Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
Pensacola Task Force Meeting Agenda/Presentations
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
Task Force Meeting Agenda
June 1st, 2011
Saenger Theatre, 118 South Palafox Place, Pensacola, FL
I. Welcome and Introductions
9:00am Welcome and Introductions
Lisa P. Jackson, EPA Administrator, Task Force Chair
Garret Graves, LA Coastal Protection Authority, Task Force Vice-Chair
9:10am Welcome to Florida Governor Rick Scott
Introduction by Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward III
9:20am Update on Mississippi River Flooding
Garret Graves, LA Coastal Protection Authority, Task Force Vice-Chair
9:30am Overview of Meeting & Update on Strategy Development
John Hankinson, Task Force Executive Director
II. Florida's Vision and Perspectives on Gulf Restoration and Priorities
9:45am Introduction of new Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel Vineyard
Mimi Drew, Florida Task Force Member
10:00am Importance of the Gulf of Mexico to Florida and the Nation
Mimi Drew, Florida Task Force Member (PDF) (37pp, 6MB, About PDF)
10:15am Scientific Overview of the Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Steve Murawski, University of South Florida (PDF) (14pp, 2MB, About PDF)
10:30am Economic Benefits of the Gulf of Mexico
Dr. Rick Harper, University of West Florida (PDF) (19pp, 928K, About PDF)
10:45am Fish and Wildlife Supported by the Gulf of Mexico
Nick Wiley, Executive Director of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (PDF) (20pp, 2.5MB, About PDF)
11:00am Economic Importance of Military to Florida
Rocky McPherson, Enterprise Florida (PDF) (13pp, 1MB, About PDF)
11:10am Importance of Florida Ports
Clyde Mathis, Port Director for Pensacola (PDF) (8pp, 1.6MB, About PDF)
III. South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
11:20am Intersection of Florida Everglades Restoration and Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
Shannon Estenoz, Director, Everglades Restoration Initiatives, DOI (PDF) (19pp, 3MB, About PDF)
IV. Close Out and Transition to Public Listening Session
11:35am Grover Robinson, Escambia County Commissioner
John Hankinson, Task Force Executive Director
Listening Session
(PDF) (7pp, 41KB, About PDF)
12:45pm Listening Session Adjourns