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 12/0712009
87 Finance Committee (FQ
88 Purcell provided an update on the latest FC activities. The FC met on November 9 and discussed
89 the FY 2010 Program budget. The FC recommended several changes and Kenny was directed to
90 make those changes and present the revised budget to the GC for approval. The FC reviewed the
91 wet meadows information review RFP and the 1 -D modeling RFP.
92
93 Program Outreach Update
94 Recent Presentations:
95 • Program was very involved in the Platte River Symposium, including coordinating two
96 keynote panel discussions (Kenny, Schellpeper, Anderson, Czaplewski, Jenniges; ISAC
97 members); ED Office staff led a field trip to Cottonwood Ranch; UNL staff said it was one of
98 the most well attended events they have hosted.
99 • Ron Bishop presented at the American Water Resources Association in Texas in November.
100
101 Upcoming Presentations:
102 • Smith is presenting to the 70th Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference in Springfield,
103 IL on December 7.
104 • ED Office will host a meet and greet for anchor point landowners in Kearney on December
105 10 to discuss geomorphology /vegetation monitoring efforts during the summer of 2009.
106
107 Press Coverage:
108 • Kearney Hub featured a large piece on the Program and Cottonwood Ranch related to the
109 Platte River Symposium.
110 • Kenny was interviewed for Kearney Hub story on the Platte River caddisfly.
111
112 Barron presented Christmas gifts from Headwaters Corporation to all GC members.
113
114 FY 2010 Program Budget, Work Plan, and ED Office Contract
115 Kenny discussed the latest versions of the FY 2010 Program Budget, Work Plan, and ED Office
116 contract. With the exception of line item ED -1, all budget line items and associated numbers
117 have been previously presented to the GC and have been discussed in detail with the WAC,
118 LAC, TAC, and FC. The FC directed Kenny to reduce the number for ED -1 by at least 3.5 %.
119 Kenny reduced the number by 3.6% and the total is now under $1.6 million; background
120 information is contained in Exhibit B, the ED Office Contract amendment for 2010. The budget
121 out to 2019 does not indicate an ED Office budget increase.
122
123 Two numbers need to be revised based on late- breaking information:
124
125 • PS -2, Lower Platte River Stage Change Study— This report was to be presented to the GC in
126 December but has been pushed back to March 2010 because of additional analysis, meetings,
127 and discussion to wrap the project up. Kenny asked for a new money allocation of $50,000
128 for FY 2010.
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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