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San Luis Obispo Climate Change Adaptation Workshop

Developing Local Strategies to Adapt to Climate Change Impacts
Date: July 14, 2010, San Luis Obispo, CA

Intro | Agenda

Agenda

8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Welcome & Introductions
Supervisor Adam Hill, County of San Luis Obispo
Council Member Jan Marx, City San Luis Obispo
9:30 am Importance of Local Adaptation
Judy Corbett, Local Government Commission
9:45 am Connection to Cities and County Climate Mitigation Work
Larry Allen, San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (Presentation, PDF)
Ron De Carli, San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (Presentation, PDF)
Chuck Stevenson, San Luis Obispo County Dept. of Planning & Building (Presentation, PDF)
Kim Murry, City of San Luis Obispo, Community Development (Presentation, PDF)
10:15 am SLO Climate Change Projections and Natural System Top Strategies
Marni Koopman, National Center for Conservation Science & Policy (Presentation, PDF)
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Climate Change Impacts on SLO Socioeconomic Systems
Julie Ekstrom, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Presentation, PDF)
11:30 am Top Socioecomic Issues and Strategies
Kate Meis, Local Government Commission (Presentation, PDF)
Water Supply/Wastewater; Health/Emergency Preparedness; Infrastructure; Agriculture & Related Tourism; Coastal Marine/Coastal Tourism
12:00 pm Lunch
12:45 pm Exploring the Issues: Break Outs with Local Experts

Water Supply/Wastewater
Michael Winn, SLO WRAC, Nipomo CSD Director
Chuck Stevenson, San Luis Obispo County Dept. of Planning & Building
Paavo Ogren, San Luis Obispo County, Dept. of Public Works

Health/Emergency Preparedness
Larry Allen, San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District
Judy Corbett, Local Government Commission

Infrastructure
Ron De Carli, San Luis Obispo Council of Governments
Kim Murry, City of San Luis Obispo, Community Development

Agriculture & Related Tourism
Stacie Jacob, Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Joy Fitzhugh, San Luis Obispo Co. Farm Bureau

Coastal Marine/Coastal Tourism
Bob Stafford, CA Fish and Game
Melissa K. Locke, San Luis Obispo Science & Ecosystem Alliance
2:15 pm Groups Report Back & Polling Exercise to Prioritize Implementation Measures
3:30 pm Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderator: Judy Corbett, Local Government Commission
Chuck Stevenson, County of San Luis Obispo
Council Member Jan Marx, City San Luis Obispo
Larry Allen, San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District
Ron De Carli, San Luis Obispo Council of Governments
4:30 pm Adjourn