ITEM NO.

CALL TO ORDER

1. Approve agenda with the inclusion of tabled and/or reconsidered items, emergency items and/or deletion of items, and approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 16, 2008.

CONSENT AGENDA Items 2 - 6 are routine and can be taken in one motion unless a Director request that an item be taken separately

3. Approve Change Order No. 3 and accept all construction work required to be performed under Contract No. 090G 25 C2, North Spring Valley Test and Monitor Well Construction.
Approve Amendment No. 3 to the existing agreement between Holland & Hart LLP and the Authority to provide for continued specialized legal representation in light of the merger of Holland & Hart with Hale, Lane.

4. Approve Amendment No. 2 to the existing agreement between Taggart & Taggart, Ltd. and the Authority to provide specialized legal services regarding issues related to development of water resources.

5. Approve Amendment No. 2 to the existing agreement between ENSR Corporation and the Authority to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Bureau of Land Management on the Clark, Lincoln and White Pine Counties Groundwater Development Project.

6. Approve Amendment No. 3 to the existing agreement between URS Corporation and the Authority for professional engineering services.

BUSINESS AGENDA             

7. Adopt the Southern Nevada Water System Operating Plan.

8. Approve an agreement between Terracon Consultants, Inc., and the Authority for professional construction support services.

9. Authorize the negotiation of an agreement with EMA, Inc., for professional engineering services for Project No. 300E - Control System Improvements.

10. Approve an agreement between HDR Engineering, Inc., and the Authority for professional engineering services for a condition assessment of existing transmission pipelines and testing of alternative pipe lining materials.

11. Approve an agreement between Black & Veatch Corporation and the Authority to provide professional services for the development of the Assessment of Relaxation of Temperature Requirement to Maintain Existing Higher Quality in the Lower Reach of the Muddy River between Wells Siding and Lake Mead.

12. Approve and authorize the General Manager to sign an agreement among the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the Central Arizona Water Conservation District and the Authority to fund environmental monitoring associated with the pilot operation of the Yuma Desalting Plant with the option to extend the agreement for an additional three one-year periods, at the same compensation amount, and delegate authority to the General Manager or her designee to exercise the annual options, if budgeted.

13. Approve and authorize the General Manager to sign a Reimbursement Agreement between the Muddy Valley Irrigation Company and the Authority for partial reimbursement of water distribution system improvements costs and authorize a contingency amount.

14. Approve an agreement between Lincoln County Power District No. 1 and the Authority to provide electric service to the Coyote Springs No. 2 Well in the Coyote Spring basin.

15. Authorize the purchase of up to 8,075 acre-feet of water recharged in the Las Vegas Valley Groundwater basin on behalf of the Las Vegas Valley Groundwater Management Program.

16. Make appointments to the Advisory Committee for Groundwater Management in the Las Vegas Valley Groundwater Basin.

17. Approve new incentive rates for the Authority’s Water Smart Landscapes Program effective November 20, 2008.

18. Receive an update from staff on water resources including, but not limited to, drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin, the results of the implementation of the Authority’s Drought Plan, activities on the Colorado River and on the development of in-state water resources.

AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL HEAR GENERAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY.PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES OR LESS.