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AGENDA 
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, November 09, 2022 ● 10:00 AM
Reno City Council Chamber, One East First Street, Reno, NV 89501
Hillary Schieve, Mayor
Council Members:
Ward 1 - Jenny Brekhus
Ward 2 - Naomi Duerr
Ward 3 - Miguel Martinez
 
Ward 4 - Bonnie Weber   
    Ward 5 - Kathleen Taylor     
At Large - Devon Reese    
 
 
Public Notice: This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241.020(3) (notice of meetings) at Reno City Hall – One East First Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in compliance with NRS 241.020(3) at http://www.reno.gov, and NRS 232.2175 at https://notice.nv.gov/. To obtain further documentation regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030 or [email protected].

Members of the public may hear, observe and provide public comment virtually by pre-registering using the following link:
 
Public Comment: Individuals wishing to address City Council at the meeting shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to the City Clerk. Individuals not in attendance may provide public comment by: (1) submitting an online public comment form at Reno.Gov/PublicComment; (2) sending an email to [email protected], (3) leaving a voicemail at (775) 393-4499 or 4) participating via zoom by registering using the link above which will provide the meeting ID and call-in phone number. Voicemails received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to City Council for review, and entered into the record. Voicemails received thereafter will be provided to City Council for review prior to adjournment, and entered into the record.

Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Unused time may not be reserved by the speaker, nor allocated to another speaker. No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment until the matter is included on a subsequent agenda and denoted as an action item. On specific agenda items, the presiding officer may prohibit comment if the content of the comments is a topic that is not relevant to, or within the authority of, the City Council, or if the content is willfully disruptive of the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory, irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the rights of other speakers. Other examples of disruptive conduct include, without limitation, yelling, stamping of feet, whistles, applause, heckling, name calling, use of profanity, personal attacks, physical intimidation, threatening use of physical force, assault, battery, or any other acts intended to impede the meeting or infringe on the rights of City Council members, city staff, or meeting participants. Any person making willfully disruptive remarks while addressing City Council may be removed from the room by the presiding officer, and barred from attending the remainder of the meeting. See, Nevada Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047 (April 27, 2001); Nevada Open Meeting Law Manual, § 8.05. NRS 241.030(4)(a); RMC §§ 8.12.024, 8.12.027.

Accommodations: City Council and staff will make reasonable efforts to assist and accommodate individuals with disabilities desiring to attend the meeting. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030 in advance so that arrangements can be made.

Supporting Material: Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available at the City Clerk’s Office, and on the City’s website at http://www.reno.gov/meetings. Pursuant to NRS 241.020(6), supporting material is made available to the general public at the same time it is provided to the City Council.

Order of Business: The presiding officer shall determine the order of the agenda and all questions of parliamentary procedure at the meeting pursuant to the Rules of the Reno City Council (City Council Resolution No. 8771, adopted January 22, 2020). Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. City Council may combine two or more agenda items for consideration; remove items from the agenda; and/or, delay discussion on or continue scheduled agenda items at any time. Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time, but may be heard later.

Council Recess: At the discretion of the presiding officer, City Council may recess at any time during the meeting to confer with legal counsel and/or its management representatives as permitted by law. Additional short breaks may be taken throughout the meeting as needed.

Watch Meetings: Certain Reno City Council & Redevelopment Agency Board meetings are streamed online when Reno City Council & Redevelopment Agency Board is in session in Council Chamber at www.reno.gov/meetings, the City of Reno YouTube channel, and broadcast on Charter Channel 194.

Social Media: Follow @cityofreno for real-time updates on Twitter. Connect with the City of Reno on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cityofreno

 
A
Introductory Items
 
A.1
Pledge of Allegiance
 
A.2
Roll Call
 
A.4
Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 09 November 2022
 
A.5
Approval of the Minutes
 
A.5.1
Reno City Council - Regular - September 14, 2022 10:00 AM (For Possible Action)
 
A.5.2
Reno City Council - Regular - September 28, 2022 10:00 AM (For Possible Action)
 
A.5.3
Reno City Council - Regular - October 12, 2022 10:00 AM (For Possible Action)
 
B
Consent Agenda (All consent items may be approved together with a single motion, be taken out of order, and/or be heard and discussed individually.)
 
B.1
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - New Alcohol - Damonte Ranch Marketplace, Robert A Cashell Jr, 10105 Veterans Parkway, Package Alcohol  [Ward 2]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - New Alcohol - Metro Market, Arjun Sharma, 595 Booth Street, Package Alcohol  [Ward 1]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - New Alcohol - Vintage Gold, Karla Castellon, 1303 East 4th Street, On-Premises Alcohol  [Ward 3]
 
B.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - New Alcohol - Element by Westin, Sonia Greene, 2030 Element Lane, Alcohol Catering, On-Premises Alcohol, Package Wine and Beer  [Ward 1]
 
B.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - New Alcohol - The Perfect Pour, Briana Alvarez-Aguirre, 800 West 2nd Street, Alcohol Catering  [Ward 1]
 
B.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Change of Ownership - Alcohol - Reno Elks Lodge 597, Frank Reynolds III, 597 Kumle Lane, Nonprofit Alcohol  [Ward 2]
 
B.7
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Supplemental Alcohol - Chapel Tavern, Sean Stitt, 1099 South Virginia Street, Add-On Cabaret [Ward 1]
 
B.8
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for the FY 2022 Formula Justice Assistance Grant (15PBJA-22-GG-02180-JAGX) to the City of Reno for use by the Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and Sparks Police Department pursuant to a cooperative Interlocal Agreement in the amount of $201,762.
 
B.9
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of amendment to the Otis Elevator Company Elevator and Escalator Maintenance contract to bring 13 City-owned elevators, located at Amtrak Station, Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center, Southside School, Community Assistance Center, City Hall Parking Garage, Public Safety Center, Reno Police Department, McKinley Arts and Culture Center, and the Parking Gallery up to code pursuant to A17.3 Elevator Code Enforcement updates in an amount not to exceed $213,000. (Capital Project Fund)
 
B.10
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award and approval of a contract with Vision Building Companies for the purchase and installation of a replacement 20-year exterior cover membrane on Fire Station 21, 2500 Mill Street, pursuant to NRS 332.115(1) (c), in an amount not to exceed $209,619.16. (Public Works Maintenance Fund) [Ward 3]
 
B.11
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Q&D Construction for the Summit Ridge Drive Bridge Repair Structure H-1553 Project in the amount of $128,545. (Street Fund) [Ward 1]
 
B.12
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc. for the Robinhood Park Playground Improvements Project in an amount not to exceed $427,407. (Community Development Block Grant) [Ward 1]
 
B.13
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution establishing updated Reno City Council meeting date and time for the November 16, 2022 at 10 a.m. meeting to November 18, 2022 at 3 p.m.; together with other matters properly relating thereto.
 
C
Public Hearings – 10:00 AM (Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time, but may be heard later.)
  
D
Department Items
  
E
Ordinances - Introduction (Other Ordinance, Introduction items may be found under the following agenda sections: Public Hearings, and/or Standard Department Items.) 
 
F
Ordinances - Adoption
 
F.1
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption - Bill No. 7220 Ordinance amendment to Section 1.04015 – State misdemeanors and civil infractions - of the Reno Municipal Code to comply with changes made by the 2021 Nevada Legislature to the Nevada Revised Statutes converting some traffic violations from misdemeanor crimes to civil infractions. 
 
F.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption - Bill No. 7221 Creation of new ordinance within Reno Municipal Code Title 6- Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 6.04. – Definitions, Section 6.04.001 - Findings for civil infractions to acknowledge the changes made by the Nevada Legislature with AB 116 and clarify that any traffic violation contained within the Reno Municipal Code under Title 6 is a civil infraction unless stated otherwise by the Nevada Revised Statutes. 
 
G
City Clerk
  
G.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to two individuals to the Recreation and Parks Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Ronald Bath, Craig Bronzan, B. David Cisneros, and/or Jerry Wager. 
 
G.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): City Council annual election of Vice Mayor from the following list of Council Members, listed in alphabetical order: Jenny Brekhus, Naomi Duerr, Miguel Martinez, Devon Reese, Kathleen Taylor or Bonnie Weber. 
 
H
Mayor and Council
  
H.1
City Council Comments, including announcements regarding City boards and commissions, activities of local charitable organizations and upcoming local community events. (Non-Action Item) 
 
I
Public Hearings 6:00 PM (Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time, but may be heard later.)
 
J
Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any general public comment.)
 
K
Adjournment (For Possible Action)