Next MLPA MEETING August 3rd Public Comment!!

[Kayak Rookie]

It is less than 10 days before the meeting has the agenda been set? I have just started recently Kayak fishing and I am not up to speed at what happens at these meetings. Could some one explain the protocols? Do we speak? What is the amount of input you have as a audience member?

I very much enjoy fishing off the La Jolla shores. I have two boys that are hooked on fishing from kayaks. We have only been out 5 times and neither one of us has caught a monster but..... we have scored enough calico and lingcod to have a bunch of fish tacos!

If some one can give me some information I will try to miss work on the 3rd and make the morning part of the meeting. What is the agenda of BWE membership?

[tylerdurden]

August 3rd, the agenda is out on the DFG web page. In short public comment is scheduled at 3:30 pm. You must have your card turned in no later than 15 minutes before comment starts. I would show up by no later than 2:45 pm as comment doesn't always go on as scheduled. Please be polite to everyone, especially the people on the other side.

When you speak, speak about what you care about most. What spot is most important to you? What are your alternative closures?

Here is the agenda:

California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group
Draft Meeting Agenda
(revised July 23, 2009)
Monday, August 3, 2009 at 9:00 AM
Holiday Inn
850 Palomar Airport Road
Carlsbad, CA 92008
* This facility is accessible to persons with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodations for a disability,
please contact California Relay Service (at least two days prior to the meeting) at 800.735.2929 (TTY) or
Public Participation: Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in person or may view and listen to the meeting via simultaneous webcasting on the Internet. Video and audio archives of the meeting may be accessed via the Internet approximately two days after the meeting. Please visit the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) website at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp for more information.
Public Comment: The public is invited to provide general comment on subjects related to the work of the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group (SCRSG) at approximately 3:30 pm. Speaker cards are requested and may be found at the entrance to the room. Time allotted for public comment is determined by the number of requests and can range from one to three minutes per comment; submitting written comments that can be easily summarized in one to two minutes is encouraged. Note that the public comment period is for comments specific to the SCRSG; comments related to the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force, science advisory team, or other MLPA Initiative activities should be directed to those bodies or MLPA staff.
Meeting materials will not be provided at the meeting but will be posted to the MLPA website as soon as they are available. This agenda may be found on the MLPA website at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp
Meeting Objectives
• Receive and discuss MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team (SAT), California Department of Fish and Game, California Department of Parks and Recreation, and MLPA staff goal 3 evaluations and MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force review of Round 2 marine protected area (MPA) proposals
• Receive presentation on key themes and suggestions from South Coast Summer Open Houses
• Discuss common elements and key geographies across draft MPA proposals to inform Round 3 MPA proposal development
• Receive direction on moving forward with Round 3 MPA proposals and work group process
800.735.2922 (voice) or contact the California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative at 916.654.1885.
MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group
August 3, 2009 Meeting
Draft Agenda (revised July 23, 2009)
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Meeting Agenda - Monday August 3, 2009
Note: The SCRSG will break for lunch at approximately 11:30 a.m. and public comment will be taken at approximately 3:30 pm.
Welcome, Introductions and Review of the Agenda
I. Updates
A. Master Plan Science Advisory Team
B. MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force
C. Public Outreach and Education
D. Interim SCRSG Discussions
II. Developing Draft MPA Proposals for Round 3
E. BRTF Guidance and I-Team Direction for Round 3
F. Presentation of Draft MPA Proposals of the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group (SCRSG) and Revised MPA Proposals Developed External to the SCRSG Process
G. Summary of Common Elements and Key Geographies of Round 2 MPA Proposals
III. Summary of Evaluations of Proposal 0, Draft SCRSG MPA Proposals and Revised External MPA Proposals
H. Overview and Panel Discussion of SAT Methods and Analyses
I. Overview of MLPA Goal 3 Analysis
J. California Department of Fish and Game Feasibility Analysis
K. Overview of California Department of Parks and Recreation Analysis
IV. Next Steps and Preparation for Round 3
L. Guidance for SCRSG Evening Open House and August 4 Work Session
M. Wrap up and Next Steps
Adjourn
SCRSG Open House - Discussion of MPA Proposals by Key Geographies

If any one has any more questions go ahead and ask. This is important. Tonight at the BRTF meeting 100+ people showed up in with "MPAs Work" stickers, almost all pushed for Lapis 1 which would all but end kayak fishing in the ocean in San Diego County for 95% of us.

[Billy V]

This is a Do, or Die Meeting

The Enviro's who showed up today to rub Your Face in the gravel will no undoubtedly attend in Carlsbad to beat you down again.

-Its so much fun to do.
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Lets show some respect for our RSG members and attend these Final Meetings where you can make a difference.

Don't let the Enviro's steal the fight in the final few seconds.

[Matt]

Monday is an EXTREMELY hard day for me to take off, but I will do my best to be there....is it possible for someone to fill out a speaker card for me and tell me what time I need to be there to speak??? I am gonna do my best to be there!! SO SHOULD THE REST OF YOU!!

[Grego]

After yesterdays humiliation, I will be coming down on August 3rd to Carlsbad again for this meeting. I give you guys from SD a little slack for not coming up yesterday...but the LA guys were an embarassment in their attendance. Chase everyone off the water from LA/OC when they come down to fish....except me and a few others of course...I like catching your halibuts!

[Siebler]

Ill be in Oside Monday am So as long as my truck is back together Im going to make an effort to be there.

[CurtyL]

10-3 I'm there. I'll be the guy in an "I luv Seals" T-shirt.