MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
October 26, 2004

Federal Executive Session

Welcome and Introductions

CAC Report (Brian Grantham)
Purpose: Informational

Federal Executive Session Report (Bryon Griffith)
Purpose: Informational

FY04 Program Report – A Retrospective on Challenges and Accomplishments
(Gloria Car)
Purpose: Review and Discussion of Workplan Progress
Decision: Endorsement of FY05 Workplan Sub-objectives and
Annual Performance Goals.

Special Partnership Project Report #1 – Bahia Grande Restoration
(Ken Merritt – USFWS Refuge Manager)
Purpose: Informational

Special Partnership Project Report #3 – A Tool for Studying Relationships in Ecological Modeling
(Holly Greening, Tampa Bay Estuary Program)
Purpose: Informational

Coastal America – Major New Enhancements Supporting the Gulf Program
1. Strategic Assessment (Endorsement & Implementation)
(Bryon Griffith)

FY04/05 Report – “Big Ticket” Opportunities and Challenges

I. Program Executive Order Status (Bryon Griffith)

II. Public Health

• Gulf of Mexico Methylmercury
  1. White House Report (Columbus Brown)
  2. Gulf of Mexico Program Proposal (Bryon Griffith)
• 2004 Vibrio vulnificus Report (Tom Herrington)

III. Nutrients

• Hypoxia Action Plan
  1. FY05 Reassessment Plan (Larinda Tervelt)

• Seagrass Report (Final) (Larry Handley – Invited)

V. Communications & Outreach

• 2004 Gulf Guardian Awards (Plan B) (Terry Hines Smith)
• FY05 Opportunities for Success (Terry Hines Smith)