GOMC WG meeting decision items  The Working Group accepted the consent agenda with the exception of second and third bullets  The Working Group will review its decisions and actions at the end of each meeting day via a PowerPoint presentation and then they will be provided with a list of participants via the Working Group listserve

GOMC WG meeting action items  WG members will make more specific their earlier identification of jurisdictional priorities  MandF will re-visit committee communications (e.g., gaps in activities, what actions they would like to continue, soliciting full membership for ideas)  WG will work with their members to prepare narratives on their 6-10 suggested Hot Topics  Committee leads will be asked to provide additional short-term outputs and insights for what worked and what didn’t

GOMC WG meeting action items  TKG and USGOMA will work with the committees to update TAPAS so that the information can be included in the summary reports for the Council  Jay Walmsley will submit on behalf of the Council an abstract for the SOTGOM and work with Theresa Torrent-Ellis

GOMC WG meeting action items  Jennifer Hackett, Jim Cradock, Theresa Torrent- Ellis, Susan Russell-Robinson, Debbie Buott- Matheson, Tim Hall, Carolyne Marshall, and Michele Tremblay will offer recommendations to de-clutter (particularly the home page) and explore other site architectural options  The MandF will work with the OC to draft a survey and focus group process for those who are no longer involved with the Council and those whose participation has been reduced

GOMC WG meeting action items  The December meeting packet will contain information of foundations whose interests align with Council priorities. The Working Group will examine what proposals were successful (and how much $ was received) and those that were not and why they were not funded.  Ann Rodney or another EPA staff, Theresa Torrent-Ellis, and Peter Wells will represent the GOMC at the October 27 Partners’ Summit meeting in Boston

GOMC WG meeting action items  Ellen Mecrary, NOAA Regional Climate Services Director is willing to serve as the US Co-chair of the Council’s Climate Change Committee. Gary Lines, Carolyne Marshall, and Michele Tremblay will work with her to help her with your new responsibilities  Michele will work with Carolyne Marshall to help her determine her willingness to serve as the CA Co-chair of the Climate Change Committee

GOMC WG meeting action items  Working Group members will individually take responsibility for specific agenda items so that briefing notes and other updates are submitted on time and the subsequent briefing book will be delivered at least two weeks in advance of each meeting

GOMC WG meeting action items  Cindy Krum will provide to Michele agenda items and supporting documents for the October 13, 2010 Management and Finance conference call including codifying the USGOMA fiscal agent/indirect rate for the NROC fiscal agent proposal, drafting a letter from the GOMC that contains comments on the draft NROC work plans, and a draft of suggested edits on the CMSP and governance work plan from the GOMC—including roles the Council play in a proposal

GOMC WG meeting action items  Working Group members will to Michele the documents that they referenced along with other resources before the end of this week so that she can post them on the Council’s meeting website. Michele will to the Working Group a notification when the resources are posted  The Council meeting agenda will include time for a Census of Marine Life on Thursday, December 9 in Portland, ME

GOMC WG meeting action items  The Council meeting agenda will include time for a Census of Marine Life on Thursday, December 9 in Portland, ME with John Annala and Rob Stephenson to provide a briefing for the Council on the importance of being there—notification will be sent now for travel arrangement purposes  Marine Spatial Planning will be added to the December Council meeting

GOMC WG meeting action items  MandF will explore the possibility of a “committee fair” or “knowledge fair” for the Council at its meeting and during the awards ceremony