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GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
January 13, 2005 – SEH, Denver,
Colorado
Meeting Attendees
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Name |
Organization |
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David Mallory - Treasurer |
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District |
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Tom Browning – Vice Chair |
Colorado Water Conservation Board |
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Chris Carlson – Outreach Committee Chair |
City of Loveland |
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John Hunt |
Ayres Associates |
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Robert Krehbiel – Conference Committee Chair |
Matrix |
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David Bennetts |
Urban Drainage and Flood Control District |
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Kevin Gingery – Membership Committee Chair |
City of Loveland |
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Susan Hayes |
City of Fort Collins |
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Kevin Houck |
Colorado Water Conservation Board |
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Jeremy Franz – Scholarship Committee Chair |
Ayres Associates |
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Brad Anderson - Chair |
Anderson Consulting Engineers |
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Debbie Haferman – Northeast Regional Rep. |
HEI |
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David Krickbaum - Secretary |
Olsson Associates |
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Joe Chaplin |
City of Loveland |
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Chuck Childs |
SEH |
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Bill Schenderlein |
Applegate Group, Inc. |
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Aaron Asquith |
McLaughlin Rincon |
The following is a summary of the
interactions, comments and 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 and issues for further consideration.
Should the attendees believe that anything might be misrepresented or
misleading, please bring this to the attention of David Krickbaum, CASFM
Secretary.
1. Secretary Report - David Krickbaum
With Brad Anderson, Tom Browning, David Mallory, Debbie Haferman, Aaron Asquith
and David Krickbaum attending, a quorum was present. Minor corrections to the
November 18, 2004 minutes were received from the attendees. The minutes were
approved, as corrected, by a motion and vote.
2. Treasurer Report – David Mallory
The Treasurer’s Report was presented. The report did not include the checks for
Floodplain 101 that had just been received in the amount of approximately $2000.
It was noted that the check for 2004 Colorado Municipal League (CML) had not
cleared. Debbie Haferman will follow-up CML to determine CASFM’s membership
status.
3. Regional Representatives’ Reports
Aaron Asquith reported that a metro social would be held in February or March.
Leif Embertson, 2004/2005 CASFM Scholarship recipient, will be the speaker.
4. Committee Reports
a) 2005 Conference (Robert Krehbiel) – the call for papers will be sent in
January. A theme for the conference was discussed. The attendees discussed and
voted on the following themes. The vote for each is noted.
b) Floodplain – Kevin Houck reported that there are 93 CFM’s in Colorado, which
is 10th out of 50 states.
c) Stormwater Quality – no report was made.
d) Scholarship (Jeremy Franz) – Leif Embertson’s enrollment will be confirmed
and the check will be delivered. The committee will be meeting to brainstorm
ideas for generating interest in the scholarship.
e) Outreach (Chris Carlson) – a volunteer is needed to chair the committee.
f) Membership (Kevin Gingery) – renewals are being received. A current
membership count was not available.
g) Website – Brad Anderson received an e-mail report from Stuart Gardner. The
help wanted page is very popular and successful.
5. Discussion of New Committees
a) Training Committee (Kevin Gingery) – The 2005 action plan for the Training
Committee was presented. A questionnaire will be developed in January and
responses will be request by the end of February. A list of “off the shelf”
training opportunities will be developed. The first workshop will be during the
second quarter of 2005.
b) GIS Committee – Brad Anderson had thought the GIS Committee could be part of
the Training Committee. Brad talked to Jeff Sickles, who indicated that he
wanted the GIS committee to go its own direction. Jeff was not present to
discuss the committee.
6. Tsunami Relief
Donation
This
discussion was part of the Treasurer’s report.
During the November meeting, a questioned was raised regarding the IRS cash
limits for non-profit organizations. David talked to the tax advisor who said
the CASFM is within the allowable limits.
The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion and vote.
The proposed 2005 budget was presented. Tom Browning questioned whether
e-mailing the newsletters and making them available on line could reduce the
cost of the newsletters. After discussion it was decided to leave the budget
amount of $5,000 for the newsletters as presented.
Kevin Gingery suggested that the budget for workshops be reduced from $35,000 to
$30,000. The change was suggested because the Workshop Committee would be
identifying needs during the first quarter and would not be incurring expenses
until the second quarter.
A $5,000 budget line item was proposed for the Tsunami Relief Fund. The donation
could be directed to the Red Cross or Habitat for Humanity. It was suggested
that the donation could be split between the tsunami and a future disaster that
could occur. After discussion it was agreed that a $5,000 donation to the
tsunami relief does not preclude CASFM from making an additional donation if
another need is identified later in the year. The donation to the Habitat for
Humanity was approved with the stipulation that it be used for the tsunami
relief.
The 2005 budget was approved by a motion and vote with the suggested change to
the workshop budget amount.
David Thaemert has decided to pursue his PhD in Kentucky. Debbie Haferman will
act as the Northeast Regional representative until a replacement for David is
found. A social will be planned. Leif Embertson will be the speaker.
No other regional representatives were present.
• Protecting people, protecting rivers 4
• Zero revenue floodplain management 0
• From droughts to tsunamis 0
• Aren’t you glad you live in Colorado 5
• Global disaster, local answers 8
• Disaster management, catch the wave 1
After further discussion of the two top themes, additional theme ideas were
developed and voted on. The themes and respective votes were:
• Natural disasters, local preparedness 0
• Natural disasters, think globally, prepare locally 4
• Global disasters, local preparedness 6 / 8
• Think Globally, prepare locally 6 / 8
The two top vote getters were voted on a second time. The results of the second
vote are noted above. Brad Anderson cast the tie-breaking vote for “Global
disasters, local preparedness”.
Kevin Houck asked that CASFM reconsider charging a fee to take the CASFM exam.
Colorado is the only state to charge a fee. It was explained that the intent of
the fee was to cover the costs associated with the review course and review
materials. The exam application will be re-worded to clarify the use of the fee.
It was noted that Urban Drainage and Flood Control District will be offering a
conference in 2005. It was also noted that AMEC is offering free brown bag CFM
training courses. The schedule will be posted on the web site.
7. ASFPM Project Award Submittal
Brad Anderson asked who typically prepared and sent the CASFM project award winner to ASFPM, in the past. John Pflaum noted that in the past each award winner prepared their package and sent it to ASFPM along with a letter from the CASFM chair.
8. Newsletter – Tom Browning
The newsletter is done and will be distributed soon.
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. Other Items not on the Agenda
Kevin Houck reported that the ASFPM national conference would be in Madison. He also reported that he attended the Arid Regions committee conference in Mesa Arizona. Kevin asked if Colorado would be interested in participating on the committee. The other participating states are California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. Participating states host the biennial conference, typically in conjunction with their own state conference. There was interest in participating. Kevin will explore further and will report back at the March meeting.