Lyon County Board of County Commissioners
Thursday,
August 6, 2026
9:00 AM
Lyon County Administrative Complex
27 S. Main Street Yerington, NV 89447
By Item Number
County Commission meetings are open to the public and may be attended in person or via virtual Zoom, if available. Virtual public comment may be given if you are attending the virtual Zoom meeting by raising your hand. This can occur in several ways, including by dialing *9 from your phone to raise your hand and request to speak for public comment. Then to unmute yourself, dial *6.
Written public comments may be mailed to the Lyon County Manager’s Office at 27 S. Main Street, Yerington, Nevada 89447, or emailed to countyclerks@lyon-county.org, be sure to type, PUBLIC COMMENT in the subject line.
Comments must be received the day prior to the date of the meeting by 4:00 P.M. for the comments to be included in the meeting. Any written public comments received after the aforementioned time will be compiled and added as supplemental materials to the County’s website and distributed to the Board of Commissioners within 24 hours after the meeting.
Board of Commissioners Convening as Other Boards – Members of the Board of County Commissioners also serve as the Liquor Board, Central Lyon Vector Control District Board, Mason Valley Mosquito Abatement District Board, Walker River Weed Control District Board, Willowcreek General Improvement District Board, the Silver Springs General Improvement District Board, and during this meeting may convene as any of those boards as indicated on this or a separately posted agenda.
NOTE: This meeting may break between 11:30 – 1:30 for lunch.
Item 1
Roll Call
Item 2
Invocationgiven by Rick Lynn of Grace Baptist Church – Fernley
Item 3
Pledge of Allegiance
Item 4
Public Participation
No action will be taken on any item until it is properly agendized) – It is anticipated that public participation will be held at this time, though it may be returned to at any time during the agenda. Citizens wishing to speak during public participation are asked to state their name for the record and will be 1limited to 3 minutes. The Board will conduct public comment after discussion of each agenda action item, but before the Board takes any action.
Item 5
For Possible Action:
Review and adoption of agenda
Item 6
Time Certain
6a
Time Certain 9:00 AM
For Possible Action:
Presentation by Shawn Heusser, Director of Finance for Nevada Rural Housing Authority, and Approval of a resolution transferring the County’s $2,420,928.74 unused Private Activity Bond Volume Cap to Nevada Rural Housing Authority for its Single Family Programs.
6b
Time Certain 10:00 AM
For Possible Action:
To approve the request from Copia Power Devco, LLC, for approval of a zone change to Planned Unit Development for the Monarch Data Center, a 4.6 million square foot, 1,000 Megawatt (MW) data center consisting of 8, two-story buildings up to 95 feet tall, a 500-MW battery energy storage system, a 500-MW natural gas backup system, an electrical substation, high voltage power lines and other accessory uses over two parcels subject to RR-20 (Rural Residential, 20-acre minimum) zoning totaling 505.40 acres in accordance with the Monarch Data Center Specific Plan
APNs 014-201-07 and 014-201-30
PLZ-2026-041
(Senior Planner Louis Cariola)
Attachment 1 Monarch Data Center PUD Narrative
Attachment 3 Visual Simulations
Attachment 4 TIS Summary with Recommendations
Attachment 6 Building Elevations
Attachment 7 Geotech Report (AppendixF)
6c
Time Certain 10:00 AM
For Presentation Only:
Public Hearing for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects.
Item 7
Commissioners/County Manager reports
Item 8
Elected Official’s reports
Item 9
Appointed Official’s reports
Item 10
Advisory Board reports
Consent Agenda
Item 11
Action Will be Taken on All Items
All matters listed under the consent agenda are considered routine, and may be acted upon by the Board of County Commissioners with one action, and without an extensive hearing.
Any member of the Board or any citizen may request that an item be taken from the consent agenda, discussed, and acted upon separately during this meeting.
11a
11b
11c
For Possible Action:
Approve the changes on Assessor’s tax roll due to correction in assessments and review of tax roll changes
11d
11e
For Possible Action:
Approve Detention Facility Inspection Report submitted by Commissioner Hockaday
11f
For Possible Action:
Accept a grant award from the State of Nevada, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child & Family Services, for the Community Corrections Partnership Block Grant to provide court ordered juveniles with evidence based evaluations and counseling services, in the amount of $46,687 for the Juvenile Probation Department.
11g
For Possible Action:
Approve the services of independent contractor Candice Landa, LCSW, in an amount not to exceed $84,500, to provide Behavioral Health Clinician services for the Lyon County Resilient Families (LCRF) program.
FY27 Lyon County Resilient Families Contract with Candice Landa
Regular Agenda
Item 12
Government Affairs
12a
For Possible Action:
To discuss and provide direction to the County Manager in regards to developing a Bill Draft Resolution (BDR) for the 2027 Legislature, which may include: discussion on possible topics for a BDR; direction to staff to research and come back with information related to a possible BDR; and input from the public on possible topics for a BDR. The Board may direct staff to prepare a resolution and bring back to the Board for further consideration.
(Emergency Management and Government Affairs Director, Taylor Allison)
Item 13
Advisory Board
13a
For Possible Action:
Appoint up to 1 member to the Smith Valley Advisory Board with a term expiring December 31, 2027.
(Citizen Advisory Board Liaison, Martha Tapia)
13b
For Possible Action:
Appoint up to 1 member to the Central Lyon County Park & Recreation Board with a term expiring December 31, 2026.
(Citizen Advisory Board Liaison, Martha Tapia)
13c
For Possible Action:
Appoint up to 3 members to the Dayton Regional Citizen Advisory Board with terms expiring December 31, 2027.
(Citizen Advisory Board Liaison, Martha Tapia)
13d
For Possible Action:
Acknowledge the resignation of Krystal Rodrigues from the Dayton Regional Citizen Advisory Board.
(Citizen Advisory Board Liaison, Martha Tapia)
13e
For Possible Action: Acknowledge the resignation of Jason Kirmel-Long from the Dayton Regional Citizen Advisory Board.
(Citizen Advisory Board Liaison, Martha Tapia)
Item 14
14a
For Possible Action: Authorize and select County Commissioner(s) to attend the 2026 NACo (National Association of Counties) Energy Symposium in Armstrong, Carson and Potter Counties, Texas September 23-25, 2026 for an approximate cost of $3,500/person.
(County Manager Andrew Haskin)
Item 15
Agenda Requests
Administrative Policies and Procedures 1.05, A Commission Member or elected/appointed department head may request an item be considered on a future agenda either by making an oral request at a County Commission meeting or submitting the request in writing to the County Manager at least 30 days prior to the meeting for which the item is requested to be placed on the agenda.
Item 16
Commissioner Comments
Item 17
Public Participation
No action will be taken on any item until it is properly agendized
It is anticipated that public participation will be held at this time, though it may be returned to at any time during the agenda.
Citizens wishing to speak during public participation are asked to state their name for the record and will be limited to 3 minutes.
The Board will conduct public comment after discussion of each agenda action item, but before the Board takes any action.
Item 18
Closed Session pursuant to NRS 241.015(3)(b)(2)
To receive information from the District Attorney or counsel regarding potential or existing litigation involving a matter over which the Board has supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory power, and to deliberate toward a decision on the matter, and pursuant to NRS 288.220, to receive a report on the status of ongoing labor negotiations; and direct staff accordingly.
Item 19
Adjourn
Pursuant to NRS 241.020, the agenda has been posted at the following locations: Lyon County Administrative Complex (27 S. Main Street, Yerington, NV), the Lyon County Website: https://www.lyon2county.org, and the State Website: https://notice.nv.gov.
Supporting documentation for the items on the agenda is available to members of the public at the County Manager’s Office (27 S. Main Street, Yerington, NV), by phone (775)463-6531, or by email requests to countyclerks@lyon-county.org.
Lyon County recognizes the needs and civil rights of all persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status, or national origin. In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs).
Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternate means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and T) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found on-line at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410; Fax: (202) 690-7442; or Email: program.intake@usda.gov T.D.D. services available through 463-2301 or 463-6620 or 911 (emergency services) notice to persons with disabilities: members of the public who are disabled and require special assistance or accommodations at the meeting are requested to notify the Commissioners’/Manager’s office in writing at 27 S. Main Street, Yerington, NV 89447, or by calling (775) 463-6531 at least 24 hours in advance.
Lyon County is an equal opportunity provider.
