Ocean Protection Council Meeting — February 16, 2021 — Teleconference

OPC Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
11:00am to 3:00pm
Teleconference

Due to the COVID-19 public health orders, and in accordance with the Governor’s Executive Orders N-29-20 and N-33-20, this meeting will be held remotely by teleconference.

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1. Welcome, Introductions and Council Member Announcements
Secretary Crowfoot, Council Chair

2. Introduction and Report from the Executive Director
Mark Gold, Executive Director

3. Report from the Science Advisor
Liz Whiteman, Executive Director, Ocean Science Trust

Advancing Strategic Plan Goal 3: Enhance Coastal and Marine Biodiversity; Objective 3.4: Improve Coastal and Ocean Water Quality:

4. Action Item: Discussion and Possible Endorsement of Recommended Actions to Address Plastic Pollution in California’s Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
Holly Wyer, Program Manager

• Exhibit A: 2019 California Coastal Cleanup Day Data
• Exhibit B: Comment Letters
• Comments Received During and After the Meeting
• Staff Report As amended and endorsed by the Council on February 16, 2021

Advancing Strategic Plan Goal 1: Safeguard Coastal and Marine Ecosystems and Communities in the Face of Climate Change; Objective 1.1: Build Resiliency to Sea-Level Rise, Coastal Storms, Erosion and Flooding:

5. Action Item: Consideration of Authorization to Disburse Proposition 68 Funds for Coastal Resilience Projects
Michaela Miller, Sea Grant Fellow

EXHIBITS:
Item 5a: Heron’s Head Park Shoreline Resilience

• 5a1 Project Location Map and Project Area Map
• 5a2 Notice of Exemption
• 5a3 Draft Design Plans
• 5a4 Letters of Support

Item 5b: Elkhorn Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration: Phase III

• 5b1 Project Location Map and Project Area Map
• 5b2 Notice of Determination
• 5b3 Letters of Support

Item 5c: Bolinas Lagoon Wye Wetlands Project

• 5c1 Project Location Map and Project Area Map
• 5c2 Letters of Support

Item 5d: Bayshore Bikeway Resiliency Project – Creation of a Coastal Resilience Corridor in Imperial Beach

• 5d1 Project Location Map and Project Area Map
• 5d2 Letters of Support

Item 5e: Wiyot Climate Change Adaptation Plan Phase I

• 5e1 Project Location Map
• 5e2 Letters of Support

Item 5f: South Orange County Regional Coastal Resilience Strategic Plan

• 5f1 Project Location Map
• 5f2 Letters of Support

Item 5g: Planning Regional Coastal Resiliency for California State Parks and Piloting in San Diego Coast District

• 5g1 Project Location Map
• 5g2 Letters of Support

Item 5h: Establishing a San Diego Regional Coastal Resilience Roadmap to Enable Project-Based Action and Investment

• 5h1 Project Location Map
• 5h2 Letters of Support

Item 5i: Stinson Beach: Adaptation and Resilience Collaboration

• 5i1 Project Location Map
• 5i2 Letters of Support

Item 5j: Trinidad Community Coastal Resiliency Planning Project

• 5j1 Project Location Map
• 5j2 Letters of Support

Item 5k: BEACON Regional Coastal Resilience Sediment Pilot Program

• 5k1 Project Location Map
• 5k2 Letters of Support

Item 5l: Richardson’s Bay Eelgrass Protection & Management Plan – Phase I Implementation

• 5l1 Project Location Map
• 5l2 Letters of Support

Item 5m: Quantifying the social and economic benefits of nature-based adaptation solutions to protect San Mateo County from storms and sea-level rise

• 5m1 Project Location Map
• 5m2 Letters of Support

Item 5n: Eelgrass Habitat Suitability Model Update for Targeted, Climate-Smart Eelgrass Restoration in San Francisco Bay

• 5n1 Project Location Map
• 5n2 Letters of Support

Item 5o: Evaluating Adaptation Planning in Coastal California

• 5o1: Letters of Support

Advancing Strategic Plan Goal 3: Enhance Coastal and Marine Biodiversity; Objective 3.1: Protect and Restore Coastal Ecosystems

6. Action Item: Consideration of Authorization to Disburse Funds for Marine Protected Area (MPA) Long-Term Monitoring and Data Analysis in Support of the 2022 Adaptive Management Review
Matt Warham, Sea Grant Fellow
Madeleine Hall-Arber, OPC Science Advisory Team, Co-chair: MPA Decadal Evaluation Working Group
Jenn Caselle, OPC Science Advisory Team, PI Liaison: MPAs and Climate Resilience Working Group
Lindsay Bonito, Program Manager

• Public Comments

Advancing Strategic Plan Goal 3: Enhance Coastal and Marine Biodiversity; Objective 3.2: Restore and Protect Kelp Ecosystems

7. Discussion Item: Interim Kelp Action Plan
Mike Esgro, Program Manager

• Staff Memo
• Exhibit A: Interim Action Plan

8. Consent Items:

8a. Proposition 1 Grant Guidelines Update
Holly Wyer, Program Manager
Maria Rodriguez, Program Manager

• • Exhibit A: Proposed Final Proposition 1 Grant Program Guidelines
  • Exhibit B: Public Comment

8b. Consideration of Authorization to Disburse Additional Funds for Statewide Kelp Recovery Research Program
Mike Esgro, Program Manager

9. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

10. Arrangements for Next Meeting and Adjournment
June 15, 2021; 1-4pm: location TBD

NOTES

Agenda items may be re-ordered at the discretion of the Council Chair.

Providing Public Comment: Written Comments: Written comments should be sent to COPCpublic@resources.ca.gov by 9am on February 16, 2021. If you are writing about an item on the Council’s agenda, please include the item number in the email subject line. If you are writing with a general comment, please include a brief title for your comment.

Oral Comments: For each item on the agenda and at the end of the public meeting on non-agenda items, the OPC Chair will ask whether there are any requests for public comment. If you want to provide oral comments on a specific agenda item, you will need to “Raise your hand” during the Zoom meeting. *If calling into the meeting from a telephone, you can use “Star (*) 9” to raise/ lower your hand.

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Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to Jenn Eckerle at jenn.eckerle@resources.ca.gov.

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