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<br />Roundtables are not here to present obstacles. How can roundtables add value <br />to the process; there will always be negotiations that take place outside of the <br />process; this fomm will be used quite a bit, but there is no authority that <br />roundtables will be used for everything. <br />Jerke: Parties should feel free to approach roundtable for assistance; it should <br />always be option of the proponent to use the roundtable for help. <br />Wilkinson: Recommendation would be that it would be voluntary so that the <br />participants in a project can summon the IBCC or roundtables, and that would <br />be positively responded to. <br />Walker: What if a proponent or opponent asks roundtable to be involved: <br />will roundtable only approach at one point, or will roundtable insert selves in <br />all aspects? When we start talking about roundtable negotiating it becomes <br />bothersome; how do the conceptual frameworks in which negotiations could <br />work formulate? <br />Jerke: Roundtable clearly used by proponent. <br />Rennels: Upon invitation by both patties, invited; we must be asked. <br />Jerke: Why both parties? <br />Rennels: We don't want to be sounding board for one basin. We should not <br />look at just one side. Can't have a hearing with both patties at the table. <br />Underneath that, there must be some level of what we are being asked to do: <br />have no power to negotiate: what are we being asked to do. <br />Spann: Why not both parties? <br />Wilkinson: Example: farmer A wants to sale to entity B in metro area; farmer <br />wants no one involved; there is an impasse that it won't go forward; here there <br />might be role for two roundtables to get together. Problem is that if opponents <br />can initiate and bring forces to bear, it is a way to magnify political force and <br />stop project. <br />Paul Czenaniki: Fort Collins Water Advisory Board; does lots of reviews of <br />proposals, legislations, rate, formulate position papers; power fi-om influence <br />of legislators and city councils; seems like lots of what we do here, we have <br />similar influence at county and state level through Eric and Mike. So letter <br />from us on an issue, be it Farmer or Windy Gap, would be a powerful <br />statement that would help drive decisions and help makes things happen. <br />Role would be: formulation of opinions; "Personally, I don't think I would <br />come to this group with our problem; big risk." <br />Richard Mann: Are we sitting as judge here.. .not intent of group; we could <br />end up fighting between ourselves. <br />Wilkinson: Charter: Article 5, page 4 <br />Item no. 2: <br />All negotiations between roundtables are voluntary and may be conducted <br />directly between the roundtables involved. <br />Then add: <br />Roundtables should only become involved in individual projects if requested <br />by the parties involved in the project {lnd only to the extent requested. <br />Rennels: "... to the extent requested and agreed upon by both parties. . ." <br /> <br />6 <br />