Des Moines – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will meet at 9:30 a.m. on May 10, in the four floor conference room, Wallace State Office Building, 502 East Ninth Street, in Des Moines.
The meeting is open to the public.
Members of the NRC are Kim Francisco, Dennis Schemmel, Margo Underwood, Marcus Branstad, Phyllis Reimer, Tom Prickett and Laura Hommel. The interim director of the DNR is Bruce Trautman.
Any person attending the public meeting and has special requirements such as those related to mobility or hearing impairments should contact the DNR or ADA Coordinator at 515-725-8200, Relay Iowa TTY Service 800-735-7942, or Webmaster@dnr.iowa.gov, and advise of specific needs.
The following is the agenda for the May 10 meeting.
- Approve Agenda
- Consent Agenda*
- *Publicly Owned Lakes Program Watershed Eligibility Fiscal Year 2019
- *Management Agreement, Strasser Woods State Preserve – Polk County Conservation Board
- *Chapter 17 Barge Fleeting Lease Renewal – Mississippi River – Clayton County (#31-R)
- *Chapter 17 Barge Fleeting Lease Renewal – Mississippi River – Clayton County (#59-R)
- Election of Natural Resource Commission Officers
- Approve Minutes of April 12 Meeting
- Interim Director’s Remarks
- Division Administrator’s Remarks
- Petition for Iowa City Urban Deer Management Zone – Special Harvest Request
- *Publicly Owned Lakes Program Watershed Eligibility Fiscal Year 2019
- Contract with Scott County Conservation Board
- Contract with Iowa State University (Baseline Studies for Habitat Conservation Plan: Acoustic Bat Monitoring)
- Public Land Management Projects
- *Management Agreement, Strasser Woods State Preserve – Polk County Conservation Board
- *Chapter 17 Barge Fleeting Lease Renewal, Mississippi River – Clayton County (#31-R)
- *Chapter 17 Barge Fleeting Lease Renewal, Mississippi River – Clayton County (#59-R)
- Public Land Acquisition Projects
- Good Neighbors Marsh, Winnebago County – Frank’s Wetlands LLC
- Volga River Wildlife Management Area, Clayton County – Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
- Small Construction Projects
- Amend Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan and Disbursement Agreement with Iowa Finance Authority – Geode State Park
- Chapter 27, Land and Water Conservation Fund, City and County Grant Recommendations
- Chapter 47 – Snowmobiles
- Chapter 94, Non-resident Deer Hunting and Chapter 106, Deer Hunting by Residents – Final Rule
- Chapter 98, Wild Turkey Spring Hunting and Chapter 99, Wild Turkey Fall Hunting – Final Rule
- Contract with Pheasants Forever, Inc.
- Contract with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Contract with Brandt Information Services
- General Discussion
Next Meeting, May 16, teleconference originating in Des Moines
For a complete agenda, go to www.iowadnr.gov/nrc