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2010-11-08 Regular Meeting FISHERIES AND OCEANIC RESEARCH BOARD Regular Meeting November 8, 2010 A regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Fisheries and Oceanic Research Board was held on Monday, November 8, 2010, in the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center Main Conference Room, 301 Research Court. The meeting was called to order at 5:45 p.m. Present were Borough Mayor Jerome Selby, City Mayor Carolyn Floyd, Board members Barbara Bolson, Robert Foy, Steve Honnold, and Gary Wheeler. Ex Officio members present were Borough Manager Rick Gifford and City Manager Amy Kniaziowski. Staff member present was Assistant Clerk Jessica Kilborn. Board members absent were Murat Balaban (FITC seat vacant), Sven Haakanson, Stewart McDonald, and Stephen Raney (USCG Representative seat vacant). APPROVAL OF AGENDA FLOYD moved to approve the agenda as submitted. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — November 2, 2009 FLOYD moved to approve the regular meeting minutes of November 2, 2009. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. CITIZENS' COMMENTS None. REPORTS Board member Honnold, ADF&G Regional Supervisor, spoke on the following items: • Funding was received for some Fish and Game projects. • Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) had been submitted to the Legislature for funding. • Governor Parnell's "hold the line" budgets for the State, resulted in status quo budget for the Division of Commercial Fisheries in the region in FY11 and looked like it may be similar for FY12. • Operations of Kodiak area weirs had declined due to a decrease in funding. • Additional funding was received for research in Karluk lake. • The bond for new ADF&G facility passed. Mayor Selby recommended that the Borough support ADF&G's request for additional funding when discussing the Borough's CIP list with Senator Gary Stevens and Representative Alan Austerman. Board member Wheeler, Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Manager, addressed NWR's research needs items for the Kodiak area: • Roof replacement on the refuge headquarters. • Accomplished a majority of the projects and research that was included on the current FWSR needs list. • Priority needs: 2011 funding was uncertain and 2012 funding outlook was poor. • The Ungulates biologist was staffed and performed a reindeer population survey. Kodiak Island Borough Fisheries and Oceanic Research Board Minutes November 8, 2010 Pagel • A workshop was held in May 2010 on the Climate Change Monitoring in the Karluk River Watershed. The USGS was to provide a final report. • A third of the funding for the investigation of the Karluk River fisheries decline was received and some Chinook salmon research had been accomplished. • The Fishery Biologist and Botanist positions remained unstaffed. • In May/June 2010 an evaluation of the effects of human activity related to salmon runs and Kodiak brown bear productivity was accomplished. 20 bears in the Kodiak area were collared and would be monitored for the next two years. • Soil surveys of the Karluk watershed and in the Old Harbor area were completed using high-resolution digital orthoimagery. An updated needs list would be provided for 2011. Board member Foy, NOAA Fisheries/AFSC Kodiak Laboratory Director, spoke on the following Kodiak Lab items: • Crab assessments out to St. Lawrence Island were completed. Spoke on the results of snow crab research. Tanner crab was overfished during the 2010 year. Rebuilding plans for Tanner and Blue King crab populations. • Research was being accomplished to determine the numbers on fishery by-catch mortality and discard rate mortality. • Local habitat projects were being completed. • Ocean acidification research and monitoring projects were ongoing. State and federal funding was being sought. • Continued crab rehabilitation research was being done. • Funding for an annual monitoring line along the Kodiak coast. • The Ocean Science Discovery Lab was successful and would continue. A federal grant for additional funding was being pursued. • A heat exchange system for the KFRC was being considered. • On-site storage was being requested on the Capital Improvements List. Board member Bolson, Kodiak College Director, spoke on the need to promote student participation and educational needs for the fishing industry. Mayor Floyd, City of Kodiak, reported on the new Marine Travel lift built to repair vessels locally. MESSAGES FROM THE BOROUGH MAYOR Mayor Selby reported on the following: • LASH Corporation was in the process of preparing a proposal and moving forward on matching the specifications in order to be considered as a candidate to provide the homeport for the new Alaska Regional Research Vessel (ARRV). • Met with John Oliver concerning the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) funding for the new ADF&G facility. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS A. Board Goals and Objectives (Draft) Discussion Mayor Selby requested priority lists from the various agencies represented. Mayor Selby stated that the Borough Assembly's perspective of the board was to enhance local research efforts of the various agencies being represented by the board, lobbying efforts would Kodiak Island Borough Fisheries and Oceanic Research Board Minutes November 8, 2010 Page 2 be strengthened, and possible state, federal, and local funding options would increase. It was noted that collaboration with the local legislative body and other agencies was becoming a requirement for various grant applications. The objective was to formulate a strategic plan for FORB based on the strategic plans or priority lists of the represented agencies. Board member Foy noted the importance to identify the boundaries for the board and determine the interests involved, whether they were to be focused on a local or statewide level. The board discussed possible items to include in the Goals and Objectives document. CITIZENS' COMMENTS None. BOARD MEMBERS' COMMENTS Wheeler reported on the new Visitor's Center Manager. Bolson, Foy, and Honnold requested additional FORB meetings throughout the year with more structure as to the direction of the board. Honnold spoke on the board's agenda items and reports requested, encouraged focusing more time on individual topics, and suggested that in the future the board consider inviting guest speakers to provide presentations to the board on various applicable subjects. Mayor Selby encouraged board members to provide written reports as inclusion in the meeting packets in order to maximize the meetings. Bolson requested updated strategic plan documents for the various agencies being represented on the board. Board members agreed to provide written reports to the Assistant Clerk prior to meetings, as well as to submit updated strategic planning documents and/or priority lists for the board to review. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ATTEST: Jerome M. Selby, Chair Jessi a (born, CMC, Assistant Clerk Approved: November 30, 2011 11," Kodiak Island Borough Fisheries and Oceanic Research Board Minutes November 8, 2010 Page 3