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To slow the spread of coronavirus, the Council will make all meetings completely virtual and prohibit access to the Council’s offices. We encourage people to engage with our staff and members by phone and webinar and email. Thank you for your patience and interest in the work of the Council.

Via Webinar, meetings are recorded

Tuesday, January 12

Power Committee – 8:30am (PST) and 9:30am (MST)

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  • Update on Power Plan needs assessment (ARM), JO, JF (45 min) -
    This Item POSTPONED to a later meeting

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 9am (PST) and 10am (MST)

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The Council will meet in a closed Executive Session to discuss matters pertaining to civil litigation on Tuesday, January 12th at 1pm (PST) and 2pm (MST).

The Public Affairs Committee will meet directly after the Executive Session.

Wednesday, January 13

The Executive Committee will meet in closed session to discuss financial matters on Wednesday, January 13th at 8am (PDT) and 9am (MST).

Council Meeting 9am (PST) and 10am (MST)

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 9 – 9:30amReports 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 – 10amNOAA status review update for ESA listed salmon: where we are in the process (PowerPoint): Mike Ford, Conservation Biology Division Director, Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Rob Markle, Protected Resources Division, NOAA West Coast Region.

2.

10 – 10:30amPresentation of Hatchery Story Map Web Tool: Mark Fritsch, project implementation manager.
 10:30 – 10:45amBreak

3.

10:45 – 11:30amAnnual Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2019): Gillian Charles, senior policy analyst.

4.

11:30 – 11:45amCouncil Business:
 11:45am – 12:30pmLunch

5.

12:30 – 1:15pmH.W. Hill Renewable Natural Gas facility in Roosevelt, Washington: Steve Simmons, principal analyst, Council Staff; Bill Donahue, Manager of Natural Gas Resources, Puget Sound Energy; and Kevin Ricks, Renewable Energy Asset Manager, Klickitat PUD.
 1:15pmContinuation of Council Business: 
  • Election of Officers
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