Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission

Schedule for January 24-25, 2018

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

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

9:00 a.m. — Work Session

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

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

9:00 am — Commission Meeting

Commission Meeting

Thursday, January 25, 2018
9:00 a.m.

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

T. Dan Friedkin, Commission Chair
Carter Smith, Executive Director

Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes

• Acknowledgement of Donations
• Consideration of Contracts
• Special Recognitions
  • Texas Game Warden Association - Game Warden of the Year - Brad Meloni
  • Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) Texas Officer of the Year Award - Gene Fernandez
  • Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board - Texas Conservation Award - Kerr Wildlife Management Area - Dale Prochaska
• Retirement and Service Award Presentations

1. ACTION - Election of Vice-Chairman
2. ACTION - King Mackerel Rules - Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes - Dakus Geeslin (Comment on this proposal)
3. ACTION - Consideration to Create a New Award - TPW Commission's Prosecutor of the Year - Ross Melinchuk
4. ACTION - Implementation of Legislation from the 85th Texas Legislative Session - Senate Bill 1289 - Relating to the Purchase of Iron and Steel Products Made in the United States - Recommended Adoption of Proposed Changes - Jennifer Voss (Comment on this proposal)
5. ACTION - Disposition of Real Estate - Williamson County - House and Lot at Florence, Texas - Trey Vick
6. ACTION - Transfer of Land - Walker County - Approximately .50 Acre at Huntsville State Park - Trey Vick
7. ACTION - Disposition of Land - Smith County - Approximately 3.5 Acres Formerly Part of the Tyler Fish Hatchery - Stan David
8. ACTION - Acceptance of Donation - Brazoria County - Expansion of Project Boundary - Approximately 190 Acres to Follets Island Coastal Management Area - Ted Hollingsworth
9. BRIEFING - Hurricane Harvey Update: Facility Impacts and Capital Repairs Reprioritization- Brent Leisure and Jessica Davisson
10. BRIEFING - AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Program Update- Kris Shipman