Click Here to Start| Ocean Protection Council Meeting — November 13, 2019, Sacramento | |||
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| OPC Meeting Agenda Wednesday, November 13, 2019 1:00 pm Natural Resources Agency Auditorium 1416 9th Street, Sacramento, California 95814 | |||
| Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources, Council Chair Jared Blumenfeld, Secretary for Environmental Protection Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor, Chair of the State Lands Commission Ben Allen, State Senator Mark Stone, State Assemblymember Michael Brown, Public Member Jordan Diamond, Public Member | |||
| 1. | Moment of Silence in Memory of Adrian Dahood-Fritz | ||
| 2. | Welcome, Introductions and Council Member Announcements | ||
| Secretary Crowfoot, Council Chair | |||
| 3. | Introduction and Report from the Executive Director | ||
| Mark Gold, Executive Director | |||
| 4. | Report from the Science Advisor | ||
| Liz Whiteman, Executive Director, Ocean Science Trust | |||
| 5. | Action Item: Discussion and Possible Adoption of 2020-2025 Strategic Plan to Protect California’s Coast and Ocean | ||
| Mark Gold, Executive Director | |||
| 6. | Action Item: Discussion and Possible Adoption of Investment Strategy to Minimize Whale and Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear Motion and Vote | ||
| Jenn Eckerle, Deputy Director | |||
| 7. | Action Item: Consideration of Authorization to Disburse Proposition 1 Funds | ||
| Marina Cazorla, Program Manager | |||
| 7a. | Resilient Ormond Beach Planning Project Motion and Vote | ||
| 7b. | Big Canyon Coastal Habitat Restoration and Adaptation Project Motion and Vote | ||
| 7c. | Automated Early Warning System for Harmful Algal Bloom Events in California Motion and Vote | ||
| 8. | Action Item: Consideration of Authorization to Disburse General Funds for Marine Protected Area Monitoring and Research | ||
| Mike Esgro, Program Manager | |||
| 8a. | Monitoring and Assessment of California’s Estuarine MPAs Motion and Vote | ||
| 8b. | Improved Connectivity Modeling for California’s MPA Network Motion and Vote | ||
| 9. | Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items | ||
| 10. | Arrangements for Next Meeting and Adjournment | ||
| February 20, all day, remote coastal location TBD | |||
| NOTES | |||
| Agenda items may be re-ordered at the discretion of the council chair. | |||
| Please fill out a Request to Speak card to provide public comment on non-agenda items or on a specific agenda item. Comment on agenda items will be taken following each item. | |||
| Comments may be sent by email to: [email protected] Written public comment must be received by 5 pm on November 11, 2019 to be included in the materials provided to the council at the meeting. Materials received after that date will be distributed to the council at the beginning of the meeting. Oral and written comments will be accepted at the meeting. | |||
| Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to Jenn Eckerle at (916) 654-9055 or [email protected] | |||
| Any person who has a disability and requires accommodation to participate in this council meeting should contact Ms. Eckerle no later than five days prior to the meeting. | |||
