Council Meeting

March 09 - 10, 2004
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Great Northern Hotel 835 Great Northern Blvd
Helena

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Tuesday, March 9

The Fish Committee will meet in Executive Session at 9am in the Western Star Room.

Fish and Wildlife Committee - 1pm - Western Star Room

  • Report (120k PDF) on long term funding agreement
  • Report (120k PDF) on mainstem amendment implementation
  • Fiscal Year 2005-2006 budget development (presentation 210k PDF)
  • Presentation (90k PDF) on Montana Instream Flow Incremental Methodology (IFIM)
  • Update (140k PDF) on Bonneville's Process Improvement Initiative

Power Committee  - 8:30am - Empire Builder Room

  • Review of Portfolio Analysis Results
  • Review of Draft Description of the Conservation Resource (Chapter 4)
  • Review of Draft Discussion of Risk in the Power System (Chapter 5)
  • Update on the RRG process
  • Review of analysis of effect of relieving transmission constraint on resource development and prices
  • Discussion of Preliminary Action Plan
  • Future role of Bonneville

The Council will meet in Executive Session at 4:30pm in the Empire Builder Room to discuss matters pertaining to civil litigation. 

Council Meeting - 5pm -  Empire Builder Room

5 - 6pm

 Discussion of Council policies and business practices: Steve Crow, executive director; Sharon Ossmann, business manager; and Bill Hannaford, senior counsel.

Wednesday, March 10

Council Meeting - 8am - Empire Builder Room

8 - 8:45am

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.

  

8:45 - 9:30am

Presentation on preliminary conclusions from the portfolio analysis for the Fifth Power Plan:  Dick Watson, director, power division; and Michael Schilmoeller, senior power systems analyst.

  

9:30 - 10am

Briefing on and description of the demand response resource:  Ken Corum, senior economist, economic analysis.

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10:15 - 10:45am

Update on the future role of Bonneville:  Dick Watson.

  

10:45 - 11:30am

Presentation on Bonneville's new financial disclosure policy:  Scott Hampton, Bonneville Power Administration.
Memo from Scott: "Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is implementing a new Financial Disclosure Policy. BPA, as a Federal Agency, has the legal and regulatory requirements and responsibilities to disclose information about its finances and stewardship of federal resources. The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for BPA executives, managers, and employees in making disclosures about BPA financial information to interested parties. The Council, CBFWA and the region, as interested parties are impacted by this new policy. My purpose is to outline the policy and the changes you can expect to see as the Fish and Wildlife program implements the policy."

  

Public Affairs Committee - 11:30am - Empire Builder Room

1 - 1:45pm

Presentation on federal agency budgets for Columbia Basin fish and wildlife restoration:  Mark Walker, director, public affairs division.

  

1:45 - 2pm

Status report on mainstem river operations:  Doug Marker.

  

2 - 2:15pm

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

  

2:15 - 2:30pm

Update on subbasin planning project:  Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division.

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2:30pm

Council Business: Subbasin planning contract

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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.

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