Reno City Council
Regular MeetingReno, NV · November 8, 2023
Agenda
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, November 08, 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/3ZAhM09
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.
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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.4 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 08 November 2023
A.5 Approval of the Minutes
A.5.1 Reno City Council Regular 11 October 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 –
Package Alcohol (New) – Drams & Smoke, Amitoj Chhabra, 1400 East
Peckham Lane, Suite E. [Ward 3]
B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
OnPremises Wine and Beer (New)
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Plumb Lane, Suite 180G. [Ward 3]
be taken out of order, and/or be heard and discussed individually.)
B.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Package Alcohol (New) – Drams & Smoke, Amitoj Chhabra, 1400 East
Peckham Lane, Suite E. [Ward 3]
B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
OnPremises Wine and Beer (New) – Dopo, Gregory Buchheister, 299 East
Plumb Lane, Suite 180G. [Ward 3]
B.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Secondhand Dealer (Change of Location) – Black and White Appliance, Amber
Gregory, 2713 East 4th Street. [Ward 3]
B.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Restricted Gaming 5 Slot Machines (New) – Sartini Gaming LLC dbat 7Eleven
Store 41724, Phyllis Gilland, 8075 Lemmon Drive. [Ward 4]
B.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the Funding Agreement with the
Western Regional Water Commission (WRWC) for the Truckee Meadows
Tributary Watershed Assessments for Fiscal Year (FY) 24 in the amount of
$65,000. (WRWC funding for Storm Water Program)
B.6 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of Consultant Agreement with Brown and Caldwell
for design services related to the Reno Stead Water Reclamation Facility
(RSWRF) Flow Shave Capacity Increase Project in an amount not to exceed
$434,000. (Sewer Fund)
B.7 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of (1) Reimbursement Agreement with DPRTA Stead
LLC (Dermody) for $853,535, and (2) At Grade Crossing Agreement with
Union Pacific Railroad for a new public crossing of Union Pacific Railroad tracks
at the extension of Moya Boulevard associated with the development of the Reno
Stead Airport Business Park. [Ward 4]
B.8 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a Nevada State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO) Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Subgrant to
contract with the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) to hold
a local Commission Assistance and Mentoring Program (CAMP) with the City of
Reno Historical Resources Commission, community leaders, and City staff in the
amount of $5,500.
B.9 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a subaward from The
Envirolution, Inc. (Envirolution) for a geothermal education program at the Moana
Springs Community Aquatics & Fitness Center in the amount of $5,000. [Ward
2]
B.10 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Fiscal Year 2023
Grant Award (FMMHP0772230100) to the City of Reno Police
Department to support enforcement
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amount of $380,176.
Envirolution, Inc. (Envirolution) for a geothermal education program at the Moana
Springs Community Aquatics & Fitness Center in the amount of $5,000. [Ward
2]
B.10 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Fiscal Year 2023
Grant Award (FMMHP0772230100) to the City of Reno Police
Department to support enforcement of laws related to commercial vehicles in the
amount of $380,176.
B.11 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution Accepting Streets – Silver Dollar
Estates Area 2 Phase 3, FNL2100002, including Perseids Place and portions
of Trifid Street, and Antares Street. [Ward 4]
B.12 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Resolution of the Reno City Council to sunset the 1,000
Homes in 120 Days program (Resolution No. 8729); together with matters
which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
B.13 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of reallocation of American Rescue Plan Act
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the Downtown Waste
Disposal Project to the California Building Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning Project in an amount not to exceed $231,800. [Ward 1]
B.14 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act State
and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation
for the development of the Virginia Range Trail Corridor Plan in the amount of
$50,000 from ward specific allocated funds. [Duerr] [Ward 2]
B.15 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Noah’s Animal House, to support their mission to remove “no pets
allowed” barrier at women’s shelters for courageous survivors looking to get
back on their feet with their pet by their side in the amount of $500. (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.)
C.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction Bill No._________
Case No. ANX2400001 (Pembroke Drive Annexation) Ordinance
annexing to and making part of the City of Reno certain specifically
described territory of three parcels being ±112.4 acres of property
located north of Pembroke Drive, ±796 feet from its intersection
with South McCarran Boulevard. The site is adjacent to the City of
Reno jurisdictional boundary, located within the Sphere of
Influence, and has a Master Plan land use designation of
Public/QuasiPublic (PQP). Upon annexation, the site will have the
Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS) zoning designation;
together with other
Pagematters
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connected therewith. [Ward 3]
described territory of three parcels being ±112.4 acres of property
located north of Pembroke Drive, ±796 feet from its intersection
with South McCarran Boulevard. The site is adjacent to the City of
Reno jurisdictional boundary, located within the Sphere of
Influence, and has a Master Plan land use designation of
Public/QuasiPublic (PQP). Upon annexation, the site will have the
Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS) zoning designation;
together with other matters which pertain to or are necessarily
connected therewith. [Ward 3]
D Department Items
Parks and Recreation
D.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion and potential adoption of
the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Master Plan.
City Manager's Office
D.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Review, discussion, and potential approval for staff
to negotiate a contract with the Community Foundation of Northern
Nevada to manage the City of Reno’s Affordable Housing Charitable
Donation Fund.
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): City Council annual election of Vice
Mayor from the following list of Council Members, listed in alphabetical
order: Jenny Brekhus, Naomi Duerr, Meghan Ebert, Miguel Martinez,
Devon Reese, or Kathleen Taylor.
G.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential reappointment
and/or appointment of up to two individuals to the Civil Service
Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical
order: Tray Abney (Reappointment), Adam Grosz, Brad Johnson,
Dominique Labonte, and/or Escenthio Marigny Jr.
G.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment
of up to three individuals as Ward 4, Ward 5, and AtLarge appointees to
the Human Rights Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed
in alphabetical order: Katie Colling, Dominique Labonte, Hagen Sandoval,
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and/or Debra Whitlock Lax.
Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical
order: Tray Abney (Reappointment), Adam Grosz, Brad Johnson,
Dominique Labonte, and/or Escenthio Marigny Jr.
G.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment
of up to three individuals as Ward 4, Ward 5, and AtLarge appointees to
the Human Rights Commission from the following pool of applicants, listed
in alphabetical order: Katie Colling, Dominique Labonte, Hagen Sandoval,
and/or Debra Whitlock Lax.
G.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment
of up to three individuals to the Recreation and Parks Commission from the
following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Ian Anderson,
Mike Escobar, Cheryl Guinan, Matthew Kaempfe, Michelle Krieg, Julius
Lorentzen, Gabriel Maya, James Milligan, Gitte Russo, Christopher
Tabarez and/or Tara Webster.
G.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment
of nine individual to the Youth City Council (YCC) from the following pool
of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Avelyn Campos, Nathan
Gonzalez, Max Grinstein, Addison Guinan, Ira Hart, Daisy Miller, Eegan
Ram, Alexander Stroupe, Brendan Zankowski and/or Maya Zankowski.
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.)
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)
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