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Memorandum

Date:

April 13, 2005

To:

Regional Interagency Executive Committee (see attached distribution list)

From:

/s/Anne Badgley, Executive Director

Subject:

REGIONAL INTERAGENCY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA & PREWORK FOR APRIL 21, 2005

Meeting Room: Clark Conference Room, Jantzen Beach DoubleTree Hotel,
909 N Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR 97217, 503-283-4466

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.

Enclosed please find a proposed agenda and pre-work for the April 21, 2005 Regional Interagency Executive Committee (RIEC) meeting. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and end on or before 3 p.m. The meeting will be devoted to discussing the advice and recommendations provided by the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC) earlier in the day and exploring potential next steps for how the major findings from the Science Conference might be used by the RIEC and/or RIEC agencies. Other hot topics or short informational reports may also be provided.

If you have any questions regarding this meeting or the attached materials, please contact your REO Representative, Kath Collier (503-808-2179), or me (503-808-2165). I look forward to seeing you at this meeting.

Enclosures:

1 - April 21 Agenda and Pre-Work Materials (2p)

cc: Presenters, REO Staff

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Distribution List for RIEC

Dave Allen, US Fish & Wildlife Service
Terry Rabot, US Fish & Wildlife Service (Alt)
Elaine M. Brong, Bureau of Land Management
Mike Mottice, Bureau of Land Management (Alt)
Jon Jarvis, National Park Service
Rory Westberg, National Park Service (Alt)
Linda Goodman, Forest Service
Jim Golden, Forest Service (Alt)
Bob Graham, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Dianne Guidry, Natural Resources Conserv. Service (Alt)
Col. Richard W. Hobernicht, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Curt Loop, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Alt)
Anne Kinsinger, USGS Western Region
Carol Schuler, USGS Forest & Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Robert Lohn, NOAA Fisheries
Mike Crouse, NOAA Fisheries (Alt)
Tom Fontaine, Western Ecology Division, EPA
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, West. Ecology Div., EPA (Alt)
Dave Powers, Environmental Protection Agency
Socorro Rodriguez, Environ. Protection Agency (Alt)

Stan M. Speaks, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Alex Whistler, Bureau of Indian Affairs (Alt)
Tom Quigley, Pacific Northwest Station, Forest Service
Cindi West, Pacific Northwest Station, Forest Service (Alt)

California Federal Executives

Kent Connaughton, Forest Service
Dave Gibbons, Forest Service (Alt)
Steve Thompson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
John Engbring, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Alt)
Phil Detrich, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Alt)
Michael Pool, Bureau of Land Management
Paul Roush, Bureau of Land Management (Alt)
Jim Sedell, Pacific Southwest Station, Forest Service
Garland Mason, Pacific Southwest Station, Forest Service (Alt)

 


 

Regional Interagency Executive Committee

April 21, 2005 Meeting Agenda

Clark Conference Room, Jantzen Beach DoubleTree Hotel

Time

Topics

Purpose

Presenter

1 p.m.

Welcome

  • Agenda Review

House- keeping

Facilitator

1:10

Opening Remarks

  

Elaine Brong

1:20

Debriefing the Science Conference

  • Key points, issues, surprises, and recommended priorities

Discussion

Moderated discussion
Anne Badgley

1:50

Next Steps – Bringing the data and advice together

  • Format of the Management Implications Report
  • Future IAC Follow-up
  • Planned Agency Follow-up

Planning Discussion

Moderated discussion
Anne Badgley

2:30

Options and Opportunities for RIEC Follow-up

  • Future meeting dates
  • Preferred strategies

Planning Discussion

& Decision

Moderated discussion
Anne Badgley

2:50

Closing

  • Future meeting dates & topics
  • Assignment/Agreement review

Update

Feedback

Facilitator

2:55

Closing Remarks

  

Elaine Brong

3:00 p.m.

Adjourn

    

 

AGENDA TOPIC OVERVIEWS

Topic: DEBRIEFING THE SCIENCE CONFERENCE

Presenter: Anne Badgley, Executive Director, REO

Issue Statement: This will be the first opportunity for the committee to debrief the conference among their peers. The informal discussion will target key points, issues, surprises, and recommended priorities.

Action Required:

[ x ] Information [ x ] Discussion

 

Topic: NEXT STEPS – BRINGING THE DATA AND ADVICE TOGETHER

Presenter: Anne Badgley, Executive Director, REO

Issue Statement: This discussion will focus on planning future follow-up actions both for the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee advisory functions and to share what follow-up actions the agencies are thinking about or have planned. The committee will also be asked for input on how they would like the Monitoring 10-Year Management Implementation findings documented.

Action Required:

[ x ] Information [ x ] Discussion [ x ] Decision

 

Topic: OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RIEC FOLLOW-UP

Presenter: Anne Badgley, Executive Director, REO

Issue Statement: This final discussion for the day will address future meeting dates, strategies, and next steps the RIEC would like to take.

Action Required:

[ x ] Information [ x ] Discussion