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Plenary Group
A Plenary Group was convened for the duration of the ALP. The Plenary Group process is further defined in the final Communication and Process Protocols. The Plenary Group was self-governing, by consensus. The responsibilities of the Plenary Group included the following:
- The Plenary Group established the schedule and structure (rules and procedures) for the ALP.
- The Plenary Group established the Technical Working Groups and allocated responsibility for addressing specific resource issues.
- The Plenary Group reviewed study plans and methodologies recommended by the Technical Working Groups and determined which studies should be conducted. The Plenary Group determined the overall study plan.
- The Plenary Group reviewed PM&E measures and alternatives recommended by the Technical Working Groups and determined which PM&E measures should be adopted.
- The Plenary Group resolved disputes in and among the Technical Working Groups.
Third-Party Facilitator
A third-party facilitator was used to conduct Plenary Group meetings. SMUD hired Marie Rainwater from Tetra Tech EM Inc. to facilitate these meetings. Technical Working Groups could also choose to use the third-party facilitator. The third-party facilitator ensured that all group Participants had an opportunity to be heard, that the meetings were productive and efficient, and that meeting summaries were prepared. The third-party facilitator were selected and paid for by SMUD. However, the third-party facilitator sought to further the interests of all Participants, not just the interests of SMUD.
Documents
Plenary Group Participant's Interests Identified during July through September, 2001
Participants
| Name | Affiliation |
| Steve Geist | |
| G. William King | |
| Bill Center | American River Recreation Association & Camp Lotus |
| Oliver Heim | American Whitewater Association |
| Maryann Argyres | Apple Hill Growers' Association |
| Chris Wimmer | B C Planners |
| Dennis Rogers | Building Industry Association of Superior California (BIA) |
| Katherine Hill | California Department of Fish & Game |
| Robert W. Hughes | California Department of Fish & Game |
| Banky Curtis | California Department of Fish and Game |
| Stafford Lehr | California Department of Fish and Game |
| Nancee Murray | California Department of Fish and Game |
| Nate Rangel | California Outdoors |
| LaVeta Stelzmiller | California Republican Assembly, El Dorado County |
| Craig Thomas | Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation |
| Charles Bertolette | Citizen |
| Sue Britting | Citizen |
| Bill Demerritt | Citizen |
| Paul Helman | Citizen |
| Chris Shackleton | Citizen |
| Chris Shutes | Citizen |
| Dan Sherry | City of Sacramento |
| Justin Klaurens | Devine Tarbell & Associates Incorporated |
| Jim Lynch | Devine Tarbell & Associates Incorporated |
| Matt Paquette | Devine Tarbell & Associates Incorporated |
| Brian Waters | Devine Tarbell & Associates Incorporated |
| Rick Williams | Devine Tarbell & Associates Incorporated |
| Rich Dwerlkotte | EDAW |
| Steve Heipel | EDAW DE&S/Consultant |
| Bill King, Ph.D | EDC BOS-Appointed Fish & Game Committee |
| G. William King, Ph.D. | EDC BOS-appointed Fish & Game Committee |
| Bill Hetland | EDCWA, EDCW&P, & EDC |
| Kathye Russell | El Dorado Builder's Exchange |
| Daniel Bolster | El Dorado County |
| Mike Gray | El Dorado County |
| Chris Williams | El Dorado County |
| Brian Deason | El Dorado County & Georgetown Divide RCDs |
| Charles Paine | El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, D-4 |
| Harry Dunlop | El Dorado County Citizens for Water |
| David Jones | El Dorado County Citizens for Water |
| Doug Leisz | El Dorado County Citizens for Water |
| Edward T. Murray | El Dorado County Citizens for Water |
| Noble Sprunger | El Dorado County Citizens for Water |
| Virginia Crespo | El Dorado County Cultural Resources Commission |
| Thomas Davis | El Dorado County Indian Council, Inc. |
| Judy Mathat | El Dorado County Republican Central Committee |
| Mark Egbert | El Dorado County Resource Conservation District |
| Steven Proe | El Dorado County Taxpayers for Quality Growth |
| Fred Schaefer | El Dorado County Water Agency |
| Bill George | El Dorado Irrigation District |
| David Witter | El Dorado Irrigation District |
| John Fraser | El Dorado Irrigation District D-2 |
| George Wheeldon | El Dorado Irrigation District D-4 |
| John H. Clements | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| Jon Cofrancesco | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| Jim Fargo | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| Mike Henry | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| Bernard Carlson | Friends of El Dorado County |
| Ron Stork | Friends of the River |
| Hank White | Georgetown Divide Public Utility District |
| Mike Bean | Gold Country Paddlers |
| Margaret Hannaford | Hydroconsult Engineers, Inc. (SMUD Consultant) |
| Jane Valerius | Jane Valerius Environmental Consulting |
| Ron Corso | Mead & Hunt, Incorporated |
| Martha Goodavish | MG Planning & Design |
| Scott Underwood | Mother Lode River Trips |
| Eric Theiss | National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Stephen Bowes | National Park Service |
| Richard Doble | Pacific Gas & Electric Company |
| Robert Fratini | Pacific Gas & Electric Company |
| Bruce McGurk | Pacific Gas & Electric Company |
| Steve Peirano | Pacific Gas & Electric Company |
| Marie Davis | Placer County Water Agency |
| Ed Horton | Placer County Water Agency |
| Einar Maisch | Placer County Water Agency |
| Dirk Gallian | Raft Photo |
| Marie Rainwater | Rainwater & Associates, LLC |
| Paul Bender | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Joe Davis | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Leslie Dunsworth | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Scott Flake | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| David Hanson | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Gale Higgins | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Gary Lawson | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Lonn Maier | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Dudley McFadden | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Jim Shetler | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Karen Smith | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Steve Sorey | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Carol Szuch | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Lois Wright | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Felix Smith | Save the American River Association |
| Nicholas Fonseca | Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians |
| Catherine Fonseca | Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians |
| Jeff Murray | Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians |
| Pamela Taheri | SMUD |
| Steve Barber | South Fork Dialogue Group |
| Jim Canaday | State Water Resources Control Board |
| Samantha Olson | State Water Resources Control Board |
| Sharon Stohrer | State Water Resources Control Board |
| Scott Wilcox | Stillwater Sciences |
| Art Marinaccio | Taxpayers Association of El Dorado County |
| Becky Wood | Teichert Materials |
| Cathy Locke | The Sacramento Bee |
| Jim Eicher | U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
| Jeff Horn | U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
| Rick Johnson | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Dave Robinson | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
| William Foster | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Katy Coulter | U.S. Forest Service |
| Tim Dabney | U.S. Forest Service |
| Kathy Hardy | U.S. Forest Service |
| Lester Lubetkin | U.S. Forest Service |
| Denise McLemore | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cheryl Mulder | U.S. Forest Service |
| Beth Paulson | U.S. Forest Service |
| Rich Platt | U.S. Forest Service |
| Dennis Smith | U.S. Forest Service |
| Mike Taylor | U.S. Forest Service |
| Don Yasuda | U.S. Forest Service |
| Bob Hawkins | U.S.D.A. Forest Service |
| William Dancing-Feather | Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California |
Settlement Negotiation Group
Upon completion of the technical resource groups development of study plans, collection of field data, and approved technical reports, the relicensing process turned toward development of protection, mitigation, and enhancement (PM&E) measures through a Settlement Negotiation Group. This group was comprised of a single spokesperson, with technical lead back-ups, representing a resource agency, non-governmental organization, Native American Tribe, and/or individual citizens at the negotiation table to reach a settlement prior to the licensee submitting a new application for license. The group met at least four (4) times a month at SMUD's Customer Service Center to complete the settlement process.
Spokespersons
| Name | Affiliation |
| Bill Center | American River Recreation Association & Camp Lotus |
| Stafford Lehr | California Department of Fish and Game |
| Jim Micheaels | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
| Nate Rangel | California Outdoors |
| Paul Helman | Citizen |
| Chris Shutes | Citizen |
| Dan Sherry | City of Sacramento |
| Bill Hetland | EDCWA, EDCW&P, & EDC |
| Mike Henry | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| Bernard Carlson | Friends of El Dorado County |
| Ron Stork | Friends of the River |
| Stephen Bowes | National Park Service |
| Steve Peirano | Pacific Gas & Electric Company |
| Scott Flake | Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
| Sharon Stohrer | State Water Resources Control Board |
| Art Marinaccio | Taxpayers Association of El Dorado County |
| Jim Eicher | U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
| William Foster | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Beth Paulson | U.S. Forest Service |