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Page 7 Hitch Simmons November 2, 1979 In addition to tt~e regulations just quoted, the Special Use Permit recently granted by Jackson County to Flatiron Paving Company contains the following condition That applicant shall enter into an agreement with the Division of 1•lildlife, State of Colorado regarding the procedures and steps that will be taken to protect and minimize any adverse impacts of the proposed mining operations on the sage grouse population and any other identified critical c~ildlife areas which may be affected by said proposed mining operations. The staff caishes to work with Flatiron in devising a plan for mitigation of impacts on the sage grouse which will satisfy Jackson County, and be acceptable both to the Division of 4lildli.fe and the Bl~`1. As a step towards this goal, I have enclosed a copy of a letter ~•;hich 1 leave received from Clait Braun, listing a number of mitigation measures which he considers important. I would advise Flatiron to consider and respond to each of the points in his letter. I realize that several of these are already included in the permit application. Other items such as fertilization of sagebrush, are included in the application, ho:aever, a more detailed program caill need to be developed in consultation with the Division of Wildlife. I intend to set up a meeting with the Division of Wildlife in the near future to discuss this issue. As a final point, the staff requests that Flatiron include the following condition in the Bourg permit application: If the monitoring study of the sage grouse strutting ground should reveal that any adverse impact has occurred, as determined by the Ptined Land Reclamation Division and the Division of Wildlife, Flatiron Paving Co:apany twill submit a proposal to substantially mitigate this impact. .This proposal must be prepared in consultation with, and must be approved by, the Mined Land Reclamation Division and the Colorado Division of Wildlife. ~FlwFi~t+n ~++.i5!' ~lv~• ~~np.~e.rerr/- -(;'na ~~~~~:•~/) VIII. Vegetation Information The applicant is reminded that vegetation references areas must be marked on the ground, must be properly managed, and must be protected from disturbances. For these reasons, a more accurate delineation of vegetation references areas on map 25A is required. The staff would recommend that the size of those reference areas be at least two acres. A proposed plan of grazing manage- me;~t should. be submitted. (con['d)