BOARD00725

• Board Meeting Date: 1/18/1973
• Description: Agenda or Table of Contents, Minutes, Memos
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

members one of these cold winter nights when you have time. read my
opinion and take a look at the laws for lobbyists.

Hr. Stapleton: Thank you. Ray. It is my recollection of the people
that appear before this board that 98 percent of them are either I
members of a district of one kind or another. or the attorney for
the district. It is my understanding and the board can correct me if ~.
I am wrong. that the Attorney General has been holding meetings of
some lcind for lobbyists and other interested people to discuss the
lobbying activities and registration and so forth. What are the
procedures in terms of these districts as they are recognized and
~rganized under the law?

Itr. Bush: Mr. Chairman. I think it is difficult to answer in the
case of the attorneys for the districts because you have to examine
what their activities are and what they are being paid for. As to
members of public boards who are here representing the interests of
their individual boards and they are spe~cing on behalf of that
particular public entity. it is my judgment that they are not within
the registration requirements. As for the individual attorneys. I
will be happy to discuss it with the individuals. I think their
circumstances are going to be different in each case. If they limit
their activities solely to the representation of the interests of
that public entity. then they are within the same umbrella. so to
speak. a public service. and they are not required to register their
activities. Often times their activities take on broader aspects.
so I think they have to be examined.

Itr. Stapleton: All right. I received a very formal letter from one
of the major news media on this subject. They have always attended
our meetings as far as I know from the time I have been with the
board and receive meeting notices'and'havaacceBs to our minutes. I
explained that. It is a question of not knowing what the left hand
is doing as vice president. I think we are in shape to proceed with-
out any change whatsoever in our procedures. Now, I still would like
to wait before we conclude with agenda item three. Let's go on to
item number six. a resolution re acquisition of lands for the South
Platte channel below the Chatfield. Larry. do you have a resolution
there? Do you want to submit some explanation?

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Itr. Sparks: There was previously sent to the board a copy of a pro-
posed resolution authorizing the purchase or condemnation of certain
lands along the South Platte River below the Chatfield Dam. As the
board knows. we have debated this matter for a number of years now

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