OF THE
LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION’S COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE THE REVIEW OF
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN
(Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 5, File No. 124, Statutes of Nevada 2001)
The meeting of the
Legislative Commission’s Committee to Continue the Review of Programs and Activities
in the Lake Tahoe Basin (A.C.R. 5, File No. 124, Statutes of Nevada 2001) was held on Friday, November 9, 2001,
commencing at 8:39 a.m. The meeting was
held in the Board Room at the Incline Village General Improvement District
(IVGID), 838 Southwood Boulevard, Incline Village, Nevada. Pages 3 and 4 contain the “Notice of Tour
and Revised Agenda for Meeting.”
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Senator Lawrence E. Jacobsen,
Chairman
Senator Maggie Carlton
Assemblyman Greg Brower
Assemblyman John J. Lee
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Mark E. Amodei
Assemblywoman Vivian L.
Freeman
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU STAFF PRESENT:
Fred
W. Welden, Chief Deputy Research Director, Research Division
Eileen G. O’Grady, Principal
Deputy Legislative Counsel, Legal Division
Mary Alice McGreevy, Deputy
Legislative Counsel, Legal Division
Bonnie Borda Hoffecker,
Senior Research Secretary, Research Division
NOTICE OF TOUR
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AGENDA FOR
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Name
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Legislative
Commission’s Committee to Continue the Review of Programs and Activities in
the Lake Tahoe Basin (A.C.R. 5, File No. 124, Statutes of Nevada 2001) |
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Thursday, November 8, 2001 8 a.m. |
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Incline
Village General Improvement District Parking
Lot 893
Southwood Boulevard Incline
Village, Nevada |
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Tour of the Lake Tahoe Basin (8 a.m.) Participants on the tour will review projects in
Nevada and California relating to restoration of stream zones, redevelopment
areas, control of erosion along highways, planning for parking and bikeways,
recreation facilities, and forest health. At 8 a.m., the Committee will depart from the
parking lot of the Incline Village General Improvement District. The public is cordially invited to
participate. While a number of seats
are available on the bus that will transport the Committee members and staff,
it may be necessary for additional participants to arrange for their own
transportation. For information, please contact Fred W. Welden, Chief Deputy
Research Director, at 775/684-6825. |
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REVISED MEETING AGENDA
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Name
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Legislative
Commission’s Committee to Continue the Review of Programs and Activities in
the Lake Tahoe Basin (A.C.R. 5, File No. 124, Statutes of Nevada 2001) |
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Date
and Time of Meeting: |
Friday, November 9, 2001 8:30 a.m. |
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Place
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Incline
Village General Improvement District Board
Room 893
Southwood Boulevard Incline
Village, Nevada |
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I. |
Introductions
and Opening Remarks Senator Lawrence E. Jacobsen, Chairman |
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History
of Committee Activities and Recommendations Fred W. Welden, Chief Deputy Research Director,
Legislative Counsel Bureau |
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Overview and Status of Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency (TRPA) Programs Juan Palma, Executive Director, TRPA |
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Implementation of the Environmental Improvement
Program (EIP) A.
Nevada Program Pamela B. Wilcox, Administrator, Division of State
Lands Jim Lawrence, Tahoe Program Coordinator, Nevada Tahoe Resource
Team B.
California Program Dennis Machida, Executive Director, California Tahoe
Conservancy (will discuss the California program during the tour on Thursday,
November 8, 2001) C.
Federal Program Maribeth
Gustafson, Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Service D.
Local Government
Programs Hal
Cole, Mayor, City of South Lake Tahoe and Chairman, TRPA Local Govt.
Committee E.
Private and Non Profit
Sector Programs Steve
Teshara, Co-Chair of the Lake Tahoe Transportation and Water Quality
Coalition Lew
Feldman, Representative of the Stateline Redevelopment Partnerships Ron
McIntyre, Representative of the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association Rochelle
Nason, Executive Director, League to Save Lake Tahoe |
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Public Testimony |
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VI. |
Committee Discussion of Future Meetings |
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VII. |
Adjournment |
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We are pleased to make reasonable accommodations for
members of the public who are disabled and wish to attend the meeting. If special arrangements for the meeting
are necessary, please notify the Research Division of the Legislative Counsel
Bureau, in writing, at the Legislative Building, 401 South Carson Street,
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4747, or call Bonnie
Borda Hoffecker at (775) 684-6825 as soon as possible. |
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Notice of this meeting was posted in the following
Carson City, Nevada, locations: Blasdel Building, 209 East Musser Street;
Capitol Press Corps, Basement, Capitol Building; City Hall, 201 North Carson
Street; Legislative Building, 401 South Carson Street; and Nevada State
Library, 100 Stewart Street. Notice
of this meeting was faxed for posting to the following Las Vegas, Nevada,
locations: Clark County Office,
500 South Grand Central Parkway; and Grant Sawyer State Office Building,
555 East Washington Avenue. Notice
of this meeting was posted on the Internet through the Nevada Legislature’s
Web site at www.leg.state.nv.us. |
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INTRODUCTIONS AND OPENING REMARKS
The meeting was called to
order at 8:39 a.m. by Senator Lawrence E. Jacobsen. On behalf of the Committee, Chairman Jacobsen extended thanks to
IVGID for the use of its facilities and for providing refreshments. He explained the Committee is commonly known
as the “Tahoe Oversight Committee,” and it has been in existence during every
legislative interim except one since 1985.
The Committee members and the audience introduced themselves.
HISTORY OF COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Fred W. Welden
Fred W. Welden, Chief Deputy
Research Director, Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB), explained that Lake Tahoe
is one of the largest and clearest alpine lakes in the world. Water quality and clarity problems developed
during the 1960s when Lake Tahoe became a resort destination. Local governments, acting independently,
were unable to address regional issues relating to the development of the
Region and management of the lake and the environment. The Governors of both California and Nevada
became involved in development of a bistate compact, a regional plan to improve
the environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Neither California nor Nevada would pass the other state’s compact, and
different versions of compacts continued to be proposed. In 1980, Assemblyman Joseph E. Dini, Jr. and
Speaker pro Tempore Thomas R. C. "Spike" Wilson II worked
privately with several California legislators to solve the environmental issues
of the Lake Tahoe Basin. During a
special session of the Nevada Legislature in 1980, they proposed a major
amendment to the compact, which was adopted.
The new Regional Plan developed to comply with the revised compact was
held up in court for several years. In
the early 1990s, all interested parties (public and private) realized they
needed to work together to accomplish the environmental goals set in the
compact (Exhibit A).
Mr. Welden covered the
following actions supported by Nevada’s Lake Tahoe Legislative Oversight
Committee in recent years (Exhibit B):
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Providing support and special funding to establish the
“Partnership Approach” as a method for interested public and private
participants to work toward consensus in the compilation and implementation of
plans and programs in the Tahoe Basin.
This partnership approach eventually led to hosting of the 1997
Presidential Forum through which the current Environmental Improvement Program
(EIP) was developed for the Basin.
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Promoting, through recommendation and legislative
resolution, a shift of emphasis by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA)
from planning per se to fostering
implementation of on-the-ground projects that have environmental benefits.
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Continually supporting efforts to streamline the TRPA
regulations and programs resulting in several memoranda of understanding
through which local planning personnel implement joint regional/local project
reviews.
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Proposing legislation modifying the structure and
authorities of the Tahoe Transportation District so it may function as a
public/private partnership.
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Placing on the 1986 statewide ballot a proposed $31
million bond issue, which the public approved, to finance acquisition of
environmentally sensitive lands and fund erosion control projects in the Nevada
portion of the Basin.
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Placing on the 1996 statewide ballot a proposed $20
million bond issue, again approved by the public, to provide grants to local
governments and NDOT to carry out erosion control and stream restoration
projects in the Basin.
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Proposing legislation in 1997 to provide for the
issuance of special license plates to support the preservation and restoration
of Lake Tahoe’s environment. Over
20,000 plates have been registered generating more than $1 million in
special funds.
• Providing legislative support for funding of Nevada’s portion of the capital improvements included in the current EIP for the Basin. With the Committee’s support, the Legislature in 1999 provided authority for issuance of $53.2 million in bonds between 2001 and 2007 and specifically approved the initial sale of a $3.2 million portion of the bonds. The 2001 Legislature directly authorized sale of an additional $16.2 million portion of the bonds.
Assemblyman Lee inquired
about the outcome of a letter in Exhibit A (page 43). Mr. Welden stated funding between the two states has caused
issues with salaries since California pays two‑thirds and Nevada pays
one-third of the state-level funding for the TRPA budget. When raises are allocated by either one or
both states, the TRPA finds it difficult to calculate the amount of the raise
each employee should receive. Mr.
Welden explained the cost‑of‑living increases have also been a
dilemma for TRPA to determine.
In response to a question by
Assemblyman Lee, Mr. Welden clarified that TRPA does not incorporate fines they
levy into their agency budget. The TRPA
made modifications to how fees are handled, and the changes were found to be
appropriate during the 2001 Legislative Session.
OVERVIEW AND STATUS OF TAHOE REGIONAL
PLANNING AGENCY (TRPA) PROGRAMS
Juan Palma
Juan Palma, Executive
Director, TRPA, gave an overview of the TRPA and explained the major programs
and functions of the agency. See
Exhibit C.
Pam Drum
Pam Drum, Environmental Education Coordinator, TRPA, referred to a
pamphlet and explained it was developed to translate the EIPs into a user- and
reader-friendly format to help people better understand what is achieved by the
implementation of the programs (Exhibit D).
For more information, please visit:
www.trpa.org.
Responding to a question by
Assemblyman Lee, Mr. Palma explained the impervious permit fee is calculated at
$1.40 per square foot. The fees
collected are put into a trust account and allocated primarily to local EIP
projects. It is a diminishing feature,
and the TRPA is coordinating the review of options to identify long-term
funding sources. When the selections
are finalized, the TRPA will present those options to the Committee.
Mr. Welden indicated the
Committee would discuss projects and salary/staffing issues of the TRPA at the
its next meeting. Chairman Jacobsen
stated the Committee would prefer to know the projects currently underway in
the Lake Tahoe Basin, not past projects that have been completed.
Ms. Drum showed 20 minutes of
a documentary titled “Fate of the Jewel” by the Water Education
Foundation. It is anticipated that the
remaining portion of the film will be viewed at the next Committee meeting.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (EIP)
Pamela B. Wilcox
Pamela B. Wilcox,
Administrator and State Land Registrar, Division of State Lands,
State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, thanked the
members for their attendance on the tour of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Ms. Wilcox noted the Nevada Legislature
passed the first Tahoe Bond Act in 1985, which was approved by the people in
1986. The bond act allowed the
Division of State Lands to acquire 500 parcels of sensitive land.
The Legislature allowed
property owners who were holding and paying taxes on land, but were unable to
build on it, the option of selling the land at fair market value. The second bond act was passed in 1995
and approved by the voters in 1996. The
second bond act funds were used for stream restoration and erosion control
projects.
Ms. Wilcox explained after
the Presidential Forum in 1997, an interagency team was developed to coordinate
planning and projects to implement the EIP on the Nevada side of the Lake Tahoe
Basin. The Nevada Tahoe Resource
Team consists of four different agencies all of the State Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources:
Division of Forestry; Division on State Lands; Division of State
Parks; and Division of Wildlife. The
team has received strong legislative bipartisan support and support from this
Committee.
Jim Lawrence
Jim Lawrence, Tahoe Program
Coordinator, Nevada Tahoe Resource Team, informed the Committee of completed,
current, and future EIP projects for the Lake Tahoe Basin
(Exhibit E). Mr. Lawrence
continued with a Microsoft Power Point presentation regarding EIP issues
(Exhibit F). The Nevada Tahoe
Resource Team, in collaboration with many Lake Tahoe interest groups, provided
the Committee with several handouts.
Please see Exhibits G, H, and I.
Assemblyman Brower indicated
during the 2001 Legislative Session, the success of the legislation from the
Committee was due in large part to the hard work by Ms. Wilcox,
Mr. Lawrence, and their team.
Dennis Machida
Dennis Machida, Executive
Director, California Tahoe Conservancy, discussed the California EIP program
during the tour on November 8, 2001. In
summary, Mr. Machida indicated that:
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The State of California has committed to date
approximately $170.6 million for EIP capital outlay projects and approximately
$6 million for EIP research and program activities. Since 1998, the state has approved expenditures for 43 EIP
projects.
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Governor Davis has also approved a proposal which would
provide an additional $40 million I bond act funds. This bond act will be submitted to the
voters in March 2002.
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Governor Davis recently proposed in his 2002-2003
Fiscal Year budget to continue to fully find the California Tahoe Conservancy’s
EIP share ($20.7 million).
Linda Massey
Linda Massey, Public Affairs
Officer, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, representing Maribeth Gustafson, the
Forest Supervisor, noted that the recent signing of the U.S. Department of the
Interior’s Appropriations Bill by President George W. Bush would allocate $17.2
million under the Tahoe Restoration Act (Exhibit J). This amount will be augmented by Forest Service allocations of
approximately $2 million to $3 million.
The current amount allocated provided two-thirds of the budget needed to
meet Federal involvement levels.
Ms. Massey summarized the activities of the
Federal Interagency Partnership in a mid-year report (Exhibit K). Representatives from the Federal Interagency
Partnership work cooperatively to address environmental issues and examine how
to manage projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Continuing, Ms. Massey
discussed the current EIP project list (Exhibit L). She noted the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit recently
hired a full-time EIP Coordinator, which represents a major commitment of the
organization to ensure the Forest Service integration with, and implementation
of, the objectives of the EIP. Ms.
Massey provided the Committee with a document titled “Fiscal Year 2004 and
Beyond. Lake Tahoe Restoration Act Project List” (Exhibit M). She indicated the Lake Tahoe Basin
Management Unit would accomplish 165 projects over the next ten years,
which will address: recreation
development, roads, trails, transportation, urban lot management and vegetation
management (Exhibit N).
Ms. Massey discussed the key
objectives of the Federal Interagency Partnership:
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Implement the Lake Tahoe EIP;
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Coordinate scientific research and tools;
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Support management efforts; and
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Integrate projects among the agencies.
In response to a question by
Assemblyman Lee, Carl Hasty, Deputy Director, TRPA, indicated the parking
issues on State Highway 28 are under consideration and will be brought to the
Committee once a clear solution has been developed. He explained an alternative to increasing the parking spaces is
the need for transit to decrease the number of automobiles on the road. The enforcement of parking citations is
problematic since courts are hesitant to recognize parking on the roadside as
an issue.
Steve Teshara
Steve Teshara, Executive
Director, Lake Tahoe Gaming Alliance, and Co-Chair, Lake Tahoe Transportation
and Water Quality Coalition, stated he is also Chairman of the Lake Tahoe
Federal Advisory Committee. The Advisory
Committee was formed by an Executive Order of the President of the United
States in 1997. This allows committee
members to have a formal open channel of communication with the members of the
Federal Interagency Partnership.
Specific duties of the Advisory Committee include:
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Providing periodic reports recommending specific
actions to be taken by the agencies;
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Assisting the TRPA in implementing its programs,
including the EIP;
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Responding to requests from the Partnership for any
other advice.
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Upon request, providing advice on the preparation of
annual reports to the President of the United States of America regarding
the implementation of the Executive Order that was a product of the 1997
Presidential Forum held at Lake Tahoe.
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Providing advice on how to facilitate integration and
coordination of federal programs and funds to help achieve the EIP.
Please see Exhibit O.
John Upton
John Upton, Local Revenue
Consultant, TRPA, appeared on behalf of Hal Cole, Mayor of the City of South
Lake Tahoe, and in his capacity as Chairman of the TRPA Local Government
Committee, he explained that local governments have been implementing erosion
control and other types of environmental preservation projects in the Lake
Tahoe Basin for approximately the last 15 years. He offered the following additional remarks:
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Many of the projects are funded largely through
California/Nevada state funds or by federal funds. Local funds used are taken from mitigation fees and/or the city
redevelopment program.
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Most of the past and present projects have been funded
through grant programs administered by the state and federal governments.
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Local governments have taken on responsibility for the
long-term operation and maintenance of the projects without establishing an
independent revenue source to fund these efforts.
The local governments are
dealing with the long-term operating and maintenance costs of projects in the
following way:
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Working with local maintenance and engineering staffs,
the Local Government Committee of the TRPA Board and the TRPA have established
estimates of current and projected future operating and maintenance funding
requirements.
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Two different studies of local revenue source options
have been performed, the first to identify all options and the second to
identify the best few for further consideration.
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A further study is currently in progress to evaluate
the best opportunity as to implementation feasibility, local political
acceptability, and other policy issues.
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A final report and recommended action plan is expected
to be submitted to the local governments in December 2001 for their review,
analysis, and comment.
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Following acceptance of the report by the Local
Government Committee, the TRPA expects to engage in outreach efforts with local
governments to gain support for the plan.
In conclusion, Mr. Upton
stated local governments thank federal and state governments for their grant
programs and for continuing to provide funding assistance in construction
projects. He indicated local governments
recognize their role in the success of the EIP and are committed to finding new
revenue sources needed to adequately perform their duties. Mr. Upton noted additional information
and a possible request for support will be brought before the Committee for
consideration by the spring of 2002.
Steve Teshara
Steve Teshara, Executive
Director of the Lake Tahoe Gaming Alliance, and Co-Chair of the Lake Tahoe
Transportation and Water Quality Coalition, informed the Committee that the
Lake Tahoe Transportation and Water Quality Coalition has been in existence for
the past 12 years. Its membership
consists of private sector organizations that work together on issues related
to the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Coalition
supported legislative activities and project activities, all without paid staff
and without a budget. The Coalition is
comprised of:
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The Gaming Alliance representing gaming interests in
the region;
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Heavenly Ski Resort representing the ski industry in
the region;
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Incline Chamber of Commerce, South Tahoe Chamber of
Commerce, Tahoe/Douglas Chamber of Commerce;
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North Lake Tahoe Resort Association;
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Stateline Redevelopment Partnerships Group;
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Incline Visitors Bureau;
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Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority;
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Tahoe Sierra Preservation Counsel; and
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League to Save Lake Tahoe.
Many organizations with
opposing views on several issues came together to form the Coalition.
Lew Feldman
Lew Feldman, representative
of the Stateline Redevelopment Partnerships, overviewed several projects with
the Committee to illustrate the magnitude of private contributions, which would
not have been possible without public support for the significant projects at
Lake Tahoe, South Shore.
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One project in Douglas County, Nevada, involved both an
affordable housing and a timeshare development together with a significant
stream zone restoration piece.
The objective was to take development rights associated with the
stream zone piece and transfer development rights to the timeshare piece and
attempt to off set the loss of housing with the construction of affordable
housing in Douglas County. Douglas County does not have a single deed
restricted affordable housing project and there was a demand for quality
housing for the work force in South Shore.
The restoration piece uses four and a half acres of stream zone, which
will be developed in part with bond revenue through Nevada State Lands. The economic driver of the project and the
affordable housing project was the construction of the timeshare piece with the
transfer of development rights. It was
estimated the total contribution for the EIP portion of the private
sector-driven project was approximately $7 million.
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The Stateline Stormwater Detention System Project, was
toured by the Committee on November 8, 2001. The project started in the late
1970s and was recently completed. The project captures and treats all urban run
off in the casino core and golf course.
The private contribution to this project was approximately $20
million.
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Another project toured by the Committee, the Park
Avenue Project has been a ten-year effort with the City of South Lake Tahoe and
a coalition of private developers. The
project is on 34 acres, the centerpiece being the gondola to Heavenly Ski
Resort. There are two hotels under
construction by Marriott, one will be a quarter-share hotel and the other will
be a timeshare hotel. The scheduled
date of completion is November 2002.
An intermodal transit station will be constructed and completed
along with a public parking garage and renovations to the Crescent V Shopping
Center. Public benefits include a state‑of-the-art
coordinated transit system, several pedestrian amenities, and affordable
housing projects. The total cost is
approximately $275 million, with an estimated $50 million related to the
environmental issues.
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Ski Run Redevelopment Project at South Shore
involved construction of the Embassy Suites Hotel adjacent to Harrah’s and
the Embassy Suites Timeshare venture at Ski Run Boulevard and Highway 50. That project resulted in the reduction of
significant coverage. Park Avenue
reduced over five acres of coverage and the Ski Run project reduced a
comparable amount and resulted in the construction of storm water detention
basins at Highway 50 and Wildwood as well as an additional stream zone
restoration project adjacent to Tahoe Meadows with a linear park and bike
path. An estimated $130 million
was spent on that project, with about $20 million utilized for the environmental
improvements.
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The final aspiring project involves the casino core
property owners and redevelopment to reinvent a downtown experience, make it
compatible with the new development that is occurring, and create a
pedestrian-friendly city center. The focus
would be a major overhaul of the Highway 50 corridor, and the concept involves
the reduction of traffic lanes from five to three on Highway 50 to allow the
sidewalks to be expanded. Highway 50
would then become two lanes east bound only from Park Avenue to the casino core
and one lane along the mountain edge dedicated to transit (Exhibit P).
In response to a question by
Assemblyman Lee, Mr. Feldman explained before the redevelopment projects
occupancy for hotels and motels in South Shore was less than 50 percent
with an average daily rate under $50/night.
He indicated antiquated hotels and motels were to blame. The completion of the Embassy Suites Hotel
allowed for a much higher occupancy rate and room rate. This created a tremendous impact on Harrah’s
due to the increase in quality bed base, longer staying guests, and higher
spending guests. The Marriott projects
are perceived as encouraging to the casinos.
Responding to a question from
Senator Carlton, Mr. Teshara stated the coalition is sensitive to low-income
housing issues in South Shore and is managing this issue by helping with the
construction of new units, relocation projects, upgrading older units, and
holding landlords accountable for up keep on current units.
Ron McIntyre
Ron McIntyre, Representative
of the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association (NLTRA), gave a brief history of the
North Lake Tahoe Resort Association and informed the Committee of some of the
EIP projects NLTRA has participated in:
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Area visitor directional signage;
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Completion of the Truckee River Bike Trail to Squaw
Valley;
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64-acre transit center;
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Tahoe City sidewalks, parking and water quality
improvements;
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Commons Beach erosion control master plan; and
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Purchase of trolleys for increased transit service.
Additional revenue has been
assigned to facilitate the following projects:
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Kings Beach commercial core improvements, including
sidewalks, parking, landscaping and water quality; and
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Additional Kings Beach water quality and shoreline
enhancement.
Please see Exhibit Q for
specific financial information.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Wayne Perock
Wayne Perock, Administrator,
Division State Parks, informed the Committee of a bistate park project that is
under development as well as construction of the Sand Harbor Visitor
Center. Sand Harbor is the most frequented
unit in the State Park system, and the visitor’s center will include: beach
concessions, interpretation of the history of the area, and the region’s
environmental status.
North Swanson
North Swanson, Coordinator,
Tahoe Area Naturists (TAN), indicated for the past ten years he has worked with
many of the Lake Tahoe interest groups in the attempt to develop a solution for
the parking access problem on the East Shore.
The goal of the overall effort is to eliminate or reduce roadside
parking for reasons of aesthetics, environmental issues, and safety concerns
while retaining recreational access to the beaches. Mr. North stated expansion of parking areas has proven to be
inadequate and currently nothing is being done to raise the visibility of the
parking issue around Lake Tahoe.
In response to Chairman
Jacobsen’s remarks, Mr. Perock stated Memorial Point had won several awards for
the onsite water treatment facility. He
indicated it was the partnership between NDOT and State Parks Division that
contributed to the success of the overlook area.
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF FUTURE MEETINGS
Chairman Jacobsen indicated
he would like to have a presentation by representatives of the fire service and
visit the Dreyfus Estate.
Mr. Welden discussed the
possibility of hearing the cultural and environmental history of the Lake Tahoe
Basin at future meetings. Chairman
Jacobsen expressed interest in this topic and suggested, during the next
legislative session, that the Lake Tahoe interest groups host an
educational gathering of legislators to impress upon them the importance of
passing legislation pertaining to the conservation in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Mr. Welden indicated
potential meeting dates would be sent to Committee members via memorandum.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further
business to come before the Committee, Chairman Jacobsen adjourned the meeting
at 2:23 p.m.
Exhibit R is the “Attendance
Record” for this meeting.
Respectfully
submitted
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Bonnie
Borda Hoffecker
Senior
Research Secretary
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Fred
W. Welden
Chief
Deputy Research Director
APPROVED
BY:
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Lawrence
E. Jacobsen, Chairman
Date:_______________________________
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A is the Legislative
Counsel Bureau’s Bulletin No. 01-7 titled “Continued Review of the Tahoe
Regional Planning Agency, (1999-2000), October 2000,” provided by
Fred W. Welden, Chief Deputy Research Director, Research Division,
Legislative Counsel Bureau, Carson City, Nevada.
Exhibit B is document titled
“Selected Actions Supported by Nevada’s Lake Tahoe Legislative Oversight
Committee in Recent Years,” provided by Fred W. Welden, Chief Deputy Research
Director, Research Division, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Carson City, Nevada.
Exhibit C is a hard copy of a
Microsoft Power Point presentation titled “Tahoe Regional Planning Agency,
Setting the Agenda for the Future of Lake Tahoe,” provided by Juan Palma,
Executive Director, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Incline Village, Nevada.
Exhibit D is a pamphlet
titled “Leaving a Lake Tahoe Legacy, Lake Tahoe’s Environmental Improvement
Program,” provided by Pam Drum, Environmental
Education Coordinator, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Incline Village, Nevada.
Exhibit E is a
document titled “State of Nevada Environmental Improvement Program,
Lake Tahoe,” provided by Jim Lawrence, Tahoe Program Coordinator,
Nevada Tahoe Resource Team, Carson City, Nevada.
Exhibit F is a hard copy of a
Microsoft Power Point presentation titled “State of Nevada, Lake Tahoe,
Environmental Improvement Program,” provided by Jim
Lawrence, Tahoe Program Coordinator, Nevada Tahoe Resource Team, Carson
City, Nevada.
Exhibit G is a document
titled “Partnering,” provided by Jim Lawrence, Tahoe
Program Coordinator, Nevada Tahoe Resource Team, Carson City, Nevada.
Exhibit H is a brochure
titled “Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park,” provided by
Jim Lawrence, Tahoe Program Coordinator, Nevada Tahoe Resource Team,
Carson City, Nevada.
Exhibit I is a brochure
titled “Information about future changes within Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park,” provided by Jim Lawrence, Tahoe Program
Coordinator, Nevada Tahoe Resource Team, Carson City, Nevada.
Exhibit J is a document
titled “Lake Tahoe Restoration Act,” provided by Linda Massey, Public Affairs
Officer, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, South Lake Tahoe, California.
Exhibit K is a document
titled “Lake Tahoe Basin Executive Committee, Mid-Year Update April 2001,”
provided by Linda Massey, Public Affairs Officer, Lake Tahoe Basin Management
Unit, South Lake Tahoe, California.
Exhibit L is a document
titled “Current Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit EIP Project List,” provided by
Linda Massey, Public Affairs Officer, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit,
South Lake Tahoe, California.
Exhibit M is a document
titled “USDA Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, FY 2004 and
Beyond Lake Tahoe Restoration Act Project List,” provided by Linda Massey,
Public Affairs Officer, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, South Lake Tahoe,
California.
Exhibit N is a document
titled “FY 2002 Briefing Paper,” provided by Linda Massey, Public Affairs
Officer, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, South Lake Tahoe, California.
Exhibit O is a document
titled “Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee, Background, Purpose &
Charter,” provided by Steve Teshara, Executive Director of the Lake Tahoe
Gaming Alliance, and Co-Chair of the Lake Tahoe Transportation and Water
Quality Coalition, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Exhibit P is a document
titled “Private Sector EIP Contributions,” provided by Lew Feldman,
representative of the Stateline Redevelopment Partnerships, South Lake Tahoe,
California.
Exhibit Q is a document
titled “Nevada Legislative Commission’s Committee to Continue the Review of
Programs and Activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin,” provided by Ron McIntyre,
representative of the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, Tahoe City,
California.
Exhibit R is the “Attendance
Record” for this meeting.
Copies of the materials
distributed in the meeting are on file in the Research Library of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau, Carson City, Nevada. You may contact the library at (775) 684‑6827.