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Meetings are recorded
Please note the Power Committee will meet Monday, August 10 at 1:30pm and Tuesday, August 11 at 9:00am; the Fish and Wildlife Committee will meet Tuesday, August 11 at 8:30am; and the Council Meeting will be on Wednesday, August 12 at 8:30 am.
Monday, August 10
Power Committee Meeting
Power Committee – 1:30-4:30pm PDT
General ATTENDEES should use the following link and must register:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2127877565355521295
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
- Power Plan Project Timing Check In, BK, CM (15 min)
- Results from stakeholder survey on use of previous power plan content, GC (30 min)
- Load Forecast Updates, DH, BK, MJ, JO (45 min)
- Adequacy Update (ASCC/ARM) for 2021 Power Plan Part 1, JF, JO (45 min)
Tuesday, August 11
Power Committee and Fish and Wildlife Committee Meetings
Continuation of Power Committee – 9 - 11:30am PDT
General ATTENDEES should use the following link and must register:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4516983291605823759
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
- Update on WECC-Wide Clean Policy Wrap Up, GC (30 min)
- Electricity Price Forecast, JO (45 min)
- Initial Conservation Target Framework, JL, EE Team (45 min)
Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8:30am (PDT)
Fish and Wildlife 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/7963987428829843212
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 Kendra Coles with any questions.
- Up and Over: Improving upstream passage of adult Pacific lamprey in the Columbia River basin, MF (45)
The Fish and Wildlife Committee will meet in closed session at 9:30am PDT on Tuesday, August 11 to discuss internal personnel matters.
The Public Affairs Committee will meet at 3pm PDT on Tuesday, August 11.
Wednesday, August 12
Council Meeting – 8:30am (PDT)
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| 8:30 – 9am | 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 | 9 – 10 am | ISRP presentation on Resident Fish and Sturgeon Project Review: Dr. Stan Gregory, Chair; and Dr. Desiree Tullos, Vice Chair, Independent Scientific Review Panel. |
| 2 | 10 – 10:45 am | Annual update on Energy Trust of Oregon: Michael Colgrove, executive director; and Henry Lorenzen, Vice President, Board of Directors of Energy Trust of Oregon. |
| 10:45 – 11:15 am | Break | |
| 3 | 11:15 am - 1 pm | Council decision on adoption of final Part I of the Fish and Wildlife Addendum: Fish and Wildlife Division staff. |
| 4 | 1 pm | 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. |