Tuesday, April 12, 2011 to Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12
Power Committee - 8:30am - Gala Room
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- Discussion of RTF Policy Advisory Committee charter (Morlan)
- Summary of resource adequacy methodology review (Fazio)
- Report on Washington Integrated Resource Plans (Howard Schwartz; and Angela Burrell, Washington Department of Commerce.)
- Update on Centralia coal plant legislation (Howard Schwartz)
- Update on Bonneville’s Post-2011 Efficiency Program
- Presentation and discussion with Mid-Columbia PUD Managers
- Tim Culbertson, General Manager, CEO, Grant PUD
- John Janney, General Manager, CEO, Chelan PUD
- Bill Dobbins, General Manager/CEO, Douglas PUD
Fish Committee - 8:30 a.m. - Fuji Room
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- Project Review: Quarterly Review of Within-Year Project Funding Adjustments for Implementation
- BiOp Projects
- Project #2010-086-00 Protect and Restore the Crooked and American River Watersheds
- Project #2007-092-00 Protect and Restore Selway River Watershed
- RM&E/AP category review: Discussion of remaining projects (the “B list”) and related programmatic issues
- Update on Columbia River Treaty symposium
Council Meeting - 1:30pm - Fuji 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. | ||
1. | 1:45 -2:15pm | Council decision on 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 | download |
2. | 2:15 - 2:45pm | Presentation by Snohomish PUD on Integrated Resource Planning Process and geothermal testing: Steve Klein, General Manager. | download 2.5mb PDF, updated 4/15 |
3. | 2:45 - 3:15pm | Presentation by chairs of Washington's four Columbia Basin fish recovery boards: Tom Linde, Skamania County Citizen Representative, and Chairman of the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board; Bud Hover, Okanogan County Commissioner, and Chairman of the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board; Del Groat, Garfield County Citizen Representative, and Chairman of the Snake River Salmon Recovery Board; and Nancy Lillquist, Ellensburg City Council Member, and Chairwoman of the Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board. | download |
3:15 - 3:30pm | Break | ||
4. | 3:30 - 4:15pm | The Power of Partnership in the Upper Columbia: Julie Morgan, Executive Director, Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board. | download 13mb PDF, updated 4/15 |
Wednesday, April 13
Continuation of Council Meeting - 8:30am - Fuji Room
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5. | 8:30 - 9:15am | Council decision on “A list” subset of projects and associated programmatic issues in RM&E/AP category review: Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division; and Lynn Palensky, project development. | download updated 4/7 |
6. | 9:15 - 9:45am | Presentation on Selective Harvest in the Lower Columbia and Estuary: Guy Norman, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. | download 2.5mb PDF, updated 4/15 |
9:45 - 10am | Break | ||
7. | 10 - 10:30am | Briefing on Pumped Hydro potential at Banks Lake: Mark Jones, Manager of Federal Hydro Projects and Wayne Todd, Hydro Technologies Program, Bonneville Power Administration. | download 3.5mb PDF, updated 4/15 |
8. | 10:30 - 11am | Council decision on formation of a RTF Policy Advisory Committee and approval of its Charter: Terry Morlan, director, power division; and Tom Eckman, conservation resources manager. | download |
9. | 11 - 11:15am | Briefing on Columbia River Symposium: Matt Morrison, Pacific Northwest Economic Region. | download |
10. | 11:15am | Council Business::
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The Executive Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 13, at the close of Council Business in the Fuji Room