Recreation and Parks Commission Meeting
Regular MeetingReno, NV · September 17, 2024
Agenda
AGENDA
Recreation and Parks Commission
Hybrid Meeting
McKinley Arts and Culture Center Boardroom
925 Riverside Drive, Reno, NV 89503
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Members:
Michael Ginsburg, Chair Mac Rossi
Emily Lande, Vice Chair Jerry Wager
Ian Anderson Tara Webster
Craig Bronzan Karla Werninghaus
Marie Krueger
Council Liaison: Miguel Martinez
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 #.
Accommodation
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 Parks and Recreation Department at 775-334-2260 at least 48 hours in advance
so that arrangements can be made.
Supporting Material
Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available by contacting 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.
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) leaving a voicemail at 775-334-4282.
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.
A. Introductory Items
A1. Call to Order/Roll Call
A2. Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or
any general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for
each commentator.
A3. Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – September 17, 2024
A4. Approval of the Minutes (For Possible Action) – April 16, 2024; May 21, 2024;
July 16, 2024; August 20, 2024
A5. Council Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational
items only. No action may be taken on this item.
A6. Staff Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items
only. No action may be taken on this item.
B. Business Items
B1. Update, discussion, and possible action on the 08/28/2024 City Council
Agenda Item D5. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #2024-13 for Pembroke
Flat Field Development (For Possible Action) - Nathan Ullyot, Director (15
minutes)
B2. Presentation on the Truckee River Vision Plan (For Discussion Only) – Dig
Studios / Nathan Ullyot, Director (20 minutes)
B3. Quarterly update and discussion of the implementation of the Parks,
Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan (For Discussion Only) - Nathan
Ullyot, Director (20 minutes)
B4. Presentation, discussion, and possible recommendation outlining the
establishment of the Truckee River Park (For Possible Action) – Karina
Mercier, Project Manager (15 minutes)
C. Board/Commission/Committee 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.
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)