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From YouTube: 5/12/2022 - Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum
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D
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E
F
A
A
Before
we
begin,
I
would
like
to
take
a
moment
to
go
over
some
basic
housekeeping
items.
Our
meeting
is
video
conference
to
carson
city.
While
everyone
is
encouraged
to
participate
from
whichever
location
is
most
convenient,
we
are
willing
and
able
to
have
these
meetings
made
available
by
way
of
virtual
participation
over
zoom
as
well.
A
I
am
asking
our
presenters
on
the
zoom
video
call
to
leave
your
cameras
off
and
microphones
muted
until
I
call
up
the
agenda
item
under
which
you
will
present
or
if
I
direct
any
questions
to
you,
the
zoom
video
call
has
a
chat
feature.
However,
this
feature
is
only
to
be
used
for
technical
assistance.
A
A
Please
remember
to
turn
the
microphone
microphone
off
when
you
finish
speaking,
each
witness
should
provide
a
business
card
and
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copy
of
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this
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forum's
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page.
Individual
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are
also
available
in
each
meeting
location.
A
Anyone
who
would
like
to
receive
electronic
notification
of
and
access
to
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forms,
agendas,
minutes
and
final
report
can
do
so
by
going
to
the
nevada,
legislature's
website
and
the
following
links.
And
finally,
I
would
like
to
remind
everyone
to
please
silence
all
of
your
electronic
devices,
especially
cell
phones
and
laptops,
during
the
meeting
with
that.
Let
us
begin.
A
A
A
B
A
All
right,
thank
you,
since
there
is
no
one
in
carson
city,
we
will
go
on
to.
Is
there
anyone
in
las
vegas?
Who
would
like
to
provide
public
comment
at
this
time?
Please
come
forward.
A
D
D
Thank
you.
My
name
is
tony
arcata
pain
and
I'm
a
student
in
the
doctor
doctorate
of
public
policy
program
at
unlv,
and
I
respectfully
request
that
this
committee
support
moving
forward
to
create
a
task
force
to
explore
the
future
of
long-term
care
costs
to
nevada
residents
and
the
state
and
to
identify
a
public
funding
option
to
assist
residents
with
these
costs.
D
Medicare
and
employer
or
private
health
insurance
do
not
cover
long-term
care
costs,
so
these
costs
must
be
paid
for
privately
through
long-term
care
insurance.
If
you
qualify
for
coverage
or
with
medicaid,
if
you
qualify
according
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
70
of
seniors
will
need
some
form
of
long-term
care
in
their
lifetime.
D
D
D
There
are
over
350
000
seniors
in
nevada
that
will
require
long-term
care
in
their
lifetime.
If
nevada
had
a
long-term
care
public
funding
option
in
place,
we
would
save
residents
on
the
medicaid
budget
over
six
hundred
million
dollars.
If
only
five
percent
use
these
funds,
creating
a
task
for
to
explore
and
identify
a
public
funding.
Option
for
long-term
care
would
benefit
seniors
and
their
families
and
the
state
by
providing
funds
to
cover
these
costs.
D
A
G
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair,
and
we
appreciate
the
invitation
to
speak
at
your
meeting
today.
I'm
going
to
share
my
screen
with
a
short
slideshow,
with
a
few
points
to
make
today.
B
G
Great
thank
you
very
much
yeah
good
morning,
I'm
happy
to
join
you,
I'm
jim
reed,
the
director
of
ncsl's
environment,
energy
and
transportation
program,
and
here
this
morning,
to
give
you
an
overview
of
some
state
actions
this
year
and
last
year
related
to
protecting
vulnerable
populations,
including
seniors
as
it
relates
to
climate
risks.
G
Ncsl
is
a
bipartisan
organization
that
works
for
all
50
state,
legislatures
and
the
territories
of
the
u.s,
and
our
goal
is
to
create
opportunities
for
lawmakers
across
the
country
to
get
together
and
share
ideas,
and
we
do
research
on
a
bipartisan
nonpartisan
basis
in
a
whole
variety
of
areas.
G
This
is
how
these
are
some
of
the
basic
functions
of
ncsl
policy
research
linking
legislators
together
both
in
person
and
virtually
training.
We
have
a
very
robust
training
program
for
legislators,
legislative
staff.
We
also
have
a
dc
office
that
advocates
on
behalf
of
the
fifth
of
all
the
states.
Super
majority
of
states
come
together
and
vote
on
policy
positions
at
our
summit
every
year
and
those
are
represented
by
our
staff
in
washington
dc
and
we
hold
a
variety
of
meetings
throughout
the
year
on
many
many
subject
areas
today.
G
The
topic
is
climate
impacts
relative
to
our
elders
and
our
senior
citizen
population
and,
as
you
know,
climate
change
is
bringing
the
occurrence
of
greater
frequency
of
extreme
weather
events
both
in
this
country
and
across
the
world,
and
these
are
heat
waves,
drought,
wildfire,
more
intense
storms
like
hurricanes
and
thunderstorms
and
flooding,
and
these
events
are
impacting
our
various
populations
and,
in
particular,.
H
G
G
H
G
G
G
So
yeah
so
you're,
seeing
my
my
my
display,
I'm
sorry
about
that.
G
B
G
Thank
you
for
patiently
walking
me
through
that
my
apologies
for
the
slowness
and
getting
this
going,
but
we're
going
to
basically
move
to
some
of
the
bills
that
ncsl
has
found
pending
and
passed
in
state
legislatures
this
year
and
last
year.
H
H
B
G
This
slide
shows
a
some
state
legislation
that
ncsl
has
has
tracked
relative
to
climate
impacts
for
seniors
and
and
other
populations,
and
so
you
can
see
this
on
the
screen
I'll
briefly
just
hit
on
each
one
of
these
in
arizona.
There's
a
senate,
concurrent
resolution
that
is
pending
in
2022.
G
That
would
put
the
legislature
on
record
to
support
actions
to
enact
policies
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
support
developing
climate
policy
and
collaboration
and
partnership
with
a
variety
of
groups,
including
the
terminology
they
use
as
the
elderly
and
and
some
others
that
you
see
here,
labor
unions
and
so
forth.
G
This
this
bill
has
passed
in
2020
and
it's
called
it
addresses
home
protection
for
seniors,
severely
disabled
families
and
victims
of
wildfire
natural
disasters,
and
basically
this
would
limit
property
tax
increases
on
primary
residents
for
seniors
and
these
other
groups.
G
The
need
to
replace
our
move,
move
or
replace
a
damaged
tone,
and
so
this
gives
a
tax
break
for
for
those
instances
where
some
kind
of
natural
disaster
may
have
impacted
their
primary
residence.
G
Hawaii
has
a
bill
pending
in
that
was
introduced
in
2021
still
pending
now,
that
relates
to
a
climate
change
and
human
health
adaptation
coordinator,
and
this
would
be
a
state
position
establishing
a
a
specialist
in
climate
change
and
human
health
adaptation
that
would
work
to
establish
plans
and
policies
to
adapt
to
climate
change,
related
human
health
issues,
and
they
were
listed
in
the
bill,
including
these,
but
now
limited
to
temperature,
related
death
and
illnesses.
G
G
I
can
provide
more
detail
on
that.
If
you're
interested
finally
relative
to
climate
impacts,
rhode
island
had
three
bills
that
were
all
closely
related,
they're
still
pending,
that
would
establish
a
fee
on
companies,
the
sell,
fossil
fuels
in
rhode,
island,
the
point
of
sale
and
the
fun.
There
would
be
a
a
fund
established
to
disperse
these
funds
to
various
communities,
to
mitigate
some
of
the
impacts
of
climate
issues
and
to
help
build
resilience
in
these
communities.
G
So
these
are
the
bills.
We've
been
able
to
find
bills
and
resolutions
in
the
states
related
to
climate
impacts.
G
It
is,
it
does
build
off
the
tenants
of
environmental
justice
and
refers
to
concepts
related
to
equity,
affordability,
accessibility,
participation
in
the
energy
system
and
the
energy
transition
that
is
underway,
those
that
advocate
for
energy
justice-
and
these
are
examples
of
some
bills
that
do
look
to
reduce
energy
costs
and
burdens
on
low-income
customers
and
to
avoid
disproportionate
impacts
on
that
are
related
to
the
energy
transition,
and
this
transition
refers
to
the
moving
away
of
those
energy
resources
that
impact
climate
to
those
that
are
more
classified
more
as
clean
energy
sources.
G
So
the
other
element
of
energy
justice,
just
to
mention,
would
be
looking
at
the
equitable
distribution
of
benefits
of
energy
generation
and
transmission,
and
not
disproportionately
affecting
certain
communities
with
various
energy,
siding
and
other
types
of
decisions
related
to
say
transmission
or
energy
development.
G
So,
as
you
can
see
from
this
slide,
we've
we've
found
there's
four
bills
that
are
that
are
in
this
area
of
energy
justice.
One
is
in
missouri.
G
It's
pending
this
year,
it's
called
the
missouri
climate
commitment
and
it
would
set
up
this
commitment
requiring
the
state
to
assess
the
impacts
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
to
overburdened
communities,
which
is
defined
here
as
those
that
are
vulnerable
in
facing
negative
environmental
and
health
impacts
relative
to
climate
and
state
dnr
would
be
in
charge
of
looking
at
these
impacts,
along
with
the
department
of
health
and
senior
services.
G
There'd
also
be
a
council
established
called
the
environmental
justice
council,
and
there
would
be
funding
for
these
programs.
It's
still
pending
in
missouri
in
new
york,
a
bill
was
introduced
in
2021
called
the
climate
community
investment
act
and
it
would
prioritize
investments
around
climate
and
clean
energy
for
disadvantaged
communities,
of
which
senior
citizen
populations
are
part
of
that
definition,
and
it
would
address
some
of
the
climate
energy
transition
issues
that
might
disproportionately
affect
these
communities
in
ohio.
G
Another
bill
pending
is
hb,
429
called
the
clean
energy
jobs
and
energy
justice
act,
and
it's
a
broad.
It's
a
broad
bill
addressing
many
aspects,
but
one
part
of
it
is
a
rebate
program
to
give
rebates
to
customers,
consumers
that
buy
or
purchase
household
devices
that
have
the
energy
star
label,
and
there
are
provisions
also
that
attempt
to
alleviate
economic
burdens
to
environmental
justice
communities,
and
these
are
again
are
the
vulnerable
communities
that
might
be
disproportionately
affected
by
changes
in
the
energy
market.
G
Finally,
in
oregon
this
was
enacted
last
year.
It
was
set
clean
energy
targets,
and
a
number
of
states
have
done
this
as
well
in
prior
years
and
again
broad
bill
that
focused
some
on
environmental
justice
and
basically
the
goal
was
to
reduce
emissions
by
100
percent
by
2040
and
required
the
implementation
of
policy
and
utility
plans
to
consider
the
impacts
on
environmental
justice
communities,
including
senior
populations.
G
So
that
is
the
the
the
content
of
my
presentation.
We
do
have
a
summit
every
year
this
year,
it's
in
denver
in
august.
I
would
certainly
welcome
any
of
you
to
attend
and
we
will
cover
this
issue
and
many
many
other
issues
that
have
an
impact
on
our
elder
population,
and
this
is
where
colleagues
from
across
the
country
come
together
about
5
000
in
all,
and
so
with
with
that,
I
will
leave
it
for
any
questions
and
or-
and
I
appreciate
your
time
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
reed,
for
this
presentation.
I
I
do
have
a
question
for
you.
Yes,
you
have
three
six
nine
bills
here
in
different
states,
given
the
makeup
of
their
legislatures,
do
they
have
a
chance?
Any
of
these
have
a
chance
of
passing,
and
if
so,
do
any
of
these
states
have
a
governor
that
would
sign
that
bill.
A
The
reason
I'm
asking
is
because
last
session
we
did
have
in
nevada
a
bill
to
require,
I
think
it
was
50
emissions
by
it's
either
2030
or
2035,
and
it
didn't
even
get
a
hearing.
So
I'm
I'm
curious
as
to
where,
in
these
other
states
how
these
bills
are
being
accepted.
G
Yes,
thank
you
for
that
question,
madam
chair.
I
it's
clearly
there.
There
are
different
points
of
view
relative
to
the
parties.
The
partisan
makeup
of
different
legislatures,
as
well
as
which
party
holds
the
governorship
in
various
states,
and
so
some
of
these
bills
have
already
been
passed
into
law,
the
california
bill,
the
home
protection
bill
for
seniors
and
and
others
was
enacted
in
california.
G
The
arizona
senate
resolution
is
pending
there
and
it's
hard
to
say
whether
the
governor
there
would
would
sign
it
in
hawaii.
There's
that
climate
change
and
health
adaptation
coordinator
bill
would
would,
I
think,
have
a
decent
chance
of
being
signed
into
law
as
well.
But,
but
I
think
your
your
bigger
point
is
kind
of
the
the
makeup
of
the
legislatures
and
what
the
I
guess
emphasis
would
be
on
on
some
of
these.
G
I
I
do
believe
that
you
know
members
of
both
parties
are
well
aware
and
cognizant
of
the
needs
of
the
elder
population
and
would
want
to
help
them
in
any
way
they
can,
and
so
I
could
give
you
some
more
specifics
on
some
of
these
bills.
But
that's
that's
my
initial
reaction
to
your
question.
Thank.
A
You
thank
you.
Are
there
any
questions
from
the
forum
members
dr
want.
F
I
want
I
wanted
to
ask
a
simple
question
on
construction.
Would
anybody
know
about
I'm
not
sure
how
if
these
things
are
esoteric
or
not,
but
there's
been
news
about
doing,
trying
to
be
more
green
on
construction
like
for,
for
instance,
actually
using
carbon
dioxide
and
mixing
it
with
concrete,
and
that
apparently
would
increase
the
strength
of
the
concrete,
would
cost
more
but
apparent
might
be
upset
by
the
need
to
use
less
concrete
and
other
things
like
using
more
prefab
construction.
F
So
we
have
an
existing
building,
which
is
not
well
insulated
and
just
putting
out
putting
up
prefabrication
on
it
to
decrease
energy
usage
and
also
like
in
agriculture,
some
methods
to
try
to
decrease
methane
emissions
from
from
agricultural
animals.
Apparently
it's
you
know,
a
lot
of
people
would
think
it's
coming
from
their
their
elimination,
but
it's
actually
coming
from
their
their
desk
track
track
and
they
belch
out
all
this
methane,
which
is
really
bad
for
the
environment
and
their
their
proposal.
F
How
to
how
to
decrease
that,
and
also
for
like
for
like
waste
dumps.
Apparently,
if
you,
if
you
have
leave
those
dumps,
exposed,
there's
more
exposure
of
your
methane
so
forth.
So
if
you
can
cover
those
expeditiously,
that'd
be
helpful,
so
those
are
similar
relative,
simple
things,
but
I
wonder
if
there
are
any
any
attempts
to
do
more
of
these
type
things.
G
Yes,
thank
you
doctor
for
your
question
for
your,
and
your
observation
there
is
on
is
certainly
on
target
with
what
we're
our
understanding
of
in
the
developments.
The
innovations,
I
think,
is
what
you're
referring
to
in
a
variety
of
areas
you
mentioned
building
codes
and
the
capture
of
say
methane.
G
I
know
a
few
years
ago,
some
of
us
were
in
alaska
for
one
of
our
meetings
and
we
were
able
to
hear
about
a
the
landfill.
That's
there
in
anchorage
they.
They
set
up
a
system
to
capture
the
methane
that
was
coming
off
the
landfill
and
provided
it
to
the
nearby
joint
base,
elmendorf
richardson
for
to
power
some
turbines
for
for
energy
on
that
base,
and
so
there
there
are
innovative
opportunities
out
there
that
are
being
undertaken.
G
You
mentioned
building
codes,
I
live
in
colorado
and
as
you're
well
aware
in
nevada
as
well,
there's
a
high
wildfire
danger,
and
so
there
have
been
attempts
to
create
building
codes
that
are
more
fire
resistant
and
the
like
and
and
be
more
cognizant
of,
I
guess,
green
green
techniques,
if
you
will,
as
you've
suggested.
G
G
Maybe
some
areas
are
trying
out
these
these
innovations,
and
certainly
the
legislature,
can
be
a
catalyst
for
helping.
Some
of
these
I'd
be
happy
to
you
know:
do
a
little
more
bring
some
more
information
back
to
you
on.
Maybe
some
specifics
around
those
topics
you
raised
if
you'd
be
interested
to
see
what
kind
of
I
don't
know
if
there
would
be
incentives
that
a
legislature
could
provide
or
just
partnerships
that
are
available.
G
G
So
I
think
it's
it's
an
excellent
area
for
you
to
delve
into,
I
think
in
terms
of
some
of
the
innovations
that
serve
multiple
purposes
in
the
case
of
the
the
jay
bear
instance
that
I
just
named,
they
they
captured
the
methane
gas,
so
it
didn't
go
into
the
environment
and
then
the
base
got
power
from
from
that
gas.
I
There
we
hear
me
now
there
we
go
roger
trotham
senate
district
18..
Mr
reed.
Does
your
organization
just
some
generic
answers?
Not
a
lot
of
detail,
talk,
talk
about
or
have
ideas
about,
making
more
energy
available
in
this
environment
to
try
and
bring
down
the
costs
of
it.
Do
you
does
your
group
do
some
of
that
kind
of
research
and
study.
G
We
do
indeed
we
do
have
an
energy
supply
task
force
that
meets
periodically
and
talks
about
energy
supply,
that's
in
their
name
and
so
they're
very
interested
in
looking
at
the
broad
range
of
energy
choices
and
opportunities
for
increasing
the
supply
of
that
and
I'd
be
happy
to
share
some
of
the
papers
and
some
of
the
work
that
that
energy
supply
task
force
has
has
taken
on.
G
Yes,
indeed,
it's
it's
been
a
significant
issue
for
that
group
and
then
their
work
feeds
into
our
natural
resources
and
infrastructure
committee
that
then
might
bring
larger
issues
to
the
group
as
a
whole.
At
our
summit,
the
summit
I
mentioned
that
will
be
occurring
in
denver.
A
related
issue
to
what
you
mentioned
is
this
transmission?
G
There
are
resources
out
there
right
in
the
there's
sun
in
the
desert,
but
there's
no
transmission
to
get
it
into
where
it's
needed.
There's
also
microgrids
and
there's
a
variety
of
innovative
approaches
that
are
out
there
to
to
supply
more
more
power,
more
energy,
more
electricity
in
various
places
and
I'd
be
happy
to
share
some
of
that
work
with
you.
We
are
that
group
and
ncsl
is
very
interested
in
those
topics.
I
Yeah
costs
to
offset
these
kind
of
issues
are
those
plans
that
usually
would
take
government
tax
money
to
subsidize
or
offset,
as
we
help
people
that
are
maybe
less
advantaged
to
be
able
to
pay.
For
that.
Is
that
usually
the
concept-
and
we
talk
about
it
in
these
kind
of
terms,
to
help
people.
G
Yes,
thank
you
for
that
question.
Okay,
certainly
that's
one
one
option
and
it's
it's
an
option
taken
by
some
states
other.
There
are
other
ways
as
well.
It
could
be
a
you
know.
Perhaps
some
kind
of
a
partnership
where
you
know
companies
would
come
together
voluntarily
and
create
some
funding
source
to
do
that.
Of
course,
government
can
also
put
regulations
on
businesses,
though
that
is.
G
I
Now,
let's
take
america,
for
instance,
of
the
transition
from
our
traditional
sources
of
energy
to
a
significantly
green
type
of
thing.
You
know
making
some
generalities
simple,
easy,
long-term,
a
lot
in
the
cost
of
transitioning
from
our
traditional
energy
sources
to
this
new
green
functions
that
we
continue
to
talk
about
and
look
at.
G
Thank
you
so
so,
basically,
you
want
just
some
impressions
about
the
costs
associated
with
that
energy
transition.
Perhaps.
B
G
There
are
lots
of
opinions
and
and
there's
lots
of
research
and
perspectives
on
on
this
question,
I
I
think
what
we've
seen
is
that
the
the
market
is
innovating
around
many
of
the
the
you
know
the
clean.
If
you
want
to
call
it
clean
energy
sources,
the
market
is
providing
these
opportunities
and
whether
it
be
the
establishment
of
wind,
wind
facilities,
the
creation
of
wind
turbine
farms
or
whatever
it
is
fields
of
turbines
in
places
that
have
adequate
wind
same
is
happening
with
solar
in
terms
of
solar
panels.
G
You're
seeing
the
market
bring
those
bring
those
to
bear,
and
I
think
many
companies
have
found
that
that
is
a
a
good
investment
to
make.
So
I
think
it's
a
mix
like
a
lot
of
things.
Are
it's
a
mix
of
public
efforts
and
private
efforts
to
make
these
opportunities
happen
and
to
to
bring
innovation
to
new
areas?
G
And
so
you
know
it's.
I
think.
If
you
talk
to
legislators
involved
with
ncsl,
they
would
say
many
of
them
would
say
you
know
we
need
to
look
at
all
all
the
resources
that
are
out
there
and
use
those
that
are
perhaps
regionally
efficient
for
us.
So
you
know,
geothermal
is
an
available
resource
in
some
places,
but
not
others.
The
wind
is
here,
but
not
there.
G
The
sun,
you
know,
is
brighter
here
and
not
other
places.
So,
and
you
know,
fossil
fuels
are
available
in
some
places
and
not
others.
So
I
think
one
thing
we're
seeing
is
somewhat
of
a
regionalization
of
energy
supplies
and
that's
been
going
on
for
a
while.
You
look
at
the
pacific
northwest
and
there's
a
lot
of
hydro
power
in
the
pacific
northwest
because
of
the
ability
back
in
the
day
to
create
hydro
power
facilities
from
dams.
G
K
I
G
Yeah
solar
panels,
so
in
the
summertime,
there'd
be
a
lot
more
sunlight,
and
so
the
solar
panels
would
produce
more
power.
Is
that
what
you're
referring
to.
E
G
Absolutely
I
think,
well,
let
me
just
say
I'm
not
an
expert
on
solar
panels
by
any
means-
and
I
know
there's
times
of
the
year
when
they're
more
efficient
than
others,
and
so,
but
presumably
in
the
hot
summertime,
where
the
heat
or
the
the
bright
sunshine
of
the
summer,
solar
panels
would
probably
be
operating
at
100
capacity,
whereas
other
times
of
the
year.
A
Before
we
continue,
I
would
just
like
to
remind
all
forum
members
that,
except
when
you
are
speaking,
please
make
sure
your
mics
are
turned
off.
It
does
give
feedback
to
other
folks.
C
Yes,
I
do
good
morning
I'd
like
to
know
if
mr
reed
knows
of
okay,
I
guess
I'm
unmuted
now
correct!
Yes,
okay,
do
you
have
any
solutions
that
have
been
proposed
in
other
states
for
a
homeless,
seniors
or
data
on
how
your
work
is
affecting
and
going
to
affect
seniors
in
the
future.
C
G
We
do
have
a
another
program
area
that
I'm
not
involved
with
at
ncsl,
but
they
are
a
following
variety
of
policy
initiatives
related
to
homelessness
in
general
and
then
specific
populations
of
those
that
are
homeless
as
well
and
trying
to
create
those
partnerships
and
working
with
local
governments
and
and
others
that
are
that
you
know,
have
resources
and
and
care
and
and
have
ideas
about
how
homelessness
might
be
alleviated.
G
G
It's
it's
primarily
in
our
children
and
families,
program
area.
F
I
have
a
question
on
electric
charging
vehicles
and
I
was
wondering
if,
if
it's
worthwhile
for
states
to
pursue
that,
if
the
federal
government
cannot
pursue
that
it's,
it
wouldn't
be
a
huge
scale.
But
you
know
certainly
the
transition
is
for
more
electric
vehicles
rather
than
especially
with
all
these
high
gas
prices.
I
wonder
if,
if
that's
worthwhile,
for
states
to
pursue
pursue,
if
the
federal
government
doesn't
take
the
initiative
on
trying
to
provide
more
networks
of
electric
charging
stations
for
vehicles.
G
G
There
is
a
significant
funding
within
that
act
to
pay
for
a
charging
network
for
electric
vehicles,
and
there
are
both,
I
believe,
both
formula
grants
to
states
and
local
communities
as
well
as
competitive
grants,
for
those
that
want
to
you
know,
create
innovation
and
bring
some
new
ideas
and
so
competitively
apply
for
additional
grant
funding.
So
so
there
is
a
pretty
big
chunk
of
funding
it's
in
the
billions
of
dollars
from
the
federal
government
out
of
that
new
infrastructure
bill.
That
was
passed
last
november.
G
But
I
think,
coupled
with
that,
there
are
states
that
have
that
realize
they
want
to
make
the
commitment
to
electric
vehicles
and
see
that
that
is
the
infrastructure
for
charging
is
a
key
factor
in
in
the
adoption
of
greater
adoption,
that
is,
of
electric
vehicles
by
consumers,
and
so
those
efforts
are
underway.
But
I
think
the
big
emphasis
for
the
time
being
is
on
the
new
federal
money
that
is
is
available
through
primarily,
I
think,
is
available
through
the
u.s
department
of
transportation.
A
A
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
reed,
for
your
presentation,
we'll
we'll
be
looking
over
your
information
and
our
staff
will
be
in
touch
with
you
about
the
information
that
the
forum
members
have
asked
for,
so
that
you
can
supply
that.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
The
second
agenda
item
will
be
an
overview
of
the
climate
change
issues
and
we
will
begin
this
agenda
with
a
presentation
from
mr
craig
peterson
senior
air
quality
specialist
with
washoe
county
health
district.
He
will
be
followed
by
mr
kevin
mcdonald,
public
information
administrator
with
the
clark
county
department
of
environment
and
sustainability.
A
L
All
right,
thank
you
very
much
for
the
record.
My
name
is
craig
peterson
and
I'm
a
senior
air
quality
specialist
in
the
planning
branch
of
the
washoe
county
health
district,
air
quality
management
division.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
information
about
how
climate
change
is
impacting
air
quality,
especially
on
our
senior
population.
L
L
that's
5
degrees,
more
than
the
national
average.
Not
only
are
temperatures
increasing,
but
heat
episodes
are
getting
longer
here
in
northern
nevada.
In
2018
we
had
56
consecutive
days
of
over
90
degrees
in
2021
we
had
10
consecutive
days
of
over
100
degrees.
That
may
not.
That
may
not
seem
like
a
lot
in
southern
nevada,
but
this
is
a
significant
change
for
from
what
we're
used
to
up
here.
L
L
L
B
L
Thank
you
very
much
so
again.
Not
only
does
this
chart
show
increasing
temperatures,
but
also
increasing
energy
burden.
Heat
waves
can
be
especially
challenging
for
households
with
higher
high
energy
burdens,
especially
those
who
have
difficulty,
affording
the
electrical
bills
to
run
their
air
conditioning
but
face
health
risks
such
as
heat
stroke.
If
they
do
not
run
their
ac,
older
homes
are
less
energy
efficient
and
may
not
even
have
air
conditioning.
L
L
Here's
a
graphic
showing
the
health
effects
of
air
pollution
pm,
2.5
or
fine
particles
are
those
found
in
smoke
and
haze.
These
particles
are
so
small
that
they
can
travel
deep
into
the
lungs
and
even
be
transferred
to
the
cardiovascular
system
causing
serious
health
problems.
Numerous
scientific
studies
have
linked
particle
pollution.
Exposure
to
a
variety
of
problems,
including
irritation
of
the
airways
coughing
difficulty,
breathing
decreased
lung
function,
aggravated
asthma,
irregular
heartbeat
non-fatal,
heart
attack,
heart
attacks
and
premature
death
in
people
with
heart
or
lung
disease,
and
then
there's
ground
level.
L
Ozone
ozone
is
created
by
a
chemical
reaction
between
oxides
of
nitrogen
and
volatile
organic
compounds
in
the
presence
of
sunlight
breathing
ground
level.
Ozone
can
trigger
a
variety
of
health
problems,
including
chest
pain,
coughing,
throat,
irritation
and
congestion.
It
can
worsen
bronchitis,
emphysema
and
asthma
ground
level.
Ozone
can
also
reduce
lung
function
and
inflame
the
linings
of
the
lungs
repeated
exposure
may
permanently
scar.
Lung
tissue.
L
L
L
L
Here's
another
way
to
visualize
air
quality
index
data
for
2021..
We
can
look
at
the
number
of
days
per
month.
The
aqi
was
in
various
categories
where
we
used
to
see
our
worst
air
quality
in
the
winter
has
now
shifted
to
the
summer.
You
can
see
the
greatest
number
of
unhealthy
days
in
2021
was
in
july
and
august.
L
What
can
you
do
about
high
temperatures
and
poor
air
quality?
Well,
in
the
short
term,
make
sure
you
listen
to
your
body
if
you
are
experiencing
difficulty,
breathing
shortness
of
breath,
wheezing,
coughing,
sore
throat,
chest
pain
or
fatigue.
Take
precautions
know
the
aqi
and
weather
forecasts
if
the
temperature
is
high
or
the
aqi
is
over
100
reduce
outdoor
activities
or
stay
inside
close
your
windows
and
doors
and
run
your
central
air
conditioner.
L
L
The
home
energy
retrofit
opportunity
for
seniors
or
heroes
program,
for
example,
is
a
program
that
assists
with
reducing
energy
costs
for
nevada
seniors
by
improving
the
energy
efficiency
of
their
home.
This
results
in
improved
home
energy
conservation,
lower
monthly
energy
costs
and
help
seniors
live
in
healthier,
safer
homes.
L
Here
are
a
few
takeaways
from
today's
presentation.
Air
pollution
and
heat
episodes
are
trending
upward,
becoming
more
frequent
longer
in
duration
and
more
severe.
The
solutions
will
require
effort
from
everyone
support
legislation
that
supports
strategies
for
climate
change
adaptation,
including
managing
heat
risk
and
improving
air
quality
to
protect
human
health
and
the
environment.
L
Increasing
tree
canopy
coverage
will
have
multiple
benefits
for
all,
especially
older
adults,
support
the
reimagined,
reno
master
plan,
reno
sustainability
and
climate
master
plan,
and
the
urban
forestry
management
plan
to
increase
the
tree.
Canopy
maintain
a
healthy,
equitable
urban
forest
and
promote
community
partnerships.
A
Thank
you,
mr
peterson.
If
you
could
wait
for
us
until
after
mr
mcdonald's
presentation,
the
forum
members
will
take
questions
have
questions
at
that
time.
L
J
I'm
ready,
thank
you
very
much
to
the
forum
for
inviting
me
today,
following
up
on
what
mr
peterson
just
shared.
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
we're
doing
here
in
clark
county
talk
a
little
bit
about
air
quality
and
climate
change
issues
and
what
we're
doing
and
how
what
most
importantly,
what
people
can
do
to
prepare
themselves.
J
So,
just
a
little
bit
about
who
we
are,
I'm
with
the
department
of
environment
and
sustainability
and
that
actually
encompasses
three
divisions.
Our
largest
is
the
division
of
air
quality.
We
also
have
the
desert
conservation
program
and
also
the
office
of
sustainability
and
I'll
speak
more
to
that
office
in
a
moment,
desert
conservation
program,
you
probably
know
through
their
mojave
max
program,
our
desert,
tortoise
mascot.
J
J
The
division
of
air
quality
is
the
permitting
body
for
clark
county,
meaning
businesses
have
to
apply
for
and
get
approved
for,
an
air
permit
to
operate
in
clark
county.
Those
businesses
include
gas
stations,
construction
companies
asphalt
plants,
even
our
casinos.
Essentially
it's
if
you
have
a
boiler
or
emit
pollutants
into
the
air,
you
need
to
get
a
permit
from
us,
in
addition
to
being
the
permitting
body,
we're
also
the
compliance
enforcement
body
for
the
county,
making
sure
that
all
of
our
permitted
sources
are
operating
within
the
parameters
of
their
permits.
J
Now
we
talk
about
ozone
as
our
greatest
air
quality
challenge
here
in
clark
county
and
it
is,
there
are
six
criteria,
pollutants
for
which
we
monitor
and
regulate
ozone,
particulate
matter,
nitrogen
oxide,
carbon
monoxide,
sulfur
dioxide
and
lead
we're
in
attainment
by
all
federal
standards
for
five
of
those
six
criteria-
pollutants,
the
sixth
one
that
we're
in
marginal
attainment
for
is
ozone
and
ozone.
It's
it
is
our
greatest
challenge
because
of
a
lot
of
factors,
and
one
of
the
things
I
want
to
talk
about
is
what
causes
ozone.
J
It's
especially
harmful
for
those
with
breathing
sensitivities
with
asthma
or
copd
children,
older
adults.
Even
your
pets
can
be
affected
by
this
now,
just
to
give
a
little
background
of
what
causes
ozone
is
caused
by
a
chemical
reaction
of
what's
called
volatile
organic
compounds
combining
with
nitrogen
oxides
and
those
cook
in
the
sun
and
uv
rays,
and
that
creates
ozone,
so
volatile
organic
compounds
or
vocs
think
of
it
as
anything
that
puts
off
a
fume
so
that
could
be
fuel
chemicals
paint.
J
Those
combust
will
work
with
things
to
combust
nox,
nitrogen
oxides.
Earth
would
be
vehicles,
fire,
industrial
emissions,
and
we
have
300
days
of
sunlight
here
in
clark
county.
So
naturally
this
becomes
a
perfect
oven
to
cook
ozone
and
some
of
those
harms,
as
mr
peterson
alluded
to
decrease
of
lung
function,
aggravation
of
asthma,
throat,
irritation
and
so
on.
J
Now
it
mixes
together,
like
a
stew,
and
we
talk
about
how
that
looks
in
the
summertime
here.
The
current
epa
standard
for
an
exceedance
day
in
clark
county
is
it
has
to
ozone.
Concentrations
have
to
be
at
70
parts
per
billion
over
an
eight
hour
average,
and
if
you
take
that
70
parts
per
billion
measurement
the
current
standard
and
take
it
back
to
2026
2003,
you
can
see
that
it
has
decreased
here
in
clark
county.
I'm
not
suggesting
that
we
don't
have
an
ozone
issue
here,
because
we
certainly
do.
J
But
if
you
look
at
you
know
2003
compared
to
today,
we've
cut
it
in
half
in
terms
of
exceedance
days,
but
we
still
have
a
lot
of
spikes
in
there
and
one
of
the
factors
there
is.
We
have
1.6
million
registered
vehicles
here
in
clark
county,
and
we
know
that
vehicle
emissions
are
a
major
contributor
to
ozone.
J
Now,
if
we
removed
all
the
vehicles
here
in
clark
county,
we
likely
wouldn't
have
an
ozone
problem,
but
we
still
would
have
ozone
because
it
is
naturally
occurring
and
one
of
those
pollutants
that
also
impacts.
Ozone
is
wildfire,
smoke
and
I'll
get
to
more
of
that
in
the
moment.
But
what
you
can
do
to
help
reduce
ozone,
because
there's
not
a
lot
that
individuals
can
do,
but
we
do
encourage
folks
that,
with
your
vehicles,
the
way
you
drive
your
vehicles
can
help
reduce
ozone.
Don't
idle
your
vehicle
unnecessarily.
J
J
Filling
your
gas
tank
after
sunset
is
one
of
my
favorite
tips
to
get
for
reducing
ozone,
because,
if
you
think
about
when
you
fill
up
your
gas
tank
you're
putting
off
a
fume
from
the
pump
and
that
gets
into
the
sunlight
and
that
helps
cook
ozone,
you
do
this
after
sunset.
It
helps
reduce
using
less
gas-powered
lawn
equipment,
turning
off
your
lights,
electronics
and
also
consider
buying
electric
vehicle.
If
you're
on
the
market
for
a
new
car.
J
Now
I
mentioned
earlier
that
wildfire
smoke
can
influence
ground
level
ozone
formation,
so
like
ozone
it
is,
it
can
be
harmful
to
breathe.
Even
when
it
comes
from
hundreds
of
miles
away,
as
we've
seen
here
in
clark,
county
and
wildfire
smoke
in
addition
to
contributing
to
ozone
formation
also
contributes
to
particulate
pollution.
J
I
want
to
show
you
a
couple
images.
This
is
a
an
image
taken
from
our
visibility:
camera
at
the
m
resort
south
of
town
facing
north
toward
the
strip.
This
was
august
11th
at
7.
45
am
a
little
bit
hazy
there
in
the
morning,
as
you
would
expect
for
that
time
of
year
for
ozone,
but
overall,
a
fairly
clear
day
now
exactly
four
days
earlier.
J
This
was
the
view
from
that
same
camera.
That
is
wildfire
smoke.
What
we're
looking
at
there!
That
was
that
that
big
wildfire
smoke
incident
we
occurred.
We
that
occurred
last
summer
came
in
on
a
friday
night
and
that's
what
we
woke
up
to.
If
you
remember
that
day,
if
you
were
outside,
you
could
see
it
and
you
could
smell
it
and
you
could
taste
it.
J
It
was
easily
one
of
our
worst
air
quality
days,
if
not
the
worst
air
quality
day
we
had
all
last
year
now
that
smoke
traveled
from
hundreds
of
miles
away
to
get
here,
and
not
only
does
that
the
only
thing
you
can
say
about
that
that
level
of
wildfire
smoke
is
when
it
gets
that
thick.
You
no
longer
have
an
ozone
problem,
but
you
have
a
particular
matter.
Prop.
Excuse
me
problem.
J
So
that
graph,
I
showed
you
earlier:
here's
how
wildfire
impacts
ozone
formation.
These
are
our
previous
five
years
of
ozone
exceeding
stays.
J
So,
what's
causing
this,
it's
the
increased,
what's
causing
increased
wildfires
in
the
western
united
states,
it's
drought,
extreme
heat,
and
then
we
also
have
to
factor
in
greenhouse
gas
emissions
that
are
helping
turn
up
the
heat,
and
these
are
what
comes
down
to
coming
from
climate
change
and
causing
climate
change
and
las
vegas
is
the
fastest
warming
city
in
the
united
states,
currently
by
mid-century,
we're
projected
to
have
30
days
per
year
of
106
degrees
or
hotter,
and
I
know
we
all
live
in
a
desert.
J
We
all
expect
it
to
be
hot
in
the
summertime,
but
it
is
getting
hotter.
So
what
we're
doing
about
it?
We
have
launched
an
initiative
called
all
in
clark
county
through
our
office
of
sustainability.
J
J
It's
a
lot
to
absorb,
and
I
realize
that
the
all
the
information
you
can
find
is
at
all
in
clark,
county
dot
com.
We
have
all
the
information
about
the
county
operations
plan,
the
community
plan
and
there's
also
under
the
get
involved
tab
a
survey
that
we're
inviting
people
to
take
throughout
the
community
there's
an
incentive.
We
will
be
giving
away
100
grocery
gift
card.
J
At
the
end
of
all
that,
but
the
important
thing
is
we
want
people's
input
and
feedback
to
move
forward
on
our
community
plan
and,
once
again,
that's
all
in
clark,
county
dot
com.
J
So
now
moving
back
to
what
we're
doing
about
wildfire
and
ozone
in
clark
county
we've
issued
every
year,
we
issue
a
seasonal
ozone
advisory.
This
year
was
the
first
time
that
we
issued
a
seasonal
wildfire
smoke
advisory
to
go
along
with
it.
That
runs
from
april
1st
until
september
30th
and
the
sad
reality
is
wildfire.
Smoke
has
become
our
new
normal
here
in
clark,
county
and
and
it's
not
coming
from
anywhere
near
clark
county.
J
J
How
you
can
protect
yourself
is
to
limit
your
outdoor
exertion
on
those
days
when
air
quality
might
be
in
the
unhealthy
range
or
if
we
have
wildfire
smoke,
keep
your
windows
and
doors
closed
run.
Your
air
conditioner
change
your
air
filters
frequently
and
if
you
like,
to
be
outside
with
activities
schedule
those
in
the
morning
or
the
evening
and
consider
less
intense
activities
if
you're
a
jog
or
consider
walking
on
those
high
of
ozone
days
and
also,
of
course,
consult
your
doctor
or
physician
in
terms
of
staying
informed.
J
There
are
several
ways
we
want
people
to
to
keep
in
touch
with
us.
We
share
all
of
our
daily
air
quality
forecasts
across
our
social
media
channels.
You
can
find
us
on
facebook
by
searching
sustain
clark
county
on
twitter,
sustainedclarkcty
on
instagram
sustain
clark
county.
If
you
go
to
enviroflash.com,
you
can
sign
up
for
daily
texts
or
email
messages
of
our
forecasts
and
advisories
alerts,
and
also,
if
you
download
the
air
now
app
on
your
phone,
you
can
get
real-time
air
quality
information.
J
Staying
informed
is
really
one
of
the
most
important
things
that
you
can
do
in
terms
of
dealing
with
air
quality
issues,
and
here
also,
this
graphic
is
our
monitoring
site
at
desaq
monitoring.clarkcountynv.gov
and
that
graphic
what
you're
looking
at
there,
all
those
little
colored
squares
with
numbers
in
them,
that
is
our
network
of
monitoring
stations.
There
are
18
of
them
throughout
clark
county
and
when
we
I,
I
captured
this
image,
the
yellow.
That's
when
it's
moderate
green
is
good,
and
you
see
the
color
coding
in
the
aqi
that
mr
peterson
referred
to
earlier.
J
I
thank
you
for
your
time.
Well,
one
more
thing:
if
you
see
or
smell
something
it's
important
that
we
hear
from
from
you
the
citizens
as
well,
a
lot
of
our
notices
of
violation
that
we
will
write
and
a
lot
of
our
inspections
stem
from
people
who
call
our
air
quality
complaint
hotline
and
that's
if
you're,
seeing
too
much
dust
at
a
construction
site,
there
are
industrial,
initiate
emissions,
cannabis,
production
odor,
it
might
be
getting
too
strong.
You
can
reach
this
via
the
telephone,
702
385
dust.
J
A
A
Have
you
considered,
maybe
for
like
a
really
really
bad
air
quality
day,
like
we
had
on
saturday
august
7th
that
that
could
be
incorporated
into
that.
J
We
have
considered
that
we're
looking
into
those
those
options
there,
the
national
weather
service,
I
believe,
issues
those
alerts
and
what
we
do
we
will
send
out.
The
closest
we
have
right
now
is,
if
you
sign
up
for
the
text
messages
through
enviroflash,
you
will
get
a
text
message
on
those
days
and
we
have
to
issue
an
advisory
or,
and
also
you
get
the
forecast,
but
we
have.
J
We
are
also
looking
into
other
avenues
for
those
days
when
it
is
dire
but
outside
of
wildfire
smoke,
because
we
will
have
some
days
this
summer,
I'm
sure
when
ozone
will
be
up
in
the
unhealthy
range
as
well.
We
only
get
a
couple
a
year,
but
still
we
want
to
make
sure
that
people
are
aware.
So,
even
though
we're
under
that
blanket
of
a
seasonal
advisory,
we
do
send
out
frequent
messages,
especially
via
social
media,
on
those
days
when
the
air
quality
is
going
to
be
closer
than
healthy
range.
A
Thank
you
very
much
forum
members.
If
you
have
questions,
please
direct
them
to
either
mr
mcdonald
or
mr
peterson,
when
you
are
asking
do
we
have
any
anyone
with
a
question.
A
I
think
we
have
lost
contact
with
ms
maharis,
dr
wand.
You
had
a
question.
F
Yes,
this
is
not
another
huge
issue,
but
I
was
wondering
if
anybody
from
any
of
the
agencies
either
mr
mcdonald
or
mr
peterson,
would
I
live
in
a
relatively
small
community
with
about
two
thousand
houses
and
they
have.
We
have
an
entity
that
have
an
hoa
social.
They
they
plan
to
be
around
for
more
than
five
ten
years
and
so
forth.
Yet
they
will
not
consider
solar
panels
for
their
buildings
and
the
reason
for
that
is
because
the
membership
doesn't
want
to
pay
for
that.
F
So
I
wonder
if
there's
any
kind
of
way
to
get
some
kind
of
government
and
incentives
for
for
larger
groups
to
convert
putting
solar
panels
on
on
the
public
buildings.
J
Oh,
thank
you
doctor
one.
I
can
start,
I
know
through
all
in
clark
county
we're
looking
into
those
options
right
now.
I
don't
know
if
any
decisions
have
been
made
because
it's
very
early
in
the
process,
but
we
are
looking
at
renewable
energy
options
on
certain
public
buildings
as
well
as
what
the
community
can
do.
E
J
I
can
thank
you
for
the
question,
dr
jordan
typically,
and
I
I
rely
on
my
forecasters
and
my
department
for
this
information
and
they've
shared
with
me
that
in
april
april
into
may
can
be
our
windy
season.
J
This
year
has
been
certainly
windier
than
years
past,
and
that
has
definitely
contributed
to
a
lot
of
the
dust
that
we
have
seen
that
I
think
we
just
saw
over
the
mother's
day
weekend
and
the
best
we
can
do
in
that
situation
is.
We
will
issue
construction
notices
on
on
high
wind
days
as
well,
not
days
that
will
will
trigger
a
wind,
a
dust
advisory
but
to
our
construction
sites.
We
will
issue
a
construction
notice
on
high
wind
days
to
instruct
them
to
take
more
efforts
to
keep
the
dust
down.
J
Keep
the
soils
wet
and
such,
but
otherwise
yeah
mother
nature
can
can
really
play
a
huge
impact
and
there's
not
a
lot.
We
can
do
to
stop
that,
especially
with
the
dust
that's
being
blown
in
from
other
places
or
just
kicking
up
the
dust
in
general.
But
that's
why?
For
the
average
citizen
staying
informed
is
important,
but
also
we
do
take
those
efforts
with
our
permitted
community
business
community
to
ensure
that
they're
not
contributing
to
that.
E
Thank
you
so
much
both
to
you
and
mr
mcdonald.
Mr
peterson,
we
appreciate
your
presentation
today.
Thank
you.
C
Sorry
about
the
sound
here,
I
would
like
to
ask
both
gentlemen
about
how
we
balance
tree
canopy
urban
forest,
with
water
use
and
because
they're,
both
environmental
and
if
we
want
to
have
trees,
then
how
are
we
going
to
impact
water,
which
is
more
important.
L
I
can
start
there.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
question.
One
thing
you
can
do
is
you
can
use
storm
water
management
and
use
some
storm
water
runoff
to
to
actually
water
the
trees.
So
that's
one
solution
to
the
problem.
J
In
terms
of
water
use,
I'm
not
100.
I
don't
have
that
information
in
front
of
me.
I
do
know
that
that
adding
more
trees
in
clark
county
is
one
of
our
priorities
in
terms
of
combating
the
urban
heat
island
effect
and
extreme
heat
here
in
clark
county,
and
I
will
have
to
consult
a
defer
to
my
colleagues
with
the
allen
clark
county
initiative
on
that
they
do
address
this
within
the
plan.
I
Roger
troth,
from
district
18
again
for
both
of
you
kudos,
are
good
things
on
the
public
service
announcement
systems
that
I
think
both
of
you
do
in
trying
to
get
out
alerts
and
information
on
uncertain
things.
I
think
that's
good.
I
L
I
No,
that's
fine
and
then,
mr
mcdonald,
again
some
great
things,
and
I
guess
for
both
of
you
and
all
of
us.
You
know
we
live
in
a
desert.
You
know,
even
in
in
reno,
is
kind
of
like
that.
We've
had
extensive
population
growth
in
the
40-something
years.
I've
been
around
here
and
so
a
lot
of
these
issues
are
derived
from
us
living
in
that
environment
and
we
continue
to
add
people
to
it.
I
So,
and
maybe
mr
peterson,
if
starting
to
mr
mcdonald,
is
that
taken
into
significant
consideration
when
you
put
together
some
of
these
concepts
and
ideas
to
try
and
deal
with
some
of
the
issues
that
we
have
in
the
whole
state
of
nevada.
L
Means
certainly,
as
more
people
come
into
the
area,
you're
gonna
have
more
motor
vehicles
and
vehicles
mile
tr
vehicle
miles
traveled
and
that
all
feeds
into
the
problem.
So
you
know,
motor
vehicles
and
energy
production
are
going
to
be
two
of
your
biggest
contributors
to
air
pollution,
so
yeah.
This
is
all
taken
into
consideration.
J
Thank
you
from
the
clark
county
standpoint.
Yes,
it's
also
been
taken
into
consideration
on
several
levels,
including
urban
planning,
as
well
as
mr
peterson
made
reference
to
vehicles.
That's
one
of
one
of
the
other
areas
of
this.
That's
really
important
is
expanding
the
electrification
for
vehicles,
so
more.
J
My
I
lost
my
train
of
thought.
Forgive
me
more
charging
stations
and
just
bolstering
that
and
having
greater
access
as
more
and
more
electric
vehicles
come
on
online.
We
have
to
be
prepared
for
that,
so
that
they
don't
have
to
go
to
just
a
handful
of
places
that
we
have
more
charging
capabilities
there.
A
A
A
Moving
on
to
agenda
item
five,
an
overview
of
energy
demands
with
extreme
weather
events
and
assistance
for
senior
citizens,
we
will
now
hear
an
overview
of
energy
demands
with
extreme
weather
events
and
assistance
for
senior
citizens.
This
presentation
will
be
given
by
ms
jennifer
and
forgive
me
if
I
don't
say
your
name
correctly
circuit
suret.
Thank
you,
director
of
corporate
communications
and
integrated
marketing
for
nevada
energy.
A
K
Awesome,
thank
you
great,
so
yeah.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
and
talk
about
options.
We
have
to
help
our
our
customers,
including
our
our
senior
citizens,
save
energy
and
be
more
energy
efficient,
no
matter
what
the
temperature,
but
especially
in
the
in
the
heat
of
the
summer,
just
a
little
background
on
nv
energy
we've
been
around
for
more
than
a
century
meeting
the
energy
needs
of
our
state.
We
have,
you,
can
see
a
large
service
territory
down
from
laughlin
all
the
way
to
elko
to
to
lake
tahoe.
K
We
have
more
than
2
300
employees
serving
our
customers,
our
and
then
we're
more
about
than
just
keeping
the
lights
on.
We
also
volunteer
in
the
community
and
our
foundation,
and
our
company
gave
more
than
five
million
dollars
last
year
to
hundreds
of
nevada,
nonprofits
ones
that
serve
the
environment,
workforce
development,
health
and
wellness,
as
well
as
education.
K
So
grid
resiliency
we
are
very
proud
to
have
some
of
the
best
reliability
in
the
nation.
We
are
among
the
top
in
the
nation
for
number
of
fewer,
the
fewest
outages
and
the
shortest
number
of
outages,
but
we
continue
to
seek
ways
to
make
our
grid
more
resilient,
more
clean,
especially
in
light
of
more
extreme
heat
and
demands
due
to
climate
change.
K
Right
now,
we
are
working
hard
to
make
sure
we
have
enough
energy
and
supply
to
meet
needs
in
the
summer
and
working
to
make
our
grid
more
resilient
to
the
impacts
of
climate
change
through
our
natural
disaster
protection
plan.
This
really
focuses
a
lot
on
wildfire
mitigation
efforts,
improving
our
system
to
make
it
more
resilient
to
winds
in
order
to
prevent
wildfires
and
also
reduce
the
impact
of
a
natural
disaster
on
our
customers.
K
So
as
we
get
ready
for
this
summer,
I
think
it's
important
that
customers
know
that
they
do
have
a
lot.
They
can
do
to
control
how
much
energy
energy
they
use
and
also
to
be
more
clean
to
reduce
their
own
carbon
footprint.
So
I'm
going
to
go
through
some.
Some
energy
efficiency
tips
things
we
recommend
for
customers
that
could
help
them
save
between
10
and
25
percent
on
their
energy
bills,
and
the
first
one
is
deals
with
your
air
conditioner.
The
ac,
your
ac
usage
in
the
summer,
is
about
half
of
your
bill.
K
That
usage
contributes
to
about
half
of
your
bill,
so
we
recommend
keeping
your
thermostat
set
to
78
degrees
or
80
when
you're
home
and
then
setting
it
a
little
bit
higher
at
when
you're,
not
home
or
at
night.
If
you
have
a
pool
pump,
you
only
need
to
run
it
for
eight
to
12
hours
a
day.
I
think
it's
a
misconception
that
you
need
to
run
it
24
hours,
ac
pool
pumps
and
a
refrigerator
in
your
garage
or
freezer
are
the
three
biggest
contributors
to
your
energy
use,
especially
in
the
summer.
K
I
don't
think
people
add
this
to
their
spring
cleaning
checklist,
but
this
goes
a
long
way
to
making
your
refrigerator
run
more
efficiently,
simply
doing
things
like
closing
your
blinds
and
drapes,
when
it's
hot
outside
to
keep
your
your
your
home
cooler
and
then
running
large
appliances
as
late
in
the
evening
as
you
can
your
your
dishwasher,
your
washer,
your
dryer,
because
what
those
do
is
they
add
heat
to
your
home,
making
it.
K
So
if
your
home
is
more
hot,
your
ac
is
going
to
kick
on
and
have
to
work
harder
to
get
back
to
your
set
temperature
and
then
ceiling
fans
can
go
a
long
way
to
cool
people
and
pets
while
they're
in
the
room.
So
when
you're
not
in
the
room,
turn
them
off
because
they're
not
doing
any
good
so
in
your
room,
turn
them
on
when
you're
not
turn
them
off,
but
that
lets
you
bump
your
ac
up
a
little
bit.
So
you
don't
need
to
run
it
at
that.
K
K
The
first
one
is
our
smart
thermostat.
There
is
a
picture
here.
I'll
go
back
of
our
ecobee
thermostat.
We
provide
our
customers.
All
any
residential
customer
is
eligible,
whether
they
rent
or
own,
to
get
this
free,
smart
thermostat,
it's
a
digital,
programmable
thermostat.
You
can
operate
it
from
your
phone.
It
allows
you
to
set
your
temperature.
It's
going
to
be
able,
you
can
be
in
your
bed
and
if
you
want
to
raise
it
up
or
lower
it,
you
can
be
downstairs.
You
can
raise
it
or
lower
it.
Let
you
set
schedules.
K
It
really
helps
you
be
more
efficient
to
keep
it
at
that
78
or,
if
you're
bumping
it
up
and
you're
out
of
town,
something
we
do
with
ours,
we're
out
of
town
we're
going
to
be
home
in
about
an
hour,
we'll
we'll
turn
the
ac
on,
get
it
back
down
to
78.
So
it's
ready
when,
when
we
come
home,
the
smart
thermostat
is
also
a
really
important
program
that
we
use
when
the
temperatures
are
really
high
in
the
summer
when
there's
high
energy
demand.
K
K
This
service
will
have
a
one
of
our
energy
advisors,
come
into
your
home.
They
look
at
your
ac
system
to
make
sure
it's
efficient.
They
actually
check
the
temperature
as
it
comes
out
of
the
vents.
They
look
at
your
seals.
They
look
at
your
your
ac
system.
If
you
have
one
external,
if
it's
outside,
to
make
sure
there's
nothing
blocking
it,
they
look
at
them
your
different
appliances,
to
make
sure
they're
efficient
and
at
the
end
of
that
assessment,
they
are
going
to
give
you
tips
to
to
lower
your
energy
use.
K
They're
going
to
give
you
really
tangible
things
that
you
can
do.
We
also
offer
an
online
energy
assessment.
If
you
don't
have
time
to
have
someone
come
into
your
home,
you
can
go
to
envyenergy.com
to
my
account
and
do
an
online
energy
assessment.
Putting
in
information
about
your
home
and
your
appliances
and
it'll
give
you
similar
personalized
tips
on
how
to
save
energy.
K
We
offer
a
service
that
combines
the
smart,
thermostat
and
the
home
energy
assessment
into
one
appointment.
It's
called
the
power
shift,
bundled
appointment.
If
you
sign
up
for
a
bundled
appointment,
we're
going
to
do
that,
we're
going
to
come
to
your
home
for
do
an
energy
assessment
and
then
install
the
smart
thermostat
at
the
same
time
as
well
as
give
the
customers
a
variety
of
led
light
bulbs,
smart
power,
strips
and
sensors
for
the
refrigerator
temperature
sensors.
K
We
offer
a
service
called
qualified
appliance
replacement,
and
this
is
for
our
low
income
customers,
it's
income
eligible
and
for
customers
who
qualify,
they
receive
a
free
energy
efficient
refrigerator,
as
well
as
an
energy
efficient
electric
dryer.
They
can
get
both
appliances
if
they
if
they
meet
the
meet
the
criteria
and
the
criteria
is
based
on
income,
but
also
on
the
age
of
the
existing
appliances.
This
is
something
that's
relatively
new,
it's
about,
I
think,
in
two
years
old.
K
K
We
have
a
variety
now
of
home,
appliance
rebate,
programs,
two
of
them
we've
had
around
for
for
several
years.
The
first
one
is
an
ac
rebate
program.
If
your
ac
is
close,
it
needs
to
be
upgraded.
You've
had
it
for
a
while,
you
can,
and
you
want
to
invest
in
an
energy
efficient
model
which
we
hope
you
do.
K
We
have
rebates
available
to
make
that
investment
in
an
ac
program
going
back
to
pool
pumps,
we
have
a
rebate
for
customers
if
they
want
to
invest
in
a
variable,
speed,
pull
pump,
variable,
speed,
pull
pumps
will
use
once
again
set
the
schedule
they're
going
to
run
when
they
need
to
run
over
the
course
of
ownership
of
a
pool
of
a
variable
speed,
pull
pump.
You
know,
in
addition
to
the
rebate
they're
going
to
pay
for
themselves
in
this
in
your
energy
savings
they
really
have.
A
big
impact.
K
Part
of
that
pool
pump
program
is,
if
you
already
have
a
variable
speed,
pull
pump,
we'll
give
you
a
rebate
to
help
calibrate
it
to
make
sure
it's
running
in
tip
top
shape
and
new
to
our
home
appliance
rebate
program
is
additional
pro
products
we'll
be
able
to
look
at
select,
washers
dryers
and
air
purifiers,
so
offering
rebates
on
those
products
as
well.
These
programs
are
currently
being
not
developed
but
getting
ready
for
the
summer
and
they're
going
to
be
available
at
the
end
of
this
month.
K
K
So,
in
addition
to
our
energy
efficiency
options,
we
do
offer
some
electric
vehicle
products
and
services
right
now
we
are
working
with
the
state
of
nevada
to
invest
100
million
dollars
in
electric.
It's
called
our
economic
recovery
transportation
electrification
plan.
So
this
is
a
product
of
senate
bill
448
at
the
last
legislative
session,
which
now
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
invest
over
100
million
dollars
over
the
next
three
years
to
build
out
charging
station
infrastructure.
You
know
envy
energy
has
a
long
history
with
building
vehicle
electrification
in
nevada.
K
We
offer
time
of
use
rates
for
customers
who
own
electric
vehicles.
We
have
tools
on
our
website
to
help
you
make
a
decision,
a
calculator
or
offer
events.
We
actually
have
a
couple
events
coming
up
in
the
next
few
weeks,
one
in
northern
nevada,
a
ride
and
drive
event,
so
customers
can
come
and
get
behind
the
wheel
of
an
ev
it'll
be
in
that
event
will
be
here
in
southern
nevada
on
june
4th,
so
really
the
education,
but
now
we're
really
stepping
it
up
with
this
new.
K
This
new
program,
like
I
said,
to
invest
100
million
dollars
in
the
state
of
nevada
to
build
out
charging
infrastructure
with
a
focus
on
historically
underserved
communities.
You
go
to
our
website.
Now
you
can
find
information
on
all
the
different
aspects
of
those
programs
opportunities
for
businesses
to
apply
for
grants.
If
they're
looking
to
electrify
their
fleet
to
build
that
infrastructure,
you
can
go
in
and
pick
places
where
you
think
a
charging
station
needs
to
be
and
we'll
take
all
that
input
and
use
it
as
we
develop
the
plan
moving
forward.
K
In
addition
to
energy
efficiency,
we
offer
a
lot
of
assistance
options
for
customers
who
they
just
may
need
help
managing
the
cost
of
their
bills.
Here
in
southern
nevada,
we
offer
a
program
called
project
reach
which
is
available
for
seniors,
62
and
older
to
help
offset
the
cost
of
opacity
balance
that
amount
now
is
three
hundred
dollars.
You
can
get
up
to
three
hundred
dollars
off
the
cost
of
that.
We
offer
a
pro
the
senior
energy
assistance
expo
that's
coming
in
august
and
that's
a
place
where
the
assistance
will
backtrack
it's
available
year
round.
K
But
if
you
go
to
our
center
senior
energy
assistance,
expos
are
opportunities
for
customers
to
come
and
meet
face-to-face
with
our
customer
service
agents
to
apply
in
person
for
project
reach,
but
also
ask
questions
about
the
other
payment
things
that
maybe
they
may
be
eligible
for
different
assistance
options
and
just
learn
more
about
the
products
and
products
and
services.
We
know
that
face-to-face
interaction
is
really
important
and
we
we're
really
glad
to
go
back
in
person
in
2021
and
we'll
be
doing
it
again
later.
K
In
the
summer
in
northern
nevada,
we
offer
an
energy
assistance
program,
that's
available
to
any
customer
regardless
of
age,
but
based
on
need.
So
that's
something
that
we
really
encourage
customers
to
to
look
into,
whether
no
matter
what
age
they
are,
if
they
do,
need
a
little
help.
We
are
here
for
them
and
we
want
them
to
take
advantage
of
these
energy
assistance
opportunities.
K
Last
year
we
funded
about
800
000
dollars
in
these
energy
efficiency
programs,
so
it's
there
for
our
customers
and
we
want
them
to
use
it.
In
addition
to
the
bill
assistance
programs
we
provide.
There
are
some
really
important
customer
programs.
We
offer
the
equal
payment
program
and
what
that
does
is
take
your
energy
use
from
the
last,
if
you're,
in
the
same
home
from
the
last
year
last
12
months
and
it'll,
give
you
an
average
payment
for
the
year
ahead
that
helps
you
manage
your
budget.
It
helps
offset
that
summer
spike
in
bills.
K
You
know,
like
I
said:
bills
can
go
double
or
even
triple,
based
on
on
energy
use.
In
the
summer
we
don't
raise
the
rates,
it's
just
use
that
contributes
to
those
high
bills
during
in
the
summer
time,
but
the
equal
pay
program
can
really
go
a
long
way
toward
having
more
manageable
expenses
and
then
another
program
we
offer
is
green
cross,
and
this
is
for
for
anyone
who
relies
on
medical
electrically,
operated
medical
medical
equipment
24
hours
a
day.
So
if
you
rely
on,
you
rely
on
that,
someone
in
your
home
relies
on
that.
K
K
We
implemented
in
mount
charleston,
it's
something
we
do
in
our
extreme
or
elevated
fire
risk
areas
that
if
we
feel
that
the
fire
danger
is
very
high,
we'll
shut
off
power
for
a
certain
amount
of
time
just
to
ensure
the
safety
of
our
customers.
To
make
sure
that
something
doesn't
blow
into
our
lines
and
potentially
spark
a
wildfire,
so
customers
who
are
on
our
green
cross
program
get
advanced
notification
of
these
potential
outage
events
and
we
provide
them
hotel,
accommodations
during
the
outage.
K
So
this
concludes
my
the
main
part
of
my
presentation.
Welcome
your
questions.
A
F
Now
I
have
a
very
simple
question
on
the
charging
stations.
I
have
actually
had
the
experience
of
going
to
charging
stations
and
when
my
my
divi,
my
plug-in
device
didn't
work
so
like
just
with
any
in
the
computer
device,
there's
different
kinds
of
adapters
and
so
forth
and
I'm
sure
you've
considered.
But
it's
really
important
that
that
if
you
have
the
charging
stations,
they
you
have
the
right
devices.
So
people
can
whatever
car,
whatever
ev
vehicle
they
have
can
plug
into
it.
K
I
Ms
sherrod,
thanks
for
your
presentation,
thanks
for
hanging
around
for
the
extra
almost
two
hours
to
do
the
presentation.
First
overall
comment:
I
think
nevada
energy
does
a
pretty
good
job
in
public
relations
and
getting
the
word
out
on
a
lot
of
these
programs.
So-
and
I
think
that's
your
realm.
So
that's
good
a
couple
questions
on
the
smart
meter
or
thermostat
program.
That's
volunteer
right!
You
have
to
sign
up
and
agree
to
that.
Correct.
Okay,
well,
being.
K
I
Awesome
on
the
rebate
program:
that's
a
good
deal.
Do
you
work
with
any
vendors
or
the
contractors?
Are
they
aware
of
that
or
is?
Is
that
something
that
they
can
promote
to
the
customer
when.
K
They
redo
absolutely.
We
have
certain
vendors
we
use
for
the
the
ac
program
for
the
the
pull
pump.
We
have
approved
vendors
on
our
list.
That's
what
we're
working
on
now
is
to
get
those
lists
and
things
updated
for
2022
and
the
appliance
program
so
that
the
washers
and
dryers
the
purifiers.
Those
will
be
at
like
different
major
major
appliance
vendors.
I
K
K
K
It's
money
that
will,
you
know,
that's
it'll
be
funded
through
customers,
but
our
goal
is
to
to
offset
this
cost
through
through
other
efficiencies.
I
K
We
have
invested
we're
investing
now
in
additional
solar
owned,
large-scale
solar
we're
currently
served
total
in
renewable
energy,
so
that
includes
solar,
large-scale,
solar,
geothermal
biomass,
waste
heat.
We
have
57
projects
currently
in
development
and
development.
That
also
includes
solar
plus
storage.
K
You
know
at
the
end
of
last
year
the
pucn
approved
two
new
solar
plus
storage
projects
that
will
be
located
in
valmie
nevada
once
those
are
built
they're
actually
going
to
help
us
replace
our
coal
plant
they're
going
to
replace
the
only
coal
plant
we
have
remaining
and
the
energy
has
remaining
in
the
state.
We
have
more
solar
and
storage
projects
that
are
currently
in
development
will
be
coming
online
over
the
course
of
the
next
several
years.
So
it's
definitely
a
big
part
of
our
plans.
K
K
You
know
right
now
are
some
of
our
partner
or
affiliate
companies.
We
are
a
part
of
berkshire
hathaway
energy
and
some
of
those
utilities
there's
a
solar
product,
a
nuclear
project
being
piloted
now
in
wyoming,
but
for
nevada.
You
know,
that's
there's
not
an
appetite
for
nuclear.
We
know
that
there's
not
a
lot
of
water
right
now
to
support
nuclear
as
it
stands
today
and
so
we're
seeking
other
sources
of
clean
energy
to
serve
our
customers.
A
K
So
now
you
know,
as
I
mentioned,
we're
working
right
now
to
make
sure
we
have
enough
power
of
our
own
generation,
as
well
as
market
market
purchases,
to
serve
our
customers
during
times
of
demand.
But
things
like
wildfires
like
last
year.
We
impact
our
ability
sometimes
to
get
that
power
transferred
to
our
customers
so
and
obviously
the
demand
across
the
west
may
impact
our
ability
to
get
the
power
to
our
customers.
K
K
So
if
it's
a
true
load
should
have
been
our
plan,
as
it
stands
now
would
be
said
about
a
short
outage
for
a
large
number
of
customers
based
on
how
much
energy
they're
using
but
places
like
hospitals,
major
infrastructure,
you
know
water,
pumping
plants,
sanitation
stations,
police
stations
would
not
be
impacted
by
these.
These
load
shed
events,
so
we
would
determine
based
on
that
like
where
we'd
have
to
implement
them.
K
So
the
goal
is
to
use
that
same
communication
method,
the
calling
the
texting
the
email
to
notify
customers
in
in
advance,
if
possible,
of
some
imminent
load
shed
opportunity.
That's
what
it
is
important.
You
know
that
we
ask
all
customers
to
make
sure
we
have
their
most
updated
information.
You
can
go
to
envyenergy.com
myaccount
to
make
sure
we
have
your
current
mobile
phone
number,
the
one
that
you
want
us
to
text
you
on
an
email
address
that
you
check
that
we
can
provide
information
to
you.
A
Thank
you.
My
concern
for
the
blackouts
would
be
for
like
senior
care
facilities.
You
know
long-term
care,
alzheimer
care
facilities
like
that
who
they
have
so
many
residents.
You
know
that
are
that,
need
you
know
for
their
oxygen
and
and
other
medical
things.
So
how
would
you
handle
that
I
mean,
or
do
you
shut
it
off
to
those
facilities,
or
do
you
bypass
them,
as
you
do
like
say,
a
hospital
yeah.
We.
K
A
Thank
you
other
doctor,
dr
bond.
The
question
yes
austin.
F
One
I'm
I
was
just
curious-
does
mvng
get
any
energy
from
hydroelectric
power
and
is
there
a
risk
of
like
some
some
areas
where
the
reservoirs
are
going
so
low,
they're
concerned
that
they
might
have
to
lose,
lose
hydroelectric
power.
K
You
know
I
I
know
specifically,
you
know
we
get
a
little
bit
of
power
from
from
the
hoover
dam,
but
it's
not
a
very
large
percentage
and
I
know
across
the
west.
It
is
a
concern.
You
know
I
I'd,
have
to
check
and
see
how
much
of
our
power
does
come
from
hydro
electric
sources,
but
you
know,
I
think
that
everyone's
a
little
bit
concerned
about
that
and
looking
to
offset
with
other
sources
of
energy.
A
Seeing
none
thank
you
very
much,
miss
shirk
for
your
presentation.
We
appreciate
your
time
waiting
to
present
and
we
find
it
very
informative,
and
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
for
having
me.
A
We're
going
to
move
on
to
item
six,
an
overview
of
climate
change
strategies
for
nevada.
We
will
receive
this
presentation
from
dr
stephanie
mcafee
nevada,
state,
climatologist
and
assistant
professor
at
the
university
of
nevada
reno.
She
will
provide
us
with
an
overview
of
climate
change
strategies
for
nevada
and
how
this
relates
to
senior
citizens.
M
Hey
everyone.
Thank
you
very
much,
so
I
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
correct
here.
I'm
actually
providing
some
background
on
some
of
the
specific
climate
change
challenges
and
not
necessarily
the
strategies
for
avoiding
those.
I
can
talk
a
little
bit
to
that.
If
you'd
like.
M
But
just
to
say
thank
you
all
for
having
me
here,
I'm
dr
stephanie
mcphee.
I
am
the
state
climatologist
for
nevada
and
an
associate
professor
of
geography
at
the
university
of
nevada
reno,
and
I'm
going
to
be
pulling
together
some
information
for
you
about
climate
change
challenges.
We
expect
in
nevada.
That
may
be
especially
pertinent
for
older
adults.
M
So
in
terms
of
extreme
heat.
Well,
we
know
that
statewide
temperatures
are
increasing,
so
what
I'm
showing
you
here
are
statewide
average
annual
temperatures,
and
what
you
can
see
here
is
that
temperatures
in
recent
years
have
been
two
to
as
much
as
three
degrees
fahrenheit
warmer
than
the
20th
century
average
and,
in
fact
eight
of
the
ten
hottest
years
were
actually
in
the
last
decade
to
fill
those
out.
We
have
to
go
back
to
2003
and
then
to
1934,
which
is
actually
a
noted
very
hot
year
in
the
midst
of
the
dust
bowl.
M
So
this
means
as
well
that
daytime
highs
are
getting
higher
here.
You
can
actually
see
that
1934
popping
up
is
still
the
hottest
high
temperatures
on
record
in
terms
of
the
statewide
average,
but
also
that
our
nighttime
lows
are
increasing
as
well.
You
can
see
that
for
most
of
the
20th
century,
statewide
average
low
temperatures
hovered
around
36
for
the
full
year.
M
M
Now,
as
these
average
temperatures
are
going
up.
What
we
also
see
is
that
very
hot
days,
so
these
are
days
where
the
temperature
is
over
95
degrees.
I
know
that
might
not
seem
that
hot,
if
you're
in
las
vegas,
but
as
it's
a
decent
target
for
statewide,
we
know
that
these
hot
days
are
becoming
more
common.
M
So,
if
we're
comparing
the
last
roughly
20
years
to
the
1980s
and
1990s,
we're
typically
seeing
a
couple
more
days
to
maybe
a
week
more
every
year
where
or
to
on
average,
where
the
temperatures
are
exceeding
95
during
the
day
we're
also
seeing
and
if
this
is
especially
in
southern
nevada
and
clark
county-
an
increase
in
the
number
of
warm
nights.
M
So
these
are
those
nights
when
it
doesn't
get
below
65
at
night,
and
it
might
be
difficult
to
pull
your
your
house
off
by
opening
up
the
windows
so
between
the
80s
and
90s
and
roughly
the
last
20
years,
we've
actually
seen
about
12.5
more
of
these
really
warm
nights
across
clark
county.
M
M
We
expect
temperature
increases
of
about
four
to
six
degrees
fahrenheit
by
the
end
of
this
century.
We
might
see
temperature
increases
of
say
six
to
eight
degrees
if
emissions
are
lower
to
as
much
as
10
or
12
degrees
if
by
the
end
of
this
century,
if
emissions
are
higher
and
just
as
a
point
of
reference,
the
average
temperature
in
las
vegas
is
about
15
degrees
higher
than
the
average
temperature
in
reno.
So
12
degrees
is
most
of
the
way
to
making
some
places
like
reno.
M
And
right,
as
those
average
temperatures
go
up,
we're
going
to
see
increases
in
the
number
of
those
very
warm
days
and
very
warm
nights
in
the
next
few
decades.
We
might
expect
anywhere
from
another
week
to
three
weeks
a
year
where
temperatures
are
over
95
and
it
may
be
somewhat
smaller
increases
in
the
number
of
warm
day
warm
nights,
but
by
the
end
of
the
century
we
could
see
even
larger
increases
in
those
really
hot
days
under
a
low
emission
scenario.
M
M
Right
and
in
fact,
we
also
expect
that
urban
heat
islands
right
where
simply
the
presence
of
a
city
makes
it
warmer
could
exacerbate
this
problem.
One
of
the
previous
speakers
mentioned
this
as
well,
but
what
we
can
see
here
is
that
the
temperature,
for
example
at
the
airport
in
las
vegas,
has
warmed
substantially
more
than
the
temperature
outside
the
city.
M
I
think
this
is
at
the
desert.
National
wildlife
refuge
right,
so
they've
both
been
increasing
since
the
mid-40s,
but
the
city
has
been
warming
more
and
we
see
a
similar
situation
in
reno
where
the
city
itself
is
warming
more
than
the
areas
around
it.
Even
though
the
areas
outside
the
city
are
also
warming
up
now
we
know
that
extreme
heat
poses
many
risks.
Obviously,
there
are
physical
and
mental
health
implications
of
extreme
heat,
and
we
know
that
older
adults
can
be
physically
more
sensitive
to
very
high
temperatures.
M
Now
the
next
hazard
we're
thinking
about
really
is
drought,
and
so
this
is
actually
a
pretty
interesting
finding.
If
we
look
back
to
about
1895,
we've
seen
that
statewide
average
precipitation
doesn't
have
a
trend,
it
hasn't
been
decreasing.
M
M
M
This
is
really
showing
us
a
lot
about
those
rising
temperatures
now,
on
top
of
this
across
much
of
the
west,
snowpack
has
also
been
decreasing
so
here,
where
you're,
seeing
those
red
dots,
you're,
seeing
long-term
snow
measurements
looking
at
probably
april
one
negative
trends
in
the
amount
of
snow
now
at
some
real
high
elevation
sites.
M
So
you
can
see
this
example
here
is
showing
water
storage
in
the
reservoir
part
of
lake
tahoe.
So
just
the
area
above
the
natural
rim
in
this
blue
shading,
the
gray
shading,
is
that
normal
lake
storage
plus
snow
pack-
and
you
can
see
that
in
parts
of
the
spring
we're
storing
about
as
much
water
in
the
snow
as
we
are
in
lake
tahoe's
reservoir.
M
M
M
And
warming
will
also
mean
that,
irrespective
of
whether
the
overall
amount
of
precipitation
changes
more
of
it's
going
to
come
as
rain
and
less
as
snow,
so
we're
looking
at
a
situation
where
our
droughts
might
be
longer
and
a
little
deeper,
and
we
don't
have
that
sort
of
bonus.
Reservoir
storage
in
the
snowpack
and
the
one
of
the
reasons
I'm
concerned
about
drought
going
forward
is
really
that
it
impacts
our
electricity
production
right.
We've
just
talked
about
this.
M
M
So
obviously
that's
impacting
us
here
in
nevada,
but
also
it
is
increase,
it's
even
worse
in
california
and
of
course,
when
there
are
fires
in
many
parts
of
california,
we
get
the
impact
here,
as
the
gentleman
from
washoe,
county
and
clark
county
were
talking
about.
We
get
those
air
quality
impacts
from
being
downwind
of
fires
in
the
sierra.
M
M
M
M
Now
ozone
concentrations
may
also
increase.
As
you
heard
earlier,
we
tend
to
see
ozone
production
ramp
up
when
temperatures
are
higher.
Now,
in
our
our
case,
this,
these
are
some
projections
from
the
national
climate
assessment.
It
looks
like
nevada
may
actually
do
fairly
well
with
small.
If
ozone
does
increase
that
those
increases
related
to
rising
temperatures
may
be
relatively
small.
A
Thank
you
so
much
dr
mcafee,
for
your
presentation.
It
was
very
enlightening
very
concerning
about
the
drought
that
we
are
experiencing
at
this
point.
Four
members,
do
you
have
questions.
E
A
M
Well,
you
know
there
are
a
number
of
different
solutions
and
I
expect
we'll
probably
need
to
sample
from
all
of
them.
Certainly
many
of
our
water
providers
in
the
state
are
really
innovative
in
their
conservation
strategies.
M
Southern
nevada,
water
authority
in
particular,
is
a
noted
conservation
leader
and
are
really
thinking
about
ways
to
help
people
use
less
water
while
maintaining
a
high
quality
of
life,
so
that
might
be
changing
outdoor
landscaping
to
be
lower
water
use
right
so
using
native
desert
landscaping,
instead
of
really
high
water
use
plants,
reducing
the
areas
of
grass
thinking
about
covering
pools
to
reduce
evaporation
from
the
pool
during
the
hot
part
of
the
day,
there
are
options
as
well
for
reducing
water
use
in
the
home.
M
So
you
know
if
it's
time
for
a
renovation
going
to
lower
water
use
fixtures
right,
whether
that's
a
front
loading
washing
machine,
that's
using
much
less
water
to
get
a
load
of
clothes
clean
or
some
of
the
lower
gallon
per
flush
toilets.
Now
some
of
our
you
know
the
older
models
were
six
or
seven
gallons
per
flush,
and
you
can
get
down
1.5,
1.6
gallons
per
flush.
M
Now
there
are
also
some
improvements
in
irrigation
that
can
help
our
farmers
use
less
water
when
they're
irrigate
irrigating
their
crops,
okay,
and
so
I
I
don't
know
if
that
answers
your
question
or
if
you
were
thinking
about
some
other
options
for
drought
mitigation.
B
M
So
I
will
say
this:
there
are
some
desalinization
plants
already
up
and
running.
One
thing
to
know
about:
desalinization
is
it's
very
energy
intensive
right
so
to
remove
the
salt
from
ocean
water
to
get
it
to
drinking
quality?
It
does
tend
to
use
quite
a
lot
of
energy.
M
You
know
I
can't
speak
to
whether
there
are
any
plans
for
wave
energy
production
off
the
west
coast,
things
that
would
be
immediately
pertinent
to
nevada.
Certainly,
there's
technology
out
there
to
do
that
and
I
believe
it's
being
tested
in
some
places,
whether
that
is
something
that's
in
our
immediate
future.
I
don't
know.
M
A
A
A
A
A
A
I
would
like
each
of
the
forum
members
to
have
a
part
in
assisting
with
these
reports
in
coordination
with
our
vice
president,
dr
jordan,
dr
jordan
is
going
to
take
the
lead
with
helping
the
facilitators,
and
each
of
you
gather
information
that
is
important
to
seniors,
so
that
the
facilitators
and
dr
jordan
will
be
able
to
give
us
a
report
at
our
meetings
so
that
we
can
make
an
informative
decision
as
to
what
bdr
we
would
like
to
ask
for
for
the
next
session.
A
Does
anyone
have
any
questions
or.
A
This
is
all
very
new
to
the
forum.
Like
I
said,
we
have
not
actually
had
a
chance
to
put
this
in
place.
I
know
that
as
seniors
we
are
out
in
our
community
visiting,
you
know
the
senior
centers,
maybe
as
the
the
long-term
facilities
open.
You
know
that
we
can
visit
and
see
what
the
concerns
are.
You
know
our
church,
our
friends,
you
know
wherever,
wherever
we
are
in
the
community,
if
we
can
talk
to
seniors
and
find
out
what
is
important
to
them,
what
would
they
like
to
have
us.
A
Make
into
a
law
that
will
help
them.
We've
had
a
lot
of
presentations
already
and
we
will
be
having
more.
We
are
only
as
a
forum
allowed
one
vdr,
so
we're
going
to
have
to
narrow
it
down
to
what
we
think
is
very
important
and
would
help
in
our
senior
communities.
A
E
E
The
only
thing
I
would
add
is
you
know
if
you
do
visit
senior,
centers
and
say
townhouse
meetings
and
things
of
that
nature
to
let
us
know,
gather
information
and
let
us
know
as
soon
as
possible,
so
we
can
compile
it.
The
other
thing
too.
I
would
ask
for
it
to
be
specific
when
I
say
specific
things
that
we
can
actually
work
on
and
do
something
about
and
that
we
can
request
information
beforehand.
So
we
can
compile
a
report.
I
A
Yes,
however,
so.
A
I
I
Okay,
the
total
okay,
so
that
answers
that,
but
the
rest
of
us
obviously
are
part
of
the
tasking-
should
be
to
be
part
of
and
help
with
that.
So
then,
my
next
question
would
be.
Is
there
a
way
with
this
form
that
we
can,
as
a
group,
pretty
quickly
here,
decide
on
two
or
three
things
that
could
be
looked
at
and
then
identify
the
one?
I
If,
because
we're
one
of
our
charters
is
to
come
up
with
some
kind
of
proposed
legislation
to
try
and
expedite
this,
some
way
come
up
with
you
know,
here's
three
things
make
a
vote
press
on
help.
These
people
facilitate
that,
so
that
we
do
a
come
up
with
some
kind
of
draft
legislation.
Am
I
missing
something.
I
A
Because
two
people,
one
person
in
the
north
and
one
person
in
the
south
could
not
possibly
speak
with
as
many
seniors
as
we
can
as
a
group
and
as
a
group.
If
we
share
those
ideas,
you
know,
then
hopefully
we
will
come
to
a
decision
as
to
what
our
bdr
should
be.
F
Yes,
I'd
like
to
comment
on
that.
I
think
it's
very
nice
proposals
that
we've
all
talked
about
mr
toth
mentioned,
and
I
just
want
to
comment
that
we
should
try
to
get
out
to
talk
to
people
that
we
can
communicate
with,
and
actually
I
was
very
interested
in
this.
I
happen
to
be
have
some
political
interests,
but
I
think
these
kind
of
these
kind
of
questions
affect
the
entire
community
and
we
need
to
be
as
bipartisan
as
we
can.
F
I
listed
about
10
conditions,
which
I
think
pretty
much
all
agreed
upon
and
and
the
results
were,
that
the
ones
that
got
the
highest
vote,
interestingly,
was
concerned
about
climate
change,
and
these
I'm
in
an
adult
retirement
community,
so
everybody's
over
55
and
their
their
biggest
concern
was
21.
Votes
for
climate
change
was
the
biggest
issue.
The
second
most
concerning
issue
of
concern
was
because
of
the
role
versus
roe
v
wade
issue.
F
There
were
concerns
about
women's
reproductive
rights
and
abortion
issues,
so
there
were
16
votes
for
that,
and
the
third
issue
was
for
the
economy
and
inflation,
which
I
was
kind
of
surprised.
I
thought
that
might
be
number
one,
but
at
least
amongst
the
a
progressive
group.
There
is
more
concern
about
the
climate
and
I'd
be
interested
in
talking
to
a
much
larger
group
of
the
conservative
club
about
what
what
their
membership
would
think
and
I
would
try
to
be
as
bipartisan
as
possible.
B
F
A
Thank
you,
dr
juan.
That's,
a
a
great
idea
to
have
a
poll.
Maybe
we
could
put
something
together
for
a
future
meeting
for
that.
Yes,
dr
jordan,.
E
That's
our
role
and
our
facilitators
are
going
to
be
the
chairs
of
getting
the
information
that
we
provide
and
help
them
report
out
the
kinds
of
issues
and
the
kinds
of
things
that
are
important
to
our
seniors
and
we
need
to
work
together
as
a
team,
not
leaving
all
the
responsibility
to
the
facilitators,
but
all
of
us
contributing
what
we
believe
seniors
need
and
that's
the
focus
of
what
we
will
be
doing
for
the
next
three
sessions.
Thank
you.
C
I
wrote
a
proposal
to
the
committee
to
you
and
our
population
is
about
3.2
million
in
2022
when
the
law
was
written.
One
representative
each
was
probably
fair,
but
since
since
three-quarters
of
the
population
now
is.
C
A
However,
dr
jordan,
our
vice
president,
has
agreed
to
step
up
to
help
the
facilitators
with
putting
the
information
that
all
of
us
gather
together
for
their
reports.
So
I
think
we
can
do
that
by
having
our
vice
president.
You
know
helping
the
facilitators,
but
nrs
says
two
one
for
the
north
and
one
for
the
south,
so
we
will
have
to
stay
with
that
at
the
present.
C
A
C
Operations,
why
can't
we
have
internal
operations,
decisions
that
would
make
a
that
would
make
a
big
difference
and
especially
in
fairness,.
A
C
E
I
think
it's
very
important
that
we
as
a
community
community
committee,
we
as
a
committee,
let
our
communities,
our
district,
know
that
we
are
out
there
we're
out
there
to
serve
them,
and
we
want
to
address
the
issues
that
they
have.
One
of
the
main
things
that
I
found
when
I
first
started
was
a
lot
of
people
just
didn't
know
we
exist,
you
know,
so
we
need
to
make
sure
that
people
know
we
exist
and
that
we
are
there
for
them.
We
need
to
put
out
there
that
we
are
the
silver
hair.
B
I
have
one
suggestion
after
a
bit
of
time
here,
it
seems,
like
the
limitation
of
submitting
one
proposal
to
the
legislature.
B
A
E
I
do
marilyn
jordan
for
the
record.
We
never
really
got
into
relating
to
facilitators
and
doing
this
work
because
of
covid.
We
never
really
followed
up.
So,
let's
put
our
energy
into
working
hard
with
the
two
facilitators
and
developing
some
data.
That
suggests
we
need
additional
folks
later
on,
but
I
believe
that
we
should
follow
the
law
and
give
this
a
try
and
I
hope
to
be
able
to
help
facilitate
this
activity
so
that
we
can
move
forward.
E
C
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
agree
with
dr
marchand
and
that
tradition
can
be
the
closed
door.
I
might
say
the
door
to
death
to
creativity
and
progress.
A
Thank
you.
Yes,
we
did.
Thank
you,
mr
harris.
Any
other
comments.
Questions.
Anyone
have
all
right
agenda
item.
8
was
for
reports
from
facilitators.
I'm
not
sure
do
you
have
anything
miss
tyler.
E
As
I
spoke
to
you
earlier
about
the
issues
that
we
had
previously
that
we
did
not
resolve
before
clover,
we
need
to
revisit
those,
and
the
other
issue
that
came
up
today
is
regarding
the
nursing
home
care
at
the
cost
of
nursing
home
care.
If
we
do
address
that,
I
would
like
some
type
of
report
and
some
type
of
input
as
to
how
skilled
nursing
facilities
and
other
facilities
is
all
funded
here
who
actually
pay
for
it.
E
A
E
Now
not
really
just
there's
a
problem
with
transportation
from
some
of
the
nursing
homes.
I
I
think
the
area
they
said
was
too
far
out,
so
we
need
to
look
into
that
with
the
senior
care
transportation.
A
A
A
We
are
deeply
grateful
for
the
years
of
professional
experience
that
he
brought
to
the
forum
for
his
insight
into
the
health
and
well-being
of
older
adults
and
his
dedication
to
serving
seniors
in
nevada.
At
this
time.
I
would
like
for
us
to
take
a
moment
of
silence
to
reflect
on
dr
yesenta's
accomplishments
and
contributions
during
his
service
to
the
forum.
A
A
A
F
For
the
record
austin
wand,
I
was
very
impressed
that
I
heard
that
rtc
actually
has
a
program
where
people
that
need
special
assistance
they
can
actually
call
in,
and
they
will
actually
send
a
transport
to
transport
that
person
rather
than
having
them
to
rely
on
the
uber
or
lyft
or
a
cab.
I
thought
that
was
pretty
impressive.
I
hope
they
can
actually
fund
that
program
like
that.
E
Dr
jordan,
for
the
record,
I
want
to
extend
our
thanks
and
our
appreciation
to
our
new
president
for
jumping
in
and
moving
forward
and
getting
us
on
the
move,
she's
doing
a
fantastic
job,
and
we
need
to
be
there
to
support
her
100.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
was
very
nervous
at
our
first
meeting.
That
was
quite
a
shock
for
me.
I
think
I'm
a
little
calmer
this
time,
and
I
do
thank
you
all
for
your
cooperation
and
your
support.
I
also
like
to
thank
our
staff.
A
They've
done
an
awesome
job,
putting
together
our
materials
and
getting
speakers,
and
I
think
they
do
an
awesome
job.