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Council Meeting

Council Meeting

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 to Wednesday, February 13, 2019

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Monday, February 11

The Power Committee will meet with staff in closed session on Monday February 11 from 1 to 5pm in the Council’s Central Office for the purpose of a planning retreat to prepare for the upcoming 2021 Power Plan process.

Tuesday, February 12

Power Committee – 8:30am – Small Conference Room

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  • Demo of redeveloped GENESYS and discussion of project JO, JF, DH (30)
  • Presentation of the Oregon Biennial Energy Plan, Alan Zelenka, Assistant Director - Planning and Innovation Division and Adam Schultz - Senior Policy Analyst (45)
  • Proposed discount rate for the 2021 Power Plan, MS (30)
  • Context and history of the Power Act and the power plan, JS, BK (60)

Fish and Wildlife Committee program amendment work session 8-10am – Large Conference Room

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  • Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment work session: Review and discuss information pertaining to the amendment process (2 hours) (Staff)
    • Schedule and task update
    • Approach
    • Recommendations

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 10am – Large Conference Room

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  • Regional Coordination Forum briefing: February 2019 meeting
  • Update on Program Performance and Progress Tool (NL)(CW) (30)
  • Postponed until March due to weather: Project Review: Step 2 review of Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan  (YKFP-Klickitat Design and Construction, Project #1988-115-35) (MF) (30)

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; and Tim Baker, chair, power committee
11:45 – 2:15pmPresentation on serving load reliably under a changing resource mix: Therese Hampton, Public Generating Pool; and Arne Olson, Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc..
22:15 – 2:45pmCouncil decision on adoption of final mid-term assessment report (includes completed response to comment): Ben Kujala, director, power division
 2:45 – 3pmBreak
33:00 – 3:30pmBriefing on history of the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program regarding mainstem, flow and spill: Leslie Bach, senior manager; and John Shurts, general counsel
43:30 – 4:45pmBriefing on the Fish and Wildlife Program amendment process
  • Review of recommendations: Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager
  • Briefing on the adequate, efficient, economical and reliable power supply standard: John Shurts and Ben Kujala
 4:45pmPublic comment on Fish and Wildlife Program amendment process

Wednesday, February 13

The Executive Committee will meet at 8:30am on Wednesday, February 13.

Continuation of Council Meeting – 9:30am – Large and Small Conference Rooms

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59:30 - 10amCouncil decision to release Value of Energy Efficiency White Paper for public comment: Charlie Grist, manager, conservation resources; and Energy Efficiency team
610 – 11amPresentation on Columbia River System Flexible Spill Agreement: Elliot Mainzer, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration; Rob Lothrop, Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission; Tim Dykstra, US Army Corps of Engineers; Lesa Stark, Bureau of Reclamation (tentative); Dave Johnson, Nez Perce Tribe; Jay Hesse, Nez Perce Tribe; Ed Bowles, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; Michael Garrity, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Ben Zelinsky, BPA; and Jason Sweet, BPA
711amCouncil Business
  Public comment on any issue before the Council