Tuesday, March 8, 2011 to Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Thursday, March 3
Power Committee meeting via GoToMeeting, 8:30am
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- Status report on power supply adequacy (Fazio)
- Update (updated 3/3) on the direct use of natural gas analysis (Eckman, Schilmoeller)
- Briefing on federal agencies’ climate change analysis (Fazio)
- Update on progress on RTF review (Eckman, Grist, Morlan)
Note: There will be space available at the Council central office in Portland, Oregon, to participate in the Power Committee meeting.
Tuesday, March 8
Fish and Wildlife Committee - 8:30am
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- Download F&W Committee packet as a compressed folder of 12 files (850k ZIP, added 3/7)
- Step project reviews:
- Hungry Horse Mitigation Program, Project #1991-019-03 - Sekokini Springs Isolation Facility
- Snake River Sockeye Captive Propagation, Project #2007-402-00 - Springfield Sockeye Hatchery Master Plan for the Snake River Sockeye Program
- Discussion on RM&E/AP categorical review (also see packet in first bullet above)
Council Meeting - 1:30pm - Payette Room
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| 1:30 - 1:45pm | 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; andUpdate on activities of Columbia Basin Trust: Dick Wallace, Council Vice-chair. | ||
| 1. | 1:45 - 2:30pm | Panel on Idaho energy policy: Ric Gale, Idaho Power Company, on the Idaho Energy Efficiency Policy Institute; and Paul Kjellander, Idaho Office of Energy Resources. | download 1.8mb PDF updated 3/7 |
| 2:30 - 2:45pm | Break | ||
| 2. | 2:45 - 3:30pm | Panel on Idaho Power Company planning issues: Mark Stokes (download, added 3/8) on Idaho Power’s Integrated Resource Plan; and Jim Tucker on Idaho Power’s hydro relicensing. | download 2.4mb PDF updated 3/7 |
| 3. | 3:30 - 4:30pm | Presentation on Idaho Sockeye Hatchery: Paul Kline, Idaho Department of Fish and Game. | download 4mb PDF updated 3/8 |
The Executive Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, March 8.
The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, March 8.
Wednesday, March 9
Continuation of Council Meeting - 8:30am - Payette Room
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| 4. | 8:30 - 9:15am | Briefing on 2011 Fishery Forecasts and 2010 Fishery Retrospective: Bill Tweit, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife; and Ed Schriever, Idaho Department of Fish and Game. | download 3.5mb PDF updated 3/9 |
| 5. | 9:15 - 10am | Briefing on Lamprey Passage and Sturgeon at Mainstem Federal Dams: Mike Langeslay, Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. | download 2mb PDF updated 3/9 |
| 6. | 10 - 10:45am | Update on residential exchange: Scott Corwin, Public Power Council; Phil Obenchain, Pacific Power Company; and Mark Gendron, Bonneville. | download updated 3/9 |
| 7. | 10:45 - 11:15am | Recommendations on Regional Technical Forum from Northwest Energy Efficiency Taskforcereview: Bill Drummond, manager, Western Montana Electric G&T Cooperative, Inc. | download updated 3/9 |
| 8. | 11:15am | Council Business: Approval of minutes | |
| 1:30 - 4pm | Council work session to participate in a discussion of the RME/AP categorical review | |