County Administrative Officers
Annual Conference
​October 16-18, 2019 Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley

Wednesday, October 16
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing​
11:30 am - Networking and Lunch with Colleagues

12:30 pm - Welcome and Introductions by Birgitta Corsello, Solano County

12:45 pm - Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Future environments for California. Bespoke presentations by Lab Scientists
and Tour of Research Vessel Western Flyer

3:00 pm - Networking Break

3:15 pm - KEYNOTE
California Futures: Technology, economy, climate, demography
and implications for governance and service delivery by local governments
Lenny Mendonca, Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor
Newsom and Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic
Development (GO-Biz), former partner and founder of McKinsey & Company
state and local government practice

4:45 pm - Individual Members Travel to Quail Lodge

6:15 pm - Shuttle from the Lodge to the Clubhouse

6:30 pm - Reception and Dinner at the Clubhouse
Thursday, October 17 
Location:  Valley Room, Quail Lodge

8:45 am - Opening
Sponsor Infoludes (Three at 3 minutes each)

8:55 am - PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION Demographic Changes in California and
their Affect on County Economic and Financial Futures: How can we
offset/mitigate impacts and optimize the future
Mark Pisano, Professor of the Practice of Public Administration at the USC
Sol Price School of Public Policy, and for 31 years served as executive
director of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), the
nation’s largest regional planning agency

10:15 am - Networking Break

10:30 am - Sponsor Infoludes (Four at 3 minutes each)

10:45 am - PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION Local Government Challenges and
Opportunities in the Age of AI and Bots
PK Agarwal, Dean, UC-Santa Cruz Extension and former CTO for the State of
California

Noon - Lunch in the Covey Room and Deck

1:10 pm Sponsor - Infoludes (Four at 3 minutes each)

1:25 pm - DISCUSSION The Changing Worlds and Future of Juvenile Justice
Allison Ganter, Deputy Director, and Aaron Maguire, General Counsel,
Board of State and Community Corrections
Juvenile Justice and CSAC Juvenile Hall Working Group Update
Jessica Devencenzi, CSAC AOJ Legislative Representative

2:30 pm  - DISCUSSION IHSS Funding and Collective Bargaining
Justin Garrett, CSAC HHS Legislative Representative

3:00 pm - Networking Break

3:15 pm - ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATION CAO Roundtable on Current County Issues
Subjects for discussion from Professional Development Committee:
  • Learnings on community and organizational recovery and resiliency
    following a disaster
  • Approaches to homelessness
  • Impacts of high-speed rail on future communities
  • Cannabis regulation and enforcement
  • Groundwater regulation
  • Board/CEO relations with changing Boards and communities
  • Innovations in employee benefits
  • Recruitment and retention of senior managers and department heads

4:40 pm - UPDATE Legislative Highlights
Darby Kernan, CSAC Deputy Executive Director, Legislative Affairs

5:00 pm - Networking Break

5:45 pm - Bus Shuttles to Carmel

6:15 pm - Reception and Dinner at Anton & Michel, Camel-by-the-Sea
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9:00 pm - Bus Shuttles to the Quail Lodge
Friday,October 18 Sessions Continue
Location:  Quail Lodge, Clubhouse
8:00 am - Working Breakfast – Quail Lodge Clubhouse

8:40 am - Sponsor Infoludes (Four at 3 minutes each)

8:55 am - TOWN HALL The Future of CACE ... What do we want it to be?

10:00 am - Networking Break

10:10 am - CACE Business Meeting
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11:30 am - Adjourn