Tuesday, September 13
Fish and Wildlife Committee - 10:30am - Riverfront Ballroom A
- Approval of Fiscal Year 2007-2009 project selection guidance document (160k PDF)
Power Committee- 10:30am - Riverfront Ballroom B
- Grid West - decision point 2 (Decision recommendation [70k PDF])
- Regional Dialogue - discussion of Bonneville’s concept paper (70k PDF)
- Bonneville’s conservation implementation update - download this (240k PDF) and this (70k PDF)
- Update (70k PDF) on Olivia Model and Genesys work
Council Meeting - 2:30pm - Riverfront Ballroom B
| 1. | 2:30 - 3:30pm | Council decision on proposal for project performance audits: Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division.
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| 2. | 3:30 - 4:30pm
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Status report on the installation of Removable Spillway Weirs: Kevin Crum, Walla Walla District of Corps of Engineers; Eric Braun, Northwest Division of Corps of Engineers; and Randy Chong, Walla Walla District of Corps of Engineers.
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| 3. | 4:30 - 5pm | Briefing on the All-H-Analyzer Workshop: Bruce Suzumoto, manager, special projects.
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| 4. | 5 - 5:30pm
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Council decision to adopt findings and responses to comments to conclude the subbasin plan amendment process: John Shurts, general counsel.
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| 5. | 5:30pm
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Update on Montana Energy Symposium: John Bushnell, Montana Council staff member.
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Wednesday, September 14
Council Meeting - 10:30am - Riverfront Ballroom B
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8:30 - 10:15am | 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.
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| 8:30 - 10:15am | Fish Committee Meeting to continue discussion of the project selection that was discussed today. | ||
| 6. | 8:45 - 10:15am | Council decision on Fiscal Year 2007-2009 project selection guidance document: Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division; and Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager. |
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| 7. | 10:30 - 11am
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Presentation on fish and wildlife conservation easements: Andrew Purkey, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; and Katherine Bill, Methow River Conservancy.
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| 8. | 11am - Noon
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Council decision on response to Bonneville and recommendation on Grid West - decision point 2: Wally Gibson, manager, system analysis and generation.
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| 9. | 1:30 - 2:30pm
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Presentation by ISRP on fish and wildlife retrospective report: Dr. Rick Williams, ISRP, and Dr. Nancy Huntly.
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| 10. | 2:30 - 3pm
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Tribal presentation on Upper Columbia projects: Mary Verner, executive director, Upper Columbia United Tribes.
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| 11. | 3:15 - 3:45pm
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Presentation on Avista’s integrated resource plan: Clint Kalich, Avista Utilities. |
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| 12. | 3:45 - 4:30pm
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Update on Process Improvement Initiative: Bill Maslen, director of fish and wildlife, Bonneville Power Administration; and Matt Deniston, business analyst, Bonneville Power Administration.
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Thursday, September 15
If necessary, the Executive Committee will meet in Executive Session at 8am to discuss internal personnel matters.
The Council will meet in Executive Session at 8:30am to discuss civil litigation matters.
Council Meeting - 9am - Riverfront Ballroom B
| 13. | 9 - 10am
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Briefing on the status of recovery planning: Rob Walton, NOAA Fisheries.
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| 14. | 10 - 10:30am | Presentation by NOAA on critical habitat: Donna Darm, NOAA Fisheries.
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| 15. | 10:45 - 11:15am | Briefing on proposed agreement between the Bonneville Power Administration and the U.S. Forest Service for project implementation: Doug Marker; and Bob Austin, Bonneville Power Administration.
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| 16. | 11:15 - 11:45am
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Briefing on status of adult salmon migration: Cindy LeFleur, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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| 17. | 1:30 - 2:15pm
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Briefing on Bonneville’s Regional Dialogue Concept Paper: Paul Norman, Bonneville Power Administration. | download 60k PDF |
| 18. | 2:15 - 2:45pm
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Report on winter power adequacy assessment: John Fazio, senior power systems analyst.
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| 19. | 2:45 - 3pm
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Report on National Energy Bill: Mark Walker, director, Public Affairs Division, will give a brief overview of the electricity title and energy efficiency provisions of the National Energy Bill recently passed by Congress and signed by the President. | |
| 20. | 3 - 3:30pm
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Update on Bonneville budget agreement on the fish and wildlife budget: Doug Marker.
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| 21. | 3:30pm
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Council Business:
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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.