OPC Meeting — June 10, 2005
Meeting Agenda
June 10, 2005
Ferry Building (2nd floor)
Port Commission Hearing Room
The Embarcadero at Market Street
San Francisco, California 94111
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources, Council Chair
Cruz Bustamante, Lieutenant Governor, Chair of the State Lands Commission
Alan Lloyd, Secretary for Environmental Protection
Sheila Kuehl, State Senator, Ex officio Member
Pedro Nava, State Assemblymember, Ex officio Member
1. Welcome, introductions, and opening comments
Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources, Council Chair
2. Announcements by council members
3. Consideration of adoption of March 21 meeting minutes
4. Federal affairs
- A. National energy policy developments: offshore oil and gas and liquefied natural gas
- B. Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization
- C. U.N. Convention on Law of the Sea
5. Public comment on non-agenda items
(Note: The chair will invite the public to comment on agenda items following each item)
6. Funding discussion
Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer, State Coastal Conservancy, Council Secretary
Gerald Secundy, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board
- A. Funding status
- B. Consideration of adoption of Interim Funding, Project Selection, and Application Guidelines
- C. Long-term project objectives
7. Pilot projects
- A. Consideration of the California Derelict Fishing Gear Removal Pilot Project, and possible: 1) determination that it is a high priority project, and 2) authorization for the Council’s Secretary to take actions needed to provide up to $300,000 for its planning or implementation.
- B. Consideration of the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas Remotely Operated Vehicle Monitoring Program, and possible: 1) determination that it is a high priority project, and 2) authorization for the Council’s Secretary to take actions needed to provide up to $765,000 for its planning or implementation.
- C. Consideration of the Klamath River Sediment Study, and possible: 1) determination that it is a high priority project, and 2) authorization for the Council’s Secretary to take actions needed to provide up to $350,000 for its planning or implementation.
- D. Consideration of the Eelgrass and Native Oyster Restoration Project in San Francisco Bay, and possible: 1) determination that it is a high priority project, and 2) authorization for the Council’s Secretary to take actions needed to provide up to $350,000 for its planning or implementation.
8. Discussion of once-through cooling systems in power plants
Paul Richins, Energy Commission
9. Ocean action plan implementation
- A. Draft Ocean and Coastal Information, Research, and Outreach Strategy (Action 4)
Brian Baird, Assistant Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy, Resources Agency
Leah Akins, Ocean and Coastal Policy Analyst, Resources Agency - B. Planning, readiness, and coordination of oil spill response (Action 2)
Carl Moore, Administrator, Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response - C. Coastal Sediment Management Master Plan (Ongoing Actions)
George Domurat, Operations/Regulatory Team Leader, South Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kim Sterrett, Public Beach Restoration Program Manager, Department of Boating and Waterways - D. Education and Environment Initiative, AB 1548 (Action 5)
Andrea Lewis, Assistant Secretary, Cal/EPA
Gerald Lieberman, Principal Consultant for the Education and Environment Initiative, Cal/EPA - E. Marine debris: overview of issues and current state and local efforts (Action 13)
Chris Parry, Public Education Program Manager, California Coastal Commission
Dominic Gregorio, Senior Environmental Scientist Ocean Unit, State Water Resources Control Board Steve Aceti, Executive Director, California Coastal Coalition
10. Next Steps
Council members
Federal affairs (background materials)
- All federal affairs documents. Note: individual documents are provided below.
- Letter to Congress from Ocean Protection Council regarding national energy policy
- Letter to U.S. Senate from Governors regarding national energy policy
- Letter to U.S. Senate from Governor Schwarzenegger regarding national energy policy
- Resolution by the California State Lands Commission regarding national energy policy
- Assembly Joint Resolution No. 14 regarding national energy policy
- Letter to U.S. Senator Frist from Governor Schwarzenegger regarding the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- Letters to U.S. Senate from Secretary Chrisman regarding the federal Coastal Zone Management Act
- Complete text and summary of the federal Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act, H.R. 1217
Funding discussion (action items)
- All funding discussion documents. Note: individual documents are provided below.
- Memo to Ocean Protection Council from Council Secretary Schuchat regarding Ocean Protection Council Projects
- Memo to Ocean Protection Council from Council Secretary Schuchat regarding the adoption of Interim Funding, Project Selection, and Application Guidelines
- Interim Funding, Project Selection, and Application Guidelines
Pilot projects (action items)
- Staff recommendations for all pilot projects. Note: individual staff recommendations are provided below.
- Staff recommendation of California Derelict Fishing Gear Removal Pilot Project
- Staff recommendation of Southern California Bight Marine Life Enhancement Program: Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas Monitoring Program – ROV Survey Project Note: Exhibit 2, Letters of Support, will be provided at the meeting.
- Staff recommendation of Klamath River Sediment Study Note: Exhibit 2, Letters of Support, will be provided at the meeting.
- Staff recommendation of San Francisco Bay Eelgrass and Native Oyster Restoration Note: additional letters of support (Exhibit 1) will be provided at the meeting.
Ocean Action Plan implementation (briefing materials)
- All Ocean Action Plan implementation briefing materials. Note: individual documents are provided below.
- California Ocean and Coastal Information, Research, and Outreach: Draft Strategy
- Office Oil Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR): Overview
- Coastal Sediment Management Workgroup: Overview
- Education and the Environment Initiative: Fact Sheet
- Plastic Marine Debris: Challenges and Future Actions
- Memo to Ocean Protection Council from Steve Aceti regarding local government efforts to reduce marine litter and debris
Public Comment