December 5, 2024 - Task Force Meeting

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (TF) Meeting

thursday, December 5, 2024
8:30 AM- 2:30 PM

Stewart Lee Udall
Department of the Interior Building
Bison Bistro
1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240

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MEETING HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

1. Welcome, Goals for the Meeting and Administrative Items

   • Agenda

2. Task Force Member Introductions

   • Task Force Membership

3. Approval of April 2024 Meeting Summary

4. Office of Everglades Restoration Initiatives (OERI)

5. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Program and Project Update

6. South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Program and Project Update

7. Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS)

   • Draft IDS 2024 Placemat - For Viewing

   • Draft IDS 2024 Placemat - For Printing

   • Presentation - Draft IDS 2024 Update

8. REstoration COordination and VERification (RECOVER) Update

9. National Research Council (NRC) Report

   • Presentation

   • Highlights - The Tenth Biennial Review 2024

   • Full Report - The Tenth Biennial Review 2024

10. Report on Working Group (WG) and Science Coordination Group (SCG) Activities

    • WG update

    • SCG Update

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April 25, 2024 - Task Force Meeting

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (TF) Meeting

thursday, april 25, 2024
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Miccosukee Casino & Resort, Ballroom A
500 SW 177th Avenue, Miami, FL 33194

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MEETING HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

1. Welcome, Goals for the Meeting and Administrative Items

   • Agenda

2. Opening Remarks by Chairman Talbert Cypress and Miccosukee Business Council

3. Task Force Member Introductions

   • Task Force Membership

4. Approval of November 2023 Meeting Summary

5. Office of Everglades Restoration Initiatives (OERI) Director’s Report

   • Task Force Reporting Requirements

   • Invasive Species Risk Assessment, Prioritization, and Management

   • Report on Working Group (WG) and Science Coordination Group (SCG) Activities

6. Florida’s Coral Reef: 2023 Marine Heatwave Impacts and Response

   • Marine Heatwave Impacts and Response

   • Coral Bleaching Response

7. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Program and Project Update

   • Presentation

   • Supplemental Slides

8. South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Program and Project Update

9. REstoration COordination and VERification (RECOVER) Update

10. Tamiami Trail Next Steps and Osceola Camp

11. Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK)

    • Indigenous Knowledge as Evidence in Federal Rule-Making (University of Miami Law Review Article by Edward Randall Ornstein)

    • Statement of ITEK regarding Historic Miccosukee Water Conservation Area 3-A Conditions (Letter from Chairman Cypress, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida)

    • Statement of ITEK regarding S-12 A and S-12 B Structure Operations (Letter from Chairman Cypress, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida)

12. Studies Under Development for WRDA 2024 Consideration

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November 15, 2023 - Task Force Meeting

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (TF) Meeting

Wednesday, November 15, 2023
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building
Yates Auditorium
1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240

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MEETING HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

1. Welcome, Goals for the Meeting and Administrative Items

   • Agenda

2. Task Force Member Introductions and Opening Remarks

   • Task Force Membership

3. Approval of Meeting Summary

   • Meeting Summary, June 1, 2023

4. Office of Everglades Restoration Initiatives (OERI) Update

   • Presentation

   • Cross Cut Budget and Integrated Financial Plan (IFP) Status Update

   • Priority Invasive Species and Recommendations

   • Task Force Charter

   • 2024 Meeting Calendar

5. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Program and Project Update

6. South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Program and Project Update

7. Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS)

   • IDS Placemat

   • Presentation

   LUNCH – List of local options

8. Western Everglades Restoration Plan (WERP)

9. REstoration COordination and VERification (RECOVER) Update

10. Report on Working Group (WG) and Science Coordination Group (SCG) Activities

11. Independent Scientific Review Panel Memorandum of Agreement Extension Request

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June 1, 2023 - Task Force Meeting

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (TF) Meeting

Thursday, June 1, 2023
9:45 AM - 3:45 pm

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Due to audio difficulties at the start of the meeting, no recording is available during this period.

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MEETING HANDOUTS AND PRESENTATIONS:

1. Welcome, Goals for the Meeting, and Administrative Items

   • Agenda

   • Meeting Summary, October 19, 2022

2. Task Force Member Introductions and Opening Remarks

   • Task Force Membership

   • Gene Duncan Obituary

3. Office of Everglades Restoration Initiatives (OERI) Director’s Update

   • Implementing Sec. 504, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2020 - Invasive Species Risk Assessment, Prioritization, and Management

4. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

   • Program and Project Update and Western Everglades Restoration Project

5. South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)

   • Program and Project Update
     

     LUNCH - List of local lunch options
     

6. REstoration COordination and VERification (RECOVER) Update

7. National Research Council (NRC) Report

   • Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress (CISRERP) Presentation

   • 2022 CISRERP Full Report

   • 2022 CISRERP Highlights

8. Report on Working Group (WG) and Science Coordination Group (SCG) Activities

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October 19, 2022 - Task Force Meeting

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (TF) Meeting

October 19, 2022

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Meeting Handouts and Presentations:

1. Welcome and Administrative Items

   • Agenda

   • Approved Meeting Summary, May 2022 meeting

2. South Florida Ecological Conditions Following Hurricane Ian

3. Task Force Member Introductions and Opening Remarks

   • Task Force Membership

4. Momentum in Everglades Restoration

   • Video

5. Office of Everglades Restoration Initiatives (OERI)

6. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Program and Project Update

7. South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Program and Project Update

8. Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP)

   • Presentation

   • Seminole Tribe of Florida Presentation

   • Seminole Tribe of Florida letter in support of WERP

9. REstoration COordination and VERification (RECOVER) Update

10. Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS)

    • Draft IDS Placemat

    • Presentation

11. REstoration COordination and VERification (RECOVER) Update

12. Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) and Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM)

13. Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2020 - Invasive Species Risk Assessment Prioritization and Management

    • Presentation

    • WRDA 2020 Legislation

14. Report on Working Group (WG) and Science Coordination Group (SCG) Activities

15. National Research Council (NRC) Report

May 3, 2022 - Task Force Meeting

Meeting Handouts and Presentations:

The South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (TF) meeting will be held virtually via Zoom from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Please click HERE to register in advance for this webinar.

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1. Draft Agenda

2. Momentum in Everglades Restoration

   • USACE

   • SFWMD

3. Task Force Member Introductions

4. Meeting Summary

5. Director’s Report

   • Task Force Overview

   • Restoration Overview - Introductory Video

   • Restoration Overview - Presentation

6. Task Force Vice Chair Nomination

   • Vice Chair Protocol

7. Report on WG and SCG Activities

8. SFWMD Update

9. USACE Update

10. LOSOM Update

11. WRDA 2020 – Invasive Species Risk Assessment Prioritization and Management

    • Priorities and a Path Forward (Presentation)

    • WRDA 2020 (Legislation)

October 22, 2020- Task Force Meeting

Meeting Handouts and Presentations:

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• Agenda

• Approval of Meeting Minutes for May 2020 Meeting

• Director’s Report

  • Presentation

  • Approval of Draft 2020 Task Force Biennial Report

  • Invasive Exotic Species

    • Strategic Action Framework

    • Case Studies

    • Priorities

    • Progress

    • 2019 Snapshot Budget

• Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS)

  • Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Placemat

• 2020 Report to Congress

  • 2020 Report to Congress (RTC)- Presentation

  • DRAFT 2020 Report to Congress

• SFWMD Program and Project Update

• USACE Program and Project Update

• Report on WG and SCG Activities

May 7, 2020 - Task Force Meeting

Meeting Presentations:

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Meeting Minutes, May 7, 2020

1. Administrative Items

   • Agenda

   • Meeting Minutes, October 2019

2. Task Force Member Introductions and Opening Remarks

3. Restoration in the time of COVID-19

   • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

   • South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)

   • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

4. Director’s Report

5. OERI Update

6. Report on WG and SCG Activities

7. REstoration COordination & VERification (RECOVER) Briefing

8. Tamiami Trail Next Steps, Phase 2

9. WERP, CEPP and EAA

10. Curtain Wall as Part of a Comprehensive Flood Protection and Restoration Strategy in South Dade

11. Task Force Consultation on the Interagency Agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for Independent Scientific Review of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

October 29, 2019 - Task Force Meeting

MEETING PRESENTATIONS:

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October 29, 2019 Minutes

1. Administrative Items

   • Agenda

   • Minutes, April 2019 meeting

   • Lunch Options

2. Task Force Member Introductions

   • Task Force Membership Roster

   Task Force Member Bios

   • Dr. Timothy R. Petty

   • Noah Valenstein

   • Ron Bergeron

   • Jeff Clark

   • Henry Darwin

   • Jose (Pepe) Diaz

   • Truman Duncan

   • RD James

   • Nicole LeBoeuf

   • Bill Northey

   • Kevin Ruane

   • Jim Shore

   • Edward Smith

   • Eric Sutton

   • Adam Gelber

3. Science Coordination Group (SCG) Leadership

   • SCG Charter

4. Report on Working Group and Science Coordination Group Activities

   • Presentation

   • WG Charter

5. SFWMD Program and Project Update

6. Corps Program and Project Update

7. Consultation on the Integrated Delivery Schedule

   • Task Force Consultation Fact Sheet

   • Presentation [Revised]

   • 2019 IDS Final Placemat

8. Consultation on Project Implementation Reports

   • Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project (LRWRP)

   • Fact Sheet - Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project (LRWRP)

   • Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project (LOWRP)

   • Fact Sheet - Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project (LOWRP)

9. Python Management - One Mission, Many Hands

10. Florida Coral Reef Tract Discussion

    • FDEP Presentation

    • NOAA Presentation

11. Background Information

    • Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1996 Section 528

12. Miccosukee Tribe Comments

    • COP Impacts to Miccosukee Tribe access to WCA-3A

    • History of Miccosukee Tribe’s SGGE aka Picayune Strand Property

    • Draft EA and proposed FONSI 2019 Plan Deviation Water Control Plan for Lake Okeechobee

    • Lands within Big Cypress National Preserve

    • SFWMD’s Section 203 PACR

13. Seminole Tribe Comments

    • WERP Alternative H

    • LOWRP

April 26, 2019 - Task Force Meeting

Handouts and Presentations for the April 26, 2019 Task Force Meeting:

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April 25‐26, 2019 Meeting Minutes

1. Administrative Items

   Agenda

   Minutes, July 25, 2018 Meeting

2. Task Force Member Introductions

   Task Force Membership Roster

   Task Force Member Bios:

   Andrea Travnicek

   Jeffrey Bossert Clark

   Derek Kan

   Jose Diaz

   Truman E. Duncan Jr.

   R.D. James

   Nicole LeBoeuf

   Kevin Ruane

   Jim Shore

   Eric Sutton

   Noah Valenstein

   Andrew Wheeler

3. Corps of Engineers Program and Project Update

   a. Program and Project Overview

   b. Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Placemat

4. South Florida Water Management District Program and Project Update

5. National Academies of Sciences

   a. Presentation

   b. 2018 Biennial Review

6. Working Group and Science Coordination Group Priorities

7. Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM) Study

8. Combined Operational Plan (COP)

9. Harmful Algal Blooms

   a. Coral Disease Outbreak Response Efforts

   b. Corps Harmful Algal Bloom Investigation Activities for 2019

10. Update on Florida Reef Tract

    a.Coral Disease Outbreak Response Efforts

    b.Connections Between the Florida Reef Tract and the South Florida Ecosystem

11. 2018 Biennial Report Update (Update will be provided at meeting)

12. Additional Information

    WRDA 1996 Excerpt

    Task Force Charter

    Vice Chair Protocol

    Voting Protocols

July 25, 2018 - Task Force Meeting

Meeting Handouts and Presentations:

July 25, 2018 Meeting Minutes

1. Administrative Items

   Draft Agenda

   Meeting Summary for December 2, 2016 Meeting

2. Task Force Member Introductions

   Task Force Membership Roster

   Task Force Charter

   Vice Chair Protocol

   Voting Protocols

3. WG and SCG Leadership Appointments and Updates

   Power point Presentations

   Working Group Membership Roster

   Working Group Charter

   Science Coordination Group Membership Roster

   Science Coordination Group Charter

4. 2018 Reporting Requirements

   Strategy, Biennial Report and Integrated Financial Plan

   System-wide Ecological Indicators

5. Lake Okeechobee: Herbert Hoover Dike Construction/ Water Management

6. Corps Program and Project Update

7. South Florida Water Management Program and Project Update

8. Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP)- Post Authorization Change Report Update

9. Tamiami Trail Next Steps, Phase 2 Update

10. Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) Update

    Power point Presentation

    IDS Placemat

11. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report Update

12. Additional Information

    WRDA 1996 Excerpt

December 2, 2016 Task Force Meeting

June 29, 2016- Task Force Meeting

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May 20, 2015 Task Force Meeting

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November 19, 2014- Task Force Meeting

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May 6-7, 2014 Task Force Meeting

Day 1

Day 2

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December 17, 2013 Task Force Meeting

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July 9, 2013 Task Force Meeting

December 7, 2012 Task Force Meeting

March 7, 2012 Task Force Meeting