County Commissioners met for their monthly Wednesday meeting on March 15 and approved several agenda items before re-convening for an emergency meeting to address flood mitigation.
Jorge Guerrero, Director of Facilities, Parks, and Recreation made a presentation regarding the need to purchase a backhoe and boom lift, and a transportation trailer to be used for safety and mitigation activities for a total of $161,000. He said that the boom lift will allow for placing the backhoe in “tricky spots” to move dirt and clean ditches and will be used in the sandbagging effort. The equipment had been requested in the upcoming 23/24 fiscal budget, but due to the flood operations was approved on Wednesday.
Commissioners also approved a proposal in the amount of $105,890 for GEM Drafting, LLC to begin the design of the CAPS (Churchill Animal Protection Society) building which will be located at the county-owned property at the Moody Wastewater Treatment plant. In September, commissioners held a special meeting to approve half of the total projected cost of $560,000 to build a new 5,000-square-foot facility for the organization. The City of Fallon is slated to cover the other half of the costs. https://www.thefallonpost.org/news/5035,county-approves-funding-for-new-facility-for-caps
The county received two proposals for the CAPS building design work, one from a Reno company and one from GEM, which is a local company. GEM came in with a lower estimate and is currently designing a kennel facility in Reno, so they have experience with this type of project. The proposal is to cover design for architectural components, civil design, structural design, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, as well as a complete set of construction documents.
A plan was approved to proceed with the design of the tenant improvements for the CC Communication building located at 50 W. Williams Avenue. Originally this building was slated to be part of the new District Court facility, however, plans are to build a new courthouse just north of the current building at 73 N. Maine. The District Attorney’s office will relocate to the CC Comm building after improvements are made. The costs for the design contract approved Wednesday with Lombard Conrad Architects, the same firm that is contracted for the District Court project, are between $149,798 to $185,885. The estimated costs for the improvements are between $1.6 and $1.8 million, with up to $144,000 for refreshing the exterior of the building and up to $250,000 for an elevator to become ADA compliant. Those costs have yet to be approved.
Commissioners approved entering into a design contract with Lombard Conrad Architects for the design of the remodel and addition to the existing Sheriff’s Office building. The new location of the district courthouse will require the demolition of the old Sheriff’s office on 77 North Maine Street, necessitating an addition to the new Sheriff’s office. Currently, the old building is being used for file and evidence storage, as well as interview and interrogation rooms. The estimated cost for the remodel and addition is up to $1.2 million with associated site costs of up to $640,000. The amount approved on Wednesday for the design work was up to $120,000.
During the Emergency meeting for Flood Mitigation, commissioners approved spending up to $500,000 from the General Fund for the purposes authorized under Nevada Revised Statute to mitigate potential flooding. The general fund will be reimbursed by the Stabilization Fund, which is used to respond to emergencies and natural disasters. The fund currently holds $1.8 million and is authorized to be accessed after a Declaration of Emergency which was made on March 2.
The Stabilization Fund can be used to repair or replace roads, streets, bridges, water control facilities, public buildings, utilities, etc., that are owned by the local government and damaged by an emergency or natural disaster.
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