Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for November 5-6, 2014

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Commission Hearing Room
4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

9:00 a.m. — Work Session

• Work Session, Commission Hearing Room
• Executive Session, Executive Office Conference Room

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

9:00 am — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, November 6, 2014
9:00 a.m.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Commission Hearing Room
4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744

Commissioner Dan Allen Hughes, Jr., Commission Chair
Carter Smith, Commission Liaison

Approval of Previous Commission Meeting Minutes held August 21, 2014

• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Consideration of Contracts
• Special Recognitions
  • Shikar-Safari International Wildlife Officer of the Year Award – Craig Hernandez
  • Outstanding Women in Texas Government – Kris Bishop
  • Governor’s Volunteer Award, Community Leadership – Texas Master Naturalist Program – Michelle Haggerty
  • Buffalo Soldiers Program – John Covert Watson Award for Vision – Luis Padilla
  • Cedar Bayou Completion – Coastal Conservation Association (CCA)
• Retirement and Service Award Presentations

1. ACTION – Approval of Agenda
2. ACTION - Approval of the TPWD FY 2015 Internal Audit Plan—Cindy Hancock
3. ACTION - Acceptance of 10,635 Acre Land Donation and Creation of 14,037-Acre Yoakum Dunes Wildlife Management Area – Cochran, Terry and Yoakum Counties – Ted Hollingsworth
4. ACTION – Request for Easement – Harris County - 2.3 Acres at Sheldon Lake State Park – Ted Hollingsworth
5. ACTION - Delegation of Authority to Enter Into Easements that Serve Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Ted Hollingsworth
6. ACTION - Request for Telecommunications Easement – Bastrop County - Approximately 1/2 Acre at Buescher State Park - Ted Hollingsworth
7. ACTION - Appointment of Members of the Citizens Advisory Committee and the Biological Advisory Team of the CPS Energy Habitat Conservation Plan –Michael Warriner
8. BRIEFING – Texas Outdoor Family Program – Chris Holmes, Ky Harkey
9. BRIEFING – Economic Impacts of State Parks – Brent Leisure, (George Bristol)