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AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, April 23, 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: 814 9136 1021. 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: 814 9136 1021, 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. 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. Please note, no food or drink is allowed in Council Chambers. See, Council Rule 6.3.13.

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.

Parking and Building Access: Free public parking the day of the meeting is available in the City Hall parking garage located at 55 E 1st Street. The garage entrance is on University Way. The public entrance to City Hall is located on Virginia Street.

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) – 23 April 2025
 
A.5
Approval of the Minutes
 
A.5.1
Reno City Council - Regular - 26 March 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. All consent agenda items pulled for discussion will be heard at the discretion of the presiding officer) 
 
B.1
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Cabaret (Change of Description) - The Wolf Den Bar & Grill, Bhupinderjit Singh, Rashpal Singh, 501 Ralston Street. [Ward 1]
 
B.2
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License - Secondhand Dealer (New) - Elcee's Attic, Adrea Gibbs - Home-Based Business. [Ward 6]
 
B.3
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Contract between the City of Reno and Qual-Econ USA LLC to continue providing maintenance services for the Clean and Safe Program over a period of up to 5 years in an amount not to exceed $750,000. (General Fund)
 
B.4
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to West Coast Paving, Inc. for the Mira Loma Park Tennis Court Replacement project in an amount not to exceed $788,888. (RCT District 4) [Ward 3]
 
B.5
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to KG Walters Construction Co., Inc. for the UNR-Mira Loma Reclaim Meter Rehabilitation and Cathodic Protection Addition Project in the amount not to exceed $2,203,000. (Sewer Fund)
 
B.6
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consulting Agreement for Engineering Services during construction to Construction Materials Engineers for the UNR-Mira Loma Reclaim Meter Rehabilitation and Cathodic Protection Addition Project in the amount of $292,989.50. (Sewer Fund)
 
B.7
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Regional Road Impact Fee Agreement No. 533002 in the amount of $1,296,695 between the City of Reno, Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, and Lennar Reno, LLC for the Talus Valley Development.
 
B.8
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Regional Road Impact Fee Agreement No. 533002 in the amount of $59,859 between the City of Reno, Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, and Sunny Hills Ranchos for the Bella Vista II Development.
 
B.9
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of artist John Fleming for the Public Safety Center Plaza Public Art Project in an amount not to exceed $175,000. (Public Art Fund) [Ward 1]
 
B.10
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of artist Mark Reigelman for the Public Safety Center Kuenzli Sculpture Project in an amount not to exceed $200,000. (Public Art Fund) [Ward 1]
 
B.11
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a Renown Health Better Together Community Benefit Grant to support the annual Renown Alumni Recreation Therapy Program in the amount of $8,500.
 
B.12
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Subgrant Award from Move United to support expanding trail access and adaptive mountain biking in Reno, Nevada in the amount of $9,000.
 
B.13
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Grant from the Truckee River Fund, through the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada and as funded by the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA), to the Parks and Recreation Department for its River Ranger program in the amount of $50,000.
 
B.14
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of donation from Ameila Grieve to the Parks and Recreation Department for five (5) CPR training units in the value of $1,772.
 
B.15
Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Grant from the Truckee River Fund, through the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada and as funded by the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA), for construction of the Valley Wood Drainage Restoration Project #304 - Invasive Weed Control and Vegetation Management in Urban Tributary in the amount of $13,000. [Ward 5]
 
B.16
Resolution No. ___ (For Possible Action): Resolution accepting the Regional Street Naming Committee recommendation renaming Ivory Sage Court to Gary Mayo Court east of Ruby Valley Street and waiving the six-month waiting period pursuant to the Regional Street Naming Committee manual. [Ward 6]
 
C
Department Items
  
C.1
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. TXT24-00002 (Accessory Dwelling Units) Presentation, discussion, and feedback on potential changes to Reno Municipal Code Title 18 Annexation and Land Development Chapter 18.03, 18.04, 18.09 related to accessory dwelling units.
 
C.2
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion, and potential acceptance of the report regarding downtown updates for the months of January and February 2025.
 
C.3
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Staff Report (For Possible Action): Update, discussion, and potential direction to staff regarding proposed legislation at the 83rd (2025) Session of the Nevada Legislature.
 
C.4
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council pursuant to NRS 268.063, determining that it is in the best interest of the public to enter into an Economic Development Agreement to convey City-owned property located at 1940 East Fourth Street (APN: 008-381-43) for full appraised value of $398,500 to Hooten Real Estate LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, without first offering it to the public, because the property will be sold for an economic development project and will be sold for its Fair Market Value.
 
C.5
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS - Resolution No. ____ (For Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council pursuant to NRS 271.377, 271.380 and 271.385 fixing the date, time and place when complaints, protests and objections to the assessment roll for a City of Reno, Nevada Neighborhood Improvement Project, otherwise known as the Downtown Reno Business Improvement District, will be heard; and causing such roll to be filed in the office of the City Clerk.
 
D
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.1
 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC25-00038 (Arlington Office MPA and ZMA) - A request has been made for: 1) a Master Plan Amendment from Single-Family Neighborhood (SF) to Suburban Mixed-Use (SMU); and 2) a zoning map amendment from Single-Family Residential - 5 units per acre (SF-5) to Professional Office (PO). The ±0.31 acre parcel is located on the east side of South Arlington Avenue ±260 feet north of its intersection with West Plumb Lane within the Plumas Neighborhood Residential Core Planning Area Overlay (PL). [Ward 2]
 
D.2
 Resolution No. _____ (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC25-00038 (Arlington Office MPA and ZMA) – Resolution adopting an amendment to the land use plan of the City of Reno Master Plan from ±0.31 acres of Single-Family Neighborhood (SF) to Suburban Mixed-Use (SMU) on a parcel located on the east side of South Arlington Avenue ±260 feet north of its intersection with West Plumb Lane within the Plumas Neighborhood Residential Core Planning Area Overlay (PL). The adoption is contingent on the approval of a conformance review by the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission. [Ward 2]
 
D.3
 Ordinance Introduction - Bill No. _____ (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC25-00038 (Arlington Office MPA and ZMA) Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled “Zoning,” rezoning a ±0.31 acre parcel located on the east side of South Arlington Avenue ±260 feet north of its intersection with West Plumb Lane within the Plumas Neighborhood Residential Core Planning Area Overlay (PL), from Single-Family Residential - 5 units per acre (SF-5) to Professional Office (PO); together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith. [Ward 2]
 
D.4
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Ordinance Introduction - Bill No. ______ (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC25-00043 (Earl Wooster and Corbett Zone Change) - Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled “Zoning,” rezoning a ±43.13 acre site located at the northeast corner of East Plumb Lane and Harvard Way and another portion north of Villanova Drive, ±132 feet east of its intersection with Harvard Way, from Single-Family Residential – 8 units per acre (SF-8) to Public Facility (PF); together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith. [Ward 3]
 
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
 
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.)
 
I.1
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS -  Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC25-­00016 (Plumas Redevelopment) ­ Appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to approve a request for a conditional use permit to allow for: 1) a 273­ unit multi­family apartment complex; and 2) grading resulting in fills greater than ten feet. The ±9.48 acre project site includes three parcels and is located on the southeast corner of Plumas Street and South McCarran Boulevard. The site is located in the General Commercial (GC) zoning district and has a Master Plan land use designation of Suburban Mixed­Use (SMU). Appeals were filed by the applicant, Thompson Thrift, and Terry Ruppert, Lakeridge Villa HOA, Board Member. City Council may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Planning Commission. This item was continued from the January 22, 2025, City Council meeting. [Ward 2]
 
K
Adjournment (For Possible Action)