Council Meeting

July 15 - 16, 2025
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Portland

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

Tuesday, July 15

Council Meeting and Council Work Session – 8:30am (PDT) / 9:30am (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms

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  8:30 – 8:45am
 (► Video)		 Introduction of Executive Director and Executive Director Report: Peter Cogswell, Executive Director.
1. 8:45 – 9am
 (► Video)		 Power Plan Update: Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning.

2. Council Work Session
Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment
9am – Noon and 1:30 – 3:30pm
 (► Video)

  • Amendment process check-in: Patty O’Toole
  • Continued review of recommendations: (Staff)
  • Overview of comments on the recommendations: (Staff)
  • Begin identifying issues: (Staff)
  • Break for public comment on program and power plan topics at 1:30pm (PDT) / 2:30pm (MDT)
  • Resume work session discussion items: (Staff)
Includes breaks and lunch (noon – 1:30)

Wednesday, July 16

Council Meeting cont’d – 9am (PDT) / 10am (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms

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3. 9 – 9:45am
 (► Video)		 Presentation by Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) on Habitat Retrospective Report: Kurt Fresh, Kurt Fausch, Rich Carmichael and Stan Gregory.
4. 9:45 – 10:30am
 (► Video)		 The Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee (PNUCC) Northwest Regional Forecast: Crystal Ball and Aliza Seelig, PNUCC and Gillian Charles, Red Kite Consulting.
  10:30 – 10:45am Break
5. 10:45 – 11:15am
 (► Video)		 Update on Project Review: Mark Fritsch, Project Review and Implementation Manager and Maureen Hess, Fish and Wildlife Program Scientist.  
6. 11:15am
 (► 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.