October 24, 2016 District No. 2 Special Meeting Minutes

MINUTES Of the MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS Of the BUFFALO RAPIDS IRRIGATION DISTRICT NO. 2 Terry, Montana October 24, 2016 The Special Meeting of the members of the Buffalo Rapids Irrigation District No. 2 at Terry, Prairie County, Montana, was held on the twenty-fourth day of October, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. There were present and participating at the meeting: Barry Rakes Scott Sackman Lance Kalfell Also present and participating were: Tim Kortum, Manager, and Pat Davis, Treasurer. Representatives from the Bureau of Reclamation, Montana Area Office; Steve Davies, Area Director, Rita Frasure, Water Rights Specialist, Mark Beatty, Repayment Specialist. Mary McAulley, Area Producer. President Barry Rakes called the meeting to order, stating that all necessary and advisable business be conducted during this time and that notice had been received by each Board Member. Thereupon, President Barry Rakes announced that legal notice had been given and a quorum was present so that the meeting was legally and lawfully ready to transact business. Representatives from the Bureau of Reclamation, Montana Area Office, were present to speak with Buffalo Rapids Irrigation District No. 2 Board concerning the water rights for District No. 2. Mr. Davies informed the members of the Board that they had looked into the notice of entry of preliminary decree and availability received from the Montana Water Court and realized that there are some discrepancies in the acreage limitation for the District. The Bureau of Reclamation stated that they will have to file an objection to the decree to include the additional acres that were reported to the Montana Area Office during the reclassification and any additional acres that have been added for irrigation within the District. The members of the Bureau of Reclamation relayed to all members present that they were unsure at this time how to proceed and that they would have wait for contact from their attorney before they could proceed with any documentation to complete the process. The District also has a small amount of assessed acres within the District that lie outside of the District that will have to be included within the boundaries of Buffalo Rapids Irrigation District No. 2. To include these acres the boundaries of the District will have to be changed and filed in District Court. Rita Frasure stated that she will contact Pat Davis and Tim Kortum as soon as she has been information on how to proceed with the process concerning all water rights of the District. The Board discussed at length how to proceed with the water rights issues and the best course of action to take at this time. The members of the Board of Buffalo Rapids District No. 2 agreed that they will look into a different attorney to help with the process. The meeting was adjourned on a motion by Scott Sackman, seconded by Lance Kalfell. All in Favor. Motion Carried. ATTESTED: ________________________________ ____________________________________ Tim Kortum, Secretary Barry Rakes, President