This is an Index to the White Binder given to the Storey County Planning Commission by Blake Smith, Virginia Highlands LLC.

The documents were scanned by, and this index with active links was produced by, Jed Margolin.

The number before the entry refers to the page designation in the binder.
 

Some documents have been converted to html using OCR in order to make them easier to search and to quote from. Some formatting details have been lost in the process.  (And always verify them against the original PDF version before quoting from them.)
 

Thank you, Lydia, for loaning me your copy.
 

Jed Margolin
Virginia City Highlands, NV
July 26, 2007

APPLICATION RECORD INDEX

Title and Index
 

[VH00001]
1         08/09/06     Letter to Blake Smith from Bruce Scott (Resource Concepts, Inc.) re proposed water resource services

{Document in html format}

[VH00008]
2         09/21/06     Letter from Mark Amodei of the law firm of Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario to Pat Whitten, Director of Administration, Storey County, NV, regarding "what appear to be rather pointed and specific threats at a particular land owner."

{Document in html format}

[VH00010]
3         09/26/06     Letter from Blake Smith to Dean Haymore, Storey County Planning Director, re Storey County Purchase

{Document in html format}

[VH0011]
4         02/14/07     E-mail from Blake Smith to Pat Whitten re Lockwood flyer and Cordevista Invite Flyer sent to Lockwood Residents for Lockwood Town Hall Meeting (to be held on 02/24/07) and site tour (front side), Questions & Answers (backside)
 

[VH0014]
5         02/26/07     Master Plan Application
 

[VH0039]
6         02/26/07     Zone Change Application
 

[VH0063]
7         03/01/07    Cordevista Invite Flyer for Virginia Highlands Town Hall Meeting (to be held on 03/10/07) and site tour (front side), Questions & Answers (backside)
 

[VH0065]
8         03/15/07     Letter to Planning Commission from Dean Haymore, Storey County Planning Director, re MPA & Zone Change Application
 

[VH0067]
9         03/21/07     Memo and binder from Blake Smith to Dean Haymore, Storey County Planning Director, re supplemental information and reports corresponding to Master Plan Amendment Application. All technical studies are included except for the Technical Drainage Study and the Scientific Investigations Report – both were provided later on 04/02/07 to Dean Haymore. The Archeological Site Catalogues and photographs have not been provided to date in order to preserve and protect the petroglyphs.

[VH0069]
01/24/2007    Letter from Joseph Cacioppo of Resource Concepts, Inc. to Blake Smith - Drainage Study Findings For Proposed Virginia Highlands Development

[VH0076]
07/12/2006    Virginia Highlands LLC Wildlife Review and Evaluation

[VH0089]
07/14/2006    Virginia Highlands Wetland Delineation Report

[VH0132]
07/11/2006    Technical Drainage Study - "As this study is voluminous and contains numerous maps, it will be reproduced upon request."

 {The Technical Drainage Study is at Tab 13}

[VH0133]
{No Date}    Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5010 - "As this study is voluminous and contains numerous charts, it will be reproduced upon request."

{The Scientific Investigations Report is at Tab 13}

[VH0134]
11/2/2006 and 2/15/2007    Archeological Site Catalogues and Photographs - Kautz Environmental Consultants, Inc. - Available upon special request

[VH0135]
{No Date}    Contact Information for Blake Smith and The Planning Center

[VH0136]
10         03/26/07     Letter from Robert Larkin, Chairman, Washoe County Commission, to Commissioner Robert Kershaw re challenges/opportunities with TRI center
 

[VH0137]
11         03/30/07     Lockwood Area Residents' letter - follow up to Town Hall Meeting (held on 2/24/07)
 

VH0140]
12         03/30/07     Virginia City Highlands and Virginia City Residents' letter — follow up to Town Hall Meeting (held on 3/10/07)
 

[VH0143]
13         04/02/07     Letter from Blake Smith to Dean Haymore, Storey County Planning Director, re copies of Technical Drainage Study and Scientific Investigations Report and copies thereof.

Technical Drainage Study

Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5010:
       Abstract
       Report
       Appendix 1
       Appendix 2

I found the Scientific Investigations Report  online at the USGS web site (http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5010/). I have used it instead of scanning the one in the binder.

[VH0400]
14         04/05/07     Letter from Eric Hubbard and Josh Fortmann (both of Kleinfelder) to Blake Smith re potential uranium at former TRW site

{Document in html format}

[VH0141]
15         04/09/07     Letter from Don Fowler, President, Nevada Rock Art Foundation to County Commissioners re their archaeological inventory of the Lagomarsino Canyon Petroglyph Site
 

[VH0403]
16         04/10/07     Letter from Eric Hubbard and Josh Fortmann (both of Kleinfelder) to Blake Smith re Phase 1 and Phase 2 environmental investigations for the 8,600 acres

{Document in html format}

[VH0404]
17         04/11/07     Letter from Roger Niez to Storey County Planning Commission re support of Cordevista
 

[VH0405]
18         04/13/07     Planning Commission Agenda — Virginia Highlands
 

[not globally numbered]
19         04/13/07     Transcript of Storey County Planning Commission Meeting —Virginia Highlands

{ Virginia City Highlands Transcript in html format}

[VH0409]
20         04/23/07     Memo from Larry Prater, Storey County Planning Commissioner to Blake Smith

{Document in html format}

[VH0411]
21         04/26/07     Letter from Henry Sprenger to Storey County Commissioners and Storey County Planning Commissioners re support of Cordevista
 

[VH0413]
21         04/26/07     Letter from By Sprenger to Storey County Commissioners and Storey County Planning Commissioners re support of Cordevista
 

[VH0415]
22         04/27/07     Letter from Robert Kautz, Kautz Environmental, to Blake Smith with attached Kautz letters to Tribal Representatives
 

[VH0426]
23     04/30/07     Letter from Par Tolles, Principal, Trammell Crow Company, to John Flanagan, Chairman, Storey County Commissioner, re support of Cordevista project
 

[VH0427]
24     04/30/07     Letter from Dan Burke, President/CEO, Tachikara, re support of Cordevista project
 

[VH0428]
25     05/02/07     Letter from Greg McKendall, President, Penthouse Coaches, re support of Cordevista project
 

[VH0430]
26     05/02/07     Response letter from Resource Concepts to April 23, 2007, letter re Natural Resources
 

[VH0431]
27     05/03/07     Response letter from Resource Concepts to April 23, 2007, letter re Item No. 3 – Water Supply
 

[VH0433]
28     05/03/07     Response letter from Resource Concepts to April 23, 2007, letter re Item No. 1 – Storm Drainage

{Document in html format}

[VH0436]
29     05/03/07     Response letter from The Planning Center to April 23, 2007, letter re Items Nos. 2, 5, 6, & 7

There are two page 2s and no page 3.
 

[VH0438]
30     05/03/07     Exhibits submitted at May 3, 2007, Planning Commission Meeting – Index Tabs 1-20

Public Hearing/Entitlement Process    1
Planning Commission Handout Fliers    2
Storey County Population Data — Same Historical Reasonable Growth    3
Regional Map    4
TRI Facts    5
Storey County Slope Map    6
Developable Land and Open Space Map    7
Storey County Property Ownership Percentage Map    8
Existing Zoning of Cordevista Property    9
Storey County Master Plan    10
Cordevista vs. Painted Rock    11
Cordevista Map with TRI and Distances    12
Project Adjacency Photos    13
Flooding in Lockwood    14
Not If, But When - Virginia City Highlands Well Depths v. Static Water Levels Over Time    15
Dark Skies Photos    16
Storey County Benefits    17
Storey County Community Foundation    18
Meeting Agenda 19  {Not in Binder}
Master Plan Compliance    20

[VH0468]
31     05/03/07     Planning Commission Agenda - Lockwood
 

[not globally numbered]
32     05/03/07     Transcript of Storey County Planning Commission Meeting - Lockwood

{ Lockwood Transcript in html format. Has Index.}

[VH0469]
33     05/03/07     Lockwood area resident support letters (57)
 

[VH0526]
34     05/03/07     Letter from Jack Molter (Moana Nursery) to Storey County Planning Commissioners and Storey County Commissioners re support of Cordevista
 

[VH0528]
35     05/14/07     Letters (10) from Mark Roenigk to Storey County Planning Commissioners and Storey County Commissioners
 

[VH0538]
36     05/17/07     Planning Commission Agenda – Mark Twain
 

[VH0539]
37     05/17/07     E-mail from Katy Flynn, Fehr and Peers, re Cordevista – Commute Characteristics to TRIC Graph
 

[VH0542]
38     05/18/07     Letter from Blake Smith to Dean Haymore, Storey County Planning Director, re meeting on May 15th

[VH0543]
38     05/18/07     Letter from Blake Smith to Gary Hames, Storey County Fire Chief, re meeting on May 15th

[VH0544]
38     05/18/07     Letter from Blake Smith to Jim Miller, Storey County Sheriff, re meeting on May 15th

[VH0545]
38     05/18/07     Letter from Blake Smith to Kathy Weeks, Storey County Assessor, re meeting on May 15th

[VH0546]
38     05/18/07     Letter from Blake Smith to Mike Nevin, Storey County Public Works Director, re meeting on May 15th

[VH0547]
38     05/18/07     Letter from Blake Smith to Dr. Slaby, Storey County School District Superintendent, re meeting on May 15th

[VH0548]
38     05/18/07     Letter from Blake Smith to Pat Whitten, Storey County Manager, re meeting on May 15th

[VH0549]
38     05/18/07     Letter from Blake Smith to Pam Smith, Storey County School District Trustee, re meeting on May 15th

[VH0550]
38     05/18/07     Letter from Blake Smith to Esther Schhouten, Storey County School District Trustee, re meeting on May 15th
 

[VH0551]
39     06/13/07     Letter from Elaine Guenaga, Esq. (Mark Gunderson's law office) re conversations with Cordevista representatives

{Document in html format}

[VH0552]
40     07/02/07     Letter from Blake Smith to Virginia City and Gold Hill residents re Town Hall Meeting (07/11/07) and bus tour (07/14/07), with attached flyer, "The Facts Not the Rumors" (on front side) and "Current Zoning v. Proposed Zoning" (on the back side)
 

[VH0556]
41     N/A     Consultants Credentials (The Planning Center)
 

[VH0584]
42     N/A     Chronological list of staff, planning commissioners and county commissioners, meetings
 

[VH0588]
43     N/A     Economic Analysis of Cordevista in Storey County

One of the documents (The Local Impact of Home Building in Douglas County, Nevada - Income, Jobs, and Taxes Generated) was found at this link and is also posted here.
 
 

SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION RECORD INDEX

[VH0627]
44     03-26-07 & 03-29-07    Letter of support of Cordevista, City of Reno, City of Sparks and Washoe County
 

[VH0630]
45     07-11-07     Transcript, Citizens Town Hall meeting for Virginia City

{Virginia City Transcript in html format}

[VH0657]
46     07-12-07     Phasing letter, Cordevista to Storey County

{Document in html format}

[VH0658]
47     07-13-07     Letter, Stephen C. Mollath to Pat Whitten, County Manager re: Master Plan Amendment

{Document in html format}

[VH0663]
48     07-13-07     Letter, Mark Amodei to Mark Gunderson, Esq.

{Document in html format}

[VH0667]
49     07-16-07     Issues and Concerns summary letter (Town Hall and Planning Commission meetings)

{Document in html format}