Thursday, December 9
Power Committee – 9 am via webconference and at the Council's central office
- Update (1mb PDF) on BPA post-2011 conservation process
- Update (500k PDF) on California Assembly Bill 32
- Update (500k PDF) on over-generation and negative electricity prices white paper (King)
- Discussion of transitional contract with Jeff King
Tuesday, December 14
Fish Committee – 8:30 am – Large and small conference rooms
- RME/AP categorical review (4mb PDF)
- ISAB’s review (2.5mb PDF) of the draft High Level Indicator’s (HLI) data and graphics and status of the draft HLI report
- Update (4.5mb PDF) on predation in general and sea lion predation issue in particular
- Pikeminnow Management Program (2mb PDF)
- Pinniped-Fishery Interactions (1.5 PDF)
- Pinniped Predation in Bonneville Dam Tailrace (2mb PDF)
- Aviation Predation on Juvenile Salmonids (670k PDF)
- Sampling and Tagging Methods for Estimating Survival of Adult Chinook Salmon (1mb PDF)
- Project Reviews:
- Accord Projects
- Project #2009-005-00, Influence of Environment and Landscape on Salmonid Genetics
- Project #2008-903-00, ESA Habitat Restoration
- BiOp Projects (status discussion)
- Project #2010-073-00, Columbia Land Trust
- Project #2010-004-00, CREST Estuary Habitat Restoration
- Accord Projects
The Council will meet in Executive Session at noon on Tuesday, December 14 to discuss internal personnel matters.
Council Meeting – 1:30pm – Large and small conference rooms
| 1:30 - 1:45pm | Reports from committee chairs: Bill Booth, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Tom Karier, chair, power committee; and Rhonda Whiting, chair, public affairs committee. | ||
| 1. | 1:45 - 2:15pm | Overview of Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program implementation planning: Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager, Peter Paquet, manager, wildlife and resident fish; Nancy Leonard, fish, wildlife and ecosystem monitoring and evaluation manager; and Laura Robinson, intern; Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division; John Shurts, general counsel. | download (90K PDF) |
| 2. | 2:15 - 2:45pm | Presentation on Energy Smart Industrial Program design and achievements: Jennifer Eskil, Bonneville Power Administration. | download (2mb PDF,updated 12/10) |
| 3. | 2:45 - 3:15pm | Presentation on wind development and integration: Elliott Mainzer, Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Bonneville Power Administration. | download (120k PDF, updated12/10) |
Employee training at 3:30pm – large and small conference rooms
Wednesday, December 15
Continuation of Council Meeting – 8:30am, Large and small conference rooms
| 4. | 8:30 - 9am | Presentation from the Oregon Wave Energy Trust: Justin Klure, Pacific Energy Ventures; and Therese Hampton, Pacific Energy Ventures. | download (2mb PDF) |
| 5. | 9 - 9:45am | Presentation on Smart-Grid grant: Kevin Watkins, PNGC; and Dave D’Avanzo, Lane Electric Cooperative.; and Roman Gillen, Consumers Power, Inc. | download (updated 12/14, 60k PDF) |
| 9:45 - 10am | Break | ||
| 6. | 10 - 10:45am | Update by NOAA Fisheries on ocean conditions in 2010: John Ferguson, Director, Fish Ecology Division, NOAA; and Bill Peterson, NOAA Science Center, Newport, OR. | download (updated 12/14, 4mb PDF) |
| 7. | 10:45 - 11:15am | Update on NOAA’s Pinniped-Fishery Task Force Recommendations: Garth Griffin, NOAA Fisheries Biologist. | download (updated 12/14, 530k PDF) |
| 8. | 1 - 1:30pm | Briefing by EPA Region 10 Administrator Dennis McLerran | download (60k PDF) |
| 9. | 1:30 - 2pm | Briefing on forecast of surplus energy events and possible mitigating actions: Jeff King, senior resource analyst. | download (60k PDF) |
| 10. | 2pm | Council Business
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