Council Meeting

August 12 - 13, 2025
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Portland

► This meeting was video recorded. See video links below for each agenda item

Tuesday, August 12

  • The Fish and Wildlife Committee will meet in a closed session at 8:30am (PDT)

Council Work Session – 10:30am (PDT) / 11:30am (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms

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1.  Council Work Session Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment 10:30am (► Video)
  • Amendment process check-in: Patty O’Toole
  • Program organization update: (Staff)
  • Draft language, issues: (Staff)
Includes Breaks and Lunch

Council Meeting – 1:30pm (PDT) / 2:30pm (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms

2. 1:30 – 2:45pm
(► Video)		 Avian Predation on Salmon and Steelhead in the Columbia River Basin – Annual report update on lessons learned, successes, emerging issues, challenges, and potential next steps: Allen Evans, Real Time Research; James Lawonn, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Dr. Rachael Orben, Oregon State University.

Council Work Session Continued – 3pm (PDT) / 4pm (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms (► Video)

  • The Council Work Session on Fish and Wildlife Program Amendments will resume

Wednesday, August 13

Council Meeting – 9am (PDT) / 10am (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms

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  9 – 9:15am
(► Video)		 Executive Director Report: Peter Cogswell, Executive Director and Public Affairs Committee Report: Charles F. Sams III, Public Affairs Committee Chair.
3. 9:15 – 9:30am
(► Video)		 Power Plan Update: Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning.
4. 9:30 – 11am
(► Video)		 Proposed Changing Hydro Operations Scenario: Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning; John Shurts, General Counsel; Dor Hirsh Bar Gai, Power System Analyst and Kate Self, F&W Program Scientist.
  11 – 11:15am Break
5. 11:15am – 12pm
(► Video)		 Emerging Technology in Ninth Plan Energy Efficiency Supply Curves: Kevin Smit, Manager, Power Planning Resources and Christian Douglass, Senior Resources Analyst.
6. 12pm
(► Video)		 Council Business:
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