Meeting
AGENDA
Special Concurrent Meeting
Washoe County Board of County Commissioners, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Board of Fire Commissioners, Reno City Council, Sparks City Council
Thursday, February 06, 2025 ● 8:00 AM
Washoe County Commission Chambers, 1001 E. 9th Street, Reno, Nevada 89512

Please note that pursuant to this agenda, four public bodies are meeting, and each body may take action separately on each item.
 
 
Washoe County Commissioners
District 1 – Alexis Hill, Board Chair
Commissioners:
District 2 – Michael Clark
District 3 – Mariluz Garcia

 
   District 4 – Clara Andriola
      District 5 – Jeanne Herman 

Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Board of Fire Commissioners
District 1 – Alexis Hill, Board Chair
Commissioners:
District 2 – Michael Clark
District 3 – Mariluz Garcia

 
   District 4 – Clara Andriola
      District 5 – Jeanne Herman 
 
Dale Way – Interim Fire Chief 
 

 
Reno City Council Members
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 

 

 
Sparks City Council Members
Ed Lawson, Mayor
Council Members:
Ward 1 - Donald Abbott
Ward 2 - Dian VanderWell
Ward 3 - Paul Anderson
 
Ward 4 - Charlene Bybee  
    Ward 5 - Joe Rodriguez     
   
 

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, Sparks City Hall – 431 Prater Way, Washoe County Administration Building – 1001 E. 9th Street, Bldg. A, Washoe County Courthouse-Second Judicial District Court – 75 Court Street, Sparks Justice Court – 1675 East Prater Way, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Principal Office – 3663 Barron Way, Reno NV  89511; In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in compliance with NRS 241.020(3) at Reno.gov/meetingshttp://www.washoecounty.gov/bcc/board_committees/ ,  www.cityofsparks.us , https://tmfpd.us/meeting-year/2025/ and NRS 232.2175 at notice.nv.gov/. To obtain further documentation regarding posting, please contact Office of the County Manager at least two working days before the meeting, if possible, by dialing 311 from any phone or (775) 328-2003. 

This meeting will be held at the Washoe County Adminsitration Complex, in the Washoe County Commission Chambers.

Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting may do so at the designated physical location.

This meeting is televised live and available on washoecounty.gov and on Washoe County's YouTube channel.  However, virtual public comment will not be available.
 
Public Comment: Individuals wishing to address the County Commission / City Councils / Board of Fire Commissioners at the meeting shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to the Clerk. Individuals not in attendance may provide public comment by (1) submitting an online public comment form at Reno.Gov/PublicComment; or (2) sending an email to [email protected]. However, public comment submitted online or via email will be included in the record but will not be read into the record.

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 County Commission / City Councils / Board of Fire Commissioners, 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 County Commission / City Councils / Board of Fire Commissioners members, staff, or meeting participants. Any person making willfully disruptive remarks while addressing the County Commission / City Councils / Board of Fire Commissioners may be removed from the room by the presiding officers, 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: The County Commission / City Councils / Board of Fire Commissioners and staff will make reasonable efforts to assist and accommodate individuals with disabilities desiring to attend the meeting. Please contact the Office of the County Manager at least two working days before the meeting, if possible, by dialing 311 from any phone or (775) 328-2003. 

Supporting Material: Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available at the Washoe County Clerk’s Office, and at Reno.gov/meetings, http://www.washoecounty.gov/bcc/board_committees/ ,  www.cityofsparks.us , https://tmfpd.us/meeting-year/2025/. Pursuant to NRS 241.020(6), supporting material is made available to the general public at the same time it is provided to the County Commission / City Councils / Board of Fire Commissioners.

Order of Business: The presiding officers shall determine the order of the agenda and all questions of parliamentary procedure at the meeting pursuant to the Rules adopted by each body. Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. The County Commission / City Councils / Board of Fire Commissioners 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.

Meeting Recess: At the discretion of the presiding officers, the County Commission / City Councils / Board of Fire Commissioners 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.
 
A
Introductory Items
 
A.1
Pledge of Allegiance
 
A.2
Roll Call  
 
A.3
Public Comment
 
A.3.1
Public Comment (This item is for public comment on any action item)
 
A.4
Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 06 February 2025
 
B
Business Items
  
C
Commissioner, Council Member, and Manager/Chief
  
C.1
Commissioner, Council Member, and Manager/Chief announcements, reports, and updates to include requests for information or topics for future agendas. (For Discussion Only) 
 
D
Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any general public comment.)
 
D.1
Public Comment 
 
E
Adjournment (For Possible Action)