Approved September 21, 2004

MINUTES
INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION
COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE CALL
June 7, 2004
10:00 am EDT

The International Joint Commission met in executive session by conference call on June 7, 2004, with Chair Dennis Schornack in the chair.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

1. The Commission approved the items below as the agenda for the conference call.

MINUTES

2. The Commission approved:
   1. the minutes of the April 14, 2004 conference call; and
   2. the minutes of the April 19, 2004 executive meeting held in Washington, DC.

APPOINTMENTS

3. The Commission approved:
   1. the appointment of Don Buckhout as a member of the U.S. Section of the International Red River Board (IRRB) for a term of three years;
   2. the appointment of Glen Davidson as a member of the Canadian Section of both the International Kootenay Lake Board of Control and the International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control for an indefinite term.

GREAT LAKES REGIONAL OFFICE DIRECTOR'S REPORT

4. The Commission noted the report.

2005 BIENNIAL MEETING

5. The Commission:
   1. approved Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, as the site for the 2005 biennial meeting, subject to entering into a suitable contractual agreement with the University;
   2. approved the announcement of the meeting in the next issue of FOCUS and the issuance other announcements and press releases, in conjunction with Queens University as appropriate; and
   3. deferred further discussion, including the process for selecting the Scientist of the Biennium, until the June 14, 2004, Executive meeting in Windsor.

ALIEN INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS) CONFERENCE

6. The Commission:
   1. approved the issuance of Alien Invasive Species (AIS) DVD's at the conference to be distributed via a sign up sheet and/or via download from the IJC website;
   2. approved a joint IJC-GLFC display for the conference; and
   3. deferred discussion of the details of the joint display, handouts, and the AIS report card until the June 14, 2004, Executive meeting in Windsor.

INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY

7. The Commission noted the update regarding the possibility of updating the 1998 IJC report "Unsafe Dams?".

BOARD ISSUES

8. The Commission:
   1. approved sending a letter to the International Rainy Lake Board of Control reminding it of its oversight responsibility for the Prairie Portage dam; and
   2. agreed to consider establishment of oversight boards for the Grand Falls and Waneta Orders when a review of those structures is undertaken as anticipated in the Commission's Report The IJC and the 21^st Century or if warranted by new information and asked staff to examine the Orders that remained to be reviewed, along with recommendations regarding when these reviews may occur.

COMMISSIONERS BRIEFINGS, MEETINGS, AND TOURS

9. The Commission noted planned Commissioners' briefings, meetings, and tours to be held in conjunction with the June 14, 2004 Executive meeting in Windsor.

PUBLIC RELEASE OF IJC MATERIALS

10. The Commission approved the Protocol for Public Release of IJC Materials.

OTHER BUSINESS

Coal-Fired Generation Tutorial

11. The Commission discussed the need for the tutorial to address the regional framework, technical controls, the benefits of technologies, and the costs of technology, installation, and the impact on utility rates.

St. Lawrence Seaway Proposal

12. The Commission discussed the Proposal to Study Logistics of Restricting Ocean Freight Vessel Passage into the Great Lakes and deferred further discussion of this issue until the June 14, 2004 Executive meeting in Windsor.

Missisquoi Bay

12. The Commission agreed to move quickly on the Reference and to review the directive and funding/budget at the June 14, 2004 Executive meeting in Windsor with proposed members of a Task Force.

100^th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty

12. The Commission discussed the 100^th anniversary, approved the idea of the IJC seal as a commemorative coin, and tasked staff with following up with the Royal Canadian Mint and the U.S. Bureau of Engraving.