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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contacts:
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December
6th, 2001
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Karen
Grimmer, SAC Coordinator
831-647-4253 or Karen.Grimmer@noaa.gov
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Stephanie
Harlan, SAC Chair
831-475-7184
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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Meets in Half Moon Bay on December 7, 2001
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) will
meet on Friday,
December 7, 2001, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Douglas Beach
House (311 Mirada Road), in Half Moon Bay, CA. The SAC is scheduled to
participate in a public scoping session as part of the Sanctuary’s
joint management plan review (JMPR), and hear a staff summary of the public’s
initial scoping comments to date. They will also review the next steps
in the JMPR, such as helping the staff to narrow the issues and develop
action plans.
"The Advisory Council, and its working groups, are important tools
in getting citizens involved in the management of this Sanctuary,”
said William J. Douros, Superintendent of the Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary. “At the upcoming meeting, the Advisory Council will hear
from our management plan review team regarding the public input to date
on issues of concern. In addition, SAC members will have an opportunity
to raise issues and offer input from their represented constituencies.”
Advisory Council members will discuss and help define their role in helping
to develop action plans for the new management plan, and get an update
on the reserves working group, a subcommittee of the Alliance of Communities
for Sustainable Fisheries. Other topics to be discussed include beach
closures, and setting the February SAC meeting agenda, scheduled to be
in the Monterey area.
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council was established
by Federal law to assure continued public participation in the management
of the Sanctuary. Its nineteen voting members represent a variety of local
user groups, as well as the general public, plus seven local, state and
federal governmental jurisdictions. The meeting is open to the public.
More information about the December 7th, 2001 Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council meeting can be found at:
http://montereybay.nos.noaa.gov/intro/advisory/sac_agendas/
2001SACagendas/120701sacagenda.html
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DRAFT
AGENDA
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MONTEREY
BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING
Douglas Beach House
311 Mirada Road
Half Moon Bay
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| 8:00
AM |
Coffe
and Sign-in |
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8:30
AM
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Call
to Order
Roll Call
Approval of 10/5/01 DRAFT Meeting Minutes
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8:45
AM
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Council
Member & Staff Announcements
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9:00
AM
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Public
Comment: Items Not on the Agenda
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| 9:15
AM |
Public
Comment: Scope of Joint Management Plan Review |
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10:45
AM
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Summary
of Public & SAC Members Initial Scoping Comments; SAC Member
Input
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12:30
PM
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LUNCH
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1:30
PM
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Continuation
of SAC Member Comments
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2:00
PM
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Discussion:
Next Steps in Management Plan Review, SAC Involvement & Scheduling
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| 3:00
PM |
Open
Item |
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4:00
PM
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Actions:
Set December 7th SAC Meeting Agenda
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| 4:15
PM |
Update:
Beach Closures |
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4:30
PM
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ADJOURN
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* TIMES ARE
APPROXIMATE - AN ITEM MAY BE PRESENTED OR DISCUSSED SOONER OR LATER THAN
SHOWN ON THE AGENDA.
Directions
to Douglas Beach House:
From Highway 280 or 101, take Highway 92 West, following the signs to
Half Moon Bay. Highway 92 dead ends at Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay. Take
Highway 1 North (right) for 2.5 miles to the Miramar Beach District. Turn
left on Medio Avenue, then turn right on Mirada Road at stop sign. NOTE:
DO NOT TAKE MIRADA ROAD OFF HIGHWAY 1. The Douglas Beach House is
on the right, 311 Mirada Road. Look for the sign for the Bach Dancing
and Dynamite Society – it is in the same building. The meeting space
is upstairs, and parking is in the back of the building.
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