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<br /> <br />rewery away. lie had borrowed money from the <br />Denver banks to build the complex and was wiped ouL <br />Banking must have been a bit different in those days <br />because they went with him double or nothing. He <br />was able to refinance the reconstruction and this time <br />protected the facility with a massive floodwall. Coors <br />is still conscious of the flood danger. <br /> <br />Governor Romer thanked Council members for their <br />efforts and recognized the need for state government <br />to respond quickly and wisely in an emergency. Gover- <br />nor Romer stated he was proud of the way Colorado <br />responded to the Limon tornado and the Berthoud <br /> <br />Pass bus accident and commended participants for do-- <br />ing the best job possible with limited resources. Don <br />Barnett, Vice President, First Golf Corporation, Den- <br />ver, and an official member of CNHMC, spoke about <br />"The Example of Rapid City, South Dakota." Don <br />was the 'young"mayor of Rapid City during the cata- <br />strophic 1972 flood. Later in the day, participants <br />were special guests of Coors for a tour of the brewing <br />facilities. <br /> <br />Spring 1992 Conference and Workshops ~ <br />Colorado Springs <br /> <br />The Spring 1992 conference was conducted at the Red <br />Lion Hotel in Colorado Springs. On \Vednesday, May <br /> <br />13, registration began at noon followed by Council <br />committee and subcommittee meetings. On Thursday, <br />May 14, the Council offered over 30 workshops <br />throughout the day. Outstanding instructors (natural <br />hazard experts in Colorado) offered their experience <br />and background to assist participants in learning <br />more about natural hazards and their effects. The top. <br />ics included GIS, building codes, dam safety, emer- <br />gency plans, severe weather hazards, flood mitigation <br />plans and projects, mitigation team training, swelling <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />soils and the histories of flooding, landslides, drought, <br />earthquakes and wildfires in Colorado. <br /> <br />Fall, 1992 Conference and Workshops- <br />Durango <br /> <br />The Fall 1992 conference was held November 11-13 at <br />the Red Lion HOUlI in Durango. Concurrent workshop <br />sessions were conducted covering a variety of hazard <br />mitigation topics, including GIS mapping, hazard <br />mitigation program development, building codes, <br />emergency management and planning procedures, the <br />impacts of secondary hazards, and hazard-specific <br />mitigation measures to reduce losses from floods, <br />wildfires, landslides, rockfall, drought and earth- <br />quakes. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />