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A special meeting of the Minden Town Board was held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at the CVIC Hall at 1602 Esmeralda Ave, Minden, Nevada. Board Members present: John Stephans, Matt Bernard, Bill Souligny, Roxanne Stangle and Glen Radtke. Staff present: Jenifer Davidson, Ryan Russell, Jeff Cady, Rachel Hamer. Chairman Souligny called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Stephans. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Stephans/Bernard moved to approve the December 13, 2017 Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENT: None ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA: 1. PUBLIC WORKSHOP. For possible action: Discussion and possible action to review, revise, revise with conditions or continue action on the following Strategic Objective and related action planning steps from the Town of Minden Fiscal Year 2017/2018 Strategic Plan: Evaluate and plan for the future of the Town of Minden Wholesale and Retail Water Systems. Discussion and possible action may include, but not be limited to, providing direction to Town Staff regarding: the history of the Town of Minden Water Company and its current commitments and the revenue and expenses related thereto; wholesale pumping totals for calendar year 2015, 2016 and projections through December of 2017; the Town well monitoring program; the existing and future urban service area boundary for the retail water system and the existing and future infrastructure and water rights needs for the same; the place of use for Town of Minden Water rights; and the creation/need for policy and procedure related to the Board’s ongoing obligation to streamline structures and functions of the Town enterprise water funds to meet current and future water delivery commitments. The Board members each spoke on what they would like to bring forward and discuss and what desires and concerns that they have moving toward the future. Ms. Davidson and Mr. Cady gave the Board a presentation on the Town’s water system history, agreements, pumping totals, water right allocation, capacity and domestic well monitoring information. Chairman Souligny opened the floor to public comment on the presentation. A member of the public brought up several questions in regards to future developments. The Board identified several points of discussion including the Town boundaries, place of use, the urban service area, policy regarding acceptance of water rights, alternative means of water rights governance, surface water rights and land and growth planning involving the Plan for Prosperity. The Board identified the town boundaries, place of use and the urban service area as the first priority to address and discussed scheduling a special meeting after the New Year. PUBLIC COMMENT: None ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Bernard moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:25 p.m.