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Committee Meetings and Council Meeting Agenda

May 15-16, 2007

Marcus Whitman Hotel
6 West Rose Street
Walla Walla, Washington (map)
509-525-2200  fax 529-9282

To participate in any of the meetings, call the Council’s central office, 800-452-5161, for the call-in number.

Tuesday, May 15

Fish Committee - Renaissance Room - 8:30am

• Follow-up actions (80k PDF) for FY 2007-09 projects
  • Project 1993-060-00 - Select Area Fisheries Enhancement Project
  • Project 2006-003-00 - Desert Wildlife Area O&M (Wetland Enhancement)
• Update (80k PDF) on Fiscal Year 2008 start-of-year budget process
• Presentation regarding Bonneville’s PISCES Reports Center
• Quarterly review (140k PDF) on within-year project funding adjustments for implementation
• Summary (70k PDF) of 2006 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funded research
• Program amendment preparations (80k PDF)
  • Staff - led evaluations
  • Report by CBFWA on Program amendments
• Update (70k PDF) on regional coordination
• Update (70k PDF) on Fish and Wildlife Division workplan and staffing

Power Committee - Empire Room - 8:30am

• Additional CO₂ sensitivity results (80k PDF)
• Achievable Conservation Penetration Rates (160k PDF)
• Bonneville proposal (400k PDF) on conservation crediting under Regional Dialogue
• Presentation (500k PDF) on revising fuel price forecasts
• Report (80k PDF) on Wind Integration Forum
• Status Reports (90k PDF):
  • Progress report on Regional Adequacy Forum
  • Progress report on Pacific Northwest Demand Response Program

Council Meeting - Renaissance Room - 1:30pm

	1:30 - 1:45pm	Welcome to Walla Walla from Lt. Colonel Anthony J. Hofmann, District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
	1:45 - 2pm	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.	2 - 2:15pm	Council decision on quarterly review on within-year project funding adjustments for implementation:  Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation.	download 140k PDF
2.	2:15 - 2:45pm	Presentation by ISAB on Latent Mortality Report:  Tom Poe, ISAB member; and Rich Alldredge, ad hoc ISAB member.	download 40k PDF
3.	3 - 3:15pm	Presentation by project sponsors on the Umatilla project:  Gary James, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.	download 4mb PDF
4.	3:15 - 3:45pm	In-season update on Columbia/Snake River Adult Fish Runs:  Robin Ehlke, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.	download 70k PDF
	3:45pm	Open public comment on any subject before the Council.

The Executive Committee will meet in Executive Session at the close of business on Tuesday, May 15 in the Renaissance Room to discuss internal personnel matters.

The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, May 15 in the Empire Room.

Wednesday, May 16

Continuation of Council Meeting - Renaissance Room - 8:30am

5.	8:30 - 9am	Presentation on electric hybrid vehicles:  Steve Marshall, Cascadia Discovery Institute.	download 750k PDF
6.	9 - 9:45am	Presentation by ISAB on Climate Change Report:  Bob Bilby; ISAB member; and Nate Mantua, ad hoc ISAB member. Findings will be presented from the ISAB’s Climate Change Report, due for release and posting at the ISAB website by May 14.
7.	9:45 - 10:15am	Update on Fiscal Year 2008 start-of-year budget process:  Peter Paquet, acting director, fish and wildlife division; Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager; and Mark Fritsch.	download 80k PDF
8.	10:30 - 11am	Council decision on follow-up actions for Fiscal Year 2007-09 projects:  Mark Fritsch. Project 1993-060-00 - Select Area Fisheries Enhancement Project Project 2006-003-00 - Desert Wildlife Area O&M (Wetland Enhancement)	download 80k PDF
9.	11 - 11:30am	Briefing on All “H” Analyzer (AHA):  Chip McConnaha and Jesse Schwartz, Jones and Stokes.	download 70k PDF
10.	11:30am - Noon	Briefing on Ad Hoc Workgroup on Biological Objectives:  Peter Paquet.	download 70k PDF
11.	Noon - 1pm	Discussion of Willamette Wildlife Crediting and use of the Combined Habitat Assessment Procedures:  Peter Paquet; Greg Delwiche, Bonneville Power Administration; and others.	download 9mb PDF
12.	1pm	Council business: Public comment on Council budget Approval of minutes Council approval of letter (80k PDF) regarding marine mammals
13.	1:15pm	Briefing on recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions: John Shurts, general counsel.

The Council will meet in Executive Session at the close of business to discuss matters related to civil litigation.

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: 5/14/2007  6pm