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Tools to be included in the legislation could include: a special area <br />designation (similar to an NCA), Wilderness, Roadless Area ( *) <br />(note: these tools were agreed to by consensus among Drafting <br />Committee members as tools that could be considered). Note: In <br />meeting #3, the term "Hermosa Creek Conservation Area" or HCCA <br />emerged as a concept. <br />- The Drafting Committee would craft the legislation with continued <br />engagement from the Hermosa Creek Workgroup. The Workgroup <br />would be asked to appoint the Drafting Committee as the official <br />group to work out details. <br />- An Advisory Council would be set up as part of legislation as per <br />John' Taylor's concept. The group would be community -based <br />and not appointed by the USFS. <br />Standards for roads and /or trails need to be bolstered to reduce <br />sedimentation caused by human activity. The appropriate forum is <br />to work on this is with the USFS. The group suggested that a <br />different route could be designated as the main route to Rico from <br />Durango (Relay Road connect). <br />( *) The Drafting Committee wanted some clarification and information on where Colorado <br />and the USFS stand on road -less issues and decisions. <br />( * *) Groups need to take the above recommendations back to their groups /constituents for <br />final approval. <br />( * * *) Bear Creek on the Dolores side would not be affected, but WS, SJCA, and T2000 need <br />to seek input on this since Bear Creek is in their proposal. <br />5. In the third meeting, the group focused on the water in the Hermosa <br />Creek Watershed and came to the following conclusions: <br />- There is not yet full consensus on possible tools for water <br />protections. The tools that were brainstormed in the Working <br />Group meetings were discussed in further detail. <br />The group would like to explore, with the Hermosa Creek <br />Workgroup and the RPW Steering Committee, the concept of <br />addressing the water issues (and most especially the Wild and <br />Scenic Rivers designation issues) from a basin perspective. Under <br />this model, final recommendations would be discussed, evaluated <br />and possibly developed after all five of the planned public Work <br />Groups are completed (likely 2011). This would mean that public <br />Working Groups would need to conclude for the Animas; Piedra; <br />Vallecito Creek/Pine; and the San Juan. The Working Group <br />process would be shortened. Another alternative is to proceed now <br />2 <br />