GC 2010 PRRIP

• Description: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program ‎(PRRIP)‎ Governance Committee ‎(GC)‎ Meeting agendas, contracts, emails, budgets, related reports, minutes, notes, etc. 2010
• State: CO
• State: NE
• State: WY
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/1/2010
• Author: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program ‎(PRRIP)‎
• Title: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program ‎(PRRIP)‎ Governance Committee ‎(GC)‎ Meeting documents for 2010
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

. PRRIP — ED OFFICE DRAFT 6 04/06/2010
214 Program RFPs
215 The GC discussed the recommended Proposal Selection Panels for three Program RFPs:
216 Directed Vegetation Research
217 Recommended panel: C. Smith, Farnsworth, Jenniges, Drain, Czaplewski, Fritz, Hamer
218
219 Cottonwood Ranch OCSW & Flow Consolidation Conceptual Design
220 Recommended panel: Farnsworth, Jenniges, C. Smith, Rabbe, Besson, Urie, Gold, Heaston
222 Wet Meadows Information Review:
223 Recommended panel: C. Smith, Baasch, Czaplewski, Heaston, Rabbe, Jenniges, Hallum, Fritz,
224 Urie
225
226 Taddicken moved to approve the Proposal Selection Panels; Kowalski seconded. Panels
227 approved.
228
229 Indexing of Program Funds
230 Lawson discussed the proposal for indexing Program funds for inflation. Consultation and
231 coordination with the Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of the Solicitor and states of
232 Colorado and Wyoming has resulted in the development of a methodology that has been
233 approved by the DOI and is acceptable to the two states. Indexing will be based on the Bureau of
234 Reclamation's Construction Cost Trends (CCT). All land acquisition costs will be indexed using
•235 CCT Nebraska Land Index, water conservation/supply projects will be based on the CCT
236 General Property Index, and all other Program costs will be based on the Federal Salary Index,
237 since they are primarily staff driven.
238
239 Of the cash contributions, funding which remains to be expended each October 1St will be
240 indexed and NOT the remaining balance of Program funding to be appropriated. The first index
241 will be applied on October 1, 2009 per guidance from the DOI Office of the Solicitor. In order to
242 maintain the established cost share equality between Federal and State contributions, an index
243 adjustment will also be applied to the cast equivalent water and land contributions provided by
244 the States. The cash contribution index ratios will also be applied to the cash equivalent
245 contributions in order to maintain the cost share equality.
246
247 Kowalski asked why Lawson did not take the state contributions out. Lawson said page 2 of
248 Program Document Attachment #1 says includes the state contributions as well so they need to
249 stay in the calculation. Reclamation approves of and supports this indexing process. Kowalski
250 moved to support the indexing process; Purcell seconded. Kowalski said Colorado has a little
251 bit of heartburn because of what is specified in the legislation when it was passed, especially in
252 light of Colorado sending its contributions into the Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF) for
253 the Program. Nevertheless, Lawson has provided a clear and understandable template for talking
254 to the Colorado General Assembly about the state's contributions to the Program. Colorado
255 believes there is a risk in terms of whether interest will cover the contributions. It seems odd to
256 apply an inflationary index to contributions of land and water. Purcell said the reason is the
This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are
made by the Governance Committee before approval.
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