Pima Natural Resource Conservation District
NRCS Plant Materials Center
3241 N. Romero Road
Tucson, AZ 85705
September 23, 2017
NOTICE OF COMBINED PUBLIC MEETING
PIMA NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT (PIMA NRCD) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
And
Pima Center for Conservation Education Board of Directors
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Pima NRCD Board of Supervisors and to the general public that the Pima NRCD Board of Supervisors/PCCE Board of Directors will hold a meeting open to the public.
DATE: Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: LIBRARY at USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, 3241 North Romero Road, Tucson, Arizona 85705
AGENDA
I. Call to order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Introductions
IV. Approval of the minutes of July 18, 2017 and August 25, 2017 teleconferences
V. Treasury
a. Financial Report
i. Income/expense statements
ii. Balance statements
b. Group photos with our award from Coalition of Counties, sign thank-you card c. Approval of Bills
i. Becky Hightower invoices: Administrative Services and office supplies
ii. Envirothon FY 2018 Contribution $500 budget approval
iii. NRCWAY FY 2018 Contribution $600 budget approval
iv. ACGA invoice for Mexican wolf comments
VI. Action Items
a. Old business
i. Wolf litigation update
ii. Jaguar litigation update
iii. Comment submissions on Pima Pineapple Cactus & other listed species
iv. Educational workshops
1. Pond sealing
2. Range Nutrition – Nov. 2
3. Desert tortoise Best Mgmt Practices- experts suggest August monsoon season timeframe with field trip
v. Discuss ESA reform
b. New business
i. Mexican wolf DNA study –Go/No go discussion on proceeding with Phase II or Phase III as proposed by Dr. Ramey in January 2016
ii. Plant guide sales update; RC&D offer of guides
iii. New supervisor recruitment
iv. Set dates for October, November meetings: suggestion is to meet October 14 immediately after the SACPA meeting. VII. Reports:
a. NRCS
b. Other agencies
c. Altar Valley Conservation Alliance
d. Program Administrator
i. Newsletter
ii. Other
e. Supervisors
VIII. Call to the Public
IX. Adjourn
Dated this day of September 23, 2017
Pima Natural Resource Conservation District
By
Cindy Coping, Chair
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the district at https://pimanrcd.org/agency-contacts/ (scroll down to contact form). Requests should be made as early as possible to arrange the accommodation