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Meeting of the DELTA VISION BLUE RIBBON TASK FORCE
Thursday, August 21 and Friday, August 22, 2008
Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza
Balboa/Calaveras Room
300 J Street, Sacramento CA
DAY 1: Thursday, August 21, 2008 (10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) [Webcast Link]
10:00 a.m.
- Introductions and Opening Remarks
10:05 a.m.
- Overview of Meeting; (a) Context; (b) Administrative Matters; (c) Provide Responses from Other Efforts (BDCP, ERP, DRMS, etc.); (d) Identify Possible Action Items
Presentation #1: BRTF Opening Presentation
Attachment 1: Articulation of Delta and Suisun Initiatives Timeline
Attachment 2: Glossary of Delta and Suisun Initiatives
Attachment 3: BDCP Status Brochure
Attachment 4: DWR’s Response Regarding DRMS Work
Attachment 5: DFG’s Response Concerning Current Implementation of the CALFED ERP
Attachment 6: SWRCB’s Response Regarding the Water Boards’ Strategic Workplan for the Bay-Delta
Attachment 7: Revised Articulation of Delta and Suisun Initiatives Timeline
Attachment 8: Revised Glossary of Delta and Suisun Intiatives
Attachment 9: Ecosystem Restoration Program Conservation Strategy for Stage 2 Implementation for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh and Bay Planning Area (ERP Conservation Strategy)
10:20 a.m.
- Legal and Legislative Update
Attachment 1: Summary of California Supreme Court’s Ruling Regarding the California Endangered Species Act in Environmental Protection Information Center et al v. California Department of Forestry et al.
Attachment 2: Summary of California Supreme Court’s Decision in Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association v. Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
10:45 a.m.
- Panel: Levees Policy Recommendation
Presentation #1: Dr. Robert Twiss' Presentation
Presentation #2: Will Betchert's Presentation
Presentation #3: Gilbert Cosio's Presentation
Attachment 1: Delta Levees – Types, Uses, and Policy Options
Attachment 2: Delta Levee Classifications Table
Attachment 3: Levees Strategy
12:00 LUNCH
1:00 p.m.
- Third Staff Draft Strategic Plan
Presentation #1: Strategic Plan Draft #3
Attachment 1: Third Staff Draft Strategic Plan
Attachment 2: 8-5-08 Memo from Cliff Dahm Regarding Proposed Science Programs for the Delta Vision Strategic Plan
Attachment 3: 7-31-08 Memo from Jeffrey Mount and Judy Meyer Regarding Organization of Science for the Delta
Attachment 4: 8-1-08 Memo from Mike Healey Regarding Proposed Structure and Function of a California Delta Center for Science in Public Policy
Attachment 5: Comment Matrix
3:00 p.m. BREAK
3:15 p.m.
- Panel: What do Integration of Water and Ecosystems and “Wet Period” Diversions Mean for the Delta and Elsewhere in California?
Presentation #1: What do Integration of Water and Ecosystems and “Wet Period” Diversions Mean for the Delta and Elsewhere in California?
4:30 p.m.
- Public Comment
5:30 p.m. ADJOURN
DAY 2: Friday, August 22, 2008 (8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) [Webcast Link]
8:30 a.m.
- Opening Remarks
8:35 a.m.
- Meeting Day Overview
8:40 a.m.
- Task Force Discussion of Third Staff Draft Strategic Plan – Organized by Section
10:45 a.m. BREAK
11:00 a.m.
- Continuation of Task Force Discussion of Third Staff Draft Strategic Plan – General; Identifying Questions, Tentative Tasks for Staff and Requests to Others
12:15 p.m. LUNCH
1:00 p.m.
- Task Force Discussion of (a) Third Staff Draft Strategic Plan and Direction to Staff; (b) Letters and Requests from the Task Force; (c) Status Check Regarding Sea Level Rise Request to Governor (Action Items)
(Action Items)
Attachment 1: Action Items
2:45 p.m. BREAK
3:00 p.m.
- Public Comment
4:00 p.m. ADJOURN
Other Materials Included in Meeting Binder:
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