Committee Meetings and Council Meeting
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Committee meeting

Fish and Wildlife Committee meeting

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 to Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Tuesday, April 13

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 9am – Payette Meeting Room

  • Update on the RM&E and Artificial Production reviews. At the March meeting, staff presented an updated schedule that has the RM&E/Artificial Production categorical review beginning on June 1, 2010.  Staff will give an update on progress since the last meeting and provide copies of the latest project list for the review.
  • Approval (60k PDF) of Fast-Track Proposals
  • Report (180k PDF) and Council guidance to the Wildlife Crediting Forum
  • Project Reviews
    • Quarterly Review (60k PDF): Within-year project funding adjustments for implementation

Power Committee – 9am – Boise Room

  • Update (180k PDF) on demand response activities
  • Update (430k PDF) on Federal Appliance Efficiency Standards
  • Strategic plan (120k PDF) for mid-term review of conservation achievements
  • Discussion (60k PDF) of Sixth Plan Appendices I and J and the Statement of Basis and Purpose for the Sixth Power Plan and Response to Comments on the Draft Sixth Power Plan

Council Meeting – 1pm – Payette Meeting Room

 

1 – 1:15pm

Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs:  Bill Booth, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Melinda Eden, chair, power committee; and Rhonda Whiting, chair, public affairs committee.

  
1.

1:15 – 1:45pm

Overview of efficiency implementation participants:  Tom Eckman, conservation resources manager.

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240k PDF
2.

1:45 – 2:15pm

Briefing on Bonneville’s post-2011 conservation program:  Josh Warner, Bonneville Power Administration.

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190k PDF
3.

2:15 – 2:30pm

Council decision on the adoption of the remaining Sixth Power Plan items, including Appendices I and J, and the Statement of Basis and Purpose for the Sixth Power Plan and Response to Comments on the Draft Sixth Power Plan:  Terry Morlan, director, power division; and John Shurts, legal counsel. 

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60k PDF

 

2:30 – 2:45pm

Break

  
4.

2:45 – 3:15pm

Report and Council guidance to the Wildlife Crediting Forum:  Peter Paquet, manager, wildlife and resident fish.

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60k PDF
5.

3:15 – 4pm

Progress report on the Independent Economic Analysis Board quagga mussel task and Council decision on the charter of IEAB:  Roger Mann, chair, IEAB; Terry Morlan; and Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division.

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210k PDF

The Executive Committee will meet in Executive Session at the close of business on Tuesday, April 13

The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, April 13

Wednesday, April 14

Continuation of Council Meeting – 8:30am – Payette Meeting Room

6.

8:30 - 9am

Council decision on Fast Track Proposals:   Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation; and Lynn Palensky, project development.

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90k PDF
7.

9 – 9:30am

Presentation on April runoff forecasts and power supply implications:  Jim Ruff, manager, mainstem passage and river operations; and John Fazio, senior power systems analyst.
>> Presentation (1mb PowerPoint)

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60k PDF
8.

9:30 – 10am

Presentation by Independent Scientific Advisory Board on review of fish transport operations:  Dr. Richard Alldredge, ISAB member.
>> Presentation (7mb PowerPoint)

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20k PDF

 

10 – 10:15am

Break

  
9.

10:15 – 11:45am

Presentation by Upper Snake River Tribes – Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, Burns Paiute Tribe, Shoshone Bannock Tribes:  Buster Gibson, habitat enhancement project manager, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes; Jason Kesling, natural resources director, Burns Paiute Tribe; and a representative from the Shoshone Bannock Tribes.

>> Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3, Presentation 4

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60k PDF
10.

NOTE: This item was rescheduled to 8:30 - 9:00am this morning and has already been covered.

Presentation on new genetic tools and the management of Columbia River salmon and steelhead:  Matthew Campbell, Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

>>Presentation

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60k PDF
11.

1- 1:30pm

NOTE: This time has been updated from the previously published agenda.

Presentation on Smart Grid demonstration project:  Lee Hal, BPA Smart Grid Program Manager; Carl Imhof, Battelle/PNNL Electricity Infrastructure Sector Manager; and Tracy Yount, Battelle/PNNL Smart Grid Deputy Project Director.

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2mb PDF
12.

2:45pm

Council Business:

  • Approval of minutes
  

 

 

Public comment on any Council agenda item.

  

The times listed for specific agenda items, and the order of those items, are approximate and are subject to change.  Public comment will be taken after each agenda item as time allows.