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schedules so we can tell what has been done and what has yet to be completed. In addition, we • spend a lot of time constantly improving security because our system is constantly spammed. Your project will have sensitive information so security is important and we maintain systems as secure as the budget will allow. Kraus asked about the plan for moving forward. Kenny said he needs to define the scope of work, budget, and a schedule and also develop a contract for the NCF. He thought the contract is likely to be a reimbursable agreement. Kraus asked if the contract will come back to the GC for review, and Purcell said it can, but this will be within the existing budget. 2007 & 2008 Budget Items The group discussed upcoming items in remaining calendar 2007 and had no major questions or concerns about those items. Purcell said a FC meeting will be arranged prior to the December GC meeting to have the final version of the budget and get a recommendation ready for the December meeting. John Heaston asked if Budget Task LP-3 include appraisal, legal work, and other administrative items associated with land acquisition. Kenny said those pieces are included in the ED office budget. Kowalski said that we still have to get federal authorization to move ahead, but when we do that land acquisition number could end up needing to be bigger. Land is supposed to be purchased largely within the first 5 years, so we probably need to bump it up to be ready to take advantage of land opportunities. Kenny asked if the Program can buy land if we use only state money. ? Kowalski said he believes we can do that but there is always some hesitation because of the risk associated with doing that without federal authorization. He said the Program needs to be careful not to get crosswise with OMB or other entities. Purcell said the FC will talk about how to pass things along until the legislation is authorized. The charge for the GC is to look this over and provide Kenny with comments, questions, and changes so the FC can make a recommendation in December. Public Comment Purcell asked for public comment and no comments from the public were recorded. Kent Miller reported that Jerry spoke to a recent NRD meeting and that he did a very good job representing the Program. Future Meetings GC meeting on Apri18-9, 2008 in Cheyenne or Scottsbluff; FC meeting at 2:30 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, November 27. Barels requested that the GC get all documents for upcoming meetings at least one week before the meeting. Purcell agreed and said to at least get us first cut and feel free to change documents if necessary. He also requested adding a version date in upper right corner of all documents. Kenny said we will do better in the future. • This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Governance Committee before approval. Page 9 of 10