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SALMON ENHANCEMENT AND HABITAT ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES

General Meeting, June 9 and 10, 2007
Holiday Inn
North Vancouver, BC

SATURDAY June 9, 2007 9:00 AM

  1. ATTENDING

    1. Members - Lynne Broekhuizen, Jack Minard, Don Lowen, Dave Smith, Jeff Jung, ZoAnn Morten, Eric Carlisle, Leandre Vigneault, Tracy Bond, Paul Kariya (PSF)
    2. Guests: Heather Stalberg, Tracy Bond
    3. Regrets: Ev Person, George Farrell, Ian Maxwell, Dianne Ramage

  2. REPORTS, PRESENTATIONS and ROUNDTABLES

    1. Reports

      1. Chair’s Report - Lynne Broekhuizen
      2. Correspondence in -
      3. Correspondence out – Letter to Barry Penner, February 21, 2007
      4. Treasurer’s Report - Dave Smith
      5. Election of Secretary - Don Lowen nominated as per NavAids criteria, and elected by acclamation.

    2. Presentations

      1. EPMP Process review and evaluation – ZoAnn, Jack
      2. Update - Pacific Salmon Foundation – Paul Kariya
      3. Report, Workshop 07 – ZoAnn
      4. Update, Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Jeff Jung
        1. CIP Review - Jeff Jung tabled the Review’s draft Terms of Reference, and SEHAB members will be asked to provide input on the process. Please provide comments by June 15th.
        2. Regional Reorganization of OHEB -
          Staffing – Habitat (75) SEP (195) Oceans (11) The Director is designing funding and organization around current strengths. Creating a transparent process for changes. (org. charts, etc.) Products include plans for staffing, org charts, succession planning.
          SEP - $25 million for 195 positions. Hatcheries use $13 million of the budget. CIP and Restoration will get most of the rest.
          Oceans – No funding for Oceans action plans. Org. structure will feed into the rest of the plan.
          Key Concepts – Department using definitions for sustainability, etc. from Pacific Stewardship Strategy.
      5. Update on Strategy 2, Wild Salmon Policy – Heather Stalberg, Senior Habitat Biologist – (1.8 mb PowerPoint file)

    3. Regional Roundtable Reports

      North Fraser Valley area
      Pacific Streamkeepers Federation
      QCI/Haida Gwaii Roundtable Report
      Steelhead Society
      Central Vancouver Island
      South Vancouver Island
      Pacific Salmon Foundation
      Roundtable Summary
    4. Review Action Items of Last Meeting

    SUNDAY February 18 2007

    1. COMMITTEE REPORTS
      1. Standing Committees
        1. Communication (ZoAnn, Jack, Dianne)
        2. Financial (Dave, ZoAnn, Jeff) (Link)
        3. Membership (George, Jack, Eric)
      2. Ad hoc Committees
        1. Steelhead (Eric, Shaun, Ev, Jack) (Link)
        2. Habitat Protection (ZoAnn, Jack, Dianne)
        3. WSP Committee (George, Don, Dianne, Jack, ZoAnn and Lynne) – Decision re June 26th WSP (Habitat) workshop – SEHAB will send three representatives: George, Jack and Lynne. Per Heather Stalberg’s offer, request that DFO pay for George and Lynne.
  3. NEW BUSINESS
    1. Business Items
      ITEM SPONSOR DECISION
      1. Expenditure Summary (Past year) Lorraine Tabled
      2. Representation from BC interior Membership Committee Referred to Committee to process candidate for Central Interior (Roy Argue/Tina Chestnut)
      3. Determine who will represent SEHAB on CIP Review process (Other Branch/Area Advisors) Lynne Request to DFO that Don Lowen represent Board
      4. Review Agenda and Minutes process Don Referred to October/07 agenda
    2. Identify agenda items for next meeting
      ITEM SPONSOR
      1. New Group Photo ZoAnn
      2. Outreach Meetings 2008
      3. Review Agenda and Minutes process Don
    3. Identify Action Items for Next Meeting

  4. PLANNING

    1. Minutes from this meeting to be ratified by July 10, 2007
    2. Date of next meeting? September 21/22 or October 26/27/28 – South Island?
    3. Invitation to build agenda on?
    4. Draft agenda due on?

  5. IV ADJOURN AT 12:50 p.m.

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