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MINUTES
CITY OF FORT COLLINS
NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD
SEPTEMBER 16, 1985
7:00 p.m.
Board Members Present:
Suzanne Bassinger Tim Johnson
Dave DuBois Denise LaRue
Scott Duncan (alt.) Ari Michelsen
Gil Fechner Bob Sanz
Bill Fischer (alt.) Tod Schwartz
Board Members Absent:
Pat Sousa (excused)
Staff Present
Roger Krempel Don Yon Edith Felchle
At the beginning of the meeting it was stated that there was an error
in the minutes of the previous meeting. In Kelly Ohlson's Fort
Collins/Loveland corridor report voting results were mistaken as being City
Council votes. They should have been stated as Corridor Committee votes.
Corrected minutes are being mailed out.
Instream Flow
Because of his previously stated possible conflict of interest in this
matter, Fischer left the room for the entirety of the instream flow
discussion.
Duncan reported on the Instream Flow Committee recommendations and
handed out copies of the letter which they recommended be sent to the City
Council regarding the Cache la Poudre River Basin. It was moved and
seconded that the letter be sent to the Council as prepared. During
discussion there was concern expressed that the letter might not adequately
address the issue of future instream flow amounts. The motion on the floor
was unanimously amended to strengthen the issue of future instream flow
amounts. A copy of the amended letter is being mailed to the Board. It
was unanimously agreed that the amended letter would be presented to the
Council at the 9/17/85 meeting. It was agreed that Scott Duncan would
present the letter. This action will be ratified at the 10/2/85 meeting of
the Board.
Wetlands
Fechner read the letter he had received from the Prospect Shields
Neighborhood Assn., contents of which had been presented at the 9/4/85
meeting. It was stated that staff will respond directly to the association
advising them of the limitations on what can be done at the present.
Leading into discussion of the arbor, Krempel showed slides which
depicted the original design for the arbor and the latest design. The
latest design essentially wiped out the arbor. The developer is, as a
mitigation measure, providing the City with $25,000 which will be used for
the purchase of replacement land in some other location in Fort Collins.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day/Recycling
It was announced that Yon would be interviewed on Channel 14 at 7:00
p.m., September 18th on the On The Line program regarding the Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Day.
Yon briefly reported on the National Recycling Conference which he
recently attended.
Yon reported on the status of the present recycling project (i.e.
city-wide survey) stating that it is expected to be completed by the end of
October.
It was stated that Yon is preparing a brochure which will inform the
public as to where recyclables can be disposed of.
DNR Budget
Krempel briefly reported on the department budget, explaining the
restraints being placed on the department by City budget considerations.
NRAB Needs Survey
The listing compiled from the needs survey forms which Board members
had returned to the DNR office earlier was presented. It was determined
that.Sanz will review this listing and will prioritize for presentation at
a future meeting.
Solar Home
All Board members expressed an interest in seeing Larry Moss' solar
home. It was recommended that a Sunday early in November be set for this
visit. Johnson will contact Larry Moss and determine his availability for
the visit and will get back to the Board to confirm the date. It was also
recommended that the City Council be invited to go along if they wish.
Other Business
It was stated that the proposed bylaws will be in the DNR office this
week for mailing to the Board and will be considered in detail at the next
meeting.
Krempel stated that in October members of the Board will be asked to
go into the field to review Lapointe's wetlands projects. It was suggested
that Lapointe provide maps for Board members so that they can stop by
projects near their homes and review them on their own, since getting
committees together to do this could be difficult.
Three copies of detailed Fort Collins/Loveland corridor information
have been received for Board review. They are currently being circulated
among Board members. It was also stated that copies of information which
has been put out for public consumption will be mailed to Board members.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, October 2nd at 7:00 p.m. in the
CIC Room.
The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.