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Tuesday, December 15
Power Committee – 8am (PST) and 9am (MST)
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- Power Plan timing overview - Including new proposed draft release date, BK, CM (15)
- State of Electric Utilities 2019, MJ (45)
- DEI at Advisory Committees - key takeaways, TJ, GC, KS (30)
- Overview of updates to Regional Portfolio Model, BK, JO (30)
- First look at Baseline Conditions RPM Results, BK, JO (75)
- Adequacy results from Redeveloped GENESYS, JO, JF (60)
Fish and Wildlife Committee – 9am (PST) and 10am (MST)
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- Presentation on NOAA research informing hatchery activities in the Columbia River Basin PowerPoint (MF) (45)
- NOAA update on Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans (HGMPs) PowerPoint (MF) (30)
- Discuss four potential Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) assignments for early 2021 (EM) (30)
- Fish and Wildlife Division tasks – 2021 (PO) (15)
Wednesday, December 16
Council Meeting am 9am (PST) and 10am (MST)
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| 9 – 9:30am | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Guy Norman, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Pat Oshie, chair, power committee; and Jeffery Allen, chair, public affairs committee. | ||
1. | 9:30 - 10am | Council Decision on Revised Master Plan for Yakima Subbasin Summer – and Fall-run Chinook, Coho Salmon and Steelhead, associated with Project #1988-115-25, Yakima River Design and Construction-Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP): Joe Blodgett, Fisheries Program Manager; Bill Bosch, Data Manager; Mark Johnston, Fisheries Research Scientist; and Patrick Spurgin, Policy Advisor, Yakama Nation Fisheries. | |
2. | 10 – 10:50am | The 40th Anniversary of The Northwest Power Act: Chair Richard Devlin; and Bill Edmonds, Executive Director, Northwest Power and Conservation Council; John Hairston, acting administrator and CEO of Bonneville Power Administration; and Jaime Pinkham, Executive Director, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. PowerPoint | |
3. | 10:50 – 11:10am | Recognition of Council Member Jennifer Anders’ Service prior to her January 2021 retirement: Current Council members and former Council members Bill Bradbury (OR) and Phil Rockefeller (WA). | |
4. | 11:10 – Noon | Report on Implementation, Fish Passage, and Power Outcomes under the 2019 and 2020 Flexible Spill Agreement: Jason Sweet, Supervisory Program Analyst; and Ben Zelinsky, Senior Policy Advisor, Bonneville Power Administration; Michael Garrity, Energy, Water, and Major Projects Manager, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Jay Hesse, Director of Biological Services, Nez Perce Tribe; Ed Bowles, Lead on CR Salmon Recovery, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Tim Dykstra, Senior Fish Program Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. PowerPoint | |
| Noon – 1:30pm | Lunch | ||
5. | 1:30 – 2:15pm | Oregon Department of Energy Biennial Energy Report: Alan Zelenka, Assistant Director for Planning and Adam Schultz, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Energy. | |
6. | 2:15pm | Council Business: | |
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