February 22, 2023

Commissioner Cox

and Sheriff McGill were not present at this time.

Sheriff McGill

was present. C.J. Stevens said over the last year and half she had been watching and speaking out about the dysfunction and lack of due diligence of the current Pahrump Library Board. A year ago the auditor stated the library had enough funds in their capital project account to sustain the library for two years unless there were any major expenditures. A few short months later the trustees awarded a contract to their friend which ended up costing the library a third of that account. She asked for an item on the next agenda to remove the library trustees and seat people who cared about the library and had the experience and qualifications. She respectfully removed her name from the list of applicants for the vacancy on the board until the current trustees were eliminated. Marianne Areno gave a shout out to CASA and the people who worked so hard on the crab fest. She then said she was tired of misinformation being spewed week after week. If the railroad companies had not fired over a quarter of their employees and maximized profit at the expense of maintenance maybe the derailment would not have happened. If Congress had approved the infrastructure bill sooner maybe something could have been done about it. Lastly, America would defend democracy anywhere in the world, and that was exactly what was being done in Ukraine. Darrell Lackey commented Commissioner Carbone spent a long time getting the dogs under cover, and they had a good shelter now, but there was nothing for the people.

Commissioner Cox

was present. Michael David Garcia said oaths of office came with guarantees and if anyone knew of corruption they were obligated to report it. He then talked about free speech; the unconstitutional signs in the hall stating no recording allowed that he wanted removed; and how he was fraudulently trespassed. Robert Sanchez asked if anyone was doing anything about his neighbor Nature Health Farms. He has had trouble with the individual for the last two years and he seemed to February 22, 2023 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT (up to three-minute time limit per person.) Action will not be taken on the matters considered during this period until specifically included on an agenda as an action item (FIRST)-Cont’d. continually violate everything put against him. He had a couple cease and desists issued against him, and Mr. Sanchez filed a police report on him a couple of weeks ago after which one of his friends came and threatened Mr. Sanchez. The neighbor had also caused damage to Mr. Sanchez’s property.

Commissioner Strickland

said she thought future development for the communities not including rails was a bad thing, but she did not think that way anymore.

Commissioner Cox

thought Mr. Garcia was right about recording in the courtrooms. A federal opinion just came down that said they were supposed to allow people to record. She asked the District Attorney’s Office to look into it and provide an opinion.

Commissioner Carbone

advised the Veterans’ Extravaganza would be on Friday and he would be one of the emcees.

Commissioner Jabbour

noted there was a lot of talk about railroads. He and Natural Resources Director Lorinda Wichman were in Railroad Valley and he was reading a book regarding Mrs. Stewart out of Las Vegas. She was one of the first residents of Las Vegas and purchased as much property as she could because she heard the railroad was coming to Las Vegas in the 1800s and now everyone was still talking about railroads. Planning Director Brett Waggoner said he and Commissioner Jabbour received an e mail, and Mr. Waggoner had received texts, regarding videos on YouTube about a developer in Crystal who was claiming he would put in a tiny home commune, which was a glaring example of what the County was trying to get ahead of. It was becoming a bigger concern almost daily as there were a lot of applications for tiny home parks. At this point he did not know of anything that would prevent the individual from doing it.

Commissioner Strickland

said the video was for 20,000 tiny homes brought to her attention by Leah Aldridge. Water could not be moved around anywhere near Devil’s Hole and that was within the radius discussed, so that would be his first hurdle. She was not sure exactly where the property was and would like to see that as that could be the stop gap. Commissioner Strickland agreed the Board should consider bringing it back February 22, 2023 3. Commissioners’IManager’s Comments (This item limited to announcements or topic/issues proposed for future workshopslagendas)-Cont’d. and do a better job presenting it to the different communities to see if support could be gotten for implementing that SUP throughout the County.

Commissioner Cox

did not think he could get that many homes on the property. Treasurer Raelyn Powers reminded everyone the on-line auction with Bid for Assets would start February 28, 2023, and run through March 2, 2023. The live auction would be held on March 24, 2023. Fire Chief Scott Lewis said it was a wild night last night. They were still going over damage assessments and there were still vehicular issues affecting Nye on US-95 due to a tractor trailer roll over. They had also worked with the Sheriff’s Office last night on another issue that took a couple of hours.

Commissioner Cox

advised all of the information was on-line as well as in the big book on the table. Staff in Administration could also make copies. Ammie Nelson stated Ms. Powers had been doing a great job and did not get enough accolades. As far as having hundreds of millions of dollars in the County bank, she February 22, 2023 6. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding the — — monthly statement of county treasurer pursuant to NRS 354.280 including receipts, balances in funds, money on deposit, outstanding checks, and cash on hand-Cont’d. thought the Commissioners would go for a raise if there was that kind of money available. NATURAL RESOURCES

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to approve the memorandum of understanding; seconded by Commissioner Strickland; 5 yeas.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to approve the cooperative agreement with BLM only; seconded by Commissioner Strickland; 5 yeas. February 22, 2023 SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF PAHRUMP 7. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject the Fiscal Year 2023 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for the Town of Pahrump.

Sheriff McGill

explained he was asking for approval of an expenditure from the PSST account to purchase radar units for all patrol cars. Right now they were down to a handful of functional radar units due to their age.

Commissioner Carbone

asked if there would be any equipment for the motorcycles.

Sheriff McGill

said he planned on buying four. Ammie Nelson asked if the other towns could contribute to these types of funds.

Sheriff McGill

explained this agenda item was specifically for the percentage of the PSST coming out of the Pahrump coffers as opposed to the other town coffers. He had approached each of those town boards and the different communities were paying a percentage equal to the percentage of their contribution to the PSST. Tim Bohannon thought these were very important in Pahrump for speed enforcement.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to adopt; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 5 yeas. 8. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding verbal or written activity reports provided by Town of Pahrump Committees: Pahrump Arena Advisory Committee, Nuclear Waste and Environmental Advisory Committee, Pahrump Off Highway Vehicle Park Advisory Committee, Pahrump Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, Pahrump Public Lands Advisory Committee, Pahrump Tourism Advisory Committee, or Pahrump Veterans Memorial Advisory Committee, and direction from the Board regarding the activity reports. There were no committee members present.

Commissioner Carbone

provided an activity report for the Veterans Memorial Advisory Committee. Samantha Tackett pointed out there were two written reports in the back-up from the Nuclear Advisory Committee and Tourism Advisory Committee.

Commissioner Strickland

thought Robert Adams had sent one for PLAC. Sitting as the Pahrump Arena Advisory Committee, the Pahrump Off-Road Vehicle Parks Advisory Committee, and PLAC, she said everything was going fine and assured the Commission February 22, 2023 8. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding verbal or written activity reports provided by Town of Pahrump Committees: Pahrump Arena Advisory Committee, Nuclear Waste and Environmental Advisory Committee, Pahrump Off Highway Vehicle Park Advisory Committee, Pahrump Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, Pahrump Public Lands Advisory Committee, Pahrump Tourism Advisory Committee, or Pahrump Veterans Memorial Advisory Committee, and direction from the Board regarding the activity reports-Cont’d. they were operating and taking care of business. There was nothing substantial to report. SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF UNINCORPORATED TOWNS OF BEATTY, GABBS, MANHATTAN, AND RAILROAD VALLEY BEATTY 9. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject the Fiscal Year 2023 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for the Town of Beatty.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to adopt; seconded by Commissioner Carbone.

Commissioner Carbone

explained this was for radar for the police vehicles discussed earlier. Ammie Nelson loved the definition given for all items and appreciated the input and understanding. Tim Bohannon mentioned the importance of speed control. Erika Gerling said the town appreciated the Chair coming and making a presentation.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to adopt; seconded by Commissioner Boskovich; 5 yeas. February 22, 2023 MANHATTAN 11. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject the Fiscal Year 2023 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for the Town of Manhattan.

Commissioner Stri

èkland made a motion to adopt; seconded by Commissioner Carbone;

Commissioner Cox

said PSST meant Public Safety Sales and Use Tax and could only be used for public safety.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to approve items 12-13; seconded by

Commissioner Boskovich

; 5 yeas. 13. For Possible Action Approval of the meeting minutes from the joint meetings on October 4, 2022 and October 7, 2022.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to approve items 12-13; seconded by

Commissioner Boskovich

; 5 yeas. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR 14. Presentation regarding the quarterly report from the Public Administrator on deceased person cases that are open, closed, pending, NCPA Creditor Claims, non-cases or cases that have been turned over to family. Public Administrator Ginger Simpson was not present and her report was in the back-up. February 22, 2023 SHERIFF 15. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject the Fiscal Year 2023 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for Nye County.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to adopt; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 5 yeas. COUNTY MANAGER 16. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Resolution No. 2023-03: A Resolution Directing the Levy of a Special Assessment on All Taxable Property Situated Within the Confines of the Pahrump Valley Groundwater Basin for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.

Commissioner Strickland

disclosed she was a well drilling contractor governed by the Division of Water Resources, but she had no pecuniary interest in this item.

Commissioner Jabbour

said when this came up previously the Board asked the State Engineer to meet with the County and he understood the meeting took place.

Commissioner Carbone

said it did and they discussed the whole process. He said he had a prejudice against this and hopefully it could eventually be fixed because he believed property owners without water rights should not be taxed. It should be the water purveyors. In this case, the County had to meet the requirement per law until the law was changed. While he did not appreciate the item, he agreed the County had to move forward to compensate the State Engineer’s people for the work they were doing validating those water rights.

Commissioner Cox

said the motion made last year died for lack of a second and she did not know if ever got paid. She agreed with Commissioner Carbone. She had never liked this and thought it was something extra they threw in to get more money.

Commissioner Strickland

advised the Central Nevada Regional Water Authority had a bill moving forward, SBI12, which would restrict the use of groundwater account revenues, require the State Engineer to report how the revenues were being used, and cap the assessment that could be levied in a designated groundwater basin.

Commissioner Boskovich

asked Brian Kunzi what he thought of this.

Mr. Kunzi

stated it was the law and the County could not avoid the assessment. Even if it was not put on the properties, the assessment still had to be paid. He thought the County was now delinquent and that had to be addressed. February 22, 2023 16. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Resolution No. 2023-03-Cont’d.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to approve as written; seconded by

Commissioner Strickland

. Helene Williams reminded everyone this was on the tax bill, but it did not go to the County or the water district. It went directly to the State. While it was just a few dollars, a few dollars added up. Ammie Nelson was also concerned about property owners with caps that were not supposed to be taxed any more money and asked how that would be handled. She thought the Commission should wait to see what happened and bring it back at another time. Daniel Randles from the State Engineer’s Office was on the phone if there were any questions for him. Annette Shaw stated her opposition to this item. She heard the Commissioners were against it and if so, she hoped they would follow up and do what they said they would do to change the legislation.

Mr. Kunzi

said he had discussions with the division and emphasized the need to get a legitimate and fully complete water assessment regarding what the recharge rate was in the valley so good water planning could be done. He hoped the dialogue kept going. 17. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Reschedule the first Board of Commissioners meetings in July and September 2023 to Thursday, July 6, 2023 and Wednesday, September 6, 2023; and 2) Schedule the remaining dates of the 2023 Board of County Commissioners’ meetings for the Pahrump location.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to approve as written; seconded by

Commissioner Boskovich

. Ammie Nelson supported the item and said it helped the public make plans. D.J. Mills pointed out the back-up documentation said the July, 2023, meeting would happen on July 5, 2023, but the agenda item said July 6, 2023.

Commissioner Strickland

advised she had discussed that with Samantha Tackett.

Commissioner Carbone

asked if the deadline could be met.

Ms. Elliott

said based on some of the feedback received from a prospective bidder it seemed as if they already had some of the generators in stock. Some feelers were put out from a couple of people in the County who were interested in bidding, but they did not want the responsibility of engineering the type of generator. They were looking for the County to deliver the type of generator, and the County was looking for an installer to do that. Fire Chief Scott Lewis said one of the challenges was the current buildings with Station One being the problematic one trying to ascertain the type of equipment that would sustain it.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to direct staff to re-advertise; seconded by

Commissioner Boskovich

; 5 yeas. 19. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Discuss the bid proposals received for Bid No. 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services; 2) Award bid 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services to Disinfecting Solution, LLC. in the amount of $186,492.00; Synergy Plus, LLC. in the amount of $150,856.00; or The Vee Squad in the amount of $123,600.00; 3) Approve, amend and approve, or reiect the contract with selected bidder; 4) Fund the contract at the determination of the Comptroller; or 5) Relect bids and provide direction to staff on how to proceed with the project. Sonya Valencia from the B-Squad said the company was owned by she and her husband. They planned to have a team of three, and they normally go over everything the others did just to make sure everything got done and it was up to standard for them. They used hospital grade cleaners and disinfectants. Ms. Valencia stated they were confident they could provide the service at their price for the County. February 22, 2023 19. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Discuss the bid proposals received for Bid No. 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services; 2) Award bid 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services to Disinfecting Solution, LLC. in the amount of $186,492.00; Synergy Plus, LLC. in the amount of $150,856.00; or The Vee Squad in the amount of $123,600.00; 3) Approve, amend and approve, or reject the contract with selected bidder; 4) Fund the contract at the determination of the Comptroller; or 5) Reject bids and provide direction to staff on how to proceed with the project-Cont’d.

Commissioner Boskovich

how they would adjust if it was determined they were under staffed.

Mrs. Valencia

said if that was the case they would move a part-time employee to a full- time position.

Commissioner Boskovich

mentioned how change orders occurred often and that was a situation the County did not want to end up in.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked if they had any other custodial accounts in the area.

Ms. Valencia

said they had a contract with Wulfenstein, which had ended, and they had residential customers they did maintenance for.

Commissioner Jabbour

stated the County wanted its buildings to be a priority.

Mrs. Valencia

said they would be and it was lined up to be so.

Commissioner Cox

pointed out B-Squad bid this on three people, not an extra person, and asked Mrs. Valencia how they would pay for that person.

Mrs. Valencia

explained the way it was set up it incorporated a part-time person for them and it would just come from the leftover after the expenses. They would not come back to the County to pay for that.

Commissioner Carbone

asked Mrs. Valencia if they understood the schedule and the areas they would be responsible for.

Mrs. Valencia

said yes, and in their labor plan she submitted a sample calendar they would follow. Harry Baut, president and CEO for Synergy Plus, stated they had the contract for the past year plus. The people prior to them were terminated and the County had difficulty finding anyone. To answer Commissioner Jabbour’s observation, Mr. Baut said they put full attention on the County. They had minimal complaints and those they did have they acted on accordingly. February 22, 2023 19. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Discuss the bid proposals received for Bid No. 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services; 2) Award bid 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services to Disinfecting Solution, LLC. in the amount of $186,492.00; Synergy Plus, LLC. in the amount of $150,856.00; or The Vee Squad in the amount of $123,600.00; 3) Approve, amend and approve, or relect the contract with selected bidder; 4) Fund the contract at the determination of the Comptroller; or 5) Reject bids and provide direction to staff on how to proceed with the project-Cont’d.

Commissioner Strickland

asked how many people Mr. Baut had, to which he responded 4, and he confirmed for Commissioner Cox that was included in the bid.

Commissioner Boskovich

asked Mr. Baut if they had the contract since January 1, 2023, when he took office because his personal observation was his garbage did not get emptied much.

Mr. Baut

said they have had the contract since July, 2021. Donna Rogers from Synergy Plus said the employee was in before everyone else was and he may not be looking in there. She would handle it.

Commissioner Jabbour

thought the contract stated Synergy Plus employees would work during business hours, not before or after.

Mr. Baut

said he would have to look at the contract, but if they were coming in early it was approved through William Allen’s office.

Mr. Allen

explained there were some areas that could not be cleaned without people present. Those areas were controlled specifically with a set schedule.

Commissioner Jabbour

said the employee was not requested to be there in the morning before anyone arrived. There could be confidential information in a Commissioner’s office and he asked Mr. Allen to keep that in mind.

Mr. Allen

said he could add it to the list, but it had not been an issue in the past.

Commissioner Cox

said no one had ever come in and cleaned the offices and she preferred it that way, but she expected them to vacuum the floors. A representative from Disinfecting Solutions was not present. Brett Waggoner said he did not know if the Board had an opportunity to read the contract in detail. Synergy mentioned they had four employees, but the bid showed one manager and three staff members. Staff had been in the one-stop building since June, 2022, and that building had not been vacuumed since they had been in there and the floors had not been mopped, but the trash was emptied. They had one employee who was expected to February 22, 2023 19. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Discuss the bid proposals received for Bid No. 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services; 2) Award bid 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services to Disinfecting Solution, LLC. in the amount of $186,492.00; Synergy Plus, LLC. in the amount of $150,856.00; or The Vee Squad in the amount of $123,600.00; 3) Approve, amend and approve, or reject the contract with selected bidder; 4) Fund the contract at the determination of the Comptroller; or 5) Reject bids and provide direction to staff on how to proceed with the project-Cont’d. clean thousands of square feet, which was impossible. Mr. Waggoner did not think the contract had been held up. Assessor Sheree Stringer agreed with Mr. Waggoner. There were deficiencies at the Assessor’s Office. The public bathrooms had been atrocious at times and staff would not even go into their personal bathrooms. When Daryl was cleaning the buildings he was cleaning the bathrooms every day for them. Staff emptied their trash every night into one of the large trash bags because they knew they only had 20 minutes to clean the building, which was not enough time. She knew they came in on Fridays when the office was closed and they vacuumed once a week. As far as the bathrooms, the kitchen floors and the waiting area, they used something like a squeegee which just pushed dirt around and into the bottoms of the walls. Mrs. Stringer believed neither their carpets nor the tiles in the waiting area had been cleaned for over a year. She also did not think they had enough people. Daniel Weeks said he worked in the building the Finance Department was in and echoed the previous comments about bathrooms not being cleaned. Health and Human Services Manager Karyn Smith also agreed with the comments regarding the bathrooms and breakrooms. As to the old building, Public Works Director Tom BoIling stated there was no mopping or vacuuming done at all, so his department purchased a vacuum to do it themselves. The same thing carried over to the new building. His staff mopped floors, cleaned kitchens, and did most of the work inside their building. Ammie Nelson said there were a couple of reasons why she had not been attending the meetings in person, one of which were the bathrooms because of her health.

Commissioner Carbone

said based on comments made he thought the people needed to redo their bids. Pat Minshall said looking at the number of people who would be cleaning, the number of buildings and the size of the buildings, she did not see how they could do it adequately with even the highest amount. February 22, 2023 19. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Discuss the bid proposals received for Bid No. 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services; 2) Award bid 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services to Disinfecting Solution, LLC. in the amount of $186,492.00; Synergy Plus, LLC. in the amount of $150,856.00; or The Vee Squad in the amount of $123,600.00; 3) Approve, amend and approve, or reject the contract with selected bidder; 4) Fund the contract at the determination of the Comptroller; or 5) Reject bids and provide direction to staff on how to proceed with the project-Cont’d. Samantha Tackett stated things were not getting done. The work had been monitored along with deficiencies and requests to have those fixed were submitted. The contract was not being done, the restrooms were awful, no vacuuming or dusting was being done, and staff had to make very specific special requests for things that should be done on a weekly or monthly basis. Mrs. Tackett said things were done when complaints were made, but not again until another complaint was made.

Commissioner Boskovich

asked if he understood Commissioner Carbone correctly that he believed this could be put out and ask people to clarify their pricing.

Commissioner Carbone

said everything he heard led one to believe the County did not have enough funds for janitorial services.

Mr. Allen

explained he put in the funds that were in the bid. If something was done that was more expensive than what was currently done the budget would have to be adjusted.

Commissioner Strickland

suggested it go back out to bid and ask the bidders to bid it with more team members so they were capable of doing the work.

Mr. Allen

felt it was important everyone understood there were 400 people with 400 opinions on what was clean. Everyone’s opinion was important and they tried to take care of things. Mr. Baut had always worked well with Mr. Allen, but obviously there were some problems. Mr. Allen said if the County could afford a more expensive janitorial contract it would be worth it.

Mr. Waggoner

did not think it was wise to specify the number of employees. He felt they should bid it at a number that they could fulfill the contract for.

Commissioner Boskovich

said this was in no way a reflection on the B-Squad, who was the low bidder, but he thought it would be fair from a contractor’s standpoint to re evaluate the bid and make sure they could do what needed to be done based on what was heard.

Commissioner Cox

wondered if maybe the County should look at doing this in-house. She mentioned how the drinking fountains had also not been touched. February 22, 2023 19. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Discuss the bid proposals received for Bid No. 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services; 2) Award bid 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services to Disinfecting Solution, LLC. in the amount of $186,492.00; Synergy Plus, LLC. in the amount of $150,856.00; or The Vee Squad in the amount of $123,600.00; 3) Approve, amend and approve, or reiect the contract with selected bidder; 4) Fund the contract at the determination of the Comptroller; or 5) Reject bids and provide direction to staff on how to proceed with the proiect-Cont’d.

Mr. Allen

said a comparison was done mainly to validate the bids. The only way the County could come close to what they had would be one part-time person and one full- time. There was also quite a bit of equipment not included in that study that would have to be purchased to do it in-house. He felt it would cost the County more.

Commissioner Jabbour

said the Board heard from directors and managers in charge of their respective areas that were unhappy. It was unacceptable to have floors not mopped or vacuumed in over a year and he wondered what the County actually paid for. He agreed with Commissioner Cox to look in-house as well as going out for re-bid.

Commissioner Carbone

felt things needed to put in the contracts stating the consequences if the requirements were not met.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to reject all the bids and have them start over, and then come back with something based on what the Board knew; seconded by

Commissioner Boskovich

. Brian Kunzi advised the Board could not reject bids if they were responsive bids, and unless the scope of the bids or conditions were changed it could not simply be re-bid once people had submitted their bids. If the Board wanted to put in new conditions on the bid it could be done that way. Also, part of the bid package was a contract, and the contract specifically stated what was required to be done on a schedule, and there was enough in the contract that if it was not being performed in accordance with what they contracted to do the County had the right to terminate the contract for just cause. He felt the County could be more vigilant and hold their feet to the fire. If they could not perform under the contract as they bid it then legal action could be taken to remedy that.

Commissioner Carbone

thought what was in the contract was not sufficient to have them bid properly based on the schedule and things were not getting done.

Mr. Kunzi

said that was a performance issue, not a bidding issue. If a motion was made he felt new specifications were needed as to how the contract should be performed. The motion should be that the schedule as bid was not sufficient to meet the needs and direct staff to prepare bid documents with new specifications as to what needed to go into the future bid process. February 22, 2023 19. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Discuss the bid proposals received for Bid No. 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services; 2) Award bid 2022-20 Pahrump Janitorial Services to Disinfecting Solution, LLC. in the amount of $186,492.00; Synergy Plus, LLC. in the amount of $150,856.00; or The Vee Squad in the amount of $123,600.00; 3) Approve, amend and approve, or reject the contract with selected bidder; 4) Fund the contract at the determination of the Comptroller; or 5) Reject bids and provide direction to staff on how to proceed with the project-Cont’d.

Commissioner Carbone

amended his motion as stated by the District Attorney;

Commissioner Boskovich

amended his second.

Mr. Kunzi

clarified the motion was to reject the bids but to direct staff to prepare new specifications for re-bidding based on the concerns raised. Tim Sutton said if the Board wanted to re-bid this, he liked Commissioner Carbone’s suggestion to add some penalties.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked if the County could be one of the bidders.

Mr. Kunzi

stated the County could not really be a bidder. He thought the evaluation needed to be done if the County should do it, but he did not believe the County would be able to.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked Mr. Mills for an estimate of how many people the requested amount would assist.

Mr. Mills

stated ten was the goal. Ammie Nelson asked what address the Nye Communities Coalition would use when a homeless person needed medical help. She also asked if this was a supplemental amount that would go to a specialist or if it would actually go to the programs provided to assist the specialist.

Commissioner Carbone

said he understood the funds coming from another source paid the people wherever they were at. He asked if they would eventually be able to work on their own. He was trying to see if it was really help or if it was a hook that they never got off of.

Mr. Mills

said the funding that went to the individual through the Social Security Administration (SSA) was ongoing as long as the person was unable to work at a productive level. If their disabilities were significant enough that the individual was not likely to ever work on their own, then it would be ongoing. Sometimes it was found it was not a total disability, just a long-term disability, and maybe several years down the road they could be on their own. The benefits would still allow a person to work and as long as they were not working at a level that would lead to complete independence they would continue to receive a portion of the benefits.

Commissioner Carbone

asked about the operation costs.

Mr. Mills

explained those were the costs associated with having a location, so things like rent, utility, communication, internet, etc., that were necessary to have a staff member at the location to perform the necessary tasks.

Commissioner Carbone

asked if the remaining $300,000.00 had been spoken for other things.

Commissioner Cox

asked what categories fell under mental health as it could include alcoholism, drugs, physical limitations, etc. February 22, 2023 20. For Possible Action Presentation, discussion and deliberation to: 1) Approve, amend and approve, or reiect the program funding request from NyE Communities Coalition under the Nye County ARPA Recovery Plan and Policy: Public Health Assistance-Public Homeless Assistance in the amount of $37,728.02; and 2) If approved, provide direction to staff for reallocation of ARPA funds-Cont’d.

Mr. Mills

said the request today was to help those who were homeless and had disabilities. SSA had a comprehensive list of what would constitute a disability, which included mental health and physical impairments. The specialist he talked about funding 50% of the wages for in this grant was familiar with those disabilities and screened the individual based on their reported diagnoses and how those diagnoses limited their ability to work at a living wage.

Commissioner Cox

asked if a person had some mental issues, but was not exactly poor, and were homeless because of those mental issues would they be subsidized as well or was there another program for them.

Mr. Mills

said programmatically they would asses and prioritize those highest need individuals. He explained in order to qualify for this program for the homeless the disability benefits were tied to asset limits, which he thought was somewhere around $10,000.00. As to those more significant behavioral health issues, that was where the screening came into play to find them a program more suitable to their needs.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to approve as written; seconded by

Ms. McCutcheon

said she needed direction on how to move the money. Brian Kunzi stated the motion needed to include where to allocate the funds from.

Commissioner Carbone

amended his motion to approve the funding for Nye Communities Coalition from the ARPA funds to come out of the mental health segment of the allocation plan for the $37,728.02, and approve providing direction to staff to go do that; Commissioner Boskovich amended his second; 5 yeas. 21. For Possible Action Presentation, discussion and deliberation to: 1) Approve, amend and approve, or reject the program funding request from Tails of Nye County under the Nye County ARPA Recovery Plan and Policy, in the amount of $87,000.00; and 2) If approved, provide direction to staff for reallocation of ARPA funds. Jessica McCutcheon introduced Nancy Gum and Sabra Sabatino from Tails of Nye County. She said on March 20, 2022, no funding was set aside for any pet or animal programs. If the Board chose to grant the Tails of Nye County program, a re-allocation would need to be made from an existing project with remaining funds. There were funds February 22, 2023 21. For Possible Action Presentation, discussion and deliberation to: 1) Approve, amend and approve, or reject the program funding request from Tails of Nye County under the Nye County ARPA Recovery Plan and Policy, in the amount of $87,000.00; and 2) If approved, provide direction to staff for reallocation of ARPA funds-Co nt’ d. in mental health that this could possibly fall under with the amount available now being $360,451.98. Nancy Gum and Sabra Sabatino presented their request to help the spay/neuter program at Tails of Nye County along with medical and the pet food pantry.

Commissioner Cox

mentioned the $10,000.00 for animal hoarding situations. She asked if there was a reason why they were not contacting Animal Control because that was why there was a new shelter and the County did not euthanize. She felt they were asking the Board to pay for something they were already paying for.

Ms. Gum

explained they tried to get Animal Control to help with the cat hoarding situation, but they would not come out so Tails of Nye County handled it themselves.

Commissioner Strickland

asked if Ms. Gum and Ms. Sabatino knew a semi-truck of food was delivered to the shelter.

Ms. Gum

said she knew they brought some canned food, and six or eight good-sized bags of dog food.

Commissioner Strickland

said every hallway in the entire animal shelter was full of dog food and suggested they check with the shelter. Pat Minshall said two months ago she and a few other people trapped 28 cats at Martel’s Market in Amargosa. Eight of them were nursing kittens who were kept and sent to good homes. Thee were 14 females and six males returned to Martel’s Market. If they had not been fixed, there would be about 70 kittens in approximately six months. Ms. Minshall stated that was what Tails of Nye County did and asked the Board to give them more money. Greg Dankowski said there was a definite need in the valley for feral cats right now due to the rat explosion. Ammie Nelson wished Tails of Nye County could be given more. As to the concern relating to the hoarding situation, Captain David Boruchowitz said it appeared they were notified by Tails in February, 2021, and on February 16, 2021, Natasha Crabtree and staff reached out and asked for the address and received no response. He asked if anyone had any further information to provide it to him and they would look into it further. February 22, 2023 21. For Possible Action Presentation, discussion and deliberation to: 1) Approve, amend and approve, or reject the program funding request from Tails of Nye County under the Nye County ARPA Recovery Plan and Policy, in the amount of $87,000.00; and 2) If approved, provide direction to staff for reallocation of ARPA funds-Cont’d. Tim Sutton said Tails has been a good partner with the animal shelter and had provided transports to a free spay/neuter clinic in Las Vegas while they had an active grant. He understood that grant was no longer active, so if this was awarded he asked that the County be able to continue to use those services free of charge.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to approve for Tails of Nye County APRA funds in the amount of $87,000.00 and direct staff to move money out of the public health category, mental health project; seconded by Commissioner Carbone.

Commissioner Ccx

said she would prefer to keep the money here and have the cats spayed/neutered locally instead of taken to Las Vegas.

Ms. Gum

explained there were no local veterinarians willing to spend the time needed.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to accept the U.S. HUD EDI-CPF in the amount of $1 million to construct the Nye Civic Center, execute the grant award, and fund $1 million to 10340 Grants; seconded by Commissioner Boskovich.

Commissioner Carbone

said an individual wanted to speak under public comment but was unable to. She was confused about what this building would be used for as it had been called several things. He explained this building would be used for a civic center. It would also be used in the event of an emergency.

Commissioner Strickland

pointed out it was stated in the back-up that the community center was designed to provide a central meeting place for the residents of Nye County to recreate and gather during normal circumstances. In the event of a national health/safety crisis the proposed project would include a 28,465 square foot building consisting of 22,610 square foot of main building, a 2,615 square foot event room, a 3,240 square foot senior center, and 2,684 square feet of outdoor venue. February 22, 2023 22. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Accept the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding (EDI-CPF) Grant Award in the amount of $1,000,000.00 to provide funding for the construction of the Nye Civic Center. There is no match required; 2) Execute the grant award; and 3) Fund $1,000,000.00 to 10340 Grants-Cont’d. Stephani Elliott said there had been a prior discussion about having a place for the homeless when the temperatures were so high for a temporary reprieve. It could also be used for individuals displaced due to weather.

Commissioner Cox

thought it should be called a community center. Ammie Nelson thought this was a great idea. She asked if this would be used as a new polling facility or an additional polling facility during elections and if political candidates might use it as a venue. Helene Williams asked about the location.

Commissioner Carbone

said it was the fairgrounds. Tim Bohannon said he did not see anything dealing with the expenditures related to the $1 million in detail and hoped that would be available at some point in time.

Commissioner Jabbour

did not understand why an outside hearing officer was needed to determine if the former employee had a case.

Ms. Goldner

said the unions would only help if a person was an active employee. This employee was terminated and she felt it was because she assisted in the Treasurer February 22, 2023 23. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Approve the appointment and authority of Hearing Officer, Kristin McQuearv, to provide services as Hearing Officer for the Request for Hearing under the provisions of Nye County Code Chapter 2.86 Whistle blower Protection; 2) Fund the not to exceed service of $25,000.00 from 10101 Nye County General Fund Contingency Cont’d. investigation. She felt it was a whistleblower situation so this was the route she chose to take.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked if this was the proper procedure. Brian Kunzi clarified he represented the County, which was one of the sides, so this could not be done in-house. It was very common for this to be done in these types of situations. Ammie Nelson thought the County’s public defenders might be trained in arbitration or mediation in whistleblower situations. She was confused about how that person could make the determination if it was a whistleblower situation.

Mr. Kunzi

stated the public defender contracts did not provide for this type of service, so there would be a charge involved if they were asked to do it. In this particular issue he felt it would be better to have someone more experienced in human resource issues.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to approve and fund not to exceed $25,000.00 from 10101 Nye County General Fund Contingency; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 5 yeas. PUBLIC WORKS

Commissioner Strickland

disclosed she was a septic tank contractor, but she had no pecuniary interest in this item. Purchasing and Contracts Administrator Honey Strozzi advised two separate bids were received. The bidding was broken down into several different bids, and the recommendation was to award to Ron Murphy Construction in the amount of $149,875.00. February 22, 2023 26. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Discuss the bid proposals received for Bid No. 2022-21 Fairgrounds Sewer System Improvements; 2) Award bid 2022-21 Fairgrounds Sewer System Improvements to Kirch Construction in the amount of $166,660.00 or to Ron Murphy Construction in the amount of $149,875.00; 3) Approve, amend and approve, or reject the contract with selected bidder; 4) Approve funding to be determined by the Comptroller or designee; or 5) Reject bids and provide direction to staff on how to proceed with the project-Cont’d.

Commissioner Carbone

asked if that was the most responsive bid or just the cheapest.

Mrs. Strozzi

said staff believed it was the responsive and low bidder. Superintendent Darin Tuck agreed Mr. Murphy was the most responsive and the lowest bidder for the Fox side. It was determined there was not enough to do both sides. Brian Kunzi said the words most responsive kept being thrown around. It was responsive with the least cost so he wanted to make sure everyone understood.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to award Bid No. 2022-21, the Fairgrounds Sewer System Improvements, to Ron Murphy Construction in the amount of $149,875.00 with AA perforated pipe and rock, and to approve funding to be determined by the Comptroller or designee; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 5 yeas. Mark Kampf was not present.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to approve Amendment No. 1 for Task No. 1 not to exceed $1 10,253.00, execute the agreement, and approve funding as determined by the Comptroller; seconded by Commissioner Carbone. Stephani Elliott had a total of the task orders presented and said an FAA grant was being applied for that would absorb most of the cost. It had been identified to come from contingency, but the risk was if the grant was not received all of it would come out of contingency. However, she advised there was enough to cover this as well as the other two items for the Atkins contracts and leave enough to help with future issues. February 22, 2023 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Approve, amend and approve, or reject Amendment No. I for Task No. I between Atkins North America, Inc. and Nye County to provide design, bidding, and construction management services for the application of a seal coat on the existing pavement and re-striping Runway 15-33 at the Tonopah Airport in an amount not to exceed $110,253.00; 2) Execute the agreement; and 3) Approve funding to be determined by the Comptroller or designee-Cont’d.

Commissioner Carbone

asked why this needed to be replaced. Tom BoIling said nothing was being replaced. A beacon had never been there.

Commissioner Carbone

asked if it was requirement to have the beacon light.

Mr. Boiling

said it was not a requirement, but he understood there was a lot of night time aircraft that went through there who would want to know where the airport was in the event of an emergency situation. Darin Tuck clarified there was a beacon there. It was one of the old climbing ones. It was being upgraded to the latest and greatest beacon pole so it did not have to climbed.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked if it was a recommendation at this point versus a requirement.

Mr. Tuck

stated it was not a requirement.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked if the path after the airport was the flight zone into the Naval Air Station, to which Mr. Tuck responded yes.

Commissioner Jabbour

felt the military planes that may need an emergency landing were well aware of the airport, and just a few minutes further they were at their landing strip. February 22, 2023 28. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Approve, amend and approve, or relect Amendment No. I for Task No. 2 between Atkins North America, Inc. and Nye County to provide design, bidding, and construction management for a new airport beacon and tip down pole at the Gabbs Airport in an amount not to exceed $98,887.00; 2) Execute the agreement; and 3) Approve funding to be determined by the Comptroller or designee-Cont’d. Stephani Elliott added $1 9,000.00 was already committed from the Airport Fund for services for the Gabbs beacon. This first task order was about $61 ,080.00, and there was still another $120,000.00 worth of task orders. Ammie Nelson said it seemed to her that the cart was being put before the horse. If the FAA grant was received then they could come to the Commission for the rest of the money.

Ms. Elliott

said she thought the same thing until she learned how this worked. From a grants perspective the money was not spent until received, but there were bidding services required to be done by the County’s airport consultant prior to applying for the grant. They were looking for the initial outlay and then they would support the project.

Commissioner Strickland

made a motion to approve Amendment No. 1 for Task No. 2 in an amount not to exceed $98,887.00, execute, and fund from a fund to be determined by the Comptroller or designee; seconded by Commissioner Boskovich; 5 yeas.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to approve Task No. 4 for Atkins North America, Inc., for management services for weather observation systems in the amount of $136,864.00 and execute the contract with funding to be approved by the Comptroller; seconded by Commissioner Boskovich. Tom BoIling explained this was an automated weather system that would let pilots know what the weather was in Beatty so they could determine if they wanted to land and how to land.

Commissioner Cox

said she was getting complaints about the odor coming out of the marijuana businesses. The one business on Calvada told the Commissioners that problem would cease when they took over and it had not. She wanted someone in the County assigned to visit every facility to make sure their filters were clean and the problem was being taken care of. Brett Waggoner said his department was addressing it. They were in that particular facility about a month and a half ago and they had equipment on the floor. They were required to get that system evaluated by an engineer to be sure it was the proper size for their operation. It was also discovered a maintenance log was not being maintained. A follow-up inspection was done and they had a clean maintenance log showing they had replaced all the filters, but based on the evaluation from the engineer they were adding some other filter systems. Mr. Waggoner then mentioned the Board had the ability to speak with the ones that were still having a problem.

Commissioner Cox

asked him to make that happen. Brian Kunzi said his office could also do an order to show cause.

Commissioner Jabbour

said he attended the crab fest put on by CASA, which raised record breaking donations and contributions to the program. He then reminded everyone to protect family and friends, conserve water, and spay/neuter their pets.

Commissioner Cox

added be safe. February 22, 2023

Commissioner Jabbour

adjourned the meeting. APPROVED this / day ATTEST: Of p1’? , 2023. Ny Cointy Clerk / Deputy