Meeting
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, February 26, 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: 821 1120 9195. 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: 821 1120 9195, 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) – 26 February 2025
 
A.5
Approval of the Minutes
 
A.5.1
Reno City Council - Regular - 22 January 2025 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 - Dining Room Wine and Beer (Change of Ownership) - West Street Cafe & Bistro, Griffin Brown, 138 West Street. [Ward 1]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Package Alcohol (Change of Ownership) - Dollar Plus Mini Mart, Jaspreet Kohli and Savleen Kohli, 3052 Kietzke Lane. [Ward 3]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Package Alcohol (Change of Ownership) - JD's Food & Spirit, Jaskaran Singh, Hardip Singh, 895 South Virginia Street. [Ward 3]
 
B.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - On-Premises Alcohol, Cabaret (New) - The Selden, Tyler Colton, 960 South Virginia Street Unit 100. [Ward 3]
 
B.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - On-Premises Alcohol, Cabaret (Change of Ownership) - The Virgil, Elizabeth McBride, MaryBeth Smith, Colin Smith, 301 Vassar Street. [Ward 3]
 
B.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Dining Room Wine and Beer (Change of Ownership) - Bella Italia Restaurant, Jose Garcia, Maria Moreno Vega, 8155 South Virginia Street, Unit 100A. [Ward 6]
 
B.7
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Sierra Nevada Construction for the Fire Station #10 Pavement Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $547,468. (General Capital Projects Fund) [Ward 4]
 
B.8
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to purchase an AeroVironment Telemax EVO Hybrid unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for hazardous material identification, handling and disposal (bomb robot) for use by the Consolidated Bomb Squad comprised of the City of Reno on behalf of the Reno Police Department, the City of Sparks on behalf of the Sparks Police Department and the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office at a total cost not to exceed $540,000 with the City of Reno’s share not to exceed $180,000. (Federal Forfeiture Funds)
 
B.9
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Addendum No. 5 to the Joint Ownership and Operation Agreement for the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility to include Reno staff supporting capital improvements at the facility in the ownership cost share.
 
B.10
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of a property exchange and agreement to grant tank access, water, utility and drainage facilities and temporary construction easements between the Truckee Meadows Water Authority and City of Reno for the Double Diamond Tank property for water facilities on parcels 163-010-05 and 163-010-06. [Ward 6]
 
B.11
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of two amendments to the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service Grant Award Agreements for an 18-month time extension, Amendment No. 1, and a $321,559 increase in the grant amount, Amendment No. 2, for a total grant award of $3,133,559 to be used for the West Wash Dam Rehabilitation Project. [Ward 5]
 
B.12
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Agreement with DOWL, LLC for geologic and geotechnical services including a seismicity evaluation in support of the West Wash Dam Rehabilitation Project in an amount not to exceed $321,559. (Sewer Fund Passthrough, Grant Funding) [Ward 5]
 
B.13
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Subgrant for the Phase II East 4th Street National Register Nomination process in the amount of $18,000. [Ward 1]
 
B.14
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Donation from 2LIV4 and Adaptive Training Academy (ATA) for adaptive recreation equipment to support City of Reno adaptive programs in the amount of $5,163.11.
 
B.15
Resolution No. ____ (For Possible Action): Resolution amending Resolution No. 6111 regarding the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Reno and the City of Sparks for Natural Resources Position, which handles legal matters related to the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility; by amending the cost share percent of the position’s total salary paid by the City of Sparks to the City of Reno, together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected thereto.
 
B.16
Resolution No. ____ (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Artown in support of their mission to strengthen Reno's arts industry, enhance our civic identity and national image, thereby creating a climate for the cultural and economic rebirth of our region from Vice Mayor Taylor ($1,000) and Councilmember Martinez ($4,000) in the total amount of $5,000. (General Fund) [Taylor] [Martinez]
 
B.17
Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Nevada Women’s Fund in Support of their Inaugural International Women’s Day Event on March 8, 2025 in the amount of $500.​ (General Fund) [Reese]
 
B.18
​Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Bee City USA, AKA Biggest Little Bee City, an affiliate within the Xerces Society Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA network of organizations to support their programs that promote pollinator-friendly cities in the amount of $500.​ (General Fund) [Reese]
 
B.19
Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to the University of Nevada, Reno Foundation to support the Ronna Liggett for the Love of Debate Memorial Scholarship Endowment in the amount of $5,000.​ (General Fund) [Reese]
 
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.)
  
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. 7294 (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC25-00024 (900 Western Road Zoning Map Amendment) Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled “Zoning,” rezoning a ±0.83-acre site located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Omaha Street and Western Road from Single-Family Residential 3 units per acre (SF-3) to Single-Family Residential 8 units per acre (SF-8). [Ward 4]
 
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)