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<br />Tape 3: <br />Action: <br /> <br />Start/Stop: 0749 - 1144 <br />Larry Lang, CWCB staff member, explained to the Board Why a new fund <br />should be created to handle flood emergency response. The fund would <br />allow staff to intervene when a town is inundated by flood;waters and act <br />as a liaison between the residents of the town and FEMA. CWCB would <br />create a revolving account and use the funds as needed. "If there are no <br />floods during a given year, the funds would be reallocated. This is a <br />grant request and will be fully presented during the January 2001 Board <br />meeting. This was an information item. No action was taken. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Adjourn 5:20 p.m. <br /> <br />Tuesda~November20.2000 <br />Call to order at 8:00 a.m. <br /> <br />A regular meeting of the Colorado Water Conservation Board was held at <br />the Renaissance Denver Hotel, 3801 Quebec Street, Denv~r, Colorado <br />80207, commencing at 8:00 a.m. Tuesdy, November 21, 2000. <br />Chairperson Lewis Entz called the meeting to order. Nine voting members <br />were present at the time of call to order so there was a quorum (at least six <br />required). Board members present on this date were, Lewis Entz , Hal <br />Simpson, Patricia Wells, Donald Schwindt, Harold Miskel, Eric Kuhn, Bob <br />Burr, Keith Catlin, Eric Wilkinson, David Smith, Rod Kuharich (CWCB <br />Director Appointee, Dan McAuliffe ( Acting Director), and Jennifer Gimbel, <br />Felicity Hannay, and Steve Sims, all representing the Attorney General. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />18. Education Initiative Update <br />Tape 3: Start/Stop: 1210 - 3341 <br />Action: Dan McAuliffe, CWCB staff member and Tom Cech explained that there is <br />no formal water education program coordination at the State level for the <br />schools in Colorado. CWC has created a volunteer committee to provide <br />this type of service. There is a need for someone to coorditlate the State's <br />participation in water education programs. A program will be implemented <br />by the first part of 2001 and the activities will be tied into th~ CD that was <br />created and distributed to the Board members. Local funding and <br />matching State funding is needed in order to implement the program within <br />school systems. Denver Water has pledged $90,000. Nancy Kellogg is <br />the person identified at this time to fill this position. The education <br />coordinator will be the liaison between the Board and various interest <br />groups also involved in water education. This was an information item. No <br />action was taken. <br /> <br />19. Native Species Conservation Trust Fund Recommendations <br />Tape 3: Start/Stop: 3342 - 4010 <br />Action: Dan McAuliffe, CWCB Deputy Director, and Kent Holsinger, EDO, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Minutes November 20-21',2000 <br />Page 10 <br />