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Tuesday, February 15
Power Committee – 9am (PST) / 10am (MST)
This meeting concluded at 9:20am.
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- Further discussion of proposed edits to the draft power plan (BK, Staff) (60)
Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8:30am (PST) / 9:30am (MST)
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- Progress and next steps under the Willamette River Biological Opinion (PowerPoint) (CK) (60)
- Progress Report on Northern Pike Eradication Efforts in Lake Roosevelt (project #2017-004-00) (PowerPoint) (SH) (45)
- Discussion of Fish and Wildlife Draft Workplan (PO) (45)
- Update on Ocean and Plume Science and Management Forum (KH) (15)
The Public Affairs Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 15th at 1:30pm (PST) / 2:30pm (MST)
The Executive Committee will meet in a closed session on Tuesday, February 15th 2:30pm (PST) / 3:30pm (MST)
Wednesday, February 16
Council Meeting – 8:30am (PST) / 9:30am (MST)
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| 8:30 – 8:45am | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Jeffery Allen, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Pat Oshie, chair, power committee; and Louie Pitt, Jr., chair, public affairs committee. | ||
1. | 8:45 – 9:30am | Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) Final Report: Review of Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Projects: Stan Gregory, ISRP Chair and Richard Carmichael. | |
2. | 9:30 – 10:15am | Fish and Wildlife Program Strategy Performance Indicators: Review and First Year Progress Report: Leslie Bach, Senior Program Manager; Kris Homel, Biologist for Program Performance and Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Division Director. | |
| 10:15 – 10:30am | Break | ||
3. | 10:30 – 12pm | 2021 Power Plan: Ben Kujala, Director of Power Planning and Staff.
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| 12 – 12:15pm | Break | ||
4. | 12:15 – 1pm | Discussion and decision to proceed with scoping a draft workplan for a proposed Lower Snake River dam power analysis: Ben Kujala, Director of Power Planning. | |
5. | 1pm | Council Business:
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