Thursday, November 10, 2011
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Metro Headquarters
Monterey Conference Room, 17th Floor
1 Gateway Plaza

Steering Committee meetings normally occur on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Metro headquarters.

These meetings are the business meetings of LARC. Guests help inform the Steering Committee and attend at the discretion of the Steering Committee. If you are interested in attending, please contact the Managing Director.

Agenda

 1. Welcome / Introductions
     a. Other agenda items
     b. Introductions from Regional Stakeholders
         i. Orange County Sustainability Collaborative – John Grosskopf (not in attendance)
         ii. Aquarium of the Pacific – Barbara Long
         iii. Electricore – Ian Wood
            1. Handouts/Presentation
            2. Proposal: swap memberships (see below)
        iv. USC – Dan Mazmanian
2. New members
    a. Electricore reciprocal membership proposal
       i. Quorum not met – intent declared / email ballot
    b. Aquarium of the Pacific
       i. Quorum not met – intent declared / email ballot
    c. US Green Building council (LA Chapter)
       i. Discussion tabled until proposal heard
3. Regional Climate Action Plan update and discussion
   a. Discussion of Retreat on Oct. 21st
      i. RCAP Committee meeting regularly
         1. If you would like to join committee, contact Paul
   b. Strategic Growth Council planning grants
      i. Applied last year (previous proposal will be circulated)
      ii. Applying under Focus Area 3: County-Wide Climate Action Planning
        1. Due February 22nd, 2012
        2. County Office of Planning as lead agency
        3. Joint Proposal
      iii. Future meetings to plan grant proposal
4. RTP/SCS “Preferred Scenario” Draft – Joint SCAG Committee
   a. Update on SANDAG pathways in formulation of SCS\
5. Sustainability Forum discussion
   a. Choose new date – April
      i. Prepare research/news from universities/cities to be announced
   b. LARC sponsorship
6. Metro’s Sustainable Communities Planning Framework (Metro representatives not in attendance)
7. Next Quarterly Meeting
   a. Date? January – Host? Senator Lew’s District
   b. Topic? TBD
8. Next Meeting
   a. Scheduled for December 8th, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
      i. Monterey Conference Room, 17th Floor Metro
    b. Agenda items?
       i. Metro’s Sustainability Communities Planning Framework
       ii. Report back from Zoe and Monica

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