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Colorado Water Resources
and
Power Development Authority
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
October 5, 2012
Call to Order
Chair Doug Monger called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. in the Authority Conference Room, Suite
610, 1580 Logan Street, Denver, Colorado.
Roll Call and Declaration of a Quorum
Board members present: Chair Doug Monger, Vice Chair Greg Higel, Secretary/Treasurer Greg Fisher,
Don Carlson, Frank Kugel, Ann Nichols and Ty Wattenberg. Steve Harris and Steve LaBonde were
absent. A quorum was declared with seven Board members present.
Approval of Minutes — August 16, 2012
The August 16, 2012 Minutes were presented for approval. Hearing no comments, a motion was made to
approve the Minutes for August 16, 2012.
Motion: Frank Kugel
2" d: Greg Fisher
Vote: Motion carried (6 -0) Ann Nichols abstained from the vote because she was not present at
the August 16, 2012 meeting.
Other Agency Reports
Report of WQCD — Ron Falco referred to the WQCD's written report and discussed an upcoming LEAN
event scheduled for the week of December 10 -14. LEAN is a week -long rapid improvement exercise
aimed at identifying and creating efficiencies. The event will involve representatives from the Authority,
WQCD and DOLA. WQCD staff had finalized its revisions to the City of Grand Junction's SWAP
assessment report and was working on final revisions for the City of Longmont, the City of Greeley and
the Lefthand Water District. A pilot project to integrate non -point source and source water protection
planning is underway in cooperation with the Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments. Under the
Capacity Development Set - Aside, Mr. Falco discussed the successes of the Capacity Coaching staff and
stated that the number of violations due to the lack of sampling had dropped significantly. Mr. Falco
concluded his report with a brief update of open personnel positions in the WQCD's various units.
Report of DOLA — Barry Cress stated that the Energy Impact Assistance Fund had been restored and that
approximately $60 million would be awarded in three increments of $20 million each. Multiple
applications are expected and as many as five administrative awards have already been given out for
engineering studies. DOLA can award up to $25,000 per applicant for administrative activities. The
Funding Coordination Committee activities included a presentation at SDA that was well- attended. A
workshop is also being scheduled at CML Headquarters to be directed primarily at small municipalities.
Mr. Cress introduced Bethany Fox, DLG's newest staff member.
Report of CWCB — Kirk Russell reviewed the CWCB lending programs and provided a handout of
approved loans. Mr. Russell anticipated that the CWCB would have lending capacity of approximately
$30 million in the Construction Fund, approximately $40 million in the Severance Tax Trust Fund
Perpetual Base Account and about $5.5 million in the Water Supply Reserve Account. CWCB had
executed a repayment contract with the Bureau of Reclamation to purchase all of its project water
allocation from the Animas -La Plata Project. CWCB is now working with the members of the OM &R
Association to resolve issues preventing acceptance of CWCB as an Association member.
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