Recreation and Parks Commission Meeting
Regular MeetingReno, NV · October 17, 2023
Agenda
Recreation and Parks Commission Meeting
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – 6:00pm
McKinley Arts and Culture Center,Boardroom
925 Riverside Drive, Reno NV 89503
Members
Karla Werninghaus, Acting Chair Council Liaison: Miguel Martinez
Michael Ginsburg, Acting Vice Chair Staff Liaison: Nathan Ullyot, Director
Craig Bronzan
Emily Lande David Pritchett, Chair Posthumously
Mac Rossi
Jerry Wager
Public Notice
This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241 (notice of meetings) at Reno City Hall – 1
East First Street. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in compliance with NRS 241 at
http://www.reno.gov, and NRS 232 at https://notice.nv.gov/. To obtain further documentation regarding posting,
please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030 orcityclerk@reno.gov.
Members of the Board/Commission/Committee may participate in this meeting using the zoom video conference
platform.
Members of the public may participate in the meeting in person or by registering through the below zoom link which
will provide the meeting ID number and call-in phone number.
Zoom link:https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pRB9hLLkQtWq_jJYXO8mcQ
In Person: McKinley Arts and Culture Center, Boardroom, 925 Riverside Drive, Reno
Accommodations
Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate individuals with disabilities attending the meeting.
Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030 at least 48 hours in advance so that arrangements can be
made.
Supporting Materials
Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available by contacting Staff Liaison Leslie Smith at (775)
334-4282, smithl@reno.gov and on the City’s website at Reno.Gov. Pursuant to NRS 241, supporting material is
made available to the general public at the same time it is provided to the public body.
Order of Business
The presiding officer shall determine the order of the agenda and all questions of parliamentary procedure at the
meeting. Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. The public body may combine two or more agenda items
for consideration; remove an item from the agenda; or delay discussion relating to an item on the agenda at any
time. See, NRS 241. Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time, but
may be heard later.
Public Comment
In-Person
A person wishing to address the public body shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to the presiding officer. Public
comment, whether on items listed on the agenda or general 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 an agenda as an item on
which action may be taken. The presiding officer may prohibit comment if the content of comments is a topic that is
not relevant to, or within the authority of, the public body, 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. Any person making willfully disruptive remarks while addressing the
public body or while attending the meeting may be removed from the room by the presiding officer, See, NRS 241
and the person may be barred from further audience before the public body during that session. See, Nevada
Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047 (April 27, 2001); Nevada Open Meeting Law Manual, § 8.05.
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 the public body or meeting
participants.
Virtual Public Comment
No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment until the matter is included on a
subsequent agenda as an action item.
Pursuant to NRS 241, those wishing to submit public comment may do so through the online public comment form
found at Reno.Gov/PublicComment, by sending an email tocityclerk@reno.gov, by leaving a voicemail at775-334-
2030, or at the meeting during virtual public comment. Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person.
Comments received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to the
Recreation and Parks Commission for review, and entered into the record. Comments received after 4:00 p.m. on
the day preceding the meeting will be provided to the Recreation and Parks Commission for review prior to
adjournment, and entered into the record.
A. Introductory Items
A.1 Call To Order/Roll Call
A.2 Public Comment– This item is for either public commenton any action item or for any
general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each
commentator.
A.3 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action)– October17, 2023
A.4 Approval of the Minutes (For Possible Action)– September19, 2023
A.5 Council Liaison Report –Item for general announcementsand informational items only.
No action may be taken on this item.
A.6 Staff Liaison Report –Item for general announcementsand informational items only.
No action may be taken on this item.
B. Business Items
B.1. Presentation and update on Broadhead Park Restoration Project (For Information
Only) – Iris Jehle-Peppard, Executive Director, One Truckee River (30 minutes)
B.2 Quarterly update and discussion on Youth and Inclusion/Adaptive Divisions (For
Information Only) – Corina Lindsay, Youth and Inclusion/Adaptive Divisions
Manager (20 minutes)
B.3 Quarterly update and discussion on Health & WellnessDivision (For Information
Only) – Mark Sanders, Parks and Recreation Supervisor (20 minutes)
C. Recreation and Parks Commission Member Reports and Announcements- Limited to
items that do not appear elsewhere on the agenda.No action may be taken on this item.
D. Future Agenda Items- Discussion of items for futureagendas. No action may be taken on
this item.
● Appointment of RPC Chair and Vice Chair for 2024 (November)
● Recruitment of Recreation and Parks Commissioners
● RTC presentation on Wingfield/Barbara Bennett Park project and bridge
● Pollinator park at Biggest Little Dog Park area and how to proceed
● Park Maintenance rotation
● Mowing Plan for Spring of 2024
● Natural playscapes
● Local bocce ball courts - Crissie Caughlin Park
● Teglia’s Paradise Park Activity Center update
● Mill Street property future plans
● Priority to increase field space
E. Public Comment- This item is for either public commenton any action item or for any
general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator.
F. Adjournment(For Possible Action)