PLAN-Boulder County Board Minutes 2000-12-04  Draft

[note - some items on awards and possibly speakers should
probably not be published].

Present: Bruce Jane Jeanette Joni Linda Matt Neal Pat Ricky
Visitor: Brad Snyder

Treasurer - PBC is solvent and in good shape.

Joni: Patty Limerick can't accept offer to speak at the annual banquet.
Matt will ask his sister to call Dick Lamm as first choice for speaker.
Other possibilities include Carl or Jane Bock.

The slate of board members and officers for 2001 was presented.
Linda moved to approve it, seconded by Ricky.  Unanimous approval.

Discussion on possible people to present with PBC awards at the
dinner included: Damare, Rick Coopman (county OS), Anne Nobel,
Ruth Wright, Mike Figgs, Gwen Dooley.
Also possibly folks in Longmont, Lyons or Louisville due to recent
successes there.  The committee will review the ideas and decisions
will be made at the next PBC meeting.


Matt reported on the US 36 saga and recent decisions.

Bruce moved and Jeanette seconded that Matt write up a PBC position
including these five points:
	Want 70 million extra for rail to beef up starter package
	Don't want the general purpose lanes
	Look at buying BNSF tracks
	Want package deal with rail done at the same time
	Don't want hot lanes
Approved 9-1-0 with Jane dissenting

On the Open Space/Mountain Parks reorganization, Matt
moved and Jeannette seconded that we send the letter drafted
by Linda/Joni/Bruce with minor changes:

 2 Deep personnel reductions: take out "the production of",
	and change "diminishing" to "sacrificing" essential
	land management services.
Unanimous approval.

We briefly discussed the South Boulder Creek floodway study.  This is
a very important, very complex issue which we should be more involved
in.  There are problems with both the process and the environmental
impact.  PBC should help clarify the issues and educate the public.

Jeannette will draft a letter after talking to Claire and Gilbert.

On the GOCO funding shift, Bruce & Jeanette will talk to Ruth Wright
to make a proposal for what PBC should do.