South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Stakeholder Forum Meeting

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South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
Stakeholder ForumMeeting

• Wednesday, January 21, 2004
• 1230-3 p.m.

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Meeting Objectives

• Consensus on Forum Agreements in Principle
• Seek consensus on revised Project Guiding
  Principles and Objectives
• Briefings on the Initial Stewardship Plan and on
  key scientific constraints
• Set-up Work Groups

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Meeting Agenda

• Welcome and Agenda Review
• Agreements in Principle
• Goals/Objectives
• What We Know/Dont Know, Part 2
• Highlights of Protocols
• Set-up Work Groups
• Next Steps and Adjourn

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Proposed New Agreements in Principle

• After public safety, we acknowledge the primacy
  of habitat restoration in the restoration plan.
• We agree that early integration of all interests
  is essential to the plans success.
• We agree to think in multiple time frames and
  keep the long-term goal in mind while developing
  recommendations to the Project Management Team.

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Suggested Work Groups

• Habitat Restoration
• Public Access and Recreation
• Flood Management
• Long-term Funding
• San Francisco Joint Venture (SFJV) Public
  Outreach Working Group

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Salt Pond Tour Dates

• Alviso Ponds (USFWS) Thursday, January 29,
  2004
• Baumberg Ponds (CDFG) Friday, February 6, 2004

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Homework assignment

• Keep track of what you have done to inform, or
  hear from, your community about the Salt Pond
  Restoration Project, and be prepared to report
  back at the next Forum meeting