Board of Directors Meeting

The Board of Directors are scheduled to meet Thursday, August 24th, 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, August 24th ,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. July 27, 2023 minutes (attachment) – Approve

B. Third Amendment to MOU with McGowan Consulting LLC (funding to the SBCCOG) (attachment) – Approve

C. Third Amendment with Siembab Corporation for REAP funded projects (funding from the SBCCOG) (attachment) – Approve

D. Actions of Steering Committee since last Board meeting (attachment) – Approve
1. Legislative Matrix (attachment) – Approve
2. Local Travel Network work orders (attachment) – Approve

NOTE: Item E was received after the Steering Committee meeting
but the Board has previously approved the scope of work

E. Local Solutions Contract with LA County for Homeless Services (funding to the SBCCOG) (attachment) – Approve

F. 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)
c. Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy (Katrina Manning)
d. South Bay Workforce Investment Board (Chris Cagle)
e. AQMD update (Brandee Keith, Sr. Public Affairs Specialist, AQMD)
f. South Bay Aerospace Alliance (Bill Uphoff/Rodney Tanaka) – Bill Uphoff shared that the SBCCOG/Transportation Committee continues to discuss the C Line (Green)/K Line (Crenshaw-LAX) with a recommendation from the Metro Board later this year.

VIII. PRESENTATIONS – (all prepared presentations will be posted @ www.southbaycities.org)
1. LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games (6:20 pm)
a. Vic Nol, Director of Venue Cities Relations

2. Watershed Improvement Planning Project (6:50 pm)
a. David McNeill, Executive Officer, Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy

IX. SBCCOG PROGRAM ACTION ITEMS, REPORTS AND UPDATES (7:10 pm)
A. Employment Agreement with Jacki Bacharach – memo of required actions (attachment)
1. Agreement (attachment) – Approve
2. Recission and Termination of existing contract with Jacki Bacharach & Associates (attachment) – Approve
3. Notice is hereby given that the Board at its September regular meeting will be asked to adopt the amendment to the SBCCOG Bylaws shown in the attachment to this report as a new paragraph i. in Article IX which would have the effect of requiring that any modification to the SBCCOG Employee Policy Manual that increases costs or increases employee compensation or benefits is subject to Board approval (attachment) – Receive and file
B. SBESC projects and programs
1. South Bay Environmental Services Center Report (attachment)
C. Transportation Reports
1. Metro Report – Board member James Butts/Mike Bohlke
2. Transportation Committee report – Chris Pimentel/David Leger
D. Local Travel Network
E. SCAG REAP
F. South Bay Fiber Network
G. Homeless Services
1. Client Aid report (attachment)
H. Senior Services
I. General Assembly memo (attachment)
J. Other

X. AGENCY REPORTS (7:40 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)
iii. Energy & Environment Committee (Britt Huff)
iv. Regional Council (Mark Henderson, Jim Gazeley & Drew Boyles)
B. Area G Emergency Management (Brandy Villanueva)
C. County Department of Public Health information flyers (Alicia Chang)
D. Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (Dean Francois/Eric Alegria)
E. Metro Service Council (Don Szerlip)
F. South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce (Eric Alegria)
G. California Association of Councils of Governments – CALCOG (Britt Huff)

XI. UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

XIII. ADJOURNMENT

Next Board meeting – Thursday, September 28, 2023