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REGULAR MEETING OF THE
WESTSIDE CITIES SUMMIT/COG

 

AGENDA
 

Thursday, November 17, 2005
12:00 Noon

Ken Edwards Center, Room 103
1527 Fourth Street

Santa Monica, CA  90401


1.  CALL TO ORDER, WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

2.  DISTRIBUTION OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 MEETING NOTES

3.  NEW BUSINESS 2005 WORK PROGRAM / PRESENTATIONS  

(A)



 

Report and Recommendations from the COG Homeless Subcommittee on advocacy regarding regional homeless solutions, including inter-agency coordination/continued advocacy of proposal for therapeutic housing for homeless veterans on the West Los Angeles VA campus; the CARES process; update on study options to capture hospital costs associated with homelessness; November 18, 2005 Los Angeles County homeless issues meeting and update on Federal funding opportunities

(B)

 

Update on Westside Transit Issues including Efforts to Modify/influence Funding for Exposition Light Rail, Above-Grade Separation at Washington/National, and the Westside Subway Extension.

(C)

Economic Health – League of California Cities Briefing on Fiscal/Legislative Issues

4.  COG LOGISTICS    

(A)

Formalization of COG with City of Los Angeles’ participation 

(B)

Formalization of COG without City of Los Angeles’ participation  

5.  RECEIVE & FILE, DIRECTION RE: CORRESPONDENCE

6.  ANNOUNCEMENTS    

(A)

MTA Southwest Cities Corridor and Westside Central Service Sector Report

7.  DISCUSSION REGARDING CALENDARING OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

(A)

Discussion regarding COG meetings and review of 2006 calendar

8.  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.

9. ADJOURNMENT TO January 19, 2006
 


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