June 21, 2007
Meeting this Tuesday, June 26, 2007, 4:30 P.M. at the Black Mountain Recreation
Center in Henderson for the River Mountains Trail Partnership Advisory
Council.
Follow
this link for meeting agenda. All invited. Please RSVP to John
Holman at 365-2191 or
john.holman@swgas.com if you plan to join us.
May 25, 2007
Notes from the May 22, 2007 monthly River Mountains Trails
Partnership meeting:
Trail Planning and Development Reports
-
Recap of the RMLT Partnership Wetlands Bridge Meeting
o
Setting was unique – extensive restoration of disturbed habitat
o One
of the longest bridges in the County
o Will
be One of the premier spots for hikers and bikers
o City
is building trails into Rainbow Gardens and nearby city wetlands park
Trail Segment Reports -
Segment 5 (between Railroad Pass Casino and Boulder City)
- Railroad
crossing – PUC – Public Utilities Commission – still holding application
- NDOT
wanted a complex railroad crossing at the site
- PUCN lost
Boulder City comments to NDOT’s report.
- Have sent
a new package to NDOT for comment
- PUCN has
not held a public comment meeting
- Project
has been given a docket number by the PUC
- Ron
Gregory inquired about this project on behalf of Commissioner Bruce Woodbury
- We may be
able to use this to move this review ahead
- Henderson
railroad crossing was put in without PUCN approval – NDOT still holding some
funding back
- PUCN has
given this project some priority as they lost the first round of comments
Segments 17-22
(Boulder City to Lake Las Vegas in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area)
-
NPS has awarded the entire 17 mile project
-
Pre-construction meeting with SBBI scheduled for May 31, 2007
- 9 month
construction schedule
- Work will
begin on the Boulder City side (Segment 22) and progress to the north
- Project
is fully funded now.
- Need to
coordinate with Henderson on segment 14 to make sure the trails meet
- There is
interest within the partnership to have some form of ground breaking ceremony
Develop Loops off of the River
Mountains Loop Trail
o Take
one of the rest areas and find an hour loop from that point
o
Railroad Pass is a good opportunity going north and exit near the water
tank - there is a route in to Bootleg Canyon
o
Contact the local equestrian community to see what routes are being used
o May
be a route near the “B” on the west slope of the River Mountains
o
There is a potential route at 33 Hole within Lake Mead NRA
Rocks on the Trail at ATV
crossings
-
Trails need to be sweep regularly
- If the
intersections are paved, it would reduce the amount of rock on the trail. Add
curbs.
- Trail
Watch Program will help with this issue – we need to have the users help sweep
the trail
- May need
to place boulders in strategic areas
- An
alternative is to use post and cable barriers
Trail Enforcement
- City
of Henderson is patrolling the trail at least once per day
-
Transitioning into bicycle from ATV patrols in the near future
- Pat Moors
is the Lieutenant
- Community
Policing Center is to be located at Lake Las Vegas fire station
- Contact
Capt. Bob Vadasy concerning a special event on Henderson part of the trail
- Forward
any complaints we receive to Capt. Bob Vadasy at ph 267-4503
Organizational Development
As of May 22, 2007
the fund contained $4,948.52
River Mountain Loop Trail
Database
-
Database now stands at 1,189 names and addresses
o 465
email addresses
o 111
media contacts
o 104
possible exhibitor contacts
o Rick
Keller is added to the master partnership list representing the Nevada Bicycle
Group
-
Website has been hit 29,338 times since inception
- Inquiry
concerning Segment 17 from Runners World
& Nature
Valley Granola Bar sponsored an insert into Runners World for segment 17 as a 5
mile easy run in the Las Vegas area. It is not built yet. So where
did they get that idea?
Community Outreach, Neighborhood
-
Henderson Trail Clean Up Event – April 14th
- 60
adults and 12 children = 255 volunteer hours
- June 13th
- Microsoft Service Project – 177 volunteers from Microsoft
International Sales
o
Painting gates and bollards and sweeping the trail, cleaning up litter
o
Safety yellow paint at Railroad Pass
o
Equestrian Trail
o
Havre Street to the South – painting bollards and gates
o
Microsoft Conference attendees must participate in a community event
o
Bill Laub will do a welcome for the event representing the partnership
o
Can get some local media attention – International Director of Sales will be
there
o
Henderson Marketing Department is involved
Trail Watch
o
Grant decision in July, if Henderson gets the grant we will assist
in establishing the first "Trail Watch" program in Valley,
Trails Day Committee has met
twice
o
Event will be held on October 20th at Equestrian Park
o May
include a 5K – sponsored by Frank Lowry
o May
also include a Kids fun run
o
Pancake breakfast is proposed
o Hike
from Railroad Pass down to Equestrian Park
o Bike
rides and equestrian rides
o SNWA
– provide water? (75 cases last year)
o
Volunteers needed for leading hikes, registration booth, trail watch booth,
o
Promoting all activities – NPS trail construction, Biking events, potential for
future events
Trails Summit will be held on
October 18th
o
Summit Thursday at Las Vegas Spring Preserve
o
Friday evening sunset hike at Anthem East Trail – 1.1 mile hike – great view of
entire valley
o Will
have a booth to promote Trails day & other trails
National
Trails Day Henderson Style - It means we wait until
Fall when it is cooler in the desert to hold the National
Trails event. Henderson is rapidly becoming the
trail development leader in the State of Nevada. With over
50-miles built and open; another 9 trail dedication openings
planned in 2008 they truly are leaders in trail development.
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