December 17, 2024

Commissioner Cox

for her three terms of dedicated service. On our behalf and indeed to all of you. It just involves an incredible amount of time and dedication and competence and observance of decorum. | know there's a lot of carving criticism but underneath there's a silent majority that that really does sincerely appreciate everything you do on our behalf. | might mention as we approach this the longest darkest nights in the winter, that | would suggest all pedestrians and cyclists and skateboarders, scooters, everybody in the shoulders of our roadways that they should have a light. If we, if motorists are to observe the three foot, which is mandated separation from bicyclists. It should be observed for everybody in the shoulder. But on the other hand, they need to make themselves visible at night. Sometimes that's difficult if you're wearing dark clothing and so forth. Just happy holidays to everybody. Dwight Lilly - | want to bring the attention once again, the people running their off-road vehicles on the streets of Pahrump recklessly, endangering the safety of other people, but also tricycle bicycles. That at nighttime, it's wintertime, riding down main arterial roads, without any of those triangles on the back or lights and | think it's a public safety issue. And going along with public safety, social media this morning | saw a video taken of a car that pulled on to Mance Rd., obviously an impaired driver, at midnight last night. And our next budget for two thousand 25-26, I'd like to see the commissioners of support law enforcement more by providing more officers out on the roads to help us deal with some of this reckless driving out there. Also, | want to thank the road director, | listened to the hearing that you guys had on whether or not to raise the diesel tax and | felt for him. Because we do need the roads fixed, and | think it's obvious that taxpayers do not want to pay more taxes. So, | ask you, in the next budget, to take a look at December 17, 2024 increasing the amount of money going to the road department. Even if you have to cut money from some other areas. | think it's a high priority with the public is something that they want. They want the roads fixed but they're not willing to pay more taxes, for which itis understandable. So, we do have a budget. You can take money out of the budget that's being directed elsewhere and put it towards fixing the roads. Thank you, Donna and Frank, for your service, Merry Christmas. Kelly Stillwell - | have lived in southern Nevada, for 61 years here, eight years in Pahrump and actually, | built the Bank of America here years ago. And I'd like to say a couple of things here. First of all, we see how the traffic is just out of control here and | don't know | had wrote a newspaper article and | was the construction workers for years but we could just spend a little bit of money on 372 up there at the intersection of 160 and 372 right in front of the east side, of the Bank of America there and jackhammer out that sidewalk right there and make a turn lane there, right hand turn lane and that would alleviate a lot of traffic. It really wouldn't cost very much money you know. So, I'd like to put, say something about that, it would at least help some traffic problems there. Also, I've been here for about 12 years now, my folks have been here for 23 years, and we see how things are growing like crazy. And our roads, you know everybody's bitching about the roads. | live in Desert Greens, and | can't even drive to Walmart in my car, ! got to take my pick-up, up there. So, I'd like to see, | was really just thinking we need a tax. | know these Californians don't want to pay but I'd like to have my roads fixed. So, | don't see why we can't put 20, I'll pay $0.10 a gallon or $0.20 a gallon, whatever it takes to fix the roads, you know. So that's all | have to say at this moment. Thank you very much. Kay LaPointe - | just wanted to say Merry Christmas and Commissioner Frank, | told you I'd be here. So, I'm here to say we're going to miss you and Commissioner Donna. And I'd like to thank you guys, for always voting your conscience and for always voting to put Pahrump 1%. | see you at a lot of events, | mean | know you're out there. | know the work you're doing, and | want to thank you for that. | wanted to let you know that we're off the ground, for cotillion at JG Johnson, I'll be starting classes in January, and we'll have about 20 kids graduating in May. And thank you, to the rest of you too, but especially those two that are leaving office. Thank you. Diane Southworth - [t's community outreach time. Just wanted to let you know that the next Nye CC General Coalition meeting is for the next three months January, February and March, will be held at the Nye Community Activity Center. Because they're putting new carpeting and stuff in the library. So, they had to change where the meeting was. So, anybody that wants to attend they can. It also has the ability to do zoom meetings, if they want to attend that way. And it's always good to find out what's going on in the community. Just want to let people know that the there are several different places that you can get rid of any unused drugs, that you're through with, rather than disposing them in the trash or in water supply. Also, if you want Deterra bags which you can put your drugs into, and it will cause them to become ineffective and you can then dispose of them that way. You can get them at the coalition, so that's one thing that we are working on. The other thing that is happening, is they have a program now that is in December 17, 2024 integrated into the schools to teach the kids about drugs, etcetera and it's not about drugs and how to how to handle them and not get yourself involved in those type of things. So, ! think that's a very good option. We also have a lot of information on some mental health things that you can use at the coalition. We even have some doctors that you can reach by Zoom. We have free courses in eating smart and being active, those will start January 16th through the 6th of March and that's every Thursday at the Nye Communities Coalition. We also have some finance courses there, so they have them for youth and then they have them for adults, if you need to figure out how to handle your finances better. That's the perfect place to go and | think it's a smart program. | think everybody could use a little more education on that. We are setting our goals for the next year and we hope to have some new goals set in the future. Thank you. Laura Larsen - Good morning, commissioners, Merry Christmas to you all and everyone that's in the room. I'm sorry I'm not able to attend, but | will be listening during this meeting and making comments. First off | want to thank the two commissioners that are leaving, thank you for your service. God bless you all in your journey, and second of all, | also want to address, | don't know if anybody's seen this video, but a Coca-Cola truck was pulled over and had children in the back of the truck, in the actual tanker or the bed. So, | just want to be aware that regardless of child trafficking is happening, and everybody needs to be aware of what's going on and keep your heads on a swivel. God bless you all and then have a good meeting. Thank you. Samuel Jones - Sorry to see Donna and Frank leave. Thank you for your service. | mean, it's nice to see some commissioners that have common sense, so thank you all for your service. You know these past four years have been hell on everybody, and the rule of law has gone out the window. The constitution is the supreme law of the land, and | had Jeannie and you guys, each one of these booklets, it has the Declaration of Independence, it has the Constitution, with the Bill of Rights and it also has the communist manifesto which | suggest y'all read because that's what we're living today. These communists, you know, back when | was a kid, we were taught about communism, how bad it was. Over my lifetime, I've seen it build up and build up and build up. Agenda 21, regional planning, it's all in the book. | suggest you read it, study it, and your vote depends on whether you follow the oath you took when you got this position. On that note, Merry Christmas to all of you, have a very happy new year, and hopefully, 2025 will bring us more happiness. Michael David Garcia - | would like comments entered on the record, as well. Can you hear me? | want to start off also by giving thanks to Frank Carbone and Miss Cox, for their service, and hopefully I'll be able to work with Miss Cox on the other side. And | apologize for not getting together when it came with the governor's issue a couple of years back. As well as the Bundy issue, which, I've been calling out, uh, Armon's, state- sponsored, medical kidnapping, that they put him over the rails on. Catholic Church, out of Idaho, for a few years now. So, we're pretty much on the same page there and yes, the last meeting that | was referring to your Bill of Rights county, the resolution that was hanging in the library. Also, so you know, hopefully we can get the first principle with the conscience when it comes to the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, because December 17, 2024 pretty much in every county, in every state, we don't practice that in our District Courts. That's legalism, it's a whole different perverse language, and it mentioned slaves, and it's not pretty. | deal with it on probate. | deal with veterans that are buried in hospital gowns. [ deal with the number one trafficking, which is our government through our judges, and we're on a federal, state, and county level. So hopefully next year will be the year we are coming. All it takes is one recommendation for an audit, the judiciary review budgeting for collecting these fees. You know it's pretty bad. So, anyway, everybody enjoy their family. There's a lot of kids out there without parents. There's a lot of parents out there without their kids, and we really need to take aim at these DA's. Because they’re rewriting what the 1st Amendment is. You can see it, you know, y'all Pledge of Allegiance, liberty and justice for all. That's supposed to mean something. So you got the DA and inferior statute and inferior ordinance rewriting it. And we need to come to grips. We need to know how to identify, how to stand up, I've been persecuted, and I've been prosecuted. And it's been maliciously, and nobody's ever done anything. But I'm strong enough to hold in there, and we'll bring it down. You know there's three judges we got a chance to you know, versus New York Times. They don't recognize that they'll recognize constitutional law, inherent law, God's laws, a higher law. We're supposed to have a higher purpose, people. You know not it's the First Amendment, you know y'all are suppressing. (ATTACHMENT ?7) Jason Mann - | want to talk about fire safety, | think everybody in this room should be more concerned about fire safety than road work, ok? I'll tell you my story on July 12th, 2024, when | went to the hospital and my house burned down, within 12 hours. Everybody | talked to, every neighbor that called, said it was a 45-minute response. You know what | can do in 45 minutes? | could drive to Las Vegas, | can, | can do a hell of a workout at the gym, | can make the best pork chops you've ever made, in 45 minutes. Ok, we're talking a 45-minute response time. Now | went around, I've talked to a lot of the firemen, and I've talked to a lot of the community. This has been going on for a long time. Response times, something's got to be done. These tenders, yeah, they come to a purpose, but there's got to be a higher thing, there's got to be something else to be done about the fires. In front the house burned totally to the ground, my three dogs were left in the house. Not the only ad, we had an independent fire inspector come out and make sure where it started. It started in my detached garage; if someone had been there in 20 minutes, it would have never gotten to my house, where my three dogs were hiding in the bathtub and died of smoke inhalation. I'm lucky | wasn't there or a family member wasn't there. This could happen to anybody in this room, you guys, you got to wake up. This can happen to you. This is very real, ok, our fire safety needs to be our number one priority and prompt 2025, and that should be our main concern and our budget. The roads yeah, they suck but you know what death. | appreciate it, thank you. Have a great day. Darrell Lackey - Our first speaker comes from the church; he prays for you, commissioners, to do something. But what we hear from you is that you can't meet together. You can't talk to each other outside of here, you know. So nothing can possibly be done to solve the problems. That's what | see, is that nothing can possibly be done. In 2017, i was at a meeting with a bunch of you and to deal with the homeless December 17, 2024 problem, and | came up with | feel a solution. But the problem is, it would argue with the value of the rentals here. Because it would bring down the cost of living. Humans are the only thing that has to pay to live. In our in our domain, our world that we live in and humans are the only ones that have to pay to live. So, we got to find some way to have a money flow coming in, you know, and some people have to make bad decisions on their direction of their life. For that money to flow a lot of people, they maybe, they didn't want to do mean things, maybe they didn't, and the money wasn't that important, and they end up homeless. | know all 5 of you all think that all the homeless people are all got mental illness. | think | got mental illness; | keep coming back here. Pat Minshall - Commissioner Cox, | want to thank you for your 12 years of service. It amazes me how many times you see nuances in these agendas that others don't see. Again, thank you. Commissioner Carbone, you've always been a friend to Amargosa, you've supported us, you've helped us, in your prior time and then this time as well, and that's appreciated. Commissioner Strickland, you've done a great job as chairman, and it's really appreciated. Commissioner Boskovich, thank you for being here. You've been a great addition. | think you've done a great job, and it's really appreciated, and you're also a nice guy. Commissioner Jabbour, you're another one, thank you for always supporting Amargosa; you came to a number of our meetings. And you have always been there for us. And we have several items | believe one is a fire tender, that you voted for us, that is always appreciated. Again, thank you all, you have done a great job, the last 4 years. On another note, | live in Amargosa, on 95 thousands of trucks go by daily, going north, going south, it’s a route going from Las Vegas to Tonopah. They could, most of them are diesel, very few individuals drive a diesel, there are some, but most people do not drive a diesel car. Think of the money that could come in just from Amargosa Valley, with those two gas stations, it could be hundreds of dollars that we're losing, maybe this can be brought in again, | don't know, but again, thank you for your service. Michael Noyes, his given name is Michael Stewart, addresses the BOCC. Just an update of what's been going on in the last few weeks. Going on in the last few weeks, you know with the case that I've been following, Douglas was not !D when the defendant on November 5", when he was arrested. We talked about that two weeks ago, and still today he's being held. There's a court summary | have here that says on the next day at 8:00 AM on the 6", that the defendant Douglas was present. | wasn't sure about that at 8:00 AM because the doors were locked, and | went to the clerk's window. They told me that the court case would be at 1:30, via Zoom, no problem. Please note, also in the court summary, it says the defendant is released with an ankle monitor, maintain contact with his attorney and the court, plus all court appearances. Ok, next day, November 7‘, this was clarified at 6:20, 9:00 AM by e-mail from the judge, saying clarifying that the OR release, with the ankle monitoring. Now on November 14'" at 1:30, Doug was there; he was ID as a defendant and again not asked that, but he was told that he was the defendant. No proof showed in court again, again on November the 19", same thing. Now let's fast forward to last Saturday. | get a text that's on December 14", on Saturday, again Doug had put in a release date, and at the next court date he is told today on December 14", at 1:30. Whoa, so I quickly you know December 17, 2024 text me of this information. So, | go at 1:20 and | show up, | see some cars in the parking lot. | go inside the building, and the lights are on. | head over to the Pahrump Justice Court. The lights are on, [ look at monitor B and it's off. Strange because three previous hearings and Arden department B, look at Vitto's court, that's, courtroom A, and the monitor is on, got a picture there. But there's no names, interesting. So, | tried the double doors, | looked through the second, the second door | can see through the crack. | can see the lights are on, | knocked several times no answer. So | head out, | go over to the jail around about 1:40. | buzzed the bubble tech and asked, was there a hearing at 1:30? And the bubble tech said no, it's going to be at 1:30 on December 19", that's Thursday, and two days Doug texted me that the court date is December 19", to verify that 1:30, but it's going to be in courtroom A, that's Vitto’s court. That's very strange because the problem is with on the front of this court summary here, correct me if I'm wrong here, but you need a public court hearing to change attorneys and judges. Please ask anyone for legal advice, | don't, I'm not a lawyer here, nor to pretend to even begin to be one here. But is that that's saying that the defendant, I'm wondering, with the ankle monitor, back in you know will show up with his attorney, and if it's not, that tends to seem like the text was ex parte. Erika Gerling-. At the last meeting, | thank Commissioner Carbone for many years of service to us and others. And | also want to thank Commissioner Carbone today for his service and for visiting Bettey and Amargosa. Many times, his work with the veterans and animal services and especially for hanging out with Commissioner Jabbour. There are so many trips that way, thank you all for your hard work, and | know we'll be seeing you around, still Commissioner Carbone. Also, | didn't see the Treasurer here, on the agenda today, but | wanted to thank her for the updated room tax report. It's so much easier to read. looks much better, has a lot more information on it, and I really appreciate the update. And | want to say that however you celebrate, | wish you a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season. And I'm here in Bettey to answer any questions you may have. Thank you. Dee Mounts - | just wanted to call-in, | thought, | forgot about it, | want to thank both commissioners for their awesome work for Nye County. Frank has been there for me on numerous occasions and took the time to explain certain things to me. I've learned a lot from Frank, which is great. And then Donna is our entertainer commissioner. But she fights for the constitution, and I'm going to miss her when it comes down to that. These 3 terms, and I'm very happy that we'll get to hang out afterwards, and now instead of being bombarded by other people. But you guys have done a phenomenal job as commissioners and just wanted to make sure that you know how much you're appreciated. Thank you.

Commissioner Cox

| am really surprised that so many people realized | am leaving. And Frank, we came here together and we're leaving together. Even though he could still do one more term, | guess he's decided that he's got other things in life that need to come first. And | can tell you the first term you come in to learn, the second term you come in to do it, the third term you're worn out. So, it's time to leave. Anybody that does more than 12 years at any job, | don't know how in the world they do it. But I'm not going very far, and | don't think Frank is going very far. |'m still out here to help with anything you need or information that | can give you from the past that could help you go forward with anything that you decide to move forward with when we're not here. It's been my life, I've done this for 56 years now, and I've given away my age here. But it's pretty hard to stop something that | guess you were just born to do. | started out very young. | was only about 21 years old when | started, and I've been hanging in there ever since. And sometimes | got paid. And sometimes | didn't. At least | got paid for this job. | didn't get paid for the first 50 years. But anyway, | really appreciate all the people out there, good, bad, it doesn't matter. | still appreciate that you come, | learned from every one of you and | will continue to learn. And I'm going to take a slight vacation, and then I'll be available for anything else that we can get together and do to try to make the county better. I'm going to be here forever. | have 4 generations that live here, and any of them that have feft, have come back, and so | don't think they're going anywhere either. They've all managed to make a good living here, and we're going to continue on. And that's just about all | have to say. That's my future, my past, and my future. Just want to let you know that | am a citizen, and | support the constitution. And anytime you feel things are going wrong then let's get together and see what we can do about it. Thank you. (4555)

Commissioner Carbone

Well, thank you, Chair, it’s a little bit out of order, but that's ok. | do have something to say about the library. They are going to have some changes coming, they are going to do painting, plumbing, also carpeting. Just to let everybody know that’s in progress. And they are moving all the books and stuff into different areas. So other than that, | appreciate all the folks that have made comments about Donna and | are doing our job to the best of our ability there's a lot of things that we do behind the scenes that people don't see and I'm hoping that the next set of commissioners that come on board will do the same so that | know that | work with

Commissioner Strickland

on a constant basis, on a lot of things, so it's good to know that I'm leaving some of this, in good hands. So, | know there's folks out there that don't like me personally, probably, which is fine with me. | have no personal grudge with anybody. But again, I'll be out there in the audience myself, so just to keep an eye on things. Thank you. (4715)

Commissioner Jabbour

| graciously asked to sit at the end because I'm not feeling well and | didn't want to get Commissioner Boskovich sick. Well, I'll stop with the commissioner, yes, and one more Denna, it's ok, Frank said that he thinks, he probably thinks, that a lot of people don't like him. Still, it far outweighs the love that people and respect they have for you and Donna. That are here, they're on the phone, they're throughout the county, Whether we like some things or not, you voted with your heart December 17, 2024 and common sense to the best of your ability, and that's what we all try to do right? I'm not one of those that dislikes Frank. | love Frank, we've worked together very well. Actually, all of us have worked together very well. And if you go up to Tonopah, at the center of town, in front of the fire station, there's a charter of freedom act and monument. | had all of the commissioner's names in stone, out of respect to them and working with them, especially Frank and Donna. So, there'll be no hugs and kisses today from me. | apologize for that. Well, | didn't, I'll make it up to you, I'll make it up to you. | certainly appreciate it, because at the last meeting | said that | absolutely understood where the director of public works was coming from. And | believed in it, | still believe in it. How you think and there's a difference between thinking, though. So, | know | know that there was some misinformation. Some of us were misinformed in regard to the to the diesel tax and it's a usage tax. If you have a diesel vehicle, I'll say it, I'll continue to say it, if you have a diesel vehicle then you'll pay well, potentially that's what was on the ballot, you'll pay $0.05 per gallon. So, these trucks that are coming through on 95, and by the way, according to NDOT audits, approximately 8,000 vehicles aday. Because they have to, or they could take 93 and go to the east, northeastern side of the state. But that's not their route, that's not their direction. So, we are not losing hundreds of dollars, we're losing thousands of dollars, ok. But each one of us commissioners respected. Whether | agree or not, | respected your vote on the ballot, where it didn't pass. And it may come back in the future, and that's fine. In the meantime, we will continue to find some ways to fix the roads because they are in just horrendous condition. And | know | made light of it one time and said in England they drive on the left and in Nye County we drive on what's left, right? And so this is to help us help us to get these roads taken care of. So because it's Christmas time, | wish you all a happy and Merry Christmas season, Christmas Day. And just a question, does anybody know what they call a wreath made of $100 bills? Anybody? Aretha Franklins. (5156)

Commissioner Boskovich

| always appreciate Bruce's jokes, ohh gosh as long as he's over there. Thank you, thank you. So, | wanted to thank staff and everybody who put together our county family Christmas party up in Beatty. You guys did an amazing job, and it was a lot of fun. It's the second year I've been able to go. And then the other thing is, | just want to tell you all, Merry Christmas, and let's hope for a better 25. Thank you.

Commissioner Strickland

requests to go out of order, to item number 6. SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TIMED ITEMS

Commissioner Strickland

. The Armed Forces Chamber presented a plaque to Commissioner Carbone. 4. Approval of the Agenda for December 17, 2024 (Non-action item) 4. Lorina Delinger states that on page-1, item 5, and page-5, item 22 has been removed from the agenda.

Commissioner Strickland

announced that items 9 and 10 will be heard after lunch. (5958) Can we hear 12 & 13 at the same time.

Commissioner Carbone

makes a motion to continue items 12a-12c to February 19, 2025.

Commissioner Boskovich

seconds the motion. Director Waggoner clarifies it is 12a-12b and 13a-13b.

Commissioner Carbone

concurs, amended as stated.

Commissioner Strickland

opens and closes public comment. Commissioners vote. 5 yeas. 7. 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. Raelyn Powers, Treasurer for Nye County, responds via telephone. Commissioners, | do apologize, | missed raising my hand during item 3A, Commissioner's and Manager's comments. If | may just take a moment for a couple of announcements. The first one is that our third installment for real property taxes is due January 6", we have an automatic 10-day grace period. Pushing that due date out to January 16". Justa reminder, we do honor the postmark of all mail and property tax payments. And of course, we do have online payment options available for those that would like to take advantage of that. The second announcement is that we do have a very large online option starting January 7th through January 9". The online auction is the bid for assets. you may visit our website for a list of those parcels, as well as bid for assets website. And please do pay attention to what it endures to participate. We had over 400 parcels deeded into the Nye County Treasurer's trust last June. That is too large of a volume to manage on a live auction. So, we did make the decision to offer some of them through an online auction this January. Again, that online auction is going to be conducted with bid for assets.com, it begins January 7th, and it ends January 9". And we did also send out our second year of courtesy notices to our property owners for property owners that were not able to make their August or October installment due date. We have seen about $100,000 in increased revenue generated from those notices in the month. Excuse me in the month of November. We do anticipate still seeing between $100,000, possibly $250,000 in December, from those notices. And with that, we are ready for the bank reconciliation and treasurer's report this month. That is being reported as the month of October. | did want to just quickly state that there was unfortunately a market loss in the month of October, as it's an election year. Projections and forecasts of course are all over the board. A lot of individuals that conduct these projections and forecasts were uncertain, how to handle some of the tariffs that are being initiated with the new president of President Trump, there was a slight decline in rates, prior to December 17, 2024 October. And then the rates unexpectedly did go back up. When the rates go back up, after a small decline, it has an inverse effect on our investment. In November, we have caught back up, and as far as overall investments for this fiscal year, we are still in the black, we're still doing ok. 8. 10:00 a.m. — For Possible Action — Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject the Nye County Law Enforcement Association (NCLEA) Agreement to include the reporting of the fiscal impact of the agreement. The new agreement will be effective upon approval. Lorina Dellinger reports. The agreement before you has been voted on by the NCLEA members and has passed, so now it's just being presented to the board for approval.

Commissioner Strickland

opened and closed the public hearing.

Commissioner Carbone

Motions to adopt the agreement as written.

Commissioner Boskovich

seconds the motion. Commissioners voted unanimously; 5 yeas. 7. 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....

Commissioner Strickland

reopens public comment for agenda item 7. Erika Gerling Chair - | made a comment for the Treasurer earlier, | wanted to thank the treasurer for the updated room tax report; it was clearer and easier to read. Looks much better. Thank you. Tim Bohannon - Happy holidays, Raelyn and thanks for the hard work you're doing on the treasury report. Couple of observations that | have. That it would be nice to know, and | think you and | spoke about it separately, was when we look at the interest bearing account, thank you for noting that the market loss, that was one of the questions, but also if you know we have a balance of a reconciled balance of $174 and $76284.76, of that, how much is spoken for? And how much is available for use? And how much is available for investment? And that type of thing, I’m taking more of a balance sheet approach look at it today. The other thing is keep an eye on, like the it increased from a negative, from 8 to 10, just keep an eye on that. We don't want it to be where it was before. And having them have some accountability on that and training, that to a positive would be very important. The other observation is when i go through budget versus the actual cash. Keeping an eye on this is a combination for treasury and finance. Keeping an eye on what accounts are budgeted to be a loss for the year, is important to know and go through. I'm at the beginning stages of analyzing that. But there are a few that hit that and weighed the approaches with looking at the revenues less expenses than the budget report here's the net and then looking at the beginning December 17, 2024 balance at the end of June, beginning of July if you will. And what we'll be going through there, negative or positive. Public transport or transit and Regional Transportation Commission, those are a couple of things to look at. We've all been talking about it, so | don't need to harp on it, but keep it keep a close eye on it. I'm sure that's part of what the general fund would be to balance it out at the end of the year. But obviously we want to be as positive all the way through the year as we possibly can. Those are my comments. Thank you. (114)

Commissioner Strickland

closes the item out. 11. 10:00 a.m. — For Possible Action — Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Bill No. 2024-12: A Bill proposing to enact Nye County Code Chapter 8.44 titled “Hazardous Substances, Materials and Wastes,” related to licensing, requiating and controlling the operations of any facility handling, processing or storing of hazardous substances materials and wastes, and requiring an application for the issuance of an Operating Permit including the submittal of an Environmental Impact Report; a Moratorium on the issuance of any Hazardous Substances, Materials and Wastes operating permit until January 1, 2026; and providing for the severability, constitutionality and effective date hereof, and other matters properly relating thereto

District Attorney Brian

Kunzi reports. As you know we, ! was asked to look into this issue, and so what | was able to put together is really hopefully, as comprehensive as we could possibly get. With regards to regulating any processing handling transporting, storing, of anything that fits within a very broad definition of what constitutes a hazardous or dangerous substance. And you know partly the concern is that | think one of the main issues, in locking at this, is that we're not really equipped at this point in time to deal with some of these environmental concerns. With regards to how we investigate it and you know | think it's important that we have something in place. You know it gives us the time to put something in place so that we can develop a very comprehensive environmental impact statement, that these companies would have to provide to us at their expense in order to demonstrate that whatever operations they're doing, will not cause any particular release of any toxics into you know the soils, the water, air even and so | think it's a very, you know cautionary note given where we're at with that. so it's important that if we want to get ahead of the curve that we adopt an ordinance that requires any operation to get a license, issued by this board. In order to do those types of operations. But given the lack of expertise that we currently have with regards to developing impact statements and things of that nature, that we put a moratorium on the granting of any license for one year. So that way we can put in place but what it'll do is prevent somebody from coming in before we get everything in place. So, no one's going to be able to come in and do any of these functions that are listed in this ordinance. Because there is no capabilities of getting a license due to the moratorium. So, | think that's really the best protection we can have. The other keynote in here is and in looking at it is, that you'll see that this covers the entire water basin. It's not just the Town of Pahrump, so it is designed, and | think that's it's logical because that's our December 17, 2024 main concern. You know we don't want somebody to go out into any corner of our water base and to be able to do something that could basically leach into our water. Because once it gets into the water field, it's going to be throughout the entire space and very quickly. So, this is very expensive from the standpoint of it's beyond the Town of Pahrump, it's beyond you know it's so it is covering the entire basin understand that we can only control, sadly, what's in Nye County. But you know, so we certainly still have home vulnerability, although | think that our vulnerability is somewhat lessened from the standpoint of the way the water flows. | don't believe the water because one for instance, like we don't get it, it's you know what we've been told from the studies is that water coming out of Trout Canyon does not come in come through Nye County. And obviously, water that's flowing in Clark County on the southern edge of our border, is really flowing away from our water basin. So, | think there's you know little risk that would cause any contamination in the wells and things that we have within Nye County. But unfortunately, we can't fix that problem anyway. So if there's any questions? One thing | would point out in the ordinance, and this was just a straight provision that | didn't see but the second whereas needs to be eliminated, that's actually from the marijuana establishments, so we can omit that second whereas that's not relevant to this this subject. (0119)

Commissioner Strickland

opened the public hearing. Karen Waldman - And | am requesting this to be part of the public record. It seems to be a comprehensive start, enough to begin to protect our water from hazardous materials. My biggest concern is the fine imposed for violating part of the ordinance, $1000, and a misdemeanor is hardly the deterrent to destroy our water. it only takes one incident to turn our lifeblood into a toxic soup. This fine needs to be increased exponentially to match the damage that could be created. If that means it needs to escalate to a felony, then so be it. Without water we are a ghost town. Do you see us being able to bring in bottled water for every single need, for every single citizen, to Pahrump like Tecopa was forced to do? They couldn't even use their water to take showers. Where in this ordinance is the inclusion that the entity destroying our water must pay for the damage caused? Is there some sort of remediation bond that is part of the licensing? How many companies have been trying to come here, especially from California, that are looking to circumvent their own states or counties’ strict rules against hazardous waste? If you don't make the crime of damaging our water and land cost prohibitive, how many companies will just shrug their shoulders and say oh well, it's only $1000 and continues to ruin our water supply? Why is this ordinance written with an expiration date? A moratorium until January 1, 2026, which you explained, so thank you. These imposed stricter fees, to keep our water safe, thank you. (0121) Linda Clark - I've told you this before, | don't want anything dumped on our land here at all. If it didn't come from here, it doesn't belong here, and even if it came here, what is it? We don't know a Jot of times. And not only are we ruining our water we've got other environmental issues, plants, our desert, our wildlife, the people that live here, breathing toxic chemicals that we don't even know what we're breathing. So, anything we can do to keep it out of here, we definitely need to, and from what | understand, what Mr. Kunzi December 17, 2024 said, we don't have control over a lot of it, that means that BLM can come in here and tell us what the hell to do. Why? It's our land, we take care of it, and | don't care as they say they own it, no, the people own it. So, we need to do everything we can do to keep it as far away from this community as we can. We have enough issues; we sure don't need any more. Thank you. (0123) Laura Larsen - A lot of things need to be added to this bill. You also have to think about the glove factory that was planning on coming in that Mr. Hochstetler was a board member. Which also has an immigration lawyer attached to on that board. Which is Alka Gloves Manufacturing facility. That they can get a US green card with an EB-5 visa project. Which also has the from the CDC website, an echo trial, which is CH 2 = CHCN is a toxic colorless to pale yellow liquid, harmless to the eyes, skin, lungs, and nervous system, and it causes cancer. And all of the workers are going to be coming in through a visa, that way into our community. So, our people there are not going to create jobs for us. And none of this stuff should be happening regarding the fact of protecting our water, our land, and our community, and our wildlife. In addition, this actually needs to be added, regarding the fact that they have very strict things that are coming in, and if how it's going to affect the community, and if you guys wanted to create jobs, well, this is not how to do it. Because they're actually coming in, trying to come in through the back door. And I truly believe that you got, this needs to be, that we all don’t want it here. We don't need factories here these kinds of factories of hazardous materials, because we don't have the infrastructure to be able to handle it. You know what they have plenty of it, at APAC, that has a specific area which is the largest throughout the United States, to handle hazardous materials. There's plenty of land going in between, why here? That's the question, why come here? Okay, everybody needs to realize that we're going to end up being a ghost town. This needs to be a lot stricter, it needs to be like they don't even want to come here. That's because there's so many rules that actually have to accomplish to even get a factory in here, kind of like this, of any hazardous waste. | think that it should be added on, it needs to be adjusted, and it needs to make it a lot harder for people to actually even apply, and make it harder for them. Thank you very much, have a blessed day. (0126) William Lovegren - | have a concern in regard to, the problem is that you have is that you do not have the infrastructure in regard to your medical response, hazmat response, or the fire department. And other facilities to handle a hazardous waste problem either via semi however you're going to be distributing or hauling the stuff in here. You don't even have the lining on the dump to put anything in there as well. So why would you allow something like this to be put in Nye County? For problems that you're going to have more problems with. You're complaining about the roads right now; you're complaining about the infrastructure. Okay, this is just another problem that's going to compound issues, you want more trucks coming down the road? This is going to do it. You want more things happening? This is going to cause problems. You guys need to really look into this and do your research and due diligence in regard to this. Because this is just a ticking time bomb waiting to happen. You haven't seen any hazmat problems, | have. | have seen firsthand. The problem is that these things cost a lot of money, and they cause a lot of problems, and more things happen with hazmat December 17, 2024 spills and everything else. | would suggest you guys really look into this and not put this in this area. Thank you very much, have a great holiday season, Merry Christmas, and congratulations to Miss Cox and Mr. Carbone. Thank you. (128) Pat Minshall - | think Miss Lawson made a mistake six months ago when Mr. Hochstetler was here. He said that only two people would be brought in for this glove factory from outside. The rest of the people would be hired from people in Pahrump or surrounding areas. The only two people that would be brought in are engineers that would set up the whole program and train the people that are there. So, | think this was very much understood. Thank you. (129) Dwight Lilly - | remember a few years ago, when we had the fire up at the nuclear waste dump up north of here. That broke out and | was concerned a lot about that. And that was a hazardous waste storage facility. And when | heard the mention of $1000 penalty, | think it should be closer to $1,000,000 penalty. ff we have people that are operating a facility, that could possibly contaminate not only the air, water, and the very ground that we live upon. But threaten the lives of every animal, every person in our county, make this where people are serious about controlling any hazardous waste that their facility. | noticed that this has to do with silly itself but it doesn't really have to do with the transportation but and it looks like this is a moratorium until January the 1st of next year so maybe in the course of now until next year that some more work can be done on a long term solution to protecting our county and the people in it from people that want to operate here but not do it necessarily with our best safety and mine. And | also didn't hear anything or read anything in the in the material they're about any on-site inspections by third parties that would be ongoing to make sure that any hazardous waste storage facilities is being inspected for whether or not it's being handled restored properly. So, | think that needs to be looked into too. Thank you. (130) Beth Borysewich - | think y'all know how | feel about hazardous waste coming into town. We had a lot of discussion about metal waste and then we're talking about the glove factory not being that big a deal. One of the very first things they do when they start creating these gloves is wash them in acid and where does all of that acid infused water go? It's not being recycled. They don't have a water recycling plant there, so where's it going to go? It's going to go into our aquifer. We need to understand that this town is still in its, not in its infancy, but in its young years. We do not have the knowledge, the experience, or the infrastructure, to handle any of this waste that's coming into town, or wants to come in here. We need to set a firm rule that we won't do this for at least the next five years. It's going to take five years to have an environmental impact study on what's going on and going into our water from hazardous waste, with the glove factory hazardous waste, with metal waste, the medical, all the other stuff that people want to bring into Pahrump. Because we are a small town and we don't have all the rules. | was wondering was there some sort of discussion with the public other than in this forum in order to help construct this ordinance? | mean | think it might be a good idea to get an environmental person fo sit there and go over this, as these things are being created. | know it takes time, | know that people are going to be pissed off because it's not immediate. But still it's going to protect us, our children, and our grandchildren, think December 17, 2024 about the grandkids. So, | just would hope that you would extend this to sometime in February or March, put a moratorium on anything until then, and that way we might be able to have some people with expertise come in and give us information that we need. | know that some of the commissioners might not like this idea, but we, the people, need to be able to talk to the Commission or to the experts and let them know our issues, so thanks a lot. (133)

Commissioner Strickland

| am going to stop it, | am going to say something, | don't like doing this, | like giving the public a chance to speak. Why is the public not understanding what we got here? What we've got is a stopgap ordinance that says you cannot, do you not understand? So, let's make sure we understand the ordinance, you cannot, until January 2025, thank you 26 be able to do anything. That's what this is about, it’s to stop it, and you're not helping us when you don't understand after the DA has explained. Thank you, this gentleman now understands.

Commissioner Carbone

This actually gives time for us to do the due diligence that they're talking about. So, the public does have more input for it, again it's a stopgap, so we have time to actually do the work that you just mentioned.

Commissioner Strickland

| appreciate your compassion about it this, it is the stopgap you asked for. Our DA took the time to make it, and it is an ordinance that will go into place, if this commission agrees, and we will be building something better to look at in the future. Thank you. (134) Ammie Nelson - | am in my doctor's office, listening to this, and | have to add something. Be very cautious, even though it's a stop, be careful, could look at what is defined as low-level waste, | have been treated with staph and has been thrown into the garbage, and | don't think that is a low-level waste problem. It's very infectious, it’s very contagious, and | don't think there's anything so far been said, about how they're going to identify these different levels of waste, and that's my opinion. And then Donna, I'm sorry | missed your plaque presentation, and the same to you Frank. You both have done a great job and thank you very much for all your work. (135) Tim Bohannon - My comment is really going to be around questions that I'd like the commissioners to consider. As you go through the document, I'm making the assumption that that you know we do nothing, things could be worse. So, as you go through, if we did nothing, what would that be? But also consider or the recovery decommissioning, | think we discussed it last time, fully addressed or addressed to your comfort, or is there more work that needs to be done there? Are there had, the legal, legally collectible fees, if you will, then been adequately addressed? | know that $1000 is per incident, not just $1000. But that's something that you know there may be some statutory limitations, is it hitting that something of that nature? Road impacts, you know, some other impact fees, for things like this, you know, in Pahrump, you know, people don't want it. In other communities, that's a different equation. And then lastly, from a training and capability standpoint, are folks capable of handling hazmat concerns from this? And is that being built into the complete document or as in the future built into the December 17, 2024 document or future documents? And then from the training, you know if it's going to be here, then there needs to be safety and safe handling of it? And admittance if you will. And then we have people that are doing that, that are outside coming in or inside taking care of the problem? So, those are all things to consider that will be helpful and but answering any of those questions or more rhetorical, getting answers, you're going through your basic comments and that'd be greatly appreciated. Thank you. (138) Erika Gerling - So, this is for new operations, is that correct? Oh okay. Thank you, I'm just, because you know we have our Republic formerly US Ecology, so I'm just wondering what the situation might be with that. Thank you. (139) Carolene Logue - Yes, hello, thank you for bringing this up, and | have to concur with our Chair, Strickland, that she is correct that this is a preventive method to put it into a haze, into an ordinance to control hazardous substances, materials, and waste. It's not one to take away from the process of businesses coming in that want to do various things, if you start denying people's right to apply for a license. Then that’s a whole different process. This is doing that; this is regulating exactly the things that | hear people saying they're concerned about. So, this should be adopted so that the process of public input is available for people to move ahead with.

Commissioner Strickland

interrupts. One second, for this, can you please state your name and spell it for the record, we missed that. Oh, I'm sorry, | thought | did. Caroline Logue. Thank you, Chair, | apologize. So, | do want this to be passed because we need this kind of information that you've been putting in, you the public, that will make a difference in how this ordinance is developed. Don't think that it's going to do away with anything. It's going to add to the process of making things more applicable to what you the public wants and what's available here as our government operations. Such as training for hazardous waste, things like that. So please move on this, make it happen so that the District Attorney can write this ordinance and get it into the process. We have a year to comment on it, to bring awareness to the different departments that they need to step up things like that. Thank you for the DA's approach on this. Thank you. (141)

Commissioner Strickland

closed the public hearing.

District Attorney Brian

Kunzi - | really think most of the comments were very excellent and there are some things, hopefully | can provide some understanding of what are some of the limitations that we have. First and foremost is, | sure wish we could charge more, but we cannot. The only power that the legislature has given to the counties is a misdemeanor violation with a fine of not greater than $1000. That is all we can do, unfortunately. However, the way it's built is that that violation is every day, every day is a new violation. So, we can stack up we can stack up these as many as we want, but all we can do is $1000 for a misdemeanor violation, but each day is considered a different violation, so that can stack up. And that, unfortunately, is the absolute max we can do. The other issue is that and this was one that when | first started on this project, December 17, 2024 | was examining issues with banning any type of operation and | just want to say that there are many, many, many cases out there. That basically does not allow us to outright ban these operations because what happens is when they have a ban we get preempted by the federal regulations. And that's the struggle we had. | didn't want to do something that was window dressing, that actually, like we were going to be so strong and we're going to ban these things if it's not legally enforceable. That that is not my way | operate and what | have found in in in in the legal research I've done as long as we are tying it specifically to addressing environmental concerns within our communities we can put restrictions that are stronger than even what the federal regulations are as long as we are at least giving people an opportunity to be able to operate these things if possible, you know safely. And the other issue | think that kind of pops up is people referencing over different substances and everything else. One of the challenges you have with these types of ordinances is when you start listing specific subjects you start creating a lot of issues because what you don't list is an exemption. So what the approach I've taken here, which | believe and when you look at across the board of the many different legislations that I've seen and read, he tried to broadly define the substances themselves and not you know the toxicity of the subject, the chemical makeup, in particular this very specifically deals with you know medical waste and there's a specific definition for what constitutes medical waste. Basically, anything that's had body parts, blood, anything like that is a no-go or not a no-go but is a requirement for them to have to go through this process. And so, you know we need to broadly define what we're prohibiting but again the definitions you know are very expensive. And again, as you start trying to list things you're going to miss things and that creates an open door that | just don't think is the smart way of doing it. And the other thing | want to emphasize too, is that and again you know the comments were great, but | do want to emphasize that one of what this calls out is a recognition of our lack of resources and lack of resources absolutely is our infrastructure issues. We don't have the infrastructure to respond to the hazmat issue. You know, realistically you know, particularly with some of you know dealing with these chemicals and things of that nature, hazardous waste, all the different types of things that are listed here. And this is a recognition that we don't have that expertise which is why we're able to really effectively put in a moratorium, because it's logical that we need to be able to put these things in place before we can actually allow these operations to do. And come in and try to demonstrate to us, because again, understand that we can't ban these things from happening, but we can put in place things that will protect. You know making sure that this is like again these are things that will be developed as we move forward. From the standpoint of what type of catch basins they would have fo do, you know basically they're going to have to put a plan together that's going to demonstrate to us, that there is not any possible way that these things are going to leak or get out of these facilities and into our soils. And if they can't demonstrate that they don't get a license. That's kind of the fundamental principle of this, and again we do need that infrastructure, and that's why | think we're safe in doing it with this way from the standpoint of we have legitimate reasons why we are not capable of allowing these types of operations in our in our area today. But yet you know it's still, you know it's a work in progress. And | also want to emphasize too that this does control everything in in Nye County. So, even if it's BLM land, we do have a right to be able to put restrictions on even what's going December 17, 2024 into BLM land. So, they're not going to be able to go into the water basin on BLM land and say we're on federal land. And | will fight that battle every day of the week for the federal government thinking that we have nothing to say about what happens in our county on those lands, and we have every right to be able to put reasonable restrictions on them. The Federal Government can't control us on that. And | tell you | will, | will fight that heart and soul, to maintain our ability to be able to regulate any type of activity on BLM land. (148)

Commissioner Carbone-

So, based on your analogy of the folks speaking and giving input, thank you for all that. | do know that the fire department has some equipment that can do some of the things we're talking about, but this gives us the ability to go look at what we may have to add in order to help them fight the situation. (148)

Commissioner Jabbour

Mr. DA thank you for fighting for us every day of the week, J understand you are only in the office 3 days a week. The chair of Beatty asked the question, re: new versus existing, US Ecology, now Republic, and the question is, How will this stop medical facilities that were currently disposing of Medi-waste, from these medical facilities and low-level contaminated products that are going into the landfill now?

District Attorney Kunzi

responds. | understood Republic was not in the basin. So, it would not affect them at all. It’s a good point, what | am very sensitive to each community having different desires and wants; Tonopah has desires to bring in some development and things of that nature. So, | did not want to do something that was county-wide, initially, because | think we need to work with those communities. | don't want to, | respect those other communities, they have different needs and wants. | don't believe what works for Pahrump is best for the entire county. That's why | did not include anything outside of that. But those are considerations as we move forward, to see what they want to do. The current low-level waste you have some of that naturally affecting, because you have hospitals here, and things of that nature. This is not going to affect that. Those are things that are going to have to occur. More of what's going to bring into the county those types of operations that bring things in. So, of that, there is just no way of knowing every element that you possibly could. Every hospital is going to generate very low-level waste. And part of it too, they are going to have to make sure that they are sorting things. (152)

Commissioner Carbone

Motions to adopt Nye County Bill No. 2024-12.

Commissioner Jabbour

seconded the motion. Commissioners voted unanimously; 5 yeas. SITTING AS THE NYE COUNTY LICENSING AND LIQUOR BOARD LIQUOR December 17, 2024

Sheriff McGill

McGill - This is a public Hearing for Show Cause. As a result of an investigation that was completed by investigators and detectives of the Sheriff's Office, in reference to a complaint or a comment, | guess | might say of a licensed liquor business, that was conducting business in a way that appeared to be not acceptable. So, | will begin with the script here that we have. This is a hearing to consider whether the emergency suspension issued by the NCSO shall continue and remain in effect as set forth in county code chapter 5.04.280 subsection B, and if such suspension shall continue. Then, setting the date and time for a hearing to consider the continued suspension and or revocation of a liquor license. The report is found on pages 8 through 10 in the meeting backup materials. We, | believe, we do have a representative we're actually the licensee here. Mr. Sanders, would you like to make any statement? Do we need to swear him? Please give your name, and spell your last name. Jack Sanders - I'm the proprietor Sanders Family Winery. I've been here in Pahrump since 1985 and I'm proud to be a member of the town, the county, and the state. And | did meet with the Sheriffs Department while under their investigation. And my sincere apologies for making a mistake. I'm very sorry, and | wish to rectify this problem in any way that we can. A mistake that was mine was | thought | did have authority to rectify, and apparently, | don't. Thank you.

Commissioner Jabbour

It is unfortunate, and | apologize for the situation. We are here right now, and Mr. Sanders, if you don't mind. Sir, you mentioned that you're going to help rectify this mistake, and we all make mistakes. And | certainly can appreciate that. But there are many people that are involved by this mistake, and | hope that you take that into consideration with your rectifying this situation.

Mr. Sanders

responds. We've already started; we followed all the instructions. But we've closed the doors, everything is shut down, and we've already started making contacts with other suppliers, etc., so that's going to take some time. (158} NCS Lieutenant Harry Williams reports. On November 24th, 2024, an anonymous tip revealed photographs that the Sanders Family Winery engaged in deceptive practices. On November 27th, we conducted an inspection and found that the deceptive practices were occurring. On December 5", we interviewed Mr. Sanders, who confirmed the deceptive practices, and that's why we're here today. He was pouring Franzia wine into their own wine bottles and labeling it as their own product. This, of course, prompted the investigation. On November 27", we conducted an inspection, and we discovered December 17, 2024 several boxes of Franzia wine in the dumpster. And the plastic containers cut open and emptied. We also took photographs and documentation of that. Sheriff opens public comment, no one present or on the telephone. Public comment closed.

Commissioner Strickland

Motions to continue the suspension of the retail liquor license and set a hearing for January 22, 2025, at 10:00 am for the licensee to show cause why his license should not be revoked

Commissioner Boskovich

seconds the motion. Commissioners and Sheriff voted unanimously, 6 yeas.

Commissioner Strickland

assumed BOCC Chair. Recess until 1:15.

Commissioner Cox

is not present. 9. 10:00 a.m. — For Possible Action — Continued Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Bill No. 2024-03: A Bill proposing to Repeal Nye County Code Title 17, Comprehensive Land Use Planning and Zoning, Chapter 17.10 entitled “Special Use Permits; Aboveground Utility Projects” and Replacing with Nye County Code Title 17, Comprehensive Land Use Planning and Zoning, Chapter 17.10 entitled “Special Use Permits”; 17.10.010 Purpose And Intent; 17.10.20 Permit For Construction Of An Aboveground Utility Project Located In A Master Plan Designated Utility Corridor: 17.30 Special Use Permit For - Renewable Energy Generation Facility, Aboveground Transmission Lines (Not Located Within An Established Utility Corridor), Battery Energy Storage, Electrical Substation And Gen-Tie Connections; 17,04.040 Requirement To Obtain A Special Use Permit; 17.10.045 Solar Energy Projects; 17.10.050 Application Of Ordinance; 17.10.060 Definitions; 17.10.070 Energy Conservation System Distinctions; 17.10.080 Designation Of Use In Districts In The Pahrump Regional Planning District 17.10.090 Approval Process; 17.10.100 Preliminary Development Plan Approval; 17.10.110 Final Development Plan Approval; 17.10.120 Building Permits And Commencement Of Construction; 17.10.130 Construction Standard; 17.10.140 Development Standards; 17.10.050 Setbacks And Height Restrictions; #7.10.160 Post- Construction And Continued Maintenance; 17.10.170 Post Construction Modifications; 17.10.180 No Preemption; 17.10.200 Wind Energy Projects: 17.10.210 Application Of Ordinance; 17.10.220 Definitions; 17.10.230 Eneray Conversion System Distinctions; 17.10.240 Designation Of Use In Districts In The Pahrump Regional Planning District 17.10.250 Approval Process; 17.10.260 Preliminary Development Plan Approval; 17.10.270 Final Development Plan Approval; 17.10.280 Building Permits And Commencement Of Construction; December 17, 2024 17.10.290 Construction Standards; 17.10.300 Development Standards; 17.10.310 Setbacks And Height Restrictions; 17.10.320 Post-Construction And Continued Maintenance; 17.10.330 Post-Construction Modifications; 17.10.340 No Preemption; 17.10.350 Enforcement And Penalties; and providing for the severability, constitutionality, and effective date thereof; and other matters properly relating thereto. Planning Director Brett Waggoner - So, as you can remember, we continued this item from the other day. There were some amendments that were suggested by

Commissioner Jabbour

and then by the Board. That we addressed in the copy that is labeled proposed amendments. Our amendments to the proposed version, sorry. So, I'm going to walk you through those real quick. | will tell you there was some typos and other things that were brought to my attention. Throughout the document nothing substantial, better words to use, and clearer. On Page 1 of 34 of the amendment to the proposed version, | want to make sure you guys are there. Okay, that was an easy one. So, yeah, just up in the summary of the bill. | did not have the definition section referenced up there, so you'll see that in blue. | had a typo on the next section, which was 17.10.040, then again because | was missing that, | had to go back through and read number some of these sections. So that's what you see there, and then | took out all of the references to the wind projects because, like | said, after we get through this, | will go back and do the amendments to the wind section that kind of mirror what we're doing with the solar. Same thing down in the title, same corrections were made there. Then on the next page begins just continuing to mark out the section that was for wind, leaving 17.10.350, which is the enforcement section for the whole entire chapter. Then we get into Commissioner Jabbour's recommendations for amendments. First one is on page 7, you go to paragraph C, #5, with that we've got Chief Executive Officer or Tribal Chairman. Then, if you go to page 12, we're asked to put a statement in there, just bring that to the attention that there are different frequencies for different boards, advisory boards, town boards, etc. And | had just suggested that we definitely make it the applicant's responsibility to follow that, nice bold print there. And then if you go to page 14, paragraph 8, or I'm sorry E, we removed the reference to the depth of five feet. So, basically, you pack it in, you pack it out. And, then we go to page 18, added Nevada right that was just again, that was something that | noticed just to make it clear, that it's got to be a Nevada Licensed Engineer. | did that several places in this. On the decommissioning security on page 18, that was just changed back to five years. That was something that had been changed that didn't get accepted, so | just made that correction again. And what that is saying is that when they put up a bond in the very beginning of these projects, as far as the application and approval process for you guys for the decommissioning security, it's in addition to what's required by BLM, for the same thing. But, it does require a review and update every five years, and that's all that is clarifying there. So, if the price goes up like it always does, then it'll be adjusted accordingly, as well as the bond will have to be updated as well to reflect that. page 18, also had an important piece at the top, let's see, so there was a recommendation on the setbacks within the PRPD to be not located less than 1/4, it was originally 1/4 of a mile, a suggestion was one mile. | do have some amendments I'm going to go over after we get through this draft, though, to discuss that a little more bring forward a proposal. And December 17, 2024 then lastly again, because it didn't get accepted. Starting on page 20, and 19 D, added and approval licensed, and licensed, and, as, instead, itis. Go to the next page, page 20, starting on section 17.10.230 | want to strike that all the way down. 10.230 that is where the wind project starts, we're going to strike from that title down, we're going to strike the entire page 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. This is just for wind right now, we don't have applications for yet. page 30, page 31, all the way down on page 32 to 17.10.340 titled no preemption. And then we are going to leave from there on which is 17.10.350, which is the enforcement section. So, in discussions again and trying to negotiate some kind of parameters for the setbacks a lot of projects. The mile isn't really you know, the one that has been visited for instance, a mile isn't really an issue. But what they're proposing is in they addressed another thing which came up in another conversation, just kind of piggyback Commissioner Jabbour’s comments about the are the amendments he had requested for the tribal staff. So, we added a couple more things in there just because, regardiess, we had language in there if you were within 3000 feet, | think that you were to contact the tribe they were closest to. But to take that a step further, just because there is a lot of historical sites that are throughout Nye County, could be you know even related to some of the tribes or other things. We added in there the that they're to contact the Nevada, SHPO, State Historic Preservation Office, and have a consultation with them to see if there’s been any being identified within the footprint they're looking at. That would be on page 12. Then, in addition to that, which | think is also on page 12, and we get to it real quick just to make sure, after um the bottom the chart that's on page 12, it's got NNCCD, the Northern Nye County Conservation District. We're going to add another box, which is locally federally recognized tribal councils. The next box over is going to say consultation for cultural resources with federally recognized tribal councils as identified by SHPO. And what they're going to need to obtain from them, which would be the third column over, is evidence that the applicant or lead permitting agency sent a consultation request, any following recommendations, or concurrence, sent to SHPO, lead permitting, or applicant. So, that is something that's going to be inciuded in that application package. That's going to be presented to the board when SUP comes forward, on the final for the final approval. The other recommendation would be in 17.10.150, which is set back and height requirements. That would be on page 17, go to paragraph C, which currently reads, sorry, page 18, paragraph C, which currently reads if an applicant proposes a project within the PRPD, no solar panel should be located less than one mile was the amendment we made from a residentially zoned property. The applicant is requesting or I'm sorry, the industry the consortium I've been working with through this is requesting that it reads if an applicant proposes a project within the PRPD no solar panel should be located less than 1/4 mile from a residentially zoned property line or 3/4 of a mile from a residential structure. So, if there's an existing structure, they're requesting a 3/4 mile if it's just a piece of property out there that’s zoned residential, which we have some, they're requesting that we maintain the quarter mile minimum, provided it's not already developed.

Commissioner Carbone-

| think we need to have, would you mind, making a Realty disclosure? And then I'll jump in. December 17, 2024

Commissioner Strickland

I'd like to make a disclosure that I'm a licensed Nevada real estate broker and have no pecuniary interest in this, and thank you.

Commissioner Carbone

. Thank you, Chair, and I'll tell you why. So, that's nice and | certainly respect and appreciate the industry's wants and needs for setback. However, there may be other Realtors here in the room, watching, on the phone, the people that we represent, and of course, you as a broker, realtor, anything less than a mile will absolutely affect an impact their property, their property values, their home values etc. And so, | think and I'm not speaking for the Chair, but when she recommended the one mile and | agreed at the last meeting, this is what | had in mind as well was the property values we do not want to hurt our residents in any way. If the solar project was to come into fruition here in Pahrump within the PRPD please understand I'm just a messenger.

Commissioner Strickland

| understand, and so we have a duty it is sitting as commissioners to come up with a motion, to second, and something that will be supported, and so commissioners, when you hear, get to that point, please consider this particular amendment that's been requested. Thank you. (221) Director Waggoner - Next is D, this actually adding a new section D. It says if the applicant proposes a project within the PRPD, no solar panel shall be located less than 1/2 mile from State Highway 160. Right now, we have nothing in there that addresses separates from highways. So that was just from hearing some of the concerns the other day. Then D becomes Z, whether it's no solar panel may exceed 25 feet in height, and the F becomes Z, and G becomes, I'm sorry, E becomes F, and F becomes G, then G becomes H, and there are some proposed amendments to that. It begins with loud variances. The proposal is to have that read Allowed Variances, Variances are subject to the Nye County Code Section 17.10.090 and may only be granted for relief from setbacks and height restrictions imposed under Nye County Code Section 17.10. 150 B and C. And then it's suggesting striking, however the, to where the it would start with a variance application must include. You guys follow that? Let me continue, and what would have to be shown. Okay, so, paragraph G, would become |, and the proposal is to have it read allowed variances, variances are subject to Nye County Code 17. So, the proposal is for |, which is also titled Allowed Variance. loud variances are subject to Nye County Code Section 17.10.090, it may only be granted relief from the setback and height restrictions imposed under Nye County Code 17.10.310 B or C. However, a variance application must include an executed agreement between the applicant and all participating and non-participating land owners, municipality, or school district, affected by the requested variance prior to the consideration of the variance request by the PRPC if located in the Pahrump Regional Planning District, or the BOCC and all other areas of the county. A variance shall be issued pursuant to this paragraph only upon (A) Showing of good and sufficient cause (B) Determination that failure to grant the variance would result in a substantial hardship to the applicant or (C) Determination that granting the variance will not create a nuisance, extraordinary public expense, or conflict with existing local laws or provisions of this code. That would all be added. (ATTACHMENT) December 17, 2024

Commissioner Strickland

All right, so | think that each of you received a copy of this via e-mail. | hope that each industry reached out to you with this. | had the exact writing, or | wouldn't be able to follow along. And so, my problem is that this is a lot of language, it's not here. Director Waggoner- Right, that's why we're doing it on the record.

Commissioner Strickland

And I'm not able to read it on the record, along with the public. So, would you please read all this? Then we're going to make copies of all this and distribute all of this, because we're not going to have any choice here, even though normally it's not what we would do. 22709 Director Waggoner- Okay. The next paragraph would be J, and they would read allowed variances, if a variance is requested within the PRPD the applicant must hold three public meetings informing the public on the requested variance notice of such public meeting must be mailed at least 10 calendar days prior to the meeting to all owners of real property as listed on the county assessors records located within one quarter mile of the property in question. Notice of such public hearing must also be printed in a local newspaper at least 10 calendar days prior to the meeting and a variance shall be issued pursuant to this paragraph only upon (A) Showing of good and sufficient cause (B) Determination that the failure to grant the variance would result in a substantial hardship to the applicant and (C) Determination that granting the variance not create a nuisance, extraordinary public expense, or conflicting with existing local laws or provisions of this code and that is it.

Commissioner Strickland

All right, board, | believe you've been presented with a lot more information, and once again, | think that this needs to be distributed to the board members and the public. So, how do you propose to do that? Because | want the public to be able to look at this before we hear public comment. Manager direct me. We will pause the item, to give time to be distributed to everybody. Director Waggoner- | will make that happen.

Commissioner Strickland

Thank you. All right, so do you see it any other way forward? That we should take the information, analyze the information, let the public analyze the information. Reopen this item later on in the day.

Commissioner Carbone-

| was going to make a motion based on what | what | heard. It would have been nice if it was laid out paragraph by paragraph. Director Waggoner- The issue is that there were certain instructions given last time, of amendments to be made. So, that's all they could be made in the draft. So, that's why it's being done this way, rest on the record. Additions with the exception of the recommendation on the setback part. The other stuffs just pure additions of language. December 17, 2024

Commissioner Strickland

Let's continue this item to this afternoon. We will close the item and then come back to it. This item was tabled until later in the meeting. (230) 10. 10:00 a.m. — For Possible Action — Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Bill No. 2024-09: A Bill Amending Title 6 of The Nye County Code by Amending Chapter 6.04 General Provisions; Amending Chapter 6.05 Enforcement; Removing Chapter 6.06 Licensing, Vaccinations, Limits on Number, Running at Large, Impoundment, Rabies Prevention; Adding Chapter 6.06 Vaccinations, Adding Chapter 6.07 Limits on Dogs and Cats; Adding Chapter 6.08 Permits, Limits; Adding Chapter 6.09 Animals Running at Large; Adding Chapter 6.10 Impoundment for Violations of This Code; Adding Chapter 6.11 Animal Bites, Reports Required; Adding Chapter 6.12 Reporting of Found Animals; Adding Chapter 6.13 Animal Waste and Odor; Adding Chapter 6.14 Cruelty to Animals; Adding Chapter 6.15 Animal Facility Regulations; Amending Chapter 6.20 Miscellaneous Animal Regulations; Removing Chapter 6.30 Ownership and Possession Of Special Conditions Animals; Amending Chapter 6.40 Appeals to Board of County Commissioners; and Providing for the Severability, Constitutionality, and Effective Date Thereof: and Other Matters Properly Relating Thereto.

Commissioner Carbone-

| understand there are a couple amendments to make that are very small but very essential.

Commissioner Strickland

are you going to read those into the record? Acting County Manager Lorina Dellinger- | am. They are based as well on comments that were received by the commissioners and the public. And some concerns that we were addressing. So, | will identify the changes on the page numbers at the bottom of the page. Okay so, this is going to be amending definitions section 6.04.040, so it's page 4 of 50, on the bottom and we're adding the definition of grandfathering, and the definition reads a lawful nonconforming use that complies with Nye County Code 17.04.905 and has previously met the conditions under Nye County Code Title 6, as adopted in 2016. So, there are two sections that we will address the grandfathering and clarify that it's defined in this title. The next one is on page 13, and the section is 6.08.020, Commercial Kennel Permits, and we're amending the paragraph by adding, as defined in this title, after the word grandfathering and before existing facilities. So, it will read grandfathering as defined in this title of existing facilities. One more section to clarify grandfathering on page 15, section 6.08.040, Special Conditions, animal permit applicant qualifications. We are adding on the tst paragraph after the word criteria, as defined in this title, so it will read grandfathering criteria as defined in this title. So, that should clear up grandfathering. Another concern that we received was with regards to vicious and dangerous animals. So, we're on page 39, and it's section 6.20.020, Vicious and Dangerous Animals and we're amending, so there's a header there that's in bold and it's the Nevada Revised Statute, is what it starts with we're going to make that an A and then the numbers will follow so on, so it will become B, B will become C, to clarify what is that is part of that section. And the last one we have is on page 42, December 17, 2024 6.20.050, Registration of Dangerous Animal, we're amending paragraph A, by adding after the word registered, we will add with Animal Services and remove in accordance with this chapter. That's it. (235)

Commissioner Strickland

opened the public hearing. Beth Borysewich - This is just a kind of like a weird question to you all. These items appear on the agenda, they get moved and put off, and discussion is made by the commissioners that we want to hear from the public and then you say you're going to have meetings to discuss this. However, | haven't heard anything about meetings. Like when you were changing the thing on the animal code here, nobody said You know, we're going to have a meeting of all the commissioners or people that are interested, come on down to the conference room or come on over to the chambers and let's talk about this. That would be one way to get everybody's comments at one time. The same thing with the other, with the solar, | think that you just need to add just a little bit more public input, other than our comments here, because these comments that we make are not necessarily going to make it into what you've already written. And, | understand that we need to have something to start with. But it could be a draft, and then you could get everybody's comments from a meeting. And then go forward without having to put it off, off and off and off. So that's just something that | wanted to bring up. That | think might be helpful to everybody and might lessen the time that it takes to get some of these ordinances done and get the buy off from the public. Thanks. (238) Lisa Smith - | have a little bit of a story to tell and then a statement. On November 9", at approximately 7:50 in the morning, my father and Maggie went out to do their morning chores. Unbeknownst to my parents, this would be the last time Maggie would leave the house. Exiting the house, Maggie trotted to the end of the porch and there met Chapo, before Maggie even had a chance, Chapo tore into her. My 85-year-old father, tried to save her. My mother in the house didn't know Maggie was breathing her last breath. My dad carried Maggie into the house, not knowing she was dead. But my mother, seeing them, seeing Maggie, hanging from my dad's arms, knew right away. | received the phone call at 7:59, my mother crying for help. | went over to my parents’ house and found absolutely broken parents. My dad kept mumbling | couldn't get him off her, | couldn't get him off her. He was pacing and clearly in shock. My mother, distraught, with blood dripping down her nightgown, holding her broken baby, in her arms. My father was covered in blood. | sat him down, cleaned his hands, and discovered multiple bite wounds. At this time, 911 had been called, and Animal Control Services had arrived. | assisted the Animal Control Officer with putting Chapo in her truck. This is not the first incident I'd experienced with Chapo. Couple months ago, | went through a similar experience with my next-door neighbor. Chapo’s owners failed to contain a dangerous dog. This is defined in title 6, and I'm assuming you're all very familiar with Title 6, and don't need to go into specifics. Title 6, talks about dangerous animals at large and the consequences thereof. It also states that if you're found in violation and you can be charged with a misdemeanor, fined up to $1000 and or be imprisoned for up to six months. It is my presumption that this part of the title was not enforced. Surely, if every time Chapo got out, the owners were charged with a December 17, 2024 misdemeanor and had to pay a fine, with the threat of imprisonment, they would have found a way to contain him. Chapo's owners failed him. She did not appropriately contain this dog. The owners allowed this vicious dog to go out into the neighborhoods, killing. Chapo is well known to Nye County Animal Shelter and many rescues in the area. Why was this dog allowed to go on killing? It's too late for Maggie, it's too late for my neighbor's dog, and it's too late for the dog that lived behind Chapo. But it's not too late for any future dogs. Owners need to be held accountable regardless of who picks up the animal, whether it's animal control or a rescue team. | don't pretend to be an expert at the law, but as a citizen, | do expect my family and | to be protected. | feel that the community professionals who are supposed to enforce Title 6 have let us down. If these rules that are laid out in Title 6 were followed, this would have never happened to my family. Chapo would have been stopped a long time ago. As you contemplate changes to Title 6, how about we start with enforcing what's already there. Thank you. (241) Valerie lori - | am a member of The Dog House Rescuers of Pahrump. | am here to discuss some fine tuning that | believe needs to still be done on Title 6, to make it effective. Years ago, obviously, somebody somewhere in the State of Nevada came up with this Title 6. As a rural area, it probably served our community just fine for many of those years. The last time Title 6 was amended, | don't think there was any forward thought who would have thought we would have been in a national crisis of overpopulation of cats and dogs. With that being said, it's pretty evident to most of us, you get on Facebook, or you open up your windows, you're going to find dogs roaming at large. There are five to 10 to 15 of them out there before 9:00 AM every morning. Some of them are Chapo, or the neighborhood wanderer, where everybody knows and says go home. Some of those are what I'm going to call undocumented dogs. And | believe a lot of those undocumented dogs are coming in from Clark County and most likely California. | don't have a way to prove that if they don't have a microchip and they were dumped, we can't really prove that. What we can probably prove, control and monitor, are backyard breeders. There are so many of them and I’m going to leave you with a little sample that | did a very quick query on Facebook printing out the many dogs that are being up for sale, litters, backyard breeders. Please remember those animals they're not professional breeders they're what some people want to call it oopsie, which don't get me started on that. | don't believe in oopsies. You have an obligation as a pet parent to protect, to keep that animal safe and healthy. | propose that something with some sort of mandating spay and neutering be entered into Title 6. I'm not going after our breeders here who want to keep the bloodline of their favorite breed, not talking about the animals, maybe out in the farm. I'm talking about what I'm going to call the Town of Pahrump, our city limits, we're at an epidemic. We have 3 rescues, they're all filled, we have a shelter that's, | think, fully double in capacity. The smaller rescues, such as my own, we have limitations of what we can take in, our hands are tied. So, what do we do? We just say oh, well, you don't have a microchip, go back to the desert and fend for yourself. One way or another, the community is going to be responsible for taking care of these animals because they're going to wind up somewhere. (244) December 17, 2024 Vincent Congiu - Nye County employee, | do actually work at the Animal Shelter. | just wanted to go over page 3, the definition of animal services. So, if | could get everyone to look at that page, please. Enforce County and State Codes, Rules, and Regulations, to investigate animal neglect and cruelty cases for the purpose to protect the health and safety of Nye County human and animal residences; and the education of proper and responsible pet ownership. We love this definition. This definition is what we want for this community, and | really do respect ail of you that have worked with this document. This document is a living document, and | agree with Commissioner Carbone. Animal Services is being put throughout this entire document, and it is being replaced from Animal Control. Now the administrative personnel in the animal shelter there's three of them, and we have 5 field workers. So, if this living document does get approved today, it'd be important to differentiate who is Animal Services when it comes to the field workers and the three administrative personnel in our shelter. Because we no longer are Animal Shelter Manager, Animal Shelter Office Assistant, Animal Shelter Office Assistant #2. We are Animal Services. So, we want to be clear with the public that when we enforce rules and regulations with this living document that if it does get approved. We want to be able to face the county with transparency and much more concise definitions. So we want to make sure that as a dispatcher, | am enforcing Animal Services, | am Animal Services. Who is the Animal Control Officer? What are they enforcing? So that's something, if this document does get approved, that we need to all come together and work with Christy Sigmund. Who has been an amazing leader in this department, Animal Shelter Manager. Really directing Animal Services for Nye County, going above and beyond the title that was given to her. Everybody in our department goes above and beyond their tities each and every day. | just want to be clear with this Animal Services when we move forward with this document, if it does get approved. | don't think the documents ready yet, but | do agree with Commissioner Carbone it's a living document, it's going to be edited, there's going to be changes. So, if we do move forward with this document, let's work together to define Animal Services. | dispatch for Animal Control Officers, | am Animal Services. So, we just want to be clear with that. And then, if you could quickly go to page 22, chapter 6.11, under animal bites, | can give you an example. It shail be the duty of any person with knowledge thereof to report any animal bite to Animal Services. | am the dispatcher, you're reporting that bite to me. Thank you. (247) Helen Schneider - | have been showing with AKC, since 1984. | have had the same breed since 1973. | think | know my breed probably more than half the people in this room even know it exists. But my dog is trained and unfortunately, we have a lot of people in this community who don't want to spend the money to train their dogs, and that to highly important. Because every dog in this community is a potential biter if you don't train the dogs. Now | happen to be the instructor, one of the instructors, for the Pahrump Valley Obedience Club, we're having a new session January 7". And there are people in this community who should have their dogs there, should be learning what's necessary to take care of their dogs. | bring my dog in, and | have people who are saying oh, my dog doesn't like other dogs, doesn't like other people. | wind up in 2 sessions, they don't bother my dog at all, they don't bother me, in fact, they've decided I'm a pretty good friend. And as far as backyard breeders, | don't mind telling you AKC December 17, 2024 and those of us who are legitimate breeders absolutely hate them. Because they don't know what they're doing, and maybe the idea of a license for breeders might change that, too. Because we don't need an overabundance of dogs. Thank you. (249) Kimberly Brown - | am here to advocate for the introduction of requiring mandatory spaying and neutering for pets in Pahrump. One of the critical factors to the overwhelming number of abandoned and neglected animals in our community is the accidental breeding that occurs when pet owners fail to sterilize their animals. Currently, there is no rule holding people accountable for the responsibility of preventing unwanted litters, which result in overcrowded shelters, more animals on the streets, and greater strain on local resources. Without consequences for accidental breeding, the cycle of overpopulation continues, and the problem grows worse each year. By enacting a spay-neuter rule, we would hold pet owners responsible for the well-being of their animals for the reducing the number of unwanted pets. This could require that all non-breeding pets be spayed or neutered unless the owner is a licensed breeder. This would not only help reduce the number of unwanted litters but also promote responsible pet ownership and prevent the suffering of animals who are abandoned when they can no longer be cared for. This rule would also complement efforts to address the current issues of overpopulation and animal abandonment. As shelters continue to operate at full capacity, it is crucial to implement preventative measures that stop the problem at its source. | urge you to consider the introduction of a rule that mandates spaying and neutering for pets to help reduce accidental breeding and ultimately improve the lives of the animals and the people in our community. Thank you for your time and your consideration. (251) Linda Geiler - | am one of the founders of Free Rein Equine Rescue. And there are several things in this bill that are really detrimental to equine, the equines in the valley. We don't have adequate large animal vets, so if we have an emergency on a Sunday, we have to wait till Tuesday. So, if we have a horse that's dying, we have to do our own euthanasia on the horse. Otherwise, it suffers, and so that's really my big concern with this whole bill. Sorry, I'm a little nervous. There's also several other things that pertain to dogs and cats, but the equines and livestock are kind of being bundled into this. And so, | would hope that you guys would take that into consideration. We are kind of standalone, horses are a lot different than dogs and we can't just rush them to Las Vegas. So, I'd hope you'd take that into consideration. Thank you. (252) Scott Shoemaker -There is a bunch of stuff in Title 6, | know Susanna sent this out, there's like 23 pages of mismatched definitions, erroneous definitions, that don't make any sense, and erroneous requirements, such thing as mandating a core vaccines as recommended by a veterinarian. That's beyond the scope of the County's powers. Also, you have stuff in the ordinance it doesn't really exist, higher national diploma for animal special conditions, that's in England and doesn't exist in the United States. You have insurance requirements that if you have a zoo coming through, it's not going to be able to get that insurance because it's per animal rather than per event, and per animal doesn't exist. And the bureaucratic application process, anybody coming into town for one day is going to look at this well, how you can get the fingerprints in time, have the December 17, 2024 zoo, like you know, the circus come through. Also, every time you edit this you screw it up even more. Now you're missing animal special conditions definition. You have permitted animal special conditions, but you're not defining what are animal special conditions, you don't have a dangerous animal definition. Now inserted the grandfathering, but that came straight out of zoning, so anybody comes after you know it's nice for me and Susanna since we're only ones left, but anybody coming after us, the process is still wrong. Whether I'm grandfather or not. You also NRS has explicitly allows for a hobby breeder exemption, there is no hobby breeder exemption in the ordinance. You got vicious animal, dangerous animal, which you're missing the dangerous animal definition, and then you also have vicious and dangerous dogs all mixed in together. When animals encompass dogs so which definition do you go with, the animal or the NRS? So that whole section is a mess. No zoos or circuses with animals will be coming through as a process the bureaucratic process that you put in, and the restrictions you put in, and requirements that don't exist. So you have a permit limit on it's been arbitrarily set, | think 25. | think we're currently at 10. | don't know why you want to put an arbitrary permit limit on people that get inspected and are doing it right. And yeah, that's all | have for now, but you know the crux of it 23 pages, | mean, the stuff doesn't match the Title 8, zoning NRS, you want to be consistent all the way through. Thank you. (255) Suzanna Kukol - | am opposing this stupid ordinance. It is in conflict with and in Nevada Revised Statutes, definition the drought has a crazy, vicious animal definition, anything that's not cute, any falsely perceived threat would get any animal labeled vicious without inflicted injury. Cat or dog chasing a scared chicken would label them vicious. It also conflict is Nevada Revised Statute definition of vicious dogs, since animals obviously include dogs. It improperly demands that people with certain species or amount of animals are not counted from the random house visits without probable cause and search warrant, that's illegal. It requires people with special conditions, animals, meaning certain exotics, to provide things that don't exist in real fife, just like Scott already mentioned it. It doesn’t clearly specify the condition for confiscation, just refers to such animals to be confiscated and possibly euthanized, and ask questions later. It improperly interfere the legal business by limiting the amount of permits people are mandated to get by this proposed ordinance, making compliance impossible. It defines anima! owner, ask anybody who feeds the animals, which would pretty much legalize animal theft. How did this pass legal review? Like Ronald Reagan said, the most terrifying words in the English language are I'm from the government, I'm here to help. (257) Dee Mounts - A couple of different things on the ordinance. | have English Bulldogs, everybody knows my Bulldogs, and | have a new service dog that | have in training. And he still has his cherries still, because he is a puppy. |! don't like the mandatory spay and neuter. I've always spayed and neutered, all of my Bulldogs, but it's not fair for people with breeds that need extra time to grow their bodies. The Bulldogs have to grow their heads, they have to grow their bodies, in order to, you know, look right. We also believe in what Mitch Snyder said. Training is everything absolutely. But this mandatory stuff is not working for me at all. It's government overreach, you know, we December 17, 2024 want to make sure we live and let live, kind of a thing. And then take care of, obviously, take care of the dogs that are killing other dogs or hurting other people and stuff. | understand that, too, but | wanted to make sure that the mandatory spay and neuter is not a good idea at all. Thank you. (258) Debra Gaylord Thomas - | got up to speak because of the reference to requiring mandatory spay and neuter. When | was president of Two Cities Kennel Club, in Yuba City, California. | helped with some other club presidents and lobbyists to fight SB16 or AB1635, and AB250, both of which were mandatory spay neuter bills that would have required the bills to be the puppies to be spayed or neutered at four months of age. And that doesn't work for show dog show people, because we don't know if those are going to be show quality adults, or grow up to be pets. And we, my assemblyman, brought in a big stack of paper. I've told some of you this story already, a big stack of papers, because back then we were faxing, and he said my constituents will not, are opposed to this bill, or yeah opposed to this bill. This little tiny stack here that had probably 20 pages, are in favor of the bill. | cannot support this bill, and that was in the committee. Also, what I'm seeing that | after | got in line it occurred to me that what the other people ahead of me were saying was this, that this item is not ready to be approved and it needs some work. Thank you. (301) Yvonne Smith - | had a couple of problems with this number one, | have a vicious animal, | have a goat that | have to put a bell on because if you come into the fence, she will attack you, she will chase you down, violently attack you. It's the truth, but | keep it that way; she's 150 Ibs of hate. But | keep her because of anybody tries to get in my yard, she's going to teach them a lesson. She's 10 years old and she's not about to change. The other thing is | feel like I've been on animal advisory boards, two of them. I've been here over 40 years, and | hate to say this, but to me this whole thing is a waste of time. Because | would like to see a place where people that if they want to spay and neuter their animals they could do it cheaply. You know it would help a lot, especially veterans and elderly. That would help a lot with the numbers. Because as long as | worked around the kennels, don't know how many dogs | had to sit puppies and look in the face and kill them. Because people they put them in boxes and put them alongside the road. One dog we found tethered to a tree in the desert, and they've skinned it alive. | mean, | have seen horrors, and there are people, if you !ook at the schools and look at the children and how they act, you can feel sorry for the animals at home. Really and truly, | think we need to have laws enforced laws, but that's the whole thing, laws are not being enforced. | had animal control out six times because the neighbor's Pitbull kept coming out to my fence. And | have guardian dogs, and | have one that's 12 years old. And the dog actually pulled his leg through the fence and now he's crippled. Now | have him on medication, and six times the guy got so use to animal control coming out to his house that he just sat in the house, looked out the window. Because all they could do was give him a warning. And | was | was told, you know, there is an NRS, | have livestock, and | know that the dog gets close enough, | will kill him without any doubt. | will because he has maimed my dog has chased my livestock, but there's nothing animal control can do. Because they cannot enforce anything that they said, so | just think it's at this point piece of garbage. Thank you. (303) December 17, 2024 Don Wanaberger - From the Pahrump Justice for Animals. At this time, we have many jaws on the books not being enforced, and suspected animal crimes are not being investigated due to policies. It’s not (inaudible) fault, and it's not the Shelter Manager's fault. She is one of the best additions, | think we have had in years. There are some changes throughout this out of six that conflict with state animal laws, and the definitions are wrong. You don't want just passed this, please, and say hey, we can fix this next February, because these are misdemeanor crimes, people can go out and arrest somebody on this stuff tonight. So what you hear you hear today has deep repercussions, the real fix we know is to spay neuter. Conditions here are wrong, uh you've got an owner, who has custody of an animal, somebody who feeds it, or who might have found it, that could be anybody. That's a custodian, not an order. It's never going to hold up in court, and when you enforce this law these laws, these are crimes that end up in Criminal Court and Justice Court. Okay, vicious animal, you have it conflict with the NRS; the change you are making is totally subjective, it says a dog that otherwise constitutes a thoughtful threat to humans or domestic animals. Who says that is probably subjective, and it's not official finding. A dog on a leash could be threatening to some people, it's not what the NRA says a vicious dog is that's 202.500. You need to spell out specific acts that being what a vicious animal is. And | won't | won't take up your time, start page, you really need to reevaluate the situation without advocates around the conference room table, where it's not toxic, it’s not it's a friendly environment, and there's an open discussion. And if you can't do it as commissioners, surely your management staff can and get you that information. You can't do it in 3 minutes, you can't do it in these hearings, and have them affect you. You've also got 10 10-dog and cats limit. Do you want each of your neighbors they have 10 dogs each? That's thirty dogs, one on each side of the house and one across the street in the middle of Pahrump. We're not out in the middle of Amargosa on 40 acres. So in service animals, get that, they don't need to be on a leash. How's that going to work? In Walmart, how's that going to work? In the parking lot, as anywhere else in the public or in the commissioner's chambers. So please, please table this application. (306) William Ferrell - This was just touched on by the last speaker said, chapter 607 limits on dogs and cats. I'd like to ask the Commission to be very cautious about imposing too low a limit on stuff like that. | know that shelters are always over overwhelmed over capacity and everywhere I've ever lived one of the greatest things about pretty much any community is that private citizens will step up and either create rescues of their own or engage in foster care to try to keep more animals off the streets and deal with the overpopulation. A lot of catch and release programs that sort of thing for you know, spay neuter release. The issue that | have with limits | don't have the text in front of me, so | apologize for the actual numbers, but there's always a tendency for people, even when they're doing a good job fostering a lot of animals kind of bend the rules a little bit. Like, go past those limits by one or two, some people get a little over enthusiastic, but | think excessively enforcing a limit, either through animal control seizing animals or just filing charges. | think that contributes more to the overpopulation problem than just letting somebody slide past those limits. That's part of why I'm not reaily a fan of limits like that in the first place, | think existing laws can be enforced. If there's a case of December 17, 2024 animal cruelty, if somebody's just stacking cats all the way up to the ceiling, there are already laws in place to deal with that. So yeah, that's about all | had. (308) Glenna Elrod - | am opposed to this new ordinance. One, what we need is low-cost spay and neuter. | don't know how many times { see every day on that, | need help, on that Pahrump Facebook thing, where can | get my dog spayed and neutered? But they're, you know, | can't pay $500, you know, where can I get it done? | think if we had a low-cost spay and neuter, we wouldn't have to worry about neutering so much. Now, in my particular case, I'm an AKC breeder. My dogs are kept on my property, they are kept quiet, they are kept clean, and I'm always going to have more than 5. So, yeah, there is, you know, there is no, | moved here because | could have 10 and | don't want any cats, you know, so five dogs and five cats, that doesn't me no good. | want to continue to be able to have my 10 dogs. | want to be able to continue to have them unspayed neutered, until the time that | see fit. | always do spay and neuter them after they are of an age. Or if, because to be in order to even be shown if | have two young females that | have to that I'm bringing up to see if they are going to make the cut, then they count. If | have two that I'm currently breeding they count. If | have two that are six, that | tend to do this in twos, if | have two that are six, that I'm taking to dog shows and getting their grand championship, that's six right there. And that doesn't count the possibility of you know, a new young one next year that will be coming up to replace the ones that fall off the other end. | recently put a 16 1/2 year old down. They live with me forever, my dogs are never loose, my dogs do not cause the neighbors any problems, and | think that coming after people that are doing the right thing is totally wrong. You can't. There are so many dogs running around, there is an ordinance for at-large dogs, animal control cannot even keep up with that. There are private citizens out picking up dogs every day. Because animal control don't come to them. Who's going to like, for the spay and neuter and vaccinations, who is going to be policing that? Because if they can't even pick the stray dogs up off of the street or keep a vicious animal picked up. My neighbor's dogs across the street from me every day chase people down my street every single day. (311) Chelsea Fischer - | would just like to share concerns, under chapter 6, vaccinations and the limits on dogs and cats, specifically clause B. It is unlawful for any person to possess own or keep more than two unspayed or unneutered dogs or cats over the age of 6 months at any one time. Obviously, as you guys have all heard from other breeders here, that can severely impact reputable breeders, and | think the more important thing that we should be looking at as a county is who is a reputable breeder and who is a backyard breeder? Because | think a lot of these laws are severely only going to impact our reputable breeders and people that ranch, especially under vaccinations, because it is defining that a lot of these vaccinations have to be administered by a veterinarian. And you can buy a lot of the core vaccinations at the feed store for your dogs and cats. Or as you heard, even some of the equine, so that part's concerning because the only one by NRS is rabies. There are a lot of breeds of animals. | mean of dogs and cats that can't have certain vaccinations, or if they have a reaction, they can't receive more they have neurological problems. So, this one is a concern for me personally as far as the core vaccinations, what is that going to look like December 17, 2024 if | take my dog or cat to the vet and | disagree with the distemper? Does that mean that my vet can then report me because I'm refusing one of the annual vaccines that they don't need, because they're not boarded, and they're not out? | think this is a little broad and overreaches on our breeders. The concern that | have with spaying by 6 months is it is a fact that that alone just like it does in humans causes a lot of harm for them, including Cushing's disease, when you spay and neuter too early. So if you guys are going to enforce that, | expect that you might get a lot of breeders that are going to start suing the County if those things happen, and that is a very expensive disease to treat. | just want to throw that out there. Thank you. (314) Joni Eastley - I'm representing the Town of Tonopah, and joining me is Town Manager Joe Westerlund. We are in support of this ordinance. | just want to add personally that the wonderful thing about ordinances, is that ordinances, that by nature, are designed to be amended. So, if this ordinance, in its current form, is adopted, | would say that you live with it, we live with it for a while, and whatever doesn't work, the ordinance could come back before the Board of Commissioners for amendment. Thank you. (315) Jason Mann - CEO and founder of Pahrump Animal Protection Association. | moved here in 2017 what I've seen with the animals just it was horrible so | got involved. In 2020, we tried to pass | actually came up here with an agenda item about passing spayed and neuter ordinance basically laughed out of the building. The more | thought about it, there's so many loopholes to spay and neuter | see what we're talking about. | could be a hobbyist and | can breed animals 24 animals of what a year. Is that what it is? Something like that. | believe that’s what it is. So | mean we have to start enforcing the rules on the books right now. Mr. Kunzi, he's gone of course. And | think that's where it all comes down to enforcing the rules. If we're not enforcing the rules, already on the books, and we're trying to place all these other rules, they ain't going to get enforced? Where does enforcement coming from? We got like, and the risk is down. And redundant, we've got a bunch of people running out there doing basically, animal control job, because they're understaffed and underfunded. Okay, what happened to our vet that was supposed to be at the animal control so we could get a low-cost spay and neuter? What happened to that? Gone? Gone? Well in June, | proposed with my with Papa a discount spay and neuter. | take $70.00 off of everybody that comes to me. | go through a local vet in town, | keep it local, and that $250, that $300 vet bill, is now $180 to $220. | mean, that means a lot to people; it's working. Okay, that's what | do with my nonprofit, and like when | want to address someone earlier, not all, nonprofits are the same, just like people. Not all men were created equal. By practice, they are wide apart, don't lump all nonprofits as being, you know, scandalous. And there is some, there is some out there, it's in everywhere, it's not just Pahrump, it's Las Vegas, everywhere. But this all comes down to accountability, holding owners accountable. I've been out here assessing dogs at shelters and at people's houses for seven years. And | forget who told me this, but because fike this, | rehabilitate dogs, | train people, it's that simple. Okay, people get get your stuff together when it comes to dogs. | think we're at the top of the food chain. Let's fix this. | think this bill needs more work. It's a living bill that's fine, you guys want to pass it, we can still work on it, hopefully we can still work on December 17, 2024 it. That's good, but let’s enforce the laws on the books right now. Okay, that’s where it comes down to, accountability. Thank you. (317) Sam Jones - | agree with some of these people here. You know, you got laws on the books. There's been laws around since the beginning of this Country. Problem is nobody's being held accountable for their actions today in the last several decades, and just because it's a law doesn't make it constitutional. And we have to be responsible for our pets, it's called common sense, which there is very little of that today. So, the common sense thing to do is table this, study it some more, and then bring it back in a few months. Like the one lady said, give the people in the community a chance when you have these meetings of all this stuff. My Aunt had a chicken one time that would chase anybody if they came into the yard. Is that a cruel animal? You know you gotta be able to decipher what type of animal and everything else. | mean, common sense went out the window; let's use some today. Table this, get the community involved in it, and then bring it back. Thank you. (319) Ammie Nelson - | am really not in favor of building a house and then tearing it down to find out where the mistakes were. | think maybe this should have some work put into it, some input from the public. As far as euthanasia and farm animals like cows, horses, things of that nature of people who are breeders, people that have 10 dogs on a ranch or 10 dogs on five acres. There's a lot of different things that go into every one of the situations that are mentioned in this bill. I'm all for spay and neuter, but the spay and neuter cost out here is outrageous. Mr. Mann does a great service for all the animals that he can help. Hopefully, the people take advantage of it. But the program that is in front of us now needs a little bit more work before it is passed, in my opinion. It's better to do it now than to do it later, after it becomes a law. And a lot of people don't understand that these things come before you, Commissioners, after they've passed in planning and zoning. And they need to go to those meetings and voice their opinion, before these bills come before the Commissioners. So, that the different issues can be discussed, but that's my opinion. Thank you very much. (321) Eddie Jim - This vicious dog issue, I'm just up here as a warning. | had that problem. 2 vicious dogs growled at you when you go out the door. Eventually, | put a kennel out for my dog, they dug under it and attacked my dog. Really tore him up, and | had to eventually put him to sleep because he was badly infected from the bites. And anyway, | called the animal control, and they told me that the only way they could get a handle on this if they could put cages on my property. And | said okay, but there might be repercussions down the road on this. But, | it because safety of my kids. | don't care if dogs come by; if they are friendly, that's fine. But anyway, they eventually caught the dogs in cages, and they knew who they belonged to. And the law enforcement had dealt with them before, where they lived in this valley before. And anyway, like | said, I'm here just to warn people. but evidently those people left, and next thing | know my dog got sick took him to the vet, spent $2000 grand, over $2000, on him before they figured out it's been poisoned. So, anyway, be warned, get animal control involved; they put out cages, and there might be repercussions on the rest of your animals at December 17, 2024 home. So anyway, that's a warning to you, and my heart goes out to these people who lost animals to vicious animals. {t's unbelievable. Thank you. (323) Cheryl Vasalis - The change from 5 to 10 combined cats and dogs is alarming. Ten cats inside doesn't bother me unless they become unspayed feral cats urinate and defecate on my property. Ten barking dogs is excessive. If you approve 10 dogs, there needs to be enough animal control officers to respond to barking dogs and other complaints. The officers need to do something. it's my understanding that people have provided video evidence of incessant barking, and nothing was done. Recently, a man was blaring a train horn throughout his neighborhood through speakers at his neighbors’ barking dogs, and they told him to turn the train horn off. Not about shutting up the barking dog. Suggesting Stokes talked to their neighbors as futile, it's not like the old days where neighbors worked together to help each other solve problems, and they respected each other. | also don't want to smell urine and feces of 10 dogs in the neighbor's yard. How would you deal with that? My heart goes out to Lisa Smith and her family on the tragic loss of Maggie. Please don't allow this change without beefing up the rules, enforcing the rules, and holding people accountable for the animals. Thank you. (324) Jennifer Lamana - Some of the stuff that you guys have in here really, | guess really sucks it doesn't reflect what should be there. There are a lot of us in this room that were on the Animal Advisory Board, that we worked so hard for many years, getting the public's input, having it all ready to go, and you guys just disbanded us and squashed it. So you kind of stepped on everyone who had a part of it the public that had a part of it. The thing in, there for horse rescues I'm sorry if we've got horses on a ride, and it breaks the leg I'm not waiting for the vet that isn't here to be able to do anything. And | need his approval to euthanize one of our rescue horses? Because we had people ride them before they adopt. If | take my dog to the vet and it growls at someone and they perceive it as a threat, now it's a vicious dog. You don't have a dangerous dog definition. There's so many things wrong with this. You should table it, let the public come back like they did with us, have their say, they come up with something we can all agree upon. That's it, thank you. (326) Michaet David Garcia - | just want to make it be known that you know, of course, we all love our animals, and at the end of the day, government is going to do whatever they want; they're going to pass all kinds of ordinances, mandates, they still haven't learned their lesson. But one of the things I'd like to address the concern with when it comes to taxpayer money is | don't know if anybody's been paying attention, but it's just like the homeless when you target them, the City and New Orleans have just gotten a backlash on a federal level. So we got to keep in mind when we're depriving people of due process and a fundamental stake in liberty, it's going to come back and bite you. And once again, y'all are self-insured, so you need to be able to handle it on a lawsuit side of it. And { believe you're a little weak on the council. But anyhow, good luck to y’all's decision and we'll deal with it afterwards. Thank you. (327) William Lovern - | have concerns in regards to your vicious animal here. | understand that some people had their pets passed away due to animals not being controlled, either December 17, 2024 by obedience training or training period. But in regards to your vicious animals, if you have dogs that are to guard your property that are there to protect when you're not there, | don't think this is a very definition here vicious animals. And like one of the other people had stated in interest 20202500, and if you look that up for the definitions. The problem is that you have animals there to secure your property when you're gone, and if you're not there. You need to make sure that also if you're going to pass these laws or ordinances, so are starting to overreach in regards to telling people that they have the microchip or they have to do certain vaccines or whatever, if it's not mandated by the government, then you guys are starting to overreach. And you guys need to stop. This is something that you need to get all the people together and come with certain things because you're having problems with you're going to start causing problems with greater you're going to start causing problems with people that have livestock and everything else. And this is a domino effect that is really not in good situation. | mean, if you have obedience training and you have a (inaudible) with your dog and you're not going to have these problems. But yes, | have seen problems with a dog at large, and yes, animal control has been called and everything else, and it's pretty bad. Also, with other animals, but you know, the thing is, you've got to pick the situation and rewrite your ordinances and the Title 6 that you have on the books. You need to follow what you've already got on the books. Thank you. (329) Laura Larsen - | am going to tell everybody a little story, a little bit of an example. If | have no trespassing signs all along my gate my front door everywhere and somebody jumps into my yard and my dog attacks that person, protecting its domain not only it's protecting its domain, and we're talking about I'm giving an example here, it's protecting the land. And as a landowner, | am responsible for that dog, so | am its voice. And that infringes what you have here, it infringes on its life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, in addition to the 1st Amendment. Now you have inspection D under exemptions. Okay are exceptions on Section 2, protecting and defending a human being under the immediate vicinity of the animal from the unjustified attack or assault. So, what you're saying animals acting under the provision will not be subjected to provisions set forth in this ordinance. However, if I'm not home and {'m in Vegas and | come back and that person is either dead or an animal dead or something going on that's in my property. And | have all the proper signs and all the proper things, from the dog is doing what it's supposed to do to protect my yard. Now you're saying that it's going to be taken away and possibly put to death. In addition, if | choose that | want to vaccinate my dog or my animals, | should have the right to do it, if | choose to, and by this if it's not done correctly. And if | decide that | want to ship my dog, | should have the opportunity to choose if | want to or not. This is not good you guys need to, you guys need to table this until you have more information from the public, get more information regarding the effect of different experiences, and have it written correctly. | understand that feel sorry for all the people that with vicious dogs and everything, but if the dog is trained to protect your yard or your animal is protecting something that you know your property and the land, and you are a landowner. | am that dog's voice, | am not an animal's voice, and the people in the audience that breed dogs, | used to be a breeder in Vegas, and forcing them to do something that they don't want to do is against our constitutional rights. So | would consider thinking about what you're actually doing here and tabling it December 17, 2024 and getting more info from the breeder and more of the public, before you bring this up again. (332)

Commissioner Strickland

closed the public hearing.

Commissioner Strickland

states that there are a lot of misstatements made by the public about what is inside the document regarding large breed animals having to be euthanized by a veterinarian, neutering and breeding animals that are not stated.

Commissioner Carbone

agrees that it is not the easiest document to read, having to go section by section. It has been reviewed by Deputy District Attorney Michelle Nelson multiple times. These revisions clear up the previous document, and the District Attorney's Office gave input on what could and could not be done. One issue with neutering is going to be the cost, and other issues need to be addressed, including enforcement. These changes will give the Shelter Manager more authority to implement policies and procedures. DDA Michelle Nelson responds that it is her understanding that this has gone through multiple meetings and hearings, both with the Board, the County Manager, and RPC, who considered the public’s input on making these revisions. It is a continuous document; they are willing to look at more input and continue to make changes. They also worked with planning to make sure that the way they structured and wrote the grandfathering provisions was something that worked for Planning and that they would be able to be implemented, followed, and used as a guideline. Lorina Dellinger didn’t have anything further to add except that it is at the pleasure of the Board if they want to amend and adopt, based on additions to the amendments that were read into the record. The County are ready to move forward with our Animal Services Manager and start working on public outreach or further input regarding the neutering and breeding of animals.

Commissioner Cox

states that she was part of the Southern Nevada Humane Society, and she was on the Animal Control Board for several years in Clark County, where both organizations had the same issues regarding spay and neuter. The Clark County District Attorney would not support the issue, arguing it was unconstitutional. She cannot support the issue, believes it is unconstitutional, and agrees with the public's concerns. She would like to see the enforcement of the leash law.

Commissioner Boskovich

was concerned that it could have used more work, but believes it is a starting point, and with the input of the Shelter Manager, it is something that could be altered.

Commissioner Jabbour

is concerned that the bill will never be ready. He understands the issues that the public has addressed regarding Title 6. He, too, has lost livestock due to predators and had to deal with animal control. He appreciates everyone’s work, the public’s input, and is sensitive to the issue. December 17, 2024

Commissioner Cox

addresses chapter 6.07, page 11B, the existing limits on dogs and cats, she moves to amend and remove the item. She is against the sentence, stating that it is unlawful for any person to possess more than two unspayed or unneutered dogs or cats over the age of 6 months, because she believes that it is unconstitutional. She has chosen not to neuter her dogs because they're better watchdogs.

Commissioner Carbone

Motion to Amend and Adopt, with the changes that were read into the record, as well as the changes within the document bill no. 2024-09; excluding

Commissioner Jabbour

Seconds. Commissioners vote 3 yeas, 2 nays by Commissioner Cox and Commissioner Strickland. (356) 9. 10:00 a.m. — For Possible Action — Continued Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Bill No. 2024-03: A Bill proposing to Repeal Nye County Code Title 17, Comprehensive Land Use Planning and Zoning, Chapter 17.10 entitled “Special Use Permits; Aboveground Utility Projects” and Replacing with Nye County Code Title 17, Comprehensive Land Use Planning and Zoning, Chapter 17.10 entitled “Special Use Permits”; 17,10.010 Purpose And Intent; 17.10.20 Permit For Construction Of An Aboveground Utility Project Located In A Master Plan Desiqnated Utility Corridor; 17.30 Special Use Permit For Renewable Energy Generation Facility, Aboveground Transmission Lines (Not Located Within An Established Utility Corridor), Battery Energy Storage, Electrical Substation And Gen-Tie Connections; 17.04.040 Requirement To Obtain A Special Use Permit; 17.10.045 Solar Energy Projects; 17.10.050 Application Of Ordinance; 17.10.060 Definitions: 17.10.070 Energy Conservation System Distinctions; 17.10.080 Designation Of Use In Districts In The Pahrump Regional Planning District 17.10.090 Approval Process: 17.10.100 Preliminary Development Plan Approval; 17.10.110 Final Development Plan Approval; 17.10.120 Building Permits And Commencement Of Construction; 17.10.130 Construction Standard; 17.10.140 Development Standards: 17.10.050 Setbacks And Height Restrictions; 17.10.160 Post- Construction And Continued Maintenance; 17.10.170 Post Construction Modifications; 17.10.180 No Preemption; 17.10.200 Wind Energy Projects: 17.10.2140 Application Of Ordinance; 17.10.220 Definitions; 17.10.230 Energy Conversion System Distinctions; 17.10.240 Designation Of Use In Districts In The Pahrump Regional Planning District 17.10.250 Approval Process; 17.10.260 Preliminary Development Plan Approval; 17.10.270 Final Development Plan Approval; 17.10.280 Building Permits And Commencement Of Construction; 17.10.290 Construction Standards; 17.10.300 Development Standards; 17.10.310 Setbacks And Height Restrictions; 17.10.320 Post-Construction And Continued Maintenance; 17.10.330 Post-Construction Modifications; 17.10.340 No Preemption; 17.10.350 Enforcement And Penalties; and providing for the December 17, 2024 severability, constitutionality, and effective date thereof; and other matters properly relating thereto.

Commissioner Strickland

opened the public hearing. Mike Fender - | think you gotta go back to your original 1 mile, and I'm gonna kind of give you the reason why. Here's your property line, here's your solar farm, so now the solar farm is 1/4 mile away. Anyway, so here's your solar farm along the fence line property line that's a quarter mile away, so now you have it a mile away, that looks really good, and it's much what mile is really nice. But the reason why the solar developers want this thing closer to then they can put in more solar panels. Okay, so now you're going to have instead of having a larger space between the farm, you'll have the smaller space more solar farms now, you're going to have the issue with more destruction, more heat, and whatever the case we want to be. But overall, they're going to be more solar farms, so that would be the first reason why | would not wanna go that route. You gotta think of the individual landowner property owner, whatever the case may be, regardless of it's commercial property or residence. Okay at that point, so like now you can see why it wouldn't do that, and that's your item number C, page 4. That's why | brought that up. As for D, you say a mile from State Highway 160, well, we have other highways in the county, so | didn't know if you just wanted to stick the State Highway 160. But you also have Tecopa Road, which is which is actually a state highway, and then you also have Highway 95. So you know, Highway 95, it's not listed on there. So you may want to plan on or look at the fact that there's other roadways besides just these two interstates if you want to look at it that route. So you have, ! don't know, it's not there, so | just figured | might throw that in there. Okay, so or you can make the distance, or you can change the distance for any public thoroughfare or highway or street, or whatever. But for the most part, | think that | brought that up, | think that'll take care of that all right. Thank you. (403) Beth Borysewich - | understand, and | thank the Planning Department for coming up with this huge ordinance. The basic bottom line is by allowing any kind of commercial solar within our county is undermining every resident that lives here and chose to live here. Because we wanted a quiet, safe, and peaceful environment in which to live, in some cases, in which to retire. And by allowing them, that is hurting us. | don't know if it's legal to ban any kind of commercial solar in our area, if it is | would like to see us go that line. And instead push solar panels on people's houses and or like what they're doing in Japan, and the medians are putting solar panels for bike lanes, they're putting them over parking spaces in shopping centers to provide shade. And that will pull in a lot of electricity for the different areas. The biggest issue of anything that we're looking at here is our aquifer. All of the solar panels are going to need to be washed when they're being constructed, they're going to need water for that. And there's an ongoing issue as well as with the new batteries, we're going to have to make water available there, too. We have so many things going for us because we are a small town, and that's why these huge commercial operations want to come here. Because we don't December 17, 2024 have a whole lot of laws, and like | said, if we could ban them, | would love it. | think it would it would help so much because a lot of people here rely on their home equity. If there's going to be even a mile away a large commercial solar complex that is going to hurt the equity in the homes of people that have purchased here, built here, and you know, are either farming or doing whatever else they're doing here. | don't think it's right to impose this on anybody in town. We need to keep in mind the water. Water is the biggest thing. A lot of people say the clouds everything is going to help, and with water, well, you know what we're losing 200 acre feet from what I've read. Let's see, we dropped 25 feet since 1999, and currently decreasing at a rate of one to two feet annually. Every year, we're losing one to two feet. So, anyway, if we could get an answer to my legal question. Thank you. (406) Ammie Nelson - It is no secret that | am against any kind of solar project. It's up against residential areas or even our water outer areas in the South part of town, for example. I've given enough evidence to the Board in the past to show how dangerous this is to our environment. They scraped the crust wherever they are, they destroy the plant life, they destroy the ecosystem, and they're out to destroy the whole Mojave Desert. If you look at the plan of things, you simply can't go on with this was a green new deal and | think once Trump is in office there's going to be a lot of changes and there won't be so much money being shelved out by the BLM for these people to produce these solar farms. Right now they're getting paid a lot of money. What happens with these projects? These are short-term projects. Why do you think they're not drilling wells? They're coming in here to get all these miilions of dollars from BLM as part of the green plan, and then as soon as the money stops, they're going to go. And who's going to be stuck with all these panels around us? We're gonna be the ones that have nowhere to put them and then nothing to do. And our heat index is going to rise. So we have to think about what the main objective is to be for these projects. It's all about money, and | don't think this is something that the Board should even consider. | think there should be a moratorium on it, and if not, then people are going to be sorry. | may not be here in the years to come, but my grandchildren and my family will be. So, please be careful with these choices. Thank you. (408) Josh Woods - | am here as a representative of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW, Local 357. We are in support of lifting the moratorium, and the reason being we have 85 members that live here in Pahrump who would love not to have to drive down to Vegas every day, or some that were driving out to Mesquite. Now these are good-paying jobs, and they also lead to a full career. They come with insurance for your family, they come with retirement plans so that you can have a comfortable retirement when the time comes. We also support local residents working on local jobs. We would actively be reaching out to the community and showing the residents a pathway to these careers. Thank you for your time. (409) Michelle Warren - | am a resident of Pahrump, and | am also an IBEW member. | was fortunate enough to be able to work on the Yellow Pine Project. Which was 20 minutes from my door, and | have to say being able to work close to home with my children still in school age, elementary school, middle school. It was very wonderful experience not December 17, 2024 having to drive an hour into town and to be able to share some of that income here. The money that | earned from that job, | spent here as a resident, as a homeowner, and the possibility of more work being within reach, I'm all for it, so that's all | have to say. (410) Dee Mounts - You very much know how | feel about this. Like | said before, it was weeks ago that if these unions and these developers show up and stuff and want the job, of course, they're going to get a paycheck. But their paycheck and putting food on their table is impeding on their neighbor. What about our property values? You know, but you know the arguments on it, the animals, the land, the water, the puffer fish, you name it, property values is number one in my book. And why can't we just move this line? A mile is not going to do anything, it needs to go further. | mean, absolutely, further we don't want to see it, they don't want to hear it, we don't want to look at it. So | think that uh everybody needs to really take a look at why people want it, and you all know why we don't want it. So, please vote responsibly. Thank you. Joni Eastley - Madam Chair, | appreciate the opportunity. | am representing the Town of Tonopah. We are in support of this ordinance because we realize that with activities such as this ordinance are really crucial to establishing requirements, guidelines, and boundaries. If these projects are not controlled and regulated by the adoption of ordinances, then they will be completely uncontrolled and unregulated. Thank you. (412) Tamie Pitman - So, | agree with Mr. Jabbour that we need for that we need to push them back, but | don't think a mile is enough. | would say 10 miles around Pahrump. In general, other towns can have their own line around their towns, but 10 miles is entirely too close. One of the other things that | would like to say is that several times was mentioned that the hardship to the applicant, well, if you have a multibillion-dollar company, a hardship would have to be a significant amount of money, we're talking millions. So, | think this word hardship to the applicant is exceptionally arbitrary. We need an absolute; it needs to be a percentage of gross or net value. Because otherwise, they're just going to they can make anything up, they can make it sound terrible, terrible, terrible, we'd have to move this or that, so leaving that arbitrary, very nebulous term is not a good thing for us. Push it back 10 years and make this put some teeth in it. Thank you. Fanuel Luna - | am here with Local 872, | used to work for demolition in Southern California, and it was nonunion jobs. As soon as | got into the union, it really blessed me and my family. We are happy. And right now I'm driving all the way to Mesquite for work, and that's a ways. But! just want to say thank you for the opportunity giving us work out here, Yellow Pine, and we hope it continues. (414) Bernie Daxder - | work for Rock View Dairy, and we are the owners of the Ponderosa Dairy in Amargosa Valley. We've long operated Pondarosa Dairy, a business that has been a cornerstone of the local Amargosa economy. Over the years, we've not only December 17, 2024 invested in the land but also in the well-being of this community. Serving both as an employer and an active participant in local affairs, like many agricultural operations. Our dairy is currently facing serious financial challenges, rising costs and other pressures have made it increasingly difficult to maintain operations, putting the future of Ponderosa Dairy in jeopardy. While transitioning the Ponderosa location to solar energy won't allow us to continue dairy farming in Amargosa. It offers an essential alternative and an opportunity to shape operations and expand to new areas of Nevada, better suited for dairy farming. Broadening our contribution to the State’s economy. For us to move forward with renewable energy development on our land, it is critical that this ordinance pass for many reasons. It would generate new job opportunities, which would be beneficial for those who will be impacted by the closure of the dairy. Additionally, if this ordinance is not approved, the financial burden on our farm will continue to grow. Eventually leading to job losses and at new economic development and causing a significant blow to the local job market. Approving this ordinance will allow us and other landowners to explore renewable energy projects that can drive economic growth, create jobs, and generate valuable tax revenue for Nye County. Thank you for considering my comments. Wayne Clark - | work as a site lead technician out of the solar plant in Armargosa Valley called Sunshine Valley. I've been working at Sunshine Valley for the past four years, and I've been a resident of the Town of Pahrump for the last five. After retiring from the Navy in 2019, | did move to Pahrump because it was one of the places that I've wanted to be. I've always been a Nevada person. When | got out here, it took me a while to find a job. | found my first job after getting out of the Navy, out in Las Vegas, driving 2 hours to and from. But | always wanted something closer, and | was asked by a recruiter from the solar farm, interviewed, and got the job there. Well, | didn't want to live in Vegas because, while Vegas isn't like the 80s and 90s anymore. It took me that long to find this job out here, which is a shorter drive and a better-paying job than | had in Vegas. | certainly encourage the Commission to consider affording the same employment opportunities to the residents of Nye County and approve this ordinance. The employment opportunities provided by the solar projects are meaningful, and it allows for well-sited projects to be permitted within Nye County, which will provide economic diversification opportunities to its residents and businesses. That we will all benefit from the ordinance allows the County significant input and control over the solar projects to move forward. So that the County's interests and its residents and concerns can be addressed. It also affords a path forward for the projects that do have the community support, and | thank you for listening to me today and my considerations. Linda Clark - You all know | don't want this solar stuff here. I'm OK with ordinances and guidelines. But what is the major advantage to our community to put all this stuff here? We're going to have solar, we're going to have windmills, we're going to have all these beautiful grid lines running through our community out in the hills. We've got these solar things that was the yellow one, whatever. It's too close to the highway, and | don't know how many. | don't drive that often into Vegas, but there is a glare when you're driving. | know that I'm not the only one who notices that. So, putting them, | said before, 10 miles is still too close. | told you before, from where | live in Mountain Falls down to December 17, 2024 Albertsons, it's about 10 miles give or take a mile maybe. So why do | want that close to my house? | don't want to look at it. | Know when we started with the first of many years ago, when Dee was working with all of this, we had solar panels down there that are going to be right next to people's backyards. One lady complained because she had a horse, and she couldn't even have her kids outside playing. Or have the horses because how close they were to their yard. The kids are going to look right at the solar panels. So, | don't understand why we have to have this stuff here. We've got all the other deserts in Southern Nevada and Northern Nevada. And California, | came from California. Why aren't we putting them there? Let's put them in Utah, let's put them in other parts of Colorado. They all have desserts. We've got tons of desserts in Utah. Why is everything come to us? We get pushed all this stuff here because nobody else wants it in their backyard, and we all know that. So why are we even considering it? If BLM is pushing it on us and Mr. Biden is wrong, he's going to be gone, he's not going to be the Chief anymore. And we already know he's getting shut down, we know that we know that Trump doesn't want this kind of stuff. So why don't we just postpone all this crap and give it time to work and see what else is going to happen? What else better wili come our way? Because this isn’t going to work here in our community, we know that. So, I'm happy these people have their jobs and they're happy they're here and bought in our community, it's the reason we all came here. Because of the community, we don't want to ruin it with all this stuff. So that's my heart, and | apologize, Bruce, for making noise. Thank you. (420) Michael DeLee - Just to note apparently there's a problem with the audio online; people on the phones aren't that are listening or watching this, aren't hearing me properly. | don't know who's going to fix that? But! want to, I've gotten messages. So, just whoever needs to deal with that. | want to first of all thank all of you because | know it's been a very long process, I've tried to be involved, not always successfully. | live in Amargosa Valley. I've been involved as much as | can with solar for a very long time. And | have clients number of clients that have quite a few 1000 acres between Amargosa Valley and elsewhere, and | would very much like to see this pass. Now you're going to pass the day, and | want to thank you for that. Lift the moratorium, we need that done. There are a lot of people who want to move on from this that said. | am not saying that what's in the pages here is actually legal; that’s for another day. Or was it adopted properly in the way it came forward to you? Might want to think about how you are going to do this come January. There are a lot of revisions that need to be attended to, and | hope that the next board can actually hear from all sides of the issue in an organized way. So, we're not here hour after hour debating these things. Please pass this today. Thank you very much. (422) Helene Williams - I’m the Vice Chair of The Nye County Water District Governing Board. I'd like to bring to your attention on Page 3, when it talks about local agencies, the Nye County Water District Governing Board is not there at all; it's missing. And there's no opportunity for these companies to present to us at the Water Board, is the amount of water they're going to use, and where are they're going to get it, and I'd like to see that included. Thank you December 17, 2024 Samuel Jones addresses the Commissioners. How many times we got to say no? You know, common sense again out the window. We want solar? Put it on your house if you want solar. I'm a retired crane operator. | know what these gentlemen are talking about a paycheck. But you know what? That job doesn't last that long, where's your paycheck going to come from then? | used to drive to California, I've seen enough windmill turbine generators, more than there are people in this room, believe me. All I'm saying is put about 3 or 4 more zeros onto this 1000 feet, and maybe. What's the matter with putting it in Clark County right there? You already got some in Clark County, just to add to that. We don't want it here, we don't need it here. If we want it, put it on your house, it's a proven fact that what comes here we don't use here anyhow. If they build it right down the road for up would not get anything from it. It always goes to another state, another town somewhere else. Common sense went out the window, | say no, thank you. (424) Erika Gerling -So I'm trying to go through all the things from the amendments from today and | wouldn't be able to speak on any of them anyway on behalf of the Town of Beatty and the Advisory Board. Because we have not considered these new amendments. So, | will speak on what | can. On all the points that are being made about proximity location, siteing water, all those things. We've made those things numerous times and numerous agencies. The things that | do want to bring up, some (inaudible) when people are talking about the setbacks and the distance from residency, is that there's 17.10.190. In the original proposal property value guarantee form that whole thing was removed, and if that could be reworked in some way and included, which was our request originally. You know that might result a lot of those issues. I'd like (inaudible) copy with the revisions and stuff, it would help a lot because it's very confusing now. Thank you. Ron Mortinson - | heard in the reading of the language the term decommissioning bond. Okay, that is apparently to pay for the disposal of the panels in 20 years or something to that effect. With landfills all across the nation trying to outlaw the disposal of solar panels. How can we really even guesstimate what the actual cost of disposing of these things can be? And if the cost of disposing of them is more than the decommissioning bond, who pays the difference? That's a good question. Ryan Bellows - Thank you, Chair Strickland and Commissioners, for the opportunity to be here with you today. I'm Ryan Bellows, I'm the Vice President of Government Relations at NV Energy. At NV Energy, we're privileged to serve 90% of the State, including parts of Nye County, and so grateful for your consideration of this ordinance. I'll just be brief, and | know that there have been a lot of public comments a few weeks ago and again today expressing concerns about the development of these solar projects and renewable energy projects. | would tell you that that's exactly what makes this ordinance so critical is that by passing this ordinance, your constituents in the county will have a say in where these projects are cited, whether developed, and how they're developed, so | think it's an important point to make. Every project under this ordinance will be required they go through a special use permit process with full engagement with all stakeholders and constituents. So it's a fair process that December 17, 2024 transparent process, and this will create a mechanism to review these projects. i also think the ordinance is just really critical for your to protect your public services, your EMS, your fire, and all the different departments to make sure there isn't strain or unfair strain on the County. That these projects aren't paying their fair share towards. So, we're just excited about the prospect of working with the County in additional ways and look forward to hopefully the passage of this ordinance, would urge your consideration of this, and thank you for that consideration. Thank you. (428) Robert Thomas Ill - Previously, there was an ordinance to come up to talk about solar. | spoke against it, | have not changed my position. | put solar up in my yard, so | do believe some solar is appropriate. But I'm the one that bears that burden. You take a look at all of these out-of-state Richie Richie’s who come here and say oh, look, Southern Nevada is a desert, it's a wasteland. So let's put up solar there. Well, | would invite this ordinance to be amended to say that anything west of 160 needs to be 7 miles away in California, and that's where it should be. If these Richie Richie's are going to ruin the desert, which is the reason we're out here, we enjoy this environment. | asked you not to betray the majority of the citizens to whom you hold a stewardship to. Don't betray us by approving this without larger boundaries or more extensive boundaries Thank you. (430) Laura Larsen - | am against, regarding, an adjustment needs to be made on the ordinance regarding the solar panels. Now the solar panel project needs to be totally away from our town. Now, if other towns want solar projects, then God bless them. But our community in our town does not want them, they don't want them near it. They don't think that it should be anywhere near us, and | agree with that. If somebody decides that they want to put solar on their property, then that's their responsibility; that they have to do. That's coming from their water and their well. That's coming from our aquifer, but putting it right near a mile away from the highway or putting a mile away from somebody's residence, it's not far enough. If you want to put an area that's away from Basin & 162, which is prompt and totally annihilate them, and say you want to do it somewhere else. That's all fine and dandy, but you're not going around our area. | think it needs to be adjusted, it needs to be changed, a lot of people before we have come to talk to you about not even having solar. And a lot of you have said that you guys didn't want (inaudible) putting an ordinance. Okay, well, let's put in a real strong ordinance regarding the fact of not wanting it in certain areas. And if other areas of the county want to join the support of solar panels, then it's on them. Regarding the fact of that, we're going to take the hit. But disposable as well as if there's a problem with some of the solar panels where the solar panel's going to be stored we don't have it in our the infrastructure on the landfill to be able to hold these there's plenty of them in California that are in their landfill and they're not moving. Okay we don't want them here, we don't want to open a Pandora's box here, and if you don't put some bite in it, from what the people of Pahrump and Nye County, if some of them want it that's all grand. But if some don't, you should also accommodate everyone else in addition. And like Miss. Nelson said Trump might have come in here because he's not for the green new deal. (433) December 17, 2024 William Kephart - Some of you know me, | have been around for a long time. | grew up in Henderson NV, when | graduated from high school there were 25,000 people in the whole city of Henderson. | remember when Pahrump was offering an acre for $2000, and people were flocking out here people that | worked with back then when | was younger. Flocking out here buying acreage up and so | guess what I'm turning to is just you're recognizing the growth, and | applaud you all for having to sit here and listen to this. | know there's going to be two sides. For those that don't know me | was a District Court Judge for a number of years. And when | left the bench, | had an opportunity, | went to the | represent local 872 I'm their general counsel. Some of you may not understand it but back in the 70's was when | joined 872. When | left, when | was in school 872 with paying my wage paying my wage that | could afford school. | got through college we didn't have a law school then, so you had to leave the state of Nevada. | went back east; | transfer by local because we have an international ability through our brotherhood to do that and that paid for my law school. When | got out of law school this the union recognized me and supported me they talked to me occasionally. | knew all the different VA's when they were going through and | was a District Attorney for 25 years. | left that position. | was involved in a lot of the arguments that you guys are making the night with the animals and what's happening with you being toid. When | left that | became a Justice of The Peace and then | got up to the District Court bench and | was a judge for 10 years. When | left that, | went to the 872 they always supported me even though | was a republican they still supported me. And so you know these are American jobs that we're out here talking about. The union is not transitory some I've been hearing that word occasionally from here. There's 4000 members in our hall you have about 60 of them that live here in Pahrump. You heard from one of our Prentice that lives out here. I'd like these, they like these opportunities for these jobs. Our hall through the 4000 members, we have about 10,000 individuals that | deal with in a legal manner with them. We have our own health and welfare; we have our own dental programs; we have our own pension programs. Okay I thank you I'm in support of it and hope that you understand the need of that ordinance. Luis Licea - ! am an instructor for Local 872. On behalf of our training center, | want to thank you for the opportunity to speak here in front of you today. | am here today to voice my support for the solar ordinance. The ordinance requires the applicant to provide details about their proposed projects for the County's review by staff. It includes safeguards for the community such as setbacks. These measures will ensure that responsible development comes to Nye County with the community interest and safety at the forefront. This project is not just about clean energy, it's about building a brighter future for the people who live and work here in Nye County. It will create good paying jobs for skilled workers and provide pathways for many in the community to develop new skills and secure meaningful employment opportunities. | can speak to this personally | joined the Laborers Local 872 as an apprentice and | have the opportunity to work on various solar jobs one in Moapa and one in Searchlight. Those projects allowed me to provide for my family and build a stable future. And they also opened the door for others to join the apprenticeship program. Those opportunities are available to everyone regardless of gender ethnicity background or experience. We are the local training center Local 872. In our office we December 17, 2024 trained all new and journeymen with a lot of experience on skills that they need to learn knowledge to stay safe on the job site and provide for the families. Projects like this are temporary; they laid the foundation for long-term growth bringing stability to families and helping our local economy thrive. Looking at the bigger picture they also demonstrate how renewable energy can benefit both our planet and our people. In closing | want to express my gratitude for your time, letting me to speak on behalf of Local 872 training center, happy holidays. (438) William Ferrelt - | like to say that | support this idea and ordinance and adding solar to the Pahrump Valley. | do have a few concerns about this the first being, | agree completely the offset should be no less than one mile, from a residential area. Not just for visual purposes, but also for environmental impact, temperature increase and interfere with the wildlife behaviors around it. The another comment that somebody made that that struck a chord with me was that sometimes when things come to Pahrump we don't actually enjoy the benefits of it and it goes somewhere else. So, part of my begrudging support for this idea is | don't see any kind of guarantee or any mention of whether Pahrump is going to be prioritized and energy distribution generated by these solar panels. And | don't know if there's any commitment from grid controllers to make sure that our lights don't go out first even though we've got power generation you know sitting out in the field generating power from the sun. You're actually going to get it or is it going to get shipped off to Las Vegas or somewhere else outside the valley. So that's really my only major concern. I'm just on a sillier note I'm kind of bummed out no one's talking about using solar towers with sodium molten, sodium salt, instead of panels that they're much more efficient. But anyway, thank you. (440) Sai Naoum - | am in support of the ordinance and encouraged the county to end the solar moratorium in Nye County. What has failed to be mentioned, | have heard the concerns of different citizens, we have to keep in mind there will be millions of dollars generated in tax revenue for the county. Where they place that money whether it’s the general fund or where it goes, so that's a big plus. | am a representative of the Construction Craft Labors Local 872. | have different construction backgrounds, and again like my coworker stated there are safeguards. People are concerned about the environment and the fand, different things. So, there are safeguards in place when anything proposed will be brought to you will have to approve before any contractor can build. So, | want to make sure that the residents know that nothing gets built just because. And plans are secured I've been on a project where | put in tortoise fence because there's particular tortoises in that area. So, the environment is taken into consideration. As far as what people say putting it on their houses, | particularly don't like looking at my neighbor's house with solar panels on the roof at eye levels. It's really nice to have it in one area but it is beneficial to all local work hours, where people here in Nye County can work locally in Nye County specifically in Pahrump. Spend their money locally by locals and more work hours are coming to the town. So, we can help flourish to kind of touch on the subject of property values I'm not in real estate, but | don't know where any economic development study has been done or where it does drop. The future is what it is, technology is advancing, so we have to kind of keep up with that. If it's brought before you and you make the conclusion according to your December 17, 2024 constituents, that whatever the variance is on distance, whatever you know certain details of how it's going to be constructed, that will all be brought before you before construction takes place. | just wanted to make sure people heard that out loud, that the construction process. So, | do thank you for your time and | appreciate it, thank you. (443) Joyce Barishman - As you can see this whole bill written by the soler people, by them, for them not for us. This is ridiculous having a solar farm within a mile from my house. Who is this for? This isn’t for the people here. If this was for Valley Electric | would all would be for it, that would be wonderful for us here in Pahrump to have solar farm here that we would be able to use the power from at a lower rate. None of this is for us we have to buy it on the open market, this is ridiculous if you pass this bill you're being irresponsible to the people that live here. People talk about these jobs these jobs aren't going to last and they're all happy about it thinking that this is the way it's going to be. You're not going to have the job soon from this, this is all baloney. Don't pass this it's wrong for Pahrump. Thank you. (444) Scott Whittemore - First, | just want to commend Director Wagner this has been a very long process that he has gone out and talked to a lot of different communities and a lot of different stakeholders. He's put a lot of work into this ordinance. From my perspective it creates transparency for everybody involved which is super important. It creates a special use process for every single project it creates a development agreement process. | know firsthand | think it was the last development agreement that probably went through the county on two projects. It took me 14 months of process it took lots of meetings. You commissioners are fierce advocates for the people of Nye County, you made sure that there were benefits negotiated for the county in that agreement and that's what | expect through this process as well. What's so important about an ordinance like this is it's going to allow you to judge every project on its merits the pros and the cons. That's your job, right that's the job of the Planning Commission, that's the job the Town Boards is to hear individual projects and listen to the pros and cons, and push back when you need to. Finally, | just want to say Commissioner Carbone, Commissioner Cox, it's been a pleasure working with you ail over the last couple of years just getting to spend time with you guys’ again man, two fierce advocates for this county you were tough but fair. So, | appreciate it, thank you for your service, thank you. (445) Duane Emger - | am the Director for Leeward Renewable Energy. On behalf of LRE we would like to thank you for this opportunity to provide comment on the Nye County Solar Ordinance before you today. Big shoes to follow | admit. We support the approval of the draft ordinance on the condition that it is amended to include a three-quarter mile setback from a residential structure if it is within the Pahrump Regional Planning District versus one mile. Before providing comment on the ordinance I'd like to acknowledge county staff the careful consideration they have put into this document over these last months. In general we believe the regulations included in the latest version of the ordinance balance rigorous safeguards for the community and ensure responsible development while creating a path for selected projects to move forward and allowing December 17, 2024 Nye County to reap the substantial annual property taxes and other economic benefits of these projects. A few of these key safeguards that are designed to address community concerns include significant setbacks which we are proposing to extend to 3/4 of a mile for the PRPD. Plus requirements for a viewshed analysis noise report transportation plan, road remediation plan and a decommissioning and restoration plan which creates a financial guarantee that 100% of the decommissioning and restoration costs will be paid for by the project owner not the county. These requirements are robust and create sufficient protection for all Nye County residents including the Pahrump Valley. We agree with them being included in the ordinance and believe they are fair and in line with or even exceed other ordinances around the country. We also understand the ordinance is not a blanket approval of all proposed projects each project must stand on its own merits and will require discretionary approval from the Nye County Board. It is because of these strong protections that we that will be put in place with the ordinance that LRE opposes a new one mile setback for the PRPD. It adds little increased benefit compared to a 3/4 of a mile setback but would result in leaving hundreds of millions of dollars in local tax revenue on the table from projects that contribute to local schools and help the county’s economic needs. We urge you to amend the draft ordinance to reduce the setbacks and the PRPD to 3/4 of mile and we look forward to the opportunity to bring responsibly developed projects to Nye County. Thank you. (448) John O’Brien - | can lead my horse around with the carrot and that carrot says a lot to that horse. | look at this and | challenge all of the energy representatives back here. Pahrump said no, not my backyard. We don't want our desert destroyed, we don't want our tortoises destroyed, we don't want our titmouse, we don't want our buckwheat gone, we don't want to sit there and have to look at your solar projects. You've got Amargosa, you've got 80, you've got Tonopah said yes, Nevada Energy you're here saying hey we're in support of this. Where most of us are in support, but not in my backyard, not in my backyard, we don't want to see our desert permanently destroyed, we don't want to see the pylons left when these fields leave, we don't want to see our wildlife destroyed, our animals, our biological system, we don't want to see our water disappear, not in our backyard again. Put all your heads together, let's sit down and let's figure another place in the State of Nevada to go ahead and put it, not in Nye County, we're welcome at Nye County but not in 162. Thank you. (450) Melanie Falls - | am the Vice President of Project Development for Balanced Rock Power which is a renewable energy development company. However, | come here today not in that capacity, but in the capacity which | think some of you know me from previously. I've worked in the renewable energy industry for the last 20 years. The majority of my career has been spent developing energy generation projects in the great state of Nevada, yes including fossil fuels. One of the projects that | developed is the largest solar photovoltaic installation in Nye County, Sunshine Valley in Amargosa. | began the development agreement process for that project in 2013. The process was painless effective and affordable for the project. If the ordinance that is proposed today is not passed and the moratorium is lifted those are the same regulations that solar projects will be required to follow going forward. Quite honestly if the if the ordinance December 17, 2024 that is proposed today does move forward it's possible that the Sunshine Valley project would not have been built based on the amount of restrictions that are proposed in the current draft ordinance. The draft ordinance requires developers to provide significant analysis and have multiple checkpoints with both the county and the communities that they impact. In addition to that those checkpoints give opportunities to the county and the communities to request adjustments to the proposed development or even denial of a permit. The ordinance does not allow for automatic approval of any particular project. Some of the particular issues that were raised today by some of the members that came and spoke include impacts to the water table. Solar projects generally use the largest amount of water that they use is during construction for dust control, this is temporary use and solar projects only apply for existing allotments of water they are not allowed to apply for additional allotments. Which means they are subject to a very rigorous process with the state engineer to make sure that they do not incur additional drawn down on the basin. In addition to that they are required in the ordinance to coordinate with the Nye County Water District Governing Board that's in the ordinance and they are required to share their plan in terms of how they're going to source their water and receive feedback and support for that plan. So, there is community and stakeholder input required for water use. Secondly, on decommissioning somebody raised the legitimate concern of you know are you going to continue to update the anticipated cost for the decommissioning as a project life goes on. | see that time | support this ordinance and thank you all so much for your time. (453) William Lovegren - I've heard all these people talk about some of these jobs bring in. Union jobs a lot of them have them, that's what the IBEW and some of these other labor unions. They go from place to place so that way they can follow their work once the job is done the support and everything else is going to leave. What they're not talking about, how many jobs is this going to continuously support? | think | believe | saw in the back of documents 2.7 for this. So, if that's correct 2.7 jobs that's not going to bring anything. In regard to the water and stuff you're going to have to keep those panels clean so you're going to be using quite a bit of water to maintain those panels to keep them at optimal efficiency. In regard to these other services, we've got NV Energy coming in here and trying to do this, we have Valley Electric. Why is NV Energy even being brought into this? Nye County Commissioners meeting because of solar. The problem is that we have a lot of people in this community have spoken in regard to not wanting this solar if you guys want to build these solar plants and everything else then you need to go put them in California or put them wherever you other places that people don't want them. | know for fact that California has a bunch of windmills down there and near Palm Springs and it's not being uh they're having multiple problems, you have the oil that's coming down from because the diesel generators are up there to help start them and move them. You have solar panels that are being put in landfills and at record paces. All this stuff getting thrown into landfills and some of them are getting repaired and reused. It can but others can't and then it contaminates the soil. There are multiple problems that come to look at, | don't support this, and a lot of other people don't support this as well, as it's being stated. So, | believe that uh this needs to be put on a permanent moratorium. Thank you. (456) December 17, 2024 Eddie Jim - Also with Pahrump tribe, like somebody said not in my backyard. Destruction of this for making a solar plant is unbelievable. | worked solar so t know what I'm talking about. It's sad to see turtles stuck on the outside of that fence, that's trying to get in, trying to get back to their home. I've dealt with this, so like somebody said not in my backyard, also moratorium permanently, my opinion but that's the way | feel. Thank you. Carolene Logue - | do support this we do need to look towards the future. The future technology has always been thought again though is needing our attention for us to live on this planet, history of climate change due to the impact of fossil fuel has diminished our atmosphere scientifically that's been proven and the more we have as that impacts the atmosphere the less chance we'll have of having a future for our children and grandchildren. There needs to be an understanding of where and how and what can be done and this ordinance can do that. But we can't move away from the future, | raised my children in Southern California, in the 60s and 70's the pollution was so bad that tt was going through the past and coming into places like Palm Springs. Need to set up some way to be more independent of fossil fuel. So, this is something that we need to look at as a population we can't just be narrow-minded and narrow-visioned and not look at the bigger picture. And the bigger picture is the next administration will go back to fossil fuel development, which will only mean that that money that's going into other projects will go into fossil fuel and make our desert contaminated with oil wells and mineral development projects and make our desert even less of a habitable place to live. So, coming into the next administration it's going to be even worse and not better. We should look at the future and what the future can do to make our life here on this planet something that we want to leave. Money people will be going out in developing their own resources whether it's on this planet or not to protect themselves and their families, but we will need to be caring of our planet. Debra Thomas - Well there is two things that really bother me about this, one is | don't think that one mile away from a housing development is going to benefit Pahrump. | don't think that it is going because we have developments that as we get new subdivisions that want to come here, and | come from a family of five builders and developers. So, | know that that they don't just go out way out miles out away from town and build something because of utilities and water so that that would be a problem, and it will slow down the development in Pahrump. And the other problem is having you guys considered asking these guys to sell Pahrump a certain amount of electricity added steeply discounted price? Because of the problems that might cause environmentally, and housing prices related to it just all kinds of reasons that that would be a really good idea and that's the only benefit that we could possibly get from this project anybody. Sara Linden - | am the Project Development Manager at Clear Energy, a renewable energy company. | want to thank the Commissioners and the Planning Department staff and other stakeholders for their engagement with the solar industry to help us understand your priorities and determine how we can work together to bring the benefits of these projects to Nye County while protecting the county as well. | really enjoyed December 17, 2024 spending time in the Pahrump Valley. | couldn't make it today because | was sick. | really enjoy spending time and Pahrump and the beauty of the land here is really stunning. | deeply understand and respect the community's desire to preserve and care for the environment. This ordinance provides the mechanism for the BOCC and other stakeholders to ensure this the ordinance establishes setbacks that vary based on the part of the county with the largest setbacks in the PRPD. These setbacks establish some basic ground rules for where solar can be considered but beyond that this ordinance gives the BOCC total control to select which project will move forward. We understand that even if a project complies with the cited requirements there may be reasons that it's not a good fit for the counting. This ordinance enables the BOCC to select which projects are permitted to advance and which are not. To provide some perspective on the potential benefits of development agreements preliminary estimates indicate that just one of our projects could generate approximately $30 million or more county property tax revenue over its lifespan including more than $7,000,000 to Pahrump directly for a project cited in the PRPD. Beyond that the ordinance provides guarantees on those initial tax estimates to ensure that the county has predictable tax revenue that they can plan around, to benefit citizens of the community. Just briefly want to touch on the solar projects that could be developed in Pahrump, South of Pahrump, they will be injecting power or at least some of them will be injecting power into the network at Valley Electric. As a member of Valley Electric will have the opportunity in many cases to purchase the generation from these projects. So, | hope that there that this brings opportunity for Valley Electric purchase low-cost energy with those savings passed on to residents. Thank you. Carolyn Allen - | am the Amargosa Town Board Chair, again | want to thank you all, for taking the time with the coalition. We've been working with these companies for a couple years knowing that specifically in Amargosa Valley the four variants auction parcels were, they're going to come, we have to work with them and it's not been painful, though sometimes, some of them. But this ordinance, | totally support because we have, it gives us teeth and we work very hard for the portion of, and Brett and | worked together on this a year and a half ago. | said we will tell you what we can take, what we can stomach, we will put it in writing, so we will give it to you and that can be the guide; and what you guys have done and gone through is amazing. The fact that the coalition has worked with you as long as it has | mean they they've got other options and | would hate to see that, | would, | don't want it to go to the state, with the AG and then we lose everything. We stand to gain tax money that the rur,als specifically need and the county does. | mean we all need the money, but the point is it's coming, to what degree is up to us. | need to highlight that this ordinance isn't a green light for everything, it comes for us, it comes back to our town, we work with it and we hand it over to you. Same thing for the BOCC, the PRPD, they work it they bring it to you and you should be able to adjust and do whatever you need to do at that point based on a case-by-case basis | think that's very important. But to kind of try to blanket you guys came to us when we started this a year or two years ago and | said we don't have zoning we need to do it on a case by case basis it was a risk and it's worked out really well. | want to thank you again Commissioner Carbone, Commissioner Cox, it's been fun working with you guys. Thank you. December 17, 2024

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closed the public hearing. (507) Director Waggoner addresses some of the public comments and concerns. He states that he put a lot of work into this, a lot of research into this this, it was not made-up, he has data to back it up. He has worked closely with the DA’s Office, all the Town Boards, some of the Commissioners and with members of the industry. As to the water issues, he has found water is not an effective method to put battery fires out, so water will not be used for that purpose; that requires special equipment. There is data on the operation and maintenance; they are not allowed a mass grave site, by crushing everything and leaving them on site; solar panels will not be allowed in Nye County Landfills. There are accommodations on the heights of vegetation; accommodations to allow wildlife passage and keeping them safe. The ordinance doesn’t change the development agreements, they all have a provision that requires any developer fo make extraordinary efforts to try to procure employment for Nye County résidents first; they are required to have meetings and workshops in the vicinity of the project; if they do not abide by the agreement, then it becomes a compliance item, that will come before the board biannually for reporting. As to the comment questing the legal expertise, the DA’s Office has reviewed every draft and proposed amendments, who has done a great job. Any proposed project within Nye County will be presented to the Water District Governing Board along with the other agencies on the list. The comment questing NV Energy’s participation in these discussions is because they do provide power in Nye County and they have their own solar projects.

Commissioner Strickland

inquires as to 17.10, page 4-5, of the latest draft under B, the sentence re: substantial hardship to the applicant, she doesn’t like it and would like it removed. Director Waggoner explained it is the same language that is throughout the Zoning Coad, where variances are allowed. (0518)

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stated that the draft is still showing 100 feet, but it was changed to 300 feet, also the % mile was changed to 1 mile. Director Waggoner explained that the 300 feet and the 1 mile is listed on the proposed amendment.

Commissioner Strickland

Motions to amend and adopt Nye County Bill 2024-03, with the amendments read by Director Waggoner, at the onset and in consideration of the additional amendments read onto the record. On 17.10.150B she strikes the 100 and amends it to 300 feet; she will leave, not less than one mile of a structure, and strikes % December 17, 2024 of a mile; adding the Nye County Water District Governing Board to the panel of requirements for presentation of the project within the 24 item, 3° item recommendation or comments, and 4'" item to follow this same criterial; with an effective date of January 6, 2025.

Commissioner Carbone

seconds the motion, for discussion and inquires as to the PRPD what authority does the county have; if the county does not approve this ordinance, came they move forward without it?

District Attorney Kunzi

responded with the state has tied our hands from the standpoint of what tax revenues were allowed regarding the sale of electricity. The county would be vulnerable without something in place, no leverage or protection from lawsuits, and the risk of being held hostage by the Feds or State Legislature. Without some type of ordinance or trying to ban these projects through some type of an ordinance is a very dangerous thought. Issues can be dealt with through the development agreement; each situation must be looked at differently, including fire protection; they'll have to pay for that; they would be responsible for the hazardous waste.

Commissioner Carbone

states that the county is using the F500 Fire Suppressant System, it uses very little water, it is a compound that puts a battery fire out in minutes.

District Attorney Kunzi

responded that the county will not tolerate the risk of some type of fire, protection will be addressed in the development agreement. Director Waggoner advises the Commissioners that there is a certain criterion that must support a moratorium.

District Attorney Kunzi

concurs, when you try to ban something that is permitted by State or Federal law, those laws are supreme to our laws, breaking that it would be a legal crisis, we would be sued, and we would lose. A moratorium would be like banning it and that is not legally supportable. Kunzi confirms for each new project; a new development agreement would be mandatory and would contain new restrictions and requirements specific to that project and that project's location. Some locations may not be suitable for some projects.

Commissioner Jabbour

outlines a provision that will not allow burial of solar panels, even thou the BLM allows burial at five feet underground; furthermore, they will be prohibited from going to our landfills. Commissioners voted unanimously, 5 yeas. (544)

Commissioner Strickland

assumed Chair. December 17, 2024 14. 10:00 a.m. — For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: a. Declare 2250 E. Manse Road, Pahrump, NV, a public nuisance consisting of unsafe, unhealthful buildings, use of the property without a primary residence, trash, weeds, junk, and debris, all of which pose a public health and safety hazard; b. If deciared a public nuisance, establish a reasonable time for Richard and Lorraine Ferringo, who are the property owners, to repair, abate or remove the public nuisance; and c. If the public nuisance is not abated within the time period designated, direct staff to utilize the abatement procedures to abate the hazard by removing or causing the removal of the hazardous conditions; and d. Apply a special assessment against the real property in the amount of the total cost of the abatement. Assessor’s Parcel Number: 044-011-05. Location: 2250 E. Manse Road, Pahrump, NV. Property Owner(s): Richard and Lorraine Ferringo.

Commissioner Strickland

opens public comment. Susan Ryhal - On October 2, 2024 her office received a complaint for this property for the violations that were stated. There is a burned-out structure, RV's, junk, and debris throughout the property. The property being utilized for purposes without a primary residence on it. On October 7th she did an initial inspection, found that there were violations on the property. On October 7th, 2024, a notice was mailed and October 8, 2024, a certified notice to abate was posted on the property. On October 28, 2024, she did a follow up on the property and found it to remain in violation and then on October 28, 2024, a notice of hearing was sent by certified mail was sent and posted on the property. It appears the fire was around 2018. The owners were given 115 days to abate. She has not made contact with the owners. Richard Ferringo - He claims Ms. Ryhal’s timeframe is off. He argues that he was only given 6 days to abate, that’s ridiculous and not enough time. He wanted to take the building down himself and took it to the Planning Commission a couple years ago and was hit with a laundry list of permits and fees, that were required before he could even get started; an environmental assessment, hazardous waste disposal, and demolition permits. All very time consuming, he realizes that 2018 is a long time. His insurance company is refusing to work with him. After the fire the adjuster, a contractor, a structural engineer and their own environmental person from Earth Resources Group, determined it could be rebuilt and there were no hazardous materials on the property. The roof fell into the building, he argues there was no way to rebuild using the existing walls and structure and would not agree to that. The inside of the building was cleaned out and he wanted to knock the rest of it down. He plans to dismantle the building and dispose of it, believes he can complete it in 6 months.

Commissioner Strickland

closes public comment.

Mr. Ferringo

advises the Commissioner that the prior Code Enforcement Officer Mark Gancarz, took this to court and was ruled against, the Judge found it was not a public December 17, 2024 nuisance, the property is secured, and people cannot get onto the property, it’s 200 feet away from the property lines.

Commissioner Carbone

Motion to declare 2250 E Manse Road, Pahrump, Nevada, is a public nuisance and give the owner of the property until June 17, 2025, to come back to the BOCC and show the nuisance had been removed.

Commissioner Boskovich

seconds the motion. Commissioners voted unanimously, 5 yeas. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Commissioner Boskovich

disclosed that he had a conflict with one of the applicants and recused himself.

Commissioner Boskovich

is not present.

Commissioner Strickland

asked to hear from the applicants and gave each of the speakers 2 minutes. Robert Thomas III asked the board to consider the applicants that are best qualified. He felt he is one of the most qualified because he has over 50 years of trial experience. He is admitted before the United States Supreme Court Bar. He has had several petitions and cases before the Supreme Court. Charles (Chuck) N Baker stated that he is a law school graduate but not a member of the bar. He stated that he has the passion and knowledge to be impartial in working with and judging people. He is a professional journalist that has interviewed thousands of people over the many years he has been in Nevada, which has given him the opportunity to look into the human nature of people and judge them fairly. He mention his radio show on KHWG at noon every Wednesday. He promised that if he is appointed he will to a honorable job to be a fair and impartial individual in that position. December 17, 2024

Commissioner Carbone

did clarify that they are not replacing the Justice of the Peace but are looking to appoint Justice of the Peace pro tempores at this time. Bryan Pettengill stated that there was an error on the agenda of the spelling of his last name. He stated that he did not go to law school but he worked 20 years in the Navy. After retirement he went to work for the University of California at San Diego where he was also a chief steward for their union. He was sent to arbitration school and had sat for 7 of the 12 years that he worked at UCSD. He explained that for arbitration he acted as prosecution, defense and the arbitrator. He stated that he is not a career politician nor does he have the desire to be. He stated that he just wants to serve the community that he lives in. Alicia Punches Cook stated that she has a degree in strategic communication for the University of Utah. Her most recent coursework in 2022 included communication law and constitutional law. She currently works for the Nye County School district as a substitute support staff which has given her a lot of experience in dealing with arbitration and ensuring that both sides feel they have been heard to be able make a fair judgement. She stated that she has a background in enforcement of federal law through a Utah company that did medical benefits which required they be aware of every law in every state as well as federal statutes to ensure they were in compliance. She was a ACA 1095-A form person for 5 years working with over 500,000 forms that had to accurate. She stated that she moved to Pahrump two years ago to be closer to her mother after her husband passed in 2020. She feels that Pahrump can benefit from her experience.

Commissioner Carbone

asked if it would be prudent to ask if everyone has read the NRS. He stated there 3 pieces of the NRS that the applicants need to understand to know what the qualifications are for a pro tempore which are NRS 4.010, 4.0232 and 4.320. Tina Brooks stated that she understood the NRS listed. She stated that she has not been to law school but did serve a 22-year career in the Department of Corrections where she retired as a correctional captain which was a management level position. She was the judiciary person over the internal process for holding inmates accountable for infractions that were committed during incarceration. This gave her experience with reviewing due process and dealing with regulations. Ms. Brooks stated that she has a lot of experience in dealing with legislation and how it impacts training and other areas. She stated that she does meet the qualifications, is eligible for the position, and can attend the training in June. Roy Holt Sr. stated that he felt he has the experience, education, and qualifications. He worked 27 years as a sheriffs deputy in Phoenix AZ where he retired as a captain after working in almost every area. He earned a bachelor’s degree in science and criminal justice and a master’s degree in public administration. He stated that he has a good understanding of criminal and due process and felt that the Justice Court is one of the most important parts of the justice system because that is where a vast majority of December 17, 2024 people have contact with the criminal justice system. He stated that it was wonderful that the position doesn’t require a law degree but rather someone who understands law, uses common sense and understands the policies and procedures and how to apply them. Mr. Holt stated that he would attend the required training if appointed.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked for clarification as to if Mr. Foley who is the current Pro Tempore was here to ensure that he is part of the panel.

Mr. Foley

stated that yes, he was there to let the board know that he was still interested in the job. DA Kunzi clarified that Mr. Foley is already on the panel and the board can add to that panel.

Mr. Foley

thanked the board and wished them and the staff a wonderful holiday. Eric Murphy stated that he has spent 21 years with the Nye County Sheriffs Office where he went through the ranks where he left as a Lieutenant. He earned a degree in criminal justice and attained all the POST certificates he could up to supervisor POST.

Mr. Murphy

stated that he is very interested in the position and thought he would be valuable to this position. Sharon Cruise stated that she moved to Pahrump in 2018, purchased a home and registered to vote. She earned an undergraduate degree in youth and community studies and a graduate degree in criminal justice. She spent most of her career in human resources where she had to know the state, county and federal law to maintain compliance. She stated that she felt her background and experience will allow her to serve Nye County with compassion and objectivity to be able to meet all the laws that are required. Ms. Cruise currently serves the community as a member of the VEA ambassador program and as a member of Soroptimist International Pahrump Valley where they focus on achieving better lives for women and girls. Ronnie Lewis state that he is new Pahrump. He spent 34 years in federal law enforcement 20 of it with Bureau of Land Management as a law enforcement ranger and agent. He was appointed as a special assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District where he prosecuted Class A misdemeanors and below in the federal Magistrate Court, which gave him experience with the laws of evidence and courtroom decorum. He spent several years as a internal affairs investigator for the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Lewis stated that there is a spirit and rule of law that gives officers and judges the ability to exercise discretion on things like penalties, unless there is a certain law that requires you to meet a certain criteria when sentencing. He stated that his knowledge and experience will be a great benefit to Nye County. William Ferrell stated that he does not have a law degree. He felt he could lend some humanity and impartiality to the justice system. He has a background in computer science and has been in that industry for 30 years, which allowed him to work in December 17, 2024 different environments throughout his time. He recently moved from Florida to care for his parents. Mr. Ferrell stated that he used to be a mediator between people and the HOA is his old neighborhood that helped avoid unnecessary litigation and thought that he could lend that experience and capability to help the community at large. Leonard Davis stated that he is a retired special agent with the Department of Homeland Security. Before that he was a US customs special agent. He is new to Amargosa Valley, but he is not new to Nye County. He spent 20 years of 31-year law enforcement career in Nevada. He was the youngest station chief for US Customs in 1983 when he opened the office in Reno. He was a SWAT team commander on UH60 Blackhawks and later spend his last 17 years in Las Vegas. During the !ast 5 years of his career, he ran an undercover money laundering unit and had the integrity to make sure that the millions of dollars in cash he was responsible for was accounted for correctly. Mr. Davis stated that he had served the country since the age of 19, he is now retired and ready to serve the citizens of Nye County. Philip Bove stated that he meets all the statutory qualifications to serve according to the Nevada statute. He was born and raised in Wyoming. He graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in communication and the University of Wyoming law school with a juris doctorate degree. He has been a good standing member of the State Bar of California since 1986. He began his career as an assistant and has worked as a city attorney, district attorney, criminal defense, as well as a variety of civil cases. He also taught college level law. He moved to Pahrump a year and half ago. Mr. Bovee has always been a advocate for side or the other but feels the being a pro tem Justice of the Peace would give him the opportunity to have the Constitution as his client. Chelsea Fischer stated that she felt disheartened and offered an apology to the board for being put in this situation where they must appoint a panel and someone temporarily. She stated that she was asked to put in for this the last time, but her sights were set on the school board at that time. Her husband pushed her this time and felt she would be a good applicant because she holds people accountable but doesn't lack the compassion that is sometimes needed in those situations. She feels that is what she has been able to add to our school board and what drives changes not just here but also when she helped Douglas County restore their rights as trustees after they terminated their legal counsel. Although most of her experience is the medical field she understands psychology in depth, but due to being a disabled veteran she was unable to serve as a police officer. After the pandemic the medical field was no jonger where she wanted to be and that's what lend her to Pahrump on the school board and here today. Eileen Padgen stated that she has lived in Pahrump since 2006. She recently retired from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department. She is used to dealing under pressure with people having their worst day. She feels she can be fair and impartial to people. Her background is not only in law enforcement, but also as a legal secretary and a general manger for a Harley Davidson store. She has a broad expanse of dealing with and helping people. December 17, 2024 William Hockstedler stated that he meets all the statutory requirements needed for this position. He did go for Justice of the Peace a few years ago. He stated that he feels being a part of the panel is a great way for him to serve the community, the Pahrump Justice Court, the citizens and the litigants. His background is 5 years of law enforcement, many years of military experience with the Air Force and Air Force intelligence, and a liaison to Defense Intelligence Agency has given him a lot of experience in working in complex situations. He is currently a vice president to a healthcare company and has lived in Pahrump for many years. He stated he feels important traits for anyone in the Justice Court is integrity, dignity and a dedication for servicing the people. He has had many conversations with Pro Tempore Foley and feels he meets the requirements to be on the panel. Robin Barber stated she has been in Pahrump since 2018, she was appointed to the VEA board of directors as an interim before they had their election. She feels she has all the qualifications to share her skill set for the position. She has 25 years of experience working in the department of social services, the last 10 were as an auditor controller where she ensured all the policies and procedures of the state, city and county were followed. She was also a representative for a labor union which gave her conflict resolution skills, investigation and interview skill as well as reading non-verbal communication queues that are helpful in making determinations. John Falcon stated that he recently moved from Las Vegas to Pahrump and is planning on making a future here. He stated that he meets the requirements outlined in the NRS. He graduated Law School and obtained an MBA from UNLV in 2020. His legal experience includes clerkships and judicial research. He has worked as a law clerk for 3 judges and has worked at 3 law firms. Mr. Falcon did make the board aware that he is not Barred and is seeking admission to the Nevada State Bar in 2025. He feels the skills he as gained through his legal career has laid a solid foundation in providing skills he would need for the Pro Tem. He has worked on both civil and criminal cases and has experience prepping cases for both supreme court and district court judges. Matthew Hochman stated that he has a Juris Doctorate in Law, years of business experience, has worked on both sides of the courtroom and worked with the bankruptcy court many years ago. He thinks he can listen and learn to be able to get educated to contribute back to Nevada. John (Jack) Hamm came to Pahrump from the bay area in 2021. His love for the county is what drove him to apply for the Pro Tem position. He has a bachelor’s degree in physics and a master's degree in management. He has experience in leadership, decision making and managing complex issues with fairness and integrity. Mr. Hamm stated that throughout his career he has overseen large teams, managed multimillion- dollar budgets, and implemented policies that required sound judgement and fairness including in his most recent position as vice president of cybersecurity for Albertson’s supermarkets. He stated that his ability to listen thoughtfully, analyze details, and deliver clear solutions has been at the core of his professional success. Serving in the capacity December 17, 2024 of Pro Tem aligns with his values of accountability, impartiality and service to the community. He is committed to the law, ensuring everyone is treated with respect and fostering trust in the judicial process. Andy Weiss stated that there were many qualified applicants and would welcome the opportunity to work with any of them. He stated he has 30 years of experience as a practicing attorney. He has administrative experience as well as civil law experience. He has no political aspirations and now that he is retired, he is looking to serve his community in other capacities. This would give him the opportunity to learn more about the people in his town.

Commissioner Strickland

opened the item for public comment. Amy Nelson- expressed her support for Robert Thomas because he is a constitutionalist who will apply the constitution to the best of his knowledge. Pat Minshall- recommended William Hockstedler because of his upstanding character. She stated that he was part of a rapid response team and then part of the sheriff's office auxiliary as ways to give back to the community. She stated that Mr. Hockstedler was one of the few to remain with auxiliary after having their uniforms and badges taken. She feels he would be an excellent choice because he has given so much to the community and has already been passed by the FBI. Joe Burdzinski expressed his support for Eric Murphy. He stated that Mr. Murphy has been an advocate for the community and understands the law and criminal justice. Alexis Duecker- stated that the most important thing is that we need someone who can start tomorrow. She stated that the only one who can start tomorrow is Michael Foley but it is important to have a panel. She stated that only having 1 department functioning has caused a dire situation in the courtroom and is costing the county more money. She said that the ones appointed to the panel today should have courtroom experience so they can start right away. She reiterated the dire need to have the second department functioning to ensure that clients’ rights to speedy justice are being met. Linda Clark- expressed her support for Mr. Foley because he has already been doing the work and has the training and experience for the job. She stated that he already knows what he is doing, wouldn’t cost money to train and deserves the chance. Debra Thomas- shared more about her husband. She stated after his retirement as Deputy DA from Butte County he was called back to handle the Veterans Court and one of the other DAs from Butte County still uses his veterans court to teach other attorneys. She stated that he knows that aspect. Tim Bohannon- stated that it would be nice to have someone with a justice department background, a criminal justice background and someone who got to know the job. He liked the comment about the spirit and the rule of law. He stated that being able to apply December 17, 2024 compassion and the law comfortably is the way to go. He recommended that the board consider education and experience when picking and consider what they already have. Sam Jones- stated that there are some very good candidates. He stated that common sense, rule of law and the constitution are what should be considered since the Justice of the Peace is the first step in the judicial system. He expressed his support for Eric Murphy, Chelsy Fischer and Bill Hockstedler. Patsy Brown- stated she is an applicant for Pro tem. She is a government contract lawyer with 18 years of experience as a contractor and more than 25 years as a business owner. She currently serves as a member of the Nevada State Bar Fee Dispute Arbitration Committee and is a current member of the Clark County Bar Association. She understands the demands of the position and the continued education requirements. Her goal is to serve iong term to provide meaningful support to the Justice of the Peace while fostering positive relationships between the public and the justice system. She stated that she is about to be an empty nester and will have more free time available to contribute to the community. Laura Larsen- stated that the board needs to look at the whole situation. She stated we need someone in there who knows the law, has been serving the community, and is willing to step up and help the Justice of the Peace. She feels that there are a lot of good candidates. She expressed her support for Eric Murphy because of his past service to the county. Carolene Logue- emphasized the importance of a candidate that has a range of education and skills. She expressed her support for Alicia Cook who has come to the community with skills and desire to become an active member of the community. She stated that Ms. Cook has a background in recent law coursework, in communications and constitutional law. She stated her education in different fields, knowledge of people and listening skills make her a good person to have on the panel. William Lovegren- stated the tmportance of vetting the applicants. He expressed his support for Eric Murphy because he has been in law enforcement and knows the background of the community.

Commissioner Strickland

closed public comment.

Commissioner Strickland

asked how many should be selected. Acting County Manger Lorina Dellinger stated that judicial college does come with a cost and last year or two years ago the total cost including lodging and per diem was $5,878 per person,

Commissioner Strickland

stated that the cost comes with someone in the community that has knowledge and can sit on the bench when necessary. She liked that many of the candidates were retired. December 17, 2024

Commissioner Carbone

stated that there is a test at the end of the course so they will know who will pass and who won't.

Commissioner Cox

stated that 3 in total to start, including Mr. Foley, should be enough to cover the courts.

Commissioner Carbone

clarified that the 3 would be a rotation.

Commissioner Cox

said at least 3 should be selected.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked for clarification if Commissioner Cox said 3 including Mr. Foley, or 3 plus Mr. Foley.

Commissioner Cox

clarified that it would be Mr. Foley plus 2 others.

Commissioner Carbone

had Thomas, Murphy, Hockstelder and Foley.

Commissioner Cox

had Foley, Murphy and Andrew Weiss.

Commissioner Jabbour

stated from public comments and what he marked it would be Eric Murphy, Foley and Alicia Cook. He said that Nevada has flexibility and is not required to be an attorney to be a Pro Tem or Justice of the peace. The service is to the people and that does not discredit their education and experience in the courtroom.

Commissioner Strickland

asked that they select them one at a time.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to continue Michael Foley to the list of Pro Tems; seconded by Commissioner Jabbour; 4 yeas; Commissioner Boskovich abstains.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion appoint Eric Murphy to the list of Pro Tems; seconded by Commissioner Jabbour; 4 yeas; Commissioner Boskovich abstains.

Commissioner Strickland

listed the applicants that were attorneys for the board to consider.

Commissioner Cox

made a motion to appoint Andrew Weiss to the list of Pro Tems; the motion failed due to lack of a second.

Commissioner Strickland

stated that they were just going to appoint 3 and asked for another motion.

Commissioner Jabbour

made a motion to appoint William Hockstelder to the list of Pro Tems; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 2 yeas; 2 nays; Commissioner Boskovich abstains. Motion fails. December 17, 2024

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to appoint Philip Bovee to the list of Pro tems; seconded by Commissioner Strickiand; 4 yeas; Commissioner Boskovich abstains.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to appoint Robert Thomas III to the Pro tems list; the motion died due to lack of a second.

Commissioner Strickland

confirmed with the board that have 3 Pro tems on the list was sufficient. All agreed.

Commissioner Strickland

closed the item and requested Commissioner Boskovich return.

Commissioner Boskovich

returned to his seat on the board. SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF PAHRUMP 16. For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to approve, amend and approve, or reject the proposed Pahrump Solid Waste Franchise Agreement. Brian Kunzi, Nye County District Attorney, stated that there have been issues with the exclusivity of the franchise but that has nothing to do with this agreement. If there is a desire in the future to do away with exclusive franchising for the hauling the Pahrump Town ordinance would have to be amended. He stated that the changes to the current agreement are minor language changes. It is to extend the current agreement. He reiterated that any changes to the exclusivity of the franchise would have to be changed in the town ordinance.

Commissioner Strickland

opened public comment, hearing none, public comment was closed.

Commissioner Carbone

moved to approve the item as written; seconded by

Commissioner Jabbour

; 5 yeas. The motion carried. SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 18. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS - These are items that Staff recommends for approval. The Board reserves the right to move any consent agenda item to the reqular segment of the agenda should issues arise that need to be addressed. Discussion of any item from the Consent Agenda Items that needs review before a decision is made. 18.1 For Possible Action — Approval of the Elected Official Collection Report regarding fees collected from elected county departments for services rendered by or provided to county citizens. December 17, 2024 18.2 For Possible Action — Approval of the meeting minutes from the joint meeting on August 20, 2024. 18.3 For Possible Action — Approval to: a. Accept Notice of SubAward Amendment from Division of Public & Behavioral Health to administer the Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) for Fiscal Year 2025 for the months of October 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, in the amount of $113,817.00, to provide nutrition education, food delivery system and facilitate delivery of health services. No County match required; b. Execute the Notice of SubAward Amendment; and c. Fund to 10340 Grants. 18.4 For Possible Action — Approval to accept a Restrictive Covenant Running with the Land agreement with Salvador and Judith Hernandez Family Trust for the property located at 751 South Raindance Drive, Pahrump, NV, Assessor's Parcel Number: 038-251-18, for the purpose of future road improvements to be paid for by the property owner. 18.5 For Possible Action — Approval to: a. Accept the State of Nevada Division of Public & Behavioral Health Subaward Amendment #3 extending the grant period through June 30, 2025; and b. Execute the Amendment.

Commissioner Boskovich

made a motion to approve 18.1-18.5; Commissioner Carbone seconded.

Commissioner Strickland

opened public comment, hearing none, public comment was closed.

Commissioner Strickland

called for the vote; 5 yeas.

Commissioner Jabbour

moved to appoint Sandra Rowe and Spence Sims to the Beatty Library District with terms expiring in January 2029; seconded by Commissioner Boskovich.

Commissioner Strickland

opened public comment, hearing none, public comment was closed.

Commissioner Strickland

called for the vote; 5 yeas.

Commissioner Jabbour

moved to appoint Kelly Carroll, Perry Forsyth, and Kyle Lewis to the Beatty Town Advisory Board with a term expiring in January 2027; seconded by

Commissioner Strickland

opened the item for public comment. Erica Gerling thanked the Commissioners for the motion and second and stated that she approved of the three applicants.

Commissioner Strickland

closed public comment and called for the vote; 5 yeas; the motion carried 5:0. COUNTY MANAGER

Commissioner Strickland

opened public comment for the item, hearing none, public comment was closed.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to reappoint the current County Health Officer,

Dr. Griffith

, pursuant to NRS 439.290; seconded by Commissioner Jabbour; 5 yeas. SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF PAHRUMP 17. For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Town of Pahrump Resolution No. 2024-02: A Resolution Dissolving the Town of Pahrump Tourism Advisory Committee.

Commissioner Strickland

opened public comment. Tim Bohannon - he was a little disappointed by this because tourism is very important, but he would have liked to see it as Nye County instead of just the town of Pahrump. Linda Clark - she thought right now it is a waste of money and asked what is being promoting because there isn’t anything happening right now.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to adopt resolution No. 2024-02; seconded by

Commissioner Boskovich

; 5 yeas. SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS December 17, 2024 FINANCE

Commissioner Carbone

stated that that means there will be money on the latch funds that aren't going to be used.

Ms. Elliott

stated that is correct. On April 2°, the board decided to allocate over 3.2 million dollars out of local assistance funding that they are looking to reallocate for projects that need to be taken care of. They would alleviate what they took from the local assistance funding and would only need $532,000 to meet obligations. By updating the policy it would allow them to secure the funds. Commissicner Carbone asked if the next board could see where those funds are and reallocate them to other places that need that funding.

Ms. Elliott

stated they would wait for directions to staff. She said they do have a pending contract in place for the pandemic refuge facility, also known as civic center, also known as community center, which maybe something to bring toward the board for reallocation.

Commissioner Strickland

opened the item for public comment. Laura Larsen - page 11 or 12 in the backup talks about $285,000 toward cloud seeding. She spoke at the last meeting about testing the soil of the land for that water from cloud seeding. She stated that she requested that multiple tests of the soil be done.

Commissioner Strickland

closed public comment. December 17, 2024

Commissioner Strickland

stated that the cloud seeding money was already given to the Nye County Water District governing board and is not up for debate right now.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked if in the future we would be able to get back on the list for reallocation.

Ms. Elliott

confirmed and said there is also still an outstanding loan that finance is looking at that back so there will be additional funding.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to accept the proposed updated to the Nye County American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) recovery plan and policy; seconded by

Commissioner Jabbour

; 5 yeas; the motion carried. 25.GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT (Up to three-minute time limit per person) Public comment will be for all matters off the agenda. Action will not be taken on the matters considered during this period until specifically included on an agenda as an action item (SECOND). Tim Bohannon- wished Commissioner Cox and Commissioner Carbone well and thanked them for their service. He told them to enjoy their quiet life and encouraged them to comment in the future with their outside looking in perspective. He thanked all the Commissioners and staff for their hard work this year. John Koenig- thanked Commissioner Cox and Carbone for their hard work and service. Bill Hockstedler- made a comment against a previous comment made earlier in the day. He stressed that the glove factory would not be taking away jobs from the people of Nevada and giving them to people from Vietnam. The factory intends to create local jobs. Linda Clark- thanked Commissioner Cox and Carbone for their service. She commented that she was disappointed with how the day went and it could have been better. She expressed her hope for better things to come in the next year. She doesn't want to see solar fields in her backyard. She wished all the commissioners and staff a Merry Christmas. Erica Gerling- commented that doing the best you can is good enough. Laura Larsen- thanked Commissioner Carbone and Cox for their service. She responded to a comment made about a comment she made earlier in the day. She encouraged everyone to do their research. Amy Nelson- wished everyone a merry Christmas and expressed her gratitude for the decision made on the community's behalf. She thanked Commissioner Carbone and Cox for their hard work. December 17, 2024

Commissioner Strickland

adjourned the meeting. APPROVED this A day ATTEST: , 2024 AAFP bof adhe Chair a Nye County/Clerk / Deput} = lam requesting this to be part of the public record. As we close out 2024, | have decided that | need to form a nonprofit in 2025. | can come up with a catchy and emotional name such as, “All We Need is Love” and then identify the people who need love, then submit my requests for county funds. Of course, | will make sure MY salary is paid first, along with my operational expenses such as my vehicle, rent, utilities, health insurance, etc. are also paid BEFORE any help goes to those who need “the LOVE” my nonprofit has declared to be giving out. When it’s all said and done, I might have less than 5% of the funds this county has generously given me to donate to my cause. See what I did? | have effectively arranged for the taxpayers to pay my salary and living expenses all while guilting them into being heartless for not wanting to actually show “LOVE” for those who need “LOVE.” And the 5% | have managed to have left over to support my cause? NO WORRIES! There is no auditing done of the individuals | have chosen to share “the LOVE.” There is no transparency, only redacted information and various bitls paid to entities like Valley Electric. Or my nonprofit paying for a friend getting their teeth fixed. Or funds used to pay for my staff’s bills, so | don’t have to pay them a higher salary. Gosh, the possibilities are endless. Ina recent BOCC meeting, a request for matching county funds of over $23,000 was given to help people, WAIT IN LINE FOR HOUSING. The same housing that others are looking for that seems to be difficult to find, but the county was willing to give these funds to put individuals tn a queue, including people from other counties as long as they agreed to move to Nye County when housing was available. This group came and told a sweet story about starfish stranded on the beach. They used the emotional scams that many people who have come before this Exhibit 1 board have taken out of their toolbox to shame you into funding their enterprises. Damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. | mean, who wants to look like they don’t care about people who need housing? How many people has this particular group helped? They said 9. It wasn’t clear if the 9 referred to 9 individuals getting housing as in 9 separate rentals, or 9 peopte, as in 2 families. Regardless, this was over a THREE YEAR PERIOD. Quite the success story, yet they continue to receive funding. | hope that in 2025, you are able to stand up and not just ask the serious questions that some of you ask, but then to take those answers and actually make a decision to deny funding for these various nonprofits that are clearly using our taxpayer dollars to create a salary for themselves and perhaps, pay for things for their friends and family that the county taxpayer should not be on the hook to support. Every single grant request should come with a REQUIREMENT of a forensic audit of just exactly WHERE the money went, WHO the money went to, and HOW MUCH MONEY was spent for this individual auditing entry, nota checkerboard document with redacted information. If the federal government requires this information to be public when handing out funds, we should be no different at the county level. 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Esq, Conflict Attorney, Inactive Nye County Sheriff's Office (24NY-3490) Mendoza, Monique - mmendoza Detective Pahrump Justice Court (24PC03301) GLASSONTERICHARDD Misitingaudge.> Charges 1, PC - PENDING CHARGES Occurred: 11/5/2024 Related Cases Type; SEARCH WARRANT Status: Closed Case Status History 11/6/2024 7:52:00 AM | Pending Docket Entries 12/2/2024 2:15:39 PM | In Person Agency: Pahrump Justice Court Status Date: 11/6/2024 MICHAEL NOYES IN AT COURT WINDOW ASKING ABOUT A RETURN OF SERVICE. MICHAEL SAYS HE HAD ASKED FOR ONE PREVIOUSLY AND WAS TOLD NO BECAUSE THERE WAS INFORMATION ON THE FORM THAT HE WAS NOT PRIVY TO. MICHAEL WANTED TO KNOW IF WE COULD REDACT THE INFORMATION AND PROVIDE HIM A COPY. HE THEN STARTING READING FROM GOOGLE ABOUT WHAT THE COURT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE AND WANTS TO ENSURE EVERYTHING IS DONE CORRECTLY AS HE'S BEEN REFERRING WITH DONNA COX ON SOME LAWS. MICHAEL HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT A VARIETY OF TOPICS AND CLERK FOSS TOOK OVER AND HELPED HIM. SG 11/25/2024 12:52:12 PM | In Person il JUSTWARE Page 1 of 3 12/9/2024 10:56:01 AM Case Summary MICHAEL NOYES AT THE COURT WINDOW WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF BAIL THE DEFENDANT IS BEING HELD ON. HE GAVE ME CASE NUMBERS 21CR02316, 22CR04015, 220R01435, 24CRO2316, AND 24PC03301. AFTER CHECKING THE DEFENDANT'S CASES, | INFORMED MR. NOYES THAT 21CR02316 IS $5,000.00 CASH ONLY; 22CR04015 IS $5,000.00 CASH ONLY; 22CR01435 IS $4,000.00 CASH ONLY AND THAT-FHE- DEFENGANTE:WAS-RELEASELYON-242COS30-Te FURTHER, | ADVISED MR. NOYES THAT | BELIEVE THAT THE CASE NUMBER HE GAVE ME, 24CR02316 IS ACTUALLY 21CR02316 AS THERE IS NO CASE 24CRO2316 AND ALSO, THAT THE BAIL AMOUNT FOR CASE 24TR01530 IS $1,000.00 CASH ONLY. MR. NOYES ALSO ASKED ME IF THERE WAS A RETURN OF SERVICE FOR THE ARREST WARRANT THAT WAS SERVED AND | TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS. HE ASKED IF HE COULD GET A COPY OF THE RETURN OF SERVICE AND [ TOLD HIM THAT ! WOULD NOT GIVE THAT TO HIM AS THERE WAS PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION FOR THE DEFENDANT ON IT, HE THANKED ME FOR MY TIME, AM 11/18/2024 1:35:51 PM | Misc. Document-P | NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL AND ORDER. pdf | 11/18/2024 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL AND ORDER SIGNED AND FILED, ATTORNEY MCPHEE WAS SUBSTITUTED IN FOR ATTONREY HARRISON, COPY EMAILED TO THE DA'S OFFICE, ATTORNEY HARRISON AND ATTORNEY MCPHEE. CF 11/14/2024 3:18:39 PM | Misc. Document-P | Re FW Douglas Herich.msg j 11/14/2024 EMAIL RECEIVED FROM JUDGE GLASSON ADVISING THAT DEFENDANT IS TO:BE-RELEASED:IN-THISMATTER-ONEVAS-NOA cCHARGES-EILEB-AT THIS TIME, EMAIL SENT TO THE NCDC ADVISING THEM OF THE SAME. CF 11/14/2024 3:17:07 PM | Email 11/14/2024 8:07:30 AM | In Person MICHAEL NOYES IN AT COURT WINDOW WANTING TO KNOW WHAT TIME THE DEFENDANT HAS COURT. MICHAEL WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS COURT AT 1:30PM. MICHAEL ACKNOWLEDGED, SG 11/14/2024 8:00:00 AM | Formal Arraignment | Pahrump Justice Court, Department_B | Hearing Held Foss, Connie - cfoss (Court Clerk) - PRESENT Brower, Keith Esq, - kbrower {Prosecuting Attorney) - PRESENT GLASSON, J RICHARD (Visiting Judge) - PRESENT VIA ZOOM ASJOSEPH (Defendant) -(PRESENT IN:GUSTODY ACCOMPANIED: BYrA NCSO: DEPUTY» Harrison, Christopher R, Esa, (Conflict Attorney) - PRESENT Waaner, Jeffrey - jwaqner {Bailiff} - PRESENT DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED OF HIS RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. ATTORNEY HARRISON BRIEFED THE RECORD AS TO HIM HAVING A CONFLICT IN REPRESENTING DEFENDANT AFTER HE DID A CONFLICT CHECK TODAY IN HIS OFFICE AND DUE TO HIM BEING FRIENDS WITH THE PROSECUTOR IN CLARK COUNTY. DDA BROWER NOTED IN CASE 24PC03301, THAT CLARK COUNTY AUTHORITIES WILL BE FILING CHARGES. THE COURT ACCEPTED THE REPRESENTATIONS AND REFERRED THIS MATTER BACK TO THE DEPT. OF INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES FOR THE SELECTION OF CONFLICT COUNSEL. THE COURT FURTHER SET A PRE-TRIAL HEARING ON 11/21/2024 AT 1:30 P.M, IN CASES 22CR04015, 21CRO2316, 22CRO1435 & 24TRO1530 AND NOTED THAT THE HEARING MAY BE MOVED UP IF AN ATTORNEY IS CONFIRMED PRIOR. DEFENDANT REQUESTED THAT HE BE ABLE TO GIVE THE COURT CLERK AN ENVELOPE WITH DOCUMENTS TODAY. THE COURT NOTED THE ENVELOPE WOULD BE RECEIVED AND MAY NOT BE FILED. DEFENDANT MOTIONED FOR AN O,R. RELEASE. THE COURT DENIED THE MOTION. DEFENDANT WAS REMANDED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE NYE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CF 11/13/2024 1:13:48 PM | In Person MICHAEL IN AT COURT WINDOW WANTING TO KNOW WHEN THE DEFENDANT NEXT HAS COURT. MICHAEL HAD EVIDENCE THAT HE TURNED IN TO THE DA'S OFFICE AND WANTS TO BE PRESENT. MICHAEL WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT IS ON FOR TOMORROW 11/14/24 AT 1:30PM. MICHAEL ACKNOWLEDGED. SG 11/12/2024 6:32:14 AM | Misc. Document-P | NOTICE OF SELECTION OF COUNSEL AND ORDER. pdf | 11/42/2024 NOTICE OF SELECTION OF COUNSEL AND ORDER SIGNED AND FILED. COPY EMAILED TO THE DA'S OFFICE AND ATTORNEY HARRISON. CF 11/7/2024-6:29:04-AM-|, Unknown Document | Re Douglas Herich.msg [41/2/2024 __ EIMAliC RECEIVED-FROMJUDGE-GLASSON CLARIFY SIGIIHE:O: R-RELEASEWITH" GPS2(ANKLE-MONETORING)AND="SUPERVISIONSS (GHECKINAW/GOLIRT SERVICES): Gay 11/6/2024 2:45:36 PM | Defendant Information-P | Defendant Information-P.rtf | 11/6/2024 T6/e024 10:30: 30 Gy | Booking Sheet-P | BOOKING SHEET.pdf | 11/6/2024 :|-Pahrumpdustice-GourtsDepariment: Foss, Connie - cfoss (Court Clerk) - ~ PRESENT Brower, Keith Esq, - kbrowe: - PRESENT GLASSON, J RICHARD (Visiting Judge) - PRESENT VIA ZOOM. i JUSTWARE Page 2 of 3 12/9/2024 10:56:01 AM Case Summary IN.GUSTODY, ACCOMPANIED -BYEA-NGSO-DERUTY.. Waoner, Jeffrey -jwagner - PRESENT Sofos - sofos - PRESENT FRIEND OF THE COURT DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED OF HIS RIGHTS. DECLARATION OF ARREST WAS REVIEWED AND PROBABLE CAUSE WAS FOUND. DEFENDANT REFUSED TO FILL OUT A FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. THE COURT REFERRED THE ASSIGNMENT OF A PUBLIC DEFENDER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES. DDA BROWER OPPOSED AN O.R. RELEASE. ATTORNEY DUECKER, FRIEND OF THE COURT, MOTIONED FOR AN OLR. RELEASE. THECOURT-RELEASED-DEFENDANT-ON-AN-O-R-RELEASEWWITE-THE cCONDITIONSOF GLOBAL POSITIONING: MONITORING- (ANKLE. MONITORING)*SUPERVISIONCBY-PRE-TRIAC-SERVICESZAPREARS ATS ALLEOURTHEARINGS) MAINTAINS. CONTAGEWITHHIS:ATLOR NEY-ANDTHATsHE-NOIZLEAVE.NYE:COUNTY2:FORMAL farther tae at ARRAIGNUENE HEARISIGIWASSERONI1/24/2 02/584 BEM, THE COURT ALSO NOTED THAT A SUBSTITUTE JUDGE WILL ey APPEAR IF JUDGE GLASSON IS NOT AVAILABLE ON 1714/2024, DEFENDANT WAS REMANDED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE NYE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN CASES 21CR02316, 22CR04015, 22CRO1435 & 247RO1530, CF Bonds For Bond Type Bond Status Amt Due 1~ DOUGLAS JOSEPH Released= Released: No-CGharges:Filedy $0 HERICR History For Type Status Amount % Due Set Dt DOUGLAS JOSEPH Bail ShiGiistodyry C8$20000700 5 $20000.00 11/6/2024 HERICH — CASH OR BOND Hi JuSTWARE Page 3 of 3 12/9/2024 10:56:01 AM ’ as *. PORTER IO Pahrum Justice Court TODAY'S DOCKET Start Time Case Number Case Nome last Names: ~ “Page 1 of 1 Saturday, December 14, 2024 . [ WAS thee A hearing at {20 . te. sremple, saul NO wil be el (50 Dee Vel tay Ghuaddy! i Net, Doug tevtet me Cowt pute Pec’ (ath me court coon A. Vite court. Problene Ure tt (st Sort fase as Conflict of Teeret, Mar, Question T believe y correct we if tn UsIKS don't _. you need 4 pee cout beer, to chee ptwetys or ; ‘tugdeS Lov the recoped. DD ~the Defondart with fle. Anel yore Show V0 oc MS: otbones, .* LE not thet sod Vike ow ex parle court hearin, a Aso Why ~ 3 Ohne Douslas accor dung +o cAfe a 2 + Se ovens a Relecred “ No" —clneaged.. Sled ! . tee othe W« 543, "Bart kee “Th Cs sbody ", So 4 hepe | ; ma 21 see aver ove om... Dee A iy "2 day ant TL LPO pm. Will Ste. Dele dart with 4a Awkel a honor "sleoal Ue ohwell 2 Ci | arn requesting this to be part of the public record. This seems to be a comprehensive start - enough to begin to protect our water from hazardous materials. My biggest concern is the fine imposed for violating part of the ordinance. $1,000 anda misdemeanor is hardly the deterrent to destroy our water. Itonly takes ONE incident to turn our lifeblood into a toxic soup. This fine needs to be increased exponentially to match the damage that could be created. If that means it needs to escalate to a felony, then so be it. Without water, we are a ghost town. Do you see us being able to bring in bottled water for every single need for every single citizen to Pahrump like Tecopa was forced to do? They couldn’t even use their water to take showers! Where in this ordinance is the inclusion that the entity destroying our water must pay for the damage caused? Is there some sort of remediation bond that is part of the licensing? How many companies have been trying to come here, especially from California that are looking to circumvent their own state’s or county’s strict rules against hazardous waste? If you don’t make the crime of damaging our water and land cost prohibitive, how many companies will just shrug their shoulders and say, “Oh well. It’s only $1,000” and continue to ruin our water supply? Why is this ordinance written with an expiration date —- a moratorium until January 1, 20267 Please impose stricter fees to keep our water safe. Karen Waldman BOCC 121724 Agenda 11 Exhibit 3