Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Okay. Good afternoon. I'm going to call the Elko County Commission Board to order. Welcome, everybody that's here. It's good to see you this day. For the record, let the record show that all commissioners are here with the exception of Commissioner Brian Gale. With that, I'd like to ask everybody to rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Rand, would you lead us in the pledge today?

Thanks, Rand. Okay, we'll move on to item B, which is comments by the general public pursuant to NRS 241. This time is devoted to comments by the general public, if any, and discussion of those comments. No action may be taken under matter raised under this until it's been specifically included on a successive agenda and identified to be an action item. Mr. Kowarski, you got some comments this afternoon?

Thank you. Any other public comment? Sure. Go ahead, Travis.

I want to invite everyone to the Elko Community Concert Series. The first concert will be a week from tomorrow at the Elko High School Auditorium. And the first concert will be October 15th, Piano Men. It's a six-piece live band, two pianos. It'll basically be a rock concert with pianos, with Billy Joel and Elton John classics. So hope everybody can come. The ticket prices are very low. Thanks to our many sponsors. The purpose of this concert series is to bring the arts and culture to Elko so you don't have to travel out of town. And it's especially affordable now with gas prices so high. So h

Thanks, Travis. Any other public comment? Okie doke. Seeing none, we'll move on. Going to item D, proclamation D1, discussion consideration of approving proclamation number 202609, declaring October 4th through the 10th, 2026, as National 4-H Week in Elko County, recognizing the theme, Beyond Ready, and the role of 4-H in preparing young people for future success through hands-on learning. Learning Leadership and Community Involvement. This item is for possible action. It is great to see a whole bunch of 4-H students here. Welcome. Thank you. Please go ahead.

I don't know if you need to think about debate or what. No, most people do the ums and ums. That was perfect.

Well, I agree with Commissioner Carr. You guys all did a really fantastic job speaking. And for that, I know Elko County is going to be in great hands. So good job. I appreciate your commitment to 4-H. We do have a proclamation. Travis, would you like to read that into the record, please?

A proclamation declaring October 4th through 10th, 2026 is National 4-H Week in Elko County. Whereas this year's National 4-H Week theme, Beyond Ready, reminds us that 4-H is building a ready generation in a world of change and equips young people with skills for the future while meeting them where they are today. Whereas 4-H is America's largest youth development organization, supporting 6 million youth across the country, And whereas 4-H programs are delivered by the Cooperative Extension System, a community of more than 100 public land-grant colleges and universities across the nation that

We have a motion. Carr second, sir. And Gerber was a first. Thank you. Any other discussion? Any public discussion on this item as it is an action item? Seeing none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. And I vote aye also. Motion carries. Are we doing a photo op? All right, great. Oh, sweet. Sweet.

Should we just stay up here? I have my goat.

Yeah, maybe have you guys. Hey, congrats. Thanks for being here today. My shirt's rubbing on that mic. Thanks for being here.

Thanks again. Thank you for your commitment to the program, and thanks for being here today. We appreciate you. Have a great day. Thanks. Item E, Nevada Autism Behavior Request for Advocacy E1, discussion and consideration of a request from Nevada Behavior and Autism for County Advocacy to improve access to applied behavior analysis services for children with autism in Elko County, including increasing Nevada Medicaid rates for registered behavior technicians, provider type 85, specialty 314, and establishing a rural geographic adjustment program or other reimbursement mechanism to address tra

Just I noticed on the possible possible request is also to get some advocacy from NACO. And I know you're basically primarily focused in Elko County, but NACO is all counties. Do you have this type of raw data or this? Same type of evidence that you're providing for the other. I mean, I don't know if it's an issue in Washoe and Clark, but certainly there's 15 rural counties.

And if we were able to get you in front of the NACO board as an example, would you be able to make a presentation there? Sure. Okay. Okay.

I'm assuming you talked to Gur and Senator Ellison as well. We are working on it.

Well, I'll make a motion to approve a – I'm sorry, CAR would make a motion to approve a letter in support of this, especially the disparity between other states. But then also, rurals do cost more per person, but also because of travel. That's just a fact. We run into it with school districts, whatever. It's more expensive. So I would be in favor of us writing a letter of support. But then as a side note, no, I'd be curious of what your reply back from our delegates, Ger and Ellison are. That's a separate note from them.

Thank you. I have a motion. I'll second the motion. This is Gerber. Thank you. Okay, I have a motion and a second. Is there any other discussion from the commission?

So do you have to have a, an autistic diagnosis before you can provide services?

Okay, great. Okay, so, and then with respect to NACO, I mean, I serve on that board, so I can help get you some connection there and see if you want to do a presentation for them and see if you can get their support as well.

Appreciate it. Any public comment on this item before we take a vote? Yes, come on ahead. Should we sit down? Sure. Yeah, thank you. Please state your name for the record.

Thanks for being here. Thanks for your testimony. Any other public? Yes, go ahead. Please state your name for the record.

Sure. Thanks for being here. And thank you for your testimony. Is there any other testimony? Any other comment? Okay. Again, I appreciate you guys being vulnerable and being here and opening up your vulnerability to the commission because I do think you're right. I don't think people have the full scope and understanding of what that might be like. So thank you. It takes a lot of courage to come here like that. With that being said, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. And I vote aye also, motion carries. So we'll do that, and please see if you can reach out t

Okay, we are moving on to public hearings.

And we are past 135, so we're good to start with this one. F1, discussion consideration of accepting a roadway dedication for a portion of Circle L Ranch Road as shown on parcel map for Lynn R. Forsberg and Penny K. Forsberg. Hi there. Hi there. How are you?

Thanks, Corey. Any questions? Where's the county road?

Do you have that on the aerial, Amanda, that maybe you can blow it up and show it? Yeah, I had the same question, but that's just the piece they're dedicating is that piece.

Oh, I'm sorry. He had a map on there that might show it.

And this is back out of no man's land, too?

And I think the other big thing with this is like Corey said, which is what my question was, it's already a road we're maintaining. So I think it would be prescriptive use except for our code requires it to be dedicated when there's a parcel map. That's correct. And that's what we have going on here.

The Red Rock or Robinson? It doesn't matter. I just thought you knew.

Well, Mr. Delmo, this is Carr. I'd make that motion to approve because of Corey's discussion on this makes sense why we would do it in my mind. So my motion is to approve it as presented.

Thank you. I think if you don't mind, John, there are all of these planning things have some conditions that are pretty important. If you don't mind with staff's conditions, please sit to your motion.

That was my motion with the staff conditions as presented.

Thank you. I have a motion. I'll second it. And a second by Steniger. Any other discussion? Any public comment on this item? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye. I vote aye. Mr. Dillon, real quick. I think we should almost say whenever we're dedication on a county road, that doesn't necessarily mean the county now maintains it. It's on our list to maintain.

We all know that, but I think whenever we can remind the public, because how often we all hear, what's a county road? I agree with you completely. Anyway, thanks.

Thanks, Commissioner Carr. All right, moving on to item F2, discussion consideration of an application submitted by MFRE2U Ranch LLC for a tentative map division of land into large parcels to create two parcels of 40 acres or greater pursuant to Elko County Code 5217. Corey.

I'll move to approve with the staff recommendations, findings, and conditions.

Car second. Any other additional comment, discussion? Any public comment on this item? Seeing none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Vote all. Motion carries. And item F3, discussion consideration of an application submitted by Jeremy and Lisa Logue. I'm so sorry if I'm mispronouncing that. I think you got it right. Okay. To vacate portions of the alley adjacent to APNs 003, 416, 002, and 005, and 006, pursuant to NRS 278. Corey. Okay.

Okay, questions or comments? I did have a couple of questions for Corey. Corey already addressed them. The only thing I, it was, your finding finds, I don't see that it's any issue, but I mean, I don't see that there's any need other than, I think you've got to protect it. So I'm not seeing any, I mean, I don't see any reason why we shouldn't or can't vacate it, I guess. Okay, thanks. Other comments, questions?

Rex moves to approve the application with the staff recommendations, findings, and conditions.

Thank you. Any other discussion? Any public comment on this topic? yes sir oh um and i and i didn't make my disclosure here i did you have the other two maps i apologize my son works for mr tebow i have no financial interest in any of these applications before the commission i'm just declaring that my son works there but i have no pecuniary interest and i can make a fair and impartial decision and judgment thank you bob tebow of high desert engineering for the record and the last two items were also ours if you want to throw in that disclosure but uh

Does the condition still satisfy that desire, Corey? Yes, it does.

So that little, go a little bit farther up, a little bit more, so a little bit more right there. So that's the legal access if that's vacated to that lower parcel? Is that what you're saying?

Okay, I misunderstood that. Thank you. Thank you for the clarification. Okay, any other questions? Let's see. Did we get a motion on this one, didn't we? Yes, okay. Any public comment on this item? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. And I vote aye also. Motion carries. Thank you. Item F4, discussion consideration of approving a letter of support to the South Crestview Homeowners Association grant application to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to develop an additional water source, construct additional water storage capacity, upgrade the existing pump station, and approve the water distribution system. This item is for possible action. Corey?

Okay. Questions or comments? Go ahead. Where is South Crestview? Off the top of my head, I'm not.

Development. I guess I'm just shocked. I'm not in my head comprehending that an HOA, no, this is their water. This is their problem. I'm not opposed to it, but that's when I first read that to go, why would you get a grant? It's your water.

And just the state of Nevada has low interest rate loans. They have grants for these little small quasi-municipal and large municipal. Yeah, we get grants for our water systems.

Well, I'll make the motion to approve, especially after your correction of my initial thoughts. So thank you, Court.

Okay. I have a car motion to approve. I'll second Gerber. Thank you. Any additional comments, any public comment on this item? Yes. Hi there. Thanks. Please stick your name for the record.

Just seemed to me, that's a pretty ambitious project you took on where people couldn't do just individual wells out there.

I'm sorry? It was set up that way before you got there.

Okay, any other comment? Okay, seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. I vote aye also. Motion carries. Thank you very much, Corey.

I appreciate you. Thanks for being here. Thanks. Move on to item G, Elko County Code. G1, discussion and consideration of the first reading of ordinance number 2026. Well, for amending Elko County Code, Title IV, Chapter 14, Section 1, Subsection C, to exempt properties within the AC District for cannabis establishments from reversion upon transfer of ownership with the transferee is the current operator of the cannabis business. This item is for possible action. Mr. Rand. Mr. Rand.

Mr. Chair? Yes. The only thing I pondered is, because I know there's some different investors in this business, so I didn't know if we wanted to change the word to a related entity as part of it, because if there's like three companies own this together, but one of the companies owns it, is it enough in here, or should we add related entity is still part of the business people?

No, it does. I just want to make sure we're clear on this, that all of a sudden we're not missing a slight bit of, once again, the entity is part of their group owns it. Or like I have to do for tax purposes, three 46 silver owns telescope lanes, but then my operating is telescope lanes. So their entity might be slightly different, but yet it's still the same people. I just want to make sure we're kind of covering that. I do it for tax purposes on renting from myself, but... Does that make sense?

The licensee specific, and I know originally when we were doing this, my whole intent was to not be able to have a... a license that could be, the license couldn't be sold. So that, you know, um, and so that, that was my whole intent. So I, I think this cleans certainly cleans that piece up and I, and the licensee for, for like you said to the property, but the licensee of the, of the license is however they have their corporation set up. Correct. Correct.

Okay. Well, I won't worry about too much then that I'll John Carr make the motion to approve these changes. And thank you, Rand, for looking at it.

Okay, and so this will come back for this first reading and come back for second reading and possible adoption. Okay, I have a motion. Rex will second. Second. Any other discussion? Any public comment on this item? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. And I vote aye also. Motion carries. Thank you. Thank you, Rand, for getting that taken care of. Appreciate it. H, Elko County Fire Protection District. H1 discussion consideration to approve a change order requests 1 through 3 from CAP Construction for the Spring Creek Fire Station 28 remodel project in the total amount of

And Elmo, um, Chief Peterson called me about it and everything, and I'm familiar with the station enough, especially it was built by inmates years and years ago. So finding some things they got to fix wasn't a shocker. So this is pretty reasonable. So Carl will make the motion to approve, especially since it's coming back. If something truly bizarre is different than this, it'll come back to us anyway.

It's probably even standard, if not cheaper than standard. So I'm okay with it.

Sounds good. Thank you. Rex will second. I have a motion and a second.

I followed up with Chief Peterson, too. In the total to date, that was 467,840, and he still has a remaining of 47,000 that's available. Okay. And I do know that we're staring at another one.

i don't think people realize how big a kudos you deserve for that and because having that second set of eyes that knows construction i think it fixes a lot of possible mistakes and errors and catches so i am cheerleading that we do that i think it's fantastic okay thank you any other is there public comment on this item seeing none all those in favor signify by saying aye aye

I vote aye. Also, motion carries. Thank you. Item I, Elko County Sheriff's Office discussion and consideration of approval for the Sheriff's Office to enter into two lease agreements with Cactus Peets to provide temporary housing for deputies assigned to the jackpot area on a month-to-month basis at a cost of $517 rent per month and a $775 security deposit for each lease. These leases provide adequate housing necessary to ensure staffing availability or stability, timely response capabilities, and ongoing law enforcement presence in the community. These costs are consistent with available temp

And remind me too, Amanda, Jackpot contributes to the share of sources too, right?

Okay. Are there any other questions? Or do you have anything to add?

Well, it seems like if you have an emergency and you have to have a call out, you're probably going to have overtime anyway.

Rex moved to approve the lease agreements in item I-1. Okay.

Motion to second. Any other discussion? Any public comment on this item? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. I vote aye also. Motion carries. Thanks, Sheriff. Oh, I think we got another one here. I-2, discussion consideration of the Elko County Sheriff's Office. To apply for the Bureau of Justice Assistance 2026 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program in the amount not to seek $20,000, the deadline for online application is October 30, 2026. Sheriff.

Okay. Mr. Chair, John Carr, make the motion to approve. I mean, it's their safety equipment. I don't think we really have a choice, and I think it's good practice keep up, new good quality stuff.

And a second. Any additional comment, questions, concern? Any public comment on this item?

Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Vote aye also. Motion carries. Thank you.

J, Elko County Business License Program. J1, discussion and consideration to direct staff to explore and potentially develop a business license program for Elko County, including evaluation of program scope, requirements, cost, administration, and potential impacts on businesses, with recommendations brought back to the board for consideration. A business license program could help the county identify businesses operating within its jurisdiction, improve coordination regarding zoning and applicable health and safety requirements, and provide better information for economic development and plan

Well, I first want to make it clear that this is not approving a business license program. This is so staff can spend some time. To me, it's a priority, but staff can spend some time on figuring out how that would look. Who whose office would it be under? How would it work? But I personally think it would help a lot at exactly what you were talking about. Anything from data centers to And there aren't any, don't know, all of a sudden Facebook say that, see, they want data centers. No, I'm saying any of these, we can have some jurisdiction over what's going on to answer those questions of what

Okay. And I, and I, I'm sorry, did you have a comment? Go ahead. I was just going to say, I, I, I'd mentioned a few items and I, and I didn't mention this one, but I think I'd heard this come up once before is that, you know, if you do have a business out there, there's a, you know, I tell you, you know, this as well as anybody you pay. tax on the equipment that you use your business on so that's another i mean we could be missing revenue that could be coming in here because we don't even know a business exists if they i'm not a business i don't do the business like you do but you know what i'

I have three businesses in town and I have business licenses through the city in town. My guess would be it barely makes any income for the city. It just breaks even for what it costs. So it doesn't lose the city money, but it doesn't have much funds for it.

But you pay taxes like on your pizza ovens to the county is what I'm saying. That's the piece I'm talking about. I'm not talking about because I don't see if we implemented this, I don't see it as a revenue generator. I just see it as, Tracking, that's all I see. But that is true as well. We could be missing some revenue that's not being taxed as personal property.

That is very true. A lot of people don't understand that, that a pizza oven at your personal house doesn't get taxed, but a pizza oven at your business does get taxed through the property tax.

Anytime I come across something like this, I ask myself, what are we trying to fix? And what are we trying to fix here?

I think that's a good, I think that's a fair question. So, and I would ask the exact same question. I think there's a couple of things that have happened. And the challenge would be, if you implement this, you know, what does that look, what does the enforcement of that look like? Because the idea is to make sure that you don't have businesses operating in zones that they don't, Along in like a residential zone is being used for a body shop or what, you know, whatever. Right. I mean, that's just, that's one thing. I think the other thing that we already have. Not really, because we don't know

I just don't understand. I mean, I've been here for 12 years now and then the bar comes in and gets a liquor license that, dog kennel comes in, we have to give them special permission. I just don't see what we missed.

The only other one that I can think of as an example, Rex, and I appreciate your question and I feel the same way, but the only other thing that I can see that we have a hole in, and this is what John's talking about, and I'm again not saying that this is happening, if a data center came here and they wanted to build something, They have to go through a planning process to build it. We'd know about it. We'd be able to manage that. But if a data center came in here in an existing building, they could just move right in and we don't know. We have no way of knowing that unless they got... That's

I thought they'd have to get the special use permits, all that sort of stuff.

If you built a new building. If it's an industrial area or commercial, nope.

If you build a new building, you would have to do that.

But if you move into an existing building... What existing building would there be that...

If Cactus Feet's closed and they put a data center in there, we have no... If Cactus Feet's closed tomorrow, they put a data center in there, we have no... if long it's within that zone and once again i'm not now asking us to prove doing a business license i would like to know what it would take um you know one example is i've seen a lot of emails and we've had people come up about a ranch i i haven't even drove out there that's having three four five hundred people weddings well we have no recourse on anything they're doing a whether they have a liquor license, they don't have it, whether it'

I have a question. Of the 17 counties in Nevada, how many have a business license for the county? Do we know that?

I'd be in favor of researching it just to get a memo in the county to know what this would look like, what our options are. If there is a business license for the county, It would be great if it could be integrated with the city so that if somebody's in the city, they just have to get one license and just a portion goes to the county, a portion goes to the city, rather than have a business have to go make two stops.

I don't think we'd have a business license in the city. It would just be for county.

Yeah, it would only be Spring Creek, Elbers, or whatever. Any outlying county that's not under a city umbrella. Jackpot.

whatever yeah i guess the business license is predicated on where the the principal place of the business is where the office is okay but let's say they have an office in the county but they're doing business in the city do they still have to have a business license they do okay um so that's what well they're in the post dude whether or not they do that's what i'm saying is make it very clearly defined there people don't have to have two licenses they could have one that's

Well, no, like a liquor license, and that's a good job, but a liquor license at City Elko, when I was out in Spring Creek with a business out there, I had to have a second one. But that's to do business.

Right. I think liquor might be a little more regulated. But basically, like going to what Rex is saying, we don't want to increase the burden on businesses.

No, exactly, and that's what I see this as. It's another layer of county bureaucracy, which I've always tried to do in my years here is to keep the county government from growing. This seems to be just the opposite. We're growing the county government. We're adding another layer of problems for businesses, and like Delmo mentioned, we're going to have an enforcement problem, you know,

Well, and I, again, I appreciate what you're saying. And I think the reason why we need to have it here is because there's no question that if we do this, it's going to take a lot of staff time to develop a program. So why even waste the time if there's not appetite to do that, right? I mean, if there's, if we're not going to see it through. I mean, that is like, that's just a waste of energy.

Yeah, I'm pretty skeptical about this. The wedding deal, I mean, we found a way that they were violating their existing rules. So I don't see that that's a good example of something that's going to be fixed by this.

Actually, I understand the data center actually know that we were talking about the wedding one. I tour and I were just talking about the other day. He goes, yeah, the road is fills the valley full of dirt. They're racing by everything. And I'm not now trying to shut them down. I'm not saying the business lights here, but he even goes, I have no regulation on this whatsoever.

I thought the fire department got into that. Said there was no regulation.

I think the only way we could intervene is if they have a conditional use permit and they're in violation of their conditional use permit. You have to be in violation of something, either a law or the conditional, and I think that might be what you're talking about. There's no...

conditional you because if you have conditional use permit it says you can do this under these conditions if you don't follow those guys but is that what you mean i am but and i know i'm gonna be a hammer that i'm trying to implement this i said no i want them to look at it because also if there's a very distinct business license it also gives you now these are the rules so you know what to play with we're very vague right now of well it's just state enforcement nobody has a clue what you do they could come in and do their own enforcement

Amanda, I asked a couple of years ago about this. I'm wondering if there's a way, if there's any appetite for the commission, if we just evaluate the pros and cons, look at how many counties are, you know, not invest a tremendous amount of time. Just what are the pros? What are the cons? And bring it back to the commission for consideration, because I think there's questions that are being asked that we can't answer. It's just kind of like this personal property tax I'm talking about. It would be good to have that kind of figured out a little bit.

And one other thing that I don't know if you know, I don't know the answer to this, but does Spring Creek have some form of business license program? And what does that look like?

Well, I make a motion that they at least do a high level of what it would take and what would be comparable to other counties in the state. Okay, I have a motion. And that was Carr, by the way. Do you have a second?

I'll say go. Okay, I have a second. Any other discussion? Any public comment on the echo head, Scott?

Appreciate it. Scott, do you know, my understanding is that There's some of that that already happens already because you have to have a state business license. And if your jurisdiction or so there that is, is that correct? Is that a correct statement?

Thanks. Appreciate that. Okay. Is there any other public comment?

All right, do we need to, everybody knows the motion, right? All those in favor of the motion signify by saying aye.

Any opposed? Yep. And I vote aye, so it's 3-1. And so the direction is high-level overview, no implementation, it's just bring back some information to the commission for further consideration. Thanks. K, Countdown Jackpot. K1 discussion consideration of approving the proposal from GameTime through Great Western Recreation for Charlie's Park playground improvements in jackpot in the amount of $105,776.46. The proposal includes new playground equipment, rubber mold surfacing upgrades to existing playground equipment, and freight. GameTime offers matching funds up to 100% for qualifying play sys

Yeah, I was unsure. Is the match for the 105,000, so it'd be the 210,000? Yep. If awarded, I think so. Yeah.

I know programs like this have existed in the past. This might be the same company we used in the city of Elko a whole bunch of years ago. Is it? Yeah. Thanks.

This is Carr, so I'll make that motion approved.

I have a motion. Rex will second. And Steniger second. Any other discussion? Any public comment on this item? Seeing none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Vote aye. Also motion carries. L board of county highway commissioners discussion consideration of a request from city of alcohol for a 5 million dollar contribution toward phase 2 of the air cart Boulevard in 9th street construction project consisting of 4500 dollars from the 44.5 million dollars from the county payment in lieu of taxes fund and 500,000 from the local county regional Transportation Commission. Coun

Okay. Pleasure of the commission. I do have a little more information that I wanted to share with you. We did have an RTC meeting today and the RTC authorized two things we authorized. So first of all, There's the diesel tax piece that we raised a while ago, and it's distributed according to apportionment. City of Elko's gas tax has been tied up in bond payments for a long time for the Idaho community. street reconstruction project. And ever since we implemented the diesel tax piece, they hadn't asked for any of that funding at this point. So it's been collecting revenue since its inception. A

Well, I agree with you, but I think it's our responsibility really to help with this. I mean, most of that traffic is coming over the hill, and those are county residents. And we're going to avoid that problem we had with the 12th Street Bridge a few years ago and be another way around that. I think it's a great idea. It's long overdue. I just shocked at the cost of it, $34,000 for two miles of road. It's unbelievable, but I mean, it is what it is. i do have a question you mentioned about net proceeds and all right not net proceeds if i if i said net proceeds i meant broke i meant i apologize

We're going to come ask them. But we have a realistic chance of it being able to

I'm in favor of this for a couple reasons. Number one, while it doesn't provide a complete alternate access to Spring Creek, it does relieve the bottleneck at 12th and Lamoille, which is too much of a constriction, as we've seen with emergencies. This will also open up more land for the city of Elko, which will benefit the county in turn. And and also the county's in good financial condition at this time with the increase in the PILT payments that I'd be in favor of putting that money toward this project and supporting the city. And I really commend you for stepping up and taking on this massi

Yeah, that's a good point, Fernando. This is a realistic secondary access. The $100 million one is a pipe dream, in my opinion. It's never going to happen. So at least this is something you can do short term.

Well, bypassing my disappointment in the city not working with the county to begin with on this and hasn't worked with the county on any of the design of this, I'm going to be opposed to it on the South 9th Street, the water and that part, which I think should be phase three. In my mind, phase two should be 100%. This from the hospital to the air cart bridge should be the 100%. number one priority. And that's how it should be done. And then ninth street secondary and all that money. So phase three is still in question. So that's why I'm opposed to this. I still want the road. I'm forgetting my

Well, I wouldn't know any of that since we received nothing from you guys on this design, nor how you handle the Lesbo Trailer Park air cart, that little area right there. Is it going to be expanded? Is it going to be Have to buy purchases or anything blocking any of that. So we are going to study what we're doing on a state route. Does this now become the state route? Not. I'm trying to understand all of this because I am for it. But there's so many questions. And that's, once again, my disappointment. City Councilman not presenting to any commissioners or go have a coffee talk discussion on

and my disappointment in your city council since this was brought up four or five months ago to them and nobody's talked to anybody on this commission about that which i've stated numerous times i'm disappointed in the communication and our public leaders on all levels not just City, school board, all of them. We don't round table things on something as important as this. How can we all be together and decide? I don't want 50 committees because we all hate them, but this is an example of how dynamic this will change traffic in Elko, how at Spring Creek. This is a huge decision, and it's not ev

And, you know, and I can tell you that that's what was discussed a whole bunch of years ago. And, you know, unfortunately, with time, you lose that continuity. But, you know, I had mentioned that concept to the director of NDOT, too, you know, so I know that they're still aware of that potential, because we don't necessarily want them in the city either, right? So... Uh, and that's how the city got the other piece of Idaho street. That's I call that the gift that keeps on giving. Um, so, um, you know, and I, and I'm assuming, you know, Sandbell now is right. So they're, they're the ones age to

The only thing that would fix that is an overpass. And that's probably $100 million all by itself.

I don't think we did. Okay. Yes, sir, I am. Yeah, I'll move that we... prepare a resolution authorizing the contribution of $5 million to the city's phase two of their Cork Boulevard and 9th Street construction project, including a funding agreement with the city establishing eligible expenditures, payment terms, reporting requirements, project responsibilities, and return of unused funds.

Okay, and just one point of clarification, part of that funding was $500,000 from RTC. Would you be okay to amend that to $4.5 million?

Yeah, $4.5 million. Okay. Well, it's still $5 million.

Okay, any other discussion? Any public comment on this item? Seeing none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye.

Aye. I vote aye also. Motion carries. Thank you.

M, Elko County Information Technology. Discussion consideration to enter into a contract with Granite Telecommunications LLC to migrate the county's existing copper telephone lines, including fax, elevator, and fire system lines from Frontier to Granite Epic at the monthly cost of $3,964.80.

And a second. Any other discussion? I'd like to discuss what this is about.

Okay. Anything to get rid of Frontier in my mind is a positive. And I'll publicly say that.

Is this part of the deal? I've got a notification that they're ending our landline. Yep, that's it. Yes.

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Once again, I'd love to see where's the quote to fix what we currently have or where's the quote that says, hey, the compressor for this 15 ton unit no longer exists and this is what's actually bad. It's just the proof that they did their homework that this needs to be replaced, not, oh, it's a $5,000 part, but it's old and we don't feel like doing that. We're getting a new one.

but happy to have more conversation if you want to table it i i do because i'm in discussion i'm going to have some discussion about the school districts and some of their capital funding and i don't want to also be a hypocrite about it i would like to prove that this unit truly cannot be fixed and it's worth spending forty four thousand dollars for a whole brand new unit as opposed to what part of this unit is no longer fixable or took a or broke whatever That's a better way of wording that. I'm trying to work on my speaking skills after the FFA gals really sounded fantastic. I'll try to impr

Yes, sir. That would be my motion is to table this with some further information from them. Rex will second.

I have a motion and a second. Any other discussion? Travis, you got anything else?

I had that same question of were there other bids solicited and can it be fixed? Because I have seen obsolete rooftop systems limp along for many years with spare parts. Of course, this is something that needs to be operable or their backup systems. We just need more information.

Okay. Thanks. Any public comment on this item? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. I vote aye also. Motion carries. G or O. Gosh, my eye's here. Discussion consideration to accept the supportive service for older adults and family and informal caregivers grant award from the Nevada Department of Human Services, Aging and Disability Services in the amount of $15,000. $4.59 and $0.94. Amanda?

Second. Any other discussion? Any public comment on this item? Seeing none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. I vote aye also. Motion carries. O2, discussion consideration to accept the Victim of Crime Act VOCA grant award from the Nevada Department of Human Services Division of Child and Family Services, DCFS, in the amount of $102,117.

I have a motion. And a second. Any other discussion? Any public comment on this item? Seeing none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. I vote aye. Motion carries. Thank you. P, Commission Meeting Calendar. Rex moves to approve. Motion and a second. Any other discussion? Any public comment? Seeing none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. I vote aye also. Motion carries. Q, Consent Agenda. Rex moves to approve. Motion and a second. Any other discussion? Public comment? All those in favor, signify by saying aye. I also motion carries. Thank you. Commission and committee reports.

Commissioner Carr. I seem to be on a tirade today and I'm not trying to be, but. I'll vent some more frustration on the school board. I reported, I don't know how many months ago that school board members would start being on committees and being a little better at oversight. And since I've made that comment to this board, I think it was a year ago. And that timing could be off, but let's say it was a year ago. I have seen none of that. I am very, very disappointed in looking at options on their capital review, just as we said on the library. Before we approve this, let's make sure we did our

Okay. Can I ask you a follow-up question on that? You know, what I was recalling is that when we approved that funding, we had, uh a conditional approval i mean what i remember is they were most supposed to submit a capital improvement plan that we were supposed to follow and any deviation from that they were supposed to and i'm not sure that i'm not sure that that's happening and so it's more of a question than than anything and do we and is that part of the process that we need to have

It's right now, it's Vegas, and yes, they are following it, but when I'm on the school committee, I'll go, well, wait a minute, where's the backup of why are we replacing this boiler? Is it really broke? Can it get apart? Cleaver or... Cleaver Brooks is who made it. The rep from Reno said, we've never even looked at it. We don't know what's wrong with it. We have upgrade kits for it. I then get the reply. Well, no, we've already approved at the school budget. We're already going forward. Basically, we don't really care your opinion that you should look at other things. And now we're looking at

Yeah, Amanda pulled up the resolution from 2024 when that tax was approved, and it says that the Elko County School District will adhere to the year 24 capital improvement plan, which was submitted to the county commission that we reviewed at that time. And that in one year from that time, the school district will provide a full accounting of how the ad valorem tax revenue has been expended. And the county commissioners will review and adjust the dedicated ad valorem tax rate as necessary. So that was also my understanding is that they had a plan they brought and presented. And then they were

Well, they've been counting on through the board, the AB 519 board, that basically gets approved. The problem is, once again, they'll hand us, well, this is preliminary just to do budget. Well, then this is just how we're going. And next thing you know, well, now we're too far along and we have to proceed. That's what's going on. Or Amanda's been in these meetings. Am I incorrect in this analogy? Or this board needs to now tell me what you can't. Randall, help me on this, where I need to go with it. Or even next time we have an open thing and you guys boot me off and you get on it. Because I'm

Well, the resolution's clear that it would come back to the commissioners, not to a different committee.

I was just going to say, you know, I don't necessarily have an opinion or a thought about the grant piece, but the accountability piece, I think that's what a big part of 519 was all about. You know, and I think that.

And our resolution. And not only that, you know, I mean, we put. our next way out on the line. Right. And I, you know, I, and I think, I think your, I think your review is I I'm, I'm sorry, you're frustrated, but I'm glad you're frustrated because if you're not satisfied, then that's telling me that. You know, maybe we I mean, I've always thought that we should look at any expense like it's our like it's our own money because it is right. We should be making smart, smart expenditures. And right. So I'm sorry that you're frustrated. But again, I'm glad that you're frustrated. But and I think th

I would suggest we put it on the agenda and invite them to come and make a report as stated in the resolution.

Well, I just agree with you. I'd really like the part where we put our necks on the line. The voters twice rejected the school district's request for funding. And we said, well, I think the voters would be okay with 20 cents. But they're not doing what they did. And we did this resolution to try to get some oversight on what they're doing. And they are thumbing their nose at us. And I kind of like John's approach that I don't necessarily agree with Travis. We haven't come to defend it because they just talk on both sides of their mouth anyhow. We never get anywhere. I really like John's thing.

You're a good man. I would request that it get put on the agenda one month out so that there's plenty of time for the school district to prepare and we can have a full discussion at that time.

Did you have anything else, Commissioner Carr?

No, that was the big one. Um, the N N S a B is that's the nuclear one down in, um, Vegas. I'll probably be going down there in like February or something and actually do their live one. Um, I, I also have a live meeting in my energy efficiency committee from the governor. Um, we'll be down in Vegas. We only meet once a year in person. All the other ones are zoom. Um, so that'll be like February. So that's really not relevant now either. So there you go. That's all I have. Thanks.

Commissioner Stanger. All right. Well, I spent last week at the WIR in Canyon City, Colorado, which is a long ways away. I don't know how much you want to hear about that, but one of the things that came up is, remember, we got that LATCF funding. Elko County received $12 million from it. Well, the WIR came up with a plan They're the ones that dogged that funding and finally got it distributed and came up with a formula to distribute it. And when they did, they asked every county receiving that to give 1% back to fund the National Center for Public Lands Counties. Well, unfortunately, and that

You know, for the public, could you stay to get into what WIR is?

This is the Western Interstate Region of the National Association of California.

And the $12 million came from what again? The Local Distance and Travel Consistency Fund. I love it. Thank you for helping our public be informed on where that money came from.

It comes from the state, the state NACO. And just a couple other things. I talked to Sal from Ruby Rose today. He said he thought I have the growth project done today. So that's good news. I don't know how he could grind those stumps that quick, but that's what he said he was going to do.

Is that part of his work? I wasn't sure who was going to grind the stumps. Yep.

And they cut the power pole down. They cut the power pole down?

The neighbors are all upset that you cut all the trees down and there's a vacated power pole there. So whacked it. And then the other thing I've been trying to do this for more than a month. But Delmo is going to be leaving here shortly and he's our Nevada NACO representative. So do we have to have an agenda item on who we replace Delmo with?

Can you get that on the agenda? Because They start meeting pretty rarely, as I recall, in November. They only have one meeting in December, and that's in Las Vegas. And I really want the replacement to be there where Domo can introduce them. I haven't been relying on Domo, and I haven't been going very often. I do the WIRs and

So, uh, a couple of thoughts here. I mean, one, one is, uh, even after I'm off the board for consideration I'd be happy to go down there during a regular meeting and make introductions so you don't feel like you have to do that because it feels a little weird for me to participate in a vote for something that I'm not even going to be here but I certainly respect your decision and I will do whatever you want to do but I want you to know I'd be willing to go down there on my own too if that's helpful I appreciate that that's all I have

You're not leaving on that wagon Travis had and picture of it. I hope not. Commissioner Gerber.

Hey, thanks. Let's see. I really don't have anything this time either. So. Let's see here. We'll go on to county commissioners and county staff comments. Item S, anybody have anything else? Okay. Item T, comments by the general public. This is the last opportunity for comment by the general public. Do we have any comment by the general public? All right. Seeing no word here.