Colorado Water Resources & Power Development Authority Jan 2003

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Colorado Water Resources • and Power Development Authority BOARD MEETING MINUTES December 6, 2002 Call to Order Chair Tom Sharp called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. in the Authority Conference Room, Suite 610, 1580 Logan Street, Denver, Colorado. Roll Call The following Board members were present: Chair Tom Sharp, Vice Chair Ann Nichols, Secretary/Treasurer Robert Carlstrom, Sara Duncan, Steve Harris, Jim Hokit, Randall Palmgren, Dick Pryor and Louis Rinaldo. Approval of Minutes The Minutes of the October 4, 2002 Board meeting were presented and a motion was made for approval. Motion By: Sara Duncan 2nd By: Jim Hokit Vote: Motion Carried • Other Aeencv Reports Chet Pauls provided WQCD's report (refer to written handout), confirming that Doug Benevento had been named as CDPHE Executive Director and Mark Pifher as new Director of the WQCD. Mr. Pauls reported on the actions of the Board of Health and the Water Quality Control. Commission, noting that the Drinking Water IUP had been approved. He also stated that the WQCD had been able to cover the Governor's mandated budgetary cuts through personnel losses and that there were now several vacancies. Set - aside activities were summarized, including a brief discussion of the work being passed from Hydrosphere Resource Consultants, Inc. to EnecoTech Inc. Steve Harris thanked Mr. Pauls for his presentation to the Program Review Committee and the improvements being made in the relationship between WQCD and the Authority. Mike Serlet reported on CWCB, activities (refer to. written handout) and elaborated on the planned Statewide Water Supply Initiative and the Colorado River Return Project. Mr. Serlet stated that revisions to the MOU between the CWCB and the Authority were being drafted for presentation to the CWCB members in January with the expectation of a presentation before the Authority Board also in January. Mr. Serlet stated that he was not aware of the contents of a study being undertaken by DNR Director Greg Walcher regarding possible integration of the CWCB and the Authority. The Board agreed that Mr. Sharp should send an invitation to Mr. Walcher to discuss his consolidation study with the Authority Board in January. Authority Reports Chair Tom Sharp did not have a formal report. Secretary/Treasurer Bob Carlstrom reviewed the financial reports provided. Regarding the Authority's October 2002 financial statements, he pointed out that certain expenditures exceeded the expected year- to-date amounts. The excess in these line items was primarily due to timing of the expenditures and did