Council Meeting

March 14 - 15, 2023
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Coeur d'Alene Resort
115 S 2nd St
Coeur d'Alene,
ID
208-209-5031

Meetings are recorded. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is in the Pacific Time Zone.

Tuesday, March 14

Power Committee – 8:30am (PDT) / 9:30am (MDT) – Bay 2 Meeting Room and Virtual

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  • Work Plan and Objectives for Mid-Term Assessment. JL (45 min)
  • Briefing on Bonneville’s Provider of Choice (Post-2028 Contract Negotiations) and Resource Program Efforts: Bill Leady, Vice President, Generation Asset Management and Kim Thompson, Vice President, Requirements Marketing. (75 min)
  • Presentation on Bonneville’s Energy Efficiency Action Plan for 2022-2027: Bonnie Watson, Interim Planning & Evaluation Manager and Eric Mullendore, Acting Manager for Energy Efficiency Programs. (45 min)

Council members will be visiting the offices of Kootenai Electric Cooperative mid-day on Tuesday, March 14, for a welcome meeting with personnel from Kootenai and possibly several other consumer-owned electric utilities. No Council business will be discussed.

Fish and Wildlife Committee – 2:30pm (PDT) / 3:30pm (MDT) – Bay 2 Meeting Room and Virtual

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  • Dworshak Fishery Mitigation: Rebuilding Fisheries from the bottom up: Ryan Hardy, Idaho Department of Fish and Game. (MH) (30)
  • Update on Asset Management Strategic Plan Implementation: Mark Fritsch, Northwest Power and Conservation Council and Jason Sweet and Andy Traylor, Bonneville Power Administration. (MF) (30)
  • Highlights of the Fish and Wildlife Division Workplan. (PO, Staff) (30)

Wednesday, March 15

The Executive Committee will meet in closed session to discuss business matters on Wednesday, March 15th at 8:30am (PDT) / 9:30am (MDT).

Council Meeting – 9:30am (PDT) / 10:30am (MDT) – Bay 2 Meeting Room and Virtual

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  9:30 – 9:45am Reports from Committee Chairs and Executive Director: Mike Milburn, Chair, Fish and Wildlife Committee; Doug Grob, Chair, Power Committee; Louie Pitt Jr., Chair, Public Affairs Committee and Bill Edmonds, Executive Director.

1.

 9:45 – 10:30am Briefing on Columbia River Basin Salmon and Steelhead Returns for 2022 and Forecasts for 2023: Charlene Hurst, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and John Powell, Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

2.

 10:30 – 11:15am Briefing on Recent Ocean Observations and Outlooks for Salmon Returns in 2023: Brian Burke, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  11:15 – 11:30am Break

3.

 11:30 – Noon Annual Update on BPA Progress to Significantly Increase  the Level of Mitigation in the Blocked Areas Above Chief Joe and Grand Coulee Dams: Chad McCrea, B.J. Kieffer and Brent Nichols, Spokane Tribe of Indians and Jason Sweet, Bonneville Power Administration.

4.

 Noon Council Business:
    Public comment on any issue before the Council. Note: Please sign up prior to the Council Meeting to provide comment by sending an email to the Council at meetingorganizer@nwcouncil.org with your name. Any person participating in the meeting should review and abide by the Code of Conduct expected of all who participate in the Council’s public forums.