Fish Passage Center Oversight Board meeting
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Committee meeting

RTF PAC Meeting

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 to Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Thursday, July 7

Power Committee via GoToMeeting - 8:30am Pacific Time

GoToMeeting or conference call 1-800-786-1922, guest code 58779614#, meeting ID 131-245-049

Note:  Space will be provided at the Council’s central office to attend the Power Committee meeting.

Tuesday, July 12

Fish and Wildlife Committee - 8am Pacific Time- large and small conference rooms

GoToMeeting or conference call 1-800-786-1922, code 25249455

  • Update on ocean research projects
  • Discussion on Estuary by Corps of Engineers and Bonneville
  • Briefing (updated 7/14) on Lamprey and White Sturgeon: follow-up RME/AP activities
  • Project reviews: Quarterly Review of Within-year Project Funding Adjustments for Implementation
  • Presentation by Bonneville on the 2012 Start-of-Year fish and wildlife budget: Bill Maslen and Bryan Mercier, BPA.
  • Update of upcoming reviews for Data Management, Regional Coordination and Resident Fish/Blocked area reviews
  • Check in on development progress of Draft MERR Plan, with emphasis on current staff process for developing program objectives

Council Meeting - 1pm Pacific Time- large and small conference rooms

GoToMeeting or conference call 1-800-786-1922, code 76142266

 

1 - 1:30pm

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

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1:30 - 1:45pm

Council Business

  • Election of Council Vice-Chair
  • Decision on Charter for the Fish Tagging Advisory Workgroup
  • Decision on report to Northwest Governors re Bonneville Fish and Wildlife spending

2.

1:45 - 2:15pm

Presentation on Puget Sound Energy IRP:  Phillip Popoff, Manager, Integrated Resource Planning, Puget Sound Energy.

3.

2:15 - 2:45pm

Update on activities of Energy Trust of Oregon: Margie Harris, Executive Director, Energy Trust of Oregon.

4.

2:45 - 3pm

Presentation of 2010 Bob Olsen Memorial Conservation Eagle Award by NW Energy Coalition:  Sara Patton, Executive Director.

 

3 - 3:15pm

Break

5.

3:15 - 3:45pm

Briefing on proposed RTF guidelines for Savings Estimation Methods: Tom Eckman, conservation resources manager.

6.  

3:45 - 4:15pm

Council decision on RME/AP Category Review:

  • Decision on recommendation for ocean research projects:  Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division; and Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager.
  • Approval of written explanation required by Section 4(h)(10)(D) to accompany Council’s final decision on recommendations  John Shurts, general counsel; and Lynn Palensky, program development.

The Executive Committee and the Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, July 13.

Wednesday, July 13

9am Pacific Time - Continuation of Council Meeting - large and small conference rooms

GoTomeeting or conference call 1-800-786-1922, code 76142266

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9 - 9:30am

Presentation on Bonneville Environmental Foundation activities:  Margie Gardner, Chief Executive Officer.

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9:30 - 10am

Briefing (updated 7/21) on analysis of climate change effects on the Columbia River system:  Jim Barton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pat McGrane, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Boise; and Rick Pendergrass, Bonneville Power Administration.

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10 - 10:30am

Presentation on Oregon’s Roadmap to 2020 Greenhouse Gas reduction strategy:  Angus Duncan, Chair, Oregon Global Warming Commission.

 

10:30 - 10:45am

Break

 

10.  

10:45 - 11:15am

Briefing and presentation (updated 7/14) on Wildlife Crediting Forum:  Peter Paquet, manager, wildlife and resident fish.

11.  

11:15am

Continuation of Council Business:

  • Approval of minutes
  • Decision on Council Fiscal Year 2013 budget and 2012 budget revisions