| Thursday September 13, 2018 |
| FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION TOUR (Open to the public) |
| 8:00 |
Introductions - Bandon Inn Lobby |
| 8:15 |
Load vans, Depart for Tioga Sports Park |
| 8:40 |
Tioga Sports Park Shooting Range |
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Background for development of Tioga Sports Park-Importance for R3 |
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Staff: Chis Willard, Statewide Recruitment and Retention Coordinator; and
Roger Fuhrman, Information and Education Division Administrator
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Vision for the Sports Park |
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Staff: John Toman
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Connection of Tioga Sports Park with Coquille Valley Wildlife Area |
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Staff: Stuart Love, Wildlife District Biologist
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| 9:15 |
Load vans, Depart to Coquille Valley Wildlife Area |
| 10:00 |
Coquille Valley Wildlife Area North Bank Access and Habitat Improvement Project |
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Coquille Valley Wildlife Area background, restoration and management; |
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Coquille Working Landscapes |
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Staff: Stuart Love, Wildlife District Biologist
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North Bank Access and Habitat Restoration impacts |
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Staff: Mike Gray, Fish District Biologist
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| 10:30 |
Load vans, Depart to Sturdevant Park Boat Ramp in Coquille |
| 11:00 |
Sturdevant Park Boat Ramp, Coquille |
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Restoration efforts at Boat Ramp |
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Staff: Kevin Urban, City of Coquille Public Works & Planning Director
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Vision for angling access |
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Staff: Kevin Herkamp, STEP Program Coordinator
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Access issues in the Coos/Coquille/Tenmile Lakes Fish District |
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Staff: Mike Gray, Fish District Biologist
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| 11:30 |
Load vans, travel to lunch at Fraziers Bakery; 23 E 1st ST, Coquille |
| 12:45 |
Load vans, leave for Coquille Working Landscapes Celebration |
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Owen Building- 225 N Adams St Coquille |
| 1:00 |
Coquille Working Landscapes Celebration |
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Presenters: Shannon Hurn, Deputy Director of Programs, ODFW
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Jim Desmond, Director, The Nature Conservancy
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Project Background
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The Nature Conservancy, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Beaver
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Slough Drainage District, and China Camp Gun Club
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Recognition
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| 2:00 |
Coos Mountain Access Area Presentation-Owen Building, Coquille |
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Staff: Stuart Love, Wildlife District Biologist
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| 2:30 |
Black-tailed Deer study presentation |
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Project development, background, results |
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Staff: Stuart Love, Wildlife District Biologist
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| 3:00 |
Load vans, depart for hotel, 4:00 arrival |
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| Friday September 14, 2018 |
| DIRECTOR’S REPORT |
Field Reports – in written form only
Expenditure Report
Cameron Smith, Deputy Director of Administration
The Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program and Commission
Meta Loftgaarden, Deputy Director; Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
Columbia Basin Partnership Taskforce
Bill Bradbury
Adopt Temporary Rules
Curt Melcher; Director
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Attachments: (pdf)
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| EXHIBIT A: COMMISSION MINUTES |
The Commission will be asked to approve draft August 3, 2018 Commission meeting minutes. |
Attachments: (pdf)
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| EXHIBIT B: LICENSING RULE MODIFICATIONS/REPEALS |
The Commission will be asked to approve Licensing rule updates to facilitate process improvement and new Licensing System.
Staff: Erika Kleiner, Management Resources Division Administrator
Public Testimony
Rulemaking |
Attachments: (pdf)
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| EXHIBIT C: 2019 OREGON SPORT FISHING REGULATIONS |
The Commission will be asked to adopt the 2019 Sport Fishing Angling Regulations.
Staff: Mike Gauvin, Recreational Fisheries Program Manager
Public Testimony
Rulemaking
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission received a petition to amend the Sport Fishing Regulations for the Southwest Zone to require the release of all wild steelhead. The Commission requests public comment on that proposed rule and on whether options exist for achieving this regulation’s substantive goals in a way that reduces negative economic impact on businesses.
| Attachments: (pdf)
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| EXHIBIT D: ACCESS AND HABITAT PROJECT FUNDING |
The Commission will be asked to approve the Access and Habitat Board July 24, 2018 recommendations for project funding
Staff: Tom Thornton, Game Program Manager
Public Testimony
Approval
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Attachments: (pdf)
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| EXHIBIT E: 2019 BIG GAME REGULATIONS |
The Commission will be asked to adopt administrative rules including controlled hunt tag numbers for 2019 Oregon big game seasons. Adopt proposed 2019 big game and western gray squirrel season dates, open areas, dates and locations of cooperative travel management areas, and controlled hunts.
Staff: Tom Thornton, Game Program Manager;
Don Whitaker, Ungulate Coordinator; and
Nick Myatt, Watershed District Manager
Public Testimony
Rulemaking
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Attachments: (pdf)
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| EXHIBIT F: CONTROLLED HUNT PREFERENCE POINTS IN LIEU OF CASH REWARD FOR TURN IN POACHERS PROGRAM (TIP) |
The Commission will be asked to adopt administrative rules to establish the process and requirements for hunters to be awarded controlled hunt preference points as an alternative to cash for providing information to the Oregon State Police as part of the Oregon Hunters Association’s “Turn-in-Poachers” program.
Staff: Don Whitaker, Ungulate Coordinator;
Public Testimony
Rulemaking
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Attachments: (pdf)
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| EXHIBIT G: MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION AND THE STATE OF OREGON |
The Commission will be asked to approve amendments to the Memorandum of Agreement between the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation and the State of Oregon for Off-Reservation Hunting.
Staff: Kevin Blakely, Wildlife Division Deputy Administrator
Public Testimony
Approval
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Attachments: (pdf)
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| EXHIBIT H: CONSIDERATION OF A HUMBOLDT MARTEN PETITION |
The Commission will determine whether to accept or deny a petition to list Humboldt Marten under the Oregon Endangered Species Act.
Staff: Derek Broman, Carnivore/Furbearer Coordinator
Public Testimony
Approval
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Attachments: (pdf)
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| EXECUTIVE SESSION |
The Executive Session is held pursuant to ORS 192.660 (2)(f) and ORS 192.660(2)(h) which allow the Commission to meet in executive session to consider information or records that are exempt by law from public inspection and to consult with legal counsel with respect to litigation filed or likely to be filed against the Commission.
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| OTHER BUSINESS |
2019 Commission meeting dates - Approval
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| ADJOURN |
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| FUTURE PROPOSED COMMISSION TOPICS |
* Written public comments for future Commission Topics can be submitted in writing prior to the meeting date at ODFW.Commission@odfw.oregon.gov or mailed to 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE Salem, OR 97302
October 11, 2018 – Commission Tour
October 12, 2018 – Klamath Falls
*Written public comment period will open August 15, 2018
- Edmunds Well at Summer Lake Wildlife Area Land Acquisition –Approval
- Salvage of Road Struck Deer and Elk -Rulemaking
- Destruction of Forfeited Firearms from Wildlife Law Violations -Rulemaking
November 1, 2018 – Joint Oregon/Washington Meeting – Vancouver, WA
*Written public comment period will open September 15, 2018
December 7, 2018 – Salem
*Written public comment period will open October 15, 2018
- 2019 Groundfish Fisheries Regulations and 2017 Nearshore logbook - Rulemaking
- Restoration & Enhancement Board project funding - Approval
- Access & Habitat Project Funding/ Board Appointments - Approval
- Wild Turkey Management Plan - Informational
- Urban Deer Population Control Pilot Program – Rulemaking
- Big Game Hunting Tags to Nonprofit Organizations for use by Qualified Disabled Veterans – Rulemaking
- Burns Paiute Tribe Ceremonial Hunting Tags – Approval
- Elk and Deer Road Struck Salvage Program – Rulemaking
- Urban Deer Population Control Pilot Program - Rulemaking
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PLEASE NOTE
AGENDA
The Commission meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. September 14, 2018, 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/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. Lunch will not be provided to the public.
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 three (3) 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, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem, OR 97302, 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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