On the agenda: Yerington meeting — data center (Oct 12)

YERINGTON CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH 2026
10:00 A.M.
Yerington City Hall 14 E. Goldfield Ave. Yerington, NV 89447
The Yerington City Council will conduct a public meeting on the 12th day of October, 2026, beginning at
10:00 a.m. at 14 East Goldfield Ave. Yerington, NV 89447
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1. Call to order, roll call and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Public Comment: Any matter pertinent to the City of Yerington should be shared under this item.
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3. For Possible Action: Review and approval of the agenda.

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a. NOTICE RE: NRS 237: When the City Council approves this agenda, it also approves a
motion ratifying staff action taken pursuant to NRS 237.030 et seq. with respect to items on
this agenda and determines that each matter on this agenda for which a Business Impact
Statement has been prepared does impose a direct and significant economic burden on a
business or directly restrict the formation, operation or expansion of a business, and each
matter which is on this agenda for which a Business Impact Statement has not been prepared
does not impose a direct and significant economic impact on a business or directly restrict
the formation, operation or expansion of a business.
4. Consent Agenda (Action Will be Taken on All Items): All matter listed under the consent agenda
are considered routine, and may be acted upon by the City Council with one action, and without an
extensive hearing. Any member of the Council or any citizen may request that an item be taken from
the consent agenda, discussed, and acted upon separately during this meeting.
4.a For Possible Action: Discussion and approval of bills previously submitted for payment
as follows:
Checks # 42438 through 42490 totaling $294,318.39
4.b For Possible Action: Discussion and Possible Approval of minutes from the
September 28th, 2026 regular meeting.
4.c For Possible Action: Approval of New, Renewal and Name Change Business License
Applications
A. Rodolfo Perez, Erick Perez -Reyes, Mi Pueblita, Mobile Clothing Truck, 414 N. West St, Yerington
NV, 89447, New
B. Nain Perez, NPB Abatement, LLC, Asbestos Removal, 5465 Desert Dreams Drive Sun Valley NV,
89433, New
C. Sam Landis, Ridgeline Framing, LLC, Concrete Subcontractor, 3170 Research Way #84 Carson City
NV, 89706, New
D. Catherine Rose, Timothy Danenhower, Tim Danenhower, LLC, Manufactured Home Remodel,
23 Flowery Ave Dayton NV, 89447, New
E. Randy Miller Broadbent & Associates, Inc., Environmental and Engineering Consulting Firm,
8 West Pacific Ave, Henderson NV, 89015, New
E. Joel Larkin, Custom Stitch Upholstery, Upholstery Services, 400 Main St Unit C, Yerington NV,
89447, New.
G. Daniel Haley, Garrett Langley, Flock Group, Software Publishers, 3284 Northside Pkwy NW Suite
150, Atlanta GA, 10601, New.
H. Brina Bliss, Superior Services Inc., Asphalt Maintenance, 330 front St, Elko NV, 89803, New
I. Brian Gerritz, Pavilion Construction NV, LLC, General Contractor, 5401 Longley Lane #8,29
Reno NV, 89511, New
J. William T. Emens, Lucy A. Rechel, Allied Sanitation Services, LLC, Portable Sanitation Services,
165 borne Lane, Yerington NV, 89447, New

4.d For Possible Action: Discussion and Possible Action to Reaffirm Special Use Permits
previously issued. Determination of compliance to include conditions of original permit and
authorize continuation, modification, suspension or revocation of Special Use Permits.
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A. Desert Engineering APN 001-681-13
B. Frade Ranches Inc. APN 001-671-14

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Regular Agenda – (Action will be taken on all items unless otherwise noted)
5. Recognition of Accomplishments: The City of Yerington recognizes Yerington resident Mireya
Zarazua upon being named Miss Lyon County 2026.
6. For Discussion Only: Presentation by Tracey Thom, Vice President of Corporate Affairs for
Southwest Critical Materials, providing an update on the Pumpkin Hollow Project.
7. For Possible Action: Discussion and Possible Action to approve Phase II of the Harvest RV Resort
Concept, on behalf of Pony Express Village, LLC (APN 001-231-28) located at 300 Perumean Lane.
Phase II proposes development of an additional 127 RV Spaces over a 24-month period.
8. For Possible Action: Discussion and Possible Action to approve a Special Use Permit application
submitted by Terry & Ginger Carpenter on behalf of Second Mile, LLC for operation of Hawkeye
Mobile Home Park on APN 001-011-46 (500 W. Goldfield Ave.). This item was recommended for
approval by the Yerington Planning Commission on September 23, 2026.
9. For Possible Action: Discussion and Possible action to approve the 2026 Civil Infractions and
Collections Procedures Policy (City Manager Jerry Bryant)
10. For Discussion Only: Review and Discussion of the City of Yerington 2025 Master Plan, Chaper6,
titled Housing. (Requested by Mayor John. J. Garry)
11. Agenda Requests: A Councilmember or appointed department head may request an item be
considered on a future agenda either by making an oral request at a Council meeting or submitting
the request in writing to the City Manager at least 30 days prior to the meeting for which the item is
requested to be placed on the agenda.
12. Public Comment: Any matter pertinent to the City of Yerington should be shared under this item.
No action may be taken on a matter raised under this item of the agenda until the matter itself has
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Chief of Police Report
Public Works Director Report
City Manager Report
City Clerk Report
Council Comments
Mayor Comments

14. Adjournment.
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I, Jerry Bryant, do hereby certify that the foregoing agenda was duly posted at Yerington City Hall located
at 14 East Goldfield Avenue, online at the Nevada State Department of Administration web site at
notice.nv.gov and the City of Yerington website at www.yerington.net by the 7th day of October 2026, in
compliance with NRS 241.020.
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Jerry Bryant, City Manager
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10/06/2026

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The regular meeting of the Yerington City Council was held on September 28, 2026 in the Council
Chambers at 10:00 a.m. with the following present:
Council Members Nick Beaton, Omar Lopez, Matt Galvin and Shane Martin (via Zoom)
City Attorney Charles Zumpft
City Manager Jerry Bryant
City Clerk Stacy Stevenson
Chief of Police Shawn Clanton
Public Works Director Paul Shapiro
Absent: Mayor John J. Garry
Guests: Robin Biggs, Stephanie Vrsnik, Laura Hardesty-Butcher, Brian Butcher, Nick Stevenson, Dean
Stevenson, Joni Zirhut
AGENDA:
1. Call to order, roll call and Pledge of Allegiance.
The meeting was called to order within the James Sanford Community Center and roll call was
reported by Mayor Garry. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Lopez.
2. Public Comment:
Robin Biggs stated “I brought it to Jerry's attention and Stacy's voicemail. City Manager Jerry
Bryant did reach out to me this morning, but, on the minutes from the September 14th meeting on
number A, page 3, I do not believe that that is my public comment, verbatim. Well, look into that,
hopefully, sooner. I'm concerned about that being put in the historical minutes. I speak for my
three minutes and that’s, you know, that's just not what I said, and for the record, it is related to the
city water. Two years, the California well needed to be re-drilled, and as soon as it was up and
running, the water started going down south of town to solar. Libra, the Libra mega farm solar
panels, they illegally… they do not have clearance from federal aviation, state aviation, or even
their environmental impact statement on having those panels that are low to the ground, and you're
allowing them to illegally put that all together, and, you know, sort of like, well, it's going to be in
Mineral County. The law's the law. They're breaking the law, putting those panels together. The
birds are going to fly into it. They're low to the ground. It's not right. And it's our city water. And it
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shouldn't go out there. You over pump and what happens? The soil falls and it never comes back
up. I don't care how good the water year's going to be. You can have 10 in a row, and that soil will
not come back up, and I want to go on the record that it is wrong, and never show what the income
is, and we keep coming back from. You're going to redo the contract for another year, and another
year. It is not clear and concise, the who, what, where, why, and when. Thank you.
3. For Possible Action: Review and approval of the agenda.
Councilman Beaton disclosed that he will be abstaining from all discussion and any votes on item
number eight. Councilman Galvin made a motion to accept item number 3 as presented, seconded
by Councilman Beaton. Mayor Pro Tem Martin asked for public comments, no comments were
made and the motion passes unanimously.
4. Consent Agenda (Action Will be Taken on All Items):
4.a For Possible Action: Discussion and approval of bills previously submitted for payment
as follows:
Checks #42383 through 42437 totaling $252,494.26
4.b For Possible Action: Discussion and Possible Approval of minutes from the
September 14th, 2026 regular meeting.
4.c For Possible Action: Approval of New, Renewal and Name Change Business License
Applications
A. Moses Schofield dba Maverik #440, Convenience Store/Gas Station, 402 W. Goldfield Ave.
Yerington, NV 89447 – Name Change & Change in Officers
Councilman Beaton made a motion to accept item number four as presented, seconded by
Councilman Lopez. Mayor Pro Tem Martin asked for public comments, no comments were made
and the motion passes unanimously.
Regular Agenda –
5. For Possible Action: In recognition of October as National Bullying Prevention Month, the
City of Yerington is requested to approve a Proclamation of October 21nd, 2026 in Yerington
as Unity Day. (Requested by Stephanie Vrsnik, Community Development Director of Nevada
PEP)
Stephanie Vrsnik stated “On behalf of Nevada PEP, thank you for proclaiming October 21st as Unity
Day. We are truly grateful for your support and for standing with students, families and communities
across Nevada. Unity Day is a nationwide call to come together in kindness, acceptance and
inclusion. It reminds us that every person deserves to feel valued, respected and safe free from
bullying and exclusion. The orange color wore on Unity Day is a visible symbol that we are united
in creating communities where everyone belongs. This proclamation sends a powerful message that
the City of Yerington believes in treating one another with compassion, respect and understanding
by uniting as one community, we build a stronger future for our children and for generations to
come. Thank you again for this honor and for joining us in promoting kindness, acceptance,
inclusion and bullying prevention throughout your community. Thank you”. City Manager Bryant
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stated “Mr. Mayor Pro Tem, as you heard that was Stephanie Vrsnik with Nevada PEP who
approached the city with this request of this proclamation declaring October 21st as Unity Day in
Yerington. With that, I would ask our Council to consider the approval of this proclamation”.
Councilman Lopez made a motion to accept item number 5 as presented, seconded by Councilman
Beaton. Mayor Pro Tem Martin asked for public comments. No comments were made and the
motion passes unanimously.
6. For Possible Action: Discussion and Possible Action to approve Resolution 2026-14, a
resolution of the City accepting a beneficiary interest arising from an annuity and authorizing
city officials to pursue and administer the claim.
City Manager Bryant stated that What we have is a resolution authorizing myself and our city
clerk to act on behalf of the city for an annuity that the City of Yerington was named as a
beneficiary on. I understand that the annuity arises from the estate of Ms. Virginia King who
named the City of Yerington as a beneficiary. However, before we can work with New York Life
on claiming the annuity, understanding how much, any requirements of how it is to be used, we
must first present to them an authorization from the City Council authorizing us to act on the
City’s behalf. The resolution before you is authorizing us to act in the interest of the City so that
we can then work with New York Life to understand a little bit better the dollar amounts,
percentages or any requirements that accompany this annuity. Councilman Beaton state that these
are always fun because you don’t actually know how much the annuity’s worth until you sign all
of the paperwork. City Manager Bryant stated that’s correct. We don’t know. It could be ten
dollars or it could be ten million dollars. We have no idea until we go through the process.
Councilman Beaton made a motion to accept item number six as presented, seconded by
Councilman Lopez. Mayor Pro Tem Martin asked for public comments, no comments were made
and the motion carries unanimously.
7. For Presentation Only: Presentation by Laura Hardesty-Butcher, Executive Director of
Farmy Inc., on current status and activity related to Farmy’s Off-Road Park.
Laura Hardesty Butcher stated Hey everybody. I also brought with me my husband and partner
within Vorra and Farming, Inc., Brian Butcher. We’re going to just kind of give you guys an
overview of everything that's been going on and everything on the horizon. Jerry has a digital copy
of some stuff I want you guys to consider. We’re at a point with civil engineering where we need
to make some decisions. It’s been roughly fifteen months since I gave you guys a presentation, so I
figured I’d put together something a little more formal for you to look at. This last couple of
months we’ve been super busy moving as quickly as possible on noise testing, emergency action
planning and civil engineer. Specific items because our Nevada Off-Highway Vehicles grant
wraps up on September 30. At least the initial one. That first $100,000.00 that we were granted, so
we’ll talk more about that for now. I just want you guys to take a look at all of what we’ve done in
the last few months and kind of where we’re looking to move to. We need to finalize our safety
plan which I believe is about two weeks from being done, so as soon as I have that comprehensive
safety plan I’m happy to share it. Our biggest action point right now is the Civil Engineering
Access Road Plan and that’s what you guys have in front of you. We have until October 5th before
we really need to make any sort of decision on that, but I do want to get that out and kind of figure
of if we’re all good with where they’d like to go with that. Dennis and Melanie weren’t able to
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make it today, unfortunately, but I’m sure they would be happy to answer any questions in regard
to the safety plan or the noise testing. I did give Jerry a copy of the preliminary noise testing. It
should also be done here in the next few days, but it’s like seventy pages long, so I didn’t print out
copies for everybody. Once the finalized document is available, I’m happy to share it with you
guys digitally. So, here's what we're looking at with that access road. You can see some of the new
civil engineering maps that they've come out and really been improving on boundaries and
everything else. There's, digital copies as well of all of those things for you guys if you have any
desire to look at it further, but it just really gives us a better comprehensive view of what that area
looks like currently. The last ones hadn't been done in, like, 15 years, so we needed some updated
things. But this, this concept design goes along with their thoughts on the access road into the
park, the primary access road. What they would like to do is make it a 26-foot paved road with a
foot on either side for a shoulder. They would also like to include a lot of drainage and
reinforcement, particularly for fire and emergency vehicle access. They want to make sure that it's
really solid and something we don't have… currently, we're redoing the road pretty much every
year. We've had a greater… every event, just about, depending on the weather, we've had to go in
and redo and reinforce the access roads, so having something more permanent in place, I think,
would probably be nice. But that's all stuff that We're kind of at a stopping point right now with
our grant funds being spent out, so I kind of made arrangements with civil engineers to, like, find
themselves a good spot to just sort of hold, and then once we figured out what we wanted to do
next, we could seek out more grant funding to kind of act accordingly. So, here's just kind of a
quick recap of the sound study. It turned out actually really well. They were able to use that lastminute We Rock event that we didn't anticipate hosting, but due to moon rocks in the Reno area
being on fire, we were able to accommodate them, and it worked out so well for what Dennis and
Melanie were doing for sound testing at the time. Basically, to put it in a nutshell, that event noise
was less than the typical noise from all the agriculture in the area. And they had 6 different
monitor points, kind of one that was in the very center of the park, one that was just on the outside,
one down at the cemetery, one at the nearest residence, and then one at the YTA here in town. So,
I feel like they did a great job of making sure that that was as comprehensive as possible, and I
was… I think we were all very pleased with the results. Like I said, we're at a point where the
emergency preparedness plan is almost done. Again, the We Rock event was not planned, and they
are so very thankful to our community for being able to provide that, but it also gave us really
great opportunities to have Dennis Melanie, like, right there in the thick of it for an event, and
brought up all new kinds of questions and things to address, or things that they thought were going
to be bigger problems than they actually were. So, we're just kind of revisiting a few of those items
at this point to try and refine some of it, but we expect that, plan to be done just in the next few
weeks. We're also looking… I don't think it's on another slide. From that, we determined that we
should probably have an address, both for people coming up to the park that aren't local. As well
as emergency procedures, just to be able to pinpoint something. So, we started the process of
looking into, you know, potential road names and getting that going. I took some time to talk with
my parents to see if they had preferences on a road name. I thought they would potentially want
something a little more formal, like, I don't know, Hardesty Lane or something. But no, they
decided they liked Farmy's Way. So, much to my surprise, if, you know, I'm open to whatever
everybody else would like to name the road, but I do think calling it something with Farmy's in it
would probably make the most sense for any, like, people outside our community that are looking
to go there. So, yeah, I would like to get that all up on Apple Maps and Google eventually. We're
currently listed on Onyx Off-Road, which is really nice, so if somebody's in the area and they are
looking for a place to go, that does pop up. But I want to make sure that as we move forward, it's
even more findable. Am I going… I was going to say jump at any time. Okay, so one of the other
things that we've done in the last little bit was, Farming Inc. paid for a website, so that's up, it's
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live. The picture on the right half of the screen is from the website directly. We also had that entry
sign installed. We paid for that within Farming Inc. I purchased some landscaping, like, metal
cactuses. We had a really nice decorative planter donated to us, and so it's been secured so that it
can't go anywhere. And the plan is to put some of those decorative cactuses kind of down below
the sign to act as an anchor point for the sign, and also hopefully deter any possible, graffiti or
anything like that. Now I think is a good point for you. Brian Butcher sated All right, so this is
where I come in. This is my strong point. Events. Having the events up there. I was out there
yesterday, last minute. We decided our race that we were supposed to have in a couple weeks,
which is Gold Rush from Virginia City to Tonopah, unfortunately got canceled due to many
different items. But already, we're taking advantage of the performance. We've had the We Rock
competition up there Like Laura said, it was one of those situations we weren't planning on. They
had some buyers up there in northern Reno. They need a spot to go, and thankfully, thanks to
Farmy’s and the City of Yerington, we were able to put that on. But they were so happy they want
to come back next year. They called me last week. Yeah, so they want to set that for next year on
the schedule, which is great. That's exactly what we want to see. That just means more revenue for
the city. Next up, because of our race being canceled last minute, we, went ahead and got
preliminary approval from our city manager, Jerry Bryant, to put on another event up there. It's
going to be small, it's not going to be anything too crazy, we're not doing points, we're not doing
anything like that. It's not like our normal spring race that we have, but again, it's a great
opportunity. We're going to make this more so a family type thing. We're going to do a big
potluck. Laura's known for being a family atmosphere, so we're going to do potluck after the race
on Saturday, filled with costume contests, and Omar thinks you're going to be one of our judges,
so please let me know. But, the pumpkin carving contest, costume contest, we're going to have a
chili cook-off, potluck kind of thing, so those kinds of things just to bring not only the racers, the
fans, the families together, but also the, you know, the community. So, if anybody wants to bring
their best chili. Come on up, definitely so. So, but it's things like that. So yesterday, I happened to
go out there and lay out the course, and It's going to be an 8.3 miles course almost entirely on
Farmy's track. So that's pretty impressive. That's really exciting to know that we can get eight
miles. out of something like that. And while I was up there, what I found interesting yesterday was
the fact that there was a race team that had been out there since Saturday morning testing their race
cars, taking advantage of Farmy’s, and then also two other pre-runners from locals here that were
out there just running around having a good time. That's what we want to see. That's what the park
is there for. On top of that, I also ran into three different people up there walking their dogs and
enjoying the environment. Had a nice conversation with a gentleman who's been walking up there
for years, and he's specifically. told me about how impressive he was with the fact that we come
up there, have these, events, and when we leave, it doesn't look like we had ever been there. And
that's exactly what we want to continue to hear from the community here. So, very happy with
that. we've got a potential of, I would say, up to 6 events that would like to take place there next
year. I would say one of the big notable things is that in place of Vora's typical Prospector 250,
which is a desert race, I want to change it up, and I want to do something called Farmy's Full Send.
That would be much more of a festival-type environment, where we would have a short course
race, much like we're planning to do this October. But then we would also have something like a
We Rock type of event, and maybe a motorcycle type, like, several collaborative events kind-of
going on, lots of vendors and things like that, just to kind of keep it more centrally located. And
what I would like to see is that becomes something that's an annual event and really takes
advantage of all that the park has to offer as we continue to develop different portions of it. I think
that would be a really great holistic way for us to share with other organizations and bring new
people in. We've also got a rally, which, if you're not familiar with it, is more like Subarus that do
off-road stuff. They are planning one that starts in Carson, but they would like to come into
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Yerington for part of it. I know they've talked with I want to say they talked with the county fair
board about utilizing the fairgrounds some, but that they would also like to use the off-road park.
We're still trying to figure out what that might look like, and if they plan on setting up there for
some amount of time. In addition to that, I mentioned We Rock wanting to come back. The Desert
Series, Moran, that's all just motorcycles, they've also contacted me with some interest. And most
notably would be the Built Well 150. Built Well is a helmet company in Southern California that's
really popular. They typically just do one event every year in Ridgecrest, California. They took an
interest in us and came to our event last March, really enjoyed themselves, and now we've signed a
contract to facilitate a race for them. Like, Vora will be doing kind of the on-the-ground work,
and it'll be at Farmy's. They would like to do 150 miles, and their style is much more, like, silly,
almost, like, fun, vintage-type stuff where people kind of get out there in a very non-serious
competitive way, and so they would like to do, like, a 3-year contract at minimum, and they get a
huge turnout for their Ridgecrest events, so hopefully that could turn out to be something really
great for the community here as well. Councilman Galvin stated he had a couple questions about
paving that whole road going up there. Obviously, the funds have, you know, grant funds have run
out as of now. How much is it going to cost for that pavement? Ms. Hardesty-Butcher replied So, I
asked if they would put together kind of an estimate for me of anything that they feel like still
needs to be completed within the civil engineering company, and then the roadwork itself. They
still haven't come back to me with that document, so I'm happy to share it when I get it. I would
imagine that it is probably going to be pretty pricey. I wouldn't be surprised if it… I mean, I don't
know anything about that type of roadwork, but I wouldn't be surprised if we end up spending
another $100,000. If we really go full into it with the drainage and the securing everything. Once
it's paved, who's going to maintain that pavement and that road? That would be, I think, something
that we would need to discuss, whether… I mean, technically, I think we'll have to work on an
easement of some sort of official capacity with the county to make sure that that doesn't become a
problem down the road if we decide to go that route. Currently, we're maintaining the road. My
hope would be that it would take far less maintenance if it were to get like the proper
reinforcement and stuff up front. I think that's just something we'll have to probably kind of work
through together, as with everything else, as we get through the process Luckily, I don't see grant
funding being a huge issue to kind of continue seeking out some of those items. Councilman
Beaton stated If that's going to be… If that's going to be a fully paved road, I think you're easily
looking at seven figures. I don't think it's going to be a $100,000 project. I was hoping for some
donation. Yeah, yeah, totally understand, totally understand. I just think at cost, that road, my
guess, would be anywhere between $1.2 to $1.5 million. And that's probably, not out of the realm
of possibility. Awesome. I do have some concern with it being such a huge time and money
investment. Ms. Hardesty-Butcher stated that's why I wanted to get your guys' feedback and see,
like, where… where we all feel comfortable with that. I'm not really tied to it one direction or the
other. I would just like to make sure that it meets whatever Dennis feels is appropriate for, like, the
safety and emergency access. So hopefully, if in the next couple weeks, when they're back in town,
maybe we can revisit some of that. He's very tied into the discussions with the civil engineering
company directly, though, also. We're all on the same email chain. Councilman Galvin stated I
guess I was getting into the liability of it all too is we're going to pave a road, we're going to make
it accessible to everybody. I mean, are we going to put a gate at the bottom of this thing and shut it
down only for walking access once we do all this pavement and we do all this, this work. I mean,
technically the city is liable for anything. Ms. Hardesty-Butcher stated I mean, if we start adding
an address to it, we're putting an address to this event and making it more formal. I'd say the city's
a lot more liable for a lot of the things. Jerry can probably chime in on some of the discussions
we've had about it being a city park, and even the insurance meeting we had. City Manager Bryant
stated We entered into some discussions with Pool Pack as they insure us in our parks, and of
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course, as more infrastructure, other things come up to that area. While we welcome the activity,
the other things that happen up there, it also increases our exposure when it comes to items, so
we're inviting the public up there. We're in discussion with Full Pack right now about these plans
as well. We're openly sharing these back and forth, so we can try to assess what our exposure is as
a city because as we invite the public up there, for example, if we have a rock crawling area, is that
rock crawling area going to be secured and only allowed to use during supervised events? Ms.
Hardesty Butcher stated Those are discussions that we're having. I don't have the answers for you
today, but I can tell you that we're talking about it. Additionally, we met with, last Thursday in Las
Vegas, both of us, we went to a meeting to discuss these types of things, and the United States
Auto Club was there, USAC. They insure and sanction a ton of different off-road parks and events.
We did talk to them about this specifically, and it's definitely something they said they could
probably help with if we need it. City Manager Bryant stated one last thing I would add about it is
that our intention for my office is to treat this just like any other park reservation, right? If you're
reserving it for an event, you have to come with your own insurance, be able to use that for your
event. But as a city, 24-7, 365, we have to have insurance on us for the public if they utilize it. In
saying that, when we rent a park to someone, we're maintaining the trash, we're maintaining all of
that stuff, so with the permit that we've given you already in the past for this, does that take away
from that? Are we still liable for picking up the trash, supplying everything up there, even though
it's underneath their permit. Public Works Director Paul Shapiro replied since it's a city park, it
falls under the same as every other city park, so we would still, with the assistance, obviously, of
the VORA crew, and they do a pretty good job of picking up after themselves, but yes, we would
be, responsible for taking care of the park, and, if they do decide to pave a road. I believe it’s a
City road up there too. City Manager Bryant stated Yeah, the one thing I would add to what Mr.
Shapiro said is that, yes, ultimately it does fall back on us. For the We Rock event, for example,
we did go up and do some extra cleaning, both our city staff as well as the volunteers from the
events that were up there. And the trash that we had to pick up was not the result of off-rider or
off-road events or anything like that. It was more just misuse by the general public. Ms. Hardesty
Butcher stated Yeah. So the trash that we've had to pick up to this point has not necessarily been
the result of this type of activity, rather just the neglect from the public. And Farmy’s Inc. spent an
additional $1,300, roughly, before the We Rock event, bringing a contractor out to help with some
of that glass and other material that has been there for a very, very long time, and it's just… there's
so much of it that it's really tough to get it all in any one trip, but we did, I think, a pretty good job
with the three-day time frame we had, but we did… we hired a contractor that came out with some
equipment and helped a lot, too. I'm going to be curious to see, like, as the civil engineers do that
cap test to see how deep the current material is, if there's something we can do to add on top of it
to maybe sort of seal some of it. I don't know what that looks like, to be honest, but it would be
nice to not have quite so much glass just to continually pick up. I think everything's going to come
from underneath, that's for sure. Yeah. So, and if I might add, I think one of the big benefits, to
having these events up there is the more that park gets utilized. for legitimate events, the less it
becomes a dump site. As everybody probably knows, if you've been up on top of Y Hill, that's
been used as an illegal dump site and shooting arena for many, many years. And as population
kind of increases. Probably not the right place to be shooting, and it's definitely not the right place
to be dumping your trash. So a lot of what we picked up was stuff that people go up there and
dump illegally. So hopefully, with the help of Aura and more use up there, we'll see less and less
of that happening. So, just to recap what we kind of need from you guys directionally, is just kind
of what you would like to do with the access road, and I really think that might be a conversation
that Dennis would be super helpful with at some point. A name for an address, are we okay with
exploring that? Melanie has offered to help, facilitate that as well. And then event coordination
into 2027. Are we comfortable with the proposed events? Do we want to change anything or
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formalize anything? I do, I think, a pretty good job of keeping Jerry in the loop continuously on
anything and everything, whether he likes it or not. And just kind of what the next phase would be
as far as, like, seeking out grant funding, and you know, do we want to keep it in civil
engineering? Do we want to… I would still like to put some more signs up, kiosks, boundary
signs, things like that, but just kind of general things. I don't need any answers today, but if there
are things that you guys could think about, and you're more than welcome to ask me questions, or
reach out, you know, later on if you think of something. I just wanted to show you guys how cool
this was. So, the Department of Interior in Washington, D.C, is doing the Great American
Expedition as part of America's 250th anniversary. They tapped me to basically take one of their
special flags on tour to different events between now and December as the year finishes out. So,
one of the very first events that was featured, and is on their website for the Department of
Interior, is Farmy's Off-Road Park when we hosted Blue Rock, and that's one of the official
pictures that made it into all of their materials. Mayor Pro Tem Martin asked for publics, no
comments were made.
8. For Possible Action: Discussion and Possible Action to Reaffirm Special Use Permits
previously issued. Determination of compliance to include conditions of original permit and
authorize continuation, modification, suspension or revocation of Special Use Permits.
8.a Boys & Girls Club of Mason Valley APN 001-114-09 124 N. Main St. Yerington, NV
8.b Boys & Girls Club of Mason Valley APN 001-114-01 140 N. Main St. Yerington, NV
8.c Boys & Girls Club of Mason Valley APN 001-095-13 230 N. Main St. Yerington, NV
City Manager Bryant stated the item before you today is to reaffirm three existing special use
permits. What happens is, typically, when we authorize a special use permit, unless the Council
states otherwise, that special use permit has a one-year review process. This is just getting us back
on the task of reaffirming them annually. We've started cataloging all of our special use permits
over the last year, so that we can get them onto an annual review schedule and if we bring them
before you and everything is as it should be, they're in compliance, then essentially our council can
just simply say approved and let them continue again for another year. The Boys and Girls Club
does have 3 special use permits under which they operate, and it's because our city codes require
that anybody conducting a child care facility is required to have a special use permit. Now, I
approached Mr. Travis Crowder, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club, and said, hey, you have 3 that
use special use permits, would you rather do them on the anniversary, or would you rather do all 3
at once? He requested if we would consider all 3 at once, and more or less just get it over with. I
approached him first, because before we start getting back on this process of reviewing these
annually, like we should be, I wanted to make sure that we weren't asking something of others that
we weren't asking of ourselves. And what I mean by that is Mr. Crowder is also a member of our
Planning Commission. What I didn't want to have happen was come to a member of the public and
say, hey, I need you to do it. And then maybe they say to the city that, hey, well, the member of
your planning commission, they haven't had to do theirs. I appreciate Mr. Crowder being our
guinea pig, more or less, being the first one back on this. We as a city used to do this back in the
80s and 90s, then somewhere in the late 90s, it’s kind of just went away, and we haven't been
reaffirming them annually like we're supposed to. So again, we're just trying to get back on that
habit. We have no reason to believe that they're out of compliance with any use over at any of their
3 facilities, and so we were simply asking the Council to reaffirm them for another year.
Councilman Galvin stated I know you said Travis was a guinea pig, but what are we… why are we
doing it for a year if we're just going to have to revisit it in a year? What's the time frame? What
can we go out to? City Manager Bryant stated The Council can extend an extended time if they
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want. The default by our city code is always one year, unless we specify else, something else. I
don't know if we could extend it here this hearing. I'd probably defer to our city attorney and see if
the council wished, would they be able to, or is this just a one-year reaffirmation? Councilman
Beaton stated to please consider that. City Attorney Zumpft stated You could… you can consider
that for these three that are on the agenda, and that's part of the process. You could consider that as
a policy change. What’s better for you guys? City Manager Bryant stated Well, I think from a city
perspective, I'd be open to anything. What we've done is just started a simple spreadsheet. I know
Mayor Pro Tem Martin likes to make fun of me and my spreadsheets, but I've started more or less
just a spreadsheet of all of our special use permits going back to about 2000. And you'll see a few
more of these coming on some upcoming agendas. Now, if you feel that, based on the conditions,
for example, our Boys and Girls Club, the condition list was pretty much zero, right? They're just
operating, they're good to go. I would maybe encourage our council to consider if there's a long list
of conditions with those items. Then maybe those we bring back on an annual basis, because
there's a lot more to it. But if it's a simple, rubber stamp, more or less, on something like this item,
I see no harm in doing a 3-year, 5-year, something to that effect. I can't see the Boys and Girls
Club going away at any time. Councilman Galvin stated that Boys and Girls Club is a great asset
to our community. You cannot let anything disrupt that. I make a motion to accept number eight as
presented, although I would like to add that we extend it out to 3 years, seconded by Councilman
Lopez. Mayor Pro Tem Martin asked for public comments, no comments were made and this item
and the motions carries unanimously.
9. For Possible Action: Discussion and Possible Action to approve a Special Use Permit
application submitted by Robert McMinn on behalf of Pony Express Village, LLC for APN
001-231-28 (300 Perumean Lane). This item was recommended for approval by the Yerington
Planning Commission on September 2, 2026.
City Manager Bryant stated This is a revisit of an agenda item from our September 14th meeting,
as it didn't have the three votes necessary in order for that item to move forward. So, what we have
for you today is a little bit more in-depth presentation of the same item. This is pertaining to the
Pony Express Village APN over there on the Bridge Street. We do have Nick Stevenson here in
the room ready to present on their behalf. And again, I would just like to remind the Council that
what we're looking at today is specific to their special use application permit, the application
which is, of course, just requiring approval for the first 23 sites. We're not reviewing the item for
the approval of the entire process for the entire map today, although they do have some additional
information on it. But the consideration today is for the first 23 sites that are on there. And with
that, I'll turn it over to Nick Stevenson. Mr. Stevenson stated Good morning, Mayor and Pro Tem
and members of the City Council. My name is Nick Stevenson. On behalf of the ownership and
development team, I want to thank you all, thank the Council for your time and consideration of
our proposed project off Bridge Street on Permian Lane, where Pony Express Village currently
exists. It is important to remember that this property is currently approved for development as a
mobile home park. When we began looking at the property, we recognized that a traditional
mobile home park could provide some additional housing. However, we recognize that Yerington
is entering a period of significant growth. Over the past several months, our team has met several
times with City Council staff. Throughout that process, we have listened carefully to the needs and
concerns of the City of Yerington and we've worked to incorporate that feedback into this project.
Our team has put a tremendous amount of thought, effort into developing this proposal. We relied
heavily on the City of Yerington's master plan as a guide because we want this project to support
our… support the city's long-term vision and growth. One of the most significant challenges facing
Yerington is housing and temporary workforce accommodations. We have studied existing
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projects within the city, throughout Lyon County, and in other communities facing similar growth.
What we learned from this research is that Yerington desperately needs more accommodations for
temporary workers and visitors. As such, we are proposing to develop a project that fulfills this
need. As part of this transition, we are incorporating a name change to better reflect proposed
project, as well as the heritage of the region. We propose to call it Harvest RV Resort. As we all
know, numerous mining, data center, energy, infrastructure, and other projects are being proposed
or developed in and around the Yerington area. These projects have the potential to bring
hundreds, and over time, potentially thousands of workers to the region. Workers on these projects
are already beginning to stay in Yerington, putting further strain on the limited housing and
lodging inventory. Yerington residents should not have to compete with a temporary workforce for
the limited housing of the city. That became one of our primary goals behind this project. We are
striving to provide a project that can provide the additional accommodations for this new
workforce relatively quickly, and eventually transition into a first-class RV resort at some point in
the near future. We believe this fits perfectly into the goals identified in the City's Master Plan. By
creating dedicated accommodations for workers and visitors, we believe this project can help
reduce the near-term pressure on Yerington's existing housing supply while ultimately supporting
the infrastructure needed for tourism. We want to build a project that Yerington can be proud of.
One that is attractive, professionally managed, and well-maintained. Our plan includes
professional landscaping, amenities for guests and full-time management and maintenance staff.
The resort will be built to the city standards established by the city. We have assembled an
experienced team, and we are committed to developing this project responsibly, working with city
staff, and meeting applicable city standards. We believe Yerington is going to experience
substantial growth in the coming years. Our goal is to help the city prepare for that growth before
the demand for housing gets worse. We appreciate the opportunity to present Harvest RV Resort to
you today, and we look forward to walking you through the project and answering any of your
questions. I'll pass this over to Dean to answer any of the council's questions if needed.
Councilman Beaton stated I want to thank you guys for taking the time to update these maps and
get them done and presented to us. City Manager Bryant, page 48 of our packet, do we have that
available in this presentation? So, on this one, the boundary highlighted in the red-pink, that is
phase one of the projects that we're discussing, right? So, that total there is twenty-three spots, so
we're not talking about spots 1 through 23, we're talking about spots 1 through 15 and 78 through
88, is that correct? Dean Stevenson stated yes. Councilman Beaton then asked What was the, I
guess, the reasoning behind making those part of your Phase 1 when there's residents in those
houses, rather than using existing portions of the land that you guys already have. Mr. Stevenson
stated the street and utilities are in in that Phase 1 currently, so it'd be faster to get those into
operation sooner. Councilman Beaton stated those residents you've obviously talked to and have
had those conversations with, and What was the feedback you received from them? Mr. Stevenson
stated there appears to be no problem with that whatsoever. Councilman Beaton asked obviously
on the Grand Master Plan, we've got a restaurant and a snack bar and a clubhouse and everything.
Phase 1, though, is going to be that 15 by 60-foot office, laundry, bathrooms, and showers? Mr.
Stevenson stated that’s correct. Councilman Beaton stated that needs to be built before Phase 1 can
get its actual permit, correct? Councilman Beaton stated that needs to be built before Phase 1 can
get its actual permit, correct? Mr. Stevenson replied I wouldn't say it has to be built before Phase
1, but it has to be constructed during Phase 1. Councilman Beaton stated Okay, and this is a 12month review process, correct? Mr. Stevenson stated Correct. City Manager Bryant stated If you
wouldn't mind, for the Council, I'll go back to the approval letter. What had happened is, these
gentlemen did appear before the Planning Commission back in September. I believe it was
September 2nd. They did receive unanimous approval from the Planning Commission for
recommendation to the City Council for approval. They are required to have on-site management.
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My understanding is that they plan to utilize the existing mobile homes, or at least one of the
existing mobile homes for that on-site management. It allows the development of 23 units only.
Three of those unit spaces are already filled with mobile homes, so we'd be looking at 3 RVs for
each of the other 20 spaces, meaning 60 RVs during this first phase. There is no on-street parking.
They are required to have the curbs painted red. Space numbers must be clearly marked and lit.
Occupancy would be limited to 4 adults or a family of 6 per each space. Restrooms and shower
facilities must be developed as part of Phase 1, and regularly scheduled trash services must be
accessible for the unit, or for the renters in the area, and the City of Yerington staff is still working
with Dowl Engineering on our side. As we develop more of the sewer plan, we'll have to have it
vetted by our engineers to make sure it all meets what it needs to from an engineering standpoint,
and it would be a one-year review process. With that, we come to the Council for… possible
approval today. Councilman Lopez made a motion to accept item number 9 as presented, seconded
by Councilman Galvin. Mayor Pro Tem Martin asked for public comments, no comments were
made and the motion carries unanimously.
10. For Possible Action: Discussion and Possible Action to accept the donation of municipal
cornhole sets and related park improvements from the Rotary Club of Yerington to enhance
Mountain View Park.
City Manager Bryant stated We do have the president, Joni Zirhut, our local Rotary Club here
present today. She is able to answer any questions should they come up. she's not feeling too well,
so I'll speak on her behalf if we need to. But what we have here is a suggestion from the Rotary
Club to accept a donation to enhance our horseshoe pits. On the screen, I have some pictures of
how our horseshoe pits look today. As you can see, it's just an area that unfortunately does not get
enough attention and horseshoes seem to be getting a little less popular in our day and age. The
recommendation is that the Rotary Club of Yerington would be willing to donate two sets of
municipal cornhole boards. Now, the way these work is they're made of concrete. They weigh a
little over 500 pounds each. Their weight is their deterrence for theft. So, you basically place them
where they need to go, and then good luck ever needing to move them again. But you put them
down, and then they come with a little bit of wax, and you put the wax on them, and that's what
keeps the top of the board somewhat slick so that the bags can slide on it. But the Yerington,
Rotary Club has been working on estimates to enhance that area, put some, framing on the grass so
that it actually has a nice clean edge, versus the grass, running out where it does, or kind of
bleeding out until it just runs off and looking into other enhancements to make that area a little bit
better. The total value of the project is somewhere between $7,000 to $8,000, depending on how
much gravel or other things, if they put that in. There's some discussion going back and forth
whether the gravel's a good idea with the horseshoe pits and the sand kicking out, so we'll kind of
figure that out as we get closer. If approved, the goal is to have these installed in April, so the
springtime, as part of Rotary at Workday. Councilman Beaton do they only come in white? It
looks… it looks like a gray park. Yeah. They're more of a gray concrete type look to it there. This
is going to be awesome, and it's going to look great. It looks like we've buried four people's pets in
Mountain View Park. People start taking flowers over there. No, this is awesome, and a giant
shout out to Rotary for wanting to do this for us. Thank you, Rotary Club, seriously, that's
awesome. Councilman Galvin made a motion to accept item number ten as presented, seconded by
Councilman Lopez. Mayor Pro Tem asked for public comment. Joni Zirhut stated Rotary is also
working on getting a grant to help with, implementing, as well as us paying into it, and we
appreciate the opportunity to, work with the city, and we feel that having something like this
would also enhance more activity in the area, and since exercise is a prominent thing in the
country right now, to, help with obesity, to help with all the other medical issues, we feel that this
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would be beneficial to that effect, too. Thank you. Robin Biggs stated the reason why the
horseshoe pits aren't being used is because there's no access to them. The road is gone. You can't
get back in there. That's part of the reason. And the other reason is, people are actually got cats out
there on leashes, letting them do their business, or on the horseshoe pits. Are those hinged? Are the
cornhole hinged? Is that how you get the bag, the bean bags out? I don't want to reach in there and
get bit by a black widow and they're kind of… I mean, maybe that's just sort of… it's kind of a
sketch of what it's going to look like, but that… if you've got teams going, two on each team,
there's not enough room. The fence is right there. You can't stand there and wait your turn back
and forth, and the benches and the grass are too close that I think. I… yeah, is there going to be a
vehicle travel lane to get back in there, past the… Yeah, with the boulders and stuff, that's why it's
not being used, because there's not access to bring your horseshoes in, and your tables, and you
know, coolers, whatnot. But anyway, I think it's a good idea. But I think they're needs a little bit of
fine-tuning to make sure people can get their vehicles back there and park. Thank you. City
Manager Bryant stated just so the Council is aware, we have more than enough access for our
Public Works vehicles to get back there, but we do not want the public with their vehicles back
there. With no more public comments, item number ten as presented.
11. For Possible Action: Discussion and Possible action to approve the 2026 Community Service
Procedures Policy (City Manager Jerry Bryant)
City Manager Bryant stated Now, again, as the Council is aware, some of our previous meetings,
recently we've been enhancing our policy handbook here at the City, as we identify areas that we
need to have a little bit better prescribed, policies and procedures. We're introducing them to the
Council. This next one is to introduce a policy on how we handle community service. That's very
simple. We have a judge that is ordering more community service now. we have people
approaching the city on a more regular basis, asking, you know, how do they accomplish their
community service? We identified this as an area that we probably need to better lay out those
procedures, and so that's why this is before you today. What we have is basically just an outline of
how it happens, because we as a city need to make sure that we are covered from any liability or
exposure on our end. And so, it more or less starts by our Public Works Director having a list of
work that needs to be done in the city. That does not mean that we go out of our way to create
work. If we don't have any, they'll have to go find somewhere else to complete their hours. We're
not going to create work that isn't there, but we do have a need. I'm sure any one of us could drive
around town and find areas that could use some TLC, some extra attention, and we plan to utilize
those areas for community service. Basically, our Public Works Director will keep that running
list. They will make sure that we have some of the safety materials for them, whether it be the vest,
the gloves, the glasses, things of that sort, but they also fill out some of the paperwork here with
our City Clerk to make sure that they are covered by insurance as they go. They also have to pay a
$25 fee, because it does charge us when we sign them up to be covered by insurance for what
they're doing, so they're covering that expense, and that is why we collect the money from them.
And with that, we basically have a worksheet that they fill out, just stating that they either
completed it or they didn't, and this is what they could turn in. Councilman Beaton stated well,
thank you for taking the time for putting all this together. Manager Bryant, and it's a one-time fee
of $25 every time they have to do community service, right? City Manager Bryant stated correct,
because we have to get them covered by our insurance before we can send them out there on our…
doing our work for us. And we're looking for jobs where they don't have to be supervised, because
we don't want to have to sit there and supervise anybody doing it either. We just be able to… we
just want to be able to do a check-in and a check-out, and be done with it. So, I would… I would
take unpaid off of the word break from the spreadsheet, but everything else looked… looked good.
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I just don't want to insinuate that any other portion of their time volunteering will be… will be
paid. Councilman Lopez stated Yeah, but everything else looked nice and thorough and ready to
go. I like it. Councilman Lopez made a motion to accept item number 11 as presented, seconded
by Councilman Beaton. Mayor Pro Tem Martin asked for public comment, no comments were
made and the motion carries unanimously.
12. Agenda Requests:
There were no agenda requests at this time.
13. Public Comment:
Robin Biggs stated I'd like this to be on the record, verbatim. For public safety, let's get the big stop
sign that was taken down that had a solar panel on it with flashing lights at McDonald's. When you're
coming in from the fairgrounds toward the, airport, there's a sign that says reduce speed. I don't know
if it's 30, 35 mile an hour. Also attached to that pool needs to be 4-way stop ahead. It also does not
state that you make a right onto Goldfield Avenue to get to 95A so a lot of semis are slowing down.
But then they're just blowing through that stop sign. They can't see it. It's not lit. Well, there's not
enough big lights. It's just a matter of time that, you know, there have been a lot of accidents there.
There were accidents that ran through that light and got hit, or the stop sign, before the flashing lights
were pulling up with the solar panel, and they would go into Chevron, now Sinclair. And so that's
why I think NDOT put that sign up. It needs to be found and put back up, and then out by the airport,
it should say, where it's reduced speed, it should say four-way stop sign ahead, and it should let the
truckers or even travelers know that they need to make a right onto Goldfield to get access out onto
95A or the highway, what is that, 338 South? And then also these lights out here, by the airport were
kind of where the, library is. One is on now, during the daytime. It's not on at night, so that's… And
then the other one going toward 911 Harvey Way is not on either at night. So, somebody needs…
you can go out there and look, you might need binoculars, get the number of that pool, and call MV
Energy. You're paying for that to be on, you might as well have them come out and fix it. Thank you.
14. Department and Elected Official Reports
A.

City Attorney Report: Nothing to report.

B.

Chief of Police Report: Absent

C.

Public Works Director Report: Just one thing I want to really mention that's
kind of becoming an issue. There is an on-call number 24-7. It's an after-hours
number. That number is 775-463-7733. If there's an after-hours emergency,
that's the number that folks should be calling. Calling one of the… one of my
staff directly is, not a good idea. They're not prepared to take your call. If
there's something after hours, you need to talk to somebody, my cell phone is
always on, it's always with me. I'm the one that should be getting called, for
anything that's not an emergency after hours, something that you feel is
important enough to bring up. So I just wanted to mention that, once again,
775-463-7733. That's the on call after hours number. And that's the number
that should be getting used. Thank you.
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D.

City Manager Report: Just want to say thank you to everybody who helped
out for the weekend for the 2026 Airfare event. It was a very successful event.
I think we had more planes this year than we've ever had before, which I was
in, very good shock over, because I don't know anything about planes, but
apparently, we keep getting more, so that's a good thing. But it was a very
good airfare, so thank you to our Public Works staff for helping set that up.
Thank you to Rotary Club of Yerington for serving their pancake breakfast.
And we had a few vendors out there with displays as well, the Fire
Department, Battle Born Medivac and some others. It was a very good event,
so thank you everybody.

E.

City Clerk Report: The only thing I have to announce is that me and my staff
will be at the Wine Walk this weekend, Saturday, and we'll be in the Chamber
building, so make sure you come say hi. Thank you.

F.

Council Comments:
Councilman Beaton: I was very bummed I missed the airfare on Saturday.
We had our Music and Mulligans golf tournament over there in Dayton,
which went really well. This year for Halloween, we're streamlining some
stuff, so instead of sending your children to 14 locations across 10 different
days to go trunk-retreating and see everything, we're going to do trunk or treat
from 5 to 6.30 right out there between Pearl Street and Virginia Street, and
then the Boys and Girls Club will have our big Halloween party at 6.30. This
will be Wednesday on the 28th, different from our typical Thursday, because
we have a whole lot of in-town sports and out-of-town sports going on that
week, and we want to make sure people can get out and support, and not
compete with our own community. So again, that is October 28th. We're just
going to call it the Community Trunk or Treat and Halloween Party. And
speaking of local sports, it is homecoming week, so make sure you guys get
out and support where you can. Thank you.
Councilman Lopez: You know, I have nothing too official to report, but
since he brought up sports, the 49ers are 3-0. That's all I'm going to say.
Councilman Galvin: Nothing to report
Mayor Pro Tem Martin: I don't have anything new to report myself either,
so I guess this meeting is officially adjourned.

15. Adjournment at 11:12 a.m.

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6.0

HOUSING

6.1

Introduction

The Master Plan’s Housing Element is intended to provide Yerington with goals and action
strategies that can assist the City in providing housing options that are attainable for all sectors
of its population for a variety of income levels. The housing goals and strategies are also intended
to provide and maintain a safe and sanitary housing supply served by sufficient community
facilities.
Understanding Yerington’s current housing conditions and housing stock, as well as anticipating
its future needs based on demographic changes highlighted in Yerington’s community profile
(Section 1.2.4) is important in planning for its future housing and in helping identify infrastructure
needs, such as schools, fire and police stations, parks, roads, and other critical infrastructure.
Sufficient housing supply can also help Yerington meet economic development goals, like
assisting in attracting and retaining key employers within Yerington and allowing Yerington’s
residents to live near their places of work, which can have a positive effect on the community’s
overall quality of life.
As detailed in the subsequent sections of the Housing Element, Yerington’s future housing needs
are likely to differ as compared to its current housing stock in order to be reflective of demographic
changes in the community that will require a more diverse housing inventory. There is expected
to be greater demand for non-single-family housing types, such as attached townhomes,
duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and apartments; these housing types ultimately offer greater
affordability that is desired by younger and elderly populations and smaller families. There will
also be a continued focus on the preservation and new construction of mobile
homes/manufactured homes and similar, more affordable housing types that are attainable for
first-time home buyers. As Yerington continues to grow and diversify, it is important that the city’s
housing stock is reflective of its population and allows residents to meet their housing needs.

6.2

Current Conditions and Trends

6.2.1 Housing Stock Composition and Unit Types
Yerington’s current housing stock is reflective of its rural character and demographics, with the
vast majority of housing being provided through single-family detached units. Table 8 lists
Yerington’s housing makeup based on structure type during period 2012 to 2022.

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Table 8: Housing Structure Type, 2012-2022
Year

Housing
Units
(Total)

Single Unit

2 to 4 Units

5 to 19
Units

20+ Units

Mobile
Homes,
RVs, etc.

2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022

1,632
1,628
1,753
1,582
1,586
1,507

66.7%
69.6%
66.1%
73.6%
70.5%
77.8%

13.5%
12.3%
10.2%
6.4%
7.2%
6.1%

5.6%
5.7%
7.6%
8.0%
8.6%
5.8%

0.9%
2.4%
4.6%
5.5%
1.1%
0.0%

13.4%
10.1%
11.6%
6.4%
12.7%
10.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. “B25025 Units in Structure” Multiple years: 2012-2022

As of 2022, Yerington had an estimated 1,507 housing units, and approximately 78 percent of
those units were single-unit structures. Mobile homes and RV-type structures make up
approximately 10 percent of Yerington’s housing, underscoring the importance of this often
affordable and accessible housing type to the community. Two- to four-unit structures, commonly
referred to as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes, comprise approximately six percent of
Yerington’s housing, with the remainder of Yerington’s housing consisting of more traditional
multi-family housing structures with five or more units, more commonly referred to as apartments.
In Yerington, multi-family housing structures are commonly designed in the courtyard apartment
style, consisting of single-story structures containing multiple units separated by shared open
spaces.
The following sections provide a brief description of the housing types most commonly found in
Yerington.

6.2.1.1

Single-Family Detached (single unit)

Single-family detached homes are defined as a free-standing housing unit on its own parcel of
land where title to the structure and land is held by an individual or other entity. Single-family
detached homes differ from single-family attached homes in that they do not share any common
structural elements, such as walls or ceilings. Single-family detached homes are the most
common type of housing unit in Yerington, and represent the most traditional form of home
ownership for families residing in a single housing unit. Single-family detached housing is typically
the least dense form of housing.

6.2.1.2

Single-Family Attached (single unit)

Single-family attached homes are defined as a housing unit on its own parcel of land that is
physically attached to an adjacent housing unit that it shares structural elements with, such as
walls or ceilings. Single-family attached homes are more traditionally referred to as “townhomes”
or “townhouses,” and are often clustered together in rows of two or more attached housing units.
Single-family attached homes are less common in smaller communities such as Yerington but
represent a more affordable housing type that is appealing to first-time home buyers. Single-family
attached homes are often rented out as well and offer renters an alternative housing option to
apartments.

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6.2.1.3

Mobile Homes (single unit)

Mobile homes are often prefabricated structures that are typically placed on a plot of land within
a mobile-home park. Mobile-home owners may or may not own the land underlying the mobilehome unit. Mobile homes often provide robust affordability and a pathway to home ownership for
first-time home buyers or households with lower incomes. Mobile homes are a common form of
housing in Yerington and Lyon County, representing approximately 10 percent of the city’s
housing stock.

6.2.1.4

Duplex, Triplex and Fourplexes (two, three and four units)

Duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes are forms of housing where a single structure contains two,
three, or four separate living units. These housing types typically offer similar amenities as a
single-family home, such as private outdoor space and off-street parking and are often created
by converting large, existing single-family detached homes into two or more units. They have
become an increasingly common form of new housing built around the country. Similar to singlefamily attached housing, these housing units are often rented out and offer renters an alternative
housing option to apartments.

6.2.1.5

Multi-family Apartments and Condominiums (five or more units)

Multi-family dwellings, or apartments, typically contain five or more dwelling units in a single
structure, or group of structures, on a single parcel. Apartment units are typically offered for rent
only. While apartments are often the most common form of for-rent housing nationwide, they are
less common in Yerington.
Similar to multi-family apartments, condominiums often contain multiple housing units in a single
structure, but the units are individually owned, with the underlying land which usually includes
landscaping, parking, and clubhouses, being shared common elements owned and maintained
jointly through a condominium association or homeowners association (HOA). Condominiums are
a more affordable form of home ownership that is generally popular with first-time home buyers.
While common in Nevada, condominiums are yet to be developed in Yerington.

6.2.2 Median Home Values
Median home values are often an important measure of a community’s economic prosperity as
well as a general measure of how affordable a community is. Median home values are an
important input for policymakers and elected officials to set priorities. In the 2012 to 2022 period,
Yerington saw median home values increase substantially, from approximately $129,000 to
approximately $226,000 as shown in Table 9. This trend is generally consistent with Lyon County
and statewide data, which reflects significant increases in median home values in this 10-year
period.

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Table 9: Median Home Value, 2012 to 2022
Year

Yerington Median

Lyon County Median

Nevada Median

2012

$129,600

$144,000

$150,700

2014

$107,500

$129,300

$192,100

2016

$102,000

$143,200

$239,500

2018

$98,400

$183,900

$292,200

2020

$144,700

$238,600

$290,200

2022

$226,400

$314,200

$434,700

Increase

74.7%

118.2%

188.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. “B25077 Median Value (Dollars)” Multiple years: 20122022.

Yerington and Lyon County saw fluctuations in median home value over the same period, though
both experienced an ultimate increase in median home value over the period. Conversely, at the
statewide level, Nevada experienced gradual and consistent increases in median home values
year-over-year during the study period. While Yerington, Lyon County, and Nevada as a whole
all experienced significant increases in median home value in the ten-year period, with Lyon
County and the State both registering increases of over 100 percent, Yerington’s increase was
significantly lower at approximately 74 percent. This could indicate Yerington’s general
affordability relative to the County and State-wide level, which could be attractive for younger
families and first-time home buyers.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Figure 12: Median Home Values in Yerington, Lyon County, and Nevada, (2012 to 2022)

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Yerington’s median home values are reflected in its home value distribution. From 2012 until
2022, the overall change in the distribution of home values switched from the majority of homes
being valued from $200,000 or less to $200,000 or more, showing the general increase in housing
values over the 10-year period.
Table 10: Median Home Values, 2012 - 2022
Year

OwnerOccupied
Units

Less
than
$50k

$50k to
$99k

$100k
to
$149k

$150k
to
$199k

$200k
to
$299k

$300k
to
$499k

$500k
to
$999k

$1MM
or
More

2012

696

12.8%

20.3%

30.5%

14.4%

19.8%

2.3%

0.0%

0.0%

2014

809

15.3%

28.6%

30.8%

9.0%

15.1%

1.2%

0.0%

0.0%

2016

856

18.3%

30.3%

29.1%

9.5%

11.4%

1.4%

0.0%

0.0%

2018

789

19.5%

32.7%

26.0%

6.5%

13.2%

2.2%

0.0%

0.0%

2020

1,026

25.2%

10.2%

16.3%

7.8%

36.4%

4.1%

0.0%

0.0%

2022

1,063

11.9%

8.7%

16.2%

7.9%

37.4%

13.0%

5.0%

0.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. “DP04: Selected Housing Characteristics” years: 20122022.

6.2.3 Housing Structure Age
Housing age provides insight into the quality and permanence of a community’s housing stock
and also provides a snapshot of a community’s development, with a strong presence of new
homes indicating recent expansion and growth.
As of 2022 in Yerington, the bulk of the housing stock was constructed before 1999, with
approximately 14.8% of housing units bult in the 2000 to 2009 period, and only 3.5% of housing
units built after 2010. As shown in Figure 13, housing units built between 1960 and 1979 represent
the largest percentage of Yerington’s total housing stock as of 2022. The limited number of
housing units built since 2010 reflects that growth and expansion has been relatively stagnant
over this period.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

Figure 13: Housing Age Distribution, 2022

6.2.4 Housing Occupancy Characteristics
Housing occupancy rates can be reflective of whether a community is maintaining an adequate
supply of housing and whether new housing units are being produced to meet demand.
Communities with very low housing vacancy rates might see increased housing costs because
there is increased competition for available units, indicating a need for more housing units to meet
the community’s needs. “Healthy” vacancy rates between 5 and 8 percent promote an affordable
housing supply given there is less competition for each available unit.
Yerington’s vacancy rate has steadily decreased between 2012 and 2022 period, from
approximately 19 percent during this time to only 1 percent (Table 11). Yerington’s 2022 vacancy
rate is well beneath that of both Lyon County and Nevada as a whole, both of which have vacancy
rates above 5 percent. Encouraging and promoting the development of new housing of all types
including multi-family housing projects can help Yerington achieve a better supply and demand
equilibrium.

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Table 11: Housing Occupancy, 2012 to 2022
Year

Yerington Vacant

Lyon County
Vacant

Nevada Vacant

2012

19.3%

16.8%

14.9%

2014
2016
2018
2020
2022

10.3%
15.9%
12.0%
4.4%
1.3%

12.1%
12.7%
11.4%
8.3%
5.3%

14.8%
13.6%
10.9%
10.9%
9.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. “DP04: Selected Housing Characteristics” Multiple
years: 2012-2022.

6.2.5 Housing Tenure
Tenure refers to whether a house is owned or rented. Statistics on owner-occupied versus renteroccupied housing units provide details on the types of individuals that make up a community. A
larger percentage of homeowners in a community may suggest a desire to reside in the
community long-term, or the community’s overall prosperity and quality of life. A lower percentage
of ownership may suggest affordability issues, or a more transient population of residents.
Table 12 summarizes Yerington’s distribution of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing
units. In 2012, Yerington had a higher percentage of renter-occupied units than owner-occupied
units, which reversed considerably by 2022, with approximately 71.5 percent of housing units
being owner occupied by 2022. An increase in the overall percentage of homes being owner
occupied suggests that many of Yerington’s residents intend to reside in the community longterm, which is beneficial to Yerington’s sense of community and overall quality of life. An increase
in the overall percentage of owner-occupied housing units is also reflective of the community’s
change in housing type composition over the same period, which saw an increase in single-family
home types, which are typically owner-occupied.
Table 12: Owner vs. Renter Occupied Housing Distribution, 2012-2022
Year

Occupied Housing
Units

Owner Occupied

Renter Occupied

2012
2014
2016

1,317
1,461
1,474

47.2%
55.4%
58.1%

52.8%
44.6%
41.9%

2018
2020
2022

1,392
1,516
1,487

56.7%
67.7%
71.5%

43.3%
32.3%
28.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. “DP04: Selected Housing Characteristics” Multiple
years: 2012-2022.

6.3

Goals and Action Strategies

Yerington’s current housing composition is reflective of traditional family-oriented rural towns,
being dominated by single-family detached housing units with a high-rate of homeownership.
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continue to comprise a substantial portion of Yerington’s housing stock. The creation of nonsingle-unit housing types and multi-family apartments has not kept up with the growth seen for
detached single-family homes, and today these housing types constitute a small portion of
Yerington’s available housing. As of 2022, vacancy rates in Yerington remain low, and there is
increased competition for the town’s available rental units, which can drive up costs for renters
and homebuyers alike.
Yerington’s recent demographic shifts, including an aging population, have also created need for
increased housing variety that can offer homebuyers and renters more housing options at a
variety of price points. Increased housing type variety also offers homebuyers and renters alike
alternatives to single-family homes and can create opportunities for residents to best meet their
personal needs and the needs of their families in Yerington, while remaining in close proximity to
their places of employment and key services. A variety of housing types also promotes residency
and spending at local businesses rather than living elsewhere and commuting to Yerington for
work.
As discussed in the Economic Development Element, Yerington will continue to seek new
employment opportunities and large-scale businesses that will provide employment for its
residents and promote growth and development of the community. Ensuring that Yerington has
an adequate supply of new housing units, including rentals, will be crucial in the City meeting its
economic development goals and attracting an employer that values nearby housing for their
workers.
The following goals and underlying action strategies can help Yerington ensure that its current
housing stock is maintained, and that new housing can be readily developed and supported by
key facilities and services. These goals and action strategies also aim to support housing types
for targeted populations, such as Yerington’s senior population and low-income residents; as
identified in the Yerington’s Socioeconomic Baseline Indicator Study (Appendix 1), both of these
population groups have increased in size in the period from 2012 to 20223. Finally, these goals
and strategies also seek to utilize and take advantage of Yerington’s vacant land and unbuilt
platted subdivision lots through promotion of infill development and the removal of housing
production barriers that can delay new housing construction.
Goal 1:

Expand housing variety and the construction of non-single-family housing
types including duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, ADUs, tiny homes,
and apartments.

1a)

Explore developing regulations and incentives that promote the construction of
duplex, triplex, and fourplex housing types both within new platted subdivisions and
on vacant land within Yerington’s existing neighborhoods.

1b)

Provide incentives for the conversion of underutilized and existing single-family
homes to duplex, triplex, or fourplex types.

1c)

Explore opportunities for mixed-use residential and commercial development in and
around downtown.

1d)

Encourage the construction of new multi-family housing projects that contain five or
more units and ensure that multi-family housing types are allowable in a variety of
zoning designations.

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1e)

Review the City’s zoning code to ensure that a variety of housing types are
permissible throughout the City including accessory dwelling units.

1f)

Explore policy that encourages the development of short-term rental housing options
that support Yerington’s economic growth goals related to tourism.

1g)

Consider opportunities for density bonuses through the zoning code.

Goal 2:

Encourage the preservation of existing mobile home communities and
development of new mobile home communities so that they remain a viable form
of housing for the city.

2a)

Review the City’s current regulations regarding mobile homes in order to remove
barriers to their continued operation and use.

2b)

Continue to allow mobile-home communities throughout Yerington’s residential
zoning designations to encourage affordability.

2c)

Encourage the creation of new mobile-home communities as an affordable, home
ownership opportunity.

2d)

Promote rehabilitation and maintenance of existing mobile homes to ensure safe
and sanitary housing conditions.

Goal 3:

Identify housing opportunities for Yerington’s growing senior population that
will allow this sector of the population to remain within Yerington and connected
to the community as they age.

3a)

Ensure that senior-living housing types are supported and allowed through
Yerington’s zoning code.

3b)

Identify and collaborate with senior-living housing developers that can assist
Yerington in bringing new senior-oriented housing options to market.

Goal 4:

Support infill development and utilization of Yerington’s vacant land and
undeveloped platted lots.

4a)

Inventory Yerington’s vacant and buildable lands, including in vacant and platted
subdivisions, in order to identify land suitable for new housing units and that available
land is adequate for projected population growth.

4b)

Review the City’s zoning maps to ensure that vacant and buildable land is
appropriately zoned for residential uses.

4c)

Review floodplain mapping with the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and re-evaluate and re-designate the extent of flood hazards and assess its
impact on Yerington’s buildable residential lands.

Goal 5:
5a)

Ensure public utilities and other key infrastructure are available to support new
housing development and general growth.
Encourage new development to connect to the City’s sanitary sewer system.
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5b)

Collaborate with NV Energy to identify solutions and needed projects necessary to
meet new housing development demands.

5c)

Encourage innovative and sustainable methods of stormwater management within
new residential development projects.

5d)

Review the City’s road standards and explore opportunities to allow narrow, less
expensive roads and encourage efficient use of available land.

5e)

Update the City’s capital improvement program at least every two years to ensure
that capital facilities are available to serve growth.

5f)

Collaborate with Lyon County Schools to evaluate the school district’s capital
facilities plans and their ability to serve future growth and support residential
development.

Goal 6:

Review Yerington’s zoning and building codes and evaluate changes that
remove housing development barriers.

6a)

Identify opportunities to streamline the review and permitting process for new
housing units.

6b)

Review the City’s zoning maps to ensure that vacant and buildable land can support
new housing development.

6c)

Promote housing variety and diversity through generous housing type allowances
within Yerington’s residential zones.

6d)

Review permit and utility connection fees and seek opportunities to reduce fees
where feasible.

Goal 7:

Identify opportunities for affordable housing development within Yerington.

7a)

Evaluate buildable and available land for opportunity sites that can readily support
an affordable housing project.

7b)

Determine suitable public and private affordable housing development partners that
can assist Yerington in creating affordable housing options.

7c)

Incentivize the provision of affordable housing units in new, predominantly marketrate housing development projects. Consider reduced permit and review fees for
affordable housing projects and predominantly market-rate projects that provide
affordable units.

Goal 8:

Promote quality housing design and construction.

8a)

Implement minimum residential design standards that address quality and variety in
housing types throughout the community, while maintaining flexibility for developers
to provide a range of designs.

8b)

Offer incentives to developers for high-quality and energy-efficient designs, such as
density bonuses or flexibility from development standards.
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