Carl Guffey
Well-known member
TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION
COMMITTEE MEETING
November 14, 2007
Region II – Ray Bell Office Building
Nashville, TN
Time Discussion Subject
1:00 p.m.* Wildlife Management Committee
Boyce Magli, Chairperson
Skip Simonton, Vice-Chairperson
Buddy Baird
Mike Hayes
Mike Chase
Danya Welch
Mitchell Parks
Nat Johnson, Assistant Director 1. Party Hunt Rule – 1660-1-8-.05 Bob Nichols, Region 4 Manager Party Hunt Rule Update on Current Status.
Greg Wathen, Chief 2. Private Lands Presentation
Wildlife Division
Dr. Pat Keyser, UT Native Grass Center at UT
Mr. Vic Simpson, USDA Natural NRCS partnership with TWRA Resources Conservation Service
Mark Gudlin, Private Lands Liaison Overview of Agency Private Lands Program
Fisheries Management Committee
Mike Chase, Chairperson
Mike Hayes, Vice-Chairperson
Johnny Coleman
Gary Kimsey
Mitchell Parks
Todd Shelton
Bill Reeves, Chief 1. Tennessee Aquatic Nuisance Fisheries Species Management Plan Update
Boating Committee
Mike Hayes, Chairperson
Buddy Baird, Vice-Chairperson
Johnny Coleman
Jim Fyke
Mitchell Parks
Todd Shelton
1. No Items
Government Relations & Communications Committee
Johnny Coleman, Chairperson
Boyce Magli, Vice-Chairperson
Skip Simonton
Mike Hayes
Mike Chase
Ken Givens
Jim Fyke
1. No Items
Retention & Recruitment Committee
Skip Simonton, Chairperson
Johnny Coleman, Vice-Chairperson
Gary Kimsey
Buddy Baird
Ken Givens
Danya Welch
Todd Shelton
1. No Items
Audit Committee
Johnny Coleman, Chairperson
Gary Kimsey
Skip Simonton
1. No Items
Budget, Nongame and Endangered Species Committee
Gary Kimsey, Chairperson
Johnny Coleman, Vice Chairperson
Skip Simonton
Boyce Magli
Mike Chase
Ken Givens
Danya Welch
1. Contract Review
Ken Tarkington, Chief 2. Budget Expansions:
Administrative Services
REAL – License Agents Fee
FY2007/08
$84,000
Greg Wathen, Chief Northern Bobwhite Wildlife Division Multi-state Grant
FY2007/08
$89,500
Tim Churchill, Shaw Tract Reforestation Special Assistant to FY2007/08
Director $81,400
John Mayer, Manager Black Oak Conservation Region 4 Easement at the Oak Ridge WMA
FY2007/08
$14,100
John Gregory, Chief Nolichucky River/Fort Loudon Real Estate/Forestry Lake
FY2007/08
$50,000
3. Real Estate Report
*Times subject to change
SPECIAL NOTICE: Any individual with a disability who wishes to participate should contact the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to discuss any auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate such participation. Such initial contact may be made no less than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled meeting date, to allow time for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to determine how it may reasonably provide such aid or service. Initial contact may be made with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency ADA Coordinator, Carolyn Wilson, Room 229, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Building, Ellington Agricultural Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37204 and telephone number (615) 781-6598.
TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION
COMMISSION MEETING
November 15, 2007
Region II – Ray Bell Office Building
Nashville, TN
Time Discussion Subject
9:00 a.m.* Thomas Edwards, Chairperson 1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge
4. Introductions
5. Approval of Minutes
Presentations:
Shikar-Safari International Award – Joe Fortner
Wildlife Biologist of the Year – David Sims
Fisheries Biologist of the Year – Hunter Henley
Wildlife Management Committee
Boyce Magli, Chairperson
Skip Simonton, Vice-Chairperson
Buddy Baird
Mike Hayes
Mike Chase
Danya Welch
Mitchell Parks
Greg Wathen, Chief 1. Rule 1660-1-25 – Special Elk Wildlife Division Take Permit
2. Rule 1660-1-28 – Governing Licenses. Permits and Fees
Government Relations & Communications Committee
Johnny Coleman, Chairperson
Boyce Magli, Vice-Chairperson
Skip Simonton
Mike Hayes
Mike Chase
Ken Givens
Jim Fyke
Nat Johnson 1. 2008 Legislation
Assistant Director
Budget, Nongame and Endangered Species Committee
Gary Kimsey, Chairperson
Johnny Coleman, Vice Chairperson
Skip Simonton
Boyce Magli
Mike Chase
Ken Givens
Danya Welch
Ken Tarkington, Chief 1. Budget Expansions:
Administrative Services
REAL – License Agents Fee
FY2007/08
$84,000
Northern Bobwhite Multi-state Grant
FY2007/08
$89,500
Shaw Tract Reforestation FY2007/08
$81,400
Black Oak Conservation Easement at the Oak Ridge WMA
FY2007/08
$14,100
Adjourn
COMMITTEE MEETING
November 14, 2007
Region II – Ray Bell Office Building
Nashville, TN
Time Discussion Subject
1:00 p.m.* Wildlife Management Committee
Boyce Magli, Chairperson
Skip Simonton, Vice-Chairperson
Buddy Baird
Mike Hayes
Mike Chase
Danya Welch
Mitchell Parks
Nat Johnson, Assistant Director 1. Party Hunt Rule – 1660-1-8-.05 Bob Nichols, Region 4 Manager Party Hunt Rule Update on Current Status.
Greg Wathen, Chief 2. Private Lands Presentation
Wildlife Division
Dr. Pat Keyser, UT Native Grass Center at UT
Mr. Vic Simpson, USDA Natural NRCS partnership with TWRA Resources Conservation Service
Mark Gudlin, Private Lands Liaison Overview of Agency Private Lands Program
Fisheries Management Committee
Mike Chase, Chairperson
Mike Hayes, Vice-Chairperson
Johnny Coleman
Gary Kimsey
Mitchell Parks
Todd Shelton
Bill Reeves, Chief 1. Tennessee Aquatic Nuisance Fisheries Species Management Plan Update
Boating Committee
Mike Hayes, Chairperson
Buddy Baird, Vice-Chairperson
Johnny Coleman
Jim Fyke
Mitchell Parks
Todd Shelton
1. No Items
Government Relations & Communications Committee
Johnny Coleman, Chairperson
Boyce Magli, Vice-Chairperson
Skip Simonton
Mike Hayes
Mike Chase
Ken Givens
Jim Fyke
1. No Items
Retention & Recruitment Committee
Skip Simonton, Chairperson
Johnny Coleman, Vice-Chairperson
Gary Kimsey
Buddy Baird
Ken Givens
Danya Welch
Todd Shelton
1. No Items
Audit Committee
Johnny Coleman, Chairperson
Gary Kimsey
Skip Simonton
1. No Items
Budget, Nongame and Endangered Species Committee
Gary Kimsey, Chairperson
Johnny Coleman, Vice Chairperson
Skip Simonton
Boyce Magli
Mike Chase
Ken Givens
Danya Welch
1. Contract Review
Ken Tarkington, Chief 2. Budget Expansions:
Administrative Services
REAL – License Agents Fee
FY2007/08
$84,000
Greg Wathen, Chief Northern Bobwhite Wildlife Division Multi-state Grant
FY2007/08
$89,500
Tim Churchill, Shaw Tract Reforestation Special Assistant to FY2007/08
Director $81,400
John Mayer, Manager Black Oak Conservation Region 4 Easement at the Oak Ridge WMA
FY2007/08
$14,100
John Gregory, Chief Nolichucky River/Fort Loudon Real Estate/Forestry Lake
FY2007/08
$50,000
3. Real Estate Report
*Times subject to change
SPECIAL NOTICE: Any individual with a disability who wishes to participate should contact the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to discuss any auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate such participation. Such initial contact may be made no less than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled meeting date, to allow time for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to determine how it may reasonably provide such aid or service. Initial contact may be made with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency ADA Coordinator, Carolyn Wilson, Room 229, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Building, Ellington Agricultural Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37204 and telephone number (615) 781-6598.
TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION
COMMISSION MEETING
November 15, 2007
Region II – Ray Bell Office Building
Nashville, TN
Time Discussion Subject
9:00 a.m.* Thomas Edwards, Chairperson 1. Call to Order
2. Invocation
3. Pledge
4. Introductions
5. Approval of Minutes
Presentations:
Shikar-Safari International Award – Joe Fortner
Wildlife Biologist of the Year – David Sims
Fisheries Biologist of the Year – Hunter Henley
Wildlife Management Committee
Boyce Magli, Chairperson
Skip Simonton, Vice-Chairperson
Buddy Baird
Mike Hayes
Mike Chase
Danya Welch
Mitchell Parks
Greg Wathen, Chief 1. Rule 1660-1-25 – Special Elk Wildlife Division Take Permit
2. Rule 1660-1-28 – Governing Licenses. Permits and Fees
Government Relations & Communications Committee
Johnny Coleman, Chairperson
Boyce Magli, Vice-Chairperson
Skip Simonton
Mike Hayes
Mike Chase
Ken Givens
Jim Fyke
Nat Johnson 1. 2008 Legislation
Assistant Director
Budget, Nongame and Endangered Species Committee
Gary Kimsey, Chairperson
Johnny Coleman, Vice Chairperson
Skip Simonton
Boyce Magli
Mike Chase
Ken Givens
Danya Welch
Ken Tarkington, Chief 1. Budget Expansions:
Administrative Services
REAL – License Agents Fee
FY2007/08
$84,000
Northern Bobwhite Multi-state Grant
FY2007/08
$89,500
Shaw Tract Reforestation FY2007/08
$81,400
Black Oak Conservation Easement at the Oak Ridge WMA
FY2007/08
$14,100
Adjourn