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
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As SCAG's 83 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 - Executive Administration Committee
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The Executive 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 - Community, Economic and Human Development (CEHD)
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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)
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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:
Jacob Lieb
(213) 236-1921
Email: lieb@scag.ca.gov - Transportation Committee (TC)
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The role of the Transportation 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 Transportation Committee 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
- Aviation Technical Advisory Committee
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The Aviation Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) is a group of aviation professionals who meet monthly in an effort to provide SCAG with technical and professional expertise on regional aviation issues.
Staff contact:
Mike Armstrong
(213) 236-1914
Email: armstron@scag.ca.gov - Bylaws and Resolutions
- Compass Partnership
- Contract/Audit/Personnel Subcommittee
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The Contract/Audit/Personnel Subcommittee provides guidance regarding contract/audit issues and in implementing personnel and human resources policies.
Staff contact:
Carmen Summers
(213) 236-1984
Email: summers@scag.ca.gov - Council Development & Nominating Committee
- District Evaluations
- Fiscalization of Land Use Subcommittee
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The Fiscalization of Land Use Subcommittee was formed by the Regional Council on September 4, 2008 to further study the circumstances where local land use decisions are based on the amount of sales tax generated. The purpose of the Subcommittee is to agree on goals and objectives and to propose recommendations for the Community, Economic and Human Development Committee's consideration.
Staff contact:
Peter Brandenburg
(213) 236-1937
Email: brandenburg@scag.ca.gov - Investment Subcommittee
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The Investment Subcommittee provides standards and guidelines for the prudent investment of funds by SCAG in conducting its investment and cash management responsibilities. The goal is to strengthen the overall financial condition of SCAG, while earning a return on investment with safety and liquidity.
Staff contact:
Basil Panas
(213) 236-1817
Email: panas@scag.ca.gov - Legislative/Communications and Membership Committee
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The Legislative/Communications and Membership Committee provides policy direction to legislative, communications strategy, issues, and materials.
Staff contact:
Deby Salcido
(213) 236-1993
Email: salcido@scag.ca.gov - Plans & Programs Technical Advisory Committee
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The Plans & Programs Technical Advisory Committee (P&P TAC) is charged with ensuring the technical integrity of the 2012 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), including, but not limited to its assumptions, methodologies, and data used in developing the growth forecast, other underlying planning assumptions, and proposed strategies, including those associated with the requirements of SB 375. The P&P TAC also reviews and provides technical input to the performance analysis of Plan alternative strategies that meet federal and state requirements.
Staff contact:
Ryan Kuo
(213) 236-1813
Email: kuo@scag.ca.gov - P&P TAC Subcommittee on Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Target Methodologies
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The P&P TAC Subcommittee on Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Target Methodologies is charged with evaluating the proposed regional and subregional greenhouse gas emission reduction target methodologies.
Staff contact:
Ryan Kuo
(213) 236-1813
Email: kuo@scag.ca.gov - Transit Technical Advisory Committee
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The Transit TAC, made up of representatives from the Region's transit operators, provides a forum for coordination of input in the development of the Regional Transportation Plan and the Regional Transportation Improvement Program. Past discussion topics have included funding programs, intelligent transportation systems, transit-oriented development, and performance measures.
Staff contact:
Matthew Gleason
(213) 236-1832
Email: gleason@scag.ca.gov
Task Forces
- Aviation Task Force
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The Aviation Task Force was re-established to update the adopted aviation plan to account for new economic trends, changes in air passenger travel behavior, airport security procedures after the 9-11 terrorist attack and new local aviation policy decisions.
Staff contact:
Mike Armstrong
(213) 236-1914
Email: armstron@scag.ca.gov - Benchmarks Task Force
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The Benchmarks Task Force, which consists of elected officials and issue expert representatives in the region, has been providing guidance to the development of performance indicators and benchmarks for SCAG's Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) and State of the Region report.
Staff contact:
Ping Chang
(213) 236-1839
Email: chang@scag.ca.gov - Goods Movement Task Force
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The role of the Goods Movement Task Force is to provide policy guidance in developing a more efficient goods movement system including improvements to the ports, trucking and rail systems, intermodal terminal access, and freight logistics.
Staff contact:
Mike Jones
(213) 236-1978
Email: jonesm@scag.ca.gov - Integrated Policy Task Force
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The intent of the Integrated Policy Task Force is to bridge the gap between land use, transportation, and natural resources planning.
Staff contact:
Christine Fernandez
(213) 236-1923
Email: fernande@scag.ca.gov - Maglev Task Force
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The Maglev Task Force serves as a technical and advisory forum in the development of an intra-regional Maglev transportation system to strategically connect the major airports and to augment a balanced distribution of aviation demand and services in the region.
Staff contact:
Naresh Amatya
(213) 236-1885
Email at amatya@scag.ca.gov - Modeling Task Force
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The Modeling Task Force coordinates the region's various modeling programs and provides a forum to share model-related information, new ideas and discuss data standards.
Staff contact:
Mike Ainsworth
(213) 236-1947
Email: ainswort@scag.ca.gov - Regional Comprehensive Plan Task Force
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The Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) effort is composed of members of the Regional Council and other key stakeholders.
Staff contact:
Jacob Lieb
(213) 236-1921
Email: lieb@scag.ca.gov
Working Groups
- Regionally Significant Transportation Investment Study (RSTIS) Peer Review Group
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The RSTIS Peer Review Group, established by SCAG and governed by procedures adopted by the Transportation Committee, provides an interagency consultative forum for discussion of regionally significant investment alternatives, including investments to improve or expand corridors. It is composed of representatives from private and public stakeholder agencies.
Staff contact:
Philip Law
(213) 236-1841
Email: law@scag.ca.gov - Subregional Coordinators Group
- Transportation Conformity Working Group
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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