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A meeting of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee to update the Plans for Prosperity for the Towns of Gardnerville and Minden will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at the CVIC Hall, 1604 Esmeralda Ave., Minden, NV 89423. 2:00 P.M. Meeting was called to order by Chairman Robbins. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Led by Tom Dallaire PUBLIC COMMENT: Discussion may be limited to three minutes per person at the discretion of the Chair. No action may be taken on a matter raised under this public comment portion of the agenda until the matter itself has been specifically included on an agenda as an item upon which action may be taken. No public comment. Clarence Burr joined the meeting at 2:05 p.m. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion Pohlman/Chernock to approve the agenda. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF FINAL MINUTES: June 5, 2018, Citizen’s Advisory Committee Meeting Motion Chernock/Fitzgerald to approve the minutes of June 5, 2018. Motion carried. June 7, 2018, Citizen’s Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Motion Chernock/Fitzgerald to approve the minutes of June 7, 2018. Motion carried. 1. For Possible Action: Discussion and possible action to provide direction to the consultant related to the content of the updated Plan for Prosperity. Action may include direction on the plan to the Town Boards. Mr. Bruce Race went through the briefing document and draft format for the report. On the first page is a summary in the right corner. That could be construed as the vision statement. We want to make clear how important the towns have been to Carson Valley. The cultural and institutional centers for the valley are the epicenter of how the economy has been focused and diversified for over 100 years. In many respects the towns signify the health and well-being of the entire valley. There’s been discussion in the county about what the value of the towns really is. You want to make sure everyone knows that is something that is keenly important. The four topic areas are: growth management, vibrant main streets, healthy and resilient communities and making great neighborhoods. Three key concepts and policies about growth management are: coordination of investments, infrastructure as a supportive investment and how the towns look at the economy holistically. We assumed an 85 percent buildout (around 2040-2045). When the first zone gets 85 percent built you start on the next. Infrastructure should be a county and town discussion. Implementation with Muller Parkway and Main Street Improvements should be seen as one project. Traffic engineers have said we need the bypass by 2025 and a bigger bypass by 2040. You need to make that a priority. What do we mean by downtown? Things change and how do we manage these documents? Maybe the towns need an annual report about progress. The plans are somewhat live documents. Healthy Lifestyle would include a diverse economy, community health outdoor lifestyle, trail system, joint use facilities, open space and recreation. Design neighborhoods rather than plan subdivisions. Employment and housing, you can’t have one without the other. We have to think about how we find the balance in the land use planning and the promotion for that. I will try to get a first draft together within four or five weeks. There is one more time to come back for the adoption presentation. Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes on updating the Towns’ Plans for Prosperity ---PAGE BREAK--- Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting Update the Plans for Prosperity for the Towns of Gardnerville and Minden August 28, 2018 Page 2 of 2 Questions and Concerns from the committee: Is this growing out and not up? If you are going to grow, where and how do you grow? Arts and culture element should provide language that supports cultural facilities, programs, public art and a calendar. What level of detail do we want? Missing the right-of-way for the railroad. Has any community built a bypass as a toll road? Need a freeway around town up along East Valley. Do we have enough water? The need for another sewer treatment plant. No one wants to live next to a sewer plant. Mr. Andy Plescia talked about Muller Parkway based on the model from the county, and the need for it by 2025. We have started to look at federal, state and county funding sources that might be applicable. Probably not one single source of funding that could bear the cost of the road. We also looked at general improvement districts, certificates of participation, P3 financing (public private public partnerships) to fund infrastructure. Committee discussion included water and sewer issues; the importance of Muller Parkway, whether it has truck traffic or not; aligning with the county and ultimately with the master plan and making sure the plan for prosperity is aligning with what the county is talking about in the next five years. Spencer Flanders exited the meeting at 3:21 p.m. 2. For Possible Action: Discussion and possible action to approve or deny the draft minutes of Citizen’s Advisory Committee meeting on August 28, 2018. Motion Fitzgerald/Saucedo to approve the draft minutes of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee meeting of August 28, 2018. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment. Meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.