Fifth Stakeholder Meeting

January 30, 2003
The Cape Codder Resort
Route 132 & Bearses Way
1225 Iyanough Road
Hyannis, MA 02601

Overview of Existing Offshore Jurisdictions and Regulatory Authorities
Concerns About the Permitting Process for the Cape Wind Proposal
Potential Climate Change Impacts on the Cape & Islands
Recent Studies on Economic Impacts from Wind Farms

Facilitators: Dr. Jonathan Raab and Suzanne Orenstein

Meeting Summary

Agenda

9:30    
Federal Decision Making Processes for Private Development Offshore

Overview of Existing Offshore Jurisdictions and Regulatory Authorities

John Duff, Associate Research Professor of Law and Director, Marine Law Institute, University of Maine School of Law

Concerns about the Permitting Process for the Cape Wind Proposal

Guy Martin, Partner, Perkins & Coie, former Undersecretary of Interior, Counsel to the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound

Cape Wind’s Perspective on Current and Proposed Regulatory Processes

Dennis Duffy, Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, Cape Wind Associates

The Role of CZM’s Federal Consistency Review in Projects Proposed Outside State Waters and the Overview of the Mandate and Timeline of U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy

Deerin Babb-Brott, Assistant Director, MA Coastal Zone Management     

11:30   Break          

11:45  
Potential Climate Change Impacts on Cape & Islands

Review of Recent Modeling Efforts

Dr. David Aubrey, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Woods Hole Group

12:30   Lunch

1:30     Economic Impacts

Recent Studies on Economic Impacts from Wind Farms
              
Dr. Stephen Grover, Senior Economist, ECONorthwest              

Cape Wind’s Economic Impact Studies

Jim Gordon, President, Cape Wind

Local Perspectives on Potential Economic Impacts

Wendy Northcross, Chief Executive Officer, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce

Spyro Mitrokostas, Executive Director, Cape Cod Technology Council     

3:30     Wrap-Up / Next Steps

4:00     Adjourn