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From: Troy Timmons <ttimmons@westgov.org> To: "Johnson, Ashley A" <ashley_johnson@ios.doi.gov>, "Gustafson, Daniel G" <daniel_gustafson@ios.doi.gov> Cc: Jack Waldorf <jwaldorf@westgov.org>, Lauren DeNinno <ldeninno@westgov.org>, Kevin Doran <kdoran@westgov.org>, Sarah Olsen <solsen@westgov.org>, Amanda Nelson <amanda@westgov.org> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] WGA Cabinet Breakfast at Dept of Interior - 2/22 Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:06:37 +0000 Importance: Normal Inline-Images: image001.jpg Hey Ashley: Thank you for the update! COB Wednesday ought to work for an RSVP deadline. Do you need more information than just names? And the one item I left out yesterday: we'd talked about having a photographer from Interior to get shots of the assembled crew. You all were going to check on that possibility and let me know if we should arrange someone on our own. Hope you're having a good day, Troy From: Johnson, Ashley A <ashley_johnson@ios.doi.gov> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2025 11:47 To: Troy Timmons <ttimmons@westgov.org>; Gustafson, Daniel G <daniel_gustafson@ios.doi.gov> Cc: Jack Waldorf <jwaldorf@westgov.org>; Lauren DeNinno <ldeninno@westgov.org>; Kevin Doran <kdoran@westgov.org>; Sarah Olsen <solsen@westgov.org>; Amanda Nelson <amanda@westgov.org> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] WGA Cabinet Breakfast at Dept of Interior - 2/22 Hi Troy! Thanks for chatting yesterday - still working on a few things on our end but can answer a few of the questions in the meantime: Can we have the rsvp deadline as COB Wednesday 2/19? "Secretary's Suite" is fine for the invitation C St entrance is good, we will work with security on our end to streamline entry Will follow up as I have more info! With gratitude, Ashley Johnson From: Troy Timmons <ttimmons@westgov.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 5:20 PM To: Gustafson, Daniel G <daniel_gustafson@ios.doi.gov>; Johnson, Ashley A <ashley_johnson@ios.doi.gov> Cc: Jack Waldorf <jwaldorf@westgov.org>; Lauren DeNinno <ldeninno@westgov.org>; kdoran@westgov.org; Sarah Olsen Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000122 SC_EVERSPLIT0013086 <solsen@westgov.org>; Amanda Nelson <amanda@westgov.org> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] WGA Cabinet Breakfast at Dept of Interior - 2/22 Hi Danny and Ashley: Thanks so much for taking the time just now. I really appreciate it. Attached here is the general run of show for the event, and I'll change up the location in a little bit. Outstanding items for you all: Drop-dead date to get names to you for security purposes, and what specific information you'll need from everyone. List of approved caterers. Once we know who you're okay with, we'll work with them directly on menu and payment. I'm assuming that they'll work with you on security aspects, but if not, we'll need the name of someone for them to work with. And again: worst case, we'll haul in a bunch of Dunkin Donuts and a few gallons of coffee. What's the room number for the Secretary's office? Or I can just use "Secretary's Suite" for the location. Last time we did this, we told everyone to use the C Street entrance; if you'd just confirm that's where you want people to show up and get processed, that'd be great. As we discussed, at this point Secretary Burgum is our only confirmed Cabinet attendee. If you wouldn't mind reaching out to DOE Secretary Wright, USDA Secretary Designee Rollins, DHS Secretary Noem, EPA Administrator Zelnick, and OMB Director Vought about attending, we'd be in your debt. Those offices are (well, should be) aware of the invite, but we don't have confirmations from any. Again on numbers and setup: we've got 8 confirmed Governors, probably will get at least a few more. I'd say 12, as that's probably our past average, but potentially more. Plus one staff for each Governor, although many will show up with more than that, plus we normally allow one staff for non-attending Governors as well. Plus five WGA staff, plus whatever you've got, plus staff for any other Cabinet. Typically, we'll have about 35-45 people total for this event. I'll reiterate that that seems like a big number for the Secretary's office, but I'll leave it to you to figure out how to get a table for 20 (for Govs and Cabinet) and perimeter seating (for staff) crammed in there. If we need to rachet the number back, let me know and we'll figure something out. Finally, Danny: we'd love to set up a time earlier in the week to talk generally about DOI, what WGA is all about, and how we can work together on shared priorities. If you've got some availability, we'll be out there from Wednesday (February 19) on. Toss us some slots and we'll get ourselves over there. I'm probably forgetting other stuff, and some of the other WGA staff on here can chime in if I've left out something important. You've got my mobile if you have any questions or need anything else. We look forward to seeing you next week! Troy (303) 618-4502 From: Gustafson, Daniel G <daniel_gustafson@ios.doi.gov> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 13:31 To: Troy Timmons <ttimmons@westgov.org> Cc: Johnson, Ashley A <ashley_johnson@ios.doi.gov> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] WGA Cabinet Breakfast at Dept of Interior - 2/22 Sounds good, we'll call you then. From: Troy Timmons <ttimmons@westgov.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 3:30:06 PM Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000123 SC_EVERSPLIT0013087 To: Gustafson, Daniel G <daniel_gustafson@ios.doi.gov> Cc: Johnson, Ashley A <ashley_johnson@ios.doi.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] WGA Cabinet Breakfast at Dept of Interior - 2/22 You bet! Thanks! From: Gustafson, Daniel G <daniel_gustafson@ios.doi.gov> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 13:29 To: Troy Timmons <ttimmons@westgov.org> Cc: Johnson, Ashley A <ashley_johnson@ios.doi.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] WGA Cabinet Breakfast at Dept of Interior - 2/22 IYou don't often get email from daniel_gustafson@ios.doi.gov. Learn why this is important Hey Troy! Thanks for reaching out. 4:15 (Eastern) works best for both Ashley and I schedules, does that work for you? I can call you then if that works for you. Best, Danny Gustafson From: Troy Timmons <ttimmons@westgov.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 2:52 PM To: Gustafson, Daniel G <daniel_gustafson@ios.doi.gov> Cc: Johnson, Ashley A <ashley_johnson@ios.doi.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] WGA Cabinet Breakfast at Dept of Interior - 2/22 Hi Danny: Nice to meet you; I'm the policy director here at WGA. Would you have a few minutes to hop on the phone today? I'm at (303) 618-4502, and look forward to connecting about the breakfast. Just give me a ring when you have a chance. I'd call or text right now, but it'd just show up as some random Colorado number on your phone, and I hate when that happens to me. Thanks for your time, Troy From: Gustafson, Daniel G <daniel_gustafson@ios.doi.gov> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 12:19 To: Jack Waldorf <jwaldorf@westgov.org> Cc: Troy Timmons <ttimmons@westgov.org>; Lauren DeNinno <ldeninno@westgov.org>; Kevin Doran <kdoran@westgov.org>; Sarah Olsen <solsen@westgov.org>; Amanda Nelson <amanda@westgov.org>; Johnson, Ashley A <ashley_johnson@ios.doi.gov> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] WGA Cabinet Breakfast at Dept of Interior - 2/22 IYou don't often get email from daniel_gustafson@ios.doi.gov. Learn why this is important Good afternoon all, I wanted to touch base regarding the WGA Breakfast planning on February 22nd. Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000124 SC_EVERSPLIT0013088 The Secretary and team are pleased to host this event, in the Secretary's Suite at the Department of the Interior Building. The Department of the Interior is located at 1849 C St NW, Washington, DC 20240. Members of our team and I will be happy to meet and escort guests up to the Secretary's Suite upon their arrival. As far as times go, we can open doors at 7:30 am and have and the breakfast taking place between the 8-9:30 am timeframe you had mentioned. We are working with our security team at the building to get unfettered access into the building for Governors, their protective detail, staff and spouses. If you would like to set up a time for us to discuss more details, please don't hesitate to reach out to myself or Ashley Johnson, CC'd on this email. Best, Danny Gustafson Office of the Secretary Department of the Interior 202-417-1551 From: Jack Waldorf <jwaldorf@westgov.org> Sent: Friday, February 7, 2025 5:05 PM To: Gustafson, Daniel G <daniel_gustafson@ios.doi.gov> Cc: Troy Timmons <ttimmons@westgov.org>; Lauren DeNinno <ldeninno@westgov.org>; kdoran@westgov.org; Sarah Olsen <solsen@westgov.org>; Amanda Nelson <amanda@westgov.org> Subject: [EXTERNAL] WGA Cabinet Breakfast at Dept of Interior - 2/22 This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. Danny - great to connect with you this afternoon! I really appreciate all your outreach and support this week with respect to the WGA Cabinet Breakfast on Feb 22nd, and please convey our deep appreciation to the Governor...ahem, I mean Secretary (!) for his generous offer to host the Governors that Saturday morning! As we discussed, I am looping in the key members of the WGA team who will be onsite with us for the breakfast and can help with all the logistics (food, invites, programming, etc). Team - here is what we know so far: -Danny confirmed that Secretary Burgum will host Western Governors for the breakfast on Saturday, Feb 22nd from 8-9:30am (with perhaps starting food around 7:30 for Governors who may arrive earlier). -The next step is for Danny to check with the Secretary and team to see what the best location within the building to hold the meeting (we anticipate 35-40 total including Govs, spouses (potentially), and staff). -Danny will circle back with us early next week to confirm the location, so we can get out updated address/room location to Govs and Cabinet invites. Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000125 SC_EVERSPLIT0013089 Perhaps at that time, we can get the WGA crew along with Danny and others on his team to set up a coordinating call/zoom to discuss next steps, etc. Thanks so much, Danny, for all your help on this - looking forward to being in touch next week! In the meantime, have a great weekend! Jack Jack Waldorf Executive Director | Western Governors' Association 1700 Broadway, Suite 500 | Denver, Colorado 80290 | 303.725.8913 W WESTERN GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION SAVE THE DATE: WGA 2025 Annual Meeting | June 23-25 | Santa Fe, New Mexico Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000126 SC_EVERSPLIT0013090