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SCAG committees provide opportunities for involvement in regional programs. A number of subcommittees, task forces, and working groups report to the standing committees responsible for policy direction and review, while others are established on an ad hoc basis to assist with specific projects.


Committees

Regional Council

As SCAG's 76 member governing board, the Regional Council conducts the affairs of SCAG; implements the General Assembly's policy decisions; acts upon policy recommendations from SCAG policy committees and external agencies; appoints committees to study specific problems and programs; and amends, decreases or increases the proposed budget to be reported to the General Assembly.

Staff contact:
Shelia Stewart
(213) 236-1868
Email: stewart@scag.ca.gov

Administration Committee

The Administration Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the Committee by the Regional Council.

Staff contact:
Carmen Summers
(213) 236-1984
Email: summers@scag.ca.gov

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is responsible for developing policy recommendations to the Regional Council on administration, human resources, budgets, finance, operations, communications, or any other matter specifically referred to the Committee by the Regional Council.

Staff contact:
Shelia Stewart
(213) 236-1868
Email: stewart@scag.ca.gov

Community, Economic and Human Development (CEHD)

The role of the Community, Economic and Human Development Committee is to study problems, programs and other matters which pertain to the regional issues of community, economic and human development and growth. This committee reviews projects, plans and programs of regional significance for consistency and conformity with applicable regional plans.

The CEHD Committee has oversight of the Growth Visioning and Growth Forecasting processes, as well as the Regional Housing Needs Assessment, the Intergovernmental Review effort and the monitoring and analysis of the Regional Economy.

Staff contact:
Mark Butala
(213) 236-1945
Email: butala@scag.ca.gov

Energy and Environment Committee (EEC)

The Energy & Environment Committee considers environmental and energy issues of regional significance, including but not limited to air quality, water quality, solid and hazardous waste, habitat preservation, environmental justice, and environmental impact analysis.

Staff contact:
Sylvia Patsaouras
(213) 236-1806
Email: patsaour@scag.ca.gov

Transportation and Communications Committee (TCC)

The role of the Transportation and Communications Committee is to study problems, programs and other matters which pertain to the regional issues of mobility, air quality, transportation control measures and communications, and make recommendations on such matters to the Regional Council.

Major programs that are under the purview of TCC are Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP), Aviation, Highway, Transportation Finance and Transportation Conformity.

Staff contact:
Naresh Amatya
(213) 236-1885
Email: amatya@scag.ca.gov

Subcommittees

Audit and Best Practice
Bylaws and Resolutions
Communications and Membership
Compass Partnership
District Evaluations
Nominating & Council Development Committee
Personnel Subcommittee
Plans & Programs Technical Advisory Committee

Task Forces

Aviation Task Force
Benchmarks Task Force
Data Task Force
Finance Task Force
Goods Movement Task Force
Maglev Task Force
Modeling Task Force
Regional Comprehensive Plan Task Force
Solid Waste Task Force
Southwest Alliance Task Force
Strategic Plan Implementation Task Force
Tribal Government Relations Task Force
Water Policy Task Force

Working Groups

Open Space Working Group
Energy Working Group
Subregional Coordinators Group
Transportation Conformity Working Group

The Transportation Conformity Working (TCWG) is a forum to support interagency coordination to help improve air quality and maintain transportation conformity in Southern California.

Staff contact:
Jonathan Nadler
(213) 236-1884
Email: nadler@scag.ca.gov