Regional Technical Forum

Monday, August 13

Asset Management Subcommittee – Large conference room – 2 - 3:30pm

Fish and Wildlife Committee – Large conference room – 8am

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Discussion on NOAA Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force's Provisional Goals: TG, NL, Katherine Cheney, NOAA (45)
Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program amendment process (45)
- Committee discussion of general approach to development of draft amendments
- Committee discussion on requests for extension of due date for amendment recommendations
Presentation by CRITFC on their 10-year Accord Summary: Jaime Pinkham, Executive Director; Aja DeCoteau, Watershed Department Manager; Jeremy FiveCrows, Public Affairs Specialist, CRITFC; and Tom Iverson, Consultant (LR) (30)
Response submittal for Walla Walla Hatchery master plan: Brent Hall, CTUIR and Gerald McClintock, BPA (MF) (30)
Asset Management Subcommittee update on strategic plan and proposed funding option (B. Booth, MF) (30)
Update and discussion on policy issues emerging from Bonneville’s budget adjustments (TG) (30)

Power Committee – Small conference room – 9am

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Update on Renewable Portfolio Standards in the Northwest, GC, MS (30)
Resource Acquisition Trends and Current Utility Requests for Proposals, MS, GC (30)
Draft Mid-term Assessment - Section 2 - Action Plan, BK (45)
Update on Value of Conservation White Paper, BK, EE Team (45)

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 – 2:45pm	Presentation on California Markets and California Independent System Operator: Stacey Crowley, Vice President, Regional and Federal Affairs, CAISO; John Anders, Assistant General Counsel.
	2:45 – 3:00pm	Break
2.	3:00 – 3:45pm	Briefing on 2017 Regional Conservation Progress Survey Results: Jennifer Light, Manager, Regional Technical Forum; and Garrett Herndon, Regional Technical Forum assistant.
3.	3:45 – 4:00pm	Council decision to release draft White Paper on Development and Use of Regional Savings Estimates in the Northwest for public comment: Jennifer Light.
4.	4:00 – 4:30pm	Council decision to adopt Final Under-Served Energy Efficiency Markets Report: Kevin Smit, senior energy analyst.

The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, August 14.

The Executive Committee will meet in closed session at the close of business on Tuesday, August 14, to discuss internal personnel matters.

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

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5.	9 – 10am	Presentation on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force's Provisional Products and Next Steps: Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division; Nancy Leonard, fish, wildlife and ecosystem M&E report manager; Katherine Cheney, NOAA; and some members of the Task Force.
6.	10 – 10:30am	Briefing on Surface Collectors in the Pacific Northwest: Operating Characteristics and Collection Success: Toby Kock, U.S. Geological Survey.
	10:30 – 10:45am	Break
7.	10:45 – 11:15am	Council decision on Project Review: Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation. Step review of the Master Plan - Pacific Lamprey Artificial Propagation, Translocation, Restoration, and Research
8.	11:15am - Noon	Presentation on Bonneville’s decision to implement the FY 2018 Spill Surcharge: Bryan Mercier, Peter Cogswell and Daniel Fisher, Bonneville Power Administration.
9.	Noon	Council Business: Approval of minutes of July 2018 Council Meeting Council decision on ISRP and discussion on ISAB renewals and appointments Council decision on requests for extension on due date for Fish and Wildlife Program amendment recommendations Report on disclosure of earned outside income
		Public comment on any issue before the Council