Meeting
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, August 28, 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: 831 4837 1338. 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: 831 4837 1338, 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) – 28 August 2024
 
A.5
Approval of the Minutes
 
A.5.1
Reno City Council - Regular - 24 July 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 – Restricted Gaming (Change of Operator) – Eclipse Route Operations LLC dbas ECL Gaming dbat Bully’s Lounge, Ronald Winchell, 18150 Wedge Parkway. [Ward 2]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Restricted Gaming (Change of Operator) – Eclipse Route Operations LLC dbas ECL Gaming dbat Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill Mt Rose, Ronald Winchell, 18156 Wedge Parkway. [Ward 2]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Restricted Gaming (Change of Operator) – Eclipse Route Operations LLC dbas ECL Gaming dbat Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill #7, Ronald Winchell, 1640 Robb Drive. [Ward 5]
 
B.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Restricted Gaming (Change of Operator) – Eclipse Route Operations LLC dbas ECL Gaming dbat Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill, Ronald Winchell, 2005 Sierra Highlands Drive, Suite 155. [Ward 5]
 
B.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Dining Room Alcohol, Package Alcohol (New) - Liberty Toast, Patrick Murray, Michael Svagdis, George Mboya, 2001 East Plumb Lane. [Ward 3]
 
B.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - On-Premises Alcohol (Change of Ownership) - Honey Bar, Richard Casazza, 299 East Plumb Lane, Suite 180. [Ward 3]
 
B.7
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Package Alcohol (Change of Description) - Timber Ridge, Patrick Murray, Michael Svagdis, George Mboya, 2001 East Plumb Lane. [Ward 3]
 
B.8
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of an amended Contract for Security Services between the City of Reno and Universal Protection Service, LLC dba Allied Universal Security Services to update the rate charged through September 30, 2025, for a not-to-exceed amount of $1,850,655.36. (State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds [SLFRF] and General Fund)
 
B.9
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Authorization to purchase new factory ammunition for the Reno Police Department (RPD) from Salt Lake Wholesale Sports utilizing the Joinder provision of Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 332.195 and Nevada State Contract 99SWC-NV23-15157 in an amount not to exceed $400,405. (General Fund)
 
B.10
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Subgrant for staff to attend the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) biennial conference FORUM in West Palm Beach, Florida, from August 1-4, 2024, in the amount of $4,368.
 
B.11
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the Reno Arts & Culture Commission (RACC) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/2025 Work Plan.
 
B.12
Resolution No. _____ (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 Cap for 2024 to Arrowleaf, LP, for the benefit of the project identified as "Arrowleaf on Harvard" and providing other details in connection therewith.
 
B.13
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council Amending Resolution No. 9153, adopting an amended salary schedule for Reno Municipal Court employees not covered by an employee-management contract or collective bargaining agreement, reflecting three annual three percent cost-of-living salary increases, implementing the results of a classification and compensation study, and adopting a corresponding salary increase for affected employees, to cost $613,528 for fiscal year 24-25; $854,546 for fiscal year 25-26; and $1,116,690 for fiscal year 26-27; together with other matters properly relating thereto.
 
B.14
Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council Amending Resolution No. 9154, adopting an amended salary schedule for unrepresented hourly employees not covered by an employee-management contract or collective bargaining agreement, reflecting three annual three percent cost-of-living salary increases, implementing the results of a classification and compensation study, and adopting a corresponding salary increase for affected employees, to cost $352,242 for fiscal year 24-25; $537,841 for fiscal year 25-26; and $740,524 for fiscal year 26-27; together with other matters properly relating thereto.
 
B.15
Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council Amending Resolution No. 9155, adopting an amended salary schedule for mid-management employees not covered by an employee-management contract or collective bargaining agreement reflecting three annual three percent cost-of-living salary increases, implementing the results of a classification and compensation study, and adopting a corresponding salary increase for affected employees, to cost $976,157 for fiscal year 24-25; $1,505,293 for fiscal year 25-26; and $2,068,085 for fiscal year 26-27; together with other matters properly relating thereto.
 
B.16
Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council Amending Resolution No. 9156, adopting an amended salary schedule for Management employees not covered by an employee-management contract or collective bargaining agreement reflecting three annual three percent cost-of-living salary increases, and adopting a corresponding salary increase for affected employees, to cost $261,092 for fiscal year 24-25; $542,484 for fiscal year 25-26; and $839,974 for fiscal year 26-27; together with other matters properly relating thereto.
 
B.17
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council amending Resolution Number 9168, amending benefits provided to Unrepresented Hourly employees not covered by an employee-management contract or collective bargaining agreement; together with other matters properly relating thereto.
 
B.18
Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council amending Resolution Number 9169, amending benefits provided to Mid-Management employees not covered by an employee-management contract or collective bargaining agreement; together with other matters properly relating thereto.
 
B.19
Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council amending Resolution Number 9170, amending benefits provided to Management employees not covered by an employee-management contract or collective bargaining agreement; together with other matters properly relating thereto.
 
B.20
Resolution No._______ (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Join Together Northern Nevada in support of the Just One Pill Event and their mission to create a healthy drug-free community by building successful partnerships to support prevention education and outreach in the amount of $2,500. (General Fund)
 
B.21
Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a non-profit dedicated to building beds for children in the amount of $500. (General Fund) [Ebert]
 
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. LDC24-00050 (The Canyons PUD Amendment) – A request has been made for an amendment to The Canyons Planned Unit Development (PUD) handbook to: a) increase the number of residential units from 81 to 126; b) reduce the number of land use categories and villages; c) modify the allowed uses within each land category; d) make changes to various environmental standards including grading, feral horse management, and open space requirements; and e) make changes to other development standards including site, building, and roadway design, among other modifications. The ±161.23 acre site is located east of the eastern terminus of Mine Shaft Drive. The site is within The Canyons PUD zoning district and has the Master Plan land use designations of Single-Family Neighborhood (SF) and Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS). [Ward 3]
 
C.2
 Ordinance Introduction – Bill No. _____ (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC24-00050 (The Canyons PUD Amendment): Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled "Zoning," to change the text in the planned unit development (PUD) handbook to: a) increase the number of residential units from 81 to 126; b) reduce the number of land use categories and villages; c) modify the allowed uses within each land category; d) make changes to various environmental standards including grading, feral horse management, and open space requirements; and e) make changes to other development standards including site, building, and roadway design, among other modifications; together with other matters properly relating thereto. [Ward 3]
 
C.3
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution approving Purchase and Sale Agreement with Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County for property located at 0 Clear Acre Lane (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers [APNs] 004-082-18, 004-061-29, 004-061-20, 004-061-26, 004-061-22, and 035-033-02), Reno, Nevada, for the purchase price of $2,256,000, together with other matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
 
C.4
 Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): (1) Public Hearing to determine “fair market value” of six parcels of land located at the southwest corner of Clear Acre Lane and Scottsdale Road in Reno, Nevada, having Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 004-082-18, 004-061-29, 004-061-20, 004-061-26, 004-061-22, and 035-033-02 and commonly known as 0 Clear Acre Lane (appraised at $2,656,000 without a reduction for the Truckee Meadows Water Authority [TMWA] water tank development impacts); (2) Approval of the terms of a sale of the Property to the Northern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council Development Corporation for the approved fair market value under an “Agreement for Economic Development and Purchase/Sale of Real Property (0 Clear Acre)”; (3) Adoption of a Resolution determining that is in the best interest of the public to sell the Property under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 260.063 without first offering it to the public, and authorizing the City Manager to finalize and approve the sale of the Property.
 
C.5
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Reno and the Reno Fire Department Administrators’ Association (RFDAA) for the period from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027, to cost $1,050,429 for fiscal year (FY) 24/25; $1,550,234 for FY 25/26; and $1,567,631 for FY 26/27.
 
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
 Ordinance Adoption – Bill No. 7275 (For Possible Action): An Ordinance to amend Title 8, Chapter 8.10, of the Reno Municipal Code entitled “Offenses Against Property”, prohibiting trespassing upon railroad tracks; and other matters properly relating thereto. 
 
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.)
 
I.1
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC24-00015 (NV Energy Utility Corridor) Appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to include Condition of Approval No. 9 in their approval of a conditional use permit to: a) establish a major utility to allow for the construction of a new overhead 120kV electrical power line, and b) allow for hillside development. Condition No. 9 requires matching of the general alignment as presented in the Final Environmental Impact Statement. The corridor alignment for the utility is generally located between the Bordertown substation (Cold Springs area) to the north and the California substation (Verdi area) to the south. Approximately 4.1 miles of the overall ±10.9 mile Nevada portion of the power line are within the City of Reno with the remainder in unincorporated Washoe County. The request is a Project of Regional Significance (PRS) and requires an amendment to the Truckee Meadows Regional Plan to establish a new regional utility corridor. Appeals were filed by the applicant, NV Energy, and Heinz Ranch Land Company LLC. City Council may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Planning Commission. [Ward 4, 5]
 
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)