Meeting
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AGENDA 
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, August 23, 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.4
Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 23 August 2023
 
A.5
Approval of the Minutes
 
A.5.1
Reno City Council - Regular - May 24, 2023 10:00 AM (For Possible Action)
 
A.5.2
Reno City Council - Regular - July 26, 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 – Alcohol Catering – B3 LLC, Shayna Quain, 475 South Arlington Avenue – [Ward 1]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Alcohol Catering, Cabaret – Schussboom Brewing Company LLC, Briana Wagner, 12245 South Virginia Street – [Ward 2]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – On-Premises Alcohol, Cabaret – Vistro Inc, Tristen Houston, 180 East 1st Street – [Ward 5]
 
B.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – On-Premises Alcohol, Cabaret – Chapo Sports Bar, Ricardo Martinez-Rodriguez, 432 North Virginia Street – [Ward 5]
 
B.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Dining Room Wine and Beer – My Pie Pizza, Michael Kotlarz, 9333 Double R Boulevard, Suite 1700 – [Ward 2]
 
B.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Dining Room Alcohol, Package Alcohol – Hilton Garden Inn Reno, Karen Kovach, 9920 Double R Boulevard – [Ward 2]
 
B.7
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Dining Room Wine and Beer, Package Wine and Beer – Staybridge Suites, Karen Kovach, 10559 Professional Circle – [Ward 2]
 
B.8
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Contract with UMR (UnitedHealthcare) for the provision of health insurance plan administration for a term of three years in the amount of $864,900 per year. (Self-Funded Medical Funds)
 
B.9
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of exercise of annual renewal option to join Master Service Agreement #3086-19 between Washoe County and ARC Health and Wellness for employee physical exams and other medical services for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 in an amount not to exceed $450,000. (Self-Funded Workers’ Compensation Fund)
 
B.11
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of an Amendment to Franchise Agreement for Shared Mobility between the City of Reno and Bird, to add a $.01 per ride fee to be paid by Bird to the City of Reno to support the City Adaptive Recreation Program.
 
B.12
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Agreement with the Children's Cabinet to reimburse the City of Reno for a portion of the cost of the City of Reno's Youth recreation programs, in compliance with the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Welfare and Supportive Services, in the amount of $414,375.
 
B.13
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Change Order #1 to the 2022 Traffic Signal On-Call Contract, Contract No. F200027 with Titan Electrical Contracting, Inc., to extend the contract for one year, with a $400,000 increase in total contract amount for a not to exceed total amount of $1,139,600. (Street Fund)
 
B.14
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Gradex Construction for the Sierra Vista Parking Lot and Restroom Improvements Project in an amount not to exceed $699,986.25. (Community Development Block Grant Funds) [Ward 5]
 
B.15
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award and approval of Contracts for RFP #2024-02 for janitorial services to J&L for group 1 & 2 in an amount not to exceed $875,664, and to MBJ Building Services Inc. for Group 3 in an amount not to exceed $516,900.24, for a three-year period with two one-year options to extend. (General Fund)
 
B.16
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consulting Agreement for Design and Construction Manager at Risk Support Services with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. for the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility Dewatering Building Project in the amount of $4,066,496 with Reno's share being $2,790,836.21. (Sewer Fund)
 
B.17
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution of the City Council of the City of Reno, Nevada, to transfer to the Director of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry all of the City of Reno's Private Activity Bond Volume Cap for 2023 for allocation to Reno Housing Authority, for the benefit of an affordable housing redevelopment project identified as "Hawk View Apartments" (redevelopment of 100 units to 200+ units to be located at 1548 Steelwood Lane) and providing other details in connection therewith. [Ward 4]
 
B.18
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Black Wall Street in support of their mission to provide resources and services to black and under-served communities to increase their self-sufficiency, self-esteem, and self-worth in the amount of $1,000. (General Fund) [Duerr] [Ward 2]
 
B.19
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Fale Kai Pahia Polynesian Kava Club of Reno, Nevada to support their mission to promote cultural diversity and community engagement in the amount of $1,000. (General Fund) [Ebert] [Ward 4]
 
B.20
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to McQueen Knightriders Mountain Bike Team to support their mission to grow and enhance the youth mountain bike community in Northwest Reno in the amount of $500. (General Fund) [Ebert] [Ward 4]
 
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.)
  
C.1
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action) Case No. ABN21-00006 (Market Street Abandonment) Request for the abandonment of a ±20,062 square foot portion of public road, Market Street, located between Kietzke Lane and Redwood Place. The site is adjacent to Mixed-Use Urban (MU) and General Commercial (GC) zoning districts, and Urban Mixed-Use (UMU) and Suburban Mixed Use (SMU) Master Plan land use designations respectively. [Ward 3]
 
C.2
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction – Bill No. ______ Case No. DVA23-00001 (Market Street Abandonment - Development Agreement) Ordinance to approve a Development Agreement between the City of Reno and Murphs Land Holdings LLC subject to Case No. ABN21-00006 (Market Street Abandonment). The requested development agreement addresses requirements and timing of the proposed abandonment as related to the Regional Transportation Commission - Mill Street Capacity and Safety Project.  [Ward 3]
 
C.3
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction – Bill No. _______ Case No. LDC23-00061 (550 Orrcrest) Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled “Zoning,” rezoning a ±1 acre site from Large-Lot Residential - 1 acre (LLR-1) to Mixed Employment (ME). The site is located on the south side of Orrcrest Drive ±440 feet east of its intersection with Carson Lane. The site has a Master Plan land use designation of Mixed-Employment (ME).  [Ward 4]
 
C.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 $245,025 in sewer connection fees and up to $19,785.43 in building permit fees for Marvel Way Apartments II, whose future location will be 1585 Marvel Way, Reno, NV 89502. [Ward 2]
 
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.) 
 
E.1
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction - Bill No. ________ Ordinance to amend Title 2 of the Reno Municipal Code establishing appointive officer and appointive employee positions by amending Section 2.06.035 designating "Appointive Employees;" and amending Section 2.06.050 relating to the Qualifications of Appointive Officers and Appointive Employees together with other matters properly relating thereto. 
 
E.2
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction – Bill No ______ Ordinance to amend Title 1, Chapter 1.02.010, of Reno Municipal Code titled "Ward Boundaries and Official city map," to change the City of Reno ward boundaries and create a sixth ward on the Official City Map as required by Section 1.050 of the Reno City Charter, and providing matters properly relating thereto. 
 
F
Ordinances - Adoption
 
G
City Clerk
  
G.1
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to six individuals to the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Francisco "Paco" Lachoy, Robert Lissner, Patricia Newman, Sally Ramm, Marie Rodriguez, Allen Setterquist, and/or Terry Snyder. 
 
G.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of one individual as an at-large position to the Historical Resources Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Cathie Bryant, Jeri Chadwell, 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. (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)