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A G E N D A
SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REGULAR MEETING
07/16/2009 at 09:00 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:

City of Boulder City, City Hall
401 California Street
Boulder City, Nevada
City of Henderson, City Hall
240 Water Street
Henderson, Nevada
City of North Las Vegas, City Hall
2200 Civic Center Drive
North Las Vegas, Nevada
City of Las Vegas, City Hall
400 East Stewart Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada
Clark County Government Center
500 S. Grand Central Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada
Clark County Water Reclamation District
5857 E. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada
Southern Nevada Water Authority
100 City Parkway
Suite 700
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas Valley Water District
1001 S. Valley View Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada
 

COMMENTS MADE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC
If you wish to speak on a matter under the jurisdiction of the Southern Nevada Water Authority not on the agenda as posted, you may do so after all matters listed on the posted agenda have been considered. Please step up to the speaker's podium, clearly state your name and address, and limit your comments to no more than three minutes. No action may be taken upon a matter not listed on the posted agenda.

ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THIS AGENDA ARE FOR ACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

ITEM NUMBER

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 May 21, 2009.

CONSENT AGENDA    Items 2 - 10 are routine and can be taken in one motion unless a Director request that an item be taken separately

2. Approve Change Order No. 20 and accept all construction work required to be performed under Contract No. 370E 01 C1, Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility Mechanic Maintenance Workshop Addition.

3. Approve Amendment No. 3 to the existing agreement between ENSR Corporation, now known as AECOM, Inc. dba AECOM Environment, 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.

4. Approve the first amendment, in substantially the same form, to the existing operational agreement among the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the Colorado River Commission of Nevada and the Authority for interstate banking of Colorado River water in California.

5.Approve Amendment No. 2 to the existing assistance agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Authority for Las Vegas Wash Archaeological Investigations Project.

6. Approve an amendment to the existing assistance agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Authority for the Las Vegas Wash Biological Resource Studies Project.

7. Approve Amendment No. 2 to the existing assistance agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Authority for the Las Vegas Wash Security Project.

8. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the existing assistance agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Authority for the Las Vegas Wash Revegetation Design, Materials, and Site Maintenance and Monitoring Project.

9. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the existing assistance agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Authority for the Las Vegas Wash Water Quality Monitoring Project.

10. Approve Amendment No. 1 to extend the existing cooperative agreement between Clark County and the Authority to transfer additional grant funding received by the Authority from the Bureau of Reclamation for a full-time Clark County Park Police Officer for the Clark County Wetlands Park, extend the period of performance, and authorize the General Manager to approve subsequent amendments contingent upon the Authority’s receipt of additional grant funding.

BUSINESS AGENDA

11. Approve a Contract for the Interconnection of Generating Facilities between the Authority and the Colorado River Commission of Nevada governing the interconnection of the Authority’s electrical generating facilities with the Colorado River Commission of Nevada’s Power Delivery Project.

12. Approve a Category 6 Major Cost Recovery Agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Humbolt-Toiyabe National Forest, and the Authority.

13. Approve and authorize the General Manager to sign, in substantially the same form, a Wildlife Extension Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Authority to conduct tamarisk removal on the Boy Scout property in Laughlin, Nevada, and accept funds for this work.

14. Approve and authorize the General Manager to execute an Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Shares in the Muddy Valley Irrigation Company between Sage Logandale I, LLC, and the Authority, and authorize the General Manager to execute ministerial documents necessary to effectuate the transaction.

15. Approve five assistance agreements between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Authority to receive funding for projects associated with the Las Vegas Wash.

16. Approve an agreement between Carollo Engineers and the Authority providing that the Authority conduct research on trace organic compounds removal during wastewater treatment, accept funds for this research work, and contribute in-kind services to the project.

17. Ratify a change to the Water Smart Landscape Program requiring participants to grant a restrictive covenant and conservation easement for converted areas.

18. Adopt the 2009 Master Bond Repayment Agreement Amendment Resolution, approving an amendment to an interlocal agreement, authorizing the officers of the Authority to execute same, and providing other matters properly related thereto.

19. Approve an increase in the Wholesale Delivery Charge to $270 per acre-foot for treated water and to $204 per acre-foot for untreated water, effective July 1, 2009.

20. 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 Water Resource and Conservation Plans, 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.