Reno Access Advisory Committee

Reno Access Advisory Committee Hybrid Meeting Agenda Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 5:30pm Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center 1301 Valley Road, Tuscarora Room Reno, NV 89512 Members Erik Jimenez, Chair Craig Moss Mark Tadder, Vice-Chair Diana Rovetti Tim Healion Forrest Shepherd Dora Martinez Council Liaison: Council Member Kathleen Taylor Jack Mayes Staff Liaison: April Wolfe Kathy Price-Toby 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://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g8meYf27TxGd9i4aKiNFTw In Person: 1301 Valley Road, Tuscarora Room 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 April Wolfe at (775) 333-7765, wolfea@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) – March 28, 2023 A.4 Approval of the Minutes (For Possible Action) – November 29, 2022 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 Informational update on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) internal application, ranking, and prioritization process (For Information Only) – Jayna Litz, Management Analyst B.2 Presentation on the First Street Sidewalk and Access Improvement Project out to bid for the 100 block of East First Street near City Hall (For Information Only) - Kamrun Ahmadi, Associate Civil Engineer B.3 Presentation, training and discussion of the Open Meeting Law, NRS Ch. 241 (For Information Only) – Ryan McElhinney, Deputy City Attorney  B.4 Review, discussion and potential recommendation to City staff and City Council regarding a funding request from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Northern Nevada Chapter, up to an amount of $1,000 to help purchase new equipment for outreach and fundraising efforts (For Possible Action) - NFB Representative B.5 Review, discussion and potential recommendation to City staff and City Council regarding a funding request from Sierra Junior Tennis Association, up to an amount of $4,100 to expand their Tennis Buddies tennis programs to include a Tennis Buddies Fun Tennis Camp (For Possible Action) – Sierra Junior Tennis Association Representative 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)