California Air Resources Board

In accordance with Governor Newsom’s Executive Orders N-29-20 and N-33-20 as well as recommendations from the California Department of Public Health, the Joint Meeting will not have a physical location. This will be a remote-only meeting.

The Board Meeting will be conducted remotely via a web-based videoconferencing service called Zoom. Members of the public who wish to comment verbally can register for the webinar to comment.

Register for the Webinar - for those who wish to comment verbally at the hearing.

Alternatively, on the morning of the Board Meeting, members of the public can offer verbal comments by telephone.  Members of the public do not have to register beforehand if they call in using the number below.
Phone Number: (669) 900-6833
Webinar 835 4124 3385

To watch the webinar only and not provide verbal comments, please view the webcast. The webcast is the same video stream offered by CARB during normal Board Meetings. If you do not wish to provide verbal comments, we strongly recommend watching the webcast as this will free up space on the webinar for those who are providing verbal comments.

Webcast - for those that only plan to observe the hearing

How to Participate in the Remote Board Meeting

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 @ 9:00 a.m.

Assembly Bill 179 (Cervantes, Chapter 737, Statutes of 2017) directs the California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) and California Transportation Commission (CTC or Commission) to meet at least twice a year to coordinate implementation of transportation programs and policies.  In 2019, Assembly Bill 185 (Grayson, Chapter 534, Statutes of 2019) added a representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to the joint meetings and expanded the scope of these meetings to include discussions of policies that jointly affect transportation, housing, and air quality.  This meeting will focus on aligning the agencies’ actions to better achieve the State’s climate goals.

Informational Items

Opening Remarks

CARB, CTC, and HCD leadership will provide opening remarks to start the Joint Meeting.

Agency Updates Since the July 2020 Joint Meeting

CARB, CTC, and HCD staff will provide updates on relevant Board, Commission, and Department actions that have taken place since the July 2020 Joint Meeting.

Discussion Items

The following agenda items may be heard in a different order at the Joint meeting.

Recommendations for How State Agencies Can Better Align Their Programs and Policies to Achieve Transportation, Housing, Air Quality, and Climate Goals

Presentation:  San Diego Association of Governments

CARB, CTC, and HCD will hear a presentation from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) about their sustainable communities strategy and what actions they need from the State to meet transportation, housing, and climate goals.

More Information       SANDAG Presentation

Presentation:  Greenlining Institute/ClimatePlan

CARB, CTC, and HCD will hear a joint presentation from the Greenlining Institute and ClimatePlan on actions the State could take to align transportation, housing, and climate goals in an equitable way and employ State investments to support these goals.

More Information       Greenlining/ClimatePlan Presentation

Presentation:  Dr. Karen Chapple

CARB, CTC, and HCD will hear a presentation from U.C. Berkeley Professor Dr. Karen Chapple who will share approaches for promoting equitable outcomes while meeting housing, transportation, and climate goals, and provide recommendations to inform the administration’s initiatives on infill development.

More Information       Dr. Chapple Presentation

Public Comment

There will be a Comment Period to allow interested members of the public to address CARB, CTC, and HCD members.

CARB, CTC, and HCD Discussion

CARB Board Members, CTC Commissioners, and HCD leadership will discuss the key items from the presentations and public comment.

Climate Action Plan on Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI)

Presentation:  Development of CAPTI

CARB, CTC, and HCD will hear a presentation from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) on the development of an inter-agency Climate Action Plan on Transportation Infrastructure to implement the transportation infrastructure portions of EO N-19-19 and EO N‑79-20.  EO N-19-19 calls for actions from multiple State agencies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change and it focuses on leveraging discretionary state transportation funds to reduce GHGs in the transportation sector. EO N-79-20 requires State transportation agencies to identify near term actions and investment strategies to improve clean transportation, sustainable freight, and transit options.

More Information       CalSTA Presentation

Public Comment

There will be a Comment Period to allow interested members of the public to address CARB, CTC, and HCD members.

CARB, CTC, and HCD Discussion

CARB Board Members, CTC Commissioners, and HCD leadership will discuss the key items from the presentations and public comment.

Near-Term State Actions That Integrate Housing, Transportation, Air Quality, and Climate Programs/Policies

Presentation:  Housing and Transportation Workgroup

CARB, CTC, and HCD will hear a presentation from the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency (BCSH) and CalSTA regarding the work members of the Housing and Transportation Workgroup are undertaking to better align housing, transportation, air quality, and climate programs.

More Information       BCSH/CalSTA Presentation

Public Comment

There will be a Comment Period to allow interested members of the public to address CARB, CTC, and HCD members.

CARB, CTC, and HCD Discussion and Next Steps

CARB Board Members, CTC Commissioners, and HCD leadership will discuss the key items from the presentations and public comment, and topics of focus for future joint meetings.

More Information

Submit Comments Electronically Day of Board Meeting

View Submitted Comments

Submitting a Presentation

No outside memory sticks or other external devices may be used at any time with the Board audio/visual system or any CARB computers.  Therefore, PowerPoint presentations to be displayed at the Board meeting must be electronically submitted via email to the Clerks' Office no later than noon on the business day prior to the scheduled Board meeting.

If you have any questions, contact the Clerks' Office.
1001 I Street, 23^rd Floor, Sacramento, California 95814

If you experience technical difficulties on the day of the Board Meeting, please call our helpline at (805) 801-3676.

Special Accommodation Request

Consistent with California Government Code Section 7296.2, special accommodation or language needs may be provided for any of the following:

• An interpreter to be available at the hearing;
• Documents made available in an alternate format or another language;
• A disability-related reasonable accommodation.

To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact the Clerks' Office at (916) 322-5594 as soon as possible, but no later than 7 business days before the scheduled Board hearing. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

Acomodación Especial

Consecuente con la sección 7296.2 del Código de Gobierno de California, una acomodación especial o necesidades lingüísticas pueden ser suministradas para cualquiera de los siguientes:

• Un intérprete que esté disponible en la audiencia
• Documentos disponibles en un formato alterno u otro idioma
• Una acomodación razonable relacionados con una incapacidad

Para solicitar estas comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro idioma, por favor llame a la oficina del Consejo al (916) 322-5594 lo más pronto posible, pero no menos de 7 días de trabajo antes del día programado para la audiencia del Consejo. TTY/TDD/Personas que necesiten este servicio pueden marcar el 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisión de Mensajes de California.