A Special Meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District, (the “District”) was held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Attendance:

A special meeting of the District was scheduled in compliance with the laws of the State of Colorado, with the following directors in attendance:

 

• Karen Morgan, President
• David Wiechman, Director
• Arthur Martinez, Director

Also present were:

• Josh Stanley, District Manager, GMWSD
• Sam R. McKay, GMWSD
• Jesse Daveport, GMWSD
• Doug Pavlich, GMWSD
• Dave Garner
• Lobbyists Sheena Weaver, Heidi Morgan, and Haley Krylig
• Other Guests

Call to Order / Declaration of Quorum:

Noting a quorum of the Board, Director Morgan called to order the Special Meeting of the Board of the Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District at 11:30 a.m.

Pledge of Allegiance:

The Board stood and recited the pledge of allegiance.

Directors & Disclosure Matters:

None.

Work Session:

  Work session to organize an informational summit on densification

• The Board reviewed the draft outline and what to discuss during this meeting. They also worked on clarifying and articulating the goal of the informational summit. (2:11)
• The Board discussed how the city is increasing densification and how that affects the current situation. Mr. Stanely and Mr. Pavlich explained the data request coming from the engineers that would encompass the entire district and describe what taps are feeding to. (8:58)
• The Board discussed legislative impacts on the District and the potential benefits of holding the summit in informing others and shifting the conversation. (14:06)
• The Board talked about wildfires and availability of water, as well as how the District’s master plan will provide an overview and could show how multiple fires may impact each other. They discussed water usage and water saving measures both in general and regarding the current drought. (21:43)
• The Board talked about development in other areas and how sections of Colorado have grown throughout the years. (26:00)
• The Board continued discussing development and urban planning while setting up lunch and waiting for the lobbyists to join. (32:30)
• Lobbyists Sheena Weaver, Heidi Morgan, and Haley Krylig joined and, together with the Board, discussed goals and framing of the summit while editing the drafted agenda. They considered focusing on recent policy changes regarding densifications, policy impacts, and how to strategize moving forward. (38:52)
• The Board discussed with the lobbyists reasons why densification policies are coming up and social issues that have an impact on them. They also clarified that many entities are involved, and there may not be a single source pushing these policies forward. (44:25)
• The Board deliberated the most effective format of presentation and length of time for the summit. They considered having ‘blocks’ for each topic and the possibility of this summit being the start of a series of conversations. (48:58)
• The Board and Ms. Weaver worked to clarify the ‘blocks,’ wherein the lobbyists could present a history of policy changes, followed by facilitated discussion on policy impacts, and ending with an ‘action discussion.’ (53:50)
• The Board discussed understanding the comprehensive impacts of a policy and having conversations early to try and mitigate issues, as well as how to generally create dialogue and share information. (57:15)
• The Board further discussed how to set up the summit. The main structure discussed was starting with policy changes as a presentation, followed by an open discussion of policy impacts with the lobbyists capturing what is said, and then a facilitated conversation on how to address these impacts moving forward and on what is missing from the conversation. (1:00:29)
• The Board deliberated on how to overcome the barrier of those who don’t want to accept other opinions and how to be deliberate and open in the presentation of the summit. The lobbyists will assist in developing the structure of the summit and will lead the section on policy changes. (1:03:18)
• The Board discussed how to find panelists and presenters, deciding to find speakers once the topics have been decided. Mr. Stanley will work with the lobbyists to continue to refine the agenda, while the Board will research topics and figure out what they hope to get out of the summit. (1:09:28)
• After the lobbyists left, the Board discussed timing and length for the summit. (1:16:31)
• The Board discussed the end goal and target audience of the summit, and whether to bring in the SDA. (1:19:20)
• The Board considered what they want to see in the conversation, what questions they want answered, and the best path forward. They discussed how to navigate decisions around legislature and what approaches to take in the face of changing policies. (1:27:40)
• The Board considered implementation of legislature by the city of Lakewood, what aside from legislation affects districts, and what they would like to see at the end of the summit. They will put together an agenda with key topics with subtopics within those key frames and see where everyone wants to go from there. (1:35:22)
• The Board discussed potential venues for the summit. (1:41:07)

Other Matters:

There were no other matters to come before the Board.

Adjourn:

The meeting was adjourned at 1:13 p.m.