RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF

ST. MARY’S GLACIER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

Held: Monday, August 12, 2002 at 6:00 pm. at the Alice School House, Silver Creek Road, Idaho Springs, CO.

ATTENDANCE: A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the St. Mary’s Glacier Water and Sanitation District, Clear Creek County, CO, was called and held as shown above and in accordance with the applicable statutes of the State of Colorado, with the following directors present and acting:

Paul Johnson

John Pacetta

C.J. Galbraith

Kevin Zegan

Also in attendance: Fred Huff, Counsel for the District, Mike Lutz (District Engineer), and Cathy Harper (Information Services Officer for District).

CALL TO ORDER: John Pacetta called the meeting to order at approximately 6:10 pm.

FINANCIAL REPORT: The Board approved payment of outstanding invoices in the amount of $46,463.01.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes for the July meeting were unanimously approved as corrected.

MANAGER’S REPORT: A written report was provided to the Board. The Board designated Cathy Harper as on site liaison between AAA operations and the District, with Cathy to refer matters to the Directors as appropriate.

ENGINEER’S REPORT: Re Headgate: the survey of Lake Q has been completed, though the volume calculation has not yet been tabulated. The deepest part of the Lake is 9 feet. There was much public discussion which focused on the need for installing a headgate if there is no water call on Lake Quivera at the present time. The headgate was mandated by the Water Augmentation Plan ordered by the Water Court in 1975; the State Water Engineer has issued a direct order that we comply with this requirement no later than October 1, 2002. The Board reviewed with members of the public the various site selections that were considered, and explained that the headgate had to be installed at the base of the dam in order to be able to comply for a potential water call that would necessitate draining the Lake. Specifically, a release from St. Mary’s Lake, in a year when Lake Q was severely depleted, could not be forwarded downstream unless the headgate were at the bottom of the dam. It was further explained that a water exchange with Coors will enable us to refill the lake when the project is completed. The Board has also promised they will dedicate some funds to restocking the lake in the Spring. Also discussed was if the fish could be saved; however, it is illegal to transport fish from one open body of water to another, and even if that were attempted (say, moving the fish to Silver Lake) our consultants have informed us that the stressed fish likely could cause an endemic illness to spread through all the fish in Silver Lake. The Board unanimously passed a motion to construct a headgate per District Engineer’s proposal, with specific plans and specs to be provided as soon as possible.

Re Storage Tank: The District discussed several sites as recommended by Integra Engineering. Integra was instructed to determine from the county what their definition of “buried” means – ie, would “bermed” suffice. Also, if rock blasting is required, how close can the nearest structures be? It seems a maintenance free concrete tank, though more costly initially, would be less costly in the long run. The Board indicated a commitment to mitigate environmental factors if the tank were to be conducted anywhere other than the wastewater treatment plant site.

NEW BUSINESS: The Board unanimously voted to approve establishing an account with ColoTrust. Also discussed briefly was the need to establish a Storm Control Plan that would meet Federal criteria.

Meeting recessed at 8:40 for Executive Session to discuss applications before the Board for the unfilled Director Seat.

Meeting was reconvened at 9:10 and adjourned.

Approved at District meeting on September 7, 2002.

C.J. Galbraith, Secretary

St. Mary’s Glacier Water and Sanitation District