► This meeting was video recorded. See video links below for each agenda item.
Wednesday, November 13
Council Work Session and Council Meeting – 8am (PST) / 9am (MST) – Large and Small conference rooms
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| 1. | 8 – 11:45am (► Video) |
Council Work Session: Fish and Wildlife Amendment Preparation Staff report on Program performance: Implementation assessment of Program habitat restoration and protection, wildlife, invasive species, predator management measures, related topics: Kris Homel, Biologist for Program Performance, Kate Self, Fish and Wildlife Program Scientist, Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Division Director, and Leslie Bach, Consultant. (Includes break) |
Council Meeting – 1pm (PST) / 2pm (MST) – Large and Small conference rooms
| (► Video) | Report from Executive Director: Bill Edmonds, Executive Director | |
| 2. | 1 – 1:45pm (► Video) |
Update on Project #2010-077-00, Tucannon River Programmatic Habitat Project: Mark Fritsch, Project Review and Implementation Manager, and Kris Buelow, Snake River Salmon Recovery Board (SRSRB) |
| 3. | 1:45 – 2:45pm (► Video) |
Discuss draft outline of letter calling for Fish and Wildlife Program amendment recommendations: Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Division Director and John Shurts, General Counsel |
| 2:45 – 3pm | Break | |
| 4. | 3 – 3:30pm (► Video) |
Report on Bonneville Fiscal Year 2025 Start of Year Fish and Wildlife budget: Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Division Director, and Jason Sweet and Rodrigo George, Bonneville Power Administration |
| 5. | 3:30 – 4:15pm (► Video) |
Bonneville Energy Efficiency Action Plan Update: Kevin Smit, Power Planning Resources Manager, and Jamae Hilliard Creecy, Bonnie Watson and Eric Mullendore, Bonneville Power Administration |
The Council will meet in executive session at 4:30pm to discuss personnel matters.
Thursday, November 14
Council Meeting continued – 8am (PST) / 9am (MST) – Large and Small conference rooms
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| 8 – 8:15am (► Video) |
Power Division Update and Planning: Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning | |
| 6. | 8:15 – 8:45am (► Video) |
Proposed Approach to Transmission and Distribution Deferral: Tomás Morrissey, Senior Power Analyst |
| 7. | 8:45 – 9:30am (► Video) |
Report by the Independent Scientific Advisory Board on their review of the Fish and Wildlife Program: Erik Merrill, Independent Science Manager, and Stan Gregory, Tom Quinn, and John Epifanio, ISAB Members |
| 9:30 – 9:45am | Break | |
| 8. | 9:45 – 11:15am (► Video) |
Transmission Landscape Update: John Ollis, Manager of Planning and Analysis, and Paul Wetherbee, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, Matthew Tisdale, Gridworks, Jennifer Galaway, Portland General Electric, and Kyle Kohne, Bonneville Power Administration |
| 9. | 11:15 – 11:45am (► Video) |
2025 RTF Work Plan Approval, Presentation on 2025-2029 Funding: Laura Thomas, Regional Technical Forum Manager |
| 10. | 11:45am (► Video) |
Council Business: Council approval for the summary of the October 2024 Council Meeting |
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