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GCERC Steering Committee Meeting
GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL
Tuesday, July 31 Agenda
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING July 31 and August 1, 2018
Port of Gulfport Marine Research Center Gulfport, Mississippi
DRAFT AGENDA
8:30 am - 8:40 am 8:40 am - 8:45 am 8:45 am - 10:15 am
Welcome and Introductions (Chair, Co-Chair, Louisiana, Ben Scaggs)
Overview of Agenda and Desired Outcomes (Buck Sutter)
Member Collaboration Reports and Discussion Florida (8:45 am to 9:15 am) Alabama (9:15 am to 9:45 am) Mississippi (9:45 am to 10:15 am)
10:15am -1 0 :3 0 am 10:45am - 12:15pm
Break
Member Collaboration Reports and Discussion Continued Louisiana (10:30 am to 11:00 am) Texas (11:00 am to 11:30 am) EPA (11:30 to 12:00 pm)
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm 1:15 pm - 3:15 pm
3:30pm - 5:00pm Adjourn for the day
LUNCH: On your own
Member Collaboration Reports and Discussion Continued DOC/NOAA (1:15 pm to 1:45 pm) DOI (1:45 pm to 2:15 pm) US Coast Guard (2:15 pm to 2:45pm) USDA (2:45 pm to 3:15 pm)
Mississippi Field Trip - Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
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Wednesday, August 1 Agenda
GCERC Steering Committee Meeting
8:30 am - 9:30 am
9:30 am - 10:15 am 10:15am - 10:30am 10:30 am - 12:15pm
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
2:30 pm - 3:00pm
Overview of Member Collaboration Reports (Ben Scaggs, Jean Cowan) Objectives:
Discuss member collaboration reports, summarizing best practices, lessons learned, and potential collaborative Opportunities
Materials: Staff prepared summaries from Day 1
FPL Shortfall Funding Process (John Ettinger) Objectives:
Decide on a Council process for addressing potential budget shortfalls on FPL projects/programs.
Materials: FPL Budget Shortfalls Policy Options
Break
FPL 3 Schedule and Status (Jean Cowan, Ben Scaggs) Objectives:
In depth discussion of the schedule and process to get to FPL 3 in May 2020.
Materials: TBD
LUNCH: On your own
RAAMS Update, Applications and Awards Status (Kristin Smith) Objectives:
Update Steering Committee on FPL Application and Award Status
Update Steering Committee on RAAMS Replacement Materials:
TBD
Role of Public Engagement W orkgroup (Keala Hughes) Objectives:
Discuss the critical role of the PE Workgroup in reaching the objectives of the Council's Comprehensive Plan Update and FPL 3
Materials: TBD
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3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Adjourn
GCERC Steering Committee Meeting
Scales of Outcomes and Objectives (Jean Cowan) Objectives:
Introduce how information provided by Steering Committee member report-outs may be used to develop outcomes and measurable objectives at appropriate scales (e.g., projects, watershed/restoration types, program).
Materials: TBD
Operating FY19 Budget Discussion (Mary Pleffher/David Gilliland) Objectives:
9 Materials:
TBD
Wrap-up
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