Council Meeting

December 14, 2005
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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Fish Committee - large conference room - 8am

  • Funding recommendations (100k PDF) for Updated Proposed Action (UPA) habitat proposals
    • Project #2005-004-00 UPA Whitehall Wells
    • Project #2005-003-00 UPA Entiat 4-Mile Wells
    • Project - UPA Little Bridge Creek Fence
  • Funding adjustment (70k PDF) for evaluation of Libby and Hungry Horse dam operations
  • Discussion (380k PDF) of major project review process (Step Review)
  • Update (360k PDF) on project selection process
  • Discussion of the Fish Passage Center

Power Committee - 13th floor conference room - 8am

  • Update on Gridwest progress
  • Briefing (80k PDF) on Regional Dialogue
  • Adequacy Forum Report (60k PDF)
  • Status (60k PDF) of IGCC and carbon sequestration technology
  • Effects (60k PDF) of renewables, cogeneration and conservation on carbon emissions and fuel use.

Council Meeting - large conference room - 10:30am

  10:30 - 10:45am Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs:  Rhonda Whiting, chair, fish and wildlife committee. Tom Karier, chair, power committee; and Larry Cassidy, chair, public affairs committee.  
1. 10:45 - 11:45am Briefing on Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking and Survival
  • Project 2003-114-00, The Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Array (POST): Results from 2004-2005 and a Roadmap for the Future:  Dr. David Welch, Kintama Research Corp, Malaspina University
  • Project 2003-009-00, Canada-USA Salmon Shelf Survival Study: results from 1998-2005 and future directions:  Dr. Marc Trudel/Canada Department of Fisheries and Ocean.
 Welch (1.5m PDF)

Trudel (1m PDF)
2. 1 - 1:45pm Council Decision on concluding Step review of the Johnson Creek Artificial Propagation Enhancement, Project #1996-043-00:  Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation. download (320k PDF)
3. 1:45 - 2:30pm Status report on data management projects and demo of data portal:  Peter Paquet, manager, wildlife and resident fish; and a representative from the Bonneville Power Administration download (300k PDF)
4. 2:30 - 3pm Briefing on litigation issues:  John Shurts, general counsel.  
5. 3 - 3:15pm Presentation of the 2005 Bob Olsen Memorial Pacific Northwest Conservation Eagle Award from the Northwest Energy Coalition:  Sara Patton, Northwest Energy Coalition.  
6. 3:30 - 4pm Update on critical habitat designations for bull trout: Lynn Palensky; and Scott McCarthy, Chief of Listing - Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. download (80k PDF)
7. 4 - 4:15pm Update on Fish Passage Center:  Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division.  
8. 4:15 - 4:30pm Briefing on Regional Dialogue on the future role of Bonneville:  Terry Morlan, director, power division. download (60k PDF)
9. 4:30 - 4:45 pm. Update on regional transmission issues:  Wally Gibson, manager, system analysis and generation. download (60k PDF)
10. 4:45pm Council business
  • Approval of minutes
  • Retirement plan update
  

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