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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNatural Resources Advisory Board - Minutes - 01/06/1988r MINUTES CITY OF FORT COLLINS NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD JANUARY 6, 1988 7:00 p.m. Board Members Present: Suzanne Bassinger Pat Reed Dave DuBois Bob Sanz Tim Johnson Deborah Shimkus Ari Michelsen Board Members Absent: (excused) Sheryl Barr Rich Fisher Bill Fischer Denise LaRue Staff Present: Roger Krempel Edith Felchle Brian Woodruff Approval of Minutes Krempel brought up two changes to the December Minutes. The first line of the third paragraph of the "Announcements" section should read, "Krempel announced that the Poudre River project advisory committee will meet." The word "advisory" was omitted from the original Minutes. The last sentence of the ninth paragraph of the same section should read, "Future options may be discussed near the end of next year, but nothing before then." Instead of the word "options," the original Minutes said "operations." The changes are noted in these Minutes; original Minutes need not be reprinted and distributed. With these changes, the December Minutes were unanimously approved as submitted. Committee Reports Mitigation Committee: It was decided that this committee should be activated, and appear on the agenda, only when an issue has arisen requiring its consideration. Land Use Committee: Krempel reported that at the meeting on the County Land Use Plan (being held concurrently with this board meeting) the City Planning Department is making a statement on six matters that should not be ignored. One is a natural resources item. The revised Plan states that natural resources "should" be considered. The City is asking that it be changed to say that natural resources "shall" be considered. After Bob Wilkinson reviews the final plan, the Land Use Committee wants to meet with him to discuss and review the Plan. Copies of the final plan will be sent to NRAB when available. Education Committee: Shimkus reviewed the progress on plans for the environmental symposium to be held February 4. She highlighted the keynote speakers: Mike Hauser and Gerry Horak. She asked NRAB members to let her know if they would be willing to serve as hosts and hostesses for the symposium. It was asked whether or not there would be an area or a table where participants could share their brochures or environmental information. This will be discussed with the symposium planning committee. Water Committee: A question was raised regarding the Corps of Engineers permit on fill off Lemay near the Poudre River. Krempel stated that Bob Wilkinson is following up on this. He will report on it at the February NRAB meeting. Michelsen announced that DuBois is now staff to the new regional water quality organization. Air Quality Committee: The question was raised as to whether or not Loveland and the County have been contacted regarding the NFRT/AQPC. Woodruff reported on a meeting at which Loveland and County staff were briefed on the planning council. He reported that there is consensus around the transportation part of the air quality picture only. They seemed to feel that the other things may confuse the transportation development process and create financial drain on the organization. The consensus was that CO planning should be handled by the citizens advisory committee. Woodruff stated that there was discussion about where in the organization the advisory committee would fit. He said that some felt this would bog down the organization. It was stated that Loveland is getting into the air quality game a bit, and they see this as an opportunity to avoid reinventing the wheel. It was stated that County transportation staff people were opposed to the air quality advisory group. NRAB wanted to know if the planning council will be effective. The reply was that it can be. It was stated that action will be taken soon because approval of the MPO must be obtained soon. At the meeting with Loveland and Larimer County, it was left that we will demonstrate that this need not be burdensome or slow up the process. Krempel asked when the Air Quality Committee wanted to meet with the Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee. The committee prefers that the meeting not be on a Tuesday, and that it be after January 20. Review of Air Quality Monitoring Stations Johnson explained that his reason for asking for this review was that he thought NRAB should have an overview of where things are and where things are going. Woodruff stated that a lot of the information he was presenting came from the ERT study done in 1985. He handed out information which identified and described the location, purpose, time period, and measurement parameters of meteorological and air quality monitors in Fort Collins. The hand out also provided baseline air quality concentrations for Fort Collins. Woodruff explained the data presented in the handout. He stated that data indicate that ozone may be an emerging problem. He said that over the next few years we will have to determine if our single PM10 monitor is adequate. Sanz stated that ERT is working on a particulate study in Denver. He will bring in information from that study. Johnson stated that in the next year he would like an update on NO2 and SO2 to see if Rawhide has generated increases. Y Woodruff explained that CO composite violation data show a peak in the morning, dropping to low levels in the early afternoon, when winds are good, and then rising after 3 PM and lingering until late night. The highest eight —hours are 4 PM to midnight. In the traffic composite, it was noted that traffic increases during the morning but CO falls. The standard visual range monitor has been installed. The video monitoring still needs to be installed. Discussion of Fisher's comments regarding the North Front Range Transportat Air Quality Planning Council This discussion was tabled since Fisher was unable to attend this meeting. Review of NRAB goals The overall goals and the individual committee goals were discussed and changes were suggested. It was moved, seconded, and unanimously carried to accept the goals as changed in the discussion. Review of 1987 NRAB Annual Report The annual report was reviewed, and a few changes were recommended. It was moved, seconded, and unanimously carried to approve the annual report as changed. Announcements Michelsen announced that the Colorado Water Issues Public Forum meets the third Tuesday of each month and that NRAB members may be interested in attending some of the meetings. Copies of the announcement flier will be mailed to NRAB. It was announced that there will be an oxygenated fuels conference in Denver January 26-28. It was mentioned that two of the three television networks covered the oxygenated fuels program with a negative slant. Public radio, however, provided good coverage. Shimkus handed out copies of the Environmental Forum's goals and their calendar. It was mentioned that during the Better Air Campaign, DNR has started getting calls from the public asking whether or not there is a high pollution day, before starting a fire in their stove or fireplace. Thia demonstrates increased public awareness and willingness to cooperate. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.