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Tuesday, January 15

Power Committee – 8:30am – Small conference room

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Fish and Wildlife Committee – 9:00am – Large conference room

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  • Briefing and discussion on the Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment Process
    • Schedule and process
    • Recommendations
    • Next steps
  • Request that Bonneville fund the acquisition of a floating platform for managing large pinnipeds, out of identified savings from other projects: Kessina Lee, regional director for WDFW southwest region, and Steven Jeffries, WDFW (TG) (30)
  • Ocean and Plume Science and Management Forum update (PO) (15)
  • Update and discussion on policy issues emerging from Bonneville’s budget adjustments (TG) (30)

Council Meeting – 1:30pm - Large and small conference rooms

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 1:30 – 1:45pmReports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs:  Guy Norman, chair, fish and wildlife committee; and Tim Baker, chair, power committee.
1.1:45 – 2:45pmBriefing on the Fish and Wildlife Program amendment process
  • Overview of recommendations and schedule: Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager; and Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division

Update on annual historic carbon emissions: Gillian Charles, energy policy analyst.

 2:45 – 3:00pmBreak
2.3:00 – 3:30pmBriefing by Yakama Nation on Fish Habitat Resource: Michelle Steg-Geltner and Steve Parker, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.
 3:30 – 4:00pmPublic comment on Fish and Wildlife Program amendment recommendations

Wednesday, January 16

The Executive Committee will meet at 8:30am on Wednesday, January 16. 

Continuation of Council meeting – 9:30am - Large and small conference rooms

3.9:30 – 10:00amCouncil decision on follow-up action for Pacific Lamprey Conservation Project: Christina Wang, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Steve Williams, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.
4.10:00 – 10:30amUpdate on Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program: Steve Williams, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission;Eric McOmie and John Skidmore, Bonneville Power Administration.
 10:30 – 10:45amBreak
5.10:45- 11:00amCouncil decision on request that Bonneville fund acquisition of floating platform for managing large pinnipeds, out of identified savings from other projects: Tony Grover; Shaun Clements, ODFW; and Kessina Lee, Southwest Regional Director, WDFW.
6.11:00 – 11:30am(This item moved to Tuesday at 2:00)
7.11:30amCouncil Business
  Public Comment on any issue before the Council