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Tuesday, June 13
Fish and Wildlife Committee - Garden Room - 8am
- Decision (190k PDF) on within-year project requests
- UPA Snake River Sockeye facility upgrade
- Project #1989-024-01, Umatilla Juvenile Outmigration and Survival
- Project #1997-013-25, Yakima-Klickitat Fisheries Program O&M
- Summary (60k PDF) of ISRP review of 2007-09 proposals
- Discussion (240k PDF) of provincial objective amendments
- Issue development (180k PDF) for 2007-2009 program funding recommendations
- Staff recommendation for Program operation and maintenance
- Discussion of Fiscal Year 07-09 within-year budget adjustment process
- Discussion (80k PDF) of M&E framework - public comments
- Bonneville Power Administration letter (320k PDF) on ESA implementation
- Report (60k PDF) on province and mainstem system-wide project prioritizations
Power Committee - LeBois Room - 8am
- Public Power Council allocation proposal (390k PDF)
- Renewable portfolio standards and Power Plan (70k PDF)
- Status report (70k PDF) on review of regional economic effects of aluminum industry (70k PDF)
- Resource Adequacy Forum implementation process (390k PDF)
- Resource Adequacy Forum capacity metric and target (160k PDF)
- Indicators (370k PDF) of resource adequacy levels (390k PDF)
- Public comment (390k PDF) on change to action item CNSV-3
- Discussion (390k PDF) of proposal for a wind integration study forum
Council Meeting - Garden Room - 1:30pm
| 1:30 - 1:45pm | 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 - 2pm | Council decision to approve joint Bonneville/Council wind confirmation process: Terry Morlan, director, power division; and Jeff King, senior resource analyst. | download 90k PDF |
| 2. | 2 - 2:30pm | Presentation on the status of the Northern California Current Ecosystem and its relationship to the productivity of Columbia River salmon: John Ferguson, Director, Fish Ecology Division and Dr. Ed Casillas, Manager, Estuarine and Ocean Ecology Program. | download 160k PDF |
| 3. | 2:45 - 3:45pm | Briefing on Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Harvest Management: Guy Norman, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. | download 970k PDF |
| 4. | 3:45 - 4pm | Briefing on the efficiency provisions of EPAct: Tom Eckman, conservation resources manager. | download 1mb PDF |
| 5. | 4 - 4:15pm | Briefing on Bonneville’s conservation achievements report: Tom Eckman. | download 380k PDF |
| 6. | 4:15 - 5pm | Presentation on adult conversion rates through the mainstem Snake and Columbia rivers: Ritchie Graves, acting FCRPS Branch Chief, National Marine Fisheries Service. Rates upstream of Wells Dam (60k Excel) | download 60k PDF |
| 7. | 5pm | Public comment on Northwest Power and Conservation Council Draft Fiscal Year 2008 Budget and Fiscal Year 2007 Revisions (Council document 2006-13). |
The Council will meet in Executive Session at the close of business on Tuesday, June 13,
to discuss Council organization, structure, and procedure.
Wednesday, June 14 - Continuation of Council Meeting - 9am
The Public Affairs Committee will meet at 8am on Wednesday, June 14 in the Garden Room.
| 8. | 9 - 9:30am | Remarks by Idaho Governor James Risch | video |
| 9. | 9:30 - 10am | Council decision on within-year project requests: Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division; and Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation.
| download 190k PDF |
| 10. | 10:15 - 11:30am | Presentation on ISRP review of 2007-2009 project selection: Dr. Eric Loudenslager, Chair, Independent Scientific Review Panel; and Dr. Rick Williams, Peer Review Group. | download 2.4mb PDF |
| 11. | 1 - 1:30pm | Council decision on ISAB mainstem peer review group: John Shurts, general counsel; Jim Ruff, manager, mainstem passage and river operations; and Erik Merrill, ISRP/ISAB coordinator. | download 70k PDF |
| 12. | 1:30 - 2pm | Presentation on the Columbia Basin’s Role in the North Pacific — The Stronghold Approach to Salmon Conservation: Paula Burgess, Greg Block, and Malin Pinsky, Wild Salmon Center. | download 60k PDF |
| 13. | 2pm | Council Business:
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The Council will meet in Executive Session at the close of business on Wednesday, June 14, to discuss Council organization, structure, procedure and internal personnel matters.
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.