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Blue Ribbon Task Force, Draft Meeting Agenda: July 21-22, 2010

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Public Participation: Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in person or may view and listen to the meeting via simultaneous webcasting on the Internet. Video and audio archives of the meeting may be accessed via the Internet approximately two days after the meeting. Please visit the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) website at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_n.asp for more information. In addition, two public access locations will be open to the public in Crescent City and Eureka to remotely view and participate in the meeting (specific locations to be announced the week of July 12).

Public comment: The public will be invited to offer general comments on subjects related to the work of the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF), not specific to an agenda item, at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21. Speaker cards are requested and may be found at the entrance to the room. Time allotted for public comment is determined by the number of requests; submitting written comments that can be easily summarized in one to two minutes is encouraged.

Meeting Materials:  Briefing documents will not be provided at the meeting but will be viewable on this page as soon as they are available.

Meeting Objectives

• Discuss and potentially approve additional guidance to the MLPA North Coast Regional Stakeholder Group regarding developing Round 3 NCSRG marine protected area (MPA) proposals.
• Receive MLPA North Coast Regional Stakeholder Group (NCRSG) draft MPA proposals
• Receive draft recommendations for special closures developed by the NCRSG
• Receive evaluations of NCRSG draft MPA proposals, MPA Proposal 0 (existing MPAs), and special closures from the MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team (SAT),MLPA Initiative staff, California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), and California Department of Parks and Recreation (California State Parks)
• Receive updates on the SAT, NCRSG, and MLPA Statewide Interests Group (SIG)
• Receive updates on north coast goals and objectives, public outreach and education, tribal outreach and data gathering, the 2008-2011 MLPA Initiative budget and upcoming meetings
• Receive an update on MLPA implementation in other study regions

Meeting Agenda – Wednesday, July 21, 2010

This shortened version of the full agenda contains only main agenda items. 
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Note: The task force will break for lunch at approximately 12:05 p.m. Public comment will be taken at approximately 4:00 p.m.

 Welcome, Review of Agenda, and Brief Introductions

I.  Updates

1.  MLPA Implementation in the Central Coast, North Central Coast and South Coast Study Regions
2.  Master Plan Science Advisory Team
3.  North Coast Regional Stakeholder Group
4.  North Coast Goals and Regional Objectives
5.  Statewide Interests Group
6.  Public Outreach and Education
7.  Tribal Outreach and Data Gathering

II.  NCRSG Draft MPA Proposals and Draft Recommendations for Special Closures for the North Coast Study Region

8.  Presentation of NCRSG Draft MPA Proposals and Proposal 0 (Existing MPAs)
9.  Presentation of NCRSG Draft Recommendations for Special Closures

III. Evaluations of Round 2 NCRSG Draft MPA Proposals and Special Closures

10.  Presentation of SAT Round 2 Evaluation Results - Water Quality
11.  Presentation of SAT Round 2 Evaluation Results – Habitat Representation and Replication
12.  Presentation of SAT Round 2 Evaluation Results – MPA Size and MPA Spacing
13.  Presentation SAT Round 2 Evaluation Results - Potential Impacts to Commercial and Recreational Fisheries
14.  Presentation of SAT Round 2 Evaluation Results - Bioeconomic Modeling
15.  Presentation of SAT Round 2 Evaluation Results - Birds and Mammals

 General Public Comment

 Afternoon General Public Comment

Recess

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Meeting Agenda

• Draft Meeting Agenda, Blue Ribbon Task Force, July 21-22, 2010
  Revised July 19, 2010

Briefing Documents

• Goals, Regional Objectives, Stakeholder Priorities, and Design and Implementation Considerations for the MLPA North Coast Study Region (revised April 26, 2010)
  Briefing Document D.2
• Charter of the MLPA Statewide Interests Group (January 11, 2010)
  Briefing Document E.1
• Members of the MLPA Statewide Interests Group (June 17, 2010)
  Briefing Document E.2
• Sample Summer 2010 Open House Outreach Materials: Flyer, Open House Guide, Key Resources, Comment Form
  Briefing Document F.1
• Sample Letter to Tribes and Tribal Communities Inviting Review of the Round 2 NCRSG Draft MPA Proposals for the North Coast Study Region (May 28, 2010)
  Briefing Document G.1
• Data Sheet for Submitting Input from California Tribes and Tribal Communities Regarding Allowed Uses for North Coast Round 2 Draft Marine Protected Area Proposals (June 25, 2010)
  Briefing Document G.2
• PowerPoint Presentation: Overview of North Coast Round 2 Draft MPA Proposals
  Briefing Document H.1
• Comparison of Existing MPAs (Proposal 0) and Round 2 NCRSG Draft MPA Proposals by Designation Type and Level of Protection (July 16, 2010)
  Briefing Document H.2
• Ruby Draft MPA Proposal 1: Overview Map, Staff Summary, Bioregional Maps, Description of MPAs (including consideration of existing MPAs), and MPA Goals and Regional Objectives (compiled July 12, 2010)
  Briefing Document H.3
• Ruby Draft MPA Proposal 2: Overview Map, Staff Summary, Bioregional Maps, Description of MPAs (including consideration of existing MPAs), and MPA Goals and Regional Objectives (compiled July 12, 2010)
  Briefing Document H.4
• Sapphire Draft MPA Proposal 1: Overview Map, Staff Summary, Bioregional Maps, Description of MPAs (including consideration of existing MPAs), and MPA Goals and Regional Objectives (compiled July 12, 2010)
  Briefing Document H.5
• Sapphire Draft MPA Proposal 2: Overview Map, Staff Summary, Bioregional Maps, Description of MPAs (including consideration of existing MPAs), and MPA Goals and Regional Objectives (compiled July 12, 2010)
  Briefing Document H.6
• MPA Proposal 0 (existing MPAs): Overview Map, Staff Summary, and Description of MPAs
  Briefing Document H.7
• Side-by-Side Maps and Proposed Regulations for NCRSG draft MPA proposals Ruby 1, Ruby 2, Sapphire 1 and Sapphire 2, and MPA Proposal 0 (existing MPAs)
  Briefing Document H.8
• Detail Maps, Descriptions, and Basic Information for Round 2 NCRSG Draft Proposed Special Closures in the MLPA North Coast Study Region
  Briefing Document I.1
• PowerPoint Presentation: SAT Evaluation of Water and Sediment Quality of Round 2 North Coast Draft Marine Protected Area Proposals
  Briefing Document J.1
• Summary of SAT Water and Sediment Quality Evaluation of Round 2 NCRSG Draft MPA Proposals for the North Coast Study Region (revised June 21, 2010)
  Briefing Document J.2
• PowerPoint Presentation: Habitat Evaluations of Round 2 NCRSG Draft MPA Proposals for the North Coast Study Region
  Briefing Document K.1
• Evaluation of North Coast Round 2 Draft MPA Proposals: Habitat Representation, Habitat Replication, MPA Size and MPA Spacing Analyses (revised July 14, 2010)
  Briefing Document K.2
• PowerPoint Presentation: Size and Spacing Evaluations of the Round 2 NCRSG Draft MPA Proposals
  Briefing Document L.1
• PowerPoint Presentation: Round 2 Evaluation of Potential Impacts to Commercial and Recreational Fisheries in the North Coast Study Region
  Briefing Document M.1
• Summary of Potential Impacts of Round 2 North Coast Regional Stakeholder Group Draft Marine Protected Area Proposals on Commercial and Recreational Fisheries in the North Coast Study Region (revised July 1, 2010)
  Briefing Document M.2
• PowerPoint Presentation: Spatial Bioeconomic Model Evaluations of Round 2 NCRSG Draft MPA Proposals for the MLPA North Coast Study Region
  Briefing Document N.1
• Summary of Bioeconomic Model Evaluations of Round 2 NCRSG Draft Marine Protected Area Proposals for the MLPA North Coast Study Region (revised June 30, 2010)
  Briefing Document N.2
• PowerPoint Presentation: Marine Birds and Marine Mammals Evaluations for Round 2 Draft MPA Proposals in the MLPA North Coast Study Region
  Briefing Document O.1
• Evaluations of Benefits to Marine Birds from Round 2 North Coast Regional Stakeholder Group Draft Marine Protected Area Proposals and Associated Special Closures (revised July 1, 2010)
  Briefing Document O.2
• Evaluation of Benefits to Marine Mammals from Round 2 North Coast Regional Stakeholder Group Draft Marine Protected Area Proposals and Associated Special Closures (revised July 1, 2010)
  Briefing Document O.3
• PowerPoint Presentation: California State Parks Evaluation of North Coast Round 2 Draft MPA Proposals
  Briefing Document Q.1
• California State Parks Evaluation of Round 2 North Coast Regional Stakeholder Group Draft Marine Protected Area Proposals (June 29, 2010)
  Briefing Document Q.2
• Summary of California State Parks Coastal Units in the North Coast Study Region (April 14, 2010)
  Briefing Document Q.3
• Memo from MLPA Initiative Staff Regarding Planned Process Design for Round 3
  Briefing Document T.2
• Calendar of Upcoming Dates for the MLPA North Coast Study Region (revised April 26, 2010)
  Briefing Document W.2