Council Agenda Apr 12-13, 2006

April 12-13, 2006

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Fish Committee - Glacier Room - 8:30am

Recommendation (130k PDF) to approve final design and construction on Northeast Oregon Hatchery Facility (Project #1988-053-01) (Fritsch)
Discussion (120k PDF) on within-year project funding revisions (Fritsch)
- Within-year funding requests for third quarter
Issue development (490k PDF) for 07-09 (O’Toole, Marker)
- Recommendation on monitoring and evaluation framework
- Recommendation on assumptions for use of capital borrowing authority for projects
- Discussion of future project selection process
- Discussion of project operation and maintenance policies
Review and recommendation (350k PDF) to release for comment draft monitoring and evaluation guidance (Waste)
- Research plan appendices (70k PDF) (Marker, Waste)
- Comment (100k PDF) on system flood control study (Marker)
Discussion (140k PDF) of Fish and Wildlife Division workplan

Power Committee - Continental Divide Conference Center - 8:30am

Initiative on Demand Response (100k pdf) and Distributed Generation (Corum)
Staff Analysis (110k pdf) of CO₂ Production from Power Generation (King)
Discussion of Power Division Work Plan (650k pdf) (Morlan et.al.)
Updates:
- Resource Adequacy Comment Summary (60k pdf) (Fazio)
- Status Report (60k pdf) on Regional Dialogue Draft Policy (Morlan)
- Report on Power Function Review 2 (100k pdf) (Morlan)
- Update (60k pdf) on analysis of economic effect of alternative Bonneville benefits to aluminum plants (Morlan)

Council Meeting - Continental Divide Conference Center - 1:30pm

	1:30-1:45	Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chair: 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 on letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding their flood control reconnaissance study: Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division.
2.	2:15-2:45	Briefing on system operation monitoring in Montana: Brian Marotz, fisheries mitigation manager, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.	download 60k PDF
3.	3:00-3:30	Council decision to release draft monitoring and evaluation guidance document for comment: Steve Waste, manager, program analysis and evaluation.	download 430k PDF
4.	3:30-4:00	Update on NOAA hatchery review and its implications for the work of the Council: John Shurts, general counsel; and Doug Marker.	download 60k PDF
	4:00-4:30	Presentation by William K. Drummond, General Manager, Western Montana Electric G&T Coop Inc.
5.	4:30-4:45	Overview of Council Fiscal Year 2008 Budget and Fiscal Year 2007 revisions: Steve Crow, executive director; and Sharon Ossmann, administrative officer.
6.	4:45-5:00	Report on Federal Agency budgets: Mark Walker, director, public affairs division.	download 70k PDF
7.	5:00	Public Comment on "A Resource Adequacy Standard for the Pacific Northwest" issue paper (Council document 2006-01).

8am - The Council will meet in Executive Session to discuss litigation issues

Continuation of Council Meeting - Continental Divide Conference Center - 9am

8.	9-9:45	Council decision on project selection issue paper recommendations: Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager. Bonneville’s funding commitment during the 2007-2009 rate period; Council allocation targets and principles. Integration of off-site mitigation requirements of FCRPS Biological Opinions	download 210k PDF
	10-11	Remarks by Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana.
9.	11-11:15	Update and discussion on Fish Passage Center transition: John Shurts and Doug Marker.	download 50k PDF
10.	11:15	Council Business: Adoption 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: 4/10/2006 3pm