Proposed Agenda

Washington Forum on Monitoring Salmon Recovery and Watershed Health

Regular Meeting

May 14, 2008

NRB Room 172, 1111 Washington Street SE, Olympia, Washington

Note: Opening sessions will commence as shown; all other times are approximate. If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify us by May 7, 2008 at 360/902-3000 or TDD 360/902-1996.

9:00 am	Item#	1	Call to Order Introductions Review and Approval of Agenda Correspondence sent or received	Chair
9:15	Item#	2	Approval of December and February Minutes Action: Approval of minutes by motion	Chair
9:20	Item#	3	Review and Discussion of Forum’s Role and Operational Structure:  How Do We Focus Collective Energy on Key Responsibilities? Reviewing our key mission – where are we? Making recommendations on biennial report of monitoring results (State of Salmon report) Making recommendations to OFM and Legislature on agency budget requests regarding monitoring Roundtable discussion What is your vision for the Forum? What are your priorities for the Forum? What are the key decisions to make in the coming year and the next biennium? What should our organizational structure be? Executive steering committee? Staff work teams to bring decisions back to the Forum? Other? Key Forum objectives for this and next biennium	Chair Staff Each Member All
12:00			Lunch on your own
1:00 pm	Item#	4	Review and Discussion of Agency Monitoring Budget Requests for the 2009-2011 Biennium Background – OFM and RCO instructions Roundtable – preliminary discussion of funding for: Existing and pending agency monitoring efforts New agency monitoring proposals Next steps	Chair Staff Each Member
2:45	Item#	5	2008 Forum Meeting Schedule Revisions to the dates to address budget deadlines, conflicts, and changed direction to the Forum
2:55	Item#	6	Recognition of Bruce Crawford
3:00			ADJOURN Next Meeting: July 16, 2008	Chair