IBCC Meeting Notes Feb 3rd

• Title: Meeting Notes
• Date: 2/3/2006
• Interbasin CC - Doc Type: Meeting Notes

In order to facilitate the process of developing a charter and bylaws , CSU ’s Colorado Institute of
Public Policy and CDR Associates worked together to develop ideas for three documents: 1)
ground rules or discussion guidelines (for use in deliberating over the charter and bylaws); 2) a
draft charter; and 3) draft bylaws. Moore stressed that these documents were drafts and offered
merely as a starting point for discussions. He noted that committee could cho o se whether to start
with the draft text s and modify them , or draft new documents from scratch. Tate walked
committee members through the discussion guidelines, and Lyn Kathlene (Director of the
Colorado Institute for Public Policy, reviewed the contents of the charter and bylaws.

Moore outlined suggested a process for committee members, in consultation with their Basin
Roundtables or other constituents, to review and consider the propo sed documents as the basis
for future discussion s . He asked committee members to identify for each section of each
document:

1. Where do you agree with the document as written? ( Find those areas and figure out a
way to mark them. )

2. Where could you agree wit h what’s written if there was a minor modification? ( Identify
your proposed modification .)

3. Flag where you would need more information or further discussion before you could
agree on a particular point. (Identify what information you need or is desirable.)

4. Where do you disagree with what is written, why, and what interest do you have that is
not being met . (Identify changes that you would like to see included in final documents,
and explain why these changes are desirable/important.)

In addition to the doc uments described above, a summary of individual interviews conducted by
Reagan Wascam and his team from CSU will be e - mailed to all committee members. Issues
suggested for the focus of the committee will be compiled with those identified at this meeting,
for use in future deliberations of the committee.

There was an additional request from committee members to develop a reporting format for
Basin Roundtables to use so that IBCC could be appraise d and kept up to date regarding the
status and progress of in dividual roundtables in addressing their water issues. Ray Wright will
work with Eric Hecox to develop the reporting format.

All documents will be posted on the Department of Natural Resources Colorado Water for the
st
21 Century website . IBCC members were asked to solicit comments from their roundtables on
the working documents prior to the next committee meeting. Comments from at large IBCC
members can also be reported at the next meeting. The DNR website will provide a way for
members of the public to send comments on the documents to the committee.

Discussion of Proposed Focus and Date for Next Meeting

At the next meeting, t he committee agreed to begin the session with approval of discussion
guidelines , and then have a focused dialogue on several foundation al issues identified at its first
meeting: 1) What is the projected role of the committee , both mandated by legislation and other