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Agreement D08-104 quality and water resource issues described above and one or more of these other parties may be requested to participate in future PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENTS. PARTIES may be added to this AGREEMENT with approval of the Executive Committee and upon execution of this AGREEMENT by the new PARTY. Section 3. Executive Committee. Each of the PARTIES, except for the Orange County Flood Control District which shall be represented by the County, shall appoint a member and an alternate to an Executive Committee, to be called the Newport Bay Watershed Executive Committee. The members so appointed shall elect a chair and a vice chair to serve a two-year term. The Committee shall meet from time to time upon the request of the chair, but at least every six months. The Executive Committee shall be responsible for reviewing and reporting to the PARTIES as to whether adequate and reasonable progress is being made on sediment, water quality and water resource issues in the Central Watershed Management Area and recommending PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENTS. The Executive Committee may establish standing committees to support it in conducting its work. The goals and desired outcomes of the work of the Executive Committee are to: a) Integrate and improve hydrologic functioning of the watershed to optimize flood protection, water conservation and water quality protection; b) Protect, enhance, restore and connect habitat in the watershed; c) Integrate economic development with watershed restoration efforts; d) Facilitate watershed stewardship to support watershed goals; e) Build and sustain effective relationships between watershed stakeholders to achieve common goals through positive communication, collaboration, consensus and coordination; and, - 5 - 8-26-09 25B-7