Reno City Council

AGENDA Regular Meeting Reno City Council Wednesday, October 11, 2023 ● 10:00 AM Reno City Council Chamber, One East First Street, Reno, NV 89501 Hillary Schieve, Mayor Council Members: Ward 1 ­ Jenny Brekhus Ward 4 ­ Meghan Ebert Ward 2 ­ Naomi Duerr Ward 5 ­ Kathleen Taylor Ward 3 ­ Miguel Martinez At Large ­ Devon Reese Public Notice: This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241.020(3) (notice of meetings) at Reno City Hall – One East First Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in compliance with NRS 241.020(3) at http://www.reno.gov, and NRS 232.2175 at https://notice.nv.gov/. To obtain further documentation regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334­2030 or cityclerk@reno.gov. Members of the public may hear, observe and provide public comment virtually by pre­registering using the following link: https://links.reno.gov/3ZAnAqn 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 Publiccomment@reno.gov, (3) leaving a voicemail at (775) 393­4499 or 4) participating via zoom by registering using the link above which will provide the meeting ID and call­in phone number. Voicemails received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to City Council for review, and entered into the record. Voicemails received thereafter will be provided to City Council for review prior to adjournment, and entered 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 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. 00­047 (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) 334­2030 in advance so that arrangements can be made. Page 1 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. 00­047 (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) 334­2030 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 http://www.reno.gov/meetings. Pursuant to NRS 241.020(6), supporting material is made available to the general public at the same time it is provided to the 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. 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. 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 www.reno.gov/meetings, the City of Reno YouTube channel, and broadcast on Charter Channel 194. Social Media: Follow @cityofreno for real­time updates on Twitter. Connect with the City of Reno on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cityofreno A Introductory Items A.1 Pledge of Allegiance A.2 Roll Call A.3 Public Comment A.3.1 Public Comment A.4 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 11 October 2023 A.5 Approval of the Minutes A.5.1 Reno City Council ­ Regular ­ 13 September 2023 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.) B.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – On­Premises Alcohol – Wolf Putt, Jamy Keshmiri, 229 North Virginia Street. [Ward 5] Page 2 B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – 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.) B.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – On­Premises Alcohol – Wolf Putt, Jamy Keshmiri, 229 North Virginia Street. [Ward 5] B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Secondhand Dealer – Chaos Deals & Steals, Deborah Cox, 1311 South Virginia Street, Suite 105. [Ward 1] B.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Secondhand Dealer – Junkee Clothing Exchange, Jessica Schneider, 299 East Plumb Lane, Suite 135A. [Ward 3] B.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Secondhand Dealer – Uncle Junkee, Jessica Schneider, 101 North Virginia Street. [Ward 5] B.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Grant Award 15JCOPS­23­ GG­01710­TECP from the U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) to the City of Reno for use by the Reno Police Department in the amount of $1,500,000. B.6 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Grant Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces Program for the Fit but not Forgotten (FBNF) and Military to the Mountains (M2M) Veteran Fitness Classes at Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center (or alternate location) in an amount not to exceed $59,779. B.7 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Subgrant Award from Move United to support the National Trails Assessment project to benefit and improve local trails in the amount of $10,000. B.8 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS ­ Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consulting Agreement for Professional Engineering Services with V&A Consulting Engineers for Flow Monitoring Services in an amount not to exceed $262,500. (Sewer Fund) B.9 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS ­ Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with Western Regional Water Commission for extension of time for funding of the Water Quality Credit Program. B.10 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Amendment #1 to Agreement for Fire Station Alerting System with PowerComm Solutions, Inc., (POWERCOMM) for the installation of the PURVIS Fire Station Alerting Systems related to Public Safety Dispatch to increase the Not To Exceed (NTE) amount by $11,000 for a Page new 3total NTE amount of $361,000. (100 percent reimbursed utilizing 911 Surcharge Fund approved by 911 Emergency Response  Western Regional Water Commission for extension of time for funding of the Water Quality Credit Program. B.10 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Amendment #1 to Agreement for Fire Station Alerting System with PowerComm Solutions, Inc., (POWERCOMM) for the installation of the PURVIS Fire Station Alerting Systems related to Public Safety Dispatch to increase the Not To Exceed (NTE) amount by $11,000 for a new total NTE amount of $361,000. (100 percent reimbursed utilizing 911 Surcharge Fund approved by 911 Emergency Response Advisory Board) B.11 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS ­ Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to establish a proposed Residential Permit Parking District Zone 15, which includes Creighton Way, Colgate Court, and Putnam Drive, between Washington Street and San Rafael Drive. [Ward 5] B.12 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS ­ Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council adopting the salary and benefits of the Reno Municipal Court Judges pursuant to Article IV, Section 4.020(3) of the Reno City Charter, providing a salary increase and rescinding Resolution No. 9050, and providing for other matters properly relating thereto. B.13 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution Accepting Streets – North Valley Estates Unit 3­Phase 2, SIT21­00009 / FNL21­00010, including Paradise Valley Road, McDermitt Road, Yerington Drive, and a portion of Logan Creek Road. [Ward 4] B.14 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution Accepting Streets – Silver Dollar Estates Area 2 ­ Phase 1, FNL19­00004, including Astraea Trail and portions of Gazing Star Drive, Polar Sky Way and Trifid Street. [Ward 4] B.15 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution Accepting Streets – Silver Dollar Estates Area 2 ­ Phase 2, FNL19­00025, including Portia Drive and portions of Gazing Star Drive, and Antares Street. [Ward 4] B.16 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution Accepting Streets – Silver Dollar Estates Area 3 ­ Phase 1, FNL19­00025, including Sky Wind Road and portions of Polar Sky Way, and Wolf Moon Drive. [Ward 4] B.17 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Options Veterinary Care, a nonprofit clinic, to support their mission to provide veterinary care to pets in Northern Nevada who would otherwise not have care in the amount of $500. (General Fund) [Taylor] [Ward 5] B.18 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to the Truckee Meadows Community College Foundation for TMCC International Education Week to recognize and celebrate our local and global diversity in the context of education in the amount of $750. (General Fund) [Taylor] [Ward 5] C Public Hearings ­ 10:00 AM (Items scheduled to be heard at a specific time will be heard no earlier than the stated time,Page but4may be heard later.)  B.18 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to the Truckee Meadows Community College Foundation for TMCC International Education Week to recognize and celebrate our local and global diversity in the context of education in the amount of $750. (General Fund) [Taylor] [Ward 5] C 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 Department Items Finance D.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS ­ Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution to augment the budget of the City of Reno, Nevada for FY 23/24; and approval of budget revisions for period July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023. Public Works D.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS ­ Staff Report (For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion and potential authorization for staff to pursue the Construction Manager­At­Risk (CMAR) project delivery method for the Reno Fire Department Central Station Project. [Ward 3] D.3 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS ­ Staff Report (For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion, and possible acceptance of the Downtown Micromobility Network of Streets ­ Group 1 and request that the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) include these streets in the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan (RTIP). [Wards 1, 3 & 5] City Manager's Office D.4 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS ­ Staff Report (For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion and potential direction to staff regarding the allocation of the $1,000,000 in State and Local Fiscal Relief Funds received through the American Rescue Plan Act on May 19, 2021 to the following non­profit community projects: Karma Box Project ($342,396), The Reno Initiative for Shelter and Equality ($397,604), Children’s Cabinet ($60,000) and Bristlecone ($200,000). 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 Page 5  ($342,396), The Reno Initiative for Shelter and Equality ($397,604), Children’s Cabinet ($60,000) and Bristlecone ($200,000). 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 G.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to two individuals to the Truckee River Fund Advisory Committee from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Peter Gower, Neoma Jardon, Christopher Lynch, Preston Lyon, Megan Merenda, Darcy Philips, Jon C. Sjoberg, Peter Stanton, and/or Nathan Ullyot. G.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to two individuals to the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission from the following Reno City Planning Commission Members, listed in alphabetical order: Harris Armstrong, Manny Becerra, J.D. Drakulich, Arthur Munoz, Kerry Rohrmeier, and/or Silvia Villanueva. G.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Review and approval of the revised by­laws of the Building Enterprise Fund Advisory Committee (BEFAC). Resolution to repeal and replace Resolution No. 8838 by changing membership requirements to remove specific language limiting maximum number of general public members, changing resignation language to apply to three consecutive meeting absences, removing restrictions on the Chair serving more than one consecutive two year term, updating department name to reflect “Development Services” and modifying the capitalization through the Resolution so “by­laws” is all lowercase. 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. (Non­Action 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. LDC23­00065 (306 East Taylor Street Multi­ Family) Appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to deny a request for a variance to increase the allowable number of dwelling units from seven to eight units in an existing multi­family complex. The ±0.16 acre site is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of East Taylor Street and Wheeler Avenue. The site is zoned Multi­Family Residential – 30 units per acre/Wells Avenue Neighborhood Plan Overlay (MF­30/WANP) and has a Master Plan land usePage 6 designation of Multi­Family Neighborhood/Wells  I.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS ­ Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC23­00065 (306 East Taylor Street Multi­ Family) Appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to deny a request for a variance to increase the allowable number of dwelling units from seven to eight units in an existing multi­family complex. The ±0.16 acre site is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of East Taylor Street and Wheeler Avenue. The site is zoned Multi­Family Residential – 30 units per acre/Wells Avenue Neighborhood Plan Overlay (MF­30/WANP) and has a Master Plan land use designation of Multi­Family Neighborhood/Wells Avenue Neighborhood Plan/Mixed­Residential ­ 30 (MF/WANP/MR­30). An appeal was filed by Batuhan Zadeh on behalf of High Rock Properties, LLC. City Council may affirm, reverse, or reverse with conditions the decision of the Planning Commission. [Ward 3] J Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any general public comment.) K Adjournment (For Possible Action) Page 7