Legal Services Trust Fund Commission Meeting
Notice and Agenda
Friday, November 22, 2019
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Videoconference
180 Howard Street, Room 8B, San Francisco, CA 94105
845 South Figueroa Street, Room 2A, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Call-in#: 855-520-7605 | Passcode: 415-808-6406#

Questions regarding any agenda item should be directed to the Committee Coordinator(s), Doan Nguyen, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 at (415) 538-2545 or Chair, Banafsheh Akhlaghi at (415) 538-2545. Committee members are requested to notify the Committee Coordinator as early as possible in advance of the meeting if they wish to remove any item/s from the consent agenda.

The order of business is approximate and subject to change.
Open Session

I. Chair's Report
A. Roll Call
B. Call for Public Comment

(Members of the public may speak to any item on the agenda. The Chair reserves the right to limit the duration of the public comment.)

C. Welcome and Introductions
II. Consent
A. Approval of Action Summary from August 23, 2019 Meeting
III. State Bar Reports
A. Update on Board of Trustees Actions
B. Justice Gap Study Update
C. Report on IOLTA and Justice Gap Fund Revenue
IV. Staff Updates on Grants Administration
A. 2019 and 2020 Monitoring Visits
B. Partnership Grants
C. Equal Access Fund (EAF) Homelessness Prevention Grants
D. Update on Rules Committee and Codification Process and Timeline
V. Eligibility And Budget
A. Discuss and Approve Eligibility and Budget Review Committee Recommendations for 2019 IOLTA and EAF Budget Revision and Carryover Requests
B. Discuss and Approve Eligibility and Budget Review Committee Recommendations for 2020 IOLTA and EAF Budget Submissions
VI. Bank Community Stabilization and Reinvestment (BCSR) Grants
A. Discuss and Approve Bank Grants Committee Recommendation for 2019 and 2020 Budget Revision Requests
B. Discuss and Approve Bank Grants Committee Recommendation for 2020-2022 BCSR Awards
VII. Liaison Reports
A. Judicial Council Report on Program Developments
B. Legal Aid Association of California Report on Program Developments
VIII. 2020 Administrative Activities
A. Review of Committee Assignments
B. Review of 2020 Administrative Calendar
IX. Pending Appeals of Denials of 2020 Applications for IOLTA and EAF Funding
A. Discuss and Approve or Deny Appeal of Veterans Legal Institute
B. Discuss and Approve or Deny Appeal for Senior Citizens Legal Services
X. Adjourn
Closed Session

XI. Discussion Regarding Potential Litigation Related To Pending Appeals of Denials of 2020 Applications for IOLTA and EAF Funding
(Closed pursuant to Gov. Code § 11126(e)(2)(B)(i))

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodations at this meeting should notify Doan Nguyen at (415) 538-2545. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this meeting.

 

Call-in locations (which the public may join): 

674 County Square Drive, Suite 304, Ventura, CA 93003

1625 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94601

Loyola Law School, Founders Hall, Room 227, 919 Albany Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015

Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt, 825 Fifth Street, Room 219, Eureka, CA 95501

Thompson Coburn, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067

 

 

 

The notice and agenda is available at http://board.calbar.ca.gov/committees.aspx