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AGENDA 
Joint Regular Meeting
Reno City Council & Redevelopment Agency Board
Wednesday, April 26, 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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SPECIAL NOTICE
Reno Redevelopment Agency Board: Members of the Reno City Council also serve as Redevelopment Agency Board and during this meeting, may convene as this board as indicated on this agenda.

 
A
Introductory Items
 
A.1
Pledge of Allegiance
 
A.2
Roll Call
A.4
Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 26 April 2023
 
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 - Freshies, David Grayden, 50 South Virginia Street - Dining Room Wine and Beer [Ward 3] 
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Supplemental Alcohol - Perenn Bakery, Aubrey O’Laskey, 7700 Rancharrah Parkway, Suite 110 - Dining Room Alcohol [Ward 2] 
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Supplemental Alcohol - The 395, Paul Ganzer, 1075 North Hills Boulevard - Cabaret [Ward 4] 
 
B.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a non-matching Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Grant to the Reno Fire Department for 40 Flood Lanterns and 300 LED Flashlights in the amount of $27,010.  
 
B.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Donation from the Thatcher Company of Nevada, Inc. for deployable air shelter systems and corresponding equipment to be used by the Regional TRIAD team at an approximate value of $110,000. 
 
B.6
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a Grant Award and approval of a Grant Agreement between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the City of Reno for a rooftop solar project at the Moana Springs Community Aquatics and Fitness Center in the amount of $800,000. 
 
B.7
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Sub-grant Award from Move United to support low income, youth and young adults (ages 16-29) with permanent disabilities at the City of Reno's Adaptive Cycling Center in the amount of $4,000. 
 
B.8
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a Grant Award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the planning and design process and public art installation at the North Valleys Regional Park roundabout in the amount of $35,000. (Room Tax Fund) [Ward 4]
 
B.9
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consultant Agreement for Professional Engineering Services with Atkins for the Donner Springs, Stead Bus, Sagittarius and South Dakota Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed $269,814. (Sewer Fund) [Ward 3, 1, 2, 4]
 
B.10
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consultant Agreement for Professional Engineering Services with Shaw Engineering for the Huffaker Sanitary Sewer Lift Station and the Lakeridge Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Project in an amount not to exceed $321,940. (Sewer Fund) [Ward 2]
 
B.11
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consultant Agreement for Professional Engineering Services with Carollo for the Corey Sanitary Sewer Lift Station and Sky Vista Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed $175,807. (Sewer Fund) [Ward 4, 1]
 
B.12
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Insituform Technologies, LLC, for the 2023 Sewer Cured-In-Place Pipe (CIPP) Rehabilitation Project in an amount not to exceed $3,141,771.75. (Sewer Fund) [Ward 1, 3, 2]
 
B.13
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consultant Agreement with Brown and Caldwell for engineering support and construction administration and inspection services for the 2023 Sewer Cured In Place Pipe (CIPP) Rehabilitation Project in an amount not to exceed $382,396. (Sewer Fund) [Ward 1, 2, 3]
 
B.14
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consultant Agreement with Lumos & Associates, Inc., for design services for the 2024 Yori North and Yori South Street Rehabilitation Project, in an amount not to exceed $514,300. (Sewer and Street Funds) [Ward 1, 3] 
 
B.15
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to acquire sewer easements across two parcels for construction of a sanitary sewer trunk as part of the Parr Sewer Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $90,000. (Sewer Fund) [Ward 4]
 
B.16
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consulting Agreement for Engineering Services with Keller Associates, Inc. for the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility Primary Sludge Screening and Acid Phase Digester Valve and Piping Improvements Project in the amount of $483,625 with Reno's share being $331,911.84. (Sewer Fund) 
 
B.17
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc. for the First Street Sidewalk and Access Improvements Project in an amount not to exceed $450,007. (State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)) [Ward 5]
 
B.18
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of contract FM905E City Hall Elevator Maintenance 2023-2026 & ASME Code Upgrades with Otis Elevator Company, for maintenance of all five elevators, for a three-year period, with two one-year options to extend with written notice, and to perform a one-time modification of service elevator (#5), pursuant to A17.3 Elevator Code Enforcement updates, in an amount not to exceed $495,500. (Facility Maintenance General Fund and Capital Maintenance Projects Fund) [Ward 1]
 
B.19
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to the City of Reno's Public Works Department for the purchase and installation of solar school zone flashing beacon systems in the amount of $70,000 from ward specific allocated funds. (SLFRF Funds)  [Ward 4]
 
B.20
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution to rescind Resolution No. 6447 and to establish procedures for authorization of petty cash funds in individual city departments to increase the amount from $100 to $200 in accordance with Nevada Revised Statute 354.609. 
 
B.21
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Reno Access Advisory Committee (RAAC) funds to National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Northern Nevada Chapter to defray expenses associated with purchasing new equipment for outreach and fundraising efforts in the amount of $1,000. (General Fund)  
 
B.22
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Reno Access Advisory Committee (RAAC) funds to Sierra Junior Tennis Association to expand their Tennis Buddies tennis program to include a Tennis Buddies Fun Tennis Camp in the amount of $4,100. (General Fund)  
 
B.23
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Mater Academy of Northern Nevada to support its mission to provide exemplary educational choices by offering an innovative college preparatory curriculum in the amount of $500. (General Fund) [Martinez]  [Ward 3]
 
B.24
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Northern Nevada Literacy Council to support its mission to help low-income, low-literacy adult learners achieve their literacy and educational goals in the amount of $500. (General Fund) [Martinez]  [Ward 3]
 
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
  
Public Works
 
D.1
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion, and possible acceptance of the Micromobility Pilot Project Final Report. [Ward 1, 3, 5]
 

 
D.2
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Interlocal Cooperative Agreement for Reimbursement with the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) to purchase specialized multi-use path maintenance equipment, in an amount not to exceed $190,000. (Street Fund)   
 
City Manager's Office
 
D.3
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion, and potential direction to staff regarding the allocation of $1,000,000 of American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds towards senior-focused programming and initiatives.   
 
D.4
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Review, discussion and potential approval of request for an affordable housing fee reduction in accordance with Reno Municipal Code Chapter 1.08, consisting of $65,340 in sewer connection fees and up to $14,202 in building permit fees for the Dick Scott Manor Apartments, located at 1035 E. Eighth Street. [Ward 3]
 

 
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
 
G
City Clerk
  
G.1
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to three individuals as a Historian with Knowledge of Local History and two at-large positions to the Historical Resources Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Cathie Bryant, Bradley Carlson, Jeri Chadwell, Tina Davis, Will Durham, Philip Galbraith, Barb Giacomini, Amy Hobbs, Allyn Jones, Michael Kattelman, Alyssa McDermott, James Nava, Alfred (AJ) Palomar III, Gabrielle Ramirez, Marie Rodriguez, Hagen Sandoval, and/or Daniel White. 
 
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. (Non­Action 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)
 
L
Redevelopment Agency Board
  
L.1
Roll Call
 
L.2
Public Comment
 
L.3
Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 26 April 2023
 
L.4
Approval of Minutes
 
L.4.1
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Reno City Council - Joint - March 22, 2023 10:00 AM (For Possible Action)  
 
L.5
Department Items
 
L.6
Redevelopment Agency Board Comments, including announcements regarding City boards and commissions, activities of local charitable organizations and upcoming local community events. (Non-Action Item)
 
L.7
Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any general public comment.)
 
L.8
Adjournment (For Possible Action)