IBCC Meeting Notes Feb 2 2007

• Title: Meeting Notes
• Date: 2/2/2007
• Interbasin CC - Doc Type: Meeting Notes

of the legislation, we can set up a work group with Roundtables, the CWCB and IBCC
representatives to develop the scope of work. The IBCC representatives could perform a
bridging function, help facili tate the process and overcome differences between
Roundtables.

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Wayne Vanderschuere : All nine roundtables should be involved in developing the scope
of the study, because all are affected by what happens on the Colorado – not just the four
tributary ba sins.

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Eric Kuhn : Roundtables should be asked to come in on the ground floor and help develop
the process and study. It will be difficult to describe it accurately in a bill if we haven’t
had those discussions with Roundtables. We should focus on repairi ng relationships
between CWCB and some of the Roundtables, and move forward in a constructive way.

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Rep. Kathleen Curry : The language in the bill is the result of a long discussion with
CWCB. I proposed taking the whole thing out to give more time for dev elopment of the
idea, but people objected. What does the IBCC want to see in this bill?

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T. Wright Dickinson : If we leave the line item in, then the money will be available when
agreement on what study to conduct is reached. Inserting “IBCC” into the la nguage may
look top down, and what we really want is to help, and let the Roundtables make the
decision. We can lead from the background while letting this go forward so the money
will be there. If the Roundtables and CWCB have difficulty coming to agree ment on a
scope of work, then perhaps there’s a role for the IBCC in helping to bridge differences
and enabling Roundtables to reach mutually acceptable agreements.

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Wayne Vandershuere : Waiting a year for the study is not in the best interests of the State ,
and whether “IBCC” is in the language or not, we can support the process from the
background.

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Harris Sherman : I don’t think we have to be too formalistic, and once the study is
authorized and the money appropriated, the CWCB can work with the Roundtabl es and
the IBCC.

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Rod Kuharich : When this issue was discussed by the CWCB Board, it seemed that they
included the IBCC when they talked about the Roundtable process, and there is certainly
a role for both groups to play.

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Eric Hecox : The bill as it stands would authorize the expenditure and ask CWCB to go to
Roundtables and get agreement on the scope of work. We’ll have time after the bill
passes to get agreements, and need to balance moving quickly with keeping Roundtables
comfortable that the grassroots nature of the process is being preserved. Having this item
in the bill, and not funded through another mechanism, sends a strong positive message.

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Bill Trampe : We should move the process forward and focus on good communication
between the CWCB and the R oundtables.

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