Important notes:
- On October 7, a number of Council Members will be attending a meeting with the Board of Directors for the Columbia Basin Trust, in Revelstoke, British Columbia, at the invitation of the Columbia Basin Trust.
- The Power Committee will meet Monday, October 11 at 9am via GoToMeeting. Space will be available at the Council Office in Portland for participation.
Monday, October 11
Power Committee – 9am via GoToMeeting or call 800.786.1922, guest code 58779614#
- Update on 2010 power division work plan
- Update on RTF activities
- Update on California Renewable Energy Standards policy
- Additional discussion of 2009 efficiency acquisitions
The Fish Committee will meet Wednesday, October 13 in Portland, Oregon and the Council meeting will be held October 13 and 14 in Portland.
Wednesday, October 13
Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8:30am via GoToMeeting or call 800-786-1922, guest code 25249455
- Project level discussion of Willamette BiOp – led by Mindy Simmons
- Overview of efforts
- Adult traps and Artificial Production, proposed facilities
- Juvenile Passage issues
- Habitat work
- Project Review:
- Quarterly
- Quarterly Review of Within-year Project Funding Adjustments for Implementation
- Project 1983-350-00, Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
- Accord Project: Update on Project 2008-800-00, Montana Resident Fish Habitat Acquisition
- Quarterly
- Status Report on the RM&E and Artificial Production Categorical Review
- Fish and Wildlife Program – check in
- Review task list
- Multi-year Action Plan
- Program Objectives – steps forward
- Draft Merr Plan Revision Status
Council Meeting – 1pm – Large Conference Room
| 1 -1:15pm | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chair: Bill Booth chair, fish and wildlife committee; Tom Karier, chair, power committee; and Rhonda Whiting, chair, public affairs committee. | |
| 1:15 - 1:30 pm. | Report on the October 7 meeting with the Board of Directors of the Columbia Basin Trust: Dick Wallace, Council vice chair. | |
1. | 1:30 - 2pm | Presentation of Independent Economic Analysis Board annual report: Dr. Roger Mann, Chair, IEAB. | download 100k PDF |
2. | 2 - 2:30pm | Presentation on sustainability efforts at Kettle Foods, “Chipping Away at Sustainability”: Jim Green, Kettle Foods Ambassador. | download 2mb PDF |
3. | 2:30 - 3pm | Overview of the Columbia Land Trust’s Conservation Work: Glenn Lamb, Executive Director; Scott McEwen, Conservation Director; and Nadia Gardner, Coast and Estuary Conservation Lead. | download |
| 3 - 3:15pm | Break | |
4. | 3:15 - 4pm | Presentation on new sustainable hydropower: Introduction by Denny Rohr, D. Rohr & Associates; Andrew Munro, Grant PUD Director of External Affairs/President, National Hydropower Association; and Jessica Matlock, Government Relations Director, Snohomish County PUD. | download 300k PDF |
5. | 4 - 4:30pm | Update on the North American Salmon Stronghold Partnership: Mark Trenholm, Wild Salmon Center. | download |
| 4:30pm | Public comment on issues before the Council |
Note: The Executive Committee will meet in executive session at the close of business on Wednesday, October 13
Thursday, October 14 – Continuation of Council Meeting – Large Conference Room
6. | 8 - 8:30am | Council decision on project reviews: Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation Step Review
Bi-Op Project
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7. | 8:30 - 9am | Presentation on Bonneville’s 2010 Resource Program: Suzanne Cooper, Manager, Power Policy and Rates; and Birgit Koehler, Regional Coordination Manager, Bonneville Power Administration. | download 200k PDF updated 10/19 |
8. | 9 - 9:30am | Presentation on Columbia River High Water Operations: Steve Oliver, Vice President, Generation Asset Management, Bonneville Power Administration. | download 1.5mb PDF updated 10/19 |
| 9:30 - 9:45am | Break | |
9. | 9:45 - 10:30am | Presentation by NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center on Preliminary 2010 Reach Survival Data: Dr. Steve Smith, NOAA Fisheries | download 1.4mb PDF updated 10/14 |
10. | 10:30am | Council business:
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