Steering Committee Meeting
March 8, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Steering Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, March 8th, 2021 via Zoom.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
To address the SBCCOG Steering Committee on any agenda item or a matter within the Steering Committee’s purview, please provide written comments by 11:00am, March 8, 2021 via email to [email protected]. All written comments submitted will become part of the official record. Unless otherwise noted in the Agenda, the Public can only provide written comment on SBCCOG related business that is within the jurisdiction of the SBCCOG and/or items listed on the Agenda which will be addressed during the Public Comment portion of the meeting (Item #IV).
ACCESSING THE MEETING:
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AGENDA
I. CONFIRM THE QUORUM
II. REPORT OF POSTING OF THE AGENDA
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- 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 – February 8, 2021 meeting minutes attached
- ACTION: Approve
B. SoCal REN Contract Amendments
- Amendments attached
- ACTION: Approve
C. ICF Agreement Extension – attached
- ACTION: Approve extension from March 31, 2021 to August 19, 2021
D. City Attendance at SBCCOG meetings
- Matrix attached
E. South Bay Environmental Services Center Activities Report – attached
F. Monthly Transportation Report – attached
VII. ACTION ITEMS
G. Auditor to explain different kinds of audits
- Kenneth H. Pun, Managing Partner, The Pun Group, LLP will be presenting and answering questions
- ACTION: Provide direction whether to consider any changes
H. Delegated Authority
- Response from Jenkins re: JPA’s authority to delegate decision (not yet available)
- ACTION: Provide direction as necessary
I. Comments on Green Line Scoping
- Draft letter attached
- ACTION: Approve recommendation from Transportation Committee
J. Legislative Issues
- Legislative Matrix attached
- ACTION: Recommend oppose AB 115, SB 10 & support HR 1019
K. Planner for the SBCCOG – special assessment
- Since the last Board meeting, the Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes City Councils have both approved the special assessment
- At last month’s meeting we had the support of El Segundo, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach & Torrance
- A report on the status of the other cities will be sought and reported on
- ACTION: Recommend special assessment to Board at April meeting
L. Board Meeting agenda development
- March – General Assembly
- April – Clearwater presentation from Sanitation Districts, Regional Energy Network Presentation, Bill Brand re: local control zoning initiative
- May – budget/election, Rex Richardson re: AQMD, LTN follow-up
- June – budget adoption/election of officers, Gipson re: police reform issues??
- While we have had procurement rules and procedures that we have been following, they aren’t all in one place in a formal policy
- Mike Jenkins is reviewing the draft which you should receive before the meeting
- ACTION: Approve Procurement Policy for the SBCCOG
N. Approval of Invoices – available at the meeting
- ACTION: Approve invoices for payment
VIII. INFORMATION ITEMS
O. General Assembly
- Program
- Registration (As of 2/26/21, 357 registered;PVE city manager sent out the generic invite)
- Budget
- Sponsorships
- Exhibit Hall
- Game
P. Health Department SPA 8 research update
Q. Update on Homeless Program and Innovation Project Funding
R. South Bay Fiber Network
- Lots of great feedback on our American City & County 2020 Crown Communities Award
- Work order #3 for existing locations is being finalized. Work order #4 for new locations is being analyzed for action on both in April
S. SCAG Regional Early Action Program funds to accelerate housing
- Update at the meeting
T. Update on Senior Services
- Next meeting of the Senior Services Working Group is on Tuesday, March 23 from 9:30-11:30am via Zoom.
IX. STRATEGIC POSITIONING ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES
- Other updates since agenda distribution
NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING – Monday, April 12, 2021 @ 12:00pm via Zoom