Ward 5 Neighborhood Advisory Board
Regular MeetingReno, NV · April 11, 2023
Agenda
Ward 5 Neighborhood Advisory Board
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda
Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 5:30pm
UNR Joe Crowley Student Union, 4th Floor, Great Room
1664 N Virginia St
Reno, Nevada 89557
Members
Fredric Baier Theodor Meek
Carly Borchard Jeff Harvey
Gary Cecil (Chair) Council Liaison: Kathleen Taylor
Bryce Chisholm Staff Liaison: Abigail Mayorga
Carol Crane
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_bMSKgu1GRp-UoRS2hxk62A
In Person: 1664 N Virgina St, Reno, Nevada 89557
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 nabs@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 to cityclerk@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) – April 11, 2023
A.4 Approval of the Minutes (For Possible Action) – February 14, 2023
A.5 Council Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only.
No action may be taken on this item.
A.6 Staff Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational items only. No
action may be taken on this item.
B. Business Items
B.1 Appointment of May 2023 Meeting Chairperson (For Possible Action) - Discussion
and selection of Meeting Chairperson for the May 2023 NAB meeting
B.2 Reno Police Department Quarterly Update - (Information Item Only)
B.3 Presentation by Grant Denton “Helping the Homeless” (Information Item Only)
B.4 Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful “The Great Community Clean Up” (Information
Item Only)
B.5 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://goo.gl/cLVC08) 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.5.1 LDC23-00054 (Bighorn Tavern Patio AEC) - A request has been made for an
alternative equivalent compliance to vary from the required landscape screening
standards between commercial and noncommercial zoning districts. The ±0.51 acre site is
located on the north side of West 7th Street ±100 feet west of Elgin Avenue (1325 West
7th Street). The project site is located within the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) zoning
district and has a Master Plan land use designation of Suburban Mixed-Use (SMU).
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)