SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WETLANDS RECOVERY PROJECT
BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING
AGENDA
November 7, 2013
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Metropolitan Water District
700 N. Alameda Street ~ Los Angeles, CA
Room 1-102
10:00
Welcome, Introductions and Announcements
John Laird, Chair
California Secretary for Natural Resources
Recommended Action:
Approve Meeting Minutes from April 26, 2012
10:20
WRP Overview
Greg Gauthier, WRP Co-Manager, Coastal Conservancy
10:30
2013 WRP Work Plan Update
Bruce Posthumus, Chair of the Wetlands Manager Group
Senior Engineer, Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego
The Board of Governors at its April 24, 2012 meeting directed the Wetland Managers Group to release a
Request for Proposals to update the WRP Work Plan.
Recommended Action:
Adopt the 2014 - 2015 WRP Work Plan
10:50
Funding the Work Plan Initiatives: In Lieu Fee Program Status Report
Sam Schuchat, Executive Officer, Coastal Conservancy
The Board of Governors at its April 24, 2012 meeting directed the Wetland Managers Group to develop an inlieu fee program for the WRP.
Recommended Action:
Adopt a Resolution of the Board of Governors to coordinate with existing in-lieu fee
programs within the Wetlands Recovery Project geographic region.
11:15
WRP Regional Strategy Update
Greg Gauthier, WRP Co-Manager, Coastal Conservancy
11:30
Wetlands Recovery Project Coordination with Statewide Programs
California Aquatic Resources Status and Trends Monitoring
Wetlands Program Plan 2014 Update
State Wildlife Action Plan
Recommended Action:
Direct the Wetland Managers Group to represent the Wetlands Recovery Project on these
statewide initiatives.
12:00
Southern California Historical Ecology Projects
Coastal Wetland Change Analysis Project, North San Diego County Lagoons and Tijuana River Valley
Historical Ecology Projects
Robin Grossinger, Senior Scientist, San Francisco Estuary Institute
12:30
New WRP Web Site
Ariadne Reynolds, California Sea Grant Fellow, Coastal Conservancy
12:40
Public Comment (Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes.)
1:00
Adjourn