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ALPOM &R Association
October 8, 2012 Board Meeting Minutes
(10/10112 v2 — Draft)
Animas La Plata Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Association
Minutes for October 8, 2012 Meeting which was held at 10:30 AM
in the ALP OM &R Office Conference Room, 125 Smelter Place, Durango, Colorado
1. Call to Order /Review Agenda
10:43 AM — The meeting was called to order by substitute Chairman Steve Dunn. ALP Office Manager,
Carly DeLong called the role and declared a quorum was established.
Association Board members present were: Manuel Heart, Lena Atencio and Randy Kirkpatrick. Mike
Brod was present by conference call. Alternates present were: Celene Hawkins, Aaron Chavez, Chuck
Lawler, Scott McElroy and Steve Dunn. Other participants were: David Robbins, Liz Taylor, Ryan
Christianson, Bruce Whitehead, Jack Rogers, Barry Longwell, Lynn Hartman, Cheryl Ward, Russ Howard,
and Carly DeLong.
2. Review /Approval of the Minutes
The Chairman called for review of the minutes. There were no discussions or changes.
Steve Dunn made a motion to accept the minutes as submitted. Lena Atencio seconded the motion.
Voting yea were: Steve Dunn, Manuel Heart, Lena Atencio, Aaron Chavez and Mike Brod. The motion
passed.
3. Consent Agenda
The Chairman reviewed the items under the Consent Agenda: (1) Hill & Robbins August Invoice #29448
in the amount of $4,458.12, (2) Alpine Security October Invoice #9443 in the amount of $25.00 and (3)
First National Bank of Durango Variable 0 & M Fund with a balance of $3,001,652.51 and Checking
account with a balance in the amount of $9,809.42.
Aaron Chavez requested that Item (1) Hill & Robbins Invoice be pulled from the Consent Agenda for
further discussion.
Lena Atenclo made a motion to accept Item (2) and Item (3) under the Consent Agenda. Mike Brod
seconded the motion. Voting yea were: Steve Dunn, Manuel Heart, Lena Atencio, Aaron Chavez and
Mike Brod. The motion passed.
Discussion was opened regarding the Hill & Robbins Invoice. Randy Kirkpatrick stated legal fees were
incurred for work that was not requested or approved. Russ Howard acknowledged and accepted
responsibility for the discrepancy.
Mike Brod made a motion to approve the Hill & Robbins invoice for payment. Lena Atencio
seconded the motion. Voting yea were: Steve Dunn, Manuel Heart, Lena Atencio and Mike Brod.
Randy Kirkpatrick opposed the motion. The motion passed.
Jason John joined the meeting at 10:55 AM and assumed the role of Chairman.
4. ALP Cultural Resources Mitigation Presentation
Lynn Hartman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe - Tribal Historic Preservation Office provided copies of
the Animas La Plata Deliverables which define where the Tribes came from and how the Project was
started. Lynn explained the artifacts found on site are the property of the Federal Government and
curated at the Heritage Center.
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