Policy & Innovation Committee
Monday, March 7, 2022 at 10:00 AM
REMOTE MEETING
Consistent with California Government Code Section 54953, an
online meeting of the Sacramento Area Council of Governments
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: www.sacog.org/agendas-0. Please select the
March 7, Policy & Innovation Committee meeting and “Interactive
Agenda” to access the link at the time of the meeting.
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 two ways:
1. If you would like to make a public comment orally during
the meeting, please contact jlee@sacog.org and include your phone
number and whether you are commenting under Public Communications
or on an agenda item. We ask that members of the public
keep their remarks brief. Comments will be limited to 3:00
minutes. Comments will be accepted through the public
comment period and individual agenda discussion items during the
meeting.
2. Written public comment may be sent to the Clerk of the
Policy & Innovation Committee via email (rtadevich@sacog.org) or can be
submitted through SACOG’s website at: 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 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.
Agenda Timing: Time durations are
estimates only. The Board may take up any agenda item at any
time, regardless of the order listed. Action may be taken on any
item on this agenda.
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 with disabilities
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 discapacitadas 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.
Roll Call: Directors Bernasconi,
Burruss, Frerichs, Stallard, Vice Chair
Middleton, Vice Chair Thomas, and Chair Kozlowski
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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.
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Consent:
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1.
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Remote Committee Meetings (Est. Time: 0
minutes)
- Expiration of Executive Order No.
N-25-20 and passage of Assembly Bill 361.
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2.
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Approve Minutes of the February 7, 2022,
Committee Meeting (Est. Time: 0 Minutes)
- A written record of the minutes of
the February 7, 2022, meeting.
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Closed Session
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Closed Session: Conference with Labor
Negotiators (Gov. Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Erik
Johnson, Kacey Lizon, Loretta Su Employee
Organization: SACOG Employees Association
(Erik Johnson) (Est. Time: 15 minutes)
- A Closed Session to discuss labor
negotiations.
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Action:
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Approve MOU with SACOG Employees
Association and Adoption of Salary
Schedules (Erik Johnson) (Est. Time: 10
minutes)
- Adopting a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the SACOG
Employees’ Association regarding
compensation and benefits for the period
of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027.
Adopting salary schedules for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2022-2023 as required by CalPERS
regulations and California public meeting
laws.
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Information:
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Advocacy Update (Sabrina Bradbury) (Est.
Time: 15)
- An update on federal and state
legislative activities.
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Race, Equity, and Inclusion Meeting
Report Out (James Corless) (Est. Time: 5
minutes)
- A report from the February 25, 2022,
Race, Equity, and Inclusion working group
meeting.
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2024 Blueprint Pathway Framework Outline
(Binu Abraham) (Est. Time: 15 minutes)
- What are the policies that will guide
the development of a Preferred Pathway
for the 2024 Blueprint?
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Draft 2023 Regional Active Transportation
Program Policy Framework (Victoria
Cacciatore) (Est. Time: 10 minutes)
- Staff developed a six-county regional
policy framework to outline how SACOG
will competitively distribute $15,932,000
of Active Transportation Program (ATP)
funding to increase biking and walking.
The California Transportation Commission
will adopt or reject our final policy
framework at their June 29, 2022,
meeting.
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Receive & File:
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2022 Sacramento County
Investment Policy for the
Pooled Investment Fund
(Loretta Su) (Est. Time:
0 Minutes)
- The Sacramento County
Board of Supervisors
adopted the calendar year
2022 Investment Policy of
the Pooled Investment
Fund (2022 Investment
Policy), which includes
the investment of SACOG’s
funds.
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The next meeting of the Committee will be held on Monday,
April 4, 2022, at 10:00 AM in the SACOG Board Room, 1415 L
Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814.
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.