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Committee Meetings and Council Meeting Agenda

 August 15-16, 2006

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303 W. North River Drive
Spokane, WA
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Tuesday, August 15

Fish Committee - 8am - Ballroom C

• Discussion (190k PDF) of Fish and Wildlife Division Work plan
• Recommendation (150k PDF) on within-year project funding requests for third quarter
  • Project #1991-057-00, Yakima Basin Screen Fabrication Phase II
  • Project #1991-075-00, Yakima Fish Screens Construction
  • Project #1996-046-01, Walla Walla Basin Fish Habitat Enhancement
• BPA clarification of capitalization policy (150k PDF)
• Discussion (450k PDF) of Fiscal Year 2007-2009 funding recommendations

Power Committee - 9am - Ballroom D

• Discussion (60k PDF) of possible comments on Regional Dialogue Draft Policy (Terry Morlan, 9:00-9:45)
• Discussion (1mb PDF) of implementation of Council’s Model Conservation Standards for Commercial Buildings (Charlie Grist, 9:45-10:15)
• Presentation (135k PDF) on economic effects of aluminum plant benefits (Massoud Jourabchi, 10:15-10:30)
• Staff proposal (150k PDF) for further CO₂ analysis (Jeff King, 10:45-11:15)
• Approach for the biennial review (60k PDF) of the Power Plan (Terry Morlan, 11:15-11:35)
• Discussion (60k PDF) of the role of proposed renewable resources analysis in the Power Plan (Terry Morlan and Jeff King, 11:35-11:55)

Updates:

• Report (60k PDF) on July 24 weather event (Wally Gibson and John Fazio)
• Update (60k PDF) on Resource Adequacy Capacity Standard (Wally Gibson and John Fazio)
• Status Report (60k PDF) on the Olivia Model (Michael Schilmoeller)
• Report (60k PDF) on progress in Renewable Resource Integration Action Plan (Jeff King)
• Update (60k PDF) on Demand Response Development (Ken Corum)

Council Meeting - Ballroom C

	1:30 - 2:30pm	We will begin the Council Meeting with Tribal drumming, a Tribal prayer and a presentation from the Upper Columbia United Tribes on the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Northwest Power Act:  Opening ceremonies by Kalispel and Colville Tribes, and presentation by Upper Columbia United Tribes.
1.	2:30 - 3:30pm	Update on Fiscal Year 2007-2009 funding recommendations:  Doug Marker, director, fish and wildlife division; and Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager. Council decision on Washington/Oregon shared provincial budget allocations Summary of discussion with the Fish and Wildlife Committee including: Bonneville capital policy, Basinwide and Mainstem-on-the-ground/Multi-province update, and  Bonneville in-lieu determinations.	download 450k PDF
2.	3:45 - 4pm	Council decision on release of provincial objectives issue paper: John Shurts, general counsel; Peter Paquet, manager, wildlife and resident fish; and Lynn Palensky, subbasin planning project manager.	download 240k PDF
3.	4 - 4:30pm	Presentation on preliminary Fiscal Year 2007 priorities for Columbia River Fish Mitigation Program:  Jim Ruff, manager, mainstem passage and river operations; and John Kranda, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.	download 400k PDF

The Executive Committee will meet at the close of Council business on Tuesday, August 15, to discuss internal personnel matters.

The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of Council business on Tuesday, August 15.

Wednesday, August 16

Continuation of Council Meeting - Ballroom C

	8:30 - 9am	Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chair:  Rhonda Whiting, chair, fish and wildlife committee; Jim Kempton, chair, power committee; and Larry Cassidy, chair, public affairs committee.
4.	9 - 9:30am	Council decision on within-year project funding requests for third quarter:  Mark Fritsch, manager, project implementation. Project # 1991-057-00, Yakima Basin Screen Fabrication Phase II Project # 1991-075-00, Yakima Fish Screens Construction Project # 1996-046-01, Walla Walla Basin Fish Habitat Enhancement	download 150k PDF
5.	9:45 - 10:30am	Presentation by the Bonneville Power Administration on the Regional Dialogue Draft Policy:  Mark Gendron, Bonneville Power Administration (Presentation).	download 150k PDF
6.	10:30 - 11:45am	Panel on Bonneville’s Draft Regional Dialogue Policy:  Marilyn Showalter, Public Power Council; Jack Spear, Alcoa (Presentation); Larry La Bolle, Avista (Presentation); Nancy Hirsh, NWEC.	download 60k PDF
7.	1:30 - 2:30pm	Presentation on nutrients and salmon restoration:  Dr. , Limnologist, Eco-Logic, Ltd.	download 8.7m PDF
8.	2:30 - 3p.m.	IEAB report on alternative approaches to habitat preservation (IEAB document 2006-1); and IEAB report on adequacy of data for cost-effectiveness analysis (IEAB document 2006-2):  Terry Morlan, director, power division; and Dr. Joel Hamilton, IEAB.	download 850k PDF
9.	3:15 - 3:30pm	Review of draft monitoring and evaluation guidance document:  Steve Waste, manager, program analysis and evaluation.	download 580k PDF
10.	3:30 - 3:45pm	Briefing on ISAB review of data center paper and summary of public comment:  Peter Paquet.	download 80k PDF
11.	3:45pm	Council business: Approval of minutes Annual disclosure of members’ outside earned income and notice of availability of financial disclosure forms Approval of Charter and formation of Demand Forecasting Advisory Committee Approval of contract for enhancement and testing of Energy 2020 model

The times listed for specific agenda items and the order of those items are approximate and are subject to change.

Public comment will be taken after each agenda item as time allows.

Last updated: 8/9/2006  1pm