The Leadership Council (LC) is the governing and decision-making body for the NCRP. The composition of the LC and decision-making process is defined in the NCRP Policies and Procedures Handbook. The role of the LC in the NCRP project review and selection process is to set policy, and establish the decision-making criteria and framework for the process and to ensure that the process is fair, open and transparent. As the NCRP’s governing and decision-making body, the LC provides direction about how the project evaluation and selection process aligns with the NCRP priorities by defining project review and selection guidelines. Considering the review and recommendations from the Technical Peer Review Committee, the LC takes final action to approve all projects for the NCRP and approves the region’s highest priority projects for grant submittals. As defined in the Handbook, the LC is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act and is committed to transparency and inclusion, supporting input from partners throughout the region. All NCRP meetings are noticed in advance, open to the public, with opportunities for public comment on every agenda, and all meeting summaries and information are posted on the NCRP website.