Des Moines – The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will meet at 9:30 a.m., Oct. 10, in the Wallace State Office Building Conference Room 2 North, 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, Laura Hommel, Tom Prickett and Laura Foell. The director of the DNR is Kayla Lyon.
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 Oct. 10 meeting.
- Approve Agenda
- Consent Agenda
- Timber Sale Contract with Jones Wood Heating and Logging, LLC
- Contract Amendment – 2 with Siegel Lawn Care L.L.C. (Gypsy Moth – Central Iowa)
- Contract Amendment – 2 with Siegel Lawn Care L.L.C. (Walnut Twig Beetle – Northern Iowa)
- Contract Amendment – 2 with JEO Consulting (Walnut Twig Beetle – Central Iowa)
- Contract Amendment – 2 with Siegel Lawn Care L.L.C. (Walnut Twig Beetle – Southern Iowa )
- Contract with Brendan Devlin, Iowa Habitat and Access Program (IHAP)
- Contract with Liberty Acres, Inc. (IHAP)
- Contract with Radon Solutions of Iowa, Inc. dba Custom Seeding and Habitat (IHAP)
- Easement Conveyance – Clare Wilson Access, Dickinson County
- Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Cargill, Inc., Scott County
- Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Okoboji Yacht Club Sailing School, Inc., Dickinson County
- Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Mau Marine, Dickinson County
- Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Thomas L. Christensen, Dickinson County
- Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Mark and Brenda Keniston, Palo Alto County
- Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Walter Marine Enterprise, Inc., Scott County
- Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Lenore Dorsey-Henry, Dickinson County
- Chapter 18 Lease Assignment, Mississippi River, Scott County – Agrex Inc. to Cargill, Inc.
- Approve Minutes of Sept. 12 Meeting
- Director’s Remarks
- Division Administrator’s Remarks
- 2020 Meeting Dates Recommendations
- Donations
- *Timber Sale Contract with Jones Wood Heating and Logging, LLC
- Contract Amendment – 2 with Jim Alderson (Gypsy Moth – Southeast Iowa)
- * Contract Amendment – 2 with Siegel Lawn Care L.L.C. (Gypsy Moth-Central Iowa)
- * Contract Amendment – 2 with Siegel Lawn Care L.L.C. (Walnut Twig Beetle – Northern Iowa)
- * Contract Amendment – 2 with JEO Consulting (Walnut Twig Beetle – Central Iowa)
- * Contract Amendment – 2 with Siegel Lawn Care L.L.C. (Walnut Twig Beetle – Southern Iowa)
- Contract with Applied Art & Technology
- *Contract with Brendan Devlin, Iowa Habitat and Access Program (IHAP)
- *Contract with Liberty Acres, Inc. (IHAP)
- *Contract with Radon Solutions of Iowa, Inc. dba Custom Seeding and Habitat (IHAP)
- REAP City Parks and Open Space Grants – September 2019 (Fiscal Year 20)
- REAP County Grants – September 2019 (Fiscal Year 20)
- REAP Private Public Cost-share Grants – September 2019 (Fiscal Year 20)
- *Public Land Management Projects
- *Easement Conveyance, Clare Wilson Access, Dickinson County
- *Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Cargill, Inc., Scott County
- *Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Okoboji Yacht Club Sailing School, Inc., Dickinson County
- *Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Mau Marine, Dickinson County
- *Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Thomas L. Christensen, Dickinson County
- *Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Mark and Brenda Keniston, Palo Alto County
- *Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Walter Marine Enterprise, Inc., Scott County
- *Chapter 18 Lease Renewal – Lenore Dorsey-Henry, Dickinson County
- *Chapter 18 Lease Assignment, Mississippi River, Scott Couty – Agrex Inc. to Cargill, Inc.
- Public Land Acquisition Projects
- Otter Creek Marsh, Tama County – Pheasants Forever
- Green Hollow Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Fremont County – Wiedel
- Fen Valley & Elk Lake Wildlife Management Areas, Clay County – Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
- Small Construction Projects
- Construction Projects
- Backbone State Park, Restoration Project – Delaware County
- Upper Iowa Wildlife Unit WMAs, Road Maintenance – Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties
- Hawkeye WMA, Swan Lake Road – Johnson County
- General Discussion
- NRC Discussion of Administrative Law Judge Cases
- NRC Annual Report
- Next Meeting, Nov. 14, in Des Moines
For a complete agenda, go to www.iowadnr.gov/nrc