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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20170121 FINAL NPC MRC Minutes NPC MRC 1/17/2017 FINAL Meeting Summary 1 January 21st, 2017 NPC MRC FINAL Meeting Summary The Tuesday, January 21st, 2017 NPC MRC meeting took place at the Hemlock Forest Room, Olympic National Resources Center, at 1455 Forks Avenue, Forks, WA from 4:01 (00:01:49 on the audio counter) to 6:11 PM. Appointed committee members present at the meeting were John Hunter (Citizen Rep., Clallam County – Education/Environment), Katie Krueger (Quileute Tribe Rep.), Khalid Marcus (Hoh Tribe Rep.), Ian Miller (Washington SeaGrant Ex Officio), Roy Morris (Citizen Rep., Clallam County – Commercial Fishing), Tami Pokorny (Jefferson County Rep., Coordinator), Jill Silver (Citizen Rep., Jefferson County – Conservation/Environment), and Chiggers Stokes (Citizen Rep., Jefferson County – Recreational Groups). Rebekah Brooks (ONRC [by phone]), Frank Hanson (ONRC), Erin McCarthy, Amanda Murphy and Phyllis Shuman (Ruckelshaus Center) were also present. Introductions Public Comments Jill Silver presented several of her recent marine debris findings. Additions to and Approval of the Agenda The newest agenda was approved by consensus without changes. Approval of the November Meeting Summary This was postponed until the next meeting. Announcements Tami Pokorny is starting work on the West Coast Natural Resources Newsletter. Old Business COASST Marine Debris Protocol Training on December 3rd Committee members who attended this training reported that it was excellent, but hard to implement due to the extreme level of detail. They hope the protocol succeeds when put into practice. New Business Subcommittees: Transfer Station, RainFest, WBFS Signage, New Projects Tami Pokorny announced that she will be in touch regarding volunteers for subcommittees. Things are moving forward on the ceiling display for the Transit Center; Tami met with the County and City of Forks to start planning ideas. RainFest planning will begin at the February NPC MRC meeting. Ian Miller announced that ten films have been submitted so far for Film Fest. He would like to pass on the communications aspect to someone else this year; this involves posters, advertisements, and radio announcements. NPC MRC 1/17/2017 FINAL Meeting Summary 2 Ruckelshaus Center Coastal Resilience Assessment Group Interview Amanda Murphy, Phyllis Shuman and Erin McCarthy with the Ruckelshaus Center gave a background on the Assessment: The Center was approached by Representative Kilmer’s office and Department of Ecology on behalf of the Grays Harbor Resilience Coalition to work on an assessment. After deciding to look at what a coast-wide resilience would look like, they are now in the process of evaluating current efforts, what is needed and what the resources are on the coast through individual, group and inter-agency interviews. Group interviews like this one look at several key questions, including: How do you define resilience? What are the conditions for resilience? Would you say that the coastal communities are resilient? How or how not? The NPC MRC discussed the questions at length, observing that our small rural communities are well equipped for resilience in many ways since they tend to garden, hunt, fish and have independent heat and water sources; many people also store food and supplies since they are long distances from grocery stores and other resources. In addition, local communities are experienced with going through frequent small emergencies like power outages and road closures. On the other hand, infrastructure is vulnerable because communities are far from grocery, fuel, medical and other large sources of organized support. Coastal communities are also susceptible to forest fires, road damage and tsunamis. Needs include survival kits, multilingual communication on how to use survival tools, crank radios, water filters, survival education (possibly camps) for children, increasing awareness of resources, management of small scale long-term disasters and improvement of medical services. Another goal is to strengthen and connect existing resources. The Assessment is the first of many efforts designed to support coastal resilience. When the report is completed, everyone will receive it; it should be finished by mid-March. Updates (Updates were skipped due to lack of time.) Marine Debris (All) Washington Coast Marine Advisory Council/Marine Spatial Planning (Rod) -Next meeting February 15th in Grays Harbor Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council (Roy/Rich) -Last meeting January 20th in Port Angeles Washington Marine Resources Advisory Council (MRAC) -Last meeting April 26th Fossil Fuels Related (All) Administration and Fiscal Agent Update Next Agenda (February 21st): Public Comments/General There were no public comments. Adjourn at 6:11 PM (02:10:06 on the counter) Draft summary compiled by Rebekah Brooks.