Technical Work Group Meeting 

Draft Agenda 

Rev. 4/2/08 

Glen Canyon Dam 

Adaptive Management Program 

Technical Work Group 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2 Arizona Center 

400 N. 5th Street, Conference Rooms A&B 

Phoenix, Arizona 

April 8, 2008

Time TOPIC PERSON Tabs 

9:30 a.m. 

(1:00) 

Welcome and Administrative 

1. Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16 members) 

2. Review of TWG Ground Rules 

2. Approval of December 4-5, 2007, Meeting Minutes 

3. Review of Action Items 

• Update from Sediment AHG and Proposed 

Recommendation to TWG -> motion to AMWG 

4. Old Business 

Kurt Dongoske 

John O’Brien 

Agenda 

Draft Minutes/ 

Action Items 

10:30a.m. 

(:45) 

Science Advisors’ Review of GCMRC’s Science Plan for 

the High Flow Test (HFT) 

Information and Discussion

Dave Garrett 

John Hamill 

Ted Melis 

Reports 

GCMRC Updates: 

Information and Discussion

11:15 a.m. 

(:30) 

• Sediment Update (need more details from John/Ted) John Hamill 

Ted Melis 

11:45 a.m. 

(1:15) L U N C H 

GCMRC Updates: 

Information and Discussion

1 p.m. 

(:30) 

• HFT Preliminary Observations Ted Melis 

1:30 p.m. 

(1:15) 

• Next Steps in Development of Sediment Model

• Is there enough sand?

Scott Wright 

2:45 p.m. 

(:15) 

B R E A K 

GCMRC Updates: 

Information and Discussion

3 p.m. 

(:30) 

• Update on Analysis of 2005 Imagery Ted Melis 

3:30 p.m. 

(:45) 

• Update on the Cultural Monitoring R&D Project Helen Fairley 

Brian Collins 

Updates 

4:15 p.m. 

(:30) 

Preliminary Report on the Archaeological 

Excavations at the 9-mile site in Glen Canyon 

Information and Discussion

Mike Berry 

Jonathan Damp 

Reports 

4:45 pm LTEP Update 

Information and Discussion

Dennis Kubly Updates

5:00 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn Kurt Dongoske 
Technical Work Group Meeting 

Draft Agenda 

Glen Canyon Dam 

Adaptive Management Program 

Technical Work Group 

ASU Downtown Campus 

502 E. Monroe Street, Bldg. C, Room C340 

Phoenix, Arizona 

April 9, 2008 

Time TOPIC PERSON Tabs 

8 a.m. 

(:15) 

Welcome and Administrative 

- Determination of Quorum (16 members) 

Kurt Dongoske Agenda 

8:15 a.m. 

(:30) 

LSSF Synthesis Work Plan 

Information and Discussion

Matthew Andersen 

8:45 a.m. 

(:30) 

HFT Work Plan / Impacts on 2008 Work 

Information and Discussion

John Hamill 

9:15 a.m. 

(:30) 

Chute Falls HBC Translocation/Augmentation Glen Knowles 

9:45 a.m. 

(:15) BREAK 

10:00 a.m. 

(:45) 

HFT Biological Opinion and Future Direction - 

Proposed Action on Conservation Measures 

o Biological Opinion and future direction 

o MRP --> Need for update based on new priorities 

Information and Discussion

Dennis Kubly 

John Hamill 

Budget 

10:45 a.m. 

(:30) 

Budget Ad Hoc Group Report on Preliminary FY09 

Budget and Work Plan 

Information and Discussion

Budget AHG 

11:15 a.m. 

(:45) 

FY09 Budget, Work Plan and Hydrograph 

Information and Discussion and Recommendation to 

AMWG

John Hamill 

Dennis Kubly 

Budget 

12 noon L U N CH 

1:00 p.m. 

(:15) 

FY09 Draft Budget, Work Plan and Hydrograph 

Recommendation to AMWG 

John Hamill 

Dennis Kubly Budget 

1:15 p.m. 

(1:00) 

Terrestrial PEP Results 

Information and Discussion

Dr. David Cooper Reports 

2:15 p.m. 

(:45) 

TWG Business 

o Calendar for FY09 targets for TWG Meeting 

Planning 

o Election of TWG Chair or Facilitator 

o Discussion of TWG Ad Hoc Groups -->Still Needed 

or Disband? 

Kurt Dongoske 

3 p.m. Adjourn Kurt Dongoske