Tuesday, March 14, 2017 to Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Tuesday, March 14
Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8:30am – Large Conference Room
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- Bull Trout presentation by USFWS-Wenatchee (NL)(45)
- Update/Recommendation from the Cost Savings Workgroup (Staff)(30)
- Discussion of comments received on the Council’s Draft Research Plan (PO)(30)
- Update on the Program’s Fish Information/Data Products (NL)(30)
- Fish and Wildlife Division retreat report
- Water markets and flow restoration presentation (LB)(45)
Power Committee – 9am – Small Conference Room
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- Update from Portland General Electric on its IRP, PGE, (30)
- Primer on Electricity Markets , JO, (30)
- Methane Emissions from Reservoirs, MS, GC, BK, (30)
- Regional Portfolio Model fundamentals, BK, JO, JF, (30)
- Industrial Research RFP (15)
Council Meeting – 1:30pm - Large and Small Conference Rooms
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| 1:30 - 1:45pm | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Jennifer Anders, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Tom Karier, chair, power committee; and Jim Yost, chair, public affairs committee | |
| 1. | 1:45 - 2:15pm |
Presentation from Mike Colgrove, Executive Director, Energy
Trust of Oregon
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| 2. | 2:15 - 3:15pm | Briefing on Columbia River fish runs for 2016 and forecast for 2017: Ron Roler, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Tucker Jones, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; Paul Kline, Idaho Department of Fish and Game; and Brian Burke, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA |
| 3:15 - 3:30pm | Break | |
| 3. | 3:30 - 4pm | Report on program hatchery assessments: Mark Hassebrock, HDR Engineering |
| 4. | 4 - 4:15pm | Update from StreamNet Library (project 2008-515-00): David Liberty and Lenora Oftedahl, StreamNet |
| 5. | 4:15 - 5pm | Presentation by Independent Science Review Panel on Umbrella Project Review: Steve Schroder, ISRP Chair and Dave Heller, ISRP member |
| 6. | 5 - 5:30pm | Briefing on CHaMP, ISEMP and AEM schedule: Nancy Leonard, fish, wildlife and ecosystem monitoring and evaluation manager; Leslie Bach, senior manager; and Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation |
Wednesday, March 15
The Public Affairs Committee and the Executive Committee will meet at 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.
Continuation of Council Meeting – 9am – Large and Small Conference rooms
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| 7. | 9 - 9:30am | Update on Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance's programs and accomplishments: Jeff Harris, Chief Transformation Officer, NEEA |
| 8. | 9:30 - 10am | Presentation by Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee on the Northwest Regional Forecast: Shauna McReynolds, executive director; and Tomás Morrissey, senior policy analyst, PNUCC |
| 10 - 10:15am | Break | |
| 9. | 10:15 - 11am | Briefing on federal hydro-capital investments: Bill Leady, Asset Manager; and Wayne Todd, Generating Assets Manager, Bonneville Power Administration |
| 10. | 11 - 11:30am | Presentation by the Bonneville Power Administration on cold weather operations: Salah Kitali, Internal Operations Manager; and John Lahti, Construction and Maintenance Service Manager, Bonneville Power Administration |
| 11. | 11:30am |
Council Business:
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| Public comment on any issue before the Council |