Ocean Protection Council Meeting — Thursday, May 23, 2019, Sacramento | ||||
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OPC Meeting Agenda Thursday, May 23, 2019 1:00 pm Coastal Hearing Room – Second Floor CalEPA Building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento | ||||
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 | ||||
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Secretary Crowfoot, Council Chair | ||||
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Deborah Halberstadt, Executive Director | ||||
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3.a.1. | Rocky intertidal habitat monitoring, University of California Santa Cruz | |||
3.a.2. | Kelp forest and shallow rocky reef habitat monitoring, University of California Santa Cruz | |||
3.a.3. | Deep rocky reef habitat monitoring, San Jose State University | |||
3.a.4. | Sandy beach and surf zone habitat monitoring, University of California Santa Barbara | |||
3.a.5. | Establishment of statewide socioeconomic monitoring program for consumptive uses, Ecotrust | |||
3.a.6. | Continuation of statewide California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program, San Jose State University | |||
3.a.7. | Integration of oceanographic data into MPA monitoring, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute/Central and Northern California Ocean Observing Systems | |||
Letters of Support | ||||
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3.b.1. | Restoration of 6.5 acres of salt marsh habitat in the Los Cerritos Wetlands, Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust | |||
3.b.2. | Restoration of 42 acres of degraded wetland habitat adjacent to two MPAs in San Diego County, WILDCOAST | |||
3.b.3. | Restoration of rockweed populations in rocky intertidal habitat from Big Sur to San Diego, including the Channel Islands, University of Santa Barbara | |||
Letters of Support | ||||
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3.c.1. | Outreach and education activities to increase awareness and stewardship of California’s MPAs, California Marine Sanctuary Foundation | |||
3.c.2. | Community-based efforts to improve statewide compliance of MPA regulations, Resources Legacy Fund ![]() | |||
3.c.3. | Administration of a small grants program to increase MPA outreach and education, Coastal Quest | |||
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3.d.1. | 2022 MPA Management Review Scientific Guidance | |||
3.d.2. | MPAs and Climate Resilience Science Synthesis and Data Needs | |||
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Action Item: Consideration of Authorization to Disburse Funds for Development of a California Fisheries Portal, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Funding Source: Proposition 84) ![]() | ||||
Exhibit A: List of 38 State-Managed Marine Species | ||||
Exhibit B: California Fisheries Portal Scoping Phase: Focus Group Agendas | ||||
Exhibit C: California Fisheries Portal Prototype (Screenshots) | ||||
Exhibit D: Letters of Support | ||||
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Exhibit A: Proposed Final Proposition 68 Grant Program Guidelines | ||||
Exhibit B: Public Comments on the Draft Proposition 68 Grant Program Guidelines | ||||
Exhibit C: Public Workshop Outreach Flyer | ||||
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Liz Whiteman, Executive Director, Ocean Science Trust | ||||
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Gretchen Hofmann, Chair, Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team | ||||
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9a. | Consideration of Authorization to Disburse Funds to Ocean Science Trust for Ongoing Support as OPC’s Science Advisor and OPC SAT Secretariat (Funding source: Environmental License Plate Funds) | |||
Exhibit A: California Ocean Science Trust: A Vision for 2020 | ||||
Exhibit B: Letters of Support | ||||
9b. | Approval of New Science Advisory Team Members | |||
10. | Closing Remarks | |||
Deborah Halberstadt, Executive Director | ||||
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August 14, 1-4 pm, Natural Resources Building Auditorium, Sacramento | ||||
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: COPCpublic@resources.ca.gov. Written public comment must be received by 5 pm on May 21, 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 jenn.eckerle@resources.ca.gov. 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. | ||||