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August 11, 2011

10:00am*

1.  Welcome and Council Member Announcements
Secretary Laird, Council Chair

2.  Public comment on non-agenda items

3.  Report from the Executive Director
Amber Mace, Executive Director, OPC

4.  Report from the Secretary
Sam Schuchat, Council Secretary

5.  Report from the Science Advisor
Skyli McAfee, Executive Director, California Ocean Science Trust

NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY

6.  DISCUSSION:  Briefing and Council input regarding California and West Coast priorities for President Obama’s National Ocean Policy.
Brian Baird, Assistant Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy, California Natural Resources Agency
Amber Mace, Executive Director, OPC

7.   ACTION:  Ocean Protection Council support for the principles of the Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Amendments of 2011 (HR 1171)
Amber Mace, Executive Director, OPC

 Public Comment

 Motion/Vote

OPC STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN

8.  DISCUSSION:  Provide input to OPC staff on draft strategic plan.
Amber Mace, Executive Director, OPC

 Board Discussion

 Public Comment

 OFFSHORE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS

9.  ACTION:  Authorize disbursement of up to $222,000 to California State Lands Commission to review and update its offshore geophysical permit program.
Exhibit - Letters of Support
Sarah Flores, California Sea Grant Fellow, OPC

 Public Comment

 Board Comment

 Motion/Vote

MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY
10.
A. SPOTLIGHT ON SCIENCE: 

 California’s Coastal Renewable Energy Resources
Dr. William O’Reilly – Senior Development Engineer, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

 Investing in geospatial data and tools: California’s opportunity to enhance the protection and sustainable use of its coast and ocean
Meg Caldwell, JD, Executive Director, Center for Ocean Solutions

 Board Comment

B.   PANEL:  Marine Renewable Energy: California Test and Pilot Project Opportunities
A panel discussion will be moderated by Laura Engeman, Project Manager, OPC 

Panelists will include:
 Mirko Previsic, RE Vision Consulting 
 Bill Lyte, Protean Energy  Ltd.
 Bill Toman, SAIC Maritime Solutions 
 Pete Stauffer, Surfrider Foundation

 Cy Oggins, California State Lands Commission

 Eugenia Laychak, California Energy Commission

C. ACTION:  Request that the OPC sponsor an inter-agency workshop to develop a statewide regulatory guidance document for test and pilot hydrokinetic energy projects.
Laura Engeman, Project Manager, OPC

 Public Comment

 Motion/Vote

 

11.  Adjourn

*Note:  Agenda items may be reordered at the discretion of the council chair.

Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to Lawrence Matthews at (510) 286-1212 or [email protected]. Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this council meeting should contact Mr. Matthews no later than five days prior to meeting