MBNMS SAC Meeting Agenda; December 1, 2000

December 1, 2000
The Sesnon House at Cabrillo College (Board Room)
6500 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA 95003

DRAFT AGENDA

9:00 AM	Call to Order Roll Call Approval of 12/6/00 DRAFT Meeting Minutes	Stephanie Harlan
9:15 AM	Council member & Staff announcements Agric. Appropriations (Richard Nutter) Recognition SAC Members	Harlan
9:40 AM	Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda	Harlan
10:00 AM	Update: Rep. Sam Farr's participation in NMSA Reauthorization & Appropriations; other legislative issues	Donna Blitzer
10:30 AM	Discussion: NAPA Report recommendations	Karin Strasser Kauffman
11:15	Discussion & Action: Working Group on Congressional Contact and Charter/Protocols	Jim Stilwell
12:00 PM	LUNCH
1:00 PM	Pacific Grove sewage spills into the Monterey Bay NMS (Steve Leiker - P.G. Public Works Director and Richard LeWarne, Branch Chief, Monterey County Dept. of Enviromental Health)	David Clayton
2:00 PM	Update: President's Marine Protected Area Exec. Order -- MPA Center in Santa Cruz	Charlie Wahle
2:30 PM	Update: Pew Oceans Commission Meeting	Bill Douros
3:00 PM	Progress Report: Funding Pilot Projects	Steve Webster & Team Leaders
3:20 PM	Update: SAC Recruitment Process	Harlan/Phillips
3:40 PM	Action: Set February 2 Agenda	Harlan
4:00 PM	ADJOURN

* Times are approximate -- an item may be presented or discussed sooner or later than shown on the agenda.

DIRECTIONS (view map):

Cabrillo College is located in Aptos, overlooking the Monterey Bay between Santa Cruz and Watsonville. To reach the Sesnon House, take Highway 1 to the Park Avenue exit. Turn toward the mountains. Make a right turn on Soquel Drive. Sesnon House is on the oceanside of Cabrillo College, turn right onto the campus at the "Community Education" sign. Turn left for Sesnon House parking.

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council was established by Federal law to assure continued public participation in the management of the Sanctuary. Since its establishment in March 1994, the Council has played a vital role in the decisions affecting the Sanctuary along the central California Coast. The Council's nineteen voting members represent a variety of local user groups, as well as the general public, plus seven local, state and federal governmental jurisdictions. In addition, the respective managers for the four California National Marine Sanctuaries (Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary) and the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve sit as non-voting members. Members are appointed competitively by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and serve three-year terms. The Council meets bi-monthly in open sessions located throughout the 360-mile boundary of the Sanctuary.

The Council maintains a firm commitment to the goals and objectives of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Program. The Council appreciates the efforts of volunteers, non-profit organizations, businesses, and citizens, without whose support the mission of the Sanctuary would be difficult to realize