Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council to consider
adoption of 2016 Puget Sound Action Agenda at June 29 meeting
The Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council will meet on
Wednesday, June 29 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at South Seattle Community College’s
Georgetown campus, 6737 Corson Ave South, Seattle.
Meeting highlights include:
The Leadership Council will consider for adoption a final draft of the 2016 Puget Sound Action Agenda, which responds to feedback received during the public comment period. This collaborative planning process is part of the Partnership’s work to focus investments on actions that are most likely to advance Puget Sound protection and recovery targets.
A presentation on the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project, led by representatives from Long Live the Kings, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. The Salish Sea Marine Survival Project is a U.S.-Canada research effort to determine the causes of poor salmon and steelhead survival in marine waters between Puget Sound and British Columbia.
The full agenda, meeting materials and directions are available at http://psp.wa.gov/LC_meetings.php. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to provide comment and learn about the regional effort to restore and protect Puget Sound.
If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify the Special Assistant to the Boards, Dominique Hampton, at 360.464.1229.
About the Leadership
Council
The
seven-member Leadership Council is the governing body of the Puget Sound
Partnership. Appointed by the Governor to serve four year terms, members are
among the leading citizens from around the Sound.
About the Puget Sound Partnership
The
Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s
collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of governments, tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits,
the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda,
advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery.