News from the Puget Sound Partnership
MEDIA CONTACT
Toni Droscher
360.725.5453
toni.droscher@psp.wa.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11-07-2007
Leadership Council holds regular meeting Nov. 9-10
The Leadership Council of the Puget Sound Partnership will hold its regular meeting Nov. 9-10 at Stone Manor,
The agenda includes:
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Nov. 9
· A presentation on the Aquatics Habitat Conservation Plan by Doug Sutherland, Commissioner of Public Lands.
· Discussion of Washington Department of Ecology’s role in the Puget Sound Partnership’s Action Agenda.
· Briefing and discussion on the integration of the Salmon Recovery Plan into the Puget Sound Partnership.
· A panel on the Conservation Commission Conservation Districts.
9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. | Nov. 10
· Review of the Partnership budget.
· Briefing on the role of the Ecosystem Coordination Board. (Learn more about the Board and the membership at: www.psp.wa.gov/ecosystemboard)
· Discussion about establishing a non profit entity.
· A briefing on the Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership by Tim Smith, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
· An overview of, and appointments to, the Science Panel.
The Leadership Council will recess for an executive session at 1:45 p.m., Nov. 10 to discuss candidates for the Science Panel. The appointments to the Science Panel will be made following the executive session during the regular public meeting.
For more information about the Leadership Council meeting, contact Tammy Owings, special assistant to the council, at 360.725.5463 or tammy.owings@psp.wa.gov.
The meeting is open to the public, and comment will be taken at several points throughout the agenda. Read the full agenda and get directions to Stone Manor in Tukwilla on the Partnership’s meetings page: www.psp.wa.gov/get_involved/calendar/meetings.htm
The Leadership Council is the governing body for the Puget Sound Partnership, a new state agency. For more information on the council or the Partnership, visit www.psp.wa.gov.
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