MINUTES OF THE
CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
June 16, 2020

The regular monthly meeting of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District was held on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at the office of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District located at 3209 W 28 St, Greeley Colorado. The meeting was called to order at 10:02 AM, and the following Directors were present: Ralph Anders, President; Chad Schafer, Vice President; Everett Kissler; Dave Bernhardt; Randy Knutson; Steve Bruntz; Don Rosenbrock; Randy Knutson; Tom Brown; Vern Kammerzell; Steve Bruntz; and Gary Herman. Directors attending via Zoom conference were: Jim Reasoner; Doug Dill; and Alan Axton. Board members absent were Frank Eckhardt and Bret Schmidt.

Others present were Randy Ray, Executive Director; William Mihelich, District Engineer; Danyelle McCannon, Financial Analyst; Lynn Kramer, Contracts Manager, Ruthanne Schaffer, Sr Water Accountant; and Brad Grasmick of Lawrence, Jones, Custer and Grasmick. Special guests were Andy Jones of LJCG and Jim Rae of the Adams Group. Joining via zoom was Bob Krug from Elevate Business Solutions and Ed Armbruster from Whitesands Water.

ACCEPT INTO THE RECORD THE CONSENT CALENDAR, FINANCIALS, AND MINUTES OF MAY AND JUNE AS PRESENTED.
Motion: Vern Kammerzell
Second: Dave Bernhardt
MOTION CARRIED

PUBLIC DISCUSSION

Bob Krug from Elevate Business Solutions spoke to the Board about CSAFE’s history and various types of accounts that they offer to clients. Resolutions for signatures were provided by Bob in the event that the Board decided to open one or multiple accounts.

James Rae of the Adams group presented the draft 2019 audits. Recommendations were made to the Board and the committees will address the recommendations at the August meetings.

MOVE TO APPROVE THE 2019 DRAFT AUDITS AS PRESENTED AND SUBMIT TO THE STATE.
Motion: Gary Herman
Second: Dave Bernhardt
MOTION CARRIED

Legal Action

MOVE TO CONTINUE WORK ON THE TURNBACK ISSUE FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, FOLLOWING BACK UP IN AUGUST.
Motion: Vern Kammerzell
Second: Don Rosenbrock
MOTION CARRIED WITH ALAN AXTON VOTING NAY

ADJOURN FOR LUNCH AND RECONVIENE.

The executive session was cancelled.

Legal Reports

Brad Grasmick reviewed the resume and gave an update on the Plumb Ditch change case.

District Action:

The Western Equipment & Truck equipment purchase was discussed and the decision was made to pass on the dump truck.

The Board reviewed all of the Walker phase 3 bids received last week.

MOVE TO AWARD THE WALKER PHASE 3 PIPELINE PROJECT TO AB UNDERGROUND.
Motion: Alan Axton
Second: Steve Bruntz
MOTION CARRIED

Staff Action:

There was none.

Presidents Report

There was none.

Legislative/Education:

Discussion was held on the Water of the United States bill that was drafted earlier this year.

The Board reviewed the list of high schools within the district boundaries for the scholarship Central offers yearly.

Water Quality Report:

There was none.

District Report:

There was none.

Unscheduled Business

There was none.

The regular meeting was adjourned at 3:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

Danyelle McCannon, Financial Analyst