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SPWRAP Meeting Minutes <br />December 21, 3006 <br />Board agreed to have additional discussion and expects to make a decision on this "who pays" <br />issue at the January SPWRAP meeting. <br />A motion was made by Greg Dewey to nominate Alan Berryman as the water-users <br />representative on the GC with Kevin Urie as the alternate. The motion was seconded and <br />approved by the Board. <br />11. Coordination of SPWRAP with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS). <br />Deb Freeinan reported that she, Ted Kowalski and Kevin Urie had met recently with the <br />USFWS on the Program streamlining documents in preparation for a meeting the USFWS had <br />set-up with the COE and EPA to explain how the Platte River Program and SPWRAP wi11 wark <br />for Section 7 consultations after the first of the year. One of the issues raised by Tim Carey of the <br />COE was the issue of miilor depletions. Currently, projects with a minor depletion are paying a <br />one-time fee. Since the Platte River Program does not have a provision for minor depletions it <br />was asked how minot- depleting projects would be required to pay into SPWRAP, especially since <br />their assessment would likely be very small. The SPWR.AP Board will need to have additional <br />discussion on this issue, which may include developing a separate member class for projects with <br />minor depletions (i.e. possibly pay a one-time assessment based on the first 13-year increment of <br />the Program or some other mechanism). <br />The USFWS said they will be developing a consultation package for the Platte River <br />Program and have asked SPWRAP for a 1-2 page summary, to include with their package, on <br />how to join SPWRAP with other pertinent procedures. Deb Freeman has agreed to write a first <br />draft of the sumnzary with the help of Kevin Urie and Dennis Harmon. Dennis Harinon <br />mentioned that he and Kevin had already scheduled a meeting far 10:00 am on January 9"' at <br />Denver Water to continue working on these procedures and that anyone is welcome to join them <br />for the meeting. <br />12. Resolution regarding one-time member initiation fee, establishing X-1 Class of inembership for <br />State depletions, and related issues. <br />No discussion was held specific to the original draft resolution provided by Austin <br />Hamre. It was agreed that these issues would be tabled until the January SPWRAP meeting, <br />which would then allow Austin to revise the draft resolution, for Board discussion, to include a <br />new deminimus depletion categary allowing for a one-time payment. It was also requested that <br />Austin draft language in the resolution to state that no interest will be charged for joining <br />SPWRAP late (Ag users have requested this in writing), but maybe require late comers to cover <br />the cost of inflation. This issue also requires further discussion by the Board at the January <br />meeting. <br />13. SPWR_A_P Website. <br />Kevin Urie reported that the SPWRAP website is in progress and anticipates that it will <br />be usable in early 2007. <br />14. Deb Freeman reported that she and Alan Berryman spoke to water users in Jackson County and <br />that Jackson County wants to join SPWRA.P. <br />15. Next Meeting: <br />.Ianuary 18, 2007 <br />Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District Offices at 10:00 am <br />Page 3 of 3