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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR10-053 Roaring Fork Watershed PlanCommissioner ~ ~'~ t-}1 of the following Resolution: moved adoption BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION N0.2010- Q Resolution In Support of the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan WHEREAS, water is a critical natural resource to the environmental, social and economic well-being of the Roaring Fork Watershed; and WHEREAS, a collaboration of local governments, government agencies, non-profits, associations, and citizens have come together to form the Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative Water Group; and WHEREAS, this collaboration has undertaken the writing of the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan; and WHEREAS, the Ruedi Water and Power Authority (RWAPA) is the sponsor of the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan; and WHEREAS, the Municipal and County governments in the Roaring Fork Valley are members and supporters of the Ruedi Water and Power Authority; and WHEREAS, RWAPA and Roaring Fork Conservancy have been working diligently on the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan since 2008 and have completed Phase I of the Plan, the State of the Watershed Report; and WHEREAS, RWAPA and Roaring Fork Conservancy are currently in the midst of Phase II of the Plan which will produce recommendations for future water management in the Roaring Fork Valley; and WHEREAS, the Plan has engaged and involved hundreds of citizens of the Roaring Fork Valley through many meetings, presentations and other activities publicizing the Plan and soliciting contributions to and discussions of the Plan; and WHEREAS, those efforts have resulted in broad support for the planning process and significant. and extensive public input into the Plan; and WHEREAS, the local governments and agencies with responsibility for water management, treatment, delivery, development and conservation wish to formally endorse the concepts of resource sustainability, environmental quality, public safety, recreational value and aesthetic appeal that are the objectives of the Plan; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO: THAT the Eagle County Board of Commissioners hereby express their support for the watershed planning process and their intent to thoughtfully consider the recommendations of the Plan and to adopt those recommendations which they may find appropriate, feasible and beneficial to their respective communities and the watershed as a whole. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Eagle County Board of Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the 18`" day of May, 2010 COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, by and Through Its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS By: County Commissioners ~h`t _ ~~~y,,~- ~~ K_Xl V i Peter F. Runyon Commissioner Commissioner ~~ I~-u--~-- seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as follows: Commissioner Fisher i~-v-'~ Commissioner Stavney V~-~-'^ Commissioner Runyon '~5~~ v This Resolution passed by vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. Clerk to the Board of