IMCWMA Strategic Plan Background Committee/Workgroup Structure Roles Next Steps Today By January 31 st, 2007

Background: CDFA Form 5 separate or joint subcommittees as described below. Subcommittees that must be formed as part of the Basic Requirements: I. Funding/Finance/Reporting and Evaluation of program effectiveness I. Funding/Finance/Reporting and Evaluation of program effectiveness II. Strategic Planning and MOU III. Mapping/Inventory IV. Education/Outreach V. Project Coordination (on-the-ground control)

Background: CIPM Guidelines Sections Awareness, Education and Training Prevention and Early Detection Weed Survey and Mapping Integrated Weed Management Monitoring and Evaluation Reporting Management Plan/Annual Operating Plan

Background: Links CDFAhttp://

Committee/Workgroup Structure 3 Workgroups (WG) with open membership Education and Outreach WG Projects WG Information Management WG 2 Subcommittees (SbC) of Partners Planning SbC Financial/Funding SbC All chairs belong to Planning SbC

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Financial Subcommittee

Planning Subcommittee

Partners

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Phase I Tasks Education & Outreach Workgroup Adapt community meeting format from MCWMA, select locations and schedule Prepare 2 pilot modules for native plant propagation methods, in collaboration with MCWMA Conduct outreach to materials suppliers, in collaboration with MCWMA

Phase I Tasks, continued Information Management Workgroup Adapt weed survey protocol and documention forms from MCWMA Compile existing weed distribution data from IMCWMA Partners Develop IMCWMA website, including online forms for collecting weed distribution data

Phase I Tasks, continued Projects Workgroup Prepare Weed Free Zone (WFZ) monitoring and control protocols, and explanatory materials, in collaboration with the MCWMA Create BMP questionnaire for materials suppliers, in collaboration with MCWMA

Phase I Tasks, continued Planning Committee Adapt MCWMA fact sheet to inland area Adapt MCWMA Memorandum of Agreement to Inland area

Phase I Tasks, continued Financial Committee Develop new sources of funding and matching contributions for ongoing projects $$$

Next Steps Today Committee/Workgroup assignments Set meeting dates, times and locations By January 31 st Each group meets at least once Set priorities and schedules