Board of Directors’ Meeting

The Board of Directors are scheduled to meet Thursday, July 27th, 2017 at the SBESC Theater, located at 20285 S. Western Ave, Torrance, CA 90501.

There will be a light dinner and informal discussion at 5:30 pm. The meeting will begin at 6:00 pm. 

To ensure a quorum, please RSVP to [email protected].

 

REVISED AGENDA – ADDED: IX. F. Memorandum of Understanding with Center for Sustainable Energy

 

I. CALL TO ORDER & SALUTE TO THE FLAG (6:00 PM) – Kurt Weideman, 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 (6:05 pm)

 

VI. CONSENT CALENDAR (6:10 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. June Board Meeting Minutes (attachment) – Approve 

 

B. Torrance Water Contract Renewal (attachments) – Approve 

 

C. Resolution 2017-2 Authorizing Investment of Monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund and Signators (attachment) – Approve 

 

D. Status of Legislation of Interest to SBCCOG (attachment) – Approve

1.  AB 1479 – remove opposition and change position to Monitor

 

E. Monthly Reports – Receive and File

1.  South Bay Environmental Services Center Report (attachment)

2.  Transportation Report (attachment) 

 

VII.       PRESENTATIONS

A. Update on the San Gabriel Valley COG’s Stormwater Policy (6:15 pm)

1. Presentation by Glendora Councilmember Judy Nelson

 

B. Clearwater Tunnel Project – New JWPCP effluent tunnel from Carson to Royal Palms Beach in San Pedro (6:45 pm)

1. Robert Ferrante, Assistant General Manager & Assistant Chief Engineer, Sanitation Districts of LA County, will be giving the presentation on the Clearwater Tunnel Project 

 

VIII.   TRANSPORTATION REPORTS

A.    Metro Report by Board member James Butts/Mike Bohlke (7:00 pm)

B.    Service Council report by Ralph Franklin, Chair (7:05 pm)

C.    Transportation Committee by Christian Horvath, Chair (7:10 pm)

 

IX.  SBCCOG PROGRAM REPORTS AND UPDATES (7:20 pm)

A. Homeless Initiative 

B. Broadband – August 23, Brown Bag workshop

C. Cannabis Regulation Workshop – August 24

D. Short Term Rental Task Force – August 30

E. Other

F. Memorandum of Understanding with Center for Sustainable Energy (attachment) – Approve subject to legal review 

 

X.       BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS (7:30 pm)

 

XI.     AGENCY REPORTS (7:35 pm)

A. League of California Cities & LA Division Legislative Committee (Bea Dieringer & Jeffrey Kiernan)

B. CALCOG – Calif. Assn. of Councils of Governments (Britt Huff/Richard Montgomery)

C. South Coast Air Quality Management District (Judy Mitchell, Joe Buscaino & Stan Myles)

D. SCAG & Committees (attachment) 

     1.  Energy and Environment (Judy Mitchell, Jim Osborne)

     2. Transportation (Dan Medina, James Gazeley) 

     3. Community, Economic, & Human Development (Frank Zerunyan & Mark Waronek)

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

E. Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (Bill Brand/Suzanne Fuentes)

F. Community Choice Aggregration (Christian Horvath)

G. Stormwater Funding Options Committee (Milton Herring & Hany Fangary)

H. County Water Resilience Working Group (Justin Massey/Velveth Schmidt)

I. South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce (Britt Huff) 

J. South Bay Workforce Investment Board (Chris Cagle) 

K. Base Retention Advisory Council (Suzanne Fuentes)

 

XII.     UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS  

 

XIII.     AUGUST SBCCOG COMMITTEE MEETINGS & WORKING GROUPS

 

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

 

XIV.    ADJOURNMENT

Next Board meeting – Thursday, August 24, 2017

 

RSVP @ www.southbaycities.org