Council Meeting

8 - 10 am

Strategic Planning Session and discussion of federal laws applicable to the Council in the areas of open meetings and ethics in government, and other personnel policies if time allows.  Steve Crow, executive director; Jim Tanner, administrative officer; John Shurts, general counsel; and Bill Hannaford, senior counsel.

10 - 11 am

Briefing on loss of fish operations probability concept:  John Fazio, senior power systems analyst.

9 - 9:30 am

Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs:  Ed Bartlett, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Jim Kempton, chair, power committee; and Larry Cassidy, chair, public affairs committee.

9:30 - 9:45 am

Status report on long-term Bonneville fish and wildlife funding agreement:  John Ogan, senior counsel; and Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division.

9:45 - 10:15 am

Status report on Fiscal Year 2004 program implementation budget:  Doug Marker; and Patty O'Toole, manager, program implementation.

10:30 - 11:15 am

Presentation by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers on installation of removable spillway weir at Ice Harbor Dam:  Bruce Suzumoto, manager, special projects; Witt Anderson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and a representative from the Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

11:15 am - Noon

Panel of federal executives with update on mainstem amendment implementation, including 2004 summer spill evaluation and Libby and Hungry Horse summer operations:  Doug Marker; Bruce Suzumoto; Witt Anderson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Greg Delwiche, Bonneville Power Administration; and a representative from NOAA Fisheries.
     Witt Anderson, Greg Delwiche and a representative from NOAA Fisheries will brief the Council on their progress toward implementation of actions called for in the 2003 Mainstem Amendments. The federal agency panel will discuss the most recent activities and decisions regarding 2004 summer spill and Libby/Hungry Horse reservoir tests. They will also describe the status of "offset" discussions (loss mitigation for operational changes) and how offsets may be determined and applied if operational tests are implemented.

1:30 - 2:15 pm

Update and briefing on water brokerage: Andrew Purkey, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

2:15 - 2:45 pm

Briefing on draft Columbia Basin research plan: Steve Waste, manager, program analysis and evaluation.

3 - 4 pm

Panel on draft regional monitoring and evaluation plan: Steve Waste, manager, program analysis and evaluation; Keith Wolf, Keith Wolf Associates; Bruce Crawford, Washington Salmon Recovery Board; Steve Leider, Washington Governor's Salmon Recovery office.

4 - 4:45 pm

IEAB report on the cost-effectiveness of fish passage alternatives:  Terry Morlan, manager, economic analysis; Dr. Ken Casavant, chair, IEAB; and Dr. Roger Mann, member, IEAB.

8:30 - 9 am

Briefing on the Introduction to the Fifth Power Plan:  Dick Watson, director, power division.

9 - 9:45 am

Briefing on the 'Where We Stand' chapter of the Fifth Power Plan:  Terry Morlan.

10 - 10:45 am

Introduction to Risk concepts in the Fifth Power Plan:  Michael Schilmoeller, senior power systems analyst.

10:45 - noon

Panel to comment on future role of Bonneville:  The Council meeting is in conflict with a number of meetings being held by the Bonneville customers regarding the future role of Bonneville. Nonetheless, a number of representatives of the interests will be calling in. We have asked that they specifically address the question of how best to move forward with the regional dialog at this point.

Noon - 12:30 pm

Status report on Governors' June 2003 recommendations: Doug Marker; and Dick Watson.

12:30 pm

Council Business:

• Approval of Minutes
• Subbasin planning master contract -- shift funds from Level II back to Level III (download 50k PDF)
• Election of Officers