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Generating Resources Advisory Committee Meeting

Monday, July 14, 2008 to Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Monday, July 14

Council Meeting - Ballroom B - 8:30am

  8:30 - 11:30am Council work session on Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program amendments:  Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division.  

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 1 - 1:30pm Briefing on Revised BiOp Analysis:  Jim Ruff, manager, mainstem passage and river operations; and John Fazio, senior power systems analyst. download
410k PDF

 

 1:30 - 4:30pm Continuation of Council work session on Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program amendments  

Tuesday, July 15

Power Committee - Triples Meeting Room - 8:30am

  • Analysis (330k PDF, updated 7/16) of effects of plug-in vehicles on electricity demand (Jourabchi)
  • Adjusting for 5th Plan conservation achievements (180 PDF) and overview of anticipated major changes to conservation potential (Eckman, Grist)
  • Presentation (370k PDF, updated 7/11) on tools for forecasting monthly natural gas prices (Chris Collier)
  • Discussion (120k PDF) on treatment of non-hydro resources and IPP's in the adequacy assessment (King)
  • Discussion (340k PDF, updated 7/16) on changes in adequacy assessment (Fazio)
  • NEET Update (90k PDF) (Morlan, Karier, Eden)

Fish Committee - Ballroom B - 8:30am

  • Quarterly Review (90k PDF) of Within-year Project Funding Adjustments
  • Step review (120k PDF) of Klickitat River Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan (YKFP-Klickitat Design and Construction, Project #1988-115-35)
  • Possible high-level indicators discussion (1.4mb PDF) (July 11 close of comment)
  • Possible discussion by CBFWA of recommendations on amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program

Continuation of Council Meeting - Ballroom B - 11am

  11 - 11:15am Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs:  Rhonda Whiting chair, fish and wildlife committee; Melinda Eden, chair, power committee; and Dick Wallace, chair, public affairs committee.  

 

 11:15 - 11:30am Report on Public Affairs Division activities: Mark Walker, director, public affairs division.  
2.  11:30am Council Business:
  • Approval of minutes
  • Renewal of Natural Gas Advisory Committee Charter
  • Adoption of Council's draft Fiscal Year 2009 revised budget and Fiscal Year 2010 proposed budget
  • ISAB & ISRP member term renewals (100k PDF)
  
3.  1 - 1:30pm Update on Columbia River Center of Information and related issues:  John Harrison, information officer; Kindy Gosal, Manager of Water and Environment, Columbia Basin Trust. download
70k PDF
4.  1:30-2pm Presentation on the Western Climate Initiative:  Janice Adair, Washington DOE. download

240k PDF

updated 7/11
5. 2pm-2:45pm Panel of public utilities representatives on the Western Climate Initiative:  Jessica Matlock, Snohomish PUD; Peggy Duxbury, Seattle City Light; and Andrew Munroe, Grant PUD. download

140k PDF

updated 7/11
  2:45-3pm Break  
6. 3-3:30pm Presentation by Northwestern Energy on wind integration:  John Hines, chief supply officer; and Dave Fine, director of energy supply planning. download

140k PDF

updated 7/16
7. 3:30-4pm Presentation by NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center on the effects of toxic contaminants on salmonids:  Dr. Tracy Collier, Director of the Environmental Conservation Division; and Lyndal Johnson, leader of the Reproductive Toxicology Team, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Fish and Health Program, NOAA Science Center. download
9.6mb PDF
updated 7/24

The Executive Committee will meet in Ballroom B at the close of business on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.
The Public Affairs Committee will meet in the Triples room at the close of business on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.

Wednesday, July 16

Continuation of Council Meeting - Ballroom B - 8:30am

8. 8:30 - 9:00am Briefing by the Public Power Council on the status of the regional dialogue implementation:  Scott Corwin, Public Power Council. download

60k PDF

 

 9 - 12:00pm Continuation of Council work session on Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program amendments  

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 1-1:15pm Council decision on whether to adopt high-level indicators (tentative):  Tom Karier, Washington Council Member.  

 

 1:15 - 2pm Continuation of Council work session on Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program amendments  

 

 2pm Check-in on Fish and Wildlife Program amendments timing and schedule:  Tony Grover.  

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.