Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition

MEETING MINUTES

SOUTHERN NEVADA REGIONAL PLANNING COALITION

April 24, 2003

IN ATTENDANCE:

Mayor Robert Ferraro, Chair, City of Boulder City
Commissioner Myrna Williams, Vice Chair, Clark County
Mayor Oscar Goodman, City of Las Vegas
Councilwoman Lynette Boggs McDonald, City of Las Vegas
Councilwoman Amanda Cyphers, City of Henderson
Councilwoman Stephanie Smith, City of North Las Vegas
Councilman Shari Buck, City of North Las Vegas

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

Mayor Robert Ferraro called the meeting of the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition to order at 3:05 p.m., Thursday, April 24, 2003, at the City of Las Vegas East Las Vegas Community Center, 250 N. Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101.

The agenda for the April 24, 2003, meeting was duly posted in compliance with the Open Meeting Law.

Agenda Item II. Approval of the Agenda for April 24, 2003.

A motion was made to approve the agenda. The motion was approved unanimously.

Agenda Item III. Approval of the Minutes of the March 27, 2003.

A motion was made to approve the meeting minutes. The motion was approved unanimously.

Agenda Item IV. Receive a report on the actions taken at the April 10, 2003, Technical Committee meeting; direct staff accordingly.

John Sullard, Boulder City, informed the members that all items from the Technical Committee meeting were forwarded to the Board’s agenda.

Agenda Item V. Receive a report on recent planning consultant activities; take any necessary action.

Frank Fiori, City of Henderson, reported that the second and third Growth Summit workshops are scheduled for April 28th and 29th, 2003, at the Clark County Government Center from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Mr. Fiori stated that the consultants have put together another “hands-on” workshop, where the focus will be cross boundary impacts and open space. excellent on the recent planning consultant activities, suggested that it would be more appropriate for the elected officials who attended the Growth Summit Workshop #1, held on March 24, 2003, to give an overview of the workshop. Mayor Goodman stated that the workshop went exceptionally well. Representatives attended from each jurisdiction, to include elected officials, all of the city managers, and staff. The City of Las Vegas was well represented by several of its City Council. It was a “hands on” beginning with a video presentation. The elected officials were grouped at 3 separate tables with a very large map of the Valley and were “armed” with stickers representing different growth elements. Each table worked together to consider how the Valley should grow and at the end of the exercise each table presented their maps. Surprisingly, although there were some differences, for the most part there was a consensus and the same type of ideas for growth. Commissioner Williams made comments regarding presenting this type of exercise to all of the SNRPC’s elected colleges. Ms. Peck continued the report, stating that the next two workshops will consist of half-day meetings on April 28th and 29th, 2003. On April 28th the topic will be open space and on the 29th the topic will be different strategies for implementation. Regarding the definition of open space, Commissioner Williams suggested that the consultants talk to more than the Department of Parks and Recreation. Ms. Peck concluded her report informing the members that upon request, the Legislative Update Team will travel to Reno on March 17 to give a presentation to key elected officials on the activities of the SNRPC.

A motion was made to receive the report on recent planning consultant activities. The motion was approved unanimously.

Agenda Item VI. Receive an overview of SNRPC Accomplishments since the last legislative briefing; take any necessary action.

Agenda Item VII. Receive the Enterprise and Lone Mountain Secondary Trails Plans for conformance with the Regional Policy Plan; take any necessary action.

A motion was made to accept the proposed West Henderson and Section 34 Land Use and Transportation Plan. The motion was approved unanimously.

A motion was made to accept agenda item VI. The motion was approved unanimously.

Agenda Item VIII. Receive the Las Vegas Valley Water district Pipeline Oversizing Policy for conformance with the Regional Policy Plan; take any necessary action.

Agenda Item IX. Approve the SNRPC Budget for FY 2003-2004; take any necessary action.

Agenda Item X. The next date and location for the SNRPC Board is tentatively scheduled for May 22, 2003, 3:00 p.m. at the City of North Las Vegas.

The next date, time and location were approved as above.

Agenda Item XI. Public Comment.

There were no public comments.

Agenda Item XII. Adjournment.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.