1. Call to Order/Flag Salute.
2. Roll Call. (S. Singleton)
3. Public Comment: Public Comment. Opportunity for Members of the Public to Address the Commission. Comments also Welcome as Agenda Items are Discussed.

   Consent Agenda

   Items 4-12 (Recommended for Approval).

   Note: Items may be moved to Regular Agenda for discussion upon Commissioner request prior to approval of the Consent Agenda.

4. PPROVE Minutes of Meeting of July 27, 2006.
5. Receive Information from Commission Executive Director
   • General Update, Including Budget and Legislation
   • Correspondence
   • Current Projects Tracking
6. Acknowledge Department of Water Resources’ Addition of Commission Executive Director to the Delta Risk Management Strategy (DRMS) Steering Committee and the Availability of DRMS Initial Technical Framework Papers on the DRMS website, http://www.drms.water.ca.gov/ and Commission Website, http://www.delta.ca.gov.
7. Receive Commission Staff Letter of Comment to the San Francisco Estuary Project on the Draft California Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
8. Receive Commission Staff Letter to Calfed Bay-Delta Authority, Science Program in Support of University of California, Davis Grant Proposal Entitled Future of the Delta: Measuring Biodiversity and Energetic Reliance in Key North Delta Habitats
9. Receive Summary of Delta Vision Conference, Developing a Delta Vision: How to Connect the Dots, and Information on Upcoming Workshop in Southern California on November 8, 2006
10. Receive Update on State Delta Vision/Strategic Plan Process and acknowledge inclusion of Commission Executive Director on Delta Vision Planning Core Team.
11. Receive Update on Bay Delta Conservation Plan
12. Receive Informational Summary of Commission Sponsorship of Three Sites (Clarksburg Boat Launch Ramp in Yolo County, Hog Island in San Joaquin County, and Rio Vista Fishing Access and Waterfront in Solano County) as Part of California Coastal Cleanup Day, September 16, 2006.

    Regular Agenda

13. Relative to Development of a Delta Mercury TMDL by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (Board):
    1. Receive Informational Update from Delta Mercury TMDL Collaborative (Collaborative) (created pursuant to Commission action and facilitated by Commission staff), Including Letters of Comment to the Board from the Collaborative, to Date (attached) (L. Fiack) (5 min.); and
    2. Receive Informational Update from Board Staff on the Delta Mercury TMDL Process (P. Morris) (10 min.).
14. Receive Informational Update on Action Taken by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on the Clarksburg Old Sugar Mill Project. (L. Fiack/D. Siegel) (10 min.).
15. Relative to Development of a Long Term Management Strategy for Dredged Material in the Delta (LTMS):
    1. Receive Background Information
    2. Receive Draft Framework and Charter
    3. Receive Comments from Commission Executive Director to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Draft LTMS Framework and Charter
    4. AUTHORIZE Chair of the Commission (Chair) to Execute the Charter, Conditional upon the Addition of Commission Executive Director to the Management Committee.
    5. AUTHORIZE the Chair to Appoint Commissioner Reagan to Serve as the Commission’s Representative on the Executive Committee (L. Fiack) (10 min.).
16. Relative to the Delta Emergency Response Summit Facilitated by the Commission on June 26, 2006:
    1. Receive Staff Summary of Consistency with Commission’s Land Use and Resource Management Plan for the Primary Zone of the Delta and the Commission’s Adopted 2006-11 Strategic Plan;
    2. Receive Staff Summary of Role of Commission as Facilitator of Continued Discussions Relative to Emergency Response and Preparedness; and
    3. DIRECT Staff to Return to the Commission in November with:
       1. a “Statement of Compelling Need” for Delta-wide Coordination and Collaboration;
       2. a Draft Letter to Local Delta Entities Institutionalizing Jurisdictional Intent to Participate in Joint Efforts of Delta-wide Benefit Relative to Emergency Preparedness and Response, and Associated Funding Opportunities; and
       3. a Draft Letter to State Office of Emergency Services, Apprising the Deputy Director of Response & Recovery of the Local Interest in Collaboration Related to Emergency Preparedness and Response. (L. Fiack/D.Ceppos) (30 min.)
17. Receive Informational Update from Executive Director on Discussions with Delta Counties, Including:
    • Presentations to Boards;
    • Development and Implementation of Delta Projects Checklist;
    • Consideration of Including a Delta Element/Chapter in Updated General Plans; and
    • Establishment of a Delta Fund Within Delta County Budgets. (L. Fiack) (15 min.)
18. Receive Executive Director Summary of 2006-2007 Goals of Priority, Consistent with the Adopted 2006-11 Strategic Plan (L. Fiack) (15 min.).
19. Commissioner Comments/Announcements.
20. Adjourn

Note: The next meeting will be on November 16, 2006 to accommodate Thanksgiving on November 23, 2006.