► This meeting was video recorded. See video links below for each agenda item.
Tuesday, September 10
Council Meeting – 8am (PST) / 9am (MST) – Meeting Room Riverview 1 & 2
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| 1. | 8 – 10am (► Video) |
Fish and Wildlife Program Performance: Hydrosystem Categorical Assessment: Kate Self, Fish and Wildlife Program Scientist, Kris Homel, Biologist for Program Performance, Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Division Director, and Leslie Bach, Contractor. |
| 10 – 10:15am | Break | |
| 2. | 10:15 – 11am (► Video) |
Report on Bureau of Reclamation Overview and Programs: Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Division Director and Roland Springer, Bureau of Reclamation. (Note: Moved to this time on 9/10) |
| 3. | 11 – 11:45am (► Video) |
Regional Conservation Progress Results: Laura Thomas, Regional Technical Forum Manager. |
| 4. | 11:45am – 12:15pm (► Video) |
Update to 2021 Power Plan Mid-Term Assessment: Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning. |
| 12:15 – 1:30pm | Lunch | |
| 5. | 1:30 – 2pm (► Video) |
Power Plan Global Assumptions Primer and Discount Rate: Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning and Tomás Morrissey, Senior Power Analyst. |
| 6. | 2 – 2:30pm (► Video) |
Environmental Methodology Primer: Annika Roberts, Resource Policy Analyst and John Shurts, General Counsel. |
| 7. | 2:30 – 3:15pm (► Video) |
Nuclear Landscape Looking Forward: Nate Clayville, Energy Policy Advisor and John Kotek and Andrew Neill, Nuclear Energy Institute. |
| 3:15 – 3:30pm | Break | |
| 8. | 3:30 – 4:15pm (► Video) |
Demand Response Methodology Primer: Joe Walderman, Resources Analyst and Kevin Smit, Manager, Power Planning Resources. |
| 9. | 4:15 – 4:45pm (► Video) |
July Record Peak Load Event: Tomás Morrissey, Senior Power Analyst. |
Wednesday, September 11
Council Meeting cont’d – 8:00am (PST) / 9:00am (MST) - Meeting Room Riverview 1 & 2
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| 10. | 8 – 10am (► Video) |
Briefing on Northwest Power Act framework for a Fish and Wildlife Program amendment process (Part I): Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Division Director and John Shurts, General Counsel. |
| 10 – 10:15am | Break | |
| 11. | 10:15 – 11am (► Video) |
Western Resource Adequacy Program Update: John Ollis, Manager of Planning and Analysis and Ryan Roy, Western Power Pool. |
| 12. | 11 – 11:30am (► Video) |
Overview of Columbia Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Program: Jason Karnezis, Bonneville Power Administration. |
| 11:30 – 11:45am | Break | |
| 13. | 11:45am – 12:30pm (► Video) |
Update (large PDF: 220mb) on Project #2003-011-00, Columbia River Estuary Habitat Restoration: Mark Fritsch, Project Review and Implementation Manager and Catherine Corbett, Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership. |
| 14. | 12:30 – 1pm (► Video) |
Council Business:
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