Steering Committee (SC)

Steering Committee (SC)

Quorum met at 2:06 pm EST.

1. Declarations of Conflict – none declared.

1. Review Minutes – approved by unanimous consent

1. ACTION: PVC Report Recommendations - LSC discussed the progress of integrating the results of the PVC report into LEED development, continued from last call.
2. Committee suggested adding a general introductory paragraph to clarify the PVC versus general recommendations included in the document
3. Changes will be made to the draft and sent to LSC for an electronic approval

1. UPDATE/ACTION: LEED for Retail
2. LEED for Retail needed final approval (post TAG approval) from LSC.
3. MOTION: KS: That LEED for Retail-NC to goes to public comment & LEED for Retail-CI to goes to pilot.
4. SECOND: SO
5. VOTE: 10 ayes, 0 nays, 1 abstention (DF). MOTION PASSES.

1. DISCUSSION: Charter Drafting – LSC discussed the progress of the new committee charters and talked about issues that still need to be addressed.
2. It was noted that while developing the new committee charters, the policies and procedures of ANSI need to be kept in mind. This will help make the process of updating our ANSI accreditation go more smoothly.
3. Concern was raised about what will happen to the existing LSC with the new committee structure. A suggestion was made that LSC charter was the last to be developed so the committee does not change until all critical work on the new LEED structure is completed.
4. LSC discussed the importance of elected committee members under the new structure and how the specifics of where the pool of eligible nominees will come from. USGBC plans on revising committee policies and procedures and will work with LSC to ensure the new committee structure is aligned with these.
5. Concern was raised about how much the new committees should be writing and revising credit language. LSC also brought up whether the committees delegate work to the task forces or actually do the work themselves. Clarification needs to be included in the charters. The committee agreed it is best to keep the charters as drafted but revise if needed after the committees begin to work.
6. The committee discussed how new ideas are brought into the queue and old are transitioned out of the system. It was noted that visibility of what is being discussed should be available to members.
7. It was noted that TSAC and the technical committee need more specific language outlining the differences in their roles.
8. The committee discussed the importance of aligning the new committee structure and the new LEED department structure.
9. Concern was raised about the level of involvement of the existing core committee members and how they fit into the new structure.

1. New Business
2. No new business was raised.

Meeting Adjourned.

Next call is scheduled for Monday, April 23rd at 2 pm EDT.

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