The Steering Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, August 8, 2016 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 natalie@southbaycities.org 

AGENDA

I. REPORT OF POSTING OF AGENDA

• 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 – 12:05 pm

A. Steering Committee – July 11, 2016 meeting minutes attached 

• ACTION:  Approve

B. Use of SBCCOG Logo

• SCAG has requested that the subregions co-sponsor their October 11 Housing Summit.  This would only entail sending our logo for the event publicity.
• ACTION:  Approve co-sponsorship and use of our logo

C. Committee Meeting Dates & Working Groups

• Economic Development Directors Roundtable – August 18

D. 5 Dues Payments Outstanding as of July 30 - 5 cities (City of Los Angeles, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Lawndale, Manhattan Beach)

E. Monthly Transportation Update - attached 

F. South Bay Environmental Services Center Activities Report – attached  

• Save December 1 for the Energy Leader Recognition Lunch
• Green Building Challenge Update – 164 as of July 30

G. Special Events 

• LA Air Force Base Tour 
• LB Container Terminal Tour of Automated Facility – August 10

V. INFORMATION ITEMS/UPDATES

H. SBCCOG Special Projects – 12:15 pm

• Homeless Services
• Travel Pal  
• CEC Grant re: Designing a Microgrid  
• South Bay Broadband Feasibility Study  

I. CCA Report – 12:35 pm

VI. ACTION ITEMS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION         

J. Board meeting agenda development –  draft agenda attached – 12:40 pm

• Review of Board meeting agendas
• What do you want to get from the Board meeting
• Review Board Sharing – do this in issue areas/themes?
• Meeting Time
• August Board meeting 
• LA Mayor Eric Garcetti
• September – Ballot Propositions
• October – South Bay Sustainable Strategy – A Review and Update
• January – San Gabriel Valley COG re: MS 4 Permit Activities
• Possible future presentation topics
• President, Cal State, Dominguez Hills

K. October Steering Committee meeting – 12:50 pm

• The regularly scheduled meeting in October falls on Columbus Day – October 10
• ACTION:  Confirm meeting date

L. Business Cards for Steering Committee members – 12:55 pm

M. General Assembly Title – 1:00 pm

N. Legislative Issues – 1:10 pm

• SB 522 re: Metro Board Composition and Proposed Sales Tax Update
• Legislative Matrix - attached

O. Approval of Invoices – available at the meeting – 1:20 pm

• ACTION:  Approve invoices for payment 

VII. STRATEGIC POSITIONING ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES  

P. SCAG – 1:25 pm

• Scenario Planning Tool for cities to use

Q. Sustainability Initiatives – 1:30 pm

• Rail Investment benefits: Summary of two recent studies on the Expo Line

• Land Use/Transportation Climate Action Plan, South Bay Sustainability Strategy  and city policies

R. Other updates since agenda distribution – 1:50 pm

NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING – Monday, September 12, 2016 @ 12:00 pm 

PLEASE CONSULT WEBSITE IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT THE MEETING SCHEDULES