MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2024, 1:00 p.m.
FLORIDA’S CORAL REEF WORK GROUP
TREASURE COAST AND SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILS
LOCATION:
South Florida Regional Planning Council
1 Oakwood Boulevard, Suite 250, Hollywood, Florida
VIRTUAL / PHYSICAL MEETING
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SFRPC & TCRPC
Florida’s Coral Reef Work Group Agenda
1:00 PM Welcome
The Honorable Beam Furr, SFRPC Co-Chair, Florida’s Coral Reef Work Group; Councilmember, SFRPC; Broward County Vice Chair and Commissioner, District 6
The Honorable Doug Smith, TCRPC Co-Chair, Florida’s Coral Reef Work Group; Chair, TCRPC; Martin County Commissioner, District 1
- Pledge of Allegiance & Self-Introductions
- Opening Thoughts
1:10 PM Florida’s Coral Reef Presentation and Conversation
Joanna Walczak, Administrator, Coral Protection and Restoration Program, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Mollie Cordo, Southeast Regional Administrator, Coastal Protection Office, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Summer 2023 Coral Bleaching Event – Response and Preparation
- Federal Coral Reef Authorities and Funding
- State Coral Restoration Initiatives and Funding
- Supporting Everglades restoration and Florida’s Coral Reef efforts
- Support increased funding for water quality through EPA’s South Florida Geographic Initiative
- Finalizing the restoration strategy for Florida’s Coral Reef and securing seed funding to jumpstart Florida’s ‘coral restoration economy’.
Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area Updates Management Action Planning
Legislative Updates
2:30 PM Working Group Commentary and Discussion
2:50 PM Next Steps
- Next meeting: TBD
3:00 PM Adjournment