8 - 8:30am

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.

8:30am - Noon

Council decision on adoption of Fifth Power Plan:  Dick Watson, director, power division; and John Shurts, general counsel.

• Review of comments
• Proposed changes/modifications to draft

1:15 - 1:30pm

Presentation and Award of Appreciation by the Nature Conservancy of Oregon: Catherine Macdonald - Conservation Director for Oregon.

1:30 - 2:15pm

Presentation by Independent Scientific Advisory Board on Reservoir Operations/Flow Survival Symposium:  Representative from the ISAB.

2:15 - 3:15pm

Council decision to adopt 29 Track I (?green?) subbasin plans as amendments:  John Shurts; John Ogan; and Lynn Palensky, subbasin planning project manager.

3:30 - 4pm

Update on release of revised Track II (?blue?) subbasin plans as draft amendments for public comment:  John Shurts, John Ogan, Lynn Palensky.

4 - 5pm

Review/discussion of public comments on subbasin planning process issues:  Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division; and John Ogan, senior counsel.

5 - 5:45pm

Briefing on revised Biological Opinion for the federal Columbia River hydropower system:  Chris Toole, Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, NOAA Fisheries; and John Shurts.

5:45pm

Council Business:

• Approval of minutes
• ISAB and ISRP appointments - download (70k PDF)
• Renewal of IEAB Charter
• Appointment of new IEAB members and approval of contracts
• Council contracting policies

8am - Noon

Continuation of Council decision on adoption of Fifth Power Plan:  Dick Watson.

• Proposed changes/modifications

1:30 - 2pm

Council decision on specific fish and wildlife project issues:

• Confirmation of project scope: Lower Columbia River Ecosystem Monitoring and Data Management, Project 2003-007-00 (download 70k PDF)
• Within-year adjustments (download 90k PDF):
  • Oregon Fish Screen Project, Project 1993-066-00
  • John Day Watershed Restoration Program, Project 1998-018-00

2 - 2:30pm

Status report on long-term fish and wildlife program funding agreement: Doug Marker.