Public Hearing: 9 a.m.

Panel – State Role
 

1. Matthew R. Bettenhausen, Director, Office of Homeland Security

    California Homeland Security Strategy
2. Henry Renteria, Director, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

    Summary of the State of California Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
3. David Heyman, Director, Homeland Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
4. Guna Selvaduray, Professor and Executive Director, Collaborative for Disaster Mitigation, San Jose State University

    California Earthquake Loss Reduction Plan
    Progress Report for the California Earthquake Loss Reduction Plan
    California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 74.5

Panel – State Organization
 

5. Leon E. Panetta, Director, Leon & Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, California State University, Monterey Bay
6. Jonah J. Czerwinski, Director of Homeland Security Projects, Center for the Study of the Presidency, Washington, D.C.
7. Michael A. Wermuth, Director, Homeland Security Program, RAND Corporation
8. Deborah Steffen, former Director, San Diego County Office of Emergency Services and former Regional Administrator, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

Public comment will be taken at the end of the hearing.  All written testimony submitted electronically is posted on the Commission’s Web site at www.lhc.ca.gov.
 
 

1. Business Meeting Minutes from November 17, 2005
2. Update on Executive Director Recruitment
3. Project Selection / Schedule
4. Subcommittee Reports
5. Implementation Activity
6. Reports from the Bureau of State Audits
7. Annual Audit of Bureau of State Audits, conducted by Gilbert Associates, Inc.