WRIA 9 Watershed Ecosystem Forum

RentonCity Hall, Council Chambers

Thursday, November12, 2009

5:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Agenda
I.
/ Welcome & Introductions /
Mayor Joan McGilton
Management CommitteeChair
/ 5:00
II.
/ Public Comment /
Mayor Joan McGilton
/ 5:05-5:15
III.
/ Approval of Meeting Summaries
Action: Approve August 13 and October 1, 2009 Meeting Summaries /
Mayor McGilton
/ 5:15
IV.
/ 2009 Professional Assessment of Services Report
Overview of interviews with parties to the WRIA 9 Interlocal Agreement / Mayor McGilton / 5:15-5:20
V.
/ WRIA 9 2009/2010 KCD/WRIA 9 Project Funding
Action: Approve 2009/2010 KCD/WRIA 9 Project Funding Schedule (Management Committee recommends approval) / Karen Bergeron
Habitat Projects Coordinator / 5:20-5:40
VI.
/ Seattle In-Kind Letter of Agreement
Update / Mayor McGilton / 5:40-5:45
/ Break: Light Dinner will be provided / 5:45-5:55
VII.
/ Funding Mechanisms
Action: Finish evaluating funding mechanism options using adopted criteria; determine next steps /
Dennis Clark
Public Outreach Coordinator
Dave Batker
Executive Director, Earth Economics
Briana Lovell, Earth Economics / 5:55-6:55
VIII.
/ Recap of Special Forum Meeting on Green River
Short- and long-term flooding actions and solutions;
An opportunity to move long-term solutions forward: Puget Sound Watershed Management Assistance Grant / Doug Osterman
Watershed Coordinator / 6:55-7:05
IX.
/ Reconvene as ERP Executive Committee
Action: Approve 2010 Project Implementation & Funding Schedule; Support including $100,000for general administration in 2011 / Mayor Joan McGilton
Olton Swanson
Deputy District Engineer for Project Mgmt., Army Corps of Engineers / 7:05-7:20
X.
/ Public Comment /
Mayor Joan McGilton
/ 7:20-7:25
XI.
/ Wrap Up/Next Steps /
Doug Osterman
/ 7:25-7:30
/ Celebrations and Good Wishes to Departing Members / 7:30-?

Next Meeting: Watershed Ecosystem ForumonFebruary 11, 2010; 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.