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POHVPAC Meeting February 02, 2023 Draft Minutes 1. Pledge of Allegiance and Call to Order. The pledge was recited. 2. Roll Call. Loyce Seastrunk, Brad Harris, Erica Muxlow, Matt Mattoon, Jimmy Lewis, Ryan Williams, Charles Ballew, Deb Strickland, Tom Bolling. 3. Approval of the agenda for February 2, 2023. Erica Muxlow motioned to remove agenda item Matt Mattoon second. There was no opposition. The item will be added to the agenda when there are updates. 4. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT (Three-minute time limit per person.) Action will not be taken on the matters considered during this period until specifically included on an agenda as an action item (First) There was no public comment. 5. For Possible Action - Discussion and deliberation of minutes of the Pahrump OHV Park Advisory Committee meeting of January 5, 2023. Matt Mattoon motioned to approve the minutes, Erica Muxlow second. There was no opposition. 6. For Possible Action – Discussion and deliberation regarding either reviewing new committee member applications, promoting alternates to voting members of the OHV Advisory Committee, or retiring resigned members. Erica Muxlow will reach out to committee member Jon Mazlo to ask if he is interested in participating in the OHV Advisory committee. 7. Announcements (First) Deb Strickland announced that the LATCF Local Assistant and Tribal Consistency Funds will be released and we may wish to use funds to support a National Public Lands facility. This may be a way for the public to have more say in the way public land is being used. If you see a problem with this request, reach out to Deb. If we contribute more, we will potentially have the benefit of more support and representation in Washington, D.C. ---PAGE BREAK--- 8. Liaison/Nye County Staff/Town Staff Comments (This item limited to announcements or topics/issues proposed for future workshops/agendas). Deb Strickland stated that we had a fairgrounds meeting and the Civics Center project is getting started, which will also benefit OHV. The committee discussed options for the public restrooms. Tom Bolling stated that we can always get a storage tank instead of septic that must be pumped occasionally. Deb Strickland noted that we will need to update the grant proposal. Jimmy Lewis will obtain the schedule and any deadlines associated and Ryan Williams offered to assist with writing the updated grant proposal. 9. For Possible Action – Discussion and deliberation regarding the start of the grading. 10. For Possible Action – Discussion and deliberation regarding the budget. Tom Bolling will provide a status on how the budget has been spent and what we can expect moving forward. $277,528 Budget (grant + county match) Expense Totals $145,786 Contracts / POs / Money in Promise $28,188 Labor $3,210 Materials $47,000 Other expenses $57,515 Balance $113k is allocated for two haul trucks to start moving material February 3, 2023. However, we won’t be able to work on the park the whole time. The trucks will be in use all the time for the Basin project as well as the OHV parks. At the moment, the full amount is listed, but we will adjust the cost depending on our usage. This will be evaluated in May (13 weeks). At that time, the math will be done in order to free up some of the funds. We also have our 48 in culverts and will be shipping them down from Tonopah (next week). There are 3 spots where we must install the culverts and build the berm on top of it. ---PAGE BREAK--- 11. For Possible Action – Discussion and deliberation regarding purchasing a tractor. Tom Bolling has the price for purchasing a new tractor, but not a used one. We want something with a gannon ($142k). We have the equipment in the county to build the track, but we need to buy equipment to maintain it. We will pursue used equipment to reduce the cost; and rental fleets may start becoming available for sale. Anyone can operate the equipment we purchase - not just county employees. Jimmy Lewis stated that it may be a good time for purchasing used equipment in about six months. He offered that we may be able to speak with companies about sponsorship. Gina Merideth commented that she has experience working at a lot of events and asked if the OHV park will have a helipad. Jimmy Lewis responded that we haven’t gotten that far just yet. There may be more opportunities. 12. For Possible Action – Discussion and deliberation regarding the perimeter fence and sound barrier. There was no update, as Jimmy Martinez was not present. 13. For Possible Action – Discussion and deliberation to set the date and time for the next meeting. Erica Muxlow motioned to set the meeting to Thurs March 9th, Matt Mattoon second. There was 14. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT (Second) There was no public comment. 15. ANNOUNCEMENTS (Second) Jimmy Lewis met with an L.A. Times reporter, put him in a UTV, showed him the areas where we ride, and the expanse of the solar projects. It will be interesting to see the end result, as the reporter is primarily interested in climate change. He has been working on this and discussing with solar companies since solar and OHV are fighting for the same grounds. We’ll get an idea on the grant request schedule. 16. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned.