Tuesday, May 8, 2012 to Wednesday, May 9, 2012
| Power Committee Council Central Offices May 8, 2012 | Fish & Wildlife Committee and Council Meeting Columbia Gorge Hotel May 8-9, 2012 |
Tuesday, May 8
Power Committee – 9am – Council's Portland office
GoToMeeting or conference call 800-786-1922, code 58779614 (meeting ID 665-808-049)
- PNUCC Northwest Regional Forecast - Shauna McReynolds and Dick Adams
- Scoping Mid-Term Assessment - Interested parties
- Review of Action Plan implementation - Staff
Fish Committee – 8:30am – Columbia Gorge Hotel
GoToMeeting or conference call 800-786-1922, code 25249455 (meeting ID 669-773-792)
- ODFW hatchery / supplementation policies and activities (updated 5/10) - Rich Carmichael
- Quarterly project review: Within-year project funding adjustments for implementation
- Briefing (updated 5/10) from Mid-Columbia Regional Fish Enhancement Group (RFEG)
- Demonstration of the “Subbasin Dashboard”
- Draft staff recommendations (updated 5/10) for Resident Fish, Data management and Coordination projects
- Preliminary scoping for the Geographic Category Reviews
- Brief discussion (updated 5/10) of west coast forage fish and their relationship to Columbia River salmon and steelhead
Council Meeting – 2:30pm – Simon’s Ballroom
GoToMeeting or conference call 800-786-1922, code 76142266 (meeting ID 293-240-872)
| 2:30 - 2:45pm | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Phil Rockefeller, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Jim Yost, chair, power committee; and Bill Bradbury, chair, public affairs committee. |
| 2:45 - 3pm | Public comment on any issue before the Council |
1. | 3 - 3:30pm | Presentation from Susan Stratton, Executive Director, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance |
2. | 3:30 - 3:45pm | Council decision on Project Review: Mark Fritsch Quarterly review of within-year project adjustments for implementation. |
| 3:45 - 4pm | Break |
3. | 4 - 4:30pm | Council decision on recommendations for ocean research projects: Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager. |
4. | 4:30 - 5pm | Briefing (updated 5/10) on updates to protected areas database: Philip Thoennes, intern; Peter Paquet, manager, wildlife and resident fish; and John Shurts, general counsel. |
The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, May 8. The Executive Committee will meet in Executive Session at the close of business on Tuesday, May 8.
Wednesday, May 9
The Council will meet in Executive Session at 8am on Wednesday, May 9 to discuss Council participation in civil litigation.
Continuation of Council Meeting – 9am – Simon’s Ballroom
GoToMeeting or conference call 800-786-1922, code 76142266 (meeting ID 130-217-112)
5. | 9 - 9:30am | Update (updated 5/10) on Bonneville Power Administration capital budget and Integrated Program Review: Peter Cogswell, manager, regional relations. |
6. | 9:30 - 10:15am | Briefing (updated 5/10) on Mid-Columbia steelhead recovery implementation Panel: Lynn Hatcher and Scott Rumsey, NOAA; Bill Sharp, Yakama Nation. |
7. | 10:15 - 10:45am | Briefing (updated 5/10) on Lower Columbia Recovery Plan: Scott Rumsey and Patty Dornbusch, NOAA. |
8. | 10:45 - 11:30am | Panel (updated 5/10) on the status of Condit Dam decommissioning and White Salmon restoration: Todd Olson, PacifiCorp; Bill Sharp, Yakama Nation; and Margaret Neuman, Mid-Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group. |
9. | 1 - 1:30pm | Presentation on comparative survival study and results for 2011: Jack Tuomikoski, Fish Passage Center |
10. | 1:30 - 2pm | Status report on demand response and smart grid development: Ken Corum, senior economist, economic analysis. |
11. | 2:30pm | 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.