Council Agenda June 14-16, 2005

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June 14-16, 2005

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Tuesday, June 14

The Council will meet in Executive Session at 8:30am on Tuesday to discuss participation in civil litigation.

Power Committee - 9:30am - Small conference room

Briefing/Discussion on the Strategic Plan for conservation
Progress check on division work plan
Update on the Resource Adequacy process
Briefing on Transmission Issues
Briefing on Northwest Transmission Assessment Committee Wind Group
Recommendation for approval of proposed contracting
Briefing on the Columbia Basin Groundwater Management Area

Fish Committee - 9:30am - Large conference room

Update on recommendations on Fiscal Year 2006 project review
Design (100k PDF) of Fiscal Year 2007-2009 project selection process
Discussion and recommendation on within-year project funding adjustments for implementation

Lower Granite Adult Trap O & M project scope
Other Bonneville funding adjustment recommendations

2:30pm - Council Meeting - Large and small conference rooms

	2:30 - 2:45pm	Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Rhonda Whiting, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Tom Karier, chair, power committee; and Larry Cassidy, chair, public affairs committee.
1.	2:45 - 3:30pm	Report on Columbia Systemwide Monitoring and Evaluation Project (CSMEP): David Marmorek, ESSA Technologies, Inc.; and Frank Young, Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority.	download 350k PDF
2.	3:45 - 4:30pm	Update on fish and wildlife project funding partnerships including cost sharing: Lynn Palensky, subbasin planning project manager; John Shurts, general counsel; and John Ogan, senior counsel.	download 130k PDF
3.	4:30 - 4:45pm	Council decision on adoption of John Day subbasin plan: Lynn Palensky; and John Ogan.	download 80k PDF

The Executive Committee will meet at 5pm on Tuesday, June 14, in the Public Affairs Conference Room to discuss Council policies and procedures.

The Council will meet in Executive Session at 8:15am on Wednesday, June 15, in the Large Conference Room to discuss Council internal personnel matters.

Wednesday, June 15 - 9am - Continuation of Council Meeting

4.	9 - 9:30am	Presentation on salmon recovery by City of Portland: Mary Wahl, Director of Watershed and Environmental Management, City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.	download 100k PDF
5.	9:30 - 10:45am	Presentation from the Washington Governor's Salmon Recovery Office and the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board on habitat and population indicators and objectives: Chris Drivdahl, Washington Governor's Salmon Recovery Office; Ken Bierly and Greg Sieglitz, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board; John Shurts; and Steve Waste, manager, program analysis and evaluation.	download 70k PDF
6.	11am - Noon	Presentation on recovery goals and criteria by NOAA Fisheries and Technical Review Team: Rob Walton, NOAA Fisheries; and Tom Cooney, NOAA Fisheries.	download 70k PDF
7.	1:30 - 2pm	Council decision on within-year project funding adjustments for implementation: Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation. Lower Granite Adult Trap O & M project scope Other Bonneville funding adjustment recommendations	download 130k PDF
8.	2 - 2:30pm	Council decision on ISRP appointments and a report on appointments of ISAB members: Erik Merrill, ISRP/ISAB coordinator; and Steve Waste, manager, program analysis and evaluation.	download 180k PDF
9.	2:30 - 3pm	Council decision on final report to Congress on Artificial Production Review and Evaluation: Bruce Suzumoto, manager, special projects.	download 120k PDF
10.	3:15 - 3:45pm	Presentation by Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority on the fish and wildlife program implementation accomplishments report: Rod Sando and Tom Iverson, CBFWA.	download 70k PDF
11.	3:45 - 4:15pm	Update on recommendations for Fiscal Year 2006 fish and wildlife project review: Patty O?Toole, program implementation manager. Download memo (150k PDF), Accomplishments/Goals report (2.4m PDF), Subbasin Planning responses (1.2m PDF), or see all project responses

At 4:30pm there will be a brief retirement celebration for Dick Watson, director of the power division.

Thursday, June 16 - 8am - Continuation of Council Meeting

12.	8 - 8:30am	Council business: Approval of minutes Approval of proposed contracts
13.	8:30 - 9am	Update on harvest and adult returns update: Peter Hassemer, Idaho Department of Fish and Game; Dick Stone, Pat Frazier and Robin Ehlke, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.	download 320k PDF
14.	9 - 9:30am	Discussion of implications of federal court ruling on 2004 FCRPS Biological Opinion: John Shurts.
15.	9:30 - 10am	Briefing on StreamNet project: Bruce Schmidt, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.
	10:15 - 10:30am	Briefing on and demonstration of Council's web site: Eric Schrepel, technical and web data specialist.
	10:30am	Public comment on draft Council budget for Fiscal Year 2007 and Fiscal Year 2006 revisions (Council document 2005-08).

The times listed for specific agenda items and the order of those items are approximate and are subject to change.

Public comment will be taken after each agenda item as time allows.

Last updated: 6/10/2005 4:30pm