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GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
July 11, 2002, Izaak Walton Park Clubhouse - Longmont
Meeting Attendees
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John Burke |
Debbie Haferman |
The following is a summary of the interactions, comments and future items discussed. While this summary is not
intended to represent a complete or comprehensive account of the meeting, it is intended to reflect the salient points raised or issues for further
consideration. Should the attendees believe that anything may be misrepresented or misleading, please bring this to the attention of John Hunt, CASFM Secretary.
1. Membership Update
Membership as of meeting date stood at 420 members.
2. Secretary Update
The Secretary had nothing to report. The minutes from the last meeting were
approved by motion and vote.
3. Treasurer Update
The Treasurer handed out the treasury report. One notable item was a $913.78
expense, which went to paying for past award plaques. The report was accepted by
motion and vote. David Hollingsworth was officially thanked for two years of
excellent service. Term limits in the CASFM bylaws prevent him from remaining as
treasurer next year.
4. Regional Representatives Updates
Metro Region: Doug Stewart reported that nothing was happening in July. He wants
to do another social in August and one in November. He’s organizing a DFIRM
workshop for October with John Liou.
5. ASFPM – No Adverse Impact Resolution
Rick McLaughlin will present a No Adverse Impact workshop at the CASFM
conference. ASFPM wants as much support from state organizations as possible.
They have requested state chapters to consider passing their own resolutions in
support of the NAI concept.
6. Committee Updates
A. Certified Floodplain Manager Committee
Mike Meininger reported on behalf of the committee. ASFPM will recognize this
year’s conference with 12 continuing education credits (CECs) for CFMs. The CECs
from this year’s conference will be awarded to those who pass the exam at the
conference. Kallie Sampish will be the official proctor of the exam at the
conference, pending paperwork. Mark, Mike and Kallie will be trainers for the
preparatory course. ASFPM has a FEMA home-study course available on their web
page.
B. Outreach Committee
Chris Carlson reported on behalf of the committee. CASFM was represented at the
Colorado Municipal League (CML) conference in June. CASFM brochures and a
one-page flier were handed out at the CML conference. The CASFM representatives
participated in a roundtable discussion at the conference. This provided some
reasonably good contacts. Good discussions occurred with small community council
members. Chris is beginning discussion with Colorado Counties Incorporated
(CCI).
C. Scholarship Committee
Jeremy Franz reported on behalf of the committee. He handed out a memo
describing the committee’s proposal for a scholarship program. It was decided to
put the proposal on the agenda for discussion and approval at the general
meeting to be held at the conference.
D. Floodplain Committee
Doug Trieste has officially resigned as chair of the floodplain committee. His
excellent and faithful service in that position was acknowledged.
E. Stormwater Committee
Kevin McBride gave an update on his activities. He represents CASFM on the
Non-Point Source Pollution Control Council. One activity of that council is to
promote and disburse grants to communities for their stormwater quality permit
programs. The council gives away about $2,000,000 per year in grants. The
Stormwater Committee will host a meeting at Fort Collins Utilities in August,
which will include a field visit to various water quality project sites.
7. Workshop and Seminar Scheduling
The CWCB Flood Hazard Mitigation 201 Workshops will be presented on August 19,
20, 21, and 22 at Pueblo, Montrose, Glenwood Springs and Greeley, respectively.
8. 2002 Conference Planning
Final abstracts for presentations are due July 26. As of the meeting date, seven
vendors had been confirmed. There is room for 15 vendors and the price of a
vendor booth is $250. Six award projects were submitted. Three or four finalists
will be selected.
9. Newsletter
The next issue will be out in early August. This time the graphics will be done
by Joe Busto of CWCB.
10. Discussion of Bylaws
The Chair proposed several changes to the CASFM bylaws to bring them up to date
with our current operation, correct inconsistencies, and avoid duplication of
language. The proposed changes included items under membership, setting of dues,
number of Regional Representatives, removal of directors, filling vacancies on
the board, terms of officers and regional representatives, and other items.
Those present generally agreed with the proposed changes.
11. Other Items not on the Agenda
None
NEXT MEETING:
Thursday, September 12, 2002 general membership breakfast meeting at the
conference beginning at 7:30 a.m.
ACTION ITEMS: Mark Matulik will
present a draft “No Adverse Impact” resolution for CASFM to consider at the
September 12 meeting. CASFM members
interested in the CFM exam at the conference must submit their applications to
ASFPM as soon as possible. The Outreach
Committee will pursue contacts and increased involvement with Colorado
Counties Incorporated. The Scholarship
Committee will name a chair as a primary contact person. Stuart Gardner or
Kevin McBride will follow up with the newly forming group of municipal erosion
control regulators.
Northeast Region. Debbie Haferman reported that a social was planned for August
1. Chris Carlson of Ayres was to lead a tour of the CSU floodproofing
facilities. This social occurred as planned on August 1. A November social is
planned, with Lyle Zevenbergen of Ayres presenting the updated Corps of
Engineers SAM package.
Northwest Region. Trent Prall said seven people are going to the annual CASFM
conference from city of Grand Junction and from Mesa County. They want to hold a
social in November, highlighting the Grand Junction storm sewer design.
It was recommended that CASFM provide some written information to members at the
conference describing the resolution to better inform the discussions of
membership on this topic.
More information on the resolution can be found at the ASFPM website.
Those wanting to take the exam but not attend the conference will pay only ASFPM
exam fees. In order for ASFPM to process an application in time to authorize the
applicant to take the exam at Steamboat Springs, each interested person should
submit his or her application to ASFPM as soon as possible, and definitely no
later than August 15.
Certain points of the memo led to further discussion. On the topic of
eligibility for example, is it necessary or advisable to stipulate that
recipients must be full-time students? Is it necessary or advisable to stipulate
that recipients must be Colorado residents? Could full-time students in surge
classes be eligible?
On the topic of funding the scholarship, it was suggested that the proposal be
amended to make it clear that funding the scholarship would be an annual
commitment of CASFM, not contingent on any budget surplus. There was discussion
as to whether the proposed amount of $1,000 was enough. Maybe it should be
increased to $2,000. Kevin Gingery reported that even $750 per year is
significant and appreciated by the students. He suggested sticking with $1000
per year.
The committee was directed to select a chairperson as the primary contact.
It was discussed and decided at the meeting that it made sense for the Certified
Floodplain Managers committee to be a sub-committee of the Floodplain Committee.
A motion was made, seconded and approved to merge the two committees and to
appoint Mark Matulik with the CWCB as chair of the Floodplain Committee, as he
is currently serving as the chair of the CFM committee.
A topic related to the Stormwater Committee is the proposed formation of a group
of stormwater regulators in Colorado. Dennis Maroney of Pueblo and several other
municipal stormwater managers are proposing the group. Its stated purposes
include sharing information on successful implementation and administration of
stormwater quality programs, collaboration on education, and promoting the needs
of municipalities in stormwater management.
Most of the persons currently expressing interest in this group are current
CASFM members. It was discussed that it may be most efficient to suggest to this
group that they operate as part of the CASFM Stormwater Committee.
Doug Stewart and John Liou are organizing a Digital Firm Maps to be presented
October 10 and 11, 2002 at the Sheraton Hotel in Lakewood. This is a
CASFM-sponsored workshop and registrations are due by September 26.
Beginning in August, Urban Drainage will be presenting workshops on the recent
updates to Urban Drainage Software. These will be computer-based workshops. The
first will be on Neo UDSEWER and is scheduled for August 15 and 16 at UC Denver.
Stuart wants to have a board meeting at the conference in addition to the
general meeting that will occur at breakfast on Thursday.
It was agreed to hold a short discussion during the general membership meeting
at the conference, post the proposed changes in a document on the Association
website, and continue the discussion and hold a vote to adopt or reject the
changes at the November General Membership meeting.