Steering Committee Meeting
April 9, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Steering Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, April 9th, 2018 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. REVIEW OF HANDOUTS
V. PUBLIC COMMENT
VI. CONSENT CALENDAR – action items noted, remainder are receive & file – 12:05 pm
A. Steering Committee – March 12 meeting minutes attached
- ACTION: Approve
B. Contract Renewals for Dominguez Channel Watershed Management Area Group – memo attached
- Dominguez Channel MOU for administration services by SBCCOG – posted on website – a copy to be available at the meeting
- Tetra Tech Contract amendment for technical services – posted on website – a copy to be available at the meeting
- ACTION: Approve recommend approval to the Board of Directors
C. 2016-2017 Audit – posted on website – a copy will be available at the meeting
D. South Bay Environmental Services Center Activities Report – attached
E. Outstanding payments from sponsors
- 2018 General Assembly
- $2500 from Mark Ridley-Thomas
- $1000 from Janice Hahn
- Holiday Light Exchange
- $250 from 3 Leaf Realty
VII. ACTION ITEMS
F. Appointments to Outside Agencies – 2 year terms – 3 seats available – 12:05 pm
- Metro Service Council – each candidate has been invited to the meeting to make a 3 minute statement or have Jacki read one they send in if they can’t make the meeting
- Nominees in alphabetical order: Charles Michel Deemer, Dan Medina, Richard Montgomery, Christopher Rider Bruce Szeles, Don Szerlip
- Attendance confirmed to date: Don Szerlip
- Nominations and statements received as of 4/2/18 attached
- Current membership for your information:
COUNCIL MEMBER |
START DATE |
END DATE |
APPOINTED BY AND/OR OFFICE HELD |
Don Szerlip |
1-24-08 |
7/18 |
Resident & businessman, Redondo Beach |
Roye Love |
1-27-11 |
7/19 |
Senior, regular rider, community groups, Carson |
Ralph Franklin Chair 2009 |
1-25-07 |
7/20 |
Inglewood Councilman |
Charles Michel Deemer |
7/15 |
7/18
|
Torrance Environmental Commissioner & Rider |
Ernie Crespo |
7/16 |
7/19
|
Gardena Transit Manager representing Municipal Operators |
Elaine Jeng |
7/16 |
7/19
|
MB resident, rider, civil engineer (served 7/14-7/15) |
Luis Duran |
7/17 |
7/20
|
Hermosa Beach resident & LA County land use planner – rides transit daily |
Meighan Langlois |
7/17 |
7/20
|
LAWA Employee Transportation Coordinator |
Dan Medina |
7/17 |
7/18
|
Gardena Councilman and transit rider |
- ACTION: Review nominees and make recommendation to the Board
G. South Bay Aerospace Alliance SBCCOG representative (Fuentes leaving office) – 12:30 pm
- With Suzanne Fuentes leaving office, we have no delegate to this organization. Jennifer LaMarque on our staff does attend.
- ACTION: Appoint someone to fill the position OR advertise that it is open OR find out if Jennifer can be the official SBCCOG representative
H. Volunteer Recognition Wall – 12:35 pm
- Memo attached
- ACTION: Provide direction on appearance, criteria and cost
I. Board Meeting agenda development – 12:45 pm
- Face of the Program?
- SBCCOG Annual Work Program
- Statewide ballot measures
- Measure M funding agreements
- May
- Face of the Program
- Budget
- Nomination of Officers
- Regional Broadband Network RFP – approval to circulate
- Workshop before Board meeting on Controlling Illegal Fireworks
- Future meetings
- LA BioMed – presentation
J. Special Events – 12:55 pm
- Tour of the Inglewood Stadium Construction – Friday, April 27 (max. 20 people – 4 places left)
- Tour of LA BioMed – Wednesday, May 16 – 2:30 pm to 4 pm – 9 so far
- Cannabis Manufacturing Facility – retail, storefront – Thursday, June 14
- Other Possibilities
A. Public Engagement and Technology Workshop – more information at the meeting
B. Tour of LAX – maybe summer/August
K. 2019 General Assembly Ideas – 12:55 pm.
- Change date to Thursday – February 28, 2019
- 20th – special SBCCOG celebration?
- ACTION: Provide direction
L. Legislative Issues – 1:05 pm
- Legislative Matrix attached
- Statewide Ballot measures – memo attached
- Senator Ben Allen Meeting re: Housing legislation and Follow-up letter to presented at the meeting
- ACTION: Approve recommended positions on ballot propositions and letter re: housing legislation
M. Approval of Invoices – available at the meeting – 1:15 pm
- ACTION: Approve invoices for payment
VIII. INFORMATION ITEMS
N. Update on Homeless Program – 1:30 pm
- April outreach event will be in Redondo Beach.
- Manhattan Beach Chamber will be surveying their businesses re: homeless issues
- Working on homeless mobile court clinic, landlord workshops and first responders training
O. Progress on Regional Broadband Network Initiative – 1:35 pm
P. Progress on Special Purpose Grants – 1:40 pm
- Currently funded
i. Microgrid Project in Carson – CEC
ii. Regional Broadband network – SBWIB and County
iii. Homeless Services coordination – County
iv. SCE/SCG Strategic Plan funds – for energy benchmarking for cities
- Proposals pending
i. Measure M administration
ii. Integrated Pest Management re: coyote public education and training – Final proposal submitted April 3
iii. CEC EV Blueprint – submitted February 20
iv. Caltrans Planning Grant re: Feasibiity Study of Slow Speed Network – submitted February 23
v. CSUDH/SBWIB/SBCCOG application re: study of student transportation/telecommuting in the South Bay with SB 1 research funds – submitted February 28 (SBCCOG $10,000)
vi. AQMD for Carson, Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood & Lawndale – free smart equipment for residents – April 11
- Under Discussion
i. CARB
IX. STRATEGIC POSITIONING ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES
Q. Other updates since agenda distribution – 1:45 pm
NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING – Monday, May 14, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
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