Meeting of the Contra Costa Watershed Forum

Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 9:00 – 11:30

Location: Lefty Gomez Community Center

470 Parker Ave, Rodeo, CA 94572

Agenda

9:00     Coffee, juice and bagels.  The CCC Department of Conservation and Development will provide bagels, coffee and juice; donations are accepted (please bring a mug to minimize our use of paper or plastic cups).

9:30     Welcome from John Ellis (Rodeo Chamber of Commerce)

9:40     Roundtable news/updates, including, but not limited to, the following items:

·        Watershed Roundtable (all)

·        Committee and Project Updates

o       Executive Committee Report

o       Bioassessment season update (Michelle Luebke, CCC Conservation and Dev.)

10:00   Update on Bay Area Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) (Mitch Avalon, CCC Flood Control)

10:10   Rodeo Creek Watershed Vision Plan (Heidi Petty and Carol Arnold, CC Resource Conservation District)

10:25   Activities at Fernandez Ranch, a 702-Acre Acquisition in the Rodeo Creek Watershed (Beth Pardieck, Muir Heritage Land Trust and Students from the Environmental Studies Academy)

10:45  A Look at the Changing Urban Water Interfaces in Japan (Carl Roner, CCC Flood Control District)

11:10   Restoration of the Rodeo Marina (Mark Grisham)

11:30   Adjourn to May 13, 2009, meeting.

11:45   Walking tour of lower Rodeo Creek and Rodeo waterfront

The CCWF will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend CCWF meetings who contact Michelle Luebke at least 72 hours before the meeting at mlueb@cd.cccounty.us / 925-335-1315.  Agenda items for the CCWF meetings are discussed by the Executive Committee.   The next Executive Committee is scheduled for June 10th at 11:30 a.m. If you would like to attend this meeting, please contact Michelle Luebke, who can be reached at mlueb@cd.cccounty.us