Animas-La Plata Operation, Maintenance, & Replacement Association Meeting Minutes 7/7/10

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Animas — La Plata Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Association
103 Everett Street
Durango, CO 81303
ANIMAS -LA PLATA OPERATION, MAINTENANCE & REPLACEMENT ASSOCIATION
MEETING
The Animas -La Plata Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Association will meet on July 7, 2010
at 1:00 pm in the Buckskin Charlie Room at the LCB Building in Ignacio, Co. for the following purpose:
1. Call To Order - -- Chairman
2. Roll Call And Verify A Quorum - Chairman
3. Review Agenda
4. WAPA Presentation - 30 minutes
A. Final Draft Document of WAPA Contract
B. Consideration of signing the WAPA Contract
5. Approval of Minutes I�
A. Approval of June 7, 2010 meeting minutes
B. Approval of June 21, 2010 meeting minute
6. Old Business
A. Update by Barry Spear on discussions the State of CO. •
B. ALPWCD Recreation update - Bob W , Joy Lujan, Mark Chairito (2:30pM)
C. County Road 211 update * ����u►���+avJ Sir'
D. Tax Exemption /Corporate Form Issues a/ �,qp
1. Confirm that an endowment gift to the Association by thg tribe) and the interest
it generates could be considered a taxable event - Liz � X)
and
Confirm that an unincorporated association can apply tothe IR5 for t x exempt
�• �' status under 501(c)(3 or 4 and obtain procedural steps- Liz C _�
3. Can tribes forma or oratio ithout waiving im unit from lii bility - Scott,
r Bidtah, Celine Sheppar aliAaq/4Vvn� ` � •�;
4. Investigate using § 638 to pay for accounting work a ready, done — Lena and
Randy Kirkpatrick ; ,r�� 'tctAC i/o
5. Obtain breakdown of work by William Kamp - Celine
A. Consideration of the cost and payment
E.. RFP for legal counsel for the Association
1. Finalize RFP as discussed - Lena Atencio (and others contribute any
remaining comments to her) * %A& -'vv4
2. Check into using § 638 to pay for advertising - Lena
3. Check cost/availability of circulating RFP through ABA Water Law
Committee - Liz N. Taylor
4. Do we want one firm to do all the wor or are we open to tainin more than one
firm or lawyer? Cam` retheflOF'P? /w � 6. How are we going to adverts - AW lss��+I ri
7. Do we want a Selection Committee to conduct the interview (as we did with
Russ) or have the entire Management Committee do the interview?
7. New Business /�vc� /•
A. Draft Document - Concerns with Recreation - Russ
8. Field Report
A. Animas La Plata Project Tribute Garden Update
9. Visitors - (4:30 PM)
A. Barry Longwell
1. BOR Comments On The Animas Glaicer Gravel Pit Class II Land Use Permit
2. Discussion of the Tribute Garden Construction
B. Pat Page - Unable to attend
10. Adjourn Association Meeting
• Denotes attached documentation