AGENDA

Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.,

Bison Visitor Center, 1800 S. County Road 31, Loveland, CO 80537

Please call Deb at 679-4567 if you are unable to attend a meeting.  Votes require a quorum.  Thanks!

5:30     REGULAR MEETING OPENING – 5 minutes

            Meeting called to order by Chair

            Approve minutes of last meeting

            Review Agenda and enclosures

5:35     BOARD MEMBER REPORTS–if any

5:40     PUBLIC COMMENT: Items not on the agenda

5:45     GENERAL INFORMATION:  (Questions – 5 min.)

§  Natural Resource Events for January. See website http://www.larimer.org/naturalresources.

§   2010 Board meeting schedule has been emailed to all members.

§   2010 Board and staff contact info has also been emailed – please review and let us know of changes.

§   Gary appointed Kerri Rollins as the Interim Open Lands Manager. Kerri will be in this temporary position assignment through May 2010. At that time a number of factors will be evaluated and a decision will be made regarding the process of permanently filling the position.

• Negotiations on Fossil Creek IGA between Larimer County and the City of Fort Collins are complete and the IGA is signed.  Effective 1/1/2010, Ft. Collins has assumed management responsibility at Fossil Creek.  We are occupying the building, doing patrol and paying utilities.  They are doing and funding maintenance and public events.

§   A $200,000 GOCO grant was awarded to Larimer County for a Colorado Youth Outdoors project at Swift Ponds for a fishing pier, restroom and outdoor classroom.

§   Clearance for the Habitat Conservation Plan that involved 6 years of restoration/mediation work for Preble’s meadow jumping mouse was received from the USFWS at Eagle’s Nest Open Space!

§   The Artist of the Year reception for Diane Findley (the 2009 artist) was held January 15^th in the Commissioners Lobby.  Her piece, The Poudre River, will be on display this year in the lobby (2^nd floor of the County Office Building) and then permanently on display in one of the county buildings.

6:00     PRESENTATIONS

§   Volunteer Strategic Plan – CJ Cullins, Volunteer Coordinator (20 minute PowerPoint)

§   Potential new locations for the Fort Collins Rowing Association facility – Mark Caughlan, Horsetooth District Manager - Association representatives will be present to talk about possible locations for their club at Horsetooth.  They will be removed from the Sunrise day use area once we start construction on the new swim beach this summer. 

6:30     STANDING AGENDA ITEMS:

§  Park District updates and Parks Master Plan implementation progress report –Dan Rieves, Visitor Services Manager

6:40     DIRECTOR’S REPORT   

6:50     ACTION ITEMS:

•  Big Thompson Canyon:  Hayden Subdivision contracts for sale – Charlie Johnson
  
  
• Commercial use of lands owned or managed by the Department of Natural Resources – Gary Buffington, Director
  
  

7:05     BREAK

7:15     EXECUTIVE SESSION

8:30     MEETING ADJOURN

Next regular meeting:  March 9, 2010, Boyd Lake Room, Larimer County Courthouse Office Building, 200 West Oak, Fort Collins, CO