See meeting notes >
Tuesday, November 12
Power Committee – 9am – Small conference room
GoToMeeting and conference call 800-356-8278, code 686694
- General Circulation Model Scenario Selection, DH, JF, JO (45 min)
- Natural Gas Price Forecast for 2021 Power Plan, SS (45 min)
- Onshore Wind Generation Reference Plant, MS (45 min)
- Website Analytics/Communications outreach summary, CM (15 min)
Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8:30am – Large conference room
GoToMeeting and conference call 800-356-8278 code 164673
- Review and discuss comments on Draft Program Amendments (PO) (60)
- Presentation of Kootenai Tribe of Idaho and Idaho Department of Fish & Game on the status of Kootenai River Burbot recovery efforts (30) (TU). Also see presentation with video (200mb PowerPoint)
- Washington State Aquatic Invasive Species Program Overview: WDFW (45) (KF)
- Update by Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership (PNAMP) (30) (NL)
- History and Significance of Freshwater Mussels, Umatilla Tribe (30) (MF)
Council Meeting – 1:30pm – Large and Small conference rooms
GoToMeeting and conference call 800-356-8278, code 390467
| 1:30 – 1:45pm | Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Guy Norman, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Richard Devlin, chair, power committee; and Jeffery Allen, chair, public affairs committee. | |
| 1. | 1:45 – 2:15pm | Update on Public Power Council: Scott Simms, Executive Director, Public Power Council. |
| 2. | 2:15 – 2:45pm | Update on the Walla Walla Spring Chinook Hatchery, Project #2000-038-00, Walla Walla Hatchery Final Design/Construction: Mark Fritsch, project implementation manager; Gene Shippentower and Craig Contor, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR); and Mary Todd Haight, Bonneville Power Administration. |
| 2:45 – 3:00pm | Break | |
| 3. | 3:00 – 4:00pm | Review of public comments on draft Fish and Wildlife Program amendments (addendum): Patty O’Toole, acting director, fish and wildlife division. |
The Council will meet in Executive Session at the close of business on Tuesday, November 12 to discuss internal personnel matters.
Wednesday, November 13
Continuation of Council Meeting – 8:30am – Large and Small conference rooms
GoToMeeting and conference call 1-800-356-8278, code 390467
| 4. | 8:30 – 9:15am | Review of the Upper Columbia United Tribes’ Fish Passage and Reintroduction Report: Dr. Stan Gregory, Chair; and Tom Quinn, member, Independent Scientific Advisory Board. |
| 5. | 9:15 – 9:45am | Clark Public Utility District Update: Lena Wittler, CEO and General Manager, Clark Public Utility District. |
| 9:45 – 10:00am | Break | |
| 6. | 10:00 – 10:45am | Update on Wholesale Electricity Price Forecast and Avoided Emissions Rate, John Ollis, manager, planning and analysis. |
| 7. | 10:45 – 11:15am | Review and finalize the web-based Program Performance and Progress tool: Nancy Leonard, program performance manager; Carol Winkel, senior writer and editor; and Mark Fritsch. |
| 8. | 11:15 – 11:45am | Update on the Asset Management Strategic Plan. Mark Fritsch. |
| 9. | 11:45 – Noon | Update on Resident Fish and Sturgeon Category Review: Lynn Palensky, manager, project review. |
| 10. | Noon | Council Business |
| Public comment on any issue before the Council. |