Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Meeting Minutes: May 16, 2008 Conference Call

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May 16, 2008

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MEETING MINUTES

FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION
CONFERENCE CALL

May 16, 2008 - 8:30 a.m.
Olympia, Washington

ATTENDANCE:
Commission	Department
Jerry Gutzwiler, Chair	Jeff Koenings, Director
Miranda Wecker, Vice Chair	Phil Anderson, Deputy Director - Resource Policy
Ken Chew	Darren Friedel, Public Affairs
Conrad Mahnken	Tom Davis, Special Assistant - Legislative
George Orr	Dave Ware, Wildlife Program
Shirley Solomon	Guy Norman, Region 5 Director
	Craig Bartlett, Public Affairs
Commission Staff:	Public
Susan Yeager	None

Chair Gutzwiler called the meeting to order at 8:40 a.m.

UPCOMING COMMISSION MEETINGS - DISCUSSION:
Commissioners and Department staff discussed plans for upcoming Commission meetings, including:

June 6-7, 2008: Preliminary agenda items for the meeting in Ocean Shores, and plans for the Mount St. Helens' Wildlife Area tour on June 5.
July 18, 2008: Public hearing on proposed cougar hunting amendments. This will be a teleconference call held at 6:00 p.m. in Spokane and Olympia.
July 18-19, 2008: Regular Commission meeting is cancelled.
August 7, 2008: Co-management meeting in Lynnwood with the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.

GENERAL DISCUSSION:
Topics of discussion included: Joint meeting with the Conservation Commission in September or October 2008; sea lions; May 19, 2008, Columbia River Stakeholder Group meeting; steelhead plan; Master Hunter Program.

Chair Gutzwiler adjourned the meeting at 10:35 a.m.