Council Meeting

August 15 - 16, 2023
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Portland

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

Tuesday, August 15

Power Committee – 9am (PST) / 10am (MST) - Large and Small conference rooms

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  • Power Committee Update and Planning (JL) (► Video)
  • Portland General Electric Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and Clean Energy Plan: Tomás Morissey, Principal Strategy & Planning Analyst and Seth Wiggins, Integrated Resource Plan Manager, Portland General Electric. (► Video)

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 11am (PST) / 12pm (MST) - Large and Small conference rooms

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  • Fish and Wildlife Committee Update and Planning (PO) (► Video)
  • Update on StreamNet Program: Supporting the Fish and Wildlife Program’s information needs since 1988 (KH) (► Video)

Fish and Wildlife Committee – Closed Session – 1:30pm (PST) / 2:30pm (MST) – Large and Small conference rooms

  • The Fish and Wildlife Committee will meet in closed session for strategic planning purposes.

Wednesday, August 16

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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; and Bill Edmonds, Executive Director.
1. 8:15 – 8:45am
(► Video)		 Update on Project #1992-026-01, Grande Ronde Model Watershed: Jesse Steele, Executive Director, Grande Ronde Model Watershed.
2. 8:45 – 9:30am
(► Video)		 Oregon Energy Legislation Round Up: Christy Splitt, Legislative Director, Oregon Department of Energy.
3. 9:30 – 10:15am
(► Video)		 Bonneville’s Evolving Grid Effort and 2023 Cluster Study: Jeff Cook, Vice-President, Transmission Planning and Asset Management, BPA.
  10:15 – 10:30am Break
4. 10:30 – 11:15am
(► Video)		 Update on Douglas PUD Operations and Hydrogen project: Gary Ivory, Douglas PUD.
5. 11:15am – Noon
(► Video)		 Public Power Council Remarks: Scott Simms, CEO and Executive Director.
6. Noon Council Business:
  • Council approval for the summary of the July 2023 Council Meeting minutes
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