STATES ORGANIZATION FOR BOATING ACCESS2018 Annual National Boating Access Conference

September 24-27Duluth, Minnesota

“Access is the Bridge to Superior Water Recreation Experiences”Agenda

MONDAYDay 1 - September 24

Time Topic Speakers

7:30 Registration

8:30 Welcome/Logistics Brad Gunn

8:45 Audit Related Topics Ryan Oster

9:30 Boating Program Updates Brad Gunn

10:15 Break, 15 minutes

10:30 BIG Tier 2 Brad Gunn, John Sprague, Janine Belleque

12:00 Lunch, 1 hour

1:00 TRACS Update Lorene Reid, Brad Gunn, Ryan Oster

2:00 Wiki and Online Aids Ryan Oster

2:30 System for Award Management Ryan Oster

3:15 FFATA Reporting Ryan Oster

4:15 Free Time

5:30 Load Busses at Holiday Inn

5:45 Leave Holiday Inn

6:00 Barkers Island Marina, Superior WI Hors d’oeuvres and Beverages Bong Veterans Historical Center

8:00 Load Busses

8:15 Return to Holiday Inn

9:00 Optional Networking in Duluth Room 514 and 515 - Open until midnight

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TUESDAYDay 2 - September 25

Time Topic Speakers

7:30 Breakfast/Registration

8:30 Welcome/Logistics/Sponsors/Vendors Scott Meister, SOBA President

8:45 Access and Boating Tom Landwher, MN DNR Commissioner

8:55 Team/MN programs Erika Rivers, MN DNR Parks & Trails Director

9:05 City of Duluth Emily Larson, Mayor of Duluth

9:15 Industry Partner 1 NMMA

Industry Partner 2 RBFF

Industry Partner 3 Boat US

10:15 Break, 15 minutes

10:30 Industry Partner 4 AMI

Industry Partner 5 SFBPC

Industry Partner 6 USFWS

SOBA Update

Platinum Sponsor Presentation Gator Dock

12:00 Lunch, 1 hour

1:00 Breakout Sessions, 25 minutes each

Boat Access Study & ADA

Panel (Room 1)

Virginia Boat Access Study focusing on challenges and opportunities and management funding policy John Kirk, Faren Wolter

ADA Boating Access Panel Discussion Tom Litts, Ron Christofferson, Trey Cooksey, Mike Wichrowski

Aquatic Invasive Species

(Room 2)

Public Access Re-Designs in Hennepin County, MN Tony Brough, Hennepin County

AIS Signage: Regulatory Tools and Behavioral Prompts Tina Wolbers, MN DNR AIS Prevention Planner Nancy Stewart, MN DNR Parks & Trails Water Rec. Program Consultant

Centralized Inspections in MinnesotaAdam Doll, MN DNR Watercraft Inspection Program Coordinator Christine Hokkula-Kuhns, MN DNR Watercraft Inspection Program Supervisor

AIS Training for Lake Service Providers April Rust, MN DNR Ecological & Water Resources AIS Training Coordi-nator

MN AIS Prevention Aid: Empowering Local Innovation Tina Wolbers, MN DNR AIS Prevention Planner

AIS Enforcement Mike Scott, MN DNR Water Resource Enforcement Officer

3:00 Break - 20 minutes

3:20 Breakout Sessions, 25 minutes each

Engineering (Room 1)

Successful Boating Access Partnerships Kurt Kuklinski, ODWC Boating Access Coordinator

Stakeholder Engagement Travis Sinclair, Duke Energy Carolinas Manager

Engineering and ADA Project Gator Dock

Developing a New Harbor of Refuge on Lake Michigan Bruce Lunde, MSA Professional Services, Inc. Senior Waterfront Spe-cialist

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TUESDAY (Continued)Day 2 - September 25

Time Topic Speakers

7:30 Breakfast/Registration

8:30 Breakout Sessions, 25 minutes each

Non-Motorized

Boating Access (Room 1)

St. Louis River Restoration Lisa Luokkala, Duluth Parks & Recreation Project Coordinator

Managing a National Scenic River Julie Galonska, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway Superintendent

Prepare to Launch! Guidelines for Assessing, Designing, and Building Launch Sites for Carry-in Watercraft

Corita Waters, National Park Serivce Rivers Partnership Specialist Lelia Mellen, National Park Service Water Trail Leader

Clean Vessels Act

(Room 2)

Honey Pot Day: Mobile Pumpout Program History & Results Victoria Gambale, Bay Foundation Water Quality Programs Manager

Solar-Electric Pumpout Boat Technologoies: Impacts on the Marine Environment, Public Health & Climate Change

Joy Chinu, Yale UniversityColin Hemez, Yale University

Floating Restrooms Thomas Jones, Arkansas CVA/BIG Grant Coordinator

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Engineering (Room 3)

Wave & Sediment Transport Effects on Boating Access Zac Morris, Marine/Civil Engineer

Overflow Parking Turf Jason Peterson, MN DNR Landscape Architect Supervisor

Going Beyond ADA to Improve Access Greg Waykamp, Edgewater Resources President

Abbott Road Project/Partnership Jon Hendrickson, MN DNR Engineer

10:00 Break, 20 minutes

10:20 Breakout Sessions, 25 minutes each

Boating Access Maintenance/

Creative Solutions (Room 1)

Ice damage and Ramp Repairs Wade Miller, MN DNR Parks and Trails Area Supervisor

Boat Launch Navigation Considerations R. Mike Payton, CT Dept of Energy and Environmental Protection, Navigation and Boating Infrastructure Unit Supervisor

Protecting the Public’s Right to Access Public Waters During Road Vacation Proceedings Shawn Donais, MN DNR Parks & Trails Area Supervisor

Bog Wrangler: Removing Bogs from Public Waters Dave Marciniak, MN Power Land Management Specialist

Success: Voluntary Compliance of Un-Encased Floatation on the Highland Lakes of Texas

Tim Bradle, Water Surface Management Supervisor at Lower Colorado River Authority

Clean Vessels Act

(Room 2)

Pumpout Nav 2.0: The Big Picture Adrien Baudrimont, San Francisco Estuary Partnership Environmental Planner

Connecting a Network: Empowering Marinas & Overcoming Challenges in Rural California

Natasha Dunn, San Francisco Estuary Partnership Environmental Planner

AIS HACCP and Clean Marina Program Heather Sheets, Ohio Clean Marinas Program

Engaging with Facility Staff through CVA Instructional Videos and Site Visits Jenny East, Oregon Sea Grant Boating Outreach Coordinator

Boating Infrastructure

Grants (Room 2)

BIG Application Strategies Greg Waykamp, Edgewater Resources President

Obtaining Regulatory Agency Approval for Boating Facility Structures Bethany Rosemore, Water Resources Scientist

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5:00 Free Time, Dinner on your own

9:00 Optional Networking in Duluth Room 514 and 515, Open until midnight

WEDNESDAY Day 3 - September 26

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WEDNESDAY (Continued)Day 3 - September 26

12:20 Lunch, Vendor/Sponsor Appreciation

1:05 Project Awards

1:20 Winning Project Presentations

2:10 Vendor Presentations

2:45 Break, 15 minutes

3:00 SOBA Business Meeting

4:00 Committee Meetings

5:00 Duluth Depot: Lake Superior Railroad Museum open, beverages available

5:00 Shuttle to Duluth Depot from Holiday Inn at 5:00, 5:30, & 6:00

6:30 Seating and beverages

6:45 Dinner

7:00 Paul Sundberg, North Shore Photographer

7:30 Awards

8:15 2019 SOBA Conference (Virginia) and Field Trip Info

8:30 Shuttle to Holiday Inn from Duluth Depot

9:00 Optional Networking in Duluth Room 514 and 515, open until midnight

THURSDAYDay 4 - September 27

Time Topic Speakers

8:00 Load Busses

8:15 Depart from Hotel

8:45 McQuade Small Craft Harbor: Lake Superior Dave Sobania, Kent Skaar, Kevin Johnson

9:45 Load Busses

10:15 Agate Bay/Two Harbors Protected Access: Lake Superior Jason Peterson, Nancy Stewart

11:15 Load Busses

11:30 Lunch in Two Harbors

12:30 Load Busses

1:15 Abbott Road Water Access: Island Lake Jon Hendrickson

1:35 Load Busses

2:20 Boy Scout Landing: St. Louis River Melinda Anderson, MINNCOR

3:05 Load Busses

3:25 Rice’s Point Access: Lake Superior Kevin Johnson, Kent Skaar

3:50 Load Busses

4:00 Return to Hotel

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