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[1:01] In accordance with NRS chapter 241, the Commission may one change the order of the agenda to combine two or more of the items for consideration, and three, removing item from the agenda related discussion relating to an item on the agenda at any time, and then four, if the agenda is not completed, recess the meeting, and continue on another specified time and date.
[1:20] The Commission may interrupt the open meeting and exclude the public for the purpose of having an attorney client discussion to receive legal advice and to deliberate on the legal advice pursuant to NRS-241-015-4C.
[1:33] The Commission may break from lunch from 12pm to 15pm, person who invited to submit written comments in writing and were attended may comment on any agenda item at the Commission meeting.
[1:43] The public can comment on any agenda item by being acknowledged by the chair while the Commission considers that agenda item.
[1:49] I'll probably comment maybe limited to three minutes per person.
[1:53] I'll call this meeting door.
[1:55] Alicia, would you leave some of the legislature?
[1:59] Hi, I play the duties as to the five of the United States of America.
[2:04] And see three public for which it's saying it's the automation under our individual
[2:10] with liberty and justice for all.
[2:15] We'll have a moment of silence.
[2:27] We'll move into Commissioner Reports.
[2:29] Michael, start with you.
[2:30] You're a part, okay?
[2:31] Come on.
[2:32] Good morning, everybody.
[2:34] I attended the CWPP meeting with Lewis from RCI at the Civic Center.
[2:40] I went over the CWPP draft with community members and had pretty good feedback.
[2:47] Every RCI did a great job in handling that project.
[2:50] coming together really well. I also went on the SSR Marigold Tour with Senator Cortez
[2:58] Mastel. I did give an update on some of our challenges in Landre County with housing
[3:04] workforce, et cetera. I did thank the Senator and SSR for their support throughout
[3:09] our communities. We did end up touring the future Buffalo Valley pit that is in Landre County.
[3:16] that people have approximately seven years of active mining and about six years of
[3:22] reclamation and about ten years of post-closure monitoring. So currently that
[3:27] pit is in NEPA permitting and that's it.
[3:31] Okay, thank you, I'll take a look at that.
[3:34] Okay, NEPA.
[3:35] Let me see, I attended the airport board meeting the new floors. I didn't attend the
[3:40] in person, but I did online and they're all very happy with the new flooring and
[3:43] that's in the airport, and we talked about doing better air conditioning in there because
[3:47] that's the little unit that's so hot in there. And then Kingston Town Board, they're
[3:53] moving forward on their well drilling and getting ready for Kingston days, which is coming
[3:58] up next weekend, Labor Day weekend, hope everybody can attend. And then I did a through
[4:06] I did a rural housing. We have a subcommittee for rural housing and the BLM did a really long presentation on how we can acquire the land
[4:15] But Sean also listened in on all of that and now he knows where to go and what to do on that. So that's it for me
[4:22] Thank you
[4:23] All right, we'll move into staff reports in comments
[4:26] Good morning questions. I'll just give a quick project update
[4:30] But we're currently about 70% completely on the fire hall across the street.
[4:34] We'll be paving the second, third week of September over there.
[4:38] So that's coming on really nice.
[4:40] The golf course.
[4:41] We have 13 acres left of our 46 acres of saw that is being laid down.
[4:45] Or to be 99% complete when that's finished being laid.
[4:50] We won't be doing the sand traps until the spring of next year.
[4:55] And the thought process behind that is you lay sawed in your extra sawed into them.
[4:59] and traps you let it.
[5:00] Just get established and growing. Then you spray it and kill it, so it creates like a kind of an area where when clubs hit it, it protects it, you don't make sure they're, and it also, a lot of fresh new sand traps for the start of the next fall season. So, they won't, they won't have the winner to sit as well. So, that's what's going on there. If you get a chance to stop by, I look at the pond. It looks really good. The paving pass around of a growing ice as well.
[5:25] The safe route is a school phase four which is over on second street if you guys get a chance you might run by there as well
[5:31] And more first second
[5:33] I don't know the name of the little street that kind of goes around by the by the trailer court that's over there
[5:38] But when we put sidewalks on both sides and pay the street it makes it look like a whole new little community over there
[5:42] So if you get a chance go take a peek at that looks really nice
[5:46] The event center if you guys can see we're starting the masquerading
[5:52] They're hauling, I think, 84 yesterday, they brought 144 loads of material in there with
[5:59] belly dumps and a pup trailer behind them and you can't even tell that they touched it.
[6:03] So that's how much material that's being hauled in there.
[6:06] They created a little side road that's kind of shootback or behind everything so we're trying
[6:09] to stay out of the school zones as much as possible away from the kids as best we can, but they'll
[6:15] doing that for pretty good percentage and foreseeable future just getting the mass grading done.
[6:22] Austin, the upper booster station, I think I think these probably went by and seen that.
[6:26] The building is up, we got some measurements that we're getting on some of the walls and some of the inside things there to make sure that all of our packing everything will fit for repairs there or any other need in the future.
[6:37] But that project's going well.
[6:39] We'll be planning on paving that and the community center up there at the same time.
[6:44] We're waiting on a word back main in K when their hot plan will be up and going in there up there to do that patchwork for both them projects.
[6:51] So that is in the works.
[6:54] And we are still getting together our software opening for our grand opening anyway for the Austin community center.
[7:00] I'll all look at you guys a little further on that when we have some solidates on some of the equipment that's coming in and things like that.
[7:08] And then the only other thing I'd say is I'd encourage everybody to take a look at some of the
[7:12] murals that are going up around town.
[7:14] The old fire hall looks really nice, there's one on it.
[7:16] If you go by the sports complex, we brought a company in from when a mucket that knocked
[7:22] all the graffiti off the buildings there, cleaned a bunch of our courts, and did things
[7:26] like that.
[7:26] And then had these guys put in murals up on them as we go.
[7:30] So, Austin, we have some of that in mind, I was touching with the earlier today.
[7:33] So, if anybody has any ideas, we are thinking the new building, we just put up there, not our community center, but the old community center, or...
[7:43] Formally known as use center.
[7:44] Yeah, formerly known as use center, we want to do one on the wall there.
[7:48] So, if anybody has any ideas, we're happy to take them.
[7:51] I think he had a few.
[7:53] We'd like to put something pretty on that wall, so that's all that I have.
[7:57] Thank you, Bert.
[7:58] I just have to comment, I drove by the firehouse, the old firehouse today.
[8:01] It looks amazing. If you guys haven't been by there, you need to go look at it. The mural is beautiful and the building
[8:06] A whole new facelift. It looks amazing.
[8:10] All right. We'll move into public comment for non-agendaized items. Only is there any public comment.
[8:17] Okay. We'll move into our consent agenda.
[8:19] All matters less than or the consent agenda are considered a routine.
[8:21] And maybe acted upon by the Board of County Commissioners with one action without extensive discussion.
[8:26] Any member of the Board or any citizen may request an an item to be taken from the consent agenda
[8:30] to discuss and act upon separately during this meeting.
[8:33] Because then again, the material that are available
[8:34] on a kind of clerk's office for viewing
[8:36] and copies are available for a nominal charge.
[8:38] We have one approval of August 27th,
[8:41] 2021, 26th, agenda notice, and on that,
[8:44] we need to amend item 1.6.
[8:48] It should note in there that
[8:50] 90-county convention and tourism,
[8:52] formally known as 90-county fair and recreation board.
[8:57] We have two approval of July 9th,
[8:59] 2026 meeting minutes, three approval of July 23rd, 2026 meeting minutes, and four approval of August 13th, 2026 meeting minutes.
[9:07] So it looks like we need a motion on items 1 and 2.
[9:12] Make a motion to provide a one with the amendment noted on 1.6, the vervage to have the
[9:26] to the approval of July 9th, 2020, 26 meeting minutes.
[9:30] Okay, so we have a motion to approve one and two.
[9:32] There's second.
[9:33] Second.
[9:33] Okay.
[9:34] We have a motion and second.
[9:35] All of every say aye.
[9:36] All right.
[9:37] We'll move into 1.1.
[9:39] For discussion, a possible action to approve the payment bills, the two text will need the
[9:44] poll.
[9:45] First check is number two, three, zero, zero, two, five, and that is a check to the Austin Historical
[9:51] Society.
[9:52] and then we also have a check number APA0044486 and that's a check payable 2.S.
[9:59] So there's no pay.
[10:00] Question on the remainder of the bills. I'll hear a motion to vote. Yes. Before you guys get in there, I have to disclose the EFT's number 6396682 and 6381 are to a family member that is doing the murals.
[10:15] He's singing from the other up my nephew, so Bill is out and out of it this closure.
[10:20] Okay.
[10:21] Thanks for that disclosure, sir.
[10:23] So if there's nothing more on the remainder of the bills, I'll hear a motion to pay.
[10:29] We commotion to approve the remainder of the bills.
[10:32] Second.
[10:33] Okay, we have a motion in a second.
[10:34] On the favor say aye.
[10:35] Bye.
[10:36] Okay.
[10:36] I'll make a motion that we pay check number two, three, zero, zero, two, five,
[10:40] to the Austin Historical Society.
[10:42] On second.
[10:42] Okay, we have a motion in a second. I'll pay for say aye.
[10:45] All right.
[10:46] I have staying. I'm an active number of the historical society.
[10:49] Okay. Thank you, D.
[10:50] Now, make a motion to approve APA-004486.
[10:55] Second.
[10:55] We have a motion in a second. I'll pay for say aye.
[10:57] All right.
[10:58] Okay. I abstain because point S is a client of mine.
[11:03] Okay. So moving on 1.2 for discussion
[11:05] and possible action to approve to approve or make a decision regarding the reimbursement
[11:10] for all reports of the unpaid space slash newter vouchers
[11:13] remitted by Desert Trails Veterinary Clinic,
[11:16] totaling $16,830.
[11:20] We have this on the agenda before, right?
[11:23] And talked about it.
[11:24] Yeah, I think, yes, exactly.
[11:26] I thought, ability, do you say you're going
[11:27] to try and reach out to the person and talk to him
[11:30] if I remember?
[11:30] Yeah, I do.
[11:31] And they wanted to be here and they put this on.
[11:36] Are they here?
[11:37] Anybody here from Desert Trails?
[11:58] I don't want to say anything because we're maybe heading into a litigation and anything that I say somebody may use against me
[12:09] Well, if I remember right, unless I go unless I'm granted close session, I think we need to.
[12:17] Yeah, if I remember right, I think in Robert, you can correct me if I'm wrong.
[12:21] It is that they, to be part of that system, they agreed to operate at a certain standard.
[12:27] And I think the impression was given to this board last time we spoke about it.
[12:31] They didn't meet that standard.
[12:33] But now they're wanting payment inside of that.
[12:37] basically correct?
[12:42] Robert Quick for the sheriff's office, that would be correct.
[12:47] So does commission have anything on this item, as far as paying it, not paying it?
[12:52] So on this last year, it was the same kind of thing we had a breakdown in communications.
[12:57] What it sounded like, things were going to certain places where they weren't getting submitted on time.
[13:03] I just kind of vaguely remember last year we had the same, same issues.
[13:11] Robert Quinn for the Sheriff's Office. This has been an ongoing issue with this one particular
[13:18] service where they will either need a paperwork or they won't submit in a timely manner
[13:23] that's required.
[13:25] Because as looking through the back up, so the services were provided. I mean, you look through the spreadsheet
[13:30] and it has everybody that they provided the service for.
[13:34] Well, that's a spreadsheet that they claim they provided for.
[13:37] provide a no documentation for those. That's why they were not reimbursed or they provided them late.
[13:44] Okay. All right.
[13:47] And did we pay any after the last meeting? Did I thought we paid?
[13:51] No, we paid for that service. We paid when they submit the vouchers and the
[14:06] paperwork or they did not submit it in a timely manner. After that they submitted something
[14:13] in a timely manner with the correct paperwork that we're paying.
[14:17] So we're still just talking about the pass bill from 2024 to 2025.
[14:21] That's the day that they have submitted proof of the course of the standard that he agreed to.
[14:26] The standard sheriff, what are we waiting for as far as what they haven't provided?
[14:30] We know what they have provided, but what have they not provided? Or is it just in the time
[14:34] they've provided. It's a variety either they didn't submit anything or they didn't submit the voucher or they
[14:43] submitted them well after they were required to be submitted. Okay. Thank you.
[14:49] Because it's basically the voucher as an expiration date, correct? It does. Yes. The bed,
[14:54] every bed, it's very clear on that that everybody has 30 days to submit the invoice.
[15:00] Police and the copy of the voucher, and this is the only vet service that we have an issue with.
[15:05] And are we still doing business with them?
[15:08] We are, as long as they submit paperwork correctly and then a timely matter.
[15:13] And they've been doing that.
[15:16] Often on.
[15:16] Often on, okay, well.
[15:18] So I think whatever we decide today is going to kind of set the stage forward.
[15:22] I think so.
[15:23] future behavior, so it's, anyway, it does commission having
[15:27] more on this, and it's not, I'll hear a motion.
[15:34] If all of this suggestion would be just to move on, I'd
[15:37] until we find out why on earth they're not here, there may be
[15:41] a reason who knows.
[15:43] Well, they said, they were notified, and it was there
[15:47] requests.
[15:48] They're identified as well.
[15:49] Well, I just, that's just to prove the point.
[15:51] It's like it's obviously they're having hard time following instructions and so anyway, I, I, I, I, I, I would work on the decision.
[16:01] I think we should just to make this fair go through and review the back clinics that we're working with and any of them that we're having issues with make a decision whether we want to continue to do business with them or not.
[16:15] And that would make it so that we're not being pretty this against one vet clinic that
[16:20] we're working with all of them, and if we decide not to do business with certain businesses
[16:23] after that, then we have done a review of all of the vet clinics that we work with and
[16:29] how they handle the matters.
[16:31] Yeah, all of the respect, I think we're just kicking the can down the road, because our
[16:35] undersharp did testify that this is the only vendor they're having problems.
[16:39] So they're the only one they're having the problem.
[16:41] But if we're getting ready to go into litigation, we need to show that we're not showing
[16:44] favor to, or, you know, being, I can talk about this.
[16:50] I can talk about this.
[16:52] Also, I mean, if services were provided, and they were completed, and if they
[16:57] they can prove that they were completed, I mean, they should get paid for that.
[17:00] That's the problem.
[17:01] But if they're not, if they're not submitting it.
[17:03] You know, that's part of the, part of the two-way deal.
[17:06] And you don't get to break the rules.
[17:08] If you have a voucher, I mean, it's no different than if you go into Walmart with a coupon
[17:12] for detergent and it's fired, they are not going to take it.
[17:19] I'd be open to giving them 30 days or to get all proof of everything proof before this
[17:26] is completely disapproved, is giving them some time.
[17:29] But you know, sounds like we've given them a time already.
[17:33] You know, this is something we can come back to.
[17:35] If unless you want to give them 30 days or a week or a week.
[17:40] I think we've given plenty of time. Robert, this goes back to like 2021, isn't it?
[17:45] It's like way back.
[17:49] I mean, that's five years.
[17:52] Robert, quick for the sheriff's office.
[17:53] Based on what they submitted on their agenda request, it appears that way.
[18:01] I'd be okay given them 30 days if they can't get everything in line in 30 days,
[18:05] and it's just approved and we move on.
[18:08] So I'd like to make a motion to approve regarding the reimbursement for all or part of the
[18:19] unpaid, spade-neuter vouchers, remitted by desert trails, veterinary clinic, totaling
[18:25] $16,830 with the time limit of 30 days, if 30 days is not, if everything is not provided
[18:33] within 30 days and this will be disapproved and we're going to move on.
[18:37] Okay, so we have a motion on the floor.
[18:39] Is there a second?
[18:44] No second.
[18:44] So is there another motion that somebody would like to make?
[18:51] Well, I'm going to make a motion.
[18:52] We did a prove it because they didn't give them all the documentation that they needed.
[18:55] All second that motion.
[18:57] So we have a motion and a second on the floor.
[19:02] All in favor say aye.
[19:03] Aye.
[19:04] Opposed?
[19:05] I'm going to put it in me.
[19:07] All right.
[19:07] We'll move on.
[19:08] 1.3.
[19:09] For a view consideration of possible action on a business improvement program request.
[19:13] in an amount of 25,000 dollars for Cassidy management group doing business as McDonald's,
[19:20] Battle Mountain, to apply an overlay and strike the parking lot located at 930 Royal
[19:26] Branch Road.
[19:30] Do we have the business owner here or on the line?
[19:35] Anybody from McDonald's?
[19:43] Does the commission have anything on this item?
[19:45] No, I don't.
[19:46] If they can't show up, why would they approve it?
[19:48] I say.
[19:49] Okay.
[19:50] Well, this, we've always had the expectation or a minute to have anybody that comes in for a business improvement plan every day come in and we get...
[20:00] Talk with the minutes. It's for the maximum out of $25,000 in the can show up.
[20:06] Yeah, that's a lot of money.
[20:09] Okay, there's another discussion on it. All here, motion.
[20:13] Motion to disapprove the request for the business improvement program for the capacity management group in the request for $25,000.
[20:28] and the second, and the second to the Supreme of 10, say aye.
[20:34] Moving on, 1.4.
[20:37] We need to table as to item because it was in post-it correct and we need to see a cellar's
[20:41] name to be added to a civil table item.
[20:44] It may be done in our next agenda.
[20:48] 1.5, for discussion and possible action to approve disapprove of Lannister County to provide
[20:52] funding to demolish the lamar building located at six West, Front Street and 80.
[20:58] West Front Street for future plans to beautify the property.
[21:01] This was approved as the August 18th, 2026 convention for a community.
[21:08] So basically, I just want to make sure that everybody's clear that the only thing that's
[21:12] being asked of the commission is that we assist in the demolition of the building.
[21:16] This building is owned by the Convention of Tourism Board.
[21:20] So anything as far as more tornium to extend to allow something to be done with the building,
[21:26] That would be something that would be discussed with this board at their meetings, all that we can vote on today is whether we're going to assist them in the demolition.
[21:37] So basically we would be helping the funding.
[21:40] I just want to share everybody's clear with that.
[21:44] But, Manny, what have you guys to say?
[21:46] Oh yeah, Manny Miner, Manny Runkel for the record.
[21:49] One of the slides shall first see what the condition of building is right now,
[22:15] okay?
[22:15] Yeah, I'll go.
[22:33] Do you want to leave?
[22:36] Okay, so Becky, when we'll further record executive director for Line of Care, we'll
[22:39] can't even mention it towards the authority.
[22:42] This slide shows just pictures that I took back in June for the listing that we have for the property.
[22:50] So this is the outside of the building.
[22:53] This is the side on broad street.
[22:58] This is the front armament street.
[23:03] This is the empty lock next to it. Just for reference. We own both of those locks.
[23:09] This is the backside by the alley on Broad Street.
[23:17] And then this is in the alley of the back of the building.
[23:20] I believe this is a lot of the add-ons that were made in the 80s and 90s.
[23:31] And then the picture on the bottom left is from the alley towards the side of the building.
[23:36] On the opposite side of the broad street where the empty lot is.
[23:39] And then the picture on the right is the side of the building by the empty lot.
[23:46] This is the side on the broad street where the foundation is writing.
[23:52] And you can see it on the inside to where it is writing on the inside on that side.
[23:59] This is more side shots.
[24:03] And then this is the upstairs, like the entrance into the apartment upstairs.
[24:14] Inside downstairs, this is to the, the top left picture is when you walk in the doors,
[24:21] and then the picture on the bottom right is to the left of the doors when you enter.
[24:27] To the left of the front doors when you enter. So this is the main part of the building.
[24:42] And then this is just the other shots of that same part of the building on the left.
[24:47] And then the right is the where the front doors are from the back of the building.
[24:54] This is where all the freezers are.
[24:56] We did have somebody break in and break all the glass on all the freezers.
[25:00] So that was a big mess to clean up as well.
[25:06] These are like that behind the main part of the building and add-ons.
[25:11] The picture on the bottom right where you can see the light, the light part of the picture, that's actually suddenly coming in from the roof.
[25:20] So there's holes in the roof.
[25:25] This is just more towards the back of the add-ons.
[25:32] As you can see, it's been vandalized on the inside as well. And then that's one of the, another one of the holes in the roof in the back.
[25:40] So this is the side where the kitchen was back
[25:48] behind the kitchen counter where the freezer is and this is back behind the kitchen
[25:54] another add-on behind the kitchen
[26:00] the old freezer and
[26:05] this is the apartment upstairs
[26:27] Yeah, we want to start off with that see what the condition was
[26:31] So back in the 21 when we bought the building
[26:34] Yes.
[26:38] At the time, our desired record presented to us to look at it and see we can do something
[26:44] with it for the teacher and she would get grants to renegade this thing.
[26:49] And I'll just want to have that story too.
[26:50] We can get to the point right now.
[26:53] During that time, it took a couple years to get grants.
[26:57] We got the grants.
[27:00] Something happened between where the hired somebody to the engineering part of it.
[27:07] and come to find out that that time would be our former employee that the grand expire
[27:15] that you're prior to that. So one of our tourism board meetings
[27:21] we were told that it was
[27:23] babbling but it wasn't. So when we had a call to engineer and I was going to tell them like
[27:28] hey, it's about a year ago and we couldn't get that round back. So we had to get that
[27:31] what's like a million dollars back to.
[27:34] Let's see, let's be on that part.
[27:37] At the time, we were looking for a newsletter director,
[27:43] so we did a hiring process for that.
[27:44] We did a little break on whatever we're going to do with the building.
[27:48] After that, we decided, okay, we're not going to,
[27:53] we lost the grants.
[27:54] There's no way we're going to get that thing back.
[27:55] So we need to figure out what we're going to do with the building now.
[27:58] So we've been presented to the board to sell the building in hopes of maybe somebody with
[28:05] We keep our pockets in most people. It is to hopefully
[28:10] Building build the hotel because we are in the tourism board meeting so we can have a hotel there downtown later
[28:17] We get some room tax at the end of it or something. It's just we're gonna new events center. That's kind of like how I presented it. So we agreed as a board to put it on
[28:27] We went through a company that specializes with commercial properties, so we didn't want
[28:32] to put a wholesale sign line for them because anybody could just buy it like that one guy who decided to cut all the holes in all the floors and everything.
[28:40] So we went through a company that deals with people who want to invest into the commercial property of, you know, deeper pockets.
[28:47] We do have the paperwork on because we did have the P2V engineer to do an estimate on it at one time, though, back in 2022, and to renovate the building itself to the original building of around $5 million.
[29:05] I'll go ahead and pick the five million.
[29:09] Let's pick up just a little man.
[29:10] Let's go ahead and see if we can hear you.
[29:11] Or just move that cycle.
[29:12] Yeah.
[29:14] So yeah, it's kind of possible.
[29:15] I mean, the horse renovated.
[29:17] We listed it back.
[29:18] We put on the agenda to approve to put it on.
[29:21] Listen, may.
[29:23] And we haven't had any people.
[29:25] He's on it all.
[29:27] Any intent.
[29:27] I've interest.
[29:29] So the counting.
[29:30] A couple of people showed up in the answers.
[29:32] What we're thoughts are maybe beautifying.
[29:34] maybe downtown or doing something with it. Right now as you can see it, we think it's a liability.
[29:41] The holes are, you could balance on some of the floors because all the moisture that's gone through it.
[29:46] And the parking lot up there is the parking lot's kind of caving in the parking lot's just clean down there.
[29:53] So it's more of a liability for us. We just kind of want to get rid of it.
[29:58] But we thought it was a good idea.
[30:00] We brought it to us to maybe consider viewfinder, doing something with the property, and possibility of demolition, stuff like that.
[30:11] And at the time when we did get the grants, we did have an idea of using it, like maybe a mini convention center at the moment.
[30:19] And at the top is having offices. We lost the funding for it, so we just had to be realistic with ourselves what to do with an empty building that's kind of liability.
[30:28] So it's not like we tried before we got to this point in the first place.
[30:34] So yeah, that's where it's all the game with that E of maybe trying to be if I downtown
[30:38] or do something, that was a great idea, just because we have to do something with it.
[30:45] It is easy to see if it's just falling apart, but again, it's going to cost us more to, like
[30:50] say if we did spend 5 million and say some people rented the offices upstairs, how much
[30:55] we're going to charge the front to make our money back.
[30:56] So it's just kind of, kind of just a dream I guess, forever.
[31:02] But at the same time, they're, they are building a lot towards
[31:08] Broad Street and World Branch on this side town, whatever.
[31:11] So I don't want the front part of town to, to dining away.
[31:15] So I thought it was kind of a good idea to present it for the county,
[31:19] to not just have a place for when people from out of town
[31:22] can stop by and check it out.
[31:25] It just be kind of like more like a visitor center maybe.
[31:27] Obviously, there's a center just a place where they stop, they want to let their dog out or
[31:33] charge their car.
[31:34] Just a different idea.
[31:35] Just a different idea.
[31:35] Just to give people a stop from at a town.
[31:39] And I'll just tell the county to get some money.
[31:42] You know what I mean?
[31:42] If you stop to charge their car, hang out.
[31:45] They can go eat at the restaurant.
[31:47] They can go guess of.
[31:49] And to some ideas, you know, that we're just kind of wandering around.
[31:51] Just kind of advertised stuff down at that place.
[31:55] that we did go that way, to have a just have a surprise or anything like this, but I'm
[32:01] almost in Kingston, kind of just show what we have, I know that the science coming into
[32:08] a precise command on the level of a little is called a little science level of different services
[32:14] in town, just have something up there like that, but over there, so we show all the businesses, stuff
[32:18] like that. So yeah, it's just the, it didn't just happen overnight, like from one week to the next,
[32:24] It's like we didn't have anybody coming in asking to buy the place.
[32:29] So, one of the eight percent of them maybe just kind of partnering up with the county to do something with it.
[32:34] That was a good idea.
[32:35] At this point, it's all just ideas and we're taking suggestions.
[32:40] We're not unlisting the property for celiat.
[32:43] As I wrote in the suggestions ideas, that's what the county brought us was an idea.
[32:47] We came here to see if the county was interested in moving forward with it.
[32:50] That's just where we're at.
[32:51] And to make clear that we still want the building the county doesn't have a new system for, you know, some kind of,
[32:57] do we part of something that the system said we do something with it, because again,
[33:00] that's been a lot of somebody to break in again, like last time some broke up broken up stairs,
[33:05] and that they fall through the building and something happens.
[33:07] Then choose liable for it.
[33:09] Okay.
[33:10] Well, thank you, guys.
[33:11] Just to finish having a question.
[33:13] I mean, I do have one question.
[33:15] So you guys, you had a probable cost back in 2022 that was 5.1 million, correct?
[33:21] So that cost would go up.
[33:24] I'm sure.
[33:24] I'm sure.
[33:27] So are we.
[33:28] So where we lost the grant?
[33:32] Do we act?
[33:33] Do you guys have actively seeking grants to get we granted the money?
[33:39] Maybe not to fix it, but maybe grants to where we don't have an open lot with the charge station.
[33:46] Down on one of our main streets in town,
[33:48] to where there are grants available, there's someone looking into that if it's demolished
[33:53] that there's possibility of a rebuild financial support to do a historic looking building
[34:01] or something similar to it, to gain the office, the business center or something like that,
[34:06] something that don't compete against it.
[34:09] I mean, that's the main corner in town to have a vacant lot.
[34:13] I'm asking our, are you guys actively going forward with the plan versus such as ideas to see what's available out there because there are grants.
[34:25] I think at this point my board was decided we just, we don't want to.
[34:28] When we're building we would like to move on from that.
[34:30] That's not where we're headed anymore.
[34:32] So we want somebody who will buy it and potentially do something with it.
[34:36] That is part of where we listed it with the company we did.
[34:39] But, I mean, it could still be income to the tourism board if a structure was put up versus a parking lot.
[34:47] It seems like a lot more money just to get it up to.
[34:50] Not keep the building.
[34:52] If it's in that bad shape, which is a picture.
[34:54] Honestly, we could work with the government just to say we do something there.
[35:06] So, in 2021, the convention in tourism, IZIP building, you have different leadership, the whole community has changed so much in five years, and I'm sure what was originally planned for that building, and it's one thing when you look at those pictures.
[35:23] and thank you guys for giving this separately towards through that building because I don't
[35:29] think those pictures really do the condition justice. It's heartbreaking to see that building in
[35:36] it shape because we're all looking at it emotionally from a lens of 40 years ago and now that
[35:43] that building's been vacant for 25 years, that building's been failed. It's everybody that's
[35:49] that building is out of part and it's it's it's heartbreaking but you know you get
[35:54] into 2022 and now this is your building and now you get an engineer to come
[35:59] give you a very very good assessment of that building to the point where I don't
[36:04] think you guys planned on five million dollar refab when you guys bought that
[36:08] building I think we're aware of that at the time maybe there would be a possibility
[36:13] but that's they were working on the grants I know they were working on multiple
[36:16] grants. We had the first grant, which was the one that was lost, and then there was the
[36:25] Brownfield grant, which was contingent on the other grant doing what it was supposed to
[36:31] do. And then there was a third grant lined up at that time if the Brownfield grant went through.
[36:37] So, but because we lost the first grant, we lost everything. So, we lost almost $4 million
[36:43] by losing that grant?
[36:47] Yeah, so back in 22, you're given assessment done of that building and our town, our community has changed drastically since they're even the future of our community where we're going to be operating with our master plan and everything and so things have changed since then.
[37:04] So, as far as convention and tourism strategy, you're wanting to sell that building now and that building is listed for sales.
[37:12] So, anybody can come check out that building and look about listing and then that's a preferred option.
[37:21] Is to move around not have the liability of the building.
[37:25] And the listing does not have an amount. It is making offer.
[37:30] Okay.
[37:31] And with a plan.
[37:33] Yes.
[37:33] But it's been really nice because there's been a lot of positive, you know, support for keeping that building and, you know, wanting to take some action.
[37:49] So, because I think we all really want the same thing. We want some kind of action, whether that is restoration or removal of the building.
[37:58] We need something and at least this conversation is having this item on the agenda is put those conversations into action because I just I don't think anybody wants it
[38:10] What's happening right now? We don't want to continue going down that way. So it's it's been nice reading the support for those for that building wanting to to keep it and
[38:20] Like I said that that building is on the market. So I mean, there's there's a lot of potential for for someone if they
[38:26] if they want to take on a project to that magnitude so basically what it boils down
[38:31] to is the only thing we can vote on today is whether or not we're going to fund demolition
[38:34] or we can pay for it right in convention and tourism has to make the decision on what
[38:40] they're going to do from there so anything that said really doesn't accomplish anything here
[38:45] the only thing the commissioners can vote on is whether or not we're going to vote to fund the
[38:49] demolition period anything else goes to convention and tourism anybody else have anything
[38:56] or commission, okay, I'm going to hold that up to public in question from the public.
[39:01] So anybody from the public?
[39:03] Yeah, go ahead and come to the press.
[39:07] You guys might want to say a quote, so I'm sure some of these questions might be different.
[39:10] Well, I'm pretty good.
[39:11] We met in that tour on Monday with Mani.
[39:13] Thank you by the way, man.
[39:15] Amy Nelson, I'm not going to read the letters that I sent all of you guys.
[39:19] I'll just give them to tourism.
[39:22] I had did look up NRS and I'm trying to wrap my head around the public entity of the tourism board.
[39:28] And the connections to the county because I know if you want to be on the boards. You put your letter in to the county manager. So it's I think I told Mani it's like a hybrid
[39:38] Merge thing going on or something, but that would be something that would be helpful to have clarity on is
[39:43] You know, like I'm on the blue act board and I know you were advisory to you guys. So how is the connection because there is a connection.
[39:50] this I'm not going to get that, see if we can get that answered legally.
[39:53] Okay, perfect.
[39:54] Can you help me with that?
[39:55] Basically, the convention in tourism is its own government.
[40:00] Okay, so it would be like, I guess that's the way to look at it would be like a town within a county, city within a county.
[40:09] It's a separate entity, even though it shares a lot of commonality with the general thing.
[40:19] So convention and tourism has its own cat space.
[40:23] It gets the room taxes from the hotels.
[40:29] You're also, I believe, gets a fair amount of money as well from the county, but
[40:36] not, but its main thing is the room taxes.
[40:41] So because it's its own entity, it gets to make its own decisions.
[40:45] Is there any combinglling of funding or salary retirement?
[40:51] This is an example of where there can be combinglling of funding, because obviously asking for the demolition might.
[40:58] No, I understand that, but that's separate.
[41:00] Is there any salary or if I wanted to put in to be on the board, I put my letter into birth?
[41:06] Do we pay perse?
[41:08] When I say we, I'm talking about the county, is there any relationship there?
[41:12] Or are they completely happy?
[41:15] I'm just trying to figure that out.
[41:18] Hi, Becky.
[41:19] Thank you, Lynn.
[41:19] For the record.
[41:21] Convention tourism.
[41:22] We only collect room tax that is only form of income unless we have the
[41:25] Chuckerturimate.
[41:27] If we sell extra Chuckermulture, whatever.
[41:29] So we have our own income.
[41:32] All of our, all of my salary perrs everything is all paid by
[41:35] Convention tourism.
[41:37] The county just helps pay our bills.
[41:39] So they're like our bank basically.
[41:40] Got it.
[41:41] That's only their work connection.
[41:43] Yeah. Okay. Thank you. And here's some words. Okay. So thank you. So they are still a public entity.
[41:49] They were funded through NRS. So when we own, that means we own. And because we own as a public.
[41:58] As a member of the public, we want a voice, obviously. I know how the ground, I like where you were going might with the grants.
[42:05] Because I know there are grants out there. Substantial grants. And you were talking D about there was one with the conditional too.
[42:12] they're behind it, and that was one attempt. So we can do it again. It was owned by, you
[42:18] know, that all this disclose I made it off her on it in 2021, but it was about two months
[42:23] after tourism already made it off her on it. It's been, it's been posted for sale, but it
[42:28] wasn't on the MLS. If you weren't to look it up, it didn't pop up. It's on looknet, I believe,
[42:34] so it's not something that will just pop up if you're looking for it. So there's no way
[42:38] public would have known and let's say heard about it. It's been posted for a little
[42:42] over a month on the market. So we went in sort of with Manny and another Manny because we
[42:51] called the wrong Manny. He showed up to it was great. And where they see holes which are concerning,
[42:57] holes in the roof that probably need emergency repair. We saw spectacular. We saw history. We saw
[43:06] education and as you guys all know my passion with this because we had to do the same thing
[43:12] with the old courthouse in schoolhouse when we tear down buildings that have beauty and
[43:19] put up you know the sterile hotel we lose some of our culture and our character and our joy
[43:27] and our love and I know that's emotional but we are emotional we are emotional animals so we went
[43:34] And we saw the old doors.
[43:36] We saw the beams that are going to probably
[43:38] protect that building way past most buildings in this town.
[43:42] When we had the inspection done on the old courthouse,
[43:46] they came and looked at our old house that
[43:49] are built.
[43:49] Our house is built about the same time.
[43:51] And they said, these structures are built so much differently.
[43:55] They're so strong.
[43:56] They have double brick.
[43:57] They have beams.
[43:58] They have metal and still.
[44:00] They were just built strong back then.
[44:02] So I don't want to be labor,
[44:03] because I know it's not you guys, but you are a part of this community, and there is going
[44:07] to be potentially at some asks along the way, but to me $3 billion to get it habitable,
[44:16] you know, I don't know if you've ever been to Oklahoma and seen what they've done with
[44:18] Alan Hall and some of those beautiful old brick buildings that they've made stunning.
[44:24] So to me, $3 million in a county that's pouring hundreds of millions into projects, there may
[44:31] We can ask, maybe we can get a couple million in grants, and we can get a couple million,
[44:35] the challenge is who's we?
[44:39] So my goal is I'm going to go back to tourism because I didn't know how this relationship
[44:44] worked.
[44:45] I'm sorry for sending you a blast and you guys with those letters, but we want to work to
[44:50] save it and preserve it, and we'll do it passionately, and you guys know me, I don't want
[44:54] to have to end up tying myself to the building if the demo gene comes in.
[44:58] But I will.
[45:00] Well, thank you for just hearing me out because you are part of this public and you are part somehow in this relationship.
[45:06] But we'll go back to tourism and talk to them about our passions in our place. Thank you.
[45:10] Thank you.
[45:11] Thank you.
[45:11] Is there any more public comment questions?
[45:19] Good morning, commissioner.
[45:21] Good morning.
[45:22] Good morning.
[45:22] I would like to go on the record and plead with you not to find a demolition.
[45:28] I have been in contact with the Architect Beat debate all week.
[45:33] The original estimate was three to five million,
[45:37] so there can be renovations done considerably,
[45:39] almost half.
[45:41] He did express that there are many, many grants that are available.
[45:46] These were certainly not the only ones.
[45:49] And I would like right into the record of the names I know
[45:53] of state recognized historians and preservationists that I know
[45:57] sent you correspondence in regard to this asking you not to fund the demolition
[46:06] and I thought the building looked amazing
[46:08] point being it's in the same condition that was when they bought it and
[46:14] Let me digress for a moment. I did call. I did see it on loop that on Thursday
[46:21] I called the real estate agent
[46:24] He did tell me that they purchased the building for 200. There was no retail price listed
[46:29] But it would take considerably more than that for them to sell it and his comment was it would take
[46:36] 350 to 450 of an offer to acquire the building.
[46:41] And I find that completely opposite of what I'm hearing today.
[46:47] And that was Thursday.
[46:52] The agent told me that the tourism board was wanting more than the initial acquisition
[46:59] price of $200,000. And it would take probably $350 to $450 in the form of an offer to acquire
[47:06] the building. That was just Thursday. A week from today. A week passed.
[47:12] So, was that pretty much Bush?
[47:16] It dissuaded me to Bush to work more of the demolition side of it. Due to that, what the
[47:23] So I can't speak for that agent. That's just what he told me and I have it in a text.
[47:29] I just to make sure I'm clear. So basically what you're saying is that they pay 200,000 dollars.
[47:33] And they're looking to profit on it, even though they want to get rid of this thing.
[47:36] Is that what your testimony?
[47:37] That is what the agent told me in a written text.
[47:41] Did you want to repeat that?
[47:42] Yeah.
[47:43] Becky, let's go for the record.
[47:44] That is not what we told the agent.
[47:46] I'm just thinking that might be like a sales tactic.
[47:48] We pulled in. We were more than likely willing to take less amount. We paid for it just because we
[47:53] do want to see something done with it. So that is not what I don't think.
[47:59] And so I have that in writing. So it certainly isn't attracting. I saw it for sale. So I
[48:07] would, that's where my interest was to figure out how we saved this.
[48:14] The people who have
[48:20] Mayor Building Architect originally,
[48:23] Joy Orlick President of the Historic Renew Preservation Society,
[48:26] Catherine Wines Architect, Amy Rainer, President,
[48:29] and Programming Chair for Nevada Preservation Foundation,
[48:34] and Alicia Barber, was stories in place.
[48:38] They all have sent correspondence to you,
[48:41] and so please take their comments to heart
[48:44] in deciding whether you fund this.
[48:47] Thank you.
[48:49] Is there more public comment?
[49:02] I'll talk about emotion.
[49:05] Good morning.
[49:06] Commissioner, thank you for the opportunity to speak.
[49:11] I'm here today not only as a representative of the Land County Historical Society,
[49:16] but also someone who has lived nearly 70 years in Val Mountain.
[49:22] My family has called this community home since 1876.
[49:27] Reserving our history has been a lifelong commitment, I've served on historical society for 45 years, helped write 8 grants to restore the cook house to into the museum and the cook house looked awful as well.
[49:47] And personally, open the museum in 2012 where I have volunteers teared,
[49:54] excuse me, little nervous, little emotional, as the director ever sent.
[50:00] My dedication to beautifying and strengthening battle mountain run steep. I've served on every beautification
[50:08] committee our town has had and they've had several. I've worked for years to save the courthouse
[50:16] committee. I worked for years on the save the courthouse committee and volunteer countless hours.
[50:23] never once receiving payment because protecting our heritage matters to me.
[50:31] I only share this so you understand the depth of my passion and the perspective I bring.
[50:38] I've faced many obstacles over the decades that I don't give up easily when it comes to safeguarding battle mountains history.
[50:51] The settler's worked hard,
[50:54] sacrificed deeply and laid the foundation
[50:56] for the community we live in today.
[50:59] The decision before you cares economic, culture,
[51:02] and historical consequences, far beyond a single structure.
[51:08] Demolitioning this building,
[51:10] where he raised a piece of battle mountains identity,
[51:13] and he lamentate and asset with real, measurable value.
[51:19] Once it has gone, every opportunity it represents economic, educational, and cultural, this
[51:27] pairs with it.
[51:30] I understand the desire to beautify this property.
[51:34] We all want that on that until it looks best, but beauty and history are not opposites.
[51:40] In fact, preserved historic buildings are often the most beautiful features a community
[51:46] has the create character, often, authenticity, and a sense of place that new construction simply
[51:55] cannot replicate.
[51:58] Unification should not require erasing very heritage, or very heritage that makes this
[52:06] town unique.
[52:08] True beautification enhances what is meaningful, not replaces it.
[52:14] This building is one of the last physical threads connecting us to the people who built this place.
[52:21] It was erupted in 1876 by J.W. McWingens using locally made brick produced in Battle Mountain,
[52:33] because the earlier stick built buildings and businesses kept burning.
[52:41] The structure was built to endure, as Amy was talking.
[52:46] It was built to protect the town's future.
[52:49] And in 1880, McMillian sold it to AD Lamar, whose family became central to Battle
[52:55] Mountains, early commercial, and civic life.
[52:58] This building is not just old.
[53:01] It is purposeful, resilient, and foundational to our community's story.
[53:07] When we lose a building like this, we lose Battle Mountain's character.
[53:12] We lose story.
[53:13] This building is that story.
[53:16] It is a rare tangible reminder of the resilience that defines the people who built
[53:21] Battle Mountain.
[53:23] And it has the power to attract visitors who want to understand the mining, ranching,
[53:29] the railroad, and the settlement history that shaped this region.
[53:33] Thank you.
[53:35] Thank you.
[53:36] Demolition erases all of that, permanently.
[53:44] Historic buildings are economic engines.
[53:47] They can be economic engines.
[53:50] Communities across Nevada and the west have shown that Preservation attracts tourism.
[53:58] Stimulates local business and increases foot traffic.
[54:02] Heritage Tourism is one of the fastest, fastest growing sectors in rural Nevada.
[54:10] Visitors want authenticity. Real places that tell real stories.
[54:16] This building is one of the few remaining pieces of ours.
[54:20] It can bring people into town who spend money at local restaurants, shops,
[54:26] Logging, once it's gone, that potential is gone forever.
[54:32] I'm asking to pause this process and allow us time to pursue the full value this building can offer.
[54:43] Allow us time to speak with convention and tourism.
[54:47] Let us bring in partners, grants and community support.
[54:51] Preservation of when stores the funding, streams that simply do not exist on a building, that's destroyed.
[55:00] Choosing to save it sends a message that Battle Mountain values its heritage.
[55:07] Please do not fund the demolition of the historic building. A great deal of money has already been invested
[55:14] in new buildings throughout Battle Mountain, and those improvements matter to our future.
[55:22] But I would like to encourage the commission to consider directing funds toward preserving the
[55:28] care building and revitalizing the downtown corridor. I believe our downtown could flourish
[55:36] as an active tourist destination with thoughtful investment with many sources it can become
[55:43] a vibrant hub for heritage tourism. Local business and community pride. Preservation isn't
[55:53] just saving one building.
[55:56] It's about strengthening the heart of that mountain.
[56:00] Investing in the limer building and the surrounding corridor
[56:03] would create a cohesive, attractive, historically rich downtown
[56:09] that draws visitors, supports local businesses,
[56:13] and showcases the authentic character
[56:16] that sets our community apart from any others.
[56:21] Thank you for your consideration.
[56:24] Thank you.
[56:27] Is
[56:31] there any other public comment on this item?
[56:35] I wouldn't like to say something, because we did receive a number of letters.
[56:39] I think the commission, you guys, all received them as well.
[56:42] But something that's probably critically important for the community and everybody that's looking at this to know is that if this is privately purchased as it's being offered right now,
[56:53] There is no say in what they do with that.
[56:56] If somebody privately purchases this, they can go down there and tear that down, put a hotel up, whatever they would like.
[57:01] So I just wanted to point that out because the compensation moving forward with convention and tourism,
[57:08] those that you see at least what the potential is that the county would not have anything to do with.
[57:13] You can also, though, if you do purchase it, you can do like we did with St. Augustines in Form of 501-C3 and set up a board and protected.
[57:21] And that way you would qualify for grants, if you don't set up a 501c3, you won't qualify for all these grants that you're talking about.
[57:35] Yes.
[57:39] No, for the record.
[57:40] Just again, I know there's a lot of emotions with this and again, there's just an option of that was brought to us to do something different or whatever.
[57:50] Yeah, it is emotional for everybody because that even my sister is at the grocery store.
[57:55] So, when you walk in the story, it does have these, you know,
[57:58] nostalgic memories about what I have now, but again, we're just looking to go to different paths and try to get it.
[58:05] Because the tourism board we're trying to get to people to come visit, I don't know, Austin.
[58:11] That's all I have.
[58:12] Thank you.
[58:14] Any more questions?
[58:15] Yes.
[58:17] Again, if we, you know, whatever, everybody decides to do whatever that will come is.
[58:22] If we just have one building, and we say, if they get grants and say the county stands,
[58:28] you know, two million dollars, you know, just an example. If they help out, we still have, you know, a bunch of empty lots of down town.
[58:38] I think that's how many counters a lot of buildings that are down town.
[58:42] They're just in, you know, Main Street.
[58:44] So, we have the trading posts, the old Ed Stire, or the feet place, the two gas stations.
[58:53] That the gun place just closed down, or whatever, landed building supply.
[58:56] So I just thought like if we spend you know a lot of money on if the county decides to open a couple million dollars
[59:03] It's, you know, dressed at downtown still kind of, you know
[59:06] It's still a ban in common also, so I guess my point is to try to get something to kind of just people to stop
[59:13] Check out the town and hopefully a lot more time and I don't know, I'll send keys to them
[59:17] Thank you.
[59:18] Thank you.
[59:19] A question for you and Becky, so we did get a lot of course on and so a lot of people
[59:24] concerned about this building and want to have a little bit of time to maybe pivot a
[59:31] little bit and reassess maybe try to save this building, I believe the 160 days was
[59:41] was requested by a couple different people, so what's the, you know, and now that you're
[59:48] both there, what's your opinion of, I realize this building is for sale, you are entertaining
[59:53] offers, but what is there a time frame where we could, I mean I say we, the community
[59:59] It can be mentioned in top.
[1:00:00] Our mechanism to have a serveruais contrast to allow, is removeable as the rooms discipline throughout the
[1:00:00] borders and give a work group the 160 days that they ask for to investigate to
[1:00:08] try to see if it's something not only if they can come up with funds to purchase the building,
[1:00:13] but also to come up with grants also to come up with the plant.
[1:00:16] There is a huge amount of environmental concern it has to be addressed, but their
[1:00:21] it may take longer than 160 days.
[1:00:24] Are there any possibility of the Board to be able to
[1:00:29] But we can't, I mean, I mean,
[1:00:32] decision to take, this is a board that may be on me.
[1:00:35] So we could, they could've thought the form to put something to come on.
[1:00:38] I don't think we could, you know, come on.
[1:00:40] Come on, you're meeting under an agenda item.
[1:00:44] Because it's, it's something that I think we've had a lot of time.
[1:00:48] I mean, we haven't, it's been sitting this long.
[1:00:50] There's, you know, two or three months to, this is my opinion,
[1:00:54] to come up with a plan, before we do something final.
[1:00:58] But I don't think anybody wants to see that building removed just for the sake ever moving it.
[1:01:05] But we have to be responsible and here's the thing.
[1:01:08] We're at the end of the line on this building.
[1:01:10] This building is on on the historic registers of historic building.
[1:01:16] I just want to make that clear if it's not.
[1:01:20] However, all of us that grew up here love that place and we loved going through there.
[1:01:24] We have a lot of great memories of that building and we also have an obligation to our residents
[1:01:34] and taxpayers that if we're going to take on a project to that or assist in any way we have
[1:01:41] to be responsible and consider all options but millions of dollars and that's just an estimate
[1:01:47] from four or five years ago.
[1:01:49] So I believe we all want the same thing we want better for that building whether that's the
[1:01:53] willing to be renovated or the building to be respectfully removed.
[1:01:59] But so at this time, I don't think really the commissioners have anything to vote on.
[1:02:05] But that's why, you know, the discussion, all the correspondence that came to the commissioners was
[1:02:09] in the commissioners allow 160 days.
[1:02:13] So that's something that convention in tourism.
[1:02:15] I believe have to have on their agenda.
[1:02:18] To me, that's something I would like to see.
[1:02:21] And we have a cornstarch that we fill out everything, and then we just put it back.
[1:02:24] I'll speak to her, because that was my letter, and I thought it was you guys that
[1:02:28] we're going to be making a decision, because I've when I read NRS, I got confused.
[1:02:32] So what our plan will be now is to get on the agenda of the tourism department, request
[1:02:37] that moratorium.
[1:02:38] For I said 160 days, I was trying to be kind of crafting my letter because it was 160 years old.
[1:02:44] But then when I started looking, the listing says it's 160, but then in the down below,
[1:02:49] It's like 150 something, but it's still pretty stinking old.
[1:02:53] So we're going to ask for a moratorium on any action for 160 days for us to revitalize
[1:03:00] that 501C that we had when we did the courthouse project, a safe historical downtown, I don't
[1:03:06] know, I had some goofy name, I was trying to come up with a good one, but ultimately that 501C
[1:03:11] three is about saving and revitalizing the downtown corridor and we attached the courthouse
[1:03:16] to it, because eventually you do a tour, you know, by car,
[1:03:19] to go buy the courthouse, just do all of it.
[1:03:22] Anyway, and of course, you know, how that I feel about the depot,
[1:03:26] but those are the type of things we don't want to keep doing.
[1:03:28] So that's going to be our plan.
[1:03:30] We'll get on there, agenda.
[1:03:31] We'll ask for a more tour of money in the action.
[1:03:34] We'll revitalize our 501C.
[1:03:35] We'll start working on grants.
[1:03:38] Last time, just in disclosure, the county commission gave us a little bit
[1:03:43] see my need to at least work on the historical designation, which we succeeded in doing on the
[1:03:49] courthouse.
[1:03:50] So going forward, that's what we'll do, so I'll just need to meet with you after to see
[1:03:53] how to get on your agenda.
[1:03:55] Thank you.
[1:03:55] Okay, thank you.
[1:03:56] And just my comment really quick is, you know, here we are at the end and so close to, you
[1:04:04] know, going one way or the other on this building and, you know, manny went through town and
[1:04:09] looked at all of our buildings, you know, and there are some of them that are not far behind
[1:04:13] this one. You know, we have a lot of empty buildings in this town and a lot of those empty
[1:04:18] buildings had history too. And I think as a community we need to, we can do better.
[1:04:25] We can do better, but you know, we all have to, we all have, and it's hard. It's sometimes
[1:04:31] it's harder than you think when you start digging into these buildings is sometimes it looks
[1:04:36] good and then the deeper you go the worse it is. So you're off the agenda. Yeah so that's all I
[1:04:43] have to see. I'll I'm running this meeting. Sorry. So I would just like to basically say that
[1:04:54] I love what you had to say, Lori. And I think what this agenda item has done is...
[1:05:01] And that's what we need. Because I can see, we're talking about the beautification of downtown.
[1:05:10] I mean, if that could include restoration of some of our heritage or building their way of life, I always speak our way of life, right? That's what I love about that amount of our way of life. And so I think that it's inside of the action. I think that we can possibly have a collaboration to do what is best for our town.
[1:05:31] So, with that, basically, we can either vote two.
[1:05:36] No, we just have no action on this item.
[1:05:39] So, I think if I'm hearing everybody write that at this point,
[1:05:42] we just take an action on the item.
[1:05:45] That's good.
[1:05:47] Okay.
[1:05:47] So, that's the right record.
[1:05:49] Reflectable, take an action on this item at this time.
[1:05:52] Okay.
[1:05:55] We'll move on.
[1:05:56] Thanks everybody for coming.
[1:06:00] So we're going to move on to 1.6.
[1:06:03] This is for discussion.
[1:06:04] Apostle Action to approve.
[1:06:05] Disapproved.
[1:06:05] First thing that Nevada rule.
[1:06:07] Health clinic property located at 1.21 Main Street.
[1:06:09] Austin, Nevada.
[1:06:10] Eight, nine, three, one.
[1:06:11] Zero.
[1:06:12] From the Austin Convention in tourism.
[1:06:14] Authority board in an amount.
[1:06:15] Not to exceed 35,000.
[1:06:17] And it was amended to state that it's
[1:06:19] Linder County Convention.
[1:06:21] And tourism formally known as Linder County
[1:06:23] Fair and Recreation Board.
[1:06:25] Okay, guys.
[1:06:27] Thank you, my friend.
[1:06:27] Back in the go for the record, I board approved the offer from
[1:06:32] or enhanced team at our meeting on all the 18th or 35 thousand dollars
[1:06:35] and we're just here to get your guys as approval so we can move forward
[1:06:38] to our process.
[1:06:39] I would do just like to make one small correction.
[1:06:40] My first offer was zero.
[1:06:44] I think you can.
[1:06:44] I think you can.
[1:06:45] I think you can.
[1:06:46] I think you can.
[1:06:50] I think you can.
[1:06:51] I think you can.
[1:06:54] I think you can.
[1:06:54] I think you can.
[1:06:56] I think you can.
[1:06:56] There are really hard media.
[1:06:59] Is the commission have any questions on this side?
[1:07:02] Off of that, this is one basically government entity
[1:07:08] to another due to, I don't know if it's lack of use, lack of
[1:07:15] promotion for the building.
[1:07:19] Why would we go for 35,000?
[1:07:21] I'm not saying the zero, it is zero, but I mean, it's something's going to be done, I
[1:07:29] think it's going to support the community, I mean, why wouldn't the transition be a dollar?
[1:07:35] What does the 35,000 give you guys, what's that 35,000 been a promote within the tourism
[1:07:43] board?
[1:07:44] The room tax, it's always done that, and it's, I don't know, going off one, is the
[1:07:51] another.
[1:07:53] I don't see why we have to settle on a 35,000 when it's going to benefit
[1:07:59] Austin. Why can't it be the dollar amount transfer of a dollar between two basically
[1:08:05] government entities? And put the 34,000 of taxpayer money into getting that building up
[1:08:14] the part and get it out and making it the health clinic or what we're going to do with it.
[1:08:18] It's confusing to me.
[1:08:20] Because I know we're doing rebranding our three towns,
[1:08:23] Kingston, and Boston, but I know.
[1:08:26] So that money is going to come back to us and we're trying
[1:08:29] to get our billboards fixed, which is not cheap at all.
[1:08:31] We're trying to enter data, old, and fauna part.
[1:08:35] See if you come in through Boston for your come up,
[1:08:37] they will use that shape there.
[1:08:39] So we ask for that money just because it's going to go back exactly
[1:08:42] just to our advertising for Austin.
[1:08:44] We can also use it to help accepting all the things,
[1:08:47] which is we own that as well, and I was going to be like our main hub for
[1:08:51] convention tourism in Austin.
[1:08:53] Are we seeking grants for I mean we will be yes.
[1:08:57] Okay, but nothing currently.
[1:08:58] Well, I've only been in position officially.
[1:09:00] I realize we're coming into a whole new world.
[1:09:03] Like I said, the Lumiere building, I know that because like I said,
[1:09:06] I thought I did a lot with the previous director and thought, you know,
[1:09:11] who's told we, you know, the grants and that.
[1:09:13] So I think I knew what he was talking about.
[1:09:15] But there's also, I mean, I don't see the actively seeking, and you guys just feed or
[1:09:24] just get into the mud that to do them signs and that to where, like I said, it's a transfer
[1:09:30] of taxpayer money to another group where is they're funding out there to up the billboards
[1:09:38] because of tourism's importance.
[1:09:39] you guys don't get money from the state and stop funding they have stopped
[1:09:44] oh wow can we should not try there is no longer funds billboards
[1:09:47] wow period so we have to pay for all the repairs out of our room tax funds which is
[1:09:51] what we're doing
[1:09:53] or do you definitely yes so I think it's how they came to the 35 thousand is that's
[1:09:56] what convention and tourism purchase that I am for when when
[1:10:00] And they purchased it and, well, we volumes were Ray Williams. It was one who gave me that history. The county didn't
[1:10:08] purchase it because the gentleman who was selling it at the time, it wanted it sold like that day or within the
[1:10:13] week. And convention tourism just picked up the phone and called a few board members to
[1:10:17] down. We pulled by it. They went and bought it. And the county still had to convene a commission
[1:10:20] meeting and go through the steps to try to purchase it. So they paid 35,000 for it back in the day.
[1:10:25] And that's what they're hoping to get back out of it was what they had into it. That's how they came
[1:10:29] the number I just wanted to go.
[1:10:31] And that is a main hub for parking there, right?
[1:10:33] As I say, that is the only parking for courthouse.
[1:10:36] And convention and tourism has kindly allowed the county
[1:10:39] to park there all these years.
[1:10:43] And we gave them first right to purchase these.
[1:10:45] Right.
[1:10:45] It was never listed.
[1:10:47] It was just.
[1:10:48] Right.
[1:10:48] He does the county want this.
[1:10:50] Because John Chanks went he originally sold that building.
[1:10:53] The understanding was that he wanted that parking lot
[1:10:55] to continue to be used for the county for the courthouse.
[1:11:00] And with that, you know, the county has always done, we've repaved it, we've done all the maintenance,
[1:11:07] snow removal, so we've chipped in making sure that we did our part on that relationship.
[1:11:15] We don't need to ask them to go to another building with this, as a storage yet.
[1:11:19] No, that's a reality of it.
[1:11:23] Okay, is there any more discussion on this item from the commission?
[1:11:26] Does the public have any input on this item?
[1:11:30] Okay.
[1:11:30] I'll hear a motion.
[1:11:32] I'm motion that we approve the purchasing of the Nevada rule.
[1:11:38] Health clinic property at 121 Main Street,
[1:11:40] Austin from Austin Convention Center in the amount of not to exceed 30,000.
[1:11:46] Okay, we have a motion.
[1:11:46] I'll second.
[1:11:47] And a second.
[1:11:48] All of there, say aye.
[1:11:49] I do have one column.
[1:11:51] When we finish the new community center there in Austin, the clinic will be moving up there into a beautiful new area and facility, and so the building would just be sitting there anyway
[1:12:02] So this allows the county to come in and do something better because our new clinic building is going to be amazing
[1:12:08] Thank you.
[1:12:11] I think you're going to be working, ladies.
[1:12:13] I'd better choose some new billboard.
[1:12:15] Oh, you will.
[1:12:17] All right.
[1:12:18] Moving on, 1.7, for discussion,
[1:12:20] a possible action to hold a month-long county participation
[1:12:23] and support in a community-wide competition
[1:12:26] and fund-dreating initiative called Paint to Town, Cancer,
[1:12:30] Ribbon Colors, and October.
[1:12:33] All the grace for the record.
[1:12:35] I will take a conference.
[1:12:36] I don't know if we're so sitting down to you, this is not going to work from.
[1:12:42] Thank you.
[1:12:44] The chamber was kind of manipulated into this by me, so I'm going to take 110% responsibility.
[1:12:55] Our community, and most of our lives, have been hit at some level by cancer.
[1:13:03] And I honestly, with full disclosure, stole this idea from Palin, I found it when I first
[1:13:09] came on board as the executive director for the chamber, and they had to paint the town.
[1:13:14] There's was one week.
[1:13:16] I thought, well, heck, if they can do one week, we can go bigger, go home.
[1:13:20] So, I have been working on this for about a year and a half, getting everything, getting the
[1:13:26] and puzzles together, you know, sometimes you have to drop little hints here and there and walk
[1:13:33] away and then pretty soon they're following behind you which is exactly what has happened
[1:13:37] for me. We are bringing back in October, the beer crawl for the chamber, because it's October
[1:13:48] past, right? Well October is also breast cancer awareness. Cancer awareness is a hole and
[1:13:55] So I said, well, let's do this the whole big thing.
[1:13:58] And I'll just have the beer crawl, turn October 10th that weekend into a community event
[1:14:05] where we have cornhole tournaments, horseshoe tournaments, a chili cookoff, the beer crawl,
[1:14:13] a band in the park, and along with that, when we get people to come into town for those
[1:14:20] things, they're going to see our businesses with the windows painted, they're going to go
[1:14:24] go shop and see a donation can for a breast cancer or a bladder cancer or a prostate cancer
[1:14:30] or a brain cancer that each business chooses their own cancer that they want to represent.
[1:14:38] Their needle will be at articles about where at Wednesday, look at all the businesses that
[1:14:45] came in their colors and we will notify that. The chamber will is accepting, I am accepting through
[1:14:52] chamber, that when all of these donations are turned in at the end of the month, we with whatever
[1:14:59] cancer...
[1:15:00] Their supporting or research institute, their supporting, that we will count the money, cut the check
[1:15:08] through the chamber so that they don't have to deal with it. Put it in the paper, put it on
[1:15:13] our website, put it on the county website, put it on Facebook about how much money, all these
[1:15:18] different businesses, organizations, school groups, nonprofits have earned. Turn this into a community
[1:15:25] We're a battle mountain, it becomes a legacy event for a battle mountain that it is known for
[1:15:30] October, battle mountains, all about cancer awareness.
[1:15:35] This was all well into development before our latest round of prominent, well-loved community
[1:15:45] members that have been hit, that have touched so many lives.
[1:15:50] And it's kind of like to me, it's like, oh, there's a little angel saying, yes, this is
[1:15:54] we need to be doing. So as I have passed given you all packets, I had already sent you the information
[1:16:00] on what our purpose was and for the audience if you want, I have them also. But we have included
[1:16:12] the sheet of the different color cancer ribbons and so what we're doing, we're moving forward with us.
[1:16:19] We want the county to come on board so that your departments or whatever, they choose
[1:16:26] If you can do a donation thing, great, more power to you.
[1:16:30] If you want to do a countywide, great, more power to you.
[1:16:34] And participate.
[1:16:35] There's also a calendar in there.
[1:16:38] I've already spoken with the school district with Mr.
[1:16:40] Coyne and the new assistant superintendent,
[1:16:43] and the schools are on board.
[1:16:45] I've already spoken with Heather Frankham with Stu Coe,
[1:16:48] and they are planning homecoming to tie into that.
[1:16:50] We have three games, home football games in October,
[1:16:54] And we are, I have approached some of our different mining entities to purchase three different items that we can pass out free to our attendees.
[1:17:08] One will be gold pink, gold six, gold six, gold six, the will break and they can wave and whenever there's a touchdown, whatever, but at half time we want to take a picture showing
[1:17:19] Paint the town, paint for breast cancer awareness.
[1:17:22] We're pushing to purchase noise makers, beat the beast,
[1:17:26] to make noise, to beat out cancer.
[1:17:29] The other one is wave your color, which is, will purchase a bunch of flags
[1:17:34] and whatever you get when you walk through and wave the flags
[1:17:37] in the different cancer colors so that we're incorporating the schools.
[1:17:42] The schools are very much on board with doing a cancer
[1:17:47] color dress update. The businesses are the schools have said they are more than happy to
[1:17:55] let the businesses take over with window painting. They'll choose a theme kind of to go
[1:18:01] along with cancer for homecoming that goes homecoming as well as cancer.
[1:18:05] If businesses choose to utilize that to tie into their window painting, they're an agreement.
[1:18:11] So I've already laid a lot of foundations to get this going.
[1:18:16] My big push is the more we can get on board and get out there.
[1:18:21] I'm going to haven't hit him up yet, but I'm going to hit up the volunteer fire department.
[1:18:25] Our American Fortemany Legion, RVFW, to get them involved.
[1:18:30] We have a lot of ideas.
[1:18:32] I can't do it all. The chamber can't do it all.
[1:18:35] forism is jumped in on board with some things.
[1:18:38] So we are, I have already kind of laid the groundwork.
[1:18:41] I just want you to be aware of what's going.
[1:18:43] And so that you can help us promote it
[1:18:45] and get it out there to the public
[1:18:47] that this is what's happening.
[1:18:52] I have been asked by as the girls
[1:18:55] at the Civic Center called themselves,
[1:18:57] the Northside Gain, to give you a little bit of a preview
[1:19:01] of what they have already planned.
[1:19:04] They have already purchased a big flag,
[1:19:06] like what is up in on the, for the 250th anniversary,
[1:19:11] they've already purchased a big flag for cancer awareness
[1:19:15] that will replace that one, about cancer awareness.
[1:19:18] They already have their own scheme going on.
[1:19:22] But this is one of the things, as a building, we all went together
[1:19:25] and purchased these jackets and
[1:19:33] our names.
[1:19:34] If you're a lender county, the lender county employees have their names
[1:19:37] with the cancers that they are representing that they've been impacted
[1:19:41] by and the chamber purchased mine for me after after I purchased it then they okay for it.
[1:19:51] But we've we've already designed developed a plan for our wear at Wednesdays as a building.
[1:19:57] We will wear a different color each Wednesday.
[1:20:00] That represents someone that is being impacted by that family in our community or in their families.
[1:20:09] So we are well on our way. We hope that the rest of the county and the community, our businesses, our non-profits, will all jump on board.
[1:20:18] And Julie, start this out where it's grassroots and it's chamber driven.
[1:20:24] And then, eventually, hopefully, have it be something that tourism steps on board and brings
[1:20:30] in a band, brings in a district, brings in performers.
[1:20:35] I could see this easily turning into a two-day or a three-day event where we celebrate
[1:20:40] we do have approval to do a chili cook-off.
[1:20:44] I know what we need to do, so you'll be seeing emails and posts and Facebook things all
[1:20:50] about looking for people to do a chili cook off.
[1:20:54] It's going to be something I have a passion about this.
[1:21:00] And we have community members.
[1:21:02] Let's give a heart in this.
[1:21:03] So this is more informative.
[1:21:05] There's no financial ask.
[1:21:08] We just want our ask is your involvement,
[1:21:12] not just this, but do we.
[1:21:15] So any questions?
[1:21:17] I have to say, I love your energy and your positive energy to collaborate and kind of bring out the best of us as a community so I just want to acknowledge that.
[1:21:29] Thank you.
[1:21:30] So, just a commission, have any questions for Holly?
[1:21:33] No, I think it's a wonderful program. It's a great idea.
[1:21:36] Push it out, Austin.
[1:21:39] Are you just doing the chili cookbook?
[1:21:41] Where are you going to do that at?
[1:21:41] Did you let Cacophil be at Elquist Park on the 10th?
[1:21:45] So it'll be the same days of the beer crawl.
[1:21:48] And conjunction with the ball festival?
[1:21:50] That day too?
[1:21:51] No.
[1:21:51] The ball festival?
[1:21:52] I believe if later we had originally planned on the 17th.
[1:21:58] I don't remember exactly the ball festival day.
[1:22:01] I'll have to double check that with the Rec Center with Daniel.
[1:22:04] I believe there's as the weekend after the homecoming.
[1:22:10] we initially chose homecoming week and the board says,
[1:22:14] oh, we didn't honestly know we can't.
[1:22:15] We are not doing a bare crawl.
[1:22:17] When it's homecoming dance, that's not happening.
[1:22:22] Not remotely and not quite.
[1:22:25] So we moved it up a week, which actually works better for me
[1:22:29] because of business trick trade.
[1:22:32] But I
[1:22:35] believe I sent Amy and Amy on email to ask her,
[1:22:39] but I think there was a state organization
[1:22:40] that was also working on that.
[1:22:42] for doing the whole paint the state of the colors and if Amy sends me the information I will
[1:22:48] forward share it and then we will share what we're doing with them yes okay that's commission
[1:22:55] have you other questions for all if not the public have any questions for all okay you know how to
[1:23:01] get hold of me and I expect to hear so basically do
[1:23:14] we need a motion on the
[1:23:15] Billor, can we just voice your support for?
[1:23:24] Well, anybody that like to make a motion?
[1:23:26] I'll hear a motion
[1:23:30] to support the action,
[1:23:35] although a month long part dissipation and support community
[1:23:38] like a competition of unraising initiative through the...
[1:23:45] I'll second.
[1:23:45] I have a motion in a second.
[1:23:46] All clear to say aye?
[1:23:47] Aye.
[1:23:49] Moving on.
[1:23:49] Thank you.
[1:23:50] Thank you.
[1:23:50] Q of course wants and futures in items.
[1:23:54] Anybody have anything on this item?
[1:23:59] I remember we have one meeting in September.
[1:24:04] So obviously we'll need to get item 1.4 back on the agenda.
[1:24:10] Anything else that we'd like to see on there?
[1:24:13] The fire guy said he was going to be approaching you.
[1:24:16] To do the presentation.
[1:24:18] I talked to him yesterday.
[1:24:21] Where are we at, Bill, on the information on the regional transport commission from a legal
[1:24:28] standpoint, the ability to abolish that? Is that something we're waiting for an opinion on?
[1:24:36] As far as us, if we do abolish that commission in our grant funding, the effecting, I know
[1:24:43] there's, that's what we talked about last time, is there been any progress made on that?
[1:24:47] Yeah, I
[1:24:52] would like to check with Marky and Albert Bach just because they do more.
[1:25:01] Our TCs around the state, you know, not just us, and find out if there's any repercussions from a tax angle, that's my biggest concern.
[1:25:19] Basically, we know you can run without one because we have done.
[1:25:24] So my question in Bill is it could we could we agenda ice as part of our commissioners agenda something to look at projects to spend the money that we have in that fund?
[1:25:37] That's what I'm thinking right here because of my research, okay, conditionally, but I want to check with them but not conditionally you have under chapter 244.
[1:25:51] You have, I forget the exact section, but you have complete control over roads, bridges, and so on within the county.
[1:26:03] Part of the old, some of the older than even me, might remember the old road conditions.
[1:26:12] But at any rate, you have that kind of authority in general.
[1:26:17] And because of that authority, you should be able to spend it.
[1:26:21] I just need to double check that I'm right on that.
[1:26:25] Another option is if we can't dispend that our abolish that is piggyback off one of the
[1:26:32] commissioner meetings, we either recess the commissioner meetings and have the regional transport
[1:26:38] commission, because the members are sitting all in this.
[1:26:42] regional transport commission could meet immediately after or immediately before the
[1:26:50] count commissioners.
[1:26:52] Okay.
[1:26:52] Just set it that way and I don't think if you state it's immediately after and then
[1:26:58] you know you've got this beginning time for the commission.
[1:27:02] I don't think you have to set an actual time for it.
[1:27:06] and can be okay, because anybody wants to be there, they can give it time on the agenda.
[1:27:14] Well, nine o'clock.
[1:27:17] They have to do their own agenda.
[1:27:19] Yeah, it does have to be agenda.
[1:27:22] Okay.
[1:27:22] All right.
[1:27:23] Thank you.
[1:27:24] All right.
[1:27:24] Any more on the course on its or future agenda items?
[1:27:27] I just have one comment.
[1:27:29] After our meeting last time, we talked with our book with the attorneys.
[1:27:33] Last week, finally, people started getting their paperwork.
[1:27:36] so I think that that helped. So, there are a few people who have about 30 days now.
[1:27:41] Perfect. Okay, there's no more of that. We'll move into public comment for non-indicted items.
[1:27:46] Is there any public comment? Okay, I'll hear a motion for adjournment.
[1:27:51] So moved. Seconds. Okay, I'll have to say aye.
[1:27:54] All right. All right.
[1:27:56] Thank you, everybody.