[0:07] I'll meet Up.

[0:47] Recording in progress You guys know right The first set

[1:51] is so important.

[2:04] Your brother.

[2:06] I like that your family's very much.

[2:09] I be funny.

[2:13] Everybody ready ?

[2:16] Ready Ready.

[2:17] Amanda.

[2:20] OK We like to call the Elko county Commission Board

[2:25] to order Welcome you all here.

[2:28] I want to take a moment just to recognize

[2:31] our long term D.A. Representative sharon Greenberg.

[2:36] He's back counseling the commission

[2:39] It's great to have you back.

[2:41] Appreciate your service Fran, and looking forward

[2:44] to working with you for my last few months.

[2:47] So thank you and welcome back.

[2:49] Also, I want to mention if anybody's planning on speaking

[2:52] today, would You have a sign up sheet

[2:54] in the back of the room please?

[2:55] Please put your name down so that we have your name properly

[2:59] recorded.

[3:00] For the record And just remember,

[3:03] public comments is limited to three minutes.

[3:06] OK?

[3:07] All right.

[3:07] So with that I'd like to invite everybody to stand and ask Fran

[3:11] to lead us in the pledge Please join me

[3:16] in the pledge to flag as America and to the Republic as one

[3:25] nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

[3:31] Thanks for having looked Let the record

[3:41] show that all the commissioners are in attendance.

[3:44] We will now move to item C, which

[3:46] is comments by the general public pursuant to interest 41

[3:49] this time is devoted to comments by the general public,

[3:51] if any and discussion of those comments.

[3:54] No action may be taken upon a matter raised

[3:56] under this item on the agenda.

[3:57] And the matter itself has been specifically included

[4:01] on a successive agenda and identified to be an action item.

[4:04] So the only public comment this morning

[4:07] or this afternoon rather.

[4:10] Hi.

[4:10] Please state your name for the record.

[4:12] My name is Silvie dory.

[4:15] I am here representing elko neighbors

[4:17] for responsible industrial growth.

[4:20] Also known as Nric.

[4:21] We are a brand new organization You've

[4:25] seen our faces before but now we're representing this group

[4:28] and we formed to help Elko County residents stay informed

[4:32] about major industrial development I understand

[4:35] the decisions being made by local government

[4:38] and participate constructively in these processes We recently

[4:43] learned that the county and the city

[4:44] are already working together on data center policy We appreciate

[4:49] that this work is underway and greater goals for being

[4:52] proactive.

[4:52] We're really appreciate that you're looking into all of it.

[4:57] I brought an example for you to look at that.

[5:00] I've given you my one page summary of a model and framework

[5:05] from Truckee Meadows and regional Authority.

[5:10] They have created.

[5:11] What I consider to be a Gold Star framework in terms

[5:15] of how to involve the public in the drafting of the ordinance

[5:19] that you guys are working on.

[5:21] So they have a website that has basically

[5:26] all the survey results that they've

[5:28] collected from the public.

[5:30] They have the survey obviously is provided there.

[5:33] They have project timeline for how long

[5:35] it should take to do the drafting of the ordinance.

[5:38] And that's where they give updates

[5:41] and they're giving actual themes on their of that.

[5:45] Their considering for the ordinance

[5:48] and having public input through that.

[5:51] They're doing targeted stakeholder interviews,

[5:53] so they're bringing focus groups together

[5:55] with all of the players, which I'm

[5:57] sure you're already doing kind of internally on your own.

[6:00] But making those available to the public, whatever

[6:02] is decided there and they're having you know, open

[6:08] meetings way above and beyond the minimum standards

[6:10] that Nevada requires.

[6:13] And like I said, published surveys

[6:17] They're letting the public review the draft before it ever

[6:21] gets put, before the Planning Commission And so, you know,

[6:26] I just this is just for you guys to consider It's an example.

[6:30] I realize this is a much bigger metropolitan area

[6:33] with a lot more people, a lot more players involved.

[6:37] You know, we're just asking for you

[6:38] to consider it so that we make the best decisions as to how

[6:42] to get the public involved One thing I want to say

[6:45] is we are very new and we're just

[6:50] starting to be on social media this week.

[6:52] So we told people about this meeting,

[6:54] encourage them to watch it, encouraged

[6:56] to submit public comment and we're getting some responses out

[7:01] of people who are a little bit worried

[7:04] that there hasn't been a public announcement about the working

[7:08] group.

[7:08] So I just want you guys to be aware of that.

[7:12] We're aware that you're going through the regular process

[7:17] of what happens when you are trying to draft an amendment,

[7:22] but anything that you can do to just increase

[7:26] that public involvement and notice and all of that

[7:29] would be really appreciated And Yeah, do you

[7:34] have any questions about what i gave you

[7:37] in questions or comments?

[7:39] So I do know that this organization actually

[7:42] has put out a study to I don't know if you've seen the study

[7:46] or not, but it there's you know, obviously, a lot of resources.

[7:50] Again, I think last time you were here.

[7:51] I appreciate the civic engagement

[7:54] that you and other citizens have done.

[7:58] I think it's I think it's great.

[8:00] And just, you know, as we kind of work through this,

[8:04] you know, I mean, you know, I think

[8:06] that there's there's a sense of urgency on our on our behalf.

[8:09] But I want you know, however, that ultimate ultimately

[8:12] plays out.

[8:13] I definitely would assure you that nothing

[8:16] would be adopted unless it's you know,

[8:18] fully vetted and gone through a public process.

[8:21] So we're still working out, you know, some of the logistics

[8:24] and even though if Elko County's working

[8:26] with some of our neighboring cities in our in our county,

[8:30] you know, circumstances are, you know, different, you know,

[8:34] like all our cities have they have their own water

[8:37] systems They have their own sewer system

[8:40] where most of our local county is independent wells.

[8:43] So they're not exactly the same, But that's certainly something

[8:47] that something, in terms of zoning

[8:49] and other types of requirement, Is it

[8:51] that you'd want to look at I think the bottom line is

[8:55] i think I think everybody would concur and agree that, you know,

[8:59] we want to make sure that we have a good, robust application

[9:02] process so that we fully understand what kind of impacts

[9:05] there may or may not be.

[9:07] And I and I think with this with this thing

[9:09] you've talked about as an example,

[9:10] we've talked about water, energy,

[9:12] and they have three different three different Kattegat

[9:15] areas of that type of usage so that the jurisdiction has

[9:21] a better understanding of what kind of impacts

[9:24] that that type of facility could or could not

[9:27] have So thank you very much Again,

[9:30] I appreciate you guys being here today.

[9:32] Yeah.

[9:32] Appreciate you guys for being proactive.

[9:34] And we realize it's super complex.

[9:36] It's a lot to do.

[9:37] So thank you.

[9:39] Sure Go.

[9:41] Oh, sure.

[9:42] Sorry Can you hear me better now All right.

[9:45] Sorry about that All right.

[9:47] Sorry about that Yes.

[9:50] For the record, Scott Gavorsky and I rise on behalf

[9:53] of the local county republican Party First of all,

[9:56] just reminding everybody with fair weekend coming up,

[9:58] we're going to have a lot of candidates through here

[10:01] for the cemetery dedication at 10 a.m..

[10:05] And then the parade at 1130 downtown.

[10:09] And there'll be a number of them stopping by our booth

[10:13] at the local fairgrounds.

[10:14] So we'll look for that.

[10:17] But the main reason I rise today is i'm

[10:19] honored to speak on behalf of not only the local county

[10:21] Republicans, but the local county

[10:23] Democrats and the independ an American party in Nevada

[10:27] Once again, we're going to be working together

[10:29] to do a presentation in celebration of Conn's

[10:32] the tUtiOn Week and that will be on Wednesday, September 16 at 6

[10:38] p.m. in the public performing arts building over

[10:41] at the high school.

[10:43] Given that it is the 25th anniversary of the 911 terrorist

[10:46] attacks we're going to build our discussion on reflecting

[10:51] of the 25 years of how the Constitution has been viewed.

[10:58] 25 years after 911, we're calling it.

[11:00] We the people.

[11:01] 25 years after 911 Commission or Andreozzi has graciously

[11:06] agreed to moderated He and Matt McCarty from the school board

[11:10] are going to be working together We're

[11:12] Fielding questions from the public, which

[11:14] you can send directly to Commissioner andreozzi

[11:18] just about you know, concerns on everything from, you know,

[11:22] growth of surveillance society for instance,

[11:26] legal rights after 911, a whole range of issues.

[11:31] Again I hope to see everybody there again September 16,

[11:35] Wednesday 6 p.m..

[11:37] Thank you very much I mean, yes, police

[11:42] hope you drop something there Thank you Thank you Hi,

[12:04] I'm Sharon.

[12:06] I'm wondering to take a minute and talk to you about data

[12:09] plant data centers. you know, I'm

[12:13] of the age where I'm we got our first computer.

[12:17] I had to learn Ms-dos.

[12:20] So you know, data centers weren't a big thing

[12:22] I went to work for a company We had a major data processing

[12:28] center in our company.

[12:29] I had to learn to re punch cards.

[12:31] Then we went to lectures and then we went to this.

[12:34] And we went to that.

[12:36] Well, eventually we've come to these cell phones

[12:38] Everybody has money in their pockets

[12:41] and that cell phone you have has more computer capacity in it

[12:48] than the first Apollo rockets did

[12:51] That's a scary thing in itself to think that this is where

[12:55] those data centers are coming in for

[12:58] and they're not necessarily a bad thing In fact,

[13:03] modern day data centers will use less water

[13:06] than that ski resort flip since.

[13:09] But the problem's going to be the state in Nevada passed

[13:15] and our s 360 754.

[13:19] And that's an abatement tax abatement everybody should

[13:23] be going joining with like for Trump

[13:26] and these other cities that are already fighting these tax

[13:31] abatements and we're because data centers are coming I

[13:37] there's no way we can stop them when need them.

[13:41] Mr..

[13:42] Kerr Carp owns a restaurant He processes

[13:46] carts all the time using an Internet process

[13:50] and connecting to the bank.

[13:52] Mr. Andreozzi, you run a real estate you work a ranch,

[13:57] and now you keep your cattle on and out.

[14:00] That program the Internet and data

[14:04] has affected each and every one of us The best thing

[14:09] that this council can do is figure

[14:11] out what we can do to make it the best we can have.

[14:15] That will bring profit into elko County,

[14:18] Loudoun County gets $609 per square foot of data center sets.

[14:27] That's a lot of money.

[14:29] They're working at towards 1.1 billion.

[14:32] This year and 1.3 billion in tax revenues

[14:36] They've cut their personal property taxes to their people

[14:39] by 25%.

[14:42] This is it's not necessarily a bad thing,

[14:47] but the genie is out of the bottle I mean,

[14:50] I can remember punch cards and I'm sure none of you worked

[14:55] Ms-dos and none of you learned the little program that at that

[15:00] time with Ms..

[15:01] Dos, which was work perfect If you want to type anything

[15:07] it's not a bad thing.

[15:10] But we do need to put some guardrails in But we

[15:14] need to fight the state and giving abatements because elko

[15:17] County is a poor county.

[15:19] And if you're thinking that if we could take in 40 million,

[15:23] if you can wrap up your three minutes of it.

[15:25] But I've got to let you wrap up.

[15:27] Go ahead and write it.

[15:29] If the if we can take in 50 million

[15:33] in taxes from a data center and imagine

[15:36] what that can do for Elko, Nevada, because we're poor

[15:38] county people don't understand that we are a poor county

[15:44] and we would benefit greatly from that kind of buildup.

[15:49] Thank you.

[15:50] Thank you.

[15:52] Any other public comment this afternoon ?

[15:55] Hello How are you?

[15:57] Good.

[15:57] How about yourself?

[15:59] OK great.

[16:00] I'll talk to you about that.

[16:01] OK My name is Brian riley.

[16:03] I am Vice Commander of the third District of American Legion.

[16:07] And I would like to invite everybody

[16:09] to the opening of the Nash mills Cemetery.

[16:12] And I want to remind it's the only National

[16:14] cemetery in Nevada.

[16:17] There's other veterans, cemeteries

[16:19] but this is a Nash one.

[16:21] And as Scott said at 10:00 on Friday,

[16:24] I would like everybody to come that and also the American

[16:27] Legion will be doing a tribute on 911 out in front of the city

[16:33] hall where the 911 statue is.

[16:36] And I've invited the first responders

[16:40] because actually 911 is for them.

[16:42] They are the heroes of 911.

[16:45] And we will be doing a presentation there.

[16:46] And I would like to invite everybody

[16:49] to come by and participate in that.

[16:51] And anybody who would like to give a speech that day

[16:53] would be welcome to do that, so thank you very much.

[16:56] Great.

[16:57] Thanks.

[16:57] And I think that that cemeteries a great tribute to have here.

[17:02] It is an having to have there.

[17:05] I have.

[17:05] It's beautiful.

[17:06] Yeah.

[17:07] It's going to be a great day And there will be a lot of people

[17:10] there for from well VFW, American legion

[17:15] and i believe it's going to be some of the people from Salt

[17:20] Lake will be there, too.

[17:21] So it'll be a very fine thing for everybody to be there.

[17:24] Great.

[17:25] Thank you for the invitation.

[17:26] There.

[17:27] Any other public comments this afternoon ?

[17:32] All righty.

[17:33] Seeing them, we'll go ahead and continue on with the agenda.

[17:37] We'll go on to item D D1, which is

[17:41] a moment of silent silence for Gary Woodberry, 82,

[17:45] honoring his legacy of public service community involvement

[17:49] and family devotion as he passed away on August seventh 2026,

[17:54] at his home in pleasant Valley, Lemuel, Nevada.

[17:57] Mr. Woodberry was elected as the Elko County District Attorney

[18:00] in 1994 and holds the distinction

[18:03] of being the longest serving district attorney in Elko County

[18:06] history.

[18:07] Following his tenure in the district

[18:09] Attorney's office, he and his family

[18:11] revitalized a well Wells progressive newspaper while

[18:15] continuing to serve the public through a private law

[18:18] practice representing numerous prominent cases

[18:21] throughout his career.

[18:23] Beyond his professional accomplishment,

[18:26] Mr. Woodberry was deeply dedicated to his family which

[18:30] he considered his greatest achievement And with that,

[18:34] if you please join me in a moment of silence Thank you.

[19:04] And elko County, along with all of our residents and staff would

[19:09] like to offer our most deepest and sincere condolences

[19:13] to the Woodbury family That we'll move on to Item E

[19:19] appointments E1 Discussion and consideration of appointing Joe

[19:23] McNeil to the elko County Planning Commission for a term

[19:26] expiring December 31st 2029.

[19:28] The county Planning Commission reviewed several applications

[19:31] including One from Joe McNeil at its July 16th 2026 meeting,

[19:37] and recommends his application to be held to fill a future

[19:40] anticipated vacancy.

[19:42] This item is for possible action Corey.

[19:45] Good afternoon, Corey Rice of Cook County Surveyor

[19:47] and senior planner Jake jefferson,

[19:50] who is our One of our planning commissioners.

[19:53] Recently went to work for High Desert engineering

[19:56] and felt that there would be too much

[19:57] conflict with him to be on that board.

[20:01] And be working for High Desert because they bring the majority

[20:03] of our applications.

[20:06] So he is resigned.

[20:07] The local county planning commission

[20:09] did ask that Joe be moved up the ladder after you guys appointed

[20:13] Andrew recently.

[20:15] And so here we've got a vacant seat and the planning commission

[20:18] and staff is in support of appointing Joe to vacancy.

[20:24] Thank you, Corey.

[20:25] Questions.

[20:25] Comments.

[20:26] Yeah Got a question?

[20:28] How long has this been vacant and how long

[20:30] does it have to stay?

[20:32] It's been it's been vacant for only one month right now.

[20:36] And since we had these fresh applications

[20:38] we didn't feel that it was necessary for us

[20:40] to reopen an advertisement for it.

[20:44] OK.

[20:45] Other questions ?

[20:47] Oh, go ahead.

[20:48] I'll move your point.

[20:49] No, Joe The second case, stand your motion Gail.

[20:53] Second.

[20:54] Any other discussion as this is a public

[20:58] is this requires action?

[20:59] Is there any public comment on this item?

[21:02] Seeing none.

[21:02] All those in favor signify by saying i, i i vote.

[21:06] I also motion carries.

[21:07] Thank you, Corey.

[21:08] Thank you move on to item f flight alliance of Northeastern

[21:12] Nevada otherwise known as fan Presentation

[21:16] by the flight alliance of Northeastern Nevada fan

[21:19] regarding the regional impact of commercial air service

[21:23] at the Elko Regional Airport including

[21:25] passenger growth the minimum revenue guarantee funding model.

[21:29] The federal Small Community Air Service Development Program

[21:32] Grant and ongoing efforts to sustain and expand

[21:35] a regional air service.

[21:37] This action item or this is a non action item.

[21:40] Mr. Mayor, welcome to the county.

[21:43] Glad you're here.

[21:43] For the record, Risky owner is here at the podium with us

[21:48] along along with Jan Baum the city manager.

[21:50] Thank you.

[21:51] Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and Commissioner

[21:53] ahrens, thank you for this opportunity.

[21:55] I'm here on behalf of Flight Alliance of northeastern Nevada,

[21:59] where I serve as the Treasurer and my sponsor

[22:04] serves as the Chair and also Amanda's

[22:08] a key member of the board, as is Rex

[22:11] And just to say thank you for the county's participation

[22:17] wanted to give a little bit of background

[22:19] for the benefit of the public after the in the I

[22:22] should say in the wake of the pandemic flight traffic

[22:26] went way down.

[22:27] It wasn't just in elko, but it was a phenomenon

[22:30] affecting all cities.

[22:33] And we had a particularly difficult time

[22:36] because SkyWest was flying in the 75 seat product

[22:40] at that time, which was really too big for this market.

[22:44] And that coupled with the fact that the joint venture went

[22:49] through just before that, and so there were no longer employees

[22:53] being shuttled back and forth between Elko in Denver and Elko

[22:57] in Las Vegas, and Elko and Toronto.

[22:59] So we had several things working against us.

[23:03] And as the traffic didn't recover

[23:08] the sky was If you want to continue

[23:12] to enjoy air service in Elko, Nevada

[23:15] you're going to have to provide some subsidies for us.

[23:18] So that so so that were whole basically.

[23:23] And so we had Covid funding, which

[23:26] lasted for probably about 18 months

[23:28] or so And after that was exhausted you know,

[23:33] we had a big decision to make either we pay up

[23:37] the ante for the flight subsidies

[23:39] or we lose our commercial air service, which really would have

[23:44] been devastating to our economy here

[23:48] several things happened The flights were

[23:51] cut to 2, 1 flight per day.

[23:54] And then along that time the SkyWest

[23:59] came out with a new product, which was a 50 c, c, r j 550

[24:04] aircraft, which was a much better size for this market.

[24:08] And the good news is, as you'll see

[24:11] in a moment in the presentation, our numbers continue

[24:14] to improve month over month.

[24:17] And we're back to where we were in 2019.

[24:21] And so I'm happy to be able to report that we had about $1.2

[24:27] million last year in subsidies, approximately,

[24:31] and we're hoping that it'll be less this year.

[24:36] We were able to bring on a mid-day flight,

[24:38] and that operates on the busiest stays,

[24:41] which are Sunday, Monday, Thursday Friday.

[24:45] And that flight is struggling just because we

[24:49] need more ridership Thankfully we were able to get a U.S. dot

[24:56] grant to help subsidize that And the fan

[25:01] was created as a fundraising mechanism.

[25:04] So it's not directly the city on the hook

[25:08] for the flight subs It is.

[25:10] And so at any rate, our return overnight flight

[25:18] is in the last 2 2 3 months has broken a little bit better

[25:25] than even, which means that skyWest remitted some money back

[25:29] to us, that we're able to use towards the subsidy

[25:33] on the mid-day flight.

[25:34] So we're continuing to promote the flight side encourage

[25:39] the counties as much as they can to use the Delta Service as well

[25:45] as the general public And Jan, if I missed anything.

[25:49] Go right ahead and maybe we should

[25:51] have Connie start the video, and then we'll entertain anyone

[25:57] and say thank you.

[25:59] Thanks.

[26:01] Will you will you introduce yourself for the record

[26:04] and for the people here in the audience, please ?

[26:08] Hi, I'm Connie I'm a consultant with Calico Collaborative

[26:13] and I work with Fan Thank you.

[26:16] Welcome to elko County.

[26:19] Virtually.

[26:20] Thank you all to be here We're going

[26:22] to play a little video for you first

[26:24] and that shows some of the achievements

[26:28] that McKenna just talked about Oh,

[26:33] see that's a great little video I

[27:44] if I could use the word handsome.

[27:45] That's a handsome video Yeah.

[27:48] Connie did all of that herself Yeah

[27:52] I worked with a great team of video loggers.

[27:56] Are there any questions ?

[27:58] Oh, Connie.

[27:58] Sorry.

[27:59] Go ahead.

[27:59] I didn't mean to cut you off.

[28:01] Go for it.

[28:01] Go for raise Only I'd ask is that midday fly would be smarter

[28:06] to push for a Reno in stead or.

[28:10] Or even just push for a Reno flight.

[28:12] In addition to I sure would like it.

[28:15] And also, I think it help of our with our converse ations

[28:20] with the with Carson City if there was a flight.

[28:24] But just a fun absolutely that's something

[28:27] that we address with sky quest each November when

[28:31] we meet with them and over the past few years,

[28:36] there's been no interest in that whatsoever However, they

[28:41] have shown more interest in that as of the last time

[28:45] that we met And we want to talk to them about the possibility

[28:50] of a new route that would include Reno to Elko

[28:54] And hopefully they'll there'll be some sustain ability

[28:58] that comes from that to give people

[29:01] additional options for flying.

[29:04] I mean, in the past, Salt Lake was such a huge Delta hub.

[29:07] I there was not even a question, but reno

[29:09] is getting to be a big enough hub that would be smarter just

[29:12] to switch to Reno anyway, right Are we just

[29:15] at the hands of Delta?

[29:16] It doesn't matter.

[29:17] Right.

[29:18] The big challenge right now, Commissioner Carr's

[29:20] the fact that SkyWest has a hub and spoke system.

[29:26] So every flight is either a originates in or terminates

[29:30] in Salt Lake City.

[29:32] So we'd have to deviate from their normal operational pattern

[29:37] on that You know, I'm really encouraged

[29:41] by seeing the ridership going up, which is great.

[29:45] And I know myself.

[29:46] I've had an opportunity to fly out of Elko a couple of times

[29:50] and for me, it was pretty convenient, right?

[29:53] You know, I can I could just get to the airport He had through.

[29:56] I mean it's the same level of security,

[29:58] but it's not like going through security in a large metropole

[30:02] It's an area you're through.

[30:04] You're in, you're out, you're in Salt Lake, and like 30 minutes.

[30:07] I mean, it's unbelievable And then I

[30:10] don't need to stay the night in salt lake.

[30:12] I don't need to pay the additional parking fee and all

[30:15] that, all that other stuff.

[30:16] So, you know, when you start calculating all that,

[30:19] it really is an attractive option for us

[30:24] And then obviously, you know, there's a tremendous amount

[30:26] of infrastructure that's been built.

[30:28] There's part of our transportation system.

[30:30] And so we appreciate all the hard work

[30:32] that you guys have done.

[30:34] And, I think elko County's been committed

[30:37] to this partnership from the beginning,

[30:39] and we see the value tremendous value in that asset

[30:44] to our communities And so seeing the increases is out.

[30:51] And, it's a that's a promising thing to see,

[30:55] you know, and and I think maybe it's the flight

[30:58] the added because a couple of times i

[31:00] have taken that and quite honestly, I

[31:02] had to run through the concourse to try to catch my flight

[31:06] And last few times I haven't had to haven't had to run.

[31:08] I could just take them.

[31:09] I could mosey on down to the concourse which was, you know,

[31:12] because once you get this body moving, it's hard to stop,

[31:16] you know.

[31:16] But anyway, thank you for the presentation today.

[31:19] All right Thank you very much for anything.

[31:22] We're next.

[31:23] I know you're I just like to add that we just really need

[31:27] to encourage the community to use the service so we could

[31:32] get the flights up or we didn't have to pay that subsidy.

[31:35] We could have the money to subsidize somebody

[31:39] coming in from Reno.

[31:41] It's SkyWest and we want to make the hubs

[31:44] just the community Please use the airplane And it is nice.

[31:51] Now that a nice plane and it is quick I mean, it's up and down.

[31:55] You're there.

[31:56] You know Absolutely.

[31:58] Again, this is kind of, Anderson, for the record,

[32:00] I'll just jump in.

[32:01] And everyone's been talking about events.

[32:03] Coming up, fan will be at Sky Fair at the elko Regional

[32:06] Airport on September 19th.

[32:08] So if the community or any of the commissioners

[32:10] here want to learn more about fan

[32:12] will have a booth with information about the flight

[32:15] and encourage people to come talk and learn more.

[32:18] It is such a valuable asset to the region

[32:21] You saw on there a number about return on investment

[32:25] and that number comes from a Nevada

[32:27] Department of Transportation study

[32:29] about economic impact for every person that

[32:32] flies into northeastern Nevada and Elko region

[32:37] And so the more people we have flying in,

[32:39] we still have some capacity on those flights

[32:41] to have people fly in, just returns tax benefit

[32:44] to the region and helps the county

[32:48] Elko County, other counties in the cities

[32:50] grow and provide resource service to citizens So

[32:55] thank you to everyone who has flown the flight.

[32:57] We're happy to hear about good experiences

[33:00] and we'll keep doing work to grow the current flights.

[33:03] Part of fans mission is to grow more flights

[33:05] I know that was a discussion earlier, so those conversations

[33:08] are happening Thank you, Mayor Keener Yeah, I just wanted

[33:13] to add and thank the county for get my ride's

[33:18] participation in the absence of a taxi service here in Elko

[33:24] That's been critical We do need more rideshare drivers.

[33:30] We have a couple of landers and but it

[33:32] can be spotty as to when it's available.

[33:35] There was a lot of that Comic-Con type event that

[33:40] was in Elko a few weekends ago and some of the feedback

[33:44] was that, you know, the air travelers weren't

[33:47] able to you know, they had to walk a mile downtown

[33:50] to get to dinner.

[33:51] And it was really hard to get around So

[33:55] if there are any perspective, rideshare drivers out

[33:59] there please, you know step up that this city recently passed

[34:06] an ordinance to where we are suspending the business

[34:10] license in the home occupation license for rideshare drivers

[34:16] And that's for a period of two years.

[34:18] And we're hoping that it'll just one less barrier

[34:24] to entry for rideshare drivers.

[34:26] So good idea.

[34:28] Yeah.

[34:28] Thank you Thanks again.

[34:30] Thanks again, Mayor, for being here.

[34:32] And Jan, thanks for being here and thanks

[34:34] for your work on this program.

[34:35] Does the commission mandate did you have anything

[34:37] else you wanted to say?

[34:38] Yeah So, Reese, thank you for that.

[34:41] Shout out to get my ride service and One of the conversations

[34:45] that we've had just here recently

[34:47] was in the last couple of months actually

[34:49] moving our administrative office,

[34:51] if you will, for or that service up to the airport.

[34:56] We're still in those conversations with Jim Foster,

[34:59] who is the airport manager.

[35:00] And going back and forth on kind of what that agreement will look

[35:03] like.

[35:04] So hopefully we'll be moving those transportation services

[35:07] under one roof where it would make a lot of sense.

[35:10] And benefits are county hopefully

[35:11] would benefit the city, as well as our residents.

[35:14] So that is in the works Perfect.

[35:17] Thanks.

[35:18] Any other comments?

[35:20] Questions?

[35:20] All right.

[35:21] Thanks again for being here.

[35:23] Moving on we're going to move on to item

[35:26] G We've got a number of planning and zoning related items here.

[35:31] And I just want to get a disclosure out of the way

[35:33] because there's like 3 or four of them

[35:35] that I need to make a disclosure,

[35:37] and I'd like to just get those out of the way.

[35:39] So my disclosure here is there are a number of applications

[35:43] on here that have been submitted by high desert engineering.

[35:45] My son works for high desert engineering

[35:48] but I have absolutely zero for culinary interest

[35:51] or any involvement whatsoever.

[35:53] And in this and I feel like I can make a fair and impartial,

[35:58] unbiased decision as it relates to all of these applications.

[36:02] So I will be participating.

[36:05] So go on to rG1 pursuant to notice number 20,

[36:15] 2630 for discussion and consideration

[36:17] of an application submitted by Paul and Laurie.

[36:20] Both Terry requesting approval of a tentative map

[36:23] for the Division of Land and a large parcels quarry

[36:28] Good afternoon, Corey Rice.

[36:29] I'll Cook County Surveyor and Senior planner

[36:32] This is a pretty straightforward, tentative map

[36:35] for division of land and a large parcel just creating

[36:41] just two parcels out of out of one bigger one.

[36:44] The planning Commission recommended approval

[36:47] with staff's recommendations, findings and conditions,

[36:49] didn't it And staff is in support of it.

[36:54] So if you've got any questions for me,

[36:56] please feel free to ask Mr. Chairman I moved

[37:02] to approve this item from the agenda

[37:06] as stipulated by their conditions, which

[37:11] were basically, you have to keep the law.

[37:14] OK.

[37:14] OK Gail, Motion stand that you're okay.

[37:17] It's all right OK, so we've started a new process

[37:21] because we're doing closed captioning,

[37:23] so we need to say who makes the motion and who the second is.

[37:27] So just bear with us.

[37:28] We're.

[37:29] We're still having a little fun with that.

[37:31] OK, So we have a motion in a second.

[37:33] Is there any other discussion on this item?

[37:36] OK Seeing none, is there any public comment on this item

[37:38] as this is an action item seeing none.

[37:41] All those in favor signify by saying I, I i, and I vote.

[37:44] I also motion carries And again, that's a tentative map.

[37:51] The final map will come back built before us too.

[37:54] So yeah, we'll probably see that the final map

[37:58] the mid meeting in October or the first meeting in November

[38:02] KG2 pursuant to notice number 20 2635 Discussion consider

[38:06] of an application submitted by M f r e to you

[38:11] ranch lLC requesting approval of a tentative map

[38:15] for the division of Large Lake I'm sorry land in large parcels.

[38:18] Curry Again, this is a pretty straightforward division

[38:21] of land in large parcels.

[38:23] Map.

[38:24] It's pretty remote.

[38:27] I'll let you drive out basically to the west southwest

[38:32] of south Fork Reservoir Some of this property

[38:36] will be sold to the we used to be all of the mine and company.

[38:40] I'm drawing a blank on the equinox Thank you.

[38:44] So it is.

[38:44] It is basically connected with that project.

[38:47] Again the Planning Commission recommended approval unanimously

[38:51] with staff's recommendations, findings and condition and staff

[38:55] is in support of it and can consider

[38:59] the aerial I couldn't tell which of the other way

[39:04] the other, which they've got.

[39:07] Okay.

[39:07] So this one is I do understand your question,

[39:11] Rex Remember that.

[39:20] Remember which sections we use section one and this

[39:25] is a section one which is going to be the fair the farm.

[39:30] OK.

[39:31] That's one or not north east one.

[39:33] There, but it's said two.

[39:36] Pardon Doesn't say two.

[39:38] It says Section one, township 30, North range 53 East

[39:44] So it's an it maps to the division of land

[39:46] and a large parcels to create two parcels each.

[39:50] You parcels located within section one.

[39:53] OK.

[39:54] Okay.

[39:54] Gotcha Any other questions Oh I'll

[40:01] move to approve the staff's recommendations, findings

[40:03] and conditions Second.

[40:05] Kay Steninger motion.

[40:07] Gail Second.

[40:07] Any other comment?

[40:11] Any public comment on this action item?

[40:13] Seeing none.

[40:14] All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. I vote.

[40:17] I also motion carries.

[40:19] Thank you Moving on to g Three pursuant

[40:22] to notice number 2636 discussion in consideration

[40:27] to approve resolution number 20 2629 regarding Vincent Scott.

[40:34] I'm going to mess up his last name.

[40:35] I'm terribly sorry I tried to squat tryto

[40:38] thank you Request to vacate and relocate to a portion of Monte

[40:47] Carlo drive right away.

[40:49] Corey.

[40:51] Thank you Okay, this is a simple, really.

[40:56] Basically just reload.

[40:58] Hitting the right of way.

[40:59] It matches where the existing road

[41:01] is This is the exhibit that will go along with the both

[41:08] the vacation and as well as the new deed of dedication

[41:13] So the existing right of way is the dash line.

[41:18] And you can see the lighter dash line,

[41:20] which is the actual roadway.

[41:22] So they're wanting to just move this right of way

[41:25] over to better fit the existing roadway.

[41:28] Both the Jackpot Advisory Board and the local county planning

[41:32] commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of this.

[41:37] And so to staff OK Steninger moves

[41:41] to approve resolution 2026 DoorDash 30.

[41:44] Gail second, thank you Any other discussion

[41:48] any public comment on this item?

[41:51] Seeing none.

[41:51] All those in favor signify by saying i.

[41:54] I I. I vote.

[41:55] I also motion carries g for pursuant to notice

[41:58] number 20 2637 discuss and consideration

[42:02] to approve an alternate compliance request

[42:04] submitted by Bob Tebow of High Desert Engineering

[42:07] to allow access to parcels number one, 2, three and four

[42:11] by a 30 foot wide private access easement,

[42:14] as shown on parcel map for the George l l Eldridge William

[42:18] T, Eldridge and Sherry, a Peterson Corey again, Corey Rice

[42:23] Elko County Surveyor and Senior planner.

[42:28] This with the highlight the the green, blue highlighted area.

[42:31] There is the area that is there wishing

[42:34] to have as a private access easement and not

[42:37] a dedicated county right.

[42:38] Of way staff is in support of this and recommends approval

[42:44] So there's a little unsure on that correct.

[42:46] So it comes off the the main road there and that

[42:50] that's still going to remain public

[42:52] and that still remains public It's just the green area going

[42:55] around the edge of the parcel map

[42:57] there to access those parcels three and potentially

[43:01] parcels two and think could you go to that for vicinity map?

[43:06] Because I couldn't tell from that map where this is

[43:10] and see the id, the home I can either go,

[43:19] it's down here off to the right now look

[43:22] not that was know isn't it that blue section right there

[43:27] right smack dab in the middle.

[43:29] Yep.

[43:30] Right there.

[43:30] Loose section Oh okay.

[43:32] Okay Right along lower side Valley Road

[43:36] Yeah, there's numbers on top, but I didn't see that so.

[43:39] Thank you.

[43:40] Yeah just.

[43:44] Okay Any questions about what's being requested here

[43:49] with this parcel map i bring?

[43:53] I'll move to approve the request OK.

[43:57] For Skinnygirl second and were there conditions on that one?

[44:00] There is no just the only conditions

[44:03] that go along with parcel maps are basically

[44:05] the standard boilerplate.

[44:06] OK In our and county code requirements Okay.

[44:10] I have a motion by Gail second by Steninger.

[44:12] Any other discussion, any public comment on this item scene?

[44:17] And all those in favor signify by saying I, absolutely.

[44:20] I vote.

[44:21] I'll also motion carries.

[44:22] Thank you Okay, we've got g five pursuant to notice number

[44:30] 20 2638 discussion and consent resolu ocean number 20 2630

[44:35] regarding a request submitted by Tyler W

[44:38] ag for the dedication of a portion of Hamilton Stage Road

[44:44] Corey Let's go back to the deed.

[44:45] A dedication, please.

[44:47] Amanda thank you again.

[44:48] Corey Rice of the county surveyor and senior planner

[44:52] to mr. AG owns this parcel that is out there in the Western

[44:59] Hills area.

[45:01] And Hamilton stage Road bisects his parcel Hickory,

[45:07] I had a question on that.

[45:08] Are you sure that's Hamilton State Road Well, there's

[45:12] a there's kind of there's some a little bit of confusion there

[45:16] So some maps call it Meadow View Drive.

[45:19] There's other maps.

[45:20] Carl Hamilton, Stage Road.

[45:23] I don't know how to resolve that issue

[45:26] And for the purpose of this I do not

[45:28] believe it really affects anything No, I don't agree.

[45:32] It doesn't affect that.

[45:33] I was just Yeah.

[45:34] Is there is there is some confusion out there of which

[45:38] what that is.

[45:39] I personally feel that Hamilton stage road is more appropriate

[45:43] because of the way Meadow View Drive circles around already It

[45:47] would basically make three roads that work,

[45:49] but it's not called Hamilton Stage Road on the other side

[45:52] of the mountain.

[45:54] Yep And it crosses.

[45:55] And there's also Hamilton Stage Road

[45:57] is also part of this subdivision.

[45:59] Further off to the west here.

[46:02] Also on that side of the mountain.

[46:03] So there are eventually all connect.

[46:06] That's the theory.

[46:07] Yeah.

[46:07] And I think probably the notwithstanding the confusion

[46:12] on the names, there is those bearings that are identified to.

[46:17] So that's I mean, those are very specific.

[46:20] Yes.

[46:21] Yeah This is an actual surveyed dedication

[46:25] So Mr. AG aG is requesting to dedicate this road.

[46:30] He's paying property taxes underneath it

[46:33] and can't utilize it So that does kind of clean up that.

[46:37] And it also does.

[46:39] It's a good step forward in cleaning up some of the issues.

[46:43] We've got with that road going from Meadow view, Meadowview

[46:47] Drive down to the South Fork Highway

[46:52] So this starts cleaning that up because there

[46:53] is no right of ways or easements on that road

[46:56] right now as it exists And this does help start to fix this.

[47:01] And also this would give the offer tunity

[47:05] the right of way would automatic split his parcel.

[47:08] So he would actually be able to utilize this lower triangle

[47:12] below that parcel in a much more efficient manner

[47:15] than he can now.

[47:18] So he was good to me Steninger will move to approve Resolution

[47:22] 2026 to 30 gale Second, our motion

[47:26] and second Amanda can go back to that map I do have one question.

[47:29] Sorry about that Sorry.

[47:31] You know you're fine.

[47:32] The only question I had, Corey, was it looks like you know,

[47:36] this is kind of cockeyed but I'll say the right side of that,

[47:39] where it says point of the other side right there,

[47:42] the keep going down, down, down.

[47:44] I'm sorry, Amanda Is that who's driving?

[47:46] I am.

[47:47] OK.

[47:48] I mean, okay Down by the by the signature down that.

[47:51] OK.

[47:52] Now to the right.

[47:53] To the right.

[47:54] A little more.

[47:55] Little right there about the point of beginning.

[47:57] Yeah.

[47:58] So is that that right away there already exists up

[48:02] till doesn't agree that this on the right hand

[48:06] side of that boundary line, which is so north

[48:08] is pointing to your right on the screen.

[48:10] So to the east that is on BLM land.

[48:13] And there currently is not a right of way on that.

[48:16] OK.

[48:17] This if this is approved I will be put in an application.

[48:20] Okay.

[48:20] To the county to get that right of way from the BLM.

[48:24] And I am also going to approach his neighbor

[48:26] to the east there to see if he'd be interested in dedicating

[48:31] the portion of that road that goes through his passes as well.

[48:34] Okay.

[48:34] And I thought by looking at that map

[48:36] that that already existed but it does not.

[48:39] Now, there was a little confusion in there.

[48:41] Some people thought it existed, did

[48:43] some pretty extensive research on it recently and it does not.

[48:46] Okay All right.

[48:50] And we do have a motion a second, then.

[48:52] Any other questions any public comment

[48:54] on this item to have public comment?

[48:57] Yeah, come on up State your name for the record,

[48:59] please Seth Emerick in.

[49:02] I'm resident Western Hills.

[49:03] OK so I had just had some questions

[49:08] by the names of the roads and stuff too, but declared it up.

[49:12] But so I opposed this The counties never had interest

[49:18] and I've been out there for 47 years.

[49:22] The counties never had any interest in this road

[49:24] or helping us with maintenance So I

[49:29] don't understand why wouldn't that little section would

[49:33] need to be put under county control

[49:34] when they're not going to when it says they're not

[49:36] going to maintain it anyways It makes there's absolutely

[49:41] no purpose for it in My opinion.

[49:44] Do you want to try to explain it?

[49:46] Corey well, as it sits right now and for I

[49:52] don't know how many decades that road has been,

[49:54] you access it already, as is so in my opinion,

[50:00] this does this is an appropriate move

[50:02] to put it into under a public right of way.

[50:06] It does clear up the legal access issues on it.

[50:09] And if I can get the rest of the road dedicated from or permitted

[50:13] from the BLM as well as the other one,

[50:15] it cleans up that whole section and does

[50:18] make it a legal public Access Grant.

[50:19] And if I may, I didn't catch your last name.

[50:22] So.

[50:22] So I never argue.

[50:24] That's a good basic name It sounds like it's not basketball

[50:27] All right.

[50:28] Well, I apologize for I'm going to just stick with Seth,

[50:30] if that's all right with you.

[50:32] All right.

[50:32] So, you know, I mean, basically the county the property owner

[50:38] has to submitted this application for consideration

[50:41] So it's really nothing that we've asked for.

[50:43] We're just determining whether or not we would accept that.

[50:47] So, I mean, every property owner has the right

[50:50] to ask for these types of things OK.

[50:53] I just don't see the purpose of it

[50:54] because there's another three quarters

[50:57] of a mile of private property after that So all these people

[51:01] go through actually my grant.

[51:03] So i think the bottom line is benefits to the property owner

[51:07] and he's asked us to do so And also

[51:10] just to point out the other off to further out down that road

[51:14] down was that private property.

[51:15] Those roads are already dedicated by the map

[51:18] to created the subdivision, you know,

[51:22] so that the property owner i guess, is my question.

[51:26] Well, it take.

[51:27] There's two ways.

[51:28] It helps and one it it takes that portion of the property off

[51:32] of his tax roll.

[51:33] So he's not paying taxes on property

[51:36] that he can't utilize into it Does

[51:39] it does have the potential of automatically splitting

[51:42] his person.

[51:42] So he can utilize that lower triangle more effectively

[51:47] and he could then post road no no,

[51:50] this is can't close you know once once it's dedicated.

[51:52] It's public Right.

[51:53] So he could put it for a vacancy permit or for this.

[51:58] Correct.

[51:58] I'm well I mean, technically, he could maintain it all.

[52:04] Yes, I do say Yeah, we don't want

[52:07] to dedicated road that's that's not a road that I would ever

[52:10] support vacating once it was dedicated

[52:13] and nor nor I think the planning commission ever would either.

[52:17] So called correct me if I misunderstand this right now

[52:21] because it's not dedicated.

[52:22] He could close this off that becomes

[52:25] more of a legal question, but in my opinion technically, yes.

[52:28] Okay.

[52:29] So once it's dedicated though, for public access he cannot do

[52:33] that.

[52:34] He would not be able to close it.

[52:36] So that's the only section of road in Western Hills That's.

[52:39] That's correct.

[52:40] Public access.

[52:41] That's correct.

[52:41] Yes.

[52:42] You i didn't know that.

[52:44] We were always told it's all public access and Western hills.

[52:47] So yeah, up in the Western Hills subdivision,

[52:50] all those roads are this one.

[52:51] However is not it's the only good

[52:54] And this piece right here that's the BLM section

[52:58] That is the BLM section that if this is approved

[53:02] I will be putting in an application

[53:03] to get that right of way from the BLM

[53:07] and then just to be clear, because I think this is helpful,

[53:10] the piece that's dedicated is the green piece.

[53:13] There, correct?

[53:13] Yes, that is correct.

[53:14] And so and you're saying that other piece

[53:17] just on the outside of the green piece

[53:19] that you said to the East wall, here's to the west.

[53:24] So I am going to approach this owner

[53:26] and ask him if he'd be interested in dedicating

[53:28] that little portion that goes through his property as well.

[53:32] There.

[53:32] And then also put it in the application

[53:34] with the BLM that completely cleans up that road at all,

[53:38] puts an end to public right of way.

[53:40] OK.

[53:40] Know this is a good example of public private cooperate

[53:45] because a difficult landowner could

[53:47] require the road to go around their parcel

[53:49] and rebuild the road.

[53:51] In this case, he's offering it at no cost to the public.

[53:55] That's correct So it's something that

[53:57] is a win win for the public.

[53:59] It also benefits him because he likes the road there Sometimes

[54:05] if somebody tries to close off a road like this,

[54:07] it results in litigation And because the other owners like

[54:10] yourself would say, well, that's always been used.

[54:13] It's a prescriptive.

[54:14] Right And they'd come up with theories

[54:16] of why it should remain open and that just

[54:18] creates a good lawsuit This is a much better result

[54:22] to avoid litigation.

[54:23] And like I said, a win win Any anything any other question

[54:32] if that's truly what it is that I can agree with,

[54:35] that if we make sure it stays open.

[54:38] But okay it just seems unusual I mean, it actually is with me.

[54:46] Yeah Through the years, we've done similar situations

[54:50] throughout the years maybe once every couple of years we

[54:53] come across a road like this.

[54:55] And we go through this process.

[54:57] Yeah well, thank you.

[54:58] Thank you for your comments Clears it up

[55:00] for passing on just one second.

[55:01] Go, go ahead, Brian.

[55:03] Yeah, I've got a question Corey.

[55:05] How many acres is a little triangle

[55:08] that, I don't know off the top of my head right now?

[55:11] If this is approved, there will be a record, a survey filed,

[55:14] and I know exactly what that is at that time.

[55:16] Do we know how big the whole lot is?

[55:18] That's a little over 40 acres.

[55:20] Okay So it is a big enough area that I mean,

[55:23] it's over two acres.

[55:24] Yeah, it's a big enough area to be

[55:26] able to have a well and septic system.

[55:29] Yeah.

[55:30] OK OK.

[55:32] Any other questions, comments, any other public comment

[55:37] Seeing none.

[55:37] All those in favor signify by saying I, i i vote.

[55:40] I also motion carries Thank you.

[55:42] Thank you and have a good afternoon.

[55:44] You to move on to item h.

[55:47] Elko County Board of Highway Commissioners

[55:49] Each one discussion consideration

[55:51] to approve a change order.

[55:52] Public works project EL2 2026 197 Spring Creek Valley Parkway

[55:57] reconsider action project with Hat Creek materials

[56:00] and construction incorporated in the amount of $27,650

[56:04] for unforeseen subgrade stabilization work.

[56:07] Dennis Dennis Price Local County Road Superintendent So this

[56:13] change order going to happen during paving

[56:17] we had a description in the letter,

[56:19] but the days that we started, the main line paving,

[56:22] we discovered an issue deep in the subgrade in this section

[56:26] near the storage sheds And that's

[56:29] they had to do a bunch of additional work

[56:31] that was unplanned to get that repaired,

[56:33] so that we could continue paving that date

[56:37] And I don't know if anybody's been out there and driven

[56:39] on that.

[56:40] But it turned out it turned out, yeah, it's nice Very nice.

[56:44] Good job.

[56:45] I am.

[56:46] I move to approve each one as presented.

[56:48] OK.

[56:48] I have a motion from Gail I'll second Second from Gerber.

[56:53] Thank you.

[56:54] Any other discussion is One thing I wanted to bring up.

[56:57] I know you guys brought this back, which

[56:59] is what you have to do when and I don't know if we have this

[57:04] or not.

[57:05] When I was at the city, we had a policy because, you know,

[57:08] sometimes you can't get the elected body

[57:10] to do a change order, right?

[57:12] So it kind of puts you in an awkward position.

[57:14] We used to have the latitude of the city.

[57:15] I think to go up to, like 5% of the I

[57:19] can't remember the exact number, but had

[57:21] the staff had the ability to up to 5%

[57:23] or something like that for a change order because

[57:27] of the timing of and then it would

[57:28] come back and get ratified.

[57:30] So you know I can see how going forward

[57:33] that that could cause an issue.

[57:35] So I think that that's something you should study and see

[57:39] if there's a a number that this body is

[57:43] comfortable with of giving you administrative approval up

[57:46] to a certain percent.

[57:47] And we and we had that at the city.

[57:50] I don't know if it's still there but we

[57:52] did Yeah, I would like to look into that because any

[57:56] of these construction projects you never know there

[57:59] anything can kind of pop up.

[58:02] Okay.

[58:03] Thank you I've noted that.

[58:04] Okay, Thanks.

[58:05] And the other comment, any public comment on this item?

[58:08] Seeing none.

[58:09] All those in favor signify by saying I I, i.

[58:12] I vote.

[58:12] I also motion carries.

[58:14] Thank you Thanks.

[58:15] I County Sheriff's Office discussing consideration

[58:18] to approve a renewal of a cannabis business license

[58:22] for cheyenne Medical Elko already

[58:24] 267 LLC doing business as thriving cannabis marketplace

[58:29] located at 1868 Royal Drive Jackpot Nevada 89825

[58:37] I know the background information here

[58:40] says you have received the required application in

[58:42] and sheriff's department is recommending

[58:45] approval, which this is the second or third time.

[58:48] Yes this is we've done this throughout the last few years.

[58:51] Okay.

[58:52] Everything we have is I'll make that motion.

[58:55] This is car the background check So we're good.

[58:57] Okay.

[58:58] Car makes the motion to approve.

[59:00] Second, Gail Thank you.

[59:02] Any other discussion, any public comment on this?

[59:09] Seeing none.

[59:09] All those in favor signify by saying I i, i.

[59:13] And I vote i also motion carries Man,

[59:16] that was like to and governance walking at the same time,

[59:18] I thought that was that was tough for me say just

[59:21] circling that and make a talk.

[59:24] All right discussion consideration

[59:26] approve stripping usable parts from seven seven.

[59:33] Elko County Sheriff's office vehicles

[59:35] and subsequently selling the vehicles, the vehicles that

[59:39] have exceeded their serviceable life due to high mileage

[59:42] and engine hours.

[59:43] The cost of necessary repairs exceeds the current value

[59:46] of the vehicles and they are no longer

[59:48] suitable for operate tional or patrol

[59:51] use There is a list of vehicles on the agenda.

[59:54] Sheriff These are seven vehicles that have been in our fleet

[59:59] for many, many years.

[1:00:00] They're older black and whites Some of these vehicles have up

[1:00:04] to 144,000, 140,000.

[1:00:07] These vehicles we're going to get rid of them through bank

[1:00:11] or we'll put them on a truck, take them down in Utah.

[1:00:15] What they do, they some amount after they strip them and then

[1:00:20] whatever they get, whatever they make

[1:00:23] we get a percentage of that back and put that

[1:00:25] back into the general fund or back to the lease program.

[1:00:30] These vehicles are sold.

[1:00:31] So these vehicles.

[1:00:32] We own outright, these are just we ordered them.

[1:00:35] So whatever we get for moving to go towards the general fund

[1:00:39] or the lease program.

[1:00:40] Okay And then just one last question

[1:00:43] And I think it would be pretty obvious what you

[1:00:45] plan on stripping out of them.

[1:00:46] It's probably light bars, radios Well, yeah, we'll

[1:00:50] take those strip that, strip the cages.

[1:00:53] And we've already done most of it but they'll strip the cages

[1:00:57] and we can't use those cages because throughout the years,

[1:01:02] the vehicles the size always change.

[1:01:04] So they're never the same.

[1:01:05] Every time we buy new vehicles, they're

[1:01:07] inside the center controls.

[1:01:09] Everything changed So they sell whatever they can't.

[1:01:12] And then we profit from that.

[1:01:15] OK.

[1:01:16] Any other questions I got a question Go ahead.

[1:01:20] Is there any purpose that the county should

[1:01:23] hang on to a couple of those?

[1:01:25] I mean and 44th 141,000 to me, just it's oh,

[1:01:33] the way they make vehicles we all it.

[1:01:36] We have with the new vehicles that we are purchasing

[1:01:40] in this year, we've already got some coming

[1:01:41] in the new expeditions and then we have the older

[1:01:44] Chevy's from the last So our vehicle fleet with the new ones.

[1:01:50] And the ones we've got in the last few years,

[1:01:53] we'll use those for the back of vehicles

[1:01:55] So we have the spares these vehicles.

[1:02:00] I'm sure you'd be interested you Rex

[1:02:01] being ranchers the normal vehicle would last

[1:02:05] you guys probably a long time.

[1:02:08] The way we drive them after Hundreds 4,000, 50,000,

[1:02:12] we were constantly exceeding the speed limits are going to search

[1:02:18] and rescue is going to do mass shootings When we get done with

[1:02:23] the big 150,000, they're pretty much we're out in 100.

[1:02:30] I was I didn't mean to interrupt you, Sheriff,

[1:02:32] but I know that there's a patrol vehicle in Mountain City.

[1:02:35] And one in Java.

[1:02:36] I don't know if you have one.

[1:02:37] Yes, we use those vehicles.

[1:02:39] The one and garbage were just talking today

[1:02:41] We do have a they're part of our search and rescue.

[1:02:45] So what they do in garbage, if they

[1:02:47] they do belong in the sheriff's office.

[1:02:49] So there is an incident in garbage,

[1:02:51] which I believe this Should they respond to three of them.

[1:02:55] And the people that are saying those people, that vehicle or

[1:02:58] go out and deal with whatever they have,

[1:03:00] the search and rescue and then they just park it.

[1:03:03] The one Man City we used to move around for traffic.

[1:03:05] Well, we're going to go get that one and probably sell them one.

[1:03:08] Right.

[1:03:09] Is well okay.

[1:03:11] And I think, I think the sheriff's point,

[1:03:15] you know, I mean, if you have vehicles in your fleet

[1:03:17] that aren't being used, it's going

[1:03:18] to cost you more to keep them than it is to to liquidate them,

[1:03:22] because insurance, maintenance And then

[1:03:24] and then, you know the I mean, you

[1:03:28] have to outsource all of your maintenance.

[1:03:30] Now.

[1:03:30] Right?

[1:03:31] So I mean it just gets complicated.

[1:03:34] And if you have i don't know the deputies probably

[1:03:37] have a vehicle assigned to them or whatever.

[1:03:39] But these are going to be the vehicles that

[1:03:41] are last picked Yeah.

[1:03:44] These this sort of fleet that we have this year will be good

[1:03:47] for and believe our lease, we've been leasing them go as high

[1:03:51] as 80 90,000 miles and then we'll replace them.

[1:03:54] But what it's done as leasing these newer vehicles is

[1:03:58] dramatically cost are saved.

[1:04:01] Our maintenance, a few years back.

[1:04:04] I don't know you remember we were the last like six inches

[1:04:08] in the patrol cars and they were I believe,

[1:04:11] close to $300,000 for all of them.

[1:04:13] And the maintenance for that year.

[1:04:15] So we were way over budget but we were.

[1:04:17] So now we lease them.

[1:04:19] So by the time they start again, we're out get rid of them,

[1:04:23] and they'll send us a new vehicle, something

[1:04:25] that's been very, very helpful for us OK.

[1:04:29] Any other questions, comments?

[1:04:30] And just going to Mr. Gal's question,

[1:04:35] I think it's also important that the sheriff not

[1:04:39] have any breakdowns on a way to do it.

[1:04:41] Yeah.

[1:04:42] Yeah, that's the last thing you need is a mechanical problem

[1:04:45] So you got to keep in tip top.

[1:04:48] We need reliable vehicles, you know,

[1:04:50] So it's really increased our service.

[1:04:55] We'll have to keep getting them towed and every time we

[1:04:59] tow vehicle use cases anywhere like 5 or $600.

[1:05:03] So it's really safe as cars and there's

[1:05:07] no program is going working for really working well

[1:05:10] for the sheriff's office.

[1:05:13] Well, Steninger moves to approve the sheriff's plan

[1:05:16] for this Seven vehicles listed here and I to my

[1:05:19] to Gayle second motion to second any other discussion,

[1:05:24] any public comment on this item seen and all those in favor

[1:05:26] signify by saying I i, i, i vote i also motion carries.

[1:05:30] Thank you Item J. Elko County Assessor's office Chair one

[1:05:34] Discussion Consideration of approval of a gas enterprise

[1:05:37] consultant agreement between Oak county and Max Mapping LLC

[1:05:41] formerly known as G Geospatial solutions for a base annual

[1:05:46] amount of 54,000, funded from the Assessors Technology Fund.

[1:05:50] Additional hours emergency and after hours

[1:05:52] support on site visits and travel expenses

[1:05:55] will be build separately at the rates established

[1:05:58] in this agreement Hello, sir, How are you?

[1:06:01] And good, Dennis.

[1:06:02] And for the record Elko County Assessor's Office just

[1:06:07] wanted to bring this before you to just to we

[1:06:11] can use some extended services on our Yes

[1:06:14] portion of for our mapping, our parcel viewership of the connect

[1:06:20] explore all of those things.

[1:06:23] We have our gentlemen in the office

[1:06:26] that does our day to day work.

[1:06:28] And this is more for the back end

[1:06:30] side of things that really needs to be utilized better.

[1:06:36] So that we can work better with the city

[1:06:39] of Elko, City of Wells Wendover, Carlin,

[1:06:41] all of those type of things.

[1:06:43] And then also just for our normal county services 911

[1:06:47] and that type of stuff.

[1:06:48] So if you got any questions.

[1:06:50] And happy to entertain anything you may have there's I just

[1:06:53] curious that the separate billing for the time over the 20

[1:06:58] hours at $175 an hour was that to get

[1:07:02] the covered by the enterprise the Enterprise

[1:07:06] fund also It would be, yes technology fund Technology

[1:07:12] fund I noticed the justice system was down last week

[1:07:18] Was there a problem with the server or what was I

[1:07:23] don't know if there's any thing that there

[1:07:25] was some partial mess we pulled up

[1:07:27] or property details where the map would not load.

[1:07:31] Oh, I know that they were having some issues with the server,

[1:07:35] but I don't know if that was county

[1:07:37] or if it was like this particular gentleman here.

[1:07:41] He'll maintain our server for us.

[1:07:44] So that doesn't have to be stored on site.

[1:07:46] All our data can be stored with him, protected by him.

[1:07:49] So that that's another plus.

[1:07:53] And we've been working with this company or this gentleman

[1:07:56] for a number of years This is just

[1:07:59] we're just kind of upgrading what he can do for us Okay.

[1:08:05] Any other questions Steninger move

[1:08:09] to prove the guys enterprise consultant agreement Second,

[1:08:14] Gail Kevin motion a second.

[1:08:16] Any other discussion, any public comment

[1:08:19] on this item saying that all those in favor

[1:08:21] signify by saying i, i, i vote.

[1:08:24] I also motion carries.

[1:08:25] Thanks.

[1:08:26] Thank you.

[1:08:27] Elko County Ambulance Kalen discussion consideration

[1:08:29] to approve an agreement between local county

[1:08:32] and e-services technology for credit card payment processing

[1:08:35] integrate it directly with sharp ambulance billing.

[1:08:38] This agreement includes a processing rate

[1:08:40] of 1.25% plus interchange fees and a $20 monthly merchant

[1:08:45] account connection fee with no other fees

[1:08:48] This the service also provides an option

[1:08:51] to pass the processing fee onto the consumer at checkout.

[1:08:55] Local county Ambulance currently processes credit card payments

[1:08:59] through another vendor that has announced a price

[1:09:02] increase following that announcement, ambulance finance

[1:09:04] staff evaluated several options for processing credit card

[1:09:08] payments for ambulance services staff

[1:09:12] has recommended this service technology

[1:09:14] as the preferred vendor for the credit card payments going

[1:09:16] forward is direct integration with Sherpa ambulance billing

[1:09:20] will provide a streamlined payment experience for patients

[1:09:23] as the reasonable cost to the county Chris, Good afternoon.

[1:09:28] Chris McCann EMA Chief Rural County Ambulance

[1:09:32] Really that introduction says most of it.

[1:09:34] Our current vendor for England announced a price increase that

[1:09:39] was less than appealing for us.

[1:09:40] So we started shopping a little bit

[1:09:42] As we looked around kind of some of the services

[1:09:45] the county has in different departments

[1:09:49] And then we got a referral to E services

[1:09:51] from our billing department.

[1:09:53] These services are already integrated

[1:09:54] with the billing with Sharps, and so it

[1:09:57] makes a much smoother customer experience

[1:09:59] for those who are looking to pay their bills online.

[1:10:02] And so in all the pricings were pretty similar.

[1:10:06] So we, we selected these services as our preferred.

[1:10:09] So we're just looking to get that agreement approved.

[1:10:11] OK.

[1:10:12] So we charge back to the customer

[1:10:13] like if I paid my bill online do we charge

[1:10:16] that for our current system?

[1:10:18] No, but we will start doing that in the new one because we've

[1:10:21] been in a lot of credit card surcharges

[1:10:23] I got to see in this item it says the option

[1:10:27] to pass on the price from year to year.

[1:10:30] And then take that option.

[1:10:32] That's that was our plan, was to pass it on to the customer.

[1:10:36] Those fees, I think last year was about $80,000.

[1:10:39] If I remember.

[1:10:40] Right.

[1:10:40] So it's adding up in our revenue.

[1:10:42] So that's good.

[1:10:43] I'm going to pass it on.

[1:10:45] So I was also curious about the agreement includes

[1:10:48] a process saying rate of 1.25% plus interchange fees

[1:10:54] and it doesn't give an amount per year, but what.

[1:10:57] So so the interchange fees differ depending on the card.

[1:11:00] So like Visa has a certain interchange fee.

[1:11:02] Mastercard and so there is a way to do that to find that.

[1:11:07] But it is a long charge a credit card charge.

[1:11:11] Yeah, yeah, yeah So question the the id, the customer who

[1:11:16] pays by credit card for their ambulance service

[1:11:20] will not pay an additional 1.25%.

[1:11:23] They will pay an additional 1.25% plus

[1:11:27] whatever their card says.

[1:11:29] So it might be 3%.

[1:11:32] Yeah I believe with our current vendor,

[1:11:35] if I remember the number correct, it's around 2 to 2.5%

[1:11:37] as well.

[1:11:39] Okay.

[1:11:39] So Yeah, you need to just have the standard like 3% be done on.

[1:11:45] OK That's what I do.

[1:11:48] I don't steninger to prove the gross Enterprise Consultant

[1:11:52] agreement and I. Jay One second.

[1:11:56] So.

[1:11:56] Oh, who got that one?

[1:11:57] Go ahead, Jack Yeah.

[1:11:59] Gail Second.

[1:12:01] You know, the only thing I'm thinking about

[1:12:03] with this because this is kind of what he's talking about,

[1:12:06] these fees collected really is kind of a policy thing.

[1:12:09] I'm just wondering if we shouldn't

[1:12:10] formalize that and just bring it to the commission

[1:12:13] for consideration.

[1:12:15] I mean I don't think anybody in you

[1:12:18] know, should be making those kinds of decisions,

[1:12:20] you know what.

[1:12:21] I'm saying Yes, it makes sense Yep.

[1:12:24] I mean, I think that's a board decision.

[1:12:26] I think we all agree with it.

[1:12:27] But I think we have to formalize it.

[1:12:29] I don't understand what he said.

[1:12:32] So we have no he's talking about going

[1:12:33] from not charging to charging.

[1:12:35] That's, I think that needs to be come to the board for the board

[1:12:39] to do that because, A, it's it's on an agenda.

[1:12:42] It's transparent.

[1:12:43] And that decision is with the board instead of staff.

[1:12:47] I think I'd include that.

[1:12:48] And whatever services we charge a credit card,

[1:12:52] if I pay my property tax for the credit card, I pay these guys.

[1:12:55] It's I'll kind of the same.

[1:12:56] So we really should if we're looking at I agree with you,

[1:13:01] then bring it all.

[1:13:02] Unless there's parts that we can't, but the parts

[1:13:04] we can have as a standard rate, I

[1:13:07] think we should So I'm agreeing with you.

[1:13:10] Okay, So that makes sense Yeah, but that's not

[1:13:13] on today's agenda.

[1:13:14] So we can't discuss that.

[1:13:16] No perjury to bring it back Yeah.

[1:13:19] And each service is different.

[1:13:21] This is different than taxes, which

[1:13:23] isn't such a timely emergency type payment.

[1:13:26] But in this case, if you find that people

[1:13:28] are balking to charge their card because of that fee,

[1:13:31] it may be better to back off the fees and just collect the money

[1:13:34] rather than have to collect it later and lose even more.

[1:13:38] So I mean, imagine imagine you collect more upfront if you

[1:13:42] if you take the credit card payment.

[1:13:44] So, I mean, it's a tradeoff.

[1:13:45] Yeah, it's a tradeoff.

[1:13:46] I mean, some people are willing to pay for the convenience,

[1:13:48] just pay it at midnight while they're

[1:13:49] sitting in their pajamas, and some people

[1:13:51] don't want to pay that extra convenience fee.

[1:13:53] So they would rather to pay it in person.

[1:13:55] So I guess it's not that they're sitting in the Amex.

[1:13:57] They might be at home after they're already

[1:13:59] out of the hospital.

[1:14:00] Yeah.

[1:14:01] OK.

[1:14:01] So okay, well, we they're not receiving our bill for weeks.

[1:14:05] Usually at least.

[1:14:05] Okay.

[1:14:06] So it's not on them.

[1:14:07] OK That that clarifies that for me.

[1:14:08] Yeah I just it's not something we're

[1:14:10] doing on the side or anything like that in the ambulance

[1:14:14] here at that.

[1:14:14] Yeah.

[1:14:15] I am aware of private ambulance services that

[1:14:18] do that sort of thing, but we do not need to transfer care Yeah.

[1:14:25] Yeah.

[1:14:26] OK.

[1:14:27] I guess we have a motion in a second.

[1:14:29] Any other discussion Any public comment

[1:14:32] saying that all those in favor signify by saying i.

[1:14:34] I, i and I vote.

[1:14:36] I also motion carries.

[1:14:39] Thank you.

[1:14:39] K to discussion consideration to ratify the county manager's

[1:14:43] preliminary approval and approve the mutual aid agreement

[1:14:47] with west with Wendover Ambulance to Ambulance

[1:14:50] Services of Tulsa LLC doing business

[1:14:53] as Mountain West Ambulance chris Amanda

[1:14:57] both you guys taking this one or whatever you want to do?

[1:15:00] I mean.

[1:15:00] Sure, Chris.

[1:15:01] If you want to give the background and yeah,

[1:15:03] I'll provide some background.

[1:15:04] So we've had a mutual aid agreement

[1:15:06] with Wendover Ambulance for many years.

[1:15:08] Looking back, it's probably at least a couple

[1:15:10] of decades The that's a private ambulance

[1:15:13] service The current owner is sailing, selling it over

[1:15:16] to Mountain West ambulance, Mountain West is

[1:15:21] trying to they're trying to get this done fairly quick.

[1:15:23] So when it came to us, they needed enforcement

[1:15:26] in the first place.

[1:15:27] So amanda kind of granted that preliminary approval

[1:15:31] to just say that you have, we agree,

[1:15:33] is the county for the reassignment

[1:15:35] of that mutual aid from Wendover or to Mountain West.

[1:15:38] And then we're looking to just get that decision ratified.

[1:15:42] And we will be pursuing updated mutual aid and/or agreement

[1:15:47] with Mountain West Ambulance.

[1:15:48] But for now, we're just having the current agreement

[1:15:52] reassigned.

[1:15:53] OK.

[1:15:54] Any questions Entertain a motion I'll make the motion

[1:16:01] to approve to ratify the county manager's preliminary approval

[1:16:05] to approve the mutual aid agreement with Wendover

[1:16:08] Ambulance to Ambulance services of Tully, Utah,

[1:16:11] or to an LLC doing business as Mountain West ambulance.

[1:16:16] Okay Car second.

[1:16:17] So it's to Gerber motion.

[1:16:19] Any other discussion ?

[1:16:21] Any public comment on this item.

[1:16:23] Seeing and all those in favor signify by saying I i,

[1:16:26] I vote i all motion carries.

[1:16:27] Thanks.

[1:16:28] Item l.

[1:16:29] Okay Oh, I think we're going to table.

[1:16:31] This one, right?

[1:16:33] Yeah.

[1:16:33] Okay.

[1:16:34] Stalled around Didn't get that done until last night.

[1:16:38] So draft a William Simpson and he wants

[1:16:44] to rewrite it a little bit.

[1:16:46] So OK so we're going to table one.

[1:16:48] Thank you.

[1:16:49] Commissioner Steninger.

[1:16:50] Moving on to l two discussion consideration to direct staff

[1:16:54] to draft a letter supporting the United States Forest Service

[1:16:57] proposal rescission of the 22,001 roadless area

[1:17:03] conservation rule.

[1:17:04] Curtis This sounds like good news Yeah,

[1:17:07] so it's pretty much just what it says on the ten there looking

[1:17:12] for some direction on sending in a comment

[1:17:16] to support the rescission of that rule.

[1:17:21] We have quite another couple of weeks to get that coming in.

[1:17:26] Yeah.

[1:17:27] We've got until i'm in early October.

[1:17:32] If I were to remember right here and scroll down to the bottom

[1:17:48] here September 21.

[1:17:52] Yeah yeah.

[1:17:54] I don't know why this is coming forward,

[1:17:56] but to me, this is good news.

[1:17:58] You have a great backup information from Naco,

[1:18:01] which I think is very relevant.

[1:18:05] I don't know what what's the rest of the commissioners

[1:18:07] feelings on this item?

[1:18:09] Well, it's true that it would allow the Forest Service,

[1:18:12] assuming they actually do this greater flexibility consider

[1:18:15] road access for us health and fuels reduction.

[1:18:19] Well, it said somebody will litigate this,

[1:18:22] but it sounds fantastic.

[1:18:23] So make the motion to write the the letter.

[1:18:26] OK.

[1:18:27] Not me writing it.

[1:18:28] Let's make sure that we're with the county to write the letter.

[1:18:32] Second, it's not me making the motion Yeah, Commissioner

[1:18:37] carr Motion.

[1:18:38] Gail second, any other comments, any public comment on this item?

[1:18:44] I just say I remember when this road was First being discussed

[1:18:49] by the Forest Service.

[1:18:50] We went to the Forest Service and opposed it.

[1:18:53] And there was a lot of people from Elko County that opposed it

[1:18:57] because we could see how Detrick mental

[1:18:58] this was to every industry in the county

[1:19:02] and also to wildlife chief, also to forest and range management,

[1:19:08] especially with respect to fire We've learned as these roads are

[1:19:13] some of the best firebreaks and if they're maintained

[1:19:16] and if they're accessible we can put out fire.

[1:19:20] And this was one of the most wrongheaded rules

[1:19:23] that has ever been proposed.

[1:19:24] So I'm really happy to see it's been officially rescinded Great.

[1:19:30] Okay.

[1:19:30] Well, hopefully it does get rescinded.

[1:19:32] I definitely want to support it.

[1:19:33] I and I remember some of the discussions

[1:19:35] to Travis where there was discrepancies

[1:19:38] on what road, Right.

[1:19:40] I mean, there were maps that were generated.

[1:19:42] And I mean we're talking a lot and lots of roads

[1:19:48] Oh, your father's cheerleading at the moment.

[1:19:50] I guarantee you.

[1:19:51] Yes.

[1:19:51] That was very scary because That's right.

[1:19:54] It was very vague.

[1:19:55] And probably intentionally vague And even

[1:19:57] if they had defined the roads, they

[1:19:59] would have been closing more roads.

[1:20:01] I mean, it was scary The roads.

[1:20:03] They were proposing to close these

[1:20:05] were very well used roads and very very

[1:20:08] important for firefighting.

[1:20:10] So I'm very happy to see this that, number one,

[1:20:13] it didn't go forward And number two, that it's being officially

[1:20:18] proposed to be rescinded Okay.

[1:20:21] We did get a motion and a second on that one, right?

[1:20:23] Yes.

[1:20:23] OK Any other discussion any public comment

[1:20:27] saying that all those in favor signify by saying I,

[1:20:29] I i, i, i, i vote i also motion carries

[1:20:33] m Elko justice and municipal court M-1 discussion

[1:20:36] consideration to adopt resolution number 20 2631

[1:20:40] memorializing the fiscal year 2026 compensation

[1:20:42] and adjustment for the Elko County Justice of the Peace.

[1:20:46] and establishing a consistent method for future base wage

[1:20:50] adjustments Amanda okay, so we promised

[1:20:54] to bring this back during the budget process.

[1:20:58] And so this, this does just serve

[1:21:00] to memorialize what we approved for the budget process

[1:21:03] and how we plan to make peace made adjustments

[1:21:06] for the justices of the peace going forward

[1:21:12] Are there any questions or concerns since they left?

[1:21:15] Can we just not give him raises for everyone?

[1:21:20] I'll make a motion to approve and one is presented.

[1:21:23] This is car steninger or second.

[1:21:26] Thank you.

[1:21:27] Motion the second.

[1:21:28] Any of the other discussion any public comment

[1:21:30] on this item saying that all those in favor

[1:21:32] signify by saying i.

[1:21:34] I I vote.

[1:21:35] I also motion carries in Elko County finance and one

[1:21:39] discussion consideration to approve an enhanced meant

[1:21:42] to Elko County existing clear go contract include the complete

[1:21:46] budget management system and next generation transparent city

[1:21:49] center in the amount not exceed $54,840.

[1:21:55] Mary's issue Yes, it is.

[1:21:58] OK, you have the copy of the amendment

[1:22:01] to the current agreement we have with clerk of the

[1:22:03] does our transparency website This amendment would give us

[1:22:08] the three budgeting modules a digital budget book, and then

[1:22:12] a graded the next generation of their transparent c website

[1:22:19] for us to use They go hand in hand the budget modules

[1:22:24] really help on the back end with staff and in my office

[1:22:27] and getting everything in.

[1:22:28] It'll all be done electronic now instead of me

[1:22:31] and 50 spreadsheets trying to get all them done,

[1:22:35] which always has some inherent inaccuracy and could be errors.

[1:22:40] And it all of our scenarios and everything

[1:22:42] can be ran through that the biggest part of it,

[1:22:45] though, I think especially for the citizens and the board

[1:22:48] is we'll get the digital budget book,

[1:22:50] their software for the digital budget book

[1:22:52] will read from our budgeting modules,

[1:22:54] help me to put together a digital budget book that's

[1:22:56] easier for the citizens and for you as a board to understand.

[1:23:00] I know the state's farms are not the easiest

[1:23:02] to read The other thing is it will give us

[1:23:06] a much better and increased transfer to website that

[1:23:10] will include the digital budget book The digital budget book is

[1:23:14] somewhat interactive.

[1:23:15] They can ask questions, but instead of me just

[1:23:18] talking on and on about how wonderful it is,

[1:23:22] clear of did prepare for us to show you a short form

[1:23:25] video regarding it.

[1:23:26] So you can kind of get a visual to see what the digital budget

[1:23:29] book and transfer to website could look like Not rather,

[1:23:32] take your word for an improvement.

[1:23:34] This is card i thought you might say that it is 4 minutes long,

[1:23:38] but i will provide this video if any of you are interested.

[1:23:42] But as Mary said, we essentially for every department

[1:23:45] and almost every fund we have a separate spreadsheet

[1:23:48] that we send out to departments.

[1:23:49] They populate that comes back to us.

[1:23:52] We consolidate that into a spreadsheet.

[1:23:54] Those of you that have been involved in the budget Committee

[1:23:57] know that there are inherently things that

[1:24:00] get left off, whatever else.

[1:24:01] And so not only that, but this budget module

[1:24:05] allows us to play with it a little bit.

[1:24:07] So we can say, well, what happens if we fund these two

[1:24:10] things or these three things?

[1:24:12] And it will give us those different scenarios

[1:24:14] It allows us to do that with salaries and benefits

[1:24:16] as well as services and supplies and capital projects.

[1:24:20] And at the end of it, once it's approved

[1:24:23] it allows us to actually impose put that data

[1:24:25] into Central Square so we're not hand, keeping all that data.

[1:24:29] Again, an opportunity for error, right?

[1:24:31] So increase efficiency, better accuracy, budget book,

[1:24:36] you will love.

[1:24:36] I love it But anyways, so Amanda.

[1:24:40] Second is that policy No, she doesn't have it.

[1:24:43] Some major winning it will also increase the timeliness

[1:24:47] of information out on the transparency website

[1:24:49] as part of this.

[1:24:50] They will build a bridge between our central square.

[1:24:52] And that or it'll auto update Instead

[1:24:54] of waiting for me to send the information to them to be

[1:24:57] uploaded so the citizens will have

[1:24:58] more up to date information as this been Four minutes already.

[1:25:03] I know.

[1:25:03] I'm sorry I'm still going down.

[1:25:05] Lots of roads.

[1:25:06] And now we've got bridges, we've got i do have a motion

[1:25:11] but I do not have a second or a second.

[1:25:13] All right, Gail Second, thank you very much.

[1:25:15] Any other discussion, any public comment on this item?

[1:25:19] Seeing none.

[1:25:19] All those in favor signify by saying I i, i, i thought i also

[1:25:23] motion carries all.

[1:25:25] Boy this road bridges and now we have the bus service

[1:25:28] to handle the roads and bridges.

[1:25:29] You know early Oh, get my ride transit service.

[1:25:34] Oh one discussion consideration to approve

[1:25:36] an amendment extending the contract

[1:25:38] between the local transit and Amtrak

[1:25:40] The contract was originally approved in October 2020

[1:25:43] for the.

[1:25:44] The amendment includes a 3% increase,

[1:25:47] bringing the total contract amount to $218,545.40.

[1:25:52] Yes, Kayla is in training today, so i'll

[1:25:55] give you the information on this It's basically

[1:25:57] what it says on the agenda.

[1:25:58] It does extend the contract for another year.

[1:26:00] So through September 30th of 2027.

[1:26:03] And it does have a price increase for us

[1:26:05] to continue to provide the service essentially

[1:26:08] what we do is we transport folks from platform to platform.

[1:26:11] So that they can safely make that travel.

[1:26:14] In addition, not only are we providing the platform,

[1:26:17] the platform, but we are providing

[1:26:20] transportation services to and from the Amtrak station.

[1:26:24] I make a motion improve because the location of that.

[1:26:27] And this layout and the design, I

[1:26:29] don't think we have a choice Karmakar

[1:26:32] motion My only question was they're

[1:26:35] getting a pretty good deal with a 3% increase over two years.

[1:26:38] So i'm sure the cost of service women way more than 3%.

[1:26:45] I can certainly ask Kayla to go back and negotiate

[1:26:47] That was probably at least 3% a year,

[1:26:52] probably I think the big thing is to make sure or at least

[1:26:55] covering correctly.

[1:26:56] And I remember originally we were covering our costs

[1:27:00] and had a little bit of a buffer.

[1:27:02] But i think that's a good point.

[1:27:03] So I don't know if i think if you

[1:27:07] if you don't mind making your motion, John, to say

[1:27:10] subject to renegotiating the increase are you okay with that

[1:27:15] then?

[1:27:16] OK with that, Do we get a second?

[1:27:19] Yeah.

[1:27:19] Now Steninger a second motion.

[1:27:22] A second.

[1:27:23] Any other discussion?

[1:27:25] Just need to go ahead.

[1:27:26] I'm just doing some quick math.

[1:27:28] If the county is being paid $218,000 for this service

[1:27:32] at $600 a day, so that that's pretty lucrative contract

[1:27:36] to help also keep get my ride going.

[1:27:39] Yep Yeah.

[1:27:42] OK Thanks for the comment Travis any other public comment

[1:27:46] on this item Seeing none.

[1:27:48] All those in favor signify by saying i, i.

[1:27:51] I. And I vote.

[1:27:52] I also motion carries Thank you.

[1:27:54] Item p assembly bill 519 of the 2023 legislative session.

[1:27:59] P one Discussion and consideration of Nevada Supreme

[1:28:03] Court's decision in the county's challenge

[1:28:05] to Assembly bill 519 2023, the Nevada supreme Court

[1:28:10] upheld the District court's determination

[1:28:12] that Sections two and eight of aB five

[1:28:15] mean 19, together with the portion of section three.

[1:28:18] Referencing those sections were unconstitutional The provisions

[1:28:23] used a narrowly defined population class

[1:28:25] application that applied only to Elko County

[1:28:29] and required the county to levy a tax that

[1:28:32] was neither limited to a specific project

[1:28:34] nor imposed for a defined period of time.

[1:28:37] The Supreme Court's decision will

[1:28:39] be issued as a published opinion establish a binding precedent

[1:28:44] for the interpretation of similar legislation

[1:28:47] affecting counties throughout Nevada.

[1:28:49] Copies of AB 519 as an acted the District Court's ruling

[1:28:54] and Nevada's supreme Court's decisions

[1:28:56] are included For reference.

[1:28:59] And we have ran to Randy.

[1:29:02] It's a great one to welcome you back home loves.

[1:29:04] And I see that smart four possible actions

[1:29:06] I don't see what action we I action to take on it.

[1:29:10] Yeah yeah so it's a done deal.

[1:29:13] And I think it's a wonderful press precedent that the Supreme

[1:29:17] Court is now put in that you can't make these narrow windows

[1:29:21] that pick on small counties.

[1:29:23] And I was grateful to be part of that.

[1:29:26] That litigation at least at the beginning,

[1:29:28] and see that it came out I thought

[1:29:31] I thought you did a great job with the framework

[1:29:35] of this argument, you know, because that's what

[1:29:38] this whole thing hinged on.

[1:29:40] And in reality when I don't know if anybody else was, but I

[1:29:44] was sounding the alarm thinking, you know, it's not just

[1:29:47] any other county, it's any other taxing entity

[1:29:49] that this precedent could have been.

[1:29:52] They could have gone to a city and said,

[1:29:54] you will raise your taxes some arbitrary number allowing

[1:29:58] you to go above the cap And the thing

[1:30:01] I think like I've said from the beginning,

[1:30:03] there are portions of 85 19, which are good,

[1:30:06] which is that grant process for rural schools.

[1:30:10] Set aside the funding for a why he they never even

[1:30:13] bothered to ask us if we would be willing to give them, which

[1:30:17] was the intent all along you know and and so the fact that.

[1:30:21] I mean, this is a great day for I'm excited about this

[1:30:25] and i'm glad you brought this and I'm

[1:30:27] glad that we had this decision And I'm glad it's only agenda.

[1:30:31] So that people can see, you know,

[1:30:34] this could have been an absolutely devastate living

[1:30:37] thing had, you know, we don't like

[1:30:38] to fight We don't fight often.

[1:30:40] But when we do it's out of absolute principle.

[1:30:43] And this was one where you know, we were all dug in and said, no,

[1:30:48] or we're fighting this.

[1:30:49] And all the way up to the Supreme Court.

[1:30:51] And I just congratulate that and thank the DA's office

[1:30:55] for your diligent work on this item.

[1:30:58] And again, I would also even like

[1:31:00] to thank the fellow commissioners

[1:31:02] for having the the fortitude to push this through and take

[1:31:08] a stand on this item and not just let that

[1:31:12] but let them do that to us.

[1:31:15] I think this is a huge thing going forward

[1:31:18] So anybody else have anything else

[1:31:20] you'd like to add to your comments

[1:31:22] that this this is a relatively small mandate but in principle,

[1:31:27] as a mass of overstep and and if this had been allowed to slide

[1:31:33] or if the Supreme Court had not put an end to this this could

[1:31:36] have been a 5% or a 10% or a 50% mandate that down the future

[1:31:42] that would exceed a cap that was otherwise in place.

[1:31:45] So the government's got to follow its own rules.

[1:31:49] And this this Supreme Court held them to that standard

[1:31:54] I was curious the aspect of setting precedent

[1:32:00] I wonder if it will affect it seems like I remember they often

[1:32:03] say a community over a million and that there's a specifically

[1:32:10] Las Vegas.

[1:32:12] Yeah Yeah so if we get into the minutia of the law those things

[1:32:17] are actually allowed And what's not allowed is when they make

[1:32:20] these short little tiny windows, the window they made for L.A.

[1:32:23] County was 5,000.

[1:32:25] So communities like Las Vegas I mean,

[1:32:28] I guess if we looked I don't know

[1:32:30] a long time in the future Elko County

[1:32:32] could eventually get to that point.

[1:32:33] And it would meet the same criteria.

[1:32:35] And that's kind of the difference

[1:32:37] there, whether narrow thing down in that

[1:32:39] are really looking at one community versus when

[1:32:42] you hit a certain point, all communities

[1:32:44] are going to fall under that.

[1:32:46] So that's the distinction that actually, I

[1:32:49] remember reading that you said yeah, well, that to random.

[1:32:53] There was a very specific time frame

[1:32:55] that we had to work through that process as well Correct.

[1:33:00] And I remember too, because I questioned at the time I go hey,

[1:33:06] we're not we're not in that range anymore

[1:33:08] And they go, no, it was on that day So that's exactly that.

[1:33:12] Yeah.

[1:33:13] And the Supreme court even pointed out

[1:33:15] that our name was mentioned several times

[1:33:17] in the legislative minutes going.

[1:33:18] Hey, this is just for Elko County.

[1:33:20] Like it's probably just for local county.

[1:33:22] Then Well, I think the only thing that's missing here today

[1:33:27] is a big piece of cake, because this truly is a celebration

[1:33:33] And this isn't necessarily a poke in any anyone branch,

[1:33:37] but i mean, holy smokes we were on.

[1:33:41] We were on the losing end of this deal.

[1:33:44] And again, I'm proud of you guys for all

[1:33:47] taking a stand on this one.

[1:33:49] This was a biggie So we have cake.

[1:33:52] Next time.

[1:33:53] Yeah we just happen to have this on the agenda perpetually.

[1:33:56] Are having desserts back there.

[1:33:57] So.

[1:33:58] All right I mean, we just have this on.

[1:34:00] You want to cake?

[1:34:01] Yeah Maybe 519.

[1:34:03] Can Randy, do you have a question?

[1:34:06] If I may?

[1:34:07] So in terms of the actual statute because this is codified

[1:34:12] now in statute, will they actually have

[1:34:14] to remove sections, two and eight in those that piece of it

[1:34:17] probably will in the next legislative session

[1:34:19] I would assume.

[1:34:20] But I mean whether they do or not, it doesn't have Yeah.

[1:34:25] Okay, great.

[1:34:26] Great.

[1:34:27] Thank you You know, and the funny thing

[1:34:29] is, when they write legislature legislation in the future,

[1:34:34] it's going to cite this case, Elko versus State of nevada,

[1:34:38] forever That man, that's awesome.

[1:34:42] I made that motion and include Brian's name.

[1:34:45] Yeah, it's awesome Did I say that was awesome I might even

[1:34:50] bring this up in reports later on It

[1:34:52] was your name on the brief right?

[1:34:55] I don't know.

[1:34:56] I don't think so.

[1:34:57] I'm not for the Supreme Court tailoring.

[1:35:01] Tyler And I think Amanda's actually in the history books.

[1:35:04] Yeah.

[1:35:05] So.

[1:35:06] All right Well, thanks.

[1:35:08] Good job, everybody.

[1:35:08] Thanks, Amanda, for making sure that got on the agenda.

[1:35:11] I appreciate item Q, Grant award approvals EMQQ one discussion

[1:35:17] consideration to accept a grant award from the Public Safety

[1:35:22] office of Training Safety, Traffic Traffic safety

[1:35:25] Enforcement Program in the amount of 17,500,

[1:35:29] the Elko County sheriff's Office.

[1:35:32] This funding will support the Sheriff's office participation

[1:35:34] and Joining Forces, a statewide program involving

[1:35:37] multijurisdictional traffic enforcement events conducted

[1:35:41] throughout the year to reduce speeding,

[1:35:43] distracted driving and other unsafe driving behaviors.

[1:35:46] The grant requires a $4,375 match,

[1:35:50] which will be satisfied through the in-kind contributions

[1:35:52] consisting of department vehicle use and fuel.

[1:35:56] This item is possible action and I'm sorry,

[1:36:00] the sheriff's not here, because I made a note that contingent

[1:36:05] that we do not the sheriff's does not

[1:36:09] give sobriety checkpoints or police roadblocks

[1:36:13] and i talked to them when the city did it.

[1:36:15] And I know you won't do it, but i just

[1:36:18] wanted to say that in the record.

[1:36:20] OK And how how does everybody else feel

[1:36:26] I mean, do you have a motion for a grant for that purpose

[1:36:30] so it can be used for many other things?

[1:36:32] Yeah.

[1:36:33] Typically ours is on speed enforcement Yeah.

[1:36:36] So i'll make the motion to approve a and

[1:36:41] and note for the sheriff that that's not

[1:36:43] to include sobriety checkpoint.

[1:36:46] OK Second Gail and that was just a motion.

[1:36:52] Any other questions, comments any public comment

[1:36:56] seen and all those in favor signify

[1:36:57] by saying I I. All right.

[1:36:59] I vote i also motion carries Q to discussion consideration

[1:37:03] to accept an airport improvement grant from the Federal Aviation

[1:37:07] administration for the jackpot.

[1:37:08] Hayden field Airport.

[1:37:10] The FAA has awarded Elkhart County up to $138,051

[1:37:16] for the design phase of Taxiway B rehabilitation project

[1:37:19] at the Hayden Field Airport This grant will fund at nine 5%

[1:37:23] of eligible project costs and require a 5% local match

[1:37:27] estimated at approximately $7,313.

[1:37:30] The local match has been budgeted.

[1:37:32] This item is for possible action Is there

[1:37:36] any questions or Amanda, do you have anything additional?

[1:37:38] No.

[1:37:39] This has been before you a couple of times.

[1:37:41] We did have to apply application amount.

[1:37:43] Once we got the independent fee estimate back.

[1:37:46] So this is i think the third time you've

[1:37:48] seen this in the recent months.

[1:37:50] We are comfortable standing or moved approved EMQQ Q2

[1:37:56] you'll second have a motion.

[1:37:57] And the second, any other discussion, comments, questions,

[1:38:00] concerns, any public comment seen and all those in favor

[1:38:03] signify by saying I. All right all right.

[1:38:05] But I also motion carries commission meeting,

[1:38:08] calendar standing or moves to approve Gale second motion.

[1:38:12] Second Any other discussion any public comment?

[1:38:16] Seeing none.

[1:38:16] All those in favor signify by saying i, i, i vote.

[1:38:20] I also motion carries ask consent agenda steninger

[1:38:24] moves to approve ale second motion a second.

[1:38:28] Any other comment question concerning any public comment?

[1:38:32] All those in favor signify by saying i.

[1:38:33] I. I I vote.

[1:38:35] I also motion carries We'll move on to commission committee

[1:38:40] reports.

[1:38:41] Commissioner Gale and looking forward to meeting

[1:38:44] with the state engineers office at at the Dixie creek ten mile

[1:38:53] water overreach or anyways or getting it back

[1:39:00] and that's all I got.

[1:39:02] Okay.

[1:39:03] Commissioner Carr so the couple minutes ago

[1:39:06] or meeting and/or whatever it was,

[1:39:08] I said I would write a letter to our senators and Stead.

[1:39:12] I had lunch personally with senator Masto

[1:39:16] and I'll go over how that went I first talked about outcome based

[1:39:21] grazing, because that we just had the news on Trump allowing

[1:39:26] non tariffs on outside beef and she actually said,

[1:39:31] Why aren't we doing the outcome based grazing anyway Which

[1:39:36] led me to a big smile.

[1:39:37] I'm going.

[1:39:39] Good question.

[1:39:40] Aren't you on that committee.

[1:39:41] And those things?

[1:39:42] So she actually recommend that Brian and the other ranchers

[1:39:46] actually reach out and see why that's not

[1:39:49] an option from because she was kind of almost a little

[1:39:52] surprised that where we doing outcome based grazing giving

[1:39:56] the flexibility of our biologists

[1:39:58] to maneuver on the grazing rights

[1:40:02] So be curious to have you try or somebody

[1:40:05] try to give some pushback.

[1:40:06] So we can reap a spine back to her on in the trenches.

[1:40:11] What's going on Secondly I learned more

[1:40:14] on the bill on nuclear waste part of the bill

[1:40:19] that she also included from Senator Rosen was

[1:40:23] So they are actually putting a bill

[1:40:25] to change that, that it can be recycled

[1:40:27] and the interest because of that.

[1:40:30] But also if states wanted to allow nuclear waste,

[1:40:33] they can apply for it.

[1:40:35] It doesn't just mandate yucca mountain.

[1:40:38] So I was actually pleasantly surprise

[1:40:40] to hear that as well, that there actually

[1:40:43] seeming reasonable on nuclear waste solar.

[1:40:48] I also talked to her about why aren't we doing smart things

[1:40:51] like putting in between railroad tracks ?

[1:40:54] I saw Sweden and Norway and cited

[1:40:56] that I also went solar for between I-80 East and Westbound

[1:41:00] lanes.

[1:41:01] It's already public or is federal land

[1:41:03] that we can't use things like that she

[1:41:07] gree and wants us to talk to and i

[1:41:10] but then that also finally led to.

[1:41:12] And as well.

[1:41:13] And she's going to get us some contacts on between jackpot

[1:41:18] and wells that lovely road section after we

[1:41:22] had just what couple more ten people

[1:41:24] die if not more in the last month or Two So no

[1:41:28] she even agreed on that concern and is getting me some context

[1:41:33] and how to relook at that.

[1:41:35] I forgot how to.

[1:41:36] I forgot the topic of the communications

[1:41:39] on our our TV viewership that i forgot that site

[1:41:45] and bring the DMA up.

[1:41:46] But no it was actually a very good conversation

[1:41:50] once again highlights my respect for the woman.

[1:41:54] I really think she's I disagree.

[1:41:57] Some times with her decision as a Democrat.

[1:41:58] But I think we do have a reasonable senator there

[1:42:01] that especially some of the ways some of our public officials

[1:42:07] are going.

[1:42:07] She's extremely reasonable.

[1:42:09] So lucky to have her.

[1:42:10] But I'll follow up more on that.

[1:42:12] But it was a wonderful conversation with her Good.

[1:42:14] That's great.

[1:42:14] There's sound like you were going to ask him a question.

[1:42:17] And I was just going to say, I can't remember what happened.

[1:42:20] The outcome basically.

[1:42:22] And there was a big Yeah, this is what I was going to mention.

[1:42:25] I think this is what I recall.

[1:42:26] And i was going to tell this to Brian.

[1:42:28] If he's going to look at this, what they did is like us,

[1:42:32] they were going to do like a study plot

[1:42:36] because as I understand it the review

[1:42:38] that the BLM doesn't have that tool toolkit in their bag.

[1:42:43] They can't allow you to do targeted.

[1:42:45] So they were going to use some sample plots

[1:42:48] like I think in Cottonwood and a couple

[1:42:50] other places where they were going to test it.

[1:42:52] And they were going to see how it worked

[1:42:54] and then look at amending the regulations.

[1:42:56] That's what I recall And I think that the Biden administration

[1:42:59] stopped it, as I thought was, yeah, I

[1:43:02] thought that was part of the and as I recall,

[1:43:05] too, there are two different ideas that the outcome based

[1:43:10] curbing.

[1:43:10] And then the targeted area And I don't know

[1:43:15] was the Biden i kind of went because I was part of the Green

[1:43:21] New Deal in California that i don't

[1:43:22] remember what it was called.

[1:43:23] It was called the Demonstration Project.

[1:43:25] They did demonstration projects.

[1:43:27] Anyway, Brian, if you want to ask some of your fellow rancher

[1:43:30] junior self or however I know how many grazing rights

[1:43:32] or whatever you have, but just see what

[1:43:34] the word on the street, if you try that, what comes back?

[1:43:37] OK.

[1:43:38] My understanding right now is it's really expensive

[1:43:42] to determine how much the animals have

[1:43:46] utilized the ground.

[1:43:47] So you have to get a professional right now we're

[1:43:49] going through the process of, well, we

[1:43:53] have a guy coming to our ranch and he's looking at everything.

[1:43:58] And seeing what's there what kind of habitat we have.

[1:44:01] And it's expensive because it takes

[1:44:05] a lot of know how to do these types of studies on the ground.

[1:44:10] So that might be part of the problem The good news is

[1:44:15] you can there the technologies advancing to

[1:44:18] where you can do that with drones.

[1:44:22] That a drone can fly over and say,

[1:44:24] okay, we've got 70% utilization or whatever

[1:44:29] So I think it's timely to get on top of this right

[1:44:33] now because the technology will advance

[1:44:37] to make it cheap and easy.

[1:44:39] Also for $100 a year, you can put a little dog collar

[1:44:45] on each cow.

[1:44:46] So that gives them a little jolt when they're in the wrong place

[1:44:50] And that's run by satellite.

[1:44:52] And with that then you don't have to put up so many fences.

[1:44:56] So you want targeted grazing in one particular area

[1:45:00] If all your cows have this collar,

[1:45:02] you can kind of herd him.

[1:45:03] There from the comfort of your laptop in bed

[1:45:08] and push him in that area.

[1:45:10] And then they'll, you know do their thing.

[1:45:15] like I said, if you find more on that.

[1:45:16] And I can relay that back to the senator.

[1:45:18] Okay I think maybe a crook is actually doing that.

[1:45:22] There there are a few that you're talking about.

[1:45:24] The the GPS collars.

[1:45:27] Yeah, there's a few people there.

[1:45:29] All those are absolute I mean, it's just,

[1:45:31] you know I think we've been saying it for years.

[1:45:35] I mean, that's just a logical thing to do.

[1:45:37] You know, it's a twofold right?

[1:45:39] It's a win for the for us as consumers of beef

[1:45:42] and the ranching industry And we reduce the fire.

[1:45:47] I mean, yeah, Holy mackerel.

[1:45:50] Yeah And the fire where cattle graze they fire just

[1:45:56] can't go very well I mean, unless you

[1:45:59] got a lot of sage brush overstory, you know,

[1:46:02] even if that doesn't spread Yeah.

[1:46:05] Yeah.

[1:46:06] Where the grazing happens it fire just doesn't go as bad.

[1:46:12] Well, I appreciate your.

[1:46:13] You know your relationship that you have with the Senator Cortez

[1:46:18] Masto.

[1:46:18] So keep up the good work.

[1:46:20] Yeah.

[1:46:20] A couple other things to that.

[1:46:22] I the nuclear waste.

[1:46:24] They just appointed a new member to that board

[1:46:27] and it serves for specifically bragged about the fact

[1:46:31] that she had said she will never allow the killer waste in Nevada

[1:46:39] So we still got big problems there Well nuclear waste is

[1:46:43] the Yucca mountain storage and there's verbiage in here

[1:46:48] would still be the governor and the legislature

[1:46:50] want to approve it.

[1:46:52] They could.

[1:46:52] So that's how they're changing the law.

[1:46:54] But also they are changing it that it could be recycled.

[1:46:58] So for some fluke reason, Nevada wanted to approve recycling it

[1:47:01] and bring it to Nevada It won't probably happen,

[1:47:05] but at least a law will change that.

[1:47:06] It could happen in nevada, 1 to 2,

[1:47:09] and then also remember screenings something.

[1:47:12] So somewhere that somebody questioning the fact

[1:47:15] that the traffic deaths from years 93 are high.

[1:47:19] You remember that.

[1:47:20] And I know understand how they could do that.

[1:47:24] I think they must be using the whole 93 instead

[1:47:28] of that section between wells and jackpot because that just

[1:47:32] doesn't make sense to me.

[1:47:35] I explain that whole reason why I think it's different

[1:47:39] The short stretches of hills, corners,

[1:47:42] turns all the way up to jackpot, whereas from Wells South

[1:47:46] there's a lot longer stretches that have also

[1:47:49] and you're getting impatient when I can actually see and make

[1:47:52] has with the rV and everybody else doing 50

[1:47:55] and you're trying to do 70.

[1:47:56] But and they've had the passing lanes there

[1:47:59] for years on the south highway and 93 know.

[1:48:03] So I will keep up on them because now I'd

[1:48:05] like to make that a priority because obviously, it's

[1:48:08] a problem They have made improvements there.

[1:48:12] I mean, there is a really good passing lane north

[1:48:15] of the wayne Cope headquarters.

[1:48:16] Yes, but you missed the days of they'd come here and go,

[1:48:19] what's your part?

[1:48:19] We go that road and they kind of smile at us,

[1:48:23] and thank you for your info and just we're studying it.

[1:48:26] Well, you know, every inch of that ground.

[1:48:28] What part?

[1:48:29] Studying.

[1:48:30] Yeah.

[1:48:30] It was the same as turning at 80 miles an hour and 80.

[1:48:33] Yeah, we're studying it 50 years now.

[1:48:36] Case it changes Anyway, that was my comments.

[1:48:39] Thank you, guys.

[1:48:40] Thanks.

[1:48:41] Commissioner Gerber says few comments and resource management

[1:48:46] County has an interest in managing

[1:48:48] either the county has an interest in improving beef

[1:48:53] product and according to statistics,

[1:48:56] Elko County has 50% of the beef that it had you know,

[1:49:01] 60 years ago.

[1:49:03] And only 10% of the sheep if even that, have what

[1:49:06] existed 60 years ago.

[1:49:09] And so I had an idea that the county could consider this

[1:49:13] as hiring a professional range, kind of like Brian is saying,

[1:49:17] this is expensive work to hire somebody

[1:49:19] to come in and do a full study.

[1:49:21] But imagine if the county had a range con on staff

[1:49:26] that their job was to prioritize and and map and and study, which

[1:49:35] areas are being underutilized and then

[1:49:39] and then could prepare more detailed studies where we find

[1:49:44] problem areas where the range needs to be managed for fire

[1:49:49] control And also because it's been underutilized,

[1:49:52] we're missing out on that resource for perhaps that

[1:49:58] would be a good way to pass that information along

[1:50:03] to Forest Service, to BLM and their range cons could then,

[1:50:08] you know, their probably understaffed anyway.

[1:50:10] And that way the county would be an advocate for fire protection

[1:50:16] and for underutilized range to increase beef production

[1:50:21] in the county.

[1:50:22] And it may more than pay for that position.

[1:50:26] Plus information is power And if there's ranges out there,

[1:50:29] there have been in years.

[1:50:31] And I believe there are, I go out riding horses or motorcycles

[1:50:35] or just driving out there.

[1:50:36] I'm shocked at how much grass is on the range Right.

[1:50:39] And there's not a cow in sight that should be being grazed.

[1:50:43] So I think it's being underutilized

[1:50:45] where maybe missing a huge opportunity here to manage

[1:50:49] our own resource although we don't control the federal lands,

[1:50:52] if we control the information and can get

[1:50:55] that information to the public and to the agencies that

[1:50:57] do control it, we could make some real change,

[1:51:00] because right now nobody is doing that.

[1:51:05] And if there's a nuisance out on the public range of too much

[1:51:08] grass or if a resource is being underutilized,

[1:51:13] we would be the ones to to right that they by having somebody out

[1:51:20] there advocating for the county So I think that, you know,

[1:51:25] let's say if you had a position paid, if they say it's a ph.D.

[1:51:31] With all the certifications or everything,

[1:51:33] you're paying them 150 $200,000 a year to write these reports

[1:51:37] shine a light that that could mean millions of beef production

[1:51:42] and also millions And in in fire suppression.

[1:51:46] So it may be a good a good investment.

[1:51:49] That's really exciting.

[1:51:50] Travis that's really exciting.

[1:51:54] And also we could we could use that range gone.

[1:51:59] Yeah And you're about in the ballpark for the price of one

[1:52:04] and we could add at 50% benefits.

[1:52:13] Yeah Then they could also develop the science

[1:52:17] that we're waiting for to develop the you know,

[1:52:22] aerial assessment science for using

[1:52:27] drones and stuff like that.

[1:52:29] I mean Yeah, we, we are county with enough cattlemen

[1:52:33] in it that it would make a difference.

[1:52:36] If we could go from 50% utilization to 60% utilization.

[1:52:41] That's still a very big deal Yeah.

[1:52:45] Yeah.

[1:52:46] If you could put some numbers together

[1:52:48] are you being closer to the industry maybe

[1:52:51] we could continue explore that or even talk to some experts

[1:52:55] and then bring it onto the agenda at some point?

[1:52:59] Yeah, I I'm, I'm pretty skeptical of that

[1:53:03] First of all, I don't think the BLM would listen to you

[1:53:07] that they're not they're not famous for that.

[1:53:10] They say to take your cows off.

[1:53:13] And on August 15th and you take them off them,

[1:53:16] whatever they don't care if there's a grazed grass there

[1:53:19] or not It's in their plan And and but I do agree,

[1:53:25] as you look at what is your find in places with a lot of grass,

[1:53:29] we ought to look into it.

[1:53:31] I mean, who's whose allotment is up.

[1:53:34] That's what I'm saying is if we could focus on the areas

[1:53:38] where this professional could I could identify,

[1:53:42] this is clearly underutilized And then we

[1:53:44] hold the BLM or the Forest Service to their own standards.

[1:53:47] Yeah.

[1:53:49] Because I think that it's not being studied

[1:53:51] That's why they don't listen is because they don't study it

[1:53:53] and they don't have enough staff to follow their own regs.

[1:53:57] So if we were enforcing their standards um,

[1:54:03] they would have to follow them under understaffing

[1:54:07] is always their answer.

[1:54:09] That's always why they can't do whatever

[1:54:10] they're doing because they just don't have enough people for it.

[1:54:13] And maybe they don't.

[1:54:14] And this is how the county can say to them that, yeah you

[1:54:18] don't have enough people.

[1:54:19] Well, it's in our interest also.

[1:54:21] So we're going to put this forth.

[1:54:23] I'll look, I'll look into it and see

[1:54:25] if I can't find anything concrete by analogy during Covid

[1:54:30] and so forth When the federal Government was closing all

[1:54:33] the national parks in Utah due to understaffing

[1:54:36] and due to their regulations and the Utah delegation came,

[1:54:40] forces will staff will open them,

[1:54:42] you know, and they stepped up, because it

[1:54:44] was in the state interest to keep those parks open.

[1:54:47] And same in this case.

[1:54:49] If the federal government's understaffed and can't

[1:54:53] do the job then maybe it's time for the state

[1:54:56] to start doing just like we took over more fire responsibility We

[1:55:01] might need to take over more range conservation OK,

[1:55:08] thanks for having the other report That's everything.

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