Steering Committee Conservation Resources Advisory Committee Meeting

Tuesday, November 6 

Fish and Wildlife Committee – Bay Three Meeting Room – 8:30am

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  • Project Review (updated 11/7): Step 2 review of the Kootenai River White Sturgeon Aquaculture Conservation Facility, Project #1988-064-00 
  • Discussion of the next Fish and Wildlife Program Amendments
  • Discussion (updated 11/7) on Program objectives and research plan and ocean research
  • Summary of MERR comments received and MERR’s next steps
  • Update on Geographic Review
  • Presentation (updated 11/7) on ESA reviews of Hatchery Genetic Management plans, supplementation and hatchery policies – Rob Jones and Craig Busack, NOAA Fisheries
  • Update (updated 11/7) on the status of the Walla Walla hatchery, Gary James, Umatilla Tribe

Power Committee – Northcape Meeting Room – 8:30am

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  • Update on Mid-Term Assessment
  • Briefing on the 2017 Resource Adequacy Assessment
  • Report (updated 11/5) on Wind Integration Forum Oversupply Technical Oversight Committee – Paul Norman
  • Update (updated 11/5) on the Wholesale Electricity Price Forecast
  • Discuss Council support for co-funding BPA Technology Innovation Project (Ecofys)
  • Recommendation (updated 11/5) for 2013 Regional Technical Forum Workplan

Council Meeting – Bay Three Meeting Room – 1:30pm

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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 Bill Bradbury, chair, public affairs committee.

1.  

1:45 – 2pm

Council decision on Program Evaluation and Reporting Committee (PERC): Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife committee.

2.  

2 – 2:30pm

Update (updated 11/7) on Northern Idaho Projects: Chip Corsi, Panhandle Regional Supervisor, Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

 

2:30 – 2:45pm

Break

3.  

2:45 – 3:15pm

Briefing (updated 11/7) by Bonneville on expense budget for fish and wildlife – 2012 end of year and 2013 start of year budgets – Bill Maslen, Bonneville Power Administration.

4.  

3:15 – 3:45pm

Council decision (updated 11/5, and spreadsheet) to approve the 2013 Regional Technical Forum (RTF) Workplan: Nick O’Neil, RTF manager.

Wednesday, November 7

8:30am Continuation of Council Meeting – Bay Three Meeting Room

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5.  

8:30 – 9am

Briefing on the 2017 Resource Adequacy Assessment: John Fazio, senior power systems analyst.

6.  

9 – 9:15am

Update on Mid-Term Assessment: Charlie Black, director, power division

7.  

9:15 – 10:15am

Presentation (updated 11/9) on Regional Transmission Issues: Allen Burns, CEO, ColumbiaGrid and a representative from Northern Tier Transmission Group.

 

10:15 –10:30am

Break

8.  

10:30 – 11am

Status report (updated 10/31) on Northwest Energy Efficiency Taskforce: Ken Canon, Taskforce Facilitator.

9.  

11am

Council Business

  • Approval of minutes
  • Approval of contract to co-fund BPA Technology Innovation Project