| April
13,
2007 (meeting start time:
8:00am) |
| DIRECTORS REPORT |
Field Reports
Staff: Craig Ely, Chip Dale, Chris Wheaton, Steve Denney, Patty Burke, Walt Markee, Holly Michael
Sea Lion Update
Staff:
Steve Williams, Assistant Fish Division Administrator
AdoptTemporary Rules
Staff: Virgil Moore, Director |
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| COMISSIONER ITEMS |
Expenditure Report
Staff: Laurie Byerly, Deputy Director for Administration
Action: Approval |
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| Exhibit A: COMMISSION MINUTES |
Approve
March 2007 Commission
minutes
Action: Approval |
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| Exhibit
B: 2007 PFMC OCEAN SALMON
REGULATIONS FOR PACIFIC
OCEAN, NEARSHORE WATERS,
ESTUARY AND COLUMBIA RIVER
AREAS |
Staff
will ask the Commission
to adopt rules establishing
regulations for sport and
commercial
season
in
the
Pacific
Ocean,
the
Columbia
River,
tributaries
and
coastal
estuaries
for
2007.
Staff: Ron
Boyce,
Ocean
Salmon
and
Columbia
River
Program
Manager
Public
Testimony
Action: Rulemaking |
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| Exhibit
C: PETITION TO REMOVE (DELIST)
THE AMERICAN AND ARCTIC
PEREGRINE FALCONS FROM
THE STATE LIST OF THREATENED
AND ENDANGERED SPECIES |
Staff
will ask the Commission
to amend rules to remove
(delist) the American peregrine
and
Arctic
peregrine
falcons
from
the
list
of
endangered
and
threatened
species
under
Oregon
Endangered
Species
Act.
Staff: Charlie
Bruce,
Threatened
and
Endangered
Species
Coordinator
Public
Testimony
Action: Rulemaking
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| Exhibit
D: TWO FINAL DRAFT 2007
WILDLIFE AREA MANAGEMENT
PLANS |
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| Attachments: |
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| EXECUTIVE
SESSION: |
The
Commission will hold an
executive session to deliberate
with persons designated
by the governing body
to negotiate real property
transactions. ORS
192.660(2)(e). Real
property transactions
are not limited to the
purchase or sale of real
property. |
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UNSCHEDULED
TESTIMONY:
Steve
Frank
-
North
Santiam
River |
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| FUTURE
PROPOSED COMMISSION MEETINGS
& TOPICS |
MAY
10 & 11, 2007 - Eugene
- Petition to Initiate Rulemaking for the Commercial Ocean Dungeness Crab Fishery
- Rogue Spring Chinook Conservation Plan
- Lamprey Harvest Regulations at Willamette Falls
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JUNE
8,
2007 – Salem
- R&E Project Approval
- Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Temporary Rules to Permanent
- 2007 and 2008 Big Game Regulations
- Raffle/Auction Tags
- Access and Habitat Projects
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AGENDA
The
Commission meeting will
begin at 8:00 AM, and proceed
chronologically through the
agenda. If
you wish to receive written
materials prepared for
any of the agenda items,
please contact the Director’s
Office in Salem at 503.947.6044
to request a packet for
those items which interest
you or see the agency’s
website at http://www.dfw.state.or.us/Comm/schedule.htm.
A
recess will be taken
at 12:00 Noon, when the
Commission will have
lunch and may discuss
matters of general interest. The
public is welcome to
attend, and an announcement
will be made of the location
of the lunch. At
1:00 PM, members of the
public may bring unscheduled
items before the Commission.
The Commission will take
this testimony for approximately
30 minutes. A
time period of five (5)
minutes will be allowed
for each individual. Please
notify the Director’s
Office at 503.947.6044
if you wish to testify.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
If
you wish to give testimony
on any item scheduled on
this agenda, please sign
up on the sheets provided
the day of the meeting. You
will be called to testify
by the Commission Chair. The
Commission places great
value on information received
from the public, and wants
to avoid arbitrary limits
on the time or attention
allocated to each witness. Therefore,
persons desiring to testify
or otherwise present information
to the Commission are
encouraged to: (1) Provide
written
summaries
of
information
to
the
Commission
twenty
(20
sets); (2) Limit
testimony
to
five
(5)
minutes,
recognizing
that
substance,
not
length,
determines
the
value
of
testimony
or
written
information; (3) Endorse
rather
than
repeat
testimony
of
other
witnesses;
and (4) Groups
or
organizations
wishing
to
testify
should
designate
one
spokesperson
whenever
possible.
PARKING
Parking is available to anyone who attends the Commission meeting.
Thank you for taking the time to present your views.
Materials delivered to the Director’s Office sufficiently in advance of the meeting
can
be
copied
and
distributed
to
the
Commission. If you bring written materials to the hearing, please provide twenty (20) copies. If you have questions regarding this
Agenda,
please
contact
the
Director’s
Office,
Oregon
Department
of
Fish
and
Wildlife,
3406
Cherry
Avenue,
NE,
Salem,
OR
97303,
503.947.6044.
Parking is available to anyone who attends the Commission meeting.
REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION OF DISABILITIES
Reasonable
accommodation,
such
as
assistive
hearing
devices,
sign
language
interpreters,
and
materials
in
large
print
or
audiotape,
will
be
provided
as
needed. In
order
to
ensure
availability,
please
contact
the
Director’s
Office
at
503.947.6044
at
least
72
hours
prior
to
the
meeting
to
make
your
request. TTY
users
can
reach
ODFW
by
using
the
Oregon
Telecommunications
Relay
Service. Please
dial
711
and
ask
to
be
connected
to
503-947-6044. |