Finance Plan Each work session is designed to focus on a set of questions approved by council staff that link to issues in the Fifth Staff Draft Delta Plan. The Governance and Implementation Work Session was held September 15, 2011. The charge for this workgroup meeting was posted on the council website in advance of the meeting. The charge and agenda for the meeting are attached as Appendix A. Approximately 56 people attended the work session in person, including Council staff and contractors. Names appearing on the sign-in sheet are included at the top of this summary. Participation also was available to the public via an open conference line but no records of numbers were kept. Feedback on Success and Performance Measures The workgroup was asked to provide input on two discrete topics: a section of the draft Delta Plan entitled the Delta Plan Will Achieve by 2100” (p. 24), and Performance Measures in “What Chapters 4-8 of the draft Plan. Input on both topics was organized around specific questions. Both responses and questions are summarized here without attribution to work session participants. A Successful Delta Plan Focus Question: What specific comments or input do you have about this approach [beginning on p. 24 of the Fifth Staff Draft] to describing a successful Delta Plan? Governance should be part of the vision, including improved coordination and integration Focusing on 2100 is a long-term perspective; but successes are needed in the short term in the form of wins” “early Ecosystem vision for 100 years is and should have species-specific elements such “modest” as for salmon populations and other T&E species Include a decision-making partnership structure and process for Delta counties and the Council Integrate levee improvements (p. 26) Success should include a sustainable finance mechanism. As part of this, there should be mechanisms to support local agencies in developing projects that meet the co-equal goals Success means linking the health of the upper watershed to Delta health and reinvesting in upper watersheds Success will also include a public outreach and engagement process that includes environmental justice and effectively translates the Delta for all citizens The water rights sidebar seems out of place in a vision statement This section should include a bullet(s) that addresses better data and better scientific understanding Success should also address responses to all stressors Performance Measures
Finance Plan Each work session is designed to focus on a set of questions approved by council staff that link to issues in the Fifth Staff Draft Delta Plan. The Governance and Implementation Work Session was held September 15, 2011. The charge for this workgroup meeting was posted on the council website in advance of the meeting. The charge and agenda for the meeting are attached as Appendix A. Approximately 56 people attended the work session in person, including Council staff and contractors. Names appearing on the sign-in sheet are included at the top of this summary. Participation also was available to the public via an open conference line but no records of numbers were kept. Feedback on Success and Performance Measures The workgroup was asked to provide input on two discrete topics: a section of the draft Delta Plan entitled “What the Delta Plan Will Achieve by 2100” (p. 24), and Performance Measures in Chapters 4-8 of the draft Plan. Input on both topics was organized around specific questions. Both responses and questions are summarized here without attribution to work session participants. A Successful Delta Plan Focus Question: What specific comments or input do you have about this approach [beginning on p. 24 of the Fifth Staff Draft] to describing a successful Delta Plan? Governance should be part of the vision, including improved coordination and integration Focusing on 2100 is a long-term perspective; but successes are needed in the short term in the form of “early wins” Ecosystem vision for 100 years is “modest” and should have species-specific elements such as for salmon populations and other T&E species Include a decision-making partnership structure and process for Delta counties and the Council Integrate levee improvements (p. 26) Success should include a sustainable finance mechanism. As part of this, there should be mechanisms to support local agencies in developing projects that meet the co-equal goals Success means linking the health of the upper watershed to Delta health and reinvesting in upper watersheds Success will also include a public outreach and engagement process that includes environmental justice and effectively translates the Delta for all citizens The water rights sidebar seems out of place in a vision statement This section should include a bullet(s) that addresses better data and better scientific understanding Success should also address responses to all stressors Performance Measures
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