Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District Regular Board Meeting Minutes (5)

Home Browse Search

The board discussed the manager's recommendation regarding retention of meeting minute tapes that the tapes be kept for ninety days after the meeting date or until board approval of the minutes, whichever is the later date. Dennis Steckel moved and Bob Drexel seconded to keep meeting tapes for ninety days after the meeting date or until board approval of the minutes, whichever is the later date. Dennis Steckel moved to amend the motion to dispose of the tapes after board approval of the minutes, except in the case of a recorded executive session, when statute shall be followed. Diane Lothamer seconded the motion. The motion to amend carried. The amended motion carried. 6. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS The board discussed the potential board member election date of July 9 and the board's annual meeting date of June 24, 2002. The manager said that the public can petition for election up to ninety days before board member seats expire, which would be March 26, which does not allow enough days to hold an election prior to June 24 if the court orders are delayed or the District disputes the petitions. The board discussed the manager's draft letter dated February 19, 2002 to Brent Uilenberg of the Bureau or Reclamation regarding the Demand Study, Gunnison Basin Programmatic Biological Opinion. Bill Trampe move approval of the letter as drafted. Diane Lothamer seconded the motion. The motion carried. Steve Glazer said that at their January meeting, the CWCB approved moving forward expressing intent to appropriate instream flows in 2002. There were 26 segments, including the iron fen on Coal Creek as a natural lake level filing. 7. UNSCHEDULED CITIZENS Butch Clark said that the consumptive use associated with two mining projects, Mt. Emmons and Powderhorn, should be included in the depletions estimate. Steve Glazer said that he did not know if either mining project qualifies as "reasonable and foreseeable ", and that they should be consulted on independently of the Programmatic Biological Opinion. Mr. Clark said that, as to shortening the minutes, they have become less and less informative over the years. He urged the board to keep meeting tapes for interpretation of minutes if they are to be abridged.