Field Reports

Bruce Eddy, Chip Dale, Larry Cooper, Chris Wheaton, Roger Fuhrman, Andrea Hanson, Caren Braby, Captain Jeff Samuels

Expenditure Report

Debbie Colbert, Deputy Director for Administration

Adopt Temporary Rules

Roy Elicker, Director

Pride Awards Recognition

Roy Elicker, Director

Attachments (pdf)

• Expenditure Report
• July 2012 Field Reports

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.

The Commission will be asked to approve the draft March 9, April 20, June 7 and 8, 2012 Commission minutes.

Attachments: (pdf's)

• DRAFT Minutes March 9 2012 OFWC Meeting
• DRAFT Minutes April 20 2012 OFWC Meeting
• DRAFT Minutes June 7, 2012 OFWC Meeting
• DRAFT Minutes June 8, 2012 OFWC Meetiing
  
  

The Commission will be asked to approve the 2013-2015 Agency Request Budget presented by staff.

Roy Elicker, Director
Debbie Colbert, Deputy Director of Administration
Public Testimony
Approval

Attachments: (pdf's)

• Cover
• Attachment 1_Agenda Item Summary
• Attachment 2 Town Hall Minutes
• Attachment 3 Public Correspondence as of 071921
• Attachment 4 Agency Request Budget Revenues & Expenditures
• Attachment 5 ODFW Programs Mapped to Outcome Areas
• Attachment 6_ODFW Bid Forms
• Attachment 7 Program Priorities for 2013-15
• Attachment 8 2013-15 Draft Policy Option Packages
  
  

The Commission will be asked to approve administrative rules to allow the sale of Columbia River Tribal caught steelhead and walleye in Oregon.

Curt Melcher, Deputy Director for Fish and Wildlife Programs
Public Testimony
Approval

Attachments: (pdf's)

• Cover
• Attachment 1 Agenda Item Summary
• Attachment 2 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and FIS
• Attachment 3 Draft OARs
• Attachment 4 Steelhead and Walleye Sales Rule Flyer
• Attachment 5 Public Correspondence as of 071912
  
  

The Commission will be briefed on the development of the 2013 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations.

Rhine Messmer, Recreational Fisheries Program Manager
Public Testimony
Informational

Attachments: (pdf's)

• Cover
• Attachment 1 Agenda Item Summary
• Attachment 2 Staff Report 2013 OR Sport Fishing Reg Development
• Attachment 3 Summary Public Comments Statewide Public Meetings
• Attachment 4 August 5 2011 Cover & Agenda Item Summary for Exhibit H
• Attachment 5 Public Correspondence as of 071912
  
  

The Commission will be asked to approve administrative rules regarding the establishment, study, monitoring, evaluation and enforcement of marine reserves and protected areas in Oregon’s Territorial Sea.

Cristen Don, Marine Reserves Program Leader
Public Testimony
Approval

Attachments: (pdf's)

• Cover
• Attachment 1 Agenda Item Summary
• Attachment 2 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking & FIS
• Attachment 3 Draft OARs
• Attachment 4 Marine Reserve Recommendations
• Attachment 5 Draft DSL Rules Marine Reserves Div 142
• Attachment 6 Maps Cape Perpetua Cascade Head Cape Falcon
• Attachment 7 Public Correspondence as of 071912
  
  

The Commission will be asked to consider a petition from Dave Hasse to amend Wildlife Integrity administrative rules for private propagation of Tilapia.

Rhine Messmer, Recreational Fisheries Program Manager
Rick Boatner, Invasive Species Coordinator
Public Testimony
Approval

Attachments: (pdf's)

• Cover
• Attachment 1 Agenda Item Summary
• Attachment 2 Letter from Petitioner dated 031912
• Attachment 3 Petition to Amend Rule
• Attachment 4 Letter from AAG Erin Donald_DOJ_050212
• Attachment 5 Draft OARs
• Attachment 6 Public Correspondence as of 071912
  
  

The Commission will be asked to approve the Oregon Game Bird Season Regulations for 2012-2013.

Dave Budeau, Upland Game Bird Program Coordinator
Brad Bales, Migratory Game Bird Program Coordinator
Public Testimony
Approval

Attachments: (pdf's)

• Cover
• Attachment 1 Agenda Item Summary
• Attachment 2 Hearing Notice Statement of Need FIS
• Attachment 3 Game Bird Program Recommendations
• Attachment 3 Supplemental Recommendations
• Attachment 4 Draft OARs
• Attachment 5 Public Correspondence as of 071912pdf
  
  

Executive Session

The Executive Session is held pursuant to ORS 192.660 (2)(e) which allows the commission to meet in executive session to conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to negotiate real property transactions.

September 7, 2012 – Hermiston (Congressional District 2)

• Access and Habitat Projects
• Restoration and Enhancement Projects
• 2013 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulation Development
• Clam Harvest Permits – Coquille Tribe
• Clam Harvest Permits – Siletz Tribe

October 5, 2012 – Salem

• 2013 Big Game Regulations
• Sage Grouse Plan Update
• Mule Deer Initiative

November 2012 – No meeting scheduled

December 7, 2012 – Portland (Congressional District 3)

• Access and Habitat Projects
• Restoration and Enhancement Projects
  
  

AGENDA

The Commission meeting will begin at 8:00 AM on August 3, 2012. 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.

On August 3, a recess will be taken at 12:00 Noon, when the Commission will have 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 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.

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 at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 3406 Cherry Avenue, Salem, Oregon 97303, 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.