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AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, November 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 November 2023
 
A.5
Approval of the Minutes
 
A.5.1
Reno City Council - Regular - 11 October 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 – Package Alcohol (New) – Drams & Smoke, Amitoj Chhabra, 1400 East Peckham Lane, Suite E. [Ward 3]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – On-Premises Wine and Beer (New) – Dopo, Gregory Buchheister, 299 East Plumb Lane, Suite 180G. [Ward 3]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Secondhand Dealer (Change of Location) – Black and White Appliance, Amber Gregory, 2713 East 4th Street. [Ward 3]
 
B.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Restricted Gaming 5 Slot Machines (New) – Sartini Gaming LLC dbat 7-Eleven Store 41724, Phyllis Gilland, 8075 Lemmon Drive. [Ward 4]
 
B.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the Funding Agreement with the Western Regional Water Commission (WRWC) for the Truckee Meadows Tributary Watershed Assessments for Fiscal Year (FY) 24 in the amount of $65,000. (WRWC funding for Storm Water Program)
 
B.6
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consultant Agreement with Brown and Caldwell for design services related to the Reno Stead Water Reclamation Facility (RSWRF) Flow Shave Capacity Increase Project in an amount not to exceed $434,000. (Sewer Fund)
 
B.7
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of (1) Reimbursement Agreement with DPRTA Stead LLC (Dermody) for $853,535, and (2) At Grade Crossing Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for a new public crossing of Union Pacific Railroad tracks at the extension of Moya Boulevard associated with the development of the Reno Stead Airport Business Park. [Ward 4]
 
B.8
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Subgrant to contract with the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) to hold a local Commission Assistance and Mentoring Program (CAMP) with the City of Reno Historical Resources Commission, community leaders, and City staff in the amount of $5,500.
 
B.9
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a subaward from The Envirolution, Inc. (Envirolution) for a geothermal education program at the Moana Springs Community Aquatics & Fitness Center in the amount of $5,000. [Ward 2]
 
B.10
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Fiscal Year 2023 Grant Award (FM-MHP-0772-23-01-00) to the City of Reno Police Department to support enforcement of laws related to commercial vehicles in the amount of $380,176.
 
B.11
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution Accepting Streets – Silver Dollar Estates Area 2 - Phase 3, FNL21-00002, including Perseids Place and portions of Trifid Street, and Antares Street. [Ward 4]
 
B.12
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council to sunset the 1,000 Homes in 120 Days program (Resolution No. 8729); together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
 
B.13
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of reallocation of American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the Downtown Waste Disposal Project to the California Building Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Project in an amount not to exceed $231,800. [Ward 1]
 
B.14
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation for the development of the Virginia Range Trail Corridor Plan in the amount of $50,000 from ward specific allocated funds. [Duerr] [Ward 2]
 
B.15
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Noah’s Animal House, to support their mission to remove “no pets allowed” barrier at women’s shelters for courageous survivors looking to get back on their feet with their pet by their side in the amount of $500. (General Fund) [Taylor] [Ward 5]
 
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): Ordinance Introduction - Bill No._________ Case No. ANX24-00001 (Pembroke Drive Annexation) Ordinance annexing to and making part of the City of Reno certain specifically described territory of three parcels being ±112.4 acres of property located north of Pembroke Drive, ±796 feet from its intersection with South McCarran Boulevard. The site is adjacent to the City of Reno jurisdictional boundary, located within the Sphere of Influence, and has a Master Plan land use designation of Public/Quasi-Public (PQP). Upon annexation, the site will have the Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS) zoning designation; together with other matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith. [Ward 3]
 
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
 
G
City Clerk
  
G.1
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, Meghan Ebert, Miguel Martinez, Devon Reese, or Kathleen Taylor. 
 
G.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential reappointment and/or appointment of up to two individuals to the Civil Service Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Tray Abney (Reappointment), Adam Grosz, Brad Johnson, Dominique Labonte, and/or Escenthio Marigny Jr. 
 
G.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to three individuals as Ward 4, Ward 5, and At-Large appointees to the Human Rights Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Katie Colling, Dominique Labonte, Hagen Sandoval, and/or Debra Whitlock Lax. 
 
G.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to three individuals to the Recreation and Parks Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Ian Anderson, Mike Escobar, Cheryl Guinan, Matthew Kaempfe, Michelle Krieg, Julius Lorentzen, Gabriel Maya, James Milligan, Gitte Russo, Christopher Tabarez and/or Tara Webster. 
 
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)