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t <br /> FUNDRAISING FROM OTHER SOURCES:A multi-year investment of$340,000 has been requested from <br /> Eagle County.Eagle County is supportive of the project and is watching the status of CWCB's decision as <br /> they consider the funding request.Securing the WSRA grant will improve the likelihood of being able to <br /> keep the fundraising moving forward with Eagle County,boaters and the myriad of other smaller <br /> funding amounts currently being solicited.Grand County is making progress with other fundraising <br /> sources and will continue to keep staff appraised as other commitments are secured. For your <br /> information,Great Outdoors(GOCO)funding was pursued by Grand County but the project is ineligible <br /> because of the location on a BLM recreation site.GOCO doesn't fund projects on federal land. <br /> RESOLUTION:if awarded the WSRA grant,Grand County agrees not to request the grant funds until it <br /> has completed securing necessary construction funding. <br /> II."The timing of the grant prior to the agreement with Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District <br /> regarding Windy Gap being finalized." <br /> RESOLUTION:Grand County formally approved Windy Gap Firming Project intergovernmental <br /> Agreement(WGFP IGA)on December 4,2012 along with issuing a 1041 Permit for the Windy Gap <br /> Firming Project.The Municipal Subdistrict of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District <br /> accepted the 1041 Permit on December 6,2012 and signed the WGFP IGA. <br /> III."The timing of the grant prior to the issuance of a RICD decree by the water court and regarding <br /> O concerns that the potential that the RICD could potentially foreclose the Green Mountain Pumpback <br /> as a potential future transbasin project.""The agreement that West Slope entities,including Grand <br /> County have with Denver Water,and potentially Northern,do not necessarily extend to other East <br /> Slope entities that could need the water." <br /> RESOLUTION:The staff's concern was resolved through a stipulation and decree to negotiate with the <br /> CWCB concerning a future Upper Colorado River Cooperative Project. The stipulation was approved by <br /> CWCB at the November 13,2012 Board meeting,filed with the water court November 1St and <br /> approved by the court on November 18,2012.If awarded the WSRA grant,Grand County agrees not to <br /> request the grant funds until after the RICD decree has been finalized by the water court. <br /> IV."Staff agrees that the protections the RICD affords for recreational uses are valuable to the local <br /> economy and for meeting recreational needs in the state,and that the whitewater park would further <br /> enhance this value.Since this project would set a precedent for WSRA funding of RICD's It is <br /> important that all potential issues be resolved." <br /> RESOLUTION: Concerns raised by staff have all been addressed and now this"precedent"setting <br /> request rests in the hands of the Board members for deliberation and approval.The Gore Canyon <br /> Whitewater Park is a popular project of statewide importance that will help meet and enhance the <br /> recreational needs of water users in the state. Non consumptive projects,such as the Gore Canyon <br /> Whitewater Park,are an appropriate use of state funds as envisioned by the Legislature through the <br /> creation of the!BCC and Roundtable process and the WSRA funding mechanism. <br /> f <br /> • <br />