[PAGE 1] White Pine County Ag District 13 February 9, 2026 The Regular Meeting for the White Pine County Nevada Agricultural District 13 was held February 9, 2026 at the White Pine County Road Department, Ely, Nevada. ****************************************************************************** Present: Chairman, Ben Noyes Co-Chair, Amy Garcia Member, Pete Mangum Member, Martin Troutt Member, Bill Panagopoulos Member, Stefanie Backhaus Absent: None Also Present: Dusty Stark, AG District Secretary Kent Lynskey, Host Cole Burdick, County Maintenance Cody Coombs Melanie Boynton Wayne Cameron ***************************************************************************** Chairman Noyes called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment None New Business Discussion/for possible action/approval of Meeting Minutes of January 21st , 2025 Co-Chairman Garcia motioned to approve the minutes of January 21, 2026, with Member Troutt seconding. Motion carried. Discussion/for possible action/possible approval of increase to secretary salary from $150 to $200; effective January 1, 2026 Co-Chairman Garcia motioned to approve an increase in secretary salary to $200, effective January 1, 2026. Member Panagopoulos seconded. Motion carried. Discussion/for possible action/possible approval of Special Rental Agreement Requests None. Discussion/for possible action/Consideration/ Individual Departments/Reports Financial Statements- Discussed under agenda item G- Discussion/for possible action/Capital Improvements/Major Purchases Budget- Discussed under agenda item G- Discussion/for possible action/Capital [PAGE 2] White Pine County Ag District 13 February 9, 2026 Improvements/Major Purchases White Pine Tour and Rec- None White Pine County Commission- Discussed the upcoming County Commission agenda item to reassign a new liaison. White Pine Horse Race Committee- Having a meeting February 27th at 5:30 located at Smash & Grab Beta Sigma Phi- Discussed fixing windows and landings from facility repairs and maintenance. White Pine Production- None Firemen’s Dinner/BBQ- None White Pine County 4-H- None White Jr. Livestock- Member Mangum stated that beef is up 13, next to feed are turkeys. Miscellaneous Fair Weekend Updates- None Discussion/for possible action/to re-establish a SNPLMA Approvement committee Chairman Noyes tabled this agenda item until after the county commission meeting. Discussion/for possible action/SNPLMA/Budget conversation Discussed the possibility of the county dividing net proceeds and reducing Ag 13 budget. Member Panagopoulos expressed his concern for the board to spend all the money in our budget to protect it from it being reallocated to other organizations. Traditionally the board has been conservative with their money and that it has taken many years to build up the funding we currently have. Hoping that the board will keep this in mind while discussing the budget before just reacting. Member Troutt stated that years ago the argument was to be fiscally responsible to be able to make large purchases as needed. Expressed feelings of being conservative in the past and currently needing to prioritize upcoming projects. Chairman Noyes expressed his concerns from the past when the board had left over money in the budget the budget was cut for the following year. Stated that if the board continues to not improve the things that need improved, we will not be able to hold a fair and the board as of now can no longer wait for SNPLMA. Burdick (Maintenance) stated we could be months out from hearing a response from SNPLMA on appendix L. Agreed that initiative needs to be taken on certain projects with the understanding [PAGE 3] White Pine County Ag District 13 February 9, 2026 that money will need to come from the board without the possibility of being reimbursed by SNPLMA. Coombs stated originally the deliverables for SNPLMA included all the projects of appendix L. Stated there was a request sent to change the deliverable to the event center but believes that request was never responded to by SNPLMA, is under the impression that SNPLMA is still operating under the original list. Chair Noyes discussed needing to figure out who the SNPLMA contact is and figuring out where we stand on appendix L. Discussion/for possible action/Capital Improvements/Major Purchases a. FY 2026 Permanent Stage for Fair; $20k [150K] 14’ x 26’ max size. Wired for acoustics with surrounding sides, enter from the front (ramp), grounded outlets on the floor and ceiling for lighting. Needs to be engineered for snow and wind load. Needing a very specific RFQ and ADA accessible. Member Troutt motioned that we get a quote from Basin Engineering (BJ) to write an RFQ only for the permanent stage not to exceed $25k. Co-Chairman Garica seconded. Motion carried. Oversite of the RFQ will come later. Troutt and Burdick will work together with BJ. Metal Siding for buildings-$29K previously approved. To move forward per Burdick (Maintenance) needs official quotes from the companies. Member Mangum will obtain. Fairground Improvements- $180K Repair Grandstands- Priority one per Chairman Noyes. Discussed making all necessary improvements regardless of SNPLMA. Member Panagopoulos suggested that we budget $100K toward grandstand repairs. Member Troutt agreed. Track Railing- Priority two. Discussed the previous approval to move forward with the quote from Gabe Lopez for railing not to exceed $36K (concrete). Pounding the posts was $20K and feel that pounding the posts would be sufficient. Member Troutt received a quote from Basin Engineering for $2,700 for them to survey the existing footprint to ensure the new track placed in the same place. Suggested that we use money from the contracted services budget. Mr. Lynskey stated that after a discussion with Mr. Lopez he was confident that he was able to survey and place the track himself. Burdick stated he would contact Lopez. [PAGE 4] White Pine County Ag District 13 February 9, 2026 Sound System- Priority three $60k Track Groomer- Coombs stated a track groomer would cost $12,250. Tour and Rec may be receiving a grant to help with some of the cost. Co-Chair Garcia motioned to purchase a track groomer with Ag Districts financial contribution not to exceed $10k. Member Troutt seconded. Motion carried. Skid Steer for Facility- Discussed waiting to move forward with purchasing. Comfortable with the small tractor currently in use. Member Troutt discussed the past purchase of the Ag District for a Zetor tractor. Stated that if the tractor was to be auctioned off the money would go back to the Ag District. Currently the tractor needs general maintenance, new tires, batteries and hydraulic lines. Breaks are non-operable unsure what all would need fixed for them to function. (Member Troutt had quotes for everything listed). The tractor is 29 years old, is challenging to find parts for and is not powerful enough to pull the black widow drag. Member Panagopoulos motioned for Member Troutt to auction the Zetor as is with a minimum bid based on site value of like tractors. Member Mangum seconded. Member Troutt abstained as the member posting the item up for auction. Motion carried. b. EQUIPMENT UNDER 5K Display Cases/WPC Fair- All that is needed are casters for the display cases money for material. would come from facility repairs and maintenance. Member Panagopoulos suggested that the board ask FFA or the Highschool to fabricate the rollers. Member Troutt motioned for the board to purchase the materials and have member Panagopoulos reach out to possible volunteers. Member Backhaus seconded. Motion Carried Sorting Alley- Co-Chairman Garcia motioned to purchase the sorting allies. Member Backhaus seconded. Motioned carried. Pavers- Discussed the necessity of the pavers for the drainage system roughly $5,500 from facility repairs and maintenance. Discussion/for possible action/consideration for permission to have an RFQ written for the permanent stage Delayed due to staffing changes with the County those with access to Beacon Bid to post our own RFQs are no longer employed with the county. Discussed working with Basin Engineering. Correspondence [PAGE 5] White Pine County Ag District 13 February 9, 2026 None Payment of Bills Co-Chairman Garcia motioned to approve payment of secretarial services for the month of January. Member Panagopoulos seconded. Motion carried. Public Comment None Recommendation of items for future agendas Next meeting, date, time and location – March 9, 2026; 6:00 p.m., White Pine County Road Department Adjournment Being no further business, Chairman Noyes adjourned the meeting at 7:22 p.m. [PAGE 6] White Pine County Ag District 13 February 9, 2026 The Regular Meeting for the White Pine County Nevada Fair and Rodeo Board was held January 21, 2026 at the White Pine County Fairgrounds, Ely, Nevada. ****************************************************************************** Present: Chairman, Ben Noyes Co-Chair, Amy Garcia Member, Pete Mangum Member, Martin Troutt Member, Bill Panagopoulos Member, Stefanie Backhaus Absent: None Also Present: Dusty Stark, AG District Secretary Kent Lynskey, Host Cole Burdick, County Maintenance Cody Coombs Melanie Boynton Wayne Cameron ***************************************************************************** Chairman Noyes called the meeting to order at 7:22 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance-Recited in last meeting Public Comment None New Business Discussion/for possible action/approval of Meeting Minutes for January 21, 2026 Member Troutt motioned to approve the minutes with Member Mangum seconding; motion carried. Discussion only/Individual Departments/Reports High School/Jr. High School Rodeo- September 11th is their event Discussion only/Updates from Maintenance Department Host Updates – Mr. Lynskey reported that he has been working on the walk in, the drainage system and cutting down trees. Weather permitting will start removing arena posts in sections. Post pounder is possibly being purchased by county maintenance. Safety Issues/Concerns-None reported Discussion/Special Events- None [PAGE 7] White Pine County Ag District 13 February 9, 2026 Public Comment None Recommendation of future agenda items- None Next Meeting Date, Time and Location – March 9, 2026; 6:00 p.m., White Pine County Road Department Adjournment Being no further business, Chairman Noyes adjourned the meeting at 7:28 p.m.