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Tuesday, November 18
Fish and Wildlife Committee - North Cape Bay Room - 9:30 a.m.
- Update on 2003 project budget close-out
- Bonneville updates: Fish and Wildlife contract and finance improvement plan
- Update on regional research monitoring and evaluation (RM&E) strategy
- Update on Upper Columbia United Tribes wildlife acquisitions
- Update on Mainstem amendment implementation
- Discussion about NOAA Community-based Restoration Program grants
Power Committee - Bay 4 Room - 9:30 a.m.
- Bonneville's Leanings on a Regional Transmission Operator and alternatives — Allen Burns, Bonneville Power Administration
- Discussion of the draft transmission issue paper and recommendation to release for public comment
- Future Role of Bonneville update
- Portfolio analysis — effects of alternative risk measures
- Market price forecast sensitivity analysis
- Projections of regional load resource balance
- Conservation resource estimates
- Discussion of treatment of the relationship between power and fish in the Fifth Power Plan
Council Meeting - Bay 4 Room
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4 p.m. |
Public comment on Artificial Production Review and Evaluation (APRE) report (Council document 2003-17). |
5 p.m. - The Public Affairs Committee will meet in the North Cape Room.
Wednesday, November 19
Council Meeting - Bay 4 Room - 8:30 a.m.
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8:30 - 9 a.m. |
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. |
Packet materials |
| 2. |
9 - 9:45 a.m. |
Update on implementation of 2004 summer mainstem spill evaluation: Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division; Bruce Suzumoto, manager, special projects; and John Fazio, senior power systems analyst. |
download 40k PDF |
| 3. |
10 - 11 a.m. |
Presentation on status and implications of recent adult salmon returns: Bruce Suzumoto, manager, special projects. |
download 1mb PDF |
| 4. |
11 a.m. - Noon |
Panel of customer representatives to report on the status of the Joint Customer Proposal: Scott Brattebo, PacificCorp; Jeff Schlect, Avista; John Saven, Northwest Requirements Utilities; and Terry Mundorf, Western Public Agency Group. |
download 30k PDF |
| 5. |
1:30 - 2 p.m. |
Presentation on submission of revised Clearwater subbasin plan: Janet Hohle and Ira Jones, focus program co-coordinators, Clearwater subbasin. |
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| 6. |
2 - 2:45 p.m. |
Presentation by NOAA Fisheries on 2000 Biological Opinion remand: Rob Walton, NOAA Fisheries. |
download 50k PDF |
| 7. |
3 - 4 p.m. |
Briefing on the recent litigation settlement proposal: Steve Oliver, Bonneville Power Administration. |
download 60k PDF |
| 8. |
4 - 5 p.m. |
Briefing and update on a long-term Bonneville fish and wildlife funding agreement: Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division. |
presentation as PDF (800k) or PowerPoint (80k) |
| 9. |
5 - 5:30 p.m. |
Council decision to release draft transmission issue paper: Dick Watson, director, power division. |
download 90k PDF |
| 10. |
5:30 p.m. |
Public comment on future role of Bonneville issue paper (Council document 2003-18) |
Thursday, November 20
8:30 a.m. - The Executive Committee will meet in Executive Session to discuss internal personnel matters.
Council Meeting - Bay 4 Room - 9:45 a.m.
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9:45 - 10:15 a.m. |
Briefing on the blocked areas and resident fish substitution issues: Warren Seyler, Upper Columbia United Tribes. |
download 2.8m PDF |
| 12. |
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. |
Update on Columbia Basin Trust: Tom Karier, Washington Council Member. |
download 50k PDF |
| 13. |
10:30 - 11 a.m. |
Discussion about NOAA Community-based Restoration Program grants: Doug Marker. |
download 20k PDF |
| 14. |
11 a.m. |
Council business:
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