REGULAR MEETING OF THE WESTSIDE CITIES SUMMIT/COG

AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER, WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

2. DISTRIBUTION OF MEETING NOTES

3. COG FORMALIZATION AND LOGISTICS

(A) Verification of City Councils approval of JPA and By-Laws; discussion of clarifying or finalizing City of Los Angeles' participation and possible related By-Law amendment.

(B) Calendaring meeting dates and times. Discussion of recording meetings via tape, videotape or transcription; and associated costs. Records repository, electronic or hard copy.

(C) Method for calendaring of Future Agenda Items:

1  Presentations
2  Action Items

4. NEW BUSINESS

(A)   Joint Advocacy For Westside COG

1 State Budget, State/Local Fiscal reform
2 League of California Cities Fiscal Committee, Ballot Initiative
3 County Sheriff Lee Baca's half-cent public-safety sales tax initiative. 

5. PRESENTATION - Synopsis of SCAG Economic Forecast

6. 2004 WORK PROGRAM / PRESENTATIONS 

(A) Potential Joint Efforts

1     Energy Aggregation (Sustainability)
2     Solid Waste  (Sustainability and Economic Health)
3     Cable Franchise and Rates (Economic Health)
4     LAX Expansion/ Possible Cooperation with South Bay COG
       (Land Use)
5     Santa Monica Boulevard Traffic Improvements (Land Use)

7. RECEIVE & FILE, DIRECTION RE: CORRESPONDENCE

(A)     California High Speed Rail EIR / EIS

8. ANNOUNCEMENTS

(A) MTA Southwest Cities Corridor and Westside Central Service Sector Reports

(B) Other

9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

10. ADJOURNMENT

Public Participation:  Members of the public may address the Westside Summit Cities/COG on any subject on or off the agenda by raising a hand, being recognized by the chair or meeting facilitator and shall confine comments three minutes per speaker.