Reno City Council
Regular MeetingReno, NV · February 28, 2024
Agenda
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 ● 10:00 AM
Reno City Council Chamber, 1 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 – 1 East First Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in
compliance with NRS 241.020(3) at https://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/Council0228
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
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.
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 https://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
Members Present
Mayor Hillary Schieve, Councilmember Devon Reese, Councilmember Naomi Duerr,
Councilmember Jenny Brekhus, Councilmember Kathleen Taylor, Councilmember Miguel
Martinez, Councilmember Meghan Ebert
A.3 Public Comment
A.3.1 Public Comment
A.4 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 28 February 2024
A.5 Approval of the Minutes
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):
Page 2 Approval of Privileged Business License –
A.4 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 28 February 2024
A.5 Approval of the Minutes
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 –
Alcohol Catering (New) – DBR Refreshments, Dexter Bush, 425 Lovitt Lane.
[Ward 4]
B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Dining Room Alcohol (Change of Ownership) – Romano’s Macaroni Grill, Jason
Kemp, 5505 South Virginia Street. [Ward 2]
B.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
OnPremises Alcohol, Cabaret (New) – Dubs Sports Lounge LLC, Tristen
Houston, 95 North Sierra Street, Suite 101. [Ward 5]
B.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Restricted Gaming 4 Slot Machines (New) – United Coin Machine dba Century
Gaming Technologies dbat Metro Market, Timothy Cogswell, 595 Booth Street.
[Ward 1]
B.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Secondhand Dealer (New) – Tool Guy LLC, Mark Skeem, NotInCity. [Ward
NIC]
B.6 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of an amended existing contract to
extend security services to March 31, 2024, between the City of Reno and
Universal Protection Service, LLC dba Allied Universal Security Services for the
Clean and Safe Program and to increase the contract amount in the sum not to
exceed $30,000. (General Fund)
B.7 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to award a contract for Request for
Proposal (RFP) #202408 for Park Mowing Services to Reno Green
Landscaping, LLC, beginning April 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024, in
the amount of $335,098. (General Fund)
B.8 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to increase the fiscal year 2024
(FY24) City of Reno Fire Department (RFD) lightduty vehicle, equipment, and
associated outfitting purchase authority by $143,000 to a revised not to exceed
amount of $430,000. (General Fund)
B.9 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the purchase of the Crime
Fighter Barcoded Evidence Analysis Statistical Tracking Laboratory Information
Management System (BEAST LIMS) in an amount not to exceed $350,000,
contingent upon the approval of the U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ) for the
use of grant funds. (Grant Funds)
B.10 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to purchase a DCS5 Professional
Fingerprint Capture System from
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B.9 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the purchase of the Crime
Fighter Barcoded Evidence Analysis Statistical Tracking Laboratory Information
Management System (BEAST LIMS) in an amount not to exceed $350,000,
contingent upon the approval of the U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ) for the
use of grant funds. (Grant Funds)
B.10 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to purchase a DCS5 Professional
Fingerprint Capture System from Foster and Freeman USA Inc. in an amount
not to exceed $125,000. (Grant Funds)
B.11 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to purchase seven pieces of
equipment and associated outfitting (two 2yard dump trucks, two Vacall combo
trucks, one lightduty pickup truck, one wheeled excavator, and one skid steer
loader) from various vendors utilizing the State of Nevada Vehicle Contract,
joinder/cooperative purchasing agreements in accordance with Nevada Revised
Statute (NRS) 332.195(1) (Joinder), and/or the City’s Purchasing Policy, in an
amount not to exceed $2,005,000. (Street Fund and Sewer Enterprise Fund)
B.12 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a National Park Service
Underrepresented Communities Grant for activities relating to a Northeast Reno
African American Historic Resource Survey and National Register Nomination
in the amount of $55,000. [Ward 3, 4]
B.13 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of the Washoe County Local
Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Hazardous
Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant to the City of Reno Fire
Department (RFD) on behalf of the TRIAD Hazardous Materials (HazMat)
Response Team for a training in the amount of $8,990.
B.14 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of the donation of a vehicle
from the Washoe County School District (WCSD) to be used by the Reno
Police Department (RPD) with an approximate value of $1,616.
B.15 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Acceptance of Dedication of Certain Real Property known as
BT South, LLC, located at 0 Old Town Road, a ±3.0acre parcel, Assessor
Parcel Number (APN) #03813238, from BT South, LLC to the City of Reno
for a future fire station site. [Ward 5]
B.16 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Acceptance of Report of Special Assessment District (SAD)
Lien Sale held on February 13, 2024.
B.17 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Reno, Nevada, to be provided to the Director of the Nevada Department of
Business and Industry (B&I), supporting the affordable housing project
identified as Vintage at Stoker, the development of 180 units of affordable
housing. [Ward 1]
B.18 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Resolution
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4 the Regional Street Naming Committee
recommendation naming an unnamed alley to Old Creamery Alley between
B.17 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Reno, Nevada, to be provided to the Director of the Nevada Department of
Business and Industry (B&I), supporting the affordable housing project
identified as Vintage at Stoker, the development of 180 units of affordable
housing. [Ward 1]
B.18 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Resolution accepting the Regional Street Naming Committee
recommendation naming an unnamed alley to Old Creamery Alley between
Plumas Street to the east, and Humboldt Street to the west, spanning from
California Avenue to the north, and Walker Avenue to the south, pursuant to the
Regional Street Naming Committee manual. [Ward 1]
B.19 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada (CCNN) in support of their
mission to respond to unmet human needs so all can thrive in the amount of
$1,000. (General Fund) [Duerr] [Ward 2]
B.20 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to the James D. Hoff Peace Officer Memorial in support of their mission
to honor the memory of Nevada peace officers who have made the ultimate
sacrifice in the line of duty in the amount of $2,500. (General Fund) [Duerr]
[Ward 2]
B.21 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful (KTMB) in support of the annual
South Reno park cleanup conducted in partnership with the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latterday Saints in the amount of $1,000. (General Fund) [Duerr]
[Ward 2]
B.22 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation in support of the Virginia
Range Trail Project in the amount of $10,000. (General Fund) [Duerr] [Ward 2]
B.23 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Artown in support of their mission to strengthen Reno's arts industry
and enhance our civic identity and national image, thereby creating a climate for
the cultural and economic rebirth of our region in the amount of $1,000.
(General Fund) [Martinez] [Ward 3]
B.24 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Sierra Nevada Journeys (SNJ) in support of their Girls in STEM
program which delivers sciencebased education programs to develop critical
thinking skills in the amount of $3,500. (General Fund) [Martinez] [Ward 3]
B.25 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Alice Smith Elementary School in support of their commitment to
providing quality education for every child in the district in the amount of $500.
(General Fund) [Ebert] [Ward 4]
B.26 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Dorothy Lemelson PageS.T.E.M.
5 Academy to promote high expectations
for student learning aligned with Nevada Academic Content standards at each
B.25 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Alice Smith Elementary School in support of their commitment to
providing quality education for every child in the district in the amount of $500.
(General Fund) [Ebert] [Ward 4]
B.26 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Dorothy Lemelson S.T.E.M. Academy to promote high expectations
for student learning aligned with Nevada Academic Content standards at each
grade level creating a foundation for educational excellence in the amount of
$500. (General Fund) [Ebert] [Ward 4]
B.27 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Truckee Meadows Community College High School (TMCCHS) to
support the rich educational experience through rigorous high school and dual
credit college courses, so Northern Nevada students will graduate college and
careerready in the amount of $500. (General Fund) [Ebert] [Ward 4]
B.28 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows in support of their mission
to create a place where every kid feels safe and connected: a place to belong
and a place to become in the amount of $5,000. (General Fund) [Taylor] [Ward
5]
B.29 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to the Indian Arts and Cultural Center of Northern Nevada (IACCNN)
in support of their mission to foster cultural exchange and promote a deeper
understanding and appreciation of the beauty and cultural diversity of Indian
traditions in the amount of $500. (General Fund) [Reese] [Ward Atlarge]
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 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. ABN2400004 (Bell Street
Abandonment) Request for the abandonment of public rightofway
totaling ±30,600 square feet generally located at the northern portion of
Bell Street, including contiguous 20foot unnamed alleyways, between
Washington Street to the west, Ralston Street to the east, and West
Second Street to the south. The proposed abandonment area is bordered
by MixedUse Downtown Northwest Quadrant District (MDNWQ)
zoning with a Master Plan land use designation of Downtown MixedUse
(DTMU). [Ward 1]
C.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Review, discussion, and potential approval of a
request for an affordable housing fee reduction in accordance with Reno
Municipal Code 1.08, consisting of up to $25,967 in building permit fees
and up to $714,246 in sewer connection fees for the Carville Park
Apartments redevelopment project. [Ward 3]
C.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Review, discussion, and potential
approval of a requestPage
for 6an affordable housing fee reduction in accordance
with Reno Municipal Code 1.08, consisting of up to $17,432 in building
(For Possible Action): Review, discussion, and potential approval of a
request for an affordable housing fee reduction in accordance with Reno
Municipal Code 1.08, consisting of up to $25,967 in building permit fees
and up to $714,246 in sewer connection fees for the Carville Park
Apartments redevelopment project. [Ward 3]
C.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Review, discussion, and potential
approval of a request for an affordable housing fee reduction in accordance
with Reno Municipal Code 1.08, consisting of up to $17,432 in building
permit fees and up to $316,412 in sewer connection fees for the Eddy
House Transitional Living. [Ward 3]
C.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Review, discussion, and potential
approval of a request for an affordable housing fee reduction in accordance
with Reno Municipal Code 1.08, consisting of up to $26,087 in building
permit fees and up to $433,782 in sewer connection fees for the NV
Cares Campus Phase 4 Supportive Housing. [Ward 3]
C.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Review, discussion, and potential
approval of a request for an affordable housing fee reduction in accordance
with Reno Municipal Code 1.08, consisting of up to $24,506 in building
permit fees and up to $305,808 in sewer connection fees for Orovada
Street Senior Apartments Phase II project. [Ward 3]
C.6 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Review, discussion, and potential
approval of a request for an affordable housing fee reduction in accordance
with Reno Municipal Code 1.08, consisting of up to $8,116 in building
permit fees and up to $313,507 in sewer connection fees for the Village at
Sage 2.0. [Ward 3]
D Department Items
City Manager's Office
D.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion, and possible action
regarding the 2302 Civil Service Audit Report.
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 reappointment
or appointment of one individual as a Commissioner to the Reno Housing
Authority (RHA) from the following pool of applicants, listed in
alphabetical order: David Aiazzi (Reappointment) or Thomas Keiffer.
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H Mayor and Council
G City Clerk
G.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential reappointment
or appointment of one individual as a Commissioner to the Reno Housing
Authority (RHA) from the following pool of applicants, listed in
alphabetical order: David Aiazzi (Reappointment) or Thomas Keiffer.
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.)
J.1 Public Comment
K Adjournment (For Possible Action)
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