Steering Committee March 10
March 10, 2014 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Steering Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, March 10, 2014. The meeting will begin at 11:00 am at the SBESC office in the City of Torrance located at:
SBCCOG/SBESC
20285 S. Western Ave, Suite 100
Torrance, CA 90501
(310) 371-7222
To ensure a quorum, please RSVP to [email protected] or [email protected]
AGENDA – 11:00 am NOTE THE TIME CHANGE
I. REPORT OF POSTING OF AGENDA
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- ACTION: Receive and file
II. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR – action items noted, remainder are receive & file – 11:05 am
A. Steering Committee – February 10, 2014 meeting minutes attached
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- ACTION: Approve
B. Appointments to Outside Agencies
- District #28 and District #40 elections completed for SCAG Regional Council
- Election process to start for Metro South Bay Service Sector Council
C. Grant Opportunity
SGC grant submitted
- SGC grant submitted
- SCAG might have missed the deadline for new PEV grant with SCAG and Luskin Center with funding from CEC, which would have been 2 years probably starting in September 2014 – $32,000 for the SBCCOG. We are trying to find out.
D. Transportation Issues
- South Bay Boundary issue update – waiting for meeting with Pam O’Connor & Westside COG to discuss the issue
- Monthly transportation update from Steve Lantz – attached
- Comments on Metro 1st/Last Mile report by Jacki Bacharach- attached
E. South Bay Environmental Services Center Activities Report – attached
F. Legislative Advocacy
- Legislative Matrix – attached
- April 30 – PUC Day in Los Angeles
- Legislative Breakfast date moved to May 14
G. MWD/WBMWD Rate Setting Process
V. ACTION ITEMS
H. General Assembly – Lessons Learned – 11:15 am
- Highest attendance – 100 more RSVPs than ever before
- As of March 3, 3 sponsorships outstanding
- ACTION: Provide feedback on Program, materials, agenda for the day, speakers, exhibits, timing/no breaks, start time, attendance, etc.
I. Increased responsibilities for the Deputy Executive Director – to be sent separately – – 11:30 am
J. Board meeting agenda development – 11:45 am
- March – draft agenda attached
- Presentation of Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles as well as Strategic Implementation Plan
- Update on ExpressLane Project
- Presentation on SBCCOG PEV readiness
- Request from Metro to present their fare restructuring proposal
- April – Annual Work Program Review
- May – Annual Budget Review, Nomination of Officers
- June – Budget adoption, Election of Officers
- July – Cost of Power Supply in the South Bay, cost and interconnections
BREAK FOR LUNCH & DIALOGUE WITH CITY MANAGERS –
K. Board Strategic Plan – 12:00 PM
- Definition of Sustainability – page 4 of attached report
- Orientation/Overview of the SBCCOG Structure and Work Program
- Goal D #4 – Enhance orientation methods for new board members so that they have a clear understanding of their role and can determine how they will most effectively contribute. Include a discussion of the bylaws in the orientation.
- By-Laws – attached
- Major programs
- SBCCOG organizational structure
- SBCCOG finances
- Review quarterly progress reporting tracking
- ACTION: Recommend Strategic Plan to the Board for adoption
RESUME STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
L. Dues Recommendation for 2014-2015 – 1:15 pm
M. Approval of Invoices – available at the meeting – 1:25 pm
- ACTION: Approve invoices for payment
VI. STRATEGIC POSITIONING ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES
N. Sustainable South Bay Strategy Updates – 11:55 am
- AQMD is doing a PSA on our BEV program and interviewing one of our drivers. We should be able to use the footage for our own purposes as well.
- Impressions of HK – sharing lessons learned
O. South Bay Environmental Services Center Programs – 1:30 pm
- Memo on SBESC programs – attached – MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR AT BOTH BOARD AND STEERING
- MOU with El Segundo for EEMIS equipment purchase
- HERO update
P. Possible Future Special Events – 1:40 pm
- Tour of Gas Company facilities near Ballona Wetlands
- Tour of LAX Airfield including Bradley Terminal
- Sea Lab
- Hawthorne Airport
- Space X
- Possible dates – Thursday, May 8, 15, 29 or June 12 in the morning
- ACTION: Provide direction on dates and priorities for scheduling
NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING – April 14, 2014 @ 12:00 pm
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