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HB 1177 Basin Roundtable September 13, 2006 Chairman Steve Harris called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Introductions were made. Ken Beegles moved that the July 18 meeting minutes be approved as presented, Chuck Wanner seconded that motion, and it passed. Steve introduced Russell George and added that one person from Mr. George's office tries to attend each of the basin meetings. Also, there is an attempt to hold the IBCC meetings in the same general area as the basin roundtable meetings. And the Colorado Geological Survey is attending as many roundtable meetings as possible to offer technical expertise. Reports: Steve asked for changes to the agenda and reminded participants of the Colorado River District's seminar on Friday in Glenwood Springs. John Porter began his IBCC report by saying roundtable participants might want to reserve discussion until the 179 criteria and guidelines topic. The IBCC has its marching orders and now has to begin thinking about what the committee wants to do and how to do it. The process is just beginning and there is no consensus yet. Much of the talk at the last IBCC meeting was about the vision of the committee. Many agreed that the real reason for the 1177 process was the huge need for domestic water on the Front Range. Most of that domestic water is currently coming from drying up agricultural land. The question remains what are the other choices? John added that those issues don't come up on the table but have to come up sooner or later. He said that the IBCC would have to get into it, those issues and choices, during the discussion of "vision." That discussion might provide some insight to the CWCB. Jenny Russell reported that many roundtable participants don't have as much water background as others. The IBCC needs to find out what each basin needs in the way of water education, and the education committee is directed to do that. Outreach and public participation is necessary. She noted that not many young people are involved in the 1177 process, and asked how do we bring them to the table? One educational tool is keeping the website up-to-date and representative of all roundtables. The IBCC did receive an update from the Rio Grande Basin, and this might be a good chance for each roundtable to educate the IBCe. Jenny said there was some talk: about the needs assessments and whether an IBCC person be an adviser to a contractor? It would probably be perfectly permissible as long as there is full disclosure. Russell George added that the statute requires the needs assessment and SWSI is a very helpful tool. The real issue here is that state fiscal rules not prevent anything sensible from happening. The process is designed to keep things locally but keep everyone on the same playing field, speaking the same language. The contractor should be chosen by the end of October. George then asked: What is it you want us to do to help you complete your needs assessment? This roundtable needs to layout a timeline in order to get the process