Steering Committee Meeting - April 16, 2014
Steering Committee Agenda
April 16, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Portland, ME
Call Information
Teleconference Number: 866-762-5634
Participant Passcode: 5866227 #
Overall Goals of Meeting: Consensus on: vice chair, executive committee, new members; priorities for and balance between science development and science delivery; advancing LCC communications; continued involvement in SWAP updates; supporting landscape conservation design; and achieving LCC coastal priorities through Hurricane Sandy resiliency projects.
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Discussion Leader Handouts and Presentations |
Time |
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BREAKFAST (provided) |
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7:00 a.m. |
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1. Welcome and introductions. Review agenda, approve minutes from the last meeting (November 2013) |
Jim Connolly (ME), Ken Elowe (FWS) |
8:00 a.m. |
| 2. Action items for last Steering Committee meeting and actions taken |
Andrew Milliken (LCC) Handout 4 – Action items status |
8:20 a.m. |
| 3. Selection of vice-chair, discussion of Executive Committee and consideration of new members. Expected Meeting Outcome: Consensus on new vice chair, Executive Committee and new members. |
Ken Elowe, all Handout 5 - LCC Governance and Structure Handout 6 - Letter for consideration of Membership from New England Wild Flower Society |
8:30 a.m. |
| 4. National Updates including purpose and status of LCC Council, FY14 allocation process and budget outlook for FY15. Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding how LCC can relate to Council, how budgets are allocated and future budget outlook. |
Elsa Haubold (National Coordinator - FWS) |
8:45 a.m. |
| 5. State of the LCC. Review of progress on goals and objectives of LCC, next steps for the coming year and budget review. Expected Meeting Outcome: Consensus on next steps for LCC partnership and staff. |
Andrew Milliken, LCC Staff, all Handout 8 – 2013 LCC Annual Report Presentation: State of the LCC |
9:00 a.m. |
| BREAK | 9:45 a.m. |
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| 6. Review and discussion of budgets and progress for ongoing science projects. Expected Meeting Outcome: Review of LCC 2014 science needs process and progress on ongoing projects; consensus and guidance for technical committee on next steps. |
Scot Williamson (WMI), Scott Schwenk (LCC) Handout 11 – Project Budget summary; Handout 12 – 2014 science needs process |
10:00 a.m. |
| 7. Recommendations on funding projects for Science Delivery and Demonstration Projects. Expected Meeting Outcome: Consensus on funding projects for Science Delivery and Demonstration Projects. |
Steve Fuller (LCC), Delivery Team members, all Handout 14 – Science Delivery recommendations Handout 15 - Science Delivery Proposal Summaries |
11:00 a.m. |
| LUNCH (provided) | 11:45 a.m. | |
| 8. LCC national and regional communications. Expected Meeting Outcome: Review of communications opportunities and consensus on priorities and next steps. |
David Eisenhauer (FWS), all Handout 16 – North Atlantic LCC Communications Framework LCC Winter 2014 Newsletter |
12:30 p.m. |
| 9. Updates on progress of LCC in providing regional information for State Wildlife Action Plan Updates and next steps. Expected Meeting Outcome: Consensus on continued role of LCC in SWAP Updates. |
Steve Fuller, Lori Pelech (LCC), John Kanter (NH F&G), all Handout 17 – Summary of Northeast Regional Conservation Synthesis and Next Steps Presentation: Northeast Regional Conservation Synthesis |
12:45 p.m. |
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10. Landscape Conservation Design and the role of the LCC in supporting regional and landscape-scale conservation design, including pilot design effort in the Connecticut River Watershed. Expected Meeting Outcome: Discussion on how regional and landscape scale conservation design efforts fit together, next steps and how we can best learn from and build on them.
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Ken Elowe, Andrew Milliken, Scott Schwenk, Steve Fuller Handout 18 – Fact Sheet on Connecticut River Pilot for Landscape Conservation Design Handout 19 -- Description of multiple scales of Conservation Design in the LCC Presentation: Landscape Conservation Design at Multiple Spatial Scales in the LCC |
1:15 p.m. |
| BREAK | 2:00 p.m. |
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| 11. Discussion and consensus on supporting funding for science needs and science delivery. Expected Meeting Outcome: Consensus on support for LCC needs and guidance for technical and science delivery committees. | Ken Elowe, all | 2:15 p.m. |
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12. Department of the Interior Hurricane Sandy Resiliency Funding. Expected Meeting Outcome: Update on Hurricane Sandy Resiliency funding, including LCC-facilitated projects and opportunities for enhanced collaboration. |
Rick Bennett (FWS), Amanda Babson (NPS), Pete Murdoch (USGS), Mike Rasser (BOEM), Andrew Milliken |
2:30 p.m. |
| 13. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study. Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding how the study can support LCC needs. |
Michelle Haynes (Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Handout 21 - Summary of North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study
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2:50 p.m. |
| 14. Update from the Northeast Climate Science Center. Expected Meeting Outcome: Discussion of ongoing collaboration with Northeast Climate Science Center. |
Mary Ratnaswamy (USGS) and Curt Griffin (UMass) Handout 22 - Summary of Northeast Climate Science Center projects |
3:10 p.m. |
| 15. USDA Northeast Climate Hub. Expected Meeting Outcome: Understanding of purpose and opportunities for collaboration with new USDA Northeast Climate Hub. |
David Hollinger, U.S. Forest Service |
3:30 p.m. |
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16. Other Business Next Call/Meeting |
Ken Elowe
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3:45 p.m. |
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ADJOURN |
4:00 p.m. |
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