Archived ISB Meetings 2007

October 24-25, 2007

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Meeting Notice-
CALFED Independent Science Board
Delta Room
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

This meeting will be broadcast and archived on the internet Webcast URL:

• Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Webcast -
  http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?regd=y&id=40702
  
  
• Thursday, October 25, 2007 Webcast -
  http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?regd=y&id=41004
  
  

AGENDA
Order of agenda items is subject to change.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
8:30 a.m.

1. Welcome/Introductions
   Update on Board Activities
   Lead Scientist Recruitment
2. Director’s Report
3. Lead Scientist’s Report

Lunch

4. Delta Risk Management Strategy Phase I Review
   • Attachment 1 - Delta Risk Management Strategy Tentative Schedule
5. Strategic Plan: Briefings on Delta Initiatives
   • Attachment 1 - Second Draft Delta Vision Task Force Report
6. Public Comment

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Thursday, October 25, 2007
8:30 a.m.

1. Strategic Plan: Briefing on Interagency Ecological Program
2. Public Comment
3. Wrap-up and Next Agenda

12:00 p.m. Adjourn

• Members of the public shall be provided an opportunity to address the Independent Science Board on any agenda items except closed session items and those items for which the public has already been afforded such opportunity at an earlier meeting. In addition, comments during the Public Comment period shall be limited to matters within the ISB’s jurisdiction and not on the agenda. Reasonable time limits may be established for public comments. (Government Code Section 11125.7)
• Members of the public are encouraged to visit the ISB website at http://science.calwater.ca.gov/sci_tools/isb.html to print the background meeting materials. A limited number of copies of these materials will be available at the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Marcotte at marcotte@calwater.ca.gov or (916) 445-5031.
• Additional information can be found on the CALFED Bay-Delta Program web site at http://www.calwater.ca.gov.
• If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Colleen Kirtlan, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at (916) 445-5511, TDD (800) 735-2929.
• Please allow extra time for parking and Federal Building security screening procedures. Current photo identification is required for building access. Visitors may bring cameras and cell phones with camera capability into the building ONLY with the prior approval of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program and the Federal Protective Service, and their use in the building will be subject to federal restrictions. Please contact Terry Smith, Security Coordinator for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at cell (916) 716-1904, office (916) 445-5345 or tsmith@calwater.ca.gov for building access information and camera guidelines.

September 25, 2007

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-Meeting Notice-
CALFED Independent Science Board
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor, Delta Room
Sacramento, CA 95814

September 25, 2007 - 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Call-in Number: 1-866-707-0390
Pass Code: 1495305

Additional Teleconference Sites:

• Daene McKinney
  Center for Research in Water Resources
  Pickle Research Campus, Building 119, Room 48
  The University of Texas at Austin
  10100 Burnett Road
  Austin, TX 78758, USA
  
  
• Peter Goodwin
  University of Idaho-Boise
  Center for Ecohydraulics Research
  322 East Front Street, Suite 340
  Boise, Idaho 83702
  
  
• Antonio Baptista
  Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction
  Oregon Health and Science University
  20000 NW Walker Road
  Beaverton, OR 97006-892
  
  
• Judy Meyer
  Room 714, Biological Sciences Building
  University of Georgia
  Athens, GA 30602-2602
  
  
• Duncan Patten
  8945 Trooper Trail
  Bozeman, MT 59715
  
  
• Bill Glaze
  114 River Chase Blvd
  Georgetown, TX 78628
  
  
• Paul Smith
  1645 Noma Lane
  Encinitas, CA 92024-1230
  
  
• Bob Twiss
  45 Laurel Grove Avenue
  Ross, CA 94957
  
  
• Dick Norgaard
  1198 Keith Avenue
  Berkeley, CA 94708-1607
  
  
• Jack Keller
  Keller-Bliesner Engineering, LLC
  78 East Center
  Logan, UT 84321

AGENDA
Order of agenda items is subject to change.

September 25, 2007

1:30 p.m.

1. Delta Risk Management Strategy Phase I Report
2. Public Comment

4:00 p.m. Adjourn

• Members of the public shall be provided an opportunity to address the Independent Science Board on any agenda items except closed session items and those items for which the public has already been afforded such opportunity at an earlier meeting. In addition, comments during the Public Comment period shall be limited to matters within the ISB's jurisdiction and not on the agenda. Reasonable time limits may be established for public comments. (Government Code Section 11125.7)
  
  
• Members of the public are encouraged to visit the ISB website at http://www.science.calwater.ca.gov/ to print the background meeting materials. A limited number of copies of these materials will be available at the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Fris at rebeccaf@calwater.ca.gov or (916) 445-5031.
  
  
• Additional information can be found on the CALFED Bay-Delta Program web site at http://www.calwater.ca.gov.
  
  
• If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Colleen Kirtlan, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at (916) 445-5511, TDD (800) 735-2929.
  
  
• Please allow extra time for parking and Federal Building security screening procedures. Current photo identification is required for building access. Visitors may bring cameras and cell phones with camera capability into the building ONLY with the prior approval of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program and the Federal Protective Service, and their use in the building will be subject to federal restrictions. Please contact Terry Smith, Security Coordinator for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at cell (916) 716-1904, office (916) 445-5345 or tsmith@calwater.ca.gov for building access information and camera guidelines.
  
  

August 28-29, 2007

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Meeting Outcomes:

1. Meeting Summary for August 28 & 29, 2007
2. Letter to DWR regarding DRMS Phase I review
3. Memo to Lead Scientist regarding Sea Level Rise and Delta Planning

Meeting Notice-
CALFED Independent Science Board
Delta Room
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

This meeting will be broadcast and archived on the internet Webcast URL:

• Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Webcast -
  http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=40693
  
  
• Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Webcast -
  http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=40695
  
  

AGENDA
Order of agenda items is subject to change.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007
8:30 a.m.

1. Welcome/Introductions
   Update on Board Activities
   Lead Scientist Recruitment
2. Director’s Report
3. Lead Scientist’s Report
   • Presentation - Lead Scientist Report
4. Delta Smelt Decision Process Briefing

Lunch

5. ERP Conservation Strategy
   • Presentation - CALFED Bay CALFED Bay-Delta Program Delta Program Ecosystem Restoration Program Ecosystem Restoration Program Conservation Strategy for Stage 2
6. Delta Risk Management Strategy (DRMS) Phase I Review
   • Attachment 1 - DRMS Staff Report
   • Attachment 2 - DRMS IRP Review
7. Public Comment

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Wednesday, August 29, 2007
8:30 a.m.

1. Alternative Statistics for Delta Smelt
   • Presentation - Alternative Statistics for Time Series of Rare, Threatened, or Endangered Pelagic Species
2. Sea Level Rise Memo
3. ISB Strategic Plan
4. Public Comment
5. Wrap-up and Next Agenda

12:30 p.m. Adjourn

• Members of the public shall be provided an opportunity to address the Independent Science Board on any agenda items except closed session items and those items for which the public has already been afforded such opportunity at an earlier meeting. In addition, comments during the Public Comment period shall be limited to matters within the ISB’s jurisdiction and not on the agenda. Reasonable time limits may be established for public comments. (Government Code Section 11125.7)
• Members of the public are encouraged to visit the ISB website at http://science.calwater.ca.gov/sci_tools/isb.html to print the background meeting materials. A limited number of copies of these materials will be available at the meeting. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Fris at rebeccaf@calwater.ca.gov or (916) 445-5031.
• Additional information can be found on the CALFED Bay-Delta Program web site at http://www.calwater.ca.gov.
• If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please contact Colleen Kirtlan, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at (916) 445-5511, TDD (800) 735-2929.
• Please allow extra time for parking and Federal Building security screening procedures. Current photo identification is required for building access. Visitors may bring cameras and cell phones with camera capability into the building ONLY with the prior approval of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program and the Federal Protective Service, and their use in the building will be subject to federal restrictions. Please contact Terry Smith, Security Coordinator for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, at cell (916) 716-1904, office (916) 445-5345 or tsmith@calwater.ca.gov for building access information and camera guidelines.

July 17, 2007

-Meeting Notice-
CALFED Independent Science Board
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor, Delta Room
Sacramento, CA 95814

July 17, 2007, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m..

AGENDA
Order of agenda items is subject to change.

Tuesday July 17, 2007

10:00 a.m.

1. Lead Scientist Report
   • Attachment 1 - Presentation Lead Scientist Report.
2. Delta Vision Assessment
3. Proposal Solicitation Process Topics
4. Lead Scientist Search
5. ISB Strategic Plan
6. Public Comment

1:00 p.m. Adjourn

June 7-8, 2007

Meeting Summary for June 7-8, 2007

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-Revised Meeting Notice-
CALFED Independent Science Board
June 7 - 8, 2007
Delta Room
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

This meeting will be broadcast and archived on the internet Webcast URL:

• Thursday, June 7, 2007 Webcast -
  www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=40231
  
  
• Friday, June 8, 2007 Webcast -
  http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=40248
  
  

AGENDA
Order of agenda items is subject to change.

Thursday June 7, 2007
8:30 a.m.

1. Welcome/Introductions
   Update on Board Activities
   Lead Scientist recruitment
2. Director’s Report (delta smelt situation, court decisions, Delta Vision, End of Stage 1)
3. Science in Delta Vision
   • Attachment 1 – Delta Vision Executive Order
   • Attachment 2 – Articulation Timeline
   • Attachment 3 - Work To Support Delta Vision
   • Attachment 4 - Summary of the Delta Vision Ecological Geography Workshop

Lunch

4. Lead Scientist Report
   • Attachment 1 – 15 point scenario for a variable Delta.
   • Attachment 2 – Science Program Variable Delta Workshop notice
5. Performance Measures Phase I Report
   • Attachment 1 - Performance Measures Timeline
6. Environmental Water Account review/response
   • Attachment 1 - EWA Agency/Science Program Response
   • Attachment 2 - EWA Agency/Science Program Response Appendix
7. Public Comment

5:00 Adjourn

Friday, June 8, 2007
8:30 a.m.

1. ISB Strategic Plan
2. State of Science for the Bay-Delta System report
   • Attachment 1 - State of Science for the Bay-Delta System Edition 1 (2007): The connections among components
3. Public Comment
4. Wrap-up and Next Agenda

12:30 Adjourn

April 9, 2007

Meeting Summary for April 9, 2007

-Meeting Notice-
CALFED Independent Science Board
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor, Delta Room
Sacramento, CA 95814

April 9, 2007, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Call-in Number: 1-866-707-0390
Pass Code: 1495305

AGENDA
Order of agenda items is subject to change.

Monday April 9, 2007

1:00 p.m.

1. Introductions
2. ISB Strategic Plan
3. Lead Scientist Recruitment
   • Presentation: Process Lead Scientist Recruitment
4. Science Program updates
   • Presentation: Science Program Update
5. Public Comment

4:00 p.m. Adjourn

February 21-22, 2007 Meeting Outcomes

Meeting Summary for February 21-22, 2007

• Letter regarding PPIC Envisioning Futures report

February 21-22, 2007

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-Meeting Notice-
CALFED Independent Science Board
February 21 - 22, 2007
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor, Delta Room
Sacramento, CA 95814

AGENDA
Order of agenda items is subject to change.

Wednesday February 21, 2007
8:30 a.m.

1. Welcome/Introductions Update on Board Activities
2. Director's Report
   • Presentation - Directors Report
3. Water Quality Performance Measures
   • Attachment 1 - Consolidated ISB comments to subgroups on Phase I report
   • Presentation - Independent Science Board Water Quality Indicators

Lunch

4. Public Policy Institute of California Report: "Envisioning Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta" http://www.ppic.org/main/home.asp
   • Presentation - PPIC Beyond the Peripheral Canal
5. Public Comment

5:00 Adjourn

Thursday February 22, 2007
8:30 a.m.

1. Lead Scientist Report
   • Attachment 1 - 2006 PSP Technical Synthesis Panel recommendations
   • Presentation - Lead Scientist Report
2. State of Science for the Bay-Delta System Report
   • Attachment 1: Process outline for SOSBDS
   • Presentation - Update on State of Science for the Bay-Delta System Report

Lunch

3. Delta Regional Ecosystem Restoration Implementation Plan Briefing
   • Attachment 1 - List of DRERIP Species and Ecosystem Conceptual Models and their Developers
   • Attachment 2 - DRERIP Species Model Review Form
   • Attachment 3 - Draft Peer Review Process for DRERIP Ecosystem Conceptual Models
   • Presentation - DRERIP: Scientifically Evaluating Restoration Actions
4. Environmental Water Account Briefing
   • Attachment 1 - Review of the 2006 Environmental Water Account (EWA)
   • Attachment 2 - Review of Resources Agency Action Matrix for 2007
   • Presentation - 2006 EWA Science Panel Review
5. Public Comment
6. Wrap-up and Next Agenda

5:00 Adjourn

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