7805

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7805
• Author: Colorado River Wildlife Council.
• Title: Minutes, Colorado River Fish & Wildlife Council.
• USFW Year: 1988.
• USFW - Doc Type: July 9, 1988.
• Copyright Material: NO

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future lines of reorganization of the council and its contemplated objective
and mission as has been discussed through the council and technical
committee. It is provided as Appendix C.
A short discussion followed on the total amount of administrative funds 41
requested for each of the three years of the proposal request. The request
was reviewed and Mr. Stone reviewed the development of these amounts as a
function of the decisions made at the winter meeting where the council had
developed a tentative set of objectives and procedures they would prefer to
see followed in the operation of the organization. A considerable amount of .
the total annual request is for travel of the council Secretary and meetings
of the technical committee and other subcommittees operating specifically
under the direction of the technical committee. In the past, travel costs
for their employees have been borne by each state. William Morris suggested
that the council give additional thought to each state continuing support for
their employees and that perhaps future estimates of funds needed to operate .
the council delete support of such travel. The group generally agreed that
this would be worthwhile and that if the present submitted proposal for
administrative Walloup-Breaux funds was not approved, consideration be given
for state support of these parts of the council's expenditures.
Council Resolution on Wildlife Mitigation Funding
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Rod Stone reviewed activities subsequent to passage of a resolution at the
Las Vegas 1987 meeting addressed to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation regarding
council concern over the low level and rate of funding for wildlife
mitigation. The reply to the resolution and subsequent council reply are
provided as Appendix D. The council requested the Commissioner of is
Reclamation, Mr. Duvall, discuss the problems at this meeting. Commissioner
Duvall accepted the invitation, but subsequent events have necessitated he
miss this meeting and he has requested his regional directors of the Upper
and Lower Basins, Mr. Clifford Barrett and Mr. Edward Hallenbeck, represent
the Bureau of Reclamation this afternoon on those issues.
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Restructuring of Council Bylaws
Wayne Gustaveson, Technical Committee Chairman, began the report of the
Technical Committee by discussing the changes which the technical committee
was recommending to the council for their approval. A copy of the technical
committee minutes is provided as Appendix E. Each change was identified and
discussed. The changes are: 1) change in the organization name from the
Colorado River Wildlife Council to Colorado River Fish and Wildlife Council.
This indicates recognition that the council has almost exclusively been
discussing fishery matters for the past several years but maintaining the
recognition of wildlife in the title so the council could direct its

attention to wildlife if necessary. 2.) The changes in the name and duties
of the secretary/treasurer to that of executive secretary, and to provide for
increased responsibilities to administer the daily business, to enter into
contracts for services and to be council spokesman at meetings of other
organizations and disciplines. 3). The standing committees are reduced in
number to include only the Protected and Prohibited Species Committee, .
Striped Bass Committee and Fish Disease Committee. These seem to have an
ongoing role each year. The Endemic Species Committee is organized as a
subgroup under the Protected and Prohibited Species Committee. The remainder
of the previous standing committees have been disbanded. The subtechnical
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