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District indicating that the Board had authorized the Attorney <br /> General to proceed to trial. Subsequently, the District' s <br /> chairman met with Mr. McDonald and the Attorney General' s staff. <br /> Following this meeting, Mr. McDonald agreed to further <br /> negotiations. Principles for negotiations are set forth in Mr. <br /> McDonald' s October 25, 1985, memorandum to the Board (Appendix <br /> Z) . <br /> Following discussion of the Vail Valley Consolidated Water <br /> District case, Mr. Johnston indicated that he would like to go <br /> into executive session to discuss with the Board' s attorney <br /> matters concerning litigation strategy and the strength of the <br /> Board' s legal position. Mr. Johnston asked for leave to present <br /> a resolution honoring J. F. Rinckel upon his retirement from the <br /> Bureau of Reclamation before the Board went into executive <br /> session. The proposed resolution (Appendix AA) was then read, <br /> whereupon Mr. Johnston moved, seconded by Mr. Smith, that the <br /> Board adopt the resolution and direct Mr. McDonald to provide it <br /> to Mr. Rinckel on the Board' s behalf. The motion was unanimously <br /> adopted. <br /> Chairman Robbins then asked for the advice of the Attorney <br /> General' s office with respect to the propriety of going into <br /> executive session on agenda item 21g, the Vail Valley <br /> Consolidated Water District case, agenda item 22 , Indian Reserved <br /> Water Rights Litigation, and agenda item 23, Potential Litigation <br /> Concerning the Rio Grande Reservoir. Ms. Melinda Kassen, <br /> Assistant Attorney General, stated that items 21g and 23 would <br /> appropriately be considered in executive session since they <br /> concerned matters either in litigation or upon which litigation <br /> was pending. Ms. Paula Phillips, First Assistant Attorney <br /> General, indicated that it would be appropriate for the Board to <br /> consider agenda item 22 in executive session since it concerned <br /> matters in litigation. Mr. Johnston thereupon moved, seconded by <br /> Mr. Meyring, that the Board go into executive to consider these <br /> three agenda items. Before calling for a vote, Mr. Robbins had <br /> Ms. Kassen, Ms. Phillips, and the staff explain each of the three <br /> items which would be considered in executive session. There <br /> being no questions from the audience, Mr. Robbins called for a <br /> vote, whereupon the motion to go into executive session was <br /> unanimously passed. <br /> Mr. Robbins recessed the public session at 1 : 10 p.m. and <br /> reconvened the Board in executive session at 1 :25 p.m. Mr. <br /> Higbee had to leave the meeting and did not participate in the <br /> executive session. <br /> The Board reconvened in public session at 3 :35 p.m. Mr. <br /> McDonald reported on the results of the executive session as <br /> follows: <br /> 1 . Mr. Getches moved, seconded by Ms. Sanfilippo, that the <br /> Board approve the principles for settlement in the Vail <br /> Valley Consolidated Water District case as set forth in <br /> -14- <br />