Meeting Agenda
SPECIAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
December 7-9, 2017
Natural Resources Building
1111 Washington St SE
Olympia WA 98501
First Floor, Room 172
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017
| 2:00PM | 1. Commission Workshop - Room 175 A & B (near the cafeteria) Commission workshops are held to allow informal discussion among Commissioners and Department staff. The meeting is open to the public who wish to observe however, public input is generally not taken. Times on the agenda are approximate and the Commission may adjust the agenda to meet scheduling needs. |
| 5:00 PM | Recess |
Preliminary Meeting Agenda
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FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEETING
December 8-9, 2017
NOTE: This meeting will be broadcast via webcast through TVW at tvw.org
Links for meeting program below.
Friday:
8:30 AM - Lunch
1 PM - Mid-afternoon break
Saturday:
8:30 AM - Adjournment
Natural Resources Building
1111 Washington St SE
Olympia WA 98501
First Floor, Room 172
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017
| 8:30 AM | 2. Call to Order
a. Commissioners' Discussion |
| 9:00 AM | 3. Director's Report The Director will brief the Commission on various items including:
Follow up items from previous meeting
- Director's Report (PDF) - PDF Format (504 Kb) |
| 9:45 AM | 4. Open Public Input The Commission is a direct link between the citizens of Washington and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Comments on Department programs and topics of concern are welcome during this portion of the meeting.
NOTE: During this portion of the meeting, the public is encouraged to comment on issues that do not already have public input time on the agenda |
| 10:45 AM | 5. Matrix Consulting Group Report Alan Pennington with Matrix Reporting Group will present the draft report for the organizational and management assessment required in the 2017-19 operating budget proviso. - Report (PDF) - PDF Format (3 Mb) |
| 12:00 AM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | 6. 2017-19 Budget Orientation and Proviso Discussion Department staff will provide an overview of WDFW's budget processes and fund sources. Staff will also present a proposed process for Commission engagement in developing both a long-term revenue plan and the zero-based budget analysis as part of the 2017-19 operating budget proviso.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (133 Kb) Staff Report: Nate Pamplin, Policy Director and Owen Rowe, Budget Director |
| 2:00 PM | 7. Periodic Status Reviews (Columbia Sharp-tailed Grouse) - Briefing and Public Hearing Department staff will brief the Commission on the Periodic Status Review compiled for the Columbia Sharp-tailed Grouse in accordance with WAC 220-610-110. This Periodic Status Review outlines the current status of the species and includes information and comments provided by peer scientists and the public.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (572 Kb) Staff Report: Hannah Anderson, Listing and Recovery Section Manager and Derek Stinson, Wildlife Biologist, Diversity Division, Wildlife Program PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 2:20 PM | 8. Planning for Shooting Ranges on WDFW Land - Briefing Department staff will provide an update on the agency's shooting range program including: 1) Progress of the Wenas Wildlife Area Target Shooting Advisory Committee; 2) Recommendation for target shooting rule change; 3) Status of acquiring land for the envisioned Central Washington Shooting Range; and 4) Assessing other WDFW lands for target shooting issues and improvements.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (572 Kb) Staff Report: Mike Livingston, Region 3 Director, Melinda Posner, Wildlife Area Planning, Recreation, and Outreach Section Manager, Lands Division |
| 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:15 PM | 9. Proposed Translocation of Mountain Goats - Briefing Department staff will provide a briefing on the Olympic Peninsula Mountain Goat management and proposed translocation to the North Cascades.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (561 Kb) Staff Report: Dr. Richard B. Harris, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Goat, and Moose Section Manager, Game Division |
| 4:00 PM | 10. Compensation for Livestock Damage - Briefing and Public Hearing Department staff will brief the Commission on recommended changes to two WACs associated with compensation, to increase clarity, streamline the process and for consistency with state law and the wolf plan.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (556 Kb) Staff Report: Donny Martorello Ph.D., Wolf Policy Lead, Game Division PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 4:35 PM | 11. Washington Wolf Conservation and Management Plan - Briefing Department staff will brief the Commission on the Washington Wolf Compensation and Management Plan.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (951 Kb) Staff Report: Donny Martorello, Ph.D., Wolf Policy Lead, Game Division |
| 5:05 PM | 12. Open Public Input The Commission is a direct link between the citizens of Washington and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Comments on Department programs and topics of concern are welcome during this portion of the meeting.
NOTE: During this portion of the meeting, the public is encouraged to comment on issues that do not already have public input time on the agenda. |
| 5:30 PM | Recess |
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017
| 7:00 AM | 13. Executive Session Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(g), the Commission will meet in executive session to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment or to review the performance of a public employee. No action will be taken in executive session, and the public is not permitted to listen to the executive session. |
| 8:30 AM |
14. Open Public Input NOTE: During this portion of the meeting, the public is encouraged to comment on issues that do not already have public input time on the agenda. |
| 8:50 AM | 15. Atlantic Salmon and WDFW's Authority - Briefing Department staff will brief the Commission on private aquaculture net pen reared Atlantic Salmon and WDFW's level of authority over them.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format 19 Kb) Staff Report: Ken Warheit, Supervisor Genetics and Fish Health Labs |
| 9:30 AM | 16. 2018-19 Sportfishing Rule Simplification - Briefing and Public Hearing Department staff will provide the Commission an overview on proposals under consideration to simplify and improve sportfishing rules.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (3 Mb) Staff report: Steve Thiesfeld, Inland Fishery Manager, Chris Donley, Region 1 Fish Program Manager, and Chad Jackson, Region 2 Fish Program Manager PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 11:00 AM | 17. Willapa Bay Policy - Briefing and Public Hearing Department staff will present an annual review to the Commission on the Willapa Bay Basin Salmon Management Policy (C-3622) as set in the Adaptive Management objectives of the policy.
- Summary (PDF) - PDF Format (20 Kb) Staff Report: Annette Hoffmann, Region 4 Fish Program Manager and Chad Herring, Fish and Wildlife Biologist PUBLIC INPUT (This item only) |
| 12:30 PM | 18. Miscellaneous and Meeting Debrief The Commission will discuss items that arise immediately before or during the meeting and after the preliminary agenda is published. |
| 1:30 PM | Adjourn |
Contact the Fish and Wildlife Commission Office for further information:
Phone 360-902-2267
Email: commission@dfw.wa.gov