FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION WORKSHOP
November 9-10, 2001
Natural Resources Building
Room 172
1111 Washington Street SE
Olympia, Washington
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 - 1:00 p.m.
| 1:00 p.m. |
COMMISSIONERS' DISCUSSION: Commissioners will discuss recent activities
and items of general interest and provide
status reports on Commission committees. |
| 1:20 p.m. |
DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Director Koenings will review significant
Department issues and activities. |
| 1:45 p.m. |
1. COWLITZ TRIBAL BRIEFING: John Barnett, Stephen Dow
Beckham, and Dennis Whittlesey from
the Cowlitz Indian Tribe will brief
the Commission on the interests of the
Tribe as they relate to the proposed
Medicine Creek Treaty Area. |
| 2:25 a.m. |
2. BUDGET UPDATE: Department staff will provide a status
report on the Department's current biennial
budget. (Jim Lux) |
| 2:35 p.m. |
3. PROPOSED LAND TRANSACTIONS: The Commission will consider
approval of numerous proposed land transactions. (Dan Budd) |
| 2:45 p.m. |
BREAK |
| 3:00 p.m. |
4. COMMERCIAL CARP RULES --
BRIEFING: Department staff
will brief the Commission on rule proposals
to effectively manage the commercial
carp fishery statewide.* (Steve
Jackson) |
| 3:10 p.m. |
5. RULE DEVELOPMENT TO IMPLEMENT
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1499 --
UPDATE: Department staff will
present an update of rule negotiations
for SSHB 1499 for marine fin fish aquaculture
prior to submission to the 2002 Legislature. (Andy Appleby) |
| 3:25 p.m. |
6. IMPLEMENTATION OF SENATE
BILL 5531, PUGET SOUND SHRIMP LICENSES
-- BRIEFING: Department staff
will brief the Commission on the implementation
of SB 5531 which modifies the provisions
for alternate operators and provides
license stacking on shrimp pot vessels.* (Morris Barker) |
| 3:35 p.m. |
7. SEA URCHIN/SEA CUCUMBER
LICENSE REDUCTION RULES -- BRIEFING: Department staff will brief
the Commission on proposed license reduction
rules for the commercial sea urchin
and sea cucumber fisheries.* (Morris
Barker) |
| 3:50 p.m. |
8. CATCH RECORD CARD COMPLIANCE
-- BRIEFING: Department staff
will discuss short- and long-term issues
for compliance and return rates for
catch record cards. (Morris
Barker and Mike Cenci) |
| 4:10 p.m. |
9. ENFORCING SELECTIVE SALMON
RULES AND OVERVIEW OF STATEWIDE MARINE
UNIT -- BRIEFING: Department
staff will brief the Commission on the
Department's efforts to obtain compliance
with state law related to selective
salmon fishing in coastal and Puget
Sound waters and provide an overview
of the newly formulated Statewide Marine
Unit. (Mike Cenci) |
| 5:20 p.m. |
RECESS |
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 - 9:45
a.m.
(From 9:00-9:30 a.m., the Commission will
meet in Executive Session to discuss current
and/or potential litigation and to review
the performance of a public employee. The
Executive Session is closed to the public.)
| 9:45 a.m. |
10. 2002 COMMISSION MEETINGS
AND WORKSHOPS: The Commission
will select dates and locations for
its 2002 meetings and workshops. |
| 10:00 a.m. |
11. COLUMBIA RIVER SPRING
CHINOOK NON-TREATY HARVEST POLICY --
BRIEFING: Department staff
will brief the Commission on a draft
policy regarding the Columbia River
spring chinook non-treaty harvest issue.* (Cindy LeFleur) |
| 10:30 a.m. |
12. CONVERSION OF OCEAN SPOT
SHRIMP TRAWL PERMITS TO POT LIMITS --
BRIEFING: Department staff
will brief the Commission on possible
rule changes needed to convert ocean
spot shrimp trawl permits to ocean spot
shrimp pot permits.* (Lisa Veneroso) |
| 11:00 a.m. |
INVITED INFORMAL DISCUSSION: The Commission will meet with
Dave Billingsley, a grazing cooperator
from Palisades, for an informal discussion
on the Coordinated Resource Management
Program. |
| 11:20 a.m. |
13. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Commission will review and consider
approval of the Minutes of numerous
Commission meetings, workshops, and
conference calls. |
| 11:25 a.m. |
14. COMMISSION REQUESTS TO
THE DEPARTMENT: The Commission
will review the Summary of Commission
Requests to the Department and consider
future requests. |
| 11:40 a.m. |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 12:00 noon |
15. REGIONAL FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT
GROUP (RFEG) PROGRAM -- BRIEFING: Department staff and RFEG Program participants
will brief the Commission on the role
of the Program, accomplishments of the
14 individual groups, and the relationship
between the RFEG Program and the Department. (Tim Smith and Terry Wright) |
| 1:10 p.m. |
16. APPROVAL OF DEPARTMENT'S
PROPOSED GENERAL FUND-STATE EXPENDITURE
REDUCTIONS AND REVENUE OPTIONS: The Commission will consider approval
of the Department's proposed 2001-03
operating budget reductions (General
Fund - State) and revenue-generating
package. (Jim Lux)
PUBLIC INPUT (Above Item
Only) |
| 2:55 p.m. |
MISCELLANEOUS AND WORKSHOP
DEBRIEF: The Commission will
discuss items that arise immediately
before or during the workshop but after
the agenda is published. |
| 3:00 p.m. |
ADJOURN |
SPECIAL NOTES:
* This is for discussion purposes
only. Public input on and Commission consideration
of adoption of the final rule proposal or
policy will occur at the December 7-8, 2001
Commission meeting in Vancouver.
Commission workshops are held
to allow informal discussion among Commissioners
and Department staff. They are open to all
who wish to observe Commission activities.
Public input is generally not taken, except
where noted. 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
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 after 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday
will be available only through the rotunda
doors located on the west end of the building.
Contact Debbie Nelson by November
5 to identify any special accommodation
needs (360 - 902-2267 or TDD 360 - 902-2207).
