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Public comments
Carol Hill, speaking as a resident, said local volunteer groups such as Mustang rescue work to repair and maintain fencing so horses can reach Washoe Lake and its springs. She said fences farther up the hills require resources to repair and that existing breaks have allowed horses to cross highways and be struck by vehicles. \"We would just like to encourage if they're going to do further fencing that they still allow the Mustangs access to their water source and use those, fencing resources to inject them better at the highway,\" Hill said.

Another remote commenter, Iris Jaley Pippard, identified herself as an unincorporated Washoe County resident and said recent Department of Agriculture fencing plans would be \"inhumane\" to wild horses and risk tourism that visits to view the mustangs bring to the area.

Why it matters
Speakers argued that fencing design and placement can both protect wildlife and reduce vehicle strikes if properly sited and maintained. Several CAB members asked staff to add an update on mustang fencing and related projects to a future agenda so stakeholders can present implementation details.

Ending
Board members asked staff to coordinate potential speakers from animal-rescue groups and city/county project leads for a future meeting so the community can review project scope and mitigation measures.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4/3/2025 SVWTM CAB Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Several residents asked the CAB to ensure proposed fencing preserves wild mustang access to Washoe Lake and to consider tourism and safety impacts; speakers asked the county to invite animal-rescue and fencing stakeholders to a future meeting.","taxTitle","taxId",2669,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6081816,"Washoe County CAB elects Penny Brock chair and Guilfco Correa vice chair for two-month term",140,611000,751000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2941416-f5eb7fc397ecef4f48893268f323fd6b&start=611&end=751","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2941416-f5eb7fc397ecef4f48893268f323fd6b/thumbnail_611000.jpg","/articles/6081816/Washoe-County/Nevada/Washoe-County-CAB-elects-Penny-Brock-chair-and-Guilfco-Correa-vice-chair-for-two-month-term","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6081816-ddf8f8e66a9407bda909657e0f0f925f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771023060&Signature=YrJeuQPMuxsW~Tapxr5rir1HmigzMVBTI0xUzQXD~UCttvRELhiF~PsOm47ziYTpaQCNwfOpNdDJNwN3om87Pr9hSNkm0E4IjqaFmldJn5NKUhGgVM3eqxzauVAvpcMKy~RHCSTxvL3vlXiZMSyz3lm0KJO5vJWFaPwapOkEiIw-1zSw1NRBxTatR-4jnJf~fZH3vmZIfUB57xwx1Pla2tpZzpsFxdbmm4UXq97gYS3CygiT4rVKXeJH0EQvg3S63LWm78qMDZDw7Rby93chjImPHhGWJmaDZzoxsslbFNRJ5nJgkYStXpUN0gY5g20zRs~1ADUOeUIX08e1u2g4~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Washoe County Citizens Advisory Board held elections for chair and vice chair for a short two-month term and confirmed Penny Brock as chair and Guilfco Correa as vice chair.

Nomination and outcome
A board member nominated Penny Brock for chair and Brock accepted the nomination. \"Yes, I do,\" Brock said when asked to accept. The board then voted verbally and the chair report recorded the outcome as approved.

Vice-chair selection
Nominations for vice chair initially named other members who declined. One nominee, identified in the record as \"Guilfco Correa,\" accepted a nomination and the board recorded the vote in the affirmative. Several members spoke during the process; the chair said the positions are for a two-month period until June.

Why it matters
Leadership positions determine who sets meeting agendas and chairs future CAB sessions. The CAB recorded no roll-call vote tally in the public record beyond verbal assent; no formal motions were submitted with named seconders in the transcript.

Ending
The board moved on to its regular agenda after confirming the leadership for the short term.","The Citizens Advisory Board held elections for leadership. Penny Brock accepted the chair nomination and was confirmed; Guilfco Correa accepted the vice chair nomination after other nominees declined.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6081819,"Sheriff's Office reports rise in calls, targeted enforcement on vehicle burglaries and scams; CARES campus logged 118 calls last month",68,3734000,3802000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2941416-f5eb7fc397ecef4f48893268f323fd6b&start=3734&end=3802","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2941416-f5eb7fc397ecef4f48893268f323fd6b/thumbnail_3734000.jpg","/articles/6081819/Washoe-County/Nevada/Sheriffs-Office-reports-rise-in-calls-targeted-enforcement-on-vehicle-burglaries-and-scams-CARES-campus-logged-118-calls-last-month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6081819-473d4a3d57a1ce1badb260e84d70c1e9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771023060&Signature=J7Be0YiMCwmSK90XO46e5Jy2TmTChs7ynypbJtjrR0CXtOHd1y5VNjVQIgblLy9usH4aZFQ-2BS4Xn5HJ2oqO6Wc3hqmVxTsrV-0Qx7e37fmUNEmjW5EogZAm9e7PpcSmp8Pm-n9ORf4ysDY-lSZ0XUSeblzpwEUK57nPDZUOiHDjDVUTGTBnbjVOaVdqpfwtir5ZzTpuOlIpAzEwcXMC7AecIcSZZe9K6sdk~Mhl4h1YTTp-JQwzLEStTjVomrjMr4i-O1Wgbi-B9c5nHLvmau-b6eNoNAaaxrpWOtmDPjKz-MCscrLbJ7guuCe-kEYGunxp-f9XTccewbUh326HA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lieutenant Ted Seth of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office briefed the CAB on monthly crime statistics, trends and targeted enforcement operations in the southern portion of the county.

Seth reported the sheriff's office received 2,288 calls for service in the prior month, up from 2,021 the month before, and said traffic accidents rose to 148. He said a range of felony-level crimes such as aggravated assaults, burglaries, motor-vehicle thefts and simple assaults showed a downward trend, while DUI arrests, drug offenses and destruction-of-property incidents increased.

Seth described targeted enforcement in areas with recurring patterns: vehicle burglaries at trailheads and Thomas Creek, a theft series at Glen Creek Market that has since stopped, and a graffiti vandalism series at Little Walker Park for which the office has sought public tips. \"A lot of those types of criminal activity are crimes of opportunity,\" Seth said, urging residents to avoid leaving valuables in plain view in vehicles.

CARES campus and calls for service
In response to questions about the CARES campus, Seth said deputies responded to the site 118 times in the last month. He described many of these responses as trespass or nuisance calls where security asked individuals to leave rather than incidents that produced criminal charges. The sheriff's office also described a months-long targeted enforcement effort — a four-week saturation of the Fourth Street corridor — that led to arrests for warrants, stolen cars and drug offenses and that provided relief to businesses in that corridor.

Scams and solicitors
Seth warned residents about telephone scams that impersonate law enforcement and about aggressive, out-of-state door-to-door solicitors who must display a valid business license. \"If they do not have that, I would highly advise not to either product or engage in business with them,\" he said, and urged the public to verify business badges and contact the sheriff's office to report suspicious vendors.

Ending
The sheriff's office will publish monthly scorecards with trend summaries; residents were told how to file service requests and report graffiti and suspicious activity on washersheriff.com.","Lieutenant Ted Seth of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office reported monthly crime statistics, noted targeted enforcement on vehicle burglaries and a graffiti series, warned about fraud scams, and said deputies responded to the CARES campus 118 times last month.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6081823,"Truckee Meadows Community College proposes regional fire training center at Redfield campus",942,4466000,5408000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2941416-f5eb7fc397ecef4f48893268f323fd6b&start=4466&end=5408","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2941416-f5eb7fc397ecef4f48893268f323fd6b/thumbnail_4466000.jpg","/articles/6081823/Washoe-County/Nevada/Truckee-Meadows-Community-College-proposes-regional-fire-training-center-at-Redfield-campus","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6081823-aa8b3237ceb40dcf46c7eb138a3b2729/orig.mp4?Expires=1771023060&Signature=betT6xa2YqXw8EAzIoi1OGaJRcsEzANcCEQzCAtaN6bsGOrn8~ThP551QiCoAzEm3Kq0-GRgWWFHSnBLUXqkTaYv-iqfzNsk8~Q7cxdc~MSUs4qRl1X6HIMJBGz4WTg~RnDVxMQqT0HxqzIVw9766vdAWCz-NBAbAViutCHIN42I797C7WAXrs1pMvp3ptTQoPB4sdmsC7GEAzNu0PMrGs0eaeLHtVBpi88ZLN7JWPJdU2Ns8ftcrkUWpvemYP6GogFHoUO-HbOHHlWYLXrPOnQXEw60l03GsN-HgcIiLRKKCWCiL3mKjFavlqk4HqzBd-sf5mi0od5uTyO57d7f8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) presented plans for a regional fire training center at the Redfield campus, saying funds are in place and the facility would serve local and regional first-responder training needs.

Jeffrey Alexander, vice president of academic affairs at Truckee Meadows Community College, told the advisory board that TMCC has secured funding and intends to build a fire rescue training tower and supporting bays for apparatus on the Redfield site. \"Who's gonna pay for it? Not you,\" Alexander said, adding that cash and donor funds are available and that the project has institutional support from the college and the Board of Regents.

Why it matters: TMCC said the tower would allow more frequent, local training in structures-and-rescue scenarios now practiced infrequently at a Carson City facility. The college framed the project as a regional workforce pipeline for fire, EMS and allied health professions.

Details from the presentation
Alexander described the proposed tower as a modular training structure that simulates enclosed-space rescue, stair and corridor operations with noncombustion steam effects. The college said current training assets in Carson are limited and that a local tower would permit more flexible scheduling, larger classes and recurring training days. TMCC listed related credentials it offers: firefighter I and II certifications, an associate of applied science in fire science and pathways to a bachelor’s in emergency management; TMCC also emphasized EMS and allied-health adjacencies.

Local workforce and support
TMCC officials said donors and auxiliary revenues will fund the work; Alexander named the Redfield Foundation and other philanthropic sources as contributors. Bill Stewart, TMCC’s wildland fire coordinator, said the program already supplies recruits for local wildland crews and praised the plan as a pipeline for firefighters, paramedics and public-safety workers.

Ending
College representatives asked the CAB to note the presentation and consider placing a nonbinding support item on a future meeting agenda; a public speaker at general comment urged the board to do so. The advisory board took no binding action at this meeting.","Truckee Meadows Community College told the CAB it has funding and plans to build a fire rescue training tower and training bays at its Redfield campus to expand firefighter and EMS training in the region.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6081826,"Local officials and residents debate costs, studies and timing of SB319 regional fire proposal",1088,941000,2029000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2941416-f5eb7fc397ecef4f48893268f323fd6b&start=941&end=2029","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2941416-f5eb7fc397ecef4f48893268f323fd6b/thumbnail_941000.jpg","/articles/6081826/Washoe-County/Nevada/Local-officials-and-residents-debate-costs-studies-and-timing-of-SB319-regional-fire-proposal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6081826-e0b58c8fa467ff4e5e41d0fe3d90d6df/orig.mp4?Expires=1771023060&Signature=KaQfTLGRMxMpZcdki7yeQf2ufly~-gsDImk2Upx1jQOQ6Tg8p5I8wN20fe3WXYvW8bs~CwsPdOyAFmcgezV9cnUMHNB1HguXc1qe1ui3EocKu~E2uwKJjy9~jpf4AtK6Zn8sPfp1ioSgF0BhCigJU574-OElnPhdjl0hGMVDoJT5T7fJTb8UQZggmRm33rZiydjm~0n~zmsnejXKyHMbWsTkArcoKbJpRrHGoq3GjGGoShDF6YJYJvxyZ-6L8pU0AWWiTXjmW9ULqpoxvhqcN5AUiNu5tEECDpd-zaducLlLmuuUkgGs510zOPQnHL6vil-IZTFQM4EgZ8ibhC3B9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Washoe County fire officials, residents and one study author discussed Senate Bill 319 and broader regionalization of fire services, pressing for clearer cost estimates and study materials before the Legislature acts.

Supporters and critics said the bill would change how fire districts are governed and funded, but multiple presenters said critical fiscal details are missing. Dale May, Fire Chief for Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, told the advisory board that the bill is still in committee and that it remains unclear what an implementation cost would be. \"Just because there's a bill doesn't mean it's going to get out of committee and go anywhere,\" May said, adding that a public legislative record on NELIS includes many opposing comments.

Why it matters: SB319 would affect how fire services are organized across jurisdictions, how debt is assumed and how future property-tax burdens would be apportioned. Several speakers urged residents to review past studies and ask legislators for clearer cost numbers before the bill advances.

Discussion highlights and evidence
Dale May, the district fire chief, said the bill \"creates a district\" and that the cost question remains unanswered; he urged the public to follow committee action on NELIS. Community member Tom Daley, who cited prior regional studies, told the meeting that earlier analyses did not recommend consolidation and warned that the bill does not define the cost to run a new district. \"What the bill s b 3 19 doesn't say is how much it's gonna cost to run the new district,\" Daley said, and he presented a high-level fiscal sketch based on earlier reports.

Daley and others walked the board through figures they said are in prior studies: roughly $108,000,000 in existing debt across the jurisdictions cited; a current combined operating budget in the range of $153 million; and a modeled increase that could raise property-tax rates substantially. Daley said a district funded historically two-thirds by property taxes would require a significant tax-rate change to cover added obligations, and he gave an illustrative estimate in the low-dollar-per-hundred range (about $2.20–$2.45 per $100 assessed valuation in his example), versus current local rates that he described as about \"54¢ per hundred.\" He framed those numbers as illustrative and urged more formal study.

Officials also connected the SB319 discussion to recent fires and operational experience. May summarized ongoing incident investigations (the Davis Fire investigation was \"not complete\") and said Truckee Meadows worked with the sheriff's office on recent responses. He described the regional context for utility wildfire mitigation work and cited NV Energy's precautionary de-energization policies as one element of the local mitigation picture.

Local directions and next steps
Speakers repeatedly urged residents to read past studies and submit public comment through the legislative site; Chief May and county staff offered to distribute prior study documents on request. Daley advised residents to testify and provide fiscal questions to legislators before the bill moves further out of committee.

Ending
The board did not take a formal position on SB319 at the meeting. Several local officials and residents asked staff to make prior studies available and to include a bill update on a future agenda so the community can review cost projections before the Legislature advances the measure.","Washoe County fire and public safety officials and residents discussed Senate Bill 319, a proposal to create a regionalized fire district, focusing on unanswered cost questions, past studies and potential tax impacts.","actionData","errors"]

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