San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #20 – December 9, 2016

AGENDA

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

NOTE CHANGE OF MEETING PLACE:

Elihu M. Harris State Office Building
1515 Clay Street, 2nd Floor, Room 15
Oakland, California

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Desired Outcomes of Meeting:

• Attendees are informed of Water Trail-related activities, progress, and accomplishments.
• Attendees are informed of progress in the development of a series of Water Trail maps.
• After discussion of a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the River Management Society, Project Management Team makes consensus-based decision on entering into the MOU.
• Attendees participate in information exchange regarding the Marine Science Institute’s Canoes in Sloughs program.
• After receiving Advisory Committee guidance, Project Management Team makes consensus-based decisions on three trailhead designations: Emeryville Marina; Shorebird Park, Emeryville; and Point Emery, Emeryville.

Time – Agenda Items

10:00 – Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review, and Meeting Ground Rules

10:10 – Updates and Announcements from Water Trail Staff, Project Management Team, and Advisory Committee Members

10:25 – Water Trail regional map development

• Overview
• Advisory Committee and public questions and discussion

10:35 – Memorandum of Understanding with the River Management Society regarding the National River Recreation Database

• Overview
• Advisory Committee and public questions and discussion
• Project Management Team decision on entering into the MOU

10:40 – Presentation on Marine Science Institute’s Canoes in Sloughs program

• Overview of program and plans for the future
• Advisory Committee and public questions and discussion

11:00 – Trailhead Designation Consideration: Emeryville Marina (Alameda County)

• Presentation and Site Description review
• Discussion with Advisory Committee
• Public comments
• Advisory Committee consensus guidance to Project Management Team on trailhead designation
• Project Management Team discussion and decision on conditional designation

11:35 – Trailhead Designation Consideration: Shorebird Park, Emeryville (Alameda County)

• Presentation and Site Description review
• Discussion with Advisory Committee
• Public comments
• Advisory Committee consensus guidance to Project Management Team on trailhead designation
• Project Management Team discussion and decision on conditional designation

12:10– Break

12:20 – Trailhead Designation Consideration: Point Emery, Emeryville (Alameda County)

• Presentation and Site Description review
• Discussion with Advisory Committee
• Public comments
• Advisory Committee consensus guidance to Project Management Team on trailhead designation
• Project Management Team discussion and decision on conditional designation

12:55 – Public Comments

1:00 – Adjourn

Agenda items may be taken out of sequence at the discretion of the Project Management Team; times are approximate.

Questions regarding this meeting may be addressed to Dick Wayman, Coastal Conservancy Project Manager, at (510) 286-4182, or dick.wayman@scc.ca.gov.

The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact Dick Wayman (contact information above) no later than five days prior to the meeting.