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Committee Meetings and Council Meeting Agenda

February 10-11, 2009

Council Central offices
851 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100
Portland, Oregon (map)
503-222-5161  fax 820-2370

Thursday, February 5

Power Committee Web Conference - 9:00am

• Progress report (100k PDF) on plan analysis - Morlan
• Discussion (170k PDF) of conservation cost uncertainties - Schilmoeller
• Discuss (70k PDF) possible action plan items - Morlan

Tuesday, February 10

Power Committee - 8:30am - large conference room

• Discussion (400k PDF) of proposed climate policy analysis  - Fazio
• Demand response and Smart Grid assumptions (190k PDF) for the Power Plan - Corum
• Discussion (260k PDF updated 2/9) of biomass power generation - King
• Discussion (220k PDF) of coal gasification - King
• Recommendation (60k PDF) for demand forecast appendix release for comment - Jourabchi

Fish Committee - 8:30am - CBFWA meeting room, 3^rd floor

• Status of the Resources report - Brian Lipscomb
• Quarterly Review (130k PDF) of within-year Project Funding Adjustments - Fritsch
• Update (60k PDF) on Categorical reviews - Palensky
  • Wildlife
  • RM&E Plus
• Presentation (80k PDF) of the ISRP and ISAB administrative procedures - Merrill
• Follow-up action (60k PDF) for the Wenatchee Stream Complexity Project, #2007-325-00 - Fritsch

Council Meeting - 11:45am

1.	11:45am - Noon	Update on Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking (POST) activities:  Larry Cassidy, Chair, POST; and Jim Bolger, Executive Director	download 60k PDF
	Noon - 1:30pm	Lunch break
	1:30 - 1:45pm	Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chair:  Rhonda Whiting chair, fish and wildlife committee; Melinda Eden, chair, power committee; and Dick Wallace, chair, public affairs committee
2.	1:45 - 3:45pm	Council decision and adoption of the amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program:  Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division; John Shurts, general counsel, Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager; and Sandra Hirotsu, senior counsel	download 70k PDF
	3:45 - 4pm	Break
3.	4 - 4:15pm	Council decision on Quarterly Review of within-year Project Funding Adjustments:  Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation	download 130k PDF
4.	4:15 - 4:30pm	Council decision on the follow-up action for the Wenatchee Stream Complexity Project, #2007-325-00:  Mark Fritsch	download 60k PDF
5.	4:30 - 5pm	Update on the HSRG final report:  Peter Paquet, manager, wildlife and resident fish. The HSRG has completed all of its reviews and has developed recommendations for all anadromous hatchery programs in the Columbia River Basin. The final report will be available in mid-February. Staff will report the on the major findings and recommendations made by the HSRG.

Wednesday, February 11

Continuation of Council Meeting - 8:30am

6.	8:30 - 9am	Briefing on treatment of climate policies in the Sixth Power Plan:  Jeff King, senior resource analyst; and John Fazio, senior power systems analyst	download (400k PDF, updated 2/9)
7.	9 - 9:15am	Presentation on release of demand forecast paper for public comment:  Terry Morlan, director, power division	download (60k PDF)
8.	9:15 - 9:45am	Briefing and summary of power planning results and status:  Terry Morlan	download (100k PDF)
	9:45 - 10am	Break
9.	10 - 10:30am	Update on Northwest Energy Efficiency Task Force (NEET) recommendations:  Ken Canon	download (60k PDF)
10.	10:30 - 10:45am	Briefing on Status of the Resources report - Brian Lipscomb, executive director, Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority
11.	10:45am	Council business: Adoption of minutes

The Council will meet in executive session at 11am on February 11, for the purpose of a Council retreat to discuss Council organization, structure and procedures.

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: 2/9/2009  9am