Steering Committee Meeting
March 11, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Steering Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, March 11th, 2019 at the SBCCOG/SBESC Office, located at 20285 S. Western Ave, Suite 100, Torrance, CA 90501. Lunch will be provided.
To ensure a quorum, please RSVP to [email protected]
AGENDA
I. INTRODUCTIONS
II. REPORT OF POSTING OF AGENDA
- ACTION: Receive and file
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT
V. CONSENT CALENDAR – action items noted, remainder are receive & file – 12:05 pm
A. Steering Committee – February 11, 2019 meeting minutes – attached
- ACTION: Approve
B. SCAG Facility and Equipment Usage Agreement
- Attached – extends our agreement for video equipment to December 31, 2022
- ACTION: Approve agreement and report to the Board
C. Contract Extension with Agnes Walker for Financial Services
- Memo – attached
- ACTION: Recommend that the Board of Directors renew the SBCCOG agreement with Agnes T. Walker for the period from April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 at $90.00 per hour for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
D. Special Events
- Tour of LAX – March 27
E. South Bay Environmental Services Center Activities Report – attached
F. March Transportation Report – attached
G. Progress on Special Purpose Grants
- Currently funded not including the SBESC specific projects
i. Regional Broadband network – SBWIB and County
ii. Homeless Services coordination – County and PATH
iii. SCE/SCG Strategic Plan funds – for energy benchmarking for cities
iv. Solsmart for participating cities of Carson, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, & Torrance
v. Green Business Network for City of Torrance and Hawthorne
vi. Measure M & R administration
vii. Transportation Grid Blueprint for LA County – SBCCOG is sub-recipient to LA County
viii. Caltrans Slow Speed Network Network Feasibility Study – Inglewood is lead agency for purposes of accepting federal funds included in this grant
- Application Submitted
i. Caltrans Adaptation Planning Study
VI. EXECUTIVE SESSION re: Management Services – 12:10 pm
VII. ACTION ITEMS
H. Legislative Matrix – 12:40 pm
- Attached
- ACTION: Review and consider recommending positions on specific bills to the Board
I. 2019 General Assembly Updates – Thursday, February 28, 2019 – 12:45 pm
- Sponsorships total and payments – attached
- Lessons Learned – Thursday vs. Friday?
- 2020 GA program ideas?
- ACTION: Provide direction
J. Board Meeting agenda development – 12:55 pm
- March 28 – draft agenda attached
a. Face of the Program – Aaron Baum
b. SCAQMD – 5 minute presentation on legislation they are proposing
c. Bill Brand re: proposed constitutional amendment re: local control of land use
- April 25
a. Rose Institute – census
b. Engineer’s EE Quarterly report
- Future meeting ideas
K. Notice of Intention to Consider an Increase in Dues – 1:00 pm
- Memo attached – this is the 5th year of the planned 5 year dues increase
- ACTION: Recommend that the Board state its intention to consider a 5.4% dues increase for the coming year for a total of $20,000 per city.
L. Transportation Issues that may need action – 1:10 pm
M. Approval of Invoices – available at the meeting – 1:15 pm
- ACTION: Approve invoices for payment
VIII. INFORMATION ITEMS
N. Regional Broadband Network Initiative – 1:20 pm
O. Regional Bike Share Coordination – 1:25 pm
- Update at the meeting
P. Mid-April Housing Forum – 1:30 pm
- Update at the meeting
Q. Update on Homeless Program – 1:35 pm
R. Office Search Update – 1:40 pm
XIV. STRATEGIC POSITIONING ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES
S. Other updates since agenda distribution – 1:50 pm
NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING – Monday, April 8, 2019 @ 12:00 pm
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