WEBVTT 00:13.760 --> 00:15.649 We're here for the public scoping 00:15.649 --> 00:17.371 meeting uh for the Barber pool 00:17.371 --> 00:19.427 feasibility study . So the core as a 00:19.427 --> 00:21.610 water resource agency has a lot of 00:21.620 --> 00:23.731 different authorities . One is called 00:23.731 --> 00:25.787 the Continuing Authorities Program . 00:25.787 --> 00:28.009 And it's kind of a smaller program that 00:28.009 --> 00:30.064 allows us to partner with nonfederal 00:30.064 --> 00:32.176 sponsors . In this case , Boise State 00:32.176 --> 00:34.231 University to address water resource 00:34.231 --> 00:37.860 problems that are out there . Scoping 00:37.869 --> 00:39.869 is a term associated with N A , the 00:39.869 --> 00:42.270 National Environmental Policy Act . The 00:42.279 --> 00:45.000 core of N A is about actually 00:45.009 --> 00:47.231 evaluating the effects and getting that 00:47.231 --> 00:49.065 community input into it . And so 00:49.065 --> 00:51.680 scoping is a formal process that we 00:51.689 --> 00:54.669 have due to like N A and laws . But 00:54.680 --> 00:56.847 honestly , it's an opportunity for the 00:56.847 --> 01:00.770 public to contribute . I have a vested 01:00.779 --> 01:02.849 interest in it , I guess because I'm 01:02.860 --> 01:06.389 nearby , it's my backyard . But the way 01:06.400 --> 01:09.459 it's been , it's just a warren of 01:09.470 --> 01:11.414 little trails and so forth . And I 01:11.414 --> 01:14.209 think establishing a trail uh that 01:14.220 --> 01:16.529 people will regularly use is more 01:16.540 --> 01:19.360 effective than letting it . Uh 01:20.459 --> 01:22.750 anybody do anything . This is in the 01:22.760 --> 01:25.038 center of town , it's on the outskirts , 01:25.038 --> 01:27.540 but it's capital city . A lot of people 01:27.550 --> 01:30.449 like to come here that secondary impact 01:30.459 --> 01:32.348 in those est established pathways 01:32.348 --> 01:34.237 affect the area . So , one of the 01:34.237 --> 01:36.459 priorities and goals we're including in 01:36.459 --> 01:38.626 the ecosystem restoration is how do we 01:38.626 --> 01:41.470 accommodate or manage recreational uses 01:41.480 --> 01:43.269 while emphasizing educational 01:43.279 --> 01:46.269 opportunities . This whole study 01:46.279 --> 01:48.769 actually started a long time ago . 01:48.779 --> 01:51.112 Since that time , the local communities , 01:51.112 --> 01:53.059 a bunch of different agencies have 01:53.069 --> 01:55.180 worked to basically create a plan and 01:55.180 --> 01:57.347 it's now at a good point where they're 01:57.347 --> 01:59.236 able to partner with us . Again , 02:02.400 --> 02:04.567 people are passionate about the things 02:04.567 --> 02:06.678 we do . This is the way that they can 02:06.678 --> 02:08.567 actually come in and provide that 02:08.567 --> 02:10.733 passion in a form of a comment that we 02:10.733 --> 02:12.900 can respond to . So we're seeing a lot 02:12.900 --> 02:15.011 of a good interest in people who just 02:15.011 --> 02:17.011 wanna make sure that their kids are 02:17.011 --> 02:16.750 able to have what they have .