Central Project Advisory Team

The Central Project Advisory Team is comprised of representatives from Union and Baker counties.

Meetings & Materials

First Meeting
Thurs., June 4, 2009 • 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Baker Community Event Center, Baker City, OR
Meeting Summary (PDF, 271 KB)
Meeting Summary - Appendix (PDF, 8 MB)
Responses to Team Member Questions (PDF, 77 KB)
Meeting Invitees (PDF, 22 KB)
Agenda (PDF, 37 KB)
Meeting Attendees (PDF, 22 KB)
Project Advisory Team Meeting Presentation (PDF, 3.8 MB)
For Our Next Meeting Form (PDF, 19 KB)
Meeting Evaluation Form (PDF, 14 KB)
Participant Comment Form (PDF, 14 KB)
Community Advisory Process Diagram (PDF, 539 KB)
EFSC Process Diagram (PDF, 835 KB)
NEPA Process Diagram (PDF, 729 KB)
BLM/ODOE B2H Newswire – Spring 2009 (PDF, 530 KB)

Purpose and Need Session
Wed., July 8, 2009 • 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Best Western Sunridge Inn
Meeting Summary (PDF, 2.0 MB)
Agenda (PDF, 46 KB)
Meeting Attendees (PDF, 14 KB)
Power Supply Presentation (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Energy Bill Proposals in Congress (PDF, 19 KB)

Second Meeting
Wed., July 29, 2009 • 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City, OR
Meeting Summary (PDF, 180 KB)
Meeting Summary – Appendices 1-4 (PDF, 5.8 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 5 (PDF, 8.3 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 6 (PDF, 745 KB)
Responses to Team Member Questions (PDF, 35 KB)
Meeting Invitees (PDF, 12 KB)
Agenda (PDF, 70 KB)
Meeting Attendees (PDF, 14 KB)
Idaho Power Presentation (PDF, 115 KB)
Bureau of Land Management Presentation (PDF, 928 KB)
U.S. Forest Service Presentation (PDF, 2.9 MB)
Oregon Department of Energy Presentation (PDF, 22 KB)
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Presentation (PDF, 49 KB)
Siting Process Background Paper (PDF, 68 KB)
Community Criteria Overview (PDF, 23 KB)
Community Criteria Comment Form (PDF, 17 KB)
Meeting Evaluation and Participant Comment Form (PDF, 20 KB)

Regulatory Criteria
Routing Criteria Development Support Materials Summary (PDF, 12 KB)
Routing Consideration Definitions and Preliminary List of Exclusion, Avoidance and Placement Opportunities (PDF, 40 KB)
Regulatory Framework Table (PDF, 133 KB)
Routing Criteria Table (PDF, 305 KB)
List of Acronyms (PDF, 19 KB)

Third Meeting
Tues., Sept. 15 • 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Wed., Sept. 16 • 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Best Western Sun Ridge, Baker City, OR
Meeting Summary (PDF, 522 KB)
Meeting Summary – Appendices 1-3 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 – Reference Maps – Cover Sheet (PDF, 7 KB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 – Reference Maps – General Constraints (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 – Reference Maps – Exclusion Areas (PDF, 2.5 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 – Reference Maps – Land Use (PDF, 8 MB)
   Low resolution version (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 – Reference Maps – Cultural and Visual (PDF, 3.3 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 – Reference Maps – Physical and Natural (PDF, 2.8 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 – Reference Maps – Fish and Wildlife (PDF, 9.2 MB)
   Low resolution version (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 – Reference Maps – Topography (PDF, 2.6 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendices 5-6 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
PAT Initial Proposed Routes Map (PDF, 2.3 MB)
Meeting Invitees (PDF, 19 KB)
Evening Meeting Agenda (PDF, 74 KB)
Evening Meeting Attendees (PDF, 14 KB)
Mapping Workshop Agenda (PDF, 54 KB)
Mapping Session Attendees (PDF, 18 KB)
Presentation (PDF, 182 KB)
Public Meetings At A Glance (PDF, 21 KB)
Mapping Workshop Instruction Sheet (PDF, 548 KB)
Route Record Form (PDF, 15 KB)
Route Analysis Worksheet (PDF, 37 KB)
Route Analysis Comment Form (PDF, 11 KB)
Meeting Evaluation Form (PDF, 19 KB)

Project Order and Idaho Routing Meeting
Mon., Nov. 30, 2009 • 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Community House of Kirkpatrick Church, Parma, ID
Meeting Summary (PDF, 254 KB)
Meeting Summary - Appendices 1-3 (PDF, 2.7 MB)
Agenda (PDF, 37 KB)
Project Order and Idaho Routing Meeting Presentation (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Idaho Fish and Game Presentation (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Project Order (PDF, 167 KB)
Project Order - Farm Use Zones (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Project Order - Utility Facilities (PDF, 225 KB)
Bureau of Land Management – Vale District Correspondence (PDF, 13 KB)
United States Forest Service – Boise National Forest Correspondence (PDF, 77 KB)
Participant Comment Form (PDF, 29 KB)

Fourth Meeting
Thurs., Dec. 17 • 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Best Western Sunridge Inn, Baker City, OR
Meeting Summary (PDF, 247 KB)
Meeting Summary – Appendices 1-3 (PDF, 4.1 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 - 1 of 4 (PDF, 2.8 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 - 2 of 4 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 - 3 of 4 (PDF, 2.5 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 - 4 of 4 (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 5 (PDF, 4.3 MB)
Meeting Invitees (PDF, 45 KB)
Agenda (PDF, 89 KB)
Meeting Attendees (PDF, 33 KB)
Project Advisory Team Meeting Presentation (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Route Analysis Presentation (PDF, 3.1 MB)
Planning Evaluation of Eastern PAT Routes (PDF, 353 KB)
Participant Comment Form (PDF, 20 KB)

Fifth Meeting
Wed., March 3, 2010 • 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Connections Senior Center, Baker City, OR
Meeting Summary (PDF, 355 KB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 1 (PDF, 258 KB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 2 (PDF, 6.3 KB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 3 (PDF, 4.5 KB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 4 (PDF, 2 MB)
Agenda (PDF, 78 KB)
Idaho Power Presentation (PDF, 2.7 MB)
CAP Routing Presentation (PDF, 2.7 MB)
Route Alternatives Map (PDF, 359 KB)
Public Involvement Handout (PDF, 32 KB)
Alternate Route Comment Form (PDF, 30 KB)
Central Route Likes and Dislikes Comment Form (PDF, 30 KB)
Eastern Route Likes and Dislikes Comment Form (PDF, 30 KB)
Western Route Likes and Dislikes Comment Form (PDF, 30 KB)
Proposed Route Comment Form (PDF, 31 KB)

Sixth Meeting
Wed., May 5, 2010 • 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Connections Senior Center, Baker City, OR
Meeting Summary (PDF, 367 KB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 1 - 1 of 2 (PDF, 556 KB)
Meeting Summary – Appendix 1 - 2 of 2 (PDF, 720 KB)
Agenda (PDF, 58 KB)
Idaho Power Presentation (PDF, 670 KB)
Proposed Route Map (PDF, 2 MB)
Proposed Route Comment Form (PDF, 21 KB)
Community Advisory Process Evaluation Form (PDF, 21 KB)
EFSC Process Diagram (PDF, 200 KB)
NEPA Process Diagram (PDF, 140 KB)




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BLM: Bureau of Land Management | CAP: Community Advisory Process | EFSC: Energy Facility Siting Council | EIS: Environmental Impact Statement | kV: kilovolt
NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act | ODOE: Oregon Department of Energy | USFS: United States Forest Service