1. Welcome and Council Member Announcements
Secretary Laird, Council Chair and other members of the Council

2. Report from the Executive Director
Cat Kuhlman, Executive Director, OPC

3. Report from the Science Advisor
Skyli McAfee, Executive Director, California Ocean Science Trust

4. Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia: An overview.
Cat Kuhlman, Executive Director, OPC

5. Sea Level Rise Guidance:  Presentation of the updated Sea Level Rise Guidance.
Sarah Flores, Project Manager, OPC

• Exhibit 1: State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance Document
• Exhibit 2: Staff Memorandum March 27, 2013

6. Ocean Acidificaiton and Hypoxia: A brief review of the science and updates on the west coast response and the California panel.

7. Sea-Level Rise: Review and possible approval of grant criteria and grant application form for the Local Coastal Program Sea Level Rise Grant Program to help local governments plan for adaptation to sea-level rise and associated climate change impacts along the open coast of California.
Mary Small, Deputy Director, State Coastal Conservancy

• Exhibit 1: November 29, 2012 OPC Staff Recommendation
• Exhibit 2: Draft Grant Application Form
  

8. Action: Selection of OPC chair for 2013.

9. Central Coast Symposium: A recap of the symposium and a discussion of the next steps forward in implementing California’s network of Marine Protected Areas.
Skyli McAfee, Executive Director, OST, Cat Kuhlman, Executive Director, OPC

• Attachment 1: Symposium Program
• Attachment 2: Symposium Media Coverage
• Attachment 3: State of the California Central Coast: Results from Baseline Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas 2007-2012

10. Public Comment on non-agenda items

11. Arrangements for next meeting and Adjournment