Council Meeting

April 09 - 10, 2024 - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Evergreen State Campus
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW,
Evans Event Hall (4th Floor),
Olympia,
Washington

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

Committee Meetings and Council Meeting will be held on the Evergreen State Campus
at the Daniel J. Evans Library, Evans Event Hall, 4th Floor
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, Washington

(Agenda revised April 4)

Tuesday, April 9

Power Committee – 8:30am (PDT) / 9:30am (MDT) – Evans Event Hall

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  • Power Division Update and Planning (JL) (► Video)
  • Report on Multi Day Storage in the Pacific Northwest, Mark Thompson, Senior Director, State Affairs, Patricia Levi, Senior Analyst, and Rachel Wilson, Manager of Strategy and Market Development, Form Energy (DD) (► Video)
  • Updated Generating Resources Assumptions for Annual Studies (AR, DD) (► Video)
  • Updates on Conservation Program Elements (KS, CD) (► Video)

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 1pm (PDT) / 2pm (MDT) – Evans Event Hall

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  • Fish and Wildlife Division Update and Planning (PO) (► Video)
  • Update on communication and information sharing with Bonneville (PO) (► Video)
  • Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) Retrospective Review Topic Discussion – Habitat and Hatchery: Rich Carmichael, ISRP Chair (EM) (► Video)
  • Adult Steelhead Survival through the Columbia River System: Dan Rawding and Andrew Murdoch, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (SH) (► Video)

Council Meeting – 3pm (PDT) / 4pm (MDT) – Evans Event Hall

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1. 3 – 4:30pm
(► Video)		 Reflections on the Northwest Power Act: Accomplishments, Challenges and Opportunities. Randy Hardy, Randy Hardy Associates, LLC; Nancy Hirsh, Northwest Energy Coalition and Rob Lothrop, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.

Council Meeting public session will continue at 5:30pm at different venue: *

House of Welcome Longhouse
2800 Dogtooth Lane NW
(Short walk from Daniel J. Evans Library)

(► Video)

A Reception for Dan Evans, with remarks by:

  • Kris Peters, Chair, Squaxin Island Tribe
  • John Carmichael, President, The Evergreen State College
  • Jeff Allen, Chair, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
  • The Honorable Dan Evans, Former Governor of Washington

*Longhouse session hosted by The Evergreen State College

Wednesday, April 10

[Cancelled] Executive Committee – Closed Session 8am (PDT) / 9am (MDT) – Evans Event Hall. The Executive Committee will meet in closed session to discuss financial matters.

Added: The Council will meet in Executive Session at 8am to discuss matters pertaining to civil litigation.

Council Meeting – 9am (PDT) / 10am (MDT) – Evans Event Hall

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  9 – 9:15am
(► Video)		 Reports from Committee Chairs and Executive Director: Mike Milburn, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Committee; Doug Grob, Chair, Power Committee; Louie Pitt Jr., Public Affairs Committee and Bill Edmonds, Executive Director.
2. 9:15 – 10:45am
(► Video)		 Clean energy transition/innovation panel: Angela Becker-Dippmann, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Sonia Aggarwal, Energy Innovation and Josh Jacobs, Puget Sound Energy.
  10:45 – 11am Break
3. 11am – Noon
(► Video)		 Final report for Project #2016-001-00 Bonneville Power Administration Project Action Effectiveness Monitoring (AEM) Programmatic: Dave Kaplowe, Bonneville Power Administration and Dr. Phil Roni, Cramer Fish Sciences.
4. Noon
(► Video)		 Council Business:
  • Council approval for the summary of the March 2024 Council Meeting
  • QW Contract modification (PO)
  • Added: Authority to contract for an assessment of conservation program administration costs 
    Public comment on any 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