► This meeting was video recorded. See video links below for each agenda item.
The Public Affairs Committee Meeting will meet on Monday, August 12 at 11am (PST) / Noon (MST).
Tuesday, August 13
Council Meeting – 9am (PST) / 10am (MST)
General ATTENDEES should use this link to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Contact CouncilIT@nwcouncil.org with any technical questions.
| 9 – 9:15am | Report from Committee Chair and Executive Director: Louie Pitt Jr., Chair, Public Affairs Committee and Bill Edmonds, Executive Director. Fish and Wildlife Update and Planning: Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Director. | |
| 1. | 9:15 – 10am (► Video) |
Update on Columbia River Treaty Negotiations: Jill Smail, U.S. Department of State; Hub Adams, Bonneville Power Administration; Pete Dickerson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Roland Springer, Bureau of Reclamation and Ryan Couch, NOAA. |
| 2. | 10 – 10:15am (► Video) |
Staff Discussion of Columbia River Treaty Agreement in Principle: Patty O’Toole, Director of Fish and Wildlife; Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning and John Shurts, General Counsel. |
| 10:15 – 10:30am | Break | |
| 3. | 10:30 – 11:15am (► Video) |
Avian Predation on Salmon and Steelhead in the Columbia River Basin- An update on lessons learned, successes, and emerging issues: Allen Evans, Real Time Research. |
| 4. | 11:15am – Noon (► Video) |
Update on Response to Detection of Quagga Mussels: Nic Zurfluh, Idaho State Department of Agriculture and Justin Bush, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. |
| Noon – 1pm | Lunch | |
| 5. | 1 – 1:30pm (► Video) |
Staff Update on Regional Coordination Forum: Patty O’Toole, Director of Fish and Wildlife and Maureen Hess, Fish and Wildlife Program Scientist. |
| 6. | 1:30 – 2pm (► Video) |
Update on Project Review: Mark Fritsch, Project Review and Implementation Manager and Maureen Hess, Fish and Wildlife Program Scientist. |
| 2 – 2:15pm (► Video) |
Power Division Update and Planning: Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning. | |
| 7. | 2:15 – 3:15pm (► Video) |
Wholesale Price and Marginal Emissions Forecast: John Ollis, Manager of Planning and Analysis. |
| 3:15 – 3:30pm | Break | |
| 8. | 3:30 – 4:15pm (► Video) |
New Long-Term (20 year) Load Forecast Model and Updates Planned for Ninth Plan: Steve Simmons, Senior Energy Forecasting Analyst; Mike Russo, Itron and Tomás Morrissey, Senior Power Analyst. |
Wednesday, August 14
Council Meeting (continued) – 9am (PST) / 10am (MST)
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| 9. | 9 – 9:45am (► Video) |
Remarks from Bear Prairie, ID Falls Power General Manager: Perspective on Gas Peaker. |
| 10. | 9:45 – 10:30am (► Video) |
Developing Reference Plants Primer and Assessment of Resource Plant Options for the Plan: Annika Roberts, Resource Policy Analyst. |
| 10:30 – 10:45am | Break | |
| 11. | 10:45 – 11:30am (► Video) |
Distributed Solar Primer: Kevin Smit, Manager, Power Planning Resources and Joe Walderman, Resources Analyst. |
| 12. | 11:30am (► Video) |
Council Business:
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