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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNatural Resources Advisory Board - Minutes - 10/01/1986MINUTES CITY OF FORT COLLINS NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD OCTOBER 1, 1986 7:00 p.m. Board Members Present: Suzanne Bassinger Ari Michelsen Dave DuBois Pat Reed Scott Duncan Bob Sanz Gil Fechner Pat Sousa Tim Johnson Board Members Absent (excused): Bill Fischer Denise LaRue Staff Present: Roger Krempel Edith Felchle Brian Woodruff The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. by vice -chair Michelsen. The Minutes of the 9/3/86 and 9/15/86 meetings were approved as submitted. Picnic Rock Copies of the Council Agenda Summary, prepared by Mike Smith, and the draft of the final letter from NRAB to Council regarding Picnic Rock were handed out. It was clarified that the resolution simply allows for leasing the land. It was moved and seconded that NRAB's letter contain a sentence stating that the Board recommends alternative funding techniques be explored prior to the City's agreement to a lease arrangement. The vote was 9-1 in favor of inserting this sentence. Duncan voted against the motion because he felt the letter was fine the way it was. After much discussion it was decided Bassinger would ask Mike Smith to make a minor change in the Agenda Summary, removing the Natural Resources Advisory Board from the sentence which read, "The Water Board and Natural Resources Board have reviewed the State's proposal and neither object to disposing of the city property." She will also ask that in the sentence of the Resolution which states, "WHEREAS, City Water Board and Natural Resources Board have reviewed the lease proposal and recommend leasing the property," reference to the Natural Resources Board be removed. Bassinger will attend the 10/7 Council meeting to address the Board's concerns about the Picnic Rock issue. Introduction of Deborah Wilson Felchle introduced Deborah Wilson, a Fort Collins High School student working in DNR in the Poudre R-1/Chamber of Commerce Partnership Fort Collins program. Report on City's Role In Underground Storage Tank Control Woodruff presented staff's proposals relative to this issue. He noted overlapping responsibility between Poudre Fire Authority and the County Health Department. He described the testing process used to determine responsibility for leaks, stating that staff feels the City needs to establish a fund to be used for testing to determine responsibility. This fund would probably be a revolving fund, with testing costs being recovered from identified responsible parties. He then outlined recommendations staff will propose to Council: (1) support activities at the state level; (2) establish investigation fund; (3) require inventory control; (4) conduct tank search; (S) conduct inventory of wells. The fifth recommendation will be dropped from the recommendations before they go to Council. It was moved and seconded that NRAB draft a letter in support of this program as presented at this meeting. The motion was unanimously amended to include a review by the NRAB hazardous materials subcommittee of the final report. The motion carried unanimously. Backyard Wildlife Habitat Felchle stated that the final backyard wildlife habitat report for 1986 will be sent to Council soon and NRAB will receive a copy of the report. She reported that certification applications have started to come in and therefore the certification review panel needs to be established. A representative to the panel from NRAB was requested; Reed was appointed. The 3—minute video currently being shown on Channel 27 was shown to the Board. Update on Exxon Overcharge Grant Krempel announced that Don Yon has submitted his resignation from DNR and will be leaving 10/3/86. He stated that the process of replacing Yon may delay the Exxon recycling program about one month. Krempel briefly explained the recycling program funded by the Exxon overcharge funds and handed out a summary of the program plan. Division of Wildlife Mitigation Policies Krempel stated that Councilperson Horak earlier in the year asked that the City state a position on these policies. Sanz and Duncan stated they didn't think the City could have an opinion on this. Sousa said he felt it probably should be an NRAB concern. Krempel suggested ways in which NRAB could have in —put. He stated that the final hearings will be 11/20 and 21 in Denver. Some NRAB members felt a statement of position from NRAB on this issue would have no effect, since it is a state issue, and spending time on this would be time wasted. It was decided to defer this issue to staff. NRAB members did however express a desire to receive a copy of the draft of these policies. Cache La Poudre Basin Water Resources Study Michelsen brought up the matter of the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority's Poudre River study. Time was spent distinguishing this reconnaissance study from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District projects being considered. Sousa stated that the environmental assessment on this project seemed superficial. It was recommended that the NRAB Water Committee keep abreast of this matter. Krempel will continue trying to get someone from the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to make a presentation on this matter to NRAB, probably in a joint meeting with the Water Board, and possibly even Council. r Committees Michelsen strongly encouraged all committees to meet during the next month and begin working toward achievement of established goals. Comments Sousa stated he felt this Board should express an opinion that the position of Resource Associate left vacant by Don Yon should be authorized to be filled with a permanent employee and not a contract employee. Other Board members agreed. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.