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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE | SALC GROWTH & EXPANSION SALC WELCOMED 22 NEW MEMBERS IN 2019. SALC GAINED A NEW STAFF MEMBER, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE & OUTREACH, WHO SUPPORTS SEVERAL SALC COMMITTEES AND SERVES AS A LIAISON BETWEEN MEMBER COMPANIES, SALC AND THE LEGISLATURE. 2019 LEGISLATIVE IMPACT SALC HAD A BUSY AGENDA AT THE STATE CAPITAL IN THE 2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. PERHAPS OUR BIGGEST IMPACT WAS HB2109, INCREASING THE AUTHORITY FOR PIMA COUNTY RTA. THE EFFORT TO PASS HB2109 WAS LED BY SALC IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OTHER SOUTHERN ARIZONA BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS. SALC RETAINED THE DEMENNA PUBLIC AFFAIRS FIRM TO SUPPORT THE LOBBYING EFFORT AND PRESIDENT/CEO TED MAXWELL SPENT MANY DAYS WORKING WITH THEM TO ENSURE PASSAGE OF THE "SALC BILL." AFTER A LETTER AND EMAIL WRITING CAMPAIGN SUPPORTED BY THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TUCSON BUSINESS ALLIANCE THE BILL PASSED AND WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY. EDUCATION BILLS: * SB1080 K-20 FUNDING (SEN. ALLEN WITH SUPPORT FROM SEN. BROPHY MCGEE) SALC SUPPORTED THE BILL, BUT IT WAS NOT BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR. * SB1394 CHARTER SCHOOL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY (SEN. BROPHY MCGEE) - SALC SUPPORTED, BILL WAS HELD IN THE HOUSE. * SB1065 4 YEAR CTED (SEN. MESNARD) - SALC SUPPORTED AND THE BILL WAS PASSED. * HB2563 INCREASE TO GAS TAX; ALT FUEL FEES (REP. CAMPBELL) - SALC SUPPORTED, BILL WAS HELD IN THE HOUSE. * SB1264 ESTABLISHES COMMUNITY PILOT SCHOOL PROGRAM (SEN. BRADLEY) - SALC SUPPORTED, BILL WAS HELD IN THE HOUSE. * SB1242 MOVES $56M IN FEDERAL TO DES CHILDCARE (SEN BROPHY MCGEE) - SALC SUPPORTED AND THE BILL PASSED. INFRASTRUCTURE BILLS: * SJR1001 DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN (SEN. FANN) - SALC SUPPORTED AND IT PASSED. * SB1001 REPEAL OF PUBLIC SAFETY FEE (SEN. UGENTI-RITA) - SALC OPPOSED AND THE BILL PASSED. HEALTHCARE BILL: * SB1354 GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION APPROPRIATION (SEN. CARTER) - SALC SUPPORTED AND THE BILL PASSED. BALLOT RESULTS IN 2019 SALC USED ITS LEADERSHIP FUND TO CONTRIBUTE $25,000 AND CONVENED AND LED THE CAMPAIGN OPPOSING TUCSON'S PROP 205 SANCTUARY CITY INITIATIVE. VOTERS SOUNDLY DEFEATED THE INITIATIVE 71% TO 29%. KEY PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS IN 2019 * IN SEPTEMBER, SALC, THE TUCSON METRO CHAMBER (TMCC), AND THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA DEFENSE ALLIANCE (SADA) MADE A JOINT TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. THE TRIP INCLUDED MEETINGS AT THE PENTAGON AND OFFICE CALLS WITH EVERY MEMBER OF THE ARIZONA FEDERAL DELEGATION. ONE OF THE PRIMARY MESSAGES DELIVERED TO MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL DELEGATION WAS REGARDING THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT (USMCA). WITH A UNITED VOICE, THE GROUP ASKED THE MEMBERS OF THE ARIZONA DELEGATIONS TO SUPPORT BOTH THE USMCA AND TO HOLD A VOTE ON THE AGREEMENT THIS SESSION. OTHER REQUESTS MADE TO ARIZONA'S FEDERAL LEGISLATORS AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH STAFFERS BY THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA CONTINGENT INCLUDED: REAUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; PRIORITIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW GATE AT DAVIS MONTHAN AFB, AS WELL AS, A NEW GATE AT THE 162ND WING LOCATED AT TIA; PARTNERSHIP WITH AND SHOWCASING OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA'S WORKFORCE PIPELINE THAT TMCC IS DEVELOPING WITH SUPPORT FROM THE BUSINESS AND EDUCATION COMMUNITIES; INSTITUTION OF NEW ELIGIBILITY FOR SHORT-TERM PELL GRANT FUNDING TO RESPOND TO EMPLOYER DEMAND AND CREATE NEW PATHWAYS OR CAREER LADDERS TO FOSTER UPWARD MOBILITY. * TUCSON VALUES TEACHERS & SALC EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. * CEO GROUP PARTNERSHIP - GREATER PHOENIX LEADERSHIP (GPL), NORTHERN ARIZONA LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (NALA), AND SALC. * SALC, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHERN ARIZONA, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, PIMA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS AND SUN CORRIDOR CONTINUED AS FULL PARTNERS IN SPONSORING THE MAP (MAKING ACTION POSSIBLE) DASHBOARD PROJECT. * THE SALC-CREATED TUCSON BUSINESS ALLIANCE (TBA). * SALC SUPPORTED STARTUP TUCSON IN 2019 WITH A GRANT OF $25,000. * SOUTHERN ARIZONA DEFENSE ALLIANCE (SADA) IS A COLLABORATION INCLUDING THE DM50, SALC, AND THE AREA'S OTHER LEADING BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS. IN APRIL U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DEBBIE LESKO AND U.S. SENATOR KYRSTEN SINEMA MET SEPARATELY WITH SADA MEMBERS TO DISCUSS ARIZONA'S UNIQUE ROLE IN DEFENSE AND TRAINING OUR NATION'S WARFIGHTERS. * ARIZONA BIOSCIENCE BOARD (ABB), A GROUP LED BY CEOS IN MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES. * THE BIOSCIENCES LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA (BLCSA) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SUN CORRIDOR INC. * SALC CONTINUES ITS COLLABORATIONS WITH THE FLINN FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND THE ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY. * SALC LEADS THE TUCSON REGIONAL WATER COALITION (TRWC). * SALC LEADS THE BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION (BPTT). * SALC IS AN ALLIANCE MEMBER OF ACHIEVE60AZ. * TUCSON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (TYP) & THE FLINN BROWN FELLOWS CONTINUED AS SALC'S PREMIER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. TYP'S PRESIDENT FILLS A SEAT ON THE SALC BOARD RESERVED FOR THE PRESIDENT OF TYP. MANY OF THE FLINN BROWN FELLOWS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA ENJOY A ONE-YEAR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IN SALC. ENGAGE 2019, A MIXER HELD IN JANUARY AT THE RAIL YARD BETWEEN TUCSON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND SALC, WAS WELL REPRESENTED BY BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. PANELISTS INCLUDED SALC MEMBERS. IN APRIL AND IGNITING ADVOCACY EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER MEMBERS FROM FIVE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ALONG WITH 15 SALC MEMBERS TO DISCUSS HOW TO SHAPE A COMMUNITY THAT ATTRACTS AND RETAINS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. SALC'S 2019 STRATEGIC VISIONING PROCESS A YEAR LONG STRATEGIC VISIONING PROCESS WAS CONDUCTED DURING 2019, USING MEMBERS' FEEDBACK FROM A SURVEY TAKEN. NEW VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS WERE CREATED, AS WELL AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SALC VALUES. IN SEPTEMBER, THE BOARD HELD A RETREAT AS THE FINAL STEP IN THE PROCESS. THE FOLLOWING RESULTS WERE PRESENTED AT THE NOVEMBER 2019 SALC ANNUAL MEETING & RETREAT: VISION: ADVANCING A WORLD-CLASS COMMUNITY. MISSION: TO IMPROVE GREATER TUCSON AND THE STATE OF ARIZONA BY BRINGING TOGETHER RESOURCES AND LEADERSHIP TO ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. VALUES: COLLABORATION; FACT-BASED; IMPACTFUL; LEADERSHIP; TRUSTWORTHY SALC REGIONAL IMPROVEMENT ACTION TEAM SALC FORMED AN ACTION TEAM THAT BEGAN MEETING IN JUNE. THE GROUP WILL MEET PERIODICALLY UNTIL DECEMBER 2020, TO DISCUSS BEST PRACTICES FOR BUSINESS GROWTH AND ATTRACTION TO HELP GROW AND SUSTAIN OUR REGION'S ECONOMY. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMMITTEE WILL LOOK TO IDENTIFY WHICH INDICATORS MAKE A CITY MORE (OR LESS) ATTRACTIVE TO CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS, AND TO DEVELOP AN ACTIONABLE REPORT. |
| . | P-20 FOCUS AREA AFTER THE DEFEAT OF PROP 204, STRONG START TUCSON, IN 2018, SALC MEMBER STEVE LYNN AND EDUCATION DIRECTOR JOHN PEDICONE JOINED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WORK ON A NEW PLAN FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. A PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED TO THE PIMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR REVIEW. IN WORKING TO OBTAIN AT LEAST 3 VOTES, SALC'S BOARD AUTHORIZED FUNDING FOR A SURVEY WHICH RESULTED IN POSITIVE RESULTS THAT WERE SHARED WITH THE BOARD. JAIME MOLERA, SALC'S LOBBYIST, JOINED SALC MEMBERS AT A P-20 FOCUS AREA MEETING IN JANUARY NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EXPANSION PROJECT THAT SALC, STRONG START TUCSON AND OTHERS WERE ENGAGED IN; A PRESENTATION ON THE ROADMAP FOR FUNDING; AND A DECISION ON WHICH FUNDING EDUCATION PROPOSALS SALC WILL SUPPORT. A P-20 FOCUS AREA MEETING WAS HELD IN MAY. CHRISTINE THOMPSON, CEO OF EXPECT MORE ARIZONA, DISCUSSED THE P-20 EDUCATION FUNDING ROADMAP AND HOW ITS PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS FARED IN THE RECENT STATE BUDGET PROCESS. THE REGIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INITIATIVE (PIMA COUNTY PRESCHOOL INVESTMENT PROGRAM - PCPIP) WAS ALSO DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS NEXT STEPS FOR SALC'S INVOLVEMENT IN THAT COALITION. RESULTS OF A RECENT COUNTYWIDE POLL ON FUNDING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, COMMISSIONED BY SALC'S BOARD, WERE PRESENTED. SALC MEMBERS STEVE LYNN, MEL COHEN AND EDUCATION DIRECTOR JOHN PEDICONE HELPED FORM A WIDER GROUP TO CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR REGIONAL ECE CALLED THE PRESCHOOL PROMISE. THE NEW ORGANIZATION HAS A WEBSITE AND IS EXPLORING FUNDING SOURCES. SALC MEMBERS, AS WELL AS SALC'S PRESIDENT & CEO TED MAXWELL, SALC VICE PRESIDENT SHELLEY WATSON, AND SALC'S DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION POLICY, JOHN PEDICONE, CONTINUED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN MONTHLY "KITCHEN CABINET" MEETINGS WITH TUSD SUPERINTENDENT GABRIEL TRUJILLO. SALC REMAINS FULLY COMMITTED TO OUR CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH TUCSON VALUES TEACHERS (TVT). TVT CONTINUED THE SCREENING OF ITS DOCUMENTARY FILM, TEACHING IN ARIZONA. THE FILM GAINED RECOGNITION AROUND THE STATE AND IN APRIL MADE ITS FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE AT THE 2019 PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL, WINNING BEST ARIZONA SHORT FILM, IT WON BEST ARIZONA SHORT AT THE ARCOSANTI INTERNATIONAL FILM CARNIVALE, AND PRESCOTT FILM FESTIVAL AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT IN THE PRESCOTT FILM FESTIVAL. TVT WELCOMED NEW CEO ANDY HEINEMANN IN JULY. HEINEMANN PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS PRINCIPAL OF CROSS MIDDLE SCHOOL IN AMPHITHEATER PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HAD SERVED ON THE TVT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ON THE RAYTHEON LEADERS IN EDUCATION AWARDS SELECTION COMMITTEE. MANY SALC MEMBERS ATTENDED TVT'S BUSINESS LEADERS BREAKFAST IN SEPTEMBER AND RECEIVED THE MOST UPDATED INFORMATION ON TEACHER WORKFORCE CRISIS STATISTICS IN ARIZONA AND LEARNED WHY GREAT TEACHERS MEAN GREAT BUSINESS. STAND UP 4 TEACHERS IS A CELEBRATION OF EDUCATION CHAMPIONS FEATURING PRESENTATION OF THE SPIRIT OF EDUCATION AWARD HONORING BUSINESSES THAT MAKE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION, ALONG WITH THE RAYTHEON LEADERS IN EDUCATION AWARD HONORING EXCEPTIONAL K-12 TEACHERS. AT NOVEMBER'S EVENT THE ESTEEMED SPIRIT OF EDUCATION AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO FREEPORT-MCMORAN AND PIMA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT OF EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. TUCSON VALUES TEACHERS ALSO PARTNERS WITH RAYTHEON COMPANY TO PRESENT THE PRESTIGIOUS RAYTHEON LEADERS IN EDUCATION AWARD TO THREE EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES AND REWARDS K-12 TEACHERS IN PIMA COUNTY WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR PEERS. SALC'S BOARD VOTED TO SUPPORT THE EVENT WITH A CONTRIBUTION OF $10,000. INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS AREA SALC REMAINED ENGAGED IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE ARENA WITH OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTERS INCLUDING OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION GROUP LOCALLY, AS WELL AS THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS PARTNERS. THE MAJORITY OF ENGAGEMENTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS AREA MEMBERS OCCUR DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND 2019 WAS A VERY ACTIVE YEAR. SALC MEMBER KIP VOLPE AND PRESIDENT/CEO TED MAXWELL PARTICIPATED ON THE STATEWIDE LOWER BASIN DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE MADE UP OF FORTY MEMBERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE CREATED THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT LED TO THE LEGISLATURE AND ARIZONA'S APPROVAL OF THE DCP ENSURING CONTINUED COLORADO RIVER WATER INTO THE NEAR FUTURE. AT A JANUARY INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS AREA MEETING SEVERAL KEY BILLS BEING ADVANCED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE RELATING TO HURF FUNDING, A GAS TAX INCREASE, AS WELL AS A PIMA COUNTY RTA AUTHORITY BILL WERE DISCUSSED. THESE DISCUSSIONS LED TO SALC ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT 2019. ON THE HEELS OF SALC'S PARTICIPATION IN THE STATEWIDE DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE, IN MARCH, GOVERNOR DUCEY APPOINTED SALC PRESIDENT & CEO TED MAXWELL TO JOIN HIS NEW WATER AUGMENTATION, INNOVATION, AND CONSERVATION COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL IS BROADER IN SCOPE THAN HIS PREVIOUS GUBERNATORIAL WATER COUNCIL, AND ADWR DIRECTOR TOM BUSCHATZKE SERVES AS ITS CHAIR. SALC SUPPORTED THE ONGOING I-11 CORRIDOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY PROCESS, WEIGHING IN ONLINE, AUTHORING AN OP-ED, AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK INTO THE PROCESS SHOWING A UNIFIED VOICE OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF THE CORRIDOR. SALC IS SUPPORTING THE BEGINNING OF THE RTA REAUTHORIZATION PROCESS. THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) IS CHAIRED BY SALC MEMBER TOM MCGOVERN. SALC MEMBERS MEL COHEN, EDMUND MARQUEZ, BRUCE WRIGHT AND PRESIDENT/CEO TED MAXWELL ARE SERVING ON THE CAC. THE CAC RTA PLAN PRIORITIES WERE FINALIZED AND SENT TO THE PUBLIC FOR FEEDBACK. THE PRIORITIES WILL BE MODIFIED BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK, AND A RTA PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THEN THE PLAN WILL GO BACK TO THE PUBLIC FOR VOTES ON THE PLAN AND THE TAX. INNOVATION ECONOMY FOCUS AREA THIS FOCUS AREA ALSO HOUSES THE ARIZONA BIOSCIENCE BOARD (ABB), AS WELL AS BIOSCIENCES LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA (BLCSA). IN FEBRUARY SALC JOINED FORCES WITH BOARD MEMBER MARA ASPINALL TO HOST KEVIN CONROY, PRESIDENT & CEO OF EXACT SCIENCES, AT HER HOME. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS WELCOME EVENT WAS TO THANK MR. CONROY FOR HIS SUPPORT OF THE COLOGUARD CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT IN TUCSON AND GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MANY OF OUR REGION'S KEY BUSINESS LEADERS. THE LARGELY SALC CROWD INCLUDED MEMBERS OF THE CONQUISTADORS AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN PUTTING OUR COMMUNITY'S BEST FOOT FORWARD WITH THE LEADER OF THIS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL COMPANY. IN MARCH SALC HELD AN INNOVATION ECONOMY FOCUS AREA MEETING, FOCUSING ON GOALS AND ACTIONS FOR 2019, WHICH INCLUDED SEEKING PARTNERSHIPS, INITIATIVES, PROJECTS TO FOSTER GROWTH IN ARIZONA'S INNOVATION ECONOMY, AS WELL AS POLICY CHANGES AND FUNDING NEEDED TO DRIVE AND GROW ARIZONA'S INNOVATION ECONOMY. STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE WERE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE ABB HELD A MEETING IN APRIL TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, HAVING RAISED AWARENESS AND CATALYZING ACTION ON THE SHORTAGE OF VENTURE CAPITAL IN ARIZONA. A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT LED OUT OF SALC; THE BOARD IS COMPRISED OF HIGH-PROFILE CEOS FROM HIGH TECH COMPANIES ACROSS ARIZONA. THEY JOINED ABB WITH ONE SIMPLE GOAL IN MIND: TO USE THE BOARD'S POWER OF INFLUENCE TO HELP CREATE MOVEMENT ON ISSUES IMPEDING THE GROWTH OF THE BIOSCIENCES IN ARIZONA. IN OCTOBER BLCSA HOSTED A MEETING WITH THE FLINN FOUNDATION THAT INCLUDED INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW LEADERS FROM SOUTHERN ARIZONA BIOSCIENCE COMPANIES AS WELL AS A BRIEF UPDATE FROM FLINN ON THE BIOSCIENCE ROADMAP. TO ENGAGE THE LEGISLATURE, TWO PANELS TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE OF HOW BEST TO PROTECT AND FUND CRITICAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS DURING THE UPCOMING 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. PANEL 1 FEATURED 4 PROMINENT LOCAL BIOSCIENCE AND INNOVATION INDUSTRY LEADERS AND PANEL 2 FEATURED 4 PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE ARIZONA LEGISLATURE. THE TWO PANELS, WITH AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION, DISCUSSED STRATEGIES TO PROTECT AND FUND THE ANGEL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT, THE R&D TAX CREDIT AND TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE FUND. ALL THREE PROGRAMS ARE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL, YIELDING TREMENDOUS RESULTS FOR ARIZONA, ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN ARIZONA. THE FALL ABB BOARD MEETING WAS HOSTED BY ABB BOARD MEMBER AND ACA CEO, SANDRA WATSON. GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY'S CHIEF OF STAFF, DANIEL SCARPINATO, AS WELL AS ABB RISK CAPITAL REPORT AUTHOR, ERIC CROMWELL PARTICIPATED IN THE MEETING. DISCUSSIONS WITH SANDRA, DANIEL AND ERIC PRESENTED A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY WHERE ABB CAN USE THE UNIQUE STRENGTH OF ITS HIGH-PROFILE MEMBERS TO DRIVE FURTHER PROGRESS IN GROWING THE AVAILABILITY OF VENTURE CAPITAL IN ARIZONA. WE HAD AN OPEN DISCUSSION OF POSSIBILITIES FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO WORK WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO HELP EXPAND VENTURE CAPITAL IN OUR STATE. |
| . | GOVERNANCE FOCUS AREA SALC HELD SPRINGTIME REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SUPERVISORS: CONGRESSMAN ANDY BIGGS, REPRESENTATIVE ANDREA DALESSANDRO, SUPERVISORS SHARON BRONSON, STEVE CHRISTY, RICHARD ELIAS, ALLY MILLER; COUNCILMEMBERS PAUL CUNNINGHAM, PAUL DURHAM AND STEVE KOZACHIK. DURING THESE MEETINGS WE SHARED SALC'S PRIORITIES WITH THEM, SEEKING COMMON GROUND AS WE ESTABLISHED LINES OF COMMUNICATION. SALC CO-HOSTED A DEMOCRATIC MAYOR FORUM WITH THE TUCSON METRO CHAMBER AND TUCSON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. THE EVENT WAS MODERATED BY SALC'S TED MAXWELL AND CANDIDATES RANDI DORMAN, STEVE FARLEY AND REGINA ROMERO ALL PARTICIPATED. HEALTHCARE FOCUS AREA AT APRIL'S SALC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AHCCCS DIRECTOR JAMIE SNYDER PROVIDED INFORMATION REGARDING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AHCCCS HAS IN ARIZONA, AND THE EFFICIENCY OF THE STATE'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. SALC ADVOCATED FOR REAUTHORIZATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FUNDING IN LETTERS TO FEDERAL DELEGATES AND IN PERSON DURING THE WASHINGTON D.C. TRIP. THROUGH THE AZLEG.GOV SITE AND THROUGH LETTERS PENNED TO KEY ARIZONA LEGISLATORS, SALC ADVOCATED FOR PASSAGE OF SB1354 WHICH PASSED. THIS KEY LEGISLATION WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR MORE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION SLOTS IN ARIZONA (PARTICULARLY RURAL AREAS) WHICH WILL HELP ALLEVIATE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGES. STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE SALC'S STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE PROVIDED INPUT AND A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE REGIONAL IMPROVEMENT ACTION TEAM IMPACTING THE STRUCTURE, SETUP AND OBJECTIVES OF THE TEAM. SALC HAS HISTORICALLY ENTERED INTO A JOINT LOBBYING AGREEMENT WITH GREATER PHOENIX LEADERSHIP. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED SALC CONSIDER HIRING A DEDICATED FIRM IN THE FUTURE. THE COMMITTEE PROVIDED SALC'S INITIAL VETTING OF PROP 205, TUCSON'S SANCTUARY CITY INITIATIVE, AND RECOMMENDED A 'NO' POSITION TO SALC'S BOARD AS WELL AS A RECOMMENDATION TO HELP FUND THE CAMPAIGN. SALC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS THE JANUARY MEETING PROVIDED MEMBERS AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF TUCSON'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS. CITY MANAGER MICHAEL ORTEGA AND MAYOR JONATHAN ROTHSCHILD PROVIDING THE MEMBERS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF TUCSON'S PROGRESS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND THEIR THOUGHTS ON KEEPING THE CITY MOVING FORWARD. FEBRUARY'S MEETING FEATURED REPRESENTATIVE ANN KIRKPATRICK DISCUSSING PRIORITIES FOR SOUTHERN ARIZONA, SHERIFF MARK NAPIER WITH A PRESENTATION ON THE CHALLENGES OF BORDER SECURITY, AND A PANEL CONSISTING OF ALBERTO GONCALVEZ, ASST DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMS BORDER PATROL TUCSON FIELD OFFICE, JAMIE CHAMBERLAIN, PRESIDENT OF CHAMBERLAIN DISTRIBUTION AND TODD SANDERS, PRESIDENT/CEO OF GREATER PHOENIX CHAMBER & BOARD MEMBER OF THE ARIZONA-MEXICO COMMISSION ADDRESSING THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF BORDER SECURITY. GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY WAS FEATURED AT THIS MEETING, AND ADDRESSED A VARIETY OF ISSUES INCLUDING TECHNICAL EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING, TAX CONFORMITY AND ARIZONA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH MEXICO. APRIL'S MEETING FEATURED JAMI SNYDER, DIRECTOR OF ARIZONA'S HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM (AHCCCS), JULIA STRANGE, CEO OF BENSON HOSPITAL AND VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY BENEFIT AT TMC HEALTHCARE, AND SALC MEMBER CHAD WHELAN, CEO OF BANNER UNIVERSITY MEDICINE TUCSON. TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDED THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AHCCCS AND HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. THE MAY MEETING SHOWCASED SOUTHERN ARIZONA'S EMERGING STATUS AS A GLOBAL MINING AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER. MEMBER ANDRE LAUZON, VICE PRESIDENT, ARIZONA BUSINESS UNIT AT HUDBAY MINERALS, DISCUSSED ROSEMONT MINE AND THE 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY BEING USED TO DELIVER UNPRECEDENTED EFFICIENCIES AND TO ENSURE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PROJECT. AT OCTOBER'S MEETING SALC MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS HEARD DIRECTLY FROM THE PRESIDENTS OF OUR THREE STATE UNIVERSITIES. SALC MEMBERS ROBERT ROBBINS, MICHAEL CROW, AND RITA CHENG TOOK PART IN A PANEL DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CURRENT EFFORTS AND DIRECTION OF THE THREE UNIVERSITIES TO EDUCATE, TRAIN AND PREPARE THE FUTURE WORKFORCE OF ARIZONA. ANNUAL CEO SUMMIT THE FOURTH ANNUAL CEO SUMMIT WITH SALC'S PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS - GREATER PHOENIX LEADERSHIP AND THE NORTHERN ARIZONA LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE - TOOK PLACE IN SEPTEMBER. THE AGENDA TOPICS INCLUDED: THE 2020 ELECTION - SENIOR WRITERS AND CORRESPONDENTS FROM POLITICO AND ROLL CALL SHARED THEIR INSIGHTS ON TOPICS SUCH AS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEDIA AND HIS LIKELY OPPONENT IN 2020, AND THE CURRENT TENSION WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BETWEEN CENTRISTS AND PROGRESSIVES. AN UPDATE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C - REPS. O'HALLERAN, STANTON AND SCHWEIKERT BRIEFED US ON THE ISSUES THEY ARE INVOLVED IN AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL ON BEHALF OF ARIZONANS. THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION FUNDING & TAX REFORM - FEATURED THE ANALYSES OF THREE RENOWNED ECONOMISTS - DENNIS HOFFMAN, JIM ROUNDS AND ALAN MAGUIRE. THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF ARIZONA - A PANEL OF EXPERTS SPOKE TO THE EFFECTS THE CHANGES WILL HAVE IN ARIZONA. MAYORAL PANEL - MAYORS EVANS, GALLEGO AND ROTHSCHILD DISCUSSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR CITIES. AN ADDRESS FROM GOVERNOR DUCEY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | GARRY BRAV AND DON BOURN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. LISA LOVALLO AND DAVID HUTCHENS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THERE ARE FIVE (5) CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP THAT COMPRISE SALC: BUSINESS, COMMUNITY LEADER, EMERITUS, SPECIAL AND ASSOCIATE. A BUSINESS MEMBER MUST BE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR A SENIOR OFFICIAL OF A CORPORATION LOCATED IN ARIZONA OR A SENIOR PARTNER IN A LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR PROFESSIONAL FIRM. PARTICIPATION IN THE COUNCIL FROM ANY ONE COMPANY IS TO BE THE SENIOR INDIVIDUAL IN THE FIRM. UPON RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE AND WITH SPECIFIC BOARD APPROVAL ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS FROM A FIRM MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR MEMBERSHIP AS LONG AS THE INDIVIDUALS FIT THE CRITERIA OF A SENIOR EXECUTIVE OR PARTNER OF THE FIRM. MEMBERS MUST REMAIN ACTIVE IN THEIR PRIMARY BUSINESS OR OCCUPATION OR, IN THE EVENT OF A CHANGE, MUST ASSUME A POSITION OF COMPARABLE STATUS AND INFLUENCE WITH ANOTHER FIRM OR IN ANOTHER OCCUPATION. BUSINESS MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. COMMUNITY LEADER MEMBERS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS HOLDING POSITIONS OF SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AND AREAS OF INTEREST TO SALC. THESE MEMBERSHIPS ARE NORMALLY BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL. COMMUNITY LEADER MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. EMERITUS MEMBERS ARE A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO SALC AND CAN MAKE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OPERATION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN THE COMMUNITY. WHEN MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING RETIRE OR LEAVE THEIR PRINCIPAL POSITIONS WITH THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, THEY MAY BE OFFERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN AS MEMBERS EMERITI OF SALC AS LONG AS THEY PAY ANNUAL DUES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EMERITUS MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL MEMBER CATEGORY IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS A UNIQUE BUSINESS QUALIFICATION, FOCUS OR INTEREST CONCERNING SALC AS IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD. SPECIAL MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS BELONGING TO AN ORGANIZATION OF INTEREST AS IDENTIFIED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPS ALLOW POTENTIAL LEADERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE EXPOSED TO THE SENIOR LEADERS OF SALC AND ATTEND SALC MEETINGS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE ON COMMITTEES, FOCUS AREAS AND ACTION TEAMS. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS HAVE NO VOTING RIGHTS AND PAY NO DUES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS TAKES PLACE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. BALLOTS ARE CAST BY VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. BALLOTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL, EMAIL, OR OTHER MEANS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING. IT IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, AND THEY ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND VICE PRESIDENT IS BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA. DATA IS OBTAINED USING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FORMS 990. COMPENSATION FOR 2019 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY ON DECEMBER 11, 2018. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONTRACT LABOR 45,466. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 2,271. CONSULTING 48,569. RETIREMENT PLAN MGMT 2,120. |
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