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.""DFO"O"UE1L'$'''NCCO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Board of Trustees March 14, 1983 Pag~ <1 RUEDI WATER CONTRACT The- matter was postponed because Attorn;ey 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 Legisiature is still working on funding but CWCR's Nick Ioannides has agreed to hold tile contracts Ulltil the money is assured. Then as soon as the funding bill is out of the Legislature, the CWCS can execute the contracts thereby saving the town a couple of months' time. Trustee Grant asked if any engineering has 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 Bail' moved to adopt ORDINANCE NO.4, Series OF 1984, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN COLORADO I'IATER CONSERVATION BOARD AND THE TOWN OF BASALT AND ilN AMENmlENT TO A PREI'IOUSLY 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 proelamation 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 tile Board frum Pitkin COUIity Sllcriff Dick Kienast commending Chief Isaacs for his help with a dj[.ficult situation. A copy of the letter is attached hereto. Monthly Report Trustee Bair asked about 2 recent accidents near the 7-11. Isaacs said one was a nUl at 3:00 A.M. and the other involved a pedestrian and was caused by a civil dispute. He said the police dept. ducs 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 l1im which docs include uniform shirts and the like. Isaucs said he would gOl a cupy of the inventory to administration. Grant said that list ~hould be balanced against the bills for'payment. Isaacs said that could be done [or all that has been purchased since he has been here. CLERK Coble told the Board that her deputy Betty Dailor 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 printouts were dititributed 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 oJ which is atta~lled hereto. Second by Darien. Roll call vote: all ayes; Terwilliger abstained on tile 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 nlust deal with the bypass unknown every time a development comes up and also in discussion of the tax base and other issues. He t:>aid the town can't vacillate any longer and should begin by spending some money [or 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