2:30 p.m. Executive Networking: Coffee and Conversation 3:00 p.m. Call to Order Overview of Agenda and Purpose. I. Administration

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1 2:30 p.m. Executive Networking: Coffee and Conversation 3:00 p.m. Call to Order Overview of Agenda and Purpose I. Administration Host Remarks: Father Michael Engh, Santa Clara University Self Introductions Board Nominations Committee Report: By Greg Becker, Vice Chair Board Member Nominations: Two year Term Renewals New Board Members Approval of September Meeting Minutes (Action) II. Housekeeping Silicon Valley Leadership Group Board of Directors Annual Meeting Preliminary Agenda Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Locatelli Center Santa Clara, California Thursday, December 12, :30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. President's Report Carl Guardino Status of BART Extension Thank you to Michael Burns Staff Highlight: Bena Chang 2013 Turkey Trot Fittest Firm Competition Mike Splinter, Executive Chairman, Applied Materials Company Activation Rosters CEO Mentor/Role Model Calendar Project Membership Report Tom Fallon, Infinera SV Caucus ROI & Signups CEO Biz Climate Survey & Summit 2013 Financial Report YTD & 2014 Proposed Budget John Adams New Staff Member: Judith Miranda, Office Manager Clipboards (financial requests) for circulation: A. Heart & Soles Salad Bar: Sponsor a School! ($2600 per school) B. CEO Show 2014 Monthly Host C. Annual Luncheon III. ACTION ITEMS 2014 through 2016 Work Plan Education Energy Federal Issues Housing & Land Use Government Relations Tax Policy Environment Heath Policy Transportation Community Voting: Work Plan Priorities for 2014 to 2016 Top Priority in each issue area Top Priorities across the board Final Approval of overall Work Plan 5:15 p.m. San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed Status of Regional Patent Office at San Jose City Hall Talent Bridge Update V. NEW BUSINESS (No more than five minutes for brief items) 5:30 p.m. Adjournment to Red Tape to Red Carpet Reception Adobe Lodge

2 Silicon Valley Leadership Group Quarter 3 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Applied Materials 3050 Bowers Avenue, Building 1 Santa Clara, California Thursday, September 12, :30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Meeting Minutes Meeting Attendees Board Members and Principal Officers: John Adams, Wells Fargo Andy Ball, Suffolk Construction Paul Beaupre, Good Samaritan Hospital Greg Becker, Silicon Valley Bank Steve Beitler, Agilient John Boland, KQED Mark Bregman, Neustar Robert Brevelle, e2v George Blumenthal, UC Santa Cruz Tory Bruno, Lockheed Martin Brad Bullington, Bridgelux Karen Campbell Northrop Grumman Marine Systems Marc Casto, Casto Travel Stephen DeWitt, Hewlett Packard Heather Dody, Ingenium Kim Fennell, decarta Frederick J. Ferrer, The Health Trust Ron Gonzales, Presencia Raquel Gonzalez, Bank of America Carl Guardino, Silicon Valley Leadership Group Tom Hayse, ETM John Hiester, Year Up Alison Jenkin, Huawei Member Company Representatives: Derek Banta, UPS Donna Blitzer, UC Santa Cruz Erin Brennock, Synopsys Monica Gomez, Applied Materials Roy Hayes, AERC Recycling Staff: Shiloh Ballard Casey Beyer Brian Brennan Bena Chang Dennis Cima Phyllis Claassen Kathleen Cook Kellie Drenner Kirk Everett Aditi Goel V. Rory Jones, Planet Ecosystems Bob Kieve, Empire Broadcasting Paul Lovoi, Jan Medical Stacy McAfee, University of Phoenix Dan Mennel, KPMG Kevin Murai, Synnex Nathan Nayman, VISA Chris Norris, Alta Devices Richard Pickard, Plantronics Kim Polese, ClearStreet Mo Qayoumi, San Jose State University Toni Ryba, El Camino Hospital Ron Sege, Echelon Dan Sheehy, WattzOn Rosemary Turner, UPS Cindee Van Vleck, OCZ Technology Group Michael Wallace, Santa Clara University Rich Wallace, KLA Tencor K.C. Watson, Sherpa Kyra Whitten, Lam Research Dennis Yancy, Coastal Waters Biotechnology Group Jason Zajac, The Boston Consulting Group Nghi Huynh, KPMG Christine Johnson, SAP Karla Lomax, PG&E Gail Mohr, Bank of America Sydnee Journel Grace Kay Emily Lam Bonnie Mace Tim McRae Mike Mielke Zoe Mullendore Nancy Sanchez Francesca Wahl Jessica Zenk ************************************************ The meeting was proceeded by Executive Networking, Coffee and Conversation I. Call to Order Administration Carl Guardino, Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Steve Berglund Berglund and Guardino called the meeting to order at 8 a.m. Guardino presented an overview of Agenda and Purpose of the morning meeting. Berglund thanked Mike Splinter for hosting the meeting this morning. Splinter welcomed the group to Applied Materials

3 Self Introductions followed. Board Nominations Committee Report: By Greg Becker, Vice Chair Becker presented Board Member nominations: Martin Anstice, LAM Research (to be elected at the end of this meeting to assume responsibilities at next meeting) Matt Mahan, Causes A motion to accept was made by Ron Sege. It was seconded by Kevin Murai. The motion was approved as presented. Approval of June Meeting Minutes: John Adams made a motion to approve the minutes from the June meeting; it was seconded by Mo Qayoumi. The motion was approved as presented. II. Housekeeping President's Report Carl Guardino Staff Highlight: Dennis Cima, Senior Vice President was introduced and commended for nine years of service 2013 Turkey Trot Fittest Firm Competition Mike Splinter, Executive Chairman, Applied Materials 2013 goal is to raise $850,000 for four beneficiaries 28,000+ participants Ours has grown to the largest Turkey Trots in the country Guardino encouraged folks to register and companies to join the fittest firm competition the best way to grow the event Company Activation Rosters are at the seats this morning. Please update and leave with staff. ROI Workplan Matrix: update on the rolling three year business plan was reviewed. A question was raised about CEQA and what the status is. Had the bill not been killed last evening, the CEQA box would have gone red Membership Report by Rick Wallace 2013 recruit goal: 72 new members Status as of September 11: 60 new members 2013 new member revenue goal: $200,000 Status as of September 11: $237, retention rate goal: 90% (lose no more than 37 members) Status as of September 11: 32 members lost Revenue impact: $116,310 Annual membership survey (54 have been turned in) deadline September 20 Annual Strategic Conference will be held on October 10 & 11 in Scotts Valley; Guardino encouraged sending a company representative to participate, especially Board members companies. CEO Fall Trip to DC: October 1 3: Steve Berglund, Tom Werner, Brad Bullington, Shellye Archambeau are participating in a follow up trip to Washington. The bigger delegation that we have, the more meetings we can conduct. Looking for sponsors for lunch, dinner and breakfast. The price points are on the sign up sheet that was circulated. Outreach in Key Districts on Immigration Reform, Tax Policy and the regional Patent Office Strong partnerships with national organizations Coalitions of unlikely partners 50 swing seats have been identified for follow up 2013 Financial Report YTD & 2012 Annual Financial Statements John Adams Adams, in assuming his responsibilities as Board Treasurer, has met with the CPA and would like to consider some additional work by the auditors to provide additional services. That is under consideration and will be reported in the future. Adams was appreciative of the assistance by Phyllis Claassen who manages the finances for the organization. Membership dues are at 100% and Carl acknowledged the efforts of Brian Brennan and Sydnee Journel for their work on billing and follow up, as well as recruitment. Staff is projecting to be on budget by year end. New Staff Member: Tim McRae, Energy Director, was introduced. Clipboards (financial requests) were circulated for the following opportunities: A. Red Tape to Red Carpet recognizing public sector for their good work a. Co Title Sponsor (1 Needed): $10,000 Trimble Navigation will be a co Title sponsor b. Co Sponsors (3 Needed): $5,000

4 B. Annual Luncheon nearly sold out but still need a. Pillar Sponsor (2 Needed): $6,800 (Two Tables) b. Table (8 Needed) : $3700 C. CEO Show Weekly Sponsors Needed for October, November and December Looking for one annual sponsor of $50,000. III. ACTION ITEMS California: Business Climate and Economic Competitiveness 2014 Legislative Session and ballot measures in circulation: What state actions would have a positive impact? What actions by our state would have a negative impact? SV Caucus 14 members of the California Legislature who physically represent some portion of Silicon Valley: What would make you more likely to participate? We are considering a new tool to measure Silicon Valley's business climate against other top U.S. tech regions: What key economic indicators and regions do you think we should measure in such a study? What other steps should we consider to be more effective in the State Capitol? Accomplishments: Support AB 327 (Perea): Electricity/natural gas, rates, net energy metering, RPS Passed both Houses; waiting concurrence on amendments pending Support SB 209 (Lieu) / AB 1412 (Bocanegra, Gatto): Retroactive tax repeal Third reading on Assembly floor pending Partially Accomplished Temporary (8 year) Sales Tax Exemption for manufacturing, bio tech and R&D Passed signed by Governor Works in Progress Oppose AB 488 (Williams): Expansive and costly new recycling program allowing authorities to ban the sale of tech products if consumers are not recycling old batteries, costing manufacturers millions Did not pass off Suspense File; held in committee two year bill Support California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform two year bill. Disappointment that we could not achieve meaningful CEQA reform Support SB 391 (DeSaulnier): California Homes and Jobs Act document fee to fund affordable housing, placed on suspense August 30 two year bill Early evaluation of 40 new freshman legislators: Fred Noteware shared perspective on the meaning of half of the assembly being freshman. He noted that these legislators have the opportunity to serve 12 years and he views that as a good thing. We have developed positive relationships with SV delegation, but we must repair the relationship with the President Pro Tem, and need to strengthen the relationship with the Governor who can serve as a backstop to bad legislation. Should we do a policy scorecard? What metrics should be considered? Discussion was encouraged. Bay Area Council Economic Institute has conducted analysis on the economic indicators compared to other regions in the U.S. Reviewed innovation regions: Nashville, Denver, Vancouver and Dallas California Competitiveness Discussion: 2014 Legislative Session and ballot measures in circulation. Privacy issues many bills need to be monitored because privacy issues have impact on new innovators. Silicon Valley Caucus 14 members of the California Legislature who physically represent some portion of Silicon Valley: Silicon Valley Caucus members were invited to attend meetings to facilitate the building of relationships between CEOS with the elected officials at the state level. Be careful not to send the wrong message that Silicon Valley is just fine. Companies may be here but the future of the employee base may not be here. Educare of Silicon Valley Dennis Cima reported A capital campaign is underway to create an Educare facility in Silicon Valley. This will be accomplished through large partnerships, both public and private. Educare provides a pipeline supporting early childhood education because if you don t invest in this, you ll never be able to remediate the issues that aren t addressed during this formative time. There is a $1 million challenge grant to the corporate sector from a national funder with ties to other Educare projects. We don't want to leave that on the table in $800,000 is the SVLG goal. Consideration of donations was requested. Staff will be following up with member companies over the next weeks. SF Baylands Restoration & Flood Mitigation Mike Mielke and Andy Ball, President, Suffolk Construction reported

5 The region is increasingly vulnerable to flooding and seismic activity. All nine Bay Area counties are affected. Infrastructure is vulnerable including airports, BART, transportation. Climate changes cause sea level to rise putting levees under pressure. And there has been an increase in severe storms. Levees need to be protected or there could be flooding. The current levee system was not built nor maintained to avoid flooding or a major seismic event. Businesses are at risk, but people are also living in those regions. The goal will be to get an initiative on the ballot with a clear message of what we can actually do to really make a difference. Does your business have a continuity plan? Staff will work to develop a task force to lead us forward, and are looking for volunteers from member companies. What is the best way for your company to engage? Communications Grassroots cooperation Task force development Insurance companies will need to be looped in. Money spent now could protect assets in the future. Billions of dollars can be saved, if we proactively address this problem now. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:10 a.m. Signed

6 Silicon Valley Leadership Group Workplan Overview Improve quality of teaching and learning in birth-through-workforce pipeline. Professional Development: Secure at least 125 Leadership Group member IISME fellows; develop science professional development plan. (Guio) Advocates for policies that reflect reliable, environmentallyresponsible and competitivelypriced Energy. Clean Energy: Promote deployment of clean energy and emerging technologies, energy efficiency, and demand response. (Kreamer, Pfund) Ensure environmental sustainability that improvesthe quality of life and supports business growth. Enable Corporate Sustainability: Advance sustainable enterprise drivers and showcase solutions that protect the environment while growing new markets and reducing costs. (Zanni) Advocate for federal policies taht improve national business climate and foster innovation. #1a. U.S. Comprehensive Business Tax Reform (see Tax Policy work plan). Permanent U.S. Research and Development Tax Credit (see Tax Policy Committee work plan) (Reed, Hopkins, Kostenbauder, Bergmann, Slivinsky, Parker, Karavadra) /Grace Kay Provide opprotunities to develop indepth relationships with local, state and federal policy leaders. Silicon Valley Caucus: Strengthen and expand the Silicon Valley Caucus with 100 executive participants and 14 Promote policies and programs to improve the health of Silicon Valley employees. California Health Benefits Exchange: Establish new insurance benefits market to increase access, quality and cost controls while minimizing legislators. burdens on employers. (Karavadra, (Berglund, de Geus, Sege, Werner) Dickman, Boyd, Lauer) /Grace Kay Facilitate land use and development patterns that increase housing attainability. CEQA: Update the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to ease construction of infill housing and renewable energy projects. (Werner, Berglund) Staff: Shiloh Ballard Advocate for regulatory and legislative tax policies that improve the U.S. and California jobs climate U.S. Comprehensive Business Tax Reform: Advance a proposal to modernize the U.S. Business Tax Code to improve U.S. competitiveness at a lower rate, a territorial system and permanent R&D tax credit (Reed, Hopkins, Kostenbauder, Bergmann, Slivinsky, Parker, Karavadra) Staff: Kirk Everett/Grace Kay Increase the ease and sustainability of mobility in Silicon Valley Engage members and community partners to improve the regions quality of life. Transit & Rail: Realize efficient, Applied Materials Silicon Valley effective & sustainable transit Turkey Trot: Secure 28,001 paid supported by land use & pricing participants, supported by 1,800 policies, beginning with the volunteers, raising $850,000 for implementation of Plan Bay charity. (Splinter, Boland) Area, ongoing Caltrain operations funding, and improved rail & transit networks. (Cush) Educare: Secure $3M capital Electricity Rates: Advocate for funding to launch construction of electricity rates that are $14M Educare of Silicon Valley dynamic, reflect cost of service, project. (McNeely, DeWitt, Ferrer) support economic competitiveness and support state policy goals. (Bottorff, Kennedy) Scale Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for Environmental Sustainability: Advance ICT drivers and help scale solutions that protect the environment and support market growth. (Chorley) #1b. High-Skilled Immigration Reform: Help pass legislation that modernizes the U.S. immigration system, promoting highly-skilled talent. (Randlett, Fennell, Becker, Burke, de Geus) /Grace Kay Federal and State Advocacy Trips: D.C.: Engage 70 executives on two D.C. Trips. Sacramento: Engage 70 executives and local public officials (Berglund, Becker, Humphries/Noble; Campbell/Baldrica, Saperstein, Held/Johnson) /Emily Lam/ Grace Kay Prevention and Wellness: Help employers start or improve wellness programs as a long term cost containment strategy. (Sager) Funding: Pass legislation for a permanent source of funding for affordable housing. Convince County to set aside "boomerang" RDA funds for affordable housing. (Sherrard) Permanent U.S. Research and Development Tax Credit: Actively advocate in support of a permanent R&D Tax Credit. Oppose attempts to limit or repeal California's R&D tax credit and strengthen to 20%. (Guio, Kostenbauder) Staff: Kirk Everett Airport:Better link the region & support the fiscal sustainability of the airport through increased service to Silicon Valley (SJC), with at least one new flight in (Scheeringa, MacGregor) King of the Mountain Ride: Secure a title sponsor, 350 participants, raising $5,000 for anti-childhood obesity programs in K-8 schools. (Werner, Ball) Staff: Bonnie Mace Policy Advocacy: Pass substantive reform to the state s K-12 finance system. (Thor, Reed, Kavalier, Bruno) Energy R&D: Advocate for state and federal investments in energy research, development and demonstration projects. (Cantwell) Support State & Regional Climate Change Mitigation: Advance enabling environment that allows clean & efficient energy to scale. (Gonzalez) Staff: Mike Mielke Silicon Valley Outreach: Hold Agency and Congressional bipartisan roundtables. (Humphries/Noble, Lewin/Noble, Muller/Fagan, Kreamer, Luftman) /Grace Kay Fresh Ideas from Newly Elected Legislators: : Meet in Quarter 1 with all 39 new legislators in 4 sessions in Sacramento. (Sager, Davis-Williams-Fagan, Gutierrez, Hutchison, Jenkin, Lowery, Rue) /Grace Kay Combating Obesity: Passage of regulations or legislation to reduce consumption of sugar sweetened beverages to fight the obesity epidemic. (Ferrer) Staff: Emily Lam State Policy: Adopt policies that facilitate the construction of affordable housing. (Hirahara) Qualified Small Business Retroactive Tax: Overturn QSB retroactive tax by FTB (Kreamer, Gutierrez, Woody). BART to Silicon Valley (Phase 2): Complete the BART Silicon 1,000 Hearts for 1,000 Minds: Provide 500 K-8 students with Valley Extension, starting with a quality volunteer tutors in reading, funding and implementation math and science. (Kannappan, plan for phase 2 and submission Zanni) for Federal New Starts funding. /Aditi Goel (Engh, Gonzales) Education Summit: Produce regional summit with 250 SV leaders and marquee speakers and panelists to address K-12 funding and higher education and workforce pipelines. (Owen) Workforce Development: Develop framework for Silicon Valley pipeline in high need industries. (McAfee, Cubbin) Energy Efficiency: Assist end users with improving energy efficiency and data center efficiency. (Bottorff, Chakrsborty) Smart Grid: Promote use of ICT for energy management, integration of renewable energy and sustainability tracking. (King) Enable Regional Climate Change Planning and Resiliency: Engage the business community to help shape and advance regional climate change adaptation. (Dell) Promote Efficient & Reliable Water Supply: Advance necessary water reforms, practices and tools to ensure the region has water for a growing population. (Nelson) f Cybersecurity: Advocate and pass collaborative public-private partnership legislation that protects our national cyber infrastructure and that enhances the innovation economy (Archambeau) STEM/Scientific Research Funding: Secure continued and strategic federal investment in STEM. (Koonce) Staff: Grace Kay Bi-partisan Silicon Valley Roundtables: Seek opportunities for Board members to co-host 4 or more state and federal bipartisan roundtables with member CEOs/Senior Officers. (Hutchison, Chambers-Conn- Potter, Miralles-Noe) Local Government Outreach:Partner with Board members and CEOs to host 10 regional roundtables. (Foulkes, Boyd-Green, Murai-LaTourette, Kannappan-Pickard, Blumenthal- Blitzer, Noe, Sager, Dickinson) /Grace Kay Fluoridation: Ensure water is fluoridated in Santa Clara County. (Ferrer) Regional Planning: Complete Plan Bay Area regional planning efforts that reward jurisdictions that build more homes near transit and services. (Wall, Brandt) Support State Sales and Use Tax Exemption for R&D /Manufacturing Equipment Purchases: Modernize CA s business tax code to include a sales tax exemption to level playing field with other state. (Gordon, Ramondetta, Fallon, Conn) Staff: Kirk Everett Project Advocacy: Advocate at Tax Fairness: Support favorable the project and specific plan level valuation of embedded software. for the construction of more (Slater/Harris) Staff: homes. (VanEvery) Kirk Everett Green Vehicles: Lower the environmental impact of vehicles by promoting electric vehicles (plug in & hydrogen), greater fuel efficiency, and cleaner fuels. (Reed) Technology: Enhance mobility & sustainable transportation by the effective deployment of technology. (Schwager) Pasta Bowl Community Partnership w/49ers: Raise $200,000 for education programs for disadvantaged kids in needy schools. (York) Staff: Bonnie Mace TiVo Santa Run Silicon Valley: Secure 6,000 race participants, raising $125,000 for charity. (Wymer) STEM Women & Girls Leadership Summit: Produce three regional summits with more than 300 leaders; goal includes a contribution to each host school.(kamm, Ryba) Grid Infastructure: Advocate for investments in grid and gas infrastructure. (Bottorff) KEY: 62 Climate Change: Support implementation of AB 32 and the Green Complete 27 California Cap and Trade Lavender Partial 14 Program. (Pfund) Yellow On Track 19 Red Off Track 2 Reliable Water Supply & Ecosystem Health: Support the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) process so that the state has the water it needs, while safeguarding the Delta ecosystem. (Ball) Bay Wetlands & Regional Flood Protection: Advance critical resources necessary to support Bay restoration and flood protection. (Ball) Implementation of Silicon Valley SV Talent Partnership: A unique Regional US Patent Office:Assist non-profit partnership that utilizes with implementation of the Leadership Group's highly skilled regional office to best serve Silicon and volunteer private sector Valley's needs. (Whitaker) Staff: talent to public sector agencies Emily Lam Patent Reform: creating innovative public Advocate for legislation that services. (Guio) modernizes the patent system. (Marlow) Staff: Grace Kay Support High-Growth Entrepreneurship: Improve the business and regulatory environment for startups. (Becker/Dent/Lempres) Staff: Grace Kay/Brian Brennan Red Tape to Red Carpet: The Leadership Group's new and innovative awards event to honor the efforts of government entities that achieve meaningful reforms that produce high quality services and foster job creation. (Schwager) Staff: Casey Beyer Outreach/Education: Build support at the local level for sound housing and land use decisions. Minimize opposition to housing. (VanEvery) Franchise Tax Board - Equitable Technology Transfer Agreements: Support reasonable, simple and fair application of state business taxes on software and other technology. (Slater-Rivera, Sniezko-Stefan) Active Transportation: Lower our environmental impact and increase employee health, productivity and happiness through active transportation (biking and walking/transit). (Wallace) Lam Research Heart & Sole 5K Run or Walk: Fund salad bars in 100 under privileged K-8 schools in Silicon Valley. Inaugural run (Anstice)

7 Silicon Valley Leadership Group Workplan Overview (DRAFT for Consideration, December 5, 2013) Improve quality of teaching and learning in birth-throughworkforce pipeline. Educare: Secure remaining capital & begin construction (2014); conduct staff development (2014); open center to students & families (Jan. 2015). (McNeely, Ferrer) Advocates for policies that reflect reliable, environmentallyresponsible and competitivelypriced Energy. Clean Energy: Promote financing and deployment of clean energy and emerging technologies. (Kreamer, Pfund) Ensure environmental sustainability that improvesthe quality of life and supports business growth. Wetlands restoration & regional flood protection: Secure the resources and support necessary to enable Bay restoration and flood protection. (Ball) Advocate for federal policies taht improve national business climate and foster innovation. 1a. US Business Tax Reform & Permanent R&D Tax Credit: Achieve lower business tax rate/territorial tax. (Parker, Bergmann, Kostenbauder) Staff:K. Everett/G. Kay Provide opprotunities to develop in-depth relationships with local, state and federal policy leaders. Silicon Valley Caucus: Strengthen and expand the Silicon Valley Caucus with 100 executives and 14 legislators. (Berglund, de Geus, Sege, Werner) Staff: K. Everett/G. Kay Promote policies and programs to improve the health of Silicon Valley employees. CA Health Exchange - Small Business Program: Reduce premiums, promote long term cost containment, provide more employer choice (Boyd, Dickman, Karavadra) Facilitate land use and development patterns that CEQA: Maintain media and PR wins through ongoing education of CEQA stakeholders via additional research, case studies and CEQA tours. (Werner, Ball) Advocate for regulatory and legislative tax policies that improve the U.S. and California jobs climate 1a. US Business Tax Reform & Permanent R&D Tax Credit: Achieve lower business tax rate/territorial tax. (Parker, Bergmann, Kostenbauder) Staff: K. Everett/G. Kay Increase the ease and sustainability of mobility in Silicon Valley. BART to Silicon Valley (Phase 2): Develop funding and implementation plan for Phase 2. (Engh, Gonzales) Improve the quality of life for residents and companies in Silicon Valley. Applied Materials Silicon Valley Turkey Trot: Secure 28,001 paid participants, supported by 1,800 volunteers, raising $850,000 for charity. (Splinter, Boland) Higher Education Task Force: Support policies & initiatives that improve student outcomes, create a strong regional workforce & develop a financially sustainable public education system. (Bruno, Blumenthal) Grid Reliability: Promote greater grid resiliency and reliability, including integrating renewable energy. (Bottorff) Corporate environmental sustainability: Advance drivers and showcase solutions that protect the environment while growing new markets &/or reducing costs. (Zanni) Staff: Francesca Wahl 1b. US High-Skilled Immigration Reform: Support modern immigration system/highly-skilled talent. (Becker,de Geus, Fennell, Vallabhaneni) /Grace Kay Federal & State Advocacy Trips: 70 executives and public officials - 2 D.C. Trips & 1 Sacramento Trip. (Berglund, Becker, Humphries/ Noble, Reed) Staff: K. Everett/ E. Lam/ G. Kay CA Health Exchange - web based brokers: Advocate for policy allowing web based brokers to enroll subsidy eligible Californians though private internet based marketplaces (Lauer) Local Funding: Lead coalition to adopt funding sources including housing impact fees and RDA funds. Target San Jose and Sunnyvale. (TBD) Permanent CA Sales and Use Tax Exemption on R&D/Mfg Equipment Purchases: Improve existing partial and temporary exemption. (Fallon, Conn, Wulfhorst) Transit & Rail: Pursue efficient, effective & sustainable transit to serve the region, particularly BART & Caltrain, and advocate for transit-supportive policies. (Cush) 1,000 Hearts for 1,000 Minds: Provide 500 K-8 students with quality volunteer tutors in reading, math and science. (Kannappan, Zanni) Education Summit: Produce regional Energy Efficiency: Assist end users with summit with more than 250 leaders & improving energy efficiency and data speakers/panelists to address PreK-12, center efficiency. (Bottorff) higher education and workforce devel. Staff: Francesca Wahl Issues. (TBD) State & regional climate change mitigation efforts: Advance enabling environment that allows clean & efficient energy to scale. (Gonzalez) Federal & State Advocacy Trips: 70 executives and public officials - 2 D.C. Trips & 1 Sacramento Trip. (Berglund, Becker, Humphries/ Noble, Reed) Staff: K. Everett/ E. Lam/ G. Kay Governor, GoBiz, Legislative Team & Cabinet: Secure Governor and team for appearances in Silicon Valley or Sacramento. (TBD) Staff: C. Guardino/ K. Everett Prevention and Wellness: Continue to help employers start or improve wellness programs and offerings as a long term cost containment strategy. (Dawes, Ferrer) State Funding: Support bill for permanent source of funding for affordable housing by working to bring the Realtors on board. Secure moderate and Republican votes. (TBD) Improve CA Research and Development Tax Credit: Support solutions to expand R&D investment in California. (Slater, Kostenbauder, Chu) Traffic Relief: Maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of existing transportation infrastructure, including roads, highways & transit, and evaluate regional investment. (TBD) Pasta Bowl Community Partnership w/49ers: Raise $200,000 for education programs for disadvantaged kids in needy schools. (York) Staff: Bonnie Mace Teacher Fellowships: Secure at least 125 teacher fellowships with Leadership Group member companies in annual partnership with IISME (TBD) Smart Grid: Promote participation in the smart grid through use of ICT for energy management and integration of energy efficiency. (King) Staff: Francesca Wahl Regional climate change planning and business resiliency: Engage business community in regional climate change adaptation efforts. (Dell) Staff: Francesca Wahl Implementation of Silicon Valley Regional US Patent Office:Assist with implementation of the regional office to best serve Silicon Valley's needs. (Whitaker) Candidate Forums: 4 or more forums cohosted by CEOs with constitutional innovation: Promote policies that encourage officer candidates and other local city Encouraging innovation in health and and statewide officials (TBD) Staff: Kirk genomics, including a state biosimilars Everett bill and improved FDA processes (TBD) State Legislation: Help shape and promote legislative efforts on housing element law, local govt finance, regional planning, inlusionary zoning, RDAs and TOD. (Hirahara) Onerous CA Tax Legislation and Ballot Vehicle Innovation: Encourage the Measures: Defend Against Split Roll/Split adoption of advanced technology to Rate Property Taxation and Unfair "green" our vehicle fleet, enhance Reporting (TBD) mobility & promote sustainable transportation. (Schwager) TiVo Santa Run Silicon Valley: Secure 6,000 race participants, raising $125,000 for charity. (Wymer) STEM Women & Girls Leadership Summits: Produce 2 regional summits in low-income schools to reach 300+ girls & contribute financially to host schools' STEM programs. (Kamm, Ryba) Energy Leadership: Identifying and supporting strong appointments in California public agency energyrelated positions. (Amram) Promote co-equal goals of reliable water supply & ecosystem health: Support the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) implementation process. (Ball) Cybersecurity: Advocate and pass Bi-partisan Silicon Valley Roundtables: collaborative public-private partnership 6 CEO state and federal roundtables. legislation that protects our national (Chambers/Conn/Potter, Humphries/ cyber infrascturre and enhances the Lewin/Noble, Muller/Fagan) innovation economy. (Archambeau) Fluoridation: Continue promoting fluoridation implementation with the Santa Clara Valley Water District and other key players (Ferrer) Regional Planning: Steer regional planning efforts as GCC boardmember. Lead effort to pass preferred scenario for Lawrence Station Area Plan. (TBD) Silicon Valley Property Tax Valuation Fairness: Partner with County Assessors to promote fair valuation tables, consistent & efficient audits. (Slater/Harris, Matulich) Active Transportation: Promote active transportation modes like biking and walking. (TBD) Lam Research Heart & Sole 5K Run or Walk: Promote the Let's Move! Initiative and secure funding to pilot 30 salad bars in Year 1 in low-income schools, and 105 schools by Year 3. (Anstice) Young Men's Leadership Summit: Produce an inaugural summit in 2014 focused on improving pathways for young men; partner with a local middle school. (TBD) Energy RD&D: Advocate for state and federal investments in energy research, development and demonstration projects. (Rotman) 21st century water system: Advance reforms, practices, policies, tools and financing to ensure the region has the water it needs for a growing population. (Nelson) STEM/Scientific Research Funding: Support technology innovation investments in scientific research agencies (eg. NIH, NSF and others) (TBD) City & County Outreach: Partner with CEOs for 10 roundtables. (Foulkes/ Lundgaard, Boyd/Green, Murai/LaTourette, Kannappan/Pickard, Noe, Sager) Staff: Grace Kay Outreach/Education: Grow pro-housing Franchise Tax Board - Equitable Nortel constituency through quarterly Refunds: Support reasonable, simple luncheon and dinner series for public and fair application of state business officials and neighborhood leaders. taxes on software & technology. (TBD) (Slater/Rodriguez) Airport: Increase service to Silicon Valley (SJC) to better link the region & support the fiscal sustainability of the airport. (MacGregor) Support High-Growth Entrepreneurship: Improve the business and regulatory environment for startups. (Becker/Lempres) Staff: Grace Kay/Brian Brennan SV Talent Partnership: Unique non-profit partneship that utilizes SV highly skilled and loans volunteer private sector talent to public sector agencies for to create innovative service (TBD) Housing Advocacy: Manage grant funds to complete feasibility study and business plan for improved housing advocacy in SV. (TBD) Board of Equalization - Reasonable Audits: Develop reasonable valuations and audit manual guidance for business taxpayers. (TBD) Patent Reform: Advocate for legislation that modernizes the patent system. (Marlow) Staff: Grace Kay Red Tape into Red Carpet (RT2RC):Innnovative awards reception to honor government agencies who achieve meaningful reforms and high quality job creation services (TBD) Homelessness: Scope out best way for Leadership Group to get involved in homelessness issues. (TBD) Silicon Valley Outreach: Administration & Congressional bi-partisan roundtables. (Humphries/Lewin/Noble, Muller/Fagan, Kreamer, Luftman) Staff: K. Everett/E. Lam Project Advocacy: Endorse 10 housing developments to support the production of more homes in Silicon Valley. (TBD) KEY: Green - Complete Lavendar - Partial Yellow - On Track Red - Off Track