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2011-11-15 Regular Board Meeting Agenda
AGENDA
VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011
5:00 P.M.
VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT OFFICE
500 RIVERSIDE ROAD
MESQUITE, NEVADA
• Call to Order
• Prayer & Pledge
• Public Comment: Public participation (no action will be taken on any item until it is properly agendized). Citizens wishing to speak during public participation are asked to state their name for the record and limit comments to a minimal duration.
• Board Comments
• President of Board Comments
Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. The public body may combine two or more agenda items for consideration and the public body may remove an item from the agenda or delay discussion at any time.
CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed under the consent agenda are considered routine and may be acted upon by the Board of Directors with one action and without general discussion or a hearing. Any member of the Board or any citizen may request that an item be taken from the consent agenda, discussed and acted upon separately during this meeting.
1. For Possible Action – Approve Agenda
2. For Possible Action – Approve Minutes from 11/1/11 Regular Meeting
M2011-11-01_Draft.pdf
3. For Possible Action – Approve Minutes from 11/3/11 Workshop
M2011-11-03_Workshop_Draft.pdf
4. For Possible Action – Approve Bills Paid since last public meeting
11-15-11_Bills_Paid_1.pdf
11-15-11_Bills_Paid_2.pdf
** END OF CONSENT AGENDA**
5. For Discussion & for Possible Action – Information regarding electronic billing, customer water use history access, and the possibility of e-mail notification of bills will be presented by Tracy Lee, District’s Information Technology (IT) specialist. The Board may continue the current policies or request research and report to the Board on additional costs and benefits expected with e-mail billing as an option.
11-15_Walters_ltr.pdf
11-15-11_E-Mail_Billing_Option.pdf
6. For Discussion – An opinion from the General Manager regarding water use and conservation policies in response to an August 24, 2011 letter to the Board of Directors from Ron Walters.
11-15_Walters_ltr.pdf
11-15-11_Landscape_Water_Use.pdf
7. For Discussion & for Possible Action – Consideration of a potential settlement offer from the Defendant(s) to resolve the Water District’s claims related to the alleged defective “Bruiser” pipe in connection with the current litigation captioned as Virgin Valley Water District vs. Vanguard Piping Systems et al.
8. Public Hearing, Discussion, and for Possible Action – Discussion and public hearing on the Virgin River Habitat Conservation & Recovery Program (VRHCRP), the District’s obligations under the Endangered Species Act, and the District’s role and financial participation in the VRHCRP. Possible action may include adoption of Ordinance IV and a corresponding fee to be assessed to new water users in order to satisfy the District’s financial and related obligations under the VRHCRP. Possible action may also include determining the amount of any fee to be imposed by the District through Ordinance IV and other conditions to address the District’s financial participation in the VRHCRP.
11-15-11_Ordinance_IV_Justification.pdf
11-15_Notes_from_FWS_call.pdf
11-15_FnW_Permit.pdf
11-15_VRHCRP_Development.pdf
11-1_2002_USFWS_Biologicial_Opinion.pdf
11-1_-_2006-09-01_HMMP.pdf
11-1_-_2008-03-08_Memorandum_of_Agreement_VRHCRP.pdf
11-1_-_2008-08-05_Meeting_Minutes_550_amount_discussed.pdf
11-1_2011-10-04_Ordinance_4.pdf
9. For Discussion & for Possible Action – Consideration of revisions to Section IV-7 of the District’s Operating Rules, Regulations & Rates (Operating Rules). Possible action may include amendment or revision of Section IV-7 of the Operating Rules in order to make such rule consistent with Ordinance IV if adopted pursuant to the preceding agenda item.
11-1_Rules_Regs_Ord_4.pdf
10. For Discussion & for Possible Action – Discussion relative to a confirmation and ratification of the General Manager’s approval of $22,059.52 in change orders to the Trade West contract for pressure relief valve covers and improvements to the drain line from treatment plant and reservoir site #32.
11-15-11_Trade_West_Change_Orders.pdf
11-15_TW_CO_BU.pdf
11-15_TW_Expenditure_Approval_Form.pdf
11. For Discussion & for Possible Action – Apply to the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Basin Study Program on behalf of the Virgin Valley Water District and other future stakeholders.
11-15-11_Bureau_of_Reclamation_Basin_Study.pdf
11-15_BOR_BU.pdf
12. Hydrologist’s Report
11-15_Hydrologist_Report.pdf
13. General Manager’s Report
11-15_GM_Report.pdf
14. Public Comment
15. Adjournment
THE VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT OFFICES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE HANDICAPPED. WITH 24 HOURS ADVANCE REQUEST, EFFORTS TO PROVIDE FOR SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE MEETING WILL BE UNDERTAKEN – PHONE 346-5731.
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PROPERLY NOTICED AND POSTED IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
500 Riverside Road
Mesquite, NV
AMERICA FIRST CREDIT UNION
590 W Mesquite Blvd
Mesquite, NV
BUNKERVILLE U.S. POST OFFICE
170 Main Street
Bunkerville, NV
MESQUITE CITY HALL
10 E Mesquite Blvd
Mesquite NV 89024
U.S. POST OFFICE
510 W Mesquite Blvd
Mesquite, NV
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