Policy & Innovation Committee
Monday, December 6, 2021 at 10:00 AM

Policy & Innovation Committee Meeting

REMOTE MEETING

Consistent with California Government Code Section 54953, an online meeting of the Policy & Innovation Committee will be held exclusively via teleconference in light of COVID-19 and the state of emergency proclamation and state and local recommended measures for social distancing. Members of the public are invited to observe the live stream over the internet at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83369877904. Webinar ID: 833 6987 7904 or phone in: 888 475 4499 (Toll Free), Webinar ID: 833 6987 7904.

Public Comment:
Public comment will be taken on the item at the time that it is taken up by the committee. To make a public comment, you can do so four ways:
1. Written comment by email: email the clerk (rtadevich@sacog.org) to submit a comment. Comments read at the meeting will be limited to 250 words.  Comments will be accepted through the public comment period and individual agenda discussion items during the meeting.
2. Written comment online:  access SACOG’s website (www.sacog.org/agendas-0) and complete a public comment form.  Comments read at the meeting will be limited to 250 words.  [https://sacog.primegov.com/public/portal] (click on the orange speech bubble next to the agenda meeting items, and follow the prompts on the screen).  Comments will be accepted through the public comment period and individual agenda discussion items during the meeting.
3. By phone during the meeting:  Press *9 to indicate a desire to make a comment. The chair will call you by name or phone number when it is your turn to comment. We ask that members of the public keep their remarks brief.  Speakers will be limited to 3:00 minutes.  Comments will be accepted through the public comment period and individual agenda discussion items during the meeting.
4. Online during the meeting: for each agenda item, we will pause for public comment. Tap your name in the attendee list, then tap “Raise Hand”. The chair will call you by name when it is your turn to comment.  Please note that speakers will be limited to 3:00 minutes.  Comments will be accepted through the public comment period and individual agenda discussion items during the meeting.

Agenda Timing:  Time durations are estimates only.  Action may be taken on any item on this agenda. The Policy & Innovation Committee may take up any agenda item at any time, regardless of the order listed.

Accessibility and Title VI:  SACOG provides access to all agenda and meeting materials online at www.sacog.org/agendas-0.   Additionally, interested persons can sign up for email notifications at https://www.sacog.org/pod/sign-notifications.  If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk to the Board (lespinoza@sacog.org) or by phone at (916) 340-6236.  SACOG also provides services/accommodations upon request to persons and individuals who are limited-English proficient who wish to address agency matters.  For accommodations or translations assistance, please call 916.321.9000, or for TDD/TTY dial 711, or email at contact@sacog.org. We require three working days’ notice to accommodate your request.

La SACOG puede proveer asistencia/facilitar la comunicación a las personas y los individuos con conocimiento limitado del inglés quienes quieran dirigirse a la agencia. Para solicitar asistencia, por favor llame al número 916.321.9000 o para TDD/TTY llame al numero 711, o email a contact@sacog.org. Requerimos que solicite asistencia con tres días hábiles de anticipación para poderle proveer asistencia.

Message from the Clerk:  In compliance with California Government Code Section 54952.3, the Clerk hereby announces that the compensation for legislative body members attending the following simultaneous or serial meetings is: Board of Directors $100; Transportation Committee $100; Land Use & Natural Resources Committee $100; Policy & Innovation Committee $100, Strategic Planning Committee $100, Race, Equity and Inclusion Working Group $100.  Compensation rates for these meetings are set pursuant to the Rules for the Sacramento Area Council of Governments adopted in July 2005.

Pledge of Allegiance
 

 

Roll Call: Directors Bernasconi, Burruss, Frerichs, Ghag, Lozano, Middleton, Stallard, Thomas, Vice Chair Kozlowski, and Chair Saragosa

 

Public Communications: Any person wishing to address the committee on any item not on the agenda may do so at this time. After ten minutes of testimony, any additional testimony will be heard following the action items.

 

Consent:

1. 

Remote Committee Meetings (Est. Time: 0 minutes)

  • Expiration of Executive Order No. N-25-20 and passage of Assembly Bill 361.

2. 

Approve Minutes of the November 8, 2021, Committee Meeting (Est. Time: 0 minutes)

  • A written record of the November 8, 2021, committee meeting.

3. 

Approve Amendment #3 to the Budget and Overall Work Program for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 (Est. Time: 0 minutes)

  • Approval of Amendment #3 to the Budget and Overall Work Program (Budget/OWP) for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.

4. 

Approve State Advocacy Contract Extension (Est. Time: 0 minutes)

  • Extending the existing contract for state lobbying services to continue support for SACOG’s efforts to implement the Green Means Go program and increase its presence in the state capitol.

Reports:

5.

Committee Member Reports from Chair Gore’s Challenge (Lanette Espinoza) (Est. Time: 10 minutes)

  • Committee member reports from Chair Gore’s challenge.

Action:

6. 

Review and Accept the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Related Audits (Loretta Su) (Est. Time: 10 minutes)

  • Two independent financial audit firms completed the audits of SACOG’s financials and Transit Funds and prepared the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and the Transit Funds Audit Reports, respectively. The ACFR reports on the financial position of SACOG, including several transit funds managed by SACOG, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. We are recommending the board review and accept the ACFR and related audits.

7. 

Approve 2022 Legislative Platform (Sabrina Bradbury) (Est. Time: 20 minutes)

  • Updates to SACOG’s Advocacy Principles and 2022 State Legislative Agenda.

Information:

8. 

Race, Equity, and Inclusion Meeting Report Out (James Corless) (Est. Time: 5 minutes)

  • A report from the Race, Equity, and Inclusion meeting.

9. 

Draft Growth Forecast for the 2024 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (Garett Ballard-Rosa) (Est. Time: 15 minutes)

  • Staff has prepared a draft set of population, employment, and household projections for the six-county Sacramento region out to 2050. The preliminary projections serve as a key building block in the work leading to the next Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (MTP/SCS).

10. 

Tentative Programs for the 2022-2023 SACOG Funding Round (Chris Dougherty) (Est. Time: 15 minutes)

  • Staff has prepared a tentative timeline for the 2022-2023 SACOG Funding Round.

11. 

Youth Leadership Academy – 2022 Cohort (Rosie Ramos) (Est. Time: 7 minutes)

  • The Youth Leadership Academy will kick off 2022 with a new cohort of 40 students.

Other Matters:

 

Adjournment

 

The next meeting of the Committee will be held remotely on February 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

This agenda and attachments are available on SACOG’s website at www.sacog.org. SACOG is accessible to the disabled. As required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Federal Rules and Regulations adopted in implementation thereof, a person who requires a modification or accommodation, auxiliary aids or services in order to participate in a public meeting, including receiving this agenda and attachments in an alternative format, should contact SACOG by phone at 916‐321‐9000, e‐mail (contact@sacog.org) or in person as soon as possible and preferably at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Parking is available at 15th and K Streets.

The Policy & Innovation Committee may take up any agenda item at any time, regardless of the order listed. Public comment will be taken on the item at the time that it is taken up by the committee. We ask that members of the public complete a request to speak form, submit it to the clerk of the committee, and keep their remarks brief. If several persons wish to address the committee on a single item, the chair may impose a time limit on individual remarks at the beginning of the discussion. Action may be taken on any item on this agenda.

This agenda and attachments are available on SACOG’s website at www.sacog.org. SACOG is accessible to the disabled. As required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Federal Rules and Regulations adopted in implementation thereof, a person who requires a modification or accommodation, auxiliary aids or services in order to participate in a public meeting, including receiving this agenda and attachments in an alternative format, should contact SACOG by phone at 916-321-9000, e-mail (contact@sacog.org) or in person as soon as possible and preferably at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Parking is available at 15th and K Streets.