Regional Technical Forum

Fish and Wildlife Committee – large conference room – 8am

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Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment: review request for recommendations (PO,TG) (60)
Update on research project inventory and project review process (LP) (30)
White sturgeon status report for the Columbia River Basin (LP) (75)
Follow-up from April 5^th CHaMP presentation (LB) (30)
Discussion of alternatives for Economic Review of the Council's Long-Term O&M Asset Management Strategic Plan (TG) (15)
Emerging Priorities: Proposal #2017-004-00, Northern Pike Suppression and Monitoring (Staff)

Power Committee – small conference room – 8am

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Hard-to-Reach Energy Efficiency Markets Assessment Results (Action Plan MCS-1), KS (45)
RFP for Demand Response Potential Model, TJ, JO (15)
BPA Resource Program Introduction, Council Staff introduction (10)
- BPA Resource Program Overview – Rob Petty, BPA (10)
- Needs Assessment - Tyler Llewellyn, BPA (30)
- Conservation Potential Assessment – Danielle Walker, BPA (45)
- Demand Response Potential Study – Lee Hall, BPA (45)
Proposed joint California-Northwest process to share analytical data and methods, JF (15)

Council Meeting – large and small conference rooms – 1:30pm

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	1:30 – 1:45pm	Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs Committees: Guy Norman, chair, Fish and Wildlife Committee; Tim Baker, chair, Power Committee; and Bill Booth, chair, Public Affairs Committee.
1.	1:45 – 2:30pm	Remarks from Joel Cook, Power Services Senior Vice President, Bonneville Power Administration.
2.	2:30 – 3pm	Briefing on final outline of the Mid-Term Assessment of the Seventh Power Plan Chad Madron, project analyst; and Ben Kujala, director, power division.
	3 - 3:15pm	Break
3.	3:15 – 4pm	Remarks from Rachel Shimshak, Executive Director, Renewable Northwest.

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

Continuation of Council meeting – large and small conference rooms – 9am

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4.	9 – 10am	Briefing on the legal framework for the Fish and Wildlife Amendment Process: John Shurts, general counsel; Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division and Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager.
	10 – 10:15am	Break
5.	10:15 – 11:15am	Presentation on Independent Scientific Advisory Board’s Review of the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program: Alec Maule, ISAB Chair, and Stan Gregory, ISAB member.
6.	11:15am	Council Business: Approval of minutes of March 2018 Council Meeting Council decision on Agricultural Energy Efficiency Potential Assessment Contract, TJ
		Public comment on any issue before the Council

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018 to Wednesday, April 11, 2018