American River Watershed Group

Placer County Water Agency - American River Room

144 Ferguson Road, Auburn, CA 95603 (530) 823-4860

Thursday, November 18, 2004

10:00 A.M

AGENDA

10:00 a.m. - CALL TO ORDER

• Check In (Name, How you are, Time Constraints, Who’s missing? Elephants?, Expectations?)

• Review and approval of Minutes

• Additions to the agenda

10:15 a.m. - GUEST SPEAKER:

• Carol Kennedy, Watershed Program Manager, Soil Scientist,

Tahoe National Forest

“Weather and Climate Change”

11:15 a.m. – PROJECTS UPDATE:

• Sediment Dynamics Study

1. Approval of TAC Selected Contractor from 3 presentations on Nov. 15, 2004

2. Meeting planned on Dec. 2, with DWR to Amend Contract Period and “Remediation” section

11:30 a.m. ACTIVITY UPDATES

• Stevens Fire Rehabilitation Update

• Watershed Coordinator Update (handout)

• Public Outreach Team

1. American River Watershed Portal Additions (Tahoe N.F., …)

2. American River Watershed Conferences (CSUS and RWCT)

3. Expansion of SFAR Watershed Summit into NFAR Watershed with Foresthill H.S., Tahoe N.F.,…

4. Additional MOU Signatories suggestions

11:45 a.m. SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS

• Placer County Fire Safe Alliance (Stevens Fire - Colfax)

• American River Watershed Institute

11:55 a.m. NEXT MEETING (December 16, 2004 10 a.m. to 12 noon, PCWA American River Room)

• Agenda Suggestions

• Open Discussion

12:00 ADJOURN