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Committee Meetings and Council Meeting Agenda
April 17-18
Venture Motor Inn
443 Highway 2 West
Libby, Montana (map)
406-293-7711 fax 293-3326
Tuesday, April 17 - Committee Meetings
Fish and Wildlife Committee - 8am - Fjord Room
- Report (70k PDF) on coordination contracts
- Follow-up actions for FY 20007-09 projects
- Cascade/pumps (110k PDF)
- Update (160k PDF) on comprehensive strategy Data Management
- Program amendment preparations (210k PDF)
- Discussion on Amendment Process and Schedule
- Update on the Science-Policy Information Exchange
- Staff - led evaluations
- Report by CBFWA on Program amendments
- Provincial level biological objectives discussion
- Discussion (1.1mb PDF) of Bonneville FY 2007-09 fish and wildlife funding
decision
- Bonneville response to Council staff letter
- Discussion of Council response to Bonneville decision
- Bonneville in-lieu definitions
- Quarterly Review (70k PDF) on Within-year Project Funding Adjustments for Implementation
- Update (120k PDF) on Fish and Wildlife workplan
- M&E standards protocol and review (90k PDF)
Power Committee - 8:30am - Fireside Room
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State legislative proposals (50k PDF) related to energy and climate
(also see presentation, 340k PDF) - Power Division Work Plan Update
- Analysis (160k PDF) of regional CO2 emissions
- Perspectives on resource adequacy
- Discussion of programmatic approach to Section 6 (c) plan consistency determination
The Council will meet in Executive Session at 12:30pm
to discuss internal
personnel matters.
Tuesday, April 17: Council Member tour of Libby Dam at 3pm
Wednesday, April 18
Council Meeting - 8:30am - Fjord Room
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8:30 - 8:45am |
Welcome by Earl Messick, President of the Board of Trustees of Flathead Electric Cooperative. |
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8:45 - 9am |
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. |
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9 - 9:15am |
Council decision on schedule and process for the amendments of the Fish and Wildlife Program: Lynn Palensky, program planning and special projects coordinator; Peter Paquet, acting director, fish and wildlife division. |
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9:15 - 10:15am |
Council decision on response to BPA FY 2007-09 fish and wildlife funding decision: Patty O’Toole, manager, program implementation; Peter Paquet, acting director, fish and wildlife division; John Shurts, general counsel. |
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capital projects 30k PDF |
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10:30 - 10:45am |
Council decision on follow-up actions for FY 2007-09 projects: Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation.
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10:45 - 11am |
Council decision on composition of the Fish Passage Center Oversight Board: John Shurts, general counsel; Jim Ruff, manager, mainstem passage and river operations. |
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11 - 11:30am |
Council decision on submitting M&E standard protocols for ISAB review: Peter Paquet, acting director, fish and wildlife division; Steve Waste, Manager for program analysis and evaluation. |
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11:30 - Noon |
Presentation on managing multiple priorities for Libby Dam Operations: Brian Marotz, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. |
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Noon - 12:15pm |
Update on April runoff forecast and power supply assessment: Jim Ruff, manager, mainstem passage and river operations; and John Fazio, senior power systems analyst. |
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12:15pm |
Council Business:
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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.
To participate by phone in any of the meetings, please call the Council’s central office for the phone-in number.
Last updated: 4/23/2007 11am