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Good

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morning, it's 10 a.m. on September 8th and I'm gonna go ahead and call the WASHO

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County Board of County Commissioners meeting to order. Welcome. And Miss Hill would you lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance, please?

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Thank

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you. We'll move to roll call please.

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Chair, Andrew Ola, President, Vice Chair Garcia, Commissioner Hill, Commissioner Clark is absent.

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Commissioner Herman, here, County Manager Kate Thomas, Deputy District Attorney Mike Larch,

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and I'm Yvonne Strickland, Deputy Clerk, Madam Chair, you have a quorum.

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Thank you so much, we'll move now to public comment, Madam Chair.

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Thank you Madam Chair, this is public comment and comment heard under the site and will be limited to three minutes per person and it may pertain to matters both on and off the commission agenda.

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Unused time may not be allocated to other speakers.

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The commission will also hear public comment during individual action items with comment limited to three minutes per person.

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Please make your comments to the commission as a whole and we will have virtual public comment when facilities are available.

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We have any public comment. First up is Terry Brooks. Thank you.

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Good morning. It's me, Terry Brooks again. And today I'm sharing my presentation about culture and education when it comes to discrimination.

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People who discriminate try to prevent other cultures from going to school with those of their own cultures.

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And when they have prevented the others from being educated, then they criticize others.

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Education. Some people, some cultures value education, more than some people of other cultures value education. Those who discriminate, try to deprive others from receiving what will help them to thrive. Everyone deserves to receive an education. No one deserves to be victims of discrimination. People of different cultures have learned different things, and that is the benefit of what diversity brings.

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They have learned a lot from time that they have spent in different situations in a different

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environment. They have learned processes of kinds of adaption, adaptation, which become

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a major factor when it comes to education. Today, several colleges offer classes for students

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to study abroad, where they can learn from other cultures by studying abroad. When we interact

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with other cultures we become stronger together, and when we learn from other cultures we become a lot

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smarter together. When we listen to each other each one of us finds that in the act of doing so it

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opens all of our minds, and by listening to each other we not only learn, but in the process of

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doing so we also learn how to learn. I would like to thank you all for listening to me today,

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I'll look forward to coming back if I've learned what I should say.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Mark Flanagan.

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Thank you, commissioners.

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Mark Flanagan,

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precinct 3,000 and five for the record.

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A little fire,

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come fire statistics.

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The Martin Fire burned 430,000 acres in 2018.

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All the way fire,

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460,000 acres in 2012.

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So the recent fires 480,000 acres.

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There are 190 churches in Washoe County.

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I did not see Reno, Satanic on the list that I was looking at.

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There are 118,000 Catholics in Washoe County, 19,000 Mormons, 21,000 non-denominational Christians,

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7,000 Jews and 6,500 Southern Baptists, and more I'm sure.

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So I've got 170,000 practicing church members in Washoe County, and we have a satanic invocation.

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After the most devastating fire in recorded Nevada history, seems odd.

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But, quoting from the Reno-Satanic website, on the momentous day of January 16, 2024,

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Reno and Nevada witnessed a groundbreaking event.

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The founder of the Reno-Satanic community boldly delivered the first ever satanic invocation

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before a Nevada government.

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Website also says the January 16th has been officially declared as invocation day,

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but after the

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The greatest fire in Nevada history, we could not find one rabbi.

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We could not find one priest, and we could not find one minister.

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But how many people belong to Reno, Satanic, 50, 150, 500?

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Do you honestly think there's more than 500 people worshiping Satan in one form or another

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in Washington County every week?

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I quote.

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The new age is dawning.

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Jason Miller ended his invocation with two words I want you all to remember.

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Hail Satan,

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480,000 acres burned, 60 homes, hundreds of animals, thousands of lives shattered.

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And we put invocation by Satanic Reno on the agenda.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Marine McElroy.

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Miss McElroy has documents to be distributed.

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Thank you.

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Good morning commissioners and Chair Andrea Oda for the record, my name is Maureen McElroy. I'm here this morning to make a request a few, our county commissioners, but first some background information. As mentioned during a public comment at your last August 27th BCC meeting, weekly ICE flights are departing from our local airport, Reno, Tahoe International via Air Wisconsin. These flights contain human cargo, bound for

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for who knows where.

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Between 7 and 14 ICE detainees a week,

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are boarded onto these jets for transport out of Reno.

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This is just one of the steps of these folks's deportation process.

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We want our Walshaw County Sheriff's Department to share the names and

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details of these ICE detainees who are held in our county jail before these people are shipped away.

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But we've been told that that information is not shared with our county sheriff's department.

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I know our county gel is run efficiently and thoroughly, so there's no doubt in my mind

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our Sheriff's Department knows exactly who is in their jail at any given time.

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It would be ludicrous for such a well-run facility to not have that information.

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They know who's in their jail, but they are not sharing it.

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My ask of you commissioners is that you request our county sheriff's office

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make that information available to you and to the public.

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We have a right to know who's being detained, even if that person does not have any criminal charges against them,

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especially if that person does not have any criminal charges against them.

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Again, the people who are detained by ICE and brought into our jail do not end up in the daily booking reports unless they've been charged with the criminal offense.

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their presence in the jails completely shrouded from the public and it's not

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transparent. One cannot search for them by naming the jails inmate search

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system unless they've been charged with a criminal offense. This does not

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mean we shouldn't be able to know who these people are, where they are, when they

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leave, where they're going. What has become very clear is that our gel has become

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From the entry point of the pipeline to the ghastly gulags, these human beings are going

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to end up in.

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The vast majority of them having no criminal convictions or history.

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We, your community, care who's being held in our county jail.

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We'd like you to care as well, and to push that have to have that information made available.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Hello,

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members of the county commission, I would like to say thank you for your service

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and thank you for hearing our comments, it's appreciated.

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My name is Deanne Radcliffe and I live in Verdai and I'm here to use my fancy phone here

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with my PowerPoint.

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I really wish kindly that I can email the PowerPoint and we can have a display.

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I speak at the City of Reno, RTC.

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I have a life outside of that, I promise, but it's really nice to have it up on the screen.

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I'm going to talk specifically about the City of Reno, Meridian 120 project and the impact on Washoe County.

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If this could become bigger, it would be so magical by our lovely AV people.

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That's a map, super tiny.

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Again, I don't know if it could be lots bigger, but pretty much the area in the blue are the Washoe County properties.

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The area here is the Meridian 120 project.

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and over here the steamboat ditch adjoins that project and essentially they are creating an artificial spillway known as a weir, WIER, engineering term.

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And they are going to take drainage that doesn't currently necessarily come over the steamboat.

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They're going to pipe it through their development, which is City Reno, and they're going to create this common area detention basin noted right over here.

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And what they're going to do with that water, once they take it again, these are artificial flows.

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They're taking flow sites from the steamboat, they're bypassing their property, they're bringing it to a detention basin, and then they're going to let it.

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It flow out to the county properties that adjoin that area.

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So the applicable code rules are found in the trekkie, meadows, floodplain or something. We're going to see that here in a minute. But really, I just kept a couple of things in here that I think are pertinent. One is about drainage law. And again, that it recognizes that downstream properties should not be unreasonably burdened with increased flow rates or

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unreasonable changes in manner of flow from upstream properties.

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That's one portion of it.

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Another portion here from, if the trucking measures regional drainage manual.

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Another is, again, limit the rate of flow from developing properties to their pre-development condition flow rates.

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By creating this artificial flow from the steamboat, bypassing their property,

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this is all ridiculous and doesn't currently happen.

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Of course, water doesn't hop up five feet and go a thousand feet away, as we all know,

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as humans.

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So, here's another one, a detention basin.

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And that, again, one of the design criteria for what they have done is to maintain pre-development

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conditions for major and minor storm and address overflow.

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This obviously doesn't do any of that.

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So, more in detention law, I have no time for that.

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please copy that pretty please and I would like to so here's my ask please make the developers do

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this the right way as you will can imagine I'm not thank

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you that's everyone we have signed in

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chambers we do have Lynn wetstone in incline village speaking virtually can

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you hear me yes

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my name is Lynn wetstone and I'm a 25 year resident of incline village

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One item on the agenda today, community support grant awards partially addresses one of

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the transportation needs of incline village residents, particularly seniors, by providing

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funding to help subsidize the North Lake Tahoe Express trips to the airport, and I certainly

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support it.

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I do, however, want to bring to the commissioner's attention that there's also currently a vital

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need for transportation to medical appointments, outside incline village, in order for seniors

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years to be able to continue to age and place an incline.

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In till this fiscal year, the incline village general improvement district receives 17,000

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from Washoe County as a small subsidy to provide this and other senior transportation services.

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If good notified Washoe County prior to June 30th that it had been determined, they did not

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have a legal authority to continue to provide the service and requested the county's assistance

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and continuing to make it available.

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The county, Ryan Guesterson, declined the short-term transition plan offered by EvGID and indicated

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that they would, quote, continue facilitating discussions with RTC and other potential

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partners as we explore long-term transportation options and potential funding opportunities.

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While EvGID was previously also providing other types of senior transportation services, the

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most critical to the health and welfare well-being of aging seniors were those which drove them

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to medical appointments in Trekkie and Rina.

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While the community hospital in England

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is increasingly providing outpatient surgery

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and diagnostic tests due to some very generous donors,

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patients with ongoing issues such as cancer treatments

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need to go to the cancer center

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or other specialists at the parent hospital in Trekkie.

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In complete, a good data from last fiscal year suggests

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there were around 200 on-demand trips

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at a cost of around 120 per trip.

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This cost was offset by 8,000 in fees.

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The 17,000 with Washa County previously provided if gets received your transportation would

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appear to provide sufficient funding to continue this limited service if the county can

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find a provider.

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I urge you to direct staff to resolve this issue quickly since transportation to appointments

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outside of town becomes even more difficult in the winter.

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Thank you for your consideration.

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Thank you.

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We have nobody else signed in.

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Thank you all right we'll go ahead and close public comment and we'll move now to commissioners and county managers announcements manager Thomas.

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Thank you madam chair this is reports updates and they include board and commission updates request for information or topics for future agendas.

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I would like to offer one point of clarification if I may in the spirit of transparency.

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For the record, we offer invocations to all recognized religious affiliates here and we received a couple of emails.

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So let everybody know that the application for August's invocation was received by our staff on January 22nd. So by linking the fire that was somehow affiliated with the invocation in August is a misrepresentation of how the process works and I just wanted to put that on the record so that folks should wear how that that operates. So I appreciate it. May I just add that there's also an opportunity for folks to submit an application for an

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invocation and those are done well in advance and I'll just reiterate I don't think anyone would have known when the fire was starting period other than a higher being that others believe in or would have you there's no way that that would have been able to been correlated at all.

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So, thanks for that clarification.

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Appreciate it.

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Anything else?

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Just, do we have any board openings or anything?

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Thank you.

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I announced those in August.

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Okay.

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The two just wasn't sure if there was any new ones.

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Same one.

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Thank you.

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Commissioner Herman, do you have anything?

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Vice Chair Garcia.

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Commissioner Hill.

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Thank you so much, Madam Chair.

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I wanted to address the public commenter from Incline and let them know that our team has been working to ensure that folks who need to get to doctor's visits because if GID has decided not to provide these transportation services, we are getting them there.

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We are coordinating all those services and I am working to see if we can get the grant from RTC who gave the grant to the county to give to Incline Village.

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improvement district to do the transportation to see if we can receive that directly

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because we are providing the services right now. So I do want to be clear that

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if you need to get to a medical appointment, please reach out to the human

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services agency at Washoe County or Washoe 311 and we will get you connected and

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make sure that we take care of you. And it was very disappointing that if get

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decided to so abruptly cancel those services, but the county is stepping in, so I just want to thank

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manager Thomas. Thank you so much for really providing leadership on this front and we'll just

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continue to help people as we can. Thank you. I have a couple announcements. One,

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One, the UNR Extension, so the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is hosting a community meeting for all land owners impacted by the bug stallion and hog fire.

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Extension experts will provide resources and answers relating to the seed mixes and plugs for burned land.

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It is important that affected areas are receded as soon as possible to prevent invasive

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grasses, flooding, and erosion.

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The meeting will be held September 21st at 6 p.m. at the Granite Hills Baptist Church

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and Red Rock.

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And I have another extension and the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural

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resources will host Nevada Field Day on September 25th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Valley Road

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Greenhouse Complex at 1,000 Valley Road. It's a fun, family, friendly event with an opportunity

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to learn about local agriculture. So I thought I'd share that with everyone. And then just

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in the spirit of the extension as well, just to share with everyone, Nico has, bless you,

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has created a subcommittee, they have several subcommittees, and I serve on this subcommittee for extension, and so we are working to look at what opportunities extension can bring, including being very involved in the survey that I hope everyone can participate in throughout the entire state, so if you hear me talk a lot about extension, it's because it's a great organization and Washer County is a big supporter, as long with many other organizations.

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I think it would be remiss to not recognize 9-11, which is coming around the corner and the 25th anniversary.

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There are two events that are happening.

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One is at the Sparks Marina.

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It's a memorial at 9 a.m., and then Reno will have an event as well on 9-11 at the believe plaza at 5-30.

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So I thought I'd share that as well.

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All right, I don't have anything else, and hearing none, we'll go ahead and move to item 5A1, Manager Thomas.

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Thank you. We have a presentation this morning from Dr. Chad King.

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Lastly, he's our Northern Nevada Public Health District Health Officer. He's here to present the biannual executive summary.

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Welcome.

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Good morning, Dr. Chad Kingsley, District Health Officer for Northern Nevada Public Health. Thank you, Robin here this morning, just coming to report on our last six months or quarter one and quarter two, but overall our purpose and value of prevention and strategy with impact and advocacy for our community. Just a few highlights over in the report. We have developed

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and set our in conjunction with the District Board of Health setting our priorities for our next three years strategic plan.

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One small shift that we're moving towards is not only what are we doing but if we did so much of this what is the true impact of that so trying to define really what's the impact within our community.

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So incorporating that into our strategic plan but we have that set for the next three years and completed our fiscal year 2426 strategic plan and made many great points on it and strides and

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It helps us very much where we're identifying how we are impacting our community, as well

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as how we're functioning within Northern Nevada Public Health.

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Just a few highlights here.

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One thing, during the first few quarters, we opened up the Burdai monitoring station, so

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with our regional fires, and if there's anything that we notice, if there's any impact to

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our air quality coming over from California, this will not be the first station that detects

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that, and I'll be able to give us a better encompassing quality of our air, but we're

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able to, this is a several-year process of being able to identify where is our next monitoring

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station at, and how can it best impact our community, and we're able to open that up out

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in Verdi.

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I'd like to always highlight two of the plan reviews and our permitting that we do that

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on average are 3.2 days and are keeping to 99% timely completion, so a lot of great work

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work there for our community and those that of our business and construction community.

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Communiting clinical health services, it's just a few things to point out.

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We have noticed an increase in uninsured individuals coming into our clinic, we're now

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up to about 50% of those cases.

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We continue to be the only same day point of care for reproductive and sexual health services.

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So anybody can, we have about 44 appointments a day that somebody can just walk in.

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We are the only one available in the community for that, and we continue to be that stopgap there, and I'm happy to deliver that.

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In order to help address our budget and be more mindful of that, we did close the Moana WIC office.

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We did that with a campaign and we did actually increase our participation and maintained those numbers of those services that we're delivering to our community.

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We're currently working with the Washoe County Library System to see if we can offer satellite services to increase access to care for those individuals perhaps

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can't drive here, but identifying those areas where we can best increase access to care for those individuals.

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But because of COVID, we've been able to do a lot more deliver services online and over the

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phone, so it's been a very opportunistic way for us to save money, as well as be able to deliver

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these same services to our community.

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Environmental health services. Continue to deliver, we are still

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in our pilot program of using announced visits for our inspections of restaurants.

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We have sustained dollar inspections for food inspections as well as working on our

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customer service and consistency that we deliver to our community.

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We can active managerial training we continue to offer about on average a 25 to 31 establishments

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monthly that are receiving this training.

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We have noticed that there's been a foodborne disease complaints have increased on average

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we for the past years when we had eight a month we have noticed that I have increased

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to 14 a month. We do have a grant for PFAS and this is where we're going out and sampling

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our water systems. We had during the first two quarters we had 39 residential wells tested

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and 13 of those came up positive when we have that report we'll be able to deliver to you but

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it's we're able to receive that grant and continue to monitor with here within our community.

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population health. Last year, we had 509 flu hospitalizations. 70% of those were unvaccinated.

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We had 26 deaths. We have noticed that with our respiratory diseases, most highly impacted our

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65-plus adults. So, with any flu campaign, it's important that if we could even drop down to 35% or

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even half of that 77% unvaccinated could reduce our hospitalizations, but that's economically

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an impact, right? That somebody that doesn't go to the hospital, that somebody that doesn't

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for insurance companies as well as our health care systems if they're

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So continue.

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We have noticed also a multi-state outbreak of gastrointestinal diseases has increased without

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the sources. This is kind of a national issue that we're noticing. We continue to track that.

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We unfortunately hope that the summer break also would kind of break our pertussis or whipping cough.

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We had a lot exposure last years in our high schools and our education systems.

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And unfortunately, we did have a case last week.

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So we'll continue to monitor and continue to advisement.

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When we come look at Nevada, our report card, we are about 94% within our vaccinations.

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95 is the goal.

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We've faired a lot better than many other counties within Nevada, but we continue to monitor and provide where we can those access to those vaccines that will impact our community.

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Overall, just a quick review of the Hockbug bug stallion fires.

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We've now joined Hawaii and California as one of the few states where local public health

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made a declaration.

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This enables or helps our, not only our state, but our federal partners also decide what

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how our response is.

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And so I want to thank both the government affairs as well as the district attorney on

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assisting us in making this declaration for our community and the timeliness and the

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that was required for that.

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What Northern Nevada Public Health does in fires is we help, a lot of it is prevention.

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We do all our work beforehand.

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We contact agencies and if any agency health care agency has to be evacuated,

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we contact them and help coordinate that evacuation.

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So we contacted for the Hock Fire, we contacted 41 agencies, 30 we were able to get a hold of.

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But also part of that is 185 of our coalition members and

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and that included 289 healthcare partners every contacted.

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Overall, what was the impact about 584 healthcare residents

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had to be evacuated or were impacted in some way due to this.

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All those residency are healthcare,

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and this is all-timer homes or psychiatric,

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or various, even we had our free standing,

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ED and the north valleys were, was had to close,

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but we were able to communicate with them

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had because we had developed those partnerships and those MOUs before, we were able to evacuate

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everyone and then repopulate. On top of that, it creates much. When electricity is out,

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we have contacted all those restaurants and food establishments that were without power to be able

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to address their food issues. We're also able to work with our WIC partners, so many people that

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had recently bought food at WIC had to leave their homes and that food spoiled, and so we contact

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that the state and the state promptly replied, and they re- they provided, again, funding that they could go back and

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rebuy all their food. So those individuals wouldn't be without food for the month. So. And then air quality is public information officer,

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as the H.S. All are wonderful response and just want to thank Northern United Public Health and all the staff there that help respond to this.

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Priorities that we're focused on right now is, last time I was here was asked about our space from Commissioner Clark.

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I can just want to update that we have been able to move towards space improvements and expand out.

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We'll be moving here, expanding our footprint here at Ninth Street and be able to pry a little bit more breathing room.

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And the next two months will be making those transitions, be able to provide some update and

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some refreshments sorely needed for within our space, bringing in our government affairs.

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We say how do a very successful back-to-school vaccine and

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starting a respiratory season in this month, September, and continuing forward.

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Things were watching nationally as Title 10 funding and as well as vaccines for children

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and vaccines for adults.

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These are the points and wanted to provide any questions.

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Thank you.

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Do you have any questions for Dr. Kingsley?

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Commissioner Hill?

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Well, Madam Chair, thank you for your leadership on District Health.

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I'm really grateful for you serving for the board and representing us, and thank you for

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the presentation. I'm just curious. You touched on this, but HR1, what are your concerns?

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I mean, yes, we're going to be serving more people. Do we have the resources for that?

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What else is bubbling up for you as you're facing these changes?

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Right now with it we continue to monitor, we are monitoring where staff, our capacity

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We continue to stay the same but

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It's always recognizing where we're at and being able to, so it's sometimes it's a week to week, but being able to recognize overall. I put a timer, so I made 10 minutes, and I was under, so.

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There's a lot of concerns with it, but it's hard to speak on without, and it's, it's, we're responsive instead of being, we're trying to be as proactive as we can, but it tends to be more responsive, unfortunately. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Reactive. Yeah.

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By sure, Garcia. Yes. Good morning. Thank you for the presentation.

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presentation is always good to see you.

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I know that you said you declared the public health emergency on August 28th,

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which everybody was watching and listening closely,

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but a few days later you announced that on August 31 that the 2026 community health needs

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assessment was published, not as flashy in the headlines as much,

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but to me, for somebody who's used that in the past,

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I think it was wonderful that an MPH and Renown were able to join forces this time.

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In the past, for those of you who don't know, you'd have to kind of talk between the two documents.

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How did that work out for you from your perspective as a health officer this year?

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And first I want to say thank you for this has been spinning a lot of plates and

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that's one plate I'm currently spinning, both to get it out to her community because it's a vital document that allows many of our nonprofits to be able to have the data that they need in order to interact and

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make impacts within our community and currently going out to market that, but just want to acknowledge

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Renown and have been wonderful partners. I believe it expanded out our footprint to be able

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to reach community members, but Renown has been wonderful partners to be able to work with.

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So it was just recently published, yes, and working towards that, disseminating that out into

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our community and that will also inform our community health improvement plan. But yes, that was just

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reason we released as you mentioned just a week ago and so working towards that but overall

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it was an amazing process and really helped us out to be able to work with this community partner

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it helped us both in our stability and sustainability and being able to do this as well as our staff

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to be able to deliver to be able to work together they carried burdens that were harder for us to

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be able to manage but we have expertise in epidemiologists to deliver and to analyze that data

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So it was a partnership that was well-planned and well-delivered.

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Great.

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Thank you.

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Commissioner Herman?

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Thank you for your report.

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We really appreciate it.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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And you can go on to nnph.org to find that assessment.

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And if anybody needs copies, there are additional copies available.

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So it was really amazing.

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I wondered, Dr. Kinzley, if you would be so kind to just share because we do have an

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opportunity in terms of looking at two public health workshops for the fees that are being

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explored with the EHS, and I wonder if you could share that information.

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Yes, thank you, so we have two, and I will be able to provide the dates and times for those

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as well as not only workshops, but also interacting with our community over the next month.

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We have hired a third party, MGT, three recommendations are working with the county did in a five,

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but put out an RFP.

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But a third party came in and analyzed our fees.

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We were under as many fees are, and this is an important thing with our community as we

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work, not only inflation and those challenges that we have within our economy, but also trying

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to maintain the same level of capacity and services that we deliver to our community.

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And so, and this is where we only cost recovery.

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So we are not in cost recovery, so it means we supplement with our annual allotment to

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be able to deliver these services to our community.

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This is from dust prevention to our health inspections, to our land development, to our

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septic to our wells and our water systems and being able to manage all these points.

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So yes, during the month of September would be the first and so we would like any of our

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community members that have concerns, would like to review and participate and we want

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full participation and we want full transparency and clarity of what these fees are, what with

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the methodology behind them, how did we come to this determination and what are we delivering

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and what's the impact within our community.

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Those available on our website, and we can also make them available on the county website.

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We do have two workshops as well as reaching out to the Builders Association, as well as the contractors as well as delivering anywhere we can within our community.

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Anybody that is permitted with us, we will contact via email. We will contact via mail.

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Any way we can try to get a hold of them even through our inspections, just to make them aware, so they can participate and be aware of these possible fee changes.

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The business impact statement will be delivered to the District Board of Health in October, and again we'd like to invite anybody who would like to make comments or be able to provide input to the District Board of Health at that time in October for that.

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And then just looking at the various times, but I'll be able to provide those dates and times more specifically to the board here.

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Thanks. I just think that's an important opportunity because the fees haven't been looked at in a while.

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And looking at the analysis of how that information was determined, I think, is really important.

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So there is a survey that everyone can participate or

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those that are interested in the workshops are on September 22nd, from 5 to 7 p.m. and

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then Wednesday, September 23rd, from 10 a.m. to noon, and then the survey is ongoing.

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So thank you, I just thought that was important.

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I think it's also very important to share the hard work of the staff, Andrea Esp and Scott

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But Oxcart, I hope I'm pronouncing this last name quickly, did a great job along with all the staff

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in working truly in a regional approach and working with emergency management.

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And those relationships showed with the efficiency of how things were handled.

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I also think it is important, and you already did it, but

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I'm going to recognize again, the relationship between Northern Nevada Public Health and

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Marshall County is extremely strong.

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And one of the things that happens with that is the gift of shared services.

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And being able as a standalone entity because Northern Nevada Public Health is a standalone entity.

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And that entity, if it stood by itself, would not be able, really, to be able to

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extrapolate the rich resources that are available, the talent, the expertise with the DA's office.

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and with our legislative light liaison for, that is a rock star.

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So being able to help walk through NMPH on how to do the declaration and the importance

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of it is to be commended for that partnership.

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So, thank you so much for standing in that lane as well.

422
00:42:32,940 --> 00:42:34,340
It's important that we did that.

423
00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:36,920
So, thank you so much.

424
00:42:37,180 --> 00:42:38,920
I don't know if anyone has anything else.

425
00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:41,400
Thank you so much.

426
00:42:43,060 --> 00:42:52,160
All right, we'll go ahead and close item 5A1 and we'll move to consent item 6A1 through 6G4.

427
00:42:52,980 --> 00:42:57,340
Are there any items that anyone would like to hold or more discussion on?

428
00:43:04,550 --> 00:43:05,990
Hearing none, do we have any public comment?

429
00:43:06,710 --> 00:43:07,090
We do.

430
00:43:07,310 --> 00:43:08,110
Kim Venner.

431
00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:24,240
My name is Kim Venner, I live in Spanish Springs, and I'm here regarding an item.

432
00:43:24,240 --> 00:43:34,040
It's basically an application to put a business out in a home in Spanish Springs and my, I don't know that I have a true objection.

433
00:43:34,040 --> 00:43:35,080
It's more of a concern.

434
00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:43,420
And the report of page three basically points out that the home address or the APN that's associated with the property 315,

435
00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:56,480
the Parasio Court? It's basically in a cul-de-sex, like a pi-witch, and it's at the point of the pi. And the back part of the property, which would be the crust, is on Cordova Boulevard.

436
00:43:57,080 --> 00:44:05,900
And it notes that there appears to be a secondary address, and that parcel is off Cordova. I've got a home at 9055 Cordova.

437
00:44:05,900 --> 00:44:15,020
So when the original request was made to have a mother-in-law's quarters or an ADU off this pi-wetch, it didn't even access through my neighborhood, no problem.

438
00:44:15,720 --> 00:44:21,040
It then became opened, it now accesses through it, there is a mother-in-law quarter there, 9040.

439
00:44:22,500 --> 00:44:29,120
And from the application, it does say that the person wants to put the business in the residence at 9040.

440
00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:34,040
If it's in that two bedroom, two bath residents, I don't have a problem.

441
00:44:34,040 --> 00:44:53,260
But if it's one of the other existing outbuildings that are there and specifically one that has been built since December of 25, I do because that got its permit and was approved as a shed with specific requirements, no electricity only, no plumbing, no water, no mechanical.

442
00:44:53,880 --> 00:44:59,880
Now if we're going to put a barber shop as this says and I realize it's a one chair and it's a limit but it says

443
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:29,980
Because that if it approves it, it should be provided that it meets all other cosmology and building requirements. Those require if I'm correct, not an expert, a minimum of two sinks, a ventilation system, which is a mechanical system, a separate bathroom, which is plumbing and water. So if this application can be more limited or specific to its 904O, that residence that we don't even know if it's really legal access or

444
00:45:29,980 --> 00:45:35,480
I'm not according to this report, but I drive by there every day, multiple times going to and fro home.

445
00:45:36,140 --> 00:45:45,120
They've done a nice job on the building, and it's attractive, and if that's the building, I don't have a problem with that resident having one share of barbershop.

446
00:45:45,220 --> 00:45:48,860
It says no external modifications would be needed, I'm presuming they're integral.

447
00:45:49,240 --> 00:45:57,500
But if it's any other building, I do, because it takes a building that is now there by way of an exemption.

448
00:45:57,500 --> 00:46:01,880
And as a shed, and then if they have to meet all other barbershop requirements,

449
00:46:02,200 --> 00:46:09,960
we're talking yet more exemptions for plumbing, sinks, mechanical, things that aren't meant to be on that property.

450
00:46:10,180 --> 00:46:16,000
So if the gentleman is here that has the application and he says no, it will be in my home at 904O,

451
00:46:16,220 --> 00:46:21,600
the two bedroom residents with the one car garage, and I'll make the existing modifications in my home.

452
00:46:24,870 --> 00:46:25,670
Thank you.

453
00:46:28,100 --> 00:46:30,260
Is it possible to get clarification?

454
00:46:30,920 --> 00:46:34,220
I am familiar with that item who is a constituent.

455
00:46:35,020 --> 00:46:36,700
I don't know if there's anyone here.

456
00:46:36,880 --> 00:46:39,380
Oh, there you are, Mr. Moore.

457
00:46:40,460 --> 00:46:44,600
Is there any way to get clarification with someone from staff?

458
00:46:47,880 --> 00:46:50,180
I'm looking to see if we have any from staff here.

459
00:46:50,320 --> 00:46:54,120
What we could do, too, is also following the consent agenda

460
00:46:54,120 --> 00:46:55,240
if we can get somebody down here.

461
00:46:55,300 --> 00:46:56,440
We can call them back up to clarify.

462
00:46:57,000 --> 00:46:57,520
That would be great.

463
00:46:58,200 --> 00:46:59,400
We'll work on getting someone here.

464
00:46:59,400 --> 00:47:13,400
Yeah, I do not know every specific requirement, but I do know that this particular ordinance has not been looked at in 20 years.

465
00:47:14,140 --> 00:47:19,640
And Mr. Moore came in January and I met with him shortly thereafter.

466
00:47:20,640 --> 00:47:28,120
I even wanted to know if the word, I don't know who uses beauty parlors anymore, that was in there.

467
00:47:28,380 --> 00:47:37,780
And so there are other jurisdictions that include barbershops and I think the point of meeting all the criteria is required.

468
00:47:38,200 --> 00:47:45,660
I've looked at it as well, and it's in our staff report that it has to follow all the cosmology guidelines,

469
00:47:45,660 --> 00:47:51,760
which includes additional requirements that would have to be compliant with.

470
00:47:52,060 --> 00:47:58,400
So, if we can, it would be great to just understand that point.

471
00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:11,140
I don't know exactly where the exact location other than the applicant has submitted for public in our standards here,

472
00:48:11,140 --> 00:48:17,100
in our packet here, I'm pausing because I'm opening it up and I, yeah, l'appassade

473
00:48:17,100 --> 00:48:17,660
and critoba.

474
00:48:18,180 --> 00:48:25,520
So it has to meet all those requirements and so in fairness, if it's, this is just the

475
00:48:25,520 --> 00:48:29,560
way that it's not just this business, it's any business and if it has to meet all the

476
00:48:29,560 --> 00:48:31,480
requirements, it has to meet all the requirements.

477
00:48:32,240 --> 00:48:39,120
Including I would imagine having the ability to have water and if a building doesn't have that,

478
00:48:39,120 --> 00:48:40,840
I would imagine that would not be allowed.

479
00:48:41,740 --> 00:48:45,040
So that's what I was going to ask if water was a requirement.

480
00:48:45,740 --> 00:48:49,880
Madam Chair, if I may, do we have any other further public comment on consent?

481
00:48:50,460 --> 00:48:55,640
If not, I could move to approve consent as presented pulling this item.

482
00:48:55,800 --> 00:48:56,220
That would be good.

483
00:48:56,380 --> 00:48:56,540
Okay.

484
00:48:56,900 --> 00:48:57,280
That would be great.

485
00:48:57,940 --> 00:49:00,020
It's six, six a three.

486
00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:07,320
Okay, I move to approve with pulling six a three temporarily until we can hear from staff.

487
00:49:07,320 --> 00:49:11,540
Second we have a motion and a second any further discussion?

488
00:49:12,220 --> 00:49:18,580
Hearing none all those in favor signify by saying aye aye any opposed motion carries unanimously.

489
00:49:19,100 --> 00:49:24,920
So we'll wait for manager Thomas to help share when we can have staff.

490
00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:31,080
And then hopefully Mr. Large, we can put that in when staff arrives so that'd be okay.

491
00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:32,440
Thank you.

492
00:49:32,860 --> 00:49:35,340
All right we'll go ahead and close out.

493
00:49:35,340 --> 00:49:42,960
Okay, really quickly on item 6B1, I wanted to give a little shout out.

494
00:49:43,500 --> 00:49:46,320
We do have, and I don't want to pull it, obviously.

495
00:49:46,520 --> 00:49:58,800
But I wanted to at least acknowledge receipt of our 44th consecutive annual certificate of achievement of excellence in financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S. and Canada.

496
00:49:58,800 --> 00:49:59,980
It's jiffle

497
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:26,280
As we lovingly refer to it, this is for the county's annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30th, 2025, and I do see our comptroller is here. And so I wanted to just give special recognition as I know that it's not an easy achievement, but we for the 44th consecutive year have risen to the occasion. And so I just wanted to thank you and your entire staff for all of the significant work to get us to that award. Thank you.

498
00:50:27,020 --> 00:50:28,680
Well, Ms. Hill, you're a rock star.

499
00:50:29,340 --> 00:50:32,500
You know that you need to come up to the mic and say a few things.

500
00:50:32,900 --> 00:50:36,480
I know she loves this because you're a rock star.

501
00:50:37,160 --> 00:50:39,700
This is 44 years, there you go.

502
00:50:45,850 --> 00:50:46,490
Thank you, everyone.

503
00:50:46,750 --> 00:50:47,410
I don't like speaking.

504
00:50:47,410 --> 00:50:48,890
So I wanted to defer to our division director.

505
00:50:49,030 --> 00:50:50,350
I can't let him speak this year.

506
00:50:52,830 --> 00:50:53,830
She did that to me.

507
00:50:54,110 --> 00:50:56,750
Thank you very much for the recognition of the award.

508
00:50:56,930 --> 00:50:57,750
It's a team effort.

509
00:50:57,750 --> 00:51:06,510
It takes a lot of people to get this done, and we're starting on the 45th one next week, so we'll be back next year until we got it again.

510
00:51:06,830 --> 00:51:07,470
So, thank you.

511
00:51:08,030 --> 00:51:08,590
No pressure.

512
00:51:09,010 --> 00:51:09,130
Yeah.

513
00:51:09,510 --> 00:51:11,750
Can you share though what that really means?

514
00:51:12,210 --> 00:51:20,310
And not just that it's the government finance officers association of the United States award.

515
00:51:20,670 --> 00:51:22,150
What does that mean?

516
00:51:22,390 --> 00:51:23,170
What are the standards?

517
00:51:23,230 --> 00:51:24,830
I think it's important to share this.

518
00:51:24,830 --> 00:51:51,790
That's a good point. For the benefit of the public, the reporting requirements do change every year with implementation and honoring those changes, and each year they continue to put it in a format that's easily readable to the public and anybody and we are following those requirements and meeting those requirements, and also that we continue to have an unmodified opinion, meaning a clean audit with the county that we report in transparency and financially appropriate. So now we can do that.

519
00:51:51,790 --> 00:51:52,450
Congratulations,

520
00:51:55,460 --> 00:51:58,780
thank you, manager Thomas.

521
00:51:59,920 --> 00:52:03,180
All right, we'll move now to Block, vice chair Garcia.

522
00:52:04,460 --> 00:52:07,940
Madam Chair, I would like to pull item 11.

523
00:52:08,360 --> 00:52:08,540
Okay.

524
00:52:09,080 --> 00:52:10,760
Discussion, but other than that, I'm good.

525
00:52:11,160 --> 00:52:13,100
Okay, is that in the form of motion?

526
00:52:13,500 --> 00:52:15,940
Do you want her men to read it in?

527
00:52:16,140 --> 00:52:16,420
Can?

528
00:52:16,780 --> 00:52:16,920
Okay.

529
00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:20,260
Commissioner Herman, would you like to read in the block?

530
00:52:22,990 --> 00:52:24,270
Sorry, she usually does it.

531
00:52:26,430 --> 00:52:29,250
Yeah, other than 11, 13,

532
00:52:36,010 --> 00:52:38,130
and the form of motion.

533
00:52:39,570 --> 00:52:44,070
Is it okay if we pull item 11 per vice chair Garcia's request?

534
00:52:47,740 --> 00:52:49,040
So do we have any public comment?

535
00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:51,100
We do.

536
00:52:51,480 --> 00:52:56,300
Okay, for item 8, we have Josh Herbert.

537
00:52:59,050 --> 00:52:59,390
Hey, Bear.

538
00:53:00,270 --> 00:53:00,830
Thank you.

539
00:53:02,030 --> 00:53:02,610
Hello

540
00:53:13,140 --> 00:53:13,580
commissioners.

541
00:53:13,880 --> 00:53:15,360
This is Josh A. Bear for the record.

542
00:53:15,360 --> 00:53:22,220
And in this particular agenda item caught my attention simply because we have so many disasters taking place right now.

543
00:53:22,700 --> 00:53:28,980
So this particular neighborhood hidden valley, this is the second time it's been hit by this kind of disaster in two years.

544
00:53:29,200 --> 00:53:35,800
So we're looking at spending $5.7 million over this two year period on disaster remediation for this neighborhood.

545
00:53:35,960 --> 00:53:42,660
And I'm not arguing against that, but really caught my attention is that there's 2.225 million for private infrastructure.

546
00:53:43,260 --> 00:53:49,800
which I sense discovered is because the HOA, which was on the hook for this infrastructure, has been dissolved, so there are legal issues here.

547
00:53:50,200 --> 00:53:56,420
So clearly the work needs to be done, but this particular neighborhood appears to have a serious problem with flooding.

548
00:53:56,960 --> 00:54:01,640
And I saw on the report that it says that this would like a 200-year flood and then followed by a 500-year flood.

549
00:54:02,140 --> 00:54:05,880
First, I would like for the commission to consider throwing out those kinds of numbers.

550
00:54:06,260 --> 00:54:10,420
I don't believe they have any bearing in the world of climate change and the way things are changing.

551
00:54:10,420 --> 00:54:15,360
So, if we've had two 200-year floods in the last two years, clearly they're not 200-year

552
00:54:15,360 --> 00:54:15,640
floods.

553
00:54:15,900 --> 00:54:18,020
So, we need to be planning in advance for these kinds of things.

554
00:54:18,600 --> 00:54:22,600
And I would also like to suggest that you consider a special assessment district for this

555
00:54:22,600 --> 00:54:28,500
neighborhood so that we can recoup the costs of making these kinds of fixes and to make improvements

556
00:54:28,500 --> 00:54:32,620
to the public infrastructure so that we avoid these kinds of costs in the future because

557
00:54:32,620 --> 00:54:36,000
we're already draining one budget for these remediation costs.

558
00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:40,520
We have a bunch of costs coming in for buyers, and we have this mega Elmenio come again.

559
00:54:40,900 --> 00:54:45,100
So we do not know what our disaster costs are going to be.

560
00:54:45,540 --> 00:54:49,520
So I would like you to consider that, and also consider in further development projects,

561
00:54:49,840 --> 00:54:56,220
these kinds of potential disaster costs in terms of what the cost of that development to the county will actually be.

562
00:54:56,740 --> 00:54:59,880
And as a final recommendation, I think we should all be getting together the county.

563
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:23,400
Any and the cities to lobby the legislature for additional disaster funding in this upcoming legislative session? Specifically because we have this mega El Nino coming. And we do not know what those costs are going to be. So we could drain our local budgets and need additional support from the state. And we don't know what we will be able to be getting from the federal government over the next two years. So that's all I have to say. Thank you. Thank you.

564
00:55:25,780 --> 00:55:28,120
I would like to speak to item 8.

565
00:55:28,120 --> 00:55:31,520
That is in my district.

566
00:55:32,060 --> 00:55:40,780
We held a community meeting that had various experts, including not only engineers, but

567
00:55:40,780 --> 00:55:49,040
a representative who did an incredible job from NOAA in terms of atmosphere and how things

568
00:55:49,040 --> 00:55:51,060
are measured and what that looks like.

569
00:55:51,060 --> 00:55:57,640
And that video is available to anyone who would like to look at the whole meeting.

570
00:55:58,620 --> 00:56:08,920
The other news on that is that there is exploration that's going to be taken place on what steps

571
00:56:08,920 --> 00:56:10,660
can be made next.

572
00:56:11,400 --> 00:56:14,180
And a community meeting is likely to be happening.

573
00:56:16,640 --> 00:56:17,720
It's forthcoming.

574
00:56:18,300 --> 00:56:26,360
So, it's not just been, because this item is on the agenda does not mean this is completely finished.

575
00:56:27,060 --> 00:56:39,100
In fact, the work that continues to be analyzed and what the best practice and what could be done to help mitigate that for the future is in deep discussions.

576
00:56:39,100 --> 00:56:52,280
So, I just wanted to make sure that everyone knew that the videos available because the young lady, the professional who did the climatology research and also the analysis and

577
00:56:53,540 --> 00:56:57,120
extrapolated the specifics to this Hidden Valley area.

578
00:56:57,420 --> 00:57:02,980
It was very, very detailed and I would encourage anyone to go look at that information.

579
00:57:02,980 --> 00:57:19,700
And even if you don't want to watch the whole thing, you just go to her portion and I think it's helpful to understand what that means, what it meant for the last two occurrences and what it means also as the unpredictability is in play.

580
00:57:20,140 --> 00:57:29,260
And then what we as a county can do and how we can look at helping the residents in Hidden Valley again, as I mentioned, more information is forthcoming.

581
00:57:29,880 --> 00:57:33,100
So, is there anything else on this item?

582
00:57:33,240 --> 00:57:35,100
Anybody have any comments on anything?

583
00:57:35,860 --> 00:57:40,300
I'm happy to do the second to Herman's motion.

584
00:57:40,660 --> 00:57:44,400
Great, so we have a motion and a second noting that item 11 is being pulled.

585
00:57:44,920 --> 00:57:45,760
Any further discussion?

586
00:57:47,040 --> 00:57:49,940
Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye.

587
00:57:50,040 --> 00:57:50,360
Aye.

588
00:57:51,060 --> 00:57:51,640
Any opposed?

589
00:57:52,760 --> 00:57:55,160
Motion carries unanimously.

590
00:57:55,680 --> 00:57:56,080
Thank you.

591
00:57:56,080 --> 00:58:00,560
We'll move now to the item that was pulled item 11, Manager Thomas.

592
00:58:01,040 --> 00:58:09,000
Thank you Madam Chair, this is a recommendation to approve the calendar year 2027 health benefits program for employees, retirees, and their dependents.

593
00:58:09,300 --> 00:58:13,120
And an approximate annual cost of $95.4 million.

594
00:58:13,700 --> 00:58:21,080
And authorize the chief human resources officer to execute all the insurance contracts and service agreements pertinent to the health benefits program.

595
00:58:21,080 --> 00:58:29,100
We are joined this morning by Ashley Barrington who will give us a little bit of information and answer any questions that you may have on the item.

596
00:58:29,680 --> 00:58:30,060
Thank you.

597
00:58:30,640 --> 00:58:31,360
Good morning.

598
00:58:31,920 --> 00:58:34,180
Good morning, Amanda Thomas, commissioners.

599
00:58:34,560 --> 00:58:37,260
Mr. Large for the record, Ashley Barrington.

600
00:58:37,980 --> 00:58:49,960
This is the annual staff report for the health benefits program which is the result of weeks long negotiations with our insurance negotiations committee which is comprised of

601
00:58:49,960 --> 00:58:54,960
representatives from all of our labor associations, as well as one representative from the

602
00:58:54,960 --> 00:58:58,140
management, confidential and represented groups of employees.

603
00:58:59,080 --> 00:59:04,720
And through that process, we review each of our health plans that are offered to employees,

604
00:59:05,000 --> 00:59:07,800
retirees, as well as a few external agencies.

605
00:59:08,580 --> 00:59:16,200
And we look at renewal premiums, just keeping the plans as they are, as well as what modifications

606
00:59:16,200 --> 00:59:27,220
can be made to those plans to maybe provide additional benefits or reduce premiums when necessary for employees, retirees, departments, and such.

607
00:59:27,720 --> 00:59:37,340
And so through that process, we discuss what our options are and what to provide and recommend to you all for approval for the following calendar year.

608
00:59:38,660 --> 00:59:43,100
Within this staff report, there are some enhancements to our PPO and

609
00:59:43,100 --> 00:59:48,580
high deductible plan, which is including some virtual care, physical therapy, women's

610
00:59:48,580 --> 00:59:54,120
health, and chronic disease, metabolic condition, management.

611
00:59:54,500 --> 00:59:57,040
So diabetes, heart conditions, and such.

612
00:59:57,040 --> 00:59:59,980
for our recommendation on the surest

613
01:00:01,760 --> 01:00:29,460
The recommendation is to discontinue that plan. We understand that that is not an easy recommendation for you all to review. It's not an easy recommendation for our membership to read. And it was not a message that anyone wanted to bring forward. However, after years of attempting to sustain that plan with renewal increases coming in from the current carrier.

614
01:00:29,460 --> 01:00:32,120
which is a United Health Care Shurist Plan.

615
01:00:33,280 --> 01:00:42,120
That increase was a 40% when reviewing options from other carriers, hometown health,

616
01:00:42,240 --> 01:00:45,900
which would be rebranded as Kaiser and Anthem.

617
01:00:46,320 --> 01:00:54,660
Those options ranged from a 36% increase up to a 43% increase to get those premiums down

618
01:00:54,660 --> 01:01:12,020
to a more sustainable acceptable number, you know, we would have to, or the insurance negotiations committee would have to really dig into those benefits and introduce deductibles, increase co-pays, increase max out of pockets.

619
01:01:13,400 --> 01:01:18,840
And so it's just not, it's no longer a sustainable program for us to continue offering, unfortunately.

620
01:01:20,300 --> 01:01:22,140
Thank you, Vice Chair Garcia.

621
01:01:22,720 --> 01:01:24,960
Thank you so much for the explanation.

622
01:01:25,740 --> 01:01:29,740
You know, we've received a couple of emails regarding this, and I know it weighs heavily

623
01:01:30,260 --> 01:01:36,560
on people's minds, especially when you're talking about 4700 subscribers, 3,200 eligible

624
01:01:36,560 --> 01:01:39,180
dependents that we are covering in these plans.

625
01:01:39,800 --> 01:01:45,020
And I completely understand that the HMO model is no longer sustainable under the terms that

626
01:01:45,020 --> 01:01:45,600
are being offered.

627
01:01:45,780 --> 01:01:46,440
I get that.

628
01:01:46,440 --> 01:01:50,840
That my question is related to the partnering agencies.

629
01:01:51,160 --> 01:01:59,600
Until recently, I did not know that there are the RTCs of the world who are under our umbrella of health insurance.

630
01:01:59,900 --> 01:02:10,180
And so while they're a small but mighty team, about 70 employees, I was concerned to hear that during the insurance negotiating committee,

631
01:02:10,180 --> 01:02:16,140
While we have the representation from the 11 employee bargaining units and other representation,

632
01:02:16,600 --> 01:02:21,720
I was just curious to see if those partnering agencies were involved in that process because for

633
01:02:21,720 --> 01:02:29,140
them, they're smaller and I know there's other agencies like Tom Waw that work with the city arena on their health insurance and

634
01:02:29,140 --> 01:02:35,520
folks are always kind of dependent on what the local jurisdictions are doing if they have that agreement.

635
01:02:36,280 --> 01:02:42,660
But my concern is that what we decide today is going to impact a partnering agency that

636
01:02:42,660 --> 01:02:45,220
may or may not have had really much of a heads up.

637
01:02:45,580 --> 01:02:50,320
We have open enrollment right around the corner and this is due to go into effect January

638
01:02:50,320 --> 01:02:50,740
1.

639
01:02:51,460 --> 01:02:57,480
So can you help, first of all, how many partnering agencies do we have under our plan as of

640
01:02:57,480 --> 01:02:57,820
today?

641
01:02:58,020 --> 01:03:01,800
If it's just RTC, we can just keep the comments and discussion related to that.

642
01:03:01,800 --> 01:03:08,300
We have three external agencies that partner with us and we offer our group health plans

643
01:03:08,300 --> 01:03:14,460
to them so it would be Northern Nevada Legal Aid, Nevada Works and their eligibility

644
01:03:14,460 --> 01:03:23,740
to participate in our group health plans is under NRS287.010 and then we have RTC which

645
01:03:23,740 --> 01:03:28,020
I believe stems from our prior direct relationship.

646
01:03:28,020 --> 01:03:34,020
Yes, so there's the aid we've offered their employees and some retirees are group health plans.

647
01:03:34,440 --> 01:03:41,960
Okay, were they involved in the process or were they just kind of notified about the decision from the insurance negotiation and negotiating committee?

648
01:03:42,600 --> 01:03:45,640
So they were notified from me, they are not involved in that process.

649
01:03:45,960 --> 01:03:53,460
The insurance negotiations committee is governed by the labor, the collective bargaining agreements.

650
01:03:53,460 --> 01:04:04,040
And so we are, you know, we stick to that committee and the membership outlined in those collected bargaining agreements, the external agencies are not involved.

651
01:04:04,240 --> 01:04:20,560
And so when we, when the insurance committee voted and determined their recommendations and were, I should clarify that the insurance committee did not vote to discontinue the surest or the fully insured program.

652
01:04:20,560 --> 01:04:25,440
That is a staff recommendation, but the insurance committee did support that direction.

653
01:04:26,400 --> 01:04:32,300
And so once they voted on the PPO and high deductible plan changes and were comfortable with staff recommendation,

654
01:04:32,980 --> 01:04:38,900
then we notified the external agencies, employees, department heads, and such.

655
01:04:39,460 --> 01:04:46,740
Okay, so for them, they're stuck between a rock and a hard place, they either absorb those additional costs for their membership.

656
01:04:46,740 --> 01:04:55,100
or they shop around for something, but I don't imagine they have a lot of time to shop around before open enrollment starts.

657
01:04:55,240 --> 01:04:59,960
When does open enrollment, is it a set window for all, and if you could...

658
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:29,540
Tell us what that window is correct. So open enrollment is October 26th through November 20th. And those dates fluctuate each year, depending on which day falls on a Monday. But we aim for four weeks of open enrollment. Is there a way, because I understand that there's options at the state, a program under the state of Nevada, is there a way for us to help facilitate those discussions, if like RTC or Northern Nevada Legal Aid or Nevada works?

659
01:05:29,540 --> 01:05:42,940
wanted help shopping around, I know communication with the state can take a little bit longer, and if they're operating under such a short turnaround, I would love to see if the county can help facilitate or expedite some of those conversations.

660
01:05:44,020 --> 01:05:52,940
I would be happy to, I don't honestly have any direct relationships with anyone at the state, but I know some of my peers within HR do, and I'm happy to explore that.

661
01:05:52,940 --> 01:05:56,180
Okay. Those are my questions, Madam Chair. Thank you.

662
01:05:56,300 --> 01:06:02,840
Thank you. And I also want to thank you for sharing with all the commissioners the various

663
01:06:04,120 --> 01:06:09,380
feedback from some of the employees and some of the comments and you're very thorough explanation

664
01:06:09,840 --> 01:06:17,480
of how these decisions were made. And I think you've already indicated that in a perfect

665
01:06:17,480 --> 01:06:21,980
world, you know, we wouldn't have some of the cost increases and some of the tough decisions

666
01:06:22,580 --> 01:06:30,040
with, in this case, the change and the surest plan. So I think that caught everyone a little off

667
01:06:30,040 --> 01:06:35,940
guard on the major change. But you're at the mercy of doing the best that you can with what you have

668
01:06:35,940 --> 01:06:44,340
and I think the involvement possibly could be considered of the other three benefactors of those

669
01:06:44,340 --> 01:06:47,860
decisions at least as early as possible so that they're aware.

670
01:06:48,280 --> 01:06:50,260
It might be something to think about in the future.

671
01:06:50,680 --> 01:06:51,340
Okay, absolutely.

672
01:06:51,500 --> 01:06:51,900
I will do that.

673
01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:52,280
Thank you.

674
01:06:52,460 --> 01:06:52,640
Yeah.

675
01:06:53,020 --> 01:06:54,220
Any other questions?

676
01:06:54,480 --> 01:06:54,580
Yep.

677
01:06:54,880 --> 01:06:55,360
Commissioner Hill.

678
01:06:56,720 --> 01:06:58,140
Thank you, Vice Chair Garcia.

679
01:06:58,160 --> 01:06:59,500
Thank you for pulling this item.

680
01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:06,320
It's been weighing on me this whole essentially since we were notified of just, you know, health

681
01:07:06,320 --> 01:07:12,460
care is astronomically expensive and we are trying to provide the best care and be competitive

682
01:07:12,460 --> 01:07:18,120
in that market and I know employees are disappointed so I do want to tell them and I'm shocked there

683
01:07:18,120 --> 01:07:23,520
wasn't more public comment but potentially you stemmed it and you explained it to folks and

684
01:07:23,520 --> 01:07:31,400
because I was expecting employees to come to public comment but I really appreciate yes what

685
01:07:31,400 --> 01:07:37,740
the chair was saying about us receiving that correspondence understanding those really

686
01:07:38,560 --> 01:07:46,660
intricate detailed points. And then I also asked if manager Thomas could look

687
01:07:46,660 --> 01:07:52,120
with HR on supporting RTC potentially with a high deductible plan because they

688
01:07:52,120 --> 01:07:55,600
are worried they don't have the administration for that. So that may be

689
01:07:55,600 --> 01:07:58,900
something we can do and I wanted to let the board know that was another

690
01:07:58,900 --> 01:08:03,700
discussion just to see how we can support our partners. But thank you for your

691
01:08:03,700 --> 01:08:04,000
work.

692
01:08:04,320 --> 01:08:04,460
Yes.

693
01:08:04,700 --> 01:08:05,540
Thank you all so much.

694
01:08:06,080 --> 01:08:06,800
Thank you.

695
01:08:07,460 --> 01:08:08,200
Anything else?

696
01:08:09,240 --> 01:08:09,780
All right.

697
01:08:09,980 --> 01:08:11,580
This is an actionable item.

698
01:08:11,780 --> 01:08:13,120
I'm going to call for public comment.

699
01:08:13,600 --> 01:08:14,560
We have no one signed in.

700
01:08:14,820 --> 01:08:15,260
Thank you.

701
01:08:16,540 --> 01:08:18,420
Vice Chair, would you like to make a motion?

702
01:08:18,840 --> 01:08:21,440
Madam Chair, I'd like to approve as presented.

703
01:08:22,040 --> 01:08:22,200
Second.

704
01:08:22,600 --> 01:08:23,740
We have a motion and a second.

705
01:08:23,760 --> 01:08:24,620
Any further discussion?

706
01:08:25,820 --> 01:08:26,400
Hearing none.

707
01:08:26,680 --> 01:08:28,580
All those in favor signify by saying aye.

708
01:08:28,700 --> 01:08:29,020
Aye.

709
01:08:29,260 --> 01:08:29,480
Aye.

710
01:08:29,960 --> 01:08:30,280
Any opposed?

711
01:08:31,520 --> 01:08:32,940
Motion carries unanimously.

712
01:08:33,660 --> 01:08:38,640
Thank you, I'm just wondering on the status of 6A3.

713
01:08:38,880 --> 01:08:44,320
I think Mr. Lloyd is ready to prepare to present on it.

714
01:08:44,580 --> 01:08:50,820
And I would also believe that Mr. Moore is here and he may be able to shed some light on what the public comment said.

715
01:08:51,200 --> 01:08:51,960
Thank you so much.

716
01:08:54,010 --> 01:08:58,030
Mr. Lloyd, hello, Mr. Chancellor, come on up.

717
01:09:01,120 --> 01:09:05,480
So I think the question, I'm not sure if you were here, when.

718
01:09:05,480 --> 01:09:35,460
Okay, so I think the question is, where is the actual location of this particular business but even from my perspective at a higher level, because this is going to apply, it's an ordinance that will apply to any applicant, not just the one that we're talking about, is there requirements, it's my understanding that the requirements in the addition of a barbershop is to abide by all of the requirements for

719
01:09:35,460 --> 01:09:41,960
for cosmology as an example, or any other applicable compliance agency that we must adhere to.

720
01:09:42,720 --> 01:09:46,640
And so I am just asking for confirmation on that.

721
01:09:46,760 --> 01:09:51,600
I just wanted to make sure that the staff report reflected that and I wanted to make sure.

722
01:09:52,260 --> 01:09:57,460
And thank you Madam Chair, members of the Board for the record Trevor Lloyd with Planning and Building.

723
01:09:58,300 --> 01:09:59,100
And I do apologize.

724
01:09:59,100 --> 01:09:59,640
So...

725
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:29,900
Basically got the call to come down quickly and review as quickly as I could. My understanding is the question was where will this, the salon or barbershop be located on the property? And we did get confirmation from the applicant. It will be within the residents. So it will not be in a detached shop, for example. Thank you. But again, the cosmetology piece in this applicable piece of the connection of the ordinance. There's many other provisions in here.

726
01:10:29,900 --> 01:10:37,200
or does require compliance and I'm not familiar with all of the requirements that the

727
01:10:37,200 --> 01:10:46,780
cosmetology board is responsible for, you know, mandating, but those regulatory requirements

728
01:10:46,780 --> 01:10:48,060
certainly would have water.

729
01:10:49,600 --> 01:10:58,660
I would just imagine that if you're going to open a barbershop or a beauty parlor, did

730
01:10:58,660 --> 01:11:04,420
did that normal creature change, but anyway, I haven't her beauty parlor in a long time, but

731
01:11:05,820 --> 01:11:11,480
it seems that that would be, I'm guessing you wouldn't know that water would have to be, I

732
01:11:11,480 --> 01:11:16,820
would imagine. I would, again, off the top of my head, not being all that familiar with these types

733
01:11:16,820 --> 01:11:22,260
of operation, I would agree with you. I would think also that Northern Nevada Public Health would

734
01:11:22,260 --> 01:11:28,080
certainly have some input in that regard. Yeah, I would think that services would be required,

735
01:11:28,080 --> 01:11:32,080
And we would absolutely need to take that into consideration.

736
01:11:32,960 --> 01:11:39,660
And it's part of the reason why we typically with these uses require, you know, more thorough review.

737
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:45,800
Sometimes a special use permit, for example, depending on the zoning that it's going to be located in.

738
01:11:46,300 --> 01:11:53,160
Great. Well, I just wanted to clarify that because it certainly seems to me that you would have to adhere to.

739
01:11:53,160 --> 01:11:57,480
whatever the compliance requirements are that are applicable to the application that's being reviewed.

740
01:11:58,280 --> 01:12:01,620
So Madam Chair, if I may, Michael Lash for the record.

741
01:12:02,300 --> 01:12:04,880
This application is solely for this single use.

742
01:12:05,020 --> 01:12:07,580
It's not a waiver of all standards for all businesses.

743
01:12:08,020 --> 01:12:12,120
This is solely a single use for a single chair barbershop.

744
01:12:12,440 --> 01:12:15,640
Barbershop's not allowed as a home-based business pursuant to code.

745
01:12:15,940 --> 01:12:17,980
That's the exception that we're doing in this case.

746
01:12:18,460 --> 01:12:27,600
He's still going to have to meet all of the other standards that are applicable in both in Washoe County Code and with the Department of Cosmetology with those regards.

747
01:12:28,100 --> 01:12:32,500
That this is the only exception to that is that he's going to be allowed to do it as a home-based business.

748
01:12:32,800 --> 01:12:38,420
Right. Thank you. Any other questions? Mr. Lloyd?

749
01:12:39,580 --> 01:12:45,760
All right. And so we have confirmation that it's going to be in the home in this particular applicable application, right?

750
01:12:45,760 --> 01:12:47,520
So, thank you.

751
01:12:47,920 --> 01:13:10,400
Well, I am happy to make the motion to conditionally approve a request by Sean Moore to modify the home base business development standards pursuant to WCC 25.4426 to allow a barbershop business as a home base business at 315 Val Peresio court APN 534-132-11.

752
01:13:10,400 --> 01:13:20,280
on the condition that the business comply with all applicable home-based business development standards pursuant to WCC 25.4425.

753
01:13:21,060 --> 01:13:21,760
Second.

754
01:13:22,540 --> 01:13:24,680
We have a motion to second any further discussion?

755
01:13:25,720 --> 01:13:28,320
Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye.

756
01:13:28,620 --> 01:13:28,780
Aye.

757
01:13:29,900 --> 01:13:30,520
Any opposed?

758
01:13:31,460 --> 01:13:33,100
Motion carries unanimously.

759
01:13:33,800 --> 01:13:34,680
Thank you so much.

760
01:13:35,320 --> 01:13:38,740
We'll move now to item 14.

761
01:13:38,740 --> 01:13:39,740
This

762
01:13:51,040 --> 01:13:55,180
is the first reading, this will be bill number 1960,

763
01:13:57,770 --> 01:14:16,990
an ordinance to adopt an amendment to the development agreement for Montro 2000, tentative subdivision map case number TM007-002 to extend the deadline for recording the next map to July 24th, 2027, WAC 26-008.

764
01:14:17,830 --> 01:14:21,510
Thank you. Can I verify that that was bill number 1916?

765
01:14:22,630 --> 01:14:23,110
1960.

766
01:14:24,070 --> 01:14:26,670
1960, so I did hear it incorrectly. Thank you.

767
01:14:27,530 --> 01:14:28,570
Thanks for the clarification.

768
01:14:29,050 --> 01:14:30,390
And we have no one signed in for that item.

769
01:14:30,830 --> 01:14:35,630
Thank you so much. Does anyone need this as an extension?

770
01:14:36,250 --> 01:14:38,290
Need any additional information on this?

771
01:14:39,690 --> 01:14:43,690
All right, hearing none, I'll go ahead and call for a motion, please.

772
01:14:43,690 --> 01:14:47,990
Madam Chair, I move to introduce bill number 1960 as presented.

773
01:14:48,470 --> 01:14:49,130
Thank you.

774
01:14:49,650 --> 01:14:52,270
All right, we're going to go ahead and close item 14.

775
01:14:52,270 --> 01:14:55,990
We'll move to item 15, public comment, manager Thomas.

776
01:14:56,450 --> 01:14:57,430
Thank you, Madam Chair.

777
01:14:57,550 --> 01:14:58,750
This is your final public comment.

778
01:14:58,890 --> 01:14:59,950
And comment heard under this item.

779
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:30,260
We'll be limited to three minutes per person, and it may pertain to matters both on and off the commission agenda. A news time may not be allocated to other speakers, and please make your comments so the commission is a whole. We have no one signed in. Thank you. We'll move now to item 16 commissioners and county manager, manager announcements, manager, Thomas. Thank you. These include reports and updates for boards and commissions, request for information or topics for future agendas, and I do not have anything for you. Commissioner Herman? Vice chair Garcia?

780
01:15:30,260 --> 01:15:36,600
Yeah, I do. I forgot one announcement this morning. Thank you. I wanted to invite the community to attend the 5th annual

781
01:15:36,600 --> 01:15:42,240
Washoe County Youth Mental Health Summit. It's going to be held on Tuesday, September 15th at Grace Church.

782
01:15:42,680 --> 01:15:48,720
It goes from 8 to 2.30 p.m. and the doors will open at 7. We have a meeting though.

783
01:15:49,020 --> 01:15:53,960
Yes. So I want to go in the morning for the first part and then I'll see y'all in chambers.

784
01:15:53,960 --> 01:16:12,080
I don't think that we have the authority to be responsible for helping to schedule, but I'm going to try and go as well as quick as I can and make sure that we're back for a meeting, but if anyone is interested in attending, I would encourage you to do so.

785
01:16:12,820 --> 01:16:21,120
I think that there are over several hundred people that are already scheduled, and I think the information is going to be amazing.

786
01:16:21,780 --> 01:16:24,280
Do you know if it's going to be videoed, we could watch it later?

787
01:16:25,440 --> 01:16:27,140
Maybe, maybe not.

788
01:16:27,860 --> 01:16:28,780
Probably not.

789
01:16:29,680 --> 01:16:30,900
Commissioner Hill, do you have anything?

790
01:16:32,620 --> 01:16:38,020
Well, I don't have anything either than to say, again, thank you to everyone

791
01:16:38,020 --> 01:16:41,980
for all of the hard work in dealing with the fires.

792
01:16:42,720 --> 01:16:48,480
Thank you also to all who will remember 9-11, and I hope that

793
01:16:48,480 --> 01:16:57,260
But we can really look at not only the reflection of 9-11, but what has happened in our community

794
01:16:57,860 --> 01:17:02,920
with the fires is a reflection of who we are as a community and coming together.

795
01:17:03,320 --> 01:17:07,700
We're in a healing piece and I feel that we still need to remember that.

796
01:17:08,000 --> 01:17:12,800
And the impact of any disaster has a psychological component to it.

797
01:17:12,800 --> 01:17:37,480
And in that is the ability for us to be compassionate and patient and I also want to thank a lot of folks who I worked with who donated thousands and thousands of dollars to gift cards so that HSA and

798
01:17:37,480 --> 01:17:44,480
Marshall County could help with folks in North valleys to specifically purchase food

799
01:17:44,480 --> 01:17:51,500
or other items that they needed because every single person impacted has a different story.

800
01:17:52,680 --> 01:17:59,420
And when you've ever heard this comment, if this is the first time, I hope that you remember

801
01:17:59,420 --> 01:18:03,140
that when you see one fire, you see one fire.

802
01:18:03,860 --> 01:18:10,980
When you have somebody who's impacted by a fire, that one person's story is going to be different than the other person.

803
01:18:11,680 --> 01:18:17,140
And so I really want to thank all the businesses who donated, as I mentioned, thousands and thousands of dollars.

804
01:18:17,140 --> 01:18:32,380
So when directly for immediate support, all the folks who helped with the Community Resource Center, all the folks that worked with communication, all of our regional partners, this is a time for healing, there's a lot that needs to be done.

805
01:18:32,380 --> 01:18:39,420
I think it will be interesting to see what the action review results look like, and I also

806
01:18:39,420 --> 01:18:45,900
want to share with at this meeting that at the Board of Fire Commissioners, I requested

807
01:18:45,900 --> 01:18:53,440
Chief Edwards to look into a regional training, much like FEMA number 602 for elected officials.

808
01:18:53,680 --> 01:19:01,080
So when we have a disaster, all elected officials are equally prepared to work through their roles.

809
01:19:01,080 --> 01:19:10,640
And I'd also like to thank the communications team who looked at literally being very consistent with sites.

810
01:19:11,260 --> 01:19:19,740
So it wasn't going all over the place and looking for information, validated information, verifiable information, facts only.

811
01:19:20,080 --> 01:19:28,260
That was done through the JECK, the Joint Information Committee, that is in the process of ICS incident command structure.

812
01:19:28,260 --> 01:19:48,340
So, all the elected officials, I hope, in 2027, will be working through a tabletop and go through, I know that Commissioner Hill has gone through FEMA training, I've gone through FEMA training, not as an elected official, but my tenure at the Red Cross in the years I spent in being deployed.

813
01:19:48,680 --> 01:19:57,140
It is really a critical piece as an elected official, like any other official that you know your role in responsibility.

814
01:19:57,140 --> 01:19:59,220
community, help our community heal.

815
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:29,980
Reach out to a neighbor. If you don't know your neighbor, please reach out and introduce yourself and find out what people need. And we're here to help. And I want to thank Commissioner Herman for everything that you've done as well. I know your district was hit hard. My district was also hit in terms of evacuees. So it was Commissioner Garcia, you had folks too. But we don't look at jurisdictions, fire ignores, jurisdictional boundaries, fires of ignore socioeconomic status.

816
01:20:29,980 --> 01:20:35,640
us. Fire doesn't discriminate. Thank you to everybody who made our community as safe

817
01:20:35,640 --> 01:20:42,580
as it could be and our hearts go to everyone who has been impacted by the fire.

818
01:20:42,800 --> 01:20:48,500
So please make a new friend. Let's help our community heal and as we continue through

819
01:20:48,500 --> 01:20:54,120
this recovery process. So with that, I'm going to close the meeting at 11-18 this meeting

820
01:20:54,120 --> 01:20:54,840
Thanks for joining us.

821
01:20:54,840 --> 01:20:55,320
Thank you.