Executive Director’s Monthly Reports

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Executive Director’s Monthly Report, March 2023

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Regional Conference & General Assembly Registration Now Open 

Join Southern California’s most influential leaders on May 4-5, 2023, at the JW Marriot Desert Springs Resort & Spa. This two-day event brings together elected officials, policy makers, business and civic leaders, transportation and environmental stakeholders, government staff and others for solution-oriented discussions on crucial challenges facing communities across the SCAG region.  

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Executive Director’s Monthly Report, February 2023

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CONNECT SOCAL 2024 SUBCOMMITTEES 

In September 2022, SCAG launched three subcommittees to look at emerging issues for the Connect SoCal 2024 plan. 

The Resilience and Conservation subcommittee, and the Racial Equity and Regional Planning subcommittee concluded last month, and members of both committees unanimously approved a set of recommendations. 

The Next Generation Infrastructure subcommittee will meet on Feb. 15 to review their key findings and finalize their own recommendations. 

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Executive Director’s Monthly Report, December 2022

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State Agency Meetings 

On Nov. 8 and 9, SCAG Executive Director Kome Ajise and SCAG Planning Director Sarah Jepson traveled to Sacramento for a series of meetings with executive leadership at the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the California Office of Planning Research (OPR), the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) and the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).   

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Executive Director’s Monthly Report, November 2022

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REGIONAL EARLY ACTION PROGRAM (REAP) 2.0 PROGRAM UPDATE

Continuing development of the REAP 2.0 program, staff have been conducting outreach to identify priorities for transformative planning and implementation. This has included engaging representatives from disadvantaged and rural communities on their participation in the program. Most recently, staff hosted virtual workshops to provide information and collect feedback from tribal entities and the public.