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School Bonds Dominate In March 2020 Ballot

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School Bonds Dominate, but Development Issues, and a Slap to Chula Vista Voters Top the March 3, 2020 Ballot Brad Barnum, Executive Vice President

If you can believe it, the March 3, 2020 Primary Election is just 77 days away, and early voting begins in February! With that said, we wanted to give you a teaser of what to expect from the measures on the ballot. Proposition 13 is the lone state measure, and of course it is a spending measure...a $15 billion school bond. Locally, there are seven school bonds, but funds from two of them will fund buses or housing for teachers/staff. Also awaiting approval is an increase in taxes to pay for an expanded Convention Center, an anti-growth measure, development projects, and a measure by the Chula Vista City Council to overturn a citizens' initiative that protects all union and non-union workers.

The County Registrar of Voters has created a list of the 17 measures. Two of them have already gone through AGC's decision making process, while most of the others were considered last week by the Government Relations Committee. Its recommendations will be forwarded to AGC's Board of Directors for its consideration on January 14. Let's take a sneak peak of what to expect come Election Day.

Local School Bonds

In three of the bond measures, Cajon Valley Union ($220 million), Escondido Union ($205 million), and Poway Unified ($448 million) the funds actually go towards construction, while at Chula Vista Elementary ($300 million), and Lakeside Union ($33 million), some bond funds are being spent on teacher/staff housing projects, and the purchase of buses, respectively.

Development A project centered around the Golden Door Spa near Escondido has spawned two measures on the ballot. Measure A is a citizens' initiative that will severely restrict development in the County of San Diego. An amendment to the County's General Plan to add as few as six homes in rural/semi-rural areas now will require a countywide vote, instead of going through a comprehensive approval process. AGC already has taken an "oppose" position on Measure A. Measure B, another citizens' initiative, will affirm the County Board of Supervisors' unanimous vote to approve the Newland Sierra Project near the Golden Door Spa, with 2,135 critically-needed homes, of which 62% are affordably priced for working families and seniors

Convention Center Expansion AGC already has taken a "support" position on Measure C, which will tax hotel guests in the City of San Diego in order to raise funds to expand the convention center, reduce homelessness, and repair roads. After extensive conversations with the proponents of the measure, AGC's Board of Directors voted to support it with the following conditions: The contractor selection process for the Convention Center Expansion must be fair and open. There can be no reference to Project Labor Agreements (PLA) during any stage (written material or interviews), as it will go against Proposition A (no mandated PLAs).

Chula Vista Fair and Open Competition Ordinance The union-backed majority of the Chula Vista City Council is taking it to the voters, literally, with a ballot measure that will reverse a fair and open competition ordinance passed in 2010. Measure E will repeal and replace Proposition G, and it will "give the City discretion to allow the use of Project Labor Agreements..." Nearly 56% of voters supported the use of union and non-union workers in Chula Vista with the passage of Proposition G. It's unfortunate this City Council doesn't care about the will of voters!

There you have it...a quick look at some of the ballot measures! If you want to vote on any of them you need to be registered, and the last day to register to vote in San Diego County is February 17.

If you would like to register now (or confirm that you are registered), simply click here to access the San Diego County Registrar of Voters' website. Voter registration cards also are available at post offices, Department of Motor Vehicles, libraries, various City Clerk offices, and the Registrar of Voters (5600 Overland Avenue, Suite 100, in San Diego; 858-565-5800).

AGC Installation Dinner- Thursday, January 9, 2020 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront (Sponsored by Marsh & McLennan Agency)

It's going to be a big night, and we welcome you to join us as we install Mr. Bill Haithcock of Casper Company as the incoming 2020 AGC President of the San Diego Board of Directors. Bill will be the fifth AGC Specialty Contractor Member to hold the highest leadership position on our Board. This event is an opportunity for the industry to hear from the outgoing President, Mr. Steve Friar, of Hensel Phelps, and his comments on the progress of the AGC and the accomplishments of the industry during the past year. It is also an opportunity to hear the incoming President's vision for 2020. Each member in the AGC is a major "stakeholder" in the Association. It is important that you attend and understand the messages these individuals have concerning the direction of the AGC. The program will also include the following:

• Acknowledgment of our retiring AGC Committee Chairs and Board Members

• Presentation of the coveted, AGC Member Awards...given to individual members and firms that played major roles in leading the industry during 2019

EDUCATION CATALOG JAN - JUNE 2020

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2019 EVENTS

DECEMBER Dec. 17|Annual Meeting

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JANUARY

• Graduation of AGC Apprentices with honors

• Presentation of the significant, Annual Construction Safety Excellence Awards

• Graduation of members completing the AGC Project Management Certificate Program

Bottom line....this is an opportunity to give those in attendance a real "feel" for the San Diego construction industry, and to give recognition to those that have volunteered to lead the industry in 2019 and in 2020. This event is proudly sponsored by:

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Learn About Emerging Construction Technology at Tech Talk Luncheon on January 14, 2020

Start off 2020 with AGC's Construction Technology Committee for a Tech Talk Luncheon on "Emerging Construction Technology" on January 14, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at AGC San Diego.

• Discover new technology that can help maximize project workflow and efficiency

• Learn directly from contractors using technology on projects

• Technology demos and meet with users and exhibitors

Jan. 9|Installation Dinner

Jan. 14|Tech Talk

FEBRUARY Feb. 6-9|Winter Conference @ Deer Valley

MARCH

Mar. 10-12|AGC National Convention -

Las Vegas @ Bellagio

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• Networking and Lunch!

The AGC Construction Technology Committee has put together a morning of presentations on emerging technology in the construction industry:

• Harnessing the Value of Job Site Photos & Videos • Project Collaboration using Mixed Reality • Accelerating Prefabrication for Electrical

Contractors • Project Insights from a New Perspective with

Artificial Intelligence

Learn from Yumi Totani, Customer Success Manager, StructionSite and Rhett Brady, PM/Estimator, Brady SoCal, Inc. on how to transform the way you collect, annotate and store photos & videos for quicker project documentation in the field. Automatically sync that data onto a project drawing with quicker access and the ability to import that documentation into your Project Management system. Mithun Dalal, VDC Services, from BuildingPoint Pacific will share how to close the project loop for stakeholders on-site and in the office by providing enhanced, actionable collaboration through mixed reality with Trimble® Connect for HoloLens® and the Trimble XR10 with HoloLens 2. With the continuous push to increase prefabrication on the construction site Derek Renn, BIM Technology Manager, Bergelectric will share how they have adopted GTP Stratus and Wireworks on projects to assist in solving the challenge. We will show you how Stratus has been implemented to take electrical content from Revit and push it to Prefabrication and the field, from creation to installation. Join NoteVault CEO Peter Lasensky as he shares how optimizing jobsite documentation and field notes by leveraging Artificial Intelligence to ascribe emotions to those notes based on vocal patterns to eventually transcribe and import the info into your Project Management system. This enables the data capture when the issue or item is encountered, not hours later after someone is in front of a computer. AGC Members register today for only $25. Non-members are also welcome to attend at $35 per person.

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About Monday Morning Quarterback AGC San Diego Chapter's Monday Morning Quarterback is a "hot off the press" and to the point Monday morning briefing on the important issues facing San Diego's construction industry. It is prepared by AGC Chief Executive Officer, Eddie Sprecco, and Executive Vice President, Brad Barnum. Please contact Eddie Sprecco or Brad Barnum with your comments, or with information that should be conveyed to the industry through this service. Well over 3,000 individuals employed by AGC member firms are part of this system.

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