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PRRIP — ED OFFICE DRAFT <br />01/30/2008 <br />• Nebraska is fine with the fee structure. Lawson asked if the LIHE would be in charge of lands <br />secured with a sponsorship agreement. Purcell said sponsorship agreements would be with the <br />NCF and not the LIHE, so we should not be charged LIRE fees for those types of lands. <br />Dennis Strauch motioned to approve the LIHE fee schedule. Ann Bleed seconded. Motion <br />approved. <br />Purcell asked if the LIHE agreement could be finalized and forwarded to the NCF. GC <br />agreed. <br />Stage Change RFP <br />See discussion above related to the procurement policy. <br />Whooping Crane Monitoring <br />The group discussed the idea of moving the spring /fall whooping crane monitoring effort from a <br />one year contract to a three -year program of work. The discussion generally centered on the <br />need to submit a RFP and develop a contract that secured work for one year and required written <br />approval from the ED Office to proceed each of the two subsequent years. Purcell said the idea <br />would be to develop a phased contract that included a notice to proceed in one year, but that the <br />contractor would not be authorized to proceed in Years 2 or 3 unless granted written approval by <br />the ED Office in case funding is not available. Kowalski said Colorado wants to have a <br />representative on the whooping crane monitoring REP review /selection panel. <br />Lawson discussed the need to have approval for multi -year contract. If GC is comfortable with <br />this approach, then Chad Smith should be able to move forward with the RFP. Purcell asked if <br />the GC is indeed comfortable moving ahead with the process to revise the RFP based on <br />comments from the Technical Advisory Committee and then post the RFP for a three -year work <br />program for whooping crane monitoring. He noted that the final contract would contain a <br />provision that formal written notification from the ED Office would be required for work to <br />proceed from one year to the next, contingent on available funding. The approved budget is <br />$130,000 for one year, $390,000 for three years. If the contract amount does not exceed these <br />amounts, the contract can be approved by the FC and the work can begin. <br />Ann Bleed motioned for approval. Felipe Chavez - Ramirez seconded. Motion approved. <br />Public Comment <br />Purcell asked for public comment. None offered. <br />Future Meeting Dates and Locations <br />The next GC meeting is scheduled for February 12 -13, 2008 in Kearney, NE. <br />The next meeting of the Finance Committee is a conference call on February 1, 2008 at 10:00 <br />a.m. Central time (9:00 a.m. Mountain time). <br />This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different <br />if corrections are made by the Governance Committee before approval. Page 6 of 7 <br />