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Tuesday, July 16
Power Committee
9:00am Mountain Time – Copper 3 Meeting Room
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- Discussion of scenarios for the 2021 Power Plan (BK) (60)
- Categorization of new generating resource options for 2021 Power Plan (GC) (30)
- Power Plan Process Review
- Establishing global financial and economic assumptions for the 2021 Power Plan (BK) (15)
- End Use Gas Load Forecast (SS) (15)
- Develop Model Conservation Standards and Surcharge Methodology (KS) (15)
- Establish existing system parameters and interpret state policies (GC) (30)
Fish and Wildlife Committee
9:00am Mountain Time – Copper 1 and 2 Meeting Rooms
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- Mainstem and Program Support Project Review Recommendations (LP) (90)
- Presentation on Northern Pike policy and outreach tool (LR) (30)
- Draft letter and science questions for ISAB review of Upper Columbia United Tribes fish passage and reintroduction investigation report (LR) (30)
Council Meeting
1:00pm Mountain Time – Copper 1 and 2 Meeting Rooms
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| 1:00 – 1:15pm | 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. | 1:15 – 2:15pm | Presentation by the Western Montana Public Power utilities: Ray Ellis, General Manager, Lincoln Electric Cooperative; Rollie Miller, General Manager, Vigilante Electric Cooperative; Mark Hayden, General Manager, Missoula Electric Cooperative; Willard Hjartarson, Board President, Glacier Electric Cooperative. |
| 2:15 – 2:30pm | Break | |
| 2. | 2:30 – 3:30pm | Briefing by panel of Montana Public Power Utilities regarding implementation of pre-pay programs: Ray Ellis, General Manager, Lincoln Electric Cooperative: Ross Holter, Director Member Services, Flathead Electric Cooperative; Rollie Miller, General Manager, Vigilante Electric Cooperative; Jonnalea Tatsey, Director Member Services, Glacier Electric Cooperative. |
| 3. | 3:30 – 4:30pm | Council decision to release the draft Fish and Wildlife Program amendments for a 90-day public review and comment period: John Shurts, legal counsel; Tony Grover, Director, Fish and Wildlife division; and Patty O’Toole, Manager, Program Performance and Development. |
The Public Affairs Committee will meet at the close of business on Tuesday, July 16.
Wednesday, July 17
Continuation of Council Meeting
9:00am Mountain time – Copper 1 and 2 Meeting Rooms
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| 4. | 9:00 – 9:30am | Presentation of the Regional Technical Forum Annual Report: Jennifer Light, manager, Regional Technical Forum. |
| 5. | 9:30 – 10:30am | Briefing on Power Plan 101 and introduction on modeling and analytics: John Shurts, legal counsel; and Ben Kujala, director, power division. |
| 6. | 10:30 – 11:00am | Presentation by the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks regarding Aquatic Invasive Species: Tom McDonald, CSKT Fish, Wildlife, Recreation & Conservation Division Manager; Erik Hanson, CSKT AIS Program Coordinator; and Thomas Woolf, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Aquatic Invasive Species Bureau Chief. |
| 7. | 11:00am | Council Business |
| Public comment on any issue before the Council. |