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• Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Governance Committee Meeting Minutes Holiday Inn Express - Kearney, NE October 9 & 10, 2007 October 9, 2007 Welcome & Administrative Mike Purcell called the meeting to order and the group proceeded with introductions. Jerry Kenny said the presentation from David Smith would occur before the break and that the Governance Committee (GC) Action Items from the previous meeting would be discussed after break. Kenny also noted Blaine Dwyer might present before Rocky Keehn. Don Ament moved to approve the August 2007 minutes; Ann Bleed seconded. Minutes approved. Program Committee Updates Adaptive Management Working Group (AMWG) Chad Smith gave an update on the AMWG meeting at the Trust on September 10-11. Smith said the AMWG wants to hold an Adaptive Management Plan update session at the December GC meeting in Denver to inform the group about adaptive management actions during Year 1 of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program). Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Chair Mark Peyton gave a TAC update. Peyton discussed the Committee's work over the course • of the year. Peyton discussed the five charges of the TAC from the Program document. He noted the TAC had: Discussed, reviewed, and provided comments on the forage fish protocol; geomorphology protocol; vegetation protocol; and development of a pulse flow monitoring protocol. Provided advice and recommendations to the GC on the whooping crane monitoring data analysis being conducted by WEST, Inc.; the comparative study to determine most accurate method of assigning water elevations at whooping crane roost locations; and the aerial vegetation mapping proposal. Discussed, reviewed, and provided comments on the tern and plover forage study RFP; the Pulse Flow Monitoring RFP; and the 2007 spring whooping crane monitoring report. Land Advisory Committee (LAC) Jerry Kenny gave a LAC update. The Program is limited in its ability to buy land until the authorizing legislation passes, but we are optimistic that will move forward so we want to be in a position to act on the Land Plan. That requires getting the Land Interest Holding Entity (LIHE) in place and the LAC up and running. The LAC held its first conference call on October 4. There are now official representatives filling all slots on the Committee. The Committee selected officers. The Chair is Scott Woodman, a local landowner from Wood River, Nebraska and the Vice Chair is Mark Czaplewski representing the Central Platte Natural Resources District. The Program Executive Director's (ED) office will be the Recording Secretary. • This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if correcrions are made by the Governance Committee before approval. Page 1 of 10