Tuesday, May 13, 2008 to Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Tuesday, May 13
Council Meeting - Renaissance Room
| 1. | 9am - Noon | Council work session on Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program amendments |
Power Committee - Empire Room - 1:30pm
- Introduction (240k PDF) to decision making under uncertainty and cost-risk trade offs
- Discussion (100k PDF) of fuel switching (fuel choice) issue and analysis
- Assessing the natural gas price forecast (390k PDF)
- Presentation (200k PDF) on demand response
- Presentation (350k PDF, updated 5/9) on energy implications of data centers
- Summary (80k PDF, updated 5/9) of Power Division contracting, Fiscal Year 2008
- What to expect this year on power plan activities (70k PDF, updated 5/9)
Fish Committee - Renaissance Room - 1:30pm
- Recommendations on within-year Project Adjustments for Implementation
- Second Quarter 2008 Requests (130k PDF)
- Project 2007-405-00, Rufus Woods Supplementation and Creel project (3rd Quarter 2007 request, 70k PDF)
- Recommendation on follow-up action for Fiscal Year 2007 - 2009 projects
- Project 1984-021-00, Mainstem, Middle Fork, John Day Rivers Fish Habitat Enhancement Project (70k PDF)
The Executive Committee will meet in Executive Session at the close of business on Tuesday, May 13, in the Renaissance Room.
The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, May 13, in the Empire Room.
Wednesday, May 14
Council Meeting -Renaissance Room - 8:30am
| 8:30 - 8:45am | Welcome to Walla Walla by Lt. Colonel Anthony J. Hofmann, District Commander,U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. | ||
| 8:45 - 9am | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chair: Rhonda Whiting chair, fish and wildlife committee; Melinda Eden, chair, power committee; and Dick Wallace, chair, public affairs committee. | ||
| 2. | 9 - 9:30am | Presentation on carbon sequestration demonstration project: Peter McGrail, Pacific Northwest Labs. | download 1.4m PDF updated 5/12 |
| 3. | 9:30 - 9:45am | Briefing on conservation achievement report for 2006 and 2007: Tom Eckman, conservation resources manager; and Charlie Grist, senior analyst. | download 230k PDK |
| 9:45 - 10am | Break | ||
| 4. | 10 - 10:30am | Report on Northwest Energy Efficiency Task Force (NEET): Ken Canon, Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities. | download 100k PDF |
| 5. | 10:30 - 11am | Presentation on the structure and role of the Regional Technical Forum: Tom Eckman; and Charlie Grist. | download 120k PDF |
| 6. | 11 - 11:30am | Presentation by Grant Public Utility District regarding new FERC License for the Priest Rapids Project: Joe Lukas, Sr. Policy Advisor; and Denny Rohr, consultant to Grant PUD. | download 1mb PDF |
| 7. | 11:30am | Public comment on Council’s draft Fiscal Year 2008 revised budget and Fiscal Year 2009 proposed budget (Council document 2008-04). | |
| Lunch | |||
| 8. | 1 - 2pm | Presentation by NOAA Fisheries on FCRPS/Snake BiOps, U.S. v Oregon, recovery plan completion and implementation, recommendations to amend fish and wildlife program: Bob Lohn, regional administrator; Rob Walton, assistant regional administrator, salmon recovery division; and Bruce Suzumoto, assistant regional administrator, hydropower division. | |
| 9. | 2 - 2:30pm | Briefing on the annual ISRP retrospective: Dr. Eric Loudenslager, chair, ISRP; Dr. Pete Bisson, vice-chair, ISRP; Linda Hardesty, ISRP member; and Rich Alldredge, ISRP member. | download 40k PDF |
| 10. | 2:30 - 2:45pm | Update on M&E and data management high-level indicators: Dr. Tom Karier, Washington Council Member. | download 150k PDF updated 5/12 |
| 11. | 2:45 - 3pm | Update on Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s strategic planning outreach process: Dr. Tom Karier. | download 710k PDF |
| 3 - 3:15pm | Break | ||
| 12. | 3:15 - 3:45pm | Council decision on within-year project adjustments for implementation: Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation.
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| 13. | 3:45 - 4pm | Council decision on follow-up action for Fiscal Year 2007 - 2009 projects: Mark Fritsch.
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download 70k PDF |
| 14. | 4pm | Council business:
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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.