Agenda - Rural ForumSacramento Convention Center
Room 309/310
Sacramento, California
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Presiding:
Susan Davis, Chairman
Bradley Garbutt, Vice Chair
Karen O’Brien, Vice Chair
Irma Vargas, Committee LiaisonC.A.R. Staff
Elizabeth BrodeI.  Opening Comments: Chairman DavisII. Guest Speaker: Edith Lohman - FEMAMs. Lohman is the Western Territorial Manager for theNational Flood Insurance Program. Her region includes the Pacific Northwest, California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and the Pacific Trust Territories.  She conducts training sessions for insurance agents, lenders, realtors, appraisers and other professional groups and actively promotes education of the program through conferences and public events.  Ms. Lohman will be presenting us with general information and facts and the current state of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP),updating us on new legislation and mandates, and giving us an overview on California’s flooding issues while giving us a look into the future of flooding and flood hazards in California.III. Rural Issues to be addressed in C.A.R. Policy CommitteesIV. Information Sharing
A. Status of AB 885 Draft Septic Regulations
B. Native Americans/Sacred Sites Pending Legislation
C. Infrastructure Ballot Propositions & Additional Financing Sources
D. Rural Resources*V. OtherVI. Adjournment