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Monday, April 13
Fish and Wildlife – 10am - 4:30pm (PDT)
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- Next Program Addendum Part 1 Workshop — Review and discuss revised Part 1: Goals, Objectives and Indicators
April 14-15: Committee Meetings and Council Meeting
Tuesday, April 14
Power Committee – 9am (PDT) via Webinar
Power Committee Members and presenters will receive an email with a separate registration link.
General ATTENDEES should use the following link and must register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6258951655505178638 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
PLEASE NOTE – this is a new process from previous months. Contact Chad Madron with any questions.
- Power Plan Project Timing Check-in (15) BK, CM
- Update on Climate Scenario Selection (15) DH
- EE Typical Meteorological Year Adjustment: (30) EE team
- Out-of-region load forecast and California climate-inclusive load forecast: (30) MJ, SS, JO
- BPA Load forecast: Reed Davis, BPA (45) MJ
Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8:30am (PDT)
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- Fish and Wildlife Program amendment: Update on collaborative work on Part I of the Program amendment addendum (60) LB, Staff)
- Briefing on recent ocean observations and outlooks for salmon returns: Brian Burke, Research Fishery Biologist, NOAA, NW Fisheries Science Center. (30) MF
- Briefing on Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead returns for 2019 and run forecasts for 2020: Bill Tweit, Special Assistant, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Art Martin, Columbia River Coordination Section Manager, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Chris Kozfkay, Natural Resource Program Coordinator, Idaho Department of Fish and Game. (60) MF
- Update on Resident Fish and Sturgeon Review (15) MF
- Update on Cost Savings allocation options (15) PO, MF)
Council Meeting – 1pm (PDT)
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| 1 – 1:15pm | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Guy Norman, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Pat Oshie, chair, power committee; and Jeffery Allen, chair, public affairs committee. |
| 1 | 1:15 – 1:45pm | Western Flexibility Assessment: Thomas Carr, Staff Attorney and Economist, Western Interstate Energy Board. |
| 2 | 1:45 – 2:30pm | Update on BPA energy Efficiency Action Plan: Joel Cook, Senior Vice President of Power Services; Jamae Hilliard Creecy, Acting Vice President of Energy Efficiency; Danielle Walker, Energy Efficiency and Evaluation Manager; and Jessica Aiona, Industry Economist. |
| 3 | 2:30 – 3:30pm | States’ panel on Incident Command Response (ICR) for invasive species: Stephen Phillips, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission; Allen Pleus and Captain Eric Anderson, WDFW; Rick Boatner, ODFW; Thomas Woolf, Montana; Lloyd Knight and/or Nicholas Zurfluh, Idaho. |
Wednesday, April 15
Continuation of Council Meeting – 9am (PDT)
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| 4 | 9 – 9:30am | Update on the Marine Mammal Protection Act Section 120(f) Permit Application: Robert Anderson, NOAA. |
| 5 | 9:30 – 10am | Update on historical regional greenhouse gas emissions, Gillian Charles, energy policy analyst. |
| 10 – 10:15am | Break | |
| 6 | 10:15 – 11am | Briefing on the analytical process for the 2021 Power Plan, Part 4: Ben Kujala, director, power division. |
| 7 | 11am – Noon | Background presentation on Bonneville’s statutory responsibilities with regard to power sales and resource acquisitions: Tim Johnson, General Counsel’s office, BPA; and John Shurts, general counsel. |
| 8 | Noon – 12:15pm | Discussion of Columbia River System Operations Draft Environmental Impact Statement: John Shurts; Patty O’Toole, director, fish and wildlife division; and Ben Kujala. |
| 9 | 12:15pm | Council Business:
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Public comment on any issue before the Council Note: Please sign up prior to the Council Meeting to provide comment by sending an email to the Council at Info@NWCouncil.org with your name and the phone number you will be using to call into the meeting. |
The Executive Committee will meet in closed session to discuss Council budget development and personnel matters on Thursday, April 16 at 10:30am PDT.