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January 17, 2008 Meeting Minutes of the Board of Directors Directors Present: Dennis Bode, Lisa Darling, Greg Dewey, Kim Elkins, Dennis Harmon, John Kolanz and Randy Rhodes Directors Absent: Alan Berryman and Kevin Urie 1. Call to Order. Lisa Darling called the SPWRAP Meeting to order at 10:00 am at the headquarters of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. There was a quorum of Directors. 2. There were no additions or changes to the agenda. The agenda was approved. 3. Minutes of the November 15, 2007 Board Meeting were approved with a clarification that the $40,000 was only enough for power charges for pumping during December and January. (There was no board meeting in December.) 4. Dennis Harmon presented the SPWRAP financial report. The balance in the money market account is large enough to warrant placing a portion of the funds into another secure investment option. ACTION REQUESTED: The finance committee (Dennis Harmon and Greg Dewey) would like to research options and report back at the next board meeting. 5. Lisa Darling discussed the need for SPWRAP to have a Work Plan with clear objectives for 2008. This would communicate to all SPWRAP members and water users that the organization is moving in an appropriate direction. Four areas of focus within a work plan were identified: 1. Finance 2. Administration / Membership 3. Operating Committee 4. Policy / Political Lisa passed out three draft memorandums that would form the basis of the work plan. ACTION REQUESTED: Board members were encouraged to review the memorandums and provide comments at the February board meeting. 6. Operating Committee Update. The Operating Committee is made up of representatives from State of Colorado and representatives from water users, or SPWRAP. The Operating Committee is tasked with developing recommendations for various Program implementation issues, including developing a Water Projects Plan to meet Colorado's Pagel of 3