Board Meeting 02/03/1986

• Board Meeting Date: 2/3/1986
• Description: Minutes of the Special Meeting of the CWCB February 3, 1986
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Minutes

( l) Addition of a phrase and statutory citation at the
conclusion of the introduction on page 1 which would
reflect the Board ' s responsibilities for recommending
to the General Assembly whether or not projects
proposed by the Colorado Water Resources and Power
Development Authority should be authorized ,
(2) Addition of a sentence or two in the first full
paragraph on page 3 of the draft indicating that
Congress has under consideration the termination of
mineral leasing payments to the State, which may mean
that this source of funding for the CWCB construction
fund will not be available in the future ,
(3 ) Adding to the table an additional project entitled
"Reservoir Site Protection" in the aggregate amount of
35-10 million as a grant, this addition being
consistent with the position previously taken by the
Board that the State should consider acquiring
reservoir sites which are in jeopardy of undergoing
land use development which would make their future use
as reservoir sites financially prohibitive , and
(4.) In the table , under the remarks for "Rehabilitation
Projects , " add a comment to the effect that the bulk
of rehabilitation work will be addressed to reservoirs
which are under storage restrictions by the State
Engineer ' s office due to dam safety concerns .
Board discussion ensued , with Mr . Wright suggesting that
Item No . 1 on page l should be expanded to make it clear that
these 5—year projections include only such projects as require
appropriations of state moneys because that is the statutory
Criteria which apply to the CWCB construction fund . It was
also suggested that the table be reorganized to present the
projects in the order of priorities set forth in the text .
After some further discussion, Mr . Wright moved , seconded
by Mr . Meyring , that the "Five—Year Projections for Water
Project Funding" be adopted by the Board with the four changes
recommended by Mr . McDonald , with the change recommended by Mr .
Wright , and with the table reorganized to reflect the projects
being listed in order of priority . The motion passed
unanimously , with Mr . Robbins abstaining and Mr . Getches not
voting , he having had to excuse himself from the meeting during
the discussion of this agenda item.
Discussion Agenda item 7 — of Water Financing
Mr . McDonald introduced this agenda item by referring to
his memorandum to the Board on the status of various