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Tuesday, May 10

Fish and Wildlife Committee - 9:30am - Renaissance Room

  • Discussion (140k PDF) of funding partnerships including cost-sharing
  • Report (60k PDF) on Fiscal Year 2006 budget development
  • Discussion (80k PDF) of design of Fiscal Year 2007-2009 project selection process
  • Discussion (200k PDF) of amendment process to add biological objectives at the province level to the fish and wildlife program
  • Report (120k PDF) to Congress on APRE

Power Committee - 9:30am - Empire Room

  • Discussion (170k PDF) of Bonneville conservation funding and other implementation issues
  • Application (1mb PDF) of the cost-effectiveness criteria in utility conservation programs (panel)
  • Update (60k PDF) on efforts to establish resource adequacy targets and implementation framework

2pm Council Meeting - Renaissance Room

  2 - 2:15pm Welcome by Lt. Colonel Randy Glaeser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District.  
  2:15 - 2:30pm 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. 2:30 - 2:45pm Council decision to release for public comment Council Fiscal Year 2007 budget and revised Fiscal Year 2006 budget:  Steve Crow, executive director; and Sharon Ossmann, acting director, administrative division. download
60k PDF
2. 3 - 3:30pm Council decision on response to Bonneville's Draft Closeout Report:  Proposed Changes to PFR Base Costs for conservation:  Dick Watson, director, power division; Tom Eckman, conservation resources manager; and Charlie Grist, senior analyst. download
100k PDF
3. 3:30 - 3:45pm Council decision on adoption of Grand Ronde, Snake Headwaters, Upper Snake and Snake Closed subbasin plans:  Lynn Palensky, subbasin planning project manager; and John Ogan, senior counsel. download
70k PDF
4. 3:45 - 4pm Council decision on funding recommendations for updated proposed action habitat proposals:  Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation. download
170k PDF
5. 4 - 4:45pm Briefing on amendment process to add biological objectives at the province level to the fish and wildlife program:  John Shurts, general counsel; Bruce Suzumoto, manager, special projects; and Steve Waste, manager, program analysis and evaluation. download
200k PDF
6.  4:45 - 5:30pm Report on adult fish returns and harvest management:  Peter Hassemer, Idaho Department of Fish and Game.  

Wednesday, May 11

The Executive Committee will meet in Executive Session to discuss internal personnel matters at 8:30am in the Renaissance Room.

The Public Affairs Committee will meet at 8:30am in the Empire Room.

Continuation of Council Meeting - 9:30am - Renaissance Room

7. 9:30 - 10am Presentation by Umatilla Electric Cooperative on current issues:  Steve Eldrige, CEO and General Manager.  
8. 10:15 - 11am Briefing and report from fish and wildlife committee discussions:
  • FY 2007-2009 project selection process (download 80k PDF)
  • funding partnerships, i.e. cost sharing (download 140k  PDF)
 
9. 11am - Noon Presentation by the Umatilla Tribe:  John Barkley, general counsel chair; and Katherine Brigham, Umatilla Tribe.  
10. 1:30 - 2pm Presentation on in-year analysis of hydro conditions:  John Fazio, senior power systems analyst. download
350k PDF
11. 2 - 2:30pm Presentation on Independent Scientific Advisory Board recommendation to study effects of load following on juvenile salmon migratory behavior and survival in 2005:  Dr. Richard Whitney, ISRP member. download
60k PDF
12. 2:30 - 4pm Review and comment on Bonneville's fish and wildlife funding proposal: Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division. Comment:  Ed Sheets, consultant, Yakama Nation; and Kevin Banister, PNGC (or alternate). download
340k PDF (includes Sheets' presentation)
13.  4pm Council Business
  • Approval of minutes
  • Regional data access and maintenance contract
  • Adoption of fish and wildlife spending report
  • Public comment on Council issue papers:
    • Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan - YKFP-Klickitat Design and Construction, Project #1988-115-35; and
    • Sekokini Springs Natural Rearing Facility and Educational Center Master Plan - Hungry Horse Mitigation, Project #1991-019-03.
 

The times listed for specific agenda items, and the order of those items, are approximate and are subject to change.