T. A -.-P

UH 1 C: February i 7,2005

-- lu: Governing Board and Aiternates

FROM: Nicholas T. Conway, Executive Director

RE: Monthly Progress Report

The fe!!owir?g is a smmxq ef acf vif es that COG staff has bee:: involved with &ir;,ng this pas: menth

-. 1 ne first Thursday of each month, before the SCAG Policy and Regional Council meets, COG staff meets with the Valley's representatives to go over the agenda items and discuss those items impacting San Gabriel Valley. At the last meeting on February 3': some of the discussion revolved around the funding requests for the region that SCAG would be making with County transportation agencies in Washingon DC. Ow discussions focused on making sure A!ameda Comdor East (ACE) and the Gold Line Fonthi!! Fxtensinn were inc!uded in that - pmiect - !kt. 01s

Page 3

One of the SGVCOG's goais for this year is to continue discussions among our member agencies regarding implementation of the growth visioning exercise heid in tine Vaiiey iast spring. Over 175 people attended that half day event that focused on dividing the Vaiiey into five discrete planning areas and engaging the respective City Councils, Planning Commissioners and business community leaders in our discussions on shared transportation corridors that would be likely areas for future growth and development.

GOODS .MOVEMENT AND FREIGHT

-* I he Trauma Care Task Force is meeting in tine SGVCOG office on Friday, February i i , 2005 to discuss the next steps for seeing our fair share of trauma care revenues paid to LA County by the San Gabriel Valley.

DfiS a-lb LA CoiiiliY have a re;-"c*ance of the pafL of hoSpi*ais to tAe on add,tioilai ira--a care. Dr. Thomas Garihwaite, Director of the DiiS and LA County

Supervisor Yarosiavsicy have sent Letters to the Editor in the Pasadena Star-News (December 22, 2004j and tihe Sari Gabriei Vaiiey Tribune (December 28, 2004j ciaiming that fhe same funding avaiiable to private hospitals from the County tax would be available for finding a new trauma center in the San Gabriel Valley. However, the Valley's private hospitals have not shown a desire to utilize the available funding. Moreover, they indicate that San Gabriel Valley residents interests are well protected under the County's current service delivery system nf relying nn helicopters to transport East San Gabrie! Va!!ey residents to trzllmz rezers.

Page 2

- - . . seiv-ices at the Co.uEiy's fvur piitiic ho3Pi*G13 (LA Co.~7i-y, - iuiSC Medical Ce;;ter, xii(icharies D~~~ ;dedicai center, E ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ T c ~ A iviedicai center, alld ~ l i ~ ~ xvriew rViedf i

Centerj. in addition, i i=/o of the totai ~ e a s u r e B tax revenue was aiiocated to be shared among -. the ten private hospitais providing trauma care. I ne oniy hospitai eiigibie for these funds in the San Gabriel Valley is Huntington Memoriai Hospitai in Pasadena. If the h d s were distributed evenly among the ten hospitals, this hospital would receive approximately $1.8 Million annually to provide trauma care services. The other 7% of the Measure B revenue is used for trauma access increase, public health programs related to bioterrorism, and administrative costs.

With the recent Metrolink crash and with heavy rail trains crossing through the San Gabriel Valley, it underscores the fact that our current emergency medical services system would fail us if something similar happened in the East San Gabriel Valley. The Task Force is continuing our effclrts to secure needed policy changes to get back the S;ln Gabriel Valley's "fair share" of the $34 Mi!!inn that we annually contribute tn the -Measure !3 tax for both emergency and trauma c x e services here in the can G&rie! Vz!!ey.

b m t y wants trauma unit A merit editorial in the 4

Pasadena Star-News macated . a%.-. i - A..-,.I iL. .-b.. u r a r uro -us w u r y %piisfit af E d h FA><LZS has been remiss in Its mission ta gX a muma mter m the Sin Gabnel - - w+iL., r ausj.

fact. the ill L& 8 , been ~ro-active m these dforts. ( I 1 1 .

E& beire Measure B was put -. - .- nn iM .hsiint 7i.m P n n m n + . y LL-itir T ; . D ~ A Y , m~m. 2s. u.. - ULy"., U L ""CVI.J &-,,I

rr. a I .-" 1 pAa.1..

Los ANGELES ufw IU-3 - 2 Z- 0 pf 'I.,.-. ,.

TN!t?e * - ! m!laMe & c- qpxx ~f %t%%Srn

R *a11m tax that LA. County vote - ---- em appmved in N O ~ . Nj2. i want

cr,;:cbm kwld kq m:e@ &ykk~ ("m~TZi &"'!A hits ~ i a n , " editorial k,. I?, "Hospital can't tit u-duma cenw, .. .., --..-..A*..,. ,,.-.,,..,., ->,.a in m. 11) Ke&lLuuy uebnuu -r r-

fie &a :;&riel ?&ey. 1 rcm wd! aware of the lack. of

trauma services la sonle pOlUOm iiie coiir-l@. L-I&I:&n,g <ye

&jt Qbrki \'&y, 32: CEC~ LLW- Measure 8 in ych.a way as to provide eno@ .pntlly i? mn wasu-& $mes Ll s!!xl Qz A%--- ,,,, I Can+ ~ k ~ ~ ~ l d nno nf I_r!m a&-. L i i -L. S.W..... ".- "- the East San Gabriel Valley hospi- tals agree to esdiis'n a @ m a

~&*y $ p z y , *$L"s &in6 &k k.j p i v d e %!e2Ssxre E frlnding for that center right now, at same rate that 1s curreniiy- PmVic& :" =t-- private hwpii& : -.... h.. m n c.,r,nm r 3 uu u a-ua s j a r r a r a t -

Unfortunately, to date no hospl- in & mt G&iei vdey ~ r n ',a> n~.r..ruui ~~c)rput i n v u r s w i .vr r .r - u 2nd --- m d ~ ----- m~ll~,i:;;,efi p F ~ s r y tn j n h the trauma system. To these hospitals and to the Easi 'v'Giley eO".""ni"' L L U u r U & , i , caw -.,. *a ." - ic - -- ifi y3a m~~ ~-*AT R handins iq available right now; al l that's missing is a - s .*-jeg

hG C n t h i, I a a G L..

mrzn.ti~~e, fh m?zn@ h pviding air a m b M ~ e ~ e r ~ i w which cpntinm to s%W ai? man L ~ I ; ? Cn* &t szk,r;e! &r nknspfi

which ferries trauma victims to Coun~'u'j2. P-Aw~tiia-i =+

-""I. "I-- "r ------ g& cnnm, w1~sn.i & ?

Ionn Beach Memorial Hospital

SlN3alS3d A311VA 131d8VI) NVS A8 NOlltlZIlllfl S331Ad3S SHa aNV VWfltltll JO SISAlVNV

DATE: May 2004

TO: Governing Board Members and Alternates

Mission

Goai #i - Represent the San Gabriei Valiey in Legisiative Issues

. . i A -..i ..-, 2 ..--. ,.., ,,-..~,t.,-, ,-A --,-,,,I, . . - ..

HIlalyLcu valiuua lCgulaLlu113 a A pupuaa;> zs t~ their affect ~ i ; iota: :ufibifig. T 1 ~r~ougi iout the year, ieiiers were ~7:iiien io oiir Siiiie legislaiors and Governor Schwarzenegger identifying the financiai impact of their actions on SG'v' cities. in addition, we anaiyzed the impact of the i o s Angeies County SheriiYs proposed haif- cent saies tax and its impact on San Gabriei Vaiiey cities. Based on our anaiysis that was presented at a countywide meeting, subsequent changes were made that attempted to improve the equity of the proposed allocation of funds.

Goai #2 - Support - - transit and congestion - reiief programs - - for the San Gabriei Vaiiey

Gold Line Foothill Extension

J Ce!ehrated the Metro Go!d Line opening from the Union Station in Los Ange!e to the Sierra Madre Vi!!a in East Pasdena. The prolect - was !xi!? en time 2nd under budget, - .

the $:st light mi! t~ be cmstructed ir, Les Ar,ge!es ir, thst :tr;r,r,er.

J Advocated and secured $6.9 Miiiion of Federal funding for the Goid Line Fooihiii Extension. Anaiyzed New Start Transit funds appropriated to the State of Caiifornia and advocated for more equitabie distribution of those funds to the State-s iargest urban~zed area, Los Angeles County.

J Worked with the Foothill Extension cities; the current Pasadena Blue Line Construction Authority, and Metro on a memorandi-m of undertanding to administer the cnmtmctinn nf the Mefrn Gn!d Line Fnnthi!! Extensinn.

J Worked with the Valley's federal legisiative caucus members so that they are fuiiy aware of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension and the Alameda Corridor East raii projects need for federal transportation funds. We continue to work and wait for Congress' - h ~ d g e t - - - pmpmz! to h n d the transportation program; The previous billj TEA-21, has been extended unti! July a d we Ire hnpeh! passzige - ~f the EPW +,,,,-,+.t,t;,, hi11 ..,;I1 olln.., n..r nrn;neto tn ha fa,4erlll,, GlnJe,4 ? I ~ ? ~ I ~ ~ ~ I L ~ L I I I L I 11111 WILL UILUW UUI Y I U J ~ W L J LV ub I~UVIUIIJ IUIIUUU. r - - - ~ - - - -

~ i a m e d a Corridor East

Assisted ACE in securing Federal funding to support the continued improvements of constructing below-grade rail crossings for faster and safer freight movement th_roughout the region. Congress approved a $3.2 million earmark for FY 2004, bringkg - - federa! fmding commitment to $145) mi!!ion.

Goz! #3 - Eeve!i_iii I- a Growth Visi~:: for the Sa:: Gabrie! V d ! q

J Participated in development of the Southern California Association of Government (SCAG) 2004 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). We hosted SCAG presentations at the Governing Board meeting and several nf the Technical Advisory Committee We suh i t t ed a response to the Drd? 2004 ?.TP m d p&icip&d in severs! d i s~~ss ions with va:i~us SCAG wmmittees t~ address oEr cmcerns fer the San Gabriel Valley.

Goai ii4 - 'Work on Environmentai issues

4 -Worked on developing a pian for the Rio Hondo -Watershed. SGVCWG received a Proposition 1 3 g a i t from-the State Water Kesources Controi Board for $200,000 to study the Rio Hondo Watershed. We brought together various stakeholders for the Rio Hondo, which runs through the western part of the San Gabriel Valley. The study

San Gabr~el Valley Councii of Governments 3 iOU4-2005 Proposod Budget

wiii be compieted at the end of the current fiscal year and we hope to start imdementini some of the recommendations from the Watershed Study. Some of the recknmendations will be in cleaning up the watershed from pollutants, develop rec,reat_inna! spaces and r.on-ner.tinnc: to the R-io Hondo in the paksj and_ educating the pub!ic &out the w~tershed.

Goal #5 - Build a Business Community Partnership

.. .. . . . . . . . .. - C n I ? i n I t 1 ~ 0 I f i n rl~r..,nrl -...-.-....I.. +--- +i...-- oau uaullbl v a l l L y ~ u u l l b l l U L uu V L I L U I I L I I L ~ aullual IIILVIIIL iS ULI I V L U p l l l l l a l I I ~ I I U I I I LIIIGG - .

sources: ( I ) diies from member agencies which s u p p i oiir geiierai fund, (2) specid programmatic funds from WAG, (3) the ivietro Goid Line Foothiii Extension (the SG'V'COG is currentiy providing interim administrationj. Ot'ner funds may come from state grants or through other pubiic and private agencies for speciai prqjects. As shown in Figure 1, we estimate that the SGVCOG's revenue will &crease once again-this next year.

San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments 4 20M-201)5 Propnsd Budget

Generd Fund

- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i t i ~ ~ ~ A & C - - kach membzr city- c-uueiiilji pajis per

from the receipt of their City's Proposition A & C funds to support our regionai transportation activities. As shown in Figure 2, this revenue source provides 42.5 percent of our ~ e n e r a l - - - - - . . - onerating - - - - - . . . a income . . - - - - - - - .

City Generai Fund - Each member City pays a minimum contribution of $i ,500, which increases based on per ten thousand in popuiation up to a maximum of $3,000, to support the general administrative activities of the SGVCOG. Reliance on General Funds has decreased proportionally in the budget. As shown in Figure 2: the SGVCOG's operating monies derived from this revenue source now account for 15 percent of the SGVCOG's overall operating income.

!NTEP?ST INCOME ($6,000)

ILA VERNE 1 33.2501 $ 3.990 ( $ 3.990 i $ 1.950 / $ 9.846 i $ 9.930 1 I?A.?IO?~ROV!A 1 38:8001$ 4 . 6 5 6 / $ 4 .6561s 1 . 9 5 0 / $ 11.?781$ 11.2621 ~lir-~i\iTCCiCi i r i I V I W I ~ I L U L L L W

I - - - - . - - - - . . MVN I t K t Y PARK

cK'inid% VV,LVVI Y, 7 G 3 1 i I ,WLT 1 % I Y, 7 R 3 4 n , V L ~ 1~ Y, L , ~ V V ?A1717 I P Y, ;7,9281$ 18,0481 I I I I I

\PASADENA / 144.00d $ 17.280 i $ 17.280 i $ 3,000 i $ 30,000 i $ 30.000 / ) ? 58,4001 8 ?9:008 1 $ ?9.OO8 1 3 3,000 1 $ 30,000 1 $ 30.000 1 1 K C i r i n ! E C Q r i A 13 C Q f 7 4 ! 3 1?C1> 13 I E . 7 4 4 13 15,8581 I dU, r UU[ q u,uu-v I v U,UU-r I ry L , L I I W I q 1 d, 1 I-? 1 v

I I jSAN 1 36,7501 $ 4,4i0 1 $ 4,4i0 1 $ i,950 I $ 0,698 I $ i0 ,770' I

J S ~ N GA.BR!EL 1 41,900/$ 5,0281$ 5 ,0281$ 2 ,100 l !$ 11 ,922 \$ 12t156\ P A h~ I A A ~ I ~ I A

I p l r n n A r r n n n r a ~ c n n ~ I V I M U ~ C

[SOUTH EL MONTE

SOUTH PASADENA 1 25,500/ $ 3,060 / $ 3,060 / ( 1,800 1 $ 7,860 1 $ 7,920 I T C L ~ ~ I c ~ I T V 1 35,3001 $ 4.236 1 $ 4.236 1 $ 1.950 1 $ 10.278 1 $ 10,422 I

1 I ! n r A l rll IT V V M L I Y U I

9 4 -Innla .s onA l a 9 onA l a 4 n r n l a n r o c I c n c c o I

I 3 1,IUUI 9 3 , O U V 9 3,UUV 1-4 I , 3 J U 19 3,VUU 19 3,JJU I

IWEST COVlNA ~ - - - 1 111,400/5 13 ,368 '$ 13.36811 3,000 I $ 29 ,520 /$ 29,736 - ~ -

~TOTALS

13,6001 $ 1,632 / $ 1.632 $ 1.650 / $ 4.878 $ 4.914 ! 4 4 ncn16 .r 9qc I a 4 9-c I a 4 cEn 1 a A 170 I a A 9ri- I I , U L ) U I 9 l , J L U ( 9 1,JLU 19 I ,UJU 19 9 , L I U 19 L t , J U L

I I 1 I 1

I 22,100j $ 2,652 j $ 2,652 j $ 1,aou j $ 7,218 j $ 7,104

I

Categorical (Program Specific) - Funds

Each subregion executes an Overaii 'Work Program (0-WPj that is adopted by SCAG. As shown in Figure 3, SGVCOG has budgeted $1 11,296 to support SCAG 0-WP funds and required in-kind match for FY 2004-2005. The funds provided by SCAG support important transportation planning initiatives in the Valley, namely the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension and the Gmwth Visioning Pmjert. A!! of the revenue received f r ~ m SCAG is ir?ter?ded to cover direct costs incurred in providir.g specific agreed upon preducts. Fer examp!e, the Geld Line f a d s are a!l~cated t~ suppcz? -the p!ixming e f f~ r t s fm devehping Transit Oriented Deve!opments around :he ..._ nmnnned ,- -, -- - - (;-,lid -?_- T l . l l lG :-- -+-+:--- 3LaLiYlL3a The GroWh TJisionin;; fiiiids are allocated to sugpoc c~nlinuifio

D - ---- . . b rl-- '1--- - - L C-.*I- L ~ 1 - - 0-.. c.-1-..:-1 XT-11--- 0 ---.. ~... Lr!e lueaY Y ~ L aL Lr!c 2a!! udaor!cl v a!!cy \ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t &c\i& AS 2 COn&tign cf recelxvl;ng these + - l n ~ e , ,,LU,, 0 - x 3 1 ~ v r n - r . LGL 1s required t= pyavide a 13 percefit matc:", hr ir,-kir,d services. -. : fie ,-.,-.-.- s b \I #LOG'S

. .. . . ,. . . . . . . . . adopted poiicy far prov;a;fig ma:clr;ng :.;Gas is to use ifi-kinb spent in -~orl<ifig on the vario.os projecis provi&d bji siaff from oiir Iiiembel Foi< the Iioilriy

m n r n estabiished for 3G'vrCOG's Pianning Director members is a a ~ n o u r . T'ne time spent by Pianning -. vlrectors and other city staff on various committee assignments reiated to a proiect is t'hen

.- - i ' k hiieiro Gold Line Footh~ii Extension has formed its own Joint Powers Authority to inciude the -. cities along the Foothiii and the 3an Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG). I he SG'V'COG is providing the interim administrative and budgeting services. we expect $6.9 million in Federai funding that wiii be used to support the various planning efforts related to the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension. The funds are transferred to the Construction Authority to support agreed upon activities.

San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments 7 2004-2005 Proposed Budge!

General Fund Operating - - Expenditure

A c ~ h n \ m in Figwe 4, the SGVCOG has f n ~ r rr,ana~e=ent contracts te s u m x r t its engeing . -- -..- .,.. - - -. operatiens, pregrams m d services. These management services cfifitracts are paid f r ~ m the funds cc;l!ected f r ~ m member dues and are allocate6 to suppod activities,

n.,n-n m a AAI is responsibie for the day-to-day management of Scr v LUW. 1 ne firm provides staff support to the Governing Board and aii committees inciuding the foiiowing: Goid Line Foothiii Extension

- -. Construction Authority, lransportation Committee, Planning Directors Technical Advisory Committee, Public ~ o r k s / ~ n & n e e r i n g Technical Advisory Committee, the Solid Waste Technical Advisory Committee, and legislative lunches. Staff represents SGVCOG at SCAG and Four Corners meetings, Staff also provides s lqm? for any other Project Advisory Comxittees (PAC). This past year, it inc!uded PACs such as a Groweh Visiming PAC, a Rio Hmdc Watershed PAC, and a Brswnfie!d !nver,t~ry PAC.

Arroyo Associates, inc. $ 33i,000 $ 344,448 MTA $ 50,000 $ 50,000 Burke Williams & Sorsensen $ 20,000 $ 20,000 Accounting Services $ !0,000 R ! 0,000

Rmx! Stipends $ !?:500 $ 13,500 ha:-,. ~vrlx&I!a~lr;uu> ptedia, ,.. iu'ewsietier, Web, rfc.) $ 4 !IJ,IJIJIJ n nnn 2 0 , 1 I ~ I , I ~ ~ I I ~ I ,7 nnn

A i A C h i ! u^ 447,1348 s -.2-r)-IVV 9

"! ~ r rgure 4 Generai Expenses

A certified pubiic accounting firm conducts our annuai audit to ensure compiiance with adopted ruies and reguiations. An annuai fee of $i0,000 is paid for that audit.

in i997, tine Governing Board authorized execution of a contract with MTA to pay 50 percent of the staff costs invoived in providing assistance to John Fasana, San Gabriel Valley MTA Board

San Gabriel Valley Couu~cil of Governments 8 2004-2?!E Pmpe 'd Budnot hC-

-. representative. lhe contract amount is $4,i66.67 per month or $50,000 annuaiiy and is intended to-be matched by an equal amount from M I A for this staff position.

BOARD STIPENDS

As approved in 2002, Board members are paid $50 per Governing Board Meeting. Based on 10 meetings during the year, $13?500 has been budgeted to cover these reimbursements. -- ~

Proposed Goal #1 - San Gabriel Valley Leadership in the 21" Century

First Quarter: identify a source of funding Fourth Quarter: Graduate first class

Proposed Goal #2 - Growth Vision Implementatinn

First Ouarter: Develop funding for sub area workshops/conferences

San ~Tbr i e l Valley Council of Governments 9 200.1-2005 Proposed Budget

During inis past Fiscai Year, we iaunched the Goid Line Foothiii Extension P A . Environmentai assessments wiii need to be approved and funding wiii need to be secured

--.

for this $1.3 billion project to move forward. We hope to secure $6.9 million for this fiscal year. We will also need to take a look at the neighborhoods around the stations while sharing ideas and efforts for redevelopment and planning Transit Oriented Deve!npments for o w region. -

.x 7, ACE continues to be an important project for the 3an Gabriei Vaiiey. wniie the designs for a few grade separations have aiready been compieted and two are under construction. - ~

The next phase has been put on hold due to the State's budget crisis. We will continue to support ACE projects in gaining access to $5 Million for this next Fiscal Year on the local, state, and federal levels,

First Quarter: Review and discuss Strategic Housing Pian Second - Fourth Quarters: Develop region wide guidelines

First Quarter: Cornpietion and reporting of tine Brownfieid inventory Second Quarter: Seek sponsorship for website

San Gabriei Vaiiey Co~u~ci i oi Governmenis i l? 2iiii4-20ii5 Proposed "oucigci

- Third Quarter: rrovide website and inventory to the San Gabriei Vaiiey Economic Partnership

Prepned Goa! #7 - D w e ! ~ p and Launch a San Gahriel Valley Wehsite

-- I hese are just a few of the issues fiat are iikeiy to present themseives during the next fiscal year. They will-be supplemented by those specific objects identified by the respective committees as thei become organized.

-

San Gabr~el Valley Cou~~c i l o t Governments 11 2004-2005 Proposed Budget

- -