June 29, 2021
1:00 p.m.
Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Strategic Growth Council will not be meeting today. Action items on today’s agenda are being continued to the September 8, 2021 Council meeting, to be held at 1:00 p.m. The planned presentation and discussion of the UCLA Luskin Center Transformative Climate Communities Evaluation (Item #7 below) and the Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities Investment Framework (Item #8 below) will be instead presented in an informational webinar format with the opportunity for public and key partner feedback.
SGC is hosting this meeting remotely using Zoom Webinar, and we are committed to ensuring access for all who wish to participate. You may connect to the meeting in one of two ways – via Zoom (online or by phone) or by tuning in on YouTube.
Joining Council Meeting via Zoom platform or by phone
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Viewing the Meeting on YouTube
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Resources
Item 3 | Approval of Meeting Minutes
Item 4 | Council Members Update
Item 5 | Consent Calendar
- Approve the staff recommendation to award an additional $68,175 in SALC funds to the California Rangeland Trust to support the purchase of an agricultural conservation easement on the Yates Ranch.
Item 6 | Executive Director's Report
- Staffing updates
- Program Updates
Item 7 | Discussion Item: UCLA Luskin Center Transformative Climate Communities Evaluation
- Evaluation Overview
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Grantee Panel Discussion
- Watts Rising
- Transform Fresno
- Ontario Together
- TCC Round 1 Progress Evaluation Update
- TCC Attachment 1: TCC Program Evaluation Plan
- TCC Attachment 2: TCC Watts Rising Progress Report
- TCC Attachment 3: TCC Ontario Together Progress Report
- TCC Attachment 4: TCC Transform Fresno Progress Report
Item 8 | Discussion Item: Transformative Climate Communities Program Investment Framework for Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities
- Response to Senate Bill 351 (Hurtado, 2019)
Item 9 | Public Comment (see notes below)
Item 10 | Meeting Adjournment
Meeting Information
The California Strategic Growth Council (Council) is following directives from the Governor’s Executive Orders N-29-20 and N-33-20 as well as the California Department of Public Health’s recommendations regarding public gatherings. As a result, unless otherwise noted, all Council Meetings remote – held only held via two video options and a teleconference. There will be no physical public access location. The Council remains steadfast in its goals to promote transparency and public participation. To do so, the Council has arranged multiple electronic options to listen, view, and/or comment during the Council Meeting. Please note that technical issues may arise during the remote-only Council meetings; SGC staff will work to resolve these promptly.
Instructions for Providing Public Comments
Public comment is an important part of every Council meeting, and this remote meeting is no exception. If you plan to comment on an agenda item, or on a matter not on the meeting agenda, please follow the instructions below.
To make public comment you will need to connect (online or by phone) to the meeting using Zoom (see instructions above).
If you would like to make a public comment during the meeting, please complete this form for each item you wish to comment on. Please complete all fields in the form and submit it between 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. or at any time during the meeting.
If you are unable to access the form, please email sgc.info@sgc.ca.gov or text/call 916-634-3359. When the public comment period opens for your item, the meeting chair will call on you in the order your comment was received by SGC Staff.
Important: In order to be able to unmute your microphone when the meeting chair calls on you, Staff will need to locate you within the Zoom webinar. To make that possible:
- If you are joining Zoom online, please ensure your screen name matches the name on your comment card exactly by entering the correct name as you join the meeting. It will be additionally helpful if you use the “raise hand” function in Zoom when called upon.
- If you are joining Zoom by phone, please ensure that the phone number you enter on your comment card matches the number you are calling from. It will be additionally helpful if you “raise your hand” when called upon by pressing *6 on your phone.
Timing of Comments:
Public comments will adhere to the length the meeting chair announces during the meeting. SGC staff will verbally alert each speaker when they have 30 seconds left and will ask speakers to end when their time is up.
Trouble-shooting technical problems on Zoom
Please use the Q&A Function and Staff will respond quickly. If you are participating by phone, please sgc.info@sgc.ca.gov or text/call 916-634-3359.
General Information
All times indicated and the order of business is approximate and subject to change. Public comment is taken on each agenda item as well as at the end of the meeting. If you wish to speak, please fill out the provided comment card. Prior to making your comments, please state your name for the record and identify any group or organization you represent. Depending on the number of individuals wishing to address the council, the Chair may establish specific time limits on presentations.
The meeting agenda and accompanying action item materials will be posted on the Strategic Growth Council website 10 calendar days prior to the meeting. To receive future notices for the Council meetings please sign up for the SGC list serve. This meeting will be recorded and the recording will be posted on the Strategic Growth Council website 10 days following the meeting.
The meeting location(s) are accessible to people with disabilities. Any person who requires special assistance to participate in the meeting, or wishes to request this notice or other meeting materials in an alternative format, requires translation services, or needs any disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, which would enable that person to participate at the meeting must make that request at least 7 days prior to the meeting date by contacting: fabiha.zaman@sgc.ca.gov or (916) 327-0155.
For more information, please contact Fabiha Zaman at the Strategic Growth Council, 1400 Tenth Street, Sacramento, California 95814, (916) 327-0155 or fabiha.zaman@sgc.ca.gov.