Reno City Council & Redevelopment Agency
Regular MeetingReno, NV · December 14, 2022
Agenda
AGENDA
Joint Regular Meeting
Reno City Council & Redevelopment Agency Board
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 ● 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
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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
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SPECIAL NOTICE
Reno Redevelopment Agency Board: Members of the Reno City Council also serve as Redevelopment
Agency Board and during this meeting, may convene as this board as indicated on this agenda.
A Introductory Items
A.1 Pledge of Allegiance
A.2 Roll Call
Members Present
Hillary Schieve, Mayor, Devon Reese, Councilmember, Naomi Duerr, Councilmember,
Jenny Brekhus, Councilmember, Kathleen Taylor, Councilmember, Miguel Martinez,
Councilmember, Meghan Ebert, Councilmember
A.3 Public Comment
A.4 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 14 December 2022
A.5 Approval of the Minutes
A.5.1 Reno City Council Special August 12, 2022 11:00 AM (For
Possible Action)
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A.3 Public Comment
A.4 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 14 December 2022
A.5 Approval of the Minutes
A.5.1 Reno City Council Special August 12, 2022 11:00 AM (For
Possible Action)
A.5.2 Reno City Council Special August 25, 2022 12:00 PM (For
Possible Action)
A.5.3 Reno City Council Regular October 26, 2022 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 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of Consultant Agreement for Professional
Engineering Services with Lumos and Associates for the North Dakota
and Dermody Sanitary Sewer Lift Station project in an amount not to
exceed $323,039. (Sewer Fund) [Ward 2, 3]
B.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of the use of additional funds from Residential
Construction Tax District 1 for the Mayors Park Phase 3 Improvement
Project in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000. (Residential Construction
Tax District 1 Fund) [Ward 4]
B.3 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Award of Contract to Powerhouse Construction, Inc. for
the Mayors Park Phase 3 Project in an amount not to exceed $1,878,275.
(American Rescue Plan Act Fund and Residential Construction Tax Fund
District 1) [Ward 4]
B.4 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, supporting the affordable housing
development known as Altitude by Vintage (three existing multifamily tax
credit properties, Southridge, Skyline, and Skyview, with a collective of
293 units) and providing other details in connection therewith. [Ward 1]
B.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the Amended Investment
Policy for the City of Reno and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Reno, Nevada.
B.6 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Resolution granting 12 Arts & Culture Event Grants for
2023: $5,005 to Artown; $4,186 to Arts for All Nevada; $5,249 to The
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of the
University of Nevada, Reno Latino Research Center; $5,005 to Good
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Luck Macbeth; $5,075 to High Desert Harmony Chorus; $5,600 to the
Policy for the City of Reno and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Reno, Nevada.
B.6 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Resolution granting 12 Arts & Culture Event Grants for
2023: $5,005 to Artown; $4,186 to Arts for All Nevada; $5,249 to The
Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of the
University of Nevada, Reno Latino Research Center; $5,005 to Good
Luck Macbeth; $5,075 to High Desert Harmony Chorus; $5,600 to the
Holland Project; $1,931 to Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival; $5,110 to
Latino Arte and Culture; $5,793 to Nevada Humanities; $4,953 to
Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association; $5,460 to Pioneer Center for
the Performing Arts; and $5,040 to Reno Jazz Orchestra; all to provide
arts and cultural programs, events, and services in Reno in the total
amount of $58,407. (General Fund)
B.7 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Resolution granting 14 Arts and Culture Project Grants
for 2023: $5,093 to A.V.A. Ballet Theatre; $5,513 to Arts for All Nevada;
$5,740 to The Holland Project; $5,250 to Lake Tahoe Shakespeare
Festival; $5,390 to Nevada Gay Men's Chorus; $4,970 to Northern
Nevada Rural Concert Initiative; $5,600 to NoteAble Music Therapy
Services; $5,723 to Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts; $5,898 to
Reno Bike Project on behalf of KWNK Community Radio; $5,635 to
Reno Chamber Orchestra; $5,320 to Reno Jazz Orchestra; $5,425 to
Reno Little Theater; $5,320 to Reno Philharmonic Association; $5,390 to
Sierra Nevada Ballet; all to provide Arts and Cultural programs, events,
and services in Reno in the total amount of $76,265 (Room Tax)
B.8 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Resolution granting 6 Art Belongs Here Neighborhood
Public Art Grants for public art projects: $12,000 to Truckee Meadows
Parks Foundation; $12,000 to Be the Change Project; $12,000 to the
Downtown Reno Partnership with Nevada Neon Project; $3,521 to
Custom Ink; $10,992 to The Holland Project; and $7,328 to Friends of
Lake Park; to create public art projects in neighborhoods, parks, and
public rightofway in the total amount of $57,841. (Grant Funded and
Room Tax)
B.9 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to reimburse the Reno
Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA) for capital
expenditures at the National Bowling Stadium (NBS) in an amount not to
exceed $203,036.61 (twothirds majority voting requirement). (Capital
Projects Room Surcharge Fund) [Ward 3]
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): Case No. LDC2300001 (Panther Valley Flex Park
Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments) Request for: 1) a
Master Plan amendment
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Industrial (I), and; 2) a zoning map amendment from General
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): Case No. LDC2300001 (Panther Valley Flex Park
Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments) Request for: 1) a
Master Plan amendment from SuburbanMixed Use (SMU) to
Industrial (I), and; 2) a zoning map amendment from General
Commercial (GC) to Industrial Commercial (IC). The ±4.41 acre
site consists of three parcels, and is located directly north of the
intersection of Panther Drive and U.S. Highway 395; together with
matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
[Ward 4]
C.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2300001 (Panther
Valley Flex Park Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments)
Resolution to adopt an amendment to the land use plan of the City
of Reno Master Plan from ±4.41 acres of Suburban MixedUse
(SMU) to Industrial (I). The site consists of three parcels, and is
located directly north of the intersection of Panther Drive and U.S.
Highway 395 and further described in planning Case No. LDC23
00001. The adoption is contingent on the conformance review by the
Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency. [Ward 4]
C.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2300001 (Panther
Valley Flex Park Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments)
Ordinance Introduction Bill No. ________ Ordinance to amend
Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled
"Zoning," rezoning a ±4.41 acre site located directly north of the
intersection of Panther Drive and U.S. Highway 395 from General
Commercial (GC) to Industrial Commercial (IC); together with
matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
[Ward 4]
C.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction Bill No.
________ Case No. ANX2300001 (1045 Hoge Road Annexation)
Ordinance annexing to and making part of the City of Reno certain
specifically described territory of one parcel being ±3 acres of
property located northwest of Hoge road ±660 feet west of its
intersection with Mason Road. The subject site is located within of
the City of Reno Sphere of Influence and the Truckee Meadows
Service Area (TMSA). The subject site has a zoning designation of
Unincorporated Transition – 5 acres (UT5) and a Master Plan
designation of Unincorporation Transition (UT). Together with other
matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
[Ward 4]
C.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2300002 (1045
Hoge Road Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments) Request
for 1) a Master Plan amendment from Unincorporated Transition
(UT) to SingleFamily
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amendment from Unincorporated Transition – 5 acres (UT5) to
designation of Unincorporation Transition (UT). Together with other
matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
[Ward 4]
C.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2300002 (1045
Hoge Road Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments) Request
for 1) a Master Plan amendment from Unincorporated Transition
(UT) to SingleFamily Neighborhood (SF), and; 2) a zoning map
amendment from Unincorporated Transition – 5 acres (UT5) to
SingleFamily Residential – 3 units per acre (SF3). The ±3 acre site
is located northwest of Hoge Road ±670 feet west of its intersection
with Mason Road; together with matters which pertain to or are
necessarily connected therewith. [Ward 4]
C.6 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Case No. LDC2300002 (1045 Hoge Road Master
Plan and Zoning Map Amendments) Resolution to adopt an
amendment to the land use plan of the City of Reno Master Plan
from ±3 acres of Unincorporated Transition (UT) to SingleFamily
Neighborhood (SF). The site is located northwest of Hoge Road
±670 feet west of its intersection with Mason Road and further
described in planning Case No. LDC2300002. The adoption is
contingent on the conformance review by the Truckee Meadows
Regional Planning Agency. [Ward 4]
C.7 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2300002 (1045
Hoge Road Master Plan and Zoning Map Amendments) Ordinance
Introduction – Bill No. ______ Ordinance to amend Title 18,
Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled “Zoning,”
rezoning a ±3 acre site located northwest of Hoge Road ±670 feet
west of its intersection with Mason Road from Unincorporated
Transition 5 acres (UT5) to SingleFamily Residential – 3 units
per acre (SF3); together with matters which pertain to or are
necessarily connected therewith. [Ward 4]
C.8 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction – Bill No. ________ Case
No. LDC2300005 (Highland Zoning Map Amendment) Ordinance
for a zoning map amendment from ±112.6 acres of Planned Unit
Development (PUD) to ±48.31 acres of MultiFamily Residential
(MF14), ±44.39 acres of Parks, Greenways and Open Space
(PGOS), ±16.17 acres of MultiFamily Residential (MF30), and
±3.73 acres of General Commercial (GC). The ±112.6 acre subject
site has ±1,981.32’ of frontage on Lemmon Drive, ±476.82’ of
frontage on Sky Vista Parkway, and ±732.1’ of frontage on Vista
Knoll Parkway with a Master Plan land use designation of Suburban
MixedUse (SMU) and Special Planning Area (SPA). [Ward 4]
C.9 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction – Bill No. ________ Case
No. LDC2200050 (Sierra Senior Care PUD Amendment) Request
for an amendment Page to
6 the Sierra Senior Care Planned Unit
Development (PUD) zoning district design standards handbook to
frontage on Sky Vista Parkway, and ±732.1’ of frontage on Vista
Knoll Parkway with a Master Plan land use designation of Suburban
MixedUse (SMU) and Special Planning Area (SPA). [Ward 4]
C.9 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction – Bill No. ________ Case
No. LDC2200050 (Sierra Senior Care PUD Amendment) Request
for an amendment to the Sierra Senior Care Planned Unit
Development (PUD) zoning district design standards handbook to
allow for 96 multifamily dwelling units on the vacant northern ±3.26
acre portion of the PUD. To accommodate the proposed use,
various additions to design standards are proposed including:
building architecture, setbacks, lighting, landscaping, parking, etc.
The ±5.09 acre PUD is generally located north of the terminus of
Beck Street and south of Mountain View Drive. The site has a
Master Plan land use designation of MultiFamily Neighborhood
(MF). [Ward 1]
D Department Items
Finance
D.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Acceptance of the Opinion and Findings of the Annual
Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2022, containing the Single Audit Report and Auditor's Opinion,
Auditor's Required Communications Letter and approval of the Plan of
Corrective Action.
Utility Services
D.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Presentation, discussion and potential direction to staff
regarding the Stormwater Utility proposed rates and program elements.
City Manager's Office
D.3 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): City Council to determine if Lakemill Maxi Mart's
privileged business license to sell package alcohol should be renewed
based upon the decision of an Administrative Hearing Officer’s order
issued on October 25, 2022. [Ward 3]
D.4 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): City Council to determine if Wrightway Market's
privileged business license to sell package alcohol should be renewed
based upon the decision of an Administrative Hearing Officer’s order
issued on November 15, 2022. [Ward 3]
E Ordinances Introduction (Other Ordinance, Introduction items may be found under
the following agenda sections: Public Hearings, and/or Standard Department Items.)
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F Ordinances Adoption
Possible Action): City Council to determine if Wrightway Market's
privileged business license to sell package alcohol should be renewed
based upon the decision of an Administrative Hearing Officer’s order
issued on November 15, 2022. [Ward 3]
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
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)
L Redevelopment Agency Board
L.1 Roll Call
L.2 Public Comment
L.3 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 14 December 2022
L.4 Approval of Minutes
L.4.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Reno City Council Joint
August 24, 2022 10:00 AM (For Possible Action)
L.5 Department Items
L.5.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the Amended
Investment Policy for the City of Reno and the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Reno, Nevada.
L.6 Redevelopment Agency Board Comments, including announcements regarding
City boards and commissions, activities of local charitable organizations and
upcoming local community events. (NonAction Item)
L.7 Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item or for
any general public comment.)
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L.8 Adjournment (For Possible Action)
L.6 Redevelopment Agency Board Comments, including announcements regarding
City boards and commissions, activities of local charitable organizations and
upcoming local community events. (NonAction Item)
L.7 Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item or for
any general public comment.)
L.8 Adjournment (For Possible Action)
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