BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA
155 N. Taylor Street
Fallon, Nevada 89406
(775) 423-4092
Fax: (775) 423-7069
E-mail: pmoore@churchillcounty.org

****NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING****

PLEASE POST

PLACE OF MEETING: Churchill County Chambers, 155 North Taylor Street, Fallon, NV
DATE & TIME:  06 September 2007 at 8:15 a.m.
TYPE OF MEETING: Regularly Scheduled County Commissioners Meeting

Notes:
1.     These meetings are subject to the provisions of Nevada Open Meeting Law (NRS Chapter241).  Except as otherwise provided for by law, these meetings are open and public.
2.     Action will be taken on all agenda items, unless otherwise noted. 
3.     The agenda is a tentative schedule.  The Board of CountyCommissioners may act upon agenda items in a different order than is stated in this notice - so as to affect the people’s business in the most efficient manner possible.
4.     In the interest of time, the Board of CountyCommissioners reserves the right to impose uniform time limits upon matters devoted to public comment.
5.     Any statement made by a member of the Board of CountyCommissioners during the public meeting is absolutely privileged.

        Agenda:

1.      Call to Order.

2.      Pledge of Allegiance.

3.      Verification of the Posting of the Agenda.

4.      Review and Adoption of Agenda:  Action to approve the agenda as submitted or revised.

5.      Review and Adoption of Minutes:

• Minutes of the Budget Workshop of March 22, 2007. Minutes of Budget Workshop March 22 2007_1.pdf

• Minutes of the Liquor Board of August 2, 2007. Minutes of Liquor Board August 2 2007_1.pdf

• Minutes of the regular Commissioner’s meeting of August 15, 2007.

• Minutes of the Joint City/County Workshop of August 16, 2007.

6.      Public Comment:   Comment upon matters not on the agenda.

7.     Appointments:

8:15 a.m.    Consideration and possible action re:  Award bids for one new Semi-Tractor, one new Pneumatic Roller, and one used Portable Jaw Crusher for the Road Department, Patti Lingenfelter, Road Supervisor. Award Bids for Road Department Equipment_1.pdf

8:25 a.m.    Consideration and possible action re:  Water and sewer update, Milorad Stojicevic and contractors.

8:35 a.m.    Consideration and possible action re: 

1. Request to go to bid for off highway vehicle travel signs and trail markers for Sand Mountain travel route and boundary. SandMountainoffhighwayvehiclesigns_1.pdf

2. Quote for professional services from Far Western Anthropological Research Inc. on performing a Class III Cultural Resource Inventory and Ethnographic Review for the Sand Mountain Recreation Area, Brad Goetsch, CountyManager. ProfessionalServicesFarWesternAnthropologicalResearch_1.pdf

8:50 a.m.    Consideration and possible action re:

1. Parcel Map for Mary and Wade G. Hard, (TCID #06-134, Casey Road). HardParcelMap_1.pdf

2. Parcel Map for Greg & Linda Whitaker (TCID #07-027, Sorensen Road) , Eleanor Lockwood, Planning Director. WhitakerParcelMap_1.pdf

9:00 a.m.    Consideration and possible action re:  Acceptance of Sub Grant Award from the Nevada Attorney General’s Office for Prosecutor’s Best Practices Program to be used for training and equipment for local law enforcement officers related to arrest policies and enforcement of protection orders, Craig Mingay, Deputy District Attorney. SubGrantAwardProsecutorsBestPracticesProgram_1.pdf

9:10 a.m.    Consideration and possible action re:

1. Appointment to Cemetery Board. AppointmentToCemeteryBoard_1.pdf

2. Pay Table for Office Intern, Geof Stark, Human Resources Director. PayTableForOfficeIntern_1.pdf

9:20 a.m.    Consideration and possible action re:

1. Approval for the Parks and Recreation Department to seek a partnership of state or federal agencies to obtain an appraisal for the property located on Coleman Road, APN:  008-301-12, for a possible site for a future park. PartnershipforAppraisalforPropertyonColemanforPark_1.pdf

2. Open advertisement to accept bids for the Sheckler Road shared use path, Jorge Guerrero, Parks and Recreation Director. AdvertisementForBidsForSheckerRoadSharedUsePath_1.pdf

9:30 a.m.    Consideration and possible action re:  Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s report on an on-going investigation of odors in the vicinity of Carson Highway and Bango Road in Churchill County, Nevada, Mike Elges, Chief, Bureau of Air Pollution Control, and Larry Kennedy. OdorInvestigationVicinityofCarsonHighway&BangoRoad_1.pdf

8.      Letters Received: None.

9.      Old Business:

1. Consideration and possible action re:  Churchill County membership in Western Nevada Development District for Fiscal year 2007/2008. ChurchillCountyMembershipInWNDD_1.pdf

2. Consideration and possible action re:  Amendment No. 2 to the Project Cooperation Agreement with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Churchill County for design and construction of Waste Water Collection System. Amendment2ProjectCooperationAgreementWithArmyCorpsofEngineers_1.pdf

10.    New Business:

1. Consideration and possible action re:  Bill 2007-G, Ordinance 32, an Ordinance amending Chapter 16.08 Zoning and Land Use, Section 16.08.040 Purpose (D) Jurisdiction, Interpretation and Application, clarifying conflicts between zoning and land use regulations and existing provisions of law or private covenant. Bill2007GOrdinance32_1.pdf

2. Consideration and possible action re:  Request for extension of time on Parcel Map for Robert M. Getto Family Trust (TCID #06-080). RequestForExtensionOfTimeonParcelMapforGettoFamilyTrust_1.pdf

3. Consideration and possible action re: Engagement Letters with Kafoury Armstrong & Company to perform the independent audit of Churchill County’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2007. EngagementLettersWithKafouryArmstrongforAudit_1.pdf

4. Consideration and possible action re:  Donation request from Churchill County to The Oasis Stampede, Mule and Donkey Show in the amount of $5,000.00. DonationRequestOasisStampedeMuleAndDonkeyShow_1.pdf

5. Consideration and possible action re:  Funding Agreement Between the State of Nevada Acting By and Through Its Division of State Lands and the Conservation and Resource Protection Grant Program and Churchill County. FundingAgreementStateLandsConservationResourceRamblingRiverRanches_1.pdf

6. Consideration and possible action re:  Request for Transfer of Funds from the Regional Transportation Commission to the City of Fallon in the amount of $100,000.00 for final payment on the Reconstruction of West Center Street Project. RegiontalTransportationCommissionFundingTransferRequest_1.pdf

7. Consideration and possible action re:  Letter from the Overland Society for contributions to support the historical Overland Hotel. DonationRequestOverlandSociety_1.pdf

8. Request from Domestic Violence Intervention Inc. for quarterly distribution. DistributionRequestFromDomesticViolenceIntervention_1.pdf

11.       Consent Items:  (Action items generally not requiring discussion or explanation)
All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine and may be acted upon by the Board of County Commissioners with one action and without an extensive hearing.  Any member of the board or any citizen may request that an item be taken from the Consent Agenda, discussed and acted upon separately during this meeting.

Informational Items:

1. Notice of September meeting from the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board focusing on Surface Facility Designs and Operations. NuclearWasteTechnicalReviewBoardSeptemberMeeting_1.pdf

2. The Bureau of Land Management reports that it has developed an environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Ten Year Grazing Permit Renewal – Desert Queen Allotment, which is now available for public review and comment. BLMEnvironmentalAssessmentTenYearGrazingPermitDesertQueen_1.pdf

3. Letter of appreciation for the financial contribution of $8,250.00 provided to the Lahontan Valley Environmental Alliance for the first quarter of FY07-08. LVEAThankYouforDistribution_1.pdf

4. The U.S. Department of Energy provides its Program Update for the period of April to June, 2007. DepartmentofEnergyProgramUpdateApriltoJune07_1.pdf

5. Letter from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to Gary Laca, Manager of Conrad Properties, LLC, concerning soil contamination at 1870 West Williams Avenue and requesting a detailed work plan by September 14, 2007. NDEPLettertoLacareSoilContaminationat1870WWilliams_1.pdf

6. Letter from Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) regarding the Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation Report – Second Quarter 2007 at the Newlands Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Fallon, Nevada. NDEPGroundwaterMonitoringReportNewlandsAgResearchCenter_1.pdf

7. Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) provides notice that it will be presenting the proposed “On-Site Sewage Disposal System” regulations to the State Environmental Commission concerning commercial septic tanks and leach fields. NDEPOnSiteSewageDisposalSystemRegulations_1.pdf

8. Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) provides notice that it will hold a public workshop on proposed regulations concerning hazardous waste to inform the public and regulated community about the proposed regulatory changes and solicit comments from interested persons. NDEPPublicWorkshopHazardousWasteRegulations_1.pdf

9. Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) provides notice of its Formal Enforcement Action #NV081007W1 – City of Fallon, Permit NV0020061, developed as a result of the City’s discharge of approximately 300,000 gallons of raw sewage into the New River Drain over an estimated 30-hour period starting on June 19, 2007. NDEPEnforcementActionAgainstCityforSewageSpill_1.pdf

10. Notification from the Churchill County Social Services of the Community Services Block Grant Incentive Grant Award of $42,000 for the Community Response Team Development project. CSBGGrantAwardCommunityResponseTeamDevelopment_1.pdf

11. The United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, provides its update dated August 2007 for the Lahontan Valley Land Sales. FishAndWildlifeLahontanValleyLandSales_1.pdf

12. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection comments on the Draft Work Plan Remedial Investigation Addendum for Active Sites from the Naval Air Station at Fallon, Nevada. NDEPDraftWorkPlanNASFallon_1.pdf

13. The United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, provides its Proposed Decisions for the Humboldt Sink Allotment Grazing Permit Renewal. BLMProposedDecisionsHumboldtSinkGrazingPermitRenewal_1.pdf

14. Invitation from the Silver Oak Development Company to attend a “Benefit to Honor Nevada’s Fallen Heroes” to be held in Carson City on September 29th. BenefittoHonorNevadasFallenHeroesEvent_1.pdf

         Review:  None.

         Committee and Departmental Reports:

1. Recorder’s Report for July, 2007.
2. Clerk/Treasurer’s Report for July, 2007.

12.    Consider Future Agenda Items.

13.    Commissioner and Departmental Reports.

14.    Claims and Payroll Transmittals.

15.    Adjournment.

16.    Pursuant to N.R.S. 211.020, the Commissioners will conduct its Quarterly Jail Inspection at the Churchill County Jail upon close of meeting to inquire into the security of the jail and treatment and condition of the prisoners.
17.    Affidavit of Posting:

State of Nevada          )
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County of Churchill    )

I, Pamela D. Moore, Administrative Aide to the Board of County Commissioners, do hereby affirm that I posted, or caused to be posted, a copy of this notice of public meeting, on or before the 30th day of August, 2007, at the following locations in Churchill County, Nevada:
1.                     City Hall;
2.                     CountyAdministrationBuilding;
3.                     Road Department;
4.                     ChurchillCountyLawEnforcementCenter;
5.                     The Churchill County Website @ www.churchillcounty.org.

___________________________________________
Administrative Aide-Board of CountyCommissioners

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 30th day of August, 2007, Pamela D. Moore.

___________________________________________
CountyClerk

Endnotes:
Disclosures: 
*ChurchillCounty is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 
Accommodations:
*ChurchillCounty will make all reasonable efforts to assist and accommodate physically handicapped persons desiring to attend.  Persons who are disabled and require special assistance may contact the ChurchillCounty Commission, in writing at 155 N. Taylor Street, Ste 156B, Fallon, Nevada89406, or by calling (775) 423-4092.
Procedures:
*The schedule of regular meetings of the Board of CountyCommissioners is provided for by Title 2, Chapter 2.04, of the Churchill CountyCode.
*The public meetings may be conducted according to rules of parliamentary procedure.
*Persons providing public comment will be asked to state their name for the record. 
*The Board of CountyCommissioners reserves the right to restrict participation by persons in the public meeting where the conduct of such persons is willfully disruptive to the people’s business.

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