Ward 1 Neighborhood Advisory Board
Regular MeetingReno, NV · December 11, 2023
Agenda
Ward 1 Neighborhood Advisory Board Meeting
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda
Monday, December 11, 2023 @ 5:30PM
McKinley Arts & Culture Center - Boardroom or by ZOOM
925 Riverside Drive Reno, NV 89503
Members
Margo Piscevich
Justin M. Ross
William “Bill” Schrimpf
Jerry L. Wager
Karla Werninghaus
Vacancy (6)
Council Liaison: Jenny Brekhus
Staff Liaison: Tyler Shaw
Public Notice
This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241 (notice of meetings) at Reno City Hall – 1
East First Street. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in compliance with NRS 241 at
http://www.reno.gov, and NRS 232 at https://notice.nv.gov/. To obtain further documentation regarding posting,
please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030, or cityclerk@reno.gov.
Members of the Board/Commission/Committee may participate in this meeting using the zoom video conference
platform.
Members of the public may participate in the meeting by registering through the below zoom link which will provide
the meeting ID number and call-in phone number.
Virtual link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AvI4KZvjTEuFhLousIhsJw
In Person: 925 Riverside Drive Reno, NV 89503
Accommodations
Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate individuals with disabilities attending the meeting.
Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030 at least 48 hours in advance so that arrangements can be
made.
Supporting Materials
Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available by contacting Tyler Shaw at 1 (775) 297-9116,
shawt@reno.gov and on the City’s website at Reno.Gov. 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 an item from the agenda; or delay discussion relating to an item on the agenda at any
time. See, NRS 241. 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
In-Person
A person wishing to address the public body shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to the presiding officer. Public
comment, whether on items listed on the agenda or general 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 an agenda as an item on
which action may be taken. 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 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. 00-047 (April 27, 2001); Nevada Open Meeting Law Manual, § 8.05.
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.
Virtual
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.
Pursuant to NRS 241, those wishing to submit public comment may do so through the online public comment form
found at Reno.Gov/PublicComment, by sending an email tocityclerk@reno.gov, by leaving a voicemail at 775-334-
2030 or at the meeting during virtual public comment. Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person.
Comments received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to the
Board/Commission/Committee for review, and entered into the record. Comments received after 4:00 pm on the
day preceding the meeting will be provided to the Board/Commission/Committee for review prior to adjournment,
and entered into the record.
A. Introductory Items
A.1 Call To Order/Roll Call
A.2 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.
A.3 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – December 11, 2023
A.4 Council Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only.
No action may be taken on this item.
A.5 Staff Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only. No
action may be taken on this item.
B. Business Items
B.1 Board and Commission Conduct, Decorum, and Records training by City of Reno
Staff - (Discussion Item Only)
B.2 Discussion of Illegal Parking Issues in the White Fir Area (Discussion Item Only) -
Council Liaison Jenny Brekhus
B.3 Development Projects (Discussion Item Only) - Following presentations by the
project’s developer or representative, NAB members and the public will have the
opportunity to ask questions about the project and provide feedback. The NAB will not
take any action on development projects. NAB members and the public are encouraged to
complete the development project review form with their input. All development project
review forms submitted to the community liaison at the NAB meeting or via the online form
(https://bit.ly/DS-public-comment) will be submitted to the Reno Planning Commission for
consideration in the development review process. City of Reno Planning staff will be
available for questions but will not provide project presentation
B.3.1 CHR24-00002 - Lake Mansion Historic Designation (Discussion Item Only):
A request has been made for nomination of the “Lake Mansion” to be listed on the
City of Reno Register of Historic Places. The subject property is located at 250 Court
Street. The site is zoned Mixed-Use Downtown - Riverwalk District (MD-RD) and has a
Master Plan land use designation of Downtown Mixed-Use (DT-MU).
B.3.2 LDC23-00003 - Heiser Master Plan Amendment and Rezoning (Discussion
Item Only): A request has been made for: 1) a Master Plan amendment from ±85.2 acres
of Large-Lot Neighborhood (LL) to ±62.1 acres of Suburban Mixed-Use (SMU) and ±23.1
acres of Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS); and 2) a zoning map amendment
from ±85.2 acres of Large Lot Residential -1 acre (LLR-1) to ±85.2 acres of Specific Plan
District (SPD). The ±85.2 acre site is located south of Interstate 80, ±1320 feet east of Exit
9 (Robb Drive).
B.3.3 ABN24-00003 - Stevenson Street Abandonment (Discussion Item Only): A
request has been made for the abandonment of a ±32,000 square foot portion of public
right-of-way, Stevenson Street, located between West First Street and West Second
Street. The proposed abandonment area is bordered by Mixed-Use Downtown Powning
District (MD-PD) zoning with a Master Plan land use designations of Downtown Mixed-
Use (DT-MU).
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)