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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC22-135 Peak Facilitation GroupAGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO AND PEAK FACILITATION GROUP, INC. THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is effective as of the 1st day of February, 2022 by and between Peak Facilitation Group, Inc. a Colorado corporation that offers facilitation services (hereinafter “Consultant” or “Contractor”) and Eagle County, Colorado, a body corporate and politic (hereinafter “County”). RECITALS WHEREAS, the preservation and protection of the natural environment and wildlife species are of utmost priority for the community of Eagle County; and WHEREAS, on December 17th, 2017, the Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County, Colorado adopted the Safe Passages for Wildlife Plan, which identifies key priorities for improving safety and wildlife habitat connectivity; and WHEREAS, in 2020, partners and stakeholders developed the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan identified as Exhibit C; and WHEREAS, County desires to retain Consultant to complete initiatives as identified in Exhibit A to continue to convene the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable to implement actions identified in the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan; and WHEREAS, Contractor is authorized to do business in the State of Colorado and has the time, skill, expertise, and experience necessary to provide the Services as defined below in paragraph 1 hereof; and WHEREAS, this Agreement shall govern the relationship between Contractor and County in connection with the Services. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the following promises Contractor and County agree as follows: 1. Services. Contractor agrees to diligently provide all services, labor, personnel, and materials necessary to perform and complete the services described in Exhibit A (“Services”) which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The Services shall be performed in accordance with the provisions and conditions of this Agreement. a. Contractor agrees to furnish the Services in accordance with the schedule established in Exhibit A. Contractor agrees to furnish the Services in a timely and expeditious manner consistent with DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 2 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 the applicable standard of care. By signing below Contractor represents that it has the expertise and personnel necessary to properly and timely perform the Services. b. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit A and the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall prevail. c. Contractor agrees that it will not enter into any consulting or other arrangements with third parties that will conflict in any manner with the Services. 2. County’s Representative. The Open Space Department’s designee shall be Contractor’s contact with respect to this Agreement and performance of the Services. 3. Term of the Agreement. This Agreement shall commence upon the date first written above, and subject to the provisions of paragraph 12 hereof, shall continue in full force and effect through the 31st day of December, 2022. 4. Extension or Modification. This Agreement may not be amended or supplemented, nor may any obligations hereunder be waived, except by agreement signed by both parties. No additional services or work performed by Contractor shall be the basis for additional compensation unless and until Contractor has obtained written authorization and acknowledgement by County for such additional services in accordance with County’s internal policies. Accordingly, no course of conduct or dealings between the parties, nor verbal change orders, express or implied acceptance of alterations or additions to the Services, and no claim that County has been unjustly enriched by any additional services, whether or not there is in fact any such unjust enrichment, shall be the basis of any increase in the compensation payable hereunder. In the event that written authorization and acknowledgment by County for such additional services is not timely executed and issued in strict accordance with this Agreement, Contractor’s rights with respect to such additional services shall be deemed waived and such failure shall result in non-payment for such additional services or work performed. 5. Compensation. County shall compensate Contractor for the performance of the Services in a sum computed and payable as set forth in Exhibit A. The performance of the Services under this Agreement shall not exceed $15,000. Contractor shall not be entitled to bill at overtime and/or double time rates for work done outside of normal business hours unless specifically authorized in writing by County. a. Payment will be made for Services satisfactorily performed within thirty (30) days of receipt of a proper and accurate invoice from Contractor. All invoices shall include detail regarding the hours spent, tasks performed, who performed each task, and such other detail as County may request. b. Any out-of-pocket expenses to be incurred by Contractor and reimbursed by County shall be identified on Exhibit A. Out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed without any additional mark-up thereon and are included in the not to exceed contract amount set forth above. Out-of-pocket expenses shall not include any payment of salaries, bonuses, or other compensation to personnel of Contractor. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 3 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 Contractor shall not be reimbursed for expenses that are not set forth on Exhibit A unless specifically approved in writing by County. c. If, at any time during the term or after termination or expiration of this Agreement, County reasonably determines that any payment made by County to Contractor was improper because the Services for which payment was made were not performed as set forth in this Agreement, then upon written notice of such determination and request for reimbursement from County, Contractor shall forthwith return such payment(s) to County. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, unexpended funds advanced by County, if any, shall forthwith be returned to County. d. County will not withhold any taxes from monies paid to the Contractor hereunder and Contractor agrees to be solely responsible for the accurate reporting and payment of any taxes related to payments made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. e. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, County shall have no obligations under this Agreement after, nor shall any payments be made to Contractor in respect of any period after December 31 of any year, without an appropriation therefor by County in accordance with a budget adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in compliance with Article 25, title 30 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the Local Government Budget Law (C.R.S. 29-1-101 et. seq.) and the TABOR Amendment (Colorado Constitution, Article X, Sec. 20). 6. Sub-Contractors. Contractor acknowledges that County has entered into this Agreement in reliance upon the particular reputation and expertise of Contractor. Contractor shall not enter into any subcontractor agreements for the performance of any of the Services or additional services without County’s prior written consent, which may be withheld in County’s sole discretion. County shall have the right in its reasonable discretion to approve all personnel assigned to the subject Project during the performance of this Agreement and no personnel to whom County has an objection, in its reasonable discretion, shall be assigned to the Project. Contractor shall require each subcontractor, as approved by County and to the extent of the Services to be performed by the subcontractor, to be bound to Contractor by the terms of this Agreement, and to assume toward Contractor all the obligations and responsibilities which Contractor, by this Agreement, assumes toward County. County shall have the right (but not the obligation) to enforce the provisions of this Agreement against any subcontractor hired by Contractor and Contractor shall cooperate in such process. Contractor shall be responsible for the acts and omissions of its agents, employees and subcontractors. 7. Insurance. Consultant agrees to provide and maintain at Consultant’s sole cost and expense, the following insurance coverage with limits of liability not less than those stated below: a. Types of Insurance. i. Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by law. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 4 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 ii. Auto coverage with limits of liability not less than $1,000,000 each accident combined bodily injury and property damage liability insurance, including coverage for owned, hired, and non-owned vehicles. iii. Commercial General Liability coverage to include premises and operations, personal/advertising injury, products/completed operations, broad form property damage with limits of liability not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate limits. b. Other Requirements. i. The automobile, commercial general liability, and pollution liability coverage shall be endorsed to include Eagle County, its associated or affiliated entities, its successors and assigns, elected officials, employees, agents, and volunteers as additional insureds. ii. Contractor’s certificates of insurance shall include subcontractors as additional insureds under its policies or Contractor shall furnish to County separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. All coverage(s) for subcontractors shall be subject to the same minimum requirements identified above. Contractor and subcontractors, if any, shall maintain the foregoing coverage in effect until the Services are completed. In addition, all such policies shall be kept in force by Contractor and its subcontractors until the applicable statute of limitations for the Project and the Services has expired. iii. Insurance shall be placed with insurers duly licensed or authorized to do business in the State of Colorado and with an “A.M. Best” rating of not less than A-VII. iv. Contractor’s insurance coverage shall be primary and non-contributory with respect to all other available sources. Contractor’s policy shall contain a waiver of subrogation against Eagle County. v. All policies must contain an endorsement affording an unqualified thirty (30) days notice of cancellation to County in the event of cancellation of coverage. vi. All insurers must be licensed or approved to do business within the State of Colorado and all policies must be written on a per occurrence basis unless otherwise provided herein. vii. Contractor’s certificate of insurance evidencing all required coverage(s) is attached hereto as Exhibit B. Upon request, Contractor shall provide a copy of the actual insurance policy and/or required endorsements required under this Agreement within five (5) business days of a written request from County, and hereby authorizes Contractor’s broker, without further notice or authorization by Contractor, to immediately comply with any written request of County for a complete copy of the policy. viii. Contractor shall advise County in the event the general aggregate or other aggregate limits are reduced below the required per occurrence limit. Contractor, at its own expense, will DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 5 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 reinstate the aggregate limits to comply with the minimum limits and shall furnish County a new certificate of insurance showing such coverage. ix. If Contractor fails to secure and maintain the insurance required by this Agreement and provide satisfactory evidence thereof to County, County shall be entitled to immediately terminate this Agreement. x. The insurance provisions of this Agreement shall survive expiration or termination hereof. xi. The parties hereto understand and agree that the County is relying on, and does not waive or intend to waive by any provision of this Agreement, the monetary limitations or rights, immunities, and protections provided by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, as from time to time amended, or otherwise available to County, its affiliated entities, successors or assigns, its elected officials, employees, agents, and volunteers. xii. Contractor is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits except as provided by the Contractor, nor to unemployment insurance benefits unless unemployment compensation coverage is provided by Contractor or some other entity. The Contractor is obligated to pay all federal and state income tax on any monies paid pursuant to this Agreement. 8. Indemnification. Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless County and any of its officers, agents, and employees against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities for which County may become subject to insofar as any such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities arise out of, directly or indirectly, this Agreement, or are based upon any performance or nonperformance by Contractor, its employees, agents, or any of its subcontractors hereunder; and Contractor shall reimburse County for reasonable attorney fees and costs, legal, and other expenses incurred by County in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action. This indemnification shall not apply to claims by third parties against the County to the extent that County is liable to such third party for such claims without regard to the involvement of the Contractor. This paragraph shall survive expiration or termination hereof. 9. Ownership of Documents. All documents prepared by Contractor in connection with the Services shall become property of County. Contractor shall execute written assignments to County of all rights (including common law, statutory, and other rights, including copyrights) to the same as County shall from time to time request. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “documents” shall mean and include all reports, plans, studies, tape or other electronic recordings, drawings, sketches, estimates, data sheets, maps, and work sheets produced, or prepared by or for Contractor (including any employee or subcontractor in connection with the performance of the Services and additional services under this Agreement). 10. Notice. Any notice required by this Agreement shall be deemed properly delivered when (i) personally delivered, or (ii) when mailed in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid, or (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other comparable courier service, charges prepaid, to the parties at their DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 6 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 respective addresses listed below, or (iv) when sent via facsimile so long as the sending party can provide facsimile machine or other confirmation showing the date, time and receiving facsimile number for the transmission, or (v) when transmitted via e-mail with confirmation of receipt. Either party may change its address for purposes of this paragraph by giving five (5) days prior written notice of such change to the other party. COUNTY: Eagle County Attention: Maureen Mulcahy 500 Broadway Post Office Box 850 Eagle, CO 81631 Telephone: 970-471-8830 E-Mail: maureen.mulcahy@eaglecounty.us With a copy to: Eagle County Attorney 500 Broadway Post Office Box 850 Eagle, Co 81631 Telephone: 970-328-8685 Facsimile: 970-328-8699 E-Mail: atty@eaglecounty.us CONTRACTOR: Peak Facilitation Group Attention: Heather Bergman 14123 Roaring Fork Circle Broomfield, CO 80023 Telephone: 720-299-8796 E-Mail: heather@peakfacilitation.com 11. Coordination. Contractor acknowledges that the development and processing of the Services for the Project may require close coordination between various contractors and subcontractors. Contractor shall coordinate the Services required hereunder with the other contractors and subcontractors that are identified by County to Contractor from time to time, and Contractor shall immediately notify such other contractors or subcontractors, in writing, of any changes or revisions to Contractor’s work product that might affect the work of others providing services for the Project and concurrently provide County with a copy of such notification. Contractor shall not knowingly cause other contractors or subcontractors extra work without obtaining prior written approval from County. If such prior approval is not obtained, Contractor shall be subject to any offset for the costs of such extra work. 12. Termination. County may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, and without penalty therefor with seven (7) calendar days’ prior written DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 7 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 notice to the Contractor. Upon termination of this Agreement, Contractor shall immediately provide County with all documents as defined in paragraph 9 hereof, in such format as County shall direct and shall return all County owned materials and documents. County shall pay Contractor for Services satisfactorily performed to the date of termination. 13. Venue, Jurisdiction, and Applicable Law. Any and all claims, disputes or controversies related to this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be litigated in the District Court for Eagle County, Colorado, which shall be the sole and exclusive forum for such litigation. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted under and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. 14. Execution by Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties approve the use of electronic signatures for execution of this Agreement. Only the following two forms of electronic signatures shall be permitted to bind the parties to this Agreement: (i) Electronic or facsimile delivery of a fully executed copy of the signature page; (ii) the image of the signature of an authorized signer inserted onto PDF format documents. All documents must be properly notarized, if applicable. All use of electronic signatures shall be governed by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, C.R.S. 24-71.3-101 to 121. 15. Other Contract Requirements. a. Contractor shall be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the Services, including all supporting data or other documents prepared or compiled in performance of the Services, and shall correct, at its sole expense, all significant errors and omissions therein. The fact that County has accepted or approved the Services shall not relieve Contractor of any of its responsibilities. Contractor shall perform the Services in a skillful, professional, and competent manner and in accordance with the standard of care, skill, and diligence applicable to Contractors performing similar services. Contractor represents and warrants that it has the expertise and personnel necessary to properly perform the Services and covenants that its professional personnel are duly licensed to perform the Services within Colorado. This paragraph shall survive termination of this Agreement. b. Contractor agrees to work in an expeditious manner, within the sound exercise of judgment and professional standards, in the performance of this Agreement. Time is of the essence with respect to this Agreement. c. This Agreement constitutes an agreement for performance of the Services by Contractor as an independent contractor and not as an employee of County. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to create a relationship of employer-employee, master-servant, partnership, joint venture, or any other relationship between County and Contractor except that of independent contractor. Contractor shall have no authority to bind County. d. Contractor represents and warrants that at all times in the performance of the Services, Contractor shall comply with any and all applicable laws, codes, rules, and regulations. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 8 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 e. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other agreements or understanding between the parties with respect thereto. f. Contractor shall not assign any portion of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the County. Any attempt to assign this Agreement without such consent shall be void. g. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted assigns and successors in interest. Enforcement of this Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder are reserved solely for the parties and not to any third party. h. No failure or delay by either party in the exercise of any right hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof. No waiver of any breach shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach. i. The invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. j. Contractor shall maintain for a minimum of three years, adequate financial and other records for reporting to County. Contractor shall be subject to financial audit by federal, state, or county auditors or their designees. Contractor authorizes such audits and inspections of records during normal business hours, upon 48 hours’ notice to Contractor. Contractor shall fully cooperate during such audit or inspections. k. The signatories to this Agreement aver to their knowledge, no employee of the County has any personal or beneficial interest whatsoever in the Services or Property described in this Agreement. The Contractor has no beneficial interest, direct or indirect, that would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the Services and Contractor shall not employ any person having such known interests. l. The Contractor, if a natural person eighteen (18) years of age or older, hereby swears and affirms under penalty of perjury that he or she (i) is a citizen or otherwise lawfully present in the United States pursuant to federal law, (ii) to the extent applicable shall comply with C.R.S. 24-76.5-103 prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 16. Prohibitions on Government Contracts. As used in this Section 16, the term undocumented individual will refer to those individuals from foreign countries not legally within the United States as set forth in C.R.S. 8-17.5-101, et. seq. If Contractor has any employees or subcontractors, Contractor shall comply with C.R.S. 8-17.5-101, et. seq., and this Agreement. By execution of this Agreement, Contractor certifies that it does not knowingly employ or contract with an undocumented individual who will perform under this Agreement and that Contractor will participate in the E-verify Program or other Department of Labor and Employment program (“Department Program”) in order to confirm the DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 9 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for employment to perform Services under this Agreement. a. Contractor shall not: i. Knowingly employ or contract with an undocumented individual to perform Services under this Agreement; or ii. Enter into a subcontract that fails to certify to Contractor that the subcontractor shall not knowingly employ or contract with an undocumented individual to perform work under the public contract for services. b. Contractor has confirmed the employment eligibility of all employees who are newly hired for employment to perform Services under this Agreement through participation in the E-Verify Program or Department Program, as administered by the United States Department of Homeland Security. Information on applying for the E-verify program can be found at: https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify c. Contractor shall not use either the E-verify program or other Department Program procedures to undertake pre-employment screening of job applicants while the public contract for services is being performed. d. If Contractor obtains actual knowledge that a subcontractor performing work under the public contract for services knowingly employs or contracts with an undocumented individual, Contractor shall be required to: i. Notify the subcontractor and County within three (3) days that Contractor has actual knowledge that the subcontractor is employing or contracting with an undocumented individual; and ii. Terminate the subcontract with the subcontractor if within three days of receiving the notice required pursuant to subparagraph (i) of the paragraph (d) the subcontractor does not stop employing or contracting with the undocumented individual; except that Contractor shall not terminate the contract with the subcontractor if during such three (3) days the subcontractor provides information to establish that the subcontractor has not knowingly employed or contracted with an undocumented individual. e. Contractor shall comply with any reasonable request by the Department of Labor and Employment made in the course of an investigation that the department is undertaking pursuant to its authority established in C.R.S. 8-17.5-102(5). f. If Contractor violates these prohibitions, County may terminate the Agreement for breach of contract. If the Agreement is so terminated specifically for breach of this provision of this Agreement, Contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to County as required by law. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 10 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 g. County will notify the Colorado Secretary of State if Contractor violates this provision of this Agreement and County terminates the Agreement for such breach. [Rest of page intentionally left blank] DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 11 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first set forth above. COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, By and Through Its COUNTY MANAGER By: ______________________________ Jeff Shroll, County Manager CONTRACTOR By:___________________________ Heather Bergman President Peak Facilitation Group DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 12 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES, SCHEDULE, FEES PURPOSE Peak Facilitation Group will provide facilitation services related to the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable. Peak Facilitation will coordinate closely with key stakeholders including Eagle County, the USDA Forest Service, Town of Vail and others, to facilitate the proposed Roundtable for its third year. The goal of facilitation is to continue implementing the Community Wildlife Roundtable’s Action Plan and other related activities. PROCESS STEPS & TIMELINE (1) February 2022: Launch third year of Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable with a full Roundtable meeting. (2) March 2022 - December 2022: Organize, coordinate, and facilitate 5 additional full Roundtable meetings, as well as 30 committee meetings (this may include meetings for standing committees as well as adhoc committee meetings), to further the Roundtable’s strategies and implementation activities. (3) Host meetings virtually with perhaps one in-person meeting in the summer of 2022, based on participant comfort level and willingness. DELIVERABLES AND OUTCOMES (1) Facilitate the Roundtable toward implementation of its Action Plan and related strategic initiatives that the Roundtable’s committees are spearheading. (2) Build capacity within the Roundtable to empower the group to operate more independently in future years, or to independently host additional meetings in the current year, in terms of meeting coordination, notetaking, and other tasks. (3) Assist Roundtable in raising funds to support ongoing Roundtable operations independent of Eagle County. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 13 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 COST Task/Expense Rate & Detail Total Roundtable meeting facilitation, coordination and communication between meetings $175/hour for Principal/$125 for Associate; assuming 6 meetings that are 2 hours in length, 1 hour for planning and prep per meeting, approximately 3 hours per meeting for documentation (note-taking and meeting summary writing), and 4 hours per meeting for communication and coordination. This task also assumes the facilitation of one half-day field meeting (5 hours) that will not require documentation. This task may include up to $875 in travel time ($175/hour for 5 hours). Up to $15,000 total for rows one and two of this table* Committee facilitation and coordination (standing committees, ad hoc committees, etc.) $175/hour for Principal/$125 for Associate; assuming 30 meetings that are up to 1 hour in length, 0.5 hours planning and prep per meeting, approximately 1.5 hours per meeting for documentation (note-taking and meeting summary writing), and 1.5 hours per meeting for communication and coordination. Up to $15,000 total for rows one and two of this table* TOTAL $15,000 *Peak Facilitation Group will complete facilitation work for the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable in 2022 totaling $29,725.Of that total, $15,000 will be invoiced to Eagle County pursuant to this service agreement. This service agreement is written to provide flexibility for invoicing of specific facilitation tasks. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 14 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 EXHIBIT B Insurance Certificate DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 02/09/2022 Insurance Town & Country 1735 E. 17th Ave #3 Denver, CO 80218 Becky Yount (303)388-7216 (303)331-1297 becky@insurancedenver.net 00005373-651600 16 Peak Facilitation Group, Inc 14123 Roaring Fork Circle Broomfield, CO 80023 Markel 38970 A Y Y 3FC0942 07/22/2021 07/22/2022X X 1,000,000 100,000 5,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 Markel 38970 A Y Y 3FC0942 07/22/2021 07/22/2022 X X 1,000,000 Pinnacol B Y 4145425 02/01/2022 02/01/2023 Y 100,000 100,000 500,000 Tokio Marine 10945 C H721-117515 04/21/2021 04/21/2022 Errors and Om $2,000,000 Certificate holder is also listed as additional insured. Eagle County 500 Broadway PO Box 850 Eagle, CO 81631 (BLY) Printed by BLY on 02/09/2022 at 01:09PM ANY PROPRIETOR/PARTNER/EXECUTIVE OFFICER/MEMBER EXCLUDED? 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The ACORD name and logo are registered marks of ACORDACORD 25 (2016/03) CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 15 Eagle County Service Agreement 2022 EXHIBIT C EAGLE COUNTY COMMUNITY WILDLIFE ROUNDTABLE ACTION PLAN DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan Draft for Review – January 2021 The Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable is convened by Eagle County. The Roundtable is facilitated by the National Forest Foundation DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 2 I. Purpose of this Plan The Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan will identify a shared vision and recommendations for action that the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable (Roundtable) has agreed upon through a consensus-based process. The Roundtable hopes to use this Plan to rally the community around priority issues that will support wildlife in our area. The Roundtable intends to leverage diverse values, creativity, and resources to move toward positive action and long-term solutions for wildlife populations and communities in Eagle County. The purpose of this plan is to: 1. Articulate a collaborative vision for priority projects that the regional community, as represented by the Roundtable, hopes to achieve. 2. Prioritize and focus efforts in partnership with the White River National Forest, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management, and local government entities. 3. Provide a critical path/action plan to advance and implement priority projects and initiatives. 4. Provide clear communication to partners and stakeholders, and potential funders regarding the Roundtable, our goals, and priorities. 5. Serve as a strategic document to leverage funds and resources. II. Community Wildlife Roundtable: Purpose The purpose of the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable is to gather a group of diverse stakeholders in the valley to understand and address issues facing wildlife populations. Together we will identify a shared vision and realistic actions to protect regional wildlife, while also ensuring that these actions are supported by the community as a whole. We want to leverage diverse values, creativity, and resources to move toward positive action and enduring solutions to the complex wildlife issues in Eagle County. The objectives of the Roundtable are to address and form consensus around key issues such as: I. A broad assessment of current habitat conditions and improvement efforts; II. A collective vision for Eagle County with respect to wildlife and this process; III. Public engagement and communication to support the collective vision; IV. Species, ecosystems, and communities to focus on for the project; V. Threats to identified species; VI. Aspects of wildlife management that can be improved; VII. Data gaps or research needs that would help inform recommendations; VIII. Actionable recommendations and implementation where possible; and IX. Identification of resources necessary to implement next steps. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 3 III. The Community Wildlife Roundtable’s Vision The vision of the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable is that wildlife is thriving, our community embraces the value of a diverse wildlife population and takes action to protect and enhance wildlife and their habitat for future generations. IV. Policy Statement on Priority and Focus The Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable focuses on achieving and maintaining healthy populations of terrestrial and avian wildlife species, protecting wildlife from habitat fragmentation and other impacts, and enhancing important habitats such as breeding and reproduction areas, movement corridors, seasonal feeding areas, and riparian wetland areas. We also emphasize conservation, coexistence, and wildlife policies that steward, enhance and protect wildlife populations in ways that are scientifically sound and supported by the community as a whole. V. Opportunities for Synergy with Other Community Efforts Eagle County Safe Passages Plan The goal of Eagle County Safe Passages is to create a common vision that identifies and prioritizes important wildlife movement areas and highway crossing zones in Eagle County. The Community Wildlife Roundtable aims to incorporate and reference the Safe Passages Plan into its ongoing work, projects, and community outreach efforts. Eagle Valley Outdoor Stewardship Coalition The Eagle Valley Outdoor Stewardship Coalition formed in 2019 as a way to facilitate communication between land and trail managers and outdoor recreation organizations. The purpose of the coalition is to build relationships and partnerships for efficient management of public lands and outdoor recreation. Many members of the Coalition are also members of the Community Wildlife Roundtable and its Recreation Committee. The Roundtable envisions ongoing coordination and synergy between the Coalition and the Roundtable. Wildlife Trail Ambassador Program The Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance and its Adopt A Trail program launched the Wildlife Trail Ambassador program in 2018. In partnership with the White River National Forest, the Trail Ambassadors help enforce seasonal trail closures and educate visitors. The Community Wildlife Roundtable supports this program and is exploring new policies to build on the program’s success. Vail Sustainable Destination Certification Town of Vail partnered with Vail Resorts, White River National Forest, and Walking Mountains Science Center to become the first certified sustainable destination in the US certified by a Global Sustainable Tourism Council-Accredited certifying body. Under the “Mountain IDEAL” standard” Vail must maintain progress on over 50 criteria including: environmental stewardship DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 4 (including wildlife habitat protection and biodiversity conservation), climate change adaptation, greenhouse gas reductions, cultural heritage protection, public health, community housing, sustainability education, and more. Eagle County Community Resilience Plan The Eagle County Community Resilience Plan is the foundation and framework for County Staff, the County’s organizational partners, and a diverse community of stakeholders to make critical decisions that address the County’s extensive range of climate change related risks well into the future. Since the start of 2019, the County has undergone a rigorous planning process to understand, define, and develop strategies that address the risks of climate change. This planning process has been propelled by County staff and a technical advisory group composed of experts and representatives in diverse sectors from across the County and is intended to complement the work of the Eagle County Climate Action Plan (2016). Through two technical workshops, multiple surveys, and extensive research, a resilience strategy framework has been developed to support the integration of adaptation and resilience priorities into the County’s General Plan and directly informs the capital project budgeting process, ensuring that critical climate adaptation projects be funded in the near term. VI. Process Overview The Roundtable, established in February 2020, met on a monthly basis throughout the year to establish its priority initiatives and develop its Action Plan. Approximately 20-30 Roundtable members worked together as a full collaborative group and via six ongoing committees and several other ad-hoc committees to brainstorm, find consensus around, and begin operationalizing priority initiatives. More specifically, the Roundtable followed the Mutual Gains Approach, a negotiation framework, to reach consensus on priority initiatives and finalize the Action Plan: ● Preparation: The Roundtable prepared for the action planning process by assembling its stakeholders and committees, and by building an understanding of the current state of wildlife management efforts, wildlife-related policies, and wildlife habitat distribution in Eagle County. ● Value Creation: The Roundtable brainstormed and identified opportunities for new priority initiatives by hosting presentations, engaging in discussions, and working together as committees. Through this process, the committees each developed two to four priority initiatives which were then floated as options or packages to the full Roundtable to discover additional ideas and gain feedback. ● Value Distribution: In the fall of 2020, the Roundtable began to hone in on priority initiatives in committees and through drafting letters of support for related policies affecting Eagle County. Using a set of agreed upon criteria, the Roundtable developed consensus around each priority initiative as a full Roundtable. To achieve its goal of being dynamic and responsive, the Roundtable believes the priority initiatives will evolve over time. ● Follow Through: As part of the action planning process, the Roundtable discussed tradeoffs involved in each priority initiative. With the goal of making each initiative operational, the Roundtable also developed specific next steps, and in some cases, began implementing the initiative before the end of the year. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 5 It’s very important to the Roundtable that the priority initiatives remain dynamic and flexible over time, and that the Roundtable continues to influence policy in a timely and relevant manner. As a result, the Roundtable emphasizes that the priority initiatives described in this Action Plan are only the initial set of priorities. The Roundtable and Committees expect these initiatives to evolve over time. The Roundtable strives to be a resource, tool, and trusted local body working in support of wildlife, agencies responsible for managing wildlife, and local government entities. VII. Overview of Priority Initiatives Below we describe each Priority Initiative formed by the committees. For each Priority Initiative, the Roundtable has outlined the following specifics: goal/outcomes, anticipated barriers, potential tradeoffs, lead person/entity, action steps & dates/milestones, potential funding sources, and roles of key partners. These Priority Initiatives, in conjunction with their specific areas listed above, comprise the Roundtable Action Plan. VIII. Priority Initiatives Overall Action Plan Timeline: September and October 2020 - Action Plan drafted, priority initiatives are approved by Roundtable members; draft is prepared for sharing following the October meeting November 2020 - Roundtable members share Action Plan with partners, boards, and leadership for discussion, feedback, and final changes January 2021 - Action Plan finalized during January meeting Priority Initiatives Committee: Education/Outreach And Human/Wildlife Management Committee Description: The Education/Outreach and Human/Wildlife Management Committee will engage the public in Eagle County wildlife issues through education and outreach. The committee’s outreach will be related to wildlife biology and management and the Roundtable’s efforts and other initiatives in Eagle County. The committee will also help decision- makers, including Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), mitigate human/wildlife conflict through education and outreach, and serve as a voice for all wildlife. • • • Education/Outreach and Human-Wildlife Management - Priority Initiative 1: Develop a seasonal calendar of wildlife initiatives and publish educational, objective content to help the community understand wildlife. Goal/Outcomes: Create a community resource for easily accessible information about wildlife, responsible recreation, and human/wildlife conflict that is objective and educational. The calendar would also serve as a pool of educational topics for each season, as a means of engaging and educating the public. Anticipated barriers: Deciding when/how to narrow topics for the best communication will be challenging. To address this problem, the Roundtable will create a “database” of potential topics, which can then be chosen at will for specific seasons, posting locations, and audiences. Potential trade-offs: We anticipate that we will better understand the tradeoffs as conversations move forward. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 6 Action Steps & Dates/Milestones: Outreach publications will be based around several key topics from the calendar each season. Full Roundtable approves a seasonal list of objective, educational topics for publication and provides any needed sideboards. Ex: Bear hyperphagia in fall (written, approved by Roundtable, published in Vail Daily September) Roles of Key Partners: One entity will need to be responsible for housing and maintaining the calendar. Walking Mountains Science Center will host until the Roundtable develops its own website. • • • Education/Outreach and Human-Wildlife Management - Priority Initiative 2: Create a brand identity/communications strategy for the Roundtable Goal/Outcomes: Establish visibility for the Roundtable as a well regarded and well-known, balanced, collaborative entity in Eagle County. The group is respected and its published content is highly regarded. Logo, news publications, and Roundtable website will aid in this effort. The committee will also help to share data and results related to wildlife. Publications are objective and educational, and raise awareness of wildlife issues among the public. Anticipated barriers: The committee has made progress in establishing the Roundtable, but the committee acknowledges it is difficult to establish a new group within a community, and therefore this may take some time. The committee welcomes feedback on improvement. Potential trade-offs: We anticipate that we will better understand the tradeoffs as conversations move forward. Action Steps & Dates/Milestones: Publishing outreach articles based on Wildlife Calendar topics to the Vail Daily or other publications. Articles have been published monthly in the Vail Daily, a Roundtable logo and domain name have also been developed. Roles of Key Partners: Roundtable partner organizations can aid in publicizing the Roundtable through their own media platforms. • • • Education/Outreach and Human-Wildlife Management - Priority Initiative 3: Assist CPW, BLM, and Forest Service with their current education efforts Goal/Outcomes: The Roundtable becomes a valuable resource for management agencies and can lighten the education/outreach lift for these entities AND/OR enhance the education/outreach. The Roundtable engages in collaborative learning to stay current on wildlife science, policy, project implementation, and other topics and potentially develops a prioritized list of internal and external learning needs with a calendar for annual speakers/presentations, potentially in partnership with the Town of Vail’s annual wildlife forum. Anticipated barriers: Coordinating with each agency could be complicated. The committee may need to “divide and conquer” with each agency, creating a representative Roundtable member to communicate with each agency. Potential trade-offs: Work could overlap with the agencies’ if communication was not efficient. We anticipate that we will better understand the tradeoffs as conversations move forward. Action Steps & Dates/Milestones: TBD Roles of Key Partners: Partners will need to communicate effectively and in a timely fashion to ensure relevant outreach strategies. Agency staff on the Roundtable will serve as essential communication between the Roundtable and the agencies. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 7 Committee: Habitat Management Committee Description: Habitat Management Committee aims to assess, understand, identify, and improve wildlife habitat in the valley to ensure long term sustainability of wildlife populations. The committee will do this through providing recommendations on and support for enhancing habitat connectivity, improvements, and preservation, while being aware of plans or initiatives occurring on habitat areas. • • • Habitat Management Committee - Priority Initiative 1: Gather information on existing habitat management projects, wildlife habitat requirements, recreational infrastructure/trails, and proposed development Goal/Outcomes: Create a database (Google sheets) of all habitat management projects and agreements that are happening in/around Eagle County. Additionally, data will be collected on wildlife habitat required to sustain populations, existing trails, and the proposed development. Past project agreements and memorandums of understanding in the Eagle Valley since 1980 will also be included in order to lay the foundation and ensure social memory and commitments are not lost (link agreements and management plan to the map). Collecting the information is the first step to assessing possibilities for future habitat projects and mapping efforts. Anticipated barriers: Many projects exist, and this is a heavy lift for agency staff who have access to the projects. Non-agency Roundtable members are not able to assist with this easily. Potential trade-offs: We anticipate that we will better understand the tradeoffs as conversations move forward. Action Steps & Dates/Milestones: Database is created and being populated. The database will be finished by the end of October. Roles of Key Partners: Agency staff on the Roundtable are responsible for adding habitat management projects to the database • • • Habitat Management Committee - Priority Initiative 2: Review existing habitat management projects and identify new opportunities (in conjunction with the map) Goal/Outcomes: Systematic analysis of existing habitat management projects overlaid with habitat requirements, existing trails and proposed developments will allow for the best decisions on potential habitat projects. This analysis will also identify opportunities for collaboration and communication with private landowners and adjacent counties. This will be done in conjunction with the map led by Eagle County. Anticipated barriers: Agencies have a lot of projects and data. Sifting through existing projects could be an extensive project and likely needs to be done by a designated individual(s). Map: needs to be a funded project. Potential trade-offs: We anticipate that we will better understand the tradeoffs as conversations move forward. Action Steps & Dates/Milestones: The first draft of the map is finished in mid-October. Roles of Key Partners: Eagle County GIS professionals will create the county-wide map. The county will hold and be responsible for the maintenance and publication of the map. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 8 • • • Habitat Management Committee - Priority Initiative 3: Identify priority areas we should focus on protecting versus areas that are appropriate for development and recreation (after the habitat management project database and map are completed) Goal/Outcomes: Most efficiently protecting habitat while maximizing investment per habitat improvement project. Promote ecologically-focused land management strategies. Use scientific biodiversity assessment to inform habitat priority areas, knowledge and/or support Roundtable’s recommendations (in partnership with existing entities). Anticipated barriers: May require environmental or habitat assessments that require funding. Potential trade-offs: We anticipate that we will better understand the tradeoffs as conversations move forward. Action Steps & Dates/Milestones: The habitat project database is created and being populated. Map development is underway in mid-October. Roles of Key Partners: Agencies and County will have to collaborate on sharing information and identifying habitat areas and potential development areas. Committee: Land Use Planning Committee description: The Land Use Planning Committee aims to encourage conscientious land use decisions that minimize negative impacts to wildlife habitat in the valley through cooperative and creative problem solving. The committee intends to engage with decision makers on land use and development, and to be a voice for wildlife in land use planning. • • • Land Use Planning Committee - Priority Initiative 1: Assess community values for wildlife and land use development via a survey of Eagle County citizens Goal/Outcomes: Have actual data on how the community values wildlife and habitat. This can be used to support any initiatives or comments that the Roundtable produces, and adds credibility to the Roundtable. The survey results may also be helpful to Eagle County. Anticipated barriers: While it may be expensive to fund a professional survey, there is value in having a statistically valid survey to refer to. Must ensure that the survey is capturing the representative population of Eagle County. Potential trade-offs: The Roundtable could run an informal survey for free, but this would have less credibility and less of an effect on decision-makers. We anticipate that we will better understand the tradeoffs as conversations move forward. Action Steps & Dates/Milestones: Eagle County is offering to host 3-4 questions about wildlife values in the Eagle County Community Survey in 2020. This will inform questions for a larger, independent survey that the Roundtable can produce in 2021. Roles of Key Partners: TBD DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 9 • • • Land Use Planning Committee - Priority Initiative 2: Inform land use regulations and planning to be consistent with the goals of wildlife interests and management Goal/Outcomes: Roundtable has a role of informing land-use decisions as a resource and sounding board for decision-makers and can be the “voice for wildlife,” ensuring better land-use decisions for wildlife. Pursue the Roundtable’s role as a referral entity at the County and local jurisdiction levels. Anticipated barriers: Must act quickly when there are opportunities to comment on land use regulations/planning changes. The roundtable must be an established and credible group before it could be a partner on land use decisions. Potential trade-offs: Comments on land use regulations and planning might not be accepted. We anticipate that we will better understand the tradeoffs as conversations move forward. Action Steps & Dates/Milestones: Planned commenting on the Eagle County Land Use Rewrite happening Sept 2020 - Jan 2022. The roundtable will be active in the public commenting periods, especially during Modules 2 and 3. The Roundtable will develop an internal process to make referral responses. Develop process guides for decision makers and stakeholders to develop mitigation plans to minimize impacts on wildlife. Roles of Key Partners: County staff members and TAC members will serve as critical communication between the Roundtable and the ECLUR. Committee: Recreation Committee Description: The Recreation Committee’s goal is to develop best practices for balancing recreation with wildlife habitat protection. The committee will achieve this by focusing on where and how citizens are recreating, education initiatives, and focusing on both consumptive and non- consumptive recreation. • • • Recreation Committee - Priority Initiative 1: In coordination with the Habitat Management and Land Use Committees, develop an Eagle County-wide, interactive map displaying wildlife habitat, recreational infrastructure, and land use development. Goal/Outcomes: Use the map to inform ongoing and future habitat management, recreation, and land use development efforts. Create a useful tool for local government, state, and federal agencies, as well as nonprofit partners, to use as they identify and prioritize projects. Anticipated barriers: Anticipated barriers include collecting available data, creating a map that’s easy to use and navigate without being overly “busy” and cumbersome, and continuing to update the map over time as land use, recreation, and wildlife habitat changes. Potential trade-offs: We anticipate that we will better understand the tradeoffs as conversations move forward. Action Steps & Dates/Milestones: Recreation Committee is currently collecting and organizing data and sources. The initial draft of the map to be completed by (December 2020?). Mapping is underway in mid-October. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 10 Roles of Key Partners: County GIS professionals will create the county-wide map. The county will hold and be responsible for the maintenance and publication of the map. The Recreation, Land Use, and Habitat Management Committees are helping to collect and organize data. • • • Recreation Committee - Priority Initiative 2: Develop a multi-agency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or other agreement to increase coordination related to enforcement of wildlife violations. Goal/Outcomes: With limited agency staffing, the Committee believes that an innovative multi- agency agreement could help increase the capacity to effectively enforce wildlife closures and other violations. Coordinated or co-enforcement would aid in wildlife management, and the public’s ability to assist the agencies. Currently, the system is divided by jurisdictions and can be time-consuming and difficult for the agencies to manage and for the public to understand. Our vision is to create a scenario where, for example, a CPW manager could cite a violation occurring on National Forest System lands, or a BLM manager could better assist someone calling to report something occurring on CPW lands. Anticipated barriers: The envisioned agreement would be innovative and unique, so there isn’t necessarily a playbook to follow. The agreement would also require intensive coordination between agencies and agency leadership to establish. This is envisioned as a long-term policy effort because of the steps needed to make it happen. Potential trade-offs: While the MOU should have significant agency and public support, we have learned from previous examples that MOUs need to be flexible, adaptive, and have significant buy-in to remain relevant over time. The flexibility and adaptability could be viewed as a tradeoff for establishing more certainty/predictability up front. Action Steps & Dates/Milestones: Recreation Committee members are engaged in conversations in September 2020. Based on the outcomes of these conversations, the Committee has proposed to convene a meeting with local law enforcement personnel and agencies to (1) better understand how wildlife-related enforcement currently works across all agencies by creating a flowchart and (2) discussing what each agency would need and what each agency would be able to provide in order to increase coordination. • • • Recreation Committee - Priority Initiative 3: Develop an innovative funding mechanism to support wildlife conservation, habitat enhancement and recreation in Eagle County Goal/Outcomes: Federal and state budgets to support wildlife conservation, habitat enhancement and recreation are limited. At the same time, the need to protect and preserve wildlife and habitat is greater than ever. At the same time, recreation-related use and visitation is at an all-time high, which impacts recreation infrastructure and outdoor experiences across public and conserved lands. Our goal through this priority initiative is to develop an innovative funding mechanism to support these needs, either through a local ballot measure, local tax or fee structure, or other new program in Eagle County. Anticipated barriers: Anticipated barriers include building broad-based support from diverse stakeholders and the public in Eagle County for any new fee structure. This approach has been discussed at the state level, and we hope that a County-level scale might aid in overcoming barriers. As with any new funding program, determining the details - who collects funds, how they are invested, and where - will also take collaborative, creative work. Potential trade-offs: To develop this type of program, the Roundtable and Community would have to determine that wildlife conservation, habitat enhancement, and recreation projects are DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 11 worthy of prioritizing and funding. This could mean deprioritizing or investing less in other community priorities. Action Steps & Dates/Milestones: The Roundtable anticipates developing a community survey instrument in 2021, which should help inform the approach to developing this program. Roles of Key Partners: TBD DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 12 Appendix A: Community Wildlife Roundtable Stakeholders The list below represents stakeholders who participated in the Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable or its committees. Note that the list also includes representatives from local, state, and federal agencies who provided technical knowledge and expertise throughout the process. Interest First Name Last Name Affiliation Local Government - Town of Vail Kristen Bertuglia Town of Vail Local Government - Town of Avon Charise Bishop Town of Avon Land & Wildlife Management - Federal Hilary Boyd Bureau of Land Management Philanthropy Tom Boyd Vail Valley Foundation Ski Resorts Fritz Bratschie Vail Resorts Land & Wildlife Management - State Darren Chacon Colorado Parks and Wildlife Land & Wildlife Management – Federal Alan Czepinski Bureau of Land Management Land & Wildlife Management - State Devin Duval Colorado Parks and Wildlife Citizen at Large Anne Esson Shared seat with Blondie Vucich Agriculture Chris Estes Soil Conservation District/Gypsum Business/Land Development Eric Eves Red Mountain Development Group Agriculture/Landowner Chris Fedrizzi Eagle Valley Land Trust Board of Directors Education/Sustainability Markian Feduschak Walking Mountains Science Center Land & Wildlife Management - Federal Scott Fitzwilliams USDA Forest Service, White River NF Land Trust Jessica Foulis Eagle Valley Land Trust Landowner Loyd Gerard Land & Wildlife Management - Federal Marcia Gilles USDA Forest Service, White River NF Land & Wildlife Management - Federal Natasha Goedert White River National Forest DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 13 Local Government - Town of Avon Eric Heil Town of Avon Land & Wildlife Management – Federal Brian Hopkins Bureau of Land Management Local Government - Eagle County Katherine King Eagle County Open Space Local Government - Town of Vail Kim Langmaid Town of Vail Transportation Cinnamon Levi-Flinn Colorado Department of Transportation Watershed Health Holly Loff Eagle River Watershed Council Sportsmen and Women / Wildlife Ray Long Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Agriculture Pat Luark Ranch owner, Burns Land & Wildlife Management - State Julie Mao Colorado Parks and Wildlife Citizen at Large Jacci McKenna Shared seat with Rick Spitzer Local Government - Town of Minturn Michelle Metteer Town of Minturn Recreation / Equestrians Kathryn Middleton Mountain Valley Horse Rescue Local Government - Eagle County Maureen Mulcahy Eagle County Anglers / Aquatics Nick Noesen Trout Unlimited Recreation Joe O'Malley Rocky Mountain Sports Riders Local Government - Eagle County Adam Palmer Eagle County Local Government - Town of Avon Matt Pielsticker Town of Avon Land & Wildlife Management – Federal Jen Prusse USDA Forest Service, White River National Forest Business/Land Development Rick Pylman Pylman & Associates, Inc Local Government – Town of Eagle Brandy Reitter Town of Eagle Local Government – Town of Gypsum Jeremy Rietmann Town of Gypsum Land & Wildlife Management – State JT Romatzke Colorado Parks & Wildlife Business/Land Development Chris Romer Vail Valley Partnership Public Lands & Wilderness Will Roush Wilderness Workshop Philanthropy Mike Rushmore Eagle Valley Community Foundation Local Government – Eagle County Matt Scherr Eagle County DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 14 Recreation Ernest Seager Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance Citizen at Large Rick Spitzer Local Government – Eagle County Peter Suneson Eagle County Open Space Land & Wildlife Management – Federal Leanne Veldhuis USDA Forest Service, White River National Forest Citizen at Large Blondie Vucich Sportsmen and Women/Wildlife Brian Webster Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Land & Wildlife Management – State Matt Yamishita Colorado Parks and Wildlife DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124 Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable Action Plan 15 Appendix B. Committee Members Education/Outreach and Human/Wildlife Management Committee ● Devin Duval ● Anne Esson ● Markian Feduschak ● Jacci McKenna ● Kathryn Middleton ● Ernest Seager ● Rick Spitzer ● Peter Suneson ● Jen Prusse ● Tom Boyd Land Use Planning Committee ● Devin Duval ● Jessica Foulis ● Cinnamon Levi-Flinn ● Maureen Mulcahy ● Rick Pylman ● Kristen Bertuglia ● Kim Langmaid Recreation Committee ● Devin Duval ● Marcia Gilles ● Ernest Seager ● Peter Suneson ● Katherin King Habitat Management Committee ● Kristen Bertuglia ● Devin Duval ● Kim Langmaid ● Cinnamon Levi-Flinn ● Jacci McKenna ● Maureen Mulcahy ● Adam Palmer ● Will Roush ● Ernest Seager ● Hilary Boyd ● Jen Prusse DocuSign Envelope ID: 5135C522-9CF8-4AE9-B838-2ADA3A29C124