Oregon Board of Forestry – Virtual Public Meeting Wednesday, June 9, 2021 With the current public gathering restrictions, the Board of Forestry will hold its June meeting virtually to allow interested persons to view the meeting and participate statewide without having to travel or assemble indoors. The Board of Forestry public meeting will be conducted online and streamed live. There will be an opportunity for the public to provide live testimony under the general comment portion of item one and two, as well as on decision items four and five during the meeting. Sign up to provide live testimony is required and available online. Registration closes Friday, June 4 at 5:00 p.m. Please register at https://odf.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpce2tqz8jH9adJpZSGL0wMANAQS6olzqc. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Written testimony may be submitted for information items, before or up to two weeks after the meeting day to [email protected] and include the agenda item number with the submission. Link to view Board of Forestry Meeting available at https://www.youtube.com/c/OregonDepartmentofForestry Prior meetings’ audio and this meeting’s written material available on the web www.oregon.gov/odf/board. The matters under the Consent Agenda will be considered in one block. Any board member may request removal of any item from the consent agenda. Items removed for separate discussion will be considered after approval of the consent agenda. Public comment will not be taken on consent agenda items. Consent Agenda 9:00 – 9:01 A. March 3, 2021 Board of Forestry Meeting Minutes ........................................... State Forester Peter Daugherty 9:00 – 9:01 B. April 21, 2021 Board of Forestry Orientation and Tour .................................... State Forester Peter Daugherty 9:00 – 9:01 C. 2020 Government-to-Government Report on Tribal Relations .................................................... Lena Tucker 9:00 – 9:01 D. Annual Letters to the State Forester ......................................................................................... Tim Holschbach 9:00 – 9:01 E. Rangeland Association Budgets ................................................................................................. Tim Holschbach 9:00 – 9:01 F. Department Financial Report – March, April, and May 2021 ........................................................ Bill Herber 9:00 – 9:01 G. Human Resources Dashboard ...................................................................................................... Tricia Kershaw 9:00 – 9:01 H. Facilities Conditions and Capital Management Plan ............................................................... D. Chris Stewart 9:00 – 9:01 I. Public Affairs Report ...................................................................................................................... Joy Krawczyk 9:00 – 9:01 J. State Forests Public Use Rulemaking ...................................................................... Liz Dent and Justin Butteris 9:00 – 9:01 K. ODF-DEQ Collaboration Quarterly Update ............................................................................... Kyle Abraham Action and Information 9:01 – 9:30 1. Board Member and Public Comments A. Public Comments [topics not on agenda – see over] .............................................................. Register online. 9:30 – 10:20 2. State Forester Recruitment Discussion ......................................................... Chair Kelly and Board Members with .............................................................................. John Paschal, Anika Marriott, Sylvia Van Dyke and Tricia Kershaw The Board will review, take public comment, and deliberate on the hiring standards, criteria, and policy directives associated with hiring Oregon’s next State Forester. This will include the review of the recruitment process and consideration of samples from past recruitments. This is an information item. 10:20 – 10:35 3. Fire Season Readiness ................................................................................................................................ Doug Grafe The Department will provide an update to the Board on the 2021 fire season readiness. This is an information item. 10:35 – 11:00 4. Forest Protective Association Budgets .................................................................................................... Doug Grafe The Department will present the annual request for approval of the Forest Protection District’s fiscal year budgets and rates to the Board. This is a decision item. 11:00 – 11:15 Break 11:15 – 12:15 5. Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP (MGO) Report and Department Implementation Plan ......... Bill Herber and .......................................................................................................................................................... Sabrina Perez Department to present MGO final report and the department implementation plan for MGO recommendations. The department request Board review and approval of the implementation plan and discussion on the process for Board tracking of implementation progress. This is a decision item. 12:15 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 1:45 6. Senate Bill 1602 Implementation Update ........................................................................................Josh Barnard In June 2020, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 1602 in both chambers with broad support. The governor signed the bill into law on July 7, 2020. Department staff will provide an update on the department related items for implementing SB 1602. PAGE 1 OF 3 1:45 – 2:00 7. Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee Testimony ...................................... David Yamamoto or John Sweet The FTLAC is a statutorily established committee that advises the Board on State Forests policy. 2:00 – 3:00 8. Western Oregon State Forests HCP and FMP Update ................ Liz Dent, Mike Wilson, Cindy Kolomechuk, ..................................................................................................... Nick Palazzotto, Sarah Lathrop, and Kim Kratz Department staff will present key components of the 1st Administrative Draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), provide an update on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, and discuss the process for completing the companion Forest Management Plan (FMP). This is an information item. 3:00 – 3:15 Break 3:15 – 3:30 9. Tillamook Forest Heritage Trust Update ................................................................................... Shawn Morford The Executive Director for ODF’s supporting non-profit organization for Recreation, Education, and Interpretation (REI) will provide an update on the work of the Trust, including announcing a new fund to support post-fire restoration on state forests. This is an information item. 3:30 – 3:45 10. Board Closing Comments and Meeting Wrap Up ...........................................Chair Kelly and Board Members Board Chair and members to summarize meeting’s action items and provide closing comments. Times listed on the agenda are approximate. At the discretion of the chair, the time and order of agenda items—including addition of an afternoon break—may change to maintain meeting flow. The board will hear public testimony [*excluding marked items] and engage in discussion before proceeding to the next item. * A single asterisk preceding the item number marks a work session, and public testimony/comment will not be accepted. Page 2 of 3 BOARD WORK PLANS: Board of Forestry (Board) Work Plans result from the board’s identification of priority issues. Each item represents commitment of time by the Board of Forestry and Department of Forestry staff that needs to be fully understood and appropriately planned. Board Work Plans form the basis for establishing Board of Forestry meeting agendas. Latest versions of these plans can be found on the Board’s website at: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/Board/Pages/AboutBOF.aspx PUBLIC TESTIMONY: The Board of Forestry places great value on information received from the public. The Board will accept both oral and written comments on agenda items except consent agenda and Work Session items [see explanation below]. Live oral testimony at the meeting is designated for decision items and open comment registration is required. Those wishing to testify or present information to the Board are encouraged to: ▪ Provide written summaries of lengthy, detailed information. ▪ Remember that the value of your comments is in the substance, not length. ▪ For coordinated comments to the Board, endorse rather than repeat the testimony of others. ▪ To ensure the Board will have an opportunity to review and consider your testimony before the meeting, please send comments no later than 72 hours prior to the meeting date. If submitted after this window of time the testimony will be entered into the public record but may not be viewed by the Board until after the meeting. ▪ For in-person meetings, sign in at the information table in the meeting room when you arrive. For virtual meetings, follow the sign-up instructions provided in the meeting agenda. Written comments for public testimony provide a valuable reference and may be submitted before, during, or up to two weeks after the meeting for consideration by the Board. Please submit a copy to [email protected], and written comments received will be distributed to the Board. Oral or written comments may be summarized, audio-recorded,