California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Announcement

Who: MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force

What: Sixth meeting and draft agenda (see below)

When:

April 15, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. and
April 16, 2009 at 8:30 a.m.

Where:

Laguna Cliffs Marriott *
25135 Park Lantern
Dana Point, California 92629
and via simultaneous webcast (on the day of the meeting) at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp (see details below).

California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
Blue Ribbon Task Force
Draft Meeting Agenda
Revised April 5, 2009

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 8:30 AM

Laguna Cliffs Marriott *
25135 Park Lantern
Dana Point, California 92629

Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in person or view and listen to the meeting via simultaneous webcasting on the Internet, and may view an archived version approximately two days after the meeting. Please visit the MLPA website at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp for more information. Meeting materials will not be provided at the meeting but will be posted to the MLPA website as soon as they become available.

Public participation: The public will be invited to offer comments on agenda action items. General comments on the work of the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF), not directed to specific agenda items, will be taken at approximately 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 15 and 8:30 A.M. on Thursday, April 16, 2009. Speaker cards are requested and may be found at the entrance to the meeting room. Note that the public comment period is for comments specific to the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force; comments related to other MLPA Initiative activities or groups should be directed to those bodies or MLPA staff.

Meeting Objectives

?? Receive presentation regarding pending military closures and potentially provide guidance to the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group (SCRSG) regarding how such areas should be considered when developing marine protected area (MPA) proposals
?? Receive and discuss MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team (SAT) water quality guidance document and potentially provide guidance to the SCRSG regarding the design of MPAs and how to take into account water quality when developing marine protected area proposals
?? Receive and discuss report regarding the status of federal and state coordination recommendations and potentially provide guidance to MLPA Initiative staff regarding next steps
?? Receive Draft MPA arrays developed by work groups of the SCRSG and draft MPA proposals developed external to the work group process
?? Receive SAT, California Department of Fish and Game, California Department of Parks and Recreation, and Goal 3 analyses of draft MPA arrays and proposals
?? Potentially provide guidance to SCRSG members regarding the development of draft MPA proposals and the SAT regarding evaluations of draft MPA proposals in Round Two
?? Receive updates on the work of the SAT, SCRSG, and MLPA Statewide Interests Group (SIG)
?? Receive update on the revised draft regional profile
?? Receive 2008-2011 budget update

Meeting Agenda - Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Note: The task force will break for lunch at approximately 12:15 P.M. and public comment will be taken after the stakeholder panel at approximately 3:00 P.M.

Welcome, Introductions and Review of Agenda

I. Updates

II. MLPA Initiative Process Updates

• A. Master Plan Science Advisory Team


• B. South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group


• C. Status of the Regional Profile for the South Coast Study Region

III. MLPA South Coast Study Region

• D. Setting the Decision-Making Context for the South Coast Project


• E. Presentation of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Arrays Developed by Work Groups of the Regional Stakeholder Group, and Draft MPA Proposals Developed External to the Work Group Process


• F. Presentation of SAT Methods and Analyses of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Arrays, and Draft External Proposals


• G. Goal 3 Analysis of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Arrays, and Draft External Proposals


• H. California Department of Fish and Game Feasibility Analysis of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Arrays, and Draft External Proposals


• I. California Department of Parks and Recreation Analysis of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Arrays, and Draft External Proposals


• J. Stakeholder Panel Presentation and Discussion of Draft MPAs


• K. BRTF Deliberation and Potential Guidance Regarding Draft MPA Proposals

Potential Action: Provide Guidance to the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group and MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team regarding developing and evaluating draft MPA proposals in Round 2

Recess

Meeting Agenda - Thursday, April 16, 2009
The task force will break for lunch at approximately 12:00 p.m. and then participate in a field trip in the Dana Point area for the latter half of the day; details regarding public participation in the field trip will be available a few days before the meeting.

I. Review Agenda for Day 2

IV. Policy Direction for the MLPA South Coast Study Region

• L. Review and Discuss Pending Military Closures and Military Use Areas

Potential Action: Provide Guidance to the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group and MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team regarding pending military closures and evaluations of draft MPA proposals in Round 2

II. MLPA Initiative Process Updates (continued)

• M. SAT Water Quality Guidance

  Dr. Steve Weisberg, MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team and Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
  
  Potential Action: Provide guidance to the SCRSG regarding how to take into consideration water quality when developing MPA proposals

• N. Recommendations for Improved MPA Management Coordination with Federal Agencies

  Potential Action: Provide guidance to MLPA Initiative staff regarding next steps




• O. Public Outreach and Education Activities


• P. Statewide Interests Group

V. MLPA Initiative Operations

• Q. Updated 2008-11 MLPA Initiative Budget


• R. MLPA Calendar of Future Meetings

Adjourn