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Special Steering Committee Meeting @ 11 am

March 13, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

The Special Steering Committee Meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 13th, 2023  at 11 am at the SBCCOG Office located at 2355 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 125, Torrance, CA 90501.

SBCCOG Board Members: pursuant to the end of the State’s COVID-19 emergency declaration, your attendance is required to be in-person or follow the provisions of AB 2449 (see Agenda Item IV). Provisions of this bill permit members of a legislative body of a local agency to participate remotely and not identify their location under certain narrow conditions including:

• At least a quorum of the members are present in person from a singular public location and the member who seeks to participate remotely must announce if any person over 18 years old is present;
• The legislative body provides two-way audio-visual platform or two-way telephonic services with live webcasting of meeting; and
• The agenda notifies the public of the ways to access the meeting and offer public comment via a call-in or internet-based service option, and in person.
Once there is no declared state of emergency (or when AB 361 no longer applies), AB 2449 allows for board members to meet without identifying each teleconference location in the notice and agenda of the meeting, and without making each teleconference location accessible to the public under certain circumstances, but only if there is “just cause” or “emergency circumstances” justifying the remote appearance. A member may not participate remotely for “just cause” for more than two meetings per year, and may not participate remotely for any reason for more than three consecutive months or 20% of meetings per year. The SBCCOG and each member will need to track and monitor their use of this provision to ensure compliance with the law.

We are asking in-person attendees to bring your laptop, tablet or a printed copy of the agenda as we will only have two courtesy copies available.

PUBLIC COMMENTS:
To address the SBCCOG Steering Committee on any agenda item or a matter within the Steering Committee’s purview, please provide written comments by 10:00 am, March 13th,2023 via email to [email protected]. All written comments submitted will become part of the official record.

ACCESSING THE MEETING:
To RSVP to attend the meeting, please register by using the link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckdeGgrTMiEt2LNMfJg2HrlLHvTkzL9Cse

To participate virtually, use this information: https://zoom.us/join or call 346) 248-7799 and use Meeting ID: 839 2883 8889; Passcode: 302815

SPECIAL STEERING COMMITTEE AGENDA

I. CONFIRM THE QUORUM – 11:00 am

II. REPORT OF POSTING OF THE AGENDA
 ACTION: Receive and file

III. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF GREEN LINE EIR ALTERNATIVES WITH TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – 11:02 am
 Metro staff to present alternatives for discussion
 SBCCOG staff has prepared draft comments and questions to be submitted to Metro – attached 
 ACTION: After review and comment, approve transmittal with any changes of SBCCOG comments
and questions to Metro

IV. BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS – 12:00 pm
 SBCCOG legal counsel has prepared the attached matrix 
 ACTION: Adopt requirements of new legislation as standard operating procedure

V. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

VI. PUBLIC COMMENT

VII. CONSENT CALENDAR – action items noted, remainder are receive & file – 12:05 pm
A. Steering Committee February 13, 2023 meeting minutes attached
 ACTION: Approve

B. No cost time extension contract amendment with Fehr & Peers for LTN work to 12/31/23
 Contract amendment attached 
 ACTION: Approve

C. City Attendance at SBCCOG Meetings – attached 

D. Media Report – attached 

VIII. ACTION ITEMS
E. South Bay Fiber Network – 12:10 pm
 Interviews are taking place on March 8 for a contractor to work with the SBCCOG on the LATA grant that we were awarded for almost $498,000+. A recommendation will be made at the meeting for approval.
 Thanks to Star Van Buren (El Camino Workforce Development), Roland Ok (SCAG), Chris Cagle (South Bay Workforce Investment Board), Alex Pinto (Gardena IT Director) along with SBCCOG staff Aaron Baum, Wally Siembab & Jacki Bacharach, the evaluators
 ACTION: Approve recommended contractor

F. Board Meeting Agenda Development – 12:25 pm
 March
 Legislative Meet and Greet – March 10, 8:30 am – 10:00 am – Allen, Bradford, Gipson, Hahn
 General Assembly – March 23 – 9 am – 3 pm
 April
 April 13 – Housing Education Forum – Housing and CEQA
 Honor Christian Horvath
 Status of each city’s efforts re: Energy and Climate Recognition Program
 Sheriff Luna – confirmed @ 5:30 pm
 Supervisor Mitchell – confirmed
 Quarterly Reports
 Department of Public Health quarterly reports – Lindsey Lastra
 Area G Update – Brandy Villanueva
 May
 Caltrans District 7 Director – Gloria Roberts – confirmed
 Stephanie Wiggins, Metro CEO – tentatively confirmed
 June
 Supervisor Hahn, Chair of the Board of Supervisors – confirmed
 Future meeting possible speakers invited – waiting on responses:
 Mayor Karen Bass, City of Los Angeles
 Justin Erbacci, LAX General Manager
 Gene Seroka, Port of Los Angeles General Manager
 Jose Solache, Lynwood Councilmember, AQMD representative for South Bay
 John Mirisch, Beverly Hills Councilmember, Los Angeles County Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) representative for South Bay

G. Legislative Matrix – 12:30 pm
 Attached 
 ACTION: Approve recommended positions
o SUPPORT: AB 9, SB 12, AB 45, AB 67, AB 1035: AB 1447, SB 301.
o OPPOSE AB 7
o OPPOSE NOVEMBER 2024 BALLOT MEASURE 21-0042A1 The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act

H. Additions to Financial Policies – 12:40 pm
 Memo and Financial Policies and Procedures attached 
 ACTION: Approve recommended updates to the Financial Policies and Procedures as
recommended by the Ad Hoc Finance Committee

I. Approval of Invoices – to be sent separately – 12:50 pm
 ACTION: Approve invoices for payment

IX. INFORMATION ITEMS
J. General Assembly Planning Update – 12:55 pm
 Sponsorships
 Logistics
 Program
 Photo Contest – finalists to be presented at the meeting
 Please invite your city ‘family’ and RSVP

K. Opportunities to Serve – March 20 deadline for nominations – 1:05 pm
 SCAG Regional Council District #39 – Carson, Lomita and Torrance eligible
 3 seats on the Metro Service Council
 SCAG Community Housing, Economic Development Committee – Frank Zerunyan, RHE apptd 7/13
 CALCOG – California Association of Councils of Governments – Britt Huff, RHE delegate – apptd 6/17
 Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission – Bill Brand – Redondo Beach – delegate
 and Alternate Eric Alegria – Rancho Palos Verdes – apptd 1/21

L. Local Travel Network – 1:10 pm
 Caltrans Sustainability Planning Grant submitted to do more outreach and design connecting the ‘islands’ in the network
 Working with El Segundo on an earlier intra-city start

M. SCAG REAP 1.0 and 2.0 Update – 1:15 pm
 REAP 1.0
 ADU Acceleration
• Participating cities: El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills
• Completed tasks:
o GIS layer, ADU Survey, Housing Policies Comparison
• Finishing DPW director interviews for city infrastructure impact analysis
• Project on track for completion June 2023
 Commercial Redevelopment into Housing
• Participating cities: Carson, El Segundo, Hawthorne, Hermosa, Manhattan, Redondo Beach
• In consult with the cities, redevelopment areas and parcels have been identified within each jurisdiction
• We continue to work on:
o Analyzing Commercial parcel level data
o Refining Development Profiles
o Developing test fits for two sites in each city
o Interviewing DPW directors for city infrastructure impact analysis
 Housing Education Forum
• 3rd session, Deconstructing RHNA, by Marc Verville, challenged to RHNA calculations
• 32 attendees
• Lively Q & A
• Jonathan emailed Attendees post-event survey
• Copy of Marc’s slide deck on request, email Jonathan
• Next session, April 13th at 12pm on Zoom – Topic: California Environmental Quality Act and Housing – Speaker: Kristin Starbird from Dudek
o We encourage board members to attend, elected leaders, planning directors, staff, and commissioners attend!
 REAP 2.0
• HCD still has to approve SCAG’s REAP 2.0 program.
• Applications to SCAG due = April 2023
• SCAG determinations = May/June 2023
• Dispersal of funds = late summer 2023
• SBCCOG projects – $585,000
o South Bay Housing Trust Fund Formation
o Implementing Commercial Redevelopment into Housing
• Competitive Metro partnership option
o Educational support for Micro-Mobility and the LTN
o Feasibility Study for Neighborhood Mobility Hub Pilot in DACS (Hawthorne, Gardena, Carson, West Athens-Westmont)
o State of Micro-Mobility and Housing in the South Bay – data collection & evaluation

N. Update on South Bay Environmental Services Center Activities – attached – 1:20 pm 
 Potential Grants being pursued
 So. Cal. Gas Company Regional Ambassador Program – application submitted 12/29/22

O. Homeless Services report – 1:25 pm
 Client Aid status of disbursements – attached 
 SBCCOG will have over $2 million for next year’s Local Solutions Fund from LA County. The
current draft scope of work is attached. 

P. Update on Senior Services – 1:35 pm

X. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 1:40 pm
Personnel discussion re: management services contract – further information to be provided at the meeting

XI. STRATEGIC POSITIONING ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES – 1:55 pm

XII. NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE – Monday, April 10, 2023 @ 12:00 noon – in person

 

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