The Steering Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, April 8th, 2019 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. PUBLIC COMMENT

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

A. Steering Committee – March 11, 2019 meeting minutes attached 

• ACTION:  Approve

B. Metro Service Council appointments  

• Memo attached 
• ACTION:   Recommend Board approval 

C. TelePacific (TPx) Month-to-Month Office Internet Service

• Memo attached 
• ACTION:   Recommend Board approval of month-to-month internet service from TPx in an amount not to exceed $1,005.41 per month. 

D. South Bay Environmental Services Center Activities Report attached

E. Progress on Special Purpose Grants  

• Currently funded not including the SBESC specific projects

i. Regional Broadband network – SBWIB  

ii. Homeless Services coordination – County and PATH

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

iv.    Solsmart for participating cities of Carson, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, & Torrance

v.    Green Business Network for City of Torrance (extension pending) and Hawthorne 

vi.     Measure M administration

vii.     Transportation Grid Blueprint for LA County – SBCCOG is sub-recipient to LA County

viii.     Caltrans Slow Speed Network Network Feasibility Study – Inglewood is lead agency for purposes of accepting federal funds included in this grant

• Application Submitted

i. Caltrans Adaptation Planning Study

• Under review and pending at Metro

i. Funding for SBCCOG, SGVCOG & Gateway COG from Metro for collaboration on Metro’s Goods Movement Study – would start in July   

VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION re: Personnel and Management Services – 12:10 pm

VII. ACTION ITEMS 

F. Suggested SBCCOG Quarterly Report to City Councils - 12:40 pm

• Memo attached 
• ACTION:  Provide direction

G. Legislative Matrix – 12:50 pm

• Matrix and letter re: funding for Cal Parks & Rec. Oceanography Program attached 
• ACTION:   Recommend Board approval 

H. Flight Path Issues – 1:00 pm 

• Christian Horvath to present
• Letter attached
• ACTION:  Review information and provide direction

I. 2020 General Assembly Updates – 1:10 pm

• Change date for next year – Thursday, March 12, 2020? – could conflict with NLC.  OR March 19, 2020 – reserved
• Reinstitute February Board meeting and no meeting in March?
• Raffle – do they like it?
• ACTION:  Provide direction  

J. Board Meeting agenda development – 1:20 pm attached 

• April 25

a. Face of the Program –  Carolyn Yvellez

b. Rose Institute – census 

c. 2019-2020 Work Program

d. Engineer’s EE Quarterly report

• May 23

e. Face of the Program 

f. Presentation on cannabis – requested by Olivia Valentine 

g. Budget presentation

h. Nominating Committee report

• June/July

a.    Face of the Program 

b.    Update on Water Issues in the South Bay - WBMWD

K. Approval of Invoices – available at the meeting – 1:25 pm

• ACTION:   Approve invoices for payment

VIII.  INFORMATION ITEMS

L. Regional Broadband Network Initiative – 1:30 pm

• Update at the meeting

M. Regional Bike Share Coordination – 1:40 pm

• Update at the meeting

N. May 10 Housing Forum – 1:45 pm

• Update at the meeting

O. Update on Homeless Program – 1:50 pm

P. Nominating Committee – 1:55 pm

Q. Office Issues – 2:00 pm

• Update at the meeting on the site visits to date

IX. STRATEGIC POSITIONING ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES

R.   Other updates since agenda distribution – 2:10 pm

NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING – Monday, May 13, 2019 @ 12:00 pm 

PLEASE CONSULT WEBSITE IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT THE MEETING SCHEDULE