California Ocean Protection Council
Meeting Agenda
November 20, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
and
November 21, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Port of Los Angeles , Boardroom
425 South Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro , CA 90731
Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources, Council Chair
Linda Adams, Secretary for Environmental Protection
John Chiang, State Controller, Chair of the State Lands Commission
Susan Golding, Public Member
Geraldine Knatz, Public Member
Pedro Nava, State Assemblymember
Darrell Steinberg, State Senator
DAY 1 – November 20
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
1. Welcome and council member announcements
Mike Chrisman, Secretary for Resources, Council Chair
2. Public comment on non-agenda items*
3. ACTION: Consideration and possible approval of the Implementation Strategy for the OPC’s Resolution to Reduce and Prevent Ocean Litter.
Drew Bohan, Executive Policy Officer
4. ACTION: Consideration and possible approval of revised OPC Funding Guidelines and new OPC Program Priorities for 2009 through 2010.
Drew Bohan, Executive Policy Officer
5. California ’s Ocean and Coastal Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy: Presentations and Discussion
Brian Baird, Assistant Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy
Christine Blackburn, Program Manager
Vulnerability Assessment of San Francisco Bay and Coastal California to Sea Level Rise and Erosion
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute
Economic Impacts from Changes to Beaches in Southern California and Beach Nourishment Considerations
Linwood Pendleton, Coastal Ocean Values Center , University of California , Los Angeles
Climate Change Impacts on Marine Species and Ecosystems and Implications for Marine Protected Areas and Fishery Management
Jeffrey Dorman, University of California , Berkeley
Following the presentations, the OPC will hear public comment on the draft outline of the Ocean and Coastal Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.
Council Tour
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The council will take a boat tour the Port of Los Angeles . The public is welcome to attend, but space is limited. If you are interested in joining the tour, please email Lawrence Matthews at lmatthews@scc.ca.gov. Open spaces will be allotted on a first-come basis.
Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to Lawrence Matthews at (510) 286-1212 or lmatthews@scc.ca.gov.
Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this council meeting should contact Mr. Matthews no later than five days prior to meeting.