Arizona Invasive Species Advisory Council

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Arizona Invasive Species Advisory Council

• Meeting Structure Operation

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Council Structure

• 21 official Council members
• 1 designee per member
• New council new members
• Permanent body
• Representation now includes Dept. of Health
  Services, and Native American community

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Council Structure contd

• many interested parties and stakeholders
• identify subject matter experts and advisors
• Voting authority rests with Council members

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Council Structure
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Council Structure contd

• training requirements ethics open meeting law
  training
• completed within the first 6 months of
  appointment
• next training opportunity October 2007

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Council Operation

• Public meetings
• Meet monthly until June 2008
• First Tuesday of each month
• After June 2008, Council may choose to change
  meeting frequency
• Meeting materials posted on website
  http//azgovernor.gov/ais/

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Potential Meeting Dates

• 2007
• Aug. 7
• Sept. 6
• Oct. 2
• Nov. 6
• Dec. 4
• 2008
• Jan. 8
• Feb. 5
• Mar. 4
• Apr. 1
• May 6
• Jun. 3

• First Tuesday of each month
• Exceptions ( Sept. Jan.)
• 3-4 hours

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2007-08 AISAC

• Primary task is to develop and write statewide
  management plan
• Final Product June 30, 2008
• 5 strategic concepts
• Leadership Coordination
• Research Information Management
• Anticipation Outreach
• Control and Management

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Break year into 4 quarters
Public Input
Public Input
Public Input
Public Input
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Working Groups

• formed to address the first 4 strategic concepts
• ad hoc participation from experts and folks
  serving in an advisory role
• report progress made to the Council at monthly
  council meetings,
• Council will vote as a whole and adopt
  recommendations

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Keeping Track of Progress

• Gantt chart Implementation Plan
• Management Plan draft outline
• Charters for Working Groups

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Working Group Guidance

• Draft Charters
• Gantt chart
• Management Plan Draft Outline

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Charters

• guidance and focus to working groups
• Objectives
• Deliverables
• Side-boards for operation
• Templates for deliverables will be provided

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Draft Charters

• Leadership Coordination
• Research Information
• Management
• Anticipation Outreach
• Control and Management
• Funding

Today
October
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Gantt Chart

• Living document
• meeting dates
• milestones
• deliverables
• Working group meetings deliverables will be
  added to Gantt chart

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Management Plan Draft Outline

• Basic structure
• Will develop over the course of the upcoming year

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Leadership and Coordination Charter

• Objectives
• 1. Develop a detailed framework on how the
  Arizona Invasive Species Advisory Council
  (Council) will function in the future.
• 2. Identify and recommend objectives and
  strategies for funding and staffing key State
  agencies to support end enhance invasive species
  programs.
• 3. Identify and describe objectives and tasks to
  facilitate consistent working relationships with
  neighboring states and internationally.

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Leadership and Coordination Charter contd

• Objectives
• 4. Identify alternative strategies to establish
  an Arizona Center for Invasive Species (Formal
  Center established at an Arizona Agency or
  University, Virtual Center, or other), and
  recommend which alternative would be most
  obtainable and best meet the needs of Arizona.
• 5. Identify and describe the role of a Center for
  Invasive Species (Center) in Arizona.
• 6. Identify, facilitate and initiate formal
  stakeholder coordination (develop or capitalize
  upon an existing grid of regional consortiums).

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Research and Information Management Charter

• Objectives
• Identify objectives and tasks that will
  facilitate coordination of research efforts to
  ensure an integrated statewide response to
  invasive species in Arizona.
• Create a grant program to address high priority
  research needs.
• Identify a framework for a coordinated,
  up-to-date information management-sharing system.

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Research and Information Management Charter
contd

• Objectives
• Develop a model that will define how a Center for
  Invasive Species could coordinate, data and
  information transfer.
• 5. Identify other existing creative funding
  opportunities to assist with invasive species
  research and information management.

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Working Group Structure Guidance
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2007-08 Working Group Structure

• Not expected to extend past June 30, 2008
• In future can be formed on an as needed basis
• anticipate meetings outside of regular council
  meetings

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2007-08 Working Group Structure

• Operate as public meetings
• A lead and co-lead will be designated

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Todayfinally!

• half of council working on each concept each
  quarter
• Develop list of advisors/participants ? give to
  Marianne of Jeffrey
• ID communication/coordination plan with experts
• Set working group meeting dates and locations ?
  give to Marianne of Jeffrey