AGENDA, November 17 - 18, 2009

Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd. Seattle Note: Opening session will commence as shown; all other times are approximate. If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify us at 360-725-5463 or TDD 1-800-833-6388.
DAY 1
1:00 p.m.	OPEN MEETING Review agenda Approve past meeting summaries DOCUMENT: Puget Sound Partnership Update, October 2009 (PDF)	Chair Joel Baker
1:15 p.m.	INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW PANEL MEMBERS
1:30 p.m.	ECOLOGY’S WATER QUALITY COMPOSITE INDEX AND SEDIMENT QUALITY TRIAD INDEX DOCUMENT: Use & refinement of the Sediment Quality Triad Index in Puget Sound (PDF) DOCUMENT:The Sediment Quality Triad Index an Indicator for Puget Sound & a Baseline (1997-2003 Update. (PDF) DOCUMENT: Ecology's New Modular WQC Index (PDF) DOCUMENT: Ecology's new Water Quality Composite Index (PDF) DOCUMENT: A sensitivity analysis of the Canadian Water Quality Index (PDF) DOCUMENT: Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life (PDF) DOCUMENT: Admiralty Reach: Significantly Degrading (PDF)	Chris Krembs, Margaret Dutch
2:30 p.m.	STRATEGIC SCIENCE PLAN	Jan Newton
3:00 p.m.	2010 WORK PLANNING 2010 Science Panel Core Products/Reports – Scott Redman Puget Sound Science Update Biennial Science Work Plan RFP procedures Peer review procedures Other elements of bylaws/charter Science Panel’s Roles in Advancing the Partnership’s Performance Management System Science Panel Perspectives on Panel Roles within the Partnership Science Panel Retreat in Early 2010: purpose, timing, etc DOCUMENT: Board Meeting Calendar (PDF)	Martha Neuman, Joel Baker
4:30 p.m.	RECOGNITION OF THE OUTGOING SCIENCE PANEL MEMBERS
4:45	RECESS FOR THE EVENING
DAY 2
8:30 a.m.	OPEN MEETING Review agenda Review Day one
8:45 a.m.	STORMWATER MONITORING WORK GROUP DOCUMENT: Draft. Stormwater Monitoring and Assessment Strategy for the Puget Sound Region. (PDF)	Jim Simmonds, Karen Dinicola
9:45 a.m.	BREAK
10:00 a.m.	FUTURE RISK ASSESSMENT PROJECT (FRAP)	John Bolte, Biological and Ecological Engineering Department, Oregon State University
11:00 a.m.	CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF 2010 WORK PLANNING
12:00 a.m.	PUBLIC COMMENT
12:15 p.m.	LUNCH BREAK (Provided for Panel Members)
12:45 p.m.	PUGET SOUND SCIENCE UPDATE WORK SESSION	Mary Ruckelshaus and Lead Author Teams
4:00 p.m.	ADJOURN Next Meeting: February 9 & 10, 2010 Location to be determined

For questions about the Science Panel contact :
Tammy Owings, Special Assistant, 360.725.5463