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p ic* i-'.7 \ a K M l V * .-JH IH -vn V .t-3 3 i. pSf ^ lSiP&pis: >i# \ ^^roN c i l l:m.=:=:=M:=amBiKl^l aw l mm \ n.* ill WKm Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council FPL Budget Shortfalls: Process Options Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00176322-00001 Issue: Council process needed for member requests for additional funds to cover FPL budget shortfalls Goal of presentation Review process options o Including fiscal discipline Reach consensus on Council process o Set path forward for finalizing process 2 Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approva Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00176322-00002 Before requesting additional funding Member should first consider addressing shortfall through other means: o Modifying the activity* o Seeking alternative funding sources o Rejecting bid and re-advertising * Note: Some modifications would require FPL amendment via a Council vote. Guif Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00176322-00003 Option 1: Member makes funding request directly to Steering Committee (SC) Option 2: Council staff first reviews member request and makes recommendation to SC Option 3: Member workgroup first reviews request and makes recommendation to SC Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approva Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00176322-00004 Step 2 - Potential Steering Committee Options Seek additional info from member Recommend approval to Council o After public notice (30 days) Recommend disapproval to Council o Could lead to scope change or deauthorization (public notice and Council vote) itf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00176322-00005 Step 3 - Potential Council Options Approve funding request Disapprove funding request Consider at later date (e.g., subsequent FPL) Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061  Option 1: Requests are considered as they arise Option 2: Council holds periodic meetings (e.g., twice a year) where such funding requests are considered o Could also include Category 2 to 1 votes Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approva Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00176322-00007  Council staff drafts budget shortfall process o Brief document (one to two pages) Steering Committee review o Further discussion, if needed Steering Committee consensus on final written process Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approva ED 002061_00176322 Tier 3/4 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDC