Citizens Advisory Committee

CITY OF HENDERSON CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES December 9, 2015 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Tom Piechota called the meeting to order at 5:38 p.m., in the Council Chambers Conference Room, 240 Water Street, Henderson, Nevada. Daniel Fazekas, Planner II, confirmed the Citizens’ Advisory Committee had been noticed in compliance with the Open Meeting Law by posting the Agenda three working days prior to the meeting at City Hall, the Multigenerational Center, the Whitney Ranch Recreation Center, Fire Station No. 86, the Nevada Public Notice Website, the City of Henderson Website, and by mailing a copy of the Agenda to everyone appearing thereon on the Agenda Master Mailing List. Present: Chairman Tom Piechota Cornelius Eason Dean Ishman Andrew Jacobson Ron Leavitt Huston Pullen Devon Sansone Melodee Wilcox Absent: Jeff Bassing Jim Dunn (excused) Nancy Frago David Frommer (excused) Trish Nash (excused) Paula Petruso (excused) Staff: Daniel Fazekas, Planner II Tedie Jackson, Council and Commission Services Reporter Brittany Markarian, Sr. Public Engagement Specialist Nancy Savage, Assistant City Attorney III II. PUBLIC COMMENT No comments were presented by the public. Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting Page 2 of 4 December 9, 2015 – Minutes III. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA (For Possible Action) (Motion) Mr. Jacobson introduced a motion to accept the agenda as presented. The vote favoring approval was unanimous. Chairman Piechota declared the motion carried. IV. NEW BUSINESS 1 CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 Adoption of the minutes for the September 9, 2015, Citizens Advisory Committee meeting. (Motion) Mr. Jacobson introduced a motion to adopt the September 9, 2015, minutes as presented. The vote favoring approval was unanimous. Chairman Piechota declared the motion carried. 2 AMENDMENT TO CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY-LAWS Approve Amendment to the Citizens' Advisory Committee By-Laws Article V: Meetings and Meeting Requirements; Section A. Chairman Piechota stated that the proposed change in the bylaws would adjust the frequency of the meetings from monthly to when deemed necessary. (Motion) Mr. Ishman introduced a motion to approve the amended bylaws as amended. The vote favoring approval was unanimous. Chairman Piechota declared the motion carried. 3 STAR COMMUNITIES PROGRAM UPDATE Staff will provide an update on the STAR Communities program. The STAR Community Rating System is the nation’s first framework and certification program for local sustainability. Cities and counties use STAR to measure their progress across social, economic and environmental performance areas. Daniel Fazekas, Planner II, gave a PowerPoint presentation on STAR Communities. STAR stands for Sustainability Tools for Assessing and Rating Communities. He reported that the in 2014, the CAC tasked staff to look into programs like this that are available for Henderson to measure itself in the world of sustainability. Mr. Fazekas reviewed STAR goals and noted there are also objectives, outcomes, and actions. Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting Page 3 of 4 December 9, 2015 – Minutes Mr. Fazekas reported on the great collaboration efforts with the City of Las Vegas and internal City departments on the Green Team. He noted that the City of Henderson submitted its application on November 25, 2015. Staff will report what ranking the City receives at the next meeting. It was suggested that educating this program to the public would benefit marketing efforts to attract businesses and improve economic development. Mr. Fazekas stated that there is a component in Henderson Strong to promote economic development. Staff also believes the State of the City Address would be a good opportunity to promote this program. Responding to a question regarding whether the City of Henderson has plans to install solar panels on any City facilities like the City of Las Vegas, Mr. Fazekas noted that he is not aware of any solar plans, but staff will check with Mark Hobaica, City Architect. 4 METROQUEST PROGRAM UPDATE Informational Only Staff will provide an update on the MetroQuest Survey being conducted for the Henderson Strong Comprehensive Plan Update. The City of Henderson recently kicked-off the Henderson Strong Comprehensive Plan Update. When completed, Henderson Strong will be a city-wide planning document that communicates the vision, long-term goals and objectives that guide the physical development and orderly management of growth of the City for the next 20 years. The process focuses heavily on community engagement and rolled out a community-wide MetroQuest survey, available Oct. through Dec. 2015 on HendersonStrong.org, to gather input on community priorities. Daniel Fazekas, Planner II, displayed the Metroquest Survey online and encouraged members to take the survey. He noted that schools and education is showing to be the top priority in surveys that have been completed. Brittany Markarian, Sr. Public Engagement Specialist, provided a brief explanation of Henderson Strong, and commented that the second round of outreach efforts will begin in 2016. V. CHAIRMAN\MEMBER COMMENTS Huston Pullen announced that he is resigning as a CAC board member because he has accepted a part-time position with the City of Henderson. This will be his last meeting. Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting Page 4 of 4 December 9, 2015 – Minutes Chairman Piechota mentioned that several CAC members are participating in subcommittees. VI. PUBLIC COMMENT No comments were presented by the public. VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to be discussed, Chairman Piechota adjourned the meeting at 6:26 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ___________________________ Tedie Jackson, Council and Commission Services Reporter