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Preliminary Outline of Community Dialogue Process  

Adoption of Process and Guidelines  (Jan. 30)
Review of the process
Opportunities for public participation

Formation of the Marine Interests Group (MIG) Working Committee

  • Agreement on purpose and criteria for participation
    Preliminary assessment of key interests and representation (Jan. 30)

  • Follow up contacts with persons who have expressed interest (Feb. 7)

  • Preliminary Discussion with MIG Working Committee (mid-late Feb.)

  • Identification of key hopes, issues, and potential options
    Questions and requests for information from federal, state, and local agencies 

Meeting of Agencies to Review Information, Issues, and Opportunities (called by U.S. Rep. Capps, Assemblymember Maldonado, and others) (mid-late Mar.)

  • Status of current knowledge

  • Relevant examples from other places

  • Potential tools to address local concerns

  • Requested preparation for public meetings 

  • Review of the Results with MIG Working Committee (early April)

  • Information resources

  • Plans and support for public meetings

Public Meeting(s) (multiple locations?) (late April - early May)

  • Information about the marine resources

  • Relevant examples from other places

  • Public workshop discussion of hopes, issues, and, potential options

  • Confirmation of interests represented on MIG Working Committee that will work on behalf of public to address concerns and ideas

MIG Working Committee Meetings to Evaluate Options (May - early June)

  • Additional information gathering to address hopes, issues, and concerns received from public

  • Identification of positives and negatives for each option

  • Preparation of interim reports for review at public meetings

Public Meeting(s) (multiple locations?) (mid Sept.)

  • What the Working Committee has learned

  • Checking with public to confirm completeness of factors considered

  • Additional public input about potential options

MIG Working Committee Meetings to Conclude Recommendations (Oct.-early Nov.)

  • Suggested courses of action (or no action)

  • Outline of further steps

  • Agreement on report to relevant units of government

  • Celebration of successful efforts in fulfilling the hopes for the group

Note: Although not formally noticed public meetings, MIG Working Committee meetings will be open for the public to observe and provide comment as time permits.  Summary notes from the sessions will be available for MIG members and the public to review.

The MBNEP is hosting the Marine Interest Group information as a service to the public with a grant from the World Wildlife Fund