September 3, 1975 (8 pages)

NID considers gold _ recovery on Bear The Nevada Irrigation and Mining District? Well, not quite. But the NID board of directors is taking a ‘hard look at a gold recovery project that at its best would relieve the financial burden of . ‘water customers and at the worst will not cost them a cent. Seeking the mineral rights on NID owned sites on the Bear River is Micron Gold Recovery Systems Inc. The Sacramento based firm claims to have devised a system that will remove better than 95 per cent of the gold contained in raw materials. Representing Micron at the regular Wednesday meeting of the board was John O’Day, who said he has spent nearly 60 of his 75 years developing the principles. of gold recovery. “The Bear River has never been scratched, none has ever gotten to the bottom,” O’Day said. He plans to get to the bottom of the river by working in conjunction with sand and gravel operations that are now underway on NID leased property. According to test results obtained by sampling the ground around the gravel operations Micron discovered gold content which ranged in value from $2.24 to $48 per ton of material, according to Project Manager Thomas O'Day said he expects the yield of Local youth group gold from loose material on the bottom of the Bear River to be extremely rich in fine gold, which only his methods can remove at a profit. He emphasized that he was not suggesting a dredging operation which is inefficient and pollutes the water. His method will actually aid in-cleaning up the river, he said. For the mineral rights on the property NID has been offered 10 per cent of all gold recovered. _ “We could fall flat on our face and a] get you $100,000 a year,’ O’Day said. NID Board President Francis Dobbas said that he could see no reason not to allow the operation as long as all environmental considerations were cleared with the proper government agencies and R.J. Miles Co., which has the gravel operation was agreeable to the plan. Miles, who was present at the meeting, said that he would be agreeable as long as Micron did not interfere with his business. And, he said, if he was able to help in the . operation he would like to share in the ‘Ride-and-tie’ ' maintain all tiastaig around a canine oe “High school and college Showed signs of being winded. age young people. from Winners in each category the slope of Wolf Mountain. Calvary Bible Church —_ Goreey. i eh PUBLIC NOTICE climaxed a busy summer with . Keeny Randy eS; saroldwest style ride and tie 2nd, Stan Rayburn and Bob © STAUROV Se NEVADA. on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Wolf Hicks; 3rd, Mike Dougherty BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Mountain. Conference and Kent nen, Gey ee, MINUTES August 19, 1975 : 1st, Dennis McQuerry an Meeting called to order at Ride and tie wasa method Melody Kepler; 2nd, Stan 19:03, AML. Supervisor oe wed when fro men bad to Rose, and er Ear) Mee ETT. oy Nevade ° ja te) va one horse. One man wouldride Rose. aera Bind sec County Sanitation i ale “ers 1 . ahead, tie the horse, and set Hicks ; , was a lowing , : tion taken: (1) Minutes a ». nes’ was tied, then overtake the . Carolyn Bauch. Trophies were Budgets . siereic _ and first man and repeat the donated by Weiss Brothers utions pertaining to Sewer procedure, Distances could be Nursery, Phoenix Drug, seanemnance “Fesemement Eee covered, one and one-half Rolling Hills Realty and Resolutions Adopted: times faster than a man on impty Dumpty. : ont Ee (ervending bid hc cams eda "Throughout the summer econsiruction Project). the ond this group has been very ac8 Pay oe Capereving final reer ny oS at hn eh me Ge : adult sponsors, backpacked Oak Tree Rd.) oe Calvary Bible's youth into Royal Gorge on the North 4eC-ation of rights of way on and organized Ferk of the American River virrel Creek 8d.) this event, using horses ‘or six days. Immediately . 75-229 (Resolution of inby. Wolf . Mountain preceding the ride snd tie, the tortion 46 bones Borse) Sides down into three categories: conducted a day camp at Wolf gate ane ‘swarsee Conligg tah ; Mountain Baldwin Contracting Sr" No. 75-231 (approving Combie Rd. contract and authorizing Chairman to sign.) No. 75-232 (requesting‘Tax : Collector:sand. Dept. of “administer Public Works: to: collect ‘and’. provement Zones No. 1 and No. 2— . thé definition of a dwell commercial buliding. Soerd regu ion. referred the ordinance September 3, 1975 Wed., The Nevada County Nugget 7 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE funding for 7576 FY). No.75233. (authorizing: Sheriff to execute application for grant for law enforcement purposes). No. 75-234 (authorizing Tax Collector to collect standby water charges for San Juan Ridge County Water District). No. 75-235 (authorizing Auditor-Controller to pay for services rendered by Anthony Nichols re: Nevada County. General Hospital and further authorizing Auditor to transfer $30,440.31 from the Aad a2 Fund to the Unappropriated Reserves of the General Fund, receipts and deposit into the proper revenue accounts of the General Fund.). ORDINANCES ADOPTED: No. 727 (An _— ordinance regulating roadway encroachments and transportation permits for non legal roads). No. 728 (An Ordinance amending Section L-I! 36.7, Chapter 2, Nevada County Code, 1956, as amended, recodified in 1972, to amend a portion of Zoning District Map No. 1233, to establish an ‘’Al-10’’ General Agricultural, minimum lot size 10 acres, District, Hazadon property, Grass Valley, Ca.) Department Head matters and Communications presented and considered. Under New Business the Board approved the _ approximate amount of $15,000.00 to be expended from Revenue Sharing. Funds for the im‘ovement of the Health Dept. located at the HEW Complex and to. install restrooms downstairs in the Nevada City Veteran’s Bidg. AFTERNOO SESSION: Meeting called to order at 1.:32 P.M., Supervisor Rood absent. Or. Robert Smith, Program Director, Sierra View Mental Health Services presented his report on the addendum to. the Mental Health Plan for 75-76 and requested approval of their contract with the Council-on ism, indicated that they would increase the Sierra View budget to a total of $17,100.00 for the Council on Alcoholism but that there was a funding problem to cover the use of the recovery houses. Requested that the Board consider granti $5,000.00 of unmatc coun funds for. these services. rd action denied the vest. Mr. F.A. Hoffmeyer appeared before the Board and requested an order be given to the Dept. of Public Works and staff for the recordation of his on lots located at Rolins Lake. Lengthy discussions were had between Assistant District Attorney, John Darlington, County Counsel, Director o Public Works, Mr. Hoffmeyer and Fred Doster. Board action scheduled a meeting between the interested parties for August 21, 1975 at 9:00 A.M. . : Under Old Business discussion on the Ordinancs establishing a . procedure for abatement of nuisances was heard. Richard Ellers, Attorney representi United Stand stated that tte ordinance affects basic rights and is chet ap ne testimony was taken Lengthy from individuats in opposition to tha adoption of the ordinance © the and from those in favor, with the central discussion centered “ a act back to staff to rework and define more clerarly, dwelling and commercial beliins. os consideration on There’ being no. further business the meeting adjourned at 6:41 P.M. 3 i, THEO. A. KOHLER, JR., . Co. Clerk & €x-Officio Clerk, Nevada County Board . of Supervisors, State of California, do hereby certify that the _ foregoing is a true and correct ‘excerpt -of; fhe -Minutes_of; the: meeting “Bipererh eld Augunt rcel maps C f OF August, k for. 1 hereunto affix my hand and official seal of said Board this 27th day of A +, 1975. THEO. A. KOHLER, JR. Co. Clerk & Ex-Officio Clerk Nevada County Board ee ata BY JEANETTE HILLMAN Deputy Clerk to the Board Date of Publication: tember 3, 1975. PUBLIC NOTICE RESOLUTION NO. 690 A RESOLUTION FIXING THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE NECESSARY TO BE RAISED FROM PROPERTY TAXES, AND FIXING THE TAX RATE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, IN THE CITY OF NEVADA CITY BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Nevada City as follows: Section 1. DETERMINATION. OF NECESSARY REVENUE. The amount of revenue from property taxes necessary to support the City of Nevada City and its departments, and to pay the bonded or other indebtedness of the City, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, is hereby fixed as follows: General Fund $57,972.00 Parks and Recreation Fund _" 19,128.00 Sewage Facilities Fund 20,292.00 Public. Employees’ Retirement System Fund 22,608.00 Total Revenue from P. Taxes Section 2. DETERMINATION OF TAX RATE. The rate of faxes necessary to raise the foregoing. amount of revenue and to pay the expense of collection thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, per pati tion of ey a the City valua property in of Nevada City as appears on the equalized assessment roll, is hereby fixed as follows: SepGeneral Fund “= $1.00 Parks and Recreation Fund = .33 Sewage Facilities Fund 35 Public Employees’ Retirement System Fund : 7] Total Tax Rate Per Each $100 of Assessed Valuation $2.07 Section 3. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk shall cause this resolution to be published once, within fifteen (15) days after its pesenee in the Nevada County ugget, a newspaper of general circulation published. and: circuinted in the City of Nevada on at an adiournes regular manning of t City Council of the City of Nevada City, California, this 25th DAY 1975, by the following votes: AYES: Councilmen Paine, Womack, Pello, Councilwoman . Barnhart & Mayor Rankin NOES: None . ABSENT: None JOHN F. RANKIN Mayor ATTEST: TERESA M. CASSETTARI City Clerk thereof “ $28 ws Dated: : TERESA M. CASSETTARI Date of Publication: Sept 3, 1975. : CLASSIFIED ADS . 10. Cratts & Services ~~ ew \ satiate sins SS te $120,000.00 assessed . e Ps

NID considers gold _ recovery on Bear The Nevada Irrigation and Mining District? Well, not quite. But the NID board of directors is taking a ‘hard look at a gold recovery project that at its best would relieve the financial burden of . ‘water customers and at the worst will not cost them a cent. Seeking the mineral rights on NID owned sites on the Bear River is Micron Gold Recovery Systems Inc. The Sacramento based firm claims to have devised a system that will remove better than 95 per cent of the gold contained in raw materials. Representing Micron at the regular Wednesday meeting of the board was John O’Day, who said he has spent nearly 60 of his 75 years developing the principles. of gold recovery. “The Bear River has never been scratched, none has ever gotten to the bottom,” O’Day said. He plans to get to the bottom of the river by working in conjunction with sand and gravel operations that are now underway on NID leased property. According to test results obtained by sampling the ground around the gravel operations Micron discovered gold content which ranged in value from $2.24 to $48 per ton of material, according to Project Manager Thomas O'Day said he expects the yield of Local youth group gold from loose material on the bottom of the Bear River to be extremely rich in fine gold, which only his methods can remove at a profit. He emphasized that he was not suggesting a dredging operation which is inefficient and pollutes the water. His method will actually aid in-cleaning up the river, he said. For the mineral rights on the property NID has been offered 10 per cent of all gold recovered. _ “We could fall flat on our face and a] get you $100,000 a year,’ O’Day said. NID Board President Francis Dobbas said that he could see no reason not to allow the operation as long as all environmental considerations were cleared with the proper government agencies and R.J. Miles Co., which has the gravel operation was agreeable to the plan. Miles, who was present at the meeting, said that he would be agreeable as long as Micron did not interfere with his business. And, he said, if he was able to help in the . operation he would like to share in the ‘Ride-and-tie’ ' maintain all tiastaig around a canine oe “High school and college Showed signs of being winded. age young people. from Winners in each category the slope of Wolf Mountain. Calvary Bible Church —_ Goreey. i eh PUBLIC NOTICE climaxed a busy summer with . Keeny Randy eS; saroldwest style ride and tie 2nd, Stan Rayburn and Bob © STAUROV Se NEVADA. on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Wolf Hicks; 3rd, Mike Dougherty BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Mountain. Conference and Kent nen, Gey ee, MINUTES August 19, 1975 : 1st, Dennis McQuerry an Meeting called to order at Ride and tie wasa method Melody Kepler; 2nd, Stan 19:03, AML. Supervisor oe wed when fro men bad to Rose, and er Ear) Mee ETT. oy Nevade ° ja te) va one horse. One man wouldride Rose. aera Bind sec County Sanitation i ale “ers 1 . ahead, tie the horse, and set Hicks ; , was a lowing , : tion taken: (1) Minutes a ». nes’ was tied, then overtake the . Carolyn Bauch. Trophies were Budgets . siereic _ and first man and repeat the donated by Weiss Brothers utions pertaining to Sewer procedure, Distances could be Nursery, Phoenix Drug, seanemnance “Fesemement Eee covered, one and one-half Rolling Hills Realty and Resolutions Adopted: times faster than a man on impty Dumpty. : ont Ee (ervending bid hc cams eda "Throughout the summer econsiruction Project). the ond this group has been very ac8 Pay oe Capereving final reer ny oS at hn eh me Ge : adult sponsors, backpacked Oak Tree Rd.) oe Calvary Bible's youth into Royal Gorge on the North 4eC-ation of rights of way on and organized Ferk of the American River virrel Creek 8d.) this event, using horses ‘or six days. Immediately . 75-229 (Resolution of inby. Wolf . Mountain preceding the ride snd tie, the tortion 46 bones Borse) Sides down into three categories: conducted a day camp at Wolf gate ane ‘swarsee Conligg tah ; Mountain Baldwin Contracting Sr" No. 75-231 (approving Combie Rd. contract and authorizing Chairman to sign.) No. 75-232 (requesting‘Tax : Collector:sand. Dept. of “administer Public Works: to: collect ‘and’. provement Zones No. 1 and No. 2— . thé definition of a dwell commercial buliding. Soerd regu ion. referred the ordinance September 3, 1975 Wed., The Nevada County Nugget 7 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE funding for 7576 FY). No.75233. (authorizing: Sheriff to execute application for grant for law enforcement purposes). No. 75-234 (authorizing Tax Collector to collect standby water charges for San Juan Ridge County Water District). No. 75-235 (authorizing Auditor-Controller to pay for services rendered by Anthony Nichols re: Nevada County. General Hospital and further authorizing Auditor to transfer $30,440.31 from the Aad a2 Fund to the Unappropriated Reserves of the General Fund, receipts and deposit into the proper revenue accounts of the General Fund.). ORDINANCES ADOPTED: No. 727 (An _— ordinance regulating roadway encroachments and transportation permits for non legal roads). No. 728 (An Ordinance amending Section L-I! 36.7, Chapter 2, Nevada County Code, 1956, as amended, recodified in 1972, to amend a portion of Zoning District Map No. 1233, to establish an ‘’Al-10’’ General Agricultural, minimum lot size 10 acres, District, Hazadon property, Grass Valley, Ca.) Department Head matters and Communications presented and considered. Under New Business the Board approved the _ approximate amount of $15,000.00 to be expended from Revenue Sharing. Funds for the im‘ovement of the Health Dept. located at the HEW Complex and to. install restrooms downstairs in the Nevada City Veteran’s Bidg. AFTERNOO SESSION: Meeting called to order at 1.:32 P.M., Supervisor Rood absent. Or. Robert Smith, Program Director, Sierra View Mental Health Services presented his report on the addendum to. the Mental Health Plan for 75-76 and requested

approval of their contract with the Council-on ism, indicated that they would increase the Sierra View budget to a total of $17,100.00 for the Council on Alcoholism but that there was a funding problem to cover the use of the recovery houses. Requested that the Board consider granti $5,000.00 of unmatc coun funds for. these services. rd action denied the vest. Mr. F.A. Hoffmeyer appeared before the Board and requested an order be given to the Dept. of Public Works and staff for the recordation of his on lots located at Rolins Lake. Lengthy discussions were had between Assistant District Attorney, John Darlington, County Counsel, Director o Public Works, Mr. Hoffmeyer and Fred Doster. Board action scheduled a meeting between the interested parties for August 21, 1975 at 9:00 A.M. . : Under Old Business discussion on the Ordinancs establishing a . procedure for abatement of nuisances was heard. Richard Ellers, Attorney representi United Stand stated that tte ordinance affects basic rights and is chet ap ne testimony was taken Lengthy from individuats in opposition to tha adoption of the ordinance © the and from those in favor, with the central discussion centered “ a act back to staff to rework and define more clerarly, dwelling and commercial beliins. os consideration on There’ being no. further business the meeting adjourned at 6:41 P.M. 3 i, THEO. A. KOHLER, JR., . Co. Clerk & €x-Officio Clerk, Nevada County Board . of Supervisors, State of California, do hereby certify that the _ foregoing is a true and correct ‘excerpt -of; fhe -Minutes_of; the: meeting “Bipererh eld Augunt rcel maps C f OF August, k for. 1 hereunto affix my hand and official seal of said Board this 27th day of A +, 1975. THEO. A. KOHLER, JR. Co. Clerk & Ex-Officio Clerk Nevada County Board ee ata BY JEANETTE HILLMAN Deputy Clerk to the Board Date of Publication: tember 3, 1975. PUBLIC NOTICE RESOLUTION NO. 690 A RESOLUTION FIXING THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE NECESSARY TO BE RAISED FROM PROPERTY TAXES, AND FIXING THE TAX RATE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, IN THE CITY OF NEVADA CITY BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Nevada City as follows: Section 1. DETERMINATION. OF NECESSARY REVENUE. The amount of revenue from property taxes necessary to support the City of Nevada City and its departments, and to pay the bonded or other indebtedness of the City, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, is hereby fixed as follows: General Fund $57,972.00 Parks and Recreation Fund _" 19,128.00 Sewage Facilities Fund 20,292.00 Public. Employees’ Retirement System Fund 22,608.00 Total Revenue from P. Taxes Section 2. DETERMINATION OF TAX RATE. The rate of faxes necessary to raise the foregoing. amount of revenue and to pay the expense of collection thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, per pati tion of ey a the City valua property in of Nevada City as appears on the equalized assessment roll, is hereby fixed as follows: SepGeneral Fund “= $1.00 Parks and Recreation Fund = .33 Sewage Facilities Fund 35 Public Employees’ Retirement System Fund : 7] Total Tax Rate Per Each $100 of Assessed Valuation $2.07 Section 3. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk shall cause this resolution to be published once, within fifteen (15) days after its pesenee in the Nevada County ugget, a newspaper of general circulation published. and: circuinted in the City of Nevada on at an adiournes regular manning of t City Council of the City of Nevada City, California, this 25th DAY 1975, by the following votes: AYES: Councilmen Paine, Womack, Pello, Councilwoman . Barnhart & Mayor Rankin NOES: None . ABSENT: None JOHN F. RANKIN Mayor ATTEST: TERESA M. CASSETTARI City Clerk thereof “ $28 ws Dated: : TERESA M. CASSETTARI Date of Publication: Sept 3, 1975. : CLASSIFIED ADS . 10. Cratts & Services ~~ ew \ satiate sins SS te $120,000.00 assessed . e Ps