Tuesday, March 12, 2019 to Wednesday, March 13, 2019
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Tuesday, March 12
Power Committee – 8:30am – Small conference room
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- Draft 2021 Power Plan High Level Approach and Organization (45 min), BK
- Consistent Treatment of Quantifiable Resource Costs (30 min), JL, GC
- Update on Transmission and Distribution Deferral Value (30 min), TJ
- Northwest Transmission Utilization (45 min), MS
- DOE “Process Rule” and General Service Lamps NOPRs (30 min) KS, JS
Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8am – Large conference room
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Fish and Wildlife Committee Fish and Wildlife Program amendment work session – 8am
- Review and discuss information pertaining to the amendment process (Staff) (3 hours)
Fish and Wildlife Committee – 11am
- Project Review: Step 2 review of Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan (YKFP-Klickitat Design and Construction, Project #1988-115-35 (MF) (30)
- Briefing from Northwest Fisheries Enhancement; Growing to impact Efficiencies and Effectiveness in Hatchery Operations - a unique new fisheries enhancement group: Larry Pryor, NW Fisheries Enhancement (MF) (30)
Council Meeting – 1:30pm – Large and Small conference rooms
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| 1:30 – 1:45pm | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Guy Norman, chair, fish and wildlife committee; and Tim Baker, chair, power committee | |
| 1 | 1:45 – 2:45pm | Briefing on Columbia River Basin salmon and steelhead returns for 2018 and run forecast for 2019: Dan Rawding (WDFW); Art Martin (ODFW); Lance Hebdon (IDFG); and Brian Burke (NOAA) |
| 2 | 2:45 – 3:15pm | Presentation by Roger Gray, CEO, PNGC Power |
| 3:15 – 3:30pm | Break | |
| 3 | 3:30 – 4:00pm | Presentation by Nicole Hughes, Executive Director, Renewable Northwest |
| 4 | 4:00 – 4:30pm | Briefing on PGE’s Wheatridge Renewable Facility: Brendan McCarthy, Geoff Moore and Brian Faist, PGE |
| Public comment on any issue before the Council |
Wednesday, March 13
The Executive Committee will meet at 8:30am in the Large and Small conference rooms.
The Public Affairs Committee will meet at 8:30am in the Public Affairs conference room.
Continuation of Council Meeting – 9:30am – Large and Small conference rooms
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| 5 | 9:30 - 10:00am | Remarks by Scott Armentrout, Vice President of Environment, Fish and Wildlife, Bonneville Power Administration |
| 6 | 10:00 – 10:30am | Briefing on the Fish and Wildlife Program amendment process: Patty O’Toole and Fish and Wildlife division staff |
| 10:30 – 10:45am | Break | |
| 7 | 10:45am | Council Business
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| Public comment on any issue before the Council. |
The Fish and Wildlife Committee will meet with staff in closed session on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 13 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.