[Draft] AGENDA
SAVANNAH HARBOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
STAKEHOLDERS' EVALUATION GROUP (SEG) MEETING

April 1, 2003-9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Mighty 8th Air Force Heritage Museum
(High Wycombe Room on the 2nd floor)
175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, Georgia

I:  Introductions of SEG Members

• (To be repeated for late-comers)
   

II:  Facilitator’s Comments/Any Initial Exercise to Focus Members on SEG’s “Mission”

III: Approve Agenda for April 2003 Meeting-SEG's 33rd Meeting and the 52nd Month of SEG's Operation

• Proposed additions
• Accept/reject items
• Members' desired order of items
• Members' desired time for items
• Adjournment time

IV:  Approve January 2003 SEG Meeting Transcript

V:  Old Business

• (Any item(s) of old business added by SEG Members to draft agenda in advance of meeting or during agenda-approval in Item III above and accepted by SEG Membership)
• GPA update providing relevant information on items raised by SEG-offered by Morgan Rees
• Status of 6/4/02 Aquifer Committee recommendations-continuation-including comment by GPA as to the status of the Aquifer Committee recommendations approved by SEG-requested by Chris Schuberth-to be reported by Doug Plachy
• Mitigation discussion-including comments on initial conceptual list of mitigation activities provided on 10/1/02-continued from June, August, and October 2002 and January 2003 SEG meetings-requested by SEG Membership
• Future of Aquifer Committee - its role in conducting future reviews - requested by Bob Scanlon
• Letter discussing concern with the "peer review process" as discussed at the February '03 meeting-requested by Chris Schuberth. [This agenda item will not be taken up before 10:30 to accommodate an interested SEG Member]
• Implications of National Academy's report on Corps of Engineers peer review or "independent independent review" process-what the report says and what it means for the SEG process-requested by Will Berson & David Kyler

VI:  Committee Reports—All Active Working Committees of SEG ¹

• Beach Erosion
  Committee chair: Bill Farmer
  Last report: Committee report at 1/7/03 SEG meeting
  Last  meeting: 2/13/03 - [Meeting report posted]
  Next meeting:  No meeting scheduled as of 3/11/03

• Dredging and Disposal
  Committee chair: Fred Beason
  Last report: Committee report at 1/7/03 SEG meeting
  Last meeting: Met 3/6/00 [Summary posted]

• Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
  Committee facilitator: Will Berson
  Last report: Committee report at 1/7/03 SEG meeting
  Last meeting: 6/21/02 [Meeting report posted]

• Modeling Technical Review Group
  Committee chair: Bo Ellis
  Last report: Committee report at 1/7/03 SEG meeting
  Last meeting: Met 9/18/02 [Status report posted]

• Striped Bass
  Committee chair: Ted Will
  Last report: Committee report at 1/7/03 SEG meeting
  Last meeting: Met 6/21/02 [Meeting report posted]

• Communications
  Committee chair: Ben Brewton
  Last report:
  Last meeting: Met 1/7/00 [Summary posted]

• Economics Working Group
  Committee chair: Judy Jennings
  Last report: Committee report at 1/7/03 SEG meeting
  Last meeting: Met 4/17/02 [Meeting report posted]

• Operating Guidelines
  Committee chair: Teri Leffek
  Last report: Committee report at 1/7/03 SEG meeting
  Last meeting: Met 4/16/02 [Summary posted]

VII. New Business

• (Any other item(s) of new business added by SEG Members to draft agenda in advance of meeting or during agenda-approval in Item III above and accepted by SEG Membership)
• (Any scheduled "Briefing on Scientific Studies Conducted Pursuant to SEG Action" will be taken to front of agenda between IV and V)

VIII: Next Meeting Date

• Options:
  • May 6th (34th meeting and 53rd month of SEG's operation)
  • June 3rd (34th meeting and 54th month)
  • July 1st (34th meeting and 55th month)
• 9:00 a.m.?
• Mighty 8th Air Force Heritage Museum?
• All day or half a day?
• Firm adjournment time or open?

IX: Plan to Adjourn by or before 12:00 nn.