JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Cnservation Commission will meet Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29 for its monthly meeting.
On Thursday, May 28, the commission will meet at 1 p.m. for a closed Executive Session at the St. Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive in St. Louis
On Friday, May 29, at 8:30 a.m. the commission will meet for its Regular Open Meeting at Washington City Hall Council Chamber, 405 Jefferson St. in Washington
Background documents related to open meeting agenda items are available for public viewing at Conservation Department Headquarters, Jefferson City, for eight calendar days prior to the meeting. Any person who would like to comment to the Commission about a specific agenda item must make a written request to the Director at least four calendar days prior to the meeting. The time allotted for public comment and the number of speakers will be at the Commission’s discretion. Recording the open meeting is permissible, pursuant to any guidelines established by the Commission to minimize disruption to the meeting. Individuals wishing to record the open meeting by audiotape, videotape, or other electronic means should notify the Director at least four calendar days prior to the meeting so accommodations for such recording can be made.
To view live streaming of the open meeting, or to watch recordings of past meetings, go to http://on.mo.gov/2nodPJU.
May 28 at 1 p.m. — Closed Executive Session
- Vote to close meeting.
- 1 – Approval of minutes of previous executive session(s) (610.021 RSMo).
- 2 – Consideration of supporting documentation related to recommendations to suspend or revoke hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges (621.021(1), 610.021(14), 454.440.9, 211.321 RSMo).
- 3 – Consideration of confidential or privileged communications between the Commission and its Internal Auditor regarding work product (610.021(18) RSMo).
- 4 – Consideration of negotiated contracts (610.021(12) RSMo).
- 5 – Consideration of legal actions, causes of action, or litigation and attorney-client privileged communications as provided for in 610.021(1) RSMo.
- 6 – Consideration of potential real estate transactions/negotiations (610.021(2) RSMo).
- 7 – Consideration of recommendations relating to the hiring/firing/disciplining or promoting of personnel and individually identifiable records or records pertaining to employees (610.021(3)(13) RSMo). Advice, opinions, and recommendations in connection with the deliberative decision-making process (610.010(6) RSMo).
May 29 at 8:30 a.m. — Regular Open Meeting
Call to order — Margaret F. Eckelkamp, Chair
Administration:
- Director’s Comments — Jason Sumners, Director
- Presentation: St. Louis Region — Gary Calvert, St. Louis Regional Administrator
- Action Item:Consideration of items on the Consent Calendar (to be approved with a single action unless any Commission member requests an item be removed and taken up separately). Items removed will be addressed as the last action item on the meeting agenda.
Regulations Committee:
- Action Item:Report of the Regulations Committee, Report of Periodic Rule Review, and associated action items — Laura Conlee, Deputy Director and Chair of Regulations Committee
4A: Presentation: Nonresident Hunter Participation — Charles Anderson, Science Unit Supervisor
4B: Presentation/Action Item: Deer Management Update and Regulation Recommendations with presentation by Jason Isabelle, Science Program Coordinator, and action by Laura Conlee, Deputy Director and Chair of Regulations Committee
4C: Presentation/Action Item: Camping/Shooting Ranges with presentation by Tyler Blake, Recreational Use Program Specialist, and Justin McGuire, Hunter Education and Shooting Range Specialist, and action by Laura Conlee, Deputy Director and Chair of Regulations Committee
Administration – Budget:
- Presentation: Financial Report — Kim Hansen, Chief Budget Officer
- Action Item:Recommendation for approval of the Department’s Fiscal Year 2027 Internal Expenditure Plan — Kim Hansen, Chief Budget Officer
Infrastructure Management Branch:
- Action Item:Consideration of bid for construction of the Pleasant Hope Conservation Area Shooting Range Relocation project located in Brighton, Missouri — Jacob Careaga, Infrastructure Management Branch Chief
- Action Item:Authorization to amend the existing professional services agreement with HDR, Inc., of Omaha, NE, for the design and construction administration of the Bennett Spring Fish Hatchery Renovation Project currently paused in Laclede County — Jacob Careaga, Infrastructure Management Branch Chief
Human Resources Branch:
- Conservation Employees’ Benefits Plan Update —Andrew Barnes, Conservation Agent III, and CEBP Chair
Statewide Resource Management Branch:
- Action Item:Recommendation for approval to advertise and sell an estimated 629,557 board feet of timber located on 308 acres of Compartment 13, Rocky Creek Conservation Area in Shannon County, Missouri — Michael Bill, Forestry Section Chief
- Action Item:Recommendation for approval to advertise and sell an estimated 643,949 board feet of timber located on 128 acres of Compartment 4 on Graves Mountain Conservation Area in Wayne County, Missouri — Michael Bill, Forestry Section Chief
Realty Committee:
- Action Item:Recommendation for approval to purchase approximately 127.5 acres in Sullivan County adjacent to the Morris Prairie Conservation Area — Aaron Jeffries, Deputy Director and Chair of Realty Committee
Administration:
- Legislative Update —Aaron Jeffries, Deputy Director
- Special Presentation: Recognition of Dan and Connie Burkhardt as Master Conservationists — Laura Conlee, Deputy Director
Other matters of interest.
Adjourn
FUTURE MEETING DATES
- July 9-10, 2026
- September 10-11, 2026
- October 22-23, 2026
- December 10-11, 2026
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Items on the following Consent Calendar either require Commission Action (if noted) or may be written reports presented for Commission information only.
The Consent Calendar covers routine items to be taken up by the Commission as the first order of business and approved with a single action. Any Commission member may request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar to be addressed individually. Any Commission member may abstain from voting on an item without removing it by specifying the item number and his/her desire to abstain prior to the vote. Items removed from the Consent Calendar are taken up in numerical order as called by the Commission Chair or as listed on the regular meeting agenda.
C.1 Action Item: Approval of minutes of previous open meeting(s)
C.2 Action Item: Recommendation for approval to suspend or revoke one or more hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges of individuals for cause — Kyle Atkinson, General Counsel
C.3 Quarterly Permit Suspensions/Revocations Report — Kyle Atkinson, General Counsel
C.4 Quarterly Personnel Report — Tom Neubauer, Human Resources Branch Chief
C.5 Infrastructure Management Construction Projects Quarterly Status Report — Jacob Careaga, Infrastructure Management Branch Chief
C.6 Information Technology Projects Quarterly Status Report — Douglas Fees, Information Technology Branch Chief