FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 31, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT: Kevin Hyde, 360.819.3045, kevin.hyde@psp.wa.gov
The Puget Sound Partnership Ecosystem Coordination Board will meet on Thursday, November 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Evergreen State College Tacoma, 1210 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405.
All are welcome to attend the meeting. With the recent expiration of the Governor’s COVID-19 State of Emergency, masking for Partnership staff, board members, and attendees is voluntary. We continue to strongly support those who choose to wear a mask. We plan to have gallery seating for partners and other members of the public who join us and we will make every effort to provide (but cannot guarantee) adequate spacing between seats within the constraints of our meeting space.
We’ll be providing an all-virtual livestream of the meeting, through TVW (link below). We highly encourage partners and other members of the public to utilize this virtual option, if possible, to reduce carbon emissions and to minimize COVID risks for everyone. If you do elect to utilize the livestream option and wish to submit public comment, please send your written comments to anna.petersen@psp.wa.gov by noon on Wednesday, November 2. We will review public comments submitted by email during the general public comment period on November 3.
TVW web link:
Nov. 3: https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2022111136
The full Ecosystem Coordination Board agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php.
Meeting highlights include:
- A local forum with the Puyallup White River Local Integrating Organization (PWR LIO). The forum will include discussion of multiple challenges to advancing sustained ecosystem recovery within the LIO geography particularly with respect to grant/funding program design and administration. The forum will also include discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion; carbon credit opportunities; and Floodplains for the Future partnerships and grants. Participants include Ryan Mello, member of the Pierce County Council; Krystal Kyer, chair of the PWR LIO; Dana Coggon, executive director of Pierce Conservation District; Heather Green, program director for the Habitat Improvement Program at Pierce Conservation District; Kathleen Berger, Floodplains for the Future program manager with Pierce County; Kristin Williamson, primary project manager at South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group; Allan Warren, watersheds senior program manager at Bonneville Environmental Foundation; and Elizabeth McManus, principal at Ross Strategic and LIO coordinator.
- A presentation and discussion about the 2023 Washington state legislative session. This session will include an update on implementing budget and policy from the 2022 session and a board discussion about 2023 legislative priorities. Presentation by Don Gourlie, legislative policy director at the Puget Sound Partnership.
- A presentation and discussion about policy priorities regarding 6PPD-quinone. This session will include a recap of the 6PPD-quinone info session, a review of potential policy statements, and discussion and decision about policy priorities. Presentation by Don Gourlie, legislative policy director at the Puget Sound Partnership.
- A presentation and discussion about the Ecosystem Coordination Board's work priorities. This session will include a review of the progress the board has made on its 2022 work plan priorities. Presentation by Jillian Reitz, boards policy advisor at the Puget Sound Partnership.
- A presentation and discussion about mobilizing funding for Puget Sound recovery. This session will feature an update about opportunities associated with new federal and state funding for Puget Sound, including potential roles for the board. Presentation by Larry Epstein, deputy director of the Puget Sound Partnership.
The full Ecosystem Coordination Board agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php.
If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify Boards Policy Advisor Jillian Reitz at 360.742.2936.
About the Ecosystem Coordination Board
The Ecosystem Coordination Board's main role is to advise the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council on carrying out its responsibilities. The Board is made up of 27 members representing specific interests 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 government agencies, tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda, advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery.
For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov.
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