Council Meeting

February 06 - 07, 2024
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Coeur d'Alene Resort,
115 S. 2nd Street,
Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho
(208) 209-5031

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

Tuesday, February 6

Power Committee – 9am (PST) / 10am (MST) – Bay 3 Meeting Room

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Closed Session - Fish and Wildlife Committee – 1:30pm (PST) / 2:30pm (MST) – Bay 3 Meeting Room

  • The Fish and Wildlife Committee will meet in a closed session for purposes of strategic planning.

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 2:45pm (PST) / 3:45pm (MST) – Bay 3 Meeting Room

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  • Fish and Wildlife Division Update and Planning (PO) (► Video)
  • Update on Northern Pike Predator Control Efforts: Chris Donley, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Marc Terrazas, Spokane Tribe of Indians; Holly McLellan, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Joe Maroney, Kalispel Tribe; Angelo Vitale and Jon Firehammer, Coeur d’Alene Tribe. (SH) (► Video)
  • Report on progress of communication/information sharing with Bonneville. (PO) (► Video)
  • Update from O&M Subcommittee Meeting (MF) (► Video)
  • Fish and Wildlife Division Workplan Highlights for 2024 (PO) (► Video)

Wednesday, February 7

Executive Committee – Closed Session – 8:30am (PST) / 9:30am (MST) – Bay 3 Meeting Room

  • The Executive Committee will meet in closed session to discuss financial matters.

Council Meeting – 9:30am (PST) / 10:30am (MST) – Bay 3 Meeting Room

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  9:30 – 9:45am
(► Video)		 Reports from Committee Chairs and Executive Director: Mike Milburn, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Committee; Doug Grob, Chair, Power Committee and Bill Edmonds, Executive Director.
1. 9:45 – 10:15am
(► Video)		 Actions to Increase Mitigation for Losses in the Blocked Areas Above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams: Chad McCrea, Spokane Tribe of Indians; Ralph Allen Jr., Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Jason Sweet, Bonneville Power Administration.
2. 10:15 – 11am
(► Video)		 Steelhead response to Habitat Improvement in the Potlatch Watershed of Idaho, Potlatch River Steelhead Monitoring and Evaluation Project: Brian Knoth, Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
  11 – 11:15am Break
3. 11:15am – 12pm
(► Video)		 Summary of Recent Resource Development and Comparison to 2021 Power Plan Recommendations: Annika Roberts, Resource Policy Analyst and Dylan D’Souza, Energy Analyst.
4. 12pm
(► Video)		 Council Business:
    Public comment on any issues before the Council. Please sign up prior to the meeting to provide comment by emailing your name to meetingorganizer@nwcouncil.org Any person participating in the meeting should review and abide by the Code of Conduct expected of all who participate in the Council’s public forums. All meetings are recorded.