1. Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition
Steering Committee Meeting Agenda
March 6, 2018
Wifi logon: Cwarren
Wifi Password: 99776

2. Introductions
Updates
Announcements

3. December Minutes Approval

4. 2018 / 2019 Budget
Approval Update
Invoice Distribution

5. Ongoing Projects
Rafi Mazor
Regional Bioassessment
Water Quality Index

6. Ongoing Projects
Eric Stein
SMC Data Portal -

7. Ongoing Projects
- Ken Schiff
Standardized Monitoring

8. Ongoing Projects
Daniel Apt
SMC CLEAN project

9. New Projects (Discussion on Participation and Funding)
Master Agreement Renewal
Update to the Research Agenda
Others

10. Master Agreement Renewal
Original Agreement Expired:
2/8/2016
2nd Agreement Expired:
6/4/2013
Current Agreement:
1/31/2015 to 6/30/2019
Signatures Range:
11/25/2014 to 1/15/2016
Current Agreement Entered:
1/15/2016

11. Master Agreement Renewal
Approval Time Line / Process:
Initial Scoping of the Renewal Process 12/2017
Detailed SMC SC Issues Discussion 3/2018
SMC Agency Strategic Consensus 3/2018
Revisions of Agreement Approval 6/2018
Legal Review – 9/2018
Council Approvals – 12/2019
Begin New Agreement - 6/30/2019

12. Master Agreement Renewal
Strategic Vision
Organization Scope
Member Agencies / Governance
Budget
Legal Review & Approval Process

13. Strategic Vision
Designed to be a vehicle for collaborative synergy to fill foundational gaps in knowledge about how to improve stormwater management by creating monitoring infrastructure, deciphering stormwater mechanisms and processes, and assessing receiving water impacts.

14. Organization Scope 2002 Research Agenda
The first project completed by the SMC was an assessment of which research projects should be undertaken.
50 project ideas were generated leading to 15 research projects in three categories:
Developing a regional stormwater monitoring infrastructure
Improving the fundamental understanding of stormwater mechanisms and process
Identifying stormwater impacts in receiving waters

15. 2013 Research Agenda Estimated Total Cost $7.25 M
Ecosystem Characterization and Assessment
Optimizing Management Effectiveness
Standardizing Monitoring Approaches for Wet and Dry Weather Monitoring
Optimizing Best Management Practices for SC
Flood Control Detention Retrofit to Improve WQ Performance
Improving Storm Water Agency Reporting and Communication
Evaluating the Potential Benefits and Negative Impacts of Onsite Stormwater Retention
Characterization of Stormwater Effects
Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Improving Trash Controls and Tools to Assess Progress
Characterization of Stormwater Impacts on Marine Protected Areas
Framework for a Stormwater Control Offset/Trading Program
Use Attainability Analysis Case Study for an Engineered Channel
Method Development and Tool Evaluation
Adapt Biological Assessment Tools for Non- Perennial Streams
Optimizing Retrofit of Existing Urban Areas with GI
Develop New Tools for Causal Assessment
Foundational Scientific Understanding
Standardize Hydrologic Methods
Improved Quantification of Links Between Nutrient Concentrations and Indicators of Beneficial Uses
Hydromodification Guidance for Urban Streams
Evaluating Potential of Remote Sensing Technology
Stormwater Effects on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia
Effect of Climate Change on Stormwater Quality
Interaction of Stormwater Runoff and Cyanotoxin
Estimated Total Cost $7.25 M

16. Organization Scope How have we done on the current research agenda?
What are the developing challenges?
What are the known big ticket items to address in the next agreement?
Research
Regional Resources

17. Member Agencies

18. Organization Scope
Steering Committee Chair / Vice Chair Administrative Officer Budget Manager

19. Budget Current Agreement Funding Mechanisms Still appropriate?
Annual Operating Budget ($300k max)
Research Implementation Agreements
Still appropriate?
Need for more flexibility?
Expanded scope needs for research or regional resources?

20. Budget

21. Budget

22. Budget

23. Legal Review & Approval Process
Changes to the current contract?
How to proceed with approval?
New agreement
Amendment to current
Member agency requirement and time frames

24. Update to the Research Agenda

25. Committee Member Items

26. Next Meeting
June 3rd, 2018
-10 AM - 2 PM
TBD