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

June 3, 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 June 2003 Meeting-SEG's 34th Meeting and the 54th Month of SEG's Operation

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

IV:  Approve April 2003 SEG Meeting Transcript

IVA: Scientific Briefing

• (Any scheduled "Briefing on Scientific Studies Conducted Pursuant to SEG Action" will be taken to front of agenda between IV and V)
• Briefing on "data mining" in GPA's modeling studies - Paul Conrads - requested by Will Berson

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 Corps of Engineers' initial conceptual list of mitigation activities provided on 10/1/02-continued from SEG meetings since June 2002-requested by SEG Membership

• Future of Aquifer Committee-its role in conducting future commentaries-requested by Bob Scanlon & Chris Schuberth

• "Peer review," the "peer-review" process, and the National Academy's report on Corps of Engineers peer review or "independent review" process as relates to the SEG Mission: Consensus, options, and findings concerning definitions, standards, and criteria from the Operating Guidelines Committee -- Teri Leffek OPerating Guidelines Committee chair --requested by various SEG Members and referred to OGC by broad consensus

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

• Beach Erosion
  Committee chair: Bill Farmer
  Last report: Committee report at 4/1/03 SEG meeting;
  Last  meeting: 2/13/03 - [Meeting report posted]
• Communications
  Committee chair: Ben Brewton
  Last report:
  Last meeting: Met 1/7/00 [Summary posted]
  
• 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]

• Economics Working Group
  Committee chair: Judy Jennings
  Last report: Committee report at 4/1/03 SEG meeting
  Last meeting: Met 4/17/02 [Meeting report posted] met 2/03; Meeting scheduled 6/3/03

• Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
  Committee facilitator: Will Berson
  Last report: Committee report at 4/1/03 SEG meeting
  Last meeting: 6/21/02 [Meeting report posted]

• Modeling Technical Review Group
  Committee chair: Bo Ellis
  Last report: Committee report at 4/1/03 SEG meeting
  Last meeting: Met 9/18/02 [Status report posted]

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

• Striped Bass
  Committee chair: Ramon Martin or Matt Thomas, committee chair
  Last report: Committee report at 4/1/03 SEG meeting by Ramon Martin
  Last meeting: Met 6/21/02 [Meeting report 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)
• Extent and possible causes of marsh die-offs (Brief update pending more extensive presentation later by Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division)-requested by SEG Members
• Assess future need for SEG Communications Committee and possible work for it to do to support SEG's Mission-requested by Chris Schuberth & David Kyler
• (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:
  • July 1st (35th meeting and 55th month of SEG's operation)
  • August 5th (35th meeting and 56th month)
  • September 9th (35th meeting and 57th month) (September 2nd, the 1st Tuesday, is the day after Labor Day)
• 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.