Michele Richardson, City of North Las Vegas Patrick P. Importuna, City of North Las Vegas John Schlegel, Clark County Irene Navis, Clark County Dan Kezar, Clark County Phil Rosenquist, Clark County Rick Holmes, Clark County Dale Askew, Clark County Jim Gans, Clark County Tracy B. Cotton, SNSPA Jory Stewart, Clark County Jacque Risner, City of North Las Vegas John Rinaldi, City of Henderson Stacie Welsh, City of Henderson Betsy Fretwell, City of Henderson Virginia Valentine, City of Las Vegas Willie Cook, City of Las Vegas Phil Speight, City of Henderson John Sullard, Boulder City Bonnie Rinaldi, Clark County Marcia Holmberg, Southern NV Water Authority Patricia Battie, Clark County Staff
The Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition Technical Committee meeting was called to order by Phil Speight at 4:04 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 1999, at the Henderson City Hall, 240 S. Water Street, Henderson, Nevada. The Agenda for the February 2, 1999, meeting was duly posted in compliance with the Open Meeting Law.
A motion was made to approve the February 2, 1999 Agenda. This motion was approved unanimously.
The members agreed to send a letter of invitation to each of the Executive Directors of the same agencies who participated on the Committee for the Southern Nevada Strategic Planning Authority.
A motion was made by Phil Speight to elect Dale Askew as Chair of the Technical Committee. This motion was approved unanimously.
A motion was made by Dale Askew to elect Phil Speight as Vice-Chair of the Technical Committee. This motion was approved unanimously.
A. Discuss the creation of SNRPC bylaws Held until later in the meeting.
B. Discuss the selection process for appointing four citizens to serve as public members. Recalling the recommendations from the SNRPC January 13, 1999, Board meeting Mr. Askew suggested that the committee select general type members.
The members agreed that the application process would be open to all and not established by jurisdiction or sectors of the community. An application form will be presented to the SNRPC Board at their next meeting scheduled for February 18, 1999. The application form will be created to contain the appropriate questions to enable the Board to make the best selection.
It was suggested that the individuals who participated in the SNSPA be solicited first to apply and also that the notification of the open positions be placed on the Internet as well as in the newspaper.C. Establish meeting date and location for the next Coalition Board meeting. Discuss possible standing date and time for future meetings.
It was recommended that the standing date for the SNRPC Board meeting be held on the fourth Thursday of every month at 3:30 p.m. and the meeting location will be held on a rotation basis as the Chair is elected for each term. In addition, the staff person would not rotate. This will serve to have all agendas and minutes stored in one centralized location, as well as one location where inquires can be addressed.
It was agreed that the SNRPC Technical Committee will meet on the second Thursday of every month at 3:30 p.m. at the Southern Nevada Water District, immediately following the Water Authority Manager's meeting. It was determined that the Water Authority Manager's meeting is held every other month, therefore, the months that they do not meet the Technical Committee will meet somewhere else not yet determined.
Phil Rosenquest distributed copies of the "Powers" of the SNRPC taken from the Interlocal Agreement (Exhibit A), and copies of critical issues taken from Chapter 4 of the Southern Nevada Strategic Plan (Exhibit B). Copies of a two-page summary (Exhibit C) were also distributed of critical issues of a regional nature identified in Chapter 4 of the Southern Nevada Strategic Plan. The two-page summary outlines critical issues Mr. Rosenquest believes the SNRPC could pick and chose to continue where the SNSPA left off.
Lastly, Mr. Rosenquest distributed an action plan that outlines the responsibilities of The A-95 Clearinghouse Council functions (Exhibit D).
Mr. Askew suggested a presentation be made to the SNRPC Board on the critical issue items. A presentation would enable the Board to give direction concerning these issues. The Technical Committee could then develop a work plan from the SNRPC Board's review of the critical issues and other items that comes out of the discussion.
John Schlegel suggested now might be a good time to discuss the Public Lands Act.
Jory Stewart informed the members of the group of professional staff people who have been meeting concerning the joint selection process of the Public Lands Management Act. Ms. Stewart further informed the members that the professional staff existed whereby it could be considered in the context of the bylaws, procedures, and receive direction from the Technical Committee.
Ms. Stewart gave a brief history of the Public Lands Act. The Federal Lands Disposal Sub-Committee was formed to address implementation of this Act. This group consists of the Bureau of Land Management and all jurisdictions and related agencies. It was recognized that the jurisdictions needed to come together and discuss the joint selection process of the Public Lands Management Act. Initially the BLM convened a working group and it was recognized in that large working group that the jurisdictions would be better served if they met and determined the procedure for joint selection. The group consisting of professional staff was formed after coming to a point in working on the process in a meeting with the BLM, where the discussion was stalled. John Rinaldi volunteered to put together a group to address the issues and move forward. This professional staff group is interested in a process that would recognize each entity's desire to be able to make independent decision about joint selection in a regional coordinated fashion. They believe the SNRPC Technical Committee would be an appropriate forum to address this type of process and enable this group to take recommendations back to the Federal Lands Disposal Sub-Committee.
It was recommended that the Technical Committee give direction to the professional group as staff and have them report back to the Technical Committee, but not as a subcommittee. It was further suggested that the details be worked out in the bylaws.
It was recommended that John Schlegel and Betsy Fretwell be responsible for the coordination and drafting of the bylaws. Bob Marshall, under the City of Henderson's retainer, will be consulted to assist. They will have a draft prepared for the Technical Committee by the next meeting on March 11, 1999.
Additional Discussion Not listed as Agenda items
Homeless Issue
There was discussion on receiving information regarding what the subject matter is for this issue.
Dan Kezar informed the members of the role of the Affordable Housing Committee concerning being approached by staff at the City of Las Vegas to participate financially on doing a homeless count valley wide and coming up with methodology on how to accomplish this task. The study would be done by Keith Smears at UNLV and the methodology group being proved first by the Local Census office. The City of Las Vegas is also approaching the other jurisdictions about their participation. The Affordable Housing Committee have the funds to participate proportionally.
Interlocal Agreement
Betsy Fretwell reminded the members that the Interlocal Agreement between Clark County and Henderson is to included as an agenda item at the next SNRPC Board meeting.
Mr. Askew recommended that the Technical Committee would have to give a presentation on the content of the Interlocal Agreement between Clark County and Henderson for purposes of possibly using it as a model for agreements between other entities.
Census
Mr. Schlegel reminded the members that the census is coming up next year and the Census office is beginning to get local jurisdictions focused on working toward doing everything that is needed in order to help them get the census done. The SNRPC would be the perfect group to address this issue.
It was agreed that the SNRPC is the group to address this issue, but because of the amount of discussion that issue requires it would be held for a future agenda item.
Agenda Organization
It was recommended that the agenda be organized by the powers of the SNRPC. The agenda should begin with the administration organization issues that are followed by a work plan section that outlines the ten different facets of powers the members have. This method would make it clear that the items that are being deliberated on are related to the SNRPC's functions as outlined in the Interlocal Agreement. This will also allow the members to become more familiar with their powers and authorities.
It was further suggested to arrange the agenda in categories that need to be addressed accompanied by a questionnaire with a ranking system of importance.
Budget
It was agreed that the budget for next year will be placed on the next SNRPC Technical Committee's agenda for their next meeting scheduled for March 11, 1999.
Proposed letter from Bruce Woodbury
Bonnie Rinaldi distributed a proposed letter drafted by Commissioner Bruce Woodbury to Senator Gina Titus and Assemblywoman Christina Giunchigliani inviting them to participate though the SNRPC. Providing them with a method to present their ideas for the Regional Planning Commission and growth management . His proposal is that the letter be signed by the Mayors of each entity and be copied to this group and the Southern Nevada Planning Authority.
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Next meeting date is scheduled for Thursday, March 11, 1999, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Southern Nevada Water District.
Mr. Askew informed the members that Bruce Woodbury and Dario Herrera would like to have a regular
pre-meeting, at least during the Legislature, with the Mayors from each entity to discuss current issues or any policy issues since they would all be there for the SNRPC Board meeting. As long as there is not a quorum of members that are participants of the SNRPC. This will not be a public meeting. The pre-meeting will take place one-half hour before the regular meeting of the SNRPC. Therefore, the
pre-meeting for the month of February is scheduled for February 18, 1999 at 8:30.
Meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m.