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Scales of Outcomes/Objectives Steering Committee Meeting Gulfport, MS August 1, 2018 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175275-00001  Council has invested time and funds to increase collaboration to support development of best proposals possible for funding Council has committed to developing Planning Frameworks (gold slice of the pie), indicating watersheds and/or restoration types that the Council will be focusing upon for any given FPL Just as there needs to be a cohesive story within any one FPL, we need to consider the consistent thread between FPLs Information requested in templates for Members Report-outs will inform what this broader story could be, not just for FPL 3 but also between FPLs Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175275-00002 />- t/ FPL 3 + Update 2020 ~;j>^ 1 -- i 0 tcomes Over Ti ' -.ic FPL 5 + Update 2026 FPL 7 + Closeout Initial FPL 2023 FPL 4 + Update f Uk' |L mm fekol' / S i'W U p w 2029 FPL 6 + Update wmsiMmlmi iiimi ii'iz & im r y % Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175275-00003  The Council made commitments in the Comprehensive Plan for; o Application of Best Available Science (BAS) o Delivering results and measuring impacts o Creation and use of a Council adaptive management plan Providing greater definition to where we are going helps: o Further refine and define the Council's 10-Year Funding Strategy (initially outlined in Comprehensive Plan and to be refined in FPL 3/Funding Strategy document) o Develop and implement Council adaptive management plan Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175275-00004  Focus our investments by providing the ability to: o "Right-size" our monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive management investments o Report ecosystem benefits at multiple scales and evaluate what future investments may be most beneficial o gave time and money by pursuing the most promising/highest priority activities Improves ability to coordinate across funding streams: o Allows potential funding partners to consider how their future investments and interests may align with Council priorities o May allow for cross-program evaluations Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175275-00005  Council staff will further define issues and next steps, to be discussed during September Steering Committee Could include facilitating CMAWG brainstorming on: o Scales of outcomes/objectives (based upon member priorities) o Mechanisms to "right-size" monitoring and evaluation approaches o Cross-program recommendations (seeking to streamline/leverage monitoring needs) o Implications for development of the Council's adaptive management plan Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175275-00006