Meeting
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, August 14, 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: 816 5225 7638. 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: 816 5225 7638, 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) – 14 August 2024
 
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 (New) - The Brass Tap, Brian Edwards, Julie Edwards, 1171 Steamboat Parkway Suite 120. [Ward 2]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Secondhand Dealer (New) - Betty's, Deena Latimer, 395 South Wells Avenue. [Ward 3]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Dining Room Alcohol, Package Wine and Beer, Add-On Cabaret (New) - The Spot, Alex Miller, 50 North Sierra Street Suite 103. [Ward 5]
 
B.4
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Gerhardt & Berry Construction Inc., for the Sky Tavern Septic Conversion Project in an amount not to exceed $207,953. (Parks General Project Fund)
 
B.5
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc. (SNC) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2024 Pedestrian Ramp Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed $154,007. (Community Development Block Grant) [Ward 1, 3]
 
B.6
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of the 2024 Traffic Signal On-Call Contract to Titan Electrical Contracting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $569,570. (Street Fund)
 
B.7
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Change Order #1 to the Contract with Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc. (SNC) for the 2023 Sewer Maintenance, Repairs, and On-Call Services Contract (Contract #I400127), extending the contract for an additional 365 working days and increasing the contract by $991,007, for a revised total project cost of $2,037,014. (Sewer Fund)
 
B.8
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to purchase aggregate, sand, and salt by utilizing any joinder contracts, as allowed under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 332.195, or the City of Reno's Competitive Bid Process, in an amount not to exceed $225,000. (Street Fund)
 
B.9
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to purchase Crack Sealant Material and Specialty Asphalt Materials by utilizing any joinder contracts, as allowed under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 332.195, or the City of Reno's competitive bid process in an amount not to exceed $250,000. (Street Fund)
 
B.10
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to purchase reflective sign materials and Telespar signposts by utilizing any joinder contracts, as allowed under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 332.195, or the City of Reno's Competitive Bid Process in an amount not to exceed $200,000. (Street Fund)
 
B.11
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to purchase thermoplastic roadway marking materials, roadway marking paint, and reflective glass beads by utilizing any joinder contracts, as allowed under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 332.195, or the City of Reno's Competitive Bid Process in an amount not to exceed $400,000. (Street Fund)
 
B.12
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Sternberg Decorative Lighting Purchase for Downtown in an amount not to exceed $135,000. (Room Tax and Street Fund)
 
B.13
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Regional Road Impact Fee (RRIF) Agreement No. 513001 in the amount of $346,365 between the City of Reno, the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), and Lemmon Drive Villas Property, LLC. [Ward 4]
 
B.14
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) award from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Reno Fire Department (RFD) in the amount of $790,467.27 to purchase vehicle exhaust removal systems at fire facilities and committing a 10% cash match in the amount of $79,046.73 using already budgeted funds. (General Fund)
 
B.15
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution Accepting Streets – Reno Ice Way, off Wedge Parkway. [Ward 2]
 
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
POSTPONED ITEM -  Ordinance Introduction - Bill No. _____ (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC24-00031 (Bella Vista Ranch Phase II PUD Amendment) - A request has been made for an amendment to the Bella Vista Ranch Phase II Planned Unit Development (PUD) handbook to: a) reduce the amount of nonresidential from ±178,600 sq. ft. to ±117,612 square feet; b) increase the maximum dwelling units from ±575 units to ±609 units; and c) modify the allowed land uses, design standards, development standards, and street design standards. The ±77.37 acre site is located southeast of the eastern terminus of South Meadows Parkway, north of the northern terminus of Rio Wrangler Parkway and east of Steamboat Creek within the Bella Vista Ranch Phase II PUD zoning district. The site is located within Bella Vista Ranch Phase II PUD zoning district and has a Master Plan land use designation of Special Planning Area (SPA). [Ward 3]
 
C.2
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 Police Protective Association (RPPA) for the period from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027, to cost $3,692,019 for fiscal year (FY) 24/25; $7,236,929 for FY 25/26; and $12,185,733 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.) 
 
E.1
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Ordinance Introduction – Bill No. _____ (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. 
 
F
Ordinances - Adoption
 
F.1
 Ordinance Adoption – Bill No. 7274 (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC24-00052 (Chism Mobile Home Park MPA & ZMA) Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled “Zoning,” rezoning a ±3.48-acre site located south of the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way and north of West 2nd Street from ±0.57 acres of General Commercial (GC) to Mixed Employment (ME), ±1.56 acres of Industrial (I) to Mixed Employment (ME), ±0.17 acres of General Commercial (GC) to Multi-Family Residential-21 units per acre (MF-21), and to establish a zoning district of Mixed Employment (ME) on ±1.18 acres; together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith. [Ward 1]
 
G
City Clerk
  
G.1
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of one individual in an at-large position to the Historical Resources Commission (HRC) from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Barb Giacomini or Annelise Hatjakes. 
 
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)