2.      Treasurer Report – David Mallory

The Treasurer’s Report was distributed. The report included Dr. Guos’s donation to the scholarship fund and the donation to Habitat for Humanity for the tsunami relief. A letter from Habitat for Humanity thanking CASFM for their donation was distributed. The check for 2004 Colorado Municipal League (CML) had not cleared. Chris Carlson will follow-up with Debbie Haferman.

The treasurer’s report was approved by a motion and vote.
 

3.      Regional Representatives’ Reports

Aaron Asquith reported that a metro social would be held March 16th at Parkside Mansion with Thomas Hopson as the speaker.

No other regional representatives were present.
 

4.      Tsunami Relief Donation

See Item 2.
 

5.      CFM Training/Exams

Brad Anderson reported that ASFPM believes that CASFM membership is required to take the CFM exam at the annual conference and that ASFPM takes exception to the requirement. Those attending the meeting did not think that CASFM membership or conference attendance was required to take the exam. Kevin Houck will clarify the position with ASFPM.

6.     Committee Reports

a) Floodplain/CFM – Brad Anderson reported that Kallie Sampish is completing the paperwork to proctor next year’s exam.
 

b) Stormwater Quality (Kevin McBride) – Summer field trip ideas are needed. Ideas with significant water quality components can be e-mailed to Kevin.
 

c) Scholarship (Chuck Childs) – A memorandum regarding revised scholarship award criteria was distributed. The proposed revisions included dropping the full-time student requirement, varying the award amount to allow the possibility of multiple awards, options for promoting the scholarship and writing the award check directly to the college. After discussion, a motion was made to move forward with the options for promoting the scholarship. The motion was passed.
 

d) Outreach (Chuck Childs) – Chuck will take over as the committee chair. Outreach to state and federal agencies was discussed. It was noted that the Colorado Riparian Association was interested in CASFM.
 

e) Membership (Kevin Gingery) – 458 renewals have been received to date. Kevin noted that free memberships are available for state and federal employees.
 

f) Training Committee (Kevin Gingery) – Results of the training needs survey were distributed. 115 responses were received. The committee will start to work on a training plan. Current committee members are Chris Carlson, Chuck Childs, Suzanne Moore, John Hunt and Howard Wagner.
 

g) Website – Brad Anderson reported for Stuart Gardner. Stuart is looking for a web master replacement. There was discussion about hiring an individual or firm to manage the web site. The question was raised whether Stuart would be willing to manage the web site consultant. Brad will ask Stuart to research the options.
 

7.      2005 Conference Robert Krehbiel

Call for papers was sent, two have been received. The deadline is March 31st.

Joe Busto developed several logos for the conference that were reviewed and discussed. After several votes one was selected with the request that the logo be modified to include pictures of stream/riverine flooding and people impacted by flooding. The committee is looking for the keynote speaker. Possible topics include the tsunami, California flooding, Florida hurricanes, and relief efforts.
 

8.     Other Items not on the Agenda

Howard Wagner reported that the IECA conference in Dallas was very successful

Brad Anderson reported that he has been receiving e-mails from ASFPM asking for CASFM to support their position on national issues such as map modernization and floodplain management. Brad asked whether CASFM should weigh in on the issues. The discussion raised several questions, which included:
 

What are CASFM’s charter restrictions?
Are there tax status implications?
What happens if support within CASFM is not unanimous?
Is there a need to establish CASFM policies?

It was decided that ASFPM issues would be discussed at regular meetings as separate agenda items. If appropriate, a letter of support would be prepared.

Tom Browning will recap the legislative session and bills at the next meeting. He reported that there is concern over the high snow pack and possible flooding in southwestern Colorado.