BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE:             Friday, January 7, 2005

TIME:              9:00 AM

PLACE:            Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave.

Carpinteria, CA. 93013

MEETING AGENDA  **(REVISED)**

1.      Call to Order, Roll Call and Introductions - Chair Rose.

2.  Approval of Agenda and Filing of Certificate of Agenda Posting

Action - Approve and file.

3.      Consideration and Approval of Minutes of the BEACON Meeting held September 10, 2004.  Action - Approve and file.

4.      Public Comment and Other Reports. Comments from the public on matters not on the agenda.

1. Reports from legislative offices.
2. Boating and Waterways.
3. Cal Coast.
4. Receive reports on other projects within BEACON jurisdiction:

(1)    Surfers Point Managed Retreat Project

(2)    Goleta Beach Monitoring

(3)    Other Projects

(4)    Goleta Bay Kelp Anchor Research

5.   BEACON Officers

Action:

Selection of BEACON Chair and Vice-Chair for 2005.

6.      Army Corps Section 227 Project, Oil Piers Reef

Action:

Approve the Final Environmental Assessment/Negative Declaration (01-ND-04, SCH No. 2004104001) for the Oil Piers Reef Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines

7.    Channel Islands Harbor – “Kiddie Beach” Water Quality

       Action: 

       Receive and File Report

8.

    Coastal Sediment Management Master Plan project

Action: 

Authorize Executive Director to approve an Agreement with the United Stated Geological Survey (USGS) for the Coastal Sediment Management Master Plan Project in the amount of $194,500.

9.     Independent Audit of BEACON by Outside Auditor

       Action:

            Approve Audit

10.    Executive Director’s Report and Communications

11.  Adjourn to next regular meeting, March 4, 2005 at 9:00AM in