May 2016 agenda and meeting materials

ORDER OF BUSINESS

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1. Organizational Matters
   1. Calling the roll
   2. Approval of agenda for May 25, 2016
   3. Approval of brief of action from April 13, 2016
2. Ratification of Acts of the Department Secretary
   1. Real Estate Transactions
3. Action Items
   1. Air, Waste, Water, and Enforcement
      1. Presentation of the 2015 Shikar Safari Club International Wildlife Officer of the Year Award (Todd Schaller, Chief Warden)
   2. Land Management, Recreation, Fisheries, and Wildlife
      1. Request approval of antlerless deer harvest quotas and a deer hunting season framework for 2016
         Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome
         (Tom Hauge, Wildlife Management Bureau Director)
         PowerPoint presentation [PDF]
      2. Request approval of Tier 3 Management Plans for 9 10 stand-alone State Natural Areas totaling 1,342 2,401 acres located in Crawford, Grant, Lafayette, Pepin, Pierce, and Vernon Counties
         Link to Draft Master Plans
         AGENDA TITLE CORRECTED
         Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome
         (Diane Brusoe, Property Planning Section Chief, and Matt Zine, State Natural Areas Biologist)
         PowerPoint presentation [PDF]
      3. Request approval of the Northern Kettle Moraine Region (NKMR) Wildlife, Fish and Natural Areas Master Plan
         Link to Draft Master Plans
         Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome
         (Diane Brusoe, Property Planning Section Chief)
         PowerPoint presentation [PDF]
      4. Request approval of renaming Little Tail Unit of the Green Bay West Shore Wildlife Area to Bayside Road Unit
         Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome
         (Jeff Pritzl, Northeast District Wildlife Supervisor)
      5. Easement Acquisition - Forest Legacy Program - Douglas County
         Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome
         (Doug Haag, Facilities and Lands Deputy Bureau Director)
      6. Land Donation - Big Muskego Lake Wildlife Area - Milwaukee County
         Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome
         (Doug Haag, Facilities and Lands Deputy Bureau Director)
   3. Scope Statements - Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome
      1. Request approval of the Statement of Scope for Board Order FH-06-16 and conditionally approve the public hearing notice and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse, for proposed rules affecting chapters NR 19-26 related to minor changes to fisheries administrative code
         (Kate Strom Hirons, Fisheries Policy Specialist)
      2. Request approval of the Statement of Scope for Board Order FH-10-16 and conditionally approve the public hearing notice and notice of submittal of proposed rules to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse for proposed rules affecting chapters NR 19-26 related to fishing regulations on inland, outlying, and boundary waters
         (Kate Strom Hirons, Fisheries Policy Specialist)
   4. Department-Wide
      None
      4. Citizen Participation - 11:30 a.m.
         (Note: If time permits, Items 5-Information Items, 6-Department Secretary's Matters, and 7-Board Members' Matters may come before the Board prior to Item 4-Citizen Participation at 11:30 a.m. Also note that regardless of which item is before the Board at 11:30 a.m., this item will be taken up at the posted time.)
         1. Citizen Appearances
            (Citizen testimony on topics that are not on this month's agenda; appearances on items that are on this month's agenda are made at the time the Board considers the item. See complete information on public participation at Board meetings at the public site)
         2. Citizen Recognition
            None
      5. Information Items - Written Comment Only
         1. Air, Waste, Water, and Enforcement
            The Economic and Fiscal Impact of Wisconsin's Brownfields Investments - A report commissioned by the Wisconsin Brownfields Study Group (Patrick Stevens, Environmental Management Division Administrator, and David Misky, Wisconsin Brownfields Study Group Co-Chair and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee Executive Director-Secretary) ADDED
            PowerPoint presentation [PDF]
         2. Land Management, Recreation, Fisheries, and Wildlife
            1. Results of the Bureau of Fisheries Management 2016 spring meeting advisory
               Questions
               (Kate Strom Hiorns, Fisheries Policy Specialist)
            2. Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) Spring Hearing Advisory Question Summary and Convention Report (Incoming WCC Chair) ADDED
      6. Department Secretary's Matters - Citizen Testimony and Written Comment Welcome
         1. Retirement Resolutions
            1. Randal J. Cooper
            2. Ted Huber
            3. Christopher J. Rucinski
         2. Donations
            1. The estate of Evelyn Rieck will donate $16,775.62 to the Kettle Moraine State Forest- Southern Unit to provide service and purchase materials and needed equipment in the restoration and maintenance of the forest prairies, campgrounds, and day use facilities visited by over one (1) million visitors each season
         3. Department Secretary's Matters
      7. Board Members' Matters