A G E N D A SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING 12/18/2008 at 09:30 AM Molasky Corporate Center, Southern Nevada Water Authority Board Chambers, 100 City Parkway, Suite 700 (7th floor) Las Vegas, Nevada THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PROPERLY NOTICED AND POSTED IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THIS AGENDA ARE FOR ACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. 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 November 20, 2008. CONSENT AGENDA Items 2 - 5 are routine and can be taken in one motion unless a Director request that an item be taken separately 2. Approve an agreement between the City of North Las Vegas and the Authority allowing for the lowering of the Authority's Robinson Lateral to accommodate a City storm drain and providing for modification of Authority discharge structures as part of the City's Simmons Street Improvement Project. 3. Approve Amendment No. 1 to an existing agreement between Southwest Geology, Inc., and the Authority for professional services related to geologic investigations. 4. Approve an amendment to the agreement with Spring Valley Associates, LLC, by increasing the current contract year maximum compensation, with future annual compensation increased to a not-to-exceed amount. 5. Approve an amendment to the existing Assistance Agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and the Authority for the Las Vegas Wash Environmental Restoration Project, Phase III.? BUSINESS AGENDA ??? 6. Receive an update regarding the Authority?s Fiscal Year 2008/2009 budget, and direct staff accordingly. 7. Adopt Amendment 18 to the Capital Improvements Plan and Amendment 10 to the Major Construction and Capital Plan dated December 18, 2008. 8. Approve an agreement between CH2M Hill, Inc., and the Authority for professional services to conduct a Disinfection Byproducts Control Strategies Study. 9. Approve an agreement between Geologic Mapping, Inc., and the Authority for professional geologic services. 10. Approve a contract between the State of Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection, and the Authority providing for the Authority?s development of an Emergency Response Plan tabletop exercise to include the Authority?s member agencies, in consideration of the Authority receiving grant funds. 11. Approve a joint funding agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Authority for hydrologic data collection in western Utah in support of the Clark, Lincoln and White Pine Counties Groundwater Development Project. 12. Approve and authorize the General Manager to sign an agreement, in substantially the same form, for the Purchase and Sale of Muddy River Water Rights between Glendale Water Holding Co., LLC and the Authority, and authorize the General Manager to sign all ministerial documents necessary to effectuate the transaction. 13. Accept the Authority?s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the period ending June 30, 2008, as presented by the Authority?s external auditors, Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern, and authorize its submission to the Nevada Department of Taxation, as outlined by NRS 354.624 and State regulations. 14. Adopt a resolution approving the Policy Relating to Recycled Water. 15. Receive an update from staff on water resources including but not limited to, drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin, on 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. | ||||||||||||