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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Board of Directors Meeting July 20 - 22, 2014 Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown 700 Grand Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50309 America’s Partner for Equal Justice Table of Contents I. Schedule ....................................................................................................................... 1 II. Operations & Regulations Committee ♦ Agenda...................................................................................................................................... 6 ♦ Draft Minutes of the Committee’s Open Session Meeting of April 7, 2014 ................. 8 ♦ Private Attorney Involvement Proposed Rule CFR Part 1614 ...................................... 13 ♦ 2015 Grant Assurances ........................................................................................................ 20 ♦ Proposed Rulemaking Agenda .......................................................................................... 95 ♦ Service Eligibility Options for Persons Covered by the Convention Against Torture ............................................................................................. 110 III. Institutional Advancement Committee ♦ Agenda.................................................................................................................................. 113 ♦ Draft Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting of April 6, 2014 ............. 115 ♦ In-kind Contributions Protocol ........................................................................................ 119 IV. Governance & Performance Review Committee ♦ Agenda ................................................................................................................................... 126 ♦ Draft Minutes of the Committee’s Open Session Meeting of April 6, 2014 ............... 128 ♦ GAO 2010 Report Tracking Document ........................................................................... 132 ♦ LSC Equal Opportunity, Non-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment Policy................. 140 Resolution 2014-XXX ...................................................................................................... 148 ♦ Board Member Attendance on Program Visits ............................................................... 150 Resolution 2014-XXX ...................................................................................................... 152 This table does not reflect all agenda items. Instead, it lists all documents contained in this book. For a complete listing of agenda items, see each individual agenda. Table of Contents V. Delivery of Legal Services Committee ♦ Agenda ................................................................................................................................... 157 ♦ Draft Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting of April 7, 2014 ............... 159 ♦ Panel Presentation: Board Governance: 45 CFR Part 1607 and Panelist Bios ........... 162 VI. Audit Committee ♦ Agenda ................................................................................................................................... 170 ♦ Draft Minutes of the Committee's Open Session Meeting of April 7, 2014 ............... 173 ♦ Draft Minutes of the Committee’s Open Session Telephonic Meeting of May 22, 2014 .......................................................................................................................... 177 ♦ Risk Management Matrix .................................................................................................... 180 ♦ Management Representation Letter ................................................................................... 193 ♦ Office of Inspector General Referrals to the Office of Compliance & Enforcement ......................................................................................................................... 198 ♦ LSC 403(b) Thrift Plan Update .......................................................................................... 209 VII. Finance Committee ♦ Agenda.................................................................................................................................. 214 ♦ Financial Report for the First Eight Months of FY 2014 ............................................ 216 ♦ Revised Consolidated Operating Budget FY 2014 .................................................. 230 ♦ Temporary Operating Authority for FY 2015 ............................................................... 233 Resolution 2014-XXX........................................................................................... 234 This table does not reflect all agenda items. Instead, it lists all documents contained in this book. For a complete listing of agenda items, see each individual agenda. Table of Contents VIII. Board of Directors ♦ Board Agenda ...................................................................................................................... 238 ♦ Draft Minutes of the Board’s Open Session Meeting of April 8, 2014 ...................... 241 ♦ Draft Minutes of the Board’s Open Session Telephonic Meeting of May 22, 2014 ....................................................................................................................... 246 ♦ Recognition and Appreciation of Outstanding Service by John C. Meyer ............ 247-a Resolution 2014-XXX ♦ Recognition of Charles De Monaco of Fox Rothschild .............................................. 249 Resolution 2014-XXX ♦ Pro Bono Task Force Report & Pro Bono Innovation Fund Implementation Update ..................................................................................................... 252 IX. Drake Law School Events ♦ Justices and Judges Panel Bios .......................................................................................... 257 ♦ Community Partnerships Panel Bios ............................................................................... 262 This table does not reflect all agenda items. Instead, it lists all documents contained in this book. For a complete listing of agenda items, see each individual agenda. Schedule LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SCHEDULE JULY 20-22, 2014 Meeting Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown 700 Grand Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: (515) 245-5500 SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014 Start End Meeting/Event Location Salon D 1:30pm 3:30pm Operations & Regulations Committee Marriott Downtown 3:45pm 4:45pm Institutional Advancement Committee Salon D Marriott Downtown 4:45pm 6:00pm Governance & Performance Review Committee Salon D Marriott Downtown 1 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SCHEDULE JULY 20-22, 2014 Meeting Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown 700 Grand Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: (515) 245-5500 MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 Start End Meeting/Event Location 9:00am 12:00pm Introductory Remarks Drake Law School John G. Levi, Board Chair, Legal Services Corporation Neal & Bea Smith Legal Jerry R. Foxhoven, Executive Director, Drake Legal Clinic Clinic Former Congressman Neal Smith 2400 University Avenue Panel 1: The Importance of Access to Justice to the Judiciary Justice Daniel J. Crothers, North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, Illinois Supreme Court Judge Robert W. Pratt, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa Justice David R. Stras, Minnesota Supreme Court Judge Richard B. Teitelman, Supreme Court of Missouri Justice David Wiggins, Iowa Supreme Court Justice John F. Wright, Nebraska Supreme Court Dean Martha Minow, Harvard Law School and LSC Board Vice Chair (Moderator) Panel 2: The Importance of Community Partnerships Joan Boles, Deputy Director, Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. Neal S. Dudovitz, Executive Director, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County Dennis Groenenboom, Executive Director, Iowa Legal Aid Mindy Murphy, President & CEO, The Spring of Tampa Bay Barbara Siegel, Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law Eric Tabor, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Iowa Attorney General James J. Sandman, President, Legal Services Corporation (Moderator) 1:45pm 2:30pm Presentation by Iowa Legal Aid Salon D Dennis Groenenboom, Executive Director, Iowa Legal Aid Marriott Downtown 2:30pm 3:45pm Delivery of Legal Services Committee Salon D Susan Cae Barta, Board of Directors, Iowa Legal Aid Marriott Downtown Dennis Groenenboom, Executive Director, Iowa Legal Aid Linda J. Morris, Board Member, Laurel Legal Services, Inc. Cynthia J. Sheehan, Executive Director, Laurel Legal Services, Inc. 2 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SCHEDULE JULY 20-22, 2014 Meeting Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown 700 Grand Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: (515) 245-5500 MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 3:45pm 4:45pm Audit Committee Salon D Marriott Downtown 4:45pm 5:45pm Finance Committee Salon D Marriott Downtown 6:00pm 7:30pm Pro Bono Awards Reception Davis Brown Law Firm Speakers The Davis Brown Tower Joseph M. Feller, President, The Iowa State Bar Association 215 10th Street Gene R. La Suer, President, Board of Directors, Davis Brown Law Firm George Wittgraf, Wittgraf Law Firm and former LSC Board President Awardees Davis Brown Law Firm Steve Jackson, Sr. Tommy Lynn Miller Brian Peters Timothy Tripp 3 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SCHEDULE JULY 20-22, 2014 Meeting Location: Des Moines Marriott Downtown 700 Grand Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: (515) 245-5500 TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014 Start End Meeting/Event Location 9:00am 11:00am OPEN Board Meeting Salon D Marriott