Dear EPDP Team, As Keith noted during today’s meeting, the EPDP Phase 2A Team will have a Legal Committee, similar to Phase 1 and Phase 2. EPDP Team groups may reconfirm/appoint one member to the Legal Committee by Wednesday, 20 January. Those of you who participated in Phase 1 and 2 will remember we established a Legal Committee to review and revise proposed legal questions to ensure: (1) the questions are truly legal in nature, as opposed to policy or policy implementation questions; (2) the questions are phrased in a neutral manner, avoiding both presumed outcomes as well as constituency positioning; (3) the questions are both apposite and timely to the EPDP Team’s work; and (4) the budget for external legal counsel is being used responsibly. Based on feedback from the team, the membership is representative, i.e., each group may, but is not required to, appoint up to one representative. The appointed representative, where possible, should have legal expertise. Members of the Legal Committee are asked to provide advice based on their legal experience, factoring in all aspects of the conversation, not only that of their respective constituency. The Legal Committee will meet on an as-needed basis. The meetings will be open to anyone from the EPDP Team who would like to attend; however, only the appointed representatives will be invited to speak. Questions agreed to by the entire Legal Committee will be sent to outside counsel for review and forwarded to the EPDP Team as an FYI; please note this means if you have an interest in the Legal Committee’s work and/or have concerns with certain questions, please filter that feedback through your appointed representative. Thank you. Best regards, Marika, Berry, and Caitlin