Meeting
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, March 12, 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: 878 2368 5288. 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: 878 2368 5288, 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) – 12 March 2025
 
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 Alcohol (New) - Need 2 Speed, Chris Utgaard, 2863 Northtowne Lane, Unit 400. [Ward 1]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Dining Room Wine and Beer (Change of Ownership) - Mod Pizza, Randeep Chawla, 4945 South Virginia Street, Unit A. [Ward 2]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Secondhand Dealer (New) - Reno Antique Faire, Laura Jasorka - Home-Based Business. [Ward 3]
 
B.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Secondhand Dealer (New) - Jaw-Dropping Collectibles, Bryce Calvetti - Home-Based Business. [Ward 4]
 
B.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to Cutting Edge Construction LLC for the 2025 ADA Restroom Improvements Project in an amount not to exceed $370,837.77. (Congressional allocation of Community Project Funding, Parks Capital Maintenance Fund) [Ward 2, 6]
 
B.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Contract for professional services to Soil-Tech Inc for vegetation maintenance along the Southeast Connector (Veterans Parkway) from March through July 2025, in an amount not to exceed $97,500. (Sewer Fund, Street Fund) [Ward 3]
 
B.7
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consultant Agreement with DOWL, for design services for the 2026 Rivermount Neighborhood Street and Sewer Rehabilitation Project - Phase I, in an amount not to exceed $377,454. (Street Fund and Sewer Fund) [Ward 2]
 
B.8
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consultant Agreement for Construction Management Services with Atkins Réalis, for the 2025 Sewer Lift Station Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed $255,575. (Sewer Fund) [Ward 2, 3, 4]
 
B.9
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of an Amendment to the Franchise Agreement (Shared Mobility) between Bird and the City of Reno, to extend the term of the agreement until April 13, 2027.
 
B.10
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Older Adults Home Modification Grant to the City of Reno Housing and Neighborhood Development Department in the amount of $1,230,000 to provide low barrier, high impact home modifications to low-to moderate- income older adults.
 
B.11
Resolution No. ___ (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Project Bear Hugs in the amount of $500 to provide ongoing relief, supplies, and comfort items to families who have been impacted by different disasters. (General Fund) [Taylor]
 
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. ABN25-00002 (Record Street Partial Abandonment) Request for the abandonment of ±9,222 square feet of public right-of-way located at the southern terminus of Record Street, ±225 feet south of the intersection of East Fourth Street and Record Street. The proposed abandonment area is bordered by Mixed-Use Downtown Innovation District (MD-ID) and Mixed-Use Downtown Entertainment District (MD-ED) zoning with a Master Plan land use designation of Downtown Mixed-Use (DT-MU). [Ward 1]
 
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
 ​Ordinance Introduction Bill No. ____ (For Possible Action): An Ordinance amending the Reno Municipal Code Title 12, “Public Works and Utilities,”  Chapter 12.16 “Sewer Service,” article II, section 12.16.155, titled “Sewer Connection Fee Credit Policy,”  to delete the expiration  date for connection fee credits, amending Section 12.16.420 titled “Sewer User Fees When Vacant, Fire Damaged, or Demolished” and amending Section 12.16.430 titled “Termination of Charges”  to remove the provisions regarding demolished properties, together with other matters properly relating thereto.​ 
 
F
Ordinances - Adoption
 
G
City Clerk
  
G.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to ten individuals to the Ward 5 Neighborhood Advisory Board (NAB) and/or two alternates from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Kathleen Ahrens, Kaila Bailey, Jessica Bullard-Nolan, Brian Cassidy, Lyndsey Darrow, Megan Dettenmaier, Mayumi Doyama, Corey Fredericks, Cammy Lore, Denzel Martindale, Elton “Mac” Rossi, and Steven York. 
 
G.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment or reappointment of one individual to the Regional 911 Emergency Response Advisory Committee from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Cody Shadle (Reappointment). 
 
G.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment or reappointment of one individual as a Commissioner to the Reno Housing Authority from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Brandi Anderson, Naomi Duerr, Meghan Ebert, Miguel Martinez, Devon Reese, and Kathleen Taylor (Reappointment). 
 
G.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment or reappointment of one individual as a Commissioner to the Reno Housing Authority from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Donald Griffin and Mark Sullivan (Reappointment). 
 
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. LDC25-00022 (Oppidan 5MW Data Center) - Appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to deny a request for a conditional use permit to allow: 1) development of a data center, and 2) business operations between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The ±7.02 acre site is located on the north side of North Virginia Street ±2,470 feet east of its intersection with Stead Boulevard. The site is zoned Industrial Commercial (IC) and has a Master Plan land use designation of Industrial (I). An appeal was filed by the applicant, CLOP Reno NV LLC. City Council may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Planning Commission. [Ward 4]
 
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)