Agenda:
September 3, 2008
POWDER BASIN WATERSHED COUNCIL
Regular Monthly Meeting @ 5:30 p.m.
Baker City School District 5J (2090 Fourth Street)

AGENDA

5:30 Call to Order

Recognition of Guests / Unscheduled Public Input
Approval of Minutes: 08/06/08

GENERAL BUSINESS

5:40 Watershed Status Reports [INFORMATION]
• Brownlee Subbasin [Assessment]
o Pine Creek [Floodplain Planning, 5 Point Project, WAP, Co. Emergency
Response Plan]
o Snake Tributaries
• Burnt River Subbasin [NFBR Stream Restoration Project]
• Powder River Subbasin
o Upper Powder River [Sumpter Municipal Diversion/SVDTs/LiDAR Project]
o Baker Valley [Kirkway Project, Wetland Mitigation Project]
o Powder Valley
o Lower Powder River
o Eagle Valley
• Powder Basin [Small Grant Program, Baker County Fair at Baker City, B2H
IP Transmission Line, Revision of Baker County Zoning
Ordinance]

6:05 PBWC Watershed Council Support – Council Effectiveness [INFORMATION,
DISCUSSION]

6:15 PBWC Effectiveness Evaluation – [GROUP PROCESS, DECISION]
• Priority Concerns Listed
o Membership, participation & accountability
o Decision-Making, meetings & staff management
o Fiscal & project management
o Watershed planning
o Citizen involvement & support
• Priority Actions Identified

7:00 PBWC Steering Committee [INFORMATION, DISCUSSION, DECISION]
• Treasurer’s report
• Personnel Handbook (employee wages, time and leave)
• Risk Assurance & Liability Coverage under Rural Special Districts
Insurance Services
• 501(c)(3) status report
• 2008-09 Annual Budget / Contingency Category
• WC policy (signing, WC reimbursement to members for watershed
activities)
• Annual Report
• Recommendation on WC Standing Committee Structure


7:30 Adjourn