Proposed Agenda

Washington Forum on Monitoring Salmon Recovery and Watershed Health

Regular Meeting

July 16, 2008

Legislative Building (Columbia Room) 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 July 8, 2008 at 360/902-3000 or TDD 360/902-1996.

9:00 am	Item #	1	Call to Order Introduction of new Monitoring Forum Coordinator (RCO) Review and Approval of Agenda Correspondence sent or received	Chair
9:15	Item #	2	Approval of May Minutes	Chair
9:20	Item #	3	Review and Discuss Forum’s Role and Operational Structure Update on actions since last Forum meeting (30 min) Discussions with agency directors Minimizing duplication within Puget Sound, Columbia R, and Coastal Washington Refocus of Forum Staff Group Forum Staff Group Report (40 min) Presentation and Forum discussion/questions Overview of key (strategic) questions and status of information to address them Discussion: Priorities	Chair Chair                  Staff
10:30			Break
10:45			Item #3, Continued Regional Organization Perspectives Presentation and Forum discussion/questions Role in monitoring and adaptive management for salmon recovery Needs and funding Discussion	Council of Regions
12:00			Lunch on your own
1:00 pm	Item#	4	Agency Monitoring Budget Requests for the 2009-2011 Biennium Presentation: budget requests submitted to RCO Description, cost, relationship to Comprehensive Monitoring Strategy and key questions Current monitoring vs proposed new monitoring Gaps, overlaps, and integration	Staff
2:15			Break
2:30			Item #4, Continued Next Steps Proposed criteria for evaluating budget proposals Proposed process for evaluating budget proposals Action:  Consider criteria and process for evaluating budget proposals	Staff
4:00			ADJOURN Next Meeting: September 3, 2008	Chair