Governance and Committees

Executive Council

The Comprehensive Plan called for the creation of an Executive Council to provide broad policy direction and have primary responsibility for putting the CCMP into effect.  There are five members of the Council:

  • Regional Administrator, US EPA Region 9
  • Regional Director,  US Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Southwest Office
  • Secretary of California EPA
  • Secretary of California Resources Agency
  • Executive Director of the Association of Bay Area Governments

 

Implementation Committee

The Implementation Committee works with the Director to coordinate the implementation of the Estuary Blueprint, helps to set priorities for the Partnership’s work, and approves annual work plans and budgets. The Committee is made up of representatives from local/state/federal agencies, business/industry, and environmental organizations. Keith Lichten, Watershed Management Division Chief of the SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, chairs the Committee. The Vice Chair is Amanda Bohl, Special Assistant for Planning and Science for the Delta Stewardship Council .

The IC Operating Procedures are found here.

Thursday, March 12, 2026, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

Thursday, November 5, 2026, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

    2025

    Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

    Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

    Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

    Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

      2024

      Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

      Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

      Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

      Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco and Remote)

      2023

      Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco or Remote)

      Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 9:30am-12:30pm (Virtual)

      Wednesday, August 16 2023 (Virtual)

      Tuesday, November 14 2023 (Virtual)

      2022

      Tuesday, January 25 2022, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Remote) – SPECIAL MEETING

      Wednesday, March 16 2022, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (Remote)

      Wednesday, May 18 2022, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco or Remote)

      Wednesday, August 17 2022, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco or Remote)

      Tuesday, November 15 2022, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (MetroCenter, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco or Remote)

      2021

      Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (REMOTE)

      Agenda
      Attachment 1 – 11/17/2020 Meeting Summary
      Attachment 2 – Director’s Report
      Attachment 3 – March 2021 Estuary Blueprint Progress Report
      Attachment 4 – 2022 Estuary Blueprint Update Memo
      Attachment 5 – Draft FY 22 Workplan and Budget
      Presentation – Draft Workplan and Budget
      Attachment 6 – 2021 Meetings Roadmap

      Wednesday, May 19, 2021 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (REMOTE)

      Agenda
      Attachment 1 – 03/17/2021 Meeting Summary
      Attachment 2 – Director’s Report
      Attachment 3 – May 2021 Estuary Blueprint Progress Report
      Attachment 4 – Final FY 22 Workplan and Budget
      Attachment 5 – 2021 Meetings Roadmap

      Thursday, August 26, 2021 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (REMOTE)

      Agenda
      Attachment 1 – 05/19/21 Meeting Summary
      Attachment 2 – Director’s Report
      Attachment 3 – 2016 Estuary Blueprint Update
      Attachment 4 – Estuary Blueprint Update Memo
      Attachment 5 – 2021 Meetings Roadmap

      Tuesday, November 16, 2021 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (REMOTE)

      Agenda
      Attachment 1 – 08/26/21 Meeting Summary
      Attachment 2a – Director’s Report
      Attachment 2b – Estuary News SOE Summit Feature
      Attachment 3 – 2022 Meetings Roadmap

      Presentation – Estuary Blueprint Update

      2020

      Wednesday, March 18 2020 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
      Agenda
      Attachment 1 – 11/06/19 Strategic Planning Workshop Summary
      Attachment 2 – Director’s Report
      Attachment 3 – Draft FY 20-21 Workplan and Budget
      Presentation – FY 20-21 Workplan and Budget
      Attachment 4 – Estuary News Background
      Attachment 5 – Chair/Vice Chair Nominations Memo
      Attachment 6 – Strategic Planning Workshop Outcomes and Recommendations
      Presentation  11/06/19 IC Strategic Planning Workshop Overview
      Attachment 7 – 2020 Meetings Roadmap

      Wednesday, May 20 2020 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
      Agenda
      Attachment 1 – 03/18/2020 Meeting Summary
      Attachment 2 – Director’s Report
      Attachment 3 – May 2020 Estuary Blueprint Progress Report
      Attachment 4 – FY 21 Workplan and Budget
      Attachment 5 – 2020 Meetings Roadmap

      Wednesday, August 26 2020 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
      Agenda
      Attachment 1 – 05/20/2020 Meeting Summary
      Attachment 2 – Director’s Report
      Attachment 3 – August 2020 Estuary Blueprint Progress Report
      Presentation  Integrated Regional Water Management Program 
      Attachment 4 – Estuary Blueprint Update Progress Memo
      Presentation – Blueprint Progress Report
      Attachment 5 – 2020 Meetings Roadmap

      Wednesday, November 18 2020 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

      Agenda
      Attachment 1 – 08/26/2020 Meeting Summary
      Attachment 2 – Director’s Report
      Attachment 3 – November 2020 Estuary Blueprint Progress Report
      Attachment 4 – 2021 Meetings Roadmap

      Agenda Item#5 Presentations:
      Rachael Hartofelis, Association of Bay Area Governments/Metropolitan Transportation Commission
      Jessica Fain, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
      Harriet Ross, Delta Stewardship Council

      2019

      Wednesday, March 06 2019
      Agenda
      Attachment 1 – 11/07/18 Meeting Summary
      Attachment 2 – Director’s Report
      Attachment 3– Blueprint Status Report
      Attachment 4 – FY20 Draft Workplan
      Attachment 5– Meeting Road Map

      Wednesday, May 15 2019
      Agenda
      Attachment 1 – 03/06/19 Meeting Summary
      Attachment 2 – Director’s Report
      Attachment 3 – Blueprint Status Report
      Attachment 4 – Final FY20 Workplan
      Attachment 5 – Meeting Road Map

      Wednesday, August 21 2019
      Agenda
      Attachment 1 – 05/15/19 Meeting Summary
      Attachment 2  – Director’s Report
      Attachment 3  – Blueprint Progress Report
      Attachment 4 – New Member Memo
      Attachment 5 – Communications Plan Update
      Attachment 6 – Meeting Road Map

      Wednesday, November 6 2019
      Strategic Planning Workshop Agenda

      Workshop Intro Presentation

      Blueprint Action Status Sheets

      Business Meeting Packet

      2018

      Wednesday, March 7, 2018

      Wednesday, May 23, 2018 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
      1515 Clay Street, Room 11 Oakland

      Individual Attachments:

      Wednesday, August 22, 2018 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
      Bay Area Metro Center 375 Beale Street, Yerba Buena Room (Lobby) San Francisco

      Individual Attachments:

      Wednesday, November 7, 2018 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
      1515 Clay Street Oakland

      Individual Attachments:

      2017

      Wednesday, March 1, 2017

      Wednesday, May 24, 2017

      Wednesday, August 23, 2017

      Wednesday, November 15, 2017

      2016

      March 2, 2016

      May 18, 2016

      August 24, 2016

      November 2, 2016

      2015

      March 3, 2015

      May 27, 2015

      August 26, 2015

      November 17, 2015

      2014

      March 5, 2014

      May 21, 2014

      August 27, 2014

      November 18, 2014

      2013

      March 6, 2013 

      May 22, 2013 

      August 28, 2013

      November 20, 2013

      2012

      March 7, 2012 

      May 23, 2012 

      August 22, 2012 

      November 28, 2012 

      February 23, 2011

      May 25, 2011 

      August 24, 2011 

      November 2, 2011 

      Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board – Pat Eklund (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      Audubon California – Casey Skinner (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      Bay Area Clean Water Agencies Association – Lorien Fono (primary), Jackie Zipkin (alternate)

      Bay Area Council – Adrian Covert (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      Bay Area Flood Protection Agencies Association – Tess Byler (primary), Carlos Diaz (alternate)

      Bay Area Municipal Stormwater Collaborative – Reid Bogert (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      Bay Planning Coalition – Laura Tam (primary), Cameron Carr (alternate)

      California State Coastal Conservancy  Jessica Davenport (Primary), Linda Tong (Alternate)

      California State Department of Fish and Wildlife – Erin Chappell (primary), Stephanie Fong (alternate)

      California State Department of Water Resources – Lindsay Correa (primary), Alyssa Whittaker (alternate)

      California State Natural Resources Agency – Jenn Eckerle (primary), Sreeja Gopal (alternate)

      Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board – Adam Laputz (primary), Alisha Wenzel (alternate)

      Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge – Arthur Feinstein (primary), Carin High (alternate)

      Delta Conservancy – Campbell Ingram (primary), Karen Buhr (alternate)

      Delta Stewardship Council – Rachel Wigginton (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      East Bay Regional Park District – Vacant (primary), Chris Barton (alternate)

      Environmental Justice – Vacant (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      Friends of the Estuary – Beck Barger (primary), Carl Wilcox (alternate)

      Local Government – Melody Tovar, City of Sunnyvale (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      Marin Audubon – Barbara Salzman (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      Metropolitan Transportation Commission Matt Maloney (Primary), Vacant (Alternate)

      Natural Resources Conservation Service – Luis Cruz-Rivera (primary), Jackie Charbonneau (alternate)

      Natural Resources Defense Council – Vacant (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      NOAA Fisheries – Sara Azat (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      NOAA Office for Coastal Management/Sentinel Site Cooperative  – Vacant (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      Pacific Gas and Electric – Vacant (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      Resource Conservation Districts – Lucas Patzek  (Napa RCD) (primary), Kellyx Nelson (San Mateo RCD) (alternate)

      San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission – Jessica Fain (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      San Francisco Bay Joint Venture – Kelli McCune (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve – Matt Ferner (primary), Stuart Siegal (alternate)

      San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board – Keith Lichten (Chair) (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      San Francisco Estuary Institute – Emily Corwin (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      San Francisco Public Utilities Commission – Jane Lavelle (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      Save San Francisco Bay – David Lewis (primary), Allison Chan (alternate)

      Sonoma County Water Agency – Jessica Martini-Lamb (primary), Vacant (alternate)

      US Army Corps of Engineers – Hannah Fertel (primary), Elizabeth Campbell (alternate)

      US Environmental Protection Agency – Luisa Valiela (primary), Dan Hossfeld (alternate)

      US Fish and Wildlife Service – Chris Barr (primary), Vacant (alternate)