NPlatteRoundtableminutes4-4-06

• Basin Roundtable: North Platte
• Title: Minutes
• Date: 4/4/2006
• Basin Roundtables - Doc Type: Minutes

North Platte Basin Roundtable Meeting 4-4-06

discussion as part ofHB 05 1177 process, the foundation agreed to supply
notebooks to all roundtable board members. A comprehensive notebook of water
education materials was distributed to all members and is much appreciated by
all.

North Platte Roundtable Bylaws Continued

. Article V on Roundtable Leadership looks fine.
. Article VII, Section 6 regarding definition of Quorum. Should we allow voting
via email if members are unable to attend meetings? Some members do not want
to include email voting, so we will not use email voting. A long discussion took
place regarding how many members should constitute a quonlln. General jest of
the discussion was to strike a balance between having few enough members
required so as not to hold up progress of Roundtable efforts and ensuring enough
members are present to represent all perspectives when decisions are being made.
Discussion considered quonnn numbers as few as 3 and as many as 8 members of
our board of 15 voting members to set definition. Dirk Ramsey moves to define a
quonnn as 8 voting members of the 15 member board. More discussion ensued
till Carl Trick makes compromise motion to define a quonnn as 5 voting
members. Dave Meyring seconds motion. Motion passes.
. Question and discussion about IBCC patiicipation and why no substitutes were to
be used in place of designated representatives.
. Discussed need to incorporate roundtable representation from the Laramie River
valley in Colorado that is also part of the North Platte Basin. Kent has asked Eric
Hecox for contact information for the Laramie Rive water conservancy district.
Group agreed that is will be good to add in that member.

Rick Wyatt moves to ratify the North Platte Roundtable Bylaws as appended. Sandy
Know seconds motion. Motion passes. North Platte Bylaws become valid and binding
14 days from this April 4, 2006.

North Platte Basin Water Needs Assessment
Kent asked members if they have looked at the SWSI material on the North Platte.
Several members are familiar with SWSI work and have looked at the reports. Kent and
Carl encourage members to become familiar with what that assessment says. Our
Roundtable does have to do a basin wide assessment of water needs. Once IBCC Charter
gets into legislative hopper, it is hoped that legislature will approve it quickly. There is
speculation that the legislation may include u\1lding to do ulrther water needs research.
Regarding research efforts, question was raised regarding fact that no roundtable member
can receive u\1lding for their services on the roundtable. It was noted that contract work
would be considered a different service separate from that as a roundtable member. It
was emphasized that SWSI reports definitely provide a good foundation from which to
begin our water needs assessment.