Tuesday, February 12, 2013 to Wednesday, February 13, 2013

1:30 - 1:45pm

Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs:  Phil Rockefeller, chair, fish and wildlife committee; and Jim Yost, chair, power committee; Bill Bradbury, public affairs committee.

1.

1:45 - 2pm

Council decision on Project Reviews:  Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation; Nancy Leonard, fish, wildlife and ecosystem monitoring and evaluation manager; and Jason Sweet, Bonneville Power Administration.

Project #2008-301-00, Habitat Restoration Planning, Design and Implementation within the boundaries of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, lower Deschutes River, Oregon.

2.

2 - 2:15pm

Council decision on the Work Plan for Fish Data Products: Nancy Leonard.

3.

2:15 - 2:45pm

Update on Bonneville’s fish and wildlife budget decisions and management tools:  Bill Maslen and Bryan Mercier, Bonneville Power Administration.

4.

2:45 - 3:15pm

Update on Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment process  (also see Excel): Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager; Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division; and John Shurts, general counsel.

3:15 - 3:30pm

5.   

3:30 - 4pm

Briefing on Fish Tagging Forum: Therese Hampton, chair, Fish Tagging Forum; Tony Grover; Kevin Kytola, Sapere Consulting Pete Hassemer, Idaho Department of Fish and Game; Guy Norman, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Tom Rien, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

6.

4 - 4:30pm

Presentation on Columbia Basin Water Transaction Program: Lynn Palensky, program development; and Andrew Purkey, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

7.

8:30 - 9am

8.

9 - 9:30am

Regional Technical Forum Policy Advisory Committee update on work to date:  Jim West, Co-Chair, RTF

9.

9:30 - 10am

Briefing and primer on power system capacity:  Charlie Black, director, power division.

10 - 10:15am

10.  

10:15 - 10:45am

Briefing on public comments received on the Mid-Term Assessment Report:  Charlie Black.

11.  

10:45 - 11:30am

• Presentation on Portland State University research findings related to Quagga and Zebra mussels:Jim Ruff, manager, mainstem passage and river operations.
• Importance of calcium and temperature in growth of quagga mussels in Columbia River water: Brian Adair and Mark Sytsma, Portland State University; and
• The effectiveness and longevity of anti-fouling coatings for mitigation of invasive mussel fouling under Columbia River conditions: Steve Wells and Mark Sytsma.

12.  

11:30 - 11:45am

Council decision on Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP) projects:  Peter Paquet, manager, wildlife and resident fish.

13.  

11:45 - Noon

Briefing on Ocean Science Workshop in Portland on February 14:  Patty O’Toole and Jim Ruff.

14.  

Noon

Council Business

• Approval of minutes