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WSM Imi..............m i: V>. & sM |:S IHH r? % V < v'> H *'----- *i WSM Member Collaboration Reports Summary Steering Committee Meeting Gulfport, MS Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175556-00001  Collaboration! o Commitment to transparency o Member-Member discussions o Stakeholders, especially local governments, MG0 community o Summits (FL, AL, MS, LA) o Support to Council Public Engagement efforts o Early environmental compliance technical assistance Application of Best Available Science o All to include application of BAS throughout collaboration process o Gulf-wide and within-state watershed comparison of potential benefits of restoration investments o Support to CMAWG for development of Council's adaptive management plan o Sand inventory and identification of additional data needs Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval 2 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175556-00002  Water Quality, including o Septioto-sewer o Sediment loading o Water QuantitymHydrologic reconnections Habitat (e.g., marsh, longleaf pine) o Restoration o Acquisition & stewardship Living Coastal and Marine Resources, especially oysters oUving shorelines o Also intersects the Resilience Goal - Green Infrastructure Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175556-00003  Regional Plans o NERRs, NEPs, state Master Plans, others Concept of Bucket 2 as "gap filler" for important work that may not be able to be implemented in other funding streams Also leveraging for greater benefit to projects and/or programs Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175556-00004  As collaboration proceeds, gain more clarity on: o FPL 3 priorities Planning framework (priority watersheds and/or restoration types) Specific projects and/or programs (especially those that would benefit from multi-member coordination) o Long-view on Restoration Defining long-term success Measuring progress Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175556-00005  Council Collaboration Tool o Discussed during April 2018 Steering Committee meeting o Funded as part of FY 18 budget o Internal platform for developing FPL ideas (information not pushed to public platform until Council members approve) o Using the database from the start facilitates carrying information through from concept to award, streamlining projects funding DOI Strategic Conservation Assessment database of existing regional plans o Link: https://scagulf.shinvaDPS.io/visualization2/ Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval 6 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175556-00006  Continue to refine/increase detail of information requested in Member report-out template Share "Lessons Learned" o Land Acquisition (egs, TX projects) o Building programs (e*g*#MS Water Quality Program) Report-out on CMAP and CMAWG, including how CMAWG coordinates with Cross-TIG MAM workgroup Discuss other federal funding opportunities between members Develop calendar of upcoming meetings (mechanism TBD) o Members to supply Council staff with the meetings to be included o Provide as standing agenda item on Steering Committee calls Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Staff Work Product - Subject to Council Approval Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 3/4 ED 002061 00175556-00007 What did you hear?