Hearings Officer Meeting Documents March 2, 2023-Hybrid Meeting

The March 2, 2023 Hearings Officer meeting will take place online and in-person at the TRPA office. Any interested member of the public will be able to participate and observe the meeting, either remotely or in-person.  All details, including a link to the Zoom webinar, are posted below.

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Hearings Officer Agenda March 2, 2023

Item V A Dallosta Land Capability Challenge LCAP2022-0281
Item V B Shorezone Protective Structure ERSP2018-1042
Item V C Kaleta Multi-Family and ADU ERSP2022-1999
Item V D Kuhn Holdings LLC Land Capability Challenge LCAP2022-0643
Item V E Boxman Land Capability Challenge LCAP2022-0701
Item V F King New Single-Parcel Pier ERSP2020-0035

30th Anniversary Best in Basin Award Winners Announced

30th Anniversary Best in Basin Award Winners Announced

Lake Tahoe, Stateline, Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board on Wednesday recognized seven projects and programs with Best in the Basin Awards for their exceptional environmental design and stewardship of Lake Tahoe, the agency said today.

For 30 years, TRPA has annually recognized projects that exhibit outstanding planning and execution and lead the way in regional collaboration and environmental stewardship. The award winners this year range from forest health projects to citizen science monitoring.

“The Best in the Basin Awards recognize outstanding achievements for Lake Tahoe and our communities and set a standard of excellence in the region,” TRPA Deputy Director and External Affairs Chief Julie Regan said. “It’s impressive to see that after 30 years of awards, innovative projects that go above and beyond are forging ahead.”

The nomination period for these awards spanned two years due to delays related to the region’s Covid response. The Best in the Basin Award recipients for 2020 and 2021 are as follows:

Best Water Quality & Restoration Projects

Tahoe Pines Restoration and Public Access Improvement Project
Meyers, Calif.
By California Tahoe Conservancy, Burdick Excavation Company, and Stantec Engineering

Brautovich Park Stream Environment Zone Restoration and Park Rehabilitation Project
Upper Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, Nev.
By Douglas County and Nevada Tahoe Conservation District, Design Workshop, and Impact Construction

Best Water Quality Best Management Practices (BMPs)

Incline Village Golf Course Maintenance Drainage and Wash Pad Improvement Project
Incline Village, Nev.
By Incline Village General Improvement District Public Works, PR Design and Engineering, Inc., and Cruz Construction Co.

Best Environmental Improvement Program Projects

Dennis T. Machida Greenway Memorial Trail
South Lake Tahoe, Calif.
By El Dorado County Department of Transportation, California Tahoe Conservancy, City of South Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Community College, and Herback General Engineering

Eyes on the Lake – Aquatic Invasive Species Early Detection Rapid Response
Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev.
By the League to Save Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Resource Conservation District, and Marine Taxonomic Services, Inc.

Best Defensible Space and Forest Health Project

NV Energy Resilient Corridor 4100 Line Project
North and East shores, Lake Tahoe, Nev.
By NV Energy and North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District

Best Sustainability Action

Homewood High and Dry Marina Electric Boat Charging
Homewood, Calif.
By JMA Ventures, LLC, Homewood High and Dry Marina, Nautique, Superior Boat Repairs & Service, Ingenity Electric, and the Tahoe Fund

Nominations for the next awards will open late next year and will be for projects completed in 2022 and 2023, according to TRPA. Additional information is available at trpa.gov/how-we-operate/awards.

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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency leads the cooperative effort to preserve, restore, and enhance the unique natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe Region, while improving local communities, and people’s interactions with our irreplaceable environment. For additional information, contact Jeff Cowen, Public Information Officer, at (775) 589-5278 or jcowen@trpa.gov.

Eminent Tahoe Scientist Receives Dianne Feinstein Award

Eminent Tahoe Scientist Receives Dianne Feinstein Award

Dr. Charles Goldman honored for decades of service protecting Lake Tahoe

 

Sand Harbor, Nev. – Dr. Charles Goldman, a legendary limnologist and distinguished professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis, received the Dianne Feinstein Lake Tahoe Award at the 26th annual Lake Tahoe Summit last week. The award honors exemplary leaders with a proven track record of work to improve Lake Tahoe’s clarity, natural beauty, and overall environmental health. Dr. Goldman famously sounded the alarm in the 1960s that harmful development practices in the Tahoe Basin were destroying the lake’s famed water clarity. His work led to the decision to export sewage from the watershed and has helped guide science-based decision making for decades.

“It is both humbling and an honor to receive this award after the privilege of being able to study and help promote the conservation of Lake Tahoe for over sixty years,” said Dr. Goldman. “It is essential to maintain both Tahoe conservation and the mountain economy for the sake of this and future generations.”

Dr. Goldman taught oceanography and limnology, the study of lakes and other freshwater bodies, at UC Davis. He has worked on every continent on the globe, from Oregon’s Crater Lake, to Antarctica, where a glacier is now named after him. Lake Tahoe, however, remains his favorite. His early records on lake clarity allow Lake Tahoe to have one of the longest-running data sets of any lake in the world. He also founded the Tahoe Research Group at UC Davis, now known as the Tahoe Environmental Research Center with a world class laboratory.

“Dr. Goldman’s achievements are the foundation for the conservation work we’re all so dedicated to today,” League to Save Lake Tahoe CEO Darcie Goodman-Collins said. “His pioneering science helped save Tahoe from sewage and bad development, and it’s still keeping Tahoe blue today. We can’t thank him enough.”

Over his 52 years of teaching, he was a mentor to 1,500 undergraduate students, more than 100 graduate students, and 37 post-docs. These students have made lasting scientific contributions. During his acceptance speech he asked the audience if any of his former students were present. Several hands raised in response, and among them was Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Deputy Director Julie Regan.

“Dr. Goldman remains a Tahoe legend,” said Regan, who is a doctoral candidate at the University of Nevada, Reno. “Not only did his research raise awareness of declining lake clarity that eventually led to the formation of the unique bi-state compact and this agency, but the profound effect of his teachings continues to inspire students like myself.”

2022 marked the second year of the Dianne Feinstein Lake Tahoe Award. The first award recognized U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein herself at the 2021 Lake Tahoe Summit for her lifelong passion for the preservation of Lake Tahoe and her commitment to the restoration of the Tahoe Basin over the last 25-plus years.

“It is very fitting that the first person to receive this award after the Senator herself is Dr. Goldman,” Tahoe Fund CEO Amy Berry said. “It would be hard to find two people who have done more for Lake Tahoe. It was an absolute honor to present the award to him at last week’s Tahoe Summit.”

Every few years, the award will be an ongoing tradition at the Tahoe Summit. As candidates merit consideration, the Tahoe Interagency Executive Steering Committee will consider nominations. The steering committee serves as a coordinating body for more than 80 organizations working together through the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, or EIP.

Watch the 2022 Lake Tahoe Summit and Dr. Goldman’s speech at vimeo.com/737713603.

Images: Dr.Goldman_TahoeSummit.JPG
Caption: Dr. Darcie Collins (right) Executive Director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe and Amy Berry (center) CEO of the Tahoe Fund honor Dr. Goldman (left) with the Dianne Feinstein Lake Tahoe award at the 26th annual Lake Tahoe Summit.
Credit: Corey Rich

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency leads the cooperative effort to preserve, restore, and enhance the unique natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe Region, while improving local communities, and people’s interactions with our irreplaceable environment. For additional information, contact Jeff Cowen, Public Information Officer, at (775) 589-5278 or jcowen@trpa.gov.

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July 13, 2022 Threshold Update Initiative Stakeholders Working Group

The meeting will be held via Zoom and in person at TRPA, 128 Market Street, Stateline, NV. Any interested member of the public will be able to participate and observe the meeting online or in person. Details will posted on the day of the meeting with a link to Zoom.

July 13, 2022 TUISWG Agenda
Threshold Standard Outline Staff Summary
Forest Health Staff Summary
Threshold Standards Crosswalk
TUISWG Thresholds_Redline

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