Meetings

REGULAR MEETING OF THE WESTSIDE CITIES COG AGENDA

Thursday, November 15, 2007
11:45 AM Lunch
12:15 PM Business Meeting

Hosted By: City of Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills City Hall
Municipal Gallery, 1st Floor
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills 90210

1. CALL TO ORDER, WELCOME

2. INTRODUCTIONS AND IDENTIFICATION OF VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT

3. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION:

Government Code Section 54957: Public Employee Appointment.
Title: Executive Director

4. RECONVENE

5. APPROVAL September 20, 2007 MEETING NOTES

6. CONSENT CALENDAR

(A)
Executive Director/Facilitator's Report

(B)
Tentatively Scheduled Board/and Committee Meeting Dates for 2008 Calendar Year

7. NEW BUSINESS

(A)

Receive and File: WSCCOG 2006-2007 Audit and Related Document

(B)
Approval of Revised WSCCOG By-laws

(C)
Status Report Re: WSCCOG 2007-08 Legislative Agenda

(D)
Authorization to Enter into a One Year Agreement with Mary JoAnne "Jody" Hall Esser (jhe services) for Part Time Executive Director Services

8. REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS

(A)	October Meeting Notes, Report and Recommendations from the COG Homeless Issues Committee and Related Items
(B)	MTA Southwest Cities Corridor and Westside Central Service Sector Report.
(C)	October Meeting Notes, Report and Recommendations from the COG Transportation Committee and Related Items
(D)	Intergovernmental Relations: (1) League of California Cities Briefing on State Fiscal and Legislative Issues; (2) Reuse of VA Buildings for Homeless Veterans (3) Pending Legislation
(E)	Presentation by City of Santa Monica Re: Homeless Community Court Pilot Project

9. RECEIVE & FILE, DIRECTION RE: CORRESPONDENCE

(A)	Chair Briskman's letter to Metro dated 10/29/07 RE Support and Scoping of Westside Subway Extension Project
(B)	Letter from West Hollywood City Manager Paul Arevalo to Metro dated 10/29/07 RE Support and Scoping of Westside Subway Extension Project
(C)	WSCCOG Financial Statement as of 10/31/07

10. EVENT REMINDER AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

(A) Thank you to Assemblyman Ted Lieu 11/26, 4:30 to 6:30 PM Sponsored by SBCCOG. Location: South Bay Energy Savings Center. RSVP deadline: 11/21/07.

10. DISCUSSION REGARDING CALENDARING OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

(A)

Tentatively Scheduled Future Board Meeting Dates and Locations:

January 17, 2008	Culver City
March 20, 2008	City of Los Angeles
May 15, 2008	Santa Monica
July 17, 2008	County of Los Angeles
September 18, 2008	West Hollywood
November 11, 2008	Beverly Hills

(B)

Items for future agendas:

January 2008
      1. WSCCOG Legislative Agenda for 2007-08
      2. Continued Discussion: Updating WSCCOG Work Program
      3. Topic, Timing and Location of Annual issues Conference

January of March 2008:
      1. Discussion and Q&A with COG Counsel Re: Form 700's (due March 31)
      2. Congestion Pricing Presentation by Metro

12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Members of the public may address the Westside Cities Council of Governments on any subject on or off the agenda by raising a hand and being recognized by the chair. Speakers shall confine their comments three minutes per speaker.

13. ADJOURNMENT - Next Meeting: January 17, 2008 in Culver City

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if you require a disability related modification or accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please call (310) 458-8301 at least three days prior to the meeting.