CDFA California Financing Roundtable Newsletter - October 2014

CDFA California Financing Roundtable Newsletter - October 2014
October 29, 2014



Feature
CDFA Announces Winners of 2014 Excellence in Development Finance Awards CDFA is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 Excellence in Development Finance Awards and honor outstanding programs, agencies, leaders, projects and success stories. Award winners will be recognized at the National Development Finance Summit on November 20. What You Need to Know about the California Competes Tax Credit Ellen Harpel, of Smart Incentives sheds some light on California Competes tax credit. While it is still too soon to know how well the tax credit works, the article does cover the background of the program and what makes it unique. MA Rules Still Confusing Many The SEC municipal advisor registration rule is still leaving many confused. The Bond Buyer's California Public Finance Conference brought issuers, dealers, regulators, and municipal advisors together to express their thoughts on the subject. P3s Continue to Grow Despite Criticism According to American City and County, interest in P3s is increasing despite the criticism. Legislation for P3s on social infrastructure projects has spread across the nation, and 49 states have statutes for projects such as libraries, schools and parking lots. CA Governor Signs Off on New TIF Structure SB 628 authorizes local officials to create Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts and issue bonds to finance capital improvements and projects of communitywide significance. Enhanced IFDs may include any portion of a former redevelopment project area.
Upcoming Events
2014 National Development Finance Summit November 18-21, 2014 - Scottsdale, AZ Hosted by the generous support of the Scottsdale IDA, this year's National Summit will be an amazing, can't-miss event with an in-depth look at development finance in the United States. Designed to educate both novices and seasoned development finance professionals alike, the 2014 National Development Finance Summit will touch on over 25 different financing concepts, tools, programs, strategies, and solutions to the challenges facing our country.
California News
Long Beach Civic Center Underscores P3 Buildings Trend NCPPP \| Oct. 22 \| Local Finance Program \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| Urban Development DOE: Offshore Wind Power Can Save Billions on Electricity Renewable Energy World \| Oct. 22 \| Economic Development \| Energy Finance \| Infrastructure Finance \| Recommended Practices \| U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) EPA Announces $43M for Southwestern Tribes Climate Progress \| Oct. 22 \| Disaster Recovery & Relief \| Energy Finance \| Infrastructure Finance \| Rural Development \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA is Announcing New Request for Proposals YubaNet.com \| Oct. 21 \| Access to Capital \| Brownfield Financing \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) A Renewed Boost for Water PPPs in California Global Water Intelligence \| Oct. 20 \| Infrastructure Finance \| Public-Private Partnership (P3) Financing \| Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) \| State Finance Program Getting Private Investors to Fund Public-Health Projects Kaiser Health News \| Oct. 20 \| Access to Capital \| Bond Finance \| Community Development \| State Finance Program UC Merced Wins Innovation Grant from SBDC Regional Network UC Merced \| Oct. 17 \| Access to Capital \| U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Brownfields 2015 Conference Call for Ideas -- Submit by Nov. 3 ICMA \| Oct. 16 \| Brownfield Financing \| Member News \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \| Federal Agriculture Industry And Food Waste The Packer \| Oct. 16 \| Community Development \| Food Systems Finance \| Rural Development LA Streetcar Backers Reveal More Price, Funding Info LA Downtown News \| Oct. 10 \| Economic Development \| Local Finance Program \| Federal CA Clean Energy Bill Could Open Door for Small Businesses Breaking Energy \| Oct. 7 \| Energy Finance \| Green Finance Governor Signs Bill Allowing 'Baby Redevelopment Agencies' ChicoER News \| Oct. 6 \| Bond Finance \| Legislative \| Redevelopment \| State Finance Program \| Tax Increment Finance (TIF) SEC, MSRB to Hold Compliance Program for Muni Advisors MSRB \| Oct. 6 \| Bond Finance \| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) \| Federal \| Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) EB-5 Program Raises SEC Broker Registration Issues Carlton Fields Jorden Burt \| Sep. 28 \| EB-5 Visa \| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) CA Asian Chamber of Commerce Awarded Federal Export Grant Sacramento Business Journal \| Sep. 26 \| Access to Capital \| Reshoring Manufacturing \| International \| Federal >>> SEARCH HEADLINES
New Additions to the Online Resource Database
Deconstruction and Building Material Reuse to Foster Community Redevelopment in Lynchburg Brownfield Financing \| Community Development \| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA's Brownfields Sustainability Pilots provide technical assistance to assist communities in achieving greener, more sustainable results when redeveloping brownfields. These pilots also provide models for other communities across the country. Bonds and Borrowing: An Introduction Bond Finance \| Economic Development \| Local Finance Program \| Urban Development Vicki Elmer with UC Berkeley begins this paper with some general facts about bonds before moving into a discussion of the decision to borrow. Different types of bonds are described along with the bond issuance process. >>> SEARCH ONLINE RESOURCE DATABASE
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