Second Draft Hermosa Creek Workgroup Final Report November 2 2009

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The RPW Steering Committee decided to conduct public workgroups on five area rivers /streams beginning with Hermosa Creek using a set of collaborative and consensus -based approaches and the following principles: • Anyone with an interest is a stakeholder and has a seat at the table. • Dialogue must be respectful to ensure that the whole range of opinions is heard and understood and that a future recommendation will meet as many concerns as possible. • Facts and information must be accurate. • There will be a lot of interaction, collaboration, and possible negotiations to reach a consensus. The process will be fair, open and transparent. Thus, the Hermosa Creek Workgroup meetings, which were led by a professional facilitator , operated as an "open table" where anyone could participate. Many answered the call to do so (see Attachment B for a roster). Getting Started First, significant outreach efforts were conducted by the RPW to get key stakeholders to the table . Over 70 people attended the first meeting at which time there was community agreement to accept the RPWs invitation. The Hermosa Creek Workgroup was launched! The area which the HCW focused on includes Hermosa Creek and all its tributaries down to the southeastern (lower) United States Forest Service ( "USFS ") boundary. Four of those tributaries were not considered to be eligible for Wild & Scenic Rivers ( "WSR ") designation by the USFS. The Area also includes 160 acres of private land with a decreed water right diverted from the main stem of Hermosa Creek at the Three Sisters Ditch, for which a land exchange is being considered between USFS and Tamarron Properties. In the first meetings, it was noted that there are no "pre -set outcomes" or "done deals" decided upon by the RPW. The HCW agreed to the process principles, set ground rules and defined consensus. Hermosa Creek Workgroup Final Report: Second Draft 11/2/09 First DFa#E: 10/2809 4