REGULAR MEETING OF THE WESTSIDE CITIES COG AGENDA

Hosted By:	City of Beverly Hills
Location:	Beverly Hills Library Auditorium 444 North Rexford Dr., 2nd Floor Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Parking:	Adjacent to the Library

1. CALL TO ORDER



2. WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS AND IDENTIFICATION OF VOTING MEMBERS



3. CLOSED SESSION Re: Executive Director Recruitment



4. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION
   
   
   1. Recommendation on Appointment of Executive Director


5. APPROVAL OF JULY 16, 2009 MEETING NOTES



6. CONSENT CALENDAR
   
   
   1. Executive Director's Report
      
      
      1. COG Advocacy efforts
         1. LRTP and Federal New Starts Package
         2. Status COG Opposition to Southern California Edison Company's Proposal Regarding Customer Option to Place Distribution System Equipment Underground
      
      
      2. Status of Recommendation to join
         1. the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action & Sustainability (L.A. Collaborative), and
         2. Climate Communities.
      
      
   2. Resolution Amending the Conflict of Interest Code Adding the Treasurer to the Position Disclosure List
   
   
   
   3. Treasurer's Financial Reports
      
      
      1. July 2009
      2. August 2009
      3. September 2009
      4. October 2009


7. NEW BUSINESS
   
   
   1. Recommendation to Participate in Collaborative Process with Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to Prepare Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) as Required by SB 375


8. REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS
   
   
   1. October Meeting Notes, Report and Recommendations from the COG Homeless Issues Committee and Related Items
      
      
      1. Recommendation that the Homeless Workshop focusing on veteran issues be held to the first of 2010.
      2. Recommendation to review and approve the Homeless Issues Committee Work Program for 2010-2012.
   
   
   2. August and October Notes, Report and Recommendations from the COG Sustainability Committee and Related Items
      
      
      1. Recommendation from the Sustainability Committee that the COG governing board:
         1. Support Los Angeles County’s AB 811 Municipal Green Building Financing Program, and
         2. Encourage COG member jurisdictions to adopt a resolution in support of Los Angeles County’s AB 811 Municipal Green Building Financing
      
      
      2. Recommendation that the COG affirms its support of the Ahwanee Principles.
      
      
      
      3. Recommendation to review and approve the Sustainability Committee Work Program for 2010-2012.
   
   
   3. August and October Meeting Notes, Report and Recommendations from the COG Transportation Committee and Related Items
      
      
      1. Recommendation to review and approve the Transportation Committee Work Program for 2010 -2012.
   
   
   4. MTA Southwest Cities Corridor and Westside Central Service Sector Report
   
   
   
   5. League of California Cities Updates


9. RECEIVE/ FILE AND PROVIDE DIRECTION RE: CORRESPONDENCE



1. Letter from Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce to Metro Board dated July 20, 2009, Re: Support for the Westside Subway Extension in the Long Range Transportation Plan



2. Letter from Mayor Nancy Krasne, City of Beverly Hills to Metro Board dated July 14, 2009, [Re: Support for LRTP].



3. Correspondence Re: SCE Request to CPUC to Delete Customer Option to Place Distribution System Equipment Underground
   
   
   1. Letter from League of California Cities to California Public Utilities Commission, dated September 23, 2009, Re: League Opposition to Resolution E-4241. Southern California Edison (SCD) (I.D. 8841)
   
   
   
   2. Letter from State Senator Curren D. Price to California Public Utilities Commission, dated September 25, 2009, Re: Rule Modifications to Accommodate Southern California Edison Company’s (SCE) Initiative to Install Above-Ground Equipment in SCE’s Underground Distribution Systems
   
   
   
   3. Letter from State Senator Fran Pavley to California Public Utilities Commission, dated October 1, 2009, Re: Rule Modifications to Accommodate Southern California Edison Company’s (SCE) Initiative to Install Above-Ground Equipment in SCE’s Underground Distribution Systems
   
   
   
   4. Letters from COG Chair, Council member Scott Malsin, City of Culver City to California Public Utilities Commission Chair Peevey and Commissioners Grueneich, Chong, Bohn and Simon, dated October 7, 2009, Re: Request to Pull from Consent Calendar of October 15, Item 16 [8841]: Southern California Edison Company's Proposal Regarding
   
   
   
   5. Letter from Supervisor Yaroslavsky to California Public Utilities Commission, dated October 27, 2009, [Re: Opposing SCE Request and Urging SCE to Work with Local Governments to Address Concerns]
   
   
4. Letter from COG Executive Director to California Energy Commission, dated October 30, 2009, [Re: Support for the County of Los Angeles’ grant applications to the California Energy Commission under the State Energy Program category #1 - Municipal Financing Program and category #2 - California Comprehensive Residential Building Retrofit Program.


10. EVENT REMINDER AND OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS



11. FUTURE MEETING LOCATIONS AND AGENDA ITEMS
    
    2010 Meeting Dates and Host City



1. January 21 - City of West Hollywood
2. March 18 - City of Culver City
3. May 20 (Annual Meeting) - City of Santa Monica
4. July 15 - County of Los Angeles
5. September 16 - City of Los Angeles
   (Note, League of Cities Annual Conference 2010 is September 15 - 18, San Diego. The Thursday before is September 9, which is California Admission’s Day and the Thursday following is September 23.)
6. November 18 - City of Beverly Hills


12. Tentatively Scheduled Agenda Items:



13. Items for Other Future Agendas:
    
    
    1. Tour of Exposition Light Rail Route


14. 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.



15. ADJOURN
    
    Next Meeting: January 21, 2010, to be hosted by the City of West Hollywood