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,~ }..JE ~ .reD 00'6496 April 14, 1999 Present for the regular scheduled board meeting that started at 7:00PM were board members Calvin Melcher, Jean Dorenkamp, David Willhite, Bob Arambel, Terry Widener, sec, Shari Wagner, Jim Valliant - Extension Irrigation Specialist out of Rocky Ford, and representing the NRCS were Susan Lucius and Barbara Barnett. March minutes were approved as read, Financial report for the month was read and approved with Arambel making the motion to approve the report Jean seconded the motion Motion carried, Just as a note, the board would like to see a Profit and Loss Report for the year to date each meeting, Also Wagner asked where the Strong Fund should be placed in the computer, Most agreed to try the Asset occount at this time and to see how it works out. Old Busincss: Jim Valliant updated us on the 319 Wildhorse Watershed grant. Kathleen Riley with the Department of Health, Jim as well as Barbara Barnett and at least one board member will meet in Rocky Ford at the Extension Office, April 20th at 10:00AM, At that time there will be a few final adjustments to the wording of the contract. Out of 30 applications, we ranked 11th With this contract, we will be able to use our time at 319 meetings as in-kind monies, Taking tours with 319 people, There is a possibility of receiving 2 weather stations in the Wild horse Creek area, Jim had asked and was approved to delay the funding until October. We will need to set up voluntary BMP's such as salinity monitoring, drag hoses on sprinklers, and polyacrilamide in irrigation trials, We will also need to keep track of technical time as well as when Shari goes out to record the test well sites, As for the CWCB grant, the Drainage Cleaning project has run out of money, David Willhite moved to reallocate State FY99 money for subsurface drainage projects to the surface drainage project and replace the money in the FY2000 phase with money from the surface drainage project. This motion was seconded by Robert Arambel. Motion carried, Jim said there is a Phase II which will go to the legislation May 5 for approval. Jim has already talked with Bub McGee for using surge irrigation and PAM on his forage sorghum, We will be needing a cooperative agreement between CWCB, the extension office and the Northeast Prowers District office, Paul Frank plans on using drags with his sprinkler system, Cory Thompson will be using PAM on his corn this year. The phone bill was questioned as we seem to be getting quite a few different bills, Discussion was to use a different card or carrier.