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Key Elements for Successful Key Elements for Successful Colla Collaboration:Examples f Examples from TBEP Holly Greening, Director Charlie Justice, Pinellas Ct Commissioner ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 Photo by JOR Johansson Tampa Bay in the 1970s “The Kitchen” (Hillsborough Bay near Gibsonton) Archie Creek ---PAGE BREAK--- Restoring Tampa Bay • Citizen action • SWIM late 1980s • TBEP 1990 ---PAGE BREAK--- 4 TBEP Partners ---PAGE BREAK--- TBEP Structure Policy Board Management Board TBEP Staff Technical Advisory Committee (Open to scientists, managers) Community Advisory Committee (Appointed by PB) TAC and CAC provides input to Staff Staff recommends to MB MB recommends to PB PB final approval ---PAGE BREAK--- EARLY Key Element: Resolution to Participate Consider an ‘Agreement to Participate’ – All PB and MB parties sign on to collaborate and act in good faith – Agree to identify the goals – Agree to contribute funds and/or in-kind to support technical work – Agree to stay science-based ---PAGE BREAK--- Key Element: Choosing a Entity Type • Hosted within an existing government structure (Local government; Agency; Regional Planning Council) • Existing infrastructure and support; possible existing staff • Subject to host’s requirements (travel, purchasing, etc) • May not be viewed as independent • NGO • Requires start-up formation, need to provide support structure • Independent • May be viewed as competition to existing NGOs • Can include public and private sectors • Independent Special District (State of Florida Statute 189) • Requires Interlocal Agreement and funding commitments • Public sector • Independent • Need to provide support structure ---PAGE BREAK--- EARLY Key Element: Establish Entity’s Functions 1. Organize and facilitate 2. Manage finances; grant applications 3. Point of contact 4. Manage technical contractors/projects 5. Prepare annual assessments on progress 6. Outreach and Education 7. Report to stakeholders, agencies and the public ---PAGE BREAK--- EARLY Key Elements: existing information and identify gaps – Status and trends of important natural resources, water quality, pollution sources, other impacts • Technical and public documents – Document and track ongoing projects and actions – Identify and prioritize critical gaps in information or knowledge needed to make management decisions (2-day workshop) ---PAGE BREAK--- Difference between 1950 and 1990 seagrass cover EARLY Key Element: Adopt Measurable Goals Restore seagrass acreage to that observed in ~1950. Resource goals considered important by scientists, policymakers and the public ---PAGE BREAK--- EARLY Key Element Invite all to participate in a collaborative process – Public sector – Private sector- mining – Regulatory agencies – Agriculture (FDACS) – Electric utilities – Environmental groups ---PAGE BREAK--- Tampa Bay Nitrogen Management Consortium • 45+ public and private partners throughout watershed- collaborative approach to meeting regulatory water quality goals (EPA-recognized TMDL). • 500 projects and actions • Consortium developed and agreed to voluntary ‘caps’ on nitrogen loads at 2003-2007 levels for all sources. Caps now incorporated into permits. TMDL is being met. ---PAGE BREAK--- Nitrogen load has decreased ---PAGE BREAK--- Water quality has improved Advanced wastewater treatment begins Stormwater regulations enacted Data source: EPCHC NMC formed Annual average chl-a concentration thresholds TBEP formed ---PAGE BREAK--- 2015- Seagrass Goal Met! Data: ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Key Elements in Tampa Bay’s Collaborative Management Strategy • Target resources identified by both public and science as “worthy” indicators • Community willing to work together towards common goals • Science-based numeric goals and targets • Multiple tools: Regulation; public/private collaborative actions; citizen actions • Long-term monitoring • Convener to track, facilitate, report progress • Assessment and adjustment • Link to economic value of a healthy bay ---PAGE BREAK--- Perspectives from TBEP Policy Board and County Commissioner Charlie Justice ---PAGE BREAK--- Questions ? Holly Greening, TBEP Director [EMAIL REDACTED] Charlie Justice, Pinellas County Commissioner [EMAIL REDACTED]