| 17 May 2010
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission has called an emergency meeting forWednesday, May 19, 2010 at the Trade Winds Island Grand, 5500 Gulf Boulevard, St. Pete Beach, FL 33706. The phone number at the Trade Winds is 727-367-6461 and the website is http://www.tradewindsresort.com
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The agenda is listed below
Capt. Pat Kelly, president, FGA will attend the meeting to represent the FGA membership. The sole purpose of this meeting is to provide a forum for Commissioners to discuss the agency’s ongoing response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.The Commission will not be taking action on specific regulatory issues.All interested individuals may speak at workshops or meetings of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) within the guidelines established by the Commission.
To ensure the public’s opportunity to be heard and the orderly conduct of the meeting, the Chairman reserves the right to establish a time for adjournment of the workshop or meeting, to limit the time for speakers, and to limit the time allotted for specific agenda items. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting should notify the agency the meeting by calling (850) 488-6411. If hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency by calling (800) 955-8771 or (800) 955-8770 Voice Mail.
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AGENDA
I. Call to Order – Chairman Barreto
II. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag – Nick Wiley/Commissioner Wright
III. Introductions and Agenda Adoption – Nick Wiley/Chairman Barreto
IV. Overview of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in April including efforts to control the
flow and outcome of the spill and current status of the spill. – Nick Wiley/Gil McRae
V. Legal Framework – Overview of federal and state oil pollution response law, financial
liability issues, and coordinated state legal actions. – Bud Vielhauer
VI. Overview of U.S. Coast Guard Sectors, Incident Command Structure and Florida’s
Emergency Operations Center. – Jim Brown
VII. Summary of FWC response efforts - Use of FWRI geographic information systems
mapping, pre-impact sampling, natural resource damage assessment, FWC staff
deployments and other support. – Gil McRae/David Palandro
VIII. Characteristics of oil that may reach Florida waters and shorelines, preventative
measures, the effects on Florida’s fisheries, and wildlife including how we would handle
oiled wildlife and potential impact to wildlife habitats. – Gil McRae/DavidPalandro/Tim Breault
IX. Marine fisheries issues – Areal fisheries closures, communication with stakeholders and federal management partners, economic relief options for fishers - Mark Robson
X. Gulf Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task Force – Nick Wiley
XI. Public Comment
XII. Adjourn
