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

Randy appointed a committee (legal committee) of three consisting of Liz, Scott and Bidtah to
review the May 21 memo and edit out items which may be inappropriate to pass along to the
Barry. Randy requested this be accomplished today. By the end of the meeting the committee
had reviewed the document and found nothing which could not be shared with Barry. A copy of
the document was provided to him at the end of the meeting.
The subcommittee was also assigned the task of:
a. Entering into a confidentially agreement with SWCD concerning administration issues —
Scott McElroy, Bidtah Becker, Liz Taylor
b. Reviewing and picking the top 3 issues to address first. (Document provided by the
subcommittee)
Randy reminded the group the memo from the subcommittee dated May 21, 2010 was
confidential. Randy suggested that a Scoping Workshop be scheduled to discuss the three most
important issues from the document and how they would affect the Association. After some
discussion of the contents of the memo, the chairman directed that a Scoping Workshop be
scheduled. The workshop was scheduled for June 21, 2010 from 10:00AM to 3:00 PM in Ignacio
CO. at the Leonard C Birch Building. The goal of the workshop is to prepare the Associations
position on water rights issues.
3. Update on Articles Of Incorporation
Discussion followed on this issue. Three questions arose out of the discussion which should
be resolved before proceeding. They were:
1. Is the 3 million dollars from the tribes taxable?
2. Is the interest from the 3 million taxable?
3. As it relates to the tribes, is incorporation more advantageous then unincorporated?
Liz was assigned question 1 and 2 while the tribal attorneys were assigned to research
question #3. The chairman requested the answers to these questions be completed in a timely
manner.
New Business:
Recreational Ball Park at the Durango Pumping Plant
The information provided in the packet was reviewed by Russ and questions answered.
He also reviewed with the members, the old footprint of the area needed for O &M. He
presented a revised version of the O &M footprint and reviewed the need to revise it. Russ
explained the need for additional fencing and the relocation of a portion of the existing fence
and the costs of the total fencing package.
County Road 211:
Russ updated the Board on the letters he had received from the County concerning this issue
and the conversations he had with the BOR people. The County Attorney was scheduled to
join the meeting later in the day.