Reno City Council
Regular MeetingReno, NV · October 26, 2022
Agenda
REVISED AGENDA
Item G.2 has been added.
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, October 26, 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 Bonnie Weber
Ward 2 Naomi Duerr Ward 5 Kathleen Taylor
Ward 3 Vacant 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
link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Bsal2S7IQhq5DfsqpgPnBQ
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
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disabilities desiring to attend the meeting. Please contact the 1City Clerk’s Office at (775) 3342030 in advance so that
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.
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
www.facebook.com/cityofreno
A Introductory Items
A.1 Pledge of Allegiance
A.2 Roll Call
A.3 Public Comment
A.4 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 26 October 2022
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
New Alcohol Crepes & Craft, Nicholas Giordano, 299 East Plumb Lane, Suite
180P, OnPremises Wine and Beer [Ward 3]
B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Internal Audit’s completion of
the Telephone Franchise Fee external audit and acceptance of the Franchise Fee
Audit’s Financial Recoveries in the amount of $2,401,032.
B.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action):
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Resolution approving Major Fund
Designations for Fiscal Year 21/22.
New Alcohol Crepes & Craft, Nicholas Giordano, 299 East Plumb Lane, Suite
180P, OnPremises Wine and Beer [Ward 3]
B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Internal Audit’s completion of
the Telephone Franchise Fee external audit and acceptance of the Franchise Fee
Audit’s Financial Recoveries in the amount of $2,401,032.
B.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution approving Major Fund
Designations for Fiscal Year 21/22.
B.4 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Resolution to augment the budget of the City of Reno, Nevada
for FY 22/23; and approval of budget revisions for period July 1, 2022 through
September 30, 2022.
B.5 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of First Amendment to Agreement with Volunteers of
America for Rapid Rehousing, Bridge Housing, and Street Outreach using ESG
CV funds for the period of January 1, 2021 September 30, 2023, in an amount
not to exceed $1,439,520 with funding provided by the Emergency Solutions
Grant, CARES (ESGCV2) allocation.
B.6 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of First Amendment to Rapid Rehousing Agreement
with Safe Embrace for the period of January 1, 2021 September 30, 2023, in
an amount not to exceed $165,776 with funding provided by the Emergency
Solutions Grant, CARES (ESGCV2) allocation.
B.7 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Purchase of Excess Liability and
Workers’ Compensation Insurance coverage from October 1, 2022 through
September 30, 2023 in the amount of $1,188,633. (Risk Management Fund)
B.8 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Interlocal Agreement between
the City of Reno, on behalf of the Reno Police Department, and the Washoe
County School District to reestablish the Reno Police Department 360 Blueprint
reading mentoring program within five elementary schools.
B.9 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Subgrant Award from the
Nevada Department of Veterans Services (NDVS) to support the City of Reno's
Annual Military Sports Camp event in September 2023 in the amount of
$21,595.
B.10 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of the Cooperative (Local Public Agency)
Agreement for the Urban Road and Plumas Street Sidewalk Project between
the City of Reno and the Nevada Department of Transportation. (Street Fund,
with $570,000 reimbursement from Transportation Alternatives SetAside
funding and $30,000 City match) [Ward 1]
B.11 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of Consulting Agreement for Professional
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V&A 3 Consulting Engineers for Flow Monitoring
Services in an amount not to exceed $622,000. (Sewer Fund)
Agreement for the Urban Road and Plumas Street Sidewalk Project between
the City of Reno and the Nevada Department of Transportation. (Street Fund,
with $570,000 reimbursement from Transportation Alternatives SetAside
funding and $30,000 City match) [Ward 1]
B.11 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of Consulting Agreement for Professional
Engineering Services with V&A Consulting Engineers for Flow Monitoring
Services in an amount not to exceed $622,000. (Sewer Fund)
B.12 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of Consulting Agreement with Brown and Caldwell
for the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility Fluidized Bed Reactor
and Nitrification Pump Station Evaluation and PreDesign services in the amount
of $1,205,437 with Reno's share being $827,291.41. (Sewer Fund)
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): Resolution authorizing a mediumterm
obligation in an amount of up to $5,912,631.39 for the second
amendment to the master services and purchasing agreement
between the City of Reno and Axon Enterprises, Inc. regarding the
purchase of body worn cameras, Tasers, fleet video, Axon interview,
unlimited cloud storage for evidence.com, virtual reality training,
redaction assistant, and additional miscellaneous Axon Software for
the Reno Police Department; directing the officers of the City to
forward materials to the Department of Taxation of the State of
Nevada; and providing certain details in connection therewith.
(E911 Surcharge Fees and General Fund) (Twothirds majority
voting requirement)
C.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Discussion and potential approval of the
Second Amendment to the Axon Master Services and Purchasing
Agreement (MSA) between Axon Enterprises Inc. and the City of
Reno, on behalf of the Reno Police Department, to extend the
existing MSA service plan for an additional ten years for the
purchase of body worn cameras, Tasers, fleet video, Axon interview,
unlimited cloud storage for evidence.com, virtual reality training,
redaction assistant, and additional miscellaneous Axon Software
utilizing a lump sum payment of $5,632,620 from the State and
Local Fiscal Relief Funds (SLFRF) allocated to the City of Reno
through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and
$5,912,631.39 from a 10 year medium term financial obligation
(E911 Surcharge Fees and General Fund) in a total amount not to
exceed $11,545,251.39, contingent upon approval by the
Department of Taxation of the State of Nevada.
D Department Items
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Police Department
through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and
$5,912,631.39 from a 10 year medium term financial obligation
(E911 Surcharge Fees and General Fund) in a total amount not to
exceed $11,545,251.39, contingent upon approval by the
Department of Taxation of the State of Nevada.
D Department Items
Police Department
D.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Presentation, discussion, and potential approval regarding
the allocation of up to $6,000,000 of the American Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA) funding via the State and Local Fiscal Relief Funds (SLFRF) to
the Reno Police Department for the purchase of computer hardware,
software and related equipment in order to improve technology and public
safety equipment.
D.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Discussion and potential approval of a threeyear
contract with Forensic Logic LLC, in an amount not to exceed $172,380
to be funded in one installment utilizing State and Local Fiscal Relief Funds
(SLFRF) allocated to the City of Reno through the American Rescue Plan
Act (ARPA) for computer software and hardware to integrate law
enforcement databases such as computeraided dispatch (CAD), report
management systems (RMS), license plate reader (LPR) records and jail
management systems (JMS).
D.3 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Discussion and potential approval of a threeyear
contract with Fusus, LLC for computer software, hardware, and related
equipment, in an amount not to exceed $195,000 to be funded in one
installment utilizing State and Local Fiscal Relief Funds (SLFRF) allocated
to the City of Reno through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to
create a mapbased interface that utilizes software and hardware to assist
with criminal investigations.
Public Works
D.4 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Approval of Contract Amendment to Plenium Builders,
Inc. for the Public Safety Center (PSC) Project Phase 2 in the amount of
$34,000,000 and to extend the Contract time for completion of Phase 2.
(Capital Fund) [Ward 3]
E Ordinances Introduction (Other Ordinance, Introduction items may be found under
the following agenda sections: Public Hearings, and/or Standard Department Items.)
E.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction – Bill No.
________ Ordinance amendment to Section 1.04015 – State
misdemeanors and civil infractions of the Reno Municipal Code to comply
with changes made by the5 2021 Nevada Legislature to the Nevada
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Revised Statutes converting some traffic violations from misdemeanor
E Ordinances Introduction (Other Ordinance, Introduction items may be found under
the following agenda sections: Public Hearings, and/or Standard Department Items.)
E.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction – Bill No.
________ Ordinance amendment to Section 1.04015 – State
misdemeanors and civil infractions of the Reno Municipal Code to comply
with changes made by the 2021 Nevada Legislature to the Nevada
Revised Statutes converting some traffic violations from misdemeanor
crimes to civil infractions.
E.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction – Bill No.
________ Creation of new ordinance within Reno Municipal Code Title 6
Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 6.04. – Definitions, Section 6.04.001
Findings for civil infractions to acknowledge the changes made by the
Nevada Legislature with AB 116 and clarify that any traffic violation
contained within the Reno Municipal Code under Title 6 is a civil infraction
unless stated otherwise by the Nevada Revised Statutes.
F Ordinances Adoption
F.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption Bill No. 7218
Case No. LDC2200048 (DPII Master Plan and Zoning Map
Amendment) Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno
Municipal Code, entitled "Zoning," rezoning a ±8.05 acres site located
±1,000 feet south of the intersection of Claim Jumper Way and Tellurium
Mine Drive from Unincorporated Transition 5 acres (UT5) to Single
Family 8 dwelling units per acre (SF8); together with matters which pertain
to or are necessarily connected therewith. [Ward 2]
F.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption Bill No. 7219 Case No. TXT23
00001 (Title 18 – Cannabis, Package Alcohol, Live Entertainment, Adult
Business) Request to amend Reno Municipal Code Title 18, “Annexation
and Land Development”, specifically in Chapter 18.03 “Use Regulations”
Section 18.03.206 “Table of Allowed Uses”, Section 18.03.304
“Commercial Uses”, Section 18.03.306 “Industrial Uses”, Section
18.03.405 “Standards for Specific Accessory Uses”, and Chapter 18.09
“Rules of Construction and Definitions” Section 18.09.303 “Commercial
Uses”, and Section 18.09.306 “Accessory Uses”, in order to revise
locational requirements for cannabis uses, amend regulations for package
alcohol sales for general retail and accessory uses, to amend standards for
daytime and live entertainment uses and to add the locational criteria for
adult businesses in the Mixed Employment zoning district; together with
matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
G City Clerk
G.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Discussion and potential direction to staff regarding the
interview process, interviews of finalists, and possible appointment to the
Office of the Reno CityPageCouncil,
6 Ward 3 from the following pool of
applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Kyle Edgerton, Miguel Martinez,
matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
G City Clerk
G.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Discussion and potential direction to staff regarding the
interview process, interviews of finalists, and possible appointment to the
Office of the Reno City Council, Ward 3 from the following pool of
applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Kyle Edgerton, Miguel Martinez,
Courtney McKimmey or Christopher “Sean” Savoy.
G.2 ADDENDUM ITEM Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion
and potential appointment of one Council Member to the Regional
Transportation Commission (RTC) from the following pool of Council
Members: Jenny Brekhus, Naomi Duerr, Devon Reese, or Kathleen
Taylor.
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)
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