Meeting
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 ● 10:00 AM
Reno City Council Chamber, 1 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 – 1 East First Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in compliance with NRS 241.020(3) at Reno.gov, and NRS 232.2175 at notice.nv.gov/. To obtain further documentation regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 775-334-2030 or [email protected].

This meeting will be held at Reno City Hall in the City Council Chamber and via the Zoom video conference platform.

Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting may do so at the designated physical location or may hear, observe, and provide public comment virtually by pre-registering using the following link which will provide the Webinar ID and call-in phone number:

 
You can also join the meeting by typing zoom.us/join into your computer browser and entering this Webinar ID: 869 0453 1303. NOTE: This option will require a computer with audio and video capabilities. Alternatively, you can join the meeting by telephone only by dialing 1-669-444-9171, entering the Webinar ID: 869 0453 1303, and pressing #.
 
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 Webinar 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.

To provide public comment via Zoom, log in to the Zoom webinar at the above link and utilize the “Raise Hand” feature during any public comment period. To provide public comment via telephone only, press *9 to “Raise Hand” and *6 to mute/unmute.

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 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 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 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 Facebook.com/cityofreno.

 
A
Introductory Items
 
A.1
Pledge of Allegiance
 
A.2
Roll Call
 
Members Present
Mayor Hillary Schieve, Councilmember Devon Reese, Councilmember Naomi Duerr, Councilmember Jenny Brekhus, Councilmember Kathleen Taylor, Councilmember Miguel Martinez, Councilmember Meghan Ebert
  
A.4
Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 22 May 2024
 
A.5
Approval of the Minutes
 
A.5.1
Reno City Council - Regular - 27 March 2024 10:00 AM (For Possible Action)
 
A.5.2
Reno City Council - Regular - 10 April 2024 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 – On-Premises Alcohol (Change of Description) – Slieve Brewing Company, Philip Mountain, 495 Morrill Avenue. [Ward 3]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – On-Premises Alcohol, Cabaret (New) – Champagne & Chocolate, Cesar Fausto, 550 West Plumb Lane, Suite E. [Ward 1]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Secondhand Dealer (New) – Harris Toy and Train Auctions, Stephen Harris, 3595 Airway Drive, Suite 409. [Ward 2]
 
B.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Secondhand Dealer (New) – Universal Tire Shop LLC, Edwin Chavez-Vazquez, 1725 East Second Street, Suite C. [Ward 3]
 
B.5
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Farr Construction dba Resource Development Company (RDC) for the Sky Vista and Corey Lift Station Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed $1,628,400. (Sewer Fund) [Ward 4, 1]
 
B.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the Line Extension Agreement with NV Energy for the Corey Lift Station Improvement Project in the amount of $256,918. (Sewer Fund) [Ward 1]
 
B.7
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Construction Contract to F. W. Carson Co. for the Chalk Creek Channel Restoration and Stabilization Project in an amount not to exceed $689,389. (Sewer Fund) [Ward 5]
 
B.8
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Houston Smith Construction, Inc. for the renovation of the kitchen and dining area at Fire Station #3 in an amount not to exceed $180,000. (Capital Maintenance Fund) [Ward 2]
 
B.9
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Washoe County, the City of Reno, the City of Sparks, and the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency (TMRPA) to calculate the annual population estimate for Washoe County and deliver to the Nevada State Demographer.
 
B.10
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Reno and Washoe County for security services provided by Universal Protection Service, LLC dba Allied Universal Security Services to include 50% of the contracted hours for dispatch in an amount not to exceed $133,879.20.
 
B.11
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of donation from Lifestyle Homes Foundation, Inc. to the ReLeaf Reno program for the purchase of trees and supplies in the amount of $4,000. [Ward 4]
 
B.12
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to the Northern Nevada chapter of the American Red Cross to be used for short-term lodging accommodations for Reno residents displaced by household fires in the amount of $4,000. (General Fund) [Brekhus] [Ward 1]
 
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): Public Hearing regarding the City of Reno’s tentative budget for fiscal year (FY) 24/25, and approval of a resolution adopting the final budget and fee schedule for the City of Reno, Nevada, for FY 24/25.
 
C.2
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC24-00045 (Santerra-Quilici Properties Condition Amendment) - A request has been made to amend Condition No. 20 associated with LDC21-00017 (Santerra-Quilici Properties). The requested modification would delete the requirement for a temporary residential fire station and replace it with a requirement for a $300,000 contribution to the City of Reno for a fire apparatus. The overall ±1,164.59-acre site is located to the south and east of Interstate 80 (I-80), southwest of Boomtown Garson Road, to the south of the Meridian 120 South projects, and is designated within the Mortensen-Garson Overlay District (MGOD) and is within the Mortensen-Garson Neighborhood Plan. [Ward 5]
 
C.3
 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Public Hearing on the intent of the City Council of the City of Reno to issue General Obligation (Limited Tax) Sewer Bonds (additionally secured by pledged revenues) in the maximum principal amount of $70,000,000 for the purpose of financing sewerage projects for the City. (Sewer Fund)
 
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. 7269 An ordinance amending Reno Municipal Code Title 6 entitled “Vehicles and Traffic,” Chapter 6.04 entitled “Definitions,” Chapter 6.06 entitled “Rules of the Road,” and Chapter 6.30 entitled “Parking Violations/Civil Infractions,” together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith. 
 
G
City Clerk
  
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)