The Steering Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, March 12th, 2018 at the SBCCOG/SBESC Office, located at 20285 S. Western Ave, Suite 100, Torrance, CA 90501. Lunch will be provided.

To ensure a quorum, please RSVP to natalie@southbaycities.org 

AGENDA

I. INTRODUCTIONS  

II. REPORT OF POSTING OF AGENDA

• ACTION:  Receive and file

III. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA  

IV. REVIEW OF HANDOUTS

V. PUBLIC COMMENT

VI. CONSENT CALENDAR – action items noted, remainder are receive & file – 12:05 pm

A. Steering Committee – February 12 meeting minutes – attached 

• ACTION:  Approve

B. South Bay Environmental Services Center Activities Report – attached 

• Issues to watch: p. 2 – look at the EE projects in your city and confirm that they are on schedule 
• ACTION:  Receive and file

VII. ACTION ITEMS 

C. Transportation Items – 12:10 pm

• Measure M Subregional Funds:  Public Participation Plan for first  5 years – continued from February Transportation Committee, no quorum – memo attached 
• ACTION:  Recommend Board approve the Public Outreach Program
•  Transportation Monthly Update – attached 
• Issues to consider:  p.5 dockless bikes: p.6 loss of parking revenues
• Bike share – regional approach?
• ACTION:  Provide direction
• COG Chairs’ meeting March 9 with Metro Chair Garcetti and CEO Phil Washington  
• Chair Weideman to provide a summary

D. 2018 General Assembly – 12:25 pm

• Sponsorships total and payments – attached 
• Total revenue = $68,163 - $54,750 in cash; $13,413 in kind; $8500 still due
• Lessons Learned
• ACTION:  Provide direction  

E. 2019 General Assembly Ideas – 12:35 pm

• Room reserved – 2/22/19
• 20th – special SBCCOG celebration?
• Offer from Beach Cities Health District to partner on the program
• ACTION:  Provide direction  

F. Appointments to Outside Agencies – 2 year terms – 12:45 pm

• SCAG Regional Council Districts #28 and #40 – Mitchell and Medina re-elected
• Nominations closed
• I-710 Project Advisory Committee – nominated: Judy Mitchell  
• SCAG CEHD – nominated: Mark Waronek  
• SMBRC Alternate – NO nomination, no alternate required
• SBACC – Britt Huff – appointed 12/15
• Nominated – Olivia Valentine, Sanford Davidson – invited to attend for a 3 minute statement pursuant to SBCCOG policy
• ACTION:  Recommend Board appointments of the following for 2 year terms to 2020: SCAG CEHD – Mark Waronek & I-710 Project Advisory Committee – Judy Mitchell & select a recommendation to the Board for SBACC – term of appointments July 2018-2020

• FYI:  To be selected at the April meeting
• Metro Service Council – Incumbents:  Don Szerlip, Charles Michel Deemer & Dan Medina – Nominations close March 16 (4 nominees as of 3/2/18:  Don Szerlip, Dan Medina, Richard Montgomery, Bruce Szeles)

G. Board Meeting agenda development – 12:50 pm  

• March – draft attached 

i.    Face of the Program – Cierra – 5 minutes

ii.    Per By-Laws, 60 Day Notice of Intention to Increase Dues – year 4 of 5 year program  

iii.    Adapting to Changing Climate – Dr. Neil Berg, Center for Climate Science – confirmed – 30 minutes

iv.    Quarterly Energy Efficiency report – Greg Stevens – 10 minutes

v.    Wrap of Climate Action Planning – Kim – 10 minutes

vi.    Workshop before the Board meeting on Measure M program implementation 

• April

i.    SBCCOG Annual Work Program 

ii.    Mid-Year Review of WBMWD program 

iii.    Workshop before Board meeting on Controlling Illegal Fireworks – APRIL or MAY

• May

i. Budget

ii. Nomination of Officers

• Future meetings

i.    LA BioMed – presentation   

H. Special Events – 12:55 pm

• Tour of LA BioMed  
• Afternoon of April 4, 12 (Leg Briefing), 25, or May 2, 3 (SCAG GA), 16, 17, 23
• ACTION:  Select date
• Cannabis Manufacturing Facility – retail, manufacturing? – storefront or behind the scenes?
• Retail Shops are mainly located in City of LA.  However, LA City is not currently licensing the cultivation side of the supply chain. 
• Some cultivation sites in Long Beach that we can tour, but they do not currently have their retail licenses available.  They only have medical marijuana clinics. 
• The Palm Springs area has options for both cultivation and retail tours. 
• The best laboratory to visit is up in Oakland.   
• Tour of LAX – mid-field concourse and peoplemover information
• Tour of Football Stadium construction and Entertainment Center
• Possibilities

a. Crisis media training

b. Social media workshop

c. Porsche Center

d. Blimp

• ACTION:  Provide direction

I. South Bay Sustainable Green Business Program Update – 1:05 pm  

• Information to be available at the meeting
• Flyer
• ACTION:  Provide direction 

J. Legislative Issues – 1:15 pm

• Legislative Matrix attached 
• Senator Ben Allen’s Brainstorming Session on Housing – update at the meeting
• ACTION:  Approve recommended positions on legislation

K. Park Bond Measure A – Use of Funds – 1:25 pm

• Memo and previous letter attached
• ACTION:   Review information provided and decide if any additional action should be taken.

L. Approval of Invoices – available at the meeting – 1:35 pm

• ACTION:   Approve invoices for payment (available upon request)

VIII. INFORMATION ITEMS

M. Update on Homeless Program – 1:40 pm

• PATH sent 2018-2019 budget request for SBCCOG services – word from Supervisor Ridley-Thomas office still pending
• PATH has a new Associate Director of South Bay Programs – Courtney Reed
• SBWIB and PATH signing contracts to work together on client referrals
• Events
• February 14 bus tour of permanent supportive housing 
• April 18 @ Memorial Park in Hawthorne – Outreach meeting planned for direct services to clients.  
• Landlord and 1st responders’ workshops being planned

N. Travel Pal Final Report – 1:45 pm

• Project is completed and final report has been sent to Metro 
• Summary of lessons learned to be provided at the meeting

O. Progress on Special Purpose Grants – 1:55 pm

• Currently funded

i. Regional Broadband network – SBWIB and County

ii. Homeless Services coordination – County

iii. SCE/SCG Strategic Plan funds – for energy benchmarking for cities

• Proposals pending

i. Measure M administration – funding agreements being prepared

ii. Regional Coyote Management Outreach

a. Integrated Pest Management re: coyote public education and training – concept accepted for proposal to be submitted by April 3

b. California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Vertebrate Control Program to be submitted March 9

iii. CEC EV Blueprint – due February 20 – appeal in process

iv. Caltrans Planning Grant re: Feasibiity Study of Slow Speed Network – denied in first submission but requested to re-submitted February 23

v. CSUDH/SBWIB/SBCCOG application re: study of student transportation/telecommuting in the South Bay with SB 1 research funds – submitted February 28  

• Under Discussion

i. CARB  

ii. AQMD – April

IX. STRATEGIC POSITIONING ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES

P. Other updates since agenda distribution – 2:00 pm

X. Scrolling the agenda packet – Success?

NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING – Monday, April 9, 2018 @ 12:00 pm 

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