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SECWCD <br />September 15, 2005 <br />2 <br />RECORD OF PROCEEDING <br />Water Conservancy District; Phil Boawn, Army Corps of Engineers - Albuquerque District; Steve <br />Witte, Colorado Division of Water Resources; Joe Kelley, La Junta/CWPDA; Pamela Cress, <br />consultant; Curt Thompson, MACTEC; Wayne Whittaker, Catlin Canal; Allen Ringle, Colorado <br />Canal Company; Rodney Baird, La Junta Tribune Democrat; Sal Pace, Congressman Salazar's <br />office; Dan Henrichs, High Line Canal Company; Roy Heald, Stratmoor Hills Water <br />District/Fountain Valley Authority; Kevin Karney; Otero County; Steve Harrison and Don <br />Saling; Pueblo West Metropolitan District; Russ George and Eric Hecox, Department of Natural <br />Resources; Dick Stenzel, Applegate Group, Inc.; and Kevin Meador, Black & Veatch. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES: <br />President Stealey asked if the members of the Board had received their copy of the minutes of <br />the August 18, 2005 Board meeting, and if there were any corrections or additions. Hearing <br />none, Mr. Goodwin moved, seconded by Mr. Genova, to approve the minutes. Motion <br />unanimously carried. <br />FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT: <br />Treasurer Simpson reported the financial report for the month of August 2005 was mailed to the <br />Board. Treasurer Simpson moved, seconded by Mr. Schrader, to approve the financial report for <br />August and approve payment of the September bills. Motion unanimously carried. <br />Mr. Reynolds reported the IRS has increased mileage reimbursement to 48.5 cents per mile for <br />the remainder of 2005, retroactive to September 1. Updated figures will be determined for 2006. <br />Mr. Reynolds said due to the increased Project water sales, Winter water storage, and increased <br />legal expenses, the District will exceed its appropriated expenditures for 2005. State law requires <br />a revised budget and appropriation when this happens. The Finance Committee has been <br />reviewing this issue for the past two months, and they met on September 6 and approved the <br />changes to the budget. Mr. Simpson moved, seconded by Mr. Schrader to revise the 2005 budget <br />as per Resolution 2005 -4 to include appropriation for expenditures of $12,804,159. Motion <br />unanimously carried. <br />DIVISION ENGINEER'S REPORT: <br />Steve Witte reviewed the reservoir contents and the most recent Daily Report of the river <br />readings for 9/14/05 and reviewed some corrections to the report submitted. The current river <br />call is Keesee, 12/31/1883. <br />Mr. Witte reported he is continuing to meet with Kansas experts concerning resolution of <br />numerous issues, primarily related to model input/configuration issues, but also including <br />reconsideration of methods of determining credits for delivery of water from the Offset Account, <br />evaporation losses from the Offset Account, limitations on the accumulation of credits with a <br />ten -year compliance period, etc., so that a final ruling in Kansas v. Colorado might be entered by <br />the end of this year. Follow -up meetings were conducted in Topeka on August 31- September 2, <br />