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Council Meeting

Council Meeting

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 to Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Tuesday, March 8

Fish and Wildlife Committee – Large conference room – 8:30am

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  • StreamNet annual update: Chris Wheaton, StreamNet (NL) (30)
  • Committee recommendation to support Habitat Assessment Proposal (FY 2016-2017) above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams
    • Identification of Suitable Habitats for Blocked Area Reintroduction
  • Update and committee recommendation on the Cost Savings Workgroup (Anders, state/central and Bonneville staff) (30)
  • Bonneville update on Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program (CHaMP); Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP); and Action Effectiveness Monitoring (AEM):Bonneville Staff (MF) (60)
  • Evaluation of information from passage studies at high-head dams (LR) (15)
  • Update on Emerging Priorities (Staff) (15)

Power Committee – Small conference room – 8:30am

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  • NW Economic and Electricity Sales and Revenue Trends, MJ (30)
  • Changes in Transmission and Western Energy Markets, Pat Reiten, PacifiCorp (30)
  • GENESYS Model Redevelopment Update, JF, BK, JO (15)
  • Status of the 2021 Adequacy Assessment, JF (15)
  • Possible New Division Staff position - Energy Resource Analyst Job Description (15)

Council Meeting – Large and small conference rooms – 2pm

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  2 – 2:15pm 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. 2:15 – 2:45pm Presentation by the Reardan, Washington Future Farmers of America Agricultural Issues Teamon the Reintroduction of Salmon above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams:  Stacy Horton, introduction.
2. 2:45 – 3pm Briefing on electrical cooperative regional issues:  Jim Robbins, ICUA.
  3 – 3:15pm Break
3. 3:15 – 3:30pm Update on NOAA Fisheries regional partnership on establishing salmon and steelhead objectives: Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division; and Nancy Leonard, Fish, Wildlife and Ecosystem Monitoring and Evaluation Manager.
4. 3:30 – 4:45pm Update on Columbia River fish run forecast for 2016: Tom Rien, ODFW, Brian McIlraith, CRITFC, Bill Tweit, WDFW, Paul Kline, IDFW and Brian Burke, NOAA.

The Executive Committee and the Public Affairs Committee will each meet at the close of business on Tuesday, March 8.

Wednesday, March 9

Continuation of Council meeting – Large and small conference rooms – 8:30am

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5. 8:30 – 9:15am Update on Bonneville Power Administration Focus 2028 Process: Tom Eckman, director, power division; Peter Cogswell, director, intergovernmental affairs, Bonneville Power Administration; and Kim Thompson, coordinator, Focus 2028, Bonneville Power Administration.
6. 9:15 – 9:45am Presentation on Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Planning and Asset Management, Jeff Cook, vice president, planning and asset management, Bonneville Power Administration (30)
7. 9:45am Council Business
  • Approval of minutes
  • Approval of contract for project management of the Regional Technical Forum Website Redevelopment
  • Draft agenda and budget for a technical work session to partially implement Council Fish and Wildlife Program emerging priority 7, Improve Floodplain Habitats
    Public comment on any issue before the Council.