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Tuesday, May 8

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8:30am Mountain Time – Boise Room

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  • Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment – Committee recommendation of draft amendment announcement and call for recommendations (PO,TG) (30)
  • Update on MAFC Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force (TG) (15)
  • Project Review: Proposal #2017-004-00, Northern Pike Suppression and Monitoring Plan (MF) (30)
  • Briefing on the final Screw Trap Report (KF) (30)
  • Update on Research Inventory and Project Review (LP) (15)
  • Update on habitat monitoring and evaluation strategy (LB, MF and NL) (30)
  • Emerging Priorities (Staff)

Power Committee – 8:30am Mountain Time – Payette Room

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Council Meeting – 1:30pm Mountain Time – Boise Room

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 1:30 – 1:45pmReports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs Committees: Guy Norman, chair, Fish and Wildlife Committee; Tim Baker, chair, Power Committee; and Bill Booth, chair, Public Affairs Committee.
1. 1:45 – 2:30pmBriefing on Idaho Power Company implementation of membership in the Energy Imbalance Market: John Prescott, Northwest Representative, EIM Board Member; and Tess Park, Idaho Power Company.
2.2:30 – 3:00 pmBriefing on 2018 snow and streamflow outlook – shortages, surplus, etc.:  Ron Abramovich, Water Supply Specialist, USDA NRCS Snow Survey, Boise, Idaho.
 3:00 – 3:15pmBreak
3.3:15 – 3:45pmCouncil decision to release draft “Under-served Energy Efficiency Markets Assessment – Summary of Results” for public comment:  Kevin Smit, senior energy efficiency analyst.
4.3:45 – 4:00pmBriefing on the Lake Roosevelt Forum meeting: John Harrison, public information officer.
5.4:00pmDemonstration of updated Council website, Mark Walker, director, public affairs division; Ben Kujala, director, power division and Chad Madron, project analyst.

The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, May 8.

Wednesday, May 9

Continuation of Council Meeting – 8:30am Mountain Time – Boise Room

6.8:30 – 9:00amUpdate on Genetic Monitoring: Dr. Shawn Narum, Lead Geneticist, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission; and Matt Campbell, Fisheries Genetics Program, Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
7.9:00 – 9:30amUpdate on Lake Pend Oreille Lake Trout Suppression Efforts:  Dr. Dan Schill, Fishery Research Supervisor, Idaho Department of Fish and Game; and Dr. Matt Corsi, Principal Fishery Research Biologist, Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
 9:30 – 9:45amBreak
8.9:45 – 10:15amCouncil decision on Fish and Wildlife Program amendment announcement and call for recommendations: Patty O’Toole, program implementation manager; Tony Grover, director, fish and wildlife division and John Shurts, legal counsel.
9.10:15 – 10:30amBriefing on the administrative record for the Fish and Wildlife Program amendment process:  John Shurts
10.10:30amCouncil business:
  • Approval of minutes of April 10-11 Council Meeting
  • Council decision to release for public comment the draft “Council FY 2020 Budget and FY 2019 Revisions”
  • Council decision to approve contract with OMBU for website maintenance for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2018
  • Council decision to release for public comment the draft “BPA annual report of fish and wildlife costs for Fiscal Year 2017”
   Public comment on any issue before the Council.