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Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Project Environmental & Recreation Subcommittee July 19,2007 DRAFT - MEETING SUMMARY 1. Tom Browning (CWCB) provided an overview of the meeting agenda and distributed a subcommittee contact list (project cooperators). Several additions/changes were made to the list, and a final version will be made available to the subcommittee. 2. A conference call was held on July 1 ih USACE to discuss coordination of environmental/recreation studies for the reallocation project. The call was organized and facilitated by Eric Laux (Omaha Corps). The call focused on overlapping activities between the environmental and recreation concerns that are currently being developed for State Parks and for the Corps. Eric encouraged cooperation between EDA Wand Tetra Tech. (see # 4 for additional information). 3. The State Purchase Order (P.O.) for EDA W was recently approved by DNR Purchasing staff. The P.O. will cover the needed 7,700 AF analysis as one of the action alternatives in the EIS. The analysis will be very similar to what was completed for the 20,600 AF analysis. EDA W will update costs based on State Parks review and input as well as finalize the complete document for all phases of the recreation mitigation study efforts. The report will be compiled and distributed as appropriate. We anticipate a 45-day schedule for turnaround once EDA W begins work. The P.O. will be managed by State Parks, but the funding is being provided by the CWCB. Tom will send an email to Tom Keith (EDAW) to ensure that notice to proceed has been given. 4. It will be important to facilitate an information exchange between Parks and USACE consultants. Although EDA Wand TetraTech have limited time in their respective scopes of work to hold extensive meetings to discuss overlapping issues between environmental and recreation mitigation, there will be a concerted effort to exchange information, ask questions, and assure that the data and concerns are properly covered. GIS files and similar overlay information should be transferred from EDA W to TetraTech and will be done so under the direction of State Parks per Dave Giger and Ken Brink. 5. State Parks mentioned that replacement of recreation facilities will take place on a like-for-like basis. New facilities will of course be constructed to current standards and codes, but expensive upgrades are not planned since costs will be born by the water users interested in storage space at Chatfield. 6. Timing for recreational mitigation construction was discussed. The issue was raised regarding phased construction to keep the park open during the regular season vs. faster construction be closing the park for a period of time while 1