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Council Meeting

Council Meeting

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 to Wednesday, May 11, 2016

208-331-1900

Some Council Members and Council staff will tour the Boise City Solar project near Boise at 2pm on Monday, May 9. For more information, contact Shirley Lindstrom of the Council Idaho office, 208-334-6970.

Tuesday, May 10

Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting – 8:30am Mountain Standard Time– Payette Room

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  • Update on Cost Savings Workgroup (JA, KB, Staff)
  • Update on Emerging Priorities (NL, Staff)
  • Discussion of 2nd NOAA Regional Partnership Workshop (NL, TG)
  • Summary of Idaho Supplementation Studies (ISS) (Allen)
  • Update on revision of Council’s Research Plan (PO)
  • Discussion of staffing needs in the Fish and Wildlife Division (TG)

Power Committee – 8:30am Mountain Standard Time – Boise Room

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  • Solar Development in Idaho (SL), Scott Gates, Idaho Power
  • Gateway West Transmission Line Development Update, John Chatburn, Idaho Office of Energy Resources
  • Issue paper on Scope of Proposed DRAC and System Integration Forum (TJ, JO, CG)
  • Debrief on 2016 Energy Efficiency Exchange (CG, TJ, KS, JL)
  • Update on Industrial Data Research Contracts (KS, CG)

Council Meeting – 1:30pm Mountain Standard Time – Payette Room

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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; Jim Yost, chair, public affairs committee.
1. 1:45 – 2:00pm Council decision on Project Reviews: Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementationStep Review: Project #2007-155-00, Develop a Master Plan for a Rearing Facility to Enhance Selected Populations of White Sturgeon in the Columbia River Basin
2.  2 – 2:30 pm Council decision on Statement of Basis and Purpose and Response to Comments for 7th Power Plan: Sandra Hirotsu, senior counsel; and Ben Kujala, interim director, power division; and John Shurts, general counsel.
  2:30 – 2:45pm Break
3.  2:45 – 3:15pm Summary of Idaho Supplementation Studies (ISS):Jeff Allen, Idaho Council staff.
4.   3:15 - 4pm Report from Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG): Virgil Moore, Director, Idaho Department of Fish and Game; and Jeff Allen.

The Executive Committee and the Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, May 10.

Wednesday, May 11

Continuation of Council Meeting – 8:30am Mountain Standard Time – Payette Room

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5. 8:30 – 9am Update on the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program – Investment Strategy/Operation and Maintenance Strategic Plan: Bill Booth, Idaho Council Member; Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation; and Bryan Mercier, Bonneville Power Administration.
6. 9 – 9:30am Briefing on the impacts of the 2015 drought on stream flows: Greg Fuhrer and Chris Konrad, US Geological Survey.
7. 9:30 – 10am Presentation on Northern Tier Transmission Group:  Dave Angell, senior manager of system planning, Idaho Power Company.
8. 10 – 10:30am Update on Idaho Power joining the Energy Imbalance Market: Tess Park, vice president, power supply, Idaho Power Company.
9. 10:30 – 11am Discussion of Bonneville’s Focus 2028 process:  Bear Prairie, assistant general manager, Idaho Falls Power; and a representative from Wells Rural Electric Company.
10. 11am Council Business:
  • Approval of minutes
  • Council decision to release of 2015 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report for public comment
  • Council decision to release of Demand Resource Advisory Committee/System Integration Forum Issue Paper for public comment
  • Council decision on Power Division Industrial Data Research Contracts for remainder of Fiscal Year 2016 as needed
  • Council decision to release draft Fiscal Year 2018 and Fiscal Year 2017 revised budgets for public comment
  • Council decision on RTF Website Redevelopment Contract
    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.