BOARD02554

• Board Meeting Date: 5/21/2001
• Description: Strategic and Long Range Planning Workshop
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Other

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Timeline

We are recommending the following timeline be followed to draft, review, adopt and begin
implementing the new plan:

. May 2001- Board Workshop

. July 2001 - Present Draft Plan to Board (available via the Internet and mailed to everyone who
attended a basin planning meeting)

. September 2001 - Board Considers Public Comments during its Board meeting

. October 200 I -- Special Board Meeting to Adopt Plan

. November 2001 & January 2002 - Implement Recommendations via Projects Bill

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Existing Plan

A copy of the existing plan has been given to each Board member and is posted on the Internet.

The plan had the following elements (summarized below):

. Protect Colorado's Apportioned Water

. Develop Water

. Environmental Conflict Resolution

. Quality Management

. Policy Formulation

. Water Infonnation

. Floodplain Management

. Diversity

The plan outlined objectives, many of which are still relevant because they are on-going
responsibilities or simply because the goal was never attained. For example, Office Space Effectiveness
was an issue in 1994 and the situation. has only gotten worse.

Situation Analysis

The existing plan contained a brief "situation analysis" upon which it was based.

In preparing to undertake long-range plan revisions this year, we have gone to greater lengths to
define and prepare background materials that describe our situation. These material include, but are not
limited to: the Dam Site Inventory (which is also valuable because it indicates certain projects are not
feasible); the Statewide River Rehabilitation and F\oodplain'Management Needs Inventory, a Basin
Planning Report (A draft is being supplied to members at this workshop. It will be reviewed, revised and
finalized based on the input of staff, board members and those who attended the meetings by July.);
Basin Fact Sheets (currently in the process of being revised and finalized), and Growth Demand Project
Fact Sheets (this product is just being undertaken)> Other products are also underway including the
Drought Planning Survey and the Diversion Stmct\lre Inventory.

Plus, there are a multitude of other factors to be considered including the expertise of our staff;
the small size of our staff related to the demands placed upon it; the need to address federal regulatory .
issues; the demand for water related recreation; thd aesthetic value of water; adequate forecasting tools;
population growth; public perception about the Board and water uses; current economics; proposals put
forth by the General Assembly, the Colorado Water Congress, the Metro-Water Partnership, local
government entities and the public. The list gOes on and we would like your help in adding to it.

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