FY 2007-2009 Project Prioritization: Estuary

Tuesday, April 4, 2006
9:30am-4:30pm

Columbia River Maritime Museum
1792 Marine Drive, Astoria (map)

• Facilitated by Karl Weist
• Please read the project proposals for Estuary Subbasin

We have been test driving a spreadsheet (220k Excel) and review criteria (50k Word) in Fifteenmile Creek and the Hood. The Walla Walla, Umatilla, Grande Ronde and Imnaha have started using this sheet on their own. Based upon all those tests, this is what we have developed as a scaled spreadsheet for project prioritization. The first four questions on the spreadsheet are Yes/No types of questions. The first two are specifically for Bonneville and the Council. The third and fourth are for the Council and determinations by the fish and wildlife managers and tribes.

So, concentrate on the questions in the second section. The criteria for those questions is in the attached word document that attempts to explain the scoring system. Note, some questions are open to interpretation and scoring might vary depending upon interpretation. That's why there are meetings. At the meetings, we have been reviewing the scoring and resolving the interpretations, where possible.

Note: the spreadsheet includes projects in both states. We think we have the opportunity to determine the priorities for the entire province through these meetings, since both states have a cooperative effort going down in the Estuary. Thus, in a manner similar to the Walla Walla, we are prioritizing projects in both states through this process. We need to be familiar with all the project proposals for the Estuary.

Agenda

5 minutes	Introductions: Weist
40 minutes	Meeting purpose and background for project selection process: Weist
15 minutes	Questions and responses: All
4 hours	Prioritization of projects: Group
20 minutes	Next steps, wrap up: Weist