Council Meeting

June 13 - 14, 2023
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Ravalli Electric Board Headquarters (near Missoula)
143 Bell Crossing W
Victor,
MT

► This meeting was video recorded. See video links below for each agenda item.

The Public Affairs Committee will meet on Friday, June 9th at 10:30am (PDT) / 11:30am (MDT).

Tuesday, June 13

Power Committee – 9am (Mountain Time) / 8am (Pacific Time) - HQ Boardroom

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Fish and Wildlife Committee – 2pm (Mountain Time) / 1pm (Pacific Time) - HQ Boardroom

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  • Montana Resident Fish Mitigation Update: Matt Boyer, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (KB)  (► Video)
  • Presentation on Water Transactions in the Bitterroot Subbasin: Jed Whiteley, Clark Fork Coalition (KB)  (► Video)
  • Update on the Inter-Tribal Monitoring Data (ITMD) project of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC): Sheryn Olson, CRITFC (KH)  (► Video)
  • Staff report on Regional Coordination Forum (RCF) (MH)  (► Video)

Wednesday, June 14

Council Meeting – 8am (Mountain Time) / 7am (Pacific Time) - HQ Boardroom

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  8 – 8:15am
(► Video)		 Reports from Committee Chairs and Executive Director: Mike Milburn, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Committee; Doug Grob, Chair, Power Committee; Louie Pitt Jr., Chair, Public Affairs Committee and Bill Edmonds, Executive Director.
1. 8:15 – 8:45am
(► Video)		 Council Decision: Asset Management Strategic Plan priorities for FY 2024 for hatcheries and screens: Jason Sweet, Andy Traylor, Eric Leitzinger, Bonneville Power Administration and Mark Fritsch, Project Review and Implementation Manager.
2. 8:45 – 9:15am
(► Video)		 Update on Klickitat Hatchery master plan: Bill Sharp, and Joe Blodgett, Yakama Nation Fisheries, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and Mary Todd Haight, Bonneville Power Administration.
3. 9:15– 9:30am
(► Video)		 Update on Council letter regarding Double Crested Cormorants in the Columbia River Estuary: Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Division Director.
  9:30 – 9:45am Break
4. 9:45 – 10:30am
(► Video)		 Regional Technical Forum (RTF) Annual Report: Laura Thomas, RTF Manager.
5. 10:30 – 11am
(► Video)

Grid United Regional Transmission: Brian Dekiep, Montana Staff and Brant Johnson, Grid United.
(this item moved to this time on day of meeting due to scheduling issue)
6. 11am
(► Video)		 Council Business:
    Public comment on Draft Budget and any other issues before the Council. Please sign up prior to the meeting to provide comment by emailing your name to meetingorganizer@nwcouncil.org Any person participating in the meeting should review and abide by the Code of Conduct expected of all who participate in the Council’s public forums. All meetings are recorded.