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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. Meetings are recorded.

Tuesday, March 9

Power Committee – 9am (PST) and 10am (MST)

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Update on Power Plan Needs Assessment (ASCC) JO, JF (60)
Summary of System Integration Forum’s exploration of energy equity in the 2021 Power Plan TJ, GC (30)
Rates and Bills Modeling and Regional Portfolio Model (RPM) BK (30)
Power Plan Timing Update CM, BK (15)

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

Overview of Anadromous Salmon and Steelhead hatchery production above Bonneville Dam (PowerPoint) (MH) (45)
Update on Budget Oversight Group (BOG) process (PowerPoint) (MF, PO, Scott Donahue and Crystal Ball, BPA) (30)

The Executive Committee will meet in closed session on Tuesday, March 9th at 1pm (PST) and 2pm (MST)

Wednesday, March 10

Council Meeting 8:30am (PST) and 9:30am (MST)

	8:30 – 9am	Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Jeffery Allen, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Pat Oshie, chair, power committee; and Ted Ferrioli, chair, public affairs committee.
1.	9 – 9:45am	Briefing on ocean observations and outlooks for salmon returns (PowerPoint): Brian Burke, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
2.	9:45– 10:45am	Briefing on Columbia River Basin salmon and steelhead returns for 2020 and run forecasts for 2021: Tim Sippel, and Charlene Hurst, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (PowerPoint); Art Martin, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Chris Sullivan, Idaho Department of Fish and Game (PowerPoint).
	10:45 – 11am	Break
3.	11 – 11:45am	Robustness of EE Scenario Full Council Summary: Ben Kujala, director, power division.
	11:45am – 12:30pm	Lunch
4.	12:30 – 1:30pm	State of the Region's EE Programs: Successes and Challenges of Adapting to COVID. Click organizations for presentations: Corey Corbett, Puget Sound Energy; Ryan Finesliver, Avista; Dave Moody, Bonneville Power Administration; Ross Holter, Flathead Electric; Jennifer Finnigan, Seattle City Light and Koral Miller, Mason PUD 3
5.	1:30pm	Council Business: Council approval of the February 2021 Council Meeting minutes Decision to release the Draft Annual BPA fish and wildlife cost report for a 30-day public comment period ending at the close of business on April 9 PSR Cloud computing support services contract Amendment to contract C2021-03, Systematic Solutions Inc. Amendment to Contract C2021-53, Kearns & West, Inc.
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