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[1:04] Maybe limited to three minutes per person. So I'll call this meeting to order

[1:08] Bert, would you listen to the question?

[1:10] The

[1:16] allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands

[1:22] One nation under God

[1:25] The individual was already in justice for all of

[1:33] the moment of silence.

[1:44] All right, we're going to Commissioner's reports.

[1:46] Dean, we'll start with you.

[1:48] I went to NACO, but because Bert put the thing on the end there,

[1:52] I don't have to give a report on that.

[1:53] I'm sure you guys already read it.

[1:56] Reminder the NACO conference is coming up at the end of this month,

[1:58] the 22nd through the 25th.

[2:01] And let me see.

[2:03] I think we did.

[2:05] That's about it.

[2:06] It's been pretty quiet.

[2:08] All right, thanks, Dean.

[2:08] All right, I attended the Landern County School District meeting on September 8th, and I'm really happy to report that they've got new heating and air in the Austin schools, so that's working, they put in so many splits there, they're still working on the high school here, but that's kind of been a 20 year venture.

[2:27] They also, interesting enough, I've been kind of following their legal fees that they

[2:34] grow and quite enormously over the last six years, so they are changing legal representations.

[2:43] So I did make public comment that hopefully that will save them some money and they can

[2:47] give that money back to the kids because they've spent a lot of money there.

[2:49] there. I attended the Frontier Community Coalition meeting yesterday. There's something

[2:55] really interesting there. There was a gal from Winamaka that had reported that the big

[3:01] topic at the mayoral debate was lender county because we're doing such wonderful things

[3:07] and we're kind of leading the way for the other counties and setting a precedent. So they're

[3:12] all talking about the great things we're doing over here so that's kind of cool. Yeah.

[3:15] Yeah.

[3:19] We had the hospital board meeting last night.

[3:22] Construction's done.

[3:23] The good news there is they paid for that in full.

[3:26] I think it was around $18 million somewhere there, so they have no loans on that.

[3:31] They are doing pretty good financially.

[3:34] Net proceeds have helped a lot, so that's great.

[3:38] And then I did one more thing at the hospital.

[3:41] They've got some new care providers, Dr. Wilcoord's coming back, which is great.

[3:44] and Vicki can cade for women's health so we're really happy to have her back

[3:48] and then I did a walk through the fire station yesterday that's come a long

[3:52] really nice so that's it yeah good morning everybody I attended the

[3:59] lepsy meeting and we had our annual tabletop exercise that went really well we

[4:05] had members of lepsy EMS our Lander County Volunteer Fire Department the

[4:10] Army Fire Department, Phoenix Mine Rescue, and the exercise was what would happen if

[4:16] we had electric vehicles catch fire here within our town, and CJ was the incident

[4:23] command.

[4:23] He did a great job, and the whole exercise took about 45 minutes, went really good, had

[4:28] a lot of good feedback.

[4:31] The health fair is going to be on September 26th from 7 to 11, and I believe that's at

[4:37] the Civic Center.

[4:39] Also, the flu pod is going to be October 22nd, and I believe that's going to be the same place it always is right by the John Peters building.

[4:47] I attended the fan meeting, that's the flight alliance of Northern Nevada and Elco.

[4:52] So Landor County, we had pledged $250,000 to be part of that, so I'm attending.

[5:00] Along with members of the county, our county managers to see if it makes sense to continue on with that, supporting that. So, right now, currently, Elko has about 11 commercial flights a week. And they're encouraging residents to check those rates once in a while to see, because most people, when they fly on a vacation, they'll fly out of Salt Lake or they'll fly out of Reno. So, check those rates once in a while. Sometimes there's,

[5:29] because that's one of the arguments is I want to see if it's worth it for Land or County and our residents to continue to support this.

[5:37] I mean, if those rates are favourable or not favourable, if you could give me some feedback, that'd be great, so that I could pass that on.

[5:46] But they're looking to put on an event at the Elk Airport here and they'll get a date for that.

[5:51] And so yeah, I attended a VLM meeting with Hurt and Sean here with the Court House and talked about a few different things.

[6:02] I did ask about the lands for disposal coming up in October.

[6:08] And they said there's two different ways that they're getting rid of properties or they're leasing properties.

[6:14] the ones to private individuals, residents will be leased or sold at fair market value, and also there's special land designations for government entities which would be the lander county where we could get a discounted rate for if we're using that for affordable housing.

[6:34] So as we kind of move through that, I'll try to report a little bit better on that, but not encouraging if we could get land for affordable housing at a discounted rate.

[6:44] I also attended the FCC meeting.

[6:47] Okay, thank you very much.

[6:49] All right, we'll move into staff reports.

[6:53] Good morning, Mr. Everything that we have is on the agenda.

[6:55] Okay, thank you very much.

[6:58] We'll move into public comment.

[7:00] This is devoted to managing the items only.

[7:04] Is there any public comment?

[7:05] Yes.

[7:06] Okay.

[7:15] Good morning.

[7:16] Holly Priest, Chamber of Commerce for the Record, and Becky Linda, the Land of County Convention

[7:21] and Tourism.

[7:21] We want to invite everyone and our board to the Human Powered Speed Challenge races that are starting Sunday.

[7:31] We are presenting board members and our county managers with T-shirts that the tourism purchased and we're creating gift packs.

[7:41] So I will stop there and have schedules so that you know, hopefully if you are interested, we could probably arrange if you wanted to do a chase car.

[7:50] We could probably arrange you to do a ride in the chase car and watch the bike

[7:55] bikers if you want to do something like that just let us know and we could

[7:58] work that out for you but we're going to give you the t-shirts or belly

[8:01] Becky tells you. I just wanted to say to you guys that we put together for all the

[8:07] racers and their teams and the volunteers that are coming so the chamber donated

[8:12] the bags so this is the chamber of commerce bag and then inside each bag is an

[8:18] Nevada book and then they have a little bag that has postcards,

[8:27] so the different postcards.

[8:29] They have stickers, so the chamber logo with all the roads lead to Nevada Mountain, the

[8:36] poster for this year, and then the commission of tourism logo, and then they also have

[8:42] a pen that has the Book of New Pirates Beach Challenge and commission of tourism on it.

[8:47] And then Courtney, Tamara, made us some soaps and chopsticks.

[8:52] We did longhorn and sage to represent Nevada.

[8:56] And then they all got a water bottle that has commissioned tourism, and ultimately

[8:59] it has been challenged in 2026.

[9:02] And then a charge cord so that they can charge all their devices while they're here.

[9:08] And then they each get a little key change and block for while they're out on the truck.

[9:14] So yeah, I think it's take all the first back home to all their friends and families back in the country they come from and share it with everybody.

[9:21] So, sorry, yes.

[9:22] Thanks for doing a welcome dinner to them.

[9:26] So if you want to come and meet them and join us, we're welcoming.

[9:31] Thank you, ladies.

[9:32] Yeah.

[9:33] We have more public comment.

[9:40] Good morning.

[9:45] On Lamont's question about flying out of Elkville, the problem is the availability of the flights.

[9:52] So the flight leaves like 6 in the morning and connecting flights out of Salt Lake Irrino aren't till 5-6 hours later.

[10:00] So at that point, you know, isn't worth your benefit to even try to, the rate's not the issue, what's the availability and the timing. So. Yeah, I asked, I asked that question, Tom, because it's. Really, I don't think there's a really great time. Some of the days, there's, there's two flights running out of there. So 11 flights a week, some of those days, there's two flights, there'll be a morning in a, in a later flight. So I asked that question is, you know, on these days where there's only one flight that, that is in the morning.

[10:30] Sometimes, if you're flying in the, if you take the second flight and you're flying pretty

[10:35] far east, you know, that pretty much wastes a whole day because I did ask that question

[10:39] by the time you get east, but with the time change, the three hour time change, and you're

[10:44] already, you've already wasted a day, so you know, if you have any feedback on that or, you

[10:49] know, when you call for aid.

[10:50] That is my feedback.

[10:52] I know.

[10:53] Yeah.

[10:53] It's the timing of the flight.

[10:55] It's not the rate.

[10:56] Yeah.

[10:56] not the rate, but it's the timing of a flight at that point.

[10:59] So, and my second question is on the disposal of public lands, I've got a couple emails

[11:08] from friends and that that are on different boards and the state was looking at going forward

[11:14] with the sale of public lands and they call it disposal.

[11:18] And so if there are public lands, why do we need to be disposed of them, so if I only question

[11:23] It was, uh, if the commissioners could follow up on that, it would be greatly appreciated.

[11:29] Okay, so thank you.

[11:30] Thank you.

[11:30] We'll be.

[11:31] Thank you.

[11:32] I did hear or read somewhere that Elko was talking about trying to do a flight to Reno.

[11:37] Did they say anything to you about that?

[11:39] Mm-hmm.

[11:39] No, but, um, I'll look, I can look into it because, uh, and any, any questions or anything,

[11:45] I'll, I'll, I'm gonna, these heavily involved as I can to try to see if this is a good

[11:49] Yeah, so we're on public, we're just non agenda. Yeah, we can't deliver it.

[11:53] So that was, I was going to ask you later, but has there any other public comment for non agenda ideas?

[12:01] Okay, hearing none, we'll move into our consent agenda. All matters listed under the consent agenda are considered

[12:06] routine and may be acted upon by the Board of County Commissions Commissioners with one action without extensive discussion.

[12:13] Any members of the board or any citizen may request an item taken from the consent agenda discussed and acted upon separately during this meeting.

[12:19] We'll just end it in a material that are available for land or county courts office reviewing and copies are available for our nominal charge.

[12:25] We have one approval of September 10th, 2026, agenda notice which we will need to amend item 1.10 at the end of B.

[12:37] It should read number four consultants.

[12:40] will receive a one-time $5,000 additional fee for each qualifying new event substantially developed by the

[12:47] consultant approved by the Board of County Commissioners and finalized through an executed agreement subject to

[12:52] applicable law and appropriations.

[12:55] So that amendment needs to be made.

[12:57] We have two approval of July 23, 2026 meeting minutes.

[13:01] We have three approval of August 13, 2026 meeting minutes.

[13:04] and we have four approval of August 27th, 20th, 26 meeting minutes.

[13:10] With that, I'll need a motion for items one and two.

[13:14] Motion to approve one with the amended changes on 1.10 at the end of B with those changes as discussed.

[13:23] And approve the July 23rd, 20th, 26 meeting minutes.

[13:27] Okay, so we have a motion and a second, on the paper say aye.

[13:30] Okay. Okay. Okay. Yeah, moving on. 1.1 for discussion and possible action to approve.

[13:37] Disapprove the payment of bills. We'll need to pull a check number APA 004609 and that

[13:42] check is to point S. And if there's no question on the remainder of the bills, I'll hear a motion.

[13:48] A motion before you guys make that motion, there is a contract payment to a goldmob aviation.

[13:53] And I just wanted to disclose that that is my niece that was made previously when they got

[13:56] the contract, but just to make sure. Okay. Thank you for that.

[14:00] that disclosure group, so if there's no further questions,

[14:03] I'll hear a motion.

[14:04] A motion to approve the payment of the bill's removal

[14:09] of the one that's stated.

[14:10] Okay, is there a second?

[14:11] A second.

[14:12] Okay, I have a motion in a second.

[14:14] I'll in favor say aye.

[14:15] All right.

[14:16] Okay.

[14:16] I'll make a motion to approve APA004609.

[14:20] I'll second it.

[14:21] I have a motion in a second.

[14:23] I'll in favor say aye.

[14:23] All right, thank you.

[14:24] Okay, and I've seen that it is made to point S,

[14:26] which they are my client.

[14:27] Okay, so we're going to move into 1.2 public hearing for discussion and possible action to approve disapproved the proposed ordinance number 2026-01, which repealed chapter 2.08 of the Lander County Code entitled Lander County Fiscal Officer because the Lander County Board of County Commissioners created the Office of County Controller by resolution to replace the position of County Fiscal Officer, rendering chapter 2.08 of the Lander County Code

[14:57] the entitled Anner County Fiscal Officer Unnecessary.

[15:00] And for other matters, properly related, there are two.

[15:06] Anybody have any questions on this item? This is just a second reading, right? Yep. Okay. I'll hear a motion. Pardon? Oh, yes. Sorry. Thank you, Mike. Is there any public comment on this? This is the public hearing? Okay. Hearing none. I will hear a motion.

[15:27] All motion to approve the proposed ordinance number 2026-01, which reveals the chapter 2.

[15:34] two point zero eight of the Lander County Code

[15:37] entitled Lander County Fiscal Officer

[15:38] because the Lander County...

[15:44] All second.

[15:44] Okay, we have a motion and a second.

[15:46] All in favor say aye.

[15:47] Aye.

[15:48] Okay, 1.3 for discussion and possible action

[15:51] to approve, disapproved the renewal of the airport hangar.

[15:55] Luis agreement between Lander County and Richard K. Harlis

[15:58] and Carla E. Harlis term will be August 27th, 2026

[16:02] to September 30th, 2056.

[16:05] Commissioners, would you mind tabling this one

[16:07] until the end of the meeting, we got a few changes we need to make on there as far as the description for the building.

[16:11] Okay, we will table, are we just going to table until later in the meeting, just to the end.

[16:15] Okay, so we'll just postpone this one so a little bit later, moving on.

[16:22] 1.4, discussion and possible action to approve, disapprove, and

[16:26] ask access and public utility easement over a portion of land or county APN, 011-430-01

[16:34] one in Section 11, Township 31 North, R-45 East, MDB and M, adjacent to Hilltop Road,

[16:44] which Lander County owns and to authorize the execution of the grant of easement and the

[16:50] acceptance of the conveyance on behalf of Lander County by the chair and or vice chair and

[16:56] to authorize the recording of the grant of easement and the associated documents.

[17:01] All right anybody have any questions on this okay

[17:08] I'll hear a motion make a motion to approve

[17:12] of the access and public utility easement over the portion of Landau County APN 001-430-01

[17:21] section 11 township 31 North R45 East has discussed okay so we have a motion and a second

[17:32] All right, all in favor say aye.

[17:33] Aye.

[17:33] Okay.

[17:34] 1.5 for discussion and possible action to approve this accrued person seeing the land located at 385 South Mountain Street and Battle Mountain adjacent to the Battle Mountain Cemetery, parcel number 002-2.025 from Donald Stewart in an amount of 43,000.

[17:51] The subject site is a 0.32 acre or 13,939 square foot property.

[17:58] Yes, Bill.

[18:00] I would like to speak against this as a private citizen, okay?

[18:05] I

[18:09] understand that you were looking at to expand the cemetery and indeed we have a need

[18:17] for more plots, so something has to be done.

[18:21] My problem with this is, apart from the fact that I live close by, the current cemetery

[18:29] It's set up in a particular way to be aesthetically pleasing.

[18:34] You've got that wall of trees as you enter to kind of make it peaceful inside and so on.

[18:44] Any expansion where you're planning it is going to make it jagged.

[18:51] It will not be symmetrical any longer.

[18:58] It's also only going to get you, you know, a few more years at most before we've got

[19:06] the problem again.

[19:08] My strong suggestion, because it's going to have to get done sooner or later, is to

[19:14] go find another spot for a new cemetery, probably on the outskirts of town, where it's not

[19:22] not going to cause interference of all with current buildings and so on.

[19:30] I mean, because you're running right up against all the houses as it is.

[19:35] It's totally built up.

[19:36] It was totally built up.

[19:37] The only reason that light is available is because it had a mobile home on it.

[19:47] It got dilapidated.

[19:49] I think the last time anybody lived in it was like probably 20 years ago maybe a

[19:54] little more. I do seem to recall when I first moved there 25 years.

[20:16] So, yeah, it's available in that sense, but it's going to, like I said, it will not be aesthetically pleasing. You have to do something about having a wall of trees, which,

[20:30] I mean, when you're in there, you have the sense that you're separated from the rest of the world.

[20:36] Unless there's a siren or horn honking or something that goes by.

[20:41] But for the most part, it's quiet because of the trees.

[20:45] And it's completely enclosed.

[20:47] You move an outside of it, which is what you would necessarily have to do.

[20:51] Sure, you can plant new trees and make sort of a jagged thing there where it would fit in.

[20:58] But, you know, like I said, it's kind of short-sighted.

[21:05] I just don't think it's a good idea.

[21:12] You really need to look at where you have other land or where you can purchase other land

[21:17] preferably on the outskirts.

[21:19] And I would point out Austin's cemetery is outside a town and a lot of towns have done that.

[21:26] A lot of other towns, of course, it's closer in when a mocha comes to mind, but that's because the rest of the town kind of expanded to catch up with that.

[21:39] I mean, I think a lot of you in this room can remember before Walmart was built.

[21:46] and all that stuff out that direction on potato road has come up since they had the cemetery.

[21:57] So for those reasons, I would suggest that you not purchase this land, it makes it

[22:09] It's simpler if you simply don't purchase it, then it would be to get rid of it later when you're again considering whether to actually expand the cemetery.

[22:21] So that's why I'm speaking out right now.

[22:29] That's my two cents worth.

[22:30] I appreciate your time, I just don't think it's going to solve problems for very long.

[22:38] Okay, thank you.

[22:39] Is it tight for a second?

[22:40] In case the Commission has any questions or comments on this item.

[22:48] So that property that we're talking about right here, parcel number 002-020-05, that people

[22:58] lived in that for what, 30 years, maybe right on the other side of the graveyard?

[23:03] Yeah.

[23:03] So, I mean, if you're talking about being aesthetically pleasing that area of town, it needs some work and we're willing to do that work and make something nice there.

[23:14] That was the only mobile home in that section there.

[23:20] The rest of the homes are stick built and somebody put, and I confess I didn't check to see who it is,

[23:31] but somebody put in a foundation for another St. Bill home there and then for whatever reason decided not to finish it right over by 12th Street there.

[23:47] But the rest of them on the other side of the alley from that lot are all Stic Bill and the Stic Bill that I also own on the corner there

[23:58] or sort of on the corner, the county's got its tiny little garage, not the big one, but the old little one there.

[24:09] But beside that garage is a hundred-year-old house, 113 to be specific because it was built in 1913, that I own, and then the one next door to that I think was built in the 40s.

[24:26] And then after that, like I said, you've got itsses and a whole bunch of houses right

[24:34] along Third Street that are all stick built and those are the other side of the alleyway.

[24:46] It's basically sticked out area all there, the only place else.

[24:54] And that trailer that was there wasn't completely out of place because, of course, it's.

[25:00] The trailer park is right across, basically, across the street from where it was. So I think that's why they put that there, you know, or something that could be rented out. And we were a lot less worried about mobile homes and trailers years ago.

[25:26] I mean, you had trailers right across the street from the hospital up until the early 2000s.

[25:38] I think under Gene Atcherberry had got when he was in birth's position.

[25:45] I think that stuff finally got removed.

[25:50] But there were, in other words, what I'm getting at is in the nearby area, there were a lot

[25:56] There isn't any more, it's all stick bill and except for the legacy, the remnants of stuff that are in that lot, that area is all stick billed and the homes are mostly kept up.

[26:15] I'm in the process of fixing up that 100 year old house.

[26:21] Yes, it was just not very often that we get an opportunity to purchase land that's right near one of our properties that's frankly where we're out of room.

[26:38] And this is an opportunity and if you're talking about something aesthetically pleasing, it looks terrible over there.

[26:45] So anything, anything that goes and there's even if it's the extension of the graveyard's going to look better than it does now, that's terrible.

[26:51] It had yet cleaned up either way.

[26:54] And it's been like that.

[26:55] Like said, for 20 years.

[26:58] A lot of this stuff has been carted off and cleaned up.

[27:02] It doesn't have any junk cars on it, for example, when it did.

[27:06] that the only thing that's left and that I can think of is that remnant of the garage,

[27:15] but I'm sure that it gets torn down in short order if whether the county buys it or not.

[27:23] So I would recommend that in either way, even if you do go ahead with it, you need to think

[27:33] about a new location for a new cemetery because you are running out of room as you

[27:38] as everybody's aware of and there just isn't any place to expand to unless you were I don't know

[27:47] going to buy out the trailer park or you're going to start condemning perfectly good homes that

[27:53] people are currently living in. So question for staff so as far as it's a point three cube acre

[28:06] So, time lives, what do you see being, how long could it be utilized before we happen to grow again?

[28:14] And then what is the vision of staff and how we're going to beautify that and make it look nice?

[28:19] Does that include a sort of any privacy wall that would divide for existing property owners live and the cemetery?

[28:26] Could you share the commission kind of like what we kind of looked at?

[28:30] the history first so we reached out to Andy Clark 10 years ago asking to try to purchase

[28:34] the property from him to expand the cemetery because we've seen some of this coming. One

[28:38] thing that the Land of County has going for a lot of the county's known as we don't take any

[28:42] migrants so everybody who's buried in the cemetery there is the Land of County resident.

[28:49] So you don't need a great expansion to create a pretty good portion of time if that makes sense.

[28:58] At the time, Mr. Clark didn't want it more than what the appraise value was in the county

[29:03] couldn't pay more and that's why we never did make any deal there and we never could make

[29:06] a land swap or anything else that would fit.

[29:09] So ever since then, we've been looking for any piece of property of joining to your close

[29:13] to the cemetery to try to expand on in any way, shape, or form is what we would do with this

[29:18] is probably expand the fence that we currently have, just with the same pillars, same, same

[29:23] brought iron fence and encompassed the Larry there to create some more plots.

[29:28] That's the thought process behind it.

[29:30] And the one that Mr. Chapar is referring to with the old foundation there,

[29:35] I believe it may have been for a mobile home, it may have been for a stick built up.

[29:38] I'm not sure, but they're just a foundation there.

[29:41] We've inquired on that as well.

[29:43] So we get that whole corner there, and it would almost double the life of our cemetery that we have currently.

[29:49] Another thing is when we do the mobile harvest in the food distribution, there's cars that are backed up all the way in through the cemetery, and if we were to clear that

[30:00] And for this parcel, I'm not saying this is what we could use it for, but we could get all that line of cars that just park in the cemetery so they could have access to the FCC building.

[30:10] Maybe this piece of property, maybe it's not exclusively just where people are buried, but it's something that we maybe we could get all those people out of the cemetery because I couldn't imagine having to wait for food and be parked inside a cemetery for two hours.

[30:26] You know, it's, I'm one of the, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's wearing on the cemetery.

[30:31] There's, there's, you know, so if we could give another, I'm not saying that that's what this property could be used for, but it's another option.

[30:39] I mean, it's, we got to do something, we can't just have people backed up into the cemetery for two hours.

[30:44] Well, I don't know what to tell you about that.

[30:47] They, they didn't use it.

[30:49] And I know they part, you see, they went in a different way before.

[30:52] or they were jamming up the streets.

[30:56] And I think they got complaints about that.

[30:59] So that's why they came up with that particular solution.

[31:03] But that was only like two years ago, I think,

[31:06] that they changed two or three, hasn't been very long.

[31:11] Okay.

[31:11] Mr. Chair, if I may, I can follow up.

[31:14] Deputy District Attorney for the Record.

[31:16] Because of Mr. Chaper's personal interest or position on this matter,

[31:21] as he previously disclosed, he's asked that I, who've had no conversations with him regarding his position,

[31:31] provide any assistance in, if the board or staff have any legal questions on this item.

[31:39] I'm here to assist you with that.

[31:40] Thank you, Mike.

[31:42] Does the commission have any further questions or comments on this item?

[31:47] I'm just going to say it isn't that quiet over there, just for the record, I know they're pretty often and you've got the road and so I mean, that doesn't have any

[31:56] reasoning here.

[31:57] Okay. Just public having any questions or comments on the item.

[32:02] Okay, I'll hear a motion.

[32:04] A motion to approve or seeing a land at 3.5 south means to be just presented.

[32:10] Second. Okay, we have a motion to approve and seconded. All in favor say aye.

[32:14] Okay.

[32:16] All right.

[32:17] Moving on.

[32:17] 1.6.

[32:18] For discussion and possible action to prove this, prove the interlocal agreement for air medical

[32:23] transportation services between Latter County and Guardian, like LLC, DBA, REACH, Air Medical

[32:28] Services to offer emergency air medical services 24 hours 365 days a year for critically ill

[32:35] or injured patients.

[32:37] This agreement will commence on the 13th day of August 2026 and end on the 30th day of August

[32:43] 2027. Morning, gentlemen. Good morning, commission. My car is for the record Landercount EMS.

[32:48] For the record, Wiley Little, reach our medical services and guard you in place.

[32:52] All right. Do the commission have any questions? Is this battle mountain only, or is this going

[32:59] to be Austin Kingston also? This is for all of Landercount EMS, so

[33:07] it will be stationed

[33:08] in Battle Mountain, but it will be servicing the whole county. So if the EMS now calls out,

[33:14] You guys will be the ones that will pick up our people out there at the airport.

[33:20] Correct.

[33:21] Okay, and you're going to take them to Reno or Elco or the nearest appropriate facility.

[33:25] So this aircraft can go Reno, Elco, Salt Lake, Vegas, Boise, even in the California where

[33:31] our location needs to go.

[33:32] This aircraft can get them there.

[33:34] It's a fixed way.

[33:35] It's a fixed way.

[33:36] It's a fixed way.

[33:37] Okay.

[33:39] Any other questions for these gentlemen?

[33:43] So

[33:46] if it's fixed wing, does that change the ability of service?

[33:54] I mean, is it some that will be helicopter to hospital direct?

[34:01] Does it limit your ability to provide service?

[34:04] Is that you're only going to be set fixed wing for transport?

[34:08] It seems like the helicopter comes in.

[34:10] You said it's airplane, right?

[34:14] We do have a helicopter out of Elco as well, but that would be the primary asset for Liner County, would be the fixed wing.

[34:21] Really, with where we're at in the state and the weather we get, we believe the fixed wing is actually the better option for the residents of Liner County with the IFR capabilities and the speed.

[34:33] By the time you have the helicopter getting to Reno or Salt Lake, they go so substantially slower that the fixing will beat them there.

[34:41] Even if you do have a little bit of a ground component between Landry County EMS and us

[34:47] So we believe that's the correct error. Okay, any

[34:52] other questions item 1.6

[34:58] Motion to approve the

[35:00] In a local agreement for error medical transportation services between Landord County and GuardianFlight LLC.

[35:06] I'll second. Okay, we have a motion, and a second. All in favor say aye.

[35:10] All right, thank you, gentlemen. Thank you, commission. Real quick, I want to thank

[35:14] Gold Mountain Aviation, because they put a ton of work in to help bring these guys in. I want to

[35:19] thank Reach and Alabama General, who also worked with us to bring this asset, and it's going to be a good thing for the county. Thank you.

[35:25] Thank you.

[35:26] Thank you for having us.

[35:27] All

[35:30] right.

[35:30] Moving on to 1.7.

[35:33] For discussion and possible action to approve this approved the Landry County Community

[35:37] wildfire protection plan, CWPP for 2026.

[35:44] All right.

[35:44] Anybody have any discussion on this item?

[35:49] No.

[35:49] I'd just like to thank Lewis from RCI for all his work in Jordan, Elder, and everybody that's

[35:55] worked on this.

[35:56] It's been a very good collaborative effort and I think a lot of good ideas went into this and I'd just like to thank Lewis for that.

[36:07] Okay. All right.

[36:09] Does the public have any questions or comments on the item?

[36:13] Are you going to give us a brief overview?

[36:15] Yeah, absolutely.

[36:17] That way the public knows.

[36:22] I didn't see it back there.

[36:23] Good morning.

[36:24] Stand low profile.

[36:30] I'm Lewis Mendai for the record with resource concept. I'll try to get my PowerPoint up here.

[37:00] Thank you all for your time today. As I said my name is Lewis Mendai. I work for resource concepts

[37:05] we're hired by the county to update the Lander County Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

[37:13] The Community Wildfire Protection Plan or CWPP is a non-regulatory plan

[37:20] It was developed collaboratively to assess wildfire risk throughout the county and also

[37:30] develop recommendations to reduce that risk where possible.

[37:35] The biggest benefit of this plan is recommendations and projects that are included in it have a

[37:41] lot higher probability of being selected in grant applications in the future for implementation.

[37:48] We

[37:53] started work on this project early part of last year and the first thing we did was

[38:00] form a core team made up of county, state, and federal wildfire managers and stakeholders.

[38:10] We met multiple times with the core team and the public to determine what communities

[38:17] we're going to be assessed. The results of those assessments, recommendations, and we also took

[38:25] a comment from the core team and the public on those recommendations and assessments.

[38:36] This is just a broad overview of our process over the duration of the project.

[38:47] We're here at the

[38:48] The core team has been a huge part of the development of this plan and we appreciate

[38:53] everybody that's participated in it.

[38:56] The public also provided us lots of good input that we're able to incorporate into the

[39:02] plan through a series of meetings that were hosted in Battle Mountain, Austin, and Kingston.

[39:11] So what do the assessments look like?

[39:13] this is a broad overview of the three main pillars that we looked at in each

[39:19] community, first paying suppression. So what water resources are available to

[39:25] community response times, the first responders, and that thing, then environmental

[39:33] surroundings. What are surrounding fuels to that community? Are there fuels within

[39:38] in the community that are likely to

[39:42] to ignite or facilitate fire spread throughout a community,

[39:47] and then structures.

[39:49] What is the typical structure made out of,

[39:51] our buildings made out of non-combustible roofing,

[39:55] inciting materials overall,

[39:57] and are there opportunities to

[40:01] In

[40:04] total, we assessed 17 different communities throughout the county, each with varying levels

[40:12] of wildfire risk. As we're all aware of in this room, there's no such thing as an area

[40:20] that is completely without risk. And from these assessments, we developed two general

[40:27] types of recommendations. Site specific and county-wide.

[40:34] Site specific

[40:35] recommendations include fuel breaks, fuel thinnings, post-fighter rehab, evacuation

[40:45] plan updates were needed, and VFD member training were needed,

[40:54] and I'd be happy

[40:55] go over any of these specifically as well.

[40:59] And countywide recommendations apply to all of lander.

[41:04] The first recommendation we have is a county wildland fire coordinator.

[41:10] Just to be clear, this position is not intended to override BFD chiefs or their authority.

[41:17] It is intended to help secure grant funding,

[41:22] see that fuels reduction and hazard reduction projects are implemented and followed through with

[41:32] and also help VFDs get the training and regular support that they need. The next recommendation

[41:42] countywide communications improvement for more reliable radio communications and this also includes

[41:50] back up power for select sites in the county for wildland fire responders and first responders overall.

[41:59] Defensible space, education and implementation assistance.

[42:05] This recommendation is modeled off of previous projects that Nevada Division of Forestry is done

[42:12] elsewhere throughout the state. Essentially they work with private property owners and those

[42:18] Those that are willing to participate, they improve their defensible space and provide

[42:24] educational resources for how individual residents can continue defensible space around

[42:32] their homes and structures.

[42:34] We're also recommending annual meeting, pre-fire season meeting with counties, state, and federal

[42:43] wildfire agencies so that capabilities can be reviewed, the CWPP can be reviewed,

[42:55] different projects can be reviewed and everybody can work together cohesively.

[43:05] Another recommendation that we developed is forming formal relationships with agricultural

[43:15] producers that have irrigation wells in rural parts of the county where there's not

[43:21] water sources available for fire suppression now.

[43:26] For willing participants, wells would be fitted with fittings that are usable by a wildland

[43:34] fire resources, and it's also possible that select wells could be fitted to use mobile

[43:44] generators in the event that the power grid is down during a wildfire.

[43:53] The next recommendation is the basics of defenseable space that any resident can use on their property.

[44:04] We also have some recommendations for fire rehab, what you do after the fire,

[44:11] and support the receding of desirable perennial fire resistant species.

[44:18] And then the ready set go evacuation communication system.

[44:27] A lot of you have probably seen that on recent fires, but ready set go is a terminology used to effectively communicate between

[44:43] first responders and residents.

[44:46] So if you're in an area where a fire is burning and it's likely that it's it's going to

[44:56] create the need to evacuate ready

[45:00] We set go, allows residents to know that it's coming before, before it's heard.

[45:11] There's a lot of activity that has already been occurring in Lander County and none of these recommendations are meant to override those. A big part of the CWPP is supporting current actions and expanding those if there's a need in the future. Over the past 16 years, there's been over two

[45:34] 200,000 acres of wildfire-related projects that have already occurred.

[45:40] The CWPP supports the re-treatment and maintenance of previous projects, and NV Energy continues

[45:50] to do field reduction work along their energy corridors to date.

[45:56] this year alone, NV Energy is completed about 65 miles of that corridor fuels

[46:03] reduction with plans to do more in the future.

[46:07] Programs like Fire Adapted

[46:10] Nevada and Firewise USA are supported in the CWPP. Firewise chapters have started

[46:18] to form in Battle Mountain Kingston and Austin already. They're in the early

[46:23] stages of that and this CWPP wants to make it clear that those grass roots lead programs

[46:30] are really vital to protecting properties and individuals.

[46:39] The Lander County beautification program is another great program that we hope to see

[46:47] be perpetuated into the future and the Lander County Conservation District Equipment

[46:54] Rental Program and Herbicide Cost Share Program is another great way for residents

[46:59] to create and maintain defensible space on their private properties.

[47:05] BLM and Forest Service also has a series of programmatic documents that can be used going

[47:12] into the future for more landscape level fuel reduction projects that we hope to seek

[47:19] carried forward and we just want to make those well known to the public so those are resources

[47:25] that can be used on federal lands.

[47:29] Then Nevada Shared Stewardship Group is a group with Nevada Division of Forestry and the

[47:42] field reduction projects as well and within Lander County there's a specific

[47:46] working group based in a range working group that that most of it is within

[47:52] the county and that's another resource for future wildfire mitigation work.

[48:01] It's been a pleasure working with Lander County and I'd be happy to take any

[48:05] questions that there may be on the plan. Okay well thank you for that. Any questions?

[48:13] Okay. Well thanks again. Thank you. And I will hear it motion. Make a motion to approve

[48:20] the Lander County Community Wildfire Protection Plan for 2026.

[48:26] Okay, we have a motion.

[48:26] Second.

[48:27] And a second. All in favor say aye.

[48:28] Aye.

[48:29] Thank you.

[48:30] Thank you.

[48:32] Okay, 1.8. For discussion and possible actions, you're approved to approve the county paying

[48:37] the referees for the battle mount use pickle and cheer 2026 season we

[48:45] can

[48:45] select for the record I'm here representing the board as a treasure so I just

[48:50] wanted to disclose that not as the comptroller what are they expected peace so we

[48:56] didn't put a mouth on it because it varies every home games the first weekend we

[49:02] paid 2,800 this last weekend we only paid 1,800 because we had less gains and we

[49:06] were in one location is set up to who's

[49:11] currently paying for the board and where are they getting

[49:16] the finances from so we have had a little extra because we did retouch some of the mines and

[49:22] we just got a 5,000 from Miracle I believe but we had to purchase all new helmets this year

[49:29] and we created a new board and our part of pop Warner as well so we had some additional fees

[49:35] kind of starting from scratch as you have to use the volunteer.

[49:41] I can just pop one or require you guys to have paid referees, I know they used to pay

[49:46] the high school kids to come out and do it so do they, is that something they require?

[49:50] They don't require it but they have to be trained they're a little more strict on it and

[49:55] And I believe that we're having problems

[49:58] like getting people to...

[50:00] be available to ref. So it was easier to have pop order provide them. And then they're trained, and they're, uh, by pop order. And they have, they're like certified and all of that. And they paid for them to come. So, is there an amount you guys have asked? I mean, that's what my question is. Usually we have something. Well, that's the, that's what I was going to suggest is that I mean, I'm always in support of me to supporting our community and, and our children are youth and, uh, but I don't like an open-ended amount. So we could as a board, uh, put us

[50:29] It's a specified amount, whatever that amount may be.

[50:31] How many more home games do you guys have?

[50:34] I believe we have two more.

[50:36] Two.

[50:36] So that's probably going to be two weekends.

[50:39] Thank you.

[50:40] Kayla's on the phone.

[50:41] Kayla, do you want it?

[50:42] Sorry, the Kayla knows that for the record, sorry, Lincoln.

[50:44] So I'd say no more than 5,000 in, right?

[50:47] If you can.

[50:48] So are you expecting us to pay the past ones also

[50:50] or just the ones coming up in the next two weekends?

[50:53] Whenever you guys are willing to give us,

[50:55] we would be grateful for.

[50:58] I've got a longer person.

[50:59] have the fees went up this year for those kids because cost of went up so the

[51:03] football was more this year because they got more stuff they got a home and

[51:09] in a way they got double bags they got more equipment okay the chair was

[51:14] cheaper than it has been in the past

[51:19] you know what what was it last year you know

[51:21] when they signed up for football yet there was a hundred I believe and the

[51:27] year was 200 and then the cheer used to run like 4 to 500 and this year it was I believe

[51:34] 200 as well. So that's good things went down that's good. What have you done for fundraising?

[51:40] They did a couple weekends ago did do a car wash and all the kids came and participated out

[51:45] food town right now. Kayla you can correct me if I'm wrong but we were doing we were going to do a

[51:54] fill your helmet and pom-pom fundraiser as well. I don't know. I started that. I believe we still plan to do that. We just haven't set it up yet.

[52:04] And what is that? It's like a sheet and it looks like a bubble helmet and they have certain donation amounts that people can donate and the kids have to go around and get family members and friends to donate.

[52:17] And have you been soliciting local businesses' minds?

[52:22] We have put in with the minds, yes, we did.

[52:24] What about local businesses?

[52:26] Because that's the idea.

[52:27] Okay.

[52:28] Yes.

[52:29] Before the league, before we started the season from

[52:35] all of the businesses in town, and we

[52:38] had a tier program, so it was like three different amounts, this amount was, I think, silver,

[52:45] bronze and then gold and then we actually have the businesses that donated to us in the gold

[52:53] amount. We have banners that were made for the not willing on the fence at our home games.

[52:59] How is your response to that with the local business?

[53:03] I see quite a bit of fun but like Blake said we had to buy all new helmets this season and it was

[53:11] It was supposed to $1,000.

[53:13] It was a lot.

[53:17] How much funds do we have in our grant funding right now for these types of things?

[53:22] We don't have any more in the miscellaneous grants.

[53:27] So this would come out of potentially the events line in the rec center budget.

[53:33] But we would have to take it out of a different like line items somewhere.

[53:37] Okay.

[53:38] I'd like to comment on this.

[53:38] Yes, please.

[53:40] Tom Kerkowski.

[53:44] Volunteerism is basically not existent anymore, you know, and so if we can keep this program

[53:48] going forward through sponsoring and helping out with the referee program, I understand, you

[53:55] know, that they do fundraisers, they've tried everything they can, but to keep this program

[54:01] available and going for the youth it's you know volunteerism like I say is

[54:05] about non-existent so paying the referees to keep them there it's an awesome

[54:11] program I think I do yeah thank you all right so yeah there's if we have two more

[54:19] games two more home games and you're seeing how

[54:45] many breaths do you have at each

[54:46] and when you pay him.

[55:01] And less

[55:12] depending on their age and their experience.

[55:22] So on an average, where are they paying the ref?

[55:27] Thank you.

[55:38] How many games do you have last weekend? We have four. Okay.

[55:44] Okay. Awesome.

[56:00] And we're kind of down in numbers, too. Aren't we for these kids?

[56:02] one

[56:23] underneath and got paid $434 and then the other two got paid $350 each. Yeah and I

[56:31] just did an average so when you're six you're six when you had six it was about $466 per

[56:37] ref the one you had four it's about $450 per ref and I think they charged us for travel too right

[56:42] Kayla? They do. Yes they do. That's kind of a rack it isn't it you send their refs and we charge

[56:48] do you throw that?

[56:49] It has been really nice to have roughs out there that know what you're doing and they're

[56:55] trained.

[56:56] Okay.

[56:57] So what would you like?

[56:58] What's that?

[56:58] Okay.

[56:59] So for the next two weekends, if you could put a number on that for the next two weekends

[57:04] to get you through the 2026 season, are you talking between $5,600 and $6,000?

[57:11] Yes.

[57:12] Okay.

[57:13] So where I'm at is definitely we have to keep the program going, the numbers are down.

[57:23] I realize you guys are a new board coming in.

[57:25] I had it for 14 years, the fees are shocking.

[57:33] But I think at a point being for using money that is the people's.

[57:40] We cut the belt buckles and trophies and stuff out through the past.

[57:46] I'm fined, it's important, because we got to keep it going, and I love home games, because it does bring people to town, and they do go eat and everything else.

[57:53] I know, and I've done it for 14, I have to leave for 14 years.

[57:57] As far as going forward, I think the requests need to be based more towards, we need to be part of the helmets and the safety.

[58:04] We've supported every youth group that came in here to do that, something that pays back and gives a little bit of time to the kids.

[58:12] I'd like to see going forward also that maybe the meeting set with the incoming kids.

[58:18] We can, you know, pay that rate of incoming head official for the ease of the rules and that to make sure our kids are included and have the opportunity to where we would pay, you know, maybe pay for the training for them to be part of it.

[58:32] and give them an opportunity to become jobs and everything else.

[58:39] But after this going forward, like I said, it gives you guys another year to get your feet on the ground.

[58:46] More towards off of the referee pay in that.

[58:50] To me, that's just like a trophy, but money for safety, definitely safety equipment is something that that's what the grounds are for.

[59:00] we plan on coming. No, you're okay. You're

[59:10] okay, go ahead.

[59:24] That was because grant funding was going. Oh, okay, okay, okay, but you guys will be able to be prepared. Yeah, too, too. We're that's available. I mean, that's I like that. I do like that. And definitely we need to support the youth.

[59:41] Yes.

[59:43] Okay.

[59:45] That was a question.

[59:46] What do you like to do?

[59:47] What do you think of 56 are?

[59:49] Does that make sense?

[59:50] I see.

[59:50] I mean, I see about 5,500.

[59:52] That's pretty game close going to cover on my thing, isn't it?

[59:56] For the next 20.

[59:56] Maybe 20.

[1:00:05] So this will fall under the guidelines of grant, so you'll all financials and all that stuff. Yeah, we'll just pay the refs directly. We'll just pay popcorn or directly the county one. Okay, but those funds are tracked with receipts and are accountable to you, right? Yes. Okay. Do you guys have your, is it the 401c? We carry that. Okay.

[1:00:26] I'm motion to approve paying that on the Mountain Youth Football League, correct? And cheer. And cheer.

[1:00:52] I just want to give you guys a comment. It looks like those cheerleaders are conditioned way better than those football players.

[1:00:58] I'm just going to say, I watched in the other day in way more

[1:01:03] conditions.

[1:01:21] Well, I'm just hoping many of those coaches who listen and they run those boys a little

[1:01:24] more.

[1:01:24] They need it.

[1:01:26] I'm going to say my grandson's going to like that, but they need you.

[1:01:32] Thank you, thank you.

[1:01:34] We're going to take that ten minute break.

[1:01:51] Request proposals for golf course consulting services for the mountain view golf course

[1:01:55] in battle mountain, including grow-in management, irrigation, scheduling, fertility and chemical

[1:02:02] planning, equipment evaluation and staff training, low-wing standards, construction quality

[1:02:07] assurance, vendor coordination, operational planning, budgeting and related consulting

[1:02:12] services, or to find that this contract is for a professional service contract, which by its

[1:02:18] nature is not adapted to reward by competitive solicitation. B, if it is found that this

[1:02:25] This is a professional contract which is not adapted to a ward by competitive solicitation

[1:02:30] then to approve disapproved and agreement between both server and land or county for the

[1:02:36] above, for the above described, of course, consulting services which will commence on September

[1:02:41] 10th, 2026 and will terminate on November 15th, 2027 to be compensated as follows.

[1:02:47] 1 August 27th, 2026 through November 15th, 2026, $125 an hour anticipated 35 to 40 hours per week.

[1:02:57] Not to exceed 40 hours a week within a without written approval.

[1:03:01] 2 November 15th, 2026 through February 28th, 2027, $125 an hour, 25 to 30 hours per week as needed

[1:03:10] with a guaranteed minimum of 15 hours per week not to exceed 40 hours a week without written approval.

[1:03:16] three March 1st, 2027 through July 1st, 2027, $125 an hour, not to exceed 40 hours a week without written approval.

[1:03:26] 4 July 1st, 2027 through November 15, 2027, $70 an hour, not to exceed 40 hours a week without written approval.

[1:03:33] 5 county shall reimburse a consultant $350 per week for travel based on an anticipated 500 mile weekly round trip.

[1:03:43] This reimbursement is intended to reflect the applicable IRS standard mileage reimbursement guidelines.

[1:03:48] If the IRS standard mileage rate materially changes, the parties may mutually agree in writing to adjust the reimbursement.

[1:03:56] All right, 1.9. So, yes sir.

[1:03:59] Good morning, county commissioners office ladies and gentlemen, my name is both server

[1:04:07] Never done this before so

[1:04:09] Bear with me. I wrote you guys little statement

[1:04:13] And it just reads this follows. Good morning commission commissioners. Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today

[1:04:19] My purpose of battle mountain golf course is straightforward. I'm here to train the staff here to establish effective procedures and to share the knowledge

[1:04:27] that I have gained during my 15-plus years in the Gulf

[1:04:29] industry.

[1:04:30] I'm not here to take over the golf course

[1:04:32] or replace the people responsible for operating them.

[1:04:35] The county remains, or the county maintains control

[1:04:38] of the property, and the staff remains responsible

[1:04:40] for the daily work.

[1:04:42] My role is to support them to help the employees understand

[1:04:45] what needs to be done, why it matters,

[1:04:47] and how to perform consistently.

[1:04:50] The long-term success of this property should not depend

[1:04:55] on one person. It should come from a train staff clearly to find a solution.

[1:05:05] I'm a former member of the PGA of America with a degree in golf complex operations, the management, business, and marketing. Throughout my career, I have worked nearly every type of golf facility. From the exclusive private clubs with $250,000 initiation fees, public courses, municipal courses, and even city owned courses. Every property operated differently, but the success ones shares.

[1:05:29] There's several, sorry, but the successful ones shared several qualities.

[1:05:34] Employees understood their responsibilities.

[1:05:36] Procedures were clearly communicated.

[1:05:39] Problems were documented, and the leadership gave the staff knowledge and resources necessary

[1:05:44] to succeed.

[1:05:45] This is the experience I bring to Lanark County.

[1:05:48] Since arriving in Battle Mountain, I've worked alongside the maintenance staff, county

[1:05:52] employees, contractors, engineers, irrigation representatives, and agronomic vendors.

[1:05:58] I have taken the time to understand this property, including the established nine, and construction

[1:06:04] of and growing of the new nine.

[1:06:06] The irrigation system, the equipment, the turf conditions, and the challenges the staff

[1:06:10] faces every day.

[1:06:12] The knowledge allows me to provide training specifically designed for this golf course.

[1:06:16] I'm not handling, I'm not handing employees a generic maintenance program.

[1:06:21] I'm helping develop procedures based on battle mountains actual turf, water system, equipment, staffing, climate, and

[1:06:28] Operating needs. My work includes helping the staff understand irrigation problems, sprinkler performance, water distribution,

[1:06:36] moisture management, mowing and rolling practices, fertilizing, wetting agents, equipment care,

[1:06:42] course inspections and

[1:06:44] establishment of the new turf. More importantly, I'm explaining the reasoning behind those practices.

[1:06:50] Employees perform better when they understand the procedure, why the procedure matters.

[1:06:56] They begin recognizing warning signs earlier, they make better decisions in the field, they

[1:07:02] communicate problems before the problems become expensive, or expensive, and they take

[1:07:07] greater ownership of their property.

[1:07:09] That is the real value of training.

[1:07:15] I also want to help establish written procedures that create consistency.

[1:07:19] The course should have clear expectations from daily maintenance, irrigation adjustments,

[1:07:25] equipment inspections, staff assignments, turf monitoring, documentation and communication.

[1:07:30] Those procedures protect the county in several ways.

[1:07:34] They reduce preventable mistakes, preventable mistakes, improve accountability, make training

[1:07:39] new employees easier, and preserve important knowledge within the organization.

[1:07:44] The goal is not, the goal is not for the staff to depend on me and definitely the goal is for the staff to become increasingly

[1:07:52] knowledgeable, confident and self-sufficient because the time, because of the time we work together.

[1:07:59] My experience, it's under it that showed me what can happen when employees are given a clear plan and consistent support.

[1:08:06] The property was facing serious challenges with playing conditions.

[1:08:10] but by working alongside the maintenance team, improving irrigation and

[1:08:14] turf management practices, and establishing stronger daily standards,

[1:08:18] we help restore the course from hardship, from hardship conditions.

[1:08:23] Its greens eventually became and are now

[1:08:25] recognized as some of the best in northern Nevada.

[1:08:29] That improvement belonged to the team.

[1:08:33] My contribution was bringing knowledge, identifying problems, teaching better practices,

[1:08:37] is in helping the employees create consistency.

[1:08:41] My experience at Eagle Valley is also directly relevant.

[1:08:44] Eagle Valley was a city on golf course with a large staff

[1:08:48] demanding schedule on the significant public responsibilities.

[1:08:52] I learned how important it is to respect,

[1:08:57] establish procedures, purchasing requirements, budgets,

[1:09:01] reporting structures, and the chain of command.

[1:09:03] I understand that working with the county requires

[1:09:06] communication and accountability recommendations must be explained clearly concern should be documented county leadership should remain informed and employees should understand how the how their work supports the large public investment.

[1:09:20] Our professional network is another benefit I bring to the project over the years I have developed strong relationships with superintendents general managers agronomist irrigation specialist contractors vendors manufacturers product representatives and other golf professionals.

[1:09:38] When a specialized issue arises, I know how to locate the right information and bring the appropriate expert into the conversation.

[1:09:46] I've also helped the staff develop, I can also help the staff develop those relationships so the county continues benefiting from those resources in the future.

[1:09:55] Every property I have been a part of, I have left in a stronger position.

[1:10:00] Agronomically, operationally and financially. These results were never achieved by one individual. They were achieved by teams that understood the plan and worked together. Our role has consistently been to identify what is holding an operation back, help create a practical path forward and give employees the knowledge and structure in and to succeed. That is what I want to continue doing for Lander County. I will provide honest observations and practical recommendations.

[1:10:29] I will help employees develop their skills and understand this property more

[1:10:34] completely. I will work within the counties to establish authority and support

[1:10:38] the people responsible for making and carrying out decisions.

[1:10:42] My dedication to this project is second to none. I have invested the time

[1:10:45] necessary to learn to learn the property, build relationships with the staff and

[1:10:51] understand the work that remains. I care about the outcome but I also understand

[1:10:56] and the limits of my role.

[1:10:58] I'm here to read, I'm here to teach, support,

[1:11:00] and prepare the staff not to take their place.

[1:11:03] The best measure of my success

[1:11:04] will be whether the employees become stronger,

[1:11:07] whether procedures are followed consistently

[1:11:09] and whether the county is better prepared to operate

[1:11:12] and protect the golf course for years to come.

[1:11:14] I would appreciate the opportunity

[1:11:16] to continue sharing my experiences,

[1:11:17] training staff, and helping Leonard County

[1:11:19] establish his project.

[1:11:21] Procedures necessary for this property-long term success.

[1:11:25] Yes, I thank you for your time on this consideration.

[1:11:27] Thank you.

[1:11:28] All right.

[1:11:28] So just a commission having questions on this item.

[1:11:31] And is just to make sure everybody's clear we're deciding whether this needs to be put out for a press proposal or we find it.

[1:11:39] That it is a professional service, which if it is, then we do not need to add for request proposals.

[1:11:44] So if we have any questions relating to that of the consultant that's sitting in front of us, then how's the time to ask?

[1:11:52] Mr. Server, under the professional services contract, so currently this would be, you know, just in travel alone each week, you know, the $350, so that a little over $18,000, maybe $200 a year, somewhere around there.

[1:12:10] So, your long-term plan, if a contract is approved, if my understanding is correct,

[1:12:18] is you're in the process of locating to the community, so that travel would be non-existent

[1:12:24] possibly in the future?

[1:12:26] As of right now, I'm planning on staying in Carson.

[1:12:30] I mean, from the long, if there was a long-term situation, yes.

[1:12:38] I mean that's definitely in the in the deck of cards for a year. I would have to say no.

[1:12:48] I've got a daughter in Carson. She's in travel sports.

[1:12:52] She's got friends. She just started sixth grade. So middle school is fun.

[1:12:57] But I mean, from a long term standpoint, absolutely, but for the short term of the year, I'll probably stay where I'm at.

[1:13:06] So you've got an opportunity to work the course for a little while and see what kind of

[1:13:11] challenges are ahead.

[1:13:12] What are you for seeing if some of the maybe the top three challenges of looking ahead

[1:13:17] other than the, you know, the, of course, the SOD situation, but what else are you looking

[1:13:22] at?

[1:13:24] Challenges.

[1:13:25] You know, the phrase you can't teach an old dog new trick, so breaking the current golfers

[1:13:30] of their existing habits is going to be tough.

[1:13:35] Staffing where we're definitely going to need some additional staff to come on board

[1:13:40] next year when we get this whole thing up and running consistently.

[1:13:46] I'm kind of recommending one more maybe full time and then if we can't get maybe three

[1:13:51] part time guys, even kids, high school kids are super beneficial for spot watering in the

[1:13:58] afternoons, doing weed detail, you know, the little mix and grannies that get overlooked

[1:14:04] because of your mowing regimens, your watering regimens and, you know, how detail-oriented

[1:14:10] you have to be with the rest of the property. But, yeah, that'll, when I put everything together

[1:14:15] this winter, that'll all be in it. Teaching a golf shop, explaining to them kind of how

[1:14:22] 18 whole facilities going to run because I think from a playability standpoint you guys are going to have

[1:14:29] You know people come out here and see your existing nine, which is not a bad nine whatsoever. I kind of enjoy it

[1:14:35] But you know, and they're gonna look over next to it and see that nine. I think they're gonna want to loop that night quite a bit more

[1:14:42] Because it is beautiful. It is a

[1:14:46] It is a really nice property

[1:14:49] Very happy to be on board. So thank you guys this far, but

[1:14:53] You know just how to manage a T-sheet, you know I have to teach the golf shop how to manage a T-sheet.

[1:15:00] You know, people are going to have to start making tea times because you're going to be a lot busier. You can't just show up and expect no one to be there anymore. You know, some of the pushback that we get from staff, you know, they, they, they're not there yet, but we'll get there. You know, they're kind of overwhelmed at this point, but they don't see how we're going to do 18 holes. But with 18 holes, it really frees you up. You're not having the same groups loop or pack around.

[1:15:29] So they're, you know, they're not playing their nine holes and then right back on you, you're progressively staying in front of the play as you have 18 holes, so you're not sitting there and waiting all the time, you know, so it is going to free them up from a mowing standpoint to be a lot more productive in that matter.

[1:15:47] Okay, and one other concern I had was the general liability insurance so on the on the current contract the way it is

[1:15:54] That's presented to us. It's no less than in for $100,000. So the yeah

[1:16:02] My expectation would be that would be for considerably higher about a million dollars was that I got

[1:16:07] We overlooked on our end. It is I got one for a million. Okay. Yeah

[1:16:11] I don't know how we came up with a hundred thousand dollars. I think it was a tight book

[1:16:16] Yeah, because when I talked to the insurance agent, he said the same thing. He said that was extremely weird.

[1:16:23] But I had been in communication with Sean and even though it had said that, I mean, I haven't seen that for the 100,000, but yeah, I got to know our policy.

[1:16:33] Thank you. That's all I have.

[1:16:35] Okay, so I think the first thing, as how it's identified, we need to make a determination to whether our PE work, we find it as a professional services contact.

[1:16:44] So basically, I know staff had leaned towards the understanding that this would be a professional service contract.

[1:16:52] So in my own reading of the statute, which is 332.115b, in my interpretation of it,

[1:16:59] I agree that it would fall under professional advisory, right?

[1:17:04] And it doesn't constitute a public work or the purchase of ordinary goods or supplies,

[1:17:09] and that the contractors, not at any time taking any over any part of the facility,

[1:17:15] I understand he would remain 100% in control of that facility,

[1:17:19] as to where it likes something like our airport,

[1:17:21] where we've turned it over to the contractors, we had about RSP on it.

[1:17:27] This, I don't see that as necessary.

[1:17:30] And I do, I am in favor of moving forward,

[1:17:33] and the reason why is that we have a beautiful

[1:17:39] and we're 15, 16 million dollars into that bank and it would be a whole lot more expensive.

[1:17:45] If we didn't manage our greens or fairways, manage the course properly, I think it would

[1:17:49] cost us a whole lot more in the long run than paying for the professional services of

[1:17:54] this consultant.

[1:17:55] So those are my thoughts on it.

[1:18:00] So what's everybody else think?

[1:18:01] I agree with you.

[1:18:04] Yeah, and that golf course, I mean, it's a timing issue, too, is with the sod coming and

[1:18:10] it's that we can't have any delay or any latency with that.

[1:18:13] So, you know, that's very important with winter coming and irrigation and, I mean, we need

[1:18:21] to treat that with respect, too.

[1:18:24] You guys have done it right up to this point, I mean, it's one of the most prettiest irrigation

[1:18:29] systems of pump outs I've ever seen in my life.

[1:18:31] And then to add to this from comments or

[1:18:35] communications cycles of had with county managers,

[1:18:39] county manager, how it was before Moe came on.

[1:18:44] And then after how basically he just,

[1:18:46] a lot of the problems, a lot of the calls from contractors

[1:18:49] went away because it was being addressed properly.

[1:18:52] And maybe staff would like to speak to that,

[1:18:53] if there's anybody that would like to speak to that.

[1:19:17] Yeah, so I mean truly the idea for the winner is just to kind of implement a foundation and a super solid structure for the 2027 season.

[1:19:31] You know, in the winter, you guys all live in northern Nevada.

[1:19:36] I don't know how severe the weather was out here,

[1:19:38] but I know at Sunridge, it was 80 degrees in February.

[1:19:42] We put out like 9 million gallons in the month of February,

[1:19:46] which is just absurd.

[1:19:49] You know, if your grass tries to come out of dormancy because it's 80 degrees,

[1:19:56] but, you know, then it's snowed in March.

[1:20:00] You've really got to stay ahead of it. You know, you can't put too much water down, you're going to drown the root system. You're going to have freeze overs. You've got to turn the pumps off. And I mean, you still got to doctor it. You still got a baby, your grass, especially the new sod throughout the winter. I mean, we on days that it's warm enough. I mean, we are going to put out some water. And, you know, there's a lot of things. And it's, it's not.

[1:20:29] It's not from a neglect standpoint, but just because we didn't know ahead of time.

[1:20:36] But there's a lot of projects we can get done this winter that have been kind of put on the back burner to help us prepare for the new year.

[1:20:48] And I mean, the new furtigator, we're putting a ton of phosphorus down right now to ensure that the grasses is coded as deeply rooted as possible.

[1:20:57] and then we're putting out a bunch of potassium as well to make sure that that grass has the

[1:21:01] thickest coat of it can get for survival through the winter because you don't know if you're

[1:21:08] going to be under three feet a snow for three months or if it's going to be 80 in February

[1:21:13] and I think, you know, and preparing for the summer, I mean we need to have all of our

[1:21:22] reals grind our machines tuned up and all that stuff so I mean there's constant

[1:21:26] work that can be done throughout the winter out of golf course. It's under my

[1:21:31] understanding that in the past you guys have been closed.

[1:21:38] I know that's a

[1:21:39] county thing. My golf course I've never worked at one that closed in the winter.

[1:21:44] You know the only day that we guaranteed got off was Christmas day but you know

[1:21:49] there's revenue to be made throughout the winter months. I mean I know the days

[1:21:52] are shorter but if we're looking to kind of and it won't be this winter obviously but it'll

[1:21:57] be winners to come but I highly recommend not not having closing dates and trying to get some

[1:22:03] of your investment back. So when you do play through the winter it was minor sound you didn't want

[1:22:08] to play on the greens is that a false idea? Once grass is dormant you could land a bomb on it.

[1:22:14] I mean as long as the roots are protected that is that is a myth. I mean you you want play

[1:22:23] Yeah, you play, play doesn't hurt, but on the same accord you can't keep it super dry.

[1:22:29] Because you'll get your wear and tear marks from, you know, like I said golfers are creatures of habit.

[1:22:35] They pull in the hole at the same spot, they pull out of the hole at the same spot.

[1:22:39] So being able to kind of rotate those wear marks and, you know, heart distribution and that kind of stuff will be key throughout the winter.

[1:22:46] and yeah I mean the greens are your babies and I think having eyes on them

[1:22:50] knowledgeable eyes is going to be super beneficial for you guys throughout the

[1:22:56] winter. So you just go out and pile the snow off of the greens? If there's snow on

[1:23:00] the ground you're not playing but I mean I do I mean you're you're obviously going

[1:23:07] to be closed the days that you have snow on the ground but I mean it's

[1:23:14] more

[1:23:14] times than not there's more days throughout the three months of the winter season

[1:23:17] and what have you that-

[1:23:19] Can you promote the driving range area instead?

[1:23:22] Well, yeah, well, if there's snow on the ground,

[1:23:24] I mean, you're not going to go out and excessively remove

[1:23:26] any snow or put any more work on your plate.

[1:23:29] I mean, if there's some spots on the greens, stuff like that

[1:23:32] will shovel the greens off so they can breathe

[1:23:34] and stuff like that.

[1:23:37] Tar being the greens, I heard you guys

[1:23:38] tarp your greens in the past.

[1:23:41] I don't 100% agree with that at all,

[1:23:45] just because it's holding the moisture

[1:23:47] during and lack of oxygen from getting down into the root system and the longevity of

[1:23:52] the grass it just kind of starves it out and if snow sits on it then you're in trouble.

[1:23:59] All right so any other questions on the item and

[1:24:05] if we when I call for a motion we'll

[1:24:07] have to make the determination what we believe if it's something that's it is a request for

[1:24:11] proposal or if we find it as a professional services and have the motion reflect that.

[1:24:17] So any other questions or comments on the item?

[1:24:20] Does the public have any questions or comments on this item?

[1:24:23] Yes,

[1:24:29] Eric Martinez-Lurek, I just wanted to speak out

[1:24:32] because I've had to work next to Bo as we've been getting

[1:24:35] this project called, of course, project going.

[1:24:39] So I've got to kind of see him in action.

[1:24:42] So part of what he's kind of stepped into is,

[1:24:45] you know, we've got this 40 plus acres of new sod

[1:24:47] that's been out there.

[1:24:48] And the county's responsibility was once the project placed

[1:24:51] that sought that the county and team had to kind of take it over to make sure

[1:24:56] that it's been protected and it's starting to grow proper.

[1:25:00] There's been quite a bit of work that's gone into really then helping us with the construction project, frankly, and once it's placed, the contractor kind of has relieved it as responsibility, and it's not accounting to take it over. And so I've kind of seen them in action, and the sod is doing remarkably well. I encourage all of you to kind of go out there and take a look. We've got a few spots where we've got some issues, and they've been able to address it. We've got the sod supplier kind of addressing it, and both of them kind of forcing them to get some

[1:25:30] some of the additional seating down

[1:25:31] and getting, protecting our investment.

[1:25:34] And so I think from my perspective,

[1:25:36] he's done a really good job.

[1:25:37] It's been nice to have somebody out there

[1:25:39] with that type of knowledge

[1:25:40] that can help us through that process.

[1:25:42] So that's my question.

[1:25:44] Thank you.

[1:25:44] Thank you, thank you.

[1:25:45] Thank you.

[1:25:46] The previous night.

[1:25:49] The county does?

[1:25:51] They still will.

[1:25:52] We'll just guidance and training.

[1:25:54] Okay, I'm not really up on the golf course.

[1:25:56] Oh, you've been out there.

[1:25:58] How long have you been out there?

[1:25:59] I believe since the beginning of July.

[1:26:03] Okay.

[1:26:04] It's looking.

[1:26:05] Yeah.

[1:26:06] They have one hold down.

[1:26:07] The whole 17 was completely laden-sotted and then I've seen over the growing process

[1:26:14] from everything.

[1:26:15] Awesome.

[1:26:16] From there on.

[1:26:17] She's pretty.

[1:26:18] Yeah.

[1:26:18] It is beautiful.

[1:26:20] Okay.

[1:26:21] Any other questions?

[1:26:22] So my comments is we've heard from some of our stakeholders, just like Mr. Martinez said,

[1:26:28] that I've heard nothing but positive feedback on you, Mr. Server, and we have an opportunity to have a highly qualified individual who has a buy-in to help us with this project going forward, not only your handling the renovations, but the grow-in is, we don't get to do over on that, we have to get it right.

[1:26:48] I believe you have, you know what we have, you know what's ahead of us, you know what we need, I feel pretty comfortable with the terms other than the million dollars with their insurance, the general liability other than that, I felt pretty good about the service contract.

[1:27:03] If there's nothing more than I just I guess I just want to make sure does the commission find that it does qualify as a professional service contract and if not and we need to hear that on the record and if not if you believe it is and I'll hear a motion on the item make

[1:27:26] a motion to approve the service contract professional service contract as stated on bullet point two with the exception of the

[1:27:37] So the verbiage to be changed in the contract from the $100,000 for general liability insurance to no less than $1 million.

[1:27:45] Okay, I'll second.

[1:27:46] I have a motion and a second on the record.

[1:27:48] On the table, say aye.

[1:27:49] Aye.

[1:27:50] Okay.

[1:27:50] Thank you.

[1:27:51] Thank you.

[1:27:52] Today, moving on 1.10, for discussion of possible action to a, make a determination to one, request for proposals for especially events of hosting service for the New Event Center under construction in a battle mountain, including the service to plan.

[1:28:07] ordinate, supervise, and administer events at the New Events Center, or to find that

[1:28:12] this contracted is professional services contract, which by its nature is not adapted

[1:28:17] to a word by competitive solicitation B. If it is found that this is a professional

[1:28:21] contract, which is not adapted to a word by competitive solicitation, then to approve,

[1:28:26] disapprove, and agreement between Cody Clinton of Ann Lander County, or the above-sense

[1:28:31] event center consulting services which will commence on September 10th, 2026, and will terminate on September 30th, 2029 to be compensated as follows.

[1:28:43] An annual consulting fee of $50,000 for the services described in this agreement, to an additional fee of $1,000 per day for authorized onsite assignments away from consultants primary residence, three to county shall reimburse about airfare lodging, rental vehicles, fuel parking,

[1:29:01] and other approved travel expenses.

[1:29:05] So again, we're here on this similar ground here.

[1:29:09] We have to make the determination whether we believe it's...

[1:29:12] Yes.

[1:29:15] Oh, yes, sorry.

[1:29:16] Yes, thank you, Liz.

[1:29:17] I had it on my case in the end, but I didn't report it to that.

[1:29:21] So, we'll

[1:29:30] continue on that under 1.10.

[1:29:33] We also have item four.

[1:29:35] Consultant shall receive a one-time 5,000 additional fee

[1:29:38] for each qualifying new event, substantially developed by the consultant approved by the Board of County Commissioners and finalized to an executed agreement subject to applicable law and appropriations.

[1:29:48] Thanks, Liz.

[1:29:51] So we're back to deciding whether this is something that needs to go out for request for approval or if we demon has a professional services.

[1:30:03] Okay, how much longer to the event centers? Do we have a completion date set?

[1:30:11] Okay, so we're hiring someone to bring events in, and we don't even, it's not even, we haven't even started building the building. Right,

[1:30:22] he was going to do a lot of talking. Is he going to charge us every time he goes somewhere to talk about us?

[1:30:36] We can't afford Garth Brooks.

[1:30:37] Even on the slide, it

[1:30:55] goes with some of these programs that's going to be mentioned in the presentation that them, they get the most appetite.

[1:31:04] They got to put

[1:31:08] them a few years out.

[1:31:09] They have their schedules, they know where the stock is.

[1:31:15] They haven't had a beautiful place to be sheltered.

[1:31:18] How does it work for us if we're

[1:31:23] trying to put them out?

[1:31:24] Have we looked at the cost of what this is going to bring in?

[1:31:27] It's a half a million to a million dollars to bring an event in.

[1:31:29] Unless you have to pay your PRCA fees, you have to pay your livestock fees, you have to

[1:31:34] pay all these other things.

[1:31:35] You're looking at almost $3 million to bring in a pro-rodeal group here.

[1:31:38] Okay.

[1:31:39] I think we have, do we have Cody on the line since he is, okay, Cody, so did you hear the

[1:31:44] question from Commissioner Helming?

[1:31:47] I mean, you know, I mean, I'm excited and I really want to see our events in our, do well,

[1:31:52] but when I started looking into the cost of what it's going to bring into a big name for

[1:31:56] a concert or bring in a big event like that? Sure, we want to start out with all the bells

[1:32:02] and whistles that we don't want to break the county either. And we're talking some serious

[1:32:07] money to bring in these big events. I started doing a lot of research on it and went, whoa,

[1:32:11] wait a minute. We're talking big bucks, million dollars plus.

[1:32:18] So the part that you got to keep in mind,

[1:33:17] reason why if

[1:33:21] you go when you put in a 50-pound

[1:33:50] Well, they also want to percentage of the ticket sales, sometimes they want to percentage

[1:33:54] of the concession sales.

[1:33:56] We have to pay for all their lodging and I'm sorry, we don't have motels here that would

[1:34:00] suit Garth Brooks.

[1:34:05] He's going to bring a bus, but you know, I mean, like I said, I'm all for this.

[1:34:09] I'm just a little concerned that maybe we're putting the cart before the horse a little early.

[1:34:13] If we're two to three years out before we're done.

[1:34:17] That was one of my concerns too, so it's, I trust me.

[1:34:21] I asked Cody, if anybody was skeptical it was me,

[1:34:25] because I asked them all those questions too.

[1:34:27] And some of these events you got to book a year and a half out,

[1:34:30] sometimes a year, sometimes even more.

[1:34:33] Others, you can get away with, you know, like,

[1:34:36] if you have a gun show and RV show or something,

[1:34:38] don't really require that long.

[1:34:39] that these rodeo's answers.

[1:34:42] But these guys, if they're going to book,

[1:34:44] they don't, they want to see what our event center is

[1:34:46] going to look like.

[1:34:47] You know, they think they're getting the Taj Mahal

[1:34:49] and they end up with Snockyard.

[1:35:01] For example, on your sound system stuff, if I bring somebody in and we review it, and we say, if somebody comes in with a, you know, even a gun show, they're not going to like this sound system little on the concert, then we can address those situations prior to that completion, rather than after the completion, saving you money in that manner as well. But there's a lot more to preparation of these things than just building the building and then saying, oh, here it is. Now, let's see if we can put an event in it. You'll sit for two years before you

[1:35:31] to get a major event in the building,

[1:35:33] all the meanwhile putting lower quality events

[1:35:35] in your building and building that reputation

[1:35:37] for your building.

[1:35:38] So my purpose is to bring a good reputation

[1:35:41] for your building from the beginning

[1:35:43] so your building can actually generate money

[1:35:46] rather than cost you money.

[1:35:47] That's my purpose.

[1:35:48] Do we have a guarantee on that?

[1:35:51] There are no guarantees in life.

[1:35:55] Just for all disclosure, myself and Lamont met with Cody

[1:35:59] Clinton yesterday and we, we grilled him pretty hard, asked a lot of questions, a lot of our concerns and just because I, it's, well, I mean, I'm not an expert in the fields by any means.

[1:36:13] Yeah, the one has a pretty good grasp on it just from this past and, and then you said he's been a part of, but I, but I do know that I do believe he's the right guy for it.

[1:36:26] And I don't know if there's anybody staff that wants to speak to it, how we came about

[1:36:30] finding.

[1:36:31] Cody, but I believe he came pretty highly recommended from a lot of other facilities.

[1:36:37] But is there anybody that'd like to speak to that?

[1:36:41] Yes, so Mr. Martinez is actually the one who located him and is in his search down in Vegas

[1:36:46] going through different facilities and trying to come up with designs and something to make

[1:36:50] the best event center we can possibly come up with.

[1:36:53] And what we're trying to do here is build the product that the community in this commission

[1:36:58] you can be proud of and bring the events that follow that.

[1:37:02] And if the commission chooses not, I just want this to be on the record, so the public

[1:37:06] knows we're trying to bring the best people.

[1:37:08] We put $60 million into an event center, and then to hold a monster truck rallying that

[1:37:13] I think would be a disservice.

[1:37:16] No different than putting the $12 million into the golf course and bringing bow on.

[1:37:19] I think that these, some of these requests are relatively cheap, and are trying to put together something that the outcome of this is what we've had targeted when we put this in front of you guys to start for budgeting.

[1:37:34] Absolutely, Aaron Martinez to the record, so to be clear, none of us know, Mr. Flitten, when my staff and I were doing our research on events all over the country, we were picking apart mainly on the west coast.

[1:37:49] we focused, we went down there and toured all the facilities, not on lander counties down to be clear, I did that on our own time, but we also as part of that we wanted to understand their contacts, who is the major players in their events, how do they secure those events, what does this look like in terms of contracting those types of aspects and Mr. Flint and come highly recommended from a few different sources during that period, we also reached out to you

[1:38:19] several others. And to be honest with you, none of them seem to fit at least from my opinion,

[1:38:25] a standard for me to even recommend that person because it seems like when I recommend people,

[1:38:30] my name tends to run with them. So we take it very seriously. And really Cody was the only one

[1:38:36] in his team that was worthy in my opinion of that recommendation. And that's how it kind of came out

[1:38:42] that way, and to touch on the event center, just a little bit if I may, currently right now that phase one construction is underway as you guys know, that project funding came in, that budget came in about $3 to $5 million under the actual

[1:38:59] So, engineers estimate due to really favorable bids, so that was really beneficial, so we're already kind of winning there.

[1:39:09] That next phase, that vertical construction piece that you're talking about is going to occur and will be in front of you hopefully at the December 10th commission meeting for your review and decision making.

[1:39:21] So the vertical construction is anticipated to start January, based on your approvals, of course, of January of 27.

[1:39:30] So we hope to have the building stood by the end of that year, which gives us 2028 for the internal buildout for the 2029 season that we're kind of shooting for.

[1:39:41] So your points of being kind of the car before the horse completely understand what you're saying kind of from a big picture marketing and

[1:39:49] and events securing standpoint that I've done my research on.

[1:39:53] We are actually kind of breaching that line of not being able to fill the 2029.

[1:40:01] So that's kind of what's out in front of us. If I may, I have one more thing too. The proposal isn't just about scheduling events. That's one of my abilities as well. But the other part is I'm going to help you train your staff so that when you open the event center to any type of event, whether it be your local high school dance or graduation or anything else, that staff is ready to receive that event rather than not knowing what to do the first day of

[1:40:30] So there's training processes between now and then there's scheduling process between now and then there's a finding sponsorships for those events between now and then advertising so people know the event center is coming between now and then it's not just scheduling an event.

[1:40:48] Okay, thank you Cody.

[1:40:50] So we're back to deciding whether or not it is something that requests for a professional

[1:40:56] services contract and I'll just go on and state that what my opinion is based on my own

[1:41:02] research is that in talking with Cody yesterday as well that and with our county manager

[1:41:08] and citizen county manager that this contractor at no point will that facility be turned over

[1:41:13] and we'll retain 100% control of that facility.

[1:41:17] He will be there in a consulting firm in fashion

[1:41:20] to give us the education knowledge and training

[1:41:23] that we need to be able to, when he steps away,

[1:41:27] to continue running that event center successfully.

[1:41:30] So that is my opinion on that.

[1:41:33] But are there any other questions or comments on this?

[1:41:35] So on this, just like the last contract,

[1:41:38] we just kind of went over.

[1:41:41] This general liability insurance is at $100,000 as well.

[1:41:45] Is that another typo?

[1:41:47] Or Cody, are you getting a larger policy than that for general liability?

[1:41:53] I'm pretty sure I currently have a larger policy than that.

[1:41:56] I'm a revenge

[1:42:06] center that I do with, so I'm pretty sure I'm already covered for it.

[1:42:15] Okay, so under general liability you would be able to carry no less than $2.5 million policy?

[1:42:20] So

[1:42:29] Bill, with the first one, it was a 18-month or 16-month contract, which is a short-term contract.

[1:42:37] This is a three-year contract.

[1:42:39] Is that where your concern was with like the FRPs or RFPs, I'm just trying to get clarification on that.

[1:42:51] The golf course one was a very short-term one.

[1:42:53] And the biggest concern is that in the past, the Attorney General's Office has been concerned

[1:43:02] that you don't have any sweetheart deals so they want to see you put out some kind of

[1:43:09] publicity that we're looking for, whatever it is, which is basically the request for proposals

[1:43:17] even on things that are professional,

[1:43:21] you frequently will go with them.

[1:43:26] And that's the preferred way of trying to recruit people.

[1:43:33] Having said that, obviously being in the legal profession

[1:43:39] we're very well aware there are people who are super expert on various

[1:43:45] as aspects of the law, and sometimes you know who you want, and you just go for that particular person, and that's where this finding of that it's a professional service.

[1:43:58] giving an example from Eureka County when we were facing lawsuit for a local resident

[1:44:12] who also was a business owner actually

[1:44:17] was suing the district attorney, the previous

[1:44:19] district attorney to me for a slander. We wanted a first amendment expert and at the moment

[1:44:29] I can't remember the justice's name, but the guy we got ended up being a Supreme Court

[1:44:35] justice about four years after we got him.

[1:44:39] And I had to argue with full path to get that covered, but that would be an example.

[1:44:47] We knew who we wanted because we knew they had done First Amendment work before, and those

[1:44:55] Those are the types of things, and if Mr. Flitten, I hope I'm not mispronouncing.

[1:45:00] I'm asking that. No, is this particular aspect of an area? Yeah, if he knows this area better than others, that would certainly be a reason to do it. But the preferred method is to get it out there. So that the they're so concerned about open government that they want to know that you have stuff. And I'm a

[1:45:29] I might be a little gun shy.

[1:45:31] We got, I guess, the only one of you that still hear

[1:45:36] from that incidence back in 22, the commission had someone's

[1:45:48] contract, a proposed contract discussed.

[1:45:52] I think if something could do with insurance,

[1:45:54] I'm going back in my memory.

[1:45:57] And they had their presentation, but the following meeting there was some second thoughts

[1:46:08] about it.

[1:46:09] And Patsy, and I forget, I think Art was still there at that point, began discussing

[1:46:22] that item, even though it wasn't on the agenda for that commission, and they discussed it

[1:46:28] for like 10 minutes.

[1:46:30] And you may recall, I think it was in 24, it might have been 23, that the Attorney General's

[1:46:40] Office came and gave us a short presentation, chastising us for having allowed that to happen.

[1:46:47] And that indicated to me not just a theoretical interest,

[1:46:52] but that they're actually looking at you

[1:46:54] if you don't keep things open.

[1:46:57] So I'm trying to make sure we are as open as possible.

[1:47:03] And my recommendation would be that,

[1:47:07] and I ran it by Brian Hardy as well,

[1:47:10] that in general, you try to put it out there publicly

[1:47:15] that, hey, we're looking for this type of an expert. Well, I had a time and then go ahead

[1:47:23] with it. Again, there are exceptions, like I said, when I was looking for a first amendment

[1:47:29] person.

[1:47:32] Well, wouldn't the work that Aaron had done in the past with all the research that

[1:47:36] he did, wouldn't that have covered some of that when he found out that some of that really

[1:47:40] I wouldn't be anybody that was disqualified.

[1:47:42] What they're mainly concerned with is people out there that would have liked to have had

[1:47:49] your interest, you know, want to, want to sell you on themselves and have that opportunity.

[1:47:57] I have a question on that line, Bill, is that if that were the case and we were, I think

[1:48:02] this being agentized, how it's being agentized, that we are being, that is a cautious step.

[1:48:06] I believe that we've done that right, right?

[1:48:08] So we're determining it on the record, we're discussing it.

[1:48:11] That's what I thought you were asking me to explain.

[1:48:14] So why wouldn't we have then, with any engineers, auditors, insurance agents, they would

[1:48:21] based on your logic, from my understanding, is that why wouldn't we have RFP those, because

[1:48:27] there are going to be other people in those professional fields that would want to possibly

[1:48:31] have a chance at that.

[1:48:35] When you're doing something new, that is probably a good idea.

[1:48:41] When you have had like your county engineer, you had the same firm forever, you don't necessarily

[1:48:50] do that.

[1:48:51] But having said that, we've had the same public defender for a long time, and what did

[1:48:56] we do just last year?

[1:48:58] We went and put it out there to see if there was any other interests.

[1:49:01] But when I talk about the re-linked machine control, that's something that we don't maintain control of.

[1:49:08] Right? Because it's part of the court system.

[1:49:11] It's not land or county, it's the courts.

[1:49:14] Yeah, unfortunately, I think you guys should have more control than this has been willing to give.

[1:49:22] And there's still controversy as to who should have more control, and that's one of those given takes that we have.

[1:49:32] Yes, thank you, Mike McDonald, the district attorney's office.

[1:49:37] Mr. Chair, to your question relating to professional services,

[1:49:41] our recommendation and the preference of others is that even in those instances,

[1:49:46] with engineers' architects' accountants, that the request for qualifications or

[1:49:51] request for proposals, it may draw them up other folks that may be interested in

[1:49:57] contracting with with the county that we're not a

[1:50:00] They may have even greater expertise or maybe coming in at a better rate. And so the thought being the more public we are, the better information, the board receives and can make decisions with. So even in those really special areas of expertise, it isn't a situation that you just automatically serve as professional services. Our preferences is, let's see.

[1:50:30] if we can get the best bang for the buck, and that's the biggest thing.

[1:50:33] Time isn't an issue, is the length of contracts, those types of things.

[1:50:40] The other item that I wanted to note, and I think Mr.

[1:50:43] Schaeff was trying to get to the microphone, as part of the motion,

[1:50:50] we would ask that you include in the motion the finding or the determination that you make.

[1:50:57] Thank you.

[1:50:58] Thank you.

[1:50:59] Thank you.

[1:50:59] Yeah.

[1:51:00] And again, I go back to, I think this being the end of the way it's the end of it, it is

[1:51:04] a cautious step because like with, I think if I understand this from the public correctly

[1:51:08] is that in the past like the county manager had been able to make the determination to say,

[1:51:14] okay, we're going to go with this insurance care to handle it because it costs high as a professional

[1:51:18] service.

[1:51:19] But on that, I want you to say there is a statute, which is 332.115b, which basically vests

[1:51:24] this board make the determination whether or not we're dealing with something that needs

[1:51:29] to be request for proposal or a professional service.

[1:51:33] And that's why I've stated based on my own research and the verbiage on the public

[1:51:37] record of why I find it is a professional service.

[1:51:40] So that's why I wanted to make sure that all your attention was to that.

[1:51:44] So you could make up your own mind and the opinion of what you believe it to be.

[1:51:49] So anyway.

[1:51:50] Yeah, I think just one thing is we don't want to make it look like we haven't vetted a good amount of potential candidates already.

[1:51:58] I mean, we've been ever since I first started talking about that and hearing people, you know, are, is we, but we've looked for someone to take care of that and, you know, some people maybe better than others to get a better look, but, you know,

[1:52:20] Mr.

[1:52:20] People's opinion who we trust, and it looks like the best bet for us, so that's my opinion.

[1:52:26] I mean, a lot of things go into these, there's judgment, there's planning, there's expertise, and I do believe time is an issue because we might not have an opportunity to get Mr.

[1:52:36] Flitten before or somebody else qualified.

[1:52:39] I mean, these people don't stay around very long without someone picking them up, so that's what I got to say.

[1:52:45] Yeah. Any other questions or comments on the item? Does the public have any questions or comments on the item? Yes, ma'am.

[1:52:59] I'll increase for the chamber. I just wanted to address the fact that having done events in my occupation, as well as a squitboard,

[1:53:13] President. It is very challenging to find reputable people

[1:53:23] that are going to stand behind

[1:53:24] their word and deliver. And when you are looking to book events or people, their lead

[1:53:33] time in respect to the quilt guilt, their lead time to be able to book a qualified teacher

[1:53:41] that's bringing something in that is well known.

[1:53:44] I'm not talking Sue Alexander but I'm talking someone who can can teach.

[1:53:51] Their calendars are truly booked a year and a half to two years out.

[1:53:55] So if you have any hope of getting performers and

[1:54:01] Garth works is a huge reach but there are some of the others that are up and coming.

[1:54:06] coding, some of the other groups that are on that cusp of breaking, that performing in

[1:54:14] a rural area could be a make or break for them as well as us, you do have to get on the

[1:54:19] books a year and a half to two years in advance. And so being able to pre-plan and get that

[1:54:25] focused is going to do nothing but benefit our community as well as our businesses, as

[1:54:31] as well as our infrastructure and our current development.

[1:54:35] So having someone who is forward thinking and looking at that,

[1:54:39] and there is so much to having that building up and going.

[1:54:46] I don't have to worry about that,

[1:54:49] but there are so many behind the scenes things

[1:54:51] that my own board doesn't even realize

[1:54:53] is happening that I handle because I know that it's happening.

[1:55:00] Having this gentleman would do nothing or another person would do nothing but provide a base that's going to take pressure off your county manager, pressure off of you as commissioners. It's going to just solidify that to ensure that we that we are successful because there's nothing worse than, and I'm speaking because I'm a little nervous about my October event, but there's nothing worse than having these huge ideas.

[1:55:28] and not having the ground work done so that it can be successful.

[1:55:36] And that is my two cents.

[1:55:39] If we want to be able for me to sell this with my businesses

[1:55:45] and to be looking for other businesses to come in,

[1:55:48] that just enrich our community, we need to be forward thinking.

[1:55:53] And I hope that Mr. Flintin will, if or whoever,

[1:55:57] that when all of that is in play, that we can have some conversations and include the chamber so

[1:56:03] that we can start playing groundwork on our own to help to help support and encourage this

[1:56:09] growth because growth is coming. I mean, the meeting yesterday, what I hear from my contacts in

[1:56:17] Winamaka and Elko, right now Wander County is a point of discussion. The fact that we don't know

[1:56:26] how many of you knew we just had two creators.

[1:56:28] We have creators coming in next week

[1:56:30] for the Human Powered Speed Challenge.

[1:56:32] We just had creators coming in last weekend

[1:56:35] that were here Friday Saturday Sunday

[1:56:37] that went to all sorts of places

[1:56:39] in battle mountain on my recommendation

[1:56:41] and Becky's recommendation that took pictures

[1:56:43] that interviewed people.

[1:56:45] These are people that their work is going to be

[1:56:48] in the Nevada magazine, which you all have a copy of.

[1:56:51] That is distributed internationally.

[1:56:53] So it's coming and the more we can be prepared and look organized and together, the better.

[1:57:03] If Mr. Flintin doesn't think you mix, that he's not looking to be long term forever.

[1:57:08] It doesn't look like that you need to have somebody with knowledge so that they can guide

[1:57:15] you so that we don't look like fools and you don't lose the money you have invested.

[1:57:20] Because once that first impression is made, it's done.

[1:57:25] That's my two seventh thing, you know.

[1:57:27] So Cody, for our conversation yesterday, your actual long-term goal is to train

[1:57:34] land or county or someone we designate to be able to be self-sufficient.

[1:57:41] Was that, did I understand that correctly?

[1:57:43] Yeah, that's

[1:58:24] not as much your

[1:58:33] judgment because you don't have the technology to in place to cover what needs to be done

[1:58:37] So there needs to be a sawed line of Wi-Fi in the area

[1:58:41] And as we did kid that the people in the building

[1:58:45] We need to pick which ticketing service we're going to do

[1:58:48] And then like like she said earlier my reputation with the people that I would be calling

[1:58:53] Is intact at this moment because of who I've created as my image to others, right?

[1:58:59] If I call someone and I say, I need to get in touch with,

[1:59:02] let's say, Garth Roach's not saying that he's the one

[1:59:05] coming the center who says his name so much today,

[1:59:07] and I go through my contact to my self lining that up

[1:59:10] and that people of Linder County shut me down

[1:59:13] and that ruins my name as much as anything

[1:59:16] and my future jobs are harder to do

[1:59:19] because of that situation.

[1:59:21] So I currently being sought after by people in Linder County

[1:59:25] because I have the reputation

[1:59:27] that I can make things happen. And if I start changing their reputation because of this board or others decide that they don't want to support the growth which I would run everything through the board once more. I'm not taking control. I'm a consultant.

[1:59:40] I would give everybody the advisement to make the choice. And then once we went from there, I will start booking those events and move forward.

[1:59:49] But the main piece that I heard there that I film is most important to all this for this event center is

[1:59:56] Landercammy is ready to grow and depending on what kind

[2:00:10] So, if you want to start picking and choosing which types of events you want to invite because if you bring in low quality, you'll have low quality individuals looking at your county.

[2:00:21] Yeah, I think all we have to write is like we're at the stage of

[2:00:26] Getting attention and that the buzz is out there. I talked to a contract friend of mine

[2:00:31] That's over in Gardnerville that traveled all over the state and he says man. What do you guys do it?

[2:00:35] And I'm not like what what have you heard?

[2:00:37] Just to leave it open and he just said yeah, you guys you guys are the talk so so it's gaining attention

[2:00:42] And I think and that's what I could if I understood you right right if once we approve this this

[2:00:48] contract with you is that your plan is to do a soft announcement for a 2029

[2:00:55] nationally televised world rodeo which is going to gain a lot of attention

[2:01:01] like things are happening in battle mountain about it it's like you're getting

[2:01:05] interest you're getting attention people want to possibly move here you know they

[2:01:10] want to check it all out so it's I don't know I I agree with you it is a bit of

[2:01:16] East, man, it creeps me a little bit of anxiety.

[2:01:19] But I know on the same token that we can't just,

[2:01:23] yeah, we have to have some growth, right?

[2:01:25] It's like it's protecting our future

[2:01:27] if anything ever does happen to net proceeds,

[2:01:28] where are we at?

[2:01:30] And that's always been a concern of mine, right?

[2:01:32] So that idea has always scurred me a little bit.

[2:01:34] That we just become this, those town again, right?

[2:01:37] The cycle boom thing that I've experienced since I was a kid.

[2:01:40] So anyway, that's my two cents.

[2:01:42] I'd just like to read, sorry, Cody, just like to read in the record though, this is with this contract, there is a termination clause where if land or county, or the consultant may terminate this agreement with or without cause upon 30 days written notice, so if key benchmarks indicators performance isn't being met, you know, this contract, this agreement could be terminated within 30 days notice.

[2:02:10] So, you know, there's, I understand it's approximately three years, but if things aren't going right, you know, or Cody thinks he can't deliver, you know, this contract can be terminated.

[2:02:24] Cody, did you have something to say?

[2:02:27] No, that's correct, and because I feel like a band's word is more important than a piece of paper,

[2:02:36] it's a job, I'll let you know.

[2:02:37] And if you guys feel like I'm not accomplishing a job, you know, longer want me than I don't want to be there and be a burden upon you

[2:02:42] So that's just how I've always operated. That's why that's built that way

[2:02:48] So is there any other comments or questions on the item either from the Commission or the public?

[2:02:55] Yes,

[2:03:04] thank you. My name is Jerry Annis for the record

[2:03:07] a lot of good comments a lot of good input on this item

[2:03:14] I'm glad that there was clarification for myself on the determination in regard to RFP's.

[2:03:26] But two things I want to bring up.

[2:03:29] One is, if you do not put out RFP's, it's going to be a bad look on you, the three things.

[2:03:37] It will be, you know, I'm sure that I know that you've vetted this particular operation

[2:03:45] and I am very confident that you're leaning in the right direction but public perception

[2:03:54] is important, it's important for all of us, you included and without an RFP there's going

[2:04:03] be a lot of anxiety in the community as to how this happened. That's number one. Number two is

[2:04:13] that the schedule that I've heard, you've got two and a half years till the next event season.

[2:04:21] And so I think this is not an, it's just my personal opinion, but I'm thinking of public opinion also.

[2:04:29] So my personal opinion is this is not a decision that has to be made today.

[2:04:36] You've got time.

[2:04:37] You've got a winner to make this decision to put out an RFP, to do vetting, and make

[2:04:45] sure that you're going down the right path.

[2:04:48] And you still have the two-year window that's been talked about to book Garth Brooks.

[2:04:56] Okay, and then the last thing is I was here for the

[2:05:00] For the two meetings ago, a month ago, for the presentation that you got, there was no packet. And I may be wrong. But I think at that meeting, all you talked about, all you were presented was a $50,000 per year package. Today, we're looking at, additionally, $1,000 per day, air fare.

[2:05:28] And, you know, we need to find out if that's fair to Reno or Elco, you know, and all these other item number three costs that have been added.

[2:05:40] And then lastly, it wasn't even on the packet for today.

[2:05:44] Now we're looking at an additional $5,000 per event.

[2:05:49] So, a lot of changes have happened since the initial presentation to the public.

[2:05:56] And I think all that needs to be discussed further, again, in my opinion, but I think I don't

[2:06:06] think I'm alone out there.

[2:06:07] So just some thoughts.

[2:06:10] I would encourage slowing down a little bit before you make a final decision and really

[2:06:18] encourage an RFP, whether you have to or not, we've been told you can do whatever you want.

[2:06:25] But that's not a good look for you.

[2:06:28] Thank you.

[2:06:30] Okay, so any other questions or comments on the item?

[2:06:34] I was questioning the airfare and all that, too.

[2:06:36] Is that just a fly here to do consulting like this?

[2:06:39] The Gulf Coast guy is going to charge $350, but we're not picking that smiley or whatever.

[2:06:44] But with Cody, are we paying for him to fly to New York?

[2:06:49] Just to Reno, what are we paying for?

[2:06:53] Do you have to approve his flights before he goes on him and this $1,000 a day is like a 5-day event

[2:06:58] We're painting $5,000 on top of the $50,000

[2:07:02] How do you could you speak to that please?

[2:07:06] Yeah, the $5,000 is a

[2:07:12] We're talking about the $1,000 a day and the travel and all that

[2:07:15] I

[2:07:39] have to leave all of mine for

[2:07:43] other people I'm creating.

[2:07:51] I'm going to be there every day for 365 days and daily for $1,000 a day

[2:07:55] Nation

[2:07:59] has never been put out that the level that some of you are wanting is because, and maybe we should change this, maybe we should start breaking this out into pieces, but what I'm offering is a larger package that most people could even begin to offer.

[2:08:13] The package is including consulting, it's including training for your facility, it's including a lot more than just, you know, I'm going to take an advance and get $1,000 for $1,000 a day, the way that it's kind of being treated in this discussion.

[2:08:29] I'm sorry that I'm not there.

[2:08:31] I should have been there, but in the end I got other things in my life that I still have

[2:08:35] to do.

[2:08:36] And the last time I was there and seemed like we were really needing my presentation because

[2:08:43] we are lacking what my relationship once more is with Limer County.

[2:08:47] So if you want to call me a train for your staff, then let's start doing that proposal and

[2:08:52] I'll put in my bid and my book for a training of staff only.

[2:08:56] And then if you want me to book events, then I'll put in my, my bid in my book for that only.

[2:09:02] If you want me to get sponsorship for your group, then I will put in my bid for that also.

[2:09:08] If you want me to do your pro rodeo, I'll put in my bid for that also.

[2:09:12] But the reason why the presentation has been a little bit scattered is because I'm coming in with a lot of expertise in a lot of areas that I can help you with being a new event center.

[2:09:21] I'm coming in as a consultant for the overall picture.

[2:09:24] If you want me to break it out and then we can send it out to other people to see if they'd like to do pieces as well

[2:09:29] That would be fine with me, but at this point I don't know that you're going to find somebody that can do every piece

[2:09:35] That I'm going to be able to do at one stop shop being a professional and a vigil with much expertise in many fields and many

[2:09:43] Connections in those fields. I don't think that there's going to be many people fit this this market

[2:09:48] But if you want to, that's fine, but we are closing our window on being able to do a self-denouncement at a large public event in Las Vegas.

[2:09:57] I got publicist ready to rule as soon as-

[2:10:00] You guys say get up to start making this event center, no, so people are wanting to come to us to book. But if we want to wait a minute, make sure everybody's happy. I'm good with that, because I don't want to, I don't want anybody not wanting me to be there. So if you guys feel like you want to put it out, see if somebody else can do it. I don't care with that, but make sure that you make, they have to fit all the qualifications and or you're going to break them out into individual qualifications. That's the fair way to do it.

[2:10:26] Yeah, I get what you're saying just so like on the 5,000 1,000 so basically just I think I'm understanding correctly like if you're at a book a big event like a like a USC fight, you'd expect like a commission of $5,000.

[2:10:42] And if that's that event required you to be here to help facilitate and work with how many staff to make sure that it was a success you charged as a thousand dollars a day while you're on the ground.

[2:10:53] Right, and so far, I'm Bonnie Flanks, the splice are expensive, so I've been providing.

[2:10:57] Yeah.

[2:10:58] Okay.

[2:10:59] Well, again, I just think it's based on what you are giving us and talking to you and

[2:11:05] the people that have, like Mr. Edgar, that has experienced in these venues and the cost

[2:11:11] and all the stuff that happens behind the scenes.

[2:11:13] I honestly believe that we are getting a bargain, so that's my opinion, so.

[2:11:18] Cody, I got a question.

[2:11:20] And so are you planning on being exclusive to Lander County?

[2:11:25] Will you be working with competitors?

[2:11:27] Can we have a no-compete clause?

[2:11:30] It was expressed to me that you guys want to know

[2:11:32] compete clause with surrounding counties

[2:11:34] being your local competitors, which I'm okay with.

[2:11:38] I won't, I won't, let's keep going to that market

[2:11:40] for the term of the contract.

[2:11:43] But I do, do other events myself in multiple regions

[2:11:47] of the country and as long as they aren't going to be

[2:11:49] and your up competition with your market.

[2:11:51] I don't see how that would be a problem.

[2:11:55] Okay, thank you.

[2:11:57] Okay, so is there any other comments or questions

[2:11:59] on the item?

[2:12:01] Okay, I'll open it up for a motion.

[2:12:02] And as Mr. McDonald stated that within that motion

[2:12:06] we need to make the determination

[2:12:08] that we find it necessary for request proposal

[2:12:11] or we find that it is a professional services contract.

[2:12:15] So I will open it for a motion.

[2:12:18] I believe we can still have transparency with the professional services contract.

[2:12:26] The only thing that, like I said, as far as me, I want to see the higher rate of insurance,

[2:12:32] the general liability from 100,000 to a minimum of 1 million.

[2:12:38] But I'd like to make a motion to approve a professional services contract for

[2:12:45] codey fled and as discussed with the exception of the general liability insurance of being

[2:12:51] one million minimum of one million dollars.

[2:12:53] We'll have that corrected.

[2:12:54] So okay, so we have a motion on the floor. Is there a second?

[2:12:57] Also, okay, we have a motion in a second. All in favor say aye.

[2:13:00] Thank you, codey.

[2:13:05] Thank you, guys.

[2:13:06] Yep.

[2:13:07] And moving on, 1.11, review, consideration, and possible action on parcel map number 26-0032

[2:13:17] filed by SDJD properties LLC to divide APN 011-170-08, a 10 acre parcel into a 2.69 acre parcel

[2:13:28] and a 7.19 acre parcel in AM industrial district with 4,725 square feet of roadway dedication

[2:13:37] for Milshi Road. The subdued property is located on the northwest side of Milshi Road approximately

[2:13:43] only 1,593 feet north east of the intersection of Mule-Chue Road and Frontier Road, battle

[2:13:52] mountain about 89820. This was approved at the August 19th, 2026 Planning Commission

[2:13:58] meeting with the following conditions. One parcel map to be reported with the Lander

[2:14:02] County Reporters Office within one year of the approval by the Lander County Board

[2:14:06] of Commissioners. Anybody have anything on this?

[2:14:12] Commission

[2:14:13] motion. Motion to approve. In that one point one one has read. Okay we have a motion. Second.

[2:14:21] And a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Okay. One point one two review consideration and

[2:14:26] possible action on parcel map number 26-0033 file by double K land company LLC to divide APN

[2:14:34] 011-020-21, a 11 or a 114.2 acre parcel into a 111.05 acre parcel and a 58,843

[2:14:48] square foot parcel and dedication of a 3.64 acre right away for yellow brick

[2:14:54] road from APN-S011-O2O-21.

[2:15:00] 011-020-22 and 011-020-3. The subject properties are located on the north side and south side of

[2:15:10] the Olympic road and the Northwest Drive Battle Mountain Nevada 8982. This was approved

[2:15:16] at the August 19th, 2026 Planning Commission meeting with the following conditions.

[2:15:20] One parcel map to be recorded with Lander County Recorders Office within one year of approval

[2:15:24] by the Lander County Board of Commissioners. Does anybody have any questions or comments on

[2:15:29] this item. Okay. I'll hear a motion. I'll make a motion to approve 1.12 as red. Okay,

[2:15:36] we have a motion. Second. And a second. On favor say aye. Okay. 1.13 review consideration

[2:15:42] and possible action on a business improvement program request in the amount of $25,000 for

[2:15:48] Cassidy management group doing business as McDonald's battle mountain to apply an overlay

[2:15:54] and strike the parking lot located at 930 Royals Ranch Road okay so I think we

[2:16:01] just have this on the last meeting correct and we didn't hear it okay yeah well we

[2:16:06] did hear it we voted against it nobody was here yeah so we voted against it but

[2:16:12] now we have somebody here all right thank you again for the record my name is

[2:16:16] Jill Graham I'm in a county sports specialist or counting I'm sorry I'm really

[2:16:22] nervous. For Cassidy Natagement Group, we own the McDonald's here in

[2:16:28] Battle Mountain.

[2:16:31] McDonald's has been in Battle Mountain since 1940 and we would

[2:16:37] like the grant to help us redo our parking lot.

[2:16:44] So can I ask you why you

[2:16:45] didn't come last time? I'm sorry. How come nobody was here last time when this came

[2:16:50] in front of us. So I'm going to be totally honest with you. We originally reached out to our

[2:16:58] general manager here in Battle Mountain and she did not show. So I volunteered to come here.

[2:17:10] I come here from Carson City, Nevada. So and I do apologize for that. We've learned a good lesson

[2:17:18] like when you have something that needs to be done,

[2:17:20] don't offend another people, just do it yourself.

[2:17:25] And she didn't show up this time either.

[2:17:28] No, she already said she wasn't,

[2:17:29] in fact, I guess like off the record,

[2:17:33] we have terminated her

[2:17:35] because she had stated that she was here

[2:17:39] and I found out that she really wasn't

[2:17:41] so we termed her for dishonesty.

[2:17:49] I'm curious how many other properties

[2:17:50] Disgusting management management have you mean total everything they own now some more as far as on the McDonald's side

[2:17:58] In McDonald's we own

[2:18:03] 16 McDonald's

[2:18:05] Between Nevada and California

[2:18:10] So I'm trying to pull it up here. It's it's being really slow, but I look that at the cost for this was it somewhere right under

[2:18:18] 70,000 from the whole project

[2:18:24] Almost 65.

[2:18:25] Oh, okay, 65.

[2:18:26] So, who bears the cost of these, when you do these improvements, is it the franchise

[2:18:33] E? Is it how much does corporate help assist?

[2:18:36] Do they pick up the other in the 30,000?

[2:18:39] That's not assist at all.

[2:18:41] Okay.

[2:18:43] So, basically, the owner of Cassidy Management Group, his name is Chris Cassidy.

[2:18:48] He's the one who owns and operates the McDonald's.

[2:18:51] He basically bears the cost of all of that.

[2:18:55] Okay.

[2:18:55] Just like he doesn't technically, he's a franchisee,

[2:18:59] but like even like rent and stuff we pay for all of that.

[2:19:03] Oucha, thank you.

[2:19:05] This contractor that you're using to do the job,

[2:19:08] are they a local, what I mean by that?

[2:19:10] Are they a Nevada company?

[2:19:12] They're located in Reno.

[2:19:13] no?

[2:19:17] Is there local services to do it? Is

[2:19:24] contractors close? Yeah, do you know getting

[2:19:26] insolicited? Yeah. Have you got any post from them? Um, that, um, I apologize. I do not

[2:19:33] know. Um,

[2:19:36] this was not the bid was not done by myself. Um,

[2:19:45] sorry, I don't know what I said.

[2:19:52] 15, it's right here, it's 15.

[2:19:55] 15th, approximately 15.

[2:19:58] It's an inch and a half overlay.

[2:20:00] Okay. Proximately 15 thousand square foot, ACT type three, half inch, PG. The mic concern would be if we're using taxpayers dollars to assist and

[2:20:10] modify and make our talent better and help businesses that we solicit. Local companies that we have them that provide those services rather than going outside of our community, I just don't feel I just feel that would be proper. I don't know how you guys feel about that. But at least have them solicited. Right?

[2:20:28] Okay, they might not be the lowest and if they're not, but at least the chance to give them to them.

[2:20:36] I agree that I think, I mean, right now for me, if it's a table or a vote, no, I think that should be sought after in the local area.

[2:20:52] I'd be kind of if the next one you called it in or presented the county manager with the bids that can be put on the next.

[2:21:00] up coming to agenda, there'd be time, but I feel there's local ones that do it.

[2:21:07] Mert, have we,

[2:21:09] we haven't done, is it all out of Reno?

[2:21:13] I mean, no, so we have a couple contractors, one is that a gardener bill that comes up and does some paving force,

[2:21:19] but he's also paired in with Honeywell out of Winamaka, so they kind of, they work hand in hand, they're partners.

[2:21:26] And is it the only bid that was sought, you know?

[2:21:30] You know, once again, I apologize, my normal job is accounting, so this is totally out of my

[2:21:37] problem.

[2:21:40] I know Chris Cassidy, if you like, he is the one who got the bid. Other than that,

[2:21:46] I apologize. That's all I know.

[2:21:52] My feel is that we wait until there's a bid sought and we see them

[2:21:58] I'm just to make sure I'm buying this up in our county and put the investment in it.

[2:22:04] We're good there, but I would like some bids, and we've always asked it.

[2:22:10] And that you're the only one that, you know, what in the area have we saw out?

[2:22:15] Can I say something?

[2:22:16] Sorry, I don't know how this works.

[2:22:19] I do know from looking at different things that with this type of project,

[2:22:24] It cannot be done during certain times of the year, so I know winter is coming up and

[2:22:32] I usually ride around Halloween time kind of right around there.

[2:22:36] So I mean there is, I don't want to say urgency, but there is some kind of a time limit when

[2:22:43] this could be start because it has to be started and completed before winter comes.

[2:22:48] It shows that your LLC is permanently revoked on 2018.

[2:22:52] What what?

[2:22:54] Cassie Management Group LLC.

[2:22:56] Is that you?

[2:23:00] Yes, but we are LLC was not we've been around for you know what I'm thinking and I'm sorry

[2:23:08] I don't know the dates.

[2:23:09] I know we are buying new McDonald's.

[2:23:13] I know like in the last few years we bought two other McDonald's so I don't know but

[2:23:18] But I would have to get back to you, I honestly, I don't know, like, I'm just about a Los

[2:23:27] Vegas.

[2:23:28] Yeah.

[2:23:28] No, we are actually located in Carson City, not in, we've never been in Vegas.

[2:23:34] It's a different group then.

[2:23:36] And are you guys in, oh yeah, you are in the liability.

[2:23:39] Yeah, it's sometimes a little difficult to get quotes as, you know, when we, when we

[2:23:44] give these grants we like to see is it might not be battled out and so to speak, but

[2:23:49] that's because, you know, supporting is local as we can.

[2:23:53] So sometimes the best vendor might be the one you already have, but

[2:23:57] we like to see at least that someone has gone out and done their homework and

[2:24:01] looked under, and some places won't even bother getting back with the on quotes.

[2:24:08] And that it's nice to hear that somebody's went out and sought a couple different

[2:24:12] and try to get the best deal, you know, for everybody, so.

[2:24:17] Absolutely.

[2:24:18] When you're, you know, managing or your general manager,

[2:24:21] someone should have, you know, gone and get several quotes for that.

[2:24:25] And who's to say they haven't?

[2:24:27] But we like to see those two.

[2:24:28] Even if you're not even considering that quote,

[2:24:31] even if somebody would have quoted you $75,000,

[2:24:34] maybe someone quoted you fit, we like to see all those things.

[2:24:37] Is it sure somebody went out and tried to get the best deal?

[2:24:41] That's best value.

[2:24:43] I'm sure that will be one of my new responsibilities.

[2:24:46] Thank you.

[2:24:49] Okay, so what did the, I have the board just, just a proof that it's going to be approached for a replaced bill.

[2:24:58] No, the best is to-

[2:25:00] The table, we're just to table it and have them bad. If you really feel you need to.

[2:25:11] Because that's what we did for conferred in.

[2:25:16] That's fine. Okay. All right. So we're just going to table this item and then you can go back and address whoever you need to address about our concerns and maybe getting some other quotes that are. So. These are videos.

[2:25:32] tape so if you want to go back and see what you said or show others you'll be

[2:25:38] able to get online and you can pick this up. Okay so for my understand I just want

[2:25:45] to make sure that I understand because I said I'm super nervous.

[2:25:52] It's being

[2:25:52] tabled so I know there's not another meeting in and to expect there's one in

[2:25:58] like a month, is that correct? If I can get a couple bids, or at least is there a certain

[2:26:06] amount, like another bid, one bid, two bids, how many more bids, local bids are you looking for?

[2:26:11] Just so I understand, are you concerned for your own time scale or our time scale for this grant?

[2:26:15] Um, kind more, this sounds more for ours, because otherwise it will have to be probably next

[2:26:22] The next fiscal year is what I'm thinking.

[2:26:26] That's why I'm trying to get an understanding.

[2:26:28] I understand. It's a budgetary thing for you, yeah.

[2:26:30] So, yeah, I mean, table until the next meeting.

[2:26:36] If you have time, that gives you adequate time to reach out to contractors to get a bit or something on it.

[2:26:40] So it's just, we're staying consistent.

[2:26:42] We've always, we've always, because we're using tax, local taxpayers funds to fund these improvements,

[2:26:48] that we always ask that you're bidding

[2:26:52] and at least quoting local businesses to do these jobs.

[2:26:56] And I don't see that on the backup information

[2:26:58] that you did that, so that's all that we're asking,

[2:27:00] that you do give them an opportunity if they're cheaper,

[2:27:04] great, if they're not, and we understand.

[2:27:06] That's what we're asking.

[2:27:08] Okay, so just to kind of clarify, once I get these bids

[2:27:13] and submit them, then it would be at the next

[2:27:19] meeting, October 8th, and do I reach out again to Shelby with that and just say

[2:27:28] just include the new updates, I don't have to include the new package.

[2:27:31] Yes, that's correct.

[2:27:32] All right.

[2:27:34] Thank you.

[2:27:34] Do you have a business card with any contact information?

[2:27:40] I do not.

[2:27:41] I don't want to say just, I am the county support specialist and

[2:27:47] And I handle all of the properties within Cassidy Management Group.

[2:27:52] Thank you.

[2:27:54] Thank you.

[2:27:55] Thank you.

[2:27:57] All right.

[2:27:58] 1.14 for discussion only regarding VLM brush clearing fire breaks within Latter County.

[2:28:04] Do you have anybody from VLM to speak on it?

[2:28:07] No, this was not a request from the VLM.

[2:28:09] This was a request from a local concerned citizen.

[2:28:11] Okay.

[2:28:12] I didn't make it in today, so.

[2:28:17] Okay.

[2:28:17] Okay. So, nothing on that. We're going to 2.1 for discussion and possible action to approve this approved resolution.

[2:28:26] 2026-12 directing an apportionment of net proceeds received in the month of August, 2026.

[2:28:34] Lake and Sullivan, for the record, this was just a small third distribution that we received for net proceeds.

[2:28:41] Okay. And Bill, we don't need to read this resolution,

[2:28:44] Do we? There was a time when we used to do that but I think we said it's part of the pack that we don't have to.

[2:28:51] You don't need to read the whole resolution.

[2:28:52] Okay, summarize it though, but I guess it just says that right, you've already done that.

[2:29:00] It's for the Proceeds. Yeah, okay.

[2:29:02] Okay, so is there any comments or questions on the item?

[2:29:06] Okay, I'm going to hear a motion.

[2:29:07] Motion to approve resolution 2026-12.

[2:29:11] both directing the port of portion of net proceeds received in the month of August

[2:29:16] 236 as presented.

[2:29:18] Okay, we have a motion.

[2:29:19] We'll check in.

[2:29:19] And a second.

[2:29:20] I'll have every see.

[2:29:21] Hi.

[2:29:22] Of course, one is in future.

[2:29:24] Yes.

[2:29:25] I think we've got to go back to 113.

[2:29:28] Oh, that's right.

[2:29:28] I think we've got to go back to 113.

[2:29:29] I think we've

[2:29:35] got to go back to 113.

[2:29:35] Oh, that's right.

[2:29:36] Oh, yes.

[2:29:36] Thank you for that.

[2:29:37] Are they here?

[2:29:39] So, 1.3 for discussion and possible action to approve.

[2:29:42] We'll just prove the renewal and the airport hanger lease agreement between Lander County and Rick K. Harvest and Carly E. Harvest term will be August 27th, 2026 to September 30th, 2056.

[2:29:57] 30 years?

[2:29:58] Yeah.

[2:30:00] So, like with the rodeo grounds and stuff, when they build pins and all that, if they're permanent structures, they have to stay there. You're going to let them tear the building down and take it with them.

[2:30:08] No, so as hell this works with the airports, they typically build the structure, and if they leave they can remove the structure because they're red iron buildings, they can take them or they leave and it becomes a county's infrastructure.

[2:30:23] They don't actually get to build a sport.

[2:30:25] A lot of people will oftentimes put it up for sale and try to sell it to somebody else and then they just come in and update at least with us.

[2:30:48] I don't know that that's, I've never heard that because a lot of pilots will store a vehicle of some sort in and then they'll just, or junk, you know, just, you know, just junk, you can, like your car, you're going to drive it when you fly in.

[2:31:01] But you know, not to be used as dorsheds are for air traffic purposes, like some aviation of some sort.

[2:31:10] So if this is like for 30 years, do they, can they subtly sit to announce someone else to ease out, you know?

[2:31:17] I don't know if there's a sub leasing agreement or an office. It's it's it's his it's his structure. Typically it's salt. Yeah. Yeah, it's said no sub leasing.

[2:31:26] It's one of the hurdles that we haven't we chose to stay away from down in Austin with their airport board.

[2:31:33] Just because you have some of them, things that you're addressing here.

[2:31:36] Yes, that's what.

[2:31:37] The concerns that probably at some point need to be addressed.

[2:31:40] Okay.

[2:31:41] Is there any questions or comments on the item or the contract?

[2:31:46] In 30 years as normal.

[2:31:48] Yeah, for airports, it's pretty standard.

[2:31:50] All right, I'll hear a motion.

[2:31:54] Hi, motion.

[2:31:55] Hold on, I'm going to get to it again.

[2:32:01] Hi, motion.

[2:32:02] We approve the lease agreement between Lander County and Richard K. Harlis and

[2:32:06] and Carla Evarles, term to be August 27th, 2026 to September 30th, 2026.

[2:32:14] I'll second.

[2:32:14] We have a motion.

[2:32:15] Second.

[2:32:15] All in favor say aye.

[2:32:17] All right.

[2:32:19] Moving on.

[2:32:20] A course one is in future agenda items.

[2:32:23] We have anything on that?

[2:32:25] Not for me.

[2:32:26] I won't be here at the October 8th meeting.

[2:32:29] I will try to be online.

[2:32:30] So we have two meetings in October and are we planning typically, historically, we usually

[2:32:37] have one meeting in November 1 in December?

[2:32:39] Is that still kind of the idea on the plan that we're looking at or what do you guys like

[2:32:43] us to put something on that agenda that falls close to the holidays?

[2:32:47] Yes.

[2:32:47] To rearrange that meeting?

[2:32:49] So at least we can discuss it.

[2:32:50] Okay.

[2:32:51] Yeah.

[2:32:52] December 3.

[2:32:54] Oh, it's not.

[2:32:55] It's Christmas Eve.

[2:32:56] November.

[2:32:57] Yeah.

[2:32:58] Yeah, the commission meeting in November is the 26th of the day before Black Friday.

[2:33:05] All right, is it keeping Shime on the grants for the youth sports and that, that we put some guidelines in for next year when they're requesting to give some guidelines to say this is, you know, like we bought the pitching machines.

[2:33:23] It means definitely, it can benefit any family and battle mount that to put some guidelines to, you know, trophies and that to where we've done it more verbally, that to have some guidelines when they're requesting these funds to say, hey, you know, here's what we're looking for, you know.

[2:33:40] Yeah, we have some guidelines I would say we can do that all during the budgeting process and try to narrow people into that to where we are as loose on that end of it, but we do have, we do have some guidelines.

[2:33:53] Can we bring them up and review them and see that?

[2:33:58] Okay, any more on first ones for future tonight?

[2:34:01] We have an update on the, you feel we're ready for an update on the rail yard?

[2:34:06] Yeah, they're, uh, well, I think that you get, um, we're about ready to break ground.

[2:34:11] We can give you an update on that.

[2:34:12] You bet.

[2:34:13] If that's, is that what you're asking for?

[2:34:15] Not for a ground break.

[2:34:15] You know, okay.

[2:34:17] I was thinking if we were the same thing with the events in our, we started to where we're

[2:34:21] starting to get interest in industry or, you know, renters and stuff like that that, you

[2:34:27] know, are definitely looking.

[2:34:28] I think that would be off of Jerry's statement, you know, as we get that stuff.

[2:34:35] that should show the transparency and show the investment is paying off.

[2:34:41] Okay, yeah, we can look into that.

[2:34:43] Okay, any more on correspondence in future agenda items?

[2:34:47] Okay.

[2:34:49] We'll move into public comment for none agenda items.

[2:34:52] Is there any public comment?

[2:34:53] I do have some public comment.

[2:34:54] I want to commend Mikey and the EMSF to bring aircraft into battlemountain.

[2:35:00] And have the ability to transport patients out of here instead of waiting over an hour for an aircraft to get here and then and then load a patient and get them out within 30 minutes there on their way or they can be in the air headed for Austin or wherever they need to go. I think that's that's pretty amazing. They aren't just putting their feet up and taking patients as they come there. They're trying to make the system better for the whole community and and send from about a really so. I want to thank you guys. I really appreciate it. Good job, guys.

[2:35:32] Okay, I have one more thing.

[2:35:35] With our community investment this weekend, I do know that silver cup races are at the

[2:35:42] racetrack.

[2:35:43] I have been attending and the attendance Friday has been slow a little bit lower.

[2:35:49] Last two have been weather.

[2:35:52] Saturday, there is a lot of people in the stands, a lot of them racers do go to the motels.

[2:35:59] there will be a lot of cars this weekend. They've done a good job. So it's just

[2:36:04] want to put it out there and said the attendance is it's been a good investment

[2:36:09] exactly what we asked for so it's good. Any more public comment for none of the

[2:36:16] end times? Yes. All right. All right. Any more public comment?

[2:36:25] Okay. I'll hear

[2:36:26] Okay.

[2:36:27] On the table.

[2:36:27] All right.

Lander County Board of Commissioners

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