Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
Management Board Meeting
October 4-5, 2016
Hyatt Regency, Jacksonville, FL
Tuesday, October 4th
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm Welcome – Breck Carmichael (Chair, SC DNR)
- Call to order
- Review agenda
- Approve meeting minutes from Spring 2016 Retreat
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Finalize Vision and Mission – Rick Jacobson (Vice Chair, CT DEEP)
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Status update: Flagship Priorities and Strategic Planning – Aimee Weldon (Coordinator, ACJV)
- Outcomes from the May retreat: Board Debrief Interviews
- ACJV staff priorities
- Saltmarsh Conservation Business Planning (SCBP) effort – ACJV role
Board Action – Vote on commitment to appoint technical member representatives to SCBP effort
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Budget Update – Aimee Weldon
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Black Duck Decision Support Tool – Tim Jones (Science Coordinator, ACJV)
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm Black Rail – current knowledge and ACJV involvement – Aimee
5:00 pm Adjourn
Wednesday, October 5th
8:30 am – 10:00 am Saltmarsh Sparrow and Tidal Marsh Conservation – Presentation and Discussion – Chris Elphick (Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program)
- State of the science and discussion
- ACJV role – what actions should we be taking right now?
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break
10:15 pm – 11:00 am Setting up for Success
- Identifying top priorities actions
- Identifying and filling gaps
- Enlisting the right people
- Discuss funding opportunities
- Other?
11:00 am – 11:45 am Communications update – Deb Reynolds (Communications Coordinator, ACJV)
11:45 am – 12:00 pm New Business – Breck Carmichael
- Nominating Committee Recommendations for Vice Chair – vote
- Transfer of Chairmanship to Rick Jacobson
12:00 pm Adjourn
Supplemental Documents
Grants Handout
ACJV Corporate Funding Document
ACJV Funding Acceptance Policy