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BIIAOFOROPUBL'S..''''GCO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Board of Trustees March 14, 1983 P"",ge 4. RUEDI WATER CONTRACT The-matter was postponed because Attorney Leavenworth was delayed in Denver due to bad weather conditions. CWCB CONTRACTS Milwid reminded the Board that the -contracts had been held pending legis- lative action. The Legislature is still working on funding -but eWCB's Nick Ioannides has agreed to hold the contracts until the money is assured. Then as soon as the funding bill is out of the Legislature, the CWCB can execute the contracts thereby saving the town a couple of months! time. Trustee Grant asked if any engineering ha~ been done on the storage tank. L'Estrange said only some very preliminary work has been done and there is an engineering contract for the Board to consider at their next meeting. Trustee Bair moved to adopt ORDINANCE NO.4, Series OF 1984, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD AND THE TOWN OF BASALT AND AN AMENDMENT TO A PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THESE PARTIES FOR PARTIAL FINANCING OF CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER STORAGE FACILITY. Second by Trustee Carney. Roll call vote; all ayes. LONGHORNS' ,PROCLAMATION Trustee Darien moved to adopt a p~oclamation in appreciation of the Basalt Longhorn's Boys Basketball team, a copy of which is attached hereto. Second by Carney; all ayes. POLICE DEPARTMENT Clerk Coble read a letter to the Board f~om Pitkin County Sheriff Dick Kienast commending Chief Isaacs for his help with a difficult situation. A copy of the letter is attached heret'o. Monthly Report Trustee Bair asked about 2 recent accidents near the 7-11. Isaacs said one was a DUI at 3;00 A.M. and the other involved a pedestrian and was caused by a civil dispute. He said the police dept. does work radar in that area. Trustee Grant asked about an inventory of police equipment. Isaacs said he keeps one although it doesn't list such items as shirts. He said each officer has a list of equipment assigned to him which does include uniform shirts and the like. Isaacs said he would geL a copy of the inventory to administration. Grant said that list should be balanced against the bills for payment. Isaacs said that could be done for all that has been purchased since he has been here. CLERK Coble told the Board that her deputy Betty Bailor will be moving to California in May; her last day of work will be May 1st. She also told the Board that her name has been changed to Ann Bassett. Treasurer's Report The. Treasurer's report and computer pr intouts were distributed for questions at the next Board meeting. Accounts Payable - After some discussion, Trustee Klenck moved to approve the accounts payable dated March '14, 1984, a copy of which is attached hereto. Second by Darien. Roll call vote: all ayes; Terwilliger abstained on the bill to GRT Plumbing & Heating. PUBLIC COMMENT Ted Lupe said the highway bypass issue is a serious problem .and the town has done-nothing about it. He said there was a suggestion at their last meeting that the town get a lobbyist with clout to assess the situation from a political perspective. He said the town must deal with the bypass unknown every.time a development comes up and also in discussion of the tax base and other issues. He said the town can't vacillate any longer and should begin by spending some money for a lobbyist. The town must plan to protect its tax base, he said, and the Board doesn't realize the ramifications of its inaction. Otis Moreland agreed that the highway is the crux and that it's evident a bypass will create drastic problems for