Phil Speight, Chair, City of Henderson
Virginia Valentine, City of Las Vegas
Richard Holmes, alternate, Clark County
Kurt Fritsch, City of North Las Vegas
John Sullard, Boulder City
The Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition Technical Committee meeting was called to order by Phil Speight, Chair, at 3:12 p.m., on Thursday, August 31, 2000, in the Pueblo Conference Room, 1st Floor, at the Clark County Government Center, 500 South Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106.
The Agenda for the August 31, 2000, meeting was duly posted in compliance with the Open Meeting Law.
A motion was made to approve the August 31, 2000, agenda. This motion was approved unanimously.
Each member received a copy of an Interlocal Agreement authorizing the creation of a Transition Management Committee by and between the County of Clark, the City of Las Vegas, the City of Henderson, the City of North Las Vegas, the Clark County Health District, and the Regional Transportation Commission (Exhibit A). Mr. Speight stated that the agreement relates to the purpose, membership, meeting notices, election of officers, procedures, powers, reporting requirements, budget, term, termination, amendments, and the effective establishment date of the new committee.
Bonnie Rinaldi, City of Henderson, informed the members that the newest version is slightly different from the agreement originally received by the members in their meeting packets prior to today's meeting. Richard Wilkie, City of Henderson, reviewed the changes that had been made to the original interlocal agreement, beginning on page 2, Section 1, Name & Purpose. The change consisted of additional text to read, ". . . to explore the feasibility of creating a new independent air quality agency to be established by interlocal agreement, identify costs and potential funding for this new agency, prepare a plan for the creation of the new integrated air quality agency, and suggest possible legislation." On page 3, Section 5 Procedures. This section was changed to read, "The Committee shall conduct its business according to the provisions of the Nevada Open Meeting Law as outlined in NRS 241." Mr. Wilkie stated that in the new version, Sections 6, 7, and 8 have been placed in a new order. Section 6, Powers. Changes were made to items 7, 8, 9, and 10: "7. Make recommendations for possible legislative changes. 8. Designate a fiscal agent. 9. The Committee Chair is authorized to negotiate and sign contracts. 10. Take other action as necessary to prepare for the establishment of a new air quality agency." The section regarding the cessation of the committee was eliminated from this section and is addressed the section entitled termination. The changes made to Section 7; Reporting Requirements were "The committee shall report to the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition. The Coalition shall. . ." Continuing on page 4, Section 8, Budget. Mr. Wilkie stated that the detailed list of items to be funded was eliminated; therefore, the new language reads, "Funding will be required to exercise the powers of the committee and to prepare reports. . . . " In Section 9, Terms, a specific date and terms were added. The new language reads, "This agreement shall terminate on January 1, 2002, unless the time is amended by five (5) of the six (6) participating local governments." Section 10, the change consisted of changing the word "Authority" to "Committee". The final change consisted of a change on page 5, the signature page. The Clark County Health District's name was changed to reflect the proper usage. (Clark County Health District Board of Health).
Ms. Rinaldi stated that the City of Mesquite and Boulder City chose not to participate in the Transition Management Committee Interlocal Agreement, but would like to be a part of the new agency agreement when it is created.
A motion was made to approve the Interlocal Agreement to create an Air Quality Transition Management Committee between the entities stated. This motion was approved unanimously.
Tom McGowan, a private citizen, made comments regarding the importance of addressing the air quality issue, in addition to the ground water in the Las Vegas Valley.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:22 p.m.