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Mike - should $ be available for needs assessment? <br />Ray — if we get a chunk of the $650,000 we shouldn’t need more <br />Travis — <br />Steve V. — there are some who think that SWSI was inadequate and we need more <br />studies — disagrees and doesn’t want to see funds used for that <br /> <br />Should money be available before needs assessment is complete? <br />Steve V. - this comes from San Juan that has project s ready to go, need money <br />now — could also apply to us <br />Ray — believes that if there is a high degree of agreement with a strong case, we <br />would like the funds available sooner! <br />Steve V — if RT is behind it, should be able to get on with it <br />Mel - Needs Assessment is not an end result, but on - going process <br /> <br />Prioritization <br />1) Criteria preference for multiple benef its, stakeholders/interests and address <br />statewide water needs <br />Fred - if there is something big that would pay off for the whole community, focus on <br />that <br />Ray - thinks yes on first two points — but bothered by last phrase of statement <br />“address statewide water n eeds” <br />Travis - suggests that it be changed to “state - wide interests met” <br />2) preference of on the g roun d projects vs studies? Or percentages? <br />Ray — general preference for on the g ro und, but there may be a need for feasibility <br />Charlie — brings back to question of effectiveness <br />Doug — issue of effectiveness – timeliness <br />Charlie — referring to projects that have a great accomplishment – <br />Ray - wondering if a priority to scoping studies — before feasibility — then being very <br />critical of scoping studies before go ing into ful l blown feasibility <br />Travis — would rather have us figure out how WE get a piece of the pie vs how to <br />keep others from getting more of the money <br /> Page 6 of 11 RGBRT <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> June 12 , 2006 <br />