Participants of the upcoming Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) online meeting can learn about data tools to access maps and information that will be made accessible to the public.
The online meeting will take place Friday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m.–12 noon.
With no technical GIS skills required, individuals and organizations, including DRECP Stakeholders, local governmental agencies, and the public, will be able to explore and download a vast library of spatially explicit DRECP conservation datasets, provide comments on those datasets, and produce customized maps.
The public can participate in this meeting through WebEx, the Energy Commission’s online meeting service. Presentations will appear on your computer screen, and you may listen to the audio via your telephone and communicate via your telephone or computer.
See more detailed WebEx information below.
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FULL MEETING NOTICE
The purpose of the meeting is to provide: 1) an overview of Data Basin, which the DRECP agencies use for data sharing and analysis, 2) an overview of the DRECP-specific gateway powered by Data Basin, and 3) a preview of how the public can use this powerful analytical tool to access DRECP datasets and maps once the DRECP Gateway is completed and available for use.
Data Basin (www.databasin.org), globally recognized for its innovation, is a map-based user-friendly conservation data sharing system designed and maintained to support conservation decision-making. Data Basin connects users with conservation datasets and tools. With no technical GIS skills required, individuals and organizations, including DRECP Stakeholders, local governmental agencies, and the public, will be able to explore and download a vast library of spatially explicit DRECP conservation datasets, provide comments on those datasets, and produce customized maps. Sharing is encouraged in the system, but privacy is supported when necessary. Once the DRECP Gateway is completed and available for public use, the web-based system will be open to everyone and should prove to be a powerful tool for advancing conservation and streamlining the planning of compatible renewable energy project development throughout the DRECP.
MEETING AGENDA
– Introductions and Announcements
– Overview of Data Basin and the DRECP Gateway
– Instructions on the use the DRECP Gateway
– Public Questions or Comment
DRECP BACKGROUND
Senate Bill X1-2 (Simitian, Chapter 1, Statutes of 2011), signed into law by the Governor on April 12, 2011, increased California’s renewable energy portfolio standard to 33 percent by 2020, and Executive Order S-14-08 mandated the development of the DRECP, a major component of California’s renewable energy planning efforts. The DRECP, when completed, is expected to further these objectives and accelerate the processing of renewable projects in the Mojave and Colorado deserts of California.
The DRECP will be a Natural Community Conservation Plan under state law and one or more Habitat Conservation Plans under the Federal Endangered Species Act. It will also serve as a Land Use Plan Amendment for the Bureau of Land Management. The DRECP will provide effective protection and conservation of desert ecosystems while allowing for the appropriate development of renewable energy projects. It will provide long-term endangered species permit assurances to renewable energy developers and a process for conservation funding to implement the DRECP.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Participants may provide verbal comments during the meeting. Comments may be limited to a few minutes per speaker depending on the number of participants and questions. Any comments may become part of the public record of this proceeding.
PUBLIC ADVISER & CONTACTS
The Energy Commission’s Public Adviser’s Office provides the public assistance in participating in Energy Commission activities. If you want information on how to participate in this forum, please contact the Public Adviser’s Office at (916) 654-4489 or toll free at
(800) 822-6228, by FAX at (916) 654-4493, or by e-mail at [[email protected]]. If you have a disability and require assistance to participate, please contact Lou Quiroz at (916) 654-5146 at least five days in advance.
Please direct all news media inquiries to the Media and Public Communications Office at (916) 654-4989, or by e-mail at [[email protected]].
If you have questions on the subject matter of this meeting, please contact David Harlow, DRECP Director by e-mail at [[email protected]] or Scott Flint of the California Energy Commission at (916) 651-3774, or by e-mail at [[email protected]].
Notices, reports, and documents pertaining to the DRECP are posted at http://www.drecp.org/. If you would like to receive automatic notices of meetings, workshops, and reports, sign up for the electronic list server at the bottom of the web page.
WEBEX INFORMATION
You can participate in this meeting through WebEx, the Energy Commission’s online meeting service. Presentations will appear on your computer screen, and you may listen to the audio via your telephone and communicate via your telephone or computer. Please be aware that the meeting’s WebEx audio and on-screen activity may be recorded.
Computer Log-on with Telephone Audio:
1. Please go to https://energy.webex.com.
2. Enter meeting number: 921 777 546
3. Enter your name, other information, and the meeting password: drecp@Oct18
Teleconference
After logging in on thphone connections:
1. To Have Webex Call You Back: Type your area code and phone number and click “Call Me”.
2. To Call Into The Teleconference: Use the drop-down box to select “I will call in” and follow the on-screen directions.
3. International Callers: Click on the “Global call-in number” link in part (2) above. International callers can select their number from https://energy.webex.com/energy/globalcallin.php.
4. To Listen Over The Computer: If you have the needed equipment and your computer is configured, click on “Use Computer Headset” and then “Call Using Computer” to use VoIP (Internet phone).
5. Telephone Only (No Computer Access): Call 1-866-469-3239 (toll-free in U.S. & Canada). When prompted, enter meeting number: 921 777 546
If you have difficulty joining the meeting, please call the WebEx Technical Support number
at 1-866-229-3239.
