Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition

Technical Committee

MEETING MINUTES

March 9, 2000

In attendance:

Virginia Valentine, Vice Chair, City of Las Vegas
Dale Askew, Clark County
John Sullard, Boulder City
Kurt Fritsch, Alternate, City of North Las Vegas
Bonnie Rinaldi, Alternate, City of Henderson

Agenda Item I. Call to order, notice of agenda conformance with the Open Meeting Law

The Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition Technical Committee meeting was called to order by Virginia Valentine, Vice Chair, at 4:07 p.m., on Thursday, March 9, 2000, in the Mead Conference Room #1 at the Las Vegas Valley Water District, 1001 South Valley View, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89153.

The Agenda for the March 9, 2000, meeting was duly posted in compliance with the Open Meeting Law.

Agenda Item II. Approval of the Agenda

A motion was made to approve the March 9, 2000, agenda. This motion was approved unanimously.

Agenda Item III. Approval of the Minutes

A motion was made to approve the Minutes of the February 10, 2000, meeting. This motion was approved unanimously.

Agenda Item IV. Discuss the actions taken at the February 24, 2000, SNRPC Board meeting and direct staff accordingly.

There were no items of discussion for agenda item IV. This will be a standing item on all SNRPC Technical Committee agendas.

John Sullard informed the members that Councilman Brian Nix has been appointed as the alternate member to represent the City of Boulder City on the Coalition Board.

Agenda Item V. Receive a presentation on water & turf use and direct staff accordingly.

Lesa Coder, Clark County, introduced Fred Turnier Sr., Director of the Clark County Sanitation District and Dick Wimmer, Deputy General Manager of Administration of the Las Vegas Valley Water Authority. Mr. Turnier and Mr. Wimmer gave the members present a presentation on water and turf usage. Each member

received a hard copy of the PowerPoint presentation and also a map of the existing and proposed golf courses within the Las Vegas Valley (Exhibit A).

After discussion, no action was taken on this item. The members agreed to add this item to the next Coalition Board's agenda.

Agenda Item VI. Receive a status report on the following ongoing items(s) and direct staff accordingly.

Consultant Activity.

Bristol Ellington, City of Henderson, informed the members that the consultants had visited Las Vegas on March 5th through the 7th. They toured the cities of North Las Vegas, Boulder City, and the City of Henderson; they also met with the elected officials from North Las Vegas and Boulder City. The Consultants met with the Planning Directors from each of the participating jurisdictions and with members of the Clark County School Board where the Consultants discussed their initial thoughts on the guiding principles for the Regional Policy Plan.

The Consultants would like to initiate a public outreach process which will include requesting the creation of an informal group of 6 to 7 influential individuals to be interviewed that could provide them with different perspectives of what is happening in the Las Vegas Valley. The group would also serve as champions for the industry they represent, and could also serve to gain support at the legislature. The Consultants have asked the Planning Directors to provide them with a list of industry professionals or stockholders that they consider as the best candidates to be interviewed. The consultants plan to return to Las Vegas in early April to meet with the elected officials at Clark County, to tour unincorporated areas of Clark County, and meet with regional agencies such as the Regional Transportation Commission, Regional Flood Control, and the Bureau of Land Management.

Agenda Item VII. Receive an update on the approval status of the following previous items and direct staff accordingly.

A. SNRPC Interlocal Agreement
B. SNRPC Budget
C. Consultant Interlocal Agreement

Each member was supplied with a copy of a Status of Past RPC items (Exhibit B) prior to the meeting. Mr. Ellington reviewed the report, which listed the jurisdiction and the status or action each jurisdiction has taken on the SNRPC Amended Interlocal Agreement, the Budget, the Consultant Interlocal Agreement, the Maglev Resolution, the Production Website Resolution, and the Safe Places to Live, Learn, and Play Program.

The Clark County School District has scheduled the Amended Interlocal Agreement, the Budget, and the Consultant Interlocal Agreement on their Board meeting agenda for tonight. Exhibit B also notes that the City of Las Vegas will not consider the budget until all other entities have approved both the Amended Interlocal and the Consultant Interlocal Agreements. The City of Las Vegas has scheduled the Safe Places to Live, Learn and Play Program on their April 5, 2000, City Council meeting. The City of Henderson took no action on the Safe Places to Live, Learn and Play Program.

Agenda Item VIII. Set agenda for the SNRPC Board meeting scheduled for March 23, 2000.

The agenda items for the March 23, 2000, SNRPC meeting are as follows:

Water & Turf Presentation
Report on Consultant Activity
Update on SNRPC Interlocal Agreement
Update on SNRPC Budget
Update on Consultant Interlocal Agreement

Agenda Item IX. Set next meeting date and location.

The next meeting of the SNRPC Technical Committee is scheduled for April 13, 2000, at Clark County.

Agenda Item X. Public Comment

There were no comments from the public.

Agenda Item XI. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 p.m.