Board Meeting 02/16/1984

• Board Meeting Date: 2/16/1984
• Description: Minutes, Agenda, Memorandums February 16, 1984
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

Based upon these discussions, Mr. McDonald suggested two
steps which the Board should take: •
1. Set forth a detailed description of Colorado' s proposal.
2. Direct the staff to prepare proposals for engineering
services to rescope and reform water projects for the San Miguel,
West Divide, and Fruitland-Mesa Water Conservancy Districts.
Both of these proposals, as well as a third item concerning
the identification of additional projects which could be financed
with CRSP power revenues, are summarized in Appendix G (attached) .
Lengthy Board discussion ensued which raised two main concerns;
namely, the method of payment of revenues to the states for con-
struction of projects beyond the level of development contemplated
by the currently authorized projects and that revenues should be
used for Western Slope projects.
Following Board discussion, Mr. McDonald recommended that the
Board:
1. Approve the attached detailed outline of Colorado' s
proposal as the basis of further negotiations with the power cus-
tomers and the other states and direct the staff to proceed with
such negotiations in an effort to arrive at a final proposal for
the Board' s consideration at its March 15-16 meeting;
2. Direct the staff to prepare (in consultation with the
affected conservancy districts and the Southwest and Colorado River
Water Conservation Districts) cost estimates and scopes of services
for reconnaissance studies of the reformulation of the authorized
projects, said studies to be funded in part by, and done by, local
entities under contract with the Board and to be subject to the
Board' s review and approval at the March 15-16 meeting before
being commenced; and
3. Direct the staff to work with interested parties to
identify additional projects which could be financed with CRSP
power revenues or, alternatively, to develop a procedure by which
such projects would be identified and decided upon in the future,
the objective being to obtain with CRSP financing a level of -
development equivalent to that contemplated by the four authorized
projects.
Mr. Jackson moved, seconded by Mr. Robbins , :that =the Board
approve Mr. McDonald' s recommendations with minor changes; namely,
that the first page of the outline--CRSP Power Revenues for Water
Project Financing--be stated more affirmatively and that revenues
to the State be paid monthly. The motion was adopted by unanimous
voice vote. (The outline referred to above is attached to
Appendix G. )
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