Hermosa Creek Workgroup Meeting 2 Summary May 6 2008 Draft

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Hermosa Creek Workgroup Meeting #2 Summary May 6, 2008 (draft) Facilitator Marsha Porter -Norton reviewed the meeting agenda and presented the meeting summary for Meeting 1 on April 8, 2008. Both were approved with no changes. Process principles: Marsha reviewed the process principles for the Hermosa Creek Workgroup ( "Hermosa Workgroup ") as follows: • 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. This is a complicated topic and a complex watershed so all attendees need to operate from the same set of facts and information. • There will be lots of interaction, collaboration, and possible negotiations to reach a consensus. • The process will be fair, open and transparent. • Stream Value Protection tools will be fully discussed when appropriate. Consensus: Marsha reviewed the meaning of "consensus "as it applies to the Hermosa Workgroup. All views will be heard and considered. Differences of opinion are natural and expected. The workgroup will make a good -faith effort to reach a decision that everyone can support. Consensus does not mean everyone agrees, but only that they can support the ultimate decision. The process will not involve taking votes because that would mean there are winners and losers. In this process, the goal is to hear as many concerns, solutions, and ways forward as possible. If someone doesn't support a particular idea, the group will talk through the reasons. If it is not be possible to reach consensus, the Hermosa Workgroup will determine what to do then. A process such as this is messy and requires a lot of time, but if a recommendation is going to move forward that requires action on the state or federal level, its support needs to be as broad -based as possible. The group