Meeting Announcement:

The CWPPRA Regional Planning Teams (RPT) will meet to propose projects to be included on the 26th Priority Project List (PPL 26).  All proposals consistent with the 2012 State Master Plan will be considered as possible nominees for the PPL 26 evaluation process.  A lead agency will be assigned to each nominated project to develop fact sheets.  If you have questions or would like guidance on the development of projects that are consistent with the 2012 State Master Plan, please contact Stuart Brown of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) by phone at (225) 342-4596 or email at Stuart.Brown@la.gov.

RPT Presentation Requirements:
*Proposals must be less than five minutes.
*All Powerpoint slide presentations must be no more than five slides.
*Powerpoint presentations must be emailed to kaitlyn.m.carriere@usace.army.mil no later than 3:00 p.m. the day before the RPT meeting OR must be provided on a CD (no flash drives please) 30 minutes before the RPT meeting.

The coastwide RPT vote will occur on February 23, 2016 via email to select up to 22 nominees (not including up to 6 demonstration project nominees) for Technical Committee approval. The details of the PPL 26 Planning Process can be found at http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Portals/56/docs/environmental/cwppra/PPL/PPL%2026/PPL%2026%20Process2.pdf.


Regional Planning Team (RPT) Meetings

Jan. 26, 2016	11:00 a.m.	Region IV	Estuarine Habitats and Coastal Fisheries Center (Room 119) 646 Cajundome Blvd, Lafayette, LA
Jan. 27, 2016	10:00 a.m.	Region III	Terrebonne Parish North Branch Library 4130 West Park Avenue, Gray, LA
Jan. 28, 2016	8:00 a.m.	Region I & II	USFWS Southeast La. Refuges Complex (Big Branch) 61389 Highway 434, Lacombe, LA
Feb. 23, 2016	10:30 a.m.	Voting	Coastwide Electronic Voting (no meeting, email only)

RPT Leaders

Region I	Stuart Brown	Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Region II	Brad Inman	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Region III	Ron Boustany	Natural Resource Conservation Service
Region IV	Darryl Clark	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

AGENDA 

Meeting Purpose: The Regional Planning Teams (RPTs) will accept project and demonstration project nominations for developing the 26^th Priority Project List (PPL). Public comments are welcomed; however, no voting will take place at these meetings. RPTs will select PPL 26 nominees via electronic voting on February 23, 2016.

1.         Welcome and Introductions: RPT Team Leader, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), CWPPRA Representatives, Parish Representatives, State Representatives, RPT members

2.         PPL 26 Selection Process Brief Overview and Ground Rules for Today’s PPL 26 Nomination Meeting (RPT Leader)   

3.         Explanation of Coastwide Voting Process (RPT Leader)

4.         PPL 26 Project Nominations (Entire RPT)
Nominees must be consistent with and support the 2012 State Master Plan. 

5.         Announcements of upcoming PPL 26, Task Force, Technical Committee and Other Program Meetings

6.         Adjourn