Ahhh... another meeting. TOMORROW!!! Jan.22

[rojodiablo]

California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Announcement

Who: MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force


What: Fourth meeting and draft agenda (see below)

When: January 22 at 10:00 a.m.

Where: Via teleconference and webinar. Members of the public may also join MLPA staff in Sacramento or Los Alamitos for the teleconference. See below for more details regarding public locations and toll-free calling information.



California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
Blue Ribbon Task Force
Draft Meeting Agenda
Revised January 12, 2009


Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
via teleconference
Toll free phone number: 800.697.5978
Pass code: 7523194
Presentations via GoToWebinar. Reserve your Webinar seat now at
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/573854808
(Requires Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista or Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or newer)


For onsite teleconference and webinar access:

Resources Building *
1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1311
Sacramento, CA 95814
California Department of Fish and Game *

4665 Lampson Avenue, Suite C

Los Alamitos, CA 90720






Members of the public are invited to participate in the meeting using the toll-free phone number and to watch presentations via the Internet, or may use the MLPA offices listed above.


Public Participation: The public will be invited by the chair to offer comments on agenda action items. General comments on the work of the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force, not directed to specific agenda items, will be taken at approximately 12:30 p.m. Note that the general comment period is for public comment specific to the task force; comments related to the regional stakeholder group, science team or other MLPA Initiative activities should be directed to those bodies or MLPA staff.



Meeting Objectives
§ Receive science presentations regarding (1) oceanographic features, (2) water quality and (3) marine birds and mammals in the MLPA South Coast Study Region

§ Receive and discuss report regarding implementing lessons learned recommendations

§ Discuss effort to develop federal and state coordination recommendations

§ Receive and discuss list of MLPA Initiative contractors and their scopes of work

§ Discuss and potentially approve staff recommendation regarding military operations

§ Receive update on the revised draft regional profile

§ Receive updates on the MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team (SAT), MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group (SCRSG), and MLPA Statewide Interests Group (SIG)

§ Receive 2008-20010 budget update





Meeting Agenda
Note: Public comment will be taken at approximately 12:30 p.m.

Welcome, Introductions and Review of Agenda

I. Science Presentations

A. Oceanographic Features in the South Coast Study Region

John Largier, MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team

B. Water Quality in the South Coast Study Region

Dominic Gregorio, MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team

C. Marine Birds and Marine Mammals in the South Coast Study Region

Dan Robinette and Susan Chivers, MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team

II. Lessons Learned Project
D. Status of Implementing Recommendations
III. Policy Direction for the MLPA South Coast Study Region
E. Military Use Areas in the MLPA South Coast Study Region
IV. MLPA Initiative Process Updates
F. Developing Recommendations for Improving MPA Management Coordination with Federal Agencies

G. Public Outreach and Education Activities

H. Master Plan Science Advisory Team

I. South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group

J. Statewide Interests Group

K. Regional Profile for the South Coast Study Region

V. MLPA Initiative Operations
L. Staffing
M. Updated 2008-10 MLPA Initiative Budget
N. Contractors
Adjourn

* This facility is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, please contact California Relay Service (at least two days prior to the meeting) at 800.735.2929 (TT) or 800.735.2922 (voice) and ask them to contact the California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative at 916.653.5656.



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[rojodiablo]

Kelsea is going. And you, you sorry bastards, you should be there too. This is a general meeting with the Blue Ribbon Task Force. They are deciding you fate in the end. If you can, tomorrow would be a very good meeting to go to. If you want to carpool, you know where to find me. If you have questions about what will be discussed, you know where to find me. A little pain tomorrow may divert a lot more pain a year from now. 'Cause once this is over with, you know where to find me. Hanging by a rope if this goes down badly.

[mnguy]

I'm signed up for the webinar. Currently sick as a dog but hoping to get better for next week's meeting.

[rojodiablo]

All the fun it promised to be. I was glad so many divers showed up!! There was me, and........



At least Kelsea tried to go, but got called into work. Anywho, today was the kind of meeting you should have been there for. Only 5 people total in the room where I was. There were only 13 total at the room in Sacremento. All the mandatory BRTF people, a couple Science advisors, a couple MLPA communications/ outreah/ directors, and the majority of the outside people were guess who.... Anyway, I got to make a great many points to the SAT advisor there in Lakewood today, and he was a great audience. When it came to science reasoning, he understood exactly what I was saying. He took notes:D and that's good! The outreach coordinator was really cool, he asked a lot of questions, and we got a lot of ideas put forth. Later in the day, the rep from Heal the Bay used my same argument, after I had spoken with the SAT advisor and MLPA coordinator. It caught them off guard to see that I had brought the issue even before the Heal the Bay rep could. After all, he has has 20+ years, and over $8 BILLION dollars to his credit. (He had to tell us, so we would know his credentials...) but I beat him to the punch!

Your input at these meetings is critical. There is no other way to state it. We, as divers, had ONE person speak up for us today. Had we gotten 5 divers there?? We would have been the MAJORITY! Do you understand yet what is going to happen?? Do you at all realize we have an opportunity to really make good arguments and protect ourselves? You brag about how you know so much more than the average schlub about the ocean, because you see it every time you go fishing the way you do. Today, you had a very captive audience to PROVE IT. Some of the most important ideas shared do not come out in the public speaking moments. Don't feel bad. Only one guy showed up to speak up for fishing rights today.


Screw that. Feel bad. You deserve it.:mad:

[rojodiablo]

I'm signed up for the webinar. Currently sick as a dog but hoping to get better for next week's meeting.

Any little bit helps!

[Tino Bernazzani]

Thanks for all your efforts Paul.
Its so easy to turn tail and walk out of those meetings when you do not see other familiar faces, and I commend you for putting up with the stress.

I know we can inspire divers to show up to these meetings.
Just hope its not too late when everyone decides its time to make a stand...:confused:

Keep up with the posts Paul, hopefully your efforts will inspire others.:thumps:
Maybe we need to put some of these posts in the general CA section, as it seems they get little traffic here.

[rojodiablo]

Thanks for all your efforts Paul.
Its so easy to turn tail and walk out of those meetings when you do not see other familiar faces, and I commend you for putting up with the stress.

I know we can inspire divers to show up to these meetings.
Just hope its not too late when everyone decides its time to make a stand...:confused:

Keep up with the posts Paul, hopefully your efforts will inspire others.:thumps:
Maybe we need to put some of these posts in the general CA section, as it seems they get little traffic here.

You know, that was what I was thinking, too. I am pumping a link in there, with my bitching at fishermen on Bloodydecks . :stupid: