Recreation and Parks Commission Meeting
Regular MeetingReno, NV · May 21, 2024
Agenda
AGENDA
Recreation and Parks Commission Meeting
Hybrid Meeting
McKinley Arts and Culture Center, Boardroom
925 Riverside Drive, Reno, NV 89503
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
6:00 pm
MEMBERS
Michael Ginsburg, Chair Jerry Wager
Emily Lande, Vice-Chair Tara Webster
Ian Anderson Karla Werninghaus
Craig Bronzan
Marie Krueger Council Liaison: Miguel Martinez
Mac Rossi Staff Liaison: Nathan Ullyot
Public Notice
This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241 (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 at reno.gov, and NRS 232 at notice.nv.gov. To obtain further documentation
regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 775-334-2030 or cityclerk@reno.gov.
This meeting will be held in the Boardroom of the McKinley Arts and Culture Center 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:
https://links.reno.gov/40wXEfR
You can also join the meeting by typing zoom.us/join into your computer browser and entering the
Webinar ID: 843 0292 8506. NOTE: This option will require a computer with audio and video capabilities.
Alternatively, you can join the meeting by telephone only by dialing 1-719-359-4580, entering the
Webinar ID: 843 0292 8506, and pressing #.
Accommodations
The City of Reno, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, wishes to make all its public
meetings accessible to the public. Persons who require special accommodation or assistance in
attending this meeting may contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 775-334-2260 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 or smithl@reno.gov, and on the City’s website at reno.gov/meetings. 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 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.
Public Comment
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 as an action item. Comments received prior
to 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to the public body 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 public body for review prior to adjournment and entered into the record.
On specific agenda items, 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 the 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. 00-47 (April 27, 2001); Nevada
Open Meeting Law Manual, §8.05.
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 the public body or meeting participants.
In-Person
Persons wishing to address the public body at the meeting shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to
Leslie Smith, Staff Liaison.
Virtual
Pursuant to NRS 241, persons not in attendance who wish to submit public comment may do so by (1)
completing the online public comment form found at reno.gov/publiccomment; (2) sending an email to the
City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@reno.gov; (3) during the virtual public comment period of the meeting; or
(4) by leaving a voicemail at 775-334-2030.
To provide public comment via Zoom, log into 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.
A. Introductory Items
A.1 Call To Order/Roll Call
A.2 Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on 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) – May 21, 2024
A.4 Approval of the Minutes (For Possible Action) – April 16, 2024
A.5 Council Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only.
No action may be taken on this item.
A.6 Staff Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only.
No action may be taken on this item.
B. Business Items
B.1 Presentation, discussion, and possible approval of co-signing portions of the Tahoe
Pyramid Trail and the Veterans Parkway to create multi-use paths and bike lanes (For
Possible Action) – Donna Inversin, President of the Historic Virginia & Truckee Trail (15
minutes)
B.2 Discussion on post Joint Commission meeting with the City of Sparks Parks and
Recreation Commission, Washoe County Open Space and Regional Parks Commission,
and the City of Reno Recreation and Parks Commission held May 16, 2024 (For
Discussion Only) – Nathan Ullyot, Director (15 minutes)
B.3 Discussion, update, and possible recommendation for implementation of the Parks,
Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan (For Possible Action) – Nathan Ullyot, Director
(15 minutes)
B.4 Update, discussion and possible recommendation and approval of Mini-Soccer Pitch
Courts (For Possible Action) – Nathan Ullyot, Director (15 minutes)
B.5 Update, discussion and possible revision to the Unaccompanied Minors Policy (For
Possible Action) – Nathan Ullyot, Director (15 minutes)
B.6 Discussion and possible action to select dates for the Recreation and Parks Commission
tour of the Moana Springs Aquatics and Fitness Center, the annual Parks Tour, and the
July meeting date (For Possible Action) – Nathan Ullyot, Director (15 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 future agendas. No action may be taken on this
item.
- Junior Ranger Program Presentation
E. Public Comment - This item is for either public comment on 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)