Agenda December 4, 2019 Board of Directors

GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS JOINT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS and EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 5:30 p. m. Buffet: 6:00 p. m. Meeting Note Change in Location: The Centre 5000 Clark Avenue, Weingart Ballroom B Lakewood, California

AGENDA

STAFF REPORTS AND OTHER WRITTEN DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS OFFICES, 16401 PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD, PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA. ANY PERSON HAVING QUESTIONS CONCERNING ANY AGENDA ITEM MAY CALL THE COG STAFF AT (562) 663-6850.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION: The Board of Directors will hear from the public on any item on the agenda or an item of interest that is not on the agenda. The Board of Directors cannot take action on any item not scheduled on the agenda. These items may be referred for administrative action or scheduled on a future agenda. Comments are to be limited to three minutes for each speaker, unless extended by the Board of Directors, and each speaker will only have one opportunity to speak on any one topic. You have the opportunity to address the Board of Directors at the following times:

A. AGENDA ITEM: at this time the Board of Directors considers the agenda item OR during Public Comments, and

B. NON-AGENDA ITEMS: during Public Comments, comments will be received for a maximum 20-minute period; any additional requests will be heard following the completion of the Board of Directors agenda; and

C. PUBLIC HEARINGS: at the time for public hearings.

Public comment is welcome. If you would like to address the Board, please keep your comments brief and complete a speaker card for the President.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL – BY SELF INTRODUCTIONS

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA - This is the time and place to change the order of the agenda, delete or add any agenda item(s).

V. PUBLIC COMMENTS - Three minutes for each speaker.

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A. Cancel January 2020 Board Meeting and Possibly Schedule an Executive Committee Meeting January 8, 2020

SUGGESTED ACTION: CANCEL JANUARY MEETING BY SHOW OF HANDS; POLL BOARD FOR A QUORUM OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON JANUARY 8, 2020

VII. CONSENT CALENDAR: All items under the Consent Calendar may be enacted by one motion. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and acted upon separately by the Board of Directors.

A. Approval of Minutes – Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting of November 6, 2019, are presented for approval. (Pg. 5)

B. Approval of Warrant Register - Request for Approval of Warrant Register Dated December 4, 2019 (Pg. 12)

C. Local Agency Investment Fund Statement (Pg. 24) – Receive & File

D. Report from the Conservancy Committee – No Report

E. Report from the Economic Development Working Group – No Report

F. Report from the Gateway Water Management Authority – No Report

G. Report from the I-710 Corridor Project – No Report

H. Report from the SR-91/I-605/I-405 Corridor Cities Committee – No Report

I. Report from PATH (COG Homeless Program Implementation Agency) – (Pg. 26) – Receive & File

J. Cap and Trade Update – No Report

K. Gateway Cities COG Housing Program Report – No Report

L. Matters from The I-5 Consortium Cities Joint Powers Authority – No Report

M. Matters from the League of California Cities (Pg. 36) – Receive & File

N. Matters from Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) – (Pg. 40) – Receive & File

O. Matters from Eco-Rapid Transit (WSAB) – No Report

P. Matters from the South Coast AQMD & CARB – No Report

Q. Matters from the Metro Gateway Cities Service Council – (Pg. 48) – Receive & File

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R. Matters from the Metro Eastside Transit Corridor (Gold Line) Phase II – No Report

S. Matters from the Port of Long Beach – No Report

CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION: A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS A THROUGH S.

VIII. REPORTS

A. Connect SoCal – Presentation by Southern California Association of Governments 10 Min

SUGGESTED ACTION: A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT

B. Report from the Gateway Cities COG Transportation Committee – Oral Report (Robert Garcia/Sharon Weissman) 5 Min

SUGGESTED ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT

C. Proposed West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) City Managers Technical Advisory – Report by Nancy Pfeffer, Executive Director (Pg. 50) 10 Min

SUGGESTED ACTION: A MOTION TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

D. Proposal to Incentivize the Gateway Cities to Rezone Non-Residential 5 Min Properties into New Housing Developments – Presentation by Jerry Caton, Chair, Economic Development Working Group (Pg. 55)

SUGGESTED ACTION: A MOTION TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

5 Min E. Support for Metro Agreement for I-5 Environmental Review – Report by Yvette Kirrin, I-5 Executive Director (Pg. 71)

SUGGESTED ACTION: A MOTION TO APPROVE SUPPORT LETTER

F. Form Retreat Planning Committee – Report by Nancy Pfeffer, Executive 5 Min Director (Pg. 75)

SUGGESTED ACTION: PROVIDE NOMINATIONS FOR RETREAT PLANNING COMMITTEE

5 Min G. Request for Additional Nominations of a Non-Board Member or Community Member to the Board of Directors of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles

Rivers and Mountains Conservancy Per SB 355 (Pg. 77)

SUGGESTED ACTION: PROVIDE ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS FOR SUBMITTAL TO THE GOVERNOR

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H. Metro Report- Measure R Ordinance Preliminary 10-Year Review and Potential Amendments (Pg. 80)

SUGGESTED ACTION: A MOTION TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT I-5 AND THE POSITION OF BOTH TACs

IX. MATTERS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Pg. 88)

X. MATTERS FROM THE PRESIDENT

XI. ADJOURNMENT

NOTICE: New items will not be considered after 8:00 p.m. unless the Board of Directors votes to extend the time limit. Any items on the agenda that are not completed will be forwarded to the next regular Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, 2020, February 5, 2020, 6:00 PM.

IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE COG OFFICE AT (562) 663-6850. NOTIFICATION 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING WILL ENABLE THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE REASONABLE ARRANGEMENT TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING.

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VII. CONSENT CALENDAR Item A Approval of Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE GATEWAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gateway Cities Council of Governments 16401 Paramount Blvd. Paramount, California November 6, 2019

GCCOG President Diane DuBois called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. PRESENT: President Diane DuBois, City of Lakewood Member Tony Lima City of Artesia 2nd Vice President Cinde MacGugan Cassidy, City of Avalon Member Ali Saleh, City of Bell Member Raymond Dunton, City of Bellflower Member Lisseth Flores, City of Bell Gardens Member Oralia Rebollo, City of Commerce Member Naresh Solanki, City of Cerritos Member Emma Sharif, City of Compton Member Alex Saab, City of Downey Member Jesse Alvarado, City of Hawaiian Gardens Member Jhonny Pineda, City of Huntington Park Member John Lewis, City of La Mirada Member Roberto Uranga, City of Long Beach Member Marisela Santana, City of Lynwood Member Ricardo Lara, City of Maywood Member Margarita Rios, City of Norwalk Member Brenda Olmos, City of Paramount Member Brent Tercero, City of Pico Rivera Member Joe Angel Zamora, City of Santa Fe Springs Member Edward H. J. Wilson, City of Signal Hill 1st Vice President Maria Davila, City of South Gate Member William Davis, City of Vernon Immediate Past President Fernando Dutra, City of Whittier Member Antonio Chappa, Office of Supervisor Hilda Solis Member Herlinda Chico, Office of Supervisor Janice Hahn Member Steven Neal, Port of Long Beach

ABSENT: Member Elizabeth Alcantar, City of Cudahy Member Angie Jimenez, City of Montebello Member Cory Moss, City of Industry Member Rex Richardson, City of Long Beach Member Lacey Johnson, Office of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas

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ALSO PRESENT: Paolo Beltran, Deputy City Manager - City of Lakewood; Nina Turner, Local/Regional Liaison – POLB; Julia Brown, Community Relations Manager –Metro; Sharon Weissman, Metro Board Deputy to Director Robert Garcia; Mark Stowell, Director of Public Works - City of La Mirada; Norman Emerson – Emerson Associates; Kristine Guerrero, Public Affairs Manager - League of Cities; Nancy Pfeffer, Stephanie Cadena, Gilbert Saldate, Joel Arevalos, Karen Heit, Genny Cisneros – GCCOG staff, Hina Ahmad, Field Representative Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell; Tyler Bonanno-Curley, Legislative Director - Senator Lena Gonzalez; Jacob Haik, Deputy Chief of Staff – City of Los Angeles CD-15; Roxanna Garcia, Account Executive – Lee Andrews Group; Luis Marquez, Associate – Prime Strategies; Vaniah De Rojas, Assistant to the City Manager –Downey; Annaleigh Ekman, Graduate Student – UCLA.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by William Davis, City of Vernon Roll call was taken through self-introductions. There were no amendments to the agenda. Under public comments, Roxanna Garcia of the Lee Andrews Group invited Board Members to a rally for justice and immigrant rights, November 9, 2019 at Los Angeles State Historic Park and that there were flyers located at the back of the room. Matters from staff, Nancy Pfeffer, COG Executive Director, discussed trying to find an alternative to the January 1, meeting date. Polling of Board members indicated that there will be no quorum for either the full Board or the Executive Committee for January 8th so no meeting will be scheduled. COG Counsel Ivy Tsai stated that there is no requirement to formally cancel the meeting. Director Jhonny Pineda suggested there should be a notice sent out. Executive Director Pfeffer pointed to the draft concept paper for the I-710 Clean Truck Program that was at each place. She indicated that the concept paper is being circulated for input to various office and agencies that may partner in trying to put this program together. She asked for input from the Board and said the paper would be sent around electronically. She indicated a letter from Assemblymember Christina Garcia at each place concerning AB 1356. The COG opposed this bill and Garcia voted against it as explained in the letter. Executive Director Pfeffer announced that the application deadline for SB-2 is approaching and that COG Staff is working on getting cities to apply for the money. The money is not competitive but an application must be presented. She then pointed out the notice of availability for a competitive grant process from the state concerning state housing funds for in-fill infrastructure. The last papers at each seat will be covered by the COG Homelessness Coordinator, Gilbert Saldate later in the agenda. She also indicated that she would be presenting at the Environmental Defense Fund Emerging Issues

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Workshop Leveraging High Resolution Transportation Data for Healthier Cities – a symposium on using “big data” in New York November 21-22. Her attendance is at no cost the COG. The last item under Matters from Staff was to introduce Colin Cross, a Civic Spark fellow, who is working on the SB-2 planning grant program and other housing programs and is on loan to the COG from HCD. Exec. Dir. Pfeffer also introduced Annaleigh Ekman, a UCLA Graduate student who is doing a research project on travel needs for low income people. The work will build a data base on travel issues within low income communities. She will be holding focus groups and compiling data. She is doing this work as part of her master’s thesis. Both of these resources have been provided at no cost to the COG. Consent Calendar – It was moved by Member Lima and seconded by Member Pineda to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion was approved unanimously. Truc Dever, General Manager and Mark Hall, Urban Water Program Manager presented for the Greater Los Angeles Vector Control southeast division that includes most of the Gateway Cities. Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control provides health surveillance in addition to pest control. Dever reviewed the life cycle of mosquitos and their attraction to standing water as a breeding ground. She also reviewed the different species of mosquitos and how they breed and which diseases they carry. She shared that mosquitos are the most dangerous species on earth capable of killing millions of people through the spread of disease. She reviewed the areas where mosquitos are found. Mark Hall reviewed stormwater mandates and management practices; NPDES/MS-4 storm water treatment requirements that are inadvertently creating mosquito habitats. He reviewed the importance of maintenance for storm water basins and that many of them aren’t properly maintained. He cited the stormwater infiltration galleries and their tendency to attract and breed mosquitos. He ended with suggested working with vector control to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds in design and maintenance. Past President Fernando Dutra asked about spraying and Hall advised eliminating standing water was better than spraying because of the toxicity. Dutra asked about single family residences and the best method of eliminating the mosquito problem. Hall stated that it is necessary to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds from your property as well as from any neighbor’s property; he suggested using cooperative, partnership strategies. COG First Vice President and Member of the Vector Control Board, Maria Davila, said that there needs to be a lot of presentations to educate the community on eliminating standing water. Director Davila spoke specifically about Zika virus and the education campaign. She indicated that there are buses that go to schools to educate kids who in turn educate parents. President DuBois indicated that it is personal problem and people need to take personal responsibility. Director Brent Tercero – City of Pico Rivera, asked what more can be done by cities to assist with storm drain issues. Hall talked about checking storm infiltration design that reduce standing water. Dever asked that cities include maintenance budgets for storm water filtration systems. Fernando Dutra

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discussed new housing having the HOA cover maintenance of required storm water systems. Director Ed Wilson, City of Signal Hill, asked how many cities have their council meetings broadcast and recommended there be presentations at city council meetings that are webcast or televised. It was moved by Member Cassidy and seconded by Member Dutra to receive and file the report. The motion was approved unanimously. President DuBois introduced Tyler Bonanno-Curley, Legislative Director for State Senator Lena Gonzalez who was not able to attend the COG Board meeting. Bonanno-Curley indicated that the Senator would reschedule her appearance before the COG Board early next year. Sharon Weissman, Transportation Deputy for Metro Director Mayor Robert Garcia, gave the Transportation report on behalf of Mayor Garcia. She announced the micro-mobility summit to be held at the Long Beach Convention Center next Tuesday. The purpose of the summit is to provide insight into the micro-transit industry. There will be a bicycle ride through Long Beach bikeways on bikeshare vehicles as part of the summit. There will be vendors and city administrative interests to make presentations and answer questions.

Weissman announced that the A line (formerly Blue Line) reopened in its entirety and is fully operational and that there were free rides this past weekend. She acknowledged that there were some glitches but the line is back in service. She also announced that the express bus line put into service during construction is still running although service is reduced to four northbound trips and four southbound trips per day. She reviewed the $1 million grant to be made available for West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) cities that was approved by the MTA Board in October. It was moved by Member Pineda and seconded by Member Cassidy to receive and file report. The motion was approved unanimously. The next item, the WSAB City Manager’s meeting was deferred to December meeting at the request of the MTA, Mayor Garcia, and Supervisor Hahn. Gilbert Saldate, COG Homelessness Coordinator, gave the homelessness update. The County CEO came up with a framework for returning Proposition H money to COGs. The funds will be available in January or February. Saldate was requesting more City Manager participation on the COG Homelessness Committee. He directed the Board Member’s attention to documents in the packet redesigning the Homelessness coordination. He discussed the quadrant meetings that are held monthly to advise the cities of what services are available and when they are available. The group is working on identifying shelters and where they are and what’s available. He referred to the notice on the table that Executive Director Pfeffer referenced earlier regarding the upcoming homeless count. He addressed the need for help within the cities and the need for volunteers. He went over a workshop associated with the count and

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addressed the areas where cities need more assistance. Director Dutra asked about job training for the homeless and how that fits into resolving homelessness. Saldate agreed and indicated that there is a need to match up the homeless with the unions and union training programs. Saldate also explained that addiction is a problem and that recovery and interventions need to be connected with the homeless. It was moved by Member Zamora and seconded by Member Davila to receive and file report. The motion was approved unanimously. Karen Heit, COG Transportation Analyst, provided an update on the Metro Transit Oriented Development Strategic Implementation Plan (TODSIP) and a recently approved $1million grant fund to be made available to the WSAB cities. The money is eligible for contracting, conducting new planning studies, economic development studies, use as grant match, and for providing short-term financing for smaller cities that require up front financing for reimbursement-type projects/grants. It was moved by Member Cassidy and seconded by Member Pineda to receive and file report. The motion was approved unanimously. Heit provided an update on the Subregional Equity Fund (SEF) request to Metro. She reviewed the circumstances for requiring the funds for cities that had projects that did not meet the highway funding criteria. There was no other way to fund these projects or project elements so the MTA is being asked to advance a portion of Gateway Cities’ $244 million SEF allocation to fund these projects and other active transportation projects. The San Fernando Valley received their SEF right away after the passage of Measure M, the San Gabriel Valley recently received the majority of their SEF allocation for the extension of the Foothill Rail project rail construction. The MTA has demonstrated an ability to access these funds when there is an immediacy for projects. There is an immediacy for these projects that were taken out of the SR-91/I-605/I-405 and active transportation. COG staff estimated a need for $6 million to subsidize the I-605 “Hot Spots” and about $4-6 million for active transportation projects. The last defined need is an estimated $1.3 million to subsidize the Local Return Fund allocation for cities with small populations. Some small cities with small populations do not receive enough LRF to address their transportation projects and/issues. Bringing all cities up to a minimum $300,000 per year would help these cities. Commissioner Steven Neal, Port of Long Beach asked if projects need to be shovel ready – Heit responded that the I-605 “Hot Spots” project have an urgency factor and are shovel ready along with a majority of the active transportation projects. Cities are working on prioritizing active transportation projects through the Strategic Transportation Plan. Director Dutra asked if this could also fund environmental clearances? Heit said she doesn’t see why we couldn’t ask for that. Approval for request was moved by Member Pineda and seconded by Director Dutra. The motion was approved unanimously.

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President DuBois announced a vacancy on the Board of the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. The position needs to be a non-COG Board member. The member should be from the cities adjacent to the LA River within the COG and could be a community member. President DuBois asked about any deadline requirements. Executive Director Pfeffer indicated that nominations could be submitted after tonight as well. Vice Mayor Denise Diaz from the City of South Gate was nominated. It was moved by Member Rebollo and seconded by Member Saleh to approve the nomination of Vice Mayor Diaz. The motion was approved unanimously. Under Matters from the Board, Antonio Chapa, Office of Supervisor Hilda Solis reminded people to observe Veteran’s Day and to thank veterans for their service to our country. Margarita Rios from the City of Norwalk stated that the city has an event at 11 am on Veterans’ day. Marisela Santana from Lynwood praised the City of Bellflower for its view of homelessness. Jhonny Pineda inquired why the Ad-Hoc committee for WSAB is being eliminated. Exec. Dir. Pfeffer will include that in the report postponed to next month. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:12 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Nancy Pfeffer, Executive Director

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VII. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM B Approval of Warrant Register

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VII. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM C October 2019 Local Agency Investment Fund Statement

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Local Agency Investment

Fund

P.O. Box 942809

Sacramento, CA 94209- November 19, 2019 0001

(916) 653-3001 LAIF Home PMIA Average Monthly Yields

GATEWAY CITIES C Tran Type Definitions

Account Number: 40-19-045

October 2019 Statement

Effective Transaction Tran Confirm Date Date Type Number Authorized Caller Amount 10/15/2019 10/15/2019 QRD 1620127 SYSTEM 17.64 Account Summary

17.64 2,863.49 Total Deposit: Beginning Balance: 0.00 2,881.13 Total Withdrawal: Ending Balance:

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VII. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM I Report from PATH (COG Homeless Program Implementation Agency)

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VII. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM M Matters from the League of California Cities

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TO: Gateway Cities Council of Governments Board of Directors

FROM: Kristine Guerrero, Regional Public Affairs Manager, League of California Cities [email protected]

SUBJECT: League of California Cities and Los Angeles County Division November Legislative and Advocacy Report

Events and Programs

LA County Division/CA Contract Cities Association All Cities Holiday Reception: Wednesday, December 11, 6-8:30pm, The California Club, Los Angeles. Register at www.lacities.org.

New Mayors and Council Members Academy: January 22-24, Sacramento. www.cacities.org/events. This conference is a must attend for newly elected officials, and seasoned mayors and council members alike who would like a refresher course on the basic legal and practical framework in which city officials operate. Delve into critical training on important, fundamental topics for local government taught by peers and subject matter experts. Compilation of 2019 Statues available at: https://www.cacities.org/Resources- Documents/Policy-Advocacy-Section/Policy-Development/2019-Legislative- Report-Online-PDF-(1).aspx

Resources from the Homelessness Policy Workshop on November 4th in Sacramento hosted by the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties, can be found at https://www.cacities.org/HPWmaterials

League Legislative Priorities Membership Survey The League is seeking input and feedback on the biggest issues facing cities in the next three years. Members have until Nov. 23 to complete the easy online survey. Survey results will help determine the League’s 2020 legislative priorities that will be adopted by the board in December. The survey has become an important source of information for the League, and the feedback received will play a vital role in developing member- informed legislative priorities for the year.

In order to capture the diversity of California’s cities, the League encourages local officials from all member cities to participate. This survey takes just a few brief minutes to complete, and provides an opportunity to help influence and inform the priorities, expectations and goals of the League.

Legislative priority-setting is a central element of the League’s December board meeting, as the goals established set a course for the organization for the coming year. The

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League’s effectiveness as the leading voice of California cities is only possible when we focus on the common interests of our members, which is why your feedback is vital. The survey will close on Sunday, Nov. 3. For questions regarding the membership survey, please email [email protected].

Legislation and Advocacy The legislature will reconvene on January 6, 2020 to finish the second year of the two year session. Bills remaining from 2019 will have until the end of January to move out of the house of origin, including:

AB 516 (Chiu) Authority to remove vehicles. Eliminates the ability for cities and law enforcement to 1) “immobilize,” or place a boot on a vehicle, for motorists who ignore paying five or more parking tickets, 2) remove vehicles with expired registration that are operating illegally; and 3) remove vehicles in violation of parking time restrictions Division Position: Oppose Status: 2 Year Bill

AB 1356 (Ting) Cannabis: local jurisdictions: retail commercial cannabis activity. Would, if more than 50% of the electorate of a local jurisdiction voted in favor of AUMA, require a local jurisdiction to issue a minimum number of local licenses authorizing specified retail cannabis commercial activity within that jurisdiction that would be permitted by a retailer license issued under MAUCRSA. Division Position: Oppose Status: 2 Year Bill

SB 50 (Wiener) Planning and zoning: housing development: streamlined approval: incentives. Would authorize a development proponent of a neighborhood multifamily project located on an eligible parcel to submit an application for a streamlined, ministerial approval process that is not subject to a conditional use permit. The bill would define a “neighborhood multifamily project” to mean a project to construct a multifamily structure on vacant land, or to convert an existing structure that does not require substantial exterior alteration into a multifamily structure, consisting of up to 4 residential dwelling units and that meets local height, setback, and lot coverage zoning requirements as they existed on July 1, 2019. Division Position: Oppose Unless Amended Status: 2 Year Bill

SB 266 (Leyva) Public Employees’ Retirement System: disallowed compensation benefit adjustments. Requires public agencies to directly pay retirees and/or their beneficiaries disallowed retirement benefits using general fund dollars. Division Position: Oppose Status: 2 Year Bill

SB 732 (Allen) Transactions and use tax: South Coast Air Quality Management District. Authorizes the south coast district board to impose a transactions and use tax

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within the boundaries of the south coast district, as specified, with the moneys generated from the transactions and use tax to be used to supplement existing revenues being used for south coast district purposes, as specified Division Position: Oppose Status: 2 Year Bill

For additional information or resources on these items, contact Kristine Guerrero at [email protected].

Recommended Action

Receive and file report.

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VII. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM N Matters from Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

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VII. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM P Matters from South Coast AQMD & CARB

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TO: Gateway Cities Council of Governments Board of Directors

FROM: Judith Mitchell, Governing Board Member, South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) and California Air Resources (CARB) Board

SUBJECT: Recap of October/November AQMD and CARB Meetings/Activities

AQMD November Board meetings/Other Key Items

Torrance Air Quality Monitoring Project (Torrance Air): AQMD recently announced an initiative in Torrance to monitor local air quality using four air quality monitoring stations located throughout the community and four fenceline air monitors at the Torrance Refinery. The data will be made available through a mobile-friendly website, www.torranceair.org. The four air quality stations will be located throughout the City of Torrance to measure harmful air pollutants, including hydrofluoric acid (HF). The four fenceline monitors will soon be installed on the north side of the Torrance refinery and will utilize “Open-Path” instruments that can measure similar pollutants. The data gathered via the four community-based monitors is being collected and will be made available through mid-2021 on the website.

The Torrance Air Project formed an Advisory Committee, including members of several Torrance homeowners associations, Families Lobbying Against Refinery Exposures (FLARE), Torrance Refinery Action Alliance (TRAA), as well as representatives from the City of Torrance, Torrance Fire Department, Torrance Police Department, Torrance Refinery, Torrance Unified School District, and Torrance Chamber of Commerce, all to help ensure the community is engaged and to provide input for this project. This project was funded as the result of a settlement following the 2015 incident at the Torrance Refinery. AQMD is also working with the city of Torrance on upgrading their community alert system, which will include additional sirens around the city, so that all residents are notified in case of an emergency. The alert system will be tied into public safety agencies and data from the monitoring network so that sirens can be activated quickly. For access to data or more information on the Torrance Air Project, please visit: www.torranceair.org

Universal Studios Electric Tram Demonstration: The AQMD recently attended a demonstration of a prototype electric tram at Universal Studios along with CARB Chairman Mary Nichols. The electric power train repower is being done by Complete Coach Works in Riverside and would be wirelessly quick-charged at the pickup/drop off location in the park.

VW Mitigation Trust Funding: AQMD recently released an announcement on the availability of $65 million in funding for the VW Mitigation Trust Zero-Emission Transit, School and Shuttle Bus program. Information was sent to local school districts, school bus service providers, transit agencies and cities, counties, colleges and nonprofit organizations. This is a statewide solicitation being administered by the San Joaquin Valley APCD with funding available on a first-come, first-served basis. Grantees can be awarded up to $400,000 to replace an engine or vehicle. More information can be found at: http://vwbusmoney.valleyair.org

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CARB October Board meetings/Other Key Items

Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives: CARB approved a $533 million plan to fund clean car rebates, zero-emission transit and school buses, clean trucks, and other innovative, clean transportation and mobility pilot projects, largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds. The plan focuses on improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases. Highlights of the FY 2019-20 Plan include: • $238 million for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), with a stipulation that $25 million be used to fund increased rebates for low-income consumers. CVRP promotes clean-vehicle adoption by offering rebates for the purchase or lease of new, eligible zero-emission vehicles, including electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles. • $182 million for clean trucks, buses and off-road freight equipment, including $142 million for the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) and $40 million for advanced technology demonstration and pilot projects in the heavy-duty sector. • $65 million for Clean Transportation Equity Projects to continue efforts to increase access to clean transportation and mobility options benefitting low-income communities and households. These include funding for existing projects such as Clean Cars 4 All, which provides incentives for lower-income drivers to scrap and replace older, high- polluting cars with zero- or near-zero-emission cars, and school bus replacements. Two new projects to increase outreach and support communities in their planning efforts also will receive funding. • $48 million in Air Quality Improvement Program funding to clean up heavy-duty truck emissions. Demand is expected to rise as a result of a new law that will only allow trucks that are compliant with California’s Truck and Bus Regulation to be registered by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

For more information, visit https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/low-carbon- transportation-investments-and-air-quality-improvement-program/low-1

Recommended Action

Receive and file report.

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VII. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM Q Matters from Metro Gateway Service Council

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TO: Board of Directors, GCCOG Board of Directors

FROM: Julia Brown, Manager, Community Relations, Gateway Cities Area

SUBJECT: Matters from the Metro Gateway Cities Service Council

December 2019 Gateway COG Update on Metro Gateway Cities Service Council

The Metro Gateway Cities Service Council will go dark in December and will next meet in the new year on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Salt Lake Park Community Center (Lounge) located at 3401 E. Florence Ave., Huntington Park, CA 90255. The agenda for that meeting is currently TBD.

For more information, please visit https://www.metro.net/about/local-service- councils/gwc/.

Recommended Action

Receive and file report.

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VIII. REPORTS ITEM C Proposed West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) City Managers Technical Advisory Committee

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TO: Board of Directors

FROM: Nancy Pfeffer, Executive Director, COG

SUBJECT: Proposed West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) City Managers Technical Advisory Committee

Background

For about 20 years, the LA County MTA (Metro), Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the Gateway Cities of Southeast Los Angeles County have been planning for the development and construction of a light rail line along the former Pacific Electric West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) right-of-way. The project will serve communities that have long lacked access to high quality rail transit service, and the Metro Board has identified it as a “pillar project” among those to be delivered by 2028.

Funds for the project have been identified as part of Metro Measure R and Measure M. In addition, the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) has approved over $300 million of funds from the “Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program” (funded by California’s SB 1 and Cap and Trade revenues). While these funding commitments are significant, Metro has projected that a revenue shortfall exists for construction of the WSAB project.

A Joint Powers Authority (JPA) known as “Eco-Rapid Transit” was formed in 2003 to involve affected cities in planning for the line. This planning includes the anticipated economic development boost that could accompany construction and operation of the rail line. The JPA Board of Directors and staff have maintained a positive and close working relationship with the COG.

The COG’s Metro Board representative, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, has brought several speakers to keep the COG updated on the project. Recently, the offices of Supervisors Janice Hahn and Hilda Solis, in cooperation with Metro Board Chair James Butts, have convened two WSAB roundtables, providing timely project information to the corridor cities and other stakeholders.

Issue

In 2019, City Managers from WSAB corridor cities approached the COG about forming a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to provide a venue for these key city staff to engage with project and corridor development. Such TAC’s are commonly used to engage city staff in a collaborative, advisory role to decision makers for COG projects, including the I-710 Corridor Project (I-710 TAC), the I-605/SR-91/I-405 Project (I-605/SR-91/I-405 TAC), and the Strategic Transportation Plan (STP TAC).

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The City Managers have requested that the TAC be formed within the COG because the COG’s voice is influential in the development of regional transportation projects. The WSAB City Managers TAC has the potential of serving as an effective forum generating consensus positions on a range of technical, financial, and policy challenges confronting the corridor cities. Importantly, Metro staff supports the formation of this TAC.

Not all affected Gateway member cities are members of the Eco-Rapid Transit JPA. A total of fifteen Gateway member jurisdictions are affected by the line, as follows:

City/Jurisdiction Affected By Status 1 Artesia Station location* JPA and COG member 2 Bell Station location JPA and COG member 3 Bell Gardens Line passes near JPA and COG member 4 Bellflower Station location COG member 5 Cerritos Line passes through COG member 6 Cudahy Station location JPA and COG member 7 Downey Station location JPA and COG member 8 Huntington Park Station location JPA and COG member 9 Lakewood Line passes near COG member 10 Los Angeles County Line passes through COG member 11 Lynwood Line passes near COG member 12 Maywood Line passes near JPA and COG member 13 Paramount Station location JPA and COG member 14 South Gate Station location JPA and COG member 15 Vernon Line passes through COG member * A station may serve more than one city, and some cities may have more than one station. According to the Transit Oriented Development Strategic Implementation Plan (TOD SIP) Existing Conditions Report for the project, “Four cities (Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, and Maywood) not directly adjacent to the alignment are also likely to benefit from the WSAB light rail transit investment. This rail corridor will serve commuters in these communities by providing relief to the constrained transportation systems currently available.”

The following describes the membership and other recommended details of the WSAB City Managers TAC.

Membership

The recommended membership of the WSAB City Managers TAC would be the City Manager, or his/her designated alternate, of each of the fourteen cities listed in this memo, and a representative of Los Angeles County, to be determined by the County.

Scope

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issues includes those the COG staff is aware of currently, but is likely not exhaustive, and is not in any order of priority.

• Developing an approach to the required 3% contribution to Metro from cities along a light rail line (per Measure R and Measure M), and its relation to implementation of first/last mile projects within cities. • Defining an effective and ongoing role for the corridor cities in any public-private partnership (P3) negotiated and executed by Metro, including any related Project Labor Agreement. • Fair application of Metro’s grade crossing policy along the line, in accordance with cities’ wishes and plans. • Establishing ongoing engagement on the current project-level environmental process (being conducted by Metro and its consultant WSP) to protect interests of the cities and secure meaningful mitigation measures, supported by an effective monitoring system. • Conducting or participating in any needed advocacy in Sacramento and/or Washington, DC (e.g., for project funding). • Partnering effectively with Metro regarding community outreach efforts as plans for the line develop. • Engaging in development of the provisions of the Master Cooperative Agreement with Metro that cover the interests of all the corridor jurisdictions. • Partnering effectively with Metro in the implementation of the Transit-Oriented Development Strategic Implementation Plan (TOD SIP) completed earlier this year by Metro, the Eco-Rapid JPA, and South Gate.

Regarding the last item, the Metro Board has created a grant program in the amount of $1.0 million to support corridor cities in utilizing the tools identified in the TOD SIP. A separate agenda report on this item was presented to the COG Board in November.

Reporting Relationship

The WSAB City Managers TAC would make timely recommendations as needed to the Metro Board, while concurrently providing informational updates to the Boards of Directors of both the Eco-Rapid Transit JPA and the COG. This concurrent reporting relationship would facilitate a high degree of policy coordination and ensure consistent flow of information to and from the corridor jurisdictions, Metro, and other key stakeholders.

WSAB Ad-Hoc Committee

In May 2019, the COG Board directed the formation of an Ad-Hoc Committee on the West Santa Ana Branch/Eco-Rapid project. It is the COG’s recommendation that this WSAB City Managers TAC would replace the Ad-Hoc Committee and perform the necessary coordination role among the cities, the COG, the JPA, and Metro. Since the time of

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discussion of the Ad-Hoc Committee, the City Managers along the corridor have voluntarily offered to collaborate through a TAC. The scope and concerns of the committee, as listed above, are mainly technical in nature. Moreover, some jurisdictions’ concerns may differ depending on the specific circumstances in each city. The TAC provides a valuable venue for ensuring city concerns are heard and considered in the context of the entire project.

Staffing and Budget

The WSAB City Managers TAC will be staffed by the Gateway Cities COG. Staff functions would include:

• Preparation for and attendance at TAC meetings, including agenda and minutes and associated policy analysis • Coordination and meetings with other entities as needed, including the Eco- Rapid JPA, Metro, and COG.

The COG budget does not currently include funding for these staff functions. We estimate that the cost of these support services, assuming nine TAC meetings per year, would be approximately $45,000, assuming a knowledgeable consultant is hired at a competitive rate.

Recommendation

• Approve formation of the WSAB City Managers TAC as outlined above, in place of the previously formed WSAB/Eco-Rapid Ad-Hoc Committee. • Authorize the COG Executive Director to seek additional funding of $45,000 to staff the TAC.

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VIII. REPORTS ITEM D Proposal to Incentivize the Gateway Cities to Rezone Non-Residential Properties into New Housing Developments – Presentation by Jerry Caton, Chair, Economic Development Working Group

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TO: Board of Directors

FROM: Nancy Pfeffer, Executive Director, COG Gerald Caton, Chair, Economic Development Working Group, COG

SUBJECT: COG Proposal to the State for a Gateway Cities Trial Program to Financially Incentivize Cities to Rezone Non-Residential Properties into New Housing Developments

Background

The COG’s Economic Development Working Group has been communicating with representatives from the Governor’s Office on the development of Gateway Cities’ economic development initiatives which will assist in the implementation of State’s priorities. One of the State’s highest priorities is solving the housing supply and affordability crisis. In response to this crisis, the Economic Development Working Group has developed a proposal to have the State financially incentivize those Gateway Cities that choose to rezone underperforming office, industrial and commercial sites into new housing developments. The proposed program would assist the State to meet its stated goal of developing 3.5 million new housing units by 2025 while allowing Gateway communities to revitalize underperforming non-residential sites as well as providing funding for core city services to new residents.

Issue

Historically, the passage of Proposition 13 greatly restricted the amount of property tax revenue available to fund annual core city services. As a result, local municipalities are conditioned to perceive residential uses as less desirable than alternative revenue generating land uses and as a drain on local revenue sources. Specifically, new residential units result in an increase in population, which in turn places an added demand on costly local services and programs on an ongoing basis.

With retail trending so strongly to online sales, cities are seeing many of their regional malls and strip commercial centers struggling to find tenants. These failing retail sites, often adjacent to major highways with public transport, could be ideal sites for the construction of new housing as part of a mixed-use and/or transit-oriented development. However, since cities are sales tax dependent, they are reluctant to rezone these struggling commercial properties to residential out of fear of eliminating potential sales tax revenue generating opportunities as well as having to accommodate residential uses that will require the delivery of costly local services.

In order to facilitate the change of existing land uses for residential purposes and to help solve the housing crisis in the State, the COG’s Economic Development Working Group has developed a proposal which would allow local municipalities to be financially incentivized for the creation of new housing units. To accomplish this change, the existing housing model employed by the State of California needs to be modified to enable host communities of transit- oriented, mixed-use and stand-alone residential infill Housing Developments to receive the

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property tax revenue from those developments for the purpose of funding core city services to new residents.

Our proposal has three qualifications for cities to receive the incentive of property tax revenue: First, cities would only qualify to receive the property tax revenue incentive for the construction of housing that occurs as a result of existing non-residential property being rezoned to accommodate new Housing Developments. Second, to assure that this program only has a minimal financial impact on other taxing entities, there would be a 2% cap placed on the total number of newly formed parcels that would be authorized to participate in this program during any given housing element Planning Period pursuant to California Government Code Section 675588(f)(1). In accordance with the referenced Code Section, “Planning Period” is defined as the time period between the due date for one housing element and the due date for the next housing element over an eight-year cycle. So, for example, if a community has a total of 20,000 parcels, the maximum number of newly formed parcels that could have the property tax revenue diverted to the participating city for incentivizing new housing construction during the current 2013-2021 Planning Period would be 400 parcels. Third, participating cities will be required to possess a State Certified Housing Element.

The Economic Development Working Group’s proposal recommends that the Gateway Cities be utilized as the test location for the program. A large majority of cities located in the Gateway Cities COG region are “no and low” property tax cities that receive only one-third of the property tax revenue generated by higher property tax cities. It is estimated that “no and low” property tax cities receive property tax revenue equaling less than five percent of their respective operating budgets, while higher property tax cities receive funding for over fifteen percent of their respective budgets. Twenty-five of the twenty-seven Gateway Cities receive much less than 15% of the property tax generated in their respective communities and many receive about half that amount.

The Gateway Cities are also the most densely populated sub-region of the State. Collectively, the Gateway Cities Region’s population density, with approximately 8,485 people per square mile, is well above the averages for both California and Los Angeles County. The Gateway Cities Region is approximately four times as dense as Los Angeles County and forty-three times denser than California. Therefore, the Gateway Cities communities are most in need of an economic incentive from the State to encourage the development of additional housing in an already densely populated area.

Recommended Action

Authorize COG staff to work with our State elected officials to develop legislative implementation of the proposal.

Attachment • “Proposal to Incentivize the Gateway Cities to Rezone Non-Residential Properties into New Housing Developments”

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VIII. REPORTS ITEM E Support for Metro Agreement for I-5 Environmental Review – Report by Yvette Kirrin, I-5 Executive Director

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TO: Board of Directors

FROM: Nancy Pfeffer, Executive Director

SUBJECT: Support for Metro Agreement for I-5 Environmental Review

Background

The I-5 project has $20 million in PAED funds to complete the environmental review and $1 billion in Measure M funds available in 2036. The I-5 JPA is advocating that the environmental review process begin now in preparation for alternative financing and delivery methods such as Enhanced Infrastructure Finance District (EIFD). Spending these funds requires an agreement between Metro and Caltrans.

ISSUE

It is critical that the environmental processes be completed, Locally Preferred Alternatives selected, and Records of Decision determined so that outside funding can be pursued and Los Angeles County tax dollars are leveraged and augmented to fully fund these regional and nationally significant projects.

The I-5 project has $20 million in environmental review funds to complete the environmental review and $1 billion in Measure M funds available in 2036. This funding scenario is actually a more complete than many of the Measure M projects including the I-710 and I-605 within the Gateway subregion.

The I-5 JPA requests that Metro enter into an agreement with Caltrans to complete the I-5 EIR with the $20 million allocation. These funds were allocated by the Metro Board in 2016 and were programmed beginning 2018/2019.

The JPA and COG staff do not agree with the request by Metro Highway Programs to hold the I-5 JPA responsible for environmental review cost overruns. We are unaware of any other agency within the region that has been subjected to this requirement. No projects within the Metro region, to our knowledge, have been asked for a local match or asked to sign an agreement that requires the local agency to pay for cost overruns associated with any Measure project that meets the eligibility criteria. It is critical for the I -5 environmental to be completed so that outside funds can be pursued to leverage and advance the 2036 committed Measure M funds. Placing the burden of potential cost overruns for a project of this magnitude on the five cities; Norwalk, Commerce, La Mirada, Downey and Santa Fe Springs that comprise the I- 5 JPA is unacceptable and detrimental to moving this project forward.

Recommended Action

It is recommended that COG Board approve sending the attached letter in support of the I-5 JPA.

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ATTACHMENT “A”

The Honorable James Butts, Chair Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Honorable Mr. Butts: Metro Agreement for I-5 Environmental Review – Support for I-5 JPA The Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors has consistently supported the I-5 Corridor as its highest priority highway initiative, in both Measure R and Measure M. The COG Board supports the I -5 JPA in their request for Metro and Caltrans to enter into an agreement to commence the I-5 environmental review process funded with the 2018/2019 Measure R funds totaling $20 million. The Measure R and Measure M highway program is very important to the GCCOG subregion. These measures provide needed funds for the design, right of way acquisition and construction of critical regionally and nationally significant highway infrastructure. These programs are allowing our subregion in partnership with Metro and Caltrans to begin the process of rebuilding and improving arterials, deficient freeway interchanges and freeway segments that are all vitally important to passenger and goods movement for all of Los Angeles County, southern California and the nation.

One of the most important precedents set over the past 10 years with Measures R & M is project readiness, even without a full funding commitment, and the absence of a local match requirement. The quest for project readiness manifests itself in several highway corridors under development that are in environmental review as well as several corridors and intersections within the subregion that have been funded for design but do not have construction funds committed.

The I-710 Corridor project and I-605 “Hot Spots” programs are both moving towards completing the environmental review process and do not have a full funding commitments.

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The COG Board requests that Metro enter into an agreement with Caltrans to complete the I- 5 EIR with the $20 million allocation. These funds were allocated by the Metro Board in 2016 and were programmed beginning 2018/2019.

The Metro Highway Program is requiring the I-5 JPA to be responsible for environmental review cost overruns. We are unaware of any other agency within the region that has been subjected to this requirement. No projects within the Metro region, to our knowledge, have been asked for a local match or asked to sign an agreement that requires the local agency to pay for cost overruns associated with any Measure project that meets the eligibility criteria. It is critical for the I -5 environmental to be completed so that outside funds can be pursued to leverage and advance the 2036 committed Measure M funds. Placing the burden of potential cost overruns for a project of this magnitude on the five cities that comprise the I-5 JPA is unacceptable and detrimental to moving this project forward.

The I-5 JPA is actively working with SCAG to determine if an alternative delivery method, such as a 3P or an Enhanced Infrastructure Finance District (EIFD), could be beneficial in providing revenue to the project to advance Measure M funds. The I-5 JPA allocated local funds for a 3P analysis to understand the advantages and risks to this delivery method. The I-5 JPA and the Gateway COG will continue to provide local input, collaboration, advocacy, and leadership for this important project. We look forward to continuing to move this project forward.

If there are any questions please do not hesitate to call COG Director, Nancy Pfeffer, at 562 663 6850.

Sincerely,

Diane DuBois, President Gateway Cities Council of Governments

cc: Gateway Cities COG Board of Directors Metro Board of Directors I-5 JPA

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VIII. REPORTS ITEM F Formation of a Retreat Planning Committee

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TO: Board of Directors

FROM: Nancy Pfeffer, Executive Director

SUBJECT: Formation of a Retreat Planning Committee

Background

It was the consensus of the Board to hold an annual Gateway Cities COG Retreat. Last year, a Retreat Planning Committee was formed to work out the logistics for the retreat, including the date(s), program, facilities, transportation, and budget. At tonight’s meeting, interested Board members will be given the opportunity to serve on the committee.

Recommended Action

Appoint Board members to serve on the Retreat Planning Committee.

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VIII. REPORTS ITEM G Request for Additional Nominations of a Non-Board Member or Community Member to the Board of Directors of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy Per SB 355

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TO: Board of Directors

FROM: Nancy Pfeffer, Executive Director

SUBJECT: Request for Additional Nominations of a Non-Board Member or Community Member to the Board of Directors of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy Per SB 355

Background

Senate Bill 355, authored by Senator Ricardo Lara, added two seats to the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) Board of Directors, one from the San Gabriel Valley and one from the Gateway Cities. The new Gateway Cities seat was added with the requirement that it be filled by a resident of a city adjacent to the Los Angeles River, other than from a city that already has a representative on the RMC Board. SB 355 calls for the COG Board to send to the Governor a list of no less than two nominees to fill this seat previously held by Council Member Jorge Morales of the City of South Gate.

In 2016 Senator Lara, through a letter to the COG, indicated that the COG Board is not restricted to only submitting nominees from the COG Board. He requested that the Board consider submitting the names of additional nominees who may not be members of the COG Board. The Bill specifies the Board may choose “One member, appointed by the Governor, who is a resident of a city, not otherwise represented on the board at the time of the member’s appointment, bordering the Lower Los Angeles River. The Governor shall make the appointment from a list of two or more potential members submitted by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments. The Executive Committee shall submit lists of potential members to the Governor until he or she appoints a member.” Additionally, the cities from which nominations can be made are: Bell, Bell Gardens, Compton, Cudahy, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, South Gate, and Vernon. Note, since Long Beach and Downey are already represented on the RMC Board, the nominees may not be from those cities.

Issue

At the November meeting, the COG Board identified one nominee. SB 355 requires that we submit a list of “no less than two nominees” to the Governor.

Recommended Action

Provide at least one additional nomination for submittal to the Governor.

Attachment

Senator Ricardo Lara’s Letter

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VIII. REPORTS ITEM H Metro Report - Measure R Ordinance Preliminary 10-Year Review and Potential Amendments

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TO: Board of Directors

FROM: Nancy Pfeffer, Executive Director by Karen Heit

SUBJECT: Metro Report - Measure R Ordinance Preliminary 10-Year Review and Potential Amendments

Background

The Measure R Ordinance permits the Metro Board to amend the Ordinance not more than once every ten years, beginning in 2020, to transfer sales tax revenue between the transit and highway capital sub-funds. A Board item was introduced in November to provide preliminary staff findings regarding the transfer potential. In addition, information is given on possible additional amendments to transfer funding among existing projects or add funding for new projects.

Issue

The item was introduced as a Receive and File item. Supervisors’ Solis and Hahn requested the item be brought back to the Board in January for a more in-depth presentation and allow sufficient time for COG review.

The total amount of Measure R sales tax is less than initially anticipated. The Measure R Ordinance created both transit and highway capital subfunds that receive a 35% and 20% respectively of the Measure R sales tax revenue to fund the capital projects listed on the Expenditure Plan (Attachment A of the Ordinance). One of the capital projects is a Capital Project Contingency (“Contingency”). Per the Ordinance, the Contingency is to be used, among other things, to pay interest on debt.

The amount available for Contingency is currently estimated to be significantly lower than identified in the Expenditure Plan. Contingency funds have decreased as follows: • Transit - from $3.3 billion to $694 million • Highway - from $2.6 billion to $1.1 billion

Given the amounts allocated to capital projects in the Expenditure Plan (other than the Contingency) there is insufficient future sales tax revenue to pay the transit interest, including planned future transit debt. This may require a transfer of funds from the highway to transit capital sub-fund.

According to the MTA report:

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projects on schedule over the next 10 years without the transfer.”

Possible Gateway Cities Impact The SR-91/I-605/I-405 and I-710 Corridor Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) each also made motions to not transfer project funds to/from their specific allocation during the 10-year transfer.

The Metro report lists four projects from which funds may be transferred. One of those projects is the Interstate 5 Capacity Enhancement from I-605 to Orange County Line, from SR-134 to SR-170, and Carmenita Road Interchange Improvement. $108.4 million of Measure R surplus, or other funds, allocated to the West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) transit corridor per a footnote in the Expenditure Plan. A total of $122.9 million of Measure R surplus programmed after 2029. All or a portion of the surplus may be needed if the project cost increases, or to address the impact of prior scope reductions.

Before the funds transferred can be contemplated, the Gateway Cities COG and the I-5 JPA should ensure that the $122.9 million be closely analyzed to meet project close-out needs in the final construction phase including construction mitigations.

Construction mitigations that remain with regard to roadways that were impacted by: 1) detour routes during freeway construction 2) roadways impacted by the utility trenching and relocations and 3) roadways affected by the construction haul routes have not been repaired and returned to a standard operating condition for impacted cities.

It is anticipated that the I-5 cities will need approximately $40 million to repair and return these streets to their prior condition (without betterments) so that the project can adequately be closed out and mitigations completed. After this need is satisfied, the funding should be transferred to the West Santa Ana Branch/Eco-Rapid Transit Project per the Ordinance footnote.

Recommended Action

The Gateway COG Board should express its support for the I-5 JPA to retain project close-out funding and support the position of both TACs to retain Measure R highway funding.

Attachment

Metro Report – Agenda Item #7 Planning and Programming 11/20/19

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IX. MATTERS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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TO: Board of Directors

FROM: Board Member Marisela Santana, City of Lynwood

SUBJECT: Report from the City of Lynwood

The City of Lynwood’s annual Candy Cane Lane Christmas Parade is scheduled for Friday, December 6, at 7:00 PM along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Lynwood. It is the only night-time Christmas parade in the SELA area.

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