OPC Meeting — March 21, 2005
Meeting Agenda
March 21, 2005
Byron Sher Auditorium
Cal/EPA Building,
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources, Council Chair
Alan Lloyd, Secretary for Environmental Protection
Cruz Bustamante, Lieutenant Governor, Chair of the State Lands Commission
Sheila Kuehl, California State Senator, Ex officio Member
Assembly representative to be appointed, Ex officio Member
1. Welcome, Introductions, and Overview of Ocean Action Plan
Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources, Council Chair
2. Council Operating Procedures
Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer, State Coastal Conservancy, Council Secretary
3. National Ocean Policy Discussion
Admiral James Watkins, Chair, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
Leon Panetta, Chair, Pew Oceans Commission
4. Funding Strategy
Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer, State Coastal Conservancy, Council Secretary
5. Ocean Action Plan Implementation
- A. Ocean and Coastal Laws (Action 2: Task 2)
Draft Inventory of State Laws and Next Steps
Jon Gurish, Staff Counsel, State Coastal Conservancy - B. Ocean and Coastal Economics (Action 3)
Preliminary Findings of California’s Ocean Economy Report
Judy Kildow, Professor, California State University Monterey Bay - C. Ocean and Coastal Information, Research and Outreach (Action 4)
Workshop Summary Report and Draft Strategy Work Program
Russ Moll, Director, California Sea Grant College Program
Brian Baird, Assistant Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy, California Resources Agency - D. California Watershed Protection (Action 11)
Draft Action Plan to implement Watershed Management
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Strategic Plan
Cathy Bleier, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Watersheds, California Resources Agency
Lunch on your own (placement on agenda may change)
6. Ongoing Stewardship Processes
- A. California Water Quality Protection
Celeste Cantu, Executive Director, State Water Resources Control Board - B. California Coastal Commission
Meg Caldwell, Chair, California Coastal Commission - C. Overview of Ocean-related Projects at the State Lands Commission
Paul Thayer, Executive Officer, State Lands Commission - D. Overview of Ocean-related Projects at the Coastal Conservancy
Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer, State Coastal Conservancy, Council Secretary - E. Fisheries Management
Patty Wolf, Marine Region Manager, Department of Fish and Game - F. Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
John Kirlin, Executive Director, MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force
7. Next Steps
Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources, Council Chair
8. Public Comment
Briefing Materials
- Ocean Action Plan Accomplishment Chart (Agenda Item #1) Note: formatted for 11″ x 17″ paper
- Council Operating Procedures (Agenda Item #2)
- Legal Research (Agenda Item #5A)
- Draft State Law Inventory (Agenda Item #5A)
- Preliminary Findings of Californiaís Ocean Economy Report (Agenda Item #5B)
- Information, Research, and Outreach Needs Workshop: Final Summary Report (Agenda Item #5C)
- Information, Research, and Outreach Strategy: Draft Work Program (Agenda Item #5C)
- Watershed Management Strategic Plan: Draft 18 Month Action Plan (Agenda Item #5D)
- Summary of Watershed Management Strategic Plan: Draft 18 Month Action Plan (Agenda Item #5D)
- Summary of the State Water Resources Control Board’s California Ocean Plan (Agenda Item #6A)
Reference Materials
- The California Ocean Protection Act
- Protecting Our Ocean: California’s Action Strategy
- MOU between the California Resources Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agency for the Implementation of the Framework for Protecting California’s Watersheds
- U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Final Reports
- Full Report
- Review of U.S. Ocean and Coastal Law (Appendix 6)
- Pew Oceans Commission Final Report
- U.S. Ocean Action Plan