Council Meeting

October 15 - 17, 2002
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Tuesday, October 15, 2002

Fish and Wildlife Committee - 10 a.m. - Isabella Room (call 800-452-5161 for access number)

  • Discussion of Bonneville's financial condition (see PowerPoint presentation)
  • Update of start-of-year budget for Fiscal Year 2003
  • Possible within-year project implementation issues
    • Naches Screen Intake
    • Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Program (YKFP) - Training and Education
    • Evaluate an Experimental Reintroduction of Sockeye Salmon into Skaha Lake
  • Update of Hatchery Genetic Management Plans
  • Discussion of Select Area Fisheries Evaluation
  • Update on Kootenai/Flathead Assessment Schedule and Budget
  • Discussion of Wyoming and Nevada issues on subbasin planning

Power Committee - Noon - Porter Room (call 800-452-5161 for access number)

  • Discussion of Council comments on the FERC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Standard Market Design
  • Analysis of the RAND Report
  • Discussion of Draft Issue Paper on Demand Response
  • Preliminary discussion of Council recommendations on Bonneville's future role
  • Review of 'Adequate, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Power Supply' analysis for mainstem amendment alternatives

The Council will meet in Executive Session at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, to discuss matters related to civil litigation.

Council Meeting - 4:30 p.m. - Isabella Room (call 800-452-5161 for access number)

1.  

4:30 - 6:00

Council decision to release for public comment draft mainstem amendments:  John Shurts, general counsel; Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division; Bruce Suzumoto, manager, special projects; and John Fazio, senior power systems analyst.

Wednesday, October 16, 2002

Continuation of Council Meeting - 8:30 a.m. - Isabella room (call 800-452-5161 for access number)

  8:30 - Noon Continuation of decision to release for public comment draft mainstem amendments:  John Shurts; Doug Marker; Bruce Suzumoto; and John Fazio Packet
downloads
2.  

1:00 - 1:30

Update on subbasin plan scheduling, and approval of subbasin planning contracts:  Doug Marker; and Brian Allee, manager of policy and program implementation.

Additional downloads for this agenda item are shown below. These are workplans for several subbasins, all submitted by the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board.

Transmittal forms
(10k PDFs)		 Work program Budgets
(10k PDFs)
Columbia Estuary
Columbia Gorge
Cowlitz
Elochoman
Grays
Kalama
Lewis
Little White Salmon
Lower Columbia
Washougal
Wind		 Work program (470k PDF)

(same for all subbasins)

 Columbia Estuary
Columbia Gorge
Cowlitz
Elochoman
Grays
Kalama
Lewis
Little White Salmon
Lower Columbia
Washougal
Wind
item 2 (60k PDF)
3.

1:30 - 2:15

Presentation by energy regulators on FERC initiatives, including Standard Marketing Design and the RTO West order: Marilyn Showalter, Chair, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission; and Marsha Smith, Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission.

 item 3&9 (220k PDF)
4.

2:15 - 2:30

Council decision on subbasin planning master contract language:  Brian Allee.

 item 4 (10k PDF)
5.

2:30 - 2:45

Potential Council decisions on fish and wildlife projects:  Doug Marker; and Mark Fritsch, fish production coordinator.

  • Request for 'Evaluate an Experimental Reintroduction of Sockeye Salmon into Skaha Lake'
  • Request for 'Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Program (YKFP) - Training and Education'
  • "Select Area Fisheries Evaluation funding condition"
 item 5 (500k PDF)
  3:00-5:00 Continuation of decision to release for public comment draft mainstem amendments:  John Shurts; Doug Marker; Bruce Suzumoto; and John Fazio  

The Council will meet in Executive Session on Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 5:15 p.m. to discuss matters related to civil litigation.

The Executive Committee will meet in Executive Session on Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 6:00 p.m. to discuss internal personnel matters.

Thursday, October 17, 2002

Continuation of Council Meeting - 8 a.m. - Isabella Room(call 800-452-5161 for access number

  8:00-10:00 Continuation of decision to release for public comment draft mainstem amendments:  John Shurts; Doug Marker; Bruce Suzumoto; John Fazio  
6.  

10:15 - 11:00

Briefing on the RAND Institute Report on Northwest Power: Terry Morlan, manager, economic analysis; and Mark Bernstein, RAND.

 item 6 (30k PDF)
7.

11:00 - 11:45

Discussion of Council recommendations on the future role of Bonneville:  Dick Watson, director, power division; and Mark Walker, director, public affairs division.

 item 7 (610k PDF)
8.

11:45 - 12:15

Presentation to Lake Roosevelt net pen volunteers:  Stacy Horton, biologist, Washington Council office.

  
9.

1:30 - 2:15

Presentation by energy regulators on FERC initiatives, including Standard Marketing Design and the RTO West order: Roy Hemmingway, Chair, Oregon Public Utility Commission; and Bob Anderson, Commissioner, Montana Public Service Commission.

 item 3&9 (220k PDF)
10.  

2:15 - 3:00

Council Business:

  • Approval of minutes
  • Recommendation for adjustment to the SAIC contract
  • Update on comment and approval of Annual Spending Report
  • Appointment to Fish Passage Center Oversight Committee
  • Approval of Council Meeting schedule for 2003
  • Discussion of Congressional office contacts in November
  

The times listed for specific agenda items, and the order of those items, are approximate and are subject to change.  Public comment will be taken after each agenda item as time allows.