Key Functions & Responsibilities (from the old governance document)

1. Key Functions & Responsibilities (from the old governance document) • Coordinates the program-level adaptive management system and assists the GITs in the management system cycle as described in section 3.4.1.2. • The CAP assigns certain desired results, listed below, for topic areas that the Partnering, Leadership and Management Team should focus on.  Strategies to achieve these desired results are described in the CAP. • Effective infrastructure systems • Responsive and effective organizational management • Effective coordination, accountability, and evaluation • Effective reporting on health and restoration progress and results • Effective grants, contracts, and inter-agency agreements

2. Current Goals • 1. Continually improving governance and management to ensure Program effectiveness, efficiency, accountability and partner participation • 2. Effectively implement adaptive management across the program • 3. Effective and efficient governance of the Program

3. GIT Membership • MB charge: “MB members are asking to identify additional jurisdiction representatives preferably from their policy departments to participate on GIT 6.” • Who can we recruit that has the desired competencies? - familiarity w/ bay restoration and its challenges - organizational management/sociology experience - policy development - group decision making - performance assessment - strategic planning - technology application - adaptive management exp. w/ natural resource conservation and management - experience with other large aquatic ecosystem program • Proposed due date for submission of names is November 20th; two weeks prior to our next GIT meeting.

4. GIT role supporting the short term decision making body • MB charge: “GIT6 will serve as staff to the MB to propose options for a short-term decision-making body on CBP governance and how this body will make decisions. In addition, GIT 6 will develop options for such a body to consider in the following areas” 1) adopting final CBP partnership goals 2) changes to structure and membership 3) changes to rules and procedures 4) protocols for voting responsibilities and decision making 5) rules for conflict resolution 6) fully engaging all partners • This work supports Stage 2 of the alignment process to determine if there is value to a new bay agreement • High level membership. Expected to disband after task is completed. • Name suggestions for the group? (other than short-term decision body)

5. Proposed Process for CBP Organizational Coordination • GIT 6 Subgroup • Develops options for addressing potential new agreement. What agreement style options are there? • Develops options for addressing governance issues • Tracks refinements to GIT goals • Protocol for short-term decision body • Presents options to MB • MB • Deliberates & approves materials for PSC consideration • Agreement style • Governance options • Goals • Protocol for stage 3 • GIT 6 • Appoints GIT subgroup to develop suggestions • PSC/EC/FLCD • Deliberates & approves materials for short-term decision body • Preferred agreement style • Governance options • Goals • Protocol for stage 3 • Decision Body (Stage 3) with GIT 6 Support • Determines style and drafts new agreement • Selects governance changes • Adopts goals • Develops implementation plan • Stage 4 • Adopt and Implement GIT 6 Support to form Decision Body