Board of Directors June 27

The Board of Directors are scheduled to meet Thursday, June 27, 2013 at the SBESC Theater, located at 20285 S. Western Ave, Torrance, CA 90501.

 

 

 

AGENDA

I.         CALL TO ORDER & SALUTE TO THE FLAG (6:00 PM) Ralph Franklin, Chair

II.         INTRODUCTIONS

III.      CONFIRM POSTING OF THE AGENDA BY TORRANCE CITY CLERK

IV.      ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA 

V.       COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC

VI.     CONSENT CALENDAR (6:05 pm)

Matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. 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.    May Board Meeting Minutes (attachment) – Approve

 

B.    2013-2014 Operating Budget Adoption (attachments) – Approve

 

C.    Contract approvals (attachment)

1.     Strategic Plan Strategies Contract with Southern California Edison and Authorization  to Release a Request for Proposal (attachment) – Approve

2.     Partnership Renewal with Torrance Water (attachment) – Approve

D.   Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Torrance Library for Lending SBCCOG  Publications (attachments) – Approve

E.    Legislation Recommended for Action (attachment) – Approve

1.   Approve AB 1147 and Oppose AB 277

VII.     PRESENTATIONS

A.    Findings of the NEV Demonstration and the SBCCOG’s Sustainable Neighborhoods Strategy (6:10 pm)

1.   Wally Siembab, SBCCOG staff will make the presentation

B.    MOU Regarding Participation in the California HERO and Figtree programs  (attachments) – Approve (6:35 pm)

1.   Rick Bishop & Dustin Reilich, HERO

 2.   Joe Flores, Figtree

C.    Election of Officers (attachment) (6:55 pm) – Approve

VIII.    TRANSPORTATION REPORTS

A.     Metro  Report by Board member Pam O’Connor (7:15 pm)

1.   Measure R Acceleration and reallocation of funds to rails lines status

B.     Service Council report by Ralph Franklin, Chair (7:25 pm)

C.     Measure R Oversight Committee Report (Jim Goodhart & Steve Lantz) (7:30 pm)

1.   Iteris Contract Extension (attachments) – Approve

D.     Monthly Transportation Report from Steve Lantz (attachment) – Receive and file (7:35 pm)    

IX.      SOUTH BAY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CENTER UPDATES (7:40 pm)

A.      Update on programs and activities – Catherine Showalter 

X.       SBCCOG ISSUES AND REPORTS – Jacki Bacharach (7:45 pm)

A.    Strategic Plan Session

B.    South Bay Sustainable Strategy

1.     LUV, BEV and other EV issues

a.     Update on car2go

C.    General Assembly topic for February 28, 2014 

XI.      BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS (7:50 pm)

XII.     AGENCY REPORTS (7:55 pm)

A.    League of California Cities (Jim Goodhart & Jeffrey Kiernan)

B.    South Coast Air Quality Management District (Judy Mitchell & Stan Myles)

1.   Local Government and Business Advisory Group (Jacob Haik)

C.    SCAG & Committees (Matt Horton)

      1.   Energy and Environment (Judy Mitchell, Frank Zerunyan)

      2.   Transportation (John Addleman, Dan Medina)

      3.   Community, Economic, & Human Development (James Gazeley & James Butts)

      4.   Regional Council (Judy Mitchell, Dan Medina, James Gazeley)

D.    Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (Jeff Duclos/Ellen Perkins/Jim Knight)

E.    South Bay Cities City Managers’ Association (David Biggs)

F.    South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce (Susan Rhilinger)

G.    South Bay Workforce Investment Board (John Parsons)         

XIV.     UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS 

XV.      JULY SBCCOG COMMITTEE MEETINGS & WORKING GROUPS

               July 8       Measure R Oversight Committee & Steering Committee

            July 11     Legislative Briefing and Breakfast

            Consult website for specific times and places for other meetings – www.southbaycities.org 

XVI.    ADJOURNMENT TO JULY 25, 2013