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B
Call
the
board
of
examiners
to
order
for
the
record
I
am
here,
general
roston
is,
is
on
by
via
zoom,
and
the
governor
will
not
be
with
us
today.
C
On
our
board
of
examiner's
agenda,
we
have
our
consent
agenda
where
there
are
six
items
we
have
the
approval
of
the
minutes
for
our
meeting
from
last
month.
On
march
16th
item
number
two
is
from
the
department
of
agriculture,
its
request
for
approval
of
deficiency
warrant
spending
authority
for
three
different
pests
and
disease
controls.
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B
C
Thank
you,
mr
secretary,
mr
attorney
general
on
our
informational
agenda.
We
have
two
items
from
my
office
to
share
with
you.
One
is
a
report
of
overtime
paid
on
flsa
exempt
employees
during
the
covid
response
item
b,
just
to
quickly
update
you
senate,
bill
1027,
which
has
just
passed
this
session,
is
the
idaho
wrongful
conviction
act.
C
This
created
in
idaho
code,
section
6,
chapter
3505
created
the
innocence
fund
in
the
state
treasury
from
which
claims
adjudicated
under
the
act
may
be
paid.
The
innocence
fund
has
been
appropriated
money
from
the
legislature,
which
is
continuously
appropriated
for
carrying
out
the
provisions
of
this
act.
However,
the
act
was
silent
on
any
specific
state
agency
of
where
the
innocent
fund
shall
reside,
and
our
office
needs
a
state
agency
to
actually
make
a
payment
from
so
in
discussion
with
the
division
of
financial
management.
C
So
this
will
provide
the
efficiency
of
requiring
claimant
only
having
to
bring
their
adjudicated
claim
to
one
place
for
approval
and
payment,
so
the
board
of
examiners
can
review
the
claim
and,
if
approved,
authorize
it
to
be
paid
out
of
the
innocence
fund.
So
that's
our
plan
approach
unless
we
hear
otherwise
from
the
board
item
number
eight
is
from
the
office
of
the
attorney
general.
This
is
their
quarterly
update
to
the
board
report
of
their
special
deputy
appointments
during
this
third
quarter
of
fiscal
year.
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B
B
A
B
F
B
Call
the
state
land
board
to
order,
or
the
record
president
or
myself
in
person
and
and
controller
wolf
by
zoom
attorney,
general
wasden
and
superintendent
yabara
and
the
governor
will
not
be
joining
us
today.
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F
Director,
thank
you,
mr
chairman,
land
board
members
good
morning.
This
is
the
regular
meeting
for
the
state
board
of
land
commissioners
for
tuesday
april
20th,
2021.
real
quick.
Given
the
covet
19
situation
over
the
past
year,
we
were
not
able
to
do
our
regular
onboarding
event
that
we
did
quite
often
where
we
bring
staff
that
are
relatively
new
to
the
agency
or
haven't
been
through
the
onboarding
process
to
boise
to
sit
through
a
land
board
meeting.
Sometimes
the
land
board
meetings
are
more
exciting
than
others.
F
So
it's
the
luck
of
the
draw
for
our
staff
that
come
down,
but
we've
got
eight
folks
in
the
class
if
they
could
all
stand
up.
I
think
I
think
they're
all
here
and
we've
got
some
new
faces
and
some
returning
folks
that
left
the
agency
and
came
back
and
but
we're
we're
glad
to
have
everybody
here
and
they
get
to
spend
the
day
with
us,
learn
a
little
bit
about
the
the
agency
with
the
session
going
on.
F
They
can
witness,
you
know
what's
happening
over
at
the
state
house,
and
so
we're
just
glad
to
have
them
here
so
appreciate
them
all
being
here.
B
Well,
welcome
aboard
and,
and
man,
it's
great
to
have
such
a
big
crowd
here.
It's
almost
standing
room
only.
F
Mr
chairman
and
land
board
members
will
jump
into
the
department
report
tab
one
and
attachment
a
in
your
binders
is
the
department's
timber
sale
transactions
and
activities.
Last
month,
the
department
of
land
sold
one
endowment
sale,
which
the
net
sale
value
represented
about
a
32
percent
up
bid
over
the
advertised
value.
F
The
volume
of
the
endowment
sale
was
more
than
3.2
million
board
feet,
which
netted
about
860
thousand
dollars
and
an
average
selling
price
of
265
dollars
and
two
cents.
A
thousand
and
the
g.
A
sale
contained
more
than
4.4
million
board
feet
netting
about
1.55
million
dollars
or
316.
F
F
F
Total
volume
under
contract
is
nearly
555
million
board
feet
with
an
estimated
residual
value
of
more
than
160
136.3
million
dollars,
and
you
can
see
where
we
are
tracking
and
that's
actually
fairly
closely
to
the
three-year
average
in
the
right-hand
column
there.
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F
The
next
table
is
a
status
update
of
our
fy
2021
timber
sale
program.
The
department
has
either
sold
or
hasn't
processed
more
than
249
million
board
feet
of
solid
volume,
which
represents
about
88
of
the
total
fy
2021
sales
volume
and,
as
you
can
see,
on
the
cedar
pole
category,
the
department
has
exceeded
our
sale
target
here
several
months
ago,
and
I
know
david
greenwood
and
our
timber
management
bureau
will
be
providing
a
quick
update
on
the
cedar
pole
program
on
to
the
graphs.
F
F
Moving
on
to
page
three
into
the
top
graph
cumulative
harvest
volume
current
fiscal
year
to
date,
is
about
124
of
the
three
year
average.
The
increase
in
harvest
can
be
attributed
to
recent
salvage
sales
and
harvesting
of
older
timber
sales,
but,
as
you
can
see,
with
spring
break
up
occurring.
Harvesting
has
leveled
off
quite
a
bit.
F
The
bottom
graph
on
page
three
is
our
monthly
lumber
and
stumpage
price
index
again.
The
green
line
represents
the
market
lumber
price
and
the
blue
line
represents
the
ideal
six-month
rolling
average
for
stumpage
price,
and
then
the
red
line
represents
the
ideal
monthly
stumpage
price
trend
which
we
recently
have
added
several
months
ago.
F
As
you
know,
stumpage
prices
vary
based
on
the
quality
of
the
individual
sale,
influenced
by
factors
like
hall,
distance,
harvesting
systems,
volume
per
acre
and
species
composition
of
the
sale,
and
you
can
see
lumber
prices
continue
to
climb
driven
by
demand
and
housing
and
remodeling,
but
given
the
variability
in
our
sales,
stumpage
is
slow
to
respond.
This
is
something
we've
been
talking
about
for
quite
some
time.
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F
B
F
F
In
march,
the
department
issued
a
total
of
18
instruments,
12
of
which
were
land
use
permits.
Only
one
real
estate
transaction
took
place
in
the
month
of
march,
which
was
a
deed
granted
to
bonner
bonner,
county
for
road
use
and
just
a
quick
update
on
land
exchanges,
the
waihi
land
exchange.
The
department
is
working
with
the
blm
on
closing
this
process.
This
has
taken
quite
some
time
to
get
here,
but
we're
hopeful
over
the
next
several
months,
we'll
be
able
to
bring
this
project
to
completion
the
avamor
exchange.
F
Again,
this
is
for
both
actual
and
forecasted
receipts.
Through
march
31st
2021,
we
are
still
tracking
ahead
of
revenue
expected
this
time
of
year,
total
revenue
with
real
estate
services
income
combined
for
this.
So
far,
this
fiscal
year
is
nearly
4.6
million
dollars
and
we
are
on
pace
to
reach
that
6.1
million
mark
that
we
forecasted
just
a
couple
of
things
to
point
out.
As
I
mentioned
last
month,
10
new
communication
sites
were
completed
this
fiscal
year
that
were
not
included
in
the
forecast
that
was
developed
last
june.
F
So
you
can
see
the
delta
between
the
expected
and
actual
receipts
depicted
on
the
table
and
regarding
grazing
leases,
invoices
go
out
to
our
lessees
in
mid-march,
and
payments
are
due
on
may
1st,
most
revenue
comes
in
in
april
and
may
so.
There
has
been
a
significant
uptick
in
the
revenue
in
this
category.
Since
last
reported
on
to
page
three
cumulative
trust
land
program
receipts.
F
This
is
without
timber.
This
graph
shows
how
we
compare
against
the
three
year
average
for
receipts,
which
is
about
84
percent
of
the
three-year
average.
While
we
are
on
track
to
meet
our
fiscal
year-end
goals,
we
still
lag
behind
the
three-year
average,
largely
given
declines
in
residential
and
cottage
site
income,
as
well
as
a
steady
decline
in
grazing
revenue.
F
However,
at
nearly
4.6
million
dollars
in
income,
we
have
exceeded
our
expect
our
expected
revenue
for
the
month
of
march
and
then
on
to
page
four.
This
is
the
status
update
of
our
permanent
fund
revenue
and
royalties
from
the
sale
of
minerals
such
as
sand
and
gravel
phosphates
and
other
minerals.
The
amount
to
date
this
fiscal
year
that
has
been
deposited
into
the
permanent
fund
is
about
1.5
million
dollars,
which
is
close
to
the
three-year
average.
As
you
can
see,
mr
chairman
land
board
members.
I
will
stop
here
for
questions.
F
Any
questions
for
the
director,
and
one
thing
I
failed
to
mention,
mr
chairman,
is
that
before
I
leave
our
real
estate,
our
trust
lands,
revenue
and
and
real
estate
revenue.
I'd
like
to
point
out
that
josh
perkis,
if
he
could
stand
up,
is
our
new
real
estate
services
bureau
chief,
we
recently
just
tapped,
josh
and
pulled
him
into
that
position
that
I
believe
last
week.
So
we
look
forward
to
working
with
josh
and
we
know
he's
he's
the
right
man
for
the
job.
So.
F
Attachment
c,
mr
chairman,
this
is
a
quick
legislative
update.
You
can
see
there's
a
number
of
things
that
the
department
tracked
this
legislative
session.
The
one
I'd
like
to
point
out
is
our
appropriations
bill,
which
is
house
bill,
324.,
the
I'm
sorry
I
said
senate
bill.
F
1160
324
is
the
efib
budget
which
which
also
passed,
but
our
budget
for
the
department
lands
passed
last
week,
46
to
22
in
the
house,
with
two
absent
and
before
the
the
the
break
of
the
legislatures,
the
senate
passed
35
to
zero
and
then,
mr
chairman,
onto
attachment
d,
this
is
our
land
bank
aging
report.
The
current
amount
in
the
land
bank
fund
right
now
is
just
over
143
million
dollars.
There
were
no
deposits
into
the
land
bank
in
the
third
quarter.
F
Just
the
the
additive
income
is
just
all
due
to
interest
coming
into
the
fund.
So
with
that,
mr
chairman
land
board
members,
I
will
stand
for
any
further
questions.
F
G
Thank
you
good
morning,
mr
chairman
members
of
land
board,
the
1.9
trillion
dollar
american
rescue
plan
act,
a
significant
decline
in
covenanting
infections
and
the
accelerating
rollout
of
the
vaccine
have
all
given
investors,
confidence
that
the
economy
will
continue
to
improve
and
grain
strength
in
the
month
ahead.
G
As
a
result
of
this
optimism,
we
saw
gains
in
the
portfolio
for
the
month
of
march.
The
portfolio
was
up
1.6
and
fiscal
year
today,
we're
up
22.4
through
yesterday
to
close
the
markets
yesterday,
we're
up
26.2
percent,
so
we're
having
a
great
year,
even
at
the
end
of
march,
we're
up
over
500
million
dollars
and
the
endowment
fund
balance
is
very
close
to
three
billion
dollars.
G
Today,
greater
optimism
about
the
strong
rebound
in
global
economic
growth
has
heightened
inflation,
con
inflation
fears,
which
has
driven
up
global
bond
yields
and
caused
some
challenges
for
equities,
particularly
those
I
mean
growth
and
technology
companies
whose
valuations
are
really
tied
to
low
interest
rates,
but
overall
equity
performance
you
know,
continues
to
be
very
strong,
but
under
the
surface
there's
a
lot
of
dynamics
taking
place.
There
was
a
big
rotation
away
from
growth
and
technology
that
really
led
us
out
of
the
the
quarantine
period.
G
To
give
you
a
flavor
for
the
rotation
during
the
month
of
march,
our
large
cap
manager
sands
was
down
4.9
percent,
whereas
our
two
large
gap,
value
managers,
lsb
and
bus
partners,
were
up
7.7,
so
we're
starting
to
see,
you
know,
really
change
in
which
companies
are
starting
to
perform
better
in
the
market
as
a
result
of
the
inflation
fears
that
I
mentioned
earlier,
fixed
income
was
down
about
0.8
percent
during
the
month
as
interest
rates
continue
to
climb,
which
left
us
near
break
even
fiscal
year.
Today.
G
Now,
since
the
end
of
march,
we've
seen
interest
rates
stabilize
a
bit.
The
10-year
the
yield
on
the
changing
treasury
is
about
one
point
1.6,
and
it's
slightly
below
that
today.
So
we've
we've
seen
the
interest
rate
start
to
stabilize,
which
I
think
has
been
a
positive
thing,
certainly
for
fixed
income,
so
overall
fiscal
year
to
date
we're
having
a
great
year
in
terms
of
our
reserves.
I
think
you
all
are
aware
that
our
target
reserves
are
six
years
for
public
schools
and
seven
years
for
all
the
other
endowments.
G
As
of
the
end
of
march,
we
had
7.1
years
of
reserves
for
public
schools
and
between
7.8
and
9.6
years
for
all
the
other
endowments
essentially
we're
about.
We
have
about
one
year
of
extra
reserves
for
the
all
the
endowments
on
average,
so
we're
in
a
very
healthy
spot.
G
There
haven't
been
any
significant
actions
from
our
board.
Recently
we
did
hold
the
compensation
committee
meeting
on
april
7th
on
may
6th.
We
have
a
land
board
audit
committee
meeting
to
review
the
audit
planning
schedule
for
both
efib
and
agreed
upon
procedures
for
the
department
of
lands,
and
then
our
next
board
meeting
is
made.
E
Thank
you
chris.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Thank
you,
christopher
your
good,
hard
work
and
the
great
report.
My
question
is
about
our
reserves,
we're
at
about
the
right
level.
I
guess
my
question
would
be:
are
we
too
high?
Are
we
not?
Are
we
retaining
too
much
in
terms
of
the
balance
between
that
reserve
fund
and
the
the
monies
available?
So
I
I'm
just
asking
if
we
should
look
at
that
or
are
we
at
the
right
spot
and
okay
with
where
we
are.
C
G
Yes,
sir,
mr
chairman
attorney
general
austin,
so
I
think
the
target
reserves
reflect.
You
know
two
important
variables.
One
is
the
the
volatility
we
can
see
in
the
financial
assets.
The
other
is
the
volatility
and
the
timber
revenue,
because
the
public
schools
have
a
broader
base
of
timber.
It's
a
lot
larger
portion
of
the
land,
there's
less
volatility,
and
that's
the
rationale
for
why
public
schools
are
set
at
six
years
and
all
the
others
are
set
at
seven
years.
G
We,
as
you
know,
every
november,
once
we're
through
fiscal
year
end.
We
do
reserve
whether
or
not
we
have
any
excess
reserves
relative
to
our
targets,
and
at
that
point
the
landlord
has
provided
the
opportunity
with
either
retaining
those
and
moving
those
back
into
the
permanent
portion
of
the
endowment
fund,
which
we've
done
historically
whether
we
have
excess.
G
I,
I
think
they're
they're
reasonable,
given
the
volatility
in
the
markets
that
we
may
experience
over
time,
I
mean
right
now:
the
markets
feel
fairly
stable,
but
historically,
we've
had
considerable
volatility,
and
I
expect
that
will
continue
in
the
future.
So
I
think
they're
reasonable.
G
G
F
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Land
board
on
to
the
consent
agenda.
There's
only
one
item
at
tab:
three,
that's
the
approval
of
the
draft
minutes
from
the
march
16
2021
regular
meeting.
Mr.
B
F
Director,
hey
mr
chairman,
on
to
the
regular
agenda
items
and
the
the
agenda
item
that
we
all
look
forward
to
in
april
right
the
annual
timber
timber
sales
plan.
This
is
for
fy
2022
we've
got
david
greenwood,
who
is
our
bureau
chief
out
of
coeur
d'alene
for
our
timber
management,
so
I'll?
Kick
it
to
david
to
present.
H
H
H
H
H
H
At
that
time
we
will
conduct
another
forest
asset
management
plan
and
analyze
our
inventory
growth
rates
and
project
harvest
levels
again
for
every
year
shown
in
the
graph.
The
volume
of
sales
offered
exceeds
our
timber
sales
plan
for
the
remainder
of
the
current
fiscal
year.
2021
this
will
trend
will
continue
and
we
have
eight
sales
left
to
sell
for
approximately
39
million
feet.
This
is
approximately
four
and
a
half
million
board
feet
over
the
sales
plan.
H
H
H
C
Mr
secretary,
thank
you,
mr
greenwood
secretary,
and
thank
you
for
the
update
on
the
on
the
2022
timber
sales
plan.
I
guess
maybe,
if
you
could
update
just
a
little
bit
more
on
the
cedar
poles
plan.
You
touched
a
little
bit
about
that,
but
how
much
longer
will
that
continue
on
the
actual
pilot
program?
We've
done
that
the
last
couple
of
years
has
that
been
working.
Well,
if
you
can
maybe
just
touch
on
that
a
little
bit.
H
Mr
chairman,
members
of
the
land
board,
thanks
controller
wolf,
so
we
started
the
cedar
sail
pilot
program.
It
was
going
to
be
a
two-year
program.
We
did
some
analysis
and
then
revised
it
into
another.
H
Two
years
we
are
going
to
continue
to
use
the
cedar
sale
designation
for
selling
the
majority
of
our
polls
as
land
board
policy
is
to
sell
20
thousand
polls
on
an
annual
basis,
and
so
what
we've
seen
first,
four
years
when
we
look
at
the
auctions,
the
cedar
sale
pilot
program
included
both
a
single
entry
and
a
dual
entry
method.
If
you
remember,
and
so
prices
to
date
have
shown
that
the
cedar
sale
average
price
is
similar
between
the
single
entry
and
dual
entry
methods.
H
The
non-cedar
sale
price
is
slightly
higher
on
dual
entries,
as
has
been
commented
on
that
graph
that
everyone
loves.
You
know,
there's
many
factors
that
go
into
course:
the
price
per
thousand,
so
many
of
our
single
entry
methods
that
we've
been
using
have
had
higher
logging
costs,
such
as
helicopter
logging
on
two
sales
and
higher
haul
distance
to
the
mill
which
is
drug
those
prices
down
a
little
bit.
H
One
of
the
dual
entry
methods
had
a
nun,
saw
lock
price
of
920
a
thousand,
and
that
was
about
550
a
thousand
higher
than
the
next
closest
price.
So
weighing
all
those
effects
we're
still
going
to
provide
the
cedar
sales
as
a
to
attract
future
bidders,
as
we
have
seen
a
benefit
to
increase
the
amount
of
bidding
on
those
sales.
F
You,
mr
graham,
mr
chairman,
on
to
tab
five
in
your
binders.
This
is
the
approval
of
the
hell's
gulch
f1.
F
E
B
F
Forward.
Okay,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I'm
sorry
about
that.
I
was
still
on
the
consent
agenda
in
my
mind,
for
some
reason,
so
tab
five
in
your
binder.
This
is
the
approval
of
the
seeking
approval
of
the
hells
gulch
fy
22
timber
sale.
This
is
a
a
a
clear
cut
that
is
over
a
hundred
acres,
and
so
this
policy
requires
us
to
bring
this
to
the
board
for
approval,
so
jim
melvin
is
here
to
present
on
this
on
this
topic,
mr
albin.
I
According
to
the
december
15
land
board
meeting
of
2015
december
2015.,
this
sale
and
state
ownership
are
primarily
adjacent
to
bureau
of
indian
affairs
ownership.
The
immediately
adjacent
ownership
has
not
been
harvested,
however.
Industrial
lands
nearby
have
had
active,
timber
management
occur,
the
lands
the
department
manages
have
had,
one
minimal
harvest
occur
in
the
1950s,
the
nearest
town
is
st
mary's
and
it
is
five
air
miles
to
the
southwest
from
the
sail
area.
This
can
be
a
scene
in
attachments
one
and
two.
I
The
proposed
clear-cut
unit
meeting
the
above
criteria
for
land
board
approval
on
the
sale
is
178
acres.
The
clear-cut
unit
is
characterized
by
highly
defective
grand
fir
and
western
red
cedar.
The
preferred
cereal
species
present
on
the
site
have
poor
crowns
and
are
not
expected
to
provide
enough
cones
and
seed
for
natural
regeneration.
I
I
I
The
sale
has
been
prepared
to
meet
or
exceed
the
forest
practices
act.
The
proposed
clear-cut
harvest
unit
is
silva,
culturally
and
economically
justified,
and
that's
included
in
attachment
three
some
backing
documents
for
that
and
was
approved
by
the
timber
management
bureau,
and
that
approval
is
found
in
attachment.
Four,
the
sale
is
proposed,
meets
the
objective
of
the
st
joe
area
forest
asset
management
plan,
and
it
is
the
agency's
recommendation
to
move
forward
with
the
hell's
gulch
timber
sale
as
presented
today.
This
time
we'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
further
questions.
Any
questions.
J
B
It's
been
moved
and
seconded
that
we
approve
the
timber
sale
recommended
by
the
department
and
the
hell's
gulch.
Yes,
sir,
any
discussion
hearing,
none
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay
the
eyes
have
it
and
it
is
approved.
F
Okay,
mr
chairman,
tab
six
in
your
binders
we're
going
to
keep
jim
elvin
up
here
to
present
on
the
rocky
point:
timber
sale.
This
was
a
timber
sale
that
was
approved
through
the
fy
21
timber
sales
plan
last
year
by
the
land
board
and
I'll.
Let
jim
present
this.
This
particular
sale
had
some
comments
on
it.
So
that's
why
we're
bringing
it
back
to
the
board
for
discussion.
So
if.
A
I
I
I
included
within
this
attachment
are
also
notes
from
the
forester
in
charge
regarding
comments
and
inquiries
received
from
the
public
through
phone
calls
and
office
visits.
Any
some
emails
comments
varied
from
support
needing
further
clarification,
wanting
buffers
to
opposition
and,
ultimately,
a
land
exchange
proposal
received
a
few
weeks
ago.
I
I
The
pre-sale
report
included
as
attachment
3
states.
These
stands
have
been
falling
apart
for
over
30
years,
this
timber
sale
will
address
the
increasing
defect,
mortality
and
poor
forest
health.
Past
management
decisions
were
made
with
great
considerable
consideration
to
aesthetics
and
adjacent
neighbors.
This
area's
highly
productive
growing
site
that
has
been
under
utilized
for
timber
production
attachment
4,
includes
the
maps
representing
the
sale
and
surrounding
area
with
land
ownerships.
I
The
silviculture
of
the
sale
includes
selection
within
unit
one
which
are
unleased
lots
adjacent
to
the
lake,
a
shelter
would
on
35
acres
and
a
sea
tree
on
143
acres.
The
stand
has
a
typical
conifer
mix
of
north
idaho,
but
the
grand
fur
and
hemlock
are
between
20
to
25
percent
call
for
saw
log.
Continued
delays
to
harvest
could
push
the
stand
to
pulse
sales
standards
and
lower
the
value
of
timber
further,
while
increasing
risk
of
damage
and
mortality
due
to
insects,
disease
and
wildfire.
I
Further
details
of
the
sale
is
that
it
will
remove
an
estimated
one
and
a
half
million
board
feet
of
timber
and
an
appraised
price
of
hundred
and
thirty
five
thousand
five
hundred
and
six
dollars
or
a
starting
rate
of
222.34
cents,
a
thousand,
as
mentioned
before,
with
the
product
productivity
of
this
site.
If
it
had
been
treated
earlier,
we
would
be
at
the
midpoint
or
so
of
the
rotation
and
more
likely
not
dealing
with
disease
and
call
issues
we
have
today,
like
the
mccall
properties,
we
have
been
discussing
with
the
board.
I
This
property
has
value
over
and
above
that
of
timberland,
but
management
of
the
timber
asset
is
needed
before
it
becomes
a
liability
and
we
are
not
able
to
capture
any
timber
value
from
it.
As
such,
the
sale
is
silviculturally
and
economically
justified
and
has
been
prepared
to
comply
with
the
forest
practices
act.
The
sale
has
been
reviewed
by
foresters
at
the
supervisory
area
and
the
timber
management
bureau.
The
department
recommends
approval
of
the
rocky
point,
timber
sale
as
prepared
and
presented,
and
with
that
I'll
stand
for
any
questions.
C
Chairman,
mr
alvin
remind
me
again
of
how
many
trees
per
acre
are
done
like
for
the
shelter
wood
and
the
seed
tree.
How
many
do
you
leave
in
that
area?.
I
Sir,
mr
chairman
and
controller
wolf
so
on
this
sale,
specifically,
the
shelter
wood
unit
is
going
to
have
approximately
15
trees
and
shelter,
wood's,
usually
15,
to
30
that
range,
and
then
the
the
seed
tree
portion
on
this
sale
is
five
to
seven
and
normally
that's
about
five
to
fifteen.
Okay
per
acre
per
acre.
B
Any
other
questions.
Thank
you,
mr
elvin.
There
are
a
couple
of
people
who
are
signed
up
to
testify
under
our
guidelines.
The
remarks
will
be
limited
to
three
minutes
per
individual
or
group
representative.
J
J
So
I'm
here
today
in
both
a
professional
and
a
personal
capacity
first
off,
it
is
obviously
well
within
the
state's
rights
to
harvest
state
timber
as
the
state
sees
fit.
On
the
other
hand,
as
a
neighbor,
I
would
appreciate
it
if
there
is
not
a
heavy
timber
harvest
right
behind
my
family's
summer.
Cabin
other
adjacent
cabin
owners
have
similar
opinions.
J
Part
of
the
timber
sale
is
labeled
as
a
shelter,
wood
harvest,
the
area
foresters
mentioned
they
found
few
desirable
leaf
trees.
So
much
of
the
area
will
actually
resemble
a
light
seed
tree
or
even
a
clear
cut
harvest
either
way.
The
proposed
harvest
is
definitely
not
a
light,
selective
thinning,
I'm
sure
idl
faces
public
comment
every
day
and
it
wouldn't
be
practical
for
idl
to
change
operational
plans.
Every
time
a
comment
was
filed
to
seriously
engage
in
a
discussion
about
this
timber
sale.
Idl
staff
recommended
that
we
come
up
with
a
robust
alternative
proposal.
J
Our
guidance
from
local
and
regional
idl
staff
was
that
the
alternative
proposal
needs
to
ensure
the
idl
trust.
Beneficiaries
are
financially
made
whole
or
made
better
off
by
changing
the
timber
sale
plans.
We
took
that
advice.
In
march
we
submitted
a
jd
lumber
land
exchange
proposal
for
the
non-waterfront
portion
of
the
idl
rocky
point
ownership.
J
We
believe
this
proposal
achieves
all
of
idl,
stated
land
exchange
criteria
and
is
an
exciting
opportunity
for
idl.
The
exchange
is
contingent
on
the
timber
on
rocky
point
remaining
in
its
current
state.
If
the
exchange
is
successful,
we
would
manage
the
forest
on
rocky
point
to
reduce
disease
and
fire
risk.
J
This
is
not
the
appropriate
form
for
further
discussion
of
an
exchange,
but
I
do
hope
our
proposal
is
seriously
considered
in
conjunction
with
the
approval
process
of
the
rocky
point
timber
sale.
We
have
went
through
the
proper
channels
and
followed
the
guidance
of
idl
staff
in
submitting
this
land
exchange
proposal
throughout
the
entire
process.
Ideal
staff
have
been
very
open
and
helpful.
J
D
Good
morning,
and
thanks
for
letting
me
speak
to
you
today,
my
name
is
craig
lee
and
I
represent
the
rocky
point
forest
park
inc,
which
is
a
non-profit
corporation
that
was
formed
to
explore
alternative
plans
regarding
the
proposed
timber
harvest.
On
rocky
point,
we
are
supporting
the
land
exchange
that
jd
lumber
has
submitted
to
the
idl.
Regarding
the
timberlands
on
rocky
point,
we
believe
this
land
exchange
will
result
in
the
highest
and
best
use
of
the
lands
owned
by
idl
on
rocky
point.
D
Jd
lumber's
land
exchange
includes
nearly
three
times
the
timber
acreage
of
rocky
point.
If
this
exchange
is
accepted,
jd
lumber
plans
to
place
rocky
point
in
the
idl's
force
legacy
program.
As
is
noted
in
the
forest
legacy
program
quote
in
order
to
protect
all
forest
values
and
the
benefits
that
society
derives
from
forested
lands.
It
is
first
necessary
to
maintain
those
lands
as
forests
by
enrolling
rocky
point
in
the
forest
legacy
program,
the
force
on
rocky
point
will
be
managed
in
a
sustainable
fashion
forever.
D
One
of
the
forest
legacy
programs
objectives
is
to
focus
efforts
where
there
is
an
adjacent
forest
property
of
more
than
100
acres.
This
land
exchange
is
a
very
unique
opportunity
to
increase
the
income
for
the
endowment
program
and,
at
the
same
time,
increase
the
land
in
idl's
forest
legacy
program.
We
think
that's
a
big
win-win
for
idl
and
the
citizens
of
idaho.
D
We
also
understand
that
the
idl
owned
forests
on
rocky
point
are
past
due
regarding
the
removal
of
diseased
and
dead
trees
and
the
reduction
of
underbrushed
fuel
for
fires.
These
tasks
will
be
part
of
the
sustainable
forest
management
practices
that
will
be
employed
by
jd
lumber
and
also
supported
by
the
rocky
point
forest
park.
Group
rocky
point
could
be
an
outstanding
example
of
how
idl
can
optimize
both
the
financial
mandates
of
the
endowment
program
and
the
social
values
that
force
provide,
such
as
public
recreation,
scenic
cultural
and
historical
values.
B
Is
mr
elvin,
is
there?
Is
this
a
workable
program
like
I
said
we
haven't
seen
it?
B
I
Chairman
members
of
the
board,
we
received
their
proposal
and
it
is
three
acres
to
one.
But
we
don't
feel
that
the
values
for
timberland
for
timberland
and
even
at
that
rate,
meet
the
land
value
of
the
rocky
point
parcels
even
excluding
the
shoreline
stuff.
C
C
I
appreciate
the
the
thoughtful
process
that
mr
weimer
and
mr
lee
and
probably
their
associates,
have
come
up
with
a
plan
or
proposal
idea,
but
given
what
mr
alvin
has
shared
with
us
in
the
department's
recommendation,
I
I
would
move
that
we
adopt
the
department's
recommendation
to
move
forward
with
the
rocky
point
timber
cell.
E
B
B
Hearing,
none
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
nay,
the
eyes
have
it
and
the
timber
sale
is
approved.
E
Mr
chairman,
I
just
wanted
to
make
mention
that
I
I
think
that
the
department
has
done
an
excellent
job
in
this
case,
echoing
the
controller's
words
that
they've
done
an
excellent
job
of
outreach,
extraordinary
effort,
and
I
wanted
to
complement
them
and
recognize
that
effort.
F
Director,
mr
chairman,
I
you
know
I
from
the
department
I
will
say
I
appreciate
that
I
I
feel
the
same
way.
I
feel
that
our
our
folks
in
our
in
our
timber
program
have
done
a
good
job
here.
They
know
best
what
needs
to
be
done
on
this
piece
of
ground
and
we've
we've
seen
that
we've
seen
the
information
and
the
outreach
and
the
coordination
with
the
community
has
been
top-notch.
F
So
I
do
appreciate
the
work
that
they've
done
on
this,
and
I
appreciate
the
the
nod
to
move
forward
and
mr
chairman,
that
concludes
the
agenda.
For
the
day,
mr.