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MBNMS
SAC Meeting Minutes
July 30th - August 1st & August 22nd,
2003
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MONTEREY
BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
ADVISORY COUNCIL
DRAFT
July 30th-August 1st & August 22nd, 2003
UCSC Inn & Conference Center
Santa Cruz, CA
Wednesday,
July 30th, 2003
(For
Thursday, July 31st, click here)
(For Friday, August 1st, click here)
(For Friday, August
22nd, click here)
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) Advisory
Council met on Wednesday, July 30th, 2003 at
the UCSC Inn & Conference Center, California. Public categories
and government
agencies were present as indicated:
| Agriculture:
Richard Nutter |
CA
State Parks: Dave Vincent |
| AMBAG:
Stephanie Harlan |
Conservation:
Vicki Nichols |
| At
Large: Ron Massengill |
Diving:
Frank Degnan |
| At
Large: Mike Laffen |
Education:
Pat Clark-Gray |
| At
Large: Deborah Streeter |
Fishing:
Thomas Canale |
| Business
& Industry: Dave Ebert |
Ports
& Harbors: Peter Grenell |
| CA
Coastal Commission: Charles Lester |
Recreation:
Dan Haifley |
| CA
Dept. of Fish and Game:Paul Reilly |
Research:
Chris Harrold |
| CA
EPA: VACANT |
Tourism:
Michael Bekker |
CA
Resources Agency: Brian Baird-ABSENT
|
U.S.
Coast Guard: LT Deborah Darminio-ABSENT |
The following non-voting members were present as indicated:
Channel
Islands NMS: Chris Mobley-ABSENT
Gulf of the Farallones NMS: Ed Ueber-ABSENT
Cordell Bank NMS: Dan Howard-ABSENT
Elkhorn Slough NERR: Becky Christensen-ABSENT
Monterey Bay NMS: William J. Douros
Alternates
present in audience:
Harriet
Mittledorf-Citizen At-Large
Meg Delano-Citizen At-Large
Kaitilin Gaffney-Conservation
Brian Foss-Harbors
Dave Danbom-Fishing
I.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS IN THE JMPR PROPOSED ACTION PLANS
There
were an estimated 350 members of the public that attended the Public
Comment period of the July-August Sanctuary Advisory
Council
meeting. Of the 350, the Advisory Council heard from a total
of 102 members of the public. Topics ranged from the Sanctuary
Visitor’s
Center, Motorized Personal Watercraft, Special Marine Protected
Areas, Desalination, Davidson Seamount, Fishing and many more.
Members of
the public also submitted 74 written comments on some of the
same topics via “public comment” boxes for each issue
area. The public comment began at 6 p.m. and concluded at 11:45
p.m.
Thursday,
July 31st, 2003
(For Wednesday, July 30th, click here)
(For Friday, August 1st, click here)
(For Friday, August 22nd, click here)
MONTEREY
BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
ADVISORY COUNCIL
DRAFT
July 30th-August 1st & August 22nd, 2003
UCSC Inn & Conference Center
Santa Cruz, CA
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) Advisory
Council met on Thursday, July 31st, 2003 at the UCSC Inn & Conference
Center, California. Public categories and government agencies were
present as indicated:
| Agriculture:
Richard Nutter |
CA
State Parks: Dave Vincent |
| AMBAG:
Stephanie Harlan |
Conservation:
Vicki Nichols |
| At
Large: Ron Massengill |
Diving:
Frank Degnan |
| At
Large: Mike Laffen |
Education:
Pat Clark-Gray |
| At
Large: Deborah Streeter |
Fishing:
Thomas Canale |
| Business & Industry:
Dave Ebert |
Ports & Harbors:
Peter Grenell |
| CA
Coastal Commission: Charles Lester |
Recreation:
Dan Haifley |
| CA
Dept. of Fish and Game:Paul Reilly |
Research:
Chris Harrold |
| CA
EPA: VACANT |
Tourism:
Michael Bekker |
CA
Resources Agency: Melissa Miller-Henson
|
U.S.
Coast Guard: LT Deborah Darminio-ABSENT |
The following non-voting members were present as indicated:
Channel
Islands NMS: Chris Mobley-ABSENT
Gulf of the Farallones NMS: Ed Ueber-ABSENT
Cordell Bank NMS: Dan Howard-ABSENT
Elkhorn Slough NERR: Becky Christensen
Monterey Bay NMS: William J. Douros
Alternates
present in audience:
Harriet
Mittledorf-Citizen At-Large
Meg Delano-Citizen At-Large
Brian Foss-Harbors
Dave Danbom-Fishing
Kaitilin Gaffney-Conservation
I.
CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, SWEAR-IN OF NEW MEMBERS
APPROVAL OF June 26-27, 2003 DRAFT MEETING NOTES
The SAC agreed to review the June 26-27, 2003 draft meeting
minutes at the October 3rd meeting in San Simeon, CA.
II.
FACILITATED WORK SESSION
The SAC lead by a facilitator, worked through its member
comments on the various action plans. On most
of the issues addressed
on July 31, 2003, the SAC resolved the issue
by reaching consensus. On several matters, it could not
reach consensus,
and resolved
the matter by a majority vote. Two items were
referred back to the working groups. Many items were
withdrawn
by a SAC
member
after
discussion, with no change proposed to an action
plan.
To view the SAC Recommended Actions on Proposed
Action Plans visit the SAC Action website at
http://montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/sacact.html or at the Joint Management Plan Review website
at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/jointplan/.
The meeting adjourned around 5 p.m.
Friday,
August 1st,
2003
(For Wednesday, July 30th,
click here)
(For
Thursday, July 31st, click here)
(For Friday, August 22nd, click here)
MONTEREY
BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
ADVISORY COUNCIL
DRAFT
July 30th-August 1st & August 22nd, 2003
UCSC Inn & Conference Center
Santa Cruz, CA
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) Advisory
Council met on Friday, August 1st, 2003 at the UCSC Inn & Conference
Center, California. Public categories and government agencies were
present as indicated:
| Agriculture:
Richard Nutter |
CA
State Parks: Dave Vincent |
| AMBAG:
Stephanie Harlan |
Conservation:
Vicki Nichols |
| At
Large: Ron Massengill |
Diving:
Frank Degnan |
| At
Large: Mike Laffen |
Education:
Pat Clark-Gray |
| At
Large: Deborah Streeter |
Fishing:
Thomas Canale |
| Business & Industry:
Dave Ebert |
Ports & Harbors:
Peter Grenell |
| CA
Coastal Commission: Charles Lester |
Recreation:
Dan Haifley |
| CA
Dept. of Fish and Game:Paul Reilly |
Research:
Chris Harrold |
| CA
EPA: VACANT |
Tourism:
Michael Bekker |
CA
Resources Agency: Melissa Miller-Henson
|
U.S.
Coast Guard: LT Deborah Darminio-ABSENT |
The following non-voting members were present as indicated:
Channel
Islands NMS: Chris Mobley-ABSENT
Gulf of the Farallones NMS: Ed Ueber-ABSENT
Cordell Bank NMS: Dan Howard-ABSENT
Elkhorn Slough NERR: Becky Christensen-ABSENT
Monterey Bay NMS: William J. Douros
Alternates
present in audience:
Meg Delano-Citizen At-Large
Ruth Vreeland-AMBAG
Brian Foss-Harbors
Dave Danbom-Fishing
Kaitilin Gaffney-Conservation
Phil Jenkins-CA State Parks
Harriet Mittledorf-Citizen At-Large
I.
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Bill Douros presented conservation
primary, Vicki Nichols, with
a plaque in recognition of her participation
with the Monterey
Bay Sanctuary Advisory Council.
II.
VISITOR CENTER FEASIBILITY STUDY PHASE
II REPORT PRESENTATION
Bill
Blake, AMS Planning & Research
consultant, gave a presentation
on the Visitor Center Phase
II Report.
III.
FACILITATED WORK SESSION ON ACTION
PLANS
The SAC lead by a facilitator,
worked through its member
comments on the
various action plans.
On most of the issues
addressed
on August 1, 2003, the
SAC resolved
the issue by reaching
consensus. Many items
were withdrawn
by a SAC member
after discussion, with
no change proposed to
an action plan.
To view the SAC Recommended
Actions on Proposed Action
Plans visit
the SAC Action website
at http://montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/sacact.html or at the Joint Management
Plan Review
website at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/jointplan/.
IV.
NEXT STEPS FOR JOINT MANAGEMENT PLAN
REVIEW
Sean Morton, Management
Plan Coordinator,
gave a brief
presentation regarding
the next steps for
the Joint Management
Plan
Review
process and the Monterey
Bay Sanctuary Advisory
Council.
V.
ACTION: SET August 22, 2003 AGENDA
The Advisory
Council set the
August 22,
2003 agenda
with the
following
five issues:
Wildlife Disturbance-Marine
Mammals, Seabirds
and Turtle Disturbance,
Operations and
Administration,
Water
Quality-Water
Quality
Protection Program
Implementation,
Water
Quality-Beach
Closures, Coastal
Development-Desalination.
The meeting adjourned
at 4:44 p.m.
MONTEREY
BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
ADVISORY COUNCIL
DRAFT
July 30th-August 1st & August 22nd, 2003
UCSC Inn & Conference Center
Santa Cruz, CA
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) Advisory
Council met on Friday, August 22nd, 2003 at the UCSC Inn & Conference
Center, California. Public categories and government agencies were
present as indicated:
| Agriculture:
Richard Nutter |
CA
State Parks: Phil Jenkins |
| AMBAG:
Stephanie Harlan |
Conservation:
Kaitilin Gaffney |
| At
Large: Ron Massengill |
Diving:
Berkley White |
| At
Large: Mike Laffen-ABSENT |
Education:
Pat Clark-Gray |
| At
Large: Deborah Streeter |
Fishing:
Thomas Canale |
| Business & Industry:
Dave Ebert-ABSENT |
Ports & Harbors:
Peter Grenell |
| CA
Coastal Commission: Tami Grove |
Recreation:
Dan Haifley |
| CA
Dept. of Fish and Game:Paul Reilly |
Research:
Chris Harrold |
| CA
EPA: VACANT |
Tourism:
Michael Bekker |
CA
Resources Agency: Brian Baird
|
U.S.
Coast Guard: LT Deborah Darminio |
The following non-voting members were present as indicated:
Channel
Islands NMS: Chris Mobley-ABSENT
Gulf of the Farallones NMS: Ed
Ueber-ABSENT
Cordell Bank NMS: DAN Howard-ABSENT
Elkhorn Slough NERR: Becky Christensen-ABSENT
Monterey Bay NMS: William J.
Douros
Alternates
present in audience:
Ruth Vreeland-AMBAG
Brian Foss-Harbors
I.
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL,
SWEAR IN OF NEW MEMBERS
Bill Douros, MBNMS Superintendent,
swore in Berkley White,
Diving alternate and LT Deborah
Darminio,
US Coast Guard representative.
II.
CONTINUATION OF SAC
FACILITATED
WORK SESSION
ON ACTION
PLANS
Bill Douros
gave a
brief recap
of the
July 30-August
1 Advisory
Council meeting.
The SAC lead
by a facilitator,
worked through
its member
comments
on the various
action plans.
On most of
the issues
addressed
on
August 22,
2003, the
SAC
resolved
the issue
by reaching
consensus.
On one particular
issue, it
could not
reach consensus,
and resolved
the matter
by a majority
vote. Many
items were
withdrawn
by
a SAC member
after discussion,
with
no change
proposed
to an
action plan.
To view the
SAC Recommended
Actions on
Proposed
Action Plans
visit
the SAC Action
website at
http://montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/sacact.html or at the
Joint Management
Plan Review
website at
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/jointplan/.
Meeting adjourned
at 1:00
pm
Submitted
by
Nicole Capps
Sanctuary Advisory Council Coordinator
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