OPC Meeting – April 20, 2006

CALIFORNIA OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, April 20, 2006
California Environmental Protection Agency
Coastal Hearing Room
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources, Council Chair
Steve Westly, State Controller, Chair of the State Lands Commission
Secretary for Environmental Protection
Sheila Kuehl, State Senator, Ex Officio Member
Pedro Nava, State Assemblymember, Ex Officio Member

1. Welcome and council member announcements
Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources, Council Chair

2. ACTION: Consideration of adoption of January 13, 2006 meeting minutes

3. Public comment on non-agenda items*

4. ACTION: Consideration of funding for the position of Executive Policy Officer for the California Ocean Protection Council

5. ACTION: Consideration of resolution on once-through cooling for coastal power plants
Neal Fishman, Deputy Executive Officer, State Coastal Conservancy

6. Draft Strategic Plan (public comment)
Brian Baird, Assistant Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy, Resources Agency
Neal Fishman, Deputy Executive Officer, State Coastal Conservancy

7. Marine Life Protection Act update

8. ACTION: Consideration of California Ocean Observing Systems Strategic Plan

* Please fill in a public comment card to speak on non-agenda items or on a specific agenda item. Comment on agenda items will be taken following each item.