7/15/21 NRC Meeting Agenda

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Natural Resources Commission

Meeting Agenda

Date: July 15, 2021

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Okemos Conference Center

Comfort Inn Okemos

2187 University Park Drive

Okemos, MI 48864


Agenda note:

Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate a hybrid meeting option that would allow the general

public to attend and participate either in person or virtually. Please know staff are looking into options to

make this a possibility in the future. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through

these newly presented technical challenges in providing the general public a seamlessly effective and

efficient hybrid meeting format.


Agenda details:

I. Call to Order – Chair Carol Moncrieff Rose

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Agenda


IV. Approval of Minutes

a. June 10, 2021 Meeting Minutes

b. Closed Session Minutes (meeting dates TBD)


V. NRC Committee of the Whole

a. Director’s Report

i. Upcoming Fisheries Order Update (James Dexter, Chief, Fisheries Division)

ii. Spring Fish Production Update (James Dexter, Chief, Fisheries Division)

iii. Cormorant Control Opportunities (Randall Claramunt, Fisheries Division)

iv. Restrict Beach Access Under Certain Conditions (Nicole Hunt, Parks and

Recreation Division)

v. 2020 Preliminary Deer Harvest Survey Report (Brian Frawley, Wildlife Division)

vi. State Land Review (Scott Whitcomb, Executive Division)Natural Resources Commission


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VI. Public Comment – NRC Public Appearance Guidelines

a. 5 Minute Comment

i.

b. 3 Minute Comment

i. Jonathan Durtka – Spearfishing regulations

ii. William Weese – Deer license sales

iii. Andrea Wotan – Wolves

iv. Gary Gorniak – Wolf management

v. Bee Friedlander, Attorneys for Animals – Wolves

vi. Jim Sweeney – CWD issues


VII. New Business

a. Proposed July 29, 2021, Oil and Gas Lease Auction


b. Director’s Orders

i. State Land Review Recommendations – Group 1

ii. Land Use Order of the Director Amendment 5 of 2021

Restrict Beach Access Under Certain Conditions


c. Land Transactions

i. Sale of Surplus DNR-Managed Land

Forest Resources Division, Crawford County

Land Transaction Case #20200207

ii. Conveyance of DNR-Managed Land for Public Use

Forest Resources Division, Kalkaska County

Land Transaction Case #20190251

iii. Gift of State Forest Land

The Shupbach Gift of Land

Forest Resources Division, Roscommon County

Land Transaction Case #20210093

iv. Exchange of State Forest Land

The Tokie Exchange

Forest Resources Division, Presque Isle County

Land Transaction Case #20200178


d. NRC Orders

i. None


VIII. Old Business

a. Director’s Orders

i. None

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b. NRC Orders

i. None


IX. Commissioner Reports


X. Adjournment


Meeting notes

Signed copies of these recommended amendments, orders and transactions may be requested through the NRC

assistant by calling 517-599-1067 or emailing [e-mail].

If you are unable to attend the meeting but wish to submit written comments on Agenda items, please write to:

Natural Resources Commission, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, Ml 48909 or email: [e-mail]. If you would like

further information or would like to address the Commission, please contact the NRC Assistant at 517-599-1067

or email: [e-mail]. Persons registering to provide comment on a topic listed on the agenda on or

before the Friday preceding the meeting will be allowed up to five {5) minutes for their comments. Persons

registering to comment on a topic not listed on the agenda, after the Friday preceding the meeting, or at the

meeting will be allowed up to three (3) minutes. Look for this agenda and other Natural Resources Commission

items at Natural Resources Commission webpage: Michigan.gov/NRC.

Persons with disabilities needing accommodations should contact the NRC Assistant at 517-599-1067 or

[e-mail]

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PUBLIC APPEARANCE GUIDELINES


NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION

PUBLIC APPEARANCE GUIDELINES

1. Public appearances will begin following the Committee of the Whole of the Natural

Resources Commission (NRC). If there is a change in this scheduled time, it will

be noted on the agenda in advance of the meeting.


2. Persons addressing the NRC will be requested to provide their name, address, the

organization (if any) to which they belong, and the issue they wish to address. In

those instances in which a person is representing an organization, the presenter

should indicate whether the presentation represents the official views of the group.


3. All persons wishing to address the NRC must declare their intent by completing a

public appearance card prior to or during the Public Appearances portion of the

meeting, unless they have already contacted the assistant to the NRC and their

names appear on the agenda.


4. The Public Appearances segment of the meeting will last until closed by the chair

or by a vote of the NRC.

Persons contacting the assistant to the NRC on or before the Friday preceding the

commission meeting will be allowed up to five (5) minutes for their presentation,

providing the topic for their presentation pertains to an item specifically related to

DNR matters. Anyone wishing to address the commission on an item not

specifically appearing on the NRC agenda is limited to a presentation of no more

than three (3) minutes. Persons registering after the Friday preceding the meeting,

or during the meeting, will be allowed up to three (3) minutes for their presentation.

Extensions shall be at the discretion of the NRCchairperson.


In instances where there are several speakers on the same topic, the

chairperson is authorized to request that the group appoint a representative to

address the commission on the group’s behalf, or each individual presentation

shall be limited to three (3) minutes. If a spokesperson is designated, that

individual will be granted ten (10) minutes.

a. A group of persons speaking on a common subject are encouraged to

choose a spokesperson for their group.

b. Persons speaking on a common subject may be scheduled and grouped

without regard to the order in which the requests were received.

c. A substitute for the person making the original request shall be heard at

the discretion of the chairperson.                                                                                                                                                                                         

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d. The chairperson may schedule repeat presentations at the end of

the session when the presenter has made previous presentations

on the same topic during the preceding twelve (12) months. Such

presentations shall be limited to three (3) minutes.

e. The Natural Resources Commission will make every attempt to

accommodate all individuals who wish to speak and may set

timeframes different from those referenced above in order to

encourage and allow maximum public input.


5. Persons wishing to address the NRC on topics for which a public forum, meeting,

or hearing has been planned or may be scheduled in the near future should be

informed of the fact by the chairperson, and it should be indicated that such a

public forum, meeting or hearing may be the appropriate forum for the expression

of views.


6. Twelve (12) copies of written comments should be provided (if possible) to the

assistant to the NRC for distribution, either prior to or during the meeting. This will

allow the presenter to include detail and background not possible within the

allowed timeframe scheduled for oral presentation. These written comments will

become a part of the formal NRC record and will provide the NRC and staff with a

precise, clear reference upon which to base their response to concerns.

All documents distributed at the meeting will be considered public documents. It is

the responsibility of the presenter to make sure all statements made are accurate

and based on fact.

Use of audio, video, PowerPoint, etc., are not allowed during public appearances.


7. The NRC, at its discretion, may or may not hear matters relative to litigation. The

NRC will not comment or question presentations made relative to matters that

are in litigation.