Wednesday, May 18
This meeting is both in-person and via webinar. The meeting will be conducted in Whitefish, Montana. The public is welcome to join our meeting that will run from 9:00 am to 12:30pm (Mountain Time) on Wednesday May 18.
Council Meeting – 9am Mountain Time / 8am Pacific Time – Great Northern Meeting Room and Virtual
General Webinar ATTENDEES should use this link to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. (How to join a Webinar). Contact ITHelps with any technical questions.
All times are listed in Mountain Time
| 9 – 9:15am | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Jeffery Allen, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Jim Yost, chair, power committee and Louie Pitt, Jr., chair, public affairs committee. | |
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9:15 – 10:15am | Discussion on Pacific Northwest electric power issues with Montana Public Utilities.
Mark Hayden, General Manager at Missoula Electric Cooperative, Mark Johnson, General Manager at Flathead Electric Cooperative, Hugo Anderson, General Manager at Glacier Electric Cooperative, Jean Matt, General Manager at Mission Valley Power, Melissa Brandon, Member Service, Communications & Marketing Specialist at Lincoln Electric Cooperative, Rex Griffin, President of Ravalli County Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees, Marianne Roose, Vice President of Lincoln Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees, Terry Crooks, Trustee at Flathead Electric Cooperative |
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10:15 – 10:30am | First Year Implementation Report on Increased Mitigation Efforts in the Blocked Areas above Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph dams: Chad McCrea and Brent Nichols, Spokane Tribe of Indians. |
| 10:30 – 11:00am | Break - TIME ADJUSTED DAY OF MEETING | |
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11:00am – 11:45am | Update on Pacific Lamprey Conservation and Restoration in the Columbia River Basin: Christina Wang, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Alicia Marrs, Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative; Kelly Coates, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and Ben Clemens, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. |
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11:45 – 12:15pm | Council approval of statement of basis and purpose and response to comments for the 2021 Power Plan: John Shurts, General Counsel and Andrea Goodwin, Senior Counsel. |
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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 meetingorganizer@nwcouncil.org with your name. 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. |