Council Meeting

June 16 - 17, 2020
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Portland

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Monday, June 15

From 3:30-5:30 (PDT), public hearing on Revised Draft Part I of the 2020 Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program. See details on how to provide testimony.

Tuesday, June 16

Power Committee Meeting – 9am (PDT)

Committee Members and presenters will receive an email with a separate registration link

General ATTENDEES should use this link and must register ahead of the meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

PLEASE NOTE – this is a new process from previous months. Contact Chad Madron with any questions.

  • Power Plan project timing check-in (BK, CM)
  • BPA scenario update
    • Scenario overview (BK)
    • BPA EE Supply Curves (EE team)
    • BPA DR supply curves (TJ, JO)
  • Summary of primary generating resource reference plants and emerging tech reference plant for draft 2021 Power Plan (GC)

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8:30am (PDT)

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  • Impacts of Covid-19 on the Fish and Wildlife Program (MF)
  • Update on Amendment process: (Staff)
    • Staff report on public hearing
    • Update on comments received so far on Part I of the draft Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Update on Columbia Basin Partnership meeting in early June
  • Washington Statewide Salmon Strategy (KF)
  • EPA Presentation on Draft Columbia River Cold Water Refuges Plan
  • Update on Comparative Survival Study project (LB, PO)

Wednesday, June 17

Council Meeting – 9am (PDT)

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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.
19:30 – 10amUpdate on Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee regional forecast: Jennifer Light, manager, Regional Technical Forum; andShauna McReynolds, executive director, PNUCC.
210 – 10:30amBriefing on upstream methane in Power Plan: Steve Simmons, senior economic analyst.
310:30am – 11:15amPresentation on the Washington Lower Snake River Dams Stakeholder Engagement Report: Jim Kramer, Kramer Consulting; and Michael Garrity, Energy, Water, and Major Projects Division Manager, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
 11:15 – 11:45amBreak
411:45am – 12:15pmCouncil decision: Asset Management priorities for FY2021 for hatcheries and screens: Mark Fritsch, project implementation manager.
512:15 – 12:45pm

Council business:

  • Renewal of advisory committee charters: Andrea Goodwin, senior counsel.
  • Approval of contract for updates to Regional Portfolio Model: John Ollis, manager, planning and analysis.
     12:45pm

Public comment

  • Public comment on the draft Council budget for Fiscal Year 2022 and revised budget for Fiscal Year 2021.
  • Public comment on the revised draft of Part I of the 2020 Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program.
  • Public comment on any issue before the Council.

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