Council Meeting
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Council Meeting

Council Meeting

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 to Wednesday, November 16, 2016

(208) 209-5031

Tuesday, November 15

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8am – Bay Two Meeting Room

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  • Update on Relative Reproductive Success (RRS) Workshop (30)
  • Discussion on Cost Savings Workgroup funds (staff) (30)
  • Step 1 (Master Plan) review for Project # 2007-401-00, Kelt Reconditioning and Reproductive Success Evaluation Research (MF) (45)
  • Guiding and Evaluating Habitat Actions using Status and Trend Results – The Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation’s Okanagan Basin Monitoring and Evaluation Program (NL) (45)
  • Research plan discussion (PO) (45)
  • Update on Draft Invasive Mussels Forum charter (MW) (15)
  • Update on Emerging Priorities Implementation (Staff)

Power Committee – 9am – Casco Bay/Kidd Island Meeting Room

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Council Meeting – 1:30pm – Bay Two Meeting 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; and Jim Yost, chair, public affairs committee.
1. 1:45 – 2:15pm Update on expected deliverables from Bonneville’s Tributary Habitat Framework including CHaMP, ISEMP and AEM: Nancy Leonard, fish, wildlife and ecosystem monitoring and evaluation manager; Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation; and Patty O’Toole, manager, program implementation.
2. 2:15 – 2:45pm Regional Conservation Progress report on energy efficiency resources: Jennifer Light, manager, Regional Technical Forum; and Charlie Grist, manager, conservation resources.
3. 2:45 – 3:15pm Briefing on BPA and public utility energy efficiency plans: Charlie Grist; Tina Jayaweera, senior analyst; and Kevin Smit, senior energy efficiency analyst.
  3:15 – 3:30pm Break
4. 3:30 – 3:45pm Update on Regional Technical Forum website: Jennifer Light; and Garrett Herndon, Regional Technical Forum assistant.
5. 3:45 – 4:45pm Briefing on fish and wildlife projects in Northern Idaho and the Kootenai Tribe Burbot Hatchery:  Chip Corsi, Idaho Department of Fish and Game; Sue Ireland, Kootenai Tribe of Indians; Angelo Vitale, Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Indians.

The Executive Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, November 15, in the Bay Two Meeting Room

Wednesday, November 16

The Public Affairs Committee will meet at 9am on Wednesday, November 16, in the Bay Two Meeting Room

Continuation of Council Meeting – 9:30am – Bay Two Meeting Room

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6. 9:30 – 10:30am Presentation on Staff Paper: Review of Fish Passage Technologies at High-head Dams: Laura Robinson, program implementation and liaison specialist; and Jim Ruff, J. Ruff Consulting LLC.
  10:30 – 10:45am Break
7. 10:45 – 11:15am Council decision on use of Cost Savings Workgroup funds: Montana Council Member Jennifer Anders, Chair; Council staff; and Bryan Mercier, Bonneville Power Administration.
8. 11:15am Council Business:
  • Approval of minutes
  • Approval of RPM support contract renewal with Navigant
  • Approval of RFP for Scoping End Use Model for Conservation
    Public comment on any issue before the Council.