Missouri Conservation Commission DECEMBER 2015 Meeting Tentative Agenda

Conservation Department Headquarters
2901 West Truman BoulevardJefferson City, MO 65109

Background documents related to the open agenda items are available for public viewing at Conservation Department Headquarters, Jefferson City, for eight calendar days prior to the meeting. Any person who would like to comment to the Commission about a specific agenda item must make a written request to the Director at least four calendar days prior to the meeting. The time period allotted for public comment and the number of speakers will be at the Commission’s discretion. Recording the open meeting is permissible, pursuant to any guidelines established by the Commission to minimize disruption to the meeting. Individuals wishing to record the open meeting by audiotape, videotape, or other electronic means should notify the Director at least four calendar days prior to the meeting so accommodations for such recording can be made.

December 10, 2015 – Closed Executive Session – 12:30 p.m.

• Call to order, roll call, and vote to close meeting.
• E.1 Consideration of recommendations relating to the hiring/firing/disciplining/promoting of personnel (610.021(3) RSMo.). 
• E.2 – Approval of minutes of previous executive session(s) (610.021 RSMo.).
• E.3 – Consideration of legal actions, causes of action, or litigation and attorney-client privileged communications as provided for in 610.021(1) RSMo.
• E.4 – Consideration of supporting documentation related to recommendations to suspend or revoke hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges (621.021(1), 610.021.14, 454.440.9, 211.321 RSMo.)
• E.5 – Consideration of confidential or privileged communications between the Commission and its Internal Auditor regarding work product (610.021(17) RSMo.).
• E.6 – Consideration of negotiated contracts (610.021(12) RSMo.).
• E.7 – Consideration of potential real estate transactions/negotiations (610.021(2) RSMo.).
• Adjourn closed session.

December 11, 2015 – Regular Open Meeting – 8:30 a.m.

Call to order. -- Marilynn J. Bradford, Chair.

1. Action Item:  Approval of minutes of previous open meeting.

Awards:

2. Staff Recognition/Recent National Awards -- Division Chiefs

3. Missouri Youth Shooting Sports Programs Recognition -- Joanie Straub, Outreach and Education Division Chief

• 2015 Missouri 4-H Shooting Sports State Team – Top Overall Honors at the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships
• 2015 NRA International Youth Hunter Education Challenge Event – Top Overall Individual in the Senior Division – Stewart McCollum

4. 2015 MDC Workforce Diversity Award -- Robert Ziehmer, Director

Staff Presentations: 

5. Agricultural Crop Program -- Nathan Bess, Financial Services Analyst; Dave Darrow, Wildlife Management Biologist; Introduction by Joel Porath, Interim Wildlife Division Chief

6. Missouri Deer Survey Program -- Mike Hubbard, Resource Science Division Chief

Comments:

7. Comments on proposed regulations by individuals who submitted written requests prior to the meeting - Introduction by Tom Draper, Deputy Director and Chairman, Regulations Committee

Regulations Committee:

8. Report of the Regulations Committee -- Tom Draper, Deputy Director and Chairman, Regulations Committee

• Presentation/Action Item: Final consideration of recommendations for 2016-2017 Fall Deer/Turkey Season Structure, Methods, and Limits -- Jason Sumners, Resource Scientist; Tom Draper, Deputy Director and Chairman, Regulations Committee
• Action Item: Consideration of recommendations to limit the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease to other portions of the state -- Tom Draper, Deputy Director and Chairman, Regulations Committee
• Presentation/Action Item: 2016 Missouri Wild Turkey Hunting Regulation Recommendations -- Jason Isabelle, Resource Scientist; Tom Draper, Deputy Director and Chairman, Regulations Committee
• Action Item:  Final consideration of a series of recommendations for regulation changes identified during the mid-year review of the Wildlife Code -- Tom Draper, Deputy Director and Chairman, Regulations Committee
• Upcoming Waterfowl/Hunter Public Engagement Meetings -- Mike Hubbard, Resource Science Division Chief

Design and Development Division: 

Jacob Careaga, Design and Development Division Chief

9. Major Construction Projects Status Report

10. Action Item: Consideration of a negotiated agreement for the acquisition of LiDAR and aerial photogrammetry of 34 Conservation Areas and authorization to enter into a contract

11. Action Item: Consideration of an amendment to the negotiated agreement for design of the new Grand River Pump Station at Fountain Grove Conservation Area in Livingston County

Administrative Services Division:

12. Monthly Financial Summary -- Margie Mueller, Chief Financial Officer.

13. Presentation/Action Item:  2016 Permit System Vendor Changes -- Greg Jones, Permit Services Supervisor; Introduction by Margie Mueller, Chief Financial Officer

Information Technology Unit: 

14. Information Technology Projects Status Report -- Douglas Fees, Information Technology Services Chief

Realty Committee:

Lisa Allen, Forestry Division Chief

15. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to exchange approximately 16 acres of Angeline Conservation Area in Shannon County for approximately 9 acres in Shannon County as an addition to Angeline Conservation Area

16. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to purchase approximately 14.69 acres in Jefferson County as an addition to Myron and Sonya Glassberg Family Conservation Area

Administration:

Aaron Jeffries, Deputy Director

17. Presentation/Action Item: Recommendation for approval of the 2014-2015 Annual Report for the Department of Conservation 

18. Legislative Report

Internal Audit: 

Lisa Wehmeyer, Internal Auditor

19. Action Item:  Consideration of request for reinstatement of hunting privileges from one individual

20. Action Item: Recommendations for approval to:

• Suspend or revoke one or more hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges of individuals for cause. 
• Suspend or revoke all hunting and fishing privileges of individuals who are not in compliance with applicable child support laws.
• Suspend or revoke one or more hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges of individuals in accordance with the terms of the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.
• Suspend or revoke hunting privileges of individuals who inflicted injury to another person while hunting. 

21. Other matters of interest. 

22. Adjourn.

FUTURE MEETING DATES

January 21-22, 2016
March 10-11, 2016
April 27-29, 2016
June 23-24, 2016
August 5, 2016
August 25-26, 2016
October 20-21, 2016
December 15-16, 2016

Conservation Commission May Meeting

May 28, 2015 – Closed Executive Session -- 10:00 a.m.

Call to order, roll call, and vote to close meeting.

• E.1 – Approval of minutes of previous executive session(s) (610.021 RSMo.).
• E.2 – Consideration of supporting documentation related to recommendations to suspend or revoke hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges (621.021(1), 610.021.14, 454.440.9, 211.321 RSMo.).
• E.3 – Consideration of confidential or privileged communications between the Commission and its Internal Auditor regarding work product (610.021(17) RSMo.).
• E.4 – Consideration of recommendations relating to the hiring/firing/disciplining/ promoting of personnel (610.021(3) RSMo.).
• E.5 – Consideration of negotiated contracts (610.021(12) RSMo.).
• E.6 – Consideration of potential real estate transactions/negotiations (610.021(2) RSMo.).
• E.7 – Consideration of legal actions, causes of action, or litigation and attorney‐client privileged communications as provided for in 610.021(1) RSMo.).
• Adjourn.

May 29, 2015 – Regular Open Meeting -- 8:30 a.m.

Call to order. -- James T. Blair, IV, Chair
1. Presentation of the newest mural in the “Conservation Advances in Missouri” series by MDC Wildlife Artist Mark Raithel. -- Tim Ripperger, Deputy Director
2. Action Item: Approval of minutes of previous open meeting.

Staff Presentation:
3. Avian Influenza. -- Mike Hubbard, Resource Science Division Chief, and Kelly Straka, State Wildlife Veterinarian

Regulations Committee:
4. Action Item: Report of the Regulations Committee, which includes action items to finalize regulations for the 2015‐16 fall deer season, consideration of options for 2015 early migratory bird season, and a final vote on an order of rulemaking for 3 CSR 10‐8.510 Use of Traps. -- Tom Draper, Deputy Director and Chairman, Regulations Committee

Staff Presentation:
Final deer season attributes and CWD management challenges. -- Jason Sumners, Resource Scientist

Design and Development Division:
5. Major Construction Projects Status Report. -- Jacob Careaga, Design and Development Division Chief
6. Consideration of bids received for construction of Duck Creek Conservation Area Wetlands & Footbridges project located in Bollinger, Stoddard and Wayne Counties, and authorization to enter into a contract. -- Jacob Careaga, Design and Development Division Chief

Information Technology Unit:
7. Information Technology Projects Status Report. -- Douglas Fees, Information Technology Services Chief

Staff Presentation:
8. Strategic Planning Process. -- David Thorne, Policy Supervisor

Administrative Services Division:
9. Action Item: Overview and recommendation for approval of the Fiscal Year 2016 Internal Expenditure Plan. -- Margie Mueller, Chief Financial Officer
10. Current Financial Summary. -- Margie Mueller, Chief Financial Officer

Forestry Division:
11. Action Item: Recommendation for approval of authorization to advertise and sell an estimated 953,941 board feet of timber located on 536 acres of Compartment 14, Sunklands Conservation Area in Shannon County, to be sold in two harvest units (Sale 1 and Sale 2). -- Lisa Allen, Forestry Division Chief

Human Resources Division:
12. Action Item: Recommendation for approval of personnel reclassifications/new positions.
-- Tom Neubauer, Human Resources Division Chief
13. Action Item: Conservation Employees’ Benefits Plan Update and 2016 recommendation.
-- Tom Neubauer, Human Resources Division Chief

Staff Presentation:
14. Future Leadership: Professional Development. -- Tom Neubauer, Human Resources Division Chief, and Debra Thompson, Employee Relations Manager

Realty Committee:
15. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to convey approximately 0.06 acre of Rockwoods Reservation in St. Louis County to the City of Wildwood, Missouri, for a bridge replacement project and to grant the City of Wildwood a temporary construction easement on an additional 0.25 acre until the project is complete. -- Tim Ripperger, Deputy Director and Chairman, Realty Committee
16. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to convey approximately 0.02 acre of Rockwoods Range in St. Louis County to the City of Wildwood, Missouri, for a bridge replacement project and to grant the City of Wildwood a temporary construction easement on an additional 0.145 acre until the project is complete. -- Tim Ripperger, Deputy Director and Chairman, Realty Committee
17. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to sell approximately 0.89 acre of Bear Creek Conservation Area in Laclede County. -- Tim Ripperger, Deputy Director and Chairman, Realty Committee
18. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to purchase approximately 752 acres in Livingston County as an addition to Fountain Grove Conservation Area. -- Tim Ripperger, Deputy Director and Chairman, Realty Committee

Administration:
19. Legislative Report. -- Aaron Jeffries, Assistant to the Director
20. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to suspend or revoke one or more hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges of individuals for cause. -- Lisa Wehmeyer, Internal Auditor
21. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to suspend or revoke all hunting and fishing privileges of individuals who are not in compliance with applicable child support laws. -- Lisa Wehmeyer, Internal Auditor
22. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to suspend or revoke one or more hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges of individuals in accordance with the terms of the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. -- Lisa Wehmeyer, Internal Auditor
23. Other matters of interest.
24. Adjourn.

FUTURE MEETING DATES

• July 9‐10, 2015
• August 27‐28, 2015
• October 22‐23, 2015
• December 10‐11, 2015

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