Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors are scheduled to meet Thursday, July 27th, 2023 virtually via Zoom and in person. The meeting will begin at 6:00 pm. RSVP HERE

ACCESSING THE BOARD MEETING:

In person Access: SBCCOG Office located at 2355 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 125, Torrance, CA 90501. Please email [email protected] to confirm your attendance. Please bring your laptop, tablet or a printed copy of the agenda, as there will only be two courtesy copies available.

To participate via Zoom: Receive Zoom meeting credentials in advance of the meeting by using the below link: https://scag.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIld-uorDsqhEYyjIrAPN_G-rVEpc0Lrw

Public: To participate via video conference, use this link: https://scag.zoom.us/j/968020200 and follow any prompts. To participate via telephone, dial: (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 968 020 200; Passcode 398836

PUBLIC COMMENTS:
To address the SBCCOG Board of Directors on any agenda item or a matter within the Board of Directors’ purview, please provide written comments by 5:00 pm, July 27th ,2023 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 #VI).

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER (6:00 PM)
Cedric Hicks, Chair

II. VERIFY QUORUM AND VOTES NEEDED FOR ACTION (attachment)

III. CONFIRM POSTING OF THE AGENDA BY TORRANCE CITY CLERK

IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

V. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC (6:05 pm)

VI. CONSENT CALENDAR (6:15 pm)
Matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. Action items have all been approved by the Steering Committee unanimously unless otherwise noted. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately.

A. June 22, 2023 minutes (attachment) – Approve

B. Contract with SHARE! For homeless services (attachment) – Approve

C. Legislative Matrix– (attachment) – Approve
1. AB 41 –change of position to Support unless Amended

D. Monthly Reports – Receive and File
1. Transportation Report (attachment)
2. City Attendance at SBCCOG meetings (attachment)
3. Media Report (attachment)
4. Reports from Outside Agencies (attachments for each at end of the agenda)
a. League of California Cities & LA Division Legislative Committee (Britt Huff, Bea Dieringer & Jeff Kiernan)
b. SCAG Update (Erik Rodriguez)
i. Regional Council (Mark Henderson, Jim Gazeley & Drew Boyles)
ii. Energy & Environment Committee (Britt Huff)
c. California Association of Councils of Governments – CALCOG (Britt Huff)
d. South Bay Workforce Investment Board (Chris Cagle)

VII. PRESENTATIONS – (all prepared presentations will be posted @ www.southbaycities.org)
1. Update on the Clearwater Project (Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts)
Robert Ferrante (Chief Engineer and General Manager) and Glenn Acosta (Senior Engineer).(6:20 pm)

2. Civic Spark Fellows Program Year Review and Achievements & Recognition Program Update –
Lauren Estrella & Talia Perluss (6:50 pm)

VIII. SBCCOG PROGRAM ACTION ITEMS, REPORTS AND UPDATES (7:05 pm)
A. SBESC projects and programs
1. South Bay Environmental Services Center Report (attachment)
B. Transportation Reports
1. Metro Report – Board member James Butts/Mike Bohlke
2. Transportation Committee report – Chris Pimentel/David Leger
C. Local Travel Network
D. SCAG REAP
E. South Bay Fiber Network
F. Homeless Services
G. SPA 8 Working Group
H. Senior Services
I. Other

IX. AGENCY REPORTS (7:35 pm)
NOTE: Oral reports will only be made to clarify or amplify written attachments
(No Attachments received)
A. SCAG
i. Community, Economic, & Human Development (Mark Henderson, Drew Boyles, Frank Zerunyan & Mark Waronek)
ii. Transportation (James Gazeley, Bridgett Lewis)
B. AQMD update (Brandee Keith, Sr. Public Affairs Specialist, AQMD)
C. Area G Emergency Management (Brandy Villanueva)
D. County Department of Public Health information flyers (Alicia Chang)
E. Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (Dean Francois/Eric Alegria)
F. Metro Service Council (Don Szerlip)
G. South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce (Eric Alegria)
H. South Bay Aerospace Alliance (Bill Uphoff/Rodney Tanaka)
I. Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy (Katrina Manning)

X. UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (7:40 pm)
Government Code Section 54957
Employee Performance Evaluation
Title of Employee: Executive Director

Government Code Section 54957.6
Conference with Labor Negotiator
SBCCOG designated negotiator: Board Chair
Unrepresented Employee: Executive Director

XII. ADJOURNMENT

Next Board meeting – Thursday, August 24, 2023