PROPOSED

Salmon Recovery Funding Board Meeting Agenda

December 11-12, 2008

Room 172, Natural Resources Building, Olympia, WA 98504

Times: Opening sessions will begin as shown; all other times are approximate.

Special Accommodations: If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify us by December 4, 2008 at 360/902-3086 or TDD 360/902-1996.

Public Comment: If you wish to comment at the meeting, please fill out a comment card and provide it to staff. Please be sure to note on the card which topic you will address. The Chair will call on you during the discussion of that topic. You also may submit written comments to the Board by mailing them to the RCO, attn: Rebecca Connolly, Board Liaison at the address above or at rebecca.connolly@rco.wa.gov.

Thursday, December 11, 2008
9:00 a.m.	Item #	1	Call to Order Opening and Welcome Determination of Quorum · Review and Approval of Agenda	Chair
	Item #	2	Approval of October 2008 Meeting Minutes	Chair
9:15 a.m.	Item #	3	Management Status Report a. Director’s Report b. RCO Work Plan Update c. Project Conference (April 15-16, 2009) d. Updates on Budget and Available Funds	Kaleen Cottingham
9:30 a.m.	Item #	4	Council of Regions Report Presentation, Board Discussion, Public Comment	Steve Martin
9:50 a.m.	Item #	5	Lead Entity Advisory Group Report Presentation, Board Discussion, Public Comment	Richard Brocksmith
10:10 a.m.	Item #	6	Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office (GSRO) Report Presentation, Board Discussion, Public Comment	Chris Drivdahl
10:30 a.m.	Item #	7	Grant Approval: Skagit Watershed Council 2007 PSAR Funds Presentation, Board Discussion, Public Comment · Action: Funding Decision	Marc Duboiski
10:45 a.m.			BREAK
11:00 a.m.	Item #	8	2008 Grant Round Report - Introduction Introduction The 2008 Process	Brian Abbott
11:15 a.m.	Item #	9	2008 Grant Round Report – Review Panel · Projects of Concern · Noteworthy Projects	Steve Leider Review Panel Members
12:00 p.m.			LUNCH
12:45 a.m.	Item #	10	2008 Grant Round – Staff Report · Funding Recommendation	Brian Abbott
1:30 p.m.			Comment Period – Regional Areas Coastal Region – 15 minutes Middle Columbia – 15 minutes Northeast – 15 minutes Lower Columbia – 15 minutes	Region Representatives
2:30 p.m.			BREAK
2:45 p.m.			Resume Comment Period – Regional Areas Snake – 15 minutes Upper Columbia – 15 minutes Hood Canal – 15 minutes Puget Sound – 15 minutes
3:45 p.m.			BREAK
4:00 p.m.			Public Comment on 2008 Grant Round Up to 3 minutes per person making comments
4:30 p.m.			2008 Grant Round – Decisions · Action: Funding Decisions	Chair
5:30 p.m.			ADJOURN
Friday, December 12, 2008
9:00 a.m.			RECONVENE MEETING	Chair
9:10 a.m.	Item #	11	Allocation Task Force Update and Draft Recommendation Presentation, Board Discussion, Public Comment	David Troutt Megan Duffy
9:50 a.m.	Item #	12	2009 Work Plan Presentation, Board Discussion, Public Comment	Rebecca Connolly
10:00 a.m.	Item #	13	Service Recognition, Tim Smith · Action: Consider Resolution #2008-011	Chair
10:15 a.m.			BREAK
10:30 a.m.	Item #	14	Policy Discussion: Process and Criteria to Implement RCW 77.85.130(7)  (Transferring Land Acquired with a SRFB Grant to a Federal Agency) Presentation, Board Discussion, Public Comment		Megan Duffy
11:00 a.m.	Item #	15	Regional Area Presentation: Snake River Region Presentation, Board Discussion, Public Comment	Steve Martin
11:45 a.m.	Item #	16	Nearshore Science Presentation, Board Discussion, Public Comment		Charles “Si“ Simenstadt Curtis Tanner Hugh Shipman
12:45 p.m.			ADJOURN MEETING        Next Regular Board Meeting:  February 12-13, 2009, Olympia, WA