Council Meeting

March 10 - 12, 2025
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Portland

► This meeting was video recorded. See video links below for each agenda item

Monday, March 10

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 3pm (PDT) / 4pm (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms

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  • Tucannon Spring Chinook Population Safety Net Strategy (SOS): Dave Johnson, Nez Perce Tribe; Jerimiah Bonifer, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Chris Donley, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (► Video)
  • Resist-Accept- Direct (RAD) Framework for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) lands: Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Division Director, Heather Hendrixson, Fish and Wildlife Program Scientist, Michael Hudson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (RAD Implementation Guidebook) (► Video)

Tuesday, March 11

Council Meeting – 8:30am (PDT) / 9:30am (MDT) - Large and Small conference rooms

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  8:30 – 8:45am
(► Video)		 Power Plan Update: Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning
1. 8:45 – 10:30am
(► Video)		 Proposed Reference Plants for the Ninth Plan (Part 2): Annika Roberts, Resource Policy Analyst
  10:30 – 10:45am Break
2. 10:45 – 11:45am
(► Video)		 Proposed Conservation Resources Part 1: Kevin Smit, Power Planning Resources Manager, Christian Douglass, Senior Resources Analyst
  11:45am – 1pm Lunch
3. 1 – 1:45pm
(► Video)		 Ninth Plan Demand Forecast Part 1: Steve Simmons, Senior Energy Forecasting Analyst, Tomás Morrissey, Senior Power Analyst
4. 1:45 – 2:30pm
(► Video)		 Primer on Market Availability Study: John Ollis, Manager of Planning and Analysis
  2:30 – 2:45pm Break
5. 2:45 – 3:30pm
(► Video)		 Primer on Needs Assessment: Dor Hirsh Bar Gai, Power System Analyst

Executive Session  – Closed Session – 3:30pm (PDT) / 4:30pm (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms

  • The Council will meet in Executive Session to discuss personnel matters.

Wednesday, March 12

Council Meeting cont’d and Council Work Session – 8am (PDT) / 9am (MDT) - Large and Small conference rooms

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6. Council Work Session: Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment 8am – 11:30am

  • Introduction: Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Division Director (► Video)
  • Part Two, Section III: Assuring the Pacific Northwest an adequate, efficient, economic and reliable power supply (AEERPS): John Shurts, General Counsel  (► Video)
  • Part Four: Adaptive Management (monitoring, effectiveness, research, data management, reporting, evaluation): Kris Homel, Biologist for Program Performance, Kate Self, F&W Program Scientist, Staff (► Video)
  • Part Five: Subbasin Plans: Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Division Director, Heather Hendrixson, Fish and Wildlife Program Scientist (► Video)

(includes break)

Council Meeting – 11:30am (PDT) / 12:30pm (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms6

7. 11:30 – 11:45am
(► Video)		 RTF Policy Advisory Committee Charter Renewal: Laura Thomas, Regional Technical Forum Manager
8. 11:45am
(► Video)		 Council Business: Council approval for the summary of the February 2025 Council Meeting
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