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. Meetings are recorded. Thank you for your patience and interest in the work of the Council.

Tuesday, November 16

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

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

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Tuesday November 16

Council Meeting – 1pm (PST) / 2pm (MST)

The Council will meet in Executive Session to discuss matters of Council organization, structure and personnel.

Wednesday, November 17

Council Meeting – 8:30am (PST) / 9:30am (MST)

General ATTENDEES should use the GoToWebinar link must register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Questions? See how to join a Webinar or contact ITHelps.

 8:30 – 9amReports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Jeffery Allen, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Pat Oshie, chair, power committee; Doug Grob and Chuck Sams, co-chairs, public affairs committee.
  Election of Council Interim Vice-Chair

1.

9 – 10amDiscussion with Tribal Policy Representatives from the Upper Columbia United Tribes (UCUT): Honorable Chairwoman Carol Evans, Spokane Tribal Business Council; Jarred-Michael Erickson, Coville Business Council Member and Fisheries Committee Chair; Caj Matheson, Natural Resource Director, Coeur d’Alene Tribe; Joe Maroney, Director of Fishery and Water Resources, Kalispel Tribe of Indians; Sue Ireland, Fish and Wildlife Department Director, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho and Tom Biladeau, Habitat Restoration Biologist, Coeur d’Alene Tribe.

2.

10– 10:45am Cyber security at utilities and in infrastructure: Joe Frohlich, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
 10:45 – 11amBreak

3.

11 – 11:45amNorthwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Annual Report: Susan Stratton, Executive Director and Jeff Harris, Chief Transformation Office, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance.
 11:45am – 12:15pm Lunch

4.

12:15pm – 1pmEnergy Trust of Oregon Annual Report and Organization Updates: Michael Colgrove, Executive Director, Energy Trust of Oregon.

5.

1 – 1:45pmAmerican Shad Report by the Independent Scientific Advisory Board: Stan Gregory, Chair; John Epifanio and Tom Quinn.
6.1:45pmCouncil Business:
  Public comment on any issue before the Council. Please sign up prior to the Council Meeting to provide comment by sending an email to the Council at meetingorganizer@nwcouncil.org with your name. Any person participating in the meeting should review and abide by the Code of Conduct expected of all who participate in the Council’s public forums.