Meeting
reno logo
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, January 08, 2025 ● 10:00 AM
Reno City Council Chamber, 1 East First Street, Reno, NV 89501
Hillary Schieve, Mayor
Council Members:
Ward 1 - Kathleen Taylor
Ward 2 - Naomi Duerr
Ward 3 - Miguel Martinez
 
Ward 4 - Meghan Ebert  
    Ward 5 - Devon Reese     
Ward 6 - Brandi Anderson   
 
 
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: 815 1964 5148 . 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: 815 1964 5148 , 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]; or (3) participating via Zoom by registering using the link above which will provide the Webinar ID and call-in phone number. 

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: Connect with the City of Reno on Facebook at Facebook.com/cityofreno.

 
A
Introductory Items
 
A.1
Pledge of Allegiance
 
A.2
Roll Call  
 
A.4
Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 08 January 2025
 
A.5
Approval of the Minutes
 
A.5.1
Reno City Council - Regular - 13 November 2024 10:00 AM (For Possible Action)
 
A.5.2
Reno City Council - Special - 15 November 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 (New) - Dynasty Games dbat Pele Utu, Roger Fuller, 1275 Stardust Street. [Ward 1]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Dining Room Wine and Beer (New) - Josef's Vienna Bakery & Cafe, Arlen Pierrott and Lewis Pierrott, 606 West Plumb Lane. [Ward 2]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Dining Room Alcohol, Cabaret, Package Wine and Beer (New) - Cibo E Vino, Michele Perez and Sheri Beard, 1555 South Wells Avenue. [Ward 3]
 
B.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Wholesale Wine and Beer (New) - Copa Fina NV, Shelbi Herring and Kirk Peterson, 1170 Financial Boulevard Unit 650. [Ward 3]
 
B.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of a Nevada State Liquor Wholesaler’s License Application for Shelbi Herring and Kirk Peterson, Copa Fina NV LLC, located at 1170 Financial Boulevard Unit 650, Reno, Nevada and if approved, authorize the Director of Business Licensing to sign the Nevada State Liquor License Application. [Ward 3]
 
B.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Secondhand Dealer (New) - Finetooth Records, Jon Nelson-Kortland, 1500 South Virginia Street. [Ward 3]
 
B.7
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - On-Premises Alcohol, Cabaret (New) - Pure Country Canteen, Wallace Peterson and Cynthia Peterson, 1537 South Virginia Street. [Ward 3]
 
B.8
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Wholesale Alcohol (New) - Lakeshore Premium Wines and Spirits, Melissa Hankla. [Not in City]
 
B.9
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc. for the 2025 Permanent Patch Program in an amount not to exceed $2,045,007. (Street Fund)
 
B.10
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of roofing services proposal with Garland/DBS Inc. for roof thermographic assessment at the Reno Event Center in an amount not to exceed $3,660. (Two-Thirds majority voting requirement) (Capital Projects Room Surcharge Fund) [Ward 1]
 
B.11
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy, State and Community Programs Office, to install two (2) electric vehicle fast chargers for fleet use at the Public Safety Center, in the amount of $280,500.
 
B.12
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of equipment donation from the Gary Sinise Foundation valued at $13,980 for two AquaEye sonar devices to be used by the Reno Fire Department’s Water Entry Team.
 
B.13
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of equipment donation from GiveNKind valued at $22,948 for yoga equipment to support fitness classes hosted through the Parks and Recreation Department.
 
B.14
Resolution No. ____ (For Possible Action): Resolution accepting streets, McCarran Farms Reno, LLC, BLD21-05017E, a portion of Mill Street and an unnamed roadway. [Ward 3]
 
B.15
Resolution No. ____ (For Possible Action): Resolution accepting streets Stead 40, Fishermans Reef Court, Pelican Point Drive, Sea Glass Drive, Sea Glass Court, Windjammer Way, Nautical Mile Road, Fishermans Reef Way, and a portion of Silver Dollar Lane. [Ward 4]
 
B.16
Resolution No. ____ (For Possible Action): Resolution accepting streets Wild Stallion Estates Unit 4B, Calamity Court, Ahearn Court, Estancia Court, Wild Stallion Court, Vaquero Court, Pasillo Court, and portions of Mustengo Drive and Discovery Lane. [Ward 4]
 
B.17
Resolution No. ____ (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Soulful Seeds, a non-profit dedicated to growing connection and resiliency through neighborhood gardens in the amount of $3,000. (General Fund) [Martinez]
 
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. ABN24-00003 (Stevenson Street Abandonment) - Request for the abandonment of the right-of-way totaling ±32,000 square feet of Stevenson Street located between West First Street and West Second Street. The proposed abandonment area is bordered by Mixed- Use Downtown Powning District (MD-PD) zoning with a Master Plan land use designation of Downtown Mixed-Use (DT-MU). [Ward 1]
 
C.2
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Ordinance Introduction – Bill No. ____ (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC25-00010 (Security Circle Yard Zoning Map Amendment) - Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled "Zoning," rezoning a ±2.2 acre site located on the northeast corner of the intersection of North Virginia Street and Security Circle from Mixed-Use Suburban (MS) to Mixed Employment (ME); together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith. [Ward 4]
 
C.3
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Ordinance Introduction - Bill No. ____ (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC25-00019 (Orrcrest Drive Zoning Map Amendment) - Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled "Zoning", rezoning a ±1.18 acre site located on the north side of Orrcrest drive approximately 240 feet east of its intersection with Carson lane from Large-Lot Residential (1 acre) (LLR-1) to Mixed Employment (ME); together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith. [Ward 4]
 
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. 7283 (For Possible Action): Case No. TXT23-00005 (Title 18 Zoning Code Clean-Up) - Ordinance to adopt an updated Title 18 (Annexation and Land Development Code of the City of Reno) of the Reno Municipal Code to address grammatical errors, inconsistencies with regulations, unintended deletions or insertions, and changes from the 2023 legislative session; together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith. 
 
F.2
 Ordinance Adoption – Bill No. 7290 (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC25-00011 (ArrowLeaf Zoning Map Amendment) - Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled “Zoning,” rezoning a ±1.96 acre site from Multi-Family Residential 30 units per acre (MF-30) to General Commercial (GC). The site is comprised of five parcels located on the west side of Harvard Way ±550 feet north of its intersection with Vassar Street. The site has a Master Plan designation of Suburban Mixed-Use (SMU). [Ward 3]
 
G
City Clerk
  
G.1
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment or reappointment of up to seven individuals to the Access Advisory Committee from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Jack Mayes (Reappointment) and Craig Moss (Reappointment). 
 
G.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to one individual to the Recreation and Parks Commission (RPC) from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Jodi Bennett, Elsie Domingsil, Cheryl Guinan, and Kathleen Schneider. 
 
G.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment or reappointment of up to seven individuals to the Ward 3 Neighborhood Advisory Board (NAB) and/or two alternates from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Anthony Dispenziere, Juergen Hoehne, Sarah Horsman, Gabriel Maya (Reappointment)​, and Valerie Tilson. 
 
G.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to four individuals to the Ward 4 Neighborhood Advisory Board (NAB) and/or two alternates from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Larissa Buening, Chad Gainer, and Kelsey Meno. 
 
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)