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subgroup of Jim Jenniges, Randy Parker, Kenny Dinan and members of the Executive Director's <br />office would meet to determine if changes are needed in the management plan and if they are <br />possible before development of protocols. The working group will prepare draft protocols and <br />they will be distributed to the entire TC for review and comment. A TC consensus on the <br />protocols will be needed before their implementation. <br />There was general discussion regarding potential design issues and how the physical lay out of <br />CWRP will impact monitoring and research design, including a discussion of the need to design <br />the project such that the control section is the least likely to be impacted by the treatment. Jim <br />Jenniges noted that NPPD will need a minimum of 60 days notification if the management plan <br />is altered because of contract letting restraints. The TC will attempt to have a final protocol <br />developed by July 1, 2000 for implementation at Cottonwood Ranch. The TC will be include by <br />cc on all correspondence for informational purposes. <br />Aerial Photography <br />Sharon Whitmore updated the TC on efforts to develop a proposal to conduct aerial surveys for <br />the Cooperative Agreement/proposed Program. Sharon noted that the TC needs to decide what <br />types of photos are needed and who would write the proposal. Dale outlined some of the basic <br />questions that need to be answered before a decision was made on type of photography (e.g., <br />when, flow requirements, anticipate use of photos). Mike Pucherelli, USBOR, noted that it is <br />generally a good investment to take some type of photography every year in a long term project <br />such as this but a particular reason should be identified. Allen Bell, USBOR, described what <br />was done in 1998 and how the photos were ortho - rectified. Allen noted that there was a contract <br />to conduct large scale photography with one -foot contour intervals at eight sites along the central <br />Platte for the purpose of starting the Program's long -term monitoring. This contract was never <br />carried out because of flow conditions. There was general discussion related to the merits of <br />large scale, high intensity photography as well as small scale general photography. There was <br />discussion related to ways to reduce overall costs associated with aerial photography and <br />included using an initial scale of 1:40,000 and rectifying to 1:12,000. Concerns were raised <br />related to the need to conduct photography this year versus waiting a year. It was decided that <br />Sharon Whitmore would continue to coordinate proposal development using input from other TC <br />members. A pre - proposal outlining a similar photo effort as that conducted in 1998 will be <br />provided to for FC consideration at their May meeting. A final proposal will be done for the <br />June FC meeting. This will also be useful in developing the overall aerial photography scheme <br />for the Program that may entail both a small scale and large scale component. <br />Other Business <br />The TC will need to revisit the seven protocols outlined for first consideration in the proposal <br />approved by the FC and determine if these are still the protocols of primary importance given the <br />R3 -1 Document. The TC will also need to revise the monitoring and research estimated budget <br />given the tasks outlined in the R3 -1 Document. These will be topics at the May 31 — June 1 <br />meeting <br />Future Meetings <br />1 -6 p.m. May 31St and 8 a.m. -2 p.m. June 1St, Cheyenne, location TBD <br />Adjourn for April 25, 2000 at 12:00 p.m. <br />This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if <br />corrections are made by the committee before approval. <br />Page 6 of 7 <br />