HomeMy WebLinkAbout060424A JMRC AgendaTues, June 4, 2024
6:00-8:00PM
In-Person Meeting
WSU Classroom (97 Oak Bay Rd)
MEETING AGENDA
Officers/Executive
Committee:
Gordon King, Chair
Betsy Carlson, Vice Chair
Jeff Taylor, NWSC Rep
Sarah Fisken, NWSC Alt
MRC Members:
Janette Mestre, District 1
Brad Bebout, District 1
Timothy Behrenfeld, Dist 1 Alt
Brenda Johnson, District 2
Jeff Taylor, District 2
Frank Handler, District 2 Alt
Sarah Fisken, District 3
Joanie Hendricks, District 3
Tim Cross, District 3 Alt
Betsy Carlson, Envir /Conserv
Bryan DeCaterina, Env/Cons Alt
Carol Hasse, Port of PT
Gordon King, Commercial
Emily Buckner, Marine Science
Christopher Kelley, Marine Sci Alt
Heidi Eisenhour, BoCC
Troy McKelvey, Recreation
Roy Clark, Recreation Alt
Judy Surber, City of PT
ï Neil Harrington, Tribal
Staff:
Katie Kowal, MRC Coordinator
WSU Jefferson Extension
121 Oak Bay Rd
Port Hadlock, WA 98339
www.jeffersonmrc.org
jeff.co.mrc@gmail.com
6:00 Call to Order & Introductions
6:05 Amendments to/ Approval of Agenda
Amendments to/ Approval of May 2024 Minutes
6:08 Public Comment 6:10 Guest Speaker: Tami Pokorny (Natural Resources Program
Coordinator, JCPH/North Pacific Coast MRC)
“Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund Program and North Pacific Coast MRC Presentation”
6:50 Port Update
6:55 BoCC Update
7:00 Recent Meeting Reports & Issue Updates
NWSC May Meeting Update (Jeff)
7:05 Administrative Updates
ï Youth Representative position
ï DEI Contract
ï COASST looking for volunteers
ï No July MRC Meeting
7:20 Current and New Project Updates
ï Crabber Outreach (Roy)
ï Shoreline Landowner Outreach (Sarah and Jeff)
ï Forage Fish (Dabob-Sarah)
ï Education & Outreach (Joanie)
ï Olympia Oysters (Neil)
ï Kelp (Emily)
ï Eelgrass buoys Troy)
ï Rain Gardens (Jeanette)
ï Remote Imaging (Chris Kelly)
7:47 Public Comment
7:50 Call for Future Agenda Topics/Speakers
7:52 MRC Member Roundtable/ Announcements
8:00 Adjourn
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Upcoming Meetings & Events: June 8, 10am-4pm – Fort Worden BioBlitz 2024 June 8, 9:30am-1:30pm – Discovery Bay Olympia Oyster survey June 12, 4pm-6pm – Green Crab Training at PTMSC June 18, 830-930am – MRC Executive Committee Meeting June 21, 10am-12pm – NWSC Monthly Meeting (Meeting details here) June 22, Broad Spit Olympia Oyster Beach Walk June 26, 6pm-8pm - Crabbing 101 Workshop 2nd Wednesdays at 1pm and 4th Wednesdays at 5:30pm – Port of PT Meetings Mondays, 9am – Jefferson County BoCC Meetings Note! No July MRC meeting.
Ongoing projects in Jeff. Co:
• Pleasant Harbor MPR
• City of PT SMP update
• Jefferson County SMP update
• PT sewer outfall (not up to date)
• Point Hudson jetty reconstruction
• Port of PT sea level rise mitigation project
• City of Port Townsend North Beach sewer outfall
• Duckabush Estuary Restoration Project