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AGENDA 
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, February 08, 2023 ● 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 - Meghan Ebert  
    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.

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A
Introductory Items
 
A.1
Pledge of Allegiance
 
A.2
Roll Call
 
A.3
Public Comment
 
A.4
Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 08 February 2023
 
A.5
Approval of the Minutes
 
A.5.1
Reno City Council - Regular - January 11, 2023 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 - Smiling with Hope Pizza, Andrew Silvaroli, 6135 Lakeside Drive, Suite 101 - Change of Ownership Alcohol - On-Premises Wine and Beer [Ward 2]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Voodoo Brewery Co, Michael Hitchcock, 550 West Plumb Lane, Suites E and F - Supplemental Alcohol - Cabaret [Ward 1]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Forest Street Station, Scott Beggs, 100 California Avenue, Suite 100 - Supplemental Alcohol - Cabaret [Ward 1]
 
B.4
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Purchase of School Zone Traffic Flasher Communications Equipment and Cellular Service from Southwest Traffic Systems, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $177,196.90. (Street Fund)
 
B.5
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of (1) Interlocal Agreement between NDOT and City of Reno for Purchase and Control of Access to a State Highway and (2) Reimbursement Agreement between Toll North Reno LLC and City of Reno in an amount not to exceed $125,000 for the construction of roadway improvements and control of access located on the south side of Interstate-80 and to the southwest of Boomtown-Garson Road at Exit 4. [Ward 5]
 
B.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of artist Rafael Blanco for the National Bowling Stadium Mural Project in an amount not to exceed $80,000. (two-thirds majority voting requirement) (Room Surcharge Capital Project Fund) [Ward 5]
 
B.7
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Good Luck Macbeth Theatre to support their mission to create relevant and impactful works of art that demonstrate the transformative power of theatre and co-create equitable opportunities for artists to express their truest authentic selves both on and off the stage in Northern Nevada in the amount of $1,500. (General Fund) [Reese]
 
B.8
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to University of Nevada Reno Foundation to support the Latino Research Center’s mission to foster research, student achievement, faculty collaboration, advocacy and outreach in the amount of $3,000. (General Fund) [Martinez]
 
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. 7228 Ordinance amending the Reno Municipal Code Title 2, Chapter 2.08, to modify the frequency and number of required meetings of the Financial Advisory Board. 
 
G
City Clerk
  
G.1
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to three individuals to the Ward 4 Neighborhood Advisory Board and/or two alternates from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Kathleen Eagan. 
 
G.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to five individuals to the Ward 5 Neighborhood Advisory Board and/or two alternates from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Massimo Balestra, Jeffrey Harvey, Jeremy Pidanick, Scott Rahbeck, and/or Janice Sangster-Phalen. 
 
G.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of one individual as Ward 4 appointee to the Human Rights Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Nancy Cecil, Dominique Labonte or Denise Reed. 
 
G.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of one individual to the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Harris Armstrong, J.D. Drakulich, Arthur Munoz, Alex Velto, or Silvia Villanueva. 
 
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)