1. 1 Meeting the Future Together Update on The Garfield County “Socio-Economic” Impacts Study Energy Advisory Board April 7, 2005

2. 2 Garfield County IS: Progress Overview Process is moving forward quickly Good response to request for volunteers on IS committees (Land Issues and Solutions Committee, Economic & Population Technical Committee) Industry Data Committee will form next week with discussion at West Slope COGA First Committee meetings have been scheduled Draft initial scopes of work (SOW) have been prepared for discussion at Committee meetings Initial sets of potential contractors have been developed RFPs are scheduled to be distributed May 9 with final contracts awarded by June 30 Land Issues & Solutions Study should be complete before end of 2005

3. 3 Recap of the EAB Role (first presented at March 15 EAB meeting) The Garfield County Energy Advisory Board will play a significant role in the by: –Reviewing the overall design of and plan for the IS –Reviewing the Scope of Work for each IS study –Reviewing the list of consultants to whom the RFPs will be sent –Reviewing the proposals that come back from the bidders –Reviewing model outputs –Receiving regular updates and tracking progress –Reviewing the final products of the IS –Acting as a liaison with the communities represented –Communicating IS progress to the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners

4. 4 Response to call for Volunteers Land Issues & Solutions Committee –7 volunteers –Good mix of companies, landowners, government, organizations Economic & Population Technical Committee –9 volunteers –Good mix of companies, landowners, government, organizations –Will invite Department of Energy/Defense to attend –Will urge Shell to volunteer for the Committee

5. 5 First Committee Meeting: Land Issues & Solutions To be scheduled for next week Agenda for Land Issues and Solutions Committee –Backgrounder, history and discussion of these types of studies –Approach of the study Classify property use areas Identify benefits, negative impacts and timing Identify barriers to landowner use and transfer Create a toolbox of solutions –Review and revise SOW –Discuss who can do the Study –Review critical path –Finalize Committee & EAB management and communications processes

6. 6 First Committee Meetings: Economic & Population Technical Committee To be scheduled for next week Agenda for Economic & Population Technical Committee –Backgrounder, history and discussion of these types of studies –Approach and phased structure of the study (overall) What are the model alternatives What are the phases of the Study and what is the proposed breakdown What are the desired outputs of the Study What would be the data inputs Where will we get base data –Specific tasks for Phase I of the Study (2005 work) –Discuss who can do the Study –Review critical path –Finalize Committee & EAB management and communications processes

7. 7 Study Name Suggestions