterways, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and the Office of Exposition Park.

A copy of the Governor's letter and a summary can be found here. The plan in full can be found here.


State law establishes that all Governors' reorganization plans must be submitted to the Commission for review at least 30 days prior to submitting it to the Legislature for its consideration. Following its review and one or more public hearings on the proposal, the Commission offers a recommendation to the Legislature to either allow the plan to go into effect or to reject the plan.

Agenda

Overview

Proposed by: Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.

Objective: Restructure various agencies and departments.

Commission recommendation: Allow plan to take effect.

Print Agenda
  • May 25
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    Cancelled - 10:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower
    Business Meeting
    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    May 22, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meeting

    The Little Hoover Commission business meeting scheduled for Friday, May 25, 2012 has been cancelled.

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov.

  • May 22
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    9:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level, 925 L
    Business Meeting
    Agenda

    AGENDA

    Business Meeting
    Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
    Legislative Counsel Conference Room,
    Lower Level, 925 L Street 
    Sacramento, CA
     

    1. Business Meeting Minutes from April 25, 2012
       
    2. Draft Report – Government Reorganization Plan #2 recommendations to the Legislature
       
    3. Subcommittee Reports/Project Selection a. Discussion – Property/Management Study Potential Recommendations
       
    4. Implementation Activity V. Discussion – Bylaws on Voting
       
    5. Reports from Bureau of State Audits
    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    May 11, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meeting

    On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a business meeting at 9 a.m. in the Legislative Counsel Conference Room in the lower level of 925 L Street in Sacramento.

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

  • May 11
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    10:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level, 925 L
    Business Meeting
    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    May 1, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meeting

    On Friday, May 11, 2012 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a business meeting to discuss and consider a draft report on the Governor’s Reorganization Plan 2. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the Legislative Counsel Conference Room in the lower level of 925 L Street in Sacramento.

    Additional teleconference locations accessible to the public during the business meeting will be:

    • 11400 W. Olympic Avenue, Suite 780, Los Angeles, California
       
    • Len B Jordan Building, 650 W. State Street, 2nd Floor, Boise, Idaho
       

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Friday, May 4, 2012.

  • April 25
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    9:00 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capito
    Public Hearing
    Agenda

    AGENDA

    Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
    Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.
    Employment Development Department Auditorium
    722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


    Opening Remarks

    Overview -- Natural Resource Agency

    1. John Laird, Secretary, Natural Resources Agency (Written Testimony)
       

    Session 8: Delta Stewardship Council

    1. Phil Isenberg, Chair, Delta Stewardship Council (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Tom Zuckerman, Advisor, Central Delta Water Agency (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Senator Joe Simitian 


    The Commission received comments from members of the Legislature:


    Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

    • Cynthia Koehler, California Water Legislative Director, Environmental Defense Fund (Written Comments)
       
    • Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Defense Council (Written Comments)
      ​​​​​​​

    Session 9: Boating and Waterways

    1. Lucia C. Becerra, Acting Director, Department of Boating and Waterways 
       
    2. Matthew Webb, Chair, California Boating and Waterways Commission (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Bryce W. Griffith, Director, Tahoe Community Sailing Foundation Inc. (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Jerry Desmond Jr., Director of Government Regulations, Recreational Boaters of California (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    The Commission received comments from members of the Legislature:

    Public Comment

    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    April 10, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meetings

    On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

    Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

    The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

    • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
       
    • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
       
    • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
       

    On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

    Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

    • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
       
    • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
       
    • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

    The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

    State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

    There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

    Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

    Video
  • April 24
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    9:00 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capito
    Public Hearing
    Agenda

    AGENDA

    Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
    Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.
    Employment Development Department Auditorium
    722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


    Opening Remarks

    Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency

    Overview of the Agency

    1. Anna Caballero, Secretary, State & Consumer Services Agency (Written Testimony)
       

    Overview of the Department

    1. Denise Brown, Director, Department of Consumer Affairs (Written Testimony)
       
    2. William Moran, Assistant Commissioner, Enforcement, Department of Real Estate (Written Testimony)


    Stakeholders

    1. Stanley W. Wieg, Government Affairs, Staff Vice President, California Assocation of Realtors 
       
    2. Skip Ogle, Independent Appraiser (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Brian Glanville, Chair, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Americas 


    Department of Business Oversight

    1. Jan Lynn Owen, Commissioner, Department of Corporations (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Teveia R. Barnes, Commissioner, Department of Financial Institutions (Written Testimony)


    Stakeholders

    1. Alex Alanis, Legislative Advocate, California Bankers Association (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Melissa Ameluxen, Director of State Government Affairs, California/Nevada Union Leagues
       
    3. Susan (DeMars) Milazzo, Executive Director, California Mortgage Bankers Association (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Ezra C. Levine, General Counsel, The Money Services Round Table, Morrison & Foerster (Written Testimony)
       
    5. Keith P. Bishop, Partner, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Matsis LLP (Written Testimony)
       
    6. Debbie Grose, President of the Financial Planning Association of Northern California, Financial Planning Association (Written Testimony)

    Department of Housing & Community Development

    1. Linn Warren, Director of Department of Housing and Community Development
       
    2. Claudia Cappio, Executive Director, California Housing Finance Agency (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    Stakeholder

    1. Michael Lane, Policy Director, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

    • Fred Kreger, President-Elect and Government Affairs Committee Chair, California Association of Mortgage Professionals (Written Comments)
      ​​​​​​​

    Lunch Break


    ​​​​​​​Session 6: Government Operations Agency

    Government Operations Agency Overview

    1. Sue Johnsrud, Director, Operations, Office of the Governor (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    Organizations Moving Into the Government Operations Agency

    1. Esteban Almanza, Chief Deputy Director, Department of General Services (Written Testimony)
       
    2. David Rechs, Manager, CalHR Implementation Team, Department of Personnel Administation (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Julie Nauman, Executive Director, Victim Compensation & Government Claims Board (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Debra Cornez, Director, Office of Administrative Law (Written Testimony)
       
    5. Suzanne Ambrose, Executive Officer, State Personnel Board
      ​​​​​​​

    California Technology Agency

    1. Carlos Ramos, Secretary, California Technology Agency (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Carol Henton, Vice President State and Local Government, TechAmerica (Written Testimony)
       
    3. John Thomas Flynn, Principal, Flynn, Kossick & Associates (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

    Overview

    1. Marty Morgenstern, Secretary, Labor & Workforce Development Agency (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Les Chisholm, Division Chief, Public Employment Relations Board (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    Labor Perspective

    1. Joshua Pechthalt, President, California Federation of Teachers (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Other stakeholders (invited) 
      ​​​​​​​

    Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

    • Caitlin Vega, Legislative Advocate, California Labor Federation (Written Comments)
       
    • John Roberts, President, Professional Engineers in California Government (Written Comments)
      ​​​​​​​

    Public Comment

    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    April 10, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meetings

    On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

    Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

    The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

    • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
       
    • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
       
    • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
       

    On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

    Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

    • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
       
    • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
       
    • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

    The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

    State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

    There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

    Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

    Video
  • April 23
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    10 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol
    Public Hearing
    Agenda

    AGENDA

    Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
    Monday, April 23, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.
    Employment Development Department Auditorium
    722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


    Opening Remarks

    Session 1: Government Reorganization Plan 2012 -- Overview of the Plan

    1. Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration. Legal Affairs and Policy, Office of the Governor
       

    Session 2: Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development (GO-Biz)

    1. Michael E. Rossi, Senior Jobs Advisor, Office of the Governor 
       
    2. Stan Hazelroth, Executive Director, Infrastructure Bank (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Amy Lemisch, Executive Director, California Film Commission (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Priscilla Lopez, State Chair, California Small Business Development Centers (Written Testimony)
       
    5. Bill Davidson, Deputy Secretary, Administration & Finance, Business, Transportation & Housing on behalf of the Small Business Guarantee Program (Written Testimony)
       

    Lunch Break


    Session 3: California Transportation Agency

    1. Brian Kelly, Acting Secretary, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency - Overview of the Transportation Agency (Written Testimony)
       
    2. James Ghielmetti, Vice Chair, California Transportation Commission (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Thomas Fellenz, Chief Counsel, California High Speed Rail Authority (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Will Kempton, Chief Executive Officer, Orange County Transportation Authority and former Director, California Department of Transportation (Written Testimony) 
       

    Comments Submitted by Members of the Public


    Session 4: California Gambling Control Commissions

    1. Stephanie K. Shimazu, Chair, and Tina Littleton, Executive Director, California Gambling Commission (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Marty Horan Jr., Acting Chief, Department of Justice Bureau of Gambling Control, and Bob Mukai, Deputy Attorney General and Attorney, Indian and Gaming Law Section, Department of Justice (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Jacob Appelsmith, Executive Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control and former Special Assistant to then-Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Jason Ramos, Chairman, Blue Lake Rancheria and Tribal Gaming Commission (Written Testimony)
       
    5. Tracey Buck-Walsh, Attorney, Law Office of Tracey Buck-Walsh (Written Testimony)


    The Commission received written comments from a member of the Legislature


    Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

    • Mike Williams, Chairman, Tule River Tribe Gaming Commission (Written Comments)
       
    • John N. Roberts. Deputy Commissioner, San Manuel Band of Mission Indian Tribal Gaming Commission (Written Comments)


    Public Comment

    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    April 10, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meetings

    On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

    Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

    The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

    • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
       
    • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
       
    • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
       

    On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

    Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

    • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
       
    • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
       
    • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

    The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

    State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

    There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

    Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

    Video
May 25
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
Cancelled - 10:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level, 925 L Street, Sacramento, CA
Business Meeting
Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 22, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meeting

The Little Hoover Commission business meeting scheduled for Friday, May 25, 2012 has been cancelled.

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov.

May 22
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
9:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level, 925 L Street, Sacramento, CA
Business Meeting
Agenda

AGENDA

Business Meeting
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
Legislative Counsel Conference Room,
Lower Level, 925 L Street 
Sacramento, CA
 

  1. Business Meeting Minutes from April 25, 2012
     
  2. Draft Report – Government Reorganization Plan #2 recommendations to the Legislature
     
  3. Subcommittee Reports/Project Selection a. Discussion – Property/Management Study Potential Recommendations
     
  4. Implementation Activity V. Discussion – Bylaws on Voting
     
  5. Reports from Bureau of State Audits
Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meeting

On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a business meeting at 9 a.m. in the Legislative Counsel Conference Room in the lower level of 925 L Street in Sacramento.

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

May 11
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
10:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level, 925 L Street, Sacramento, CA
Business Meeting
Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 1, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meeting

On Friday, May 11, 2012 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a business meeting to discuss and consider a draft report on the Governor’s Reorganization Plan 2. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the Legislative Counsel Conference Room in the lower level of 925 L Street in Sacramento.

Additional teleconference locations accessible to the public during the business meeting will be:

  • 11400 W. Olympic Avenue, Suite 780, Los Angeles, California
     
  • Len B Jordan Building, 650 W. State Street, 2nd Floor, Boise, Idaho
     

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Friday, May 4, 2012.

April 25
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
9:00 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA
Public Hearing
Agenda

AGENDA

Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.
Employment Development Department Auditorium
722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


Opening Remarks

Overview -- Natural Resource Agency

  1. John Laird, Secretary, Natural Resources Agency (Written Testimony)
     

Session 8: Delta Stewardship Council

  1. Phil Isenberg, Chair, Delta Stewardship Council (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Tom Zuckerman, Advisor, Central Delta Water Agency (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Senator Joe Simitian 


The Commission received comments from members of the Legislature:


Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

  • Cynthia Koehler, California Water Legislative Director, Environmental Defense Fund (Written Comments)
     
  • Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Defense Council (Written Comments)
    ​​​​​​​

Session 9: Boating and Waterways

  1. Lucia C. Becerra, Acting Director, Department of Boating and Waterways 
     
  2. Matthew Webb, Chair, California Boating and Waterways Commission (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Bryce W. Griffith, Director, Tahoe Community Sailing Foundation Inc. (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Jerry Desmond Jr., Director of Government Regulations, Recreational Boaters of California (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

The Commission received comments from members of the Legislature:

Public Comment

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meetings

On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

  • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
     
  • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
     
  • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
     

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

  • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
     
  • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
     
  • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

Video
April 24
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
9:00 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA
Public Hearing
Agenda

AGENDA

Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.
Employment Development Department Auditorium
722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


Opening Remarks

Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency

Overview of the Agency

  1. Anna Caballero, Secretary, State & Consumer Services Agency (Written Testimony)
     

Overview of the Department

  1. Denise Brown, Director, Department of Consumer Affairs (Written Testimony)
     
  2. William Moran, Assistant Commissioner, Enforcement, Department of Real Estate (Written Testimony)


Stakeholders

  1. Stanley W. Wieg, Government Affairs, Staff Vice President, California Assocation of Realtors 
     
  2. Skip Ogle, Independent Appraiser (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Brian Glanville, Chair, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Americas 


Department of Business Oversight

  1. Jan Lynn Owen, Commissioner, Department of Corporations (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Teveia R. Barnes, Commissioner, Department of Financial Institutions (Written Testimony)


Stakeholders

  1. Alex Alanis, Legislative Advocate, California Bankers Association (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Melissa Ameluxen, Director of State Government Affairs, California/Nevada Union Leagues
     
  3. Susan (DeMars) Milazzo, Executive Director, California Mortgage Bankers Association (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Ezra C. Levine, General Counsel, The Money Services Round Table, Morrison & Foerster (Written Testimony)
     
  5. Keith P. Bishop, Partner, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Matsis LLP (Written Testimony)
     
  6. Debbie Grose, President of the Financial Planning Association of Northern California, Financial Planning Association (Written Testimony)

Department of Housing & Community Development

  1. Linn Warren, Director of Department of Housing and Community Development
     
  2. Claudia Cappio, Executive Director, California Housing Finance Agency (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

Stakeholder

  1. Michael Lane, Policy Director, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

  • Fred Kreger, President-Elect and Government Affairs Committee Chair, California Association of Mortgage Professionals (Written Comments)
    ​​​​​​​

Lunch Break


​​​​​​​Session 6: Government Operations Agency

Government Operations Agency Overview

  1. Sue Johnsrud, Director, Operations, Office of the Governor (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

Organizations Moving Into the Government Operations Agency

  1. Esteban Almanza, Chief Deputy Director, Department of General Services (Written Testimony)
     
  2. David Rechs, Manager, CalHR Implementation Team, Department of Personnel Administation (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Julie Nauman, Executive Director, Victim Compensation & Government Claims Board (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Debra Cornez, Director, Office of Administrative Law (Written Testimony)
     
  5. Suzanne Ambrose, Executive Officer, State Personnel Board
    ​​​​​​​

California Technology Agency

  1. Carlos Ramos, Secretary, California Technology Agency (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Carol Henton, Vice President State and Local Government, TechAmerica (Written Testimony)
     
  3. John Thomas Flynn, Principal, Flynn, Kossick & Associates (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

Overview

  1. Marty Morgenstern, Secretary, Labor & Workforce Development Agency (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Les Chisholm, Division Chief, Public Employment Relations Board (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

Labor Perspective

  1. Joshua Pechthalt, President, California Federation of Teachers (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Other stakeholders (invited) 
    ​​​​​​​

Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

  • Caitlin Vega, Legislative Advocate, California Labor Federation (Written Comments)
     
  • John Roberts, President, Professional Engineers in California Government (Written Comments)
    ​​​​​​​

Public Comment

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meetings

On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

  • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
     
  • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
     
  • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
     

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

  • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
     
  • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
     
  • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

Video
April 23
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
10 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA
Public Hearing
Agenda

AGENDA

Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
Monday, April 23, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.
Employment Development Department Auditorium
722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


Opening Remarks

Session 1: Government Reorganization Plan 2012 -- Overview of the Plan

  1. Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration. Legal Affairs and Policy, Office of the Governor
     

Session 2: Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development (GO-Biz)

  1. Michael E. Rossi, Senior Jobs Advisor, Office of the Governor 
     
  2. Stan Hazelroth, Executive Director, Infrastructure Bank (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Amy Lemisch, Executive Director, California Film Commission (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Priscilla Lopez, State Chair, California Small Business Development Centers (Written Testimony)
     
  5. Bill Davidson, Deputy Secretary, Administration & Finance, Business, Transportation & Housing on behalf of the Small Business Guarantee Program (Written Testimony)
     

Lunch Break


Session 3: California Transportation Agency

  1. Brian Kelly, Acting Secretary, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency - Overview of the Transportation Agency (Written Testimony)
     
  2. James Ghielmetti, Vice Chair, California Transportation Commission (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Thomas Fellenz, Chief Counsel, California High Speed Rail Authority (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Will Kempton, Chief Executive Officer, Orange County Transportation Authority and former Director, California Department of Transportation (Written Testimony) 
     

Comments Submitted by Members of the Public


Session 4: California Gambling Control Commissions

  1. Stephanie K. Shimazu, Chair, and Tina Littleton, Executive Director, California Gambling Commission (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Marty Horan Jr., Acting Chief, Department of Justice Bureau of Gambling Control, and Bob Mukai, Deputy Attorney General and Attorney, Indian and Gaming Law Section, Department of Justice (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Jacob Appelsmith, Executive Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control and former Special Assistant to then-Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Jason Ramos, Chairman, Blue Lake Rancheria and Tribal Gaming Commission (Written Testimony)
     
  5. Tracey Buck-Walsh, Attorney, Law Office of Tracey Buck-Walsh (Written Testimony)


The Commission received written comments from a member of the Legislature


Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

  • Mike Williams, Chairman, Tule River Tribe Gaming Commission (Written Comments)
     
  • John N. Roberts. Deputy Commissioner, San Manuel Band of Mission Indian Tribal Gaming Commission (Written Comments)


Public Comment

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meetings

On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

  • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
     
  • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
     
  • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
     

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

  • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
     
  • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
     
  • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

Video
Print Agenda
  • May 25
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    Cancelled - 10:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower
    Business Meeting
    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    May 22, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meeting

    The Little Hoover Commission business meeting scheduled for Friday, May 25, 2012 has been cancelled.

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov.

  • May 22
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    9:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level, 925 L
    Business Meeting
    Agenda

    AGENDA

    Business Meeting
    Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
    Legislative Counsel Conference Room,
    Lower Level, 925 L Street 
    Sacramento, CA
     

    1. Business Meeting Minutes from April 25, 2012
       
    2. Draft Report – Government Reorganization Plan #2 recommendations to the Legislature
       
    3. Subcommittee Reports/Project Selection a. Discussion – Property/Management Study Potential Recommendations
       
    4. Implementation Activity V. Discussion – Bylaws on Voting
       
    5. Reports from Bureau of State Audits
    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    May 11, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meeting

    On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a business meeting at 9 a.m. in the Legislative Counsel Conference Room in the lower level of 925 L Street in Sacramento.

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

  • May 11
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    10:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level, 925 L
    Business Meeting
    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    May 1, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meeting

    On Friday, May 11, 2012 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a business meeting to discuss and consider a draft report on the Governor’s Reorganization Plan 2. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the Legislative Counsel Conference Room in the lower level of 925 L Street in Sacramento.

    Additional teleconference locations accessible to the public during the business meeting will be:

    • 11400 W. Olympic Avenue, Suite 780, Los Angeles, California
       
    • Len B Jordan Building, 650 W. State Street, 2nd Floor, Boise, Idaho
       

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Friday, May 4, 2012.

  • April 25
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    9:00 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capito
    Public Hearing
    Agenda

    AGENDA

    Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
    Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.
    Employment Development Department Auditorium
    722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


    Opening Remarks

    Overview -- Natural Resource Agency

    1. John Laird, Secretary, Natural Resources Agency (Written Testimony)
       

    Session 8: Delta Stewardship Council

    1. Phil Isenberg, Chair, Delta Stewardship Council (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Tom Zuckerman, Advisor, Central Delta Water Agency (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Senator Joe Simitian 


    The Commission received comments from members of the Legislature:


    Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

    • Cynthia Koehler, California Water Legislative Director, Environmental Defense Fund (Written Comments)
       
    • Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Defense Council (Written Comments)
      ​​​​​​​

    Session 9: Boating and Waterways

    1. Lucia C. Becerra, Acting Director, Department of Boating and Waterways 
       
    2. Matthew Webb, Chair, California Boating and Waterways Commission (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Bryce W. Griffith, Director, Tahoe Community Sailing Foundation Inc. (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Jerry Desmond Jr., Director of Government Regulations, Recreational Boaters of California (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    The Commission received comments from members of the Legislature:

    Public Comment

    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    April 10, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meetings

    On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

    Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

    The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

    • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
       
    • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
       
    • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
       

    On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

    Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

    • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
       
    • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
       
    • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

    The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

    State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

    There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

    Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

    Video
  • April 24
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    9:00 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capito
    Public Hearing
    Agenda

    AGENDA

    Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
    Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.
    Employment Development Department Auditorium
    722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


    Opening Remarks

    Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency

    Overview of the Agency

    1. Anna Caballero, Secretary, State & Consumer Services Agency (Written Testimony)
       

    Overview of the Department

    1. Denise Brown, Director, Department of Consumer Affairs (Written Testimony)
       
    2. William Moran, Assistant Commissioner, Enforcement, Department of Real Estate (Written Testimony)


    Stakeholders

    1. Stanley W. Wieg, Government Affairs, Staff Vice President, California Assocation of Realtors 
       
    2. Skip Ogle, Independent Appraiser (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Brian Glanville, Chair, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Americas 


    Department of Business Oversight

    1. Jan Lynn Owen, Commissioner, Department of Corporations (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Teveia R. Barnes, Commissioner, Department of Financial Institutions (Written Testimony)


    Stakeholders

    1. Alex Alanis, Legislative Advocate, California Bankers Association (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Melissa Ameluxen, Director of State Government Affairs, California/Nevada Union Leagues
       
    3. Susan (DeMars) Milazzo, Executive Director, California Mortgage Bankers Association (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Ezra C. Levine, General Counsel, The Money Services Round Table, Morrison & Foerster (Written Testimony)
       
    5. Keith P. Bishop, Partner, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Matsis LLP (Written Testimony)
       
    6. Debbie Grose, President of the Financial Planning Association of Northern California, Financial Planning Association (Written Testimony)

    Department of Housing & Community Development

    1. Linn Warren, Director of Department of Housing and Community Development
       
    2. Claudia Cappio, Executive Director, California Housing Finance Agency (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    Stakeholder

    1. Michael Lane, Policy Director, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

    • Fred Kreger, President-Elect and Government Affairs Committee Chair, California Association of Mortgage Professionals (Written Comments)
      ​​​​​​​

    Lunch Break


    ​​​​​​​Session 6: Government Operations Agency

    Government Operations Agency Overview

    1. Sue Johnsrud, Director, Operations, Office of the Governor (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    Organizations Moving Into the Government Operations Agency

    1. Esteban Almanza, Chief Deputy Director, Department of General Services (Written Testimony)
       
    2. David Rechs, Manager, CalHR Implementation Team, Department of Personnel Administation (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Julie Nauman, Executive Director, Victim Compensation & Government Claims Board (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Debra Cornez, Director, Office of Administrative Law (Written Testimony)
       
    5. Suzanne Ambrose, Executive Officer, State Personnel Board
      ​​​​​​​

    California Technology Agency

    1. Carlos Ramos, Secretary, California Technology Agency (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Carol Henton, Vice President State and Local Government, TechAmerica (Written Testimony)
       
    3. John Thomas Flynn, Principal, Flynn, Kossick & Associates (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

    Overview

    1. Marty Morgenstern, Secretary, Labor & Workforce Development Agency (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Les Chisholm, Division Chief, Public Employment Relations Board (Written Testimony)
      ​​​​​​​

    Labor Perspective

    1. Joshua Pechthalt, President, California Federation of Teachers (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Other stakeholders (invited) 
      ​​​​​​​

    Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

    • Caitlin Vega, Legislative Advocate, California Labor Federation (Written Comments)
       
    • John Roberts, President, Professional Engineers in California Government (Written Comments)
      ​​​​​​​

    Public Comment

    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    April 10, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meetings

    On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

    Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

    The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

    • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
       
    • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
       
    • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
       

    On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

    Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

    • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
       
    • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
       
    • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

    The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

    State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

    There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

    Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

    Video
  • April 23
    2012
    Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
    10 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol
    Public Hearing
    Agenda

    AGENDA

    Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
    Monday, April 23, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.
    Employment Development Department Auditorium
    722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


    Opening Remarks

    Session 1: Government Reorganization Plan 2012 -- Overview of the Plan

    1. Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration. Legal Affairs and Policy, Office of the Governor
       

    Session 2: Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development (GO-Biz)

    1. Michael E. Rossi, Senior Jobs Advisor, Office of the Governor 
       
    2. Stan Hazelroth, Executive Director, Infrastructure Bank (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Amy Lemisch, Executive Director, California Film Commission (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Priscilla Lopez, State Chair, California Small Business Development Centers (Written Testimony)
       
    5. Bill Davidson, Deputy Secretary, Administration & Finance, Business, Transportation & Housing on behalf of the Small Business Guarantee Program (Written Testimony)
       

    Lunch Break


    Session 3: California Transportation Agency

    1. Brian Kelly, Acting Secretary, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency - Overview of the Transportation Agency (Written Testimony)
       
    2. James Ghielmetti, Vice Chair, California Transportation Commission (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Thomas Fellenz, Chief Counsel, California High Speed Rail Authority (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Will Kempton, Chief Executive Officer, Orange County Transportation Authority and former Director, California Department of Transportation (Written Testimony) 
       

    Comments Submitted by Members of the Public


    Session 4: California Gambling Control Commissions

    1. Stephanie K. Shimazu, Chair, and Tina Littleton, Executive Director, California Gambling Commission (Written Testimony)
       
    2. Marty Horan Jr., Acting Chief, Department of Justice Bureau of Gambling Control, and Bob Mukai, Deputy Attorney General and Attorney, Indian and Gaming Law Section, Department of Justice (Written Testimony)
       
    3. Jacob Appelsmith, Executive Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control and former Special Assistant to then-Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Written Testimony)
       
    4. Jason Ramos, Chairman, Blue Lake Rancheria and Tribal Gaming Commission (Written Testimony)
       
    5. Tracey Buck-Walsh, Attorney, Law Office of Tracey Buck-Walsh (Written Testimony)


    The Commission received written comments from a member of the Legislature


    Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

    • Mike Williams, Chairman, Tule River Tribe Gaming Commission (Written Comments)
       
    • John N. Roberts. Deputy Commissioner, San Manuel Band of Mission Indian Tribal Gaming Commission (Written Comments)


    Public Comment

    Public Notice

    PUBLIC NOTICE

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    April 10, 2012

    For Additional Information Contact:
    Stuart Drown, Executive Director
    (916) 445-2125

    Notice of Meetings

    On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

    Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

    The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

    • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
       
    • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
       
    • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
       

    On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

    Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

    • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
       
    • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
       
    • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

    The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

    State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

    There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

    Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

    All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

    Video
May 25
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
Cancelled - 10:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level, 925 L Street, Sacramento, CA
Business Meeting
Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 22, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meeting

The Little Hoover Commission business meeting scheduled for Friday, May 25, 2012 has been cancelled.

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov.

May 22
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
9:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level, 925 L Street, Sacramento, CA
Business Meeting
Agenda

AGENDA

Business Meeting
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
Legislative Counsel Conference Room,
Lower Level, 925 L Street 
Sacramento, CA
 

  1. Business Meeting Minutes from April 25, 2012
     
  2. Draft Report – Government Reorganization Plan #2 recommendations to the Legislature
     
  3. Subcommittee Reports/Project Selection a. Discussion – Property/Management Study Potential Recommendations
     
  4. Implementation Activity V. Discussion – Bylaws on Voting
     
  5. Reports from Bureau of State Audits
Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meeting

On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a business meeting at 9 a.m. in the Legislative Counsel Conference Room in the lower level of 925 L Street in Sacramento.

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

May 11
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
10:00 a.m., Legislative Counsel Conference Room, Lower Level, 925 L Street, Sacramento, CA
Business Meeting
Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 1, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meeting

On Friday, May 11, 2012 the Little Hoover Commission will conduct a business meeting to discuss and consider a draft report on the Governor’s Reorganization Plan 2. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the Legislative Counsel Conference Room in the lower level of 925 L Street in Sacramento.

Additional teleconference locations accessible to the public during the business meeting will be:

  • 11400 W. Olympic Avenue, Suite 780, Los Angeles, California
     
  • Len B Jordan Building, 650 W. State Street, 2nd Floor, Boise, Idaho
     

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Friday, May 4, 2012.

April 25
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
9:00 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA
Public Hearing
Agenda

AGENDA

Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.
Employment Development Department Auditorium
722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


Opening Remarks

Overview -- Natural Resource Agency

  1. John Laird, Secretary, Natural Resources Agency (Written Testimony)
     

Session 8: Delta Stewardship Council

  1. Phil Isenberg, Chair, Delta Stewardship Council (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Tom Zuckerman, Advisor, Central Delta Water Agency (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Senator Joe Simitian 


The Commission received comments from members of the Legislature:


Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

  • Cynthia Koehler, California Water Legislative Director, Environmental Defense Fund (Written Comments)
     
  • Barry Nelson, Senior Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Defense Council (Written Comments)
    ​​​​​​​

Session 9: Boating and Waterways

  1. Lucia C. Becerra, Acting Director, Department of Boating and Waterways 
     
  2. Matthew Webb, Chair, California Boating and Waterways Commission (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Bryce W. Griffith, Director, Tahoe Community Sailing Foundation Inc. (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Jerry Desmond Jr., Director of Government Regulations, Recreational Boaters of California (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

The Commission received comments from members of the Legislature:

Public Comment

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meetings

On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

  • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
     
  • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
     
  • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
     

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

  • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
     
  • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
     
  • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

Video
April 24
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
9:00 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA
Public Hearing
Agenda

AGENDA

Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.
Employment Development Department Auditorium
722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


Opening Remarks

Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency

Overview of the Agency

  1. Anna Caballero, Secretary, State & Consumer Services Agency (Written Testimony)
     

Overview of the Department

  1. Denise Brown, Director, Department of Consumer Affairs (Written Testimony)
     
  2. William Moran, Assistant Commissioner, Enforcement, Department of Real Estate (Written Testimony)


Stakeholders

  1. Stanley W. Wieg, Government Affairs, Staff Vice President, California Assocation of Realtors 
     
  2. Skip Ogle, Independent Appraiser (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Brian Glanville, Chair, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Americas 


Department of Business Oversight

  1. Jan Lynn Owen, Commissioner, Department of Corporations (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Teveia R. Barnes, Commissioner, Department of Financial Institutions (Written Testimony)


Stakeholders

  1. Alex Alanis, Legislative Advocate, California Bankers Association (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Melissa Ameluxen, Director of State Government Affairs, California/Nevada Union Leagues
     
  3. Susan (DeMars) Milazzo, Executive Director, California Mortgage Bankers Association (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Ezra C. Levine, General Counsel, The Money Services Round Table, Morrison & Foerster (Written Testimony)
     
  5. Keith P. Bishop, Partner, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Matsis LLP (Written Testimony)
     
  6. Debbie Grose, President of the Financial Planning Association of Northern California, Financial Planning Association (Written Testimony)

Department of Housing & Community Development

  1. Linn Warren, Director of Department of Housing and Community Development
     
  2. Claudia Cappio, Executive Director, California Housing Finance Agency (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

Stakeholder

  1. Michael Lane, Policy Director, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

  • Fred Kreger, President-Elect and Government Affairs Committee Chair, California Association of Mortgage Professionals (Written Comments)
    ​​​​​​​

Lunch Break


​​​​​​​Session 6: Government Operations Agency

Government Operations Agency Overview

  1. Sue Johnsrud, Director, Operations, Office of the Governor (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

Organizations Moving Into the Government Operations Agency

  1. Esteban Almanza, Chief Deputy Director, Department of General Services (Written Testimony)
     
  2. David Rechs, Manager, CalHR Implementation Team, Department of Personnel Administation (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Julie Nauman, Executive Director, Victim Compensation & Government Claims Board (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Debra Cornez, Director, Office of Administrative Law (Written Testimony)
     
  5. Suzanne Ambrose, Executive Officer, State Personnel Board
    ​​​​​​​

California Technology Agency

  1. Carlos Ramos, Secretary, California Technology Agency (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Carol Henton, Vice President State and Local Government, TechAmerica (Written Testimony)
     
  3. John Thomas Flynn, Principal, Flynn, Kossick & Associates (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

Overview

  1. Marty Morgenstern, Secretary, Labor & Workforce Development Agency (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Les Chisholm, Division Chief, Public Employment Relations Board (Written Testimony)
    ​​​​​​​

Labor Perspective

  1. Joshua Pechthalt, President, California Federation of Teachers (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Other stakeholders (invited) 
    ​​​​​​​

Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

  • Caitlin Vega, Legislative Advocate, California Labor Federation (Written Comments)
     
  • John Roberts, President, Professional Engineers in California Government (Written Comments)
    ​​​​​​​

Public Comment

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meetings

On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

  • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
     
  • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
     
  • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
     

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

  • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
     
  • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
     
  • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

Video
April 23
2012
Governor's Reorganization Plan #2 (2012)
10 a.m., Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA
Public Hearing
Agenda

AGENDA

Public Hearing on Government Reorganization Plan #2
Monday, April 23, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.
Employment Development Department Auditorium
722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA


Opening Remarks

Session 1: Government Reorganization Plan 2012 -- Overview of the Plan

  1. Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration. Legal Affairs and Policy, Office of the Governor
     

Session 2: Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development (GO-Biz)

  1. Michael E. Rossi, Senior Jobs Advisor, Office of the Governor 
     
  2. Stan Hazelroth, Executive Director, Infrastructure Bank (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Amy Lemisch, Executive Director, California Film Commission (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Priscilla Lopez, State Chair, California Small Business Development Centers (Written Testimony)
     
  5. Bill Davidson, Deputy Secretary, Administration & Finance, Business, Transportation & Housing on behalf of the Small Business Guarantee Program (Written Testimony)
     

Lunch Break


Session 3: California Transportation Agency

  1. Brian Kelly, Acting Secretary, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency - Overview of the Transportation Agency (Written Testimony)
     
  2. James Ghielmetti, Vice Chair, California Transportation Commission (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Thomas Fellenz, Chief Counsel, California High Speed Rail Authority (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Will Kempton, Chief Executive Officer, Orange County Transportation Authority and former Director, California Department of Transportation (Written Testimony) 
     

Comments Submitted by Members of the Public


Session 4: California Gambling Control Commissions

  1. Stephanie K. Shimazu, Chair, and Tina Littleton, Executive Director, California Gambling Commission (Written Testimony)
     
  2. Marty Horan Jr., Acting Chief, Department of Justice Bureau of Gambling Control, and Bob Mukai, Deputy Attorney General and Attorney, Indian and Gaming Law Section, Department of Justice (Written Testimony)
     
  3. Jacob Appelsmith, Executive Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control and former Special Assistant to then-Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (Written Testimony)
     
  4. Jason Ramos, Chairman, Blue Lake Rancheria and Tribal Gaming Commission (Written Testimony)
     
  5. Tracey Buck-Walsh, Attorney, Law Office of Tracey Buck-Walsh (Written Testimony)


The Commission received written comments from a member of the Legislature


Comments Submitted by Members of the Public

  • Mike Williams, Chairman, Tule River Tribe Gaming Commission (Written Comments)
     
  • John N. Roberts. Deputy Commissioner, San Manuel Band of Mission Indian Tribal Gaming Commission (Written Comments)


Public Comment

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2012

For Additional Information Contact:
Stuart Drown, Executive Director
(916) 445-2125

Notice of Meetings

On Monday, April 23; Tuesday, April 24; and Wednesday, April 25, 2012, the Little Hoover Commission will hold public hearings on the Governor’s 2012 reorganization plan. The hearings will be held at the Employment Development Department Auditorium, 722 Capitol Mall, Sacramento.

Governor Brown has proposed replacing five agencies with three and, in the process, creating three new agencies (the Government Operations Agency, the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Transportation Agency). As part of the proposal, the Technology Agency would become a department in his Government Operations Agency, and the California Emergency Management Agency would become an office reporting to the Governor. In addition, the plan proposes eliminating parts or all of the activities of several boards and commissions or moving them to other locations within the executive branch, and combining the activities of several departments into new or existing departments.

The first public hearing will be on Monday, April 23, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will begin with an overview of the plan by Jim Humes, Executive Secretary for Administration, Legal Affairs and Policy in the Office of the Governor. Following the overview, the Commission will hear from state executives and stakeholders in the following sessions:

  • Session 2: Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (G0-Biz)
     
  • Session 3: California Transportation Agency
     
  • Session 4: California Gambling Control Commission
     

On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, a public hearing will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Testimony will be heard from state executives and stakeholders.

Tuesday’s hearing will include the following sessions:

  • Session 5: Business and Consumer Services Agency
     
  • Session 6: Government Operations Agency
     
  • Session 7: Public Employment Relations Board

The final public hearing will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Testimony will address the issues and considerations involved in the Governor’s proposal for the Delta Stewardship Council and the Department of Boating and Waterways.

State law establishes that all Governors’ reorganization plans be submitted to the Commission for review. Once the Commission has had the plan for 30 days, the Governor may submit the plan to the Legislature. The Commission then has 30 days to prepare and submit its written recommendation to either allow the plan to go into effect or reject it.

There will be an opportunity for public comment at the end of each hearing. The Commission also encourages written comments.

Immediately following the April 25 hearing, the Commission will hold its business meeting in Room 202, 1400 10th Street, Sacramento.

All public notices for meetings are on the Commission’s Web site, http://www.lhc.ca.gov. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Stuart Drown at (916) 445-2125 or littlehoover@lhc.ca.gov by Monday, April 16, 2012.

Video