South Platte Basin Roundtable Meeting Minutes

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Janet: Suggest that it would be appropriate to put together a group that would strategize to secure what we need to move forward. Shimmin: If 3 east slope basins were already together, seems like could be overbearing. Perhaps, better if our basin says to Yampa, "can we statt to talk about this." Might be less threatening?..attempt to use this process as intended to work. Think of it as one-on-one dialogue; message from South Platte should not be in the form of something formalized. .. but rather a request for dialogue. Wilkinson: Yes, group to strategize; yes, seems that it would be better to have a conversation; go after the April meeting, and have someone from all three basins and be there for a conversation; have support and strategy of how we would be willing together. Jerke: would it be helpful if we have interested patties go through Hecox to help Northern and Wilkinson? Wilkinson: Would it be okay to ask contacts in Yampa what would be the best approach to come to you? Hecox: Two key components: basin of origin and environment/rec community most important. Dinner IV. Phyllis Thomas: Wrap-up The influence of collaboration on social and official tmst among water policy makers --Examination of roundtable process for past year --Water policy makers: members of South Platte and Metro roundtables --Problem; purpose; context, methods, findings, recommendations --Review of Colorado Water for 21st Century Act: purpose and context --Hypothesis: Collaboration does not influence tmst among policy makers --Collaboration does not influence social tmst among policy makers --Collaboration does not influence official tmst "Collaboration": Sabatier definition: five elements: --hydrographic watershed; diverse stakeholders; mle-based; interpersonal; win- win objectives; education for a full understanding of issues --3 categories of collaboration: government, ecological modernization based on capitalistic system; socio-technical method looks at processes -- Tmst: definition: Stakeholders willingness to defer to the competence and discretion of others to manage risk on their behalf --Critical elements: competence; shared values; tmstwOlthiness Will the collaborative process cultivate tmst? --Social tmst: govt not involved; Official tmst: govt involved 9