Council Meeting

August 13 - 14, 2019
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Council Central Offices
851 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 1100
Portland
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Tuesday, August 13

Power Committee – 9:00am – Small conference room

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Fish and Wildlife Committee – 9:00am – Large conference room

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  • Regional review phase of Draft Columbia Basin Habitat Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy (LB) (30)
  • Update on Committee’s mainstem and program support project review recommendations (LP) (30)
  • Update on the next project review: Resident Fish and Sturgeon Review (LP) (10)
  • Briefing: Regional Coordination Forum - August 12 meeting (staff) (15)

Council Meeting – 1:30pm – Large and small conference rooms

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 1:30 – 1:45pmReports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Guy Norman, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Richard Devlin, chair, power committee; and Jeff Allen, chair, public affairs committee.
1.  1:45 – 2:15pmBriefing on Douglas County PUD Hydrogen Project: Gary Ivory, general manager, Douglas County PUD.
2.2:15 – 3:00 pm.Presentation of Clean Energy Transition Institute/Evolved Energy Research Study on Pacific NW Deep Decarbonization: Eileen Quigley, Clean Energy Transition Institute; and Gabe Kwok, Evolved Energy Research.
 3:00 – 3:15pmBreak
3.3:15 – 3:45pmPresentation on End Goal Energy Planning: Melissa Powers, Lewis & Clark Law School.

The Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program on Tuesday, August 13 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm in the large and small conference rooms.

Wednesday, August 14

The Executive Committee and Public Affairs Committee will both meet at 8am on Wednesday, August 14.

Continuation of Council Meeting – 9:30am – Large and small conference rooms

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4.  9:30 – 10:30amCouncil decision on recommendation to Bonneville on mainstem and program support project review: Lynn Palensky, manager, project review.
5.10:30 – 10:45amUpdate on Fish and Wildlife Program outreach schedule: Laura Robinson, program analyst and tribal liaison.
 10:45 – 11:00amBreak
6.11:00 – 11:45amPresentation by Portland General Electric on their IRP and recent Demand Response Efforts:
  • IRP introduction – Shauna Jensen,
  • PGE DR development – Jason Salmi Klotz, Manager, Regulatory and Policy Strategy, Grid Architecture, Integration and System Operations
  • Andy Macklin, director of grid products and integration
7.11:45am – NoonCouncil Business
  • Approval of minutes of July 2019 Council Meeting
  • Council approval of contract amendment with SSI
  • Council approval of Tom Quinn’s appointment to the ISRP for a term of October 1 to September 30, 2022, and approval of renewal of Stan Gregory’s membership on the ISRP for a second term through September 30, 2023. 
  • Council approval of contract with Tom Eckman
  • Council approval of contracts with Gwen Shearer
  • Council approval of letter to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in support of the draft FONSI and EA for aquatic invasive mussel control rapid response plan.
  • Report on disclosure of earned outside income (JS)
 12:15pmPublic comment on the Fish and Wildlife Program amendments
 12:30pmPublic comment on any issue before the Council