O&M Subcommittee Meeting
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Committee meeting

Wildlife Advisory Committee

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 to Wednesday, June 10, 2015

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Monday, June 8

Fish and Wildlife O&M Subcommittee – 1-3pm – Riverstone North

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The meeting will be to review the results of the Fish Screening Oversight Committee work product, and to decide on a path forward for addressing the hatcheries and traps. The subcommittee will also address comments and input received as a result of the presentation to the full Council at the April 2015 Council meeting in Helena, MT. See agenda.

Tuesday, June 9

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8:30am – Riverstone North

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  • Discuss update for the Wildlife Advisory Committee Charter, MF, 15 min
  • Northern pike presentation by Kalispel Tribe, Spokane Tribe, Colville Tribe and WDFW, SH, JR, MF, 60 min
  • Update on Monday’s O&M Meeting, BB
  • Update on cost savings activities, JA

Power Committee – 8:30am – Riverstone South

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Council Meeting –  2:00pm – Riverstone North

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  2 – 2:15pm Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs:  Bill Bradbury, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Pat Smith, chair, power committee; and Jennifer Anders, chair, public affairs committee.
1. 2:15 – 3pm Panel Discussion by representatives of five Idaho utilities: Annie Terracciano, General Manager, Northern Lights, Inc.; Dave Hagen, General Manager, Clearwater Power; Steve Boorman, City Administrator, City of Bonners Ferry Electricity; Cliff Tacke, Idaho County Light and Power; and Doug Elliott, General Manager, Kootenai Electric.
  3- 3:15pm Break
2.      3:15 – 4pm Briefing on Clark Fork Delta Restoration Project on Lake Pend Oreille:  Chip Corsi, Supervisor, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Region 1.
3.      4pm Council Business:

The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of Council business on Tuesday, June 9.

Wednesday, June 10

9am – The Council will meet in Executive Session to discuss matters related to civil litigation.

Continuation of Council Meeting – Riverstone North – 9:30am

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4. 9:30 – 10:30am Dry year implementation strategy presentation by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Bonneville Power Administration and NOAA Fisheries: Tony Norris, Operations Research Analyst at Bonneville Power Administration, Steve Barton, Chief, Columbia Basin Water Management Division from the Corps of Engineers, John Roache (Program Manager, Pacific Northwest Region River and Reservoir Operations Group) from Bureau of Reclamation, and Ritchie Graves, the Chief of the Columbia Hydropower Branch at NOAA Fisheries (JR,NL, KF)(60)
  10:30 – 10:45am Break
5. 10:45 – 11:30am Discussion of Scenario Analysis Results:Tom Eckman, director, power division; and Ben Kujala, manager, system analysis.
6. 11:30 – 11:45am Continuation of Council business:
  • Approval of minutes
  • Notice of financial disclosure statements
  • Council approval to release Draft 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Cost Report for public comment
    Public comment on Council Draft Fiscal Year 2017 Budget and Fiscal Year 2016 Revisions
    Public comment on any issue before the Council

The times listed for specific agenda items, and the order of those items, are approximate and are subject to change.