CBA NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY LAW SECTION
COUNCIL MEETING
Minutes for the meeting held April 28, 2008
Todd Caldwell, Secretary/Treasurer
Present:
Ann Lane
Anne Weber
Todd Caldwell
Chris Hayes
Scott Campbell
Ken Wonstolen
Amy Seneshen
Bob Hoehn
Ken Jones
Jan Steiert
David Phillips
Gretchen Eoff
Ann Lane presided as Chair:
1.
Quorum Established. Ann Lane took roll and determined that a quorum was
present.
2.
Approval of Minutes. The minutes to the previous council meeting held on
January 29, 2008, were distributed. There was an error contained in the Chair’s Report
regarding the DU student/practitioner luncheon. Minutes were corrected and “Anne
Weber” was changed to “Ann Lane.” Once corrected, the minutes were approved by
unanimous vote and adopted.
3.
Treasurer’s Report. Todd Caldwell distributed the most recent Treasurer’s
Reports prepared by the CBA, which were reviewed and discussed by the council. It was
noted that section luncheons appear to be breaking even. It was noted that the $1,000.00
contribution to the Steamboat Conference had yet to be deducted from the section
account.
4.
Chair’s Report. Ann Lane contacted the University of Denver regarding the
student/practitioner lunch. DU and the section were unable to agree on a date for spring
of 2008. Ann Lane offered to work with DU to arrange a lunch in the fall of 2008,
suggesting the possibility of a joint CU/DU luncheon. Also, Ann discussed the pre-annual
meeting cocktail hour. Gretchen Eoff noted that the Crown Plaza was willing to work
with the section. The section still does not have a cost for the cocktail hour. However, a
motion was made to have a cocktail hour prior to the annual meeting in June, which was
approved by unanimous vote. Finally, the chair will be preparing an annual section report
for the CBA.
5.
Vice Chair’s Report. Anne Weber reported that to date, the section has planned
and implemented nine CLE luncheons, three evening social events, and a multi-day CLE
conference. The section has had difficulty getting Gale Norton to commit as speaker of
the June luncheon. Anne will contact Rebecca Watson to see if she would be interested in
speaking to the section at the June luncheon. A proposal was made to have someone
assist the Vice Chair in scheduling luncheon speakers. Also, a suggestion was made not
to have one of either the December or January luncheon.
6.
Board of Governor’s Report. The next Board of Governor’s meeting to be held in
Pueblo May 17th. Various ballot initiatives are to be discussed, including an initiative for
judicial term limits.
7.
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Update. David Phillips mentioned the
Surface Institute, Climate Change Institute, Mining Law Short Course and Annual
Institute. Cecilia Dalupan has been named Associate Director of the foundation.
8.
Old Business. Gretchen Eoff to confirm that Council Membership has been
unrestricted on the CBA website.
9.
New Business. The 2008-2009 Officers are: Ann Lane as Past Chair, Anne Weber
as Chair, Todd Caldwell as Vice-Chair and Amy Seneshen as Secretary/Treasurer.
Suggestions for new At-Large Council Members are: Michael Elliott, Dave Brody, Keith
Tooley, JoAnn Herlihy and Marti Whitmore. A motion was made to select Marti
Whitmore as a new At-Large Council Member, which was passed unanimously. Ann
Lane will contact Ms. Whitmore. Also, a motion was made to have Bob Hoehn serve
another two year term, which was passed unanimously. However, a question was raised
whether consecutive two year Council membership violated section bylaws. The
possibility of amending the bylaws to allow for consecutive At-Large Council
membership was raised. Ann Lane will conduct a conference call in a few weeks to
discuss the remaining At-Large Council position.
The meeting was adjourned
Respectfully submitted,
Todd R. Caldwell
Secretary/Treasurer