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Committee Meetings and Council Meeting Agenda
February 21-22, 2006
Council Central offices
851 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100
Portland, Oregon
503-222-5161 fax 820-2370
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Tuesday, February 21
Fish Committee - 9am - Large conference room
- Within-year funding decisions (160k PDF) for second quarter
- Recommendation (80k PDF) for funding environmental review of Klickitat subbasin passage improvements
- Discussion (120k PDF) of 2007-2009 project selection process
- Washington State Recovery Monitoring Recommendations (540k PDF)
- Review (90k PDF) of division work plan
Power Committee - 9am - Small conference room
- Climate change memo (600k PDF)
- Report (750k PDF) on 2005 energy prices and electricity demand
- Report on conservation achievements (830k PDF) in 2005 and plans for 2006
- Presentation (60k PDF) Northwest Transmission System Bottlenecks and Impacts of 2005 Summer Spill
- Recommendation (60k PDF) to Council to release resource adequacy issue paper
- Update (60k PDF) on transmission issues
Council Meeting - 1:30 pm - Large and small conference rooms
| 1:30 - 1:45 | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Rhonda Whiting chair, fish and wildlife committee; Jim Kempton, chair, power committee; and Larry Cassidy, chair, public affairs committee. | ||
| 1. | 1:45 - 2:15 | Council decision to release resource adequacy issue paper for public comment: Wally Gibson, manager, system analysis and generation; and John Fazio, senior power systems analyst. | download 340k PDF |
| 2. | 2:15 - 2:30 | Council decision on approval of Council Research Plan: Steve Waste, manager, program analysis and evaluation. | download 5.6m PDF (large file) |
| 3. | 2:30 - 3:00 | Briefing on load following study: Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division; and Steve Oliver, Vice President for Generation Supply, Bonneville Power Administration. | download 390k PDF |
| 4. | 3:15 - 3:45 | Update on sea lion control measures: Dave Clugston, Portland District of the Corps of Engineers; and Garth Griffin, NOAA Fisheries. | download 60k PDF |
| 5. | 3:45 - 4:15 | Briefing on Council external financing: Steve Crow, executive director, and Sharon Ossmann, administrative officer; Tom Eckman, conservation resources manager; and Erik Merrill, ISRP/ISAB coordinator. | download 500k PDF |
The Executive Committee will meet in Executive Session at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, February 21, to discuss internal personnel policies.
The Public Affairs Committee will meet at 5 pm on Tuesday, February 21, in the Public Affairs Conference Room.
Wednesday, February 22 - Continuation of Council Meeting
The Council will meet in Executive Session to discuss litigation issues at 8am on Wednesday, February 22
| 6. | 9:00 - 9:30 | Council decision on within-year funding for second quarter - Mark Fritsch | |
| 7. | 9:30 - 10:00 | Briefing on 2006 forecasts and 2005 returns for Columbia River spring Chinook, summer Chinook and sockeye: Cindy Lefleur and Dick Stone, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. | download 60k PDF |
| 8. | 10:00 - 10:30 | Discussion of proposed governance of former Fish Passage Center functions: Doug Marker; and John Shurts, general counsel. | download 70k PDF |
| 9. | 10:45 - 11:15 | Briefing on Independent Scientific Advisory Board Review of 2005 Spill Evaluations: Dr. Tom Poe, ISAB. | download 750k PDF |
| 10. | 11:15 - 11:45 | Report on planning for fall Chinook passage studies: Dave Johnson, Nez Perce Tribe. | download 60k PDF |
| 11. | 1:00 - 2:00 | Discussion on Regulatory Decoupling: Ralph Cavanagh, senior attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council; and Jim Lazar, consulting economist. | download 460k PDF |
| 12. | 2:00 - 2:45 | Summary report on costs of river uses to the power system (including irrigation, flood control, recreation): John Fazio | download 160k PDF |
| 13. | 3:00 - 3:30 | Update on Bonneville financial issues (Power Function Review, rate case and Administration’s budget proposal): Mark Walker, director, public affairs division; Terry Morlan, director, power division; Doug Marker; and John Shurts, general counsel. | download 70k PDF |
| 14. | 3:30 | Council business: Approval of minutes |
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: 2/15/2006 1pm