Western Riverside Council of Governments - Executive Committee Meeting February 1, 2021 2:00 p.m - WRCOG
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2/1/2021
Western Riverside Council of Governments
Executive Committee Meeting
February 1, 2021
2:00 p.m.
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1. Call to Order
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2. Pledge of Allegiance
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3. Roll Call – Welcome
David Happe Wendy Hewitt Jacque Casillas Ike Bootsma
Banning Calimesa Corona Eastvale
Chris Barajas Patricia Lock-Dawson Phil Paule
Lori Stone
Jurupa Valley Riverside EMWD
Murrieta
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4. Public Comments
Non-agenda items only; three-minute limit per person.
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Consent Calendar (Items 5.A – 5.K)
5.A Summary Minutes from the December 7, 2020, Executive Committee Meeting are
Available for Consideration.
Requested Action:
1. Approve the Summary Minutes from the December 7, 2020, Executive
Committee meeting.
5.B Appointments of WRCOG Representatives to Outside Agencies
Requested Actions:
1. Appoint Wes Speake (Corona) to the SCAG Community, Economic, & Human
Development Policy Committee for a term commencing February 1, 2021,
through December 31, 2022.
2. Appoint Chris Barajas (Jurupa Valley) as the alternate representative to the
California Association of Councils of Governments for a term commencing
February 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2022.
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Consent Calendar (Items 5.A – 5.K)
5.C Approval of Memorandum of Understanding for Membership of the Riverside
County Superintendent of Schools on WRCOG for a Period of one Year
Requested Action:
1. Approve a one-year extension to the MOU between WRCOG and the
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools for the Superintendent to serve as
an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee.
5.D Adoption of 2021/2022 Legislative Platform
Requested Action:
1. Adopt the 2021/2022 Legislative Platform.
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Consent Calendar (Items 5.A – 5.K)
5.E Finance Department Activities Update
Requested Action:
1. Receive and file.
5.F WRCOG Committees and Agency Activities Update
Requested Action:
1. Receive and file.
5.G Report out of WRCOG Representatives on Various Committees
Requested Action:
1. Receive and file.
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Consent Calendar (Items 5.A – 5.K)
5.H Single Signature Authority Report
Requested Action:
1. Receive and file.
5.I Housing Trust, Economic Development Corporation, and GIS Service Bureau
Activities Update
Requested Action:
1. Receive and file.
5.J I-REN Activities Update
Requested Action:
1. Receive and file.
5.K Communications and Media Outreach
Requested Action:
1. Receive and file.
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6.A Report from Cal Cities
Requested Action:
1. Receive and file.
Erin Sasse
League of
California Cities
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6.B WRCOG Economic Development and
Sustainability Framework Activities Update
and Agency Goals for 2021
Chris Gray
WRCOG
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Sustainability and Economic Development Framework
• Completed in 2012
• Intended to serve as a guiding document for the Agency
• Developed with input from elected officials, staff, and other key regional
stakeholders
• Approximately 50 stakeholders participated in the initial development of the
Framework
• Many of these participants have since retired, left the region, or no longer
participate in WRCOG’s activities
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Objective
• Serve as a starting point for a dialogue
• Establish goals to inform and guide regional collaboration
• Define and prioritize short-term actions for WRCOG
• Define initial indicators, benchmarks and targets for the WRCOG subregion
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Key Focus Areas
• Economic Development
• Education
• Health
• Transportation
• Water and Wastewater
• Energy and Environment
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Indicators
• 2012 document had 50 indicators
• In 2019, WRCOG reviewed the indicators and noted that there was a need to
consolidate them into a more manageable list, presented at General Assembly
Leadership Conference
• 50 indicators were consolidated to 14 including:
– Job growth
– Percent commuting outside of the County for work
– Median household income
– Educational attainment
– Crime
– Water and energy use
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2019 Indicator Review (Pre-COVID)
• 2/3 of all new jobs were in the fields of retail, hospitality, and warehousing
• The percentage of persons commuting outside of the County for work has
increased compared to 2012
• Household incomes have decreased when adjusted for inflation
• Water and energy consumption per capita has decreased since 2012
• Violent crimes per capita are less than the statewide average and have
decreased since 2012
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2020/2021 Review
• Staff reviewed actions completed to date
• Categorized all actions into high, medium, and low level of completion
• High - Action is either complete or there is on-going work related to the action
• Medium - Some level of activity
• Low - No activity related to the action
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Progress on Goals and Actions
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Overview of the Actions
• Most activity in Economic Development, Transportation, and Energy and Environment
• These activities are related to WRCOG’s core programs and activities
• Some activity in the Water and Health focus areas
• Limited activity in the Education focus areas
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Need for an Update
• Document is 10 years old
• Still fundamentally sound, overall approach confirmed in visioning sessions in 2014
and 2017
• Potential changes
– Update to include RCHCA and WCE
– Baseline data and indicator refresh
– Updating/combining focus areas
– Refreshing the actions
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Next Steps
• Staff will lead any update with some consultant support
• Getting proposals from on-call consultants
• Will bring back a concrete proposal in February/March for the update
• This update will include a plan for outreach to our members and key stakeholders
• Anticipate any update will be funneled through WRCOG Committees
• Staff will integrate Framework into Staff Reports and other work products in a more
deliberate fashion
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Agency 2021 Goals
• Staff met internally to identify key accomplishments for 2020
• Also determined key goals for 2021 based on current initiatives
• Goals are focus areas for WRCOG
• Each goal is presented along with its tie to the Sustainability Framework
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Key 2020 Accomplishments
• Transitioned our Used Oil Program to an online program including the use of digital
billboards
• Completed the LED Streetlight Retrofit Program, obtained $3.6M in rebates for
participating jurisdictions
• Secured $200K in grant funding for a WRCOG Energy Resiliency Plan
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposed reclassifying the Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat (SKR)
from endangered to threatened
• Completed the 109th TUMF Project
• Placed 12 Fellows in WRCOG member agencies
• Deployed our online Future Forward Webinar series
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2021 Goals
• Implement the I-REN
• Continue with the exploration of an EDC
• Form the GIS Service Bureau
• Continue exploring a Housing Trust Fund
• Develop a range-wide management and monitoring plan for the SKR
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Goal #1- Implement the I-Ren
• SBCOG, WRCOG, and CVAG are jointly working on a proposed Regional Energy
Network
• New energy efficiency program (“Program of Programs”)
• Focus on public buildings, codes and standards, and workforce training
• Could result in additional $8-10M coming to the region annually
• Submitting Business Plan to California Public Energy Commission (CPUC) in first
quarter of 2021
Sustainability Framework Focus Area: Energy and Environment
Key Milestone: Approval of Business Plan by CPUC will allow I-REN to move forward and
be operational in 2022
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Goal #2 - Continue Exploration of an EDC
• Staff has been working on the EDC since June 2020
• EDCs are public/private partnerships that focus on marketing/branding a region
and growing the regional economy
• Received positive feedback from regional stakeholders regarding the concept
• Executive Committee directed Staff to form a steering committee to continue with
this effort
• Steering Committee will meet at the end of February and meet at least two more
times
Sustainability Framework Focus Area: Economic Development
Key Milestone: Report back on findings of Steering Committee (June 2021)
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Goal #3 - GIS Service Bureau
• WRCOG would provide GIS and Traffic Modeling services directly to member
agencies, consultants, and other stakeholders as needed
• Program would be based on requests
• Services for member agencies would be provided at little/no cost
• Services for consultants and other stakeholders would be charged at a higher rate
• Executive Committee approved Program Guidelines at December meeting
• Staff is currently purchasing necessary equipment and software
Sustainability Framework Focus Area: Economic Development, Transportation, Energy
& Environment
Key Milestone: Formal opening of the program (February/March 2021)
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Goal #4 - Housing Trust Fund
• Housing Trust would be a regional entity that can fund affordable housing and
homelessness services throughout the WRCOG region
• Staff has meet with regional stakeholders and member agency staff, who are
generally positive of this effort
• SCAG awarded WRCOG $400K in grant funding to continue working on this effort
• Staff will next form a Steering Committee to further explore this topic
Sustainability Framework Focus Area: Economic Development, Health
Key Milestone: Form steering committee for Housing Trust (March 2021)
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Goal #5 - SKR Range-Wide Management Plan
• Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency (RCHCA) will lead development
and implementation of this plan
• RCHCA was awarded $600K by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to
complete this work
• Regional stakeholders including Federal, State, and Regional agencies are
currently working with private groups to develop the plan
• Will coordinate efforts across Riverside and San Diego County to manage the SKR
Sustainability Framework Focus Area: Energy & Environment
Key Milestone: Complete the SKR Range-Wide Management Plan
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6.B WRCOG Economic Development and Sustainability Framework
Activities Update and Agency Goals for 2021
Requested Action:
1. Receive and file.
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6.C UCR: Presentation on OASIS Park
Rodolfo H. Torres
UCR
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OASIS: Opportunities to Advance
Sustainability, Innovation, and
Social Inclusion
WRCOG Executive Committee Presentation
Feb. 1, 2021
Rodolfo H. Torres
Vice Chancellor for Research
and Economic Development vcred@ucr.edu
http://research.ucr.edu
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What is OASIS?
A sustainability innovation park that
• Anchors a cluster of diverse stakeholders that
leverage strengths and connections to CARB,
agriculture, environment, & health
• Serves as a home for other centers and programs
• Strengthens partnerships with workforce
development in the area
• Is a welcoming and inclusive setting that inspires
the next generation of diverse research and
business leaders
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The future of Southern California is the Inland Empire
• The Inland Empire has long served the nation by promoting innovations in air
quality research, agriculture, natural resources, clean logistics, and climate change
• Fastest growing region in the country projected to grow 44% by 2050
• Social mobility, inclusion, and equity are hallmark features of our higher education
institution
• Opportunity Zones, Innovation Districts and several Regional Initiatives planned to
stimulate economic growth and strengthen the state’s commitments to
sustainability, innovation, and social inclusion
Research and Economic
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Nascent and underserved Tech Startup Ecosystem
• SBIR‐funded companies
in Southern California
are mostly located on
the coast
• In the last 5 years there
have been 6,500 patents
assigned to inventors
who live in the Inland
Empire compared to
6,800 in Orange County
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UCR contributions to the regions’ economy
• UCR was the key regional R&D asset that attracted the Southern California
relocation of California’s Air Resources Board a $420M investment in the region
creating ~450 high‐paying jobs
• UCR research investments since 2010 total more that $1.3B, with $475M of those in
STEM‐related fields
• In FY20 UCR exceeded for the first time the $200M/year mark in grants and
contracts
• A recent UCOP Economic Impact Study estimates that UCR generates more than
20,000 job and $2.3B in economic output in the Inland Empire Region alone
• UCR School of Medicine has been allocated by the state an additional
$25M per year Research and Economic
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OASIS will leverage areas of excellence at UCR
Clean Transportation & Infrastructure Clean Energy & Fuels
Agriculture Technology & Food Security Natural Resource Management (Air, Water, Soil)
Research and Economic
Development
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OASIS: Collaborative Community Partnerships
City of Riverside and Neighboring Cities and Counties
• $31.5M Transformative Climate Communities Program (TCC)
with City of Riverside
• City of Riverside and UCR Sustainability Partnership
• Solutions for goods movement throughout the Inland Empire
including San Bernardino Airport Cargo Hub
State and Local Government
• $1M endowment for training and job upskilling from SCAQMD
• $400M relocation of CARB to UCR Campus
• California Energy Commission CalTestbed Partner
Utilities
• SCE, So Cal Gas, PGE, and SDGE support in research, living
laboratory testbeds, and training and outreach
Business Research and Economic
Development
• AVL, Horiba, Bourns, SolarMax, VolvoTrucks, ....
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Conceptualized elements
Incubator Space
High Tech
& Entrepreneurial
Laboratories
Support
Industry
Training & Public
Collaboration &
Outreach Space
Visitor Space
Community Integrated Office
Space & Retail Space
Research and Economic
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OASIS will catalyze startups through OASIS Innovations
Technology Innovation Engine that aims at accelerating the validation, demonstration
and commercialization of agricultural and environmentally sustainable innovations in
support of OASIS’ mission
Become the regional engine that Facilitate access to critical test facilities
generates a high‐quality pipeline of and relevant industry partners for real
sustainability‐focused startups world demonstration
Provide talent, industry experts, and Provide access to capital to seed and
start‐up best practices to decrease grow OASIS’ most promising and viable
technology and market risk and startups
accelerate commercialization
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Questions?
Contact Information:
vcred@ucr.edu
http://research.ucr.edu
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6.C UCR: Presentation on OASIS Park
Requested Action:
1. Receive and file.
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6.D Activities Update from the Eastern Municipal
Water District / Western Municipal Water
District
Phil Paule
EMWD
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EMWD’s Service Area
• 555 square miles from
Moreno Valley to Temecula
• Seven cities & unincorporated
Riverside County
• 850,000+ population
• One of 26 member agencies
of The Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California
(MWD)
• Sixth largest public water
utility in California
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EMWD Water Supply Sources
Imported Supplies: EMWD Local Supplies:
• Metropolitan Water District • Groundwater
• State Water Project • Brackish Desalination
• Colorado River Aqueduct • Recycled Water
Bay Delta
State Water Colorado
Project River
Aqueduct
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Current Imported Water Supply Conditions – as of 1/14/2021
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EMWD’s Water Supply Portfolio
2020*
1990 Population served: 850,000
Population served: 358,000
Recycled
Water
16%
Recycled
Colorado River and Water
Colorado River
and State
State Water Project 37%
Groundwater from MWD
Water Project 18%
from MWD 51%
66%
Groundwater
6%
Desalters
6%
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REGIONAL WATER UPDATE
Questions
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6.D Activities Update from the Eastern Municipal Water District / Western
Municipal Water District
Requested Action:
1. Receive and file.
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7. Report from the Technical Advisory
Committee Chair
Andy Okoro
TAC Chairman
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8. Report from Committee Representatives
- SCAG Regional Council / Policy Committee representatives
- SCAQMD, Ben Benoit
- CALCOG, Brian Tisdale
- SAWPA OWOW Committee, Ted Hoffman
- SANDAG Borders Committee, Crystal Ruiz
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9. Report from the Executive Director
Rick Bishop
WRCOG
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10. Items for Future Agendas
11. General Announcements
12. Closed Session
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of
Section 54956.9: 1 case.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Case No.: Renovate America, Inc., et al. Case Number: 20-13172 (LSS)
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13. Next Meeting
The next Executive Committee meeting is scheduled for:
Monday, March 1, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Zoom platform
14. Adjournment
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