FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION WORKSHOP
October 6-7, 2000
Natural Resources Building
Room 172
1111 Washington Street SE
Olympia, Washington
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 - 10:00 a.m.
| 10:00 a.m. |
COMMISSIONERS' DISCUSSION: Commissioners will discuss recent activities
and items of general interest and provide
status reports on Commission committees. |
| 10:15 a.m. |
DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Director Koenings will review significant
Department issues and activities. |
| 10:40 a.m. |
1. BUDGET UPDATE: Department staff will provide a status
report on the Department's current biennial
budget. (Jim Lux) |
| 10:55 a.m. |
2. ESA COMPLIANCE AND HPA
PROGRAM PROJECT -- STATUS REPORT: Department staff will provide a status
report on the HPA ESA Compliance Project
and an explanation of legal gold panning
activities. (Greg Hueckel, Gayle
Kreitman, and Pat Chapman) |
| 11:40 a.m. |
3. CHERRY POINT HERRING --
BRIEFING: Department staff
will provide a briefing on the status
of Cherry Point herring stocks. (Greg
Bargmann) |
| 12:15-1:00 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00 p.m. |
4. COUGAR REMOVAL WITH THE
AID OF DOGS: The Commission
will consider adoption of a permanent
amendment to WAC 232-28-272,
2000-2001, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 Black
Bear and Cougar Hunting Seasons and
Regulations. This amendment
would establish criteria which allow
the use of hounds to remove cougars,
identify removal rate, establish participation
and reporting requirements, and establish
the dates for the 2000-2001 public safety
cougar removals. (NOTE: Public input
on the proposed rule amendment was accepted
at the September 16, 2000 Commission
meeting; no additional public input
will be accepted at this workshop.) (John Broome and Donny Martorello) |
| 3:00 p.m. |
BREAK |
| 3:15 p.m. |
5. 2001 NORTH OF FALCON STATUS
UPDATE: Department staff will
brief the Commission on the proposed
process for development and Commission
adoption of the 2001 North of Falcon
Policy. (Phil Anderson and Pat
Pattillo) |
| 4:00 p.m. |
6. COLUMBIA RIVER SMELT (EULACHON)
POLICY AND MANAGEMENT PLAN -- BRIEFING: Department staff will brief the Commission
on the development of a policy and management
plan goals for maintaining healthy populations
of Columbia River smelt while assuring
the integrity of the ecosystem and habitat
upon which the smelt depend.* (Bill
Tweit) |
| 4:30 p.m. |
BREAK |
| 4:45 p.m. |
INVITED INFORMAL DISCUSSION: The Commission will meet with Brad Wood
from the Washington Falconers Association
for an informal discussion on delisting
of the state endangered peregrine falcon. |
| 5:15 p.m. |
RECESS |
(NOTE: Friday evening available
Commissioners will attend a Washington Falconers
Association barbecue and observe falconry
activities.)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 - 9:45 a.m.
(NOTE: From 8:30-9:30 a.m. the
Commission will meet in Executive Session
to discuss current and/or potential litigation.
The Executive Session is closed to the public.)
| 9:45 a.m. |
7. PROPOSED LAND TRANSACTIONS: The Commission will consider approval
of numerous proposed land transactions. (Dan Budd) |
| 10:05 a.m. |
8. WASHINGTON WILDLIFE AND
RECREATION PROGRAM -- BRIEFING: Department staff and a representative
from the Washington Wildlife and Recreation
Coalition will brief the Commission
on Washington Wildlife and Recreation
Program grant activities. (Elyse
Kane) |
| 11:05 p.m. |
BREAK |
| 11:20 a.m. |
9. FOREST MANAGEMENT ON DEPARTMENT
LANDS -- BRIEFING: Department
staff will brief the Commission on forest
management on Department lands. (Chuck
McComb) |
| 12:20-12:50 p.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 12:50 p.m. |
10. WARMWATER FISH ENHANCEMENT/PRODUCTION
PROGRAM -- BRIEFING: Department
staff will brief the Commission on the
Warmwater Fish Enhancement/Production
Program. (Steve Jackson) |
| 1:20 p.m. |
11. QUALITY TROUT STREAMS
-- BRIEFING: In response to
a Commission request, Department staff
will identify potential streams that
could provide additional quality trout
fishing opportunities. (Bob
Gibbons) |
| 1:50 p.m. |
12. RECREATIONAL STATEWIDE
WILD STEELHEAD "NO HARVEST" POLICY --
BRIEFING: This Department staff
briefing is in response to a Commission
request to evaluate the impacts of a
recreational "no harvest" policy on
wild steelhead. (Bob Gibbons) |
| 3:20 p.m. |
13. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Commission will review
and consider approval of the Minutes
of numerous Commission workshops and
conference calls. |
| 3:25p.m. |
MISCELLANEOUS AND WORKSHOP
DEBRIEF: The Commission will
discuss items that arise immediately
before or during the workshop but after
the agenda is published. |
| 3:45 p.m. |
ADJOURN |
(NOTE: Following the workshop,
the Commission will meet in Executive Session
to review the performance of a public employee.
The Executive Session is closed to the public.)
SPECIAL NOTES:
* This is for discussion purposes
only. Public input on and Commission consideration
of adoption of the final proposed policy
will occur at the December 8-9, 2000 Commission
meeting in Tukwila.
Commission workshops are held
to allow informal discussion among Commissioners
and Department staff. They are open to all
who wish to observe Commission activities,
except the Executive Sessions are closed
to the public. Public input is generally
not taken. Times indicated on the agenda
are approximate; the Commission may adjust
the agenda to meet scheduling needs. Feel
free to contact Debbie Nelson, Commission
Operations Manager (360 - 902-2267), to
verify the final agenda.
Directions and Access to
the Natural Resources Building: From
I-5, take State Capitol exit (105). The
exit puts you on 14th Avenue. Go through
the tunnel and turn right onto Capitol Way.
Turn right onto 11th Avenue. Turn right
onto Washington. Turn left into the parking
lot. Visitor parking is on the P-1 level
of the building. Public access
to the Building on Saturday will be available
only through the rotunda doors located on
the west end of the building. Contact Debbie Nelson by October 2 if assistance
for persons with disabilities is needed.
