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Wednesday, April 12
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). |
Thursday, April 13
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.
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| 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.