Council Meeting
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Council Meeting

Council Meeting

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 to Wednesday, April 10, 2019

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Monday, April 8

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 2:30 – 4:30pm

The Fish and Wildlife Committee will meet with staff in closed session on the afternoon of Monday, April 8, in the Council’s Central Office for the purpose of a planning retreat to discuss the Council’s progress on the Fish and Wildlife Program amendment process.

Tuesday, April 9

Power Committee – 9am – Small conference room

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  • Climate change and the 2021 power plan, BK (30 min)
  • Presentation by NEEA on latest Residential Building Stock Assessment Finding, Aaron James, NEEA (30 min)
  • Economic drivers for the plan, MJ, SS (30 min)
  • Impacts of Transmission on Resource Planning, MS (45 min)
  • High level 2019 work plan, CM, BK (15 min)

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 9am – Large conference room

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Fish and Wildlife Committee Fish and Wildlife Program amendment work session

  • Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment work session (staff) (1.5 hours)

Fish and Wildlife Committee

  • Briefing on May 9th Council visit to Lake Roosevelt for Northern Pike suppression (LR) (5)

Council Meeting – 1:30pm – Large and Small conference rooms

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 1:30 – 1:45pmReports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Guy Norman, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Tim Baker, chair, power committee and Jeff Allen, chair, public affairs committee.
1.1:45 – 2:15pmCouncil decision on comments to DOE in response to the Notices of Proposed Rulemaking regarding (1) the “Process Rule” and (2) General Service Lamps: Kevin Smit, Senior Energy Analyst and John Shurts, General Counsel.
2.2:15 – 3:00pmUpdate on the Fish and Wildlife Program amendment process: Patty O’Toole and Fish and Wildlife division staff.
 3:00 – 3:15pmBreak
3.3:15 – 3:30pmRemarks by Crystal Ball, Executive Manager, Fish and Wildlife Division, Bonneville Power Administration.
4.3:30 – 4pmBriefing on Columbia River Eulachon: Laura Heironimus, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
5.4 – 4:45pmBriefing on PGE Decarbonization Study: Elysia Treanor, Portland General Electric.

Wednesday, April 10

The Executive Committee will meet at 8am on Wednesday, April 10.

The Public Affairs Committee will meet at 8:30am on Wednesday, April 10.

Continuation of Council Meeting – 9am – Large and Small conference rooms

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6.9 – 9:30amRemarks by Brad Sawatzke, CEO of Energy Northwest.
7.9:30 – 10:30amWhite sturgeon status report for the Columbia River Basin: Art Martin, ODFW; Blaine Parker, CRITFC; Laura Heironimus, WDFW; Jason McLellan, CTCR; Andy Miller, STI; Shawn Young, KTOI; and Ryan Hardy, IDFG.
 10:30 – 10:45amBreak
8.10:45 – 11:15amThe International Gulf of Alaska Expedition: Using a Russian research ship to study salmon on the high seas: Laurie Weitkamp, NOAA, Chief U.S. Scientist, on the International Gulf of Alaska High Seas Winter Expedition.
9.11:15 – 11:45amCouncil decision on project review: Step 2 review of Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan YKFP-Klickitat Design and Construction, Project #1988-115-35: Bill Sharp and Chris Frederiksen, Yakama Nation; and Mary Todd Haight, Bonneville Power Administration.
10.11:45amCouncil Business: Approval March 2019 Council Meeting minutes
  Public comment on any issue before the Council.