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The Minden Town Board meeting was held starting at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 1602 Esmeralda Ave, Minden, Nevada. Board Members present: Steve Thaler, Mimi Moss, Larry Walsh, Bryan Davis, and Bill Driscoll. Staff present: Ryan Russell, JD Frisby, Marcie Schurke, Jeff Cady and Rachel Hamer. Chairman Driscoll called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Bryan Davis. PUBLIC COMMENT: None APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Moss/Davis moved and seconded approval of the March 4, 2026, Meeting Agenda. Motion carries unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Thaler/Walsh moved and seconded approval of the February 4, 2026, Board Meeting Minutes. Motion carries unanimously. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GIFTS: None. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE AWARDS: Chairman Driscoll and the rest of the board presented JD Frisby with his 10 year service award and thanked him for all his service. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS: Items on the Administrative Agenda will not be discussed during Board Member committee reports. No action may be taken on a matter raised under this portion of the agenda until the matter has been specifically included on an agenda as an item upon which action may be taken. Discussion may include a report on activities of committees or general information of interest to the Board. None CONSENT AGENDA: Items may be moved to or from the Consent Agenda at the beginning of the Board meeting during the Approval of the Consent Agenda. Items on the Consent Agenda may be voted on in a block, i.e., with one motion on all those items, one second to the motion, and one vote by the Board members. Items removed from the Consent Agenda will be heard immediately following the Consent Agenda in the order in which they appear in the Consent Agenda. 1. Approval of the February 2026 financial report including claims paid January 24, 2026, through February 20, 2026, for Fiscal Year 25/26. 2. Approval of an outdoor festival entertainment event application by Carson Valley Active 20-30 Club #85 for the 116th annual Carson Valley Days, June 10th – 14th, 2026. This event includes closure of the following streets from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm, Saturday, June 13th, 2026, for the Carson Valley Days Parade: County Road from Hwy 88 to Sixth Street, Sixth Street from County Road to US HWY 395, and Esmeralda Avenue from Sixth Street to US HWY 395. Approval of this event also includes concurrent closure of Fifth Street from Esmeralda Avenue to Mono Avenue for the 14th annual Town of Minden Carson Valley Days Breakfast. ---PAGE BREAK--- Minden Town Board Minutes March 4, 2026 Page 2 of 5 3. Approval of a request by Town Staff to close the following streets for the Town of Minden 4th of July Celebration and Children’s Patriotic Bike Parade, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm on Saturday, July 4, 2026: Esmeralda Avenue from Fourth Street to Sixth Street and Mono Avenue from Fifth Street to Sixth Street, and Fifth Street and Sixth Street from Esmeralda Avenue to Mono Avenue. Public comment: None After thoughtful and intelligent deliberation, Moss/Walsh moved and seconded approval of the Consent Agenda. Motion carries unanimously. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA: The following item(s) are scheduled for public hearing. At the beginning of each item, the Chairman will call the item. Normally, the applicant and/or its representatives are permitted to speak first, and then Town Staff may present a summary of the staff report and recommendation, including any updated information received by the Town after the reports were distributed. Next, Board discussion, and then the Chairman will open the hearing to public comment. For items on which action is to be taken, the Chairman will close the hearing of public comment before a motion is made and a vote is taken. The Chairman has the right to establish reasonable time limits for comments and to allow for rebuttal comments. 1. For possible action: Discussion and possible action to approve, approve with conditions, continue or deny a request by Eduardo and Susan A. Almeida, dba Minden Electric to lease 1604 Esmeralda Avenue, Suite 203, Minden, NV for $488 plus a $75 flat rate for utilities per month or an amount to be determined by the Board. Possible action may include authorizing the Town Manager to execute a lease agreement with a one-year lease term and a one-year renewal option for the same in a format acceptable to Town Counsel. Appearance by JD Frisby, Town Manager. Mr. Frisby relayed this is another renewal with a small increase in the utility fee. He offered to answer any questions the board may have. No questions at this time. Public comment: None After thoughtful and intelligent deliberation, Walsh/Davis moved and seconded approval of a request by Eduardo and Susan A. Almeida, dba Minden Electric to lease 1604 Esmeralda Avenue, Suite 203, Minden, NV for $488 plus a $75 flat rate for utilities per month or an amount to be determined by the Board. Possible action may include authorizing the Town Manager to execute a lease agreement with a one-year lease term and a one-year renewal option for the same in a format acceptable to Town Counsel. Motion carries unanimously. 2. For possible action: Discussion and possible action to approve, approve with conditions, continue or deny a request by Monte Vista Townhomes at Rye Creek Estates to accept the water system improvements, and a portion of the street improvements for maintenance. Appearance by Robert O. Anderson PE, Wilson Engineers, LLC. ---PAGE BREAK--- Minden Town Board Minutes March 4, 2026 Page 3 of 5 Ryan Spreeman with Wilson Engineering was present to present as RO Anderson gave a short description of the area and improvements that they are requesting to be maintained by the Town, and offered to answer any questions the board may have. Member Walsh had questions regarding some confusion of street names. Member Moss sought clarification on the acceptance of the alleyways. Mr. Frisby relayed that staff have inspected the improvements on the water system and the streets and have approved them. The alleyways, storm drains and other improvements are not part of the original approval in the design for this project. Public comment: Robert Pohlman gave public comment to remind the board that there is no visitor parking. Member Moss relayed there is visitor parking in the alleyways. After thoughtful and intelligent deliberation, Moss/Walsh moved and seconded approval of a request by Monte Vista Townhomes at Rye Creek Estates as recommended for maintenance. Motion carries unanimously. 3. For presentation only: Presentation by the Carson Water Sub-Conservancy District on the “30-Year Regional Drought and Water Sustainability Plan” for the Carson River Watershed. Appearance by Reed Cozens, General Manager. Mr. Cozens gave a presentation to the Board regarding the sustainability of the water system over the next 30 years. The Board asked questions regarding the slide regarding the projection of the growth and pumping capacity. There was discussion regarding the need for an additional well in the Town of Minden. The age of the water gauges was questioned. Questions were also asked about Well #12 and how the Town collects the well data. Public comment: None Not for action. 4. For possible action: Discussion and possible action to direct Staff regarding a sponsorship request by the 2026 Kids Fishing Derby in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00. Appearance by JD Frisby, Town Manager. Mr. Frisby relayed that the Town received this request and comes before the Board to see if there is interest in supporting the event. The Town has donated to different types of community events throughout the years. No board comments. Public comment: None ---PAGE BREAK--- Minden Town Board Minutes March 4, 2026 Page 4 of 5 After thoughtful and intelligent deliberation, Walsh/Thaler moved and seconded approval of a sponsorship request by the 2026 Kids Fishing Derby in an amount of $1,000.00. Motion carries unanimously. 5. For possible action: Discussion and possible action to accept or deny a grant from the Recreational Trails Program with the Nevada Division of State Parks for the Jake’s Wetlands and Martin Slough Trailhead Improvements in the amount of $66,265.39. Appearance by Marcie Schurke, Town Senior Accountant. Ms. Schurke explained that the Town did receive an award amount for the Trails grant that was submitted. The amount the Town was awarded was significantly less than what was being asked for. However, the state grant contact has pushed forward another funding request to see if there is a way to capture the rest of the funds. If the Board desires to move forward and accept this grant, the Town would have to increase the budgeted funds to cover the balance, unless other grant funding is secured. Staff have softened on the original recommendation on denial with this other funding possibility. Board comments included: timelines for acceptance of the grant, questions regarding the other recipients of this grant money, and support of taking money when it is given out. Public comment: None After thoughtful and intelligent deliberation, Walsh/Moss moved and seconded a motion to accept the grant contingent on the Town receiving additional funding within 12 months to complete the project. Motion carries unanimously. 6. For possible action: Discussion and possible action to provide direction to Staff regarding a staff presentation on the FY 25/26 Financial State of the Town for the Town of Minden. Appearance by Marcie Schurke, Senior Accountant and JD Frisby, Town Manager. Ms. Schurke gave a presentation regarding the current state of the Town. This includes an overview of revenue and expenditure as well as the status of projects for this fiscal year. Board comments included: Thanks to staff for the presentation. Public comment: None After thoughtful and intelligent deliberation, Moss/Davis moved and seconded to accept the report as presented. Motion carries unanimously. 7. For possible action: Discussion and possible action to adopt, adopt with conditions, continue or deny a Town of Minden Tentative Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2027. Possible action may include discussion and approval of all or a portion of the projects on the Capital Improvement Plan. Appearance by JD Frisby, Town Manager and Marcie Schurke, Senior Accountant. Mr. Frisby went over each of the current scheduled projects for the next year, and asked the board for any additions, subtractions or changes to the schedule. He explained why ---PAGE BREAK--- Minden Town Board Minutes March 4, 2026 Page 5 of 5 some of the amount changed and went over what the differences were. Staff sought to get direction on the County Sidewalk Project phase IV and make a change to the amount budgeted for the public works entrance project. Board comments included: Member Thaler asked for clarification on where the current budgeted projects are. Member Davis asked for clarification on what it looks like if the Town moves forward regarding the school district. Mr. Frisby relayed that the CIP is a living document that can be brought forward in the future to amend if needed. Public comment: None After thoughtful and intelligent deliberation, Thaler/Walsh moved and seconded the approval of the Town of Minden Tentative Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2027 as minus the $700,000 for the County Road Improvements. Motion carries unanimously. 8. For possible action: Discussion and possible action to direct Staff in relation to Staff Reports. Discussion shall include a Staff Report on the activities, progress on or status of assigned tasks and projects, or general information regarding operations and projects related to trash, retail and wholesale water service, and other functions of the Town of Minden. Appearance by Jeff Cady, Public Works Superintendent, and JD Frisby, Town Manager. Mr. Cady relayed his thanks to Staff for the plowing, and mentioned the trash department vacancy. Member Moss asked questions regarding fixing the exhaust on the fire truck. Further Board comments discussed appreciation of the snow plowing and the trash pickup at the same time. Staff is hopeful to find a qualified candidate for the trash department. Vice-Chairman Thaler relayed that he heard back from many in the neighborhood to not push the pickleball courts at Westwood Park, and acknowledged the Town has another place that we can put it. The location so close to the homes. Public comment: None ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Driscoll adjourned the meeting at 7:13 pm. 4938-2631-4609, v. 1