Meeting of the Contra Costa Watershed Forum

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2011

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Location: El Cerrito City Hall, Council Chambers

10890 San Pablo Ave 

El Cerrito, CA 94530

Agenda

9:00     The CCC Department of Conservation and Development staff will provide snacks and tea; donations are accepted (please bring a mug to minimize our use of paper or plastic cups).

9:30     Welcoming remarks.  (Mayor Ann Cheng, invited)

9:35     Roundtable news/updates, including, but not limited to, the following items:

·        Watershed Roundtable (all)

·        Committee and Project Updates

o       Executive Committee Report

o       Volunteer Creek Monitoring

10:00    Climate Change Adaptation in San Francisco Bay (Joe LaClair, Chief Planning Officer, Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC))

10:40    Discuss and Plan for the Contra Costa Watershed Forum 4^th Quadrennial Creek and Watershed Symposium to be held in the fall of 2011 (Emma Maack, John Kopchik, Contra Costa County)

11:30    Adjourn to the September 21, 2011, meeting. 

11:35    Tour El Cerrito Rain Garden Projects (optional)

            Walking distance from meeting location.

The CCWF will provide reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities planning to attend CCWF meetings who contact Abby Fateman at least 72 hours before the meeting at Abigail.Fateman@dcd.cccounty.us or 925-335-1272.  Agenda items for the CCWF meetings are discussed by the Executive Committee.   The next Executive Committee is scheduled for July 28^th at 12:00 p.m. If you would like to attend this meeting or cannot attend the meeting but have suggestions for topics or speakers, please contact Abby directly.