Long Beach Funding Forum

March 1, 2007

9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Bannnings Landing Community Center
100 E. Water Street
Wilmington, CA 90744
(310) 522-2015

Agenda

• Opening Remarks
  • Wayne Nastri, Administrator, US EPA Region 9
  • Julie Nelson, Deputy Administrator, US DOT Maritime Administration
• Setting the Stage: Air Quality, Health Effects, and Addressing “Legacy” Engines
  
  • Matt Haber, US EPA Region 9, Air Division, Deputy Director
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program Funds
  • Diane Turchetta, Environmental Protection Specialist, US DOT, Office of Natural and Human Environment
• Innovative Financing Mechanisms (e.g., State Infrastructure Banks)
  • Jen Mayer, Innovative Finance Specialist, US DOT Federal Highway Administration
• Loans and Leases for Trucking Retrofits
  
  • Mitch Greenberg, Manager, SmartWay Transport Partnership
  • Sharon Banks, Chief Executive Officer, Cascade Sierra Solutions
• CMAQ Networking Lunch Provided by Shapery Enterprises
• Public and Private Railroad Programs
  • Cliff Eby, Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Rehabilitation and Investment Financing (RRIF) Program
  • Sandor Shapery, Principal, Shapery Enterprises
• Programs for Drayage Trucks
  • Sarah Siwek, President, Sarah J. Siwek & Associates
  • Peter Peyton, Local 63 Representative, ILWU
• Break
• New Funding Programs on the Horizon
• Barry Sedlik, Undersecretary, Business, Housing, and Transportation Agency
• Group Discussion and Closing Remarks
  • Matt Haber, US EPA Region 9, Air Division, Deputy Director
• Adjourn