May 2017 Board Meeting

Draft Agenda Recap of Current Grant Efforts (5 min) Welcome and Introductions (5 min) Presentation: Jerry Gibbens and James VanShaar (60 min) Consent Agenda & Standing Items (10 min) Project Update (10 min) Future of the Thompson Watershed recap (10 min) Board Meeting time decision (5 min) Upcoming Events & Meetings (15 min) Other Events and Subcommittees Recap of Current Grant Efforts (5 min)

Educational Series Jerry Gibbens, Northern Water James VanShaar, US Bureau of Reclamation Topic: Water coordination – Lake Estes flows and the C-BT project

Signatory for Lease Resolution to allow Shayna to sign lease for new office space

Fundraising Committee Updates BTWC raised $1,026 in our first Estes Park Duck Race! That’s 54 adoptions, mostly on-line Thanks to all our event volunteers and all who helped get those ducks adopted!

Projects Update Full set of project updates included in Board Packet Questions?

Future of the Thompson Watershed Recap of the May 3 event Attendance Morning Session Afternoon Session Next Steps Questionnaire to develop common interests in watershed work matrix – Resolution to support this work led by Colorado Watershed Assembly Thompson Coalitions pursue dialogue with DOLA facilitation – Resolution on subcommittee needed

Future Board Meeting time By majority decision, board meetings will continue to be from 4 – 6 pm Location to remain CDOT Residency building

Upcoming Events & Meetings May 30-31st Staff moving to new office June 3rd Loveland National Trails Day - Volunteers needed June 3rd Regional Stream Recovery Handbook – Workshop #2 June 4th Big Thompson Canyon Association Pancake Breakfast - Volunteers needed June 14th W/MS/MS2 Landowner Open House June 21st Board Meeting July 11 Planning Grant II Open House: Oxbows, Midway, Rossum-Wilson July 19th Greendrinks: Watershed Disaster Recovery Panel Discussion July 19th Board Meeting / Elections August 5 Outreach event – 3rd Annual Heavens Door Picnic - Volunteers needed http://www.bigthompson.co/btwc-google-calendar/

Other Events & Committees Tour of recently completed projects – Volunteers needed for a subcommittee to plan the event Pint Night – June or July event celebrating completed projects and introducing summer/fall projects Governance Committee – review bylaws, structure, plan and hold 2017 Board elections Fundraising Committee – aggressively explore options for ongoing funding for beyond June 2018

Recap of pending grant applications CDBG-DR Watershed Implementation Round 3 – updates expected by next month CDBG-DR Ditch Grant - updates expected by next month Cliff Bar – updates expected in June 2017 Patagonia – will be submitted this month Embrace a Stream – draft will be submitted this month; final due July 15 Orvis - will be submitted this month CWCB - Watershed Restoration Grant – due 11/4/17

www.bigthompson.co 2525 W. 1st Street Loveland, Colorado 80537 (970) 962-2768 Shayna Jones, coordinator shayna.jones@bigthompson.co Tracy Wendt, assistant coordinator tracy.wendt@bigthompson.co