Council Meeting

June 12 - 13, 2007
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Kootenai River Inn 7169 Plaza Street
Bonners Ferry,
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Tuesday, June 12

Fish Committee - 8:30am - Ktunaxa Room

  • Follow-up FY 2007-2009 actions (100k PDF) - Project 1995-057-02, Southern Idaho Wildlife Mitigation Project
  • Program amendment preparations (90k PDF)
    • Science Policy Exchange
    • Staff - led evaluations
    • Report by CBFWA on Program amendments
  • Update (250k PDF) on regional coordination actions
  • Budget update (70k PDF) for Fiscal Year 2008 start of year
  • Update (100k PDF) of innovative project proposals
  • Fish Passage Oversight Board nominations (80k PDF)
  • Council recommendation (70k PDF) for the ISRP review of the Habitat Evaluation Procedure, Project 2006-06-00
  • Status (70k PDF) of research fish for the Snake River Fall Chinook transport evaluation

Council Meeting - 1pm - Ktunaxa Room

  1 – 1:15pm Welcome to the Kootenai Valley: Gary Aitken, Sr., Kootenai Tribal Councilman; Dan Dinning, Boundary County Commissioner; and Darrell Kerby, Mayor of Bonners Ferry.  
  1:15 – 1:30pm 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. 1:30 – 1:45pm Council decision on follow-up FY 2007-2009 actions: Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation
  • Project 1995-057-02, Southern Idaho Wildlife Mitigation
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100k PDF
2. 1:45 – 2:15pm Progress Report of the ISAB Supplementation Workgroup:  Peter Galbreath, CRITFC, and Steve Waste, manager for program analysis and evaluation. download
210k PDF
3. 2:15 – 3pm Presentation on potential Impact of Human Population on Fish and Wildlife Restoration in the Columbia River Basin:  Susan Hanna, ISAB review lead; and Steve Waste. download
4. 3:15 – 3:45pm Update on Lake Pend Oreille Kokanee spawning bed damage:  Chip Corsi, Regional supervisor, Idaho Department of Fish and Game; and Beth Reinhart, project manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. download
70k PDF
  3:45 – 4:15pm Open public comment on any subject before the Council.  
  4:30 pm Hatchery tour (Sue Ireland of Kootenai Tribe is setting up)  

Wednesday, June 13

The Public Affairs Committee will meet at 8am in the Ktunaxa Room.

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

5. 8:30 – 9am Overview of Kootenai River Ecosystem Management Program and 2007 Libby Dam Sturgeon Operations: Sue Ireland, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho; Greg Hoffman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. download
70k PDF
6. 9 – 9:30am Briefing on Bonneville residential exchange issue:  John Shurts, general counsel. download
60k PDF
7. 9:30 – 9:45am Update on FY 2008 start-of-year projects: Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager.  
8. 10 – 11am Briefing on Proposed Action for the BiOp: John Shurts. download
90k PDF
9. 11 – 11:30am Council decision on Fish Passage Center Oversight Board nominations:  Jim Ruff, manager, mainstem passage and river operations. download
80k PDF
10.  11:30 – Noon Update on Willamette Wildlife Crediting Issue:  John Shurts; Patty O’Toole; and Greg Delwiche, Bonneville Power Administration. download
70k PDF
11. 1:30 – 1:45pm Council recommendation for the ISRP review of the Habitat Evaluation Procedure, Project 2006-006-00: Mark Fritsch; and Karl Weist, Oregon Council staff member. download
70k PDF
12. 1:45 - 2:45pm Fish and wildlife program amendment section-by-section overview:  John Shurts. download
80k PDF
13. 2:45pm Council Business
  • Council approval of revised IEAB charter (130k PDF)
  • Council approval of IEAB appointment (90k PDF)
  • Approval of Council support for ISAB assignment (210k PDF) to review nonnative species
  • Public comment on the Council budget
  • Approval of minutes
  

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.

Power Committee Agenda
 Thursday, June 7, 2pm

 Via Conference Call

Call the Council’s central office for phone number and security code:
(503) 222-5161 or (800) 452-5161.

1) Report and presentation (290k PDF) on WECC transmission planning and adequacy assessment. (Gibson, 2-2:30pm)

2) Approval release of paper (200k PDF) on achievable conservation potential for public comment (Eckman 2:30-3pm)

3) Discussion (80k PDF) on residential exchange issues and the Regional Dialogue (Walker, Shurts, 3-3:30pm)

Note:  There will be space provided at the Council Central office, 851 S.W. Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, Oregon, to participate in the Power Committee meeting.