Agency on Bay Management 4000 Gateway Centre Blvd. #100 Pinellas Park, FL 33782 Phone (727) 570-5151 X 32 FAX (727) 570-5118 http://www.tbrpc.org/abm MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Agency on Bay Management’s Natural Resources/Environmental Impact Review and Habitat Restoration Committees Agency Members, Interested Parties (Via e-mail) FROM: Bob Kersteen, Chair SUBJECT: March 8, 2012 Joint Meeting of the Agency’s Natural Resources/ Environmental Impact Review and Habitat Restoration Committees DATE: February 27, 2012 The Agency on Bay Management’s Habitat Restoration Committee will meet on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in the offices of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, 4000 Gateway Centre Blvd., Suite 100, Pinellas Park. The topics for the March 8th meeting include: - Approval of December 8, 2011 Summary of the Habitat Restoration Committee Meeting Update on SWFWMD SWIM Projects and Plans Tampa Bay Habitat Restoration Partnership City of Safety Harbor’s Mullet Creek Restoration Project Other Items Enclosed are the following items for your information or review: • • • • • Agenda for the March 8th meeting (see second page) (Notice) Summary of the December 8th Habitat Restoration Committee meeting (Summary) ABM 2012 Committee List (CommitteeList) Future of the Region Awards Luncheon Invitation TBRPC 50th Anniversary Celebration Invitation I look forward to seeing you on March 8th. Please call Suzanne Cooper at 727-570-5151 x 32 if you have any questions. Agency on Bay Management 4000 Gateway Centre Blvd. #100 Pinellas Park, FL 33782 Phone (727) 570-5151 X 32 FAX (727) 570-5118 http://www.tbrpc.org/abm MEETING AGENDA March 8, 2012 9:00 am - Noon JOINT MEETING OF THE AGENCY ON BAY MANAGEMENT’S NATURAL RESOURCES/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW AND HABITAT RESTORATION COMMITTEE Tom Ash, Natural Resources/Environ. Impact Review Committee Chair Peter Clark, Habitat Restoration Committee Chair Agenda Item #1 CALL TO ORDER / WELCOME Agenda Item #2 APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 8, 2011 SUMMARY OF THE HABITAT RESTORATION COMMITTEE MEETING Agenda Item #3 ANNOUNCEMENTS Agenda Item #4 UPDATE ON SWFWMD SWIM PROJECTS AND PLANS Ms. Jennette Seachrist, SWIM Program Manager, will provide an update on the projects and plans of the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Surface Water Improvement and Management program. Agenda Item #5 TAMPA BAY HABITAT RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP Ms. Lindsay Cross, Tampa Bay Estuary Program Environmental Scientist, will describe the rationale for the partnership, its objectives, and the progress made toward developing the conceptual approach for habitat assessment. Agenda Item #6 CITY OF SAFETY HARBOR’S MULLET CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT Ms. Anamari Mena, City of Safety Harbor Community Planner, will present the project underway to restore this tidal creek off Old Tampa Bay and to provide public access. Agenda Item #7 OTHER ITEMS Agenda Item #8 ADJOURN If you are a person with a disability who needs any accom m odation in order to participate in this m eeting, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Tam pa Bay Regional Planning Council at (727) 570-5151 Ext.10 at least three working days before the m eeting.