Friday, January 7, 2011 - 8:00 am |
| DIRECTOR’S REPORT |
Field Reports
Craig Ely, Chip Dale, Larry Cooper, Chris Wheaton, Roger Fuhrman, Holly Michael, Captain Jeff Samuels
Spring and Summer Chinook and Sturgeon Update
Steve Williams, Assistant Fish Division Administrator
Tony Nigro, Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program Manager
Expenditure Report
Debbie Colbert, Deputy Director for Administration
Adopt Temporary Rules
Curt Melcher, Deputy Director
List of Temporary Rules
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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. |
| Exhibit A: COMMISSION MINUTES |
Approve September 30 and December 3, 2010 Commission meeting minutes. The October 1, 2010 Commission minutes are deferred to February Commission meeting.
Approval
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Attachments: (pdf's)
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| Exhibit B: OREGON FALCONRY RULES AUTHORIZING THE TAKE OF PEREGRINE FALCONS FOR 2011 |
The Commission will be asked to approve the amended rule to allow certain levels of take of peregrine falcons for falconry purposes.
Martin Nugent, Endangered, Threatened and Sensitive Species Coordinator
Public Testimony
Rulemaking
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Attachments: (pdf's)
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| Exhibit C: MULE DEER INITIATIVE BRIEFING |
The Commission will be briefed on management actions such as habitat, travel, disease and predator management being considered as part of the Mule Deer Initiative.
Don Whittaker, Ungulate Coordinator
Public Testimony
Informational
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Attachments: (pdf's)
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| Exhibit D: WILDLIFE AREA PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM |
The Commission will be asked to approve the rules regarding parking permits for some of our wildlife areas.
Nancy Breuner, Wildlife Area Operations Coordinator
Public Testimony
Rulemaking
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Attachments: (pdf's)
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| Exhibit E: SCHEDULE OF DAMAGES FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING VIOLATIONS |
The Commission will be asked to adopt the schedule of damages used in assessing commercial fishing violations during 2011.
Cameron Smith, Budget Manager
Public Testimony
Rulemaking
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Attachments: (pdf's)
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| Exhibit F: FIVE YEAR ADMINISTRATIVE RULE REVIEW |
The Commission will be asked to delegate authority to the Director to review administrative rules adopted by the Commission within the preceding five years, as required by ORS 183.405.
Curt Melcher, Deputy Director
Steve Sanders, Assistant Attorney General, Natural Resources Section
Public Testimony
Approval
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Attachments: (pdf's)
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| ADJOURN |
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| FUTURE PROPOSED COMMISSION MEETINGS & TOPICS |
February 4, 2011 – ODFW Headquarters, Salem
- Wildlife Taxonomy and Wildlife Integrity Rules
- Fish Screening Task Force Member Appointment
- 2011 Fishery Regulations for Spring Chinook, White Sturgeon, and Smelt
March 11, 2011 – Florence (Congressional District 4)
- Rehabilitation Rules
- Access and Habitat Projects
- Cougar Management Plan
- Restoration and Enhancement Program Project Approvals
- 2011 Regulations for Coastal Pelagic Species and Pacific Halibut Fisheries
- Upland Art Selection
April 22, 2011 - ODFW Headquarters, Salem
May - No meeting scheduled
June 3, 2011 - ODFW Headquarters, Salem
- 2011 Big Game Regulations
- Raffle/Auction Tags – Access and Habitat/Big Game
- Access and Habitat Projects
- Rehabilitation Rules
July – No meeting scheduled
August 5, 2011 – ODFW Headquarters, Salem
- 2011-2012 Oregon Game Bird Regulations
September 1, 2011 (Thursday) – Seaside (Congressional District 1)
- Access and Habitat Projects
October 7, 2011 – Pendleton (Congressional District 2)
- 2012 Big Game Regulations
November – No meeting scheduled
December 2, 2011 – Portland Area (Congressional Dist. 3)
- Access and Habitat Projects
- Bear Management Plan
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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 https://www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/.
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.
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 receive 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:
- Provide written summaries of information to the Commission twenty (20 sets);
- Limit testimony to five (5) minutes, recognizing that substance, not length, determines the value of testimony or written information;
- Endorse rather than repeat testimony of other witnesses; and
- 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 thier 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.
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