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Notice of Regular Meeting, April 14

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) is scheduled for Monday, April 14, 2025, at 4 PM (Mountain Standard Time).

The meeting will be at the SJWCD office at 46 Eaton Drive Suite 5, Pagosa Springs, CO. The SJWCD Board may require an Executive Session and discussion of shared documents related to the agenda below. This meeting is in-person, but may be attended by Zoom.

Use the link below to connect to the scheduled Zoom meeting. Only the SJWCD Attorney and Directors will be on Zoom during the Executive Session. The public may be admitted before and following Executive Session. An unknown Zoom attendee will be asked to identify him/herself before being admitted to the meeting.

San Juan Water Conservancy District is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: SJWCD Regular Meeting

Time: Apr 14, 2025 04:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Proposed Agenda for the Regular Meeting is as follows:

1. Call to Order

2. Revisions to Agenda and Approval of Agenda

3. Disclosures of Conflict of Interest

4. Consideration of Yeh Draft Report

5. Attorney’s Report

  • Consideration to Approve New and Renewing Directors / Oath of Office
  • Water Rights Updates

6. Executive Session. Upon an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members present, the San Juan Water Conservancy District will go into executive session pursuant to section 24-6-402(4) of the Colorado Revised Statutes to discuss matters concerning the transfer or sale of real, personal or other property interest pursuant to section 24-6-402(4)(a) of the Colorado Revised Statutes, to confer with the District’s attorney for the purposes of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions pursuant to section 24-6-402(4)(b), C.R.S., and to determine positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations, and instructing negotiators pursuant to section 24-6-402(4)(e), C.R.S., all regarding the potential sale of the Running Iron Ranch on the initiative of the Pagosa Area Water & Sanitation District and related litigation (Case No. 24CV30069 filed in Archuleta County District Court), settlement negotiations, and public statements.

7. Consideration of Actions regarding the Running Iron Ranch and Related Litigation (Case No. 24CV30069 filed in Archuleta County District Court), settlement negotiations, and public statements.

8. Consideration of Treasurer’s Report

9. Consideration of Blue Elements (AmeriCorps) Contract. Introduce Monica Nigon.

10. Updates from Directors

  • Upcoming 2-3-2 Pagosa Event, 4/21 & 22, Pagosa Lodge (Hagberg, Tedder, Executive Assistant)
  • SWCD Annual Conference, 3/28. (Cooper, Hagberg, Kappelman, Jones, Proffitt)
  • PARC 4/3 meeting (Nobles, Tedder)
  • Earth Day, Centennial Park, April 19
  • We Are Water (Power House, University of CO, Natl Science Foundation), May 10 (Executive Assistant, Hagberg, Riehm)
  • Children’s Water Festival (Jones)
  • Special District Association Regional Meeting, Durango, 6/20 (Jones)
  • Other updates of mutual interest

11. Strategic Objective Reports.

  • Strategic Objective 1: Redefine the financial partnership for Running Iron Ranch. (Directors Tedder, Riehm, Cooper, Proffitt)
  • Report on “Roadmap” Work Session (Tedder)
  • Report on Fence Line Work Session with PAWSD (Riehm, Hagberg) • Strategic Objective 2: Make the case for a reservoir at RIR by defining feasibility and demand. (Directors Cooper, Hagberg)

Add Director Kappelman

  • • Strategic Objective 3: Engage with the community, including PAWSD, on a project that advances a common community interest, like a planning/municipal water demand study and/or wildfire mitigation. (Directors Hagberg, Nobles, Nossaman, Tedder)
  • “Threats to our Watershed” Film Premiere arrangements and schedule
  • SJHFHP’s Discussion of Archuleta County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
  • Board volunteer responsibilities
  • Hospitality plans

12. Approval of (revised) Record of Proceedings from 3/17 Special Meeting

13. Schedule next meeting. Adjournment.

SAN JUAN WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

By /s/ Sally High

Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors

DISTRICT SEAL

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