ISB Meetings

Meeting Notice - September 16, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

AGENDA

Order of agenda items is subject to change.

1. 10:00 a.m. Introductions
2. Incorporation of ISB Delta Science Program recommendations into fourth draft of Delta Vision Strategic Plan
3. Public Comment
4. 12:00 p.m. Adjourn

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Meeting Notice - August 18, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

AGENDA

Order of agenda items is subject to change.

1. 10:00 a.m. Introductions
2. Action Items from July 14-15, 2008 Independent Science Board (ISB) Meeting:
   • Incorporation of ISB Delta Science Program recommendations into Delta Vision Strategic Plan
3. Public Comment
4. 12:00 p.m. Adjourn

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Meeting Notice - July 14-15, 2008

Meeting Outcomes

• July 31, 2008 - Letter from ISB regarding Organization of Science for the Delta
• August 1, 2008 - Letter from Mike Healey regarding Proposed Structure and Function of a California Delta Center for Science in Public Policy
• August 5, 2008 - Letter from Cliff Dahm regarding Proposed Science Programs for Delta Vision Strategic Plan

This meeting will be not be webcast.

AGENDA

Monday, July 14, 2008

Order of agenda items and listed times are subject to change.

8:30 a.m

1. Welcome/Introductions
2. Delta Vision Strategic Plan
3. Current Structure of Science Program
4. Essential Functions of Delta Science
5. Essential Functions of a Science Program

Lunch

6. Science Governance Structure
7. Review Progress/Next Steps
8. Public Comment

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Order of agenda items and listed times are subject to change.

8:30 a.m.

1. Welcome/Progress on Draft Recommendation
2. Discussion and Revision of Draft Recommendation
   

Lunch

3. Approval of Final Draft Recommendation
4. Director’s Report
5. Update on Board Activities
6. Lead Scientist’s Report
7. Public Comment

4:00 p.m. Adjourn

 

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Meeting Notice - May 19, 2008

This meeting will be broadcast on the internet Webcast URL:
http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?regd=y&id=48472

AGENDA

Monday, May 19, 2008

Order of agenda items and listed times are subject to change.

8:30 a.m.

1. Welcome/Introductions Update on Board Activities
   • Letter to Jeff Mount (ISB Chair) from USEPA (May 8, 2008)
   • Enclosure 1. San Joaquin Watershed Indicators Draft Final Report, SFEI and TBI (April 2008)
   • Enclosure 2. Proposed Review Questions
   • Enclosure 3. Draft Preface to Final Report
   • Enclosure 4. Fact Sheet: San Joaquin River Basin Monitoring Partnership Project Update (April 6, 2008)
     
2. Update on Delta Vision
3. Lead Scientist's Report
4. Director's Report
5. Update on BDCP

Lunch

6. Performance Measures
   • Presentation - Elizabeth Soderstrom
   • Staff Report: Indicators and Performance Measures Update
   • Attachment A: Data Profile Sheets
   • Attachment B: Ecosystem Workgroup Recommendations
   • Attachment C: Performance Indicators for the Delta
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7. Future of ISB
8. Public Comment

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

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Revised Meeting Notice - March 10, 2008

Meeting Outcomes

• April 4, 2008 - Letter from ISB regarding Moving the Interagency Ecological Program into the Future
• July 17, 2008 - Letter from Interagency Ecological Program in response to ISB letter regarding Moving the Interagency Ecological Program into the Future.

AGENDA

Monday, March 10, 2008

1:15 p.m.

1. Introductions
2. Action items from January 31-February 1, 2008, Independent Science Board (ISB) Meeting:
   • Future Role of Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) in Delta Planning: Principles and Recommendations from ISB
     • Attachment 1 - Draft Memo: Moving the Interagency Ecological Program into the Future
     • Attachment 2 - Memorandum from Interagency Ecological Program Coordinators to ISB
   • Strategic Planning/Future Role of ISB: Principles and Recommendations from ISB
3. Public Comment

4:00 p.m. Adjourn

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Meeting Notice - January 31, 2008

CALFED Independent Science Board
January 31-February 1, 2008
Delta Room
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

This meeting will be broadcast on the internet webcast URL:

Thursday, January 31, 2008 http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?regd=y&id=40709

Friday, February 1, 2008 http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?regd=y&id=40710

AGENDA

Thursday, January 31, 2008

8:00 a.m.

1. Welcome/Introductions
2. Director's Report
3. Update on Delta Vision
4. Update on Board Activities
5. Lead Scientist Report
6. ISB Strategic Plan
   • Attachment 1 - Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force Articulation Timeline
   • Attachment 2 - Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force Articulation Glossary

Lunch

7. Workshop: Future Role of IEP in Delta Planning
   • Presentation - Thoughts and Views on IEP from 6273
   • Attachment 1 - Science Advisory Group Review, July 28, 1995
   • Attachment 2 - Science Advisory Group Review, October, 1999
   • Attachment 3 - Science Advisory Group Review, October 2, 2001
   • Attachment 4 - Science Advisory Group Review, May 5, 2006
   • Attachment 5 - IEP Response to May 5, 2006 Science Advisory Group Review, September 19,2006
8. Public Comment

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Friday, February 1, 2008

8:30 a.m.

1. Delta Regional Ecosystem Restoration Implementation Plan (DRERIP) Briefing
   • Attachment 1 - Delta Conceptual Models (DRERIP) Summary of Peer Review
   • Attachment 2 - Ecosystem Restoration Evaluation Tools
2. Public Comment
   • Attachment 1- Comments on CALFED Independent Science Board Review of IEP from G. Fred Lee
3. Wrap-up and Next Agenda

12:00 p.m. Adjourn

• Order of agenda items is subject to change.
• Members of the public shall be provided an opportunity to address the Independent Science Board on any agenda items except closed session items and those items for which the public has already been afforded such opportunity at an earlier meeting. In addition, comments during the Public Comment period shall be limited to matters within the ISB's jurisdiction and not on the agenda. Reasonable time limits may be established for public comments (Government Code Section 11125.7).
• Members of the public are encouraged to visit the ISB website at http://www.science.calwater.ca.gov/ to print the background meeting materials. A limited number of copies of these materials will be available at the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Marcotte at marcotte@calwater.ca.gov or (916) 445-5196.
• Additional information can be found on the CALFED Bay-Delta Program web site at http://www.calwater.ca.gov.
• If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Terry Smith, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at (916) 445-5511, TDD (800) 735-2929.
• Please allow extra time for parking and Federal Building security screening procedures. Current photo identification is required for building access. Visitors may bring cameras and cell phones with camera capability into the building ONLY with the prior approval of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program and the Federal Protective Service, and their use in the building will be subject to federal restrictions. Please contact Terry Smith, Security Coordinator for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at cell (916) 716-1904, office (916) 445-5345 or tsmith@calwater.ca.gov for building access information and camera guidelines.

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Meeting Notice - November 7, 2007

-Meeting Notice-
CALFED Independent Science Board
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor, Delta Room
Sacramento, CA 95814

November 7, 2007, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m..

Call-in number: 1-866-707-0390
Pass Code: 1495305

AGENDA
Order of agenda items is subject to change.

Wednesday November 7, 2007

10:30 a.m.

1. ISB Strategic Plan
2. Public Comment
3. Closed Session: Personnel Matters (Gov. Code Sec. 11126(a)).
4. Return to Open Session, Report on any Action Taken in Closed Session (Gov. Code 11125.2).

12:00 p.m. Adjourn

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Meeting Notice - October 24-25, 2007

Meeting Outcomes:

1. January 22, 2007 - Letter from ISB regarding Providing Adequate Resources for Development of Performance Measures

Meeting Notice-
CALFED Independent Science Board
Delta Room
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

This meeting will be broadcast and archived on the internet Webcast URL:

• Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Webcast -
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• Thursday, October 25, 2007 Webcast -
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AGENDA
Order of agenda items is subject to change.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
8:30 a.m.

1. Welcome/Introductions
   Update on Board Activities
   Lead Scientist Recruitment
2. Director's Report
3. Lead Scientist's Report
   • Presentation - Lead Scientist Report

Lunch

4. Delta Risk Management Strategy Phase I Review
   • Attachment 1 - Delta Risk Management Strategy Tentative Schedule
5. Strategic Plan: Briefings on Delta Initiatives
   • Attachment 1 - Second Draft Delta Vision Task Force Report
   • Presentation - Bay Delta Conservation Plan (Cindy Darling)
6. Public Comment

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Thursday, October 25, 2007
8:30 a.m.

1. Strategic Plan: Briefing on Interagency Ecological Program
   • Attachment 1 - Table 1: Interagency Funding Transfers and Approximate Agency Self-funding Levels Associated with the 2007 IEP Monitoring and Special Study Activities
   • Attachment 2 - IEP Organizational Chart
   • Attachment 3 - IEP Publication Trends
2. Public Comment
3. Wrap-up and Next Agenda

12:00 p.m. Adjourn

• Members of the public shall be provided an opportunity to address the Independent Science Board on any agenda items except closed session items and those items for which the public has already been afforded such opportunity at an earlier meeting. In addition, comments during the Public Comment period shall be limited to matters within the ISB's jurisdiction and not on the agenda. Reasonable time limits may be established for public comments. (Government Code Section 11125.7)
• Members of the public are encouraged to visit the ISB website at http://science.calwater.ca.gov/sci_tools/isb.html to print the background meeting materials. A limited number of copies of these materials will be available at the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Marcotte at marcotte@calwater.ca.gov or (916) 445-5031.
• Additional information can be found on the CALFED Bay-Delta Program web site at http://www.calwater.ca.gov.
• If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Colleen Kirtlan, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at (916) 445-5511, TDD (800) 735-2929.
• Please allow extra time for parking and Federal Building security screening procedures. Current photo identification is required for building access. Visitors may bring cameras and cell phones with camera capability into the building ONLY with the prior approval of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program and the Federal Protective Service, and their use in the building will be subject to federal restrictions. Please contact Terry Smith, Security Coordinator for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at cell (916) 716-1904, office (916) 445-5345 or tsmith@calwater.ca.gov for building access information and camera guidelines.

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