Wednesday, June 18 – Regular meeting, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Ft. Dalles Community Readiness Center: 402 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles
Time | Item | Topic | Presenter(s) | Background |
8:30 a.m. 4 hours | Tour: Bonneville Dam | Paula Calvert | Travel (one hour), two-hour tour and travel (one hour) back to venue | |
12:30 p.m. 60 min | Lunch | |||
1:30 p.m. 5 min | Action item: Draft minutes from March 19-20, 2014, regular meeting | |||
1:35 90 min | Informational item: Toxics Reduction and Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Update | Kevin Masterson, Aaron Borisenko, Lori Pillbusry
Guests: Ken Bailey, Orchard View Farms; Kevin Scribner, Salmon-Safe | With guests from the growers’ community along the Gorge
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3:05 15 min | Break | |||
3:20 60 min | Informational item: Port of The Dalles | Linda Hayes Gorman (DEQ) and Andrea Klaas (Port) | Environmental and economic development opportunities at the Port. Item tentative | |
4:20 30 min
| Informational item: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spill waiver application | Paula Calvert | Discussion of the proposed waiver renewal for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. DEQ will propose a new waiver and agreement for the Corps this summer, for commission review and approval. | |
4:50 10 min | Informational item: Commissioner reports | Commissioners will present verbal updates on their activities and items of interest | ||
5 | Recess until Thursday, June 19 | |||
5 p.m. 45 min | Informal meet-and-greet with the Gorge Commission | Meet-and-greet session with the Gorge Commission. Light refreshments provided. Item tentative | ||
7 p.m. | Optional social dinner | Downtown – location TBD |
Thursday, June 19 – Regular meeting, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Ft. Dalles Community Readiness Center: 402 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles
Time | Item | Topic | Presenter(s) | Background |
8:30 a.m. 45 min | Public forum | With phone lines at Portland (HQ), Bend, Eugene, Medford and Pendleton DEQ offices | ||
9:15 a.m. 60 min | Informational item: Budget and legislative updates | Greg Aldrich, Palmer Mason and Jim Roys | Note: Full financial report to be presented at the August meeting | |
10:15 15 min | Break | |||
10:30 15 min | Action item: Director’s annual transactions for review and approval | Jim Roys | ||
10:45 15 min | Action item: Air Contaminant Discharge Permit fee increase | David Collier and Gregg Dahmen | Proposed fee increase for ACDPs. | |
11:15 30 min | Action item: Smoke Management Program rules | David Collier and Brian Finneran | Proposed updates to the Smoke Management Program administered by DEQ and the Oregon Department of Forestry | |
11:45 30 min | Action item: Clean Fuels Program Phase 1 rules | David Collier and Cory-Ann Wind | Proposed permanent rules for Phase 1 program implementation. Temporary rules approved December 2013. | |
12:15 p.m. 75 min | Lunch and executive session | In board room (1st floor) – Commissioners and some DEQ staff will meet with Dept. of Justice staff for updates about current and pending litigation | ||
1:30 45 min | Informational item: Watershed studies | Watershed Research Council | ||
2:15 60 min | Informational item: Water quality management approach for temperature | Gene Foster and Josh Seeds | ||
3:15 15 min | Break | |||
3:30 45 min | Informational item: Local environmental concerns and opportunities | Linda Hayes-Gorman, Gene Foster and Sheree Stewart (DEQ), Lisa Hanson and Ray Jaindl (ODA) | Highlights: 2013 fire and drinking water source protection, Department of Agriculture pilot programs and other local environmental work | |
4:15 30 min | Informational item: Key Performance Measures | Greg Aldrich | Review existing KPMs, discuss process for 2014 and any updates to content | |
4:45 45 min | Informational item: Director’s report | |||
5:30 p.m. - | Adjourn |