South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group, Draft Meeting Agenda
August 3, 2009

(revised August 2, 2009)

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Monday, August 3, 2009
9:00 a.m.
Holiday Inn*
850 Palomar Airport Road
Carlsbad, CA 92008

* 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 (TTY) or 800.735.2922 (voice) or contact the California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative at 916.654.1885.

Public Participation: Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in person or may view and listen to the meeting via simultaneous webcasting on the Internet. Video and audio archives of the meeting may be accessed via the Internet approximately two days after the meeting. Please visit the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) website at www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp for more information. Public Comment: The public is invited to provide general comment on subjects related to the work of the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group (SCRSG) at approximately 3:30 p.m. Speaker cards are requested and may be found at the entrance to the room. Time allotted for public comment is determined by the number of requests and can range from one to three minutes per comment; submitting written comments that can be easily summarized in one to two minutes is encouraged. Note that the public comment period is for comments specific to the SCRSG; comments related to the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force, science advisory team, or other MLPA Initiative activities should be directed to those bodies or MLPA staff. Meeting materials will not be provided at the meeting but will be posted to this page as soon as they are available.

Meeting Objectives

• Receive and discuss MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team (SAT), California Department of Fish and Game, California Department of Parks and Recreation, staff goal 3 evaluations and MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force review of Round 2 marine protected area (MPA) proposals.
• Receive presentation on key themes and suggestions from MLPA South Coast Open Houses
• Discuss key geographies and Round 2 evaluation results across draft and revised MPA proposals to inform Round 3 MPA proposal development
• Receive direction on moving forward with Round 3 MPA proposals and work group process

Meeting Agenda – Monday, August 3, 2009

Note: The SCRSG will break for lunch at approximately 11:30 a.m. and public comment will be taken at approximately 3:30 pm.

Arrival, Refreshments and Greetings

Welcome, Introductions and Review of the Agenda

I. Updates

1. Master Plan Science Advisory Team
2. MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force
3. Public Outreach and Education
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT C.1: Summary of Key Themes from Public Comments Received at Open Houses for the South Coast Project through July 20, 2009 (July 29, 2009) – Handout
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT C.2: Public Comments Received at South Coast Public Open Houses through July 20, 2009 (distributed electronically)
4. SCRSG Update on Interim Discussions
   Bruce Steele and Phyllis Grifman, SCRSG members
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT D.1: Key Outcomes Memorandum from May 21, 2009 SCRSG Meeting (June 2, 2009)

II. Developing Draft MPA Proposals for Round 3

5. BRTF Guidance and I-Team Direction for Round 3
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT E.1: Staff Memo Regarding Process Guidelines for Developing Round 3 Marine Protected Area Proposals (July 31, 2009) - Handout
6. Presentation of Draft MPA Proposals of the Regional Stakeholder Group (SCRSG) and Revised MPA Proposals Developed External to the SCRSG Process
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.1: Overview of Round 2 Draft and Revised MPA Proposals PPT (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover for the July 28-29, 2009 BRTF meeting)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.2: Round 2 Comparison of Existing MPAs (Proposal 0), Draft SCRSG MPA Proposals, and Revised External MPA Proposals by Designation Type and Level of Protection (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.3: Side by side maps and regulations (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover for the July 28-29, 2009 BRTF meeting)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.4: Draft MPA Proposal Topaz: Overview Map, Staff Summary, Description of MPAs and Consideration of Existing MPAs (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover for the July 28-29, 2009 BRTF meeting)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.5: Draft MPA Proposal Opal: Overview Map, Staff Summary, Description of MPAs and Consideration of Existing MPAs (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover for the July 28-29, 2009 BRTF meeting)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.6: Draft MPA Proposal Lapis 1: Overview Map, Staff Summary, Description of MPAs and Consideration of Existing MPAs (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover for the July 28-29, 2009 BRTF meeting)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.7: Draft MPA Proposal Lapis 2: Overview Map, Staff Summary, Description of MPAs and Consideration of Existing MPAs (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover for the July 28-29, 2009 BRTF meeting)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.8: Revised External MPA Proposal A : Overview Map, Staff Summary, Narrative Description, Description of MPAs and Consideration of Existing MPAs (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.9: Revised External MPA Proposal B : Overview Map, Staff Summary, Narrative Description, Description of MPAs and Consideration of Existing MPAs (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.10: Draft MPA Proposal Lapis 1: Habitat Calculations (June 10, 2009)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.11: Draft MPA Proposal Lapis 2: Habitat Calculations (June 10, 2009)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.12: Draft MPA Proposal Opal: Habitat Calculations (June 10, 2009)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.13: Draft MPA Proposal Topaz: Habitat Calculations (June 10, 2009)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.14: Existing MPA Proposal 0: Habitat Calculations (June 16, 2009)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.15: Revised External MPA Proposal A: Habitat Calculations (June 10, 2009)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT F.16: Revised External MPA Proposal B: Habitat Calculations (June 10, 2009)
7. Summary of Draft Proposals: Key Evaluations and Geographies
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT G.1: Key Aspects of Round 2 Marine Protected Area Proposals for Consideration in Round 3 PPT - Handout Placeholder

III. Summary of Evaluations of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Proposals and Revised External MPA Proposals

8. Overview and Panel Discussion of SAT Methods and Analyses of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Proposals, and Revised External MPA Proposals
   Dr. Sarah Kruse, Commercial and Recreational Fishing
   Dr. Will White, Bioeconomic Modeling
   Members of the MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team:
   Dr. Larry Allen, Co-chair
   Dr. Pete Raimondi, Habitat Representation and Replication
   Dr. Eric Bjorkstedt, MPA Size and Spacing
   Dr. Susan Chivers, Marine Birds and Mammals
   Mr. Dominic Gregorio, Water Quality
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.1: Summary of SAT Evaluations of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Proposals and Revised External MPA Proposals PPT- Handout
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.2: Habitat Representation and Habitat Replication Evaluations of Round 2 MPA Proposals for the South Coast Study Region PPT (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.3: Habitat Representation and Replication and MPA Size and Spacing (Revised July 22, 2009)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.4: MPA Size and Spacing Evaluation Results of the Round 2 Draft MPA Proposals for the MLPA South Coast Study Region PPT (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.5: Spatial Bioeconomic Model Evaluations of Round 2 MPA Proposals PPT (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.6: Bioeconomic Model Evaluations of Second Round Marine Protected Area Proposals for South Coast Study Region- Revised July 13, 2009
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.7: Marine Birds and Marine Mammals Evaluations for Round 2 MPA Proposals in the MLPA South Coast Study Region PPT (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.8: Evaluation of Benefits to Marine Birds from Proposed MPAs and Special Closures in the South Coast Study Region (Revised June 12, 2009)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.9: Evaluation of Benefits to Marine Mammals from Proposed MPAs in the MLPA South Coast Study Region (Revised June 17, 2009)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.10: Summary of Potential Impacts of the May 2009 (Round 2) South Coast MPA Proposals on Commercial and Recreational Fisheries PPT (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.11: Summary of Potential Impacts of Round 2 MPA Proposals on Commercial and Recreational Fisheries and in the Channel Islands in the South Coast Study Region (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.12: SAT Evaluation of Round 2 Draft and Revised MPA Proposals: Water and Sediment Quality PPT (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.13: SAT Evaluation of Round 2 Draft and Revised MPA Proposals: Water and Sediment Quality (Revised July 16, 2009)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT H.14: California MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team Draft Recommendations for Evaluating Water and Sediment Quality along the Palos Verdes Shelf (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
9. Goal 3 Analysis of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Proposals, and Revised External MPA Proposals
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT I.1: MLPA Goal 3 Evaluation of Draft SCRSG MPA Proposals and Revised External MPA Proposals PPT (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
   BRIEFING DOCUMENT I.2: Evaluation of Existing MPAs, SCRSG Draft MPA Proposals and Revised External MPA Proposals Relative to MLPA Goal 3 (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
10. California Department of Fish and Game Feasibility Analysis of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Proposals, and Revised External MPA Proposals
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT J.1: California Department of Fish and Game Overview of Feasibility Analysis of Draft MPA Arrays and Revised External MPA Proposals for the South Coast Study Region (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT J.2: California Department of Fish and Game Feasibility Analysis of Draft MPA Proposals and Revised External Proposals for the South Coast Study Region PPT - Handout
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT J.3: California Department of Fish and Game Feasibility Analysis of Draft MPA Arrays and Revised External MPA Proposals for the South Coast Study Region - Handout
11. California Department of Parks and Recreation Analysis of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Proposals, and Revised External MPA Proposals
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT K.1: Summary of Parks and Recreation Analysis of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Proposals and Revised External MPA Proposals PPT (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)
    BRIEFING DOCUMENT K.2: California Department of Parks and Recreation Analysis of Proposal 0, Draft MPA Arrays and Revised External Proposals (sent to SCRSG members under separate cover)

IV. Next Steps and Preparation for Round 3

12. Guidance for SCRSG Evening Work Sessions
13. Wrap up and Next Steps

Adjourn

SCRSG Work Session