Regular Meeting

City of Elko ) County of Elko ) State of Nevada ) SS June 24, 2025 The City Council of the City of Elko, State of Nevada met for a regular meeting beginning at 4:00 PM, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The meeting was held in the council chambers, 1751 College Ave., Elko. This meeting was called to order by Mayor Reece Keener at 4:00 PM. The public can watch the meeting by phone, tablet, laptop, or computer by going to the link provided on the agenda. Questions can be sent to cityclerk@elkocitynv.gov. I. CALL TO ORDER The Agenda for this meeting of the City of Elko City Council has been properly posted for this date and time in accordance with NRS requirements. II. ROLL CALL Present: Reece Keener, Mayor Chip Stone, Councilman Clair Morris, Councilman Giovanni Puccinelli, Councilman Marissa Lostra, Councilwoman City Staff Present: Jan Baum, City Manager Dave Stanton, City Attorney Dale Johnson, Assistant City Manager Jim Kerr, Utilities Director Paul Algerio, Public Works Jim Foster, Airport Manager Ty Trouten, Police Chief Cathy Laughlin, City Planner Ralph Negron, Development Manager Julie Davis, Financial Services Director Candi Quilici, Accounting Manager Jeff Ford, Building Official Susie Shurtz, Human Resources Manager Annette Robinson, City Clerk Nichole Stephens, City Clerk Technician II III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 1 of 15  IV. COMMENTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC Pursuant to N.R.S. 241, this time is devoted to comments by the public, if any, and discussion of those comments. No action may be taken upon a matter raised under this item on the agenda until the matter itself has been specifically included on a successive agenda and identified as an item for possible action. ACTION WILL NOT BE TAKEN Mayor Keener called for public comment and did not receive a response. V. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes for the June 10, 2025, Regular Session. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION B. Consideration and possible authorization for staff to advertise for five (5) vacant positions on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION On June 30, 2025 the terms of five (5) Board Members will expire. All members are eligible for reappointment following an advertisement of the term's expiration. JW C. Review, consideration, and possible appointment of Julie Davis, Financial Services Director, City of Elko, as Property and Equipment Officer, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. NRS 354.625 requires a designated Property and Equipment Officer responsible for the maintenance of property, equipment and, where appropriate, inventory records. Jan Baum, City Manager, was designated for this position on December 10, 2019. We recommend that the City change the designation of Property and Equipment Officer to Julie Davis, as current Financial Services Director. JD ** A motion was made by Councilmember Stone, seconded by Councilmember Morris to accept the consent agenda as written. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) VII. PERSONNEL A. Employee Introductions: 1. Jose Arellano - Water/Sewer Operator In Training 2. Coban Parker - Street Maintenance Technician I 3. Katashua Stewart - Police Records Technician I Jim Kerr, Utilities Director, introduced their newest employee, Jose Arrellano. Mr. Arrellano said it was a pleasure to be working for the city, and he loved it so far. June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 2 of 15  Paul Algerio introduced the new street maintenance technician, Coban Parker. Mr. Parker said this was his second time working for the city, as he had worked as a seasonal worker at SnoBowl and the Parks Department. The experience had led him to some great opportunities as a ski lift mechanic up north, but he was happy to be back and working for the city again. Police Chief Ty Trouten introduced Katashua Stewart, the new records technician. Ms. Stewart said she has lived in Elko for the past 21 years and had worked at the Elko County Library for 15 years. She added she was excited to be a part of the City of Elko family. VI. PRESENTATION A. Brief Presentation and possible acceptance and payment for a renewal proposal from Nevada Public Agency Insurance Pool (POOL) for FY2025/2026, or selection of an alternative coverage based on adjustments to the maintenance deductible and approval of payment based on the selected option for renewal, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION As a member of the Insurance Pool, the City of Elko owns a share of the equity that forms the basis for its financial strength. The City of Elko’s total program costs for FY 2024/2025 were $949,196.43 Your agenda packet includes an overview of coverage options offered for the following fiscal year. The options available for consideration are: Option 1 – Deductible; $ 5,000 with a Total Program Cost of $1,016,338.61 Option 2 – Deductible; $10,000 with a Total Program Cost of $969,517.52 Option 3 - Deductible; $25,000 with a Total Program Cost of $878,992.32 Staff is recommending that the council consider Option 1 or Option 2 in its motion. JD Julie Davis, Financial Services Director, said there were three options on the agenda. She noted the total costs were the program costs paid to POOL/PACT and did not account for the increased costs of covering up to a higher deductible. Dain Uriarte with LP Insurance, 555 Fifth St reported he had completed a total claims out-of-pocket analysis, found in the agenda packet. Mayor Keener asked Mr. Uriarte if he knew how many average claims they’ve had annually over the past five years. He asked if they had accounted for the swimming pool halfway through the year. Mr. Uriarte responded he did not, but he did know the two prior claims years had been lower. He added when the renewal was completed, the swimming pool would be reflected for the following year. June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 3 of 15  ** A motion was made by Councilmember Morris, seconded by Councilmember Stone to approve Option 1. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) B. Lieutenant Moore presenting his experience at the FBI National Academy and matters related thereto. INFORMATION ONLY, NON-ACTION ITEM Lieutenant Rick Moore expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to attend the 194th Session at the FBI National Academy. He reported there were 246 people in his session, and approximately 15 of those were international students. The curriculum was from the University of Virginia and included physical fitness as well as classes they were able to choose for a total of six classes. He attended several field trips and was able to participate in Police Week. He said he hoped to impart all of his knowledge into the department and help make the transition for the next Police Chief smooth. VIII. APPROPRIATION A. Review and possible approval of Warrants, Hand Cut Checks and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION ** A motion was made by Councilmember Puccinelli, seconded by Councilmember Lostra to approve warrants in the amount of $4,707,532.39. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) Mayor Keener noted the warrants were high due to some large public works projects. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Puccinelli, seconded by Councilmember Lostra to approve hand cut checks in the amount of $137,097.90. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) ** A motion was made by Councilmember Puccinelli, seconded by Councilmember Lostra to approve utility refunds in the amount of $120.61. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) B. Review, consideration, and possible approval of a Technology Services Agreement with Oasis Online, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION The City has contracted with Oasis Online since July 2020 as the City of Elko Information Systems Manager. This contract continues this relationship for 3 years. Oasis Online annual service fees have remained $93,456.00 a year for FY23, FY24 and FY25. This annual rate remains unchanged for FY26, with a 3% annual increase for FY27 and FY28. JD June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 4 of 15  Ms. Davis said they were requesting a three-year extension to the OASIS Online contract. She added they have been an invaluable resource and Dan Slentz was present for questions. Councilwoman Marissa Lostra asked if the 3% annual increase would be 3% for 2027 and an additional 3% for 2028. Dan Slentz, Oasis Online President, responded yes. Mayor Keener said they have done a terrific job, and he did not have any complaints. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Puccinelli, seconded by Councilmember Morris to approve a three-year Oasis online technology service agreement beginning July 1, 2025. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) Mr. Slentz reported there were many positives coming out of the city currently and he sincerely appreciated the relationship that they have with the City of Elko. He reported cybersecurity awareness is up, the workforce is growing, and it is lending a huge effort to cutting down on the ransomware payments that occur globally. He added that human error is where breaches happen the most, especially with phishing emails. He commended the city on having an extremely low phishing rate compared to same size entities in the same industry (government). C. Review, consideration, and possible issuance of final completion for the Sports Complex Phase 1 Concrete Project and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION Q&D Construction has completed the Sports Complex Phase 1 Concrete Project. There were two change orders totaling $82,250. One change order was for shade structure footings and the other change order was for landscape island perimeter post curbing. The initial contract price amounted to $1,420,997.50. The total contract price for the project with the two change orders amounts to $1,503,247.50. Staff recommends the issuance of final completion. JW Joe Carr, Parks Superintendent, said he was seeking final acceptance for the Elko Sports Complex Phase One of the concrete project. He noted the first change order was for structure footings that would allow them to add to those structures in the future without having to cut into concrete; the second change order included landscape islands and perimeter post curb. Mayor Keener asked if they were receiving positive feedback from the public using the ball fields. Mr. Carr responded yes, they were seeing a lot of positive feedback, more people using it, and teams practicing on it almost nightly. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Puccinelli, seconded by Councilmember Stone to accept the final amount of $1,503,247.50 paid to Q&D Construction for the Elko Sports Complex Phase One Concrete Project. June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 5 of 15  The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) D. Review, consideration, and possible issuance of final acceptance for the Errecart Blvd. Connector Road and Water Line Extension ARPA Project and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION Great Basin Engineering has substantiality completed Errecart Blvd. Connector Road and Water Line Extension ARPA Project. There were five contract change orders totaling $430,408.11, bringing the total contract cost to $9,420,753.56. Bid day contract cost was $8,990,345.45. Staff recommends issuing the final acceptance. DJ Dale Johnson, Assistant City Manager, reported the project was substantially complete and they were asking for final acceptance. Mayor Keener said it was a great project and a wonderful way to use that once in a lifetime funding. He added Elko was fortunate to have locally based contractors that have the experience, equipment, and expertise to be able to execute such a big project. Mr. Johnson added the one change order they had brought back to council for $500,000 was not completely spent, and there were a few deductive change orders throughout the project as well. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Stone, seconded by Councilmember Puccinelli to accept final issuance. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) E. Review, consideration, and possible issuance of final acceptance for the North Effluent Storage Reservoir Embankment Repairs, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION Great Basin Engineering Contractors has substantially completed the North Effluent Storage Reservoir Embankment Repairs. There were quantity adjustments and scope changes for a deductive amount of $50,392.50. The project came in under budget at $549,521.51. Staff recommends the issuance of final acceptance. DJ Mr. Johnson said this was another large project out at the reservoirs. The contractor was able to complete the project under budget, and they were asking for the issuance of final acceptance. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Stone, seconded by Councilmember Puccinelli to issue final acceptance. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 6 of 15  F. Review, consideration, and possible final acceptance of Public Works Project EL-2025-117; the Jennings Way Paving Project 2025, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION Council awarded the project to Ruby Dome Construction at its meeting January 28, 2025, for the amount of $402,600.50. There were no change orders on the project. The project has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications. PA Mr. Algerio said it was a pretty straightforward project of dirt and asphalt and was pretty easy to get through. They were looking for final acceptance. Mayor Keener noted it was a nice improvement in that area. He called for public comment and did not receive a response. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Morris, seconded by Councilmember Stone to accept the Public Works Project EL-2025-117; the Jennings Way Paving Project 2025, for the amount of $402,600.50. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Review, consideration, and possible action to approve a proposed aggregate value of up to $7.5 million (subject to final survey) for the possible acquisition of approximately 78.253 acres of Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Right-of-Way within the City of Elko, subject to UPRR management approval and the completion of additional items prior to, or at the time of closing, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION Staff has been working with the UPRR Real Estate Group to negotiate an agreed upon value for 78.253 acres of real property within the City of Elko formerly utilized by UPRR and its predecessors for railroad operations. The real property is comprised of two separate areas: approximately 28.426 acres, designated as “Area A,” are located on the west end of the City, and approximately 49.827 acres, designated as “Area B,” are located on the east end of the City. The conditional PSA requires the satisfaction of several terms and conditions, to include the completion of certain exhibits, prior to closing. The City Council approved the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) on December 14, 2021, subject to the following items, each of which must be completed, or approved or ratified by the City Council prior to closing: A. Agreement on the purchase price; B. Completion of updated surveys for Area A and Area B, to be added as exhibits to the PSA at or prior to closing; C. Completion of a feasibility study per the PSA; D. Preparation of all conveyance documents by UPRR in a form satisfactory to the City, to include a quit claim deed and assignments of all leases and/or licenses, with rentals and license fees appropriately pro-rated; June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 7 of 15  E. Approval of the final PSA, including exhibits, by an authorized official on behalf of UPRR; F. Receipt by the City of all governmental approvals required for the transaction per the PSA; G. Authorization for the City to pay to UPRR the sum of $36,675.82, or as adjusted based on time lapsed, at closing, without offset, for removal of the Strong Licenses without further liability to the City; and H. Authorization for the City to pay to UPRR the sum of $179,500.00, or as adjusted based on time lapsed, at closing, without offset, for termination of the Clear Channel Agreement without further liability to the City. All other terms and conditions set forth in the PSA shall remain the same at closing unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties. If the City Council is in agreement with the proposed aggregate value of up to $7.5 million (subject to final survey), City Staff will communicate this agreement to the UPRR Real Estate Group, who will request formal UPRR management approval. JB Ms. Baum said the PSA for this was approved by City Council in 2021 and they have been working with the real estate group at UP ever since. If this $7.5 million value is something the Council would like to consider, Ms. Baum would take that figure to their UP real estate representative who would then take that to management. She noted some benefits she believed would be gained by this purchase such as the city being able to remove the blight currently on the property and being able to build and maintain roads with the possibility of a Manzanita to Silver Street connection. She added that ultimately having a majority of it transferred or sold to private entities would help clean it up and add it to the tax base. Mayor Keener said he has been a big advocate of this and the highest and best use of that railroad property is to have private ownership. There is currently no incentive to make an investment because of the land lease that could end with 30 days’ notice. It has created an environment of uncertainty and has contributed to the blight in the area. He called for public comment on the item. Dusty Shipp, 959 Montrose Lane, asked if there was any chance the area could be expanded to include the portion of land he is on. He said he had asked around the past couple of months and everyone leasing property has seen about a 30% increase in rents. Mayor Keener said they would have liked to, but it was a matter of money; the 78 acres they were currently looking at was as much as they could do. He added they would love to do the other portion on the west at a later date. Councilwoman Marissa Lostra confirmed there were tenants occupying those leases that had seen exponential increases in their rates over the past 24 months. She said those types of increases make it harder and harder for them to keep their doors open and they needed to do something to help prevent more blight. June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 8 of 15  Councilman Giovanni Puccinelli agreed it was something they needed to do, and he believed it would truly be a benefit to the city in the long run. Councilman Chip Stone asked if it was possible to converse with the real estate group about going ahead and negotiating to buy the rest. Ms. Baum said though she didn’t want the process on A and B to stop, she could certainly visit with them about starting the process for the next area. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Puccinelli, seconded by Councilmember Stone to approve a proposed area of value of up to $7.5 million for the possible acquisition of approximately 78.253 acres of Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way within the City of Elko, including condition items A-H as published in the agenda. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) X. NEW BUSINESS A. Review, consideration, and possible authorization for staff to apply for subgrant from the Nevada Department of Wildlife for the planning of the proposed Elko Community Pond and Park, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has received federal grant funding for the planning of the proposed Elko Community Pond and Park. The city would apply for subgrant funding through the NDOW and would manage the planning stages of the project. DJ Mr. Johnson said they would like to apply to NDOW as a subgrantee for the community pond project to be able to start the planning stage for the project. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Stone, seconded by Councilmember Morris to accept FY 25 Subgrant Opportunity Form. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) B. Review, consideration, and possible approval for the City of Elko Police Department to accept a $497,593.50 grant from the William N. Pennington Foundation to cover the full cost of a new robot for the Elko Regional Bomb Squad, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION During the May 13, 2025 Council Meeting, the City of Elko Police Department received approval to apply for a grant through the William N. Pennington Foundation, in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), to assist with the cost of a new robot for the Elko Regional Bomb Squad. The Elko Police Department was notified by the William N. Pennington Foundation on June 11, 2025, that they were awarded a grant in the amount of June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 9 of 15  $497,593.50 to purchase a new robot for the Elko Regional Bomb Squad. This amount covers the cost of the new robot with no cost match required. TT Police Chief Ty Trouten said the Pennington foundation was very prompt and got to work on this the day after the last council meeting. There were a few conditions to the grant, such as any additional funds not used needed to be returned, and all press releases would need to be approved by them. He added that this would not only serve Elko City and Elko County, but five counties and secondarily across the state as needed. Mayor Keener said the Pennington Foundation has done so many great things in rural Nevada and it was very generous that they would consider this. The previous robot was 20 years old and getting to a point where they were unable to even find parts for it. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Stone, seconded by Councilmember Morris to approve the Elko Police Department to accept a $497,593.50 grant from the William N. Pennington Foundation to cover the cost of a new robot for the Elko Regional Bomb Squad. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) XI. RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE A. Review, consideration, and possible approval of Resolution No. 06-25, a resolution authorizing augmentation of the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year Budget of the Narcotics Task Force Fund, increasing appropriations by $23,000 from $65,766 to $88,766 to account for unanticipated revenues, pursuant to NRS 354.598005, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION Notified in February of 2025 of additional, unanticipated, grant award. JD Ms. Davis said these Resolutions were kind of an annual housekeeping. The grant amount was higher than anticipated, and the resolution would allow for that amount to be spent without budget violation. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Lostra, seconded by Councilmember Puccinelli to approve Resolution No. 06-25 augmenting the Narcotics Task Force Fund by $23,000, in accordance with NRS 354.598005. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) B. Review, consideration, and possible approval of Resolution No. 07-25, a resolution authorizing augmentation of the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year Budget of the Recreation Fund, increasing appropriations by $526,980 from $9,848,859 to $10,375,839 to account for unanticipated revenues, pursuant to NRS 354.598005, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 10 of 15  Ms. Davis explained the fund was funded by room taxes. Since a portion of those are paid out and the amount is higher than budgeted, the portion that is paid out to other entities is also higher, and the augment would adjust for that. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Lostra, seconded by Councilmember Puccinelli to approve Resolution No. 07-25 augmenting the Recreation Fund by $526,980 in accordance with NRS 354.598005. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) C. Review, consideration, and possible approval of Resolution No. 09-25, a resolution authorizing augmentation of the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year Budget of the Capital Equipment Reserve Fund, increasing appropriations by $284,638 from $5,781,033 to $6,065,671 to account for unanticipated revenues, pursuant to NRS 354.598005, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION Ms. Davis said this was related to their lease program. Due to the timing of deliveries, some vehicles ordered in 24 were received in 25, and this would adjust for the vehicles and other items that came in a little higher and were offset by higher interest income and a beginning fund balance higher than budgeted. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Lostra, seconded by Councilmember Puccinelli to approve Resolution No. 09-25 augmenting the Capital Equipment Reserve Fund by $284,638, in accordance with NRS 354.598005. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) D. Review, consideration, and possible approval of Resolution 08-25, a resolution providing for the transfer of appropriations between accounts within the City of Elko 2024/2025 Fiscal Budget pursuant to N.R.S. 354.598005, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION This is an annual year-end housekeeping item to transfer funds between functions and accounts, as required to fund all budgetary changes that occurred during the fiscal year. Ms. Davis said the transfers allow for reallocation within the budget in order to prevent a budget finding in the audit. She thanked all the departments, as they had made the transfer process very easy this year. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Lostra, seconded by Councilmember Puccinelli to approve Resolution 08-25, a Resolution providing for the transfer of appropriations between accounts within the City of Elko 2024/2025 Fiscal Budget pursuant to N.R.S. 354-598005. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 11 of 15  XII. 5:30 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING A. Public Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinance 900 an Ordinance amending Title 9 Chapter 2 of Elko City Code entitled “Elko Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Code”, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION The proposed ordinance clarifies and updates various requirements related to the collection, transportation, and disposal of municipal solid waste, to include reconciling the requirements of the City Code with applicable state statutes and regulations. DJ Mr. Johnson said this was the second reading for Ordinance 900, amending Title 9, Chapter 2 of the Elko Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Code. He added the revisions within the code now align with the operations at the landfill and solid waste collection throughout the city and they recommended approval. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Morris, seconded by Councilmember Lostra to adopt Ordinance 900. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) B. Public Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinance 901 an Ordinance adding a new Chapter 15, entitled “Enforcement Code,” to Title 1 of the Elko City Code, and matters related thereto. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION The proposed ordinance designates certain employees as the enforcement officials including any zoning enforcement officer. The proposed code provides a frame work for enforcement of city codes, including notices for violations, penalties and appeals processes. DJ Mr. Johnson said this was the second reading of Ordinance 901 which adds the new Chapter 15 entitled Enforcement Code Title 1. This would allow the Code Enforcement Officer to go out and enforce code with guidelines and policies to follow. ** A motion was made by Councilmember Lostra, seconded by Councilmember Puccinelli to adopt Ordinance 901. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) XIII. REPORTS A. Mayor and City Council Mayor Keener commended Cathy Laughlin and the other organizers of the Silver State Stampede event for doing a great job. He reported there was a building codes workshop scheduled for the next day and was hopeful the council members could make it. June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 12 of 15  Councilmember Stone reported the hospital raised over $14,000 at the Relay for Life Event. He added the third floor mental health unit would be opening July 9th. He addressed a concern that had been raised at his meeting he attended at the convention center that morning regarding some hoteliers price gouging during the mine expo event. He noted one letter the convention center received claimed they had been charged $6,000 for rooms for three nights. They had received reports of people staying in Salt Lake and driving in every day to avoid the high room rates. He said Annette Kerr and the marketing committee planned to put together a hotelier meeting to try to address this directly. B. City Manager Ms. Baum added she had received information that gouging was happening during the Cowboy Poetry event as well. She reported the five-year strategic planning community workshops put on by UNR were scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The meetings were for community only and did not include elected officials or city management. C. Assistant City Manager Mr. Johnson reminded everyone of the building codes workshop occurring the next day from 8 am to 11:30 am, and 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm. D. Utilities Director Mayor Keener asked Mr. Kerr if he had been getting many inquiries from new meter customers. Jim Kerr, Utilities Director, responded no more than they have in the past. He reported a fiber installation company had struck a pipe near the hospital last Wednesday, but thankfully they only had to shut down the clinic to make the repair. E. Public Works F. Airport Manager Jim Foster, Airport Manager, reported phase three of the terminal ramp project was almost complete. They did have a meeting scheduled in the morning to address some rutting occurring in the asphalt from the jet bridge. He said the airport participated in part of the KUTV road trip series and he was interviewed, along with a representative from the Sky Fair Committee. Councilmember Stone said the Convention Center was putting that all together and there were 12 locations they were featuring. He added the footage will be at the Convention Center so they can use it for all sorts of things. Mayor Keener asked Mr. Foster about the mid-day flight. Mr. Foster responded he thought they were at about 50% occupancy on that, though some days were better than others. He was seeing a lot of families using the service. June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 13 of 15  G. City Attorney Mr. Stanton reported they were going to have more updated codes headed to council within the next few months as he has been working on several of them. H. Fire Chief Deputy Fire Chief Joel Finley reported on the NV Energy de-energizing that had occurred that past Friday. He said NV Energy has a Public Safety Outage Management program that has been around since 2019, but this was the first time it had been used in Elko, where the city had met those trigger points. He said there was some misinformation, and he wanted to note the Fire Department is not involved with the decision-making process on whether to de-energize areas of the city. They were attempting to schedule meetings with an NV Energy representative to try and understand those triggers better and improve communication. I. Police Chief J. City Clerk Ms. Robinson gave an update on the Shilo Inn. They had paid for January, February and April and the city has stopped the process to suspend their license. She noted they still owed for May but were making an effort to get caught up. She said Annette Kerr had contacted her regarding the hotels that had been price gouging; she had a list and would be paying close attention to next month’s room tax returns. K. City Planner L. Development Manager Mayor Keener asked Mr. Negron if Ramon Dionisio, Code Enforcement Officer, handled the complaint down on South Fourth. Ralph Negron, Development Manager, confirmed Mr. Dionisio was able to post two notifications out there. They were getting rid of cars and there were some homeless people in the area that were no longer there. He added the code change will make it easier for him to be able to mitigate things like that. M. Financial Services Director N. Parks and Recreation Director Mr. Carr reported Fourth of July was coming up in the park and it was one of their busiest days; he will have a crew out the next morning to clean the parks up. It was not uncommon to see around three tons of trash removed after the event. O. Civil Engineer June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 14 of 15  P. Building Official XIV. COMMENTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC Pursuant to N.R.S. 241, this time is devoted to comments by the public, if any, and discussion of those comments. No action may be taken upon a matter raised under this item on the agenda until the matter itself has been specifically included on a successive agenda and identified as an item for possible action. ACTION WILL NOT BE TAKEN Mayor Keener called for public comment and did not receive a response. There being no further business, Mayor Reece Keener adjourned the meeting at 6:00 PM. Mayor Reece Keener Annette Robinson, City Clerk June 24, 2025 City Council | Minutes Page 15 of 15