Galveston Bay Council Meeting

Location: Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, 1660 West Bay Area Blvd, Friendswood,

TX 77546-2640 **Note construction at Bay Area Blvd. overpass at I-45 which impacts

travelers coming from most locations.**

AGENDA: Wednesday, July 20, 2016

9:30 A.M.: Call to Order: Introduction of Members and Delegates

Action Item: Approval of May 25, 2016 Meeting Minutes

Report of the Chair

Action Item: Industry vacancy nomination

Report of the Program

Presentation: Sustainable Solutions for Produced Water; Geoff MacKenzie,

Manager Safety and Environment, Linc Energy and Joshua Lancaster, Business

Development, MissionWEST

Presentation: Galveston Bay Status and Trends: Building off a history of success;

Stuart Carlton, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems & Social Science Specialist, Texas Sea

Grant College Program, Texas A&M University; Helen Walters, Graduate Research

Fellow, and Will Mobley, Research Assistant, Center for Texas Beaches and Shores,

Texas A&M University – Galveston

11:00 A.M.: Break

11:10 A.M.: Presentation: Galveston Bay Plan Implementation Review Summary 1995-2015;

Sarah Bernhardt, Program Manager, Galveston Bay Estuary Program

Presentation: Galveston Bay Area Storm Surge Mitigation Proposals; Scott Jones,

Director of Advocacy, Galveston Bay Foundation

Subcommittee Reports: (Subcommittees Handouts included in Packets if available)

ï‚· Monitoring and Research

ï‚· Public Participation and Education

ï‚· Water and Sediment Quality

ï‚· Natural Resource Uses

ï‚· Budget and Priorities Subcommittee (Nominations, Consistency Review)

Council Member Roundtable: News and Announcements

12:25 P.M.: Public comments

12:30 P.M.: Adjourn

2016 Galveston Bay Council Meeting Dates: Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Future dates: January

18, 2017, April 19, 2017, July 19, 2017, October 18, 2017. If there are known conflicts, Council

members are encouraged to propose alternate dates to the Council. Proposed dates are all third

Wednesday mornings of each quarter from 9:30am to 12:30pm.