To: Lake Davis Steering Committee
From: Leslie Tigan
Date: April 14, 2005
Re: Draft Notes from the March 21, 2005 Lake Davis Steering Committee meeting held at Portola City Hall
Present: Ivan Paulsen (Fish & Game), John Ball (Rotary), John Heavin (Forest Service), Jim Murphy (City of Portola), Fran Roudebush (Lake Davis Coalition), Judy Schaber (Forest Service), Bill Powers (Plumas County Supervisor, District 1), Colleen Marsh (Lake Davis Coalition), Julie Cunningham (Fish & Game), Steve Clifton (Leonard’s Market), Curtis Levine (Dept. of Water Resources), Brian Morris (Plumas County). By Phone: Dave Spath (Dept. of Health Services), Doug Rischbieter (CDWR), Ralph Hinton (CDWR)
Introductions: Individuals in attendance introduced themselves.
Selection of Secretary: Leslie Tigan, Portola City Clerk was selected to fill the secretary position.
Lake Davis water levels: Colleen Marsh reported that she had heard DFG would pick a date to treat the lake and do it then no matter what the level.
Curtis Levine indicated that it would be premature to make any plans relating to the lake level at treatment since the treatment project isn’t finalized.
Ivan Paulsen noted that the Environmental document for the treatment project would list various scenarios for treatment, including treatment at different lake levels and that one plan would be selected and approved for the project after the environmental work is completed.
Julie Cunningham noted that there is no definite project description for treatment at this time.
Bill Powers reported that he had received an inquiry from Bob Stein about their ability to get water. Steins are concerned about the safety of children if they were to get a big release and also impact to their business.
Curtis Levine indicated again that the request was premature. He noted that the Stein’s water right is fixed in stone at 140 acre-feet per year and that it may be possible that they would get their allotment prior to treatment.
Gant Charts and Microsoft Project: Bill Powers suggested that there would need to be a timeline and tracking system that each agency involved could use. Jim Murphy presented the Microsoft Project program and gave a brief overview of how it works. It was noted that DFG should be the project manager and keep the program up to date.
Duty Assignments: Bill Powers indicated that he would like to see a list with everyone’s tasks and assignments. There was a discussion about funding from Cal Fed that was available for project planning and also about coordination between DFG, the Federal Fish & Wildlife Service and the Forest Service to help each other with the NEPA process.
Fran Roudebush indicated that a newsletter would have to be drafted, and it was determined that it should wait until after the project is finalized.
It was also decided that a coordination meeting should be scheduled after the project description is completed and that would be the time to list individual tasks and assignments.
Roberts Rules of Order: John Ball lead a discussion relating to the need for rules to keep order at meetings and let the Steering Committee views be heard. He noted that the City of Portola had recently drafted a policy and procedures manual for meetings and suggested that a part of the document may work for the Steering Committee.
There was discussion about liability to committee members if they were to take positions or try to make decisions for their various agencies. Colleen Marsh and Fran Roudebush each expressed that they did not think there was a need for any rules of order and did not want the committee to take a stand on issues.
Bill Powers asked for a vote on who would like to see some type of formalization of meeting procedures. Steve Clifton, John Ball, Jim Murphy and Bill Powers voted in favor. Colleen Marsh and Fran Roudebush voted against.
It was determined that a sub-committee of Jim Murphy, Colleen Marsh and John Ball would review the City’s document and bring a revised version back to the committee.
Agency Reports: DFG – Ivan Paulsen reported that they were busy getting ready for the EIR. Julie Cunningham noted that she would be meeting with an economist and that nets would start being put into the lake in about two weeks when the road is plowed.
DHS – Dave Spath discussed treatment plant financing.
DWR – Curtis Levine reported that the lake was at 5763.63 elevation, 45,295 acre-feet and about 11 ½ feet below the spill. Average in flow last month was 16 and is now up to 69. He also noted that an average snow year was 98% of normal and this year was projected to be 103%.
USFS – Judy Schaber presented a draft sign relating to trout spawning and indicated that she was still looking for funding to complete the sign.
Set next meeting date: The next meeting was scheduled for 1-3 pm on April 18 at City Hall.
Other items: Colleen Marsh suggested that a representative from Air Quality should be included in the discussions.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 3:25 p.m.