Notice of Special Meeting, March 17
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) is scheduled for Monday, March 17, 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.
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San Juan Water Conservancy District is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: SJWCD Special Meeting
Time: Mar 17, 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 motion to the Court regarding Board Member Appointment (Kappelman) and Reappointments (Hagberg, Riehm)
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Consideration of Attorney’s Report
8. Consideration of Treasurer’s Report
9. Consideration of Running Iron Ranch Leases (Riehm, Jones)
10. Discussion of Trust for Public Lands (Riehm)
11. Discussion of Yeh Engineering Activities (Cooper)
12. Updates from Directors
- SWCD Compact Compliance presentation March 25 (Jones
- 2-3-2 Ghost Ranch Event (Hagberg)
- SWWCD Grant Meeting (Hagberg)
- PARC public survey (Nobles, Tedder)
- Other updates of mutual interest
13. Consideration of Americorp intern opportunity – Blue Elements (Jones)
14. Consideration of May 20 “Threats” Film Premiere arrangements, including SJHFHP’s Proposal to Discuss Archuleta County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
14. Consideration of New Projects, Grant Opportunities, and Deadlines
15. Strategic Objective Reports.
- Strategic Objective 1: Redefine the financial partnership for Running Iron Ranch. (Directors Tedder, Riehm, Cooper, Proffitt)
- • Strategic Objective 2: Make the case for a reservoir at RIR by defining feasibility and demand. (Directors Cooper, Hagberg)
- • 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)
16. Approval of Record of Proceedings from 2/17 Regular Meeting
17. Schedule next meeting. Adjournment.
SAN JUAN WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
By /s/ Sally High
Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors
DISTRICT SEAL