Next Regular
Board Meeting
Thursday
July 12, 2012
10:00 am
Valley Municipal Building
Second Floor
Council Chambers
14410 Sylvan Street
Van Nuys, CA 91401
Meeting Material
Video - Board April 12 2012
Agenda Board Pack Apr 12 2012
Agenda Transp Mtg Mar 26 2012
Agenda TAC March 15, 2012
Transp Mtg Notice - Jan 30, 2012
Special Agenda - Jan 17, 2012
Video - Jan 12, 2012
Agenda Pack - Jan 12, 2012
Agenda - Jan 12, 2012
Agenda Pack - Jan 12, 2012
Mtg Notice - January 12, 2012
Video - October 13, 2011
Agenda Pack - Oct 13, 2011
Video - July 14, 2011
Agenda Pack - July 14, 2011
Agenda Pack - Apr 14, 2011
Video - August 12, 2010
Video - July 8, 2010
Library & Archive
Water Quality Funding Ordinance
PowerPoint -
Los Angeles County
Interstate-5 Improvements
Caltrans District 7
Inland Port - SCAG 2008
Inland Port - SCAG 2010
Resources
Golden State I-5 Gateway Coalition
San Fernando Valley Council of Governments
Transportation Task Force Meeting Jan 30 2012
Presentation by Don Sepulveda, Metro, Regional Rail Executive Officer
Presentation by Ryan Kuo the Draft SCAG Regional Transportation Plan
300 Leaders Turn Out to
Map Transportation Future
Ideas for Tunnels, Queue Jumpers and Federal Funding for the
Twin Valleys of San Fernando and Santa Clarita
The newly-minted San Fernando Valley Council of Governments played to a sold-out crowd at its first annual Valley Mobility Summit, with civic and governmental leaders representing the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys.
The Main Ballroom of the Airtel in Van Nuys was packed on Thursday as nearly everybody who was anybody showed up to share their ideas about the future of transportation in north Los Angeles County. From congressmen to county supervisors; from visioning experts to political mavens; all were there—and more miraculously, most were given the opportunity to speak.
"Our three-hour breakfast event pushed the walls out to almost four hours" said San Fernando Valley Council of Governments Executive Director Robert Scott. "We had people calling in reservations at midnight the night before, and several speakers not coming through until the day of the event."
Transportation is a pretty specialized topic, but there was a lot of pent-up energy" according to Scott. "The valley region has been waiting for nearly a century to have an official government agency such as the valley Council of Governments through which to speak with a unified voice."
Surprisingly, with most of the relevant government and civic organizations represented—and sponsoring the event—there was virtually no complaining. It was a very constructive and innovative event, perhaps signaling a new sophistication in the region's approach to civic and political issues. The topics spanned areas extending from the Port of Los Angeles to the reaches of the LOSSAN rail corridor in San Luis Obispo—and up into the high desert areas of the Antelope Valley.
The summit covered virtually all of the existing rail, road, freeway, air, ground access and goods movement projects in the region. The main premise was to view these projects from the perspective of the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys. Participants were interested in how the northern region of Los Angeles County could work for transit and transportation improvements in the future.
With California's Central Valley High Speed Rail line currently at the $100 billion mark, there is a general sense that the project no longer makes economic sense. Many were interested in how to re-direct this momentum and funding into more practical uses such as LOSSAN, missing connectors, upgrading existing rails to express, toll-transit projects, and the elimination of gaps and pinch-points in existing highways.
SUMMIT PROGRAM
Regional Leadership
The infamous 101/405 interchange –the busiest highway interchange in the nation carrying over 457,000 vehicles daily.
The San Fernando Valley Council of Governments came into being with the adoption of the Joint Powers Agreement by the City and County of Los Angeles along with the cities of Burbank, Glendale, San Fernando and Santa Clarita. The Joint Powers Agreement establishes a Joint Powers Authority pursuant to Section 6500 et seq. of the California Government Code.
Historically, these cities have worked through The Valley Economic Alliance and its Mulholland Institute as informal strategic partners, involving elected officials, city managers and other staff. The members share common interests with cities in north Los Angeles County, including the City of Santa Clarita, and collectively have played a valuable role in serving as a forum for the exchange of ideas and information.
The main purpose of the Council of Governments is to develop and implement subregional policies and plans that are unique to the greater San Fernando Valley region, and to voluntarily and cooperatively resolve differences among themselves. The members have determined that the public interest requires the establishment of an agency to jointly conduct studies and projects designed to coordinate and improve the common governmental responsibilities and services on a Valley-wide and subregional basis. The COG is exploring areas of inter-governmental cooperation and coordination of government programs, and providing recommendations and solutions to problems of common and general concern to its Members.
Powers of the Council of Governments
- Serve as an advocate in representing its members at the regional, state and federal levels on issues of importance to the greater San Fernando Valley region;
- Serve as a forum for the review, consideration, study, development and recommendation of public policies and plans with local and regional significance;
- Assemble information helpful in the consideration of problems of interest to the members;
- Utilize member resources or other public or public/private groups to carry out its programs and projects;
- Explore practical avenues for voluntary intergovernmental cooperation, coordination and action in the interest of the local public welfare and improving the administration of governmental services;
- Assist in coordinating subregional planning efforts and in resolving conflicts among the members as they work toward achieving planning goals;
- Build a consensus among the members to address regional and subregional issues, strategies, policies and programs;
- Facilitate and coordinate activities for obtaining state, federal and regional grants in support of projects; and as a mechanism to assist in financing the expenditures and activities of the COG;
- Contracting for the services of public/private organizations, managers, researchers, planners, engineers, attorneys and other consultants;
- Apply for, receive and administer grants, gifts, contributions and donations of property, funds, services and other forms of financial assistance from persons, firms, corporations and any federal, state or local governmental entity;
- Acquire, construct, lease, manage, maintain, own and operate any buildings, works or improvements, including incurring obligations and issuing bonds;
- The COG has the powers and restrictions of the City of Los Angeles;
- The COG does not possess the authority to compel any of its members to conduct any activities or implement any plans or strategies that they do not wish to undertake;
- The goal and intent of the COG is one of voluntary cooperation among the Members for the collective benefit of the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County.
Representatives to the board:
Members of the
Los Angeles City Council from each of seven council district representing the San Fernando Valley;
County of Los Angeles: one from each valley supervisorial district;
Member cities: one from each city council: Burbank, Glendale, San Fernando and Santa Clarita.
Alternate representatives:
Members of the legislative body or full-time staff members pursuant to the member’s
own procedures.
Regular meetings of the Board are held quarterly.
Contact Information:
Robert L. Scott, Executive Director
San Fernando Valley Council of Governments
info@sfvcog.org
818-712-9500 Fax 818-712-9182
5121 Van Nuys Blvd. Suite 200
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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