Dale Askew, Chairman, Clark County
Phil Speight, Vice Chairman, City of Henderson
John Sullard, Boulder City
Virginia Valentine, City of Las Vegas
Pat Importuna, City of North Las Vegas
The Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition Technical Committee meeting was called to order by Dale Askew, Chairman, at 4:15 p.m., Thursday, September 9, 1999, 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 September 9, 1999, meeting was duly posted in compliance with the Open Meeting Law.
A motion was made to approve the September 9, 1999, Agenda. This motion was approved unanimously.
A motion was made to approve the Minutes of the July 22 and the August 12, 1999, meetings. This motion was approved unanimously.
Betsy Fretwell, City of Henderson, informed the members of the status of the SNRPC's work plan. Each member received a summary (Exhibit A) which outlined the tasks. After discussion, the members agreed to have staff outline a general plan describing what resources are needed to accomplish the tasks listed on the work plan and report back to the Technical Committee at their next meeting.
Don Matson, Clark County, gave an overview of the grant application (Exhibit B). If granted, the funds in the amount of $250,000 will be available for use by July 2000 and will be disbursed over a two year period. The grant application must be postmarked by September 29, 1999.
Mr. Rosenquist, Clark County, informed the members that the application process requires a "Match Commitment Letter" be signed by the City Manager from each jurisdiction to make the "in-kind" match commitment. It was determined that the Technical Committee members have the authority to sign the letter and would do so.
Mr. Rosenquist stated that the comments from the last Coalition meeting had been incorporated into the
by-laws, and the final version (Exhibit C) is complete. A motion was made to distribute the final version to the Coalition. This motion was approved unanimously.
A copy of the SNRPC revised Interlocal Agreement (Exhibit D) was distributed to each member present. Marta Brown, City of North Las Vegas, stated that the original SNRPC Interlocal Agreement had been revised to include changes required by the Nevada Revised Statues and the Clark County School District Trustee. The revised draft shows added items in bold type and portions that were stricken are lined out.
After discussion, the members agreed to have each participating entity's attorney approve the revised version before presenting it to the Coalition.
Mr. Rosenquist stated that Russell Roberts, Clark County, who has given a presentation to the Technical Committee in the past, is prepared to give a presentation to the Coalition at their next meeting, as requested by the Mayor of the City of Las Vegas. Mr. Roberts will provide an overview of the Air Quality activities and tasks that Clark County is currently working on.
Mr. Rosenquist stated that the Public Information Officers (P.I.O.s) are coordinating a competition between the graphic artist from each jurisdiction. The deadline was September 3, 1999, and twelve designs were submitted, in addition to the designs reviewed in previous SNRPC Technical and Coalition meetings. The P.I.O.s are in the process of selecting up to three designs from the twelve to present to the Coalition.
Discussion on this item regarded the procedure of placing items on the Coalition's monthly agenda. Mr. Rosenquist stated that the SNRPC by-laws permit any Coalition, Technical, or Subcommittee member the ability to place an item on the agenda as long as the notification is received in time to be in compliance with the Open Meeting Law.
The agenda items for the September 23, 1999, meeting of the SNRPC will be as follows:
I. Receive a status on the EPA Sustainable Development Challenge Grant II. Receive a presentation regarding Air Quality III. Receive a status report on Senate Bill 323 and manufactured housing standards IV. Receive a status report on the SNRPC logo/letterhead V. Receive a report from the Federal Lands Disposal Subcommittee
The next meeting is scheduled for 4:00 p.m., October 14, 1999, in the Pueblo Conference Room at the Clark County Government Center.
There were no public comments.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m.