Kurt Fritsch, Chair, City of North Las Vegas
John Sullard, Vice Chair, City of Boulder City
Doug Selby, City of Las Vegas
Richard Holmes, Alternate, Clark County
Bonnie Rinaldi, Alternate, City of Henderson
Kurt Fritsch, Chairman, called to order the meeting of the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition Technical Committee at 4:07 p.m., on Thursday, January 9, 2003, in the Mead Conference Room, #2, at the Las Vegas Valley Water District, 1001 South Valley view, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89153.
The Agenda for the January 9, 2003, meeting was duly posted in compliance with the Open Meeting Law.
A motion was made to approve the agenda for January 9, 2003, agenda. The motion was approved unanimously.
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the November 14, 2002, meeting. The motion was approved unanimously.
A motion was made to elect John Sullard, City Manager of Boulder City, as the Chair and Thom Reilly, Clark County Manager, as the Vice-Chair. The motion was approved unanimously. Mr. Sullard continued the meeting as the new chairman.
Each member received a copy of the SNRPC proposed budget for the fiscal year 2003-2004 (Exhibit A). Misty Haehn, City of North Las Vegas, stated as per the SNRPC by-laws, a preliminary budget is to be presented in January of each year. Referring to Exhibit A, Ms. Haehn explained the budget line-by-line. The line entries for the Coalition's Secretary have been updated to reflect 2003 costs. The budget allocation for professional services and implementation of work program has not been finalized. The allocation for postage costs has been decreased from $6,500 to $6,000 to more accurately reflect actual costs. The allocation for office supplies has been increased from $100 to $500 to more accurately reflect actual costs.
A motion was made to accept the report and to forward this item to the Coalition Board. The motion was approved unanimously.
Ms. Haehn gave the report. At the 2001 Nevada State Legislature, Dan Musgrove effectively represented the SNRPC as the primary legislative contact. Mr. Musgrove has graciously volunteered to serve as the primary contact again this year. Mr. Musgrove will only monitor regional planning legislation and report to the SNRPC Technical Committee and Board and will also serve as the lobbyist to present the SNRPC bill. Answering a question posed by Mr. Speight, Mr. Musgrove stated that during the last legislative session only one person registered under the SNRPC; however, all the local governments worked on behalf of the bills.
A motion was made to accept the recommendation and forward this item to the Coalition Board. The motion was approved unanimously.
Ms. Haehn continued stating that the Legislative Update Committee consisting of Mayor Oscar Goodman of the City of Las Vegas, Councilman Shari Buck of the City of North Las Vegas, Chris Durekson of Clarion Associates, and Mary Kay Peck of Henderson traveled to Carson City and successfully reported on the SNRPC activities to members of the Legislature. It is recommended that the Update Committee serve the same purpose again for this legislative session.
A motion was made to accept the recommendation and forward this item to the Coalition Board. The motion was approved unanimously.
Ms. Haehn stated that State law requires that all master plans and amendments thereto prepared after March 1, 2002, afford the regional planning coalition an opportunity to make recommendations regarding that plan or amendment. The text amendment to the City of North Las Vegas Comprehensive Plan and the self-assessment report is being submitted to the SNRPC for this purpose. The amendment creates a new land use category allowing for higher density residential within the City.
A motion was made to accept the amendment and forward this item to the Coalition Board. The motion was approved unanimously.
Each member received a copy of the Conformity Agreements (Exhibit B) for: Boulder City, the Clark County Regional Flood Control District, the Las Vegas Valley Water District, Nevada Power, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Regional Transportation Commission, and Southwest Gas. Mary Kay Peck, Henderson, stated that the conformity agreements that are ready for SNRPC adoption, one Tier I agency (Boulder City), and six Tier II agencies. Several agencies are still seeking approval of their agreements from their governing boards or executive directors. Those agreements will come before the Technical Committee at future meetings.
A motion was made to approve the Conformity Agreements between the SNRPC member agencies and the SNRPC Board for adoption. The motion was approved unanimously.
The agenda items to be discussed at the January 23, 2003, SNRPC Board agenda are as follows:
- Agenda item IV, Elect SNRPC officers for the 2003 calendar year
- Agenda item V, Preliminary SNRPC Budget for FY 2003-2004
- Agenda item VI, Nominations for the SNRPC’s Primary Legislative Contact for the 2003 Nevada State Legislature and the Legislative Update Committee
- Agenda item VII, Submittal of the amendment to the City of North Las Vegas Comprehensive Plan
- Agenda item VIII, Conformity Agreements between the SNRPC member agencies and the SNRPC
- Update report from the Homelessness Task Force
The Technical Committee’s meeting date, time and location was confirmed.
There was no public comment.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:20 p.m.