Commission Meeting Agenda and Actions

Idaho Fish and Game Commission Annual Meeting
January 19-21, 2005
Trophy Room, Idaho Department of Fish and Game
600 South Walnut, Boise, ID

Note: Times on the agenda are approximate and subject to change.

• Commission Workshop and Catered Lunch
• Strategic Plan
• White-tailed Deer Plan
• Bonus/Preference Points
• Landowner Appreciation Program
• Open Discussion

• Meet With House Resources Committee

• Resume Workshop

• Catered Dinner

• Public Hearing

• 8:00 am    1. Opening Comments -- Nancy Hadley, Commission Chair
• 8:05 am    2. Agenda Changes -- Chair Hadley
• 8:10 am    3. Gavel Changes Hands; Opening Comments -- Chairman Marcus Gibbs
• 8:15 am    3. Review of Public Comments -- Chairman Gibbs
• 8:30 am    4. Director’s Report -- Steven Huffaker, Director
• 8:50 am    5. Commission Reports -- Commissioners
• 9:20 am    6. Consent Calendar (Action)
  • a. Minutes
    
  • b. Financial Report
    
  • c. Appointment to Winter Feeding Advisory Committees
• 9:25 am    7. Big Game: Nonbiological Rules for all Big Game Animals (Action) -- Brad Compton, Wildlife Game Manager
• 10:00 am    BREAK
• 10:20 am    8. Big Game: Biological Rules for Moose, Sheep, and Goat (Action) -- Dale Toweill, Wildlife Program Coordinator
• 11:20 pm    9. White-tailed Deer Plan (Action) -- Brad Compton, Wildlife Game Manager
• 12:00 pm LUNCH
• 1:30 pm    10. Mule Deer Initiative -- Brad Compton, Wildlife Game Manager
• 2:30 pm    11. Wolf Update -- Steve Nadeau, Staff Biologist
• 3:15 pm    12. Strategic Plan (Action) -- Tracey Trent, Chief, Natural Resource Policy Bureau
• 3:45 pm    13. State Wildlife Grants / Landowner Incentive Program -- Karla Russell, Staff Biologist
• 4:15 pm    14. Executive Session (if needed)
• RECESS

• 8:00 am    15. Stockholders Report -- Jim Lau, Chief, Bureau of Administration
• 8:15 am    16. ICAN Request for Survival Package -- Steve Barton, Special Assistant to the Director
• 8:30 am    17. Shooting Preserve Overview -- Jeff Gould, Small Game Program Manager
• 9:00 am    18. Update on WAFWA Mid-winter Meeting -- Steve Huffaker and Commissioner John Watts
• 9:15 am    19. WMA Overview -- Jeff Gould, Small Game Program Manager
• 10:35 am    20. Hatcheries Overview -- Tom Frew, Fish Hatcheries Supervisor -- Tom Rogers, Fish Hatchery Supervisor, Anadromous -- Dan Schill, Fisheries Research Manager
• 11:10 am    21. Fisheries Awards -- Virgil Moore, Chief, Fisheries Bureau
• 11:20 am    ADJOURN
• 1:00 pm    Confirmation Hearings for Commissioner Gary Power and Commissioner Wayne Wright; Senate Resources Committee Room, Statehouse

Individuals with disabilities may request meeting accommodations by contacting the Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director's office at (208) 334-5159 or through the Idaho Relay Service at 1-800-377-2529 (TDD).