| July 13 ,
2007 (meeting start time:
8:00am) |
| EXECUTIVE SESSION |
The Commission will hold an executive session to consider employment of a director, as authorized by ORS 192.660(2)(a).
Exhibit: DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT
This is a placeholder for possible Commission action(s) and/or discussion related to the appointment of an agency director.
Staff: Laurie Byerly, Deputy Director for Administrative Services
No Public Testimony
Action: TBD
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| DIRECTORS REPORT |
Field Reports
Staff: Craig Ely, Chip Dale, Chris Wheaton, Steve Denney,
Tony Nigro, Walt Markee, Holly Michael
Cervid Rule Update
Staff: Bruce Eddy, Grand Ronde Watershed Manager
Adopt
Temporary Rules
Staff: Roy Elicker, Deputy Director for Fish and Wildlife Programs
74th Legislative Update
Staff: Roy Elicker, Deputy Director for Fish and Wildlife Programs
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| COMISSIONER ITEMS |
Expenditure Report
Staff: Laurie Byerly, Deputy Director for Administration
Action: Approval
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| PUBLIC FORUM |
Note: This part of the agenda is for comments on topics not scheduled elsewhere on the agenda. Please contact the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of the Director at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to be included in the public forum. If you bring written summaries or other materials to the meeting please provide the Commission Assistant with 20 copies prior to your testimony. The Commission is unable to take action on items brought to their attention in this forum.
Dennis Sutherland Furtaker License |
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| Exhibit A: COMMISSION MINUTES |
Approve June 2007 Commission minutes
Action: Approval
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B: OCEAN COMMERCIAL SALMON TROLL LIMITED ENTRY PERMIT LOTTERY |
Staff will ask the Commission to review the commercial salmon troll limited entry statutes and request Commission action regarding suspending the permit lottery for 2007.
Staff: Ron Boyce, Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program Manager
Public Testimony
Action: Rulemaking
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| Exhibit C: RAZOR CLAM FISHERY |
Staff will ask the Commission to review rules for commercial razor clam harvest south of Tillamook Head.
Staff: Matt Hunter, Estuary and Shellfish Project Leader
Public Testimony
Action: Rulemaking
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| Exhibit D: ADOPTION OF FINAL ORDER IN CONTESTED CASE – LIMITED ENTRY SARDINE PERMIT FOR ROBERT BRISCOE |
Staff will ask the Commission to adopt Final Order in the contested case of Robert Briscoe.
Staff: Deanna Erickson, License Services Manager
No Public Testimony
Action: Adopt final order
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| Exhibit E: LONGVIEW FIBRE FISH PASSAGE WAIVERS FOR NORTH FORK NEHALEM RIVER TRIBUTARIES |
Staff will ask the Commission to decide whether to grant a fish passage waiver for three culverts on tributaries of the North Fork Nehalem River, with mitigation delayed for one year in order to leverage grant funds for other projects.
Staff: Tom Stahl, Fish Passage Coordinator
Public Testimony
Action: Approve
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| Exhibit F: WILDLIFE AREA DRAFT PLAN REVIEW – SUMMER LAKE AND WHITE RIVER WILDLIFE AREAS |
Staff will brief the Commission on the draft Wildlife Area Plans for Summer Lake and White River Wildlife Areas.
Staff:Nancy Breuner, Habitat Biologist
Public Testimony
Action: Informational Briefing
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| OTHER BUSINESS |
Building Hunter and Angler Support for State Wildlife Action Plans, Including the Oregon Conservation Strategy
Bill Geer will visit with the Commission and explain what the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership can do for ODFW
Staff: Bill Geer, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Public Testimony
2008 Commission Meeting Schedule |
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| EXECUTIVE SESSION |
Consultation with counsel concerning legal rights and duties under ORS 192.660(2)(h). |
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| FUTURE
PROPOSED COMMISSION MEETINGS
& TOPICS |
AUGUST 3, 2007 – Salem
- Shikar-Safari Award Presentation
- 2007-2008 Oregon Game Bird Regulations
- 2008 Oregon Sportfishing Regulations
- Fish Screening Task Force Member Appointments
- Trawl Individual Quotas
- Mentored Youth Program
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AUGUST 3, 2007 – Salem
- R&E Project Approval
- Rogue Spring Chinook Conservation Plan Adoption - TENTATIVE
- 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
Web site 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.
PUBLIC FORUM
If you wish to give testimony on any item not scheduled elsewhere on the agenda, please contact the Director's Office, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 503-947-6044, at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. You will be called to testify by the Commission Chair immediately following the Commissioner Items portion of the agenda. Please provide 20 sets of written summaries or other materials to the Commission
Assistant prior to your testimony. The Commission is unable to take action on items brought to their attention in this forum.
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
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. |
