West Coast Regional Planning Body
Regional Planning Partners Call #1
Friday, September 12, 2014 –- 11:00am – 12:00pm (Pacific)
ATTENDEES
Sarah
Ellen
Ed
Sabra
John
Michele
Betsy
Tim
Briannon
Rosemary
Larry
Gabriela
Kaity
Sara
John
George
Jennifer
Michael
Mike
Marcie
Cat
Meg
Evan
Meghan
Kristine
Teena
Teresa
Hawk
Joe
Gary
Becky
Lisa
John
Crista
Theo
Kevin
Allen
Aronson
Bowles
Comet
Corbett
Culver
Daniels
Doherty
Fraley
Furfey
Gilbertson
Goldfarb
Goldsmith
Guiltinan
Hansen
Hart
Hennessey
Huber
Kennedy
Kohn
Kuhlman
Larrea
Lewis
Massaua
Neely
Reichgott
Romero
Rosales
Schumacker
Sims
Smyth
Starliper
Stein
Stewart
Whitehurst
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West Coast Regional Marine Planning
National Park Service
U.S. Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management
OR Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Trinidad Rancheria
Yurok Tribe
WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Triangle Associates
NOAA
Smith River Rancheria
NOAA
Quinault Nation
OR Governor's Office
OR Governor's Office
U.S. Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management
West Coast Marine Planning Coordinator
U.S. Navy
WA State Dept. of Ecology
U.S. Dept. of Defense
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians
US Coast Guard
CA Natural Resources Agency
National Ocean Council
Triangle Associates
U.S. Dept. of Energy
US Coast Guard
EPA
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of Stewarts Point Rancheria
InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council
Quinault Nation
NOAA
NOAA
US Coast Guard
NOAA
Elk Valley Rancheria
Potter Valley Tribe
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MEETING SUMMARY
11:00 - 11:05
Welcome
John Stein, NOAA / Federal Co-Lead
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John Stein (NOAA) welcomed attendees to the call and provided an overview of the
agenda. Coordinator John Hansen reviewed the logistics for the call, including the
setup for the phone conference line and Webex webinar system and process for
asking questions and providing comment.
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Betsy Daniels (Triangle Associates) passed along her gratitude to all those who
participated in the recent West Coast Tribal Assessment efforts that Triangle
Associates led.
11:05 – 11:25
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Partners Overview
John Stein, NOAA / Federal Co-Lead
John Stein (NOAA) provided a recap of recent efforts to engage Tribal, State and
Federal marine planning partners throughout the region, leading up to today’s call:
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Representatives from Federal and State agencies involved in marine planning
have been engaged with separately over the last year-plus to begin assessing
existing efforts and priorities around marine planning. This informationgathering phase helped lead to this discussion with all partners come together
to discuss next steps for the region.
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All federally-recognized tribes in the West Coast region were invited by the
National Ocean Council to participate in a regional assessment of tribal marine
planning priorities and existing activities, and given an opportunity to provide
input through Triangle Associates’ efforts over 2013-14. In-person meetings
were held in WA, OR and CA based on replies received from tribes requesting
a meeting.
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From the Assessment, key issues became clear regarding Tribal priorities for
planning and engagement in regional efforts moving forward:
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Each Tribe must have the opportunity to represent its own interests as
sovereign governments on a West Coast-wide or sub-regional planning
entity.
All treaty rights and co-management agreements will be acknowledged
and fully protected as part of the RPB charter.
Groups of Tribes will be able to choose to work together to appoint a
representative, if needed and agreed to.
If a Tribe is not providing a representative at any time, all interested
Tribal governments will still receive all relevant internal and external
materials and information related to regional planning activities.
The RPB will ensure that at least annually that contact information for
all Tribal governments in the region is accurate.
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In other regions, RPBs have designated single “co-leads” each for federal,
tribal and state representatives. But compared to the West Coast those regions
have minimal tribal presence, and we have ultimate flexibility to determine
what works best for our region.
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A key task for this group moving forward is developing a charter that outlines
the core elements of our regional efforts. The National Ocean Council’s Marine
Planning Handbook (attached to this summary) lays out key components of a
charter that this group will begin to address in the coming months. Those
elements include: Membership; Roles and responsibilities; Goals of regional
planning; Member commitments; Decision-making procedures; Operations and
procedures; and Relationship to existing authorities. But flexible to each
region.
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In summary:
1) Each tribe will be able to represent itself in an RPB.
2) In standing up the RPB there needs to be some structure that makes sure
the RPB operates effectively. In the past this has been tentatively referred to
as a “secretariat” for the region, whose job is to make sure agendas are
developed, members are contacted, meeting notes are taken and properly
distributed, etc. Note that this secretariat would in no way interfere with the
ability of tribes to represent themselves regionally or subregionally.
3) This discussion will take place between tribal, state and federal partners
about the approach that works best for West Coast, and will be fully captured
and agree to in RPB charter.
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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" Mike Huber (U.S. Defense Department): There should be an overarching, West
Coast-wide RPB, but heavy lifting of the RPB should take place at the subregional
level.
" Hawk Rosales (InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council): It should be
clarified that there are no ratified treaties in California, so nobody should assume
that the issues of interest to CA tribes are only related to protecting treaty
resources. Also, many tribes in CA are still working to develop co-management
agreements.
" Gary Sims (NOAA Fisheries): The federal government has a trust responsibility
to all tribes and federal agencies are aware of this responsibility.
11:25 – 11:35
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West Coast Ocean Summit
John Stein, NOAA / Federal Co-Lead & John Hansen, West Coast
Marine Planning Coordinator
John Stein (NOAA) highlighted the need to gather everyone involved in these
discussions for an in-person gathering to engage in more substantive effort around
marine planning. Because this is a challenge logistically, focus is on the upcoming
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West Coast Ocean Summit in January 2015 as a potential location for a meeting
around launching the RPB.
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John Hansen (Coordinator) summarized current efforts going into planning the
Summit, and possible options for an RPB focused-session. The Summit will be
focused on broader ocean health issues facing the region, of which marine planning
is one of many. A key will be to differentiate the role of marine planning within the
larger suite of priority issues for the region. John H. is part of the Agenda Working
Group for the Summit, and discussions will continue with this group being updated
on development of a plan to engage at the Summit.
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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" Gabriela Goldfarb (OR Governor’s Office): Planning for the West Coast Ocean
Summit has been moving forward and a steering committee is being convened with
federal, state, and tribal representatives. This summit will address the broader
issue of ocean health in addition to specific marine issues that require West Coastwide collaboration. Kim McIntyre is the coordinator for this. Specific dates in
January for this meeting are still to-be-determined.
11:35 – 11:50
Fall 2014 Outreach
John Stein, NOAA / Federal Co-Lead & John Hansen, West Coast Marine
Planning Coordinator
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John Stein (NOAA) discussed that between now and the upcoming West Coast
Ocean Summit he hopes to further re-connect and share information in the region
about status of marine planning efforts with planning partners and stakeholders.
The goal of these meetings is to provide a general overview of marine planning, set
the context of RPB efforts and the national ocean policy, and West Coast efforts to
date.
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These meetings also help prepare for the launch of the RPB by setting further
context around the Charter, which will define roles and functions of planning
partners. Info at these meetings would be nothing new for the group on these
regional calls, but a chance to reach partners in person while also sharing with
stakeholders in way that is most effective for different parts of coast.
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To that end, we have identified tentative opportunities for meetings on the coast:
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Oregon: October 16 OPAC meeting, Newport, OR; October 22: WCGA Local
Gov’t Workshop in Florence, OR (*note: no longer attending 10/22
workshop)
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California: November 14-19 PFMC Meeting, Costa Mesa, CA
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Washington: Standalone meeting, TBD
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
" Sabra Comet (Trinidad Rancheria): Will there be travel assistance available
for the in-person state-by-state meetings this fall?
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John Stein (NOAA) noted that there are no travel assistance funds available
at this time which is why the state-by-state RPB/marine planning meetings
will likely coincide with other meetings already scheduled.
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Gabriela Goldfarb (OR Governor’s Office) noted there are travel assistance
funds available for the January 2015 Ocean Summit in Portland, OR.
" George Hart (U.S. Navy): He is happy to connect NOAA to state agencies in
WA to help find an in-person meeting to coordinate with.
" Briannon Fraley (Smith River Rancheria): Smith River Rancheria is hosting
a marine planning meeting on November 19 and 20 and inviting tribes from CA,
OR, and WA as well as NOAA staff.
" Hawk Rosales (InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council): It is important
to have in-person RPB planning meetings in Northern CA. There are 30-35
federally recognized tribes along the CA coast between San Francisco and the
OR boarder, so one or more in-person meetings should be held in this region. It
would be important to coordinate such meeting(s) with Briannon Fraley, himself,
and other Northern CA tribes.
" Joe Schumacker (Quinault Nation): Is it too early to generate early drafts of
an RPB charter?
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John Stein (NOAA): The RPB charter is certainly a possible discussion topic
for upcoming in-person meetings in each state.
" Hawk Rosales (InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council): The InterTribal
Sinkyone Wilderness Council has been producing a film on tribal leadership that
it would like to distribute to RPB contacts.
MORE INFO: Stewards of the Wild Sea, produced in 2013 by Hawk Rosales and
The Baum Foundation, is the third film in a series about the Marine Life Protection Act
(MLPA) Initiative in California. Completed in December 2012, the MLPA Initiative
established the second-largest MPA network in the world. Stewards of the Wild
Sea features the story of tribal leadership in California's north coast region during the
MLPA process, which led to the first tribally-focused MPAs in the US and formal
recognition of tribal harvesting and fishing rights in the state's new MPA
regulations for that region. The film was recently selected as a finalist in the world's
largest ocean film festival, the Blue Ocean Film Festival, to be held this November in
Florida.
VIEW HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWYxjEaip7g
11:50 – 12:00
Wrap-up
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If there are any additional questions or comments, follow up with John Stein and/or
John Hansen by phone or email. This summary will be distributed by email and
posted on the website at: www.westcoastmarineplanning.org/partnermeetings.
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The next call of this group has been scheduled for Wednesday October 15,
11am-12pm. An invitation with call-in information will be distributed shortly.
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