Tuesday, November 5, 2013 to Wednesday, November 6, 2013
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(All times in Mountain Time)
Tuesday, November 5
Power Committee – 8:30am – Boise Room
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- Southern Idaho Co-Ops presentations: Jo Elg, Manager of United Electric Co-op, Inc.; Bear Prairie, Assistant Manager, Idaho Falls Power; and Shirley Lindstrom
- Load forecast 2019 - for resource adequacy analysis: Massoud Jourabchi
- Smart grid update on specific projects: Lee Hall, BPA; PNNL; BK
- Progress report on survey of regional utilities energy efficiency achievements (Link to presentation): GC, TE
- RTF PAC recommendation on Regional Technical Forum workplan and budget for 2014: Pat Smith, Montana Council Member
Fish Committee – 8:30am – Payette Room
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- Follow-up on Fish Tagging Forum recommendations
- Fish and Wildlife Program amendment discussion
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: Phil Rockefeller, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Jim Yost, chair, power committee; and Henry Lorenzen, chair, public affairs committee. | |
1 | 1:45 – 2:30pm | Council decision on Geographic Review: Lynn Palensky, program development; and Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation. |
2 | 2:30 – 3:15pm | Briefing on renewable resource development in Idaho: Shirley Lindstrom, Idaho Council staff, introduction; Mark Stokes, Manager of Power Supply Planning, Idaho Power, presenter, partcipating by phone will be Steve Silkworth from Avista Corp, and Paul Clements from Rocky Mountain Power. |
3 | 3:15 – 3:45pm | Northwest Power Pool update on energy imbalance market efforts: Ben Kujala, energy analyst, introduction; and Rachel Dibble, Bonneville Power Administration Strategy Integration and Northwest Power Pool Market Assessment Committee Representative, presenter. |
3:45 – 4pm | Break | |
4 | 4 – 4:30pm | Presentation and Council Decision on Regional Technical Forum Workplan and Budget for 2014: Nick O’Neil, RTF conservation analyst; Jim West, RTF PAC Co-chair |
The Executive Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, November 5.
The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, November 5.
Wednesday, November 6
Continuation of Council Meeting – 8:30am – Payette Room
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8 –8:30am | Public comment on Fish and Wildlife amendment recommendations. Times for comment will be allotted depending on number of people who wish to comment. Please sign up with Karen Dunn, kdunn@nwcouncil.org by Tuesday, November 5 at 3pm to make a comment at the Council Meeting | |
5 | 8:30 –9:15am | Update on the Redfish Lake Sockeye Hatchery in Springfield, ID: Paul Kline, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Assistant Fisheries Chief |
6 | 9:15 – 9:45am | Discussion with Upper Snake River Tribes regarding Fish and Wildlife Program amendments: Lee Juan Tyler, Chairman of the Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation; Fort McDermitt Indian Tribe Commissioner; Shoshone-Paiute Tribe Commissioner; Burns Paiute Tribe staff; and Heather Ray, Executive Director Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation. |
9:45 – 10am | Break | |
7 | 10 – 10:30 am | Briefing on University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab: Shirley Lindstrom, introduction; Director Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg. |
8 | 10:30 – 11am | Briefing on Idaho Power Company and Integrated Design Lab projects: Shirley Lindstrom, introduction; Sheree Willhite, Idaho Power Company |
9 | 11 – 11:15am | Council Business: Approval of Minutes |
11:15am | Comment on any issue before the Council |
There will be a site visit of the University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, 306 S. 6th Street, Boise, ID, 208-429-0220, open to the public, when the Council Meeting is completed on Wednesday.
1pm – The Fish Committee will meet in the Payette Room for a discussion of the Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment Discussion.
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