MINUTES OF THE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT SUBDISTRICT
OF THE
CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
May 19, 2020
The regular meeting of the Groundwater Management Subdistrict Board of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District was held on Tuesday, May 19, 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 10:12 AM, and the following Directors were present: Ralph Anders, President; Chad Schafer, Vice President; Bret Schmidt, Treasurer; Everett Kissler; Dave Bernhardt; Randy Knutson; Steve Bruntz; and Don Rosenbrock. Directors attending via Zoom conference were: Gary Herman; Jim Reasoner; Vern Kammerzell; Tom Brown; Doug Dill and Alan Axton. Board members absent was Frank Eckhardt.
Others present were Randy Ray, Executive Director; William Mihelich, District Engineer; Lynn Kramer, Contracts Manager; Ruthanne Schaffer, Sr Water Accountant; and Brad Grasmick of Lawrence, Jones, Custer and Grasmick. Todd Snidow of Stifel, Lauren Hix of Gallagher Insurance, and Tom Peltz with Kutak Rock attended via phone conference.
ACCEPT INTO THE RECORD THE CONSENT CALENDAR, FINANCIALS, AND MINUTES OF APRIL AS PRESENTED.
Motion: David Bernhardt
Second: Bret Schmidt
MOTION CARRIED
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
Lauren Hix reviewed the District’s insurance policy.
ACTION ITEMS
APPROVE THE GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION CONTRACT TRANSFER FROM #456 MICHAEL J. KORNMAN, TO #1248 AMVPR LLC.
Motion: Chad Schafer
Second: Bret Schmidt
MOTION CARRIED
APPROVE THE GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION CONTRACT TRANSFER FROM #651 P & H JOINT VENTURE, TO #1253 DENNIS D. KLEIN.
Motion: Chad Schafer
Second: Dave Bernhardt
MOTION CARRIED
APPROVE THE REVISION TO GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION CONTRACT #1186 DANIEL CHARLES SHEPHERD TO REDUCE THE CONSUMPTIVE USE BY 1 ACRE FOOT.
Motion: Everett Kissler
Second: Bret Schmidt
MOTION CARRIED
APPROVE THE REVISION TO GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION CONTRACT #1179 MYRON G. MARTINSEN TRUST TO INCREASE THE CONSUMPTIVE USE BY 21.89 ACRE FEET.
Motion: Everett Kissler
Second: Bret Schmidt
MOTION CARRIED
APPROVE A NEW GMS CLASS D IRRIGATION CONTRACT, #1252 RICHARD J. & SHAN M. CRAVEN; RILEY J. CRAVEN; AND RORY J. CRAVEN.
Motion: Bret Schmidt
Second: Chad Schafer
MOTION CARRIED
APPROVE THE DELETION OF GMS CLASS D CONTRACT #1192 EDWARD D. & JANET K. SCHMIDT.
Motion: Chad Schafer
Second: Bret Schmidt
MOTION CARRIED
Lynn Kramer reviewed the annual summary of pumping for each subdistrict.
MOVE TO APPROVE THE CWCB CHATFIELD STORAGE LEASE.
Motion: Everett Kissler
Second: Bret Schmidt
MOTION CARRIED
Legal Action
There was none.
Legal Reports
Brad Grasmick reviewed the resume.
Sub District Action:
Staff is working with other entities to build a Rural Ditch bypass station.
Randy reviewed the Bernhardt construction costs.
DIRECT STAFF TO ESTABLISH AN EASEMENT WITH BERNAHRDT FARMS FOR THE BERNHARDT RESERVOIR.
Motion: Randy Knutson
Second: Chad Schaffer
MOTION CARRIED WITH DAVE BERNHARDT ABSTAINING
Staff Action:
There was none.
Presidents Report
There was none.
Legislative/Educational Report:
Billy provided an update to the board about the proposed Turnback Legislation.
ADJOURN FOR LUNCH AND RECONVENE
Subdistrict Report:
An update was given on the Walker Recharge Project.
An update was given on the Straight Property that will be up for sale soon.
Billy reviewed the most updated Projection Scenarios for both GMS and WAS.
Brad Grasmick gave an update on the FRICO/Burlington Bypass Structure. Further discussion will be held at the June Committee meetings.
Operational Report:
Billy Mihelich presented the current figures for recharge and storage and reviewed the operations plans for the upcoming months.
Secretaries Report:
Office staff is back to working at the office full time and the office has been COVID 19 sanitized.
Unscheduled Business
There was none.
New Business
There was none.
The regular meeting was adjourned at 2:01 PM.Respectfully Submitted,Ruthanne Schaffer, Sr Water Accountant