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<br />. <br /> <br />~ Research the Corps of Engineers operating principles and policies to determine what <br />congressional work is needed to assist the Corps in accepting technicallPMP data from <br />a source other than the NWS, <br />~ Research and discover what are the required tasks for a technical review of the NWS <br />site-specific PMP study, . <br />~ Draft a "scope of work" and select a study contractor to perform a non-federal site- <br />specific PMP study for the Cherry Creek basin, <br /> <br />Decision Items <br />· In light of the fact that an acceptable joint technical review is not possible under existing <br />Corps guidelines, the Working Group must scope out and provide direction for an <br />independent, site-specific PMP analysis for the Cherry Creek dam and reservoir, <br /> <br />· The Working Group should assist with drafting very concise and specific language for <br />consideration by Reps, Tancredo and/or Hefley regarding the Corps' Cherry Creek study <br />activities, The language should specify that the results of a State/Local site-specific PMP <br />analysis must be considered and used by the Corps of Engineers for the project. The <br />National Weather Service should not have the final say on whether to accept the new <br />results, <br /> <br />Actions <br />. . CWCB staff will produce meeting minutes for the December 13 m~eting, <br /> <br />. CWCB will attempt to secure funding in order to hire a consultant to prepare a "project <br />framework" for future activities related to the Cherry Creek Dam Safety Study, In the <br />event that Lang is not successful in securing a $10,000 budget for this effort, then the <br />working group will need to perform the three objectives for the "project framework", <br /> <br />. Bill Miller will attempt to forward a copy of the NWS draft scope of work (PMP peer <br />review effort) to the Working Group as soon as possible <br /> <br />Next Meetine <br />. The next committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 5,2000 at 1:00pm at the <br />Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, <br /> <br />Amendments to the Draft Minutes <br />Bill Miller (Omaha Corps) wanted to go on record with the following items related to the draft <br />minutes for the December 13, 1999 meeting, Comments about, or changes to, the meeting <br />minutes from the Working Group were not noted, Miller's comments were: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. Clarification that a "cooperative" independent PMP review could be done and would be <br />acceptable to the Corps, A "joint" review implies joint funding by federal and non-federal <br />interests, which would require a lengthy and inflexible federal contracting process, <br /> <br />3 <br />