The Steering Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, February 13th, 2017 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. INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

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 – January 9, 2017 meeting minutes – attached 

• ACTION:  Approve

B. Vendor Agreement for Kiosk – attached

• ACTION:  Approve

C. SBHP Quarterly Report to Metro – attached

D. Stormwater Funding Options Committee

• SBCCOG was informed that both Milton Harring and Hany Fangary can both serve on this committee representing the SBCCOG – commitment letters have been sent to both of them

E. Special Initiatives

• Short Term Rental Task Force – March 1 meeting
• Homeless Services – March 8 meeting – funding extended!
• Coyote Management – No date set yet

F. Special Events

• Landlord Engagement workshop with Supervisor Ridley-Thomas – March 22

G. Monthly Transportation Update – attached 

VII. ACTION ITEMS 

H. Milken Institute Best Cities for Successful Aging Mayor’s Pledge – 12:10 pm

• Pledge – attached
• Adopted by Hermosa Beach, Torrance & maybe RHE
• ACTION:  Send to member agencies and encourage them to adopt

I. CALCOG Membership – TIME CERTAIN 12:15 pm

• Memos from last month attached and for further information go to www.calcog.org 
• Bill Higgins on the phone
• ACTION:  Approve membership in CALCOG for the 18 month period of January 2017 to June 2018 for $2500 and additional meeting costs of approximately $9600 to cover both the 2016-2017 & 2017-2018 fiscal years for one Board member and the Executive Director to attend membership meetings, the Annual Conference and at least 2 Executive Directors’ meetings.   

J. Measure M – 12:30 pm

• Committee Formation – memo attached
• Local Return Allocation formula – chart attached
• ACTION:  1) Solicit volunteers to serve on the Measure M Task Force and recommend the members and a Chair to the Board of Directors at the March 23 meeting; 2) Approve committee purpose and delegate responsibilities to task force; 3) Provide direction on whether to request from Metro the ability for our subregion to have its own local return allocation formula

K. Dominguez Channel Contract Approval – 12:40 pm

• Information to be provided at the meeting
• ACTION:  Review and approve contract requested by Dominguez Channel Watershed Management Group

L. Telecom – 12:45 pm

• Broadband  Feasibility Study status report 
• Reports to City Managers – February 15 and to I.T. & PW Directors – February 16
• New FCC Chair Targeting State and Local Authority – article & Digital agenda attached
• At the request of Hermosa Beach Mayor Fangary & Councilman Massey 

M. Nominating and Election Process for Appointees – 12:55 pm  

• Current approved appointment process attached
• ACTION:  Consider amending the policy to require that nominees have to leave the room during the voting for selection of representatives.

N. Board meeting agenda development – 1:05 pm  

• March 
• Presentation on the “Los Angeles County Bioscience Industry Cluster Development Implementation Plan” - David Riccitiello and Doug Cohen from the Community Development Commission 
• Quarterly Energy Efficiency update
• Request for Ray Tahir to speak and consider SGV Stormwater Policy?
• LA Impact Workshop discussed with City Managers and they didn’t think it was necessary.  LA Impact notified.
• April 
• Broadband report; work program for 2017-2018, and dues for the coming year
• Requests:

i. Southern California Metroplex project – they have asked to speak

ii. Wayne Nastri – AQMD Executive Director – re: refinery issue and more

• Pre-meeting Workshop - Sustainable South Bay Strategy workshop
• May – 2017-2018 budget presentation
• June – 2017-2018 budget adoption and election of officers
• Possible future presentation topics
• President, Cal State, Dominguez Hills
• President, El Camino College

O. Approval of Invoices – available at the meeting – 1:15 pm

• Authorized by Executive Director:
• Purchase of a camera and wifi for theater – memo attached
• Upgrades to website – memo attached
• ACTION:  Approve invoices for payment 

VIII. INFORMATION ITEMS

P. South Bay Environmental Services Center Activities Report – attached – 1:20 pm

• Green Building Challenge – elected help with more businesses
• New HERO program for renewables
• Payments from Ygrene

Q. General Assembly Updates – 1:25 pm

• Lawndale & Hawthorne sent generic letter to committees and commissions
• As of 2/1/17 – 175 RSVPs
• As of 2/2/17 - $60,750 in cash and $8413 in-kind
• Program – attached 

R.  Progress on Special Purpose Grants – 1:30 pm

• Currently funded
• EV Charging and Multi-Unit Dwellings – CEC
• Microgrid Project in Carson – CEC – moving forward!
• Anaerobic Digestors to Electricity – CEC 
• Renewable Outreach – HERO
• Proposals with applications submitted
• Pedestrian & Bike Performance Assessment – SCAG – not funded
• Torrance Think Earth – AQMD – on hold
• EV Resource Specialist for the South Bay – VW settlement funds
• Proposals under review
• DRAM settlement funds for broadband further work or social media coordination
• SBWIB environmental sustainability grant for Green Building Challenge
• ChargeBliss solar grant

S.  CCA Report – Christian Horvath – 1:35 pm  

T. Unauthorized Use of SBCCOG logo – 1:40 pm

IX. STRATEGIC POSITIONING ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES

U. Other updates since agenda distribution – 1:45 pm

NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING – Monday, March 13, 2017 @ 12:00 pm 

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