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From YouTube: 2/15/2022 - Legislative Committee for the Review and Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
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A
Can
go
ahead
and
call
this
first
meeting
to
order
welcome
to
our
first
meeting
of
the
legislative
committee
for
the
review
and
oversight
of
the
tahoe
regional
planning
agency
and
marlette
lake
water
system.
Quite
the
novel,
our
committee
policy
analyst
will
be
calling
the
world
today.
Ms
keller.
A
Here
it
appears
we
are
all
here
today
and
that's
great.
We
have
a
queen
as
the
vice
chair
of
the
last
interim.
I
will
be
presiding
over
the
meeting
until
we
have
a
new
chair
and
vice
chair.
First,
I
would
like
to
go
over
some
housekeeping
and
reminders.
Please
mute
your
microphone
when
you're,
not
speaking,
meeting
materials
can
be
accessed
on
the
committee's
webpage
of
the
legislative
website.
A
Anyone
who
would
like
to
receive
electronic
notification
and
access
to
the
committee's
agenda
minutes
and
final
reports
can
do
so
by
signing
up
on
the
nevada,
legislature's
website
votes
taken
today,
including
elections
of
the
chair
and
vice
chair,
will
use
a
role
called
vote
to
do
so.
A
A
Public
comment
may
be
provided
in
four
different
ways,
all
of
which
are
listed
on
the
agenda,
but
include
by
phone
dialing,
six,
six,
nine,
nine,
zero,
zero,
six,
eight
three
three
and
then
entering
the
meeting
id
shown
on
the
agenda.
You
may
also
email
public
comment
at
to
tahoe
at
lcd.state.nv.us.
A
And
we
can
leave
public
comment
that
way
as
well.
Finally,
so
that
all
of
our
discussions
can
be
part
of
the
public
record,
I
would
like
to
remind
committee
members
and
presenters
that
the
tap
chat
feature
is
only
to
be
used
for
technical
assistance
with
bps.
It
is
not
to
be
used
for
any
communication
between
members
or
by
presenters
unless
requesting
technical
assistance
from
bps.
A
With
that,
I
would
like
to
move
on
to
public
comment.
Public
comment
will
be
limited
to
three
minutes
per
speaker
to
ensure
everyone
is
given
a
fair
opportunity
to
speak
you'll
be
notified
when
your
time
is
up
at
the
three
minute
mark.
Any
additional
information
may
be
provided
in
writing
to
be
added
to
the
record.
An
additional
opportunity
to
make
public
comment
will
be
available
at
the
end
of
the
meeting.
Our
broadcast
and
production
services
staff
will
interact
with
those
making
public
comment
to
facilitate
participation
in
the
meeting
broadcast
and
production
services.
A
Thank
you
so
much
seeing
no
public
comment.
We
will
now
move
on
to
the
next
agenda.
Item
agenda
item
three
is
the
election
of
chair
and
vice
chair.
A
This
would
be
for
the
2021-2022
interim
chair
and
vice
chair
will
be
selected
by
members
of
the
committee,
and
the
chair
is
to
be
elected
from
one
house
of
the
legislature
and
vice
chair
of
the
other
house.
Last
interim,
the
senate
was
chair
of
the
committee
and
I
was
vice
chair
for
the
assembly.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
I
have
a
nomination
for
myself
to
serve
as
chair
for
this
interview.
Do
we
have
a
second.
D
A
Thank
you
do
we
have
so
I
have
a
motion
and
a
second
to
elect
myself,
sarah
peters,
to
serve
as
chair.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
the
nomination.
A
A
E
A
Next,
we
will
move
on
to
nomination
of
vice
chair
of
the
committee.
This
person
must
be
from
the
other
house.
Do
I
have
a
nomination.
C
I
move
that
we
nominate
senator
scheible
for
vice
chair
of
the
committee.
A
You
I
have
a
motion
for
advisor
of
the
committee.
Do
I
have
a
second
a
second?
Thank
you.
I
have
a
second
on
that
motion
from
assemblywoman
cohen
from
the
nomination
of
senator
scheible's
vice
chair,
seeing
none
or
a
policy
analyst.
Please
call
a
roll
call
vote
regarding
the
nomination
of
senator
scheibel
senator.
C
C
A
Senator
schaible
is
elected
vice
chair
now.
That
is
out
of
the
way
we
can
move
on
to
agenda
item
four
opening
remarks
and
introductions
by
myself
and
the
rest
of
my
committee.
A
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all.
It's
an
honor
to
be
serving
as
chair
of
this
interim
last
interim
was
interesting.
We
had
a
couple
of
initial
in-person
meetings
and
then
move
to
a
virtual
format.
We
heard
from
regional
stakeholders
on
a
variety
of
issues
that
we
will
be
discussing
some
of
the
bills
that
came
from
this
committee.
Based
on
these
discussions,
however,
like
much
of
the
last
two
years,
things
were
sidelined
because
of
various
unknowns
that
the
coconut
team
pendant
was
brought
with.
A
We'll
also
be
talking
about
the
impact
or
the
input,
I'm
sorry.
We
will
also
be
taking
input
from
regional
efforts
around
these
issues,
as
well
as
looking
at
impacts
to
local
and
regional
communities,
so
we
are
charged
with
the
policy
oversight
of
the
public
utility.
We
also
be
talking
about
communities
outside
pretty
distant
from
the
tahoe
basement
and
the
needs
of
the
marlette
lake
water
system
always
an
interesting
topic.
In
my
opinion.
A
After
this
initial
meeting
our
meeting
will
our
next
meeting
will
be
in
may
and
then
we
will
be
holding
one
meeting
per
month
until
our
final
meeting
in
august.
My
hope
is
that
by
may
we
will
be
able
to
hold
our
remaining
meetings
in
person
at
various
locations
within
the
tahoe
basin
and
we'll
have
related
informational
tours.
A
As
this
has
been
the
tradition
of
this
committee
topics,
the
committee
will
cover
in
the
remaining
meetings
include
transportation,
sustainable
recreation,
economic
development,
including
regional
housing
and
airbnb
issues,
forest
health
and
wildfire,
including
emergency
management
and
lake
tahoe,
health,
climate,
resiliency,
water
quality,
clarity
and
aquatic
invasive
species.
Among
those,
our
final
meeting
will
include
our
work
session
regarding
recommendations.
A
Members,
please
do
not
hesitate
to
contact
myself
or
our
policy
analyst
alisa
keller.
Regarding
other
topics,
you
would
like
the
committee
to
consider
there
are
a
variety
of
areas
of
interest
in
the
tahoe
basin
and
we
would
like
to
hear
from
you
about
what
you
think
are
important
issues
during
the
interim
committee,
we'll
be
receiving
ideas
for
recommendations
for
action
and
legislation.
I
encourage
presenters
to
bring
ideas
to
the
committee's
attention
early
in
the
interim,
so
that
we
may
be.
A
We
may
best
utilize
our
time
as
a
committee
to
ask
important
policy
questions
related
to
those.
Also,
after
this
meeting,
a
solicitation
of
recommendations
will
be
posted
to
the
committee's
web
page.
I
encourage
members
of
the
public
to
please
submit
their
recommendations
for
committee
action
and
legislation
as
well.
Next,
I
would
like
to
introduce
the
members
of
our
committee
and
staff.
A
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
say
that
I
represent
assembly
district
24,
which
is
in
the
heart
of
reno.
I've
lived
in
nevada,
my
whole
life
and
the
tahoe
basin
is
really
important
to
me.
I
would
like
other
to
go
through
the
committee
members
and
have
them
introduce
themselves
and
indicate
their
interest
in
serving
on
this
committee.
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
start
with
vice
chair
scheible.
C
Thank
you
so
much
chair,
peters
and
thank
you
to
all
of
our
staff
and
presenters
and
members
who
have
made
the
time
to
be
available
today
and
join
us
for
our
inaugural
committee
meeting.
My
name
is
melanie
scheibel.
I
represent
senate
district
9,
which
is
in
the
southern
part
of
the
state,
and
includes
parts
of
las
vegas
as
well
as
spring
valley
and
almost
touches
red
rock
canyon.
But
I
originally
hail
from
the
north
in
the.
C
Learning
more
about
the
lake
tahoe
region
and
what
we
can
do
to
protect
it.
C
Thank
you
chair.
Well,
I'm
senator
chris
brooks
from
senate
district
3,
which
is
500
miles
away
from
the
tahoe
basin,
but
I,
as
some
as
someone
who's
born
and
raised
in
the
state
and
has
served.
E
E
E
C
C
Thank
you
chair,
I'm
leslie
cohen,
representing
assembly
district
29,
which
is
even
farther
away
from
the
basin
than
senator
brooks
district
in
the
older
part
of
henderson
a
little
bit
of
silverado
ranch
and
then
also
the
older
part
of
green
valley.
But
I'm
very
excited
to
serve
on
this
committee
and
see
how
we
can
best
protect
the
basin
and
also
make
the
help
the
base
and
remain
a
wonderful
place
to
live
and
visit.
A
C
A
I'd
also
like
to
take
a
moment
to
introduce
our
staff,
our
interim
staff,
elisa
keller.
She
will
be
serving
as
our
committee
committee
policy
analyst.
She
will
be
helping
us
with
background
and
research
on
the
issues
that
come
before
the
committee,
eileen,
o'grady
and
aaron
strudevant
are
serving
as
our
legal
counsel.
They
are
unable
to
attend
today.
A
With
that
we
will
move
on
to
agenda
item
5
overview
of
committee's
statutory
duties
and
a
summary
of
recommendations
from
the
2019-2020
interim
under
its
agenda
item.
I
will
ask
our
committee
policy
analyst
lisa
keller,
to
provide
I
apologize.
Thank
you.
She'll
provide
an
overview
of
the
committee's
duties
and
responsibilities.
Ms
keller,
would
you
please
go
ahead
and
proceed.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
alisa
keller
and
I
am
with
the
research
division
of
the
legislative
council
bureau
and
I
am
pleased
to
be
serving
as
your
committee
policy
analysts
interim.
So
I
have
prepared
a
short
four-page
committee
overview
document
and
that
is
available
in
the
members
meeting
packet
and
is
also
available
on
the
committee's
web
page
on
the
legislature's
website.
B
To
achieve
the
goals
set
forth
in
the
tahoe
regional
planning
compact,
the
next
page
includes
a
description
of
voting
requirements
and
bill
draft
requests,
and
the
committee
is
authorized
to
submit
no
more
than
10
bill
draft
requests
or
bdrs
to
the
legal
division
of
the
legislative
council
bureau
for
drafting
and
those
10
legislative
measures
must
relate
to
matters
within
the
scope
of
the
committee
and
be
submitted
by
september.
1St
2022
regarding
voting.
A
simple
majority
is
required
to
approve
most
committee
actions.
B
Those
include
the
annual
audit
report
of
the
trpa,
the
2021
annual
report
on
fire
prevention
and
forest
health
in
the
nevada
portion
of
the
lake
tahoe
basin
and
the
status
report
on
the
legislature's
interim
to
the
legislature's
interim
finance
committee
fund
to
protect
the
lake
tahoe
basin.
So
please,
let
me
know
if
you
have
any
trouble
accessing
these
reports
or
any
other
reports
that
you're
interested
for
review
and
then
on
the
third
page.
B
B
So
finally,
this
document
includes
a
list
of
staff
contacts,
so
I
would
just
like
to
ask
you
to
please
do
not
hesitate
to
reach
out
if
you
have
any
questions
or
if
you'd,
like
any
research
performed
regarding
the
matters
that
will
come
for
the
committee,
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you
all.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
miss
keller
and
I
just
want
to
express
my
gratitude
for
miss
keller
in
this
committee.
She's
been
around
for
a
little
bit,
probably
longer
than
all
of
us
serving
on
the
committee,
and
she
is
just
a
wealth
of
knowledge
and
information
and
really
a
joy
to
work
with.
So,
if
you
have
questions
that
come
up
about
what
this
community
has
previously
done
or
current
issues
in
the
basin,
please
do
not
hesitate
to
reach
out
she's
amazing
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
move
on
to
agenda
item
six.
A
This
is
one
one,
six
or
eight
okay,
yes,
agenda
item
six
overview
of
the
taco
regional
planning
agency.
We're
gonna
move
on
to
this
is
our
first
presentation
of
the
day.
We
have
a
full
agenda,
so
I'd
like
to
remind
our
presenters
to
please
do
your
best
to
stay
within
the
requested
20
minute
time
frame,
while
the
presenters
for
our
first
agenda
item.
Please
proceed
when
ready
and
thank
you
so.
F
My
goal
today
is
to
offer
context
for
presentations
that
will
follow
it'll,
be
both
an
overview
of
the
tahoe
regional
planning
agency,
as
well
as
updates
of
key
issues
facing
the
bi-state
region.
This
is
a
refresher
for
some
of
you
for
new
members.
It
offers
us
a
common
base
of
understanding
tahoe
as
a
starting
point.
Joining
me
today
is
trpa's
deputy
director
and
chief
of
external
affairs
julie
reagan.
F
Next
slide.
Tahoe's
context
has
always
been
complex,
but
our
challenges
that
we're
facing
today
are
unprecedented.
Climate
change
is
causing
wildfire
danger,
unlike
any
we've
experienced,
and
the
calder
fire
from
last
september
is
emblazoned
in
our
mind's
eye.
The
lake
temperatures
are
warming,
they're,
opening
new
threats
from
invasive
species
and
the
pandemic
driven
outdoor
recreation
demand
is
off
the
charts,
so
the
need
right
now
for
bi-state
collaboration
is
more
important
than
it's
ever
been
being
at
the
intersection
of
so
many
jurisdictions.
F
This
unique
interstate
compact
is
is
literally
one
of
its
one
of
a
kind
in
the
united
states
and
it
created
a
unique
jurisdiction,
that's
defined
by
lake
tahoe's
watershed
and
that
governance
agreement
created
trpa
as
a
bi-state
regional
authority
to
protect
lake
tahoe
by
harmonizing
our
natural
and
human-made
environment
trpa
during
our
first
three
decades
successfully
halted
through
both
control
measures,
the
unchecked
development
that
was
threatening
the
lake.
The
compact
is
unique
because
our
responsibility
range
is
broad
and
encompassing.
F
We
have
planning
regulatory
and
environmental
protection
authority
over
the
region
and
we're
also
the
federal
and
state
designated
transportation
planning
authority.
That's
authorized
to
receive
federal
and
state
transportation
funds
to
implement
our
adopted
regional
transportation
plan,
so
we're
not
a
single
purpose
agency,
the
regional
plan
and
the
regional
transportation
plans
we
create
address
land,
use,
transportation,
recreation
conservation.
F
All
that
are
needed
to
achieve
and
maintain
our
regional
environmental
standards
while
at
the
same
time
providing
orderly
growth
and
development.
The
compact
has
evolved
with
the
times
amendments
in
1980
changed
the
governing
board's
voting
structure
and
directed
creation
of
environmental
goals,
called
thresholds
for
the
region
and
I'll
I'll
touch
on
those.
In
a
moment.
Further
amendments
in
2013
authorized
trpa
to
incorporate
economic
considerations
in
our
decision
making
and
congress
ratified
that
change
in
2016.
F
next
slide
that
watershed
boundary,
that
is,
the
tahoe
region,
spans
state
lines.
Two-Thirds
is
in
california,
one-third
of
the
lake
and
land
bases
in
nevada,
and
there
are
portions
of
five
local
government
jurisdictions
within
the
region's
bounds.
So
parts
of
douglas
and
washoe,
in
nevada,
marshall,
counties
in
nevada
and
the
rural
portion
of
carson
city
touch
the
lake
parts
of
placer
and
el
dorado
counties
in
california,
as
well
as
the
city
of
south
lake
tahoe
all
fall
within
tahoe's
jurisdiction.
F
The
vast
majority
of
tahoe's
land
base,
80
percent,
is
under
federal
ownership
and
management
by
the
u.s
forest
service,
and
only
about
10
percent
of
the
basin's
land
is
in
private
ownership
and
that's
largely
the
developed
areas
in
our
small
town.
Centers
like
state
line,
the
casino
poor,
inclined,
village,
south
lake
tahoe
kings,
beach,
thomas
city,
on
the
california
side,
trpm
makes
all
of
our
decisions
in
consultation
with
a
21-member
advisory
planning.
Commission
that
includes
the
washout
tribe,
as
well
as
the
two
states
water
resource
agencies,
as
well
as
fire
district
representatives.
F
So
everything
that
we
do
is
in
coordination
and
partnership
with
multiple
jurisdictions
and
agencies
and
landowners,
and
you,
some
of
you
have
heard
me
say
often.
The
secret
sauce
of
tahoe
is
epic
collaboration
across
jurisdiction,
boundaries
and
across
all
sectors,
and
fortunately,
our
50
year
old
partnership
positions
us
to
cooperate
well
and
tackle
some
of
these
unprecedented
challenges.
F
That
culture
of
collaboration,
though,
has
taken
50
years
to
build
next
slide.
The
scope
and
scale
of
trpa's
mission
is
broad
and
in
its
broad
outline
we
set
goals
that
are
called
thresholds.
We
adopt
plans
to
achieve
those
goals.
We
coordinate
and
deliver
programs
and
projects
to
implement
those
goals
and
then
we're
accountable
to
outcome
by
monitoring,
measuring
and
reporting
on
progress
made.
The
first
adopted
regional
environmental
standards,
called
thresholds
were
adopted
in
1980,
and
the
required
categories
are
what
you
see
here
on
the
slide.
F
The
lake
tahoe
region
is
500
square
miles
of
this
of
steve
high
alpine
forest.
It
rings
one
of
the
deepest
and
clearest
large
alpine
lakes
in
the
world.
Most
of
our
resource
degradation
happened
early
in
the
1950s
through
the
1970s
prior
to
having
a
comprehensive
regional
plan,
and
it
was
in
those
early
decades
that
private
development
was
degrading.
F
Our
natural
environment,
75
of
our
marshes,
50
of
our
meadows
and
those
lost
wetlands,
are
the
natural
systems
that
filter
nutrients
and
pollutants
before
they
get
to
the
lake
next
slide.
So
after
the
early
growth
control
measures
that
we
adopted
had
successfully
slowed
the
harms
from
development,
we
saw
that
regulation
alone
was
not
enough
to
restore
past
damage.
We
needed
a
different
approach.
We
needed
programs
to
correct
the
problems
of
the
past,
to
restore
the
watershed
and
to
repair
those
legacy
harms
to
the
system.
F
F
So
the
work
we
do
for
tahoe
is
not
just
on
a
regional,
but
on
a
national
and
international
stage,
with
the
very
strong
support
of
our
federal
congressional
delegation
next
slide.
Implementing
the
eip
is
is
a
top
strategic
priority
of
trpa
and
I'm
going
to
touch
on
three
important
strategic
focus
areas,
water
quality
aquatic
invasive
species
and
health
and
forest
health
and
fire
management
with
the
lake
as
our
organizing
center
water
quality
is,
of
course,
one
of
our
highest
priorities
of
the
eip
and
it
the
signature
measure
of
lake
health
is
our
famously
clear
waters.
F
It
was
fine
sediment
particles
that
we
learned
about
from
our
roads
in
our
urban
areas
that
we're
causing
the
largest
cause
of
clarity
decline,
and
it
was
after
a
decade
of
study
in
2011,
where
we
launched
what's
called
the
lake
tahoe
total
maximum
daily
load
for
a
tmdl
program.
It's
a
science-based
plan
that
set
targets
to
reduce
fine
sediment
phosphorus
and
nitrogen
pollution
that
comes
from
storm
water,
to
restore
the
lake's.
F
Famous
clarity
that
program
sets
interim
goals
that
we
call
the
clarity
challenge
to
restore
clarity
to
roughly
a
hundred
feet
and,
according
to
the
most
recent
performance
reports,
implementing
partners
are
meeting
the
targets
for
pollution
reduction
and
declines
in
lake
tahoe's.
Famed
water.
Clarity
have
now
stabilized
the
improvements
we're
seeing
are
driven
by
those
eip
investments
to
reduce
stormwater
pollution,
but
now,
due
to
the
shifting
patterns
that
we're
seeing
from
climate,
we're
also
seeing
impacts
from
warming
like
temperatures.
So
while
winter
clarity
is
improving
our
average
summer,
clarity
is
actually
getting
worse.
F
Prevention
and
control
of
aquatic
invasive
species
is
another
top
priority
for
trpa
and
the
partnership.
It
was
a
little
over
a
decade
ago
that
we
saw
signs
of
a
new
peril.
It
was
this:
the
spread
of
aquatic
invasive
species
across
the
waterways
of
the
western
states,
and
we
saw
that
as
a
is
a
new
threat
to
lake
tahoe's
environment,
its
recreational
experiences
and
the
5
billion
economy
in
response,
trpa
organized
nearly
40
partners,
and
that
tahoe
partnership
has
become
a
national
leader
in
invasive
species,
prevention
and
control.
F
Since
then,
federal
agencies
recognized
our
bi-state
management
plan
as
a
model
for
the
nation,
and
we
now
have
a
mandatory
boat
inspection
program
that
oversees
that
has
overseen
the
inspection
of
more
than
a
hundred
thousand
watercraft.
Since
2008
that
boat
inspection
program
is
working.
There
have
been
no
new
aquatic
invasive
species
introduction
since
then,
and
truthfully
we
have
to
remain
vigilant.
Last
summer,
28
boats
containing
invasive
mussels
were
stopped
by
tahoe
boat
inspectors
before
they
could
launch
into
our
lake
and
that's
a
40
increase
over
the
prior
year.
F
F
We
are
so
grateful
for
the
funding
commitments
that
have
been
made
by
nevada
and
california
that
combine
with
federal
funding
and
our
inspection
fees
paid
by
voters
that
sustainably
fund
this
very
important
program
next
slide.
Invasive
species
prevention
is
coupled
with
a
very
robust
control
program
against
invaders
that
are
already
in
the
lake.
This
slide
shows
the
impact
that
invasive
species
can
have,
and
an
example
here
of
our
control
program.
Trpa
is
managing
the
largest
aquatic
weed
control
project
to
date.
F
In
this
taylor
creek
march
march,
it's
a
17-acre
project
and
it's
a
necessary
prerequisite
to
the
u.s
forest
service's
eip
project
to
restore
one
of
the
last
functioning
wetlands
remaining
in
the
tahoe
basin.
So
here
again,
epic
collaboration
is
at
work.
You'll,
be
hearing
later
today
from
amy
berry
who's.
The
ceo
of
the
tahoe
fund,
their
private
philanthropic
donations,
actually
contributed
to
this
and
other
critical
projects
for
tahoe.
F
So
we
have
a
science-based
roadmap
that
was
created
by
the
university
of
nevada
at
reno.
That
guides
our
priorities
in
the
fight
against
ais,
and
it's
called
the
implementation
plan
for
control
of
ais
in
lake
tahoe.
It
identifies
our
best
chances
to
control
and
eradicate
and
the
locations
where
projects
will
be
most
effective.
F
Catastrophic
fires
burned
on
every
side
of
town
last
summer,
and
one
of
them,
the
calder
fire,
tested
our
resilience
in
a
big
way.
It
inflicted
loss
and
destruction
across
more
than
221
000
acres
of
forest
in
an
astonishing
rate,
and
it
eventually
entered
the
tahoe
basin,
burned,
10,
000
acres
on
our
south
shore
and
our
neighbors,
just
out
of
the
basin
to
the
west
lost
a
thousand
homes
and
businesses
and
remarkably
lake
thomas
communities
were
spared
more
than
30
000
residents
safely
evacuated
from
the
south
shore
last
summer,
and
not
a
single
home
for
life.
F
Blessedly
was
lost,
so
firefighters
and
a
change
in
wind
direction,
helped,
but
years
of
successful
fuels,
reduction,
work
in
our
wildland
urban
interface
and
the
fire
defensible
space.
Work
of
our
local
communities
were
crucial
factors
in
why
tahoe,
as
we
know
it
still
stands
today,
the
unwavering
commitment
made
by
more
than
21
tahoe
fire
and
fuels
team
partners
to
hazardous
fuels,
reduction
and
community
wildfire
protection
have
helped
save
our
communities
and
stem
the
destruction
there.
F
Our
governing
board
sets
and
regularly
updates
trpa's
key
strategic
initiatives
and
our
work
program
priorities.
You
see
them
listed
here.
They
guide
our
work
over
the
next
roughly
five
years.
Among
those
not
mentioned
yet
is
a
three-legged
stool
of
interrelated
issues,
transportation,
recreation
and
housing.
F
Let
me
start
first
on
transportation,
which
we
call
keep
tunnel
moving.
This
is
transportation
and
its
relationship
to
visitation
travel.
Roughly
20
years
ago,
trpa
was
became
the
federally
designated
metropolitan
planning
organization
or
npo
as
thomas
mpo
trpa
has
this
very
unique
opportunity
to
link
land
use
planning
to
the
region's
transportation
system
and
we
adopt
every
four
years,
an
updated
regional
transportation
plan
that
transportation
plan
authorizes
the
region
to
receive
federal
and
state
transportation
funding
for
the
projects
and
programs
that
we
approve.
F
In
that
regional
transportation
plan,
so
tahoe's
5
billion
economy
is
built
largely
on
a
foundation
of
tourism,
so
that
in
transportation
our
emphasis
is
in
how
we
move
growing
numbers
of
visitors.
The
region's
disconnected
transportation
network
gives
people
very
few
options
to
driving
and
really
underserves
the
need
of
residents
and
visitors.
F
We
have
data
now
showing
that
10
million
cars
enter
the
basin
annually,
that's
more
than
previous
estimates,
so
how
we
manage
people
and
their
movements
to
and
from
and
around
tahoe
are
important
to
the
quality
of
the
recreation
experience,
the
health
of
the
economy
and
the
protection
of
the
lake
trpa
adopted
a
new
regional
transportation
plan
last
year.
It
calls
for
new
investments
in
transit
and
trails
in
updated
technology.
F
It
specified
developing
detailed
quarter
plans
like
the
one
you're
seeing
unfold
on
state
route
28
along
nevada's
east
shore
that
updated
rtp
clearly
identifies
a
long-term
transportation
funding
shortfall
that
needs
to
be
filled
by
new
unspecified
revenues
to
deliver
on
the
plan's
strategies
for
solving
these
recreation
and
commuter
travel
needs.
So
trpa
is
participating
with
many
others
in
a
bi-state
consultation
on
transportation
that
has
been
convened
by
the
two
states.
F
F
Trp
helped
trpa
helped
form
a
sustainable
recreation
and
tourism
coalition
with
the
u.s
forest
service.
That's
bringing
the
public
and
private
sectors
together
for
the
first
time,
and
now
our
public
land
managers
and
visitors
authorities
are
beginning
to
coordinate
goals
and
actions
to
better
manage
our
recreation,
visitation
and
stewardship
on
field
tours
with
you
this
summer,
where
hopefully
we'll
be
face
to
face
we'll
show
you
some
of
this
collaborative
work
first
hand.
F
We
also
have
a
housing
initiative
that
we
call
tahoe
living
because
tahoe
cannot
sustain
its
businesses,
tourism
or
otherwise.
If
we
can't
attract
and
affordably
house
our
workers,
so
housing
workers
closer
to
their
employment,
reduces
traffic
congestion
and
implements
the
compact's
directive
to
reduce
the
region's
reliance
on
the
automobile.
F
Some
examples,
specifically
from
accessory
dwelling
units
on
single-family
properties,
as
well
as
other
strategies.
We
do
this
work
with
partners
to
deliver
new,
affordable
and
workforce
housing.
We're
working
with
partners
like
the
mountain
housing
council
on
the
north
shore,
the
top
of
prosperity
center,
st
joseph's
community
land
trust
here
on
the
south
shore.
One
recent
example
of
our
of
that
growing
success.
F
Projects
like
these
are
part
of
strengthening
our
community
element
of
our
regional
plan
and
tying
transportation
and
land
use
together
so
that
our
local
workers
can
afford
to
live
in
quality
housing
close
to
where
they
work
without
having
to
drive
off
the
hill
one
last
initiative,
but
very
important.
We
have
an
overarching
climate
initiative
called
building
resilience.
F
This
is
where
all
of
our
initiatives
are
implemented
with
a
climate
resiliency
focus
we
collaborate
with
eip
partners
and
we're
launching
a
climate
resiliency
action
plan
that
builds
off
of
thomas,
updated
greenhouse
gas
emissions
report
that
we
released
last
year.
Our
transportation
system
implementation,
like
the
deployment
of
our
electric
vehicle
charging
infrastructure,
is
all
developed
to
support
the
state's
goals
in
ghg
emissions.
F
One
final
programmatic
mention
technology
is
transforming
the
way
we
do
business.
The
pandemic
changed
the
way
most
public
agencies
engage
with
the
public,
trpa
2
ramped
up,
and
we
now
have
electronic
permit
applications
and
online
customer
service.
Last
year,
more
than
80
percent
of
our
applications
were
processed
online
and
it
improves
efficiency
and
reduces
car
trips.
Technology
is
also
giving
us
the
capability
for
real-time
reporting
and
tracking.
F
So
let
me
close
today
with
a
quick
snapshot
of
trpa's
budget
for
the
2122
fiscal
year.
Our
total
budget
is
19.4
million.
The
bulk
of
our
general
fund,
9.3
million
in
general
fund,
comes
from
appropriations
by
the
two
states,
with
an
increment
from
fees
for
service
that
we
that
come
from
reviewing
development
projects.
F
Our
special
funds,
roughly,
are
40
47
percent
of
our
budget,
and
that
comes
predominantly
from
grant
funding
our
contracts
keep
our
level
and
lean
and
flexible
enough
to
respond
to
the
expected
fluctuations
in
program
needs,
and
we
make
request
appropriations,
requests
from
nevada
and
california,
in
a
ratio
of
two-thirds,
california
and
one-third
nevada
share
and
because
of
budget
cuts
in
the
last
two
cycles.
Nevada
is
currently
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
short
on
its
one-third
funding,
share
the
trpa's
operating
budget
and
is
supporting
roughly
23
of
trpa's
current
general
fund.
F
A
Thank
you,
miss
marketa.
I
appreciate
all
of
that.
You
guys
do
find
a
lot
of
work
up
there.
I
want
to
just
echo
that
water
quality
is,
is
really
a
criteria
issue
and
I'm
I'm
right
there
with
you
in
the
importance
of
it.
My
family
has
adopted
what
we
can,
including
reef,
safe
sunscreen
and
adopting
sunscreen
shirts,
instead
of
applying
sunscreen,
to
try
our
best
to
help
with
those
clarity,
issues
that
we're
continuing
to
see
at
the
lake.
C
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
excellent
presentation,
miss
keller,
so
I
just
had
a
quick
question
regarding
the
two
fires:
the
cal
door
fire
and
the
angora
fire.
Do
you
feel
that
we
have
adequate
fire
protection?
Do
we
need
more
fire
fighters
in
the
lake
late
ho
area?
In
your
opinion,
what
are
your
thoughts
on
that.
F
I
would
leave
it
to
the
fire
districts
to
speak
to
firefighting
capacity,
but
I
can
tell
you
this:
tahoe
is
as
organized
as
any
region
around
fire
and
fuels
work.
You
saw,
we've
done,
67,
000
acres,
we
coordinate
every
year
around
seeking
funding,
and
so
we've
just
received
grants
or
or
commitments
to
grants
from
the
southern
nevada.
Public
lands
management
act,
that's
going
to.
Let
us
significantly
expand
our
are
forced
and
forced
health
and
and
fire
treatments
in
the
tama
basin.
So
the
work
that
we
do
is
is
highly
coordinated.
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman
for
the
question.
I
think
I
just
want
to
highlight.
Lastly,
the
budget
deficit
issue,
and
this
time
around
we
have
a
couple
of
us
on
ifc
and
the
fiscal
committees,
and
so
we
are
listening
to
that
and
we'll
have
future
conversations.
I
imagine
on
that
particular
issue.
A
There
are
any
other
questions
from
the
committee,
I'm
not
seeing
any.
So
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation.
We
look
forward
to
seeing
you
in
person
potentially
next
time
around
and
it
will
move
us
on
to
our
next
agenda
item
agenda
items.
Seven.
A
G
Thank
you,
chair,
peters,
and
the
rest
of
the
committee.
My
name
is
jim
lawrence
and
I
serve
as
one
of
the
deputy
directors
here
for
the
nevada
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources
with
me.
Joining
me
for
the
meeting
today
is
also
brian
cash.
Brian
cass
serves
as
the
second
assistant
secretary
for
administration
and
finance
for
the
california.
Natural
resources
agency
got
a
short
presentation
talking
about
some
of
the
main
topics
that
both
cnra
and
the
nevada
dcnr
are
working
on
jointly.
G
We
have
a
very
long
history
of
collaboration
between
the
two
states
regarding
lake
tahoe
issues.
I'm
dating
way
back
as
director
marpeta
pointed
out,
was
passage
of
the
tahoe
regional
planning
compact,
which
is
really
the
two
states
getting
together
at
the
time.
It
was
governors
reagan
for
california
and
governor
black
salt
for
nevada,
recognizing
the
importance
of
lake
tahoe
with
the
two
states
and
the
importance
of
protecting
lake
tahoe.
G
I
think
the
next
time
when
the
states
really
had
to
get
together
on
collaboration
was
in
2011
and
2012.
in
2011.
Some
of
you
might
remember
or
recall
that
nevada
passed
sb
271
at
the
time,
which
called
for
nevada
to
possibly
pull
out
of
the
compact.
If
there
was
not
a
regional
plan
update
done
by
the
end
of
2012.,
certainly
the
importance
of
lake
tahoe.
Both
administrations
got
the
two
states
in
high
gear
and
between
secretary
laird
with
cnra
and
then
my
boss.
G
Currently
2015
the
current.
We
are
working
together,
basically
putting
science
to
action
and
there
is
a
bi-state
tahoe
science
advisory
council
and
I'll
touch
more
on
that.
That's
really
to
take
a
look
at
it,
putting
science
into
our
decision
making
and
then.
Lastly,
there
is
the
ongoing
bi-state
consultation
on
transportation,
which
I
will
touch
on
a
little
bit
more
on
a
couple
slides.
G
So
three
areas
I
do
want
to
just
touch
on
is
climate
science
and
then
transportation.
I
the
environmental
improvement
program.
The
eip
is
certainly
something
that
we
work
closely
on
collaboration,
but
since
you'll
be
getting
a
more
detailed
presentation
after
I
speak
I'll
leave
that
up
to
the
presenters
there
regarding
climate,
certainly
climate
change
or
the
impacts
of
climate
to
the
environment
has
always
been
baked
into
the
regional
plan
into
our
decision
making.
G
But
I
think
some
of
the
recent
changes
and
some
of
the
climate
patterns
is
really
accelerating
the
need
to
take
a
look
at
how
we
incorporate
climate
to
our
landis
plans
and
into
our
environmental
restoration
activities.
I
really
want
to
express
my
appreciation
to
california
about
cnra
and
partnership
with
the
california
popup
conservancy.
G
They
recently
led
a
collaboration
for
the
adoption
of
a
tahoe
climate
adaptation
action
portfolio
that
really
documents
exactly
what
we've
been
doing
today
to
incorporate
climate
into
decision
making
and
then
also
a
climate
vulnerability
assessment
to
take
a
look
at
the
areas
that
might
be
the
most
vulnerable
change
of
climate
with
those
documents
and
some
other
documents.
Prpa
is
leading
a
collaboration
for
a
top
employment
resilience
strategy.
G
States
are
going
to
be
involved
in
that.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
that
tahoe
resilience
strategy
aligns
with
both
nevada
and
california
climate
strategies
and
whether
really
the
climate
is
going
to
be
touching
on
some
of
the
issues
and
director
we're
kind
of
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
this
changing
climate,
sustainable
recreation.
G
G
Certainly,
the
climate
has
some
challenges
regarding
watershed:
resilience,
whether
it's
forest
health
and
dangers
to
catastrophic
wildfire,
but
also
lake
clarity
and
water
quality.
What
we
have
learning
from
the
science
community.
We
know
that
the
lake
has
not
mixed
for
the
last
few
years.
Thinking
that
deep
water
has
not
come
up
to
the
top
and
the
top
water's
not
going
down
the
bottom
absent,
mixing
we're
finding
that
that
has
impacts
for
that
clarity,
and
certainly
we
need
to
look
at
our
infrastructure
and
protecting
our
vulnerable
communities
as
well.
G
G
Along
with
that,
the
the
council
has
been
working
in
a
number
of
areas
that
are
very
beneficial
to
both
states
and
as
well
as
just
the
tahoe
environment.
One
is
the
trp
thresholds
updates
kind
of
touched
on
this
briefly,
but
I
would
add
that
you
know
these
threshold
standards.
G
You
know
they
were
adopted
about
40
years
ago,
and
I
think
you
know
they
were.
They
were
developed
with
the
best
information
at
the
time,
there's
about
150
standard
and
indicate
standards
and
indicators
below
the
thresholds,
and
some
of
those
have
just
been
aspirated
and
they
need
to
be
brought
up
to
date
to
today's
standards,
I'll
use,
for
example,
vehicle
miles
traveled.
The
science
council
was
very
instrumental
in
updating
the
vehicle
miles
traveled
standard.
So
now
it
reflects
2021
conditions
in
2022
conditions
and
not
1980
conditions.
G
Council
has
also
been
very
valuable
in
peer
review.
They
did
the
peer
review
for
the
environmental
impact
statement
from
topical
peace
projects
to
make
sure
that
the
monitoring
protocols
and
plan
for
action
soundly
based
in
science
they're
also
geared
for
emerging
issues.
We
have
to
call
their
fire.
G
The
science
council,
through
different
universities,
like
university
nevada,
reno,
they
were
able
to
coalesce
quickly
and
put
together
projects
regarding
monitoring
the
smoke
impacts
to
link
clarity,
they're
still
doing
that
project
and
analyzing
the
data,
but
they're
able
to
kind
of
take
a
look
at
this
as
we
have
emerging
issues
to
move
forward.
G
They
also
provide
consultation
to
different
management
agencies,
for
instance,
have
been
doing
some
remote
sensing
work
for
some
of
the
california
agencies.
I
do.
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
point
out
that
funding
the
base
operations
basically
funding
the
meetings,
the
excellent
work
of
the
director
to
make
sure
that
this
all
works
seamlessly
has
been
a
challenge,
define
those
base
operations.
G
And
then
the
last
area
of
collaboration
that
I'll
touch
on
is
transportation,
which
you
know
has
been
particularly
challenging.
We
have
had
by
state
transportation
discussions
that
began
in
2017.
We
have
not
met
continuously.
During
that
time
we
did
take
a
break
for
a
period
of
time
and
also
with
sort
of
the
public
protocols.
It
got
a
little
challenging
for
a
little
while,
but
the
you
know
bottom
line-
and
I
think
directly
kind
of
touched
on
this
as
well-
is
the
roadway
capacity
of
the
base
basin
is
continuously
exceeded
during
peak
traffic
time.
G
So
that's
usually
during
heavy
desiccation.
The
roadway
system
challenging
that
the
roadway
system
really
can't
be
expanded
because
of
the
topography,
so
the
conditions
out
there
it's
not
possible.
Nor
is
it
I
don't
think
would
be
the
best
solution,
just
something
wide
in
highways
or
if
you
get
more
capacity
so
that.
G
G
Is
you
know
I
like
the
slide
that
director
marquette
put
up
showing
the
different
jurisdictions,
the
two
states,
the
bible
jurisdictions,
finding
sustainable
funding
and
funding
a
transportation
system
that
is
seamless
to
the
user?
The
user
really
doesn't
care
which
county
they're
in
they
just
want
to
go
around
lake
tahoe
and
visit
so
being
able
to
set
up
a
transit
system
across
these
different
jurisdictions
is
has
been
quite
a
challenge,
but
we
do
have
a
regional
transportation
plan
that
was
adopted
in
2021.
G
The
idea
is
to
get
folks
out
of
the
single
occupancy
vehicle
in
order
to
help
protect
the
tahoe
environment
and
reduce
the
congestion
on
the
highways
the
we
have
identified
that
there
is
an
annual
funding
gap
of
about
20
million
dollars
to
implement
that
regional
transportation
plan.
And
so
that's
you
know,
that's
a
pretty
huge
gap
in
our
bi-state
transportation
group
is
really
working
on
coming
together
to
find
consensus
on
the
best
revenue
sources
for
funding
that
gap.
G
G
It
is
primarily
recreational
beaches
and
includes
lake
tahoe
nevada
state
park
saying
harvard
this
is
where
we
get
most
of
our
traffic
congestion
in
the
summer
months
and
the
parking
on
the
roadside
and
all
of
the
issues
that
come
with
the
traffic
suggestion
is
really
having
an
environmental
damage
to
the
tower.
G
So,
while
we
do
have
consensus
on
the
top
priority
projects,
we
do
like
I
said
earlier,
we
need
more
work
to
arrive
at
funding
gaps,
consensus
at
our
last
meeting
of
the
bi-state
consultation.
G
They
have
some
momentum
regarding
how
to
sort
of
split
up
the
sort
of
the
shared
responsibility
of
funding
transportation.
G
I
think
there
was
general
consensus
that
using
the
environmental
improvement
program
model,
where
everybody
collaborates
their
share,
that
we
would
look
at
a
split
of
what
we
call
seven
seven
and
seven,
and
you
know
for
the
states
to
try
to
identify
between
that
in
california,
an
additional
seven
million
dollars,
local
governments
and
private
sector
initial
seven
and
then
the
federal
government,
an
additional
seven
one
of
the
there's
lots
of
challenges
with
this.
G
But
one
of
the
other
challenges
is,
you
know
to
find
the
rtp
we're
looking
at
a
mixture
of
infrastructure
funding
in
order
to
get
the
actual
infrastructure
in
place
and
capital
improvements
in
place.
But
then
the
ongoing
operations
that
go
on
with
operating
a
transit
system
us
drivers,
funding,
for
you,
know
anything
that
goes
along
with
the
operations,
equity,
maintenance
facilities
and
things
like
that.
Finding
those
dollars
can
be
more
challenging
between
nevada
and
california.
G
Regarding
infrastructure,
we
have
been
really
working
hard
with
trpa
staff
and
tahoe
transportation
district
staff,
as
well
as
our
congressional
delegation
talking
about
opportunities
and
really
looking
hard
at
the
different
infrastructure
packages,
so
that
we
can
get
some
at
least
the
needed
infrastructure
and
foundational
stuff
in
place,
and
hopefully
we
can
find
some
funding
for
those
means
and
then
lastly,
under
transportation,
elisa
keller
was
mentioned
at
cr8
in
the
last
session.
G
That
requires
a
life
state
group
to
come
back
and
report
on
project
priorities,
project
cost
benefits,
funding,
recommendation
and
implementation
barriers.
There's
a
lot
of
work
there.
A
lot
of
work
has
been
done,
but
we're
still
working
on
the
final
package
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
coming
back
in
the
future
meeting
and
we'll
give
you
the
committee
desiring
more,
maybe
in-depth
discussion
on
the
transportation
issues
in
the
politics.
G
And
there's
on
my
contact
information
and
mr
cash's
contact
information
with
that,
I
kind
of
went
through
a
lot
of
information
fairly
quickly
happy
to
answer
any
questions,
or
perhaps
mr
cash
would
want
to
say
something
on
california.
E
I'd
just
like
to
take
a
second
to
express
my
appreciation
for
jim
and
the
department
of
conservation
and
all
the
support
that
we're
getting
from
everyone
in
the
that's
working
with
us
in
nevada.
It's
a
great
partnership
and
just
look
forward
to
continuing
to
working
with
you
in
the
future.
Thanks.
A
Thank
you,
mr
cash,
and
thank
you,
mr
lawrence.
Are
there
any
questions
from
the
committee
I'm
looking,
I
want
to
just
say
that
I
was
aware
of
the
str
eight
hold
up
and
request
to
extend
to
the
next
meeting,
and
I
think
that
that's
appropriate.
A
It
is
a
really
a
crux
issue
in
the
tahoe
basin,
and
we've
got
to
find
ways
to
get
to
figure
out
what
will
work
for
the
community
and
and
ensure
that
folks
can
continue
to
visit
while
retaining
that
that
limited
infrastructure
need
of
their
space
up
there.
I'm
not
seeing
any
questions
popping
up
from
my
committee,
so
I'd
like
to
just
extend
it.
Thank
you
so
much
for
presenting
on
this
on
the
bi-state
collaboration.
I
really
appreciate
all
the
work
that
you
do
in
the
basin.
Thank
you
so
much
for
working
together.
A
A
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
close
out
agenda
item
seven
and
move
on
to
agenda
item
eight,
which
is
an
overview.
Let
me
see
if
I'm
showing
on
the
right
one,
yes,
an
overview
of
the
environmental
improvement
program
of
the
related
nevada
programs.
Our
presenter
on
this
agenda
item
is
charlie.
Donahue
he's
the
administrator
with
the
division
of
state
lands
and
he
has
a
couple
of
others.
I
believe
with
him.
Mr
donohue,
not
seeing
here
we
go.
I
think
they're
ready
go
ahead
and
start
whenever
you're
ready.
E
I
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
peters
and
committee
members,
I
believe
we
had
spoken
with
staff
to
have
trpa
go.
G
H
H
Yes,
it
looks
great,
wonderful,
okay,
thank
you
manager,
members
of
the
committee
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
kimberly
carringer.
I
am
the
environmental
improvement
division
manager
here
at
the
tahoe
regional
planning
agency
and
as
joanne
mentioned
for
25
years
now,
partners
across
the
basin
have
worked
together
to
restore
and
protect
the
lake
tahoe
region,
and
this
strong
collaborative
partnership
has
implemented
hundreds
of
projects
to
improve
water
quality.
H
The
health
of
our
forests,
improve
access
to
our
public
lands
and
revitalize
our
local
communities,
and
I'm
excited
today
just
to
dive
into
the
details
a
little
bit
more.
Everyone
set
a
great
foundation
for
me,
so
I
will
just
give
a
brief
history
of
the
how
the
program
works,
how
we
set
our
priorities
and
what
we
have
planned
for
the
future.
H
So,
first
off
history.
Many
of
you
know
this
well
and
have
been
part
of
it,
as
the
eip
has
grown
and
matured
over
the
last
25
years.
H
Losing
the
lake
and
the
two
states
work
together
to
get
the
attention
at
the
federal
level
and
welcome
to
president
clinton
and
vice
president
al
gore
to
really
see
the
first
of
these
issues
firsthand
and
commit
the
federal
partnership
to
joining
and
to
be
part
of
this
solution,
and
it
was
here
that
our
first
lake
tahoe
summit
was
born
and
the
environmental
improvement
program
was
born
with
the
all
hands
on
deck
approach,
for
every
sector
committed
to
be
part
of
being
part
of
funding
and
implementing
it.
H
H
You
hear
a
lot
today
about
landscape
scale,
collaboration
and
working
across
across
boundaries
and
lake
tahoe
really
was
one
of
the
first
collaboratives
in
the
nation
to
embrace
this
way
of
completing
environmental,
restoration
and
protection
instead
of
following
just
agency
boundaries,
we
follow
the
watershed
boundary
and
you
see
here
the
map
of
how
the
partnership
has
grown
over
the
last
25
years.
It's
now
over
80
partners,
strong
and
all
of
these
entities,
help
plan
fund
and
implement
projects,
and
it's
all
housed
under
one
umbrella,
the
environmental
improvement
program.
We
set
our
priorities
together.
H
H
We
focus
on
reducing
stormwater
pollution
into
the
lake.
We
focus
on
restoring
our
meadows
and
tributaries.
We
focus
on
preventing
aquatic
invasive
species
from
entering
the
lake
and
controlling
the
ones
that
are
currently
in
the
lake
and
in
each
of
these
areas.
Just
to
give
you
an
example
of
type
of
projects
that
we
work
on
for
reducing
stormwater
pollution
into
the
lake
at
the
beginning,
it
was
as
simple
as
adding
curb
and
gutter
to
our
highways
on
both
states
and
a
lot
of
other
areas
might
take
something
like
that
for
granted.
H
But
we
didn't
have
all
of
that
in
place
right
at
the
beginning
when
we
started
the
eip,
and
we
can
now
say
that
curb
and
cutter
is
now
installed
in
all
of
our
major
highways
and
we're
continually
working
on
more
sophisticated
approaches
to
reducing
stormwater
and
naturally
filtering
it
before
it
gets
to
the
lake.
A
key
part
of
that
also
is
restoring
our
meadows
and
tributaries.
H
Similarly,
third
creek
has
been
one
of
our
major
focuses
in
the
incline
village
area
and
has
undergone
a
few
different
phases
of
restoration
to
restore
its
natural
alignment
and
improve
wildlife,
habitat
and
lastly,
I'll
mention
aquatic
invasive
species.
Our
boat
inspection,
can
our
boat
inspection
program
continues
to
evolve
over
the
last
decade.
We
are
focused
now
on
establishing
permanent
inspection
stations,
with
the
top
of
spooner
being
our
top
priority
to
establish
our
first
permanent
station.
There.
H
Forest
health
again
joanne
spoke
a
lot
about
how
we
approach
the
management
of
our
forest.
Here
in
tahoe
since
the
angora
fire
in
2008,
we
established
the
tahoe
fire
and
fuels
team
as
a
collaborative
multi-jurisdictional
partnership,
and
since
then,
tens
of
thousands
of
acres
have
been
treated
in
tahoe
using
hand-fitting
mechanical
equipment
prescribed
fire.
Even
helicopter
logging
tons
of
work
has
been
happening
across
the
entire
basin
here
and
it's
through
that
strategic
work
by
the
tile
fire
and
fuels
team
that
that
played
an
enormous
role
in
protecting
lake
tahoe
from
the
kaldor
fire
last
year.
H
It
has
been
clearly
mapped
on
how
fire
behavior
changed
when
it
entered
the
areas
that
have
been
thin
and
how
the
work
that
homeowners
did
to
implement,
defensible
space
and
replace
old,
shake
roofs,
help
save
christmas
valley,
and
it's
now
now
more
clear
than
ever.
How
important
this
work
is
and
the
continuing
need
you
and
continue
to
increase
the
pace
and
scale
of
it.
I
will
also
mention
water
infrastructure
as
a
major
priority
of
this
area.
H
The
cave
rock
system
is
on
on
the
nevada
side
is
one
of
the
top
priority
eip
projects
we
have
in
this
focus
area
and
douglas
county
has
made
great
progress
on
the
first
phases
of
planning
and
implementation
of
that
upgrade.
But
additional
funding
and
partnerships
will
be
needed
to
complete
that
one,
as
well
as
the
many
others
we
need
to
upgrade
to
be
prepared
in
the
event
of
catastrophic
wildfire.
H
Okay
and
then
sustainable
recreation
and
transportation.
I
will
be
brief
because
this
has
been
spoken
about
a
few
times,
but
I'll
just
highlight
that
the
first
phase
of
the
eip.
We
really
focused
on
increasing
public
access
to
the
lake
and
our
public
lands
and
really
improving
our
public
wreck
facilities,
and
we
have
made
a
ton
of
progress
there.
H
The
eip
has
a
strong
scientific
foundation
that
helps
guide
our
management
decisions
and
monitor
and
track
our
progress
and
implement
adaptive
management,
including
including
science
and
monitoring
in
all
of
our
eip
projects,
allows
us
to
quickly
adapt
to
really
see
what
is
working
and
what's
not
working,
and
why
so.
We
can
adapt
quickly.
H
Our
science
part,
our
science
partners,
have
helped
us
find
out
the
root
of
what
causes
some
of
the
environmental
degradation
we're
trying
to
fix
and
helps
us
determine
the
best
ways
to
solve
it
and
I'll
give
you
some
examples.
H
We
currently
have
scientists
exploring
how
rising
temperatures
affect
like
clarity,
you
heard
about
that
from
jim
lawrence
and
joanne,
and
we
also
incorporate
that
into
our
management,
where
we
have
scientists
track
the
spread
of
invasive
weeds.
What
drives
their
growth
and
our
science
partners
are
also
part
of
our
cohesive
stewardship
programs,
unr
turk,
the
tahoe
natural
institute
of
sciences,
the
league
state
lake
tahoe,
tahoe
fund.
We
all
work
together
to
develop
and
implement
stewardship
programs
for
the
public
that
help
us
clean
up
litter
or
complete
wildlife
surveys
or
help
track
those
invasive
weeds.
H
I've
talked
about
all
these
partners
have
helped
to
contribute
to
and
develop
our
messaging
through
the
take
care
campaign
which
improves
our
overall
science
stewardship
and
accountability
program
in
a
cohesive
way,
and
I
will
touch
base
on
accountability
in
my
next
couple,
slides
for
funding
to
date.
25
years
later,
since
the
inception
of
the
eip,
we've
invested
over
2.6
billion
in
this
program
combined,
and
you
can
see
that
split
here
among
partners
and
sectors.
H
Here
you
see
the
federal
state,
local
private
contributions
and
while
that
number
can
seem
big,
it
actually
tracks
really
well
with
our
initial
estimates
of
the
eip
in
that,
in
the
first
10
years,
we
estimated
a
900
million
cost
estimate
for
all
of
the
projects
needed
to
implement
our
first
phase
goals,
and
that
was
the
first
10
years.
Second,
10
years
cost
about
the
same,
and
we
are
in
our
third
set,
so
we're
tracking
right
along
that
original
cost,
cost
estimate
of
2.6
or
the
first
estimate
of
900
million
now
being
92.6.
H
Just
last
year
the
trp
and
the
tahoe
fund
and
the
league
to
say
lake
tahoe
worked
together
to
commission
an
economic
analysis
of
what
this
investment
has
done
to
date
and
not
just
for
the
environment,
but
for
our
economies.
Here
you
can
see
from
that
2.6
billion
investment.
H
It's
a
5.2
billion
outcome
in
total
economic
output
to
the
region
since
1997,
and
that
report
showed
that
the
eip
supports
an
average
of
1700
jobs
a
year
really
1
million
in
eip
spending
generates
1.6
million
in
total
economic
output
and
that
output
doesn't
just
count
for
within
the
watershed.
All
of
that
output
generates
these
economic
benefits
to
the
surrounding
counties,
including
washoe,
carson
city
douglas
county
alpine,
county
el
dorado
and
plastic
counting,
and
for
tracking
and
accountability.
H
I
think
it
was
seven
years
ago
that
I
did
my
first
presentation
to
this
committee,
and
that
was
when
we
had
first
launched
the
eip
tracker
and
lt
info,
and
this
tool
makes
all
of
that.
Eip
investment
and
accomplishments
transparent
to
the
public,
to
funders
and
to
decision
makers
and
a
unique
aspect
we
have
in
the
eip
is
as
a
partnership.
We
all
have
agreed
to
a
set
of
shared
eip
performance
measures
that
every
implementer
reports
on
each
year.
H
We
account
for
how
many
forest
acres
we
treat
the
amount
of
stormwater
pollution
reduced
the
amount
of
boat
inspections
we
complete
as
part
of
the
ais
program.
Those
are
just
some
examples,
and
here
in
this
graph
you'll
see
the
amount
of
defensible
space
inspections
that
the
tahoe
fire
and
fuel
team
completed
over
the
last
10
years
and
I'll
note
that
it
was
the
highest
ever
in
2021,
and
I
do
invite
you
to
please
go
to
lake
tahoeinfo.org
and
really
poke
around
here
a
little
bit
and
look
at
these
different
portals.
H
That
really
can
show
you
clearly
in
a
really
visual
way.
Our
progress
and
accomplishments.
H
The
lake
tahoe
summit,
as
I
mentioned,
the
first
lake
tahoe
summit,
occurred
in
1997
and
it
still
continued
every
year
to
to
this
day.
It
is
through
this
summit
that
the
full
partnership
physically
gets
together
and
trp
through
the
eip
tracker
annually
reports
on
our
funding
and
our
accomplishments
through
the
partnership
which
drives
our
upcoming
priorities.
H
We
look
forward
to
this
event
every
year
to
do
that
annual
check-in
and
continue
to
drive
the
prioritization
of
the
of
the
projects
we
implement
through
the
program.
Here
you
see
some
shots
from
last
year,
which
was
hosted
by
u.s
senator
alex
padilla,
with
a
special
keynote
speaker
secretary,
holland,
from
the
us
department
of
interior.
H
So
I'll,
just
summarize
my
slides
with
just
to
highlight
some
of
these
big
accomplishments,
because
it's
truly
remarkable
what
this
partnership
has
accomplished
and
achieved
over
the
last
25
years.
We
have
truly
averted
catastrophic
wildfire
from
destroying
our
communities
through
our
work
on
forest
health.
We
have
also
averted
any
new
aquatic
invasive
species
being
introduced
into
the
lake
through
our
nationally
recognized
boat
inspection
program.
H
H
Today,
we
are
are
already
seeing
the
effects
of
climate
change
on
the
lake
and
our
biggest
priorities,
increasing
the
pace
and
scale
of
restoration
to
make
our
region
healthy
and
resilient
to
to
withstand
things
like
drought
and
wildfire
and
other
threats.
We
also
need
sustainable
funding
strategies.
H
We've
accomplished
a
lot
of
planning
and
budget
forecasting,
but
finding
reliable
sources
that
can
fund
programs
over
time
allows
us
the
ability
to
plan
together
more
efficiently,
guarantee
smooth
implementation
and
leverage,
each
other's
funding
dollars
and
finally
I'll
end
with
partnership
building,
because
that
priority
never
goes
away
and
it
takes
constant
care
and
time
to
make
this
collaborative
work
together
and
stay
committed,
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
continuing
to
build
on
the
strong
foundation.
We
have
built
over
the
last
25
years
to
continue
this
program
so
I'll
rock
there.
Thank
you.
A
A
What
can
we
have
of
those
efforts
in
the
future?
We
still
have
a
long
way
to
go.
Tahoe
is
a
very
vulnerable
component
of
our
state
and
of
our
region,
and
it's
really
important
that
we
continue
to
work
towards
those
broader
goals
and
maybe
more
nuanced
goals
of
the
region.
Mr
donohue,
did
you
have
additional
presentation
or
statements
you'd
like
to
make
on
this
piece
too.
E
A
Yeah
before
we
jump
into
that,
does
anybody
have
any
questions
on
the
california
portion
of
the
eip?
Go
ahead,
some
of
it
senator
settlemeyer.
E
E
I
appreciate
that
last
year
it
seemed
like
it
was
rather
difficult
for
individuals
to
try
to
make
it
personally.
It
was
kind
of
very
low
attendance
and
physical
capacity.
I
was
hoping
this
year
would
be
more
readily
available
for
individuals.
I
agree
with
keeping
the
online
portion
as
well
because
it
allows
people
to
attend
from
all
over.
However,
I
was
looking
forward
to
the
concept
of
the
live
in
person
presentations.
I
think
there's
more
gain
that
way.
Thank
you.
C
A
Bit
it's
like
the
one
break
we
had
in
wildfire
for
most
of
the
summer.
It
was
pretty
spectacular
up
there
all
right,
any
other
questions
for
california
and
miss
carringer
and
seeing
none
thank
you,
miss
carringer.
I
will
go
ahead
and
pass
it
on
to
mr
donohue.
You
want
to
go
ahead.
E
E
D
Now,
okay,
thank
you,
charlie,
and
thank
you
to
peters
and
members
of
the
committee.
Again
my
name
is
ellery
staller
and
I'm
the
deputy
administrator
for
the
division
of
state
lands
and
you've
just
heard
from
kim
about
the
eip.
From
a
regional
perspective,
I'd
like
to
share
a
little
bit
more
information
about
eip
implementation
in
nevada
for
background
the
eip
was
established
in
1999
through
the
fun
to
protect
lake
tahoe
basin.
D
D
D
D
D
So
we
are
working
to
direct
visitors
to
the
park
entrance
by
by
installing
temporary
and
long-term
fencing,
and
we
are
also
stabilizing
and
revegetating
the
slope,
approximately
1200
square
feet
of
eroded
slopes
and
user
created
trails.
This
work
will
reduce
a
source
of
sediment
that
is
directly
adjacent
to
the
lake.
D
D
Eip
bonds
are
also
funding
the
development
of
a
new
amphitheater
construction
of
this
big
of
this
phase
is
anticipated
to
be
completed
by
the
end
of
this
year
and
then
construction
of
phase,
two
of
spooner
front
country,
which
includes
trails,
picnic
areas
and
non-motorized
boat,
ramp
and
fishing
platform,
is
expected
to
begin
this
summer.
D
D
We
are
also
working
within
the
laketown
nevada
state
park
to
reduce
wildfire
risk
and
improve
forest
health.
We
recently
submitted
a
1.4
million
dollar
proposal
for
smiplemo
around
19..
This
is
for
the
marlette
hazardous
fuels
reduction
project.
This
project
would
treat
450
acres
in
two
large
segments
near
marlette
lake,
to
reduce
the
risk.
Sorry
to
reduce
the
risk
of
wildland
fire
that
could
come
up
slope
from
the
south
or
the
southwest
and
work
would
include
thinning
areas
of
death's,
conifers,
reducing
surface
fuels
and
pile
burning.
D
D
We
treated
the
lake
bottom
with
these
large
mats
that
you
can
see
on
the
lower
left
picture
here.
Those
maps
depleted
the
lake
substrate
of
dissolved
oxygen,
which
has
the
effect
of
killing
the
asian
plants.
So
our
initial
monitoring
indicated
99
mortality
of
asian
plants
underneath
the
barriers
we
removed
the
barriers
in
2020
and
are
currently
monitoring
for
potential
recolonization
through
an
agreement
with
the
university
of
nevada,
reno.
D
D
D
The
project
identifies
a
permanent
boat
inspection
station
as
well
across
from
spooner,
with
additional
parking
there
as
well
federal
infrastructure
funds
are
being
pursued
for
this
project.
We
believe
a
portion
of
the
eip's
remaining
bond
authority
could
contribute
towards
the
state's
share
of
this
project
as
well.
D
So
I
wanted
to
give
you
a
quick
status
update
of
where
we
are
with
with
our
bond
funds.
Our
eip
projects
are
currently
being
funded
by
bonds
sold
in
2019
under
senate
bill
438,
and
we
anticipate
fully
expending
those
2019
bonds.
By
the
end
of
this
summer
there
is
an
additional
12
million
in
bond
authority
combined
between
ab220
and
sb
368,
and
of
this
12
million
bond
authority.
5.1
million
has
been
sold
in
2021
and
the
remaining
about
7
million
is
anticipated.
We
hope
will
be
sold
in
november
22.
D
D
You'll
see
a
blue
line
that
cuts
through
this
indicates
eip
project
expenditures
year
over
year,
expenditure
on
major
capital
projects,
including
the
spooner
front
country,
recreation
project
and
washoe
county's,
lower
wood,
creek
water
quality
project
projects
such
as
this
account
for
the
rise
that
you
see
in
2021
and.
D
2022,
we
use
a
number
of
different
platforms
to
share
program
performance
and
the
investment
of
eip
bonds.
This
includes
the
eip
tracker,
which
comparanger
mentioned
earlier.
This
is
an
online
dashboard
maintained
by
the
tahoe
regional
planning
agency,
which
is
updated
annually
by
vip
partners,
including
us,
the
nevada
tahoe
resource
team.
We
also
produce
semi-annual
bond
reports
to
the
state
treasurer's
office,
including
cash
flow
projections,
and
we
also
provide
a
semi-annual
report
on
project
of
the
implementation
and
our
bonds
to
the
interim
finance
committee.
D
Over
the
2024-2025
biennium,
we
would
initially
request
six
million
dollars
in
general
obligation
bond
authority
to
continue
carrying
out
the
eip
and,
by
the
end
of
the
interim
we
imagine
this
value
may
be
higher
as
we
learn
more
this
spring
about
the
sr2018
highway
and
a
little
bit
more
about
band
sickle
planning.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation
I
do
want
to
just
clarify
earlier.
I
said
that
miss
karen
germs,
with
the
with
california
and
she's,
with
trpa
my
fault,
I
apologize
in
this
character.
Are
there
any
questions
from
the
committee
on
from
the
department
of
conservation,
natural
resources
presentation?
I
am
not
seeing
any.
A
A
A
A
I
Great
well
hi
everyone,
I'm
amy,
berry
ceo
of
the
tahoe
fun
it's
great
to
be
here
today.
Going
last
means
that
you've
probably
heard
a
lot
of
what
I'm
going
to
touch
on
so
I'll
go
really
quickly
for
everybody.
But
please
stop
me
if
you
have
any
questions.
The
tahoe
fund
is
a
non-profit
we're
celebrating
our
12th
year
this
year
and
we
were
started
to
help
get
the
private
community
engaged
in
all
of
this
work.
That's
happening
in
the
basin.
I
Our
mission
is
to
use
the
power
of
philanthropy
to
improve
the
lake
tahoe
environment
for
all
to
enjoy.
So
what
does
that
mean?
The
power
of
philanthropy?
Well
in
since
our
founding
we've
raised
over
10
million
dollars
of
private
funding,
but
the
power
of
that
philanthropy
is
that
we've
helped
secure
over
50
million
dollars
of
public
funding
for
incredible
projects
all
around
the
lake,
many
of
which
you've
already
heard
about
today
and
I'll
I'll
focus
on
a
few
for
you
as
well.
I
We
have
you've
heard
a
lot
of
there's,
so
many
different
focus
areas
around
the
lake
that
people
are
working
on
for
the
tahoe
fund.
Our
board
has
selected
these
five
areas
in
our
strategic
plan
and,
as
you
heard
many
say
today,
everything's
important,
but
for
the
tahoe
fund.
Forest
health
is
our
number
one
priority.
If
we
burn
down
the
forest,
we're
we're
going
to
lose
a
lot,
we're
going
to
lose
lake
clarity,
we're
going
to
lose
our
recreation
where
no
one's
going
to
come
to
the
lake.
I
We
are
a
organization
focused
on
projects.
How
can
we
get
more
environmental
product
improvement
projects
completed
around
the
lake
by
working
with
all
of
our
partners?
This
map,
you'll,
see,
is
probably
looks
like
an
eye
chart
apologies
but
we're
over
60
different
projects
that
we've
helped
fund
and
when
I
say
we,
that's
our
private
donor
pool
of
individuals.
Second,
homeowners,
businesses,
most
of
the
tahoe
businesses,
are
very
supportive
of
the
tahoe
fund
as
well.
I
Yeah,
that's
great,
and
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
so
the
the
flags
in
the
middle
are
projects
that
support
the
entire
lake,
but
you'll
see
13
flags
specifically
on
the
nevada
side.
So
those
are
a
number
of
different
projects
that
we've
worked
on
with
our
partners
to
help
make
happen
on
the
nevada
side
and
wanted
to
share
a
few
of
those
with
you.
But
first
I
love
this
slide
because,
and
I
don't
think
we
even
captured
them
on
all
on
here,
but
you,
as
you
heard,
joanne
talk
about
and
kim
karinger
and
charlie.
I
I
So
let's
talk
about
projects
you
might
know
and
recognize.
I
know
we
just
heard
about
the
east
shore
trail.
Hopefully
everybody
has
been
on
it.
If
you
haven't,
we
need
to
get
you
guys
out
there
as
soon
as
possible.
It's
truly
spectacular
it's
what
we
refer
to
as
the
impossible
trail,
because
for
40
years
there
was
a
line
on
a
map,
and
everybody
said:
that's
a
nice
line
on
a
map,
but
it
is
impossible.
You'll
never
get
it
built,
but
this
is
what
happens
when
15
partners
come
together.
I
Everybody
puts
funding
in
you,
hire
a
great
contractor,
granite
construction
and
ndot
built
this
beautiful
path
for
us,
and
you
might
have
heard
the
role
of
the
tahoe
fund
was
to
raise
private
funding
to
help
secure
the
public
funding.
I
just
wanted
to
share
with
you
how
we
did
that
if
you
haven't
been
on
the
trail,
there
are
16
vista
points
all
along
the
path.
I
This
is
one
of
the
larger
ones
and
we
were
able
to
sell
these
lakes
that
you
can
see
that
private
donors
could
put
inscriptions
on
from
anywhere
ranging
from
twenty
thousand
dollars
up
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
This
is
a
hundred
thousand
dollar
vista
here,
and
we
did
this
before
we
had
a
trail.
We
had
a
manzanita,
bushes
and
shrub,
and
we
had
to
take
people
walking
along
the
side
of
the
highway
and
we
said
picture
what
this
could
look
like.
I
There's
going
to
be
a
beautiful
trail
and
they
all
bought
into
it.
They
all
saw
the
vision,
they
all
believed
it,
so
we
were
able
to
raise
originally
a
little
over
750
000
from
vista
points.
I
I
We
got
a
great
grant
from
envy
energy
foundation
and
we
were
able
to
build
out
23
different
interpretive
panels
along
the
whole
trail.
So
not
only
do
you
get
a
great
view
of
tahoe,
but
it
truly
is
a
learning
experience
at
the
same
time,
and
we
worked
with
all
of
our
partners
on
the
content
on
these.
I
We
also,
we
didn't
just
sell
vista
points.
We
we
knew
that
there
were
people
out
there
and
actually,
the
vista
points
sold
out
in
about
six
weeks.
That
really
wanted
to
be
part
of
the
trail,
so
we
also
sold
fish
for
a
five
thousand
dollar
donation.
I
You
can
put
your
family's
name
on
a
trout
and
it
goes
along
the
bridges
along
the
trail
we've
now
sold
over
150
trout
times,
5
000,
you
can
see
the
numbers
are
really
adding
up
for
the
private
support
and
then
we
came
in
at
a
little
slightly
lower
level.
You
can
get
a
bear
for
2500.
I
These
went
in
on
the
path
right
when
it
starts,
and
then
last
year
we
built
a
blue
concrete
outline
of
tahoe.
As
you
come
through
the
tunnel
that
hit
a
beach.
I
think
there's
about
84
bears
in
there
and
more
scheduled
to
go
in,
but
probably
what
makes
this
project
such
a
success
is
not
the
folks
that
could
write
the
big
checks,
but
we
wanted
everybody
to
be
a
part
of
it.
I
So
we
asked
that,
for
we've
told
folks
for
a
hundred
dollar
donation,
your
name
can
go
on
the
donor
wall,
and
this
is
the
original
donor
wall.
That's
up
right
now.
It
has
over
700
different
families
names
on
there.
We
are
in
the
process
of
putting
up
a
second
donor
wall
because
of
course,
as
soon
as
we
built
the
trail,
everybody
said
this
is
so
awesome.
How
do
I
get
my
name
on
the
donor
wall?
I
I
And
so
we
decided
in
june
of
2019
that
all
new
donations
would
go
into
a
general
bike
trails
fund
so
that
we
could
start
to
grow
funding
for
the
next
phase
from
sand
harbor
down
to
spooner
and
because
of
our
great
success
with
these
donation
options.
We
now
have
a
million
dollars
in
a
long-term
maintenance
fund
a
little
more
than
that,
and
we
have
about
1.4
million
in
the
general
bike
trails
fund.
36
000
of
that
has
already
been
committed
for
expanded
parking
in
incline
to
the
northern
trail
trailhead.
I
That
will
be
used
by
tahoe
transportation
district
to
match
for
lots,
more
public
funding
and
same
thing
for
new
parking
in
a
trail
from
chimney
beach,
secret,
harbor
and
thunderbird
cove
area.
350
000
has
been
committed
of
just
private
funding
to
help
secure
all
the
public
funding
for
those
and
just
a
couple
weeks
ago
we
worked
with
the
tahoe
transportation
district.
We
pledged
that
we
will
have
two
million
dollars
as
a
match
for
construction
for
a
federal
tribal
lands,
grant.
That
would
be
60
million
dollars.
I
So
that's
really
probably
the
best
example
of
the
power
of
philanthropy
and
what
the
tahoe
fund
can
do
when
we
are
able
to
work
with
our
great
partners,
especially
in
state
of
nevada
and
moving
on.
I
know
that
you
already
saw
pictures
of
this,
but
the
scooter
lake
state
park
improvements.
We
just
fell
in
love
with
this
project.
I
The
outdoor
amphitheater
is
nearly
complete
and
the
visitor
center
is
even
further
along
than
this
photo.
It's
it's
under
snow
right
now,
so
it's
probably
a
little
hard
to
get
out
there
and
finish
construction,
but
I
know
they
plan
to
do
it
later
this
spring
and
we'll
look
forward
to
a
great
grand
opening
celebration
for
that
and
what
we'd
love
about
this
project
is.
I
There
was
an
old
bathroom
there
and
now
there'll
be
this
beautiful,
welcoming
visitor
center,
which
will
really
set
the
tone
for
sustainable
recreation
and
stewardship
and
for
how
people
should
appreciate
the
environment
while
they're
here
recreating
in
it
and
as
was
mentioned
phase
three
is
a
new
water
wildlife,
viewing
platform
out
onto
spooner
lake,
and
we
are
currently
in
conversations
with
a
potential
donor
for
a
200
000
gift
to
help
make
that
project
happen
more
exciting
things
to
come
for
spooner
and
then
a
smaller
project,
but
the
incline
flume
trail.
I
If
you
haven't
been
on
the
incline
flim
trail,
it
is
the
flattest
most
family-friendly
trail
in
all
of
lake
tahoe.
You
access
it
off.
Mount
rose
highway
and
it's
an
old
flume
system,
so
it's
very
flat
and
everyone
in
the
community
loved
it,
but
it
wasn't
technically
part
of
the
forest
service
trail
system.
So
the
tahoe
fund
supported
the
efforts
of
friends
of
incline
trails.
I
It's
almost
complete,
90
percent
of
the
project
is
done,
there's
one
bridge
that
needs
to
get
done,
but
cal
door,
fire
and
covet
has
delayed
us.
But
we
hope
to
get
that
in
this
summer
unless
the
snow
melts
and
then
the
tunnel
creek
single
track.
I
don't
know
if
anyone's
done
the
so
that's
the
incline.
Flume
trail,
the
big
flume
trail.
I
Everyone
knows
about
is
the
marlette
flume
trail
and
at
the
end
of
the
flume
trail,
is
this
sandy
dusty
road
called
tunnel
creek
and
bikers
come
bombing
down
the
trail
and
a
lot
of
folks
don't
make
it
to
the
bottom?
Well,
they
make
it
to
the
bottom,
but
usually
in
an
ambulance.
It's
just
really
not
meant
for
bike
riding
and
the
other
thing
we're
seeing
is
joanne
mentioned
this
huge
increase
in
recreation
in
the
basin,
people
are
learning
to
walk
or
not,
learning
they're,
it's
a
beautiful
hike.
I
It's
not
very
intense,
it's
a
wide
road,
it
feels
very
safe.
So
you
have
all
these
people
walking
up
a
road
while
bikes
are
bombing
down
it,
so
we're
so
excited
to
partner
with
state
parks
and
great
basin
institute,
our
friends
at
tamba
and
the
room
trail
to
help
build
a
new
single
track
trail.
You
can
see.
The
road
sort
of
this
line
through
here
is
the
road.
I
I
Been
to
tunnel
creek,
let
me
know
I'm
happy
to
guide
a
tour.
The
first
mile
up,
there's
a
giant
rock
that
somebody
carved
into
the
shape
of
a
monkey.
Everybody
calls
it
monkey
rock
so
another
great
one
and
then
lastly,
a
project
we're
really
excited
about.
As
we
look
at
you
know,
our
mission
is
to
use
the
power
of
philanthropy
to
improve
the
lake
tahoe
environment
for
all
to
enjoy.
So
we
really
have
to
ask
ourselves
what
kind
of
projects
can
we
do
for
all
to
enjoy?
The
east
shore
trail
universal
access.
I
We
see
people
out
there
all
the
time
in
wheelchairs,
and
it
just
it
makes
you
feel
so
great
to
know
we
really
are
making
this
for
all
to
enjoy.
Well,
if
you've
ever
driven
across
mount
rose
highway
in
the
tahoe
meadow
up,
there
is
a
beautiful
boardwalk
that
was
put
in
really
to
protect
the
wetlands
that
people
were
just
trampling
across.
I
But
if
you
look
it
in
the
view
of
somebody,
that's
in
a
wheelchair,
it
looks
like
an
amazing
way
to
really
experience
tahoe.
The
only
issue
is
that
to
get
from
the
highway
to
this
ramp,
there
are
stairs.
There
is
not
to
get
to
the
boardwalk
there's
stairs,
because
the
intention
was
really
not
accessibility.
I
I
A
Thank
you
so
much
nice
gary.
That
was
a
really
really
wonderful
presentation.
Enthusiastic
I'm
excited
about
a
lot
of
the
programs
that
you've
put
in.
I
have
yet
to
do
a
walking
trail
myself,
but
it's
on
my
on
my
list
now
that
my
kids
are
a
little
bit
older
and
can
maybe
manage
to
walk
most
of
it
themselves.
A
Now,
honestly,
it's
been
hard
for
our
family
to
make
it
up
there,
because
we
have
five
of
us
and
all
our
gear
to
park
before
we
can
get
down
to
the
lake
and
parking
has
been
such
a
hardship
and
we
haven't
gone
for
almost
two
years
now,
and
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
all
the
efforts
personally
that
are
going
in
to
make
it
easier
for
us
to
come
up
and
visit
the
lake
more
often.
A
It's
also
funny
to
me
that
we're
working
on
access
to
some
of
these
hidden
gems
that,
as
a
kid
you
had
to
know
which
rock
to
pull
off
on
the
highway
at
couldn't.
C
A
So
I'm
I'm
glad
I'm
glad
I've
been
separate,
I'm
glad
that
we're
taking
it
the
environmental
consequences
of
more
access
seriously
and
we're
putting
in
the
kind
of
stability
that
we
need
to
make
those
work
for
our
communities.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
your
effort.
It's
really
impressive.
Are
there
any
questions
barry?
C
C
I
Well,
you
know
we
hadn't
even
considered
a
bill
draft
request.
You
know
we,
the
tahoe
fund
funded
all
the
planning
for
last
year,
and
now
we
have
a
budget
about
200.
I
can't
remember
if
it's
150
or
200
thousand
dollars
for
the
construction
build.
We
may
need
some
support
with
ndot
they're
going
to
be
redoing
that
highway
this
summer
last
year
they
did
conduit
this
year,
they're
going
to
redo
the
highway.
A
A
G
A
Item
10
is
the
overview
of
the
marlette
lake
water
system
and
updates
on
improvements
and
priorities.
This
is
always
really
interesting
and
complex.
The
system
is
really
unique
and
something
that's
kind
of
a
gem
in
nevada.
Although
it's
a
gem
in
need
of
attention,
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
pass
on
the
presentation
to
ward
patrick
and
his
office
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
where
they're
at
mr
patrick,
as
you
will.
E
Thank
you
chair
under
the
leadership
of
director
laura
freed,
I'm
ward,
patrick
the
administrator
for
the
state
public
works
division
to
answer
questions
today,
we'll
also
have
the
deputy
director
matthew,
tuma
and
daniel
daniel
marlo
from
administrative
services
division
he's
the
administrator
and
I'd
like
to
introduce
you
to
one
of
our
newest
team
members,
dave
david
dutra,
he's
our
deputy
administrator
and
overseeing
the
marla
lake
water
system.
He
comes
from
a
background
of
waste
reduction
and
recycling.
Industry
he's
got
business
management
system
experience
and,
most
recently
from
the
university
of
nevada
reno
in
facilities
maintenance.
J
J
There
we
are
okay,
so
let's
start
the
presentation
with
just
an
overview.
Originally
the
dam,
the
marlette
lake
dam
was
constructed
in
1873
in
support
of
the
logging
industry.
But
later
it
went
into
service
for
the
collection,
treatment
and
conveyance
of
water
for
domestic
and
industrial
mining
uses
primarily
in
the
comstock
area.
J
J
So
for
today's
presentation,
we're
going
to
cover
the
historical
overview
and
key
features,
some
of
the
major
components
of
the
facility,
the
stakeholders,
customers
and
beneficiaries,
and
also
our
recent
improvements
that
have
been
completed
and
are
in
use,
planned
improvements
and
those
are
improvements
that
are
in
design
and
engineering
and
future
improvements.
J
For
the
total
sum
of
1.65
million
dollars,
the
system
is
recognized
as
an
engineering
feat
and
as
such
is
dedicated,
was
dedicated
to
historic
civil
engineering
landmark
in
1975
by
the
american
society
of
civil
engineers.
It's
also
listed
on
the
national
registry
of
historic
places
in
1992.,
water
is
collected
from
various
sources
within
the
basins
and
total
as
much
as
2.63
billion
gallons
of
water
annually.
J
The
table
here
indicates
eight
years
of
water
sales
between
our
customers
in
acre
feet
and
on
a
combined
basis
accounts
for
over
550
million
gallons
of
water.
J
A
significant
key
feature
was
introduced
in
1966
with
the
collapse
of
the
tunnel,
and
I
I'll
I'll
share
more
about
that
in
just
a
few
minutes.
J
J
So,
prior
to
pumping
the
system,
it
relied
on
a
robust
form
system
constructed
of
redwood.
This
flume
system
extended
for
eight
and
a
half
miles
and
on
a
well
so
so
what
would
happen?
Is
water
would
drain
out
of
the
marlette
plate
through
the
flume
system
and
around
to
the
incline
portal
or
west
portal
or
tunnel
system,
and
I
believe
it
was
discussed
just
just
previously.
Amy
barry
was
talking
about
the
trail
systems
that
utilized
this
old
flume
system.
Here,
that's
long
since
been
abandoned.
J
The
inclined
tunnel
or
the
westport,
as
it's
sometimes
called,
was
nearly
4
000
feet.
Long
connect
with
connections
made
from
both
sides
in
1877
it
allowed
water
to
flow
from
marlette
lake
to
reach
the
comstock
in
1877,
which,
however,
the
system
collapsed.
The
tunnel
system
collapsed
in
1957,
and
the
system
now
relies
on
pumping
which
I
discussed
earlier.
J
Some
of
the
more
significant
components
include
the
marlette
lake
itself,
marlette
pump
and
generator
facility,
which
we
will
show
the
hobart
reservoir
reservoir
and
the
diversion
dam,
as
well
as
the
inverted
siphon,
which
is
a
pumping
piping
system.
From
the
lake
view
tank
to
east
across
russia,
a
washoe
valley
to
support
virginia
city,
both
story,
county,
virginia
city
and
carson
city-
have
a
significant
investment
in
facilities
that
include
water,
distribution,
storage
and
treatment.
J
This
map
is
of
the
east
slope,
which
is
primarily
under
the
state's
management
it
includes
marlette
lake
shown
pumping
station
it
routes,
water
up
and
over
the
ridge
into
the
hobart
reservoir
water
then
flows
out
of
the
reservoir
and
around
to
the
east
side.
J
J
J
This
particular
project
was
a
seven
and
a
half
million
dollar
project
completed
in
2009.
J
All
of
that's
made
possible
by
a
rubble,
earthen-filled
dam
supporting
the
reservoir
I
mentioned
catchments
that
are
located
on
the
east
basin
in
this
particular
slide
slide.
Excuse
me
shows
the
catchment
this.
These
catchments,
which
number
six
today
can
add
up
to
as
much
as
200
gallons
per
minute
to
the
system
and
again
they
catch
runoff,
they're,
small,
seasonal
tributaries,
supported
by
the
snowmelt
and
and
small
streams,
and,
let's
see
well,
I
I
I
can't
think
of
the
name,
but
anyway,
I'm
sorry.
J
J
J
However,
in
2017
the
system
was
really
overwhelmed,
with
heavy
snow
melt
and
runoff
blowing
the
top
off
of
the
system
and
requiring
a
great
deal
of
of
restoration.
We
actually
went
in
and
rebuilt
the
top
of
it
adding
two
feet
to
it,
and
you
can
see
the
catchment
here
which
allows
water
to
slow,
settle.
J
It
allows
us
suspended
solids
to
settle
out
before
continuing
on
and
this
improves
the
clarity
of
the
water
by
the
time
it's
it's
to
our
customers.
J
I
mentioned
the
catchments
and
the
hobart
streams.
Those
come
together
here
at
this
point.
This
is
called
the
diversion
dam.
This
is
also
a
metered,
a
point
of
metering
where
we
can
meter
the
catchment
runoff,
as
well
as
the
outflow
of
hobart
dam
before
its
flows
continue
on
to
the
lakeview
tank.
The
lakeview
tank
is
the
last
point
in
the
system
where
water
is
allowed
to
stand
and
solids
to
settle
out
before
they're
diverted
onto
the
customers.
J
This
is
an
illustration
of
the
line
coming
off
from
the
tank
down
into
the
carson
city
basin.
It
requires
the
use
of
three
air
boxes
and
that's
to
reduce
the
amount
of
pressure
that
water
builds
as
it
as
it
falls.
J
C
J
Slope
side
that
that
includes
much
of
their
systems
at
the
time
constructed.
The
inverted
siphon
was
the
largest
inverted
pipe
siphon
system
in
the
world.
It
was
designed
for
800
psi
and
is
currently
accepting
about
700
psi
of
pressure
at
the
end
of
the
siphon
shown
here.
That
pressure
is
reduced
as
it
climbs
up
out
of
the
basin.
It's
reduced
to
about
30
pounds
of
pressure
which
flows
naturally
over
to
the
reservoir
and
on
to
the
virginia
city
side
order
for
treatment.
J
First,
the
water
customers.
There
are
two
at
this
point.
We
have
carson
city
which
supports
about
20,
000
customers
and
story
county
supporting
just
over
700
customers
on
a
combined
basis.
Again
they
require
about
550
million
gallons
of
water
annually.
J
This
is
a
list
of
some
some
of
the
benefactors
that
frequent
the
area,
but
it
is
quite
sufficient,
we're
quite
proud
of
managing
the
the
asset
with
so
much
to
offer
beyond
just
water
again,
as
as
amy
berry
pointed
out,
there's
a
trail
system
there
that
that's
utilized
some
estimate
that
as
much
as
two
million
visitors,
frequent
the
area
and
here's
quite
an
extensive
list
of
those
benefit.
Benefactors
one
in
particular,
is
the
state
department
of
wildlife.
J
They
have
constructed
a
number
of
fish
fishing,
catching
systems
which
allow
them
to
catch
eggs
and
plant
those
eggs
in
other
waterways
throughout
the
state.
There's
also
a
guzzler
there
for
wildlife
on
the
east
slope.
So
the
again,
the
benefits
extend
well
beyond
just
the
water
that
that's
captured.
J
But
those
recent
improvements
obviously
make
it
possible
for
us
to
continue
to
run
a
148
year
old
system.
J
J
We
also
have
a
picture
of
their
treatment
facility
in
the
lower
right
hand,
corner
and
the
middle
is
the
scada
system
that
allows
all
of
the
jurisdictions
benefiting
through
this
system
to
look
at
what
the
flow
rates
are
and
manage
their
systems
more
effectively,
but
we're
not
finished.
We
have
a
number
of
planned
improvements
planned
improvements
of
those
improvements
that
are
currently
in
design
and
most
significant
is
the
marlette
lake
dam
restoration
project
now
60
complete.
J
The
illustration
below
is
a
a
cross
section
of
the
dam
showing
a
a
buttress
fill
area,
as
well
as
a
new
control
station
and
a
number
of
other
projects
that
are
tied
in
with
this
particular
one,
including
road
maintenance,
trail,
restoration
and
and
control
points
on
the
dam.
J
We're
we're
spending
time
to
complete
a
master
plan
study.
The
study
will
include
water
demands,
the
system
on
on
as
a
whole
and
what
the
system
can
support.
J
J
J
J
J
J
Rebuilding
the
generator
is
of
interest
and
most
important,
that's
at
its
end
of
its
useful
life
again
that
large
12-cylinder
motor
operates
on
a
continual
basis
during
peak
seasonal
seasons,
and
so
it
it
doesn't
take
long
before
those
motors
are
at
end
of
life,
and
we
need
to
raise
the
inlet
for
the
pump
off
the
bottom
of
the
lake.
This
will
improve
clarity
and
efficiencies.
J
J
J
We
take
great
pride
in
the
system
and
I
have
to
say
personally
I
am
thrilled
to
have
the
opportunity
to
take
part
in
the
management
of
that
system
with
that,
I'm
happy
to
turn
it
over
to
to
back
to
the
committee
for
questions
and
answers.
A
I
have
one
related
to
redundancies.
We
heard
last
interim.
There
were
not
many
on
the
system
and
when
it
went
down,
we
depended
on
the
stored
water
and
I'm
just
wondering
if
there
are
proposed
designs
or
plans
to
address
the
redundancy
issue,
particularly
for
pumps
or,
if
you
were
able
to
address
that
in
this
last
environment.
E
Ward,
patrick
for
the
record,
thanks
for
the
question
yeah,
this
is
you
know,
as
we
mentioned
it's
a
very
old
system
and
it
was
originally
designed
without
that
redundancy
we've
been
just
discussing
redundancy,
but
there's
been
no
real
work
to
to
improve
any
redundancy.
E
You'll
note
that
there's
so
many
needs
that
are
just
just
to
keep
one
leg
open
in
all
directions,
and
so,
as
that
gets
completed,
it's
likely
that
we
can
keep
some
of
the
existing
piping
open,
which
would
create
some
redundancy,
although
it
would
be
age,
redundancy
not
state-of-the-art.
A
This
is
a
really
unique
system.
If
you
haven't
seen
parts
and
pieces
of
it,
I
would
encourage
you
to
try
and
get
out
and
see
this
system
truly
an
engineering
feat
and
amazing
that
it's
still
up
and
running,
especially
with
some
of
the
parts
and
pieces
being
over
100
years
old.
Almost
what
are
we
150
years
old?
I
guess
at
this
point:
are
there
any
other
questions
from
the
committee.
A
I
don't
see
any.
I
may
come
some
more
as
we
keep
talking
about
the
needs
of
of
your
program,
but
I
would
also
encourage
the
committee
to
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
mr
patrick
and
mr
dutra.
A
If
you
have
any
questions
related
to
the
system,
that's
been
kind
of
a
contentious
issue
in
the
legislature,
but
I
think
they're
in
a
pretty
good
place.
Oh,
I
guess
I
do
have
one
more
question.
Last
last
interim
we
were
talking
about
the
potential
of
some
sales
of
water
to
the
tumwa
system.
Do
you
have
an
update
on
those
discussions.
E
Or
patrick,
we
do.
Thank
you.
Yes,
the
turkey
meadows
water
authority
is
still
very
interested
in
in
becoming
a
customer
and
they're
looking
and
we're
looking
into
ways
to
trial,
pushing
water
through
the
federal
water
master
through
lake
tahoe
through
the
natural
natural
means
and
so
they're
still
very
interested.
E
We're
we're
very
hopeful
when
we
had
the
big
snow
in
december,
like
oh
boy,
there's
gonna
be
an
excess
of
water,
and
I
would
say
that
the
tumwas
been
working
with
carson
city
and
story
county
to
make
sure
that
it's
understood
and
everybody
agrees
that
tumwa
would
take
water.
E
That
is
not
necessarily
needed
by
the
two
primary
customers:
primary
customers
right
now,
and
so
it
appears
to
be
a
very
working
toward
a
very
symbiotic
relationship
where,
when
water
water,
when
there's
less
water,
the
existing
customers
will
be
getting
water
and
when
there's
an
excess
of
water.
E
The
reno
area
and
the
turkey
meadows
water
authority
could
utilize
that
compensate
the
state.
Thus
it
would
end
up
helping
preserve
and
maintain
the
system.
So
it's
it's
all.
Systems
go,
although
that
hasn't
been
put
into
effect,
are
tried
and
true,
but
we're
they're
still
interested,
and
so
is.
The
state
is
my
best
information.
Thanks.
A
Great,
I
appreciate
you
guys
keeping
us
updated
on
that.
Do
you,
can
you
remind
me,
do
you,
as
a
state,
managing
the
system
set
the
rates
for
the
users
or
those
set
by
the
treatment,
and
then
the
cost
from
the
treatment
systems
passed
on
to
the
users.
E
Yes,
thank
you
for
asking
that
we
went
to
ifc
to
get
authority
to
use
operating
funding
for
a
the
master
plan,
which
was
discussed
here
in
in
brief
and
due
to
due
to
the
current
fiscal
situations
where
we
have
a
very
low
reserve.
We
put
that
on
hold
and
so
we'd
appreciate
the
committee's
support
in
in
an
item
that's
been
sent
to
through
to
the
governor's
finance
office.
We
believe
it
will
make
it
to
the
april
interim
finance
committee
and
the
intent
there
would
be
to
complete
the
master
plan.
E
It
would
enable
rate
studies,
a
simple
rate
study
to
be
done
and
statute
allows
and
requires
the
state
to
set
the
rates,
and
so
the
process
that
we've
outlined
for
marlette
lake
is
to
work
on
the
master
plan
and
therefore,
then
develop
rates
based
on
the
master
planning
process.
Thank
you,
adam
chair.
Yes,
go
ahead.
E
I,
like
matthew
tuma
for
the
record.
Like
administrator
patrick
said,
we
set
the
rates
of
what
we
charge,
carson
city
and
story
county
as
a
whole,
but
they
set
the
individual
water
rates
for
their
customers.
So
we
do
not
set
those
rates.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
I
have
a
history
of
being
on
that
system.
I
think
I
showed
that
last
interim,
I
grew
up
in
a
house
in
silver
city
and
I
remember
one
of
my
first
experiences
with
a
different
water
system,
seeing
that
tank
on
the
hillside
and
talking
about
where
the
water
came
from,
and
I
remember
thinking
like
how
the
heck
do
they
get
water
across
washoe
valley,.
A
So
well,
I
are
there
any
other
questions
from
the
committee
on
this
particular
topic
area,
I'm
not
seeing
any.
So
I
will
let
you
guys
go.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation
and
the
updates
on
those
a
couple
of
issue
areas
and
we
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you
things
we
can
do
to
help
out
if
there's
anything
that
comes
up
in
the
room.
A
A
A
And
then
enter
that
meeting
id
on
the
agenda,
which
I
don't
have
in
front
of
me,
so
I
can't
read
it
off
to
you.
I
apologize
for
that
we'll
go
ahead
and
take
a
three-minute
break.
A
C
A
I
want
to
remind
the
people
that
they
call
in
to
please
clearly
state
and
spell
your
name,
and
we
are
women
in
comments
to
three
minutes
to
ensure
everyone
has
given
a
fair
opportunity
to
speak.
You
are
more
than
welcome
to
follow
up
your
comments
with
written
comments
that
we
will
review
after
this
meeting.
C
Good
afternoon,
claire
sorry,
I
missed
the
beginning
of
the
session.
So
is
this
sir
peterson.
C
Oh
sarah
pierce.
Thank
you
so
much.
My
name
is
dora
martinez
and
I'm
totally
blind.
So
I'm
trying
to
pin
your
voice
to
your
name
very
lovely
voice.
I
represent
the
disability
peer
action
coalition
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
so
much
for
amy
berry's
presentation.
C
Last
year
we
really
wanted
to
go
to
lake
tahoe.
We've
been
so
cooped
up
in
our
our
homes,
but
we
couldn't
make
it
up
there
due
to
inadequate
rtc
services.
We
were
not
able
to
go
to
the
summit
mall
and
and
get
the
rtc
bus
to
go
up
to
the
lake.
So
hopefully
this
year
they
will
provide
rtc
at
the
meadowwood
mall,
so
people
with
disability
can
also
be
included
and
use
that
beautiful
lake
tahoe
scenery
that
you
all
talk
about.
A
At
this
point,
I
will
close
agenda
item
11
for
public
comment
and
are
there
any
comments
from
members
of
the
committee
before
we
adjourn
just
want
to?
Thank
you
all
for
your
time
today.
It's
a
pleasure
being
here
with
you,
I'm
looking
forward
to
being
able
to
meet
in
person
and
visit
the
lake
if
we
can,
hopefully
in
the
summer
months.
A
I
want
to
just
note
that
our
next
meeting
is
friday
may
27th
and
we
will
let
you
know
in
the
coming
months
whether
that
means
expected
to
be
virtual
or
in
person
and
where
we
may
have
it
within
person.
That
concludes
business.
For
today,.