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05-11-2004 05:11PM FROM-DOL NATURAL RESOURCES 3038663558 T-056 P.001/006 F-193 <br />Before the Colarado Water Conservation Board <br />Concerning the Applicatian for Water Rights ofi the Ciry af <br />Steamboat Springs <br />in the Yampa River <br />in Rouii Count <br /> Case 1\Tumber: <br /> 6-03CW86 <br />PI2EHEARING UR.DER <br />A prehearing conference in this procreding was helct on Thursday, May 6, 2004, <br />begiii.ning ai 1:30 p.m. at ihe State Services Building, 1525 Sherman Sireet, Rooin 350, <br />Denver, Colorado. Hewring Coordinalor Felicity Hannay presided. The puipose nf the <br />prehearing conferenee waa io establish an aganda for ihe hearing and to resalve certain <br />other prelitninary matters for the heanng before the Colorad.o Water Conservation Board <br />"(CWC.R") scheduled for Wedneaday, May 26, 2004, in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. <br />In atic;ncltulce at ihe prehearing conference were the following: Glenn Porzak and <br />Fritz Holleman fur the Applicuit City of Steamboat Springs (Applicanz or Steamboat <br />Springs); Andrew Peternell for Troul YJnlimited; Rabert WGiss for Upper Yai-npa Water <br />Conservaney District, Town of Yampa, anci °i'own oF Oak Creek, and as a courtesy also <br />for Momsan Creek Metropolitan Uistrict, R&S l2anch, VGS Enxerprises, an.d Whar[on <br />Devclopment Group be.cause iheir reprosantative Margaret O'Uonnell wa, unavoidably <br />arsent due to a delayed plane flight; Dan Craig, President ofthe RouTt County Faim <br />Sureau; Jol-ni MeYril] for the Routt County Commissioners; Michael HolIoran for liimself <br />and his wife Susanne; Susan Schneider and .Lori Coulter for CWCB staff and the Statz <br />anci Division Engiiieers; and CWCB staff inember'Ced Kowalski_ With the exception of <br />ihe Heari.ng Coordinaior, Ms. CouIter, and lV1.r. Kowalski, all parcicipants participated via <br />conferimce lelephone. <br />The Hearing Coordinator and ihe nanies' repre,entatives addressed the following <br />matiers- <br />1. Motions. There were no matians peiiding at the time of the preheaiing <br />conference_ 1VJr. Porzak on behalf of the Applicanl made iwo molions at the prchearing <br />collfexence, as follows: <br />(a) 7fhe ApplicunZ mvves that BoQrd rrtember 7'ho»1as Sharp mi(st rectrse himself, <br />vr be harred by the Board, f'rom satting as a niember of the .Boarc! for ihis <br />proceecling, und in addition, that any evidence of any Party thac relies on or <br />rqferenres N.tr. Sharp's af?idavi[ rvncerning tubing (rhe "[ubrng staterreenr'), und <br />rFie cubing stcatemena itself, should be strickera from the record ancd nor cnnsidered <br />by the Boarrl. Mr. Porzak stated as bnounds for ihis mo[ian that 1Var. Sharp has a <br />collflici of inTeresT in the mat[er, due to his position with a Par[y io the proceeding