Regional Initiative for Pacific Northwest Demand Response Cost Effectiveness Subgroup
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Committee meeting

Committee Meetings and Council Meeting

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 to Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Tuesday, February 12

Fish and Wildlife Committee - 8:30am - large and small conference room

  • Fish and Wildlife Division Workplan (890k PDF)
  • Quarterly Review (3.1mb PDF) of Within-year Project Funding Adjustments for Implementation
    • Decision on First quarter 2008
  • Update (120k PDF) on next project review process
  • Follow-up actions (80k PDF): Nez Perce Tribe (NPT) and Nez Perce Soil and Water Conservation District (NPSWCD) projects in Lapwai and Big Canyon creeks 
  • Update (80k PDF) on the Hatchery Scientific Review Group
  • Update (60k PDF) on Fish and Wildlife Program amendments
  • Update (60k PDF) by the Warm Springs Tribe and ODFW on the Hood River Master Plan

Power Committee - 8:30am - Fifth floor conference room

  • Revised Wholesale Price Forecast (150k PDF)
  • Discussion (150k PDF) of average system cost methodology
  • Issues (80k PDF) for the Sixth Power Plan: Comments and Proposed Response
  • Presentation (110k PDF) on Adequacy Standards and recommendations on release for comment
  • Update (90k PDF) on Energy Efficiency Forum
  • Update (90k PDF) on Demand Response

Council Meeting - large and small conference room - 1:30pm

  1:30 - 1:45pm Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chair:  Rhonda Whiting chair, fish and wildlife committee; Melinda Eden, chair, power committee; and Larry Cassidy, chair, public affairs committee.  
1.  1:45 - 2:15pm Council decision on within-year project funding adjustments for implementation: Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation. First Quarter 2008. download3.1mb PDF
2. 2:15 - 2:30pm Council decision on follow-up actions for fiscal years 2007-2009:  Mark Fritsch

Nez Perce Tribe (NPT) and Nez Perce Soil and Water Conservation District (NPSWCD) projects in Lapwai and Big Canyon creeks 

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80k PDF
3. 2:45 - 3pm Council decision to release final Adequacy Standards for public comment (Council document 2008-01):  John Fazio, senior power systems analyst; and Terry Morlan, director power division. download

220k PDF
4. 3pm Briefing on draft NOAA environmental assessment on pinniped actions in Columbia River:  Jim Ruff, manager, mainstem passage and river operations; and Garth Griffin, NOAA Fisheries. download
70k PDF

Wednesday, February 13 - Continuation of Council Meeting - 9am

5.  9 - 9:30am Briefing on Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007:  Mark Walker, director, public affairs division; and Tom Eckman, conservation resources manager. download1.4mb PDF
6. 9:30 - 9:45am Forecast of 2008 water conditions:  Jim Ruff. download
70k PDF
7. 10 - 10:30am Presentation on carbon sequestration and climate change issues:  Mark Trexler, Trexler Climate and Energy Services.

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290k PDF
8. 10:30 - 10:45am Update on Fish and Wildlife Program amendments:  Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager; and Lynn Palensky, program planning and special projects coordinator. download
60k PDF
9. 10:45am Council business:  

The Council will meet in executive session at Noon on Wednesday, February 13, for the purpose of a Council retreat to discuss Council organization, structure and procedures and for the purpose of discussing matters related to civil litigation.

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.