Members John Minto, Chair Vice Mayor, City of Santee (Representing East County) Greg Cox, Vice Chair Supervisor, County of San Diego David Alvarez Councilmember, City of San Diego BORDERS John Renison Supervisor (Representing Imperial County) COMMITTEE Lorraine Wood Mayor Pro Tem, City of Carlsbad AGENDA (Representing North County Coastal) Ed Gallo Councilmember, City of Escondido (Representing North County Inland) Friday, June 24, 2016 Serge Dedina 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Mayor, City of Imperial Beach (Representing South County) SANDAG Board Room 401 B Street, 7th Floor Alternates San Diego Ruth Sterling Councilmember, City of La Mesa (Representing East County) Dianne Jacob Vice Chair, County of San Diego Mark Kersey Councilmember, City of San Diego AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS Maritza Hurtado Councilmember, City of Calexico (Representing Imperial County) Al Corti • WHERE WE LIVE, WHERE WE WORK Councilmember, City of Del Mar (Representing North County Coastal) • UNITED STATES - MEXICO HIGH LEVEL Jim Cunningham Deputy Mayor, City of Poway ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (Representing North County Inland) Bill Sandke • SAN YSIDRO PEDESTRIAN BORDER CROSSING Councilmember, City of Coronado (Representing South County) REPORT Advisory Members Laurie Berman PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING THE MEETING District 11 Director, Caltrans Marcela Celorio YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE BORDERS COMMITTEE Consul General Consulate General of Mexico MEETING BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT SANDAG.ORG Jim Ferryman (Representing Orange County) MISSION STATEMENT Marsha Swanson City of Wildomar The Borders Committee provides oversight for planning activities that impact the borders of the (Representing Riverside County) San Diego region (Orange, Riverside and Imperial Counties, and the Republic of Mexico) as well as Elsa Saxod government-to-government relations with tribal nations in San Diego County. The preparation San Diego County Water Authority and implementation of SANDAG’s Binational, Interregional, and Tribal Liaison Planning programs are included under this purview. It advises the SANDAG Board of Directors on major interregional Michael Garcia (Ewiiaapaayp) Southern California Tribal planning policy-level matters. Recommendations of the Committee are forwarded to the Chairmen’s Association Board of Directors for action. Naresh Amatya Southern California Association of San Diego Association of Governments ⋅ 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101-4231 Governments (619) 699-1900 ⋅ Fax (619) 699-1905 ⋅ sandag.org Gary L. Gallegos Executive Director, SANDAG 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 the Committee Clerk seated at the front table. 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Bicycle parking is available in the parking garage of the SANDAG offices. 2 Rev. 010816 BORDERS COMMITTEE Friday, June 24, 2016 ITEM NO. RECOMMENDATION +1. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES APPROVE The Borders Committee is asked to review and approve the minutes from its May 27, 2016, 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 the Committee 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 Clerk prior to speaking. Public speakers should notify the Clerk if they have a handout for distribution to Committee members. Public speakers are limited to three minutes or less per person. Committee members also may provide information and announcements under Agenda Item No. 4. CONSENT +3. UPDATE ON 2016 SAN DIEGO REGIONAL BIKE TO WORK DAY AND INFORMATION TIJUANEANDO EN BICI (Marc Baza) On Friday, May 20, 2016, the San Diego region celebrated National Bike to Work Day. SANDAG iCommute staff and local sponsors organized pit stops, including one at the San Ysidro Transit Center for commuters crossing the San Ysidro port of entry. SANDAG, Casa Familiar, San Ysidro Smart Border Coalition, and Tijuana bike riders partnered to celebrate the sixth annual “Tijuaneando en Bici” border crossing event. REPORTS 4. SUBREGIONAL REPORTS FROM BORDERS COMMITTEE MEMBERS INFORMATION Members of the Borders Committee may report issues and activities within their subregion that are of interest or within the purview of the Borders Committee. 5. REPORT FROM THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO INFORMATION (Hon. Marcela Celorio, Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego) On April 19, 2016, Hon. Marcela Celorio was appointed by President Enrique Peña Nieto to serve as Consul General of Mexico in San Diego. Consul General Celorio will be introduced to the Borders Committee. 6. WHERE WE LIVE, WHERE WE WORK (Ray Major) INFORMATION A majority of residents work outside the subregion in which they live. As a result, there is significant travel between subregions, spanning our region’s highways and transit routes. Staff will provide a report on the travel patterns of South County residents. 3 +7. UNITED STATES - MEXICO HIGH LEVEL ECONOMIC DIALOGUE INFORMATION (Kevin Vaillancourt, Consulate General of the United States in Tijuana) Kevin Vaillancourt, Political and Economic Officer, Consulate General of the United States in Tijuana, will provide an update on collaboration and coordination efforts for United States-Mexico border infrastructure as part of the High Level Economic Dialogue. +8. SAN YSIDRO PEDESTRIAN BORDER CROSSING REPORT INFORMATION (Efrain Ibarra, South County Economic Development Council) Efrain Ibarra, South County Economic Development Council, will present information about the recently released 2016 San Ysidro Pedestrian Crossing Report, which assesses the pedestrian crossing experience and infrastructure improvements, and makes recommendations to reduce border wait times. 9. STATE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA REPORT INFORMATION (Mariano Escobedo, State of Baja California) Mariano Escobedo, Director of International Relations, State of Baja California, will provide a report on various activities conducted by its office and the State’s Office of Binational Relations in San Diego. 10. CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT If the five speaker limit for public comments was exceeded at the beginning of this agenda, other public comments will be taken at this time. Subjects of previous agenda items may not again be addressed under public comment. 11. UPCOMING MEETINGS INFORMATION The next meeting of the Borders Committee is scheduled for Friday, July 22, 2016, at 12:30 p.m. 12. ADJOURNMENT + next to an agenda item indicates an attachment 4 AGENDA ITEM NO. 16-06-1 BORDERS COMMITTEE JUNE 24, 2016 ACTION REQUESTED – APPROVE BORDERS COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND ACTIONS MAY 27, 2016 The Borders Committee was called