Stan Lau
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 14:26
- Avg per meeting
- 3:37
- Segments
- 178
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Top issues during term (20)
Utility contracts for rate study, Good Earth infrastructure, and emergency generator
More than $237,000 in combined additional design and study spending across the three contracts.
Mayor's Pond Park and existing park conditions
Leagues are asking for $611,000 to $620,000 beyond the current budget; a sports complex could eventually cost tens of millions.
Truckee Canal litigation ends
Unknown — potential costs could fall on residents if canal work passes costs through.
Fernley High School traffic and pedestrian safety
The grant project would cost the city about $800,000 in matching funds.
Fire staffing and regional academy partnership
Staffing the third station would require significant new budget commitment, likely discussed at Wednesday's budget meeting.
Corridor Action Plan for 95, Main Street, and Farm District
No projects are funded yet; some, like the Main Street widening past the UPRR crossing, could be ten-year efforts.
FY 2026/2027 Final Budget Adoption
About $23.5 million in general fund revenue, with ending fund balance projected around $7.4 million.
Mayor and council salary adjustment
Council pay roughly rises from $13,000 to about $31,200 a year starting November 2028.
Main Street Art Park
About $31,500 in grant funds plus a $16,500 Main Street Fernley match for the gazebo project.
$4M capital improvement commitment
Nearly $4 million of general fund reserves would be earmarked for capital projects and equipment.
Expulsion of Councilman Stan Lau
Potential litigation costs for the city if Lau pursues reinstatement through the courts; he also returned his April council wages.
Multifamily housing allowed in commercial zones (AB 241)
Efficiency study delays
Contract cost not disclosed on the record; the study is intended to guide staffing and budget decisions.
Off-Highway Vehicle Plan grant application
No city cost — an $86,250 grant request.
police force establishment
The sheriff's 2026 training budget request rose 33% to about $90,000; school district helps fund SROs at roughly $500,000.
BLM public-lands conveyance funding
$79,700, funded by the city.
Freshwater intake and Highway 95A/Cottonwood roundabout funding
$4 million total in new grant funding — $2M for the water intake, $2M for the roundabout.
Quarterly financial report — city ahead of budget
City is roughly $4 million ahead of its planned $4.6M deficit at mid-year.
County subsidy dispute
Clarifies the city receives only about $240,000 annually from the county.
Possible fire station closure
Unknown — funding or staffing support for the second station has not been identified.
Decisions during term (48)
Recorded while Lau was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Agenda with removal of item 7.2
Approval of Consent Agenda (2.1–2.4)
Additional BLM funding for lands conveyance (6.1)
Item 7.1 — Permanent expulsion of Councilman Lau (Resolution 26-002)
Bill #380 — Genica Clover Ranch rezone and 105-lot subdivision (8.1)
Approval of Minutes
Approval of Agenda (removing item 7.1)
Consent Agenda (vouchers, business licenses, policies, AGRU will-serve, Lumos and Wood Rodgers contracts)
Poseidon Education water programs
Bill #376 / CA25010 — standalone gaming establishments
Bill #378 / CA25013 — remote non-residential development standards
FY2027 maximum operating property tax rate
Item 7.1 — Council and Mayor salary increases
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Voucher Report
Possible action to approve the updated Staff Travel policy.
Possible action to approve the updated Uniform policy.
Possible Action to Approve the Will-Serve Request from AGRU America, Inc for AGRU America Expansion for 1.21 ERC's of water and 6.45 ERC's for Sewer for Lyon County Parcel 021-251-26 located at 230 Lyon Drive, Fernley, NV 89408.
Approval of agenda with Item 3.1 continued to March 4
Consent agenda
Voting record (22)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AG EN DA WITH TH E REMOVAL OF ITEM 7.2 FOR TH lS M EETING AND ANY AND ALL FUTURE MEETINGS.
I MOVE TO ACCEPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-002 AS PRESENTED AND TO HIGHLIGHT SECTION 2, PERMITTED EXPULSION PURSUANT TO NRS 266.240. THAT COUNCILMAN LAU IS HEREBY PERMANENTLY EXPELLED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS lT SHOWS.
I move to pay the Bureau of Land Management $46,400 for work associated with the Fernley Lands Bill Conveyance Phase 1 and 2.
Approval of Agenda with removal of item 7.2
Item 7.1 — Permanent expulsion of Councilman Lau (Resolution 26-002)
Argued improper notice, double jeopardy after prior censure, and due process violations