WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Board of Commissioners will hold their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday beginning at 9:30 a.m. in courthouse meeting room #201.
The meeting begins with the call to order, Pledge of Allegiance, public comment and possible approval of minutes from the Nov. 7, Nov. 15, Nov. 21 and Dec. 5 meetings.
The administrative report follows at 9:35 a.m. Consent agenda items include a request for adjustment to the Humboldt County Real Property Tax Roll, possible approval of a resolution authorizing a loan to the McDermitt Fire District and possible approval to purchase improved real property at the corner of Highland Drive and Buckaroo Drive, Winnemucca (APN 016-335-01) by the Board of Trustees of the Humboldt County Hospital District for the sum of $285,000.
Other scheduled items include solid waste and public lands planning matters, miscellaneous reports and correspondence and claims for expenditure of county funds.
A CDBG public hearing on the 2012 Community Development Block Grant Program is scheduled for 9:45 a.m.
Sheriff's office items are set for 10 a.m. and include discussion of the 911 surcharge ordinance, an application of a new liquor license applicant for the Pilot Travel
Center (whose former license holder recently resigned) and discussion of the overtime budget for the sheriff's office.
Commissioners will hear a presentation at 10:30 a.m. by the Frontier Community Action Agency and Lost and Found in America regarding transitional housing and a possible program in Humboldt County.
At 10:45 a.m. commissioners will discuss an invitation to be a cooperating agency in the preparation of the greater sage grouse Land Use Plan Amendment/Environmental Impact.
Road matters are scheduled for 11 a.m. Items include the review and possible renewal of the road maintenance agreement with Newmont for the Midas Road and the review and possible renewal of the road maintenance agreement with Hycroft for the Jungo Road.
Other items include requests from A.L. Brinkoetter to have trees along Westmoreland Road pruned, for support to have a "Blend Lane" installed at the intersection of Reinhart Lane and U.S. 95 and to establish Westmoreland Road as a permanent industrial bypass road with a requirement that the speed limit remain at 45 mph, that any zoning on Westmoreland Road incorporate single ingress/egress for dual lots and/or subdivisions and that the roadway continue to be fenced as it is now.
Also scheduled is establishment of 2012 STIP submittals and prioritization of the same, a report of pending Road Department projects and miscellaneous road-related matters.
At 11:30 a.m. commissioners will hear a presentation by Wes Henderson, NACO deputy director, regarding the continuity of government during and after emergencies.
Planning matters are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The following items are to be set to public hearing:
RH-10-08 is a rezone application submitted by Desert Mountain Surveying on behalf of Robert D. Stitser to change zoning from RR-1.25 AH (Rural Ranchette - 1.25 acres minimum lot size with an Airport Hazard Combing District Overlay) to RR-20 PD AH (Rural Ranchette - 20,000 square foot minimum lot size with Planned Development and Airport Hazard Combining overlays); to change the zoning from NC-R AH (Neighborhood Commercial with an Airport Hazard Combing District Overlay) to NC-R PD AH (Neighborhood Commercial with Planned Development and Airport Hazard Combining District Overlays); and to change the zoning from M-1 MHP AH (Industrial with a Mobile Home Park and Airport Hazard Combining District Overlay) to M-1 PD AH (Industrial with a Planned Development and Airport Hazard Combining District Overlays). These changes will affect four parcels (approximately 50.51 acres) located on West Rose Creek between Pine Street and Sandhill Circle; assessor's parcel numbers 013-111-01, 013-111-02, 013-111-03 and 013-112-01.
TH-11-02 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.10 General Provisions of the Humboldt County Code to correct yard requirement designations to reflect yard requirement designations in Chapter 17.23.
TH-11-03 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.12 Residential District Provisions of the Humboldt County Code to amend home occupations to reflect home-based businesses; home occupation to reflect home-based business; and special use permit to reflect conditional use permit.
TH-11-04 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.20 AG District of the Humboldt County Code to add recreational vehicles as a permitted use with the re-lettering to reflect the addition of recreational vehicles; and amend home occupations to reflect home-based businesses.
TH-11-05 is a text amendment to Chapters 17.23 RR District; 17.24 R-1 District; 17.26 R-3 District and 17.50 MHP District of the Humboldt County Code to amend home occupation to reflect home-based business.
TH-11-06 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.28 NC-R District of the Humboldt County Code to amend the ordinance to delete bars from permitted uses and re-letter to reflect the removal of bars; amend home occupations to reflect home-based businesses.
TH-11-07 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.30 GC District of the Humboldt County code to add "or structures" to item H under conditional uses.
TH-11-08 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.44 M-3 District of the Humboldt County Code to add recreational vehicles as a permitted use and re-letter to allow for the addition of recreational vehicles; to amend home occupations to reflect home-based businesses.
TH-11-09 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.48 PD District to the Humboldt County Code to amend general plan to reflect master plan.
TH-11-10 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.54 Manufactured Home Siting Criteria of the Humboldt County Code to change TR to MH.
TH-11-11 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.56 S Outdoor Advertising District of the Humboldt County Code to change "C" to Commercial and "M" to Industrial; remove (C) and (M).
TH-11-12 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.60 Off Street Parking and Loading regulation of the Humboldt County Code to amend 15 square feet to reflect 150 square feet.
TH-11-13 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.68 Conditional Use Permits of the Humboldt County Code to remove county.
TH-11-14 is a text amendment to Chapter 17.70 Amendment to Title of the Humboldt County Code to amend general plan to reflect master plan; and to add 30 different property owners for public hearing notification.
TH-11-15 is a text amendment to Chapter 16.04 General provisions of the Humboldt County Code to amend general plan to reflect master plan.
TH-11-16 is a text amendment to Chapter 16.08 Definitions of the Humboldt County Code to amend general plan to reflect master plan.
Clerk's office items are scheduled for 1:45 p.m. They include the reappointment of Mike Sheppard, Gary Bengochea and Rich Stone to the Board of Equalization and acceptance of the recommendation of Chairman Garley Amos that Stone serve as chairman. Also scheduled is a request for pre-authorized overtime for the court clerk (20 hours) and the indigent coordinator (10 hours) to cover the period of January 2012 to June 2012.
The district attorney's office is scheduled for 2 p.m. Agenda items here include authorization for the DA to execute a 36-month contract with West for Westlaw Next online legal research for the District Attorney's Office and requests for waivers of the attrition policy for deputy district attorney and legal secretary positions.
At 2:15 p.m. commissioners will discuss 2012 retreat planning, including progress on 2011 direction and the 2012 location, date and agenda.
Public comment follows.
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