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JOINT MEETING OF THE BORDERS COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE ON BINATIONAL REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (COBRO), THE MUNICIPALITIES OF TIJUANA, TECATE, PLAYAS DE ROSARITO, AND THE STATE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA Friday, March 22, 2013 Hospitality Room open from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. Meeting from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. SANDAG Board Room 401 B Street, 7th Floor San Diego AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS • OVERVIEW OF THE SAN DIEGO REGION AND THE TIJUANA, TECATE, AND PLAYAS DE ROSARITO METROPOLITAN ZONE • CALI BAJA BINATIONAL MEGA-REGION INITIATIVE • GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BORDER ENVIRONMENT COOPERATION COMMISSION WORK PROGRAM PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES DURING THE MEETING YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE BORDERS COMMITTEE MEETING BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SANDAG.ORG Welcome to SANDAG. Members of the public may speak to the Borders Committee on any item at the time the Committee is considering the item. Please complete a Speaker’s Slip, which is located in the rear of the room, and then present the slip to Committee staff. 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Bicycle parking is available in the parking garage of the SANDAG offices. 2 JOINT MEETING OF THE BORDERS COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE ON BINATIONAL REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (COBRO), THE MUNICIPALITIES OF TIJUANA, TECATE, PLAYAS DE ROSARITO, AND THE STATE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA Friday, March 22, 2013 ITEM # RECOMMENDATION +1. APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 22, 2013, MEETING MINUTES APPROVE This item requires action only by Borders Committee members. Minutes of the February 22, 2013, meeting. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS Members of the public shall have the opportunity to address the Borders Committee on any issue within the jurisdiction of SANDAG that is not on this agenda. Anyone desiring to speak shall reserve time by completing a “Request to Speak” form and giving it to the Borders Committee coordinator prior to speaking. Public speakers should notify the Borders Committee coordinator if they have a handout for distribution to Borders Committee members. Public speakers are limited to three minutes or less per person. Borders Committee members also may provide information and announcements under this agenda item. CONSENT (3) e +3. PRELIMINARY REPORT ON COORDINATION OF REGIONAL INFORMATION PLANNING EFFORTS IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION AND THE TIJUANA, TECATE, AND PLAYAS DE ROSARITO METROPOLITAN ZONE (Rodolfo Argote, IMPLAN, and Ron Saenz, SANDAG) On October 26, 2012, the SANDAG Board of Directors approved the recommendations from the 2012 Binational Seminar, including linking proposed regional planning strategies from both sides of the border. This report presents current efforts to address this recommendation. REPORTS (4 through 6) 4. OVERVIEW OF THE SAN DIEGO REGION AND THE TIJUANA, TECATE, INFORMATION AND PLAYAS DE ROSARITO METROPOLITAN ZONE (Mariano Escobedo, Tijuana’s Convention and Tourism Committee; and James Clark, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce) This presentation describes unique business and tourism characteristics of the international border area formed by 18 cities in the San Diego region and three municipalities in the Tijuana, Tecate, and Playas de Rosarito metropolitan zone. 3 e +5. CALI BAJA BINATIONAL MEGA-REGION INITIATIVE (Cristina Luhn, INFORMATION San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation) This presentation will provide an update on the development of the Cali Baja Binational Mega-Region Initiative. This initiative is a long-term economic development strategy partnering San Diego County, Imperial County, and Baja California for global competition. 6. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF BORDER ENVIRONMENT COOPERATION INFORMATION COMMISSION WORK PROGRAM (José Mario Sánchez, Deputy General Manager of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission) The Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) and the North American Development Bank (NADB) were created in 1993 under a side-agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement for the purpose of enhancing the environmental conditions of the U.S.-Mexico border region and advancing the well-being of residents in both nations. BECC focuses on the technical, environmental, and social aspects of project development, while NADB concentrates on project financing and oversight for project implementation. This report will highlight BECC’s key accomplishments, as well as general operational information, goals, and challenges. 7. UPCOMING MEETING INFORMATION The next meeting of the Borders Committee is scheduled for Friday, April 26, 2013, at 12:30 p.m. 8. ADJOURNMENT + next to an item indicates an attachment e next to an item indicates available in Spanish / junto a uno de los puntos indica que está disponible en español 4 San Diego Association of Governments BORDERS COMMITTEE March 22, 2013 AGENDA ITEM NO.: 1 Action Requested: APPROVE BORDERS COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTIONS MEETING OF FEBRUARY 22, 2013 The meeting of the Borders Committee was called to order by Chair John Minto (East County) at 12:33 p.m. See the attached attendance sheet for Borders Committee member attendance. Chair John Minto welcomed the Borders Committee members and guests. 1. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES (APPROVE) Action: Upon a motion by Mayor Teresa Barth (North County Coastal) and a second by Councilmember Al Ovrom (South County), the Borders Committee approved the minutes from the January 25, 2013, Borders Committee meeting. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/MEMBER COMMENTS Kevin Swanson (Syntropic Systems), member of the public, introduced himself to the Committee and spoke on various projects in the San Diego Region such as Balboa Park and the Port of Entry (POE). Supervisor John Renison (Imperial County) welcomed and introduced the new appointed alternate member Mayor Pro Tem Bill Hodge, City of Calexico (Imperial County), to the Borders Committee. Supervisor Renison provided a brief report of a recent meeting held this week with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) on the realignment of the SENTRI lane which is located at the Calexico East POE in Calexico, California. The SENTRI lane is currently located on the far left and will be relocated to the far right. Supervisor Renison announced that he and the Board of Supervisors will attend the upcoming National Association of Counties Conference scheduled on March 2-4, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The Imperial County Board of Supervisors will be meeting with GSA, CBP, and others in Washington, D.C. on public-private partnerships and encouraged the Committee to provide input or submit any questions. CHAIR’S REPORT (Item 3) 3. UPDATE ON SANDAG'S REQUEST TO U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE SAN YSIDRO PORT OF ENTRY MODERNIZATION PROJECT (INFORMATION) This report updated the Committee on the response from the GSA to the request from the SANDAG Board of Directors related to the future Intermodal Transportation Center at Virginia Avenue. Chair Minto introduced this item. David Alvarez, Councilmember (City of San Diego), commented on this item. Councilmember Alvarez reported that a meeting with the GSA will be held next week and will provide a report to the Committee next month on progress of funding allocated for the new pedestrian border crossing infrastructure. Chair Minto (East County) thanked Councilmember Alvarez for providing this update and thanked him for representing SANDAG and the Committee on various border crossing issues. Chair Minto presented the item and responded to questions. Action: This item was presented for information purposes only.