October 24, 2023

Sheriff McGill

was not present at this time.

Ms. Cornell-Lyle

said there were also youth theaters that needed somewhere to perform. Trisha Vespie, representing Crystal Kennedy, the Community Health Nurse, said she spoke directly to patients and clients and heard their concerns and the obstacles they had to overcome every single day. Ms. Vespie said they were currently low in funding for their COVID vaccines and that was their biggest obstacle. They were also only servicing uninsured clients right now because they did not have the funds for private insurance. Those uninsured clients were still charged an administrative fee whereas people with private insurance could still get the shot for free. The felt they needed at least $300,000.00 for their COVID vaccinations and other vaccinations to reach the elderly, the tribal, the disabled, and the less fortunate community members that sometimes were forgotten about. Ronda Aid, this year’s Miss Senior Golden Years first runner-up, representing the pageant, talked about the need for a formal dance place with proper seating, lighting, staging, dressing rooms, and the ability to have everybody in the community participate. There were numerous dance groups and entertainers in the community that could bring in tourism. Althea P. Jones, Miss Senior Golden Years Queen for 2023, echoed everything Ms. Aid said. She felt a theater would help the community. Mark De La Rosa, the Pahrump Valley High School tennis coach, asked the Board for funds for phase two of the Pahrump Valley High School to include a couple more tennis courts. Vicki Gladsjoe, a board member for the Miss Senior Golden Years and the Nevada Silver Tappers, said there was a strong need for a facility in Pahrump where not only they could perform but they could bring in conventions. She was a member of the Tourism Advisory Board and she believed Tourism Director Arlette Ledbetter would be very happy to know there was such a facility. Ms. Gladsjoe knew there was $12 million sitting somewhere and she hoped some of that money could be used for their interest. Jerry McCracken suggested using the $12 million in grant money to fix the flood issues in Pahrump.

Commissioner Carbone

said there were several things going on to hopefully move the flooding issue around. He asked to meet with Mr. McCracken. Candace Hunt said her primary concern was the lack of healthcare facilities and providers in Pahrump. October 24, 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. Kay LaPointe said the Cottillion could also benefit from a place to perform. She then discussed the Nevada report card available on the Nevada Department of Education’s Web site. Nevada as a whole ranked 49th in educational attainment, 42 in school quality, 46th in best school systems, 47 in match and literacy, and 49th in dropout rates. Lastly, Ms. LaPointe said there were 32 kids waiting in line for the Cottillion. She appealed to the Commissioners for part of the $12 million.

Dr. Christensen

said the greatest needs were for the children and young people in the community and he proposed taking some of the money and putting it into a vo-tech program. He had a 40,000 square foot building with the soft cost engineering already done as well as five acres he was willing to put into the project. Sharon Cruise said she would like to see an aquatic center with a pool in Pahrump. Sheree Stringer, speaking as a Rotarian, congratulated Rick Scanlon for winning the $10,000.00 at the recent Rotary event.

Commissioner Boskovich

reminded the Board and everyone present that the $12 million was not a gift from the stars. It was part of the $33.5 trillion debt that every single person owed roughly $900,000.00 on, so the Board needed to be careful in how the money was spent. He directed staff to review the job descriptions and whether or not a degree was required as he felt there were qualified people who were not applying for jobs because they did not meet the degree requirement. Commissioner Boskovich said there was an ordinance against panhandling which went hand in hand with the homeless situation. He wanted to know if property owners could be held liable if they allowed the homeless to loiter, sleep on their property, and disturb people who were trying to use the facility.

Commissioner Strickland

said to Dr. Christensen the Board was happy to hear about the school. She asked him to get together with Joe Burdzinski who was working on a vo-tech program currently with Great Basin College. As to the unfortunate failures in the school system in Nevada, Commissioner Strickland pointed out that the Board of County Commissioners was not responsible for the Nye County School District actions. They had their own budget and their own board.

Commissioner Jabbour

disclosed he was a judge for this year’s Senior Golden Years. He said at the last meeting there a proclamation adopted for National White Cane Day. He had invited the folks to come back for a photograph opportunity and to present that proclamation to them. October 24, 2023 3. Commissioners’IManager’s Comments. (This item limited to announcements or topiclissues proposed for future workshopslagendas)-Cont’d. The proclamation was presented.

Commissioner Strickland

said on Saturday, October 28, 2023, the VFW would have their whole hog event and Beatty Days was this weekend.

Commissioner Strickland

asked Ms. Elliott to put a score of zero in the ranking.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked about the criteria for a timeline to release the funds.

Ms. Elliott

said the only criteria would be the procurement process and grant application. Public Works Director Tom Boiling expressed concerns with any delays as the cost of things like vehicles would go up. As to the ranking system, Mr. Boiling stated the deferred maintenance should be funded to avoid creating new liabilities such as new buildings. Tim Bohannon felt this was a good approach.

Ms. Elliott

said there was a sense of urgency in moving forward with public safety. She asked if the Board would like Finance to agendize from what was presented today ranked above a certain level or agendize in the future when the rankings had all been presented.

Commissioner Strickland

preferred it be agendized when all rankings were done.

Commissioner Cox

supported Commissioner Strickland’s suggestion of a zero on the rankings and would like to fast track it. PUBLIC PETITIONER (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 25. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the Southern Nye County Search and Rescue funding priorities in the amount of $297,148.92. John Bonnette from the Southern Nye County Search and Rescue presented their request for $297,148.92 for a drone, resources for their new K-9 teams, and repairs and upgrades to their vehicles. October 24, 2023

Commissioner Jabbour

said he had not seen the additional proposal and asked if that would replace today’s request, to which Ms. Sabatino responded yes. Samantha Tackett advised she had the proposal.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to accept the back-up; seconded by

Commissioner Strickland

; 5 yeas. This item was tabled until later in the meeting. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 7. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the Nye County Community Center in the amount of $2,420,289.00.

Commissioner Strickland

presented the request for $2,420,289.00 to fund a Nye County Community Center.

Commissioner Carbone

asked about an estimated cost of the project as well as the timeline. Tim Sutton said the original budget was $5 million. The rendering as it was presented in 2020 or 2021 was about $6 million or $7 million, but Mr. Sutton was sure material costs had escalated since then. As to the timeline, Commissioner Strickland advised the request for proposal was approved by the District Attorney’s Office. It was now with Contracts and Purchasing who was doing the final on it. Helen Bae said as it had been a couple of years since the quote she thought the prices had escalated. Finance was on standby to see what was received and would then deliberate again about the total cost of the project. She also pointed out operations and maintenance was required for the new building, which would also be very significant to the budget. October 24, 2023 7. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the Nye County Community Center in the amount of $2,420,289.00-Cont’d.

Commissioner Strickland

said she talked to a contractor six months ago who said it could still be in budget. Brian Kunzi clarified what went out to bid would not be for the actual build. It would be for people to submit proposals for the design. The Board would chose which design and then negotiations would start on building it. CLERK (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 8. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the purchase of a Zeutschel OmniScan C2 scanner along with a contract for scanning to be completed in the amount of $115,895.00. Mark Kampf presented his request for $1 1 5,895.00 for the purchase of a scanner along with a contract for the scanning to be completed. 27. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for low cost spay and neuter services provided by Tails of Nye County in the amount of $120,000.00-Reopened. Nancy Gui Sabra Sabatino, and Denise Scherer were present.

Commissioner Strickland

asked what this proposal would do differently than their initial proposal.

Ms. Scherer

felt this proposal would be a long-range, low-cost affect for the County. She said the shelter had been opened for over a year and nothing had been done about a spay/neuter clinic. They would spearhead this as volunteers to get it up and running and then the County could take it over. SHERIFF (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 10. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the purchase of, and law enforcement outfitting of twenty (20) Dodge Durango Pursuit vehicles for the Sheriff’s Department in the amount of $1,429,674.93.

Sheriff McGill

was present. Tom BoIling and Sheriff McGill presented their request for $1 429674.93 for the purchase and law enforcement outfitting of 20 Dodge Durango pursuit vehicles for the Sheriff’s Department. October 24, 2023 10. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the purchase of, and law enforcement outfitting of twenty (20) Dodge Durango Pursuit vehicles for the Sheriff’s Department in the amount of $1429.674.93- Cont’d.

Commissioner Strickland

noted the vehicle and equipment requests so far totaled $3.7 million. She asked Helen Bae if there was a plan as the County could not keep up with that. She also did not agree with spending that money to have a situation temporarily taken care of.

Ms. Bae

said there was a plan and it would be discussed under item 21. FINANCE (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 21. Presentation and discussion regarding the creation of a Nye County Fleet Replacement Account in the amount of $2,311,174.93. Helen Bae said there was already a trend here of vehicle replacement needs across the County. The Board was about to hear more requests and that would continue for years on end. Ms. Bae stated there should be an established program with a schedule and a funding plan to replace them in time. Funds would be set aside so procurement could happen expeditiously. Similar to the extraordinary maintenance fund, this account would be centrally managed and Tom Boiling volunteered to manage it. One of the benefits with this account was it allowed tracking of the cost and benefits of repair or replace on the vehicles. In order to do that a proper inventory was needed. Additional benefits were that cost sharing and savings opportunities could be identified as well as accurate and timely bookkeeping for depreciating the vehicles. Ms. Bae proposed creating a fleet replacement account which would reside in the capital improvements project fund. DISTRICT ATTORNEY (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 9. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the purchase of three (3) Chevrolet Tahoe Pursuit Vehicles for the District Attorney’s Office Investigation Unit in the amount of $126,500.00. Brian Kunzi said he had three vehicles assigned to his department. One was a 2007 Crown Victoria that did not operate, one was a 2014 Expedition with 120,000 miles on it, and an Equinox. His office had travel needs so the Equinox went back and forth and was also used by his investigators to transport people and pick-up witnesses. It would be beneficial for them to have at least one vehicle that had a full cage in it for law enforcement purposes. Mr. Kunzi said there was a GSA vehicle fully loaded they could get for $53,000.00 and he could wait for the vehicle package to be developed.

Commissioner Cox

asked what happened to the brand new Durango she turned in. October 24, 2023 9. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the purchase of three (3) Chevrolet Tahoe Pursuit Vehicles for the District Attorney’s Office Investigation Unit in the amount of $126,500.00-Cont’d. Samantha Tackett said it was in the fleet and available for departments to use. The Board was in recess until 2:45 p.m. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 12. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding to purchase security cameras and breathing apparatus equipment in the amount of $242,000.00. Emergency Management Director Scott Lewis and Department of Emergency Management Administrator Patrick Lazenby presented their request for $242,000.00 for security cameras and breathing apparatus equipment. 13. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding to purchase four (4) Dodge Durango Pursuit vehicles for the Department of Emergency Management in the amount of $355,000.00. Scott Lewis and Tom Boiling presented their request for $355,000.00 for pursuit vehicles for the Department of Emergency Management. PUBLIC WORKS (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 23. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the design and construction of Heavy Duty and Light Duty shops in Tonopah and Pahrump in the amount of $5,029,500.00. Tom Boiling presented his request for $5,029,500.00 for the design and construction of the heavy duty and light duty shops in Tonopah and Pahrump. Facilities Management Director Bill Allen stated his support of this request. 24. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding to purchase three (3) semi-tractors and three (3) super ten dump trucks for the Public Works Department in the amount of $1,391,859.00. Tom Boiling presented his request for $1 ,391 ,859.00 for three semi-tractors and three super ten dump trucks for the Public Works Department. October 24, 2023 24. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding to purchase three (3) semi-tractors and three (3) super ten dump trucks for the Public Works Department in the amount of $1,391 ,859.O0-Cont’d.

Commissioner Strickland

asked Mr. Boiling to look into financing equipment rather than outright purchasing it. FACILITIES (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 16. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the purchase of five (5) trucks for the Facilities Management Department in the amount of $400,000.00. Tom Boiling presented the request for $400,000.00 to purchase five trucks for the Facilities Management Department. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 22. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for upgrades to the public safety communications microwave system in the amount of $3,262,319.50. IT Director Brad Adams presented his request for $3,262,319.50 for upgrades to the public safety communications microwave system. COUNTY MANAGER (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 11. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the Request for Proposal (RFP) 2023-17 Classification and Compensation Study and Analysis in the amount of $100,000.00. Lorina Dellinger presented the request for $100,000.00 for RFP2023-17, classification and compensation study and analysis. FACILITIES (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 14. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for deferred maintenance proiects and planned capital improvements in the amount of $6,814,549.07. William Allen presented his request for $6,814.549.07 for deferred maintenance projects and capital improvements stating his number one request was upgrading the fire systems for $818,000.00. October 24, 2023 15. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the implementation of a county wide Keys System in an estimated amount of $1185,502.05. William Allen presented his request for $1,185,502.05 for the implementation of a County-wide keys system. 17. Presentation and discussion regarding a request to utilize LATCF funding for the restoration of the Belmont Courthouse in the amount of $1500O0.00. Brian Kunzi presented the request for $1 50,000.00 for restoration of the Belmont Courthouse.

Commissioner Jabbour

disclosed for the past 12 years or so he had been a member of The Friends of the Belmont Courthouse.

Commissioner Carbone

disclosed he was as well.

Commissioner Jabbour

said they both were liaisons to the Belmont Courthouse, but had no pecuniary interest and would participate. FINANCE (Presentations will be limited to 7 minutes) 18. Report by Helen Bae, Comptroller regarding the budget status for 1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 of Nye County and all sub-entities. Helen Bae gave a presentation regarding the budget status for the first quarter of FY2024 noting everything looked good at this point. 19. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Resolution No. 2023-31: A Resolution Creating Resilient Nevada Fund. Helen Bae said Nye County would get approximately $3.2 of the $285.2 million opioid settlement funds from the State with more funds expected from the ongoing settlements with big pharma. Those funds would be restricted and dedicated to recovery programs most likely carried out by the County’s Health and Human Services Department in conjunction with State counterparts. This special revenue fund needed to be established so the County could receive the proceeds and properly segregate it for the intended use.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to adopt Nye County Resolution No. 2023-31; seconded by Commissioner Strickland; 5 yeas. October 24, 2023 20. Presentation and discussion regarding the creation of a Nye County Extraordinary MaintenancelCapital Improvement Fund. Helen Bae explained NRS 354.6105 allowed for a fund for extraordinary maintenance repair or improvement of capital projects. As used in that section extraordinary maintenance repair or improvement meant all expenses ordinarily incurred not more than once every five years to maintain a local governmental facility or capital project in a fit operating condition. It was a very broad fund to address a lot of the County’s issues, one being deferred maintenance and another being for capital renewal projects such as Belmont, and some of the County’s historic buildings would actually qualify for this. Facilities Management and Public Works would manage the account and would be the stewards of the items that would be funded from this once approved. Ms. Bae said a resolution creating the extraordinary maintenance fund would be brought to the Board at a future meeting for approval, and this fund would be revisited during every budgetary cycle.

Commissioner Boskovich

said he had the opportunity to speak with the property manager for the Albertson’s shopping center who indicated that the owner of that complex netted somewhere around $1 7,000.00 a month but refused, or at least he assumed he would refuse, to provide a security person that would walk around there at night to help keep people and property safe. Commissioner Boskovich said he was a more than a little annoyed at the situation and the fact that the County did not seem to be doing anything about it, or at least not enough.

Commissioner Cox

said the Sheriff could trespass people. She said Ms. Nitch was right. This was a huge problem and if the Commissioners did not stop it then it would get worse.

Commissioner Strickland

said she would like to see a future workshop on the $3.5 million in opiate money the County would receive to handle the homeless.

Commissioner Carbone

asked if a workshop could be scheduled for Title 6. Lorina Dellinger said a workshop could be held once staff distributed a draft to stakeholders and received input. She would put the timeline together and then narrow down a date for a workshop. ______________day October 24, 2023 29. CommissionerlManager Comments (This item limited to announcements or topiclissues proposed for future workshopslaqendas)-Cont’d.

Commissioner Carbone

said the VFW Post 10054 would have a community whole hog smoke on October 28, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 4651 Homestead Road, Pahrump.

Commissioner Jabbour

said Beatty Days was this weekend. He then reminded everyone to protect children, conserve water, and spay/neuter pets.

Commissioner Jabbour

adjourned the meeting. APPROVED this ATTEST: Of , 2024. k Nye Couty Clerk / Deputy