December 9 - 10, 2008 agenda and meeting materials

Since the posting of this agenda, the following items have changed:
NOTICE MODIFIED (revised 12/08/08)
3.C.1 DELETED (revised 11/25/08)
4.A.1 DELETED (revised 12/04/08)

For meeting at:
Room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2)
101 South Webster Street
Madison, Wisconsin

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Natural Resources Board will convene at 2:00 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, in Room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), Madison, Wisconsin. The Board will act on item 1 as listed on the Agenda. Modified

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Natural Resources Board will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, in Room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), Madison, Wisconsin. The Board will act on items 1-7 as listed on the Agenda.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that matters concerning natural resource issues or the Department's program responsibilities or operations specified in the Wisconsin Statutes, which arise after publication of this agenda may be added to the agenda and publicly noticed no less than two hours before the scheduled board meeting, if the Board Chair determines that the matter is urgent.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Order of Business

1. Organizational Matters
   1. Calling the roll
   2. Approval of the agenda for December 9 - 10, 2008
2. Information Items

   None

   1. Air, Waste, and Water/Enforcement
   2. Land Management, Recreation, and Fisheries/Wildlife
      1. Report and preliminary findings of the 2008 gun deer season (Tom Hauge, Keith Warnke, Randy Stark, and Diane Brookbank, 90 minutes)

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Order of Business

None

1. Organizational Matters
   1. Calling the roll
   2. Approval of the minutes for September 24, 2008
   3. Approval of the minutes for October 22, 2008
2. Ratification of Acts of the Department Secretary
   1. Real Estate Transactions
3. Action Items
   3. Land Management, Recreation, and Fisheries/Wildlife
      1. Request adoption of Board Order WM-04-08, revisions to NR 10 & 45 relating to hunting on State Ice Age Trail areas (Scott Loomans, 20 minutes) Deleted
   1. Department Wide
      1. Approval of the Department’s 2009 – 2011 Biennial Budget recommendations (Joe Polasek, 60 minutes)
   2. Air, Waste and Water/Enforcement
      1. Request Adoption of Board Order SS-16-08, revisions to NR 219 relating to analytical test methods and procedures (David Webb, 10 minutes)
      2. Request adoption of Board Order WT-09-08, revisions to NR 190, 191 and 195 relating to lake and river protection grants and NR 198 relating to aquatic invasive species control grants (Carroll Schaal, 5 minutes)
      3. Request authorization for public hearing for Board Order AM-23-08, proposed rules affecting Chapters NR 419 and 439, Wis. Adm. Code pertaining to establishing VOC emission control requirements for synthetic organic chemical manufacturing industry (SOCMI) facilities classified as major VOC sources in Wisconsin’s ozone nonattainment areas (Larry Bruss, 5 minutes)
      4. Request authorization for public hearing for Board Order WA-22-08, proposed NR 528 relating to the Management of Accumulated Sediment from Storm Water Management Structures (Gene Mitchell, 15 minutes)
   3. and Management, Recreation, and Fisheries/Wildlife - Continued
      2. Request adoption of Board Order FR-15-08, revisions to NR 47 related to the spongy moth suppression grant program (Andrea Diss-Torrance, 15 minutes)
      3. Land Acquisition and Project Boundary Modification – Tichigan Wildlife Area– Racine County (Richard Steffes, 5 minute)
      4. Land Acquisition and Boundary Expansion – Harrington Beach State Park – Ozaukee County (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
      5. Land Acquisition – Ice Age Trail – Columbia County (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
      6. Land Acquisition and Project Boundary Modification – Lower Wisconsin State Riverway – Dane County (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
      7. Easement Acquisition and Donation – Forest Legacy Program – Washington County (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
      8. Easement Acquisition and Donation – Forest Legacy Program and Ice Age Trail – Washington County (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
      9. Land Acquisition and Cash Donation – Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area – Marinette County (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
      10. Land Acquisition – Devil’s Lake State Park – Sauk County (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
      11. Land Acquisition – Waterloo Wildlife Area– Dodge County (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
      12. Land Exchange – Lower Wisconsin State Riverway – Grant and Crawford Counties (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
      13. Land Acquisition – Pike Wild River – Marinette County (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
      14. Land Exchange – Great River State Trail – La Crosse County (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
      15. Land Donation – Glacial Habitat Restoration – Winnebago County (Richard Steffes, 5 minutes)
4. Citizen Participation 1:00 p.m.
   1. Citizen Recognition
      1. 2007 and 2008 Rebecca Wallace Award Deleted and moved to January 28, 2009
      2. 2008 Scenic Beauty Award
   2. Citizen Participation
      None
5. Board Members' Matters
6. Special Committee Reports
7. Department Secretary's Matters
   1. Retirement Resolutions
      1. John G. Brandenburg, Jr.
      2. Mulazim Nasir
      3. Allan K. Swenson
      4. Eldene Furman
      5. Deborah Henke
      6. Gary Eldred
      7. Willard Dilley
      8. Richard Prosise
   2. Donations
      1. The Friends of Crex, Inc. will donate up to $100,000 over a 3-year period to support wildlife education purposes at the properties of the Glacial Lake Grantsburg Wildlife Management Complex
      2. The Friends of High Cliff State Park will donate $23,000 to High Cliff State Park for the purpose of hiring an educator
      3. The Johnson Family Foundation will donate $17,000 to the Bureau of Endangered Resources in support of Trumpeter Swan and Piping Plover monitoring activities
8. Information Items
   1. Air, Waste, and Water/Enforcement
      None
   2. Land Management, Recreation, and Fisheries/Wildlife
      None

Public Participation Information

Public Participation at Natural Resources Board Meetings

Public participation registration and written comment deadline:
4 p.m. on the Friday before the meeting.
Registration requests and comments should be directed to the Board Liaison.

Contact information

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Laurie J. Ross
Board Liaison
Office of the Secretary
608-267-7420

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