DRAFT. STATE OF NEVADA ) COUNTY OF ELKO ) ss. October 6, 2016

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1 Elko County Board of Commissioners Commissioners Delmo Andreozzi Demar Dahl Cliff Eklund Glen Guttry Rex Steninger Elko County Manager Robert K. Stokes STATE OF NEVADA ) COUNTY OF ELKO ) ss. October 6, 2016 The Board of Elko County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, October 6, 2016, at 1:30 p.m., in Suite 102 of the Nannini Administrative Building at 540 Court Street, Elko, Nevada. There were present: County Commissioners Glen Guttry Delmo Andreozzi ABSENT Demar Dahl Cliff Eklund Rex Steninger County Manager Robert Stokes CFO/Asst. County Mgr. Cash Minor NRMAC/Asst. Mgr. Randy Brown Deputy District Attorney Curtis Moore Deputy Clerk Marilyn Tipton Sheriff James Pitts Ambulance Director Lee Caviness Interim Library Director Kassie Antonucci 1:30:21 PM: A. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Guttry called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Chairman Guttry noted for the record that Commissioner Dahl was absent today attending an out of state meeting. 1:30:45 PM: B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Commissioner Guttry led the meeting participants in the Pledge of Allegiance. PAGE 1

2 1:31:18 PM: C. COMMENTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC: Rick Palagi, Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital CEO, stated they have a drive thru flu shot clinic on Saturday and there with be a special price of $90 for a mammogram as part of their breast cancer awareness program. He stated the Hospital supported the E-911 system and presented a check for $10,000 on behalf of the Hospital. Martha Wallace, Joyce Kay, President; Elisabeth Moore, Past President; and Becky Kerna of the Lamoille Women s Club, presented a check in the amount of $1,000 to the E-911 system. 1:36:57 PM: D. ELKO COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE: D.1. Discussion and consideration of a Plaque of Appreciation to recognize Chris McHan for his service as Acting Director of the Elko County Ambulance Service. MOTION: Commissioner Andreozzi moved to approve a Plaque of Appreciation to recognize Chris McHan for his service as Acting Director of the Elko County Ambulance Service. Commissioner Eklund seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Andreozzi read the plaque into the record. Chris McHan thanked them for the plaque and noted he could not attend the last meeting due to the birth of his son. 1:38:52 PM: E. ELKO COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCES: E.1. Discussion related to BLM threats to cut locked gates on private property owned by Lois Tomera and Dennis Ashby in the Southfork Area adjacent to SR 228. Randy Brown stated they have Ms. Tomera and Mr. Ashby to discuss this issue and they do have the letters that were issued from the BLM. Dennis and Lois Ashby thanked the Commissioners, Congressman Amodei s Office, Senator Heller s Office, Detective McKinney of the Elko County Sheriff s Department and the Elko Free Press for their support. He noted they have all received the letters and know what happened up to the 6 th of July. Dennis Ashby commented on July 20 th Melanie Peterson of the BLM called to apologize and she said she called on the 6 th of July but she called the wrong number. He noted Leanna Stitzel gave her the correct number. Dennis Ashby stated both their numbers ring on one phone so he knew Ms. Peterson never called on the 6 th of July because it did not ring on their phone. He stated at the time when they left that location he knew it was too late for her to do any investigation and she was in no state of mind to apologize to anyone. Dennis PAGE 2

3 Ashby stated, depending on who you talk to in the BLM, whether they were looking at the locked gate or trespass cattle. He stated if it was trespass cattle they still did not have jurisdiction because it was private property. He noted he had received two real threatening phone calls and questioned why the BLM could not have called and talked to him. Commissioner Guttry stated that was why they wanted to make it public because of the harsh process. He was glad Director Ruhs sent a letter of apology. He inquired if Mr. Ashby was pursuing expenses. Dennis Ashby replied no, they would let the situation go. He noted even in their letters they were not even telling their bosses the truth. Dennis Ashby stated at the time he did not know what to do and told Melanie it was expensive when they do this. He believed people like her put the Hammons in prison. He knew Dwight Hammons and did not believe he should be in prison. Commissioner Steninger suggested he pass his complaints on to Director Ruhs. He had spoken to the Director and he seemed very reasonable. Dennis Ashby stated he will send a letter to Reno to Director Ruhs. Jill Silvey, BLM District Manager, extend their apologies to Mr. Ashby and it was an error on their part. She stated once they recognized it they admitted their error and apologized for any inconvenience this caused Mr. Ashby and anyone else. Dennis Ashby stated Melanie did not tell the truth about the phone call on the 6 th of July. He stated it depended who you talked to as to whether it was about trespass cattle or they locked a public gate. Mr. Ashby stated Melanie had no idea where this gate was. Jill Silvey stated staff gave Melanie inaccurate information. Dennis Ashby questioned making the BLM threatening phone calls. He stated Melanie said they had repercussions about this issue. Jill Silvey stated they now know the gate was not upon public land and apologized. Dennis Ashby accepted her apology and requested her to be more careful in the future about the gates. He stated it cost them $700 on something they should not have had to spend it on and felt it should come out of Melanie s pocket. Jill Silvey disagreed on that. E.2. Discussion and consideration of the approval of the Barrick Cortez Inc. Parking Lot Lease Agreement Renewal and Amendment for County property in Spring Creek. Randy Brown stated it was a renewal of the agreement with Barrick-Cortez Inc. near the school. He noted there was an amendment to the agreement PAGE 3

4 approved in August and that would be included in the agreement. He stated this has been reviewed by the District Attorney s office and staff recommends approval. MOTION: Commissioner Steninger moved to approve the Barrick-Cortez Inc. Parking Lot Lease Agreement Renewal and Amendment for County property in Spring Creek. Commissioner Eklund seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 1:48:33 PM: F. RUBY VISTA DEVELOPMENT: F.1. Update on the Ruby Vista Development project in Spring Creek by Ken Krater. Ken Krater, Ruby Vista Ranch, stated they had a meeting several weeks ago with some Elko County officials. He stated they drafted a memo to Robert Stokes and Commissioner Andreozzi to answer some of their questions. Ken Krater stated there was the question of why the new project with all the housing already built. Ken Krater stated this was a twenty to twenty-five year project and they believed there would be the need for housing over time. He stated eighteen months ago Pam Borda and the NNRDA discovered a lack of affordable housing for school teachers, nursing, for retail and restaurant workers. Ken Krater stated there were questions on the impact to staff if there was a policy in place. He stated most entities in Nevada use a third party for special improvement and general improvement districts to do the billing and calculate the assessments. Ken Krater believed they could fund that third party through the special improvement district to minimize the impact to the County staff. He stated they continued to work with Southwest Gas and he had made a presentation to the Spring Creek Association with several Southwest Gas representatives in attendance. He stated they were working on surveys to see how many people in Spring Creek would be interested in extending gas to their homes. Ken Krater believed Southwest Gas would be holding a workshop in the near future to explain about bringing gas to their homes. He stated they had engaged engineers Loomis Engineer to design the water facilities and Shaw Engineering to design for the wastewater facilities. Ken Krater stated next week they would possibly be submitting a design report to the NDEP for their wastewater treatment facility. He stated they have an engineering agreement they were ready to sign with Spring Creek Utility Company. He noted the utility company would engage their CPA to determine how many residential units they would need to have in place before they were able to buy that water and sewer infrastructure back. Ken Krater stated they were working with a bank on their entire project to fund the Special Improvement Bond and potentially finance the water and sewer improvements. Ken Krater stated he had spoken to Robert Stokes about doing a General Improvement District for the water and sewer but if PAGE 4

5 they can do private financing it would be a benefit to all parties. He said by attending the Spring Creek Association meetings he learned what some of the upcoming issues may be so they may address them early on. Ken Krater stated one of the most discussed issues was invasive weeds so they had put together a plan for spraying next spring. He believed in the future the spring creek area will become incorporated and felt they should have more familiarities with the Spring Creek Association so incorporation could become easier. 1:55:02 PM: G. ANIMAL CONTROL DISTRICT: G.1. Review, consideration and possible approval of a request for the expansion of current animal control district boundaries defined in Elko County Code to include the areas of: Section 5, 6, 7, 8 Township 34 North Range 55 East. If approved, an ordinance process will be required. Randy Brown stated they had received a request to make changes to the Ordinance to include four sections on north Fifth Street and noted several of the sections were under BLM management. He commented there were few homes in those four sections, no habitation in the northern two sections and most of the population was in the Crestview area. Randy Brown understood the issue was dogs running along the road. He stated if they change the Ordinance it should include Section 8 where some of the BLM land was up for disposal and Crestview Heights Subdivision. Randy Brown stated there was a fiscal impact due to more patrol by animal control to those areas. He stated there was not a great benefit for the general public in adding the northern two sections. Commissioner Steninger inquired whose request it was to add those sections. Randy Brown replied a resident had made a formal request. Commissioner Andreozzi believed half of Section 5 would be under the City of Elko s jurisdiction and subject to the City s ordinance. Teresita Teri Garcia-Limberg stated the only area she had a problem with dogs was in Section 8. She had talked to someone in the Sheriff s Department and they had suggested those sections. She stated she would be happy with a portion of the area. Randy Brown stated the populated areas in Section 8 and Crestview made sense to add animal control. Commissioner Andreozzi inquired if the County expands the animal control ordinance could it be applicable to BLM lands. Curtis Moore stated he would have to research that question. If decide to go forward with the ordinance he would research that jurisdiction. Commissioner Andreozzi disclosed he knew Teri and Teri had made phone calls to law enforcement but received the answer that they could not do anything PAGE 5

6 about the dogs because it was beyond their boundaries. He understood these dogs were being allowed to run at large in that area. Commissioner Guttry commented if they expanded the ordinance then they could respond to her call. Commissioner Eklund noted that Section 5 was halfway into the City limits and inquired if a portion of Section 8 was also within the City s jurisdiction. Randy Brown stated some of the property in Section 8 was BLM and some was private property by none of Section 8 was in the city limits of Elko. Sheriff Pitts stated if they put these sections in the animal control district they would patrol it. He suggested they include the other portion of section of 5 if they were changing boundaries for the district. Commissioner Steninger clarified it would be the north half of Section 5. Sheriff Pitts stated the City covered the southern half of Section 5. Commissioner Guttry asked Jill Silvey, BLM District Manager, if any portions of Section 5, 6, 7, or 8 were on the list for disposable. Jill Silvey replied all of those parcels were designated for disposal. She stated if someone was interested they could do a land sale. She commented if they wish to do a park they could do an R&PP lease. Commissioner Guttry requested clarification that private people could go to the BLM to buy the property. Jill Silvey stated they have not had any developers express an interest in a land sale. She stated it takes a minimum of a year to two years to complete a land sale. Commissioner Eklund inquired if the Sheriff could enforce animal control on BLM property. Jill Silvey stated she would have to refer to someone with more knowledgeable of that. Teri Garcia-Limberg voiced concern with property owners in Section 8 that let their dogs run at large. MOTION: Commissioner Andreozzi moved to expand the current animal control district boundaries defined in Elko County Code to include the areas of: Section 5 and 8 in Township 34 North Range 55 East. Commissioner Steninger noted the apartment complexes were in Section 7 and suggested they include that section also. Curtis Moore clarified the agenda item was to start an Ordinance process. Commissioner Andreozzi amended his motion to say that we initiate an Ordinance process to expand the boundaries for the animal control district found in Elko County Code PAGE 6

7 Commissioner Steninger seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 2:12:13 PM: H. REACH AIR MEDICAL: H.1. Discussion and consideration of County financial participation in a Membership Site Plan Program by REACH Air Medical that would cover the out of pocket expenses all county residents for Reach airplane and helicopter air medical transport. Chris Baird of Reach Air Medical Services introduced Gina Faccenetti as his associate with Reach Air Medical. Chris Baird stated they proposed a membership site plan that would cover all County residents in the event they need air medical transport either by helicopter or by fixed wing. He commented Reach Air Medical bought out Summit Air base over a year ago. He noted Summit Air has had a base in Elko for 15 years. He noted there has been a membership program over those fifteen years and the members insurance had been billed for the medical air services. Chris Baird stated eight years ago Summit Air brought in a fixed wing program. He stated Reach Air had purchased Summit Air s Ambulance so there were more resources available. Gina Faccenetti, Reach Air Membership Manager, stated their membership was the largest nationwide with 2.5 million members and 240 aircraft stationed in 32 states. She stated if they have a Reach Membership then they would be covered by all those bases. She stated their Elko base averages 60 to 70 flights monthly including inter-facility transfers. Gina Faccenetti stated in their municipal site plan it would be $2.33 per eligible household to cover the entire County with the total being $31,529 for the County. She stated they have been working with several municipalities throughout the County and proposed that each of the five municipalities contribute $6, per municipality to cover every resident within Elko County. Gina Faccenetti stated they could choose to upgrade their membership to full footprint at $35 per month per household for bases nationwide. She stated they were presenting to Carlin, Wells, Spring Creek, Elko County, City of Elko and the Te-Moak Tribe. Commissioner Steninger requested clarification that every County resident would be covered by helicopter and fixed wing. Gina Faccenetti stated that was correct and they currently have a site plan in Lander County. Commissioner Andreozzi supported this air service for their residents to get treatment and support for the membership program. He questioned how the County could make a membership payment for its residents when there were multiple service providers in area. Commissioner Andreozzi inquired what happens to people that have already made the payment for membership. He fully supported Reach and was pleased they have the infrastructure and PAGE 7

8 expertise. Commissioner Andreozzi was aware there was a new service coming into town and they have had American Med-Flight that has been here a long time which provides the same service. He questioned whether they could provide coverage from an emergency incident to a treatment facility. He noted Reach has the only franchise agreement in Elko County to provide that service. Gina Faccenetti requested clarification that the County would not want to cover them if they have to take them from the hospital to another facility. plan. Commissioner Andreozzi clarified that Reach Air has a Franchise Agreement that provides them the ability to pick up a patient on an emergency call anywhere in the County and transport them to any facility. Curtis Moore had spoken to Chris McHan last year about setting up a subscription program for the Elko County residents through the Elko County Ambulance Service and they could not make that work through the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute. He stated the Legislature was re-writing that rule but there was no provision for local ambulance subscription services. He did not know how that would apply to this situation. Chris Baird stated their membership program was fully compliant and OIG issued a statement in 2003 statement that if you do have a membership program that the aggregate of that program must bring in more money than it writes off. He stated with over two million members and over one hundred bases across the United States they meet that qualification of the OIG. Chris Baird stated the smaller services may not be able to bring in more money than they write off on transports. He commented with regards to Commissioner Andreozzi s statement about purchasing a membership program for the residents. He stated the Commission had many options and they were happy to be one of the options. He spoke upon their commitment to Elko for almost fifteen years with a lot of the Access Air employees remaining with Reach Air. Chris Baird encouraged them to question of the various providers whether their membership program was compliant. He stated they were the only accredited program in Northeastern Nevada and the only full service with fixed wing and rotary wing in the area. Chris Baird encouraged them to go with the Reach Air membership program and look at the others. Commissioner Guttry commented Reach Air was the only one with a franchise in Elko County. He questioned if he was in an accident but Reach Air was not available and Central Dispatch calls American Med-Flight would he then be responsible for that transport. Chris Baird agreed their service may be encumbered and encouraged them to join all services because anyone could come in and do the medical flights. Gina Faccenetti stated they were not sure if American Med-Flight offered a municipal site PAGE 8

9 Commissioner Guttry noted at their meeting last week they discussed it was the doctor that decides who would do the transport. Gina Faccenetti stated the patients usually have it notated in their medical file if they have a flight membership and they can request who they have. She stated if they were not able to verbally convey that then the doctor can decide who transports the patient. Chris Baird stated the medical physicians may also dictate special expertise for the transport so the local resources may defer that to a high risk team. Commissioner Guttry suggested that Cash Minor and Curtis Moore look into the legalities of doing this. He encouraged Reach Air go to Carlin, Wells, etc., and get it back on agenda after they meet with the other entities. Gina Faccenetti stated typically a site plan for the size of this county would be $177,000 but with the present budgets they did not ask for that. She noted this was one of their busiest bases so it made sense to have a municipal site plan. Commissioner Steninger inquired about the people that did not have insurance. Gina Faccenetti stated they were billed at the Medicare rate but if they upgrade to the full membership of $35.00 per household they would not have to pay whether they have insurance or not. She stated they could offer this because it was a nationwide corporation. Gina Faccenetti stated she had contacted and signed up over 30% of the people in the county as members. She let them know that American Med-Flight has their fixed wing here and also services Idaho. She believed American Med-Flight membership cost was less. Commissioner Andreozzi questioned the legality of the county doing this without a bidding process. He asked that Curtis, in his review, look at how this could be transferred. He understood that during one of the transfers a person was flown out who had membership with a new company and they were not covered. Gina Faccenetti stated when Reach Air acquired Summit Air they honored their past memberships. She stated their Elko membership covers all the bases for Reach Air throughout the United States. Cash Minor requested clarification that under the municipal site plan it included all residents of Elko County even those under Medicare/Medicaid and those that were uninsured. Gina Faccenetti replied the uninsured would be billed at the highest Medicare rate unless they upgrade to the full household membership. She noted everyone would be covered within the County. PAGE 9

10 Rick Palagi, Hospital Administrator, introduced Ed Johnson the Hospital s Emergency Director. He inquired if the County should be engaged in this process because they were talking to Reach Air which was a private company; American Med-Flight was a private company and the company coming in with a new service, Elko AirOne was a private company and they all have their own membership programs. Rick Palagi stated this was very complicated and should they decide to engage a service there were many manifestations to think through. He stated they would be happy to offer information and expertise. Commissioner Guttry inquired how many bases across the United States Reach Air had. Chris Baird replied almost 300 bases across the United States. He noted the membership program has been addressed before through the OIG. Rick Palagi stated there were laws and rules. He noted Elko AirOne was the provider that would do from pad to pad from the Hospital to other facilities in an emergency transport situation. He stated Elko AirOne as first call would provide a membership program without fee to the County. He stated all the residents under the County would be covered under the Elko AirOne program when it starts to deploy which would be the 1 st of November. He stated the premium they have worked through was $17,000 to cover all the households in the County which was $1.00 per household which was different math than what Reach Air put together. Commissioner Guttry inquired if their new provider had a helicopter sitting on the pad at the hospital and there was a wreck somewhere and Reach Air was trying to get that person to the hospital but can t land at the hospital how would that be worked out. Rick Palagi stated earlier this week they had a meeting with all the services Reach Air, American Med-Flight, Med-X AirOne and Elko AirOne to talk about dispatch and cross coverage. He stated they would utilize Reach or American Med-Flight if Elko AirOne was out on an transport. Rick Palagi stated with regards to 911 if Reach Air was engaged then their helicopter would help with another transport. He stated it was private companies in collaboration to provide the service that the people need. He stated it was confusing to the public what the company covered under their membership. He suggested they buy a membership in every membership program. Commissioner Guttry clarified that Elko AirOne was not allowed to go out on the highway to pick up a crash victim and bring the victim back to the hospital. Rich Palagi stated they could do it legally but they do not hold a contract with the County to do that. He stated they would honor that franchise contract but if Reach Air calls and says they were out on an incident then they would back them up. PAGE 10

11 Chris Baird stated they have a communication center in Santa Rosa who has a map of all existing providers that were operating in the region and there were multiple times when they send some of their competitors because they were closer to the victim on a regular basis. Gina Faccenetti asked the Commission to take into account if they were looking for the best coverage because weather sometimes prevents transport by helicopter. She stated that was why they have both assets fixed wing and rotary and they were utilized often. Commissioner Guttry noted the other option was to stay out of the membership programs and let the individuals decide which membership they wish to purchase. Chris Baird stated that was an option but they were not able to do wholesale pricing. Gina Faccenetti explained an individual household was $65.00 per year and that was for all their bases. Commissioner Steninger noted Reach Air had a franchise with the County so why was there an Elko AirOne. Cash Minor replied Reach Air had a franchise to do 911 transports and MedX AirOne does inter-facility transports. He stated American Med-Flight also goes from hospital to hospital if called. Commissioner Andreozzi stated if it was a neonatal situation then the helicopter from Children s Primary Hospital would come with specialists in that care. He stated it was the emergency situations that Reach Air has the franchise for. Gina Faccenetti stated they have had their membership program available for some time and there had not been a lot of confusion even though there were multiple service providers. She noted this was not uncommon and many people have it notated in their hospital files who their service provider was. She stated in their membership kits they supply their members decals for their cars and ID. Commissioner Guttry asked that she let Curtis Moore and Cash Minor know of a similar community that was doing the same thing. Gina Faccenetti replied the closest one was in Lander County but they have them nationwide. Chris Baird inquired if he was speaking to a community that has dual membership programs. Commissioner Andreozzi knew Battle Mountain had signed on and inquired what other counties pay for that membership service. Chris Baird stated entities choose their municipal site plan provider and some have gone with multiple providers. PAGE 11

12 Commissioner Guttry noted if they go with Reach Air they might get accused of showing a preference because it was public money. Gina Faccenetti stated they should take into account the assets, the personnel and their history. She stated they were asking for a seat at the table in order to save the residents a lot of money. Commissioner Eklund inquired why the hospital decided to go with another helicopter service. Curtis Moore noted that question was outside the scope of their agenda item. Commissioner Steninger noted staff has direction. Harry Botsford commented he had issues relative to this subject and would like to discuss them later this afternoon under public comment. 2:49:02 PM: I. ELKO COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: I.1. Report and review of Board of Trustees activities and minutes including issues related to the operation of the County Library. Kassie Antonucci, Interim Library Director, reported in September they had 19 youth programs with 831 participants, had 232 sessions on Early Literacy computers, and 53 sessions on the After School edge tablets. She stated they had 16,781 visitors to the Elko branch with a circulation of 16,136 items. The meeting room was utilized 8 times with 165 participants and they had 1,434 internet sessions. Kassie Antonucci stated the Library Director position was still open through next Friday and they have only received one application. She stated interviews would be scheduled for the last week of November or first week in December. She stated the Fall Book Fair begins October 17 and runs to the 29 th of October with the proceeds going to youth programming. Kassie Antonucci stated the Halloween Carnival would be on October 27 th from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and they encourage the community members to bring their children in costume. Robert Stokes reported David Armuth stated they changed the lights out at the library which made it brighter. Kassie Antonucci stated their last month s electrical billing for September was half of what it was during the same time as last year because of the new LED lighting. Commissioner Guttry inquired about the homeless issue in their area. Kassie Antonucci stated the Sheriff and Police Departments have been very good to come out to help when they need them. She stated patrons come in and tell them who was out there and they call dispatch if they do not leave. 2:52:30 PM: J. ELKO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: J.1. Report of activities related to the operations and activities of the Elko County Office. Sheriff s PAGE 12

13 Sheriff James Pitts reported there were 1,853 activities last month with 564 reports, they did 11 felony arrests, 30 misdemeanor arrests, 7 juvenile arrests, 5 DUI arrests, and 10 drug arrests. He stated they did 237 agency assists, 257 traffic stops, wrote 121 citations and answered 126 animal calls. Sheriff Pitts reported the rural deputies did 1,466 activities, wrote 16 reports, no arrests, did 21 traffic stops wrote no citations and answered one animal call. He stated the fatal vehicle incident near Charleston was handled by the rural deputies last week. Sheriff Pitts stated the School Resource Officers did 1,999 activities this month for all five schools, wrote 30 reports, no arrests, 59 traffic stops, wrote 7 citations, did 14 sporting events, and held 8 Alert classes but did not do any class instruction this month. Sheriff Pitts stated the detectives had 636 investigation hours which was mostly on the homicide and they made an arrest on that case. He stated their Detectives coordinated with Nevada Division of Investigation through the Department of Public Safety and the Idaho State Police served the search warrant for arrest in Idaho on the homicide. Sheriff Pitts reported the detectives had 246 active cases last month, 560 inactive cases, opened 37 new cases and closed 25 cases. He stated their jail population was 146 inmates with 32 females and 114 males incarcerated. They did 233 bookings, issued 54 CCWs, 30 out-of-state CCWs, 21 ex-felons, took 112 general prints, registered 21 sex offenders, did not issue any work cards, took 225 total prints and had 859 customers at the front door. Sheriff Pitts reported they did 390 civil with 170 attempts and served 108 warrants. He stated with regards to the budget they were at 25%; operations had used 22% and the jail using 20% of their budget. Sheriff Pits stated the VIP Program participants donated 73 hours and the reserves did 31 hours of patrol and donated 36 hours in detention. He stated they had two search and rescues with one in Lamoille Canyon where the helicopter retrieved them and another search by White Elephant in the Jackpot area where the deputies recovered the hunters. He stated they would utilize some of the inmate money to add a door into the jail. He stated his detectives spent a lot of time on the homicide case. Commissioner Guttry inquired who paid for the helicopter. Sheriff Pitts stated the County taxpayers. He noted these people did say they would pay for it. He stated on the last search the County paid half and the father paid half. Sheriff Pitts stated by statute the County could bill for search and rescue costs but they have not done that in the past due to the grief of the family members. Commissioner Steninger requested details on the last helicopter transport. Sheriff Pitts stated the hunters were hiking up in the Lamoille Canyon when the snow hit and they contacted the Sheriff s Department for rescue. He has heard there may be a bill draft through Legislature adding $1.00 to every hunting PAGE 13

14 license to help with search and rescue costs. Sheriff Pitts reported Sergeant Aitor Narvaiza was on his way today to help someone who went off the road. He noted they just started rifle hunting season so the rural deputies will probably be busy. Commissioner Guttry stated Mark Torvinen told them shortly before he passed away that the Elko County District Attorney s Office was the third busiest in the State only to Clark and Washoe. He believed with all the Sheriff s office stats they would probably be the third busiest in the State. Sheriff Pitts stated the law enforcement officers work hard for the citizens of Elko County. Commissioner Steninger inquired how much it cost for the helicopter ride. Sheriff Pitts stated the hunters offered to pay the bill so they sent it to them. 3:02:01 PM: K. ELKO COUNTY LIQUOR BOARD: Chairman Guttry called the Library Board to order at 3:02 pm. K.1. Elko County Liquor License - M. Fancy Royer Discussion and consideration of the approval of a Liquor License in Elko County for M. Fancy Royer, Ruby 360 Lodge, Lamoille, NV. The applicant has met the required background checks and provided the appropriate documentation. Sheriff Pitts reported a background investigation was performed and they recommended approval of the license. MOTION: Commissioner Steninger moved to approve the Liquor License in Elko County for M. Fancy Royer, Ruby 360 Lodge, at Lamoille, Nevada. Commissioner Eklund seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 3:04:05 PM: K.2. Elko County Liquor License - Mr. Sarabiit Singh Discussion and consideration of the approval of a Liquor License in Elko County for Mr. Sarabiit Singh, Ryndon Gas Food, LLC, Ryndon, NV. The applicant has met the required background checks and provided the appropriate documentation. Sheriff Pitts reported a background investigation was performed and recommended approval of the license. MOTION: Commissioner Steninger moved to approve the Liquor License in Elko County for Mr. Sarabiit Singh, Ryndon Gas Food, LLC, Ryndon, Nevada. Commissioner Eklund seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously Chairman Guttry adjourned the Liquor License at 3:04 p.m. PAGE 14

15 L. RESTRICTED GEOGRAPHICAL DENTIST LICENSE: L.1. Discussion and consideration of a request by Travis T. Shepherd, DMD for a Restricted Geographical Dental License as allowed by NRS Chapter 631 to join the dental office in Wells, Nevada. Robert Stokes stated this appointment would fill a void left by a retirement in Wells. He had spoken to Wells City Manager, Jolene Supp, and she supported this request. MOTION: Commissioner Eklund moved to approve the request by Travis T. Shepherd, DMD for a Restricted Geographical Dental License as allowed by NRS Chapter 631 to join the dental office in Wells, Nevada. Commissioner Andreozzi seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 3:05:14 PM: M. COMMISSION MEETING CALENDAR: M.1. Wednesday, October 19, County Commission Meeting Wells, Wells City Hall - 1:30 pm M.2. Wednesday/Thursday, November 2 & 3, County Commission Meeting Elko - 1:30 pm M.3. Wednesday, December 7, 2016 County Commission Meeting Elko 1:30 pm Commissioner Guttry stated he would be absent at the Wells meeting and Commissioner Eklund would chair that meeting. Robert Stokes the election would be on November 8 th and the canvas would be held on November 14 at 4:00 p.m. for the general election. He asked that that be put on their calendar MOTION: Commissioner Andreozzi moved to approve the meeting calendar. Commissioner Eklund seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 3:06:54 PM: N. CONSENT AGENDA N.1. Presentation and review of claims for approval which are available for public review at the Elko County Manager's Office. MOTION: Commissioner Andreozzi moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Eklund seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 3:07:28 PM: O. COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS O1. DEMAR DAHL, DISTRICT I COMMISSIONER Wells, West Wendover, Jackpot, Montello, Owyhee, Mt. City, Jarbidge Liaison, Nevada Association of Counties (NACO) Board, NACo WIR Board, Central Nevada Regional Water Authority (CNRWA), Humboldt River Basin PAGE 15

16 Water Authority, USFS / BLM Liaison, American Lands Council / Western Counties Alliance. Commissioner Dahl was absent. O2. DELMO ANDREOZZI, DISTRICT 2 COMMISSIONER Highway Board Clerk, Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Liaison, Auditorium Authority Board (ECVA), Hospital Board, Elko City Liaison, Museum Board, Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), Railport Committee Commissioner Andreozzi stated as ECVA liaison he would be attending the Governor s Summit on October 11th to 13th in Reno on tourism. O3. GLEN GUTTRY, DISTRICT 3 COMMISSIONER Commission Chair, Highway Board Chair, Recreation Board, Railport Committee, Humboldt River Basin Water Authority, Elko Senior Activity Programs Board Liaison, Budget Committee, Veteran s Affairs, Northeastern Nevada Regional Development Authority (NNRDA), Sheriff Department Liaison / LEPC Liaison, Fire District Committee. Commissioner Guttry stated the next HBRWA meeting would be held on the 4 th of November concerning water rights. He stated there was a NNRDA meeting scheduled in October and he asked that Commissioner Steninger attend that if he was not available. Commissioner Guttry stated the Elko Senior Citizens programs were receiving grants from the Pennington Foundation so they were doing upgrades. He had not talked with anyone from the Fire District Committee. Robert Stokes stated they would start holding their meetings in the spring. O4. CLIFF EKLUND, DISTRICT 4 COMMISSIONER Commission Vice-Chair, Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), Carlin, Midas, & Tuscarora Liaison, Budget Committee, California Trails Center Board Liaison, Northeastern Nevada Stewardship Group, Juvenile Department Liaison / China Spring Advisory Committee, Library Board of Trustees Liaison, School District Liaison / CIS Communities in Schools, Nevadaworks, Debt Management Commission. Commissioner Eklund stated he and Commissioner Andreozzi had a meeting with AARP people at the Senior Citizens Center regarding Medicare and Medicaid. He hoped that AARP could help resolve some of those issues since they speak with a loud voice due to their large membership. He noted the RTC meeting was yesterday and they discussed the fuel tax indexing question and they received good information on that issue. He noted that question would be on the County ballot and each county would vote upon the fuel tax indexing. PAGE 16

17 Commissioner Eklund noted if Elko County declines they will have to wait ten years before it was back on the ballot again. He encouraged the public to become educated on this issue. Commissioner Eklund stated there would be a gymkhana and barrel racing events at Carlin on the 15 th of October and believed participants may come from California, Oregon, and Idaho. O5. REX STENINGER, DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONER Spring Creek Association Liaison, Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians Liaison, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley Liaison, Northeastern Nevada Regional Development Authority, Alt. (NNRDA), Natural Resource Management Advisory Commission Liaison, Fire District Committee, American Lands Council Alt Liaison, Sage Grouse Pilot Project, Elko County Conservation Districts Liaison, Wildlife Chair / Wildlife Advisory Board / Nevada Division of Wildlife Liaison Commissioner Steninger expressed interest in the AARP meeting at the Senior Citizens Center. He had spoken to them later that day about the pending problems with Social Security and they had given him a resolution that they wanted the County Commission support prodding the Legislature and next President to address Social Security. Commissioner Guttry stated participants who attended their travel meetings had inquired above several issues and he felt they should address those questions. Randy Brown stated with regards to the cattleguard damage above the park land in Midas that cattleguard was upon private property. He understood that cattleguard was eight feet wide so it was very narrow. They were looking into repair of that cattleguard. He stated with regards to the Tuscarora Society Hall s restrooms being left open during the winter their past records show since the time it was built they have winterized the building by removing the water and leave the heat on about 40 degrees. He stated the potential to cause damage outweighed the use in the wintertime. He noted the Tuscarora bathroom would cost more if it was left open for winter use through the heating costs. Commissioner Guttry noted they had requested the County pay $300 for water in the Midas Park. Randy Brown stated that was a private park and the County did not own the water co-op either. Commissioner Guttry stated he was impressed with all the small communities because they were so self-reliant. Commissioner Steninger inquired about the cattleguard damaged in Midas. Randy Brown stated it was in the road behind the park and was very narrow. PAGE 17

18 3:18:18 PM: P. COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND COUNTY STAFF COMMENTS: No comments were submitted 3:18:35 PM: Q. COMMENTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC: Commissioner Guttry inquired if Harry Botsford wished to speak. Harry Botsford stated he would speak tomorrow at the Health Board. 3:19:04 PM: R. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 3:19 p.m. ATTEST: MARILYN TIPTON, Deputy Clerk APPROVED, GLEN GUTTRY, Chair PAGE 18