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Committee Meetings and Council Meeting Agenda

The Coeur d?Alene Resort
1st Street and Sherman Avenue
Coeur d?Alene, ID  83816
208-765-4000  fax 664-7276

November 18-20, 2003

Beginning on Sunday afternoon, November 16 and continuing on Monday, November 17, the Council will meet in executive session to discuss matters protectible under the Council retreat exception. The Council will meet in Executive Session beginning at 4pm on November 17 to discuss matters that relate solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the Council.

Tuesday, November 18

Fish and Wildlife Committee - North Cape Bay Room - 9:30 a.m.

  • Update on 2003 project budget close-out
  • Bonneville updates: Fish and Wildlife contract and finance improvement plan
  • Update on regional research monitoring and evaluation (RM&E) strategy
  • Update on Upper Columbia United Tribes wildlife acquisitions
  • Update on Mainstem amendment implementation
  • Discussion about NOAA Community-based Restoration Program grants

Power Committee - Bay 4 Room - 9:30 a.m.

  • Bonneville's Leanings on a Regional Transmission Operator and alternatives ? Allen Burns, Bonneville Power Administration
  • Discussion of the draft transmission issue paper and recommendation to release for public comment
  • Future Role of Bonneville update
  • Portfolio analysis ? effects of alternative risk measures
  • Market price forecast sensitivity analysis
  • Projections of regional load resource balance
  • Conservation resource estimates
  • Discussion of treatment of the relationship between power and fish in the Fifth Power Plan

Council Meeting - Bay 4 Room

1.  

4 p.m.

Public comment on Artificial Production Review and Evaluation (APRE) report (Council document 2003-17).

5 p.m. - The Public Affairs Committee will meet in the North Cape Room.

Wednesday, November 19

Council Meeting - Bay 4 Room - 8:30 a.m.

 

8:30 - 9 a.m.

Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs:  Ed Bartlett, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Jim Kempton, chair, power committee; and Larry Cassidy, chair, public affairs committee.

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2.

9 - 9:45 a.m.

Update on implementation of 2004 summer mainstem spill evaluation:  Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division; Bruce Suzumoto, manager, special projects; and John Fazio, senior power systems analyst.

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3.

10 - 11 a.m.

Presentation on status and implications of recent adult salmon returns:  Bruce Suzumoto, manager, special projects.

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4.

11 a.m. - Noon

Panel of customer representatives to report on the status of the Joint Customer Proposal:  Scott Brattebo, PacificCorp; Jeff Schlect, Avista; John Saven, Northwest Requirements Utilities; and Terry Mundorf, Western Public Agency Group.

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5.

1:30 - 2 p.m.

Presentation on submission of revised Clearwater subbasin plan:  Janet Hohle and Ira Jones, focus program co-coordinators, Clearwater subbasin.

 
6.

2 - 2:45 p.m.

Presentation by NOAA Fisheries on 2000 Biological Opinion remand:  Rob Walton, NOAA Fisheries.

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7.

3 - 4 p.m.

Briefing on the recent litigation settlement proposal:  Steve Oliver, Bonneville Power Administration.

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8.

4 - 5 p.m.

Briefing and update on a long-term Bonneville fish and wildlife funding agreement:  Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division.

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9.

5 - 5:30 p.m.

Council decision to release draft transmission issue paper:  Dick Watson, director, power division.

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10.  

5:30 p.m.

Public comment on future role of Bonneville issue paper (Council document 2003-18)

 

Thursday, November 20

8:30 a.m. - The Executive Committee will meet in Executive Session to discuss internal personnel matters.

Council Meeting - Bay 4 Room - 9:45 a.m.

11.

9:45 - 10:15 a.m.

Briefing on the blocked areas and resident fish substitution issues:  Warren Seyler, Upper Columbia United Tribes.

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12.

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Update on Columbia Basin Trust:  Tom Karier, Washington Council Member.

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13.

10:30 - 11 a.m.

Discussion about NOAA Community-based Restoration Program grants:  Doug Marker.

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14.  

11 a.m.

Council business:

  • Second-year renewal of Oregon Technical Outreach Assessment Support Team contract (download 35k PDF)
  • Approval of minutes
  • Approval of 2004 Council Meeting schedule
 

If you?d like to participate in any of the meetings, please call the Council's central office for the phone-in number.

Last updated: 11/13/2003  4:00p

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