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Steve V. – needs assessment for our basin will be guidance <br />Rio — some times studies needed to access implem entation funds <br />General agreement that we don’t want to prioritize between strudies and on the <br />ground — though a general preference for on the ground <br /> <br />Rio - would like to see some form of evaluation and monitoring built in to overall grant <br />program so that future proje cts can benefit from what’s learned, mistakes, best <br />practic es, etc. <br /> <br />John Shawcroft - project suggestion — ask Mike G <br />Mel - add to list Santa Maria and Continental reservoirs improvement so could be <br />used to capacity <br /> <br />Favor loans over grants? <br />Doug S — no <br />Fred - concerned that many communities don’t have access to tax revenue — need <br />grants! <br />Doug S — thought legislative intent was grants <br />Steve V. – if legislature thinks this was to be a grants, stay with that — if entity has <br />ability to pay it back, set it up this way <br />Ma rvin — how long would a loan payment be for ? Where would funds go? <br />Ed N. - Saguache County just did a study of sales tax and estimated such a low <br />amount — not worth it! <br /> <br />Cost share? <br />Ray — believe it should have some preference for cost share — importance of projec t <br />is indicated by shared cost <br />Steve V. – would be disappointed if RT’s came up with poor projects <br />Jason — there are ways in there that may fund feasibility study and then <br />implementation is cost - shared <br /> <br /> Page 7 of 11 RGBRT <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> June 12 , 2006 <br />