Des Moines – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will meet via teleconference at 8:30 a.m., December 8, originating from the fourth 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, Conrad Clement, Dr. Sally Prickett, Marcus Branstad and Phyllis Reimer. The Director of the DNR is Chuck Gipp.
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 December 8 meeting.
· Approve Agenda
· Consent Agenda*
· Water Recreation Access Cost-share (WRAC) Grant Fiscal Year 2017 (Jones County)
· Contract with Custom Seeding and Habitat (Rognes) – Iowa Habitat and Access Program (IHAP)
· Contract with Custom Seeding and Habitat (Schaffer) – IHAP
· Contract with Custom Seeding and Habitat (Schroeter) – IHAP
· Contract with Freedom Creek Prairie (Faylor) – IHAP
· Contract with Custom Seeding and Habitat (Wohlers) – IHAP
· Contract with University of Northern Iowa
· Public Land Management Project – Chapter 18 Lease, Scott County, Buckeye Terminals, LLC
· Approve Minutes of Nov. 10 Meeting
· Director’s Remarks
· Division Administrator’s Remarks
· Donations
· * Water Recreation Access Cost-share (WRAC) Grant Fiscal Year 2017 (Jones County)
· * Contract with Custom Seeding and Habitat (Rognes) – Iowa Habitat and Access Program (IHAP)
· *Contract with Custom Seeding and Habitat (Schaffer) – IHAP
· *Contract with Custom Seeding and Habitat (Schroeter) – IHAP
· *Contract with Freedom Creek Prairie (Faylor) – IHAP
· *Contract with Custom Seeding and Habitat (Wohlers) – IHAP
· Contract with Custom Seeding and Habitat (Plummer) – IHAP
· Contract Amendment-1 with Conservation Districts of Iowa
· *Contract with University of Northern Iowa
· Contract with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
· Chapter 30 – Waters Cost-share and Grants Program, Low-head Dam Public Hazard Grant Recommendations
· *Public Land Management Project – Chapter 18 Lease, Scott County, Buckeye Terminals, LLC
· Public Land Acquisitions
· Rice Lake State Park, Winnebago County – Rice Lake Golf & Country Club
· Virgin Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Palo Alto County – Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF)
· White Horse Access WMA, Sac County – INHF
· Four Mile Lake WMA, Dickinson County – INHF
· Green Island WMA, Jackson County – INHF
· Hanlontown Slough Waterfowl Production Area, Worth County – INHF
· Wapello Bottoms WMA, Louisa County - McCulley
· Small Construction Projects
· Construction Project – Three Mile Lake, Shoreline Stabilization, Union County
· Contract with Dickinson County Water Quality Commission
· General Discussion
· NRC Annual Report
· Next Meeting, Jan. 18, in Des Moines
For a complete agenda, go to www.iowadnr.gov/nrc