Reno City Council
Regular MeetingReno, NV · October 25, 2023
Agenda
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 ● 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
link:
https://links.reno.gov/3rzbiSA
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
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) – 25 October 2023
A.5 Approval of the Minutes
A.5.1 Reno City Council Regular 27 September 2023 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 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Change of Ownership Alcohol Manufacturing, Alcohol Manufacturer’s Package
Alcohol, OnPremises Wine and Beer – Nevada Sunset Winery, Kate
MacDonald, 415 East 4th Street, Suite B. [Ward 3]
B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Page
Action):
2 Approval of a Nevada State Liquor
Manufacturer’s License Application for Kate MacDonald, Boyle MacDonald
be taken out of order, and/or be heard and discussed individually.)
B.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Change of Ownership Alcohol Manufacturing, Alcohol Manufacturer’s Package
Alcohol, OnPremises Wine and Beer – Nevada Sunset Winery, Kate
MacDonald, 415 East 4th Street, Suite B. [Ward 3]
B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of a Nevada State Liquor
Manufacturer’s License Application for Kate MacDonald, Boyle MacDonald
NV LLC dba Nevada Sunset Winery located at 415 East 4th Street, Suite B,
Reno, Nevada and if approved, authorize the Mayor to sign the Nevada State
Liquor License Application.
B.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
New Dining Room Wine and Beer – Bouchee Confections, Natalie Landsinger,
940 West Moana Lane, Suite 102. [Ward 2]
B.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Change of Ownership OnPremises Wine and Beer – Ramen 4 Real, Yuehong
Wang, 400 West 5th Street, Suite 105. [Ward 5]
B.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Change of Ownership NonRestricted Gaming – BetMGM, LLC dba Siri’s
Casino, Adam Greenblatt, 237 North Virginia Street. [Ward 5]
B.6 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
New OnPremises Alcohol – Hammer & Nails Grooming, Thomas Nicholas,
4792 Caughlin Parkway, Suite 205. [Ward 1]
B.7 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
New OnPremises Wine and Beer – Hammer & Nails South Reno, Diaz Dixon,
13925 South Virginia Street, Suite 248. [Ward 2]
B.8 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Supplemental Alcohol – Ijji2 Sushi and Japanese Steakhouse, Jie Yang, 4955
South Virginia Street. [Ward 2]
B.9 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Donation from the Atlantis
Casino Resort Spa for the costs associated with the purchase and installation of
equipment and furnishings for the fitness center and multipurpose rooms at the
Moana Springs Community Aquatics and Fitness Center in the amount of
$250,000. [Ward 2]
B.10 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution authorizing Finance Director to
execute purchase orders and required contracts or Joinder contracts for the
purchase of materials, equipment and independent services for the Moana
Springs Community Aquatics and Fitness Center project pursuant to Chapter
332 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. (General Capital Fund) [Ward 2]
B.11 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Truckee River Fund Grant
for the construction of Lake Park Watershed Project (Floating Wetlands and
Pollinator Revegetation Project)
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execute purchase orders and required contracts or Joinder contracts for the
purchase of materials, equipment and independent services for the Moana
Springs Community Aquatics and Fitness Center project pursuant to Chapter
332 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. (General Capital Fund) [Ward 2]
B.11 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Truckee River Fund Grant
for the construction of Lake Park Watershed Project (Floating Wetlands and
Pollinator Revegetation Project) in the amount of $30,832.
B.12 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Settlement Participation
Agreement in connection with the Masters Pharmaceuticals Settlement
Agreement pursuant to The One Nevada Agreement on Allocation of Opioid
Recoveries.
B.13 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of a fivemonth amendment to
QualEcon U.S.A. Janitorial Services Contract to continue janitorial services in
an amount not to exceed $89,820. (General Fund)
B.14 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Authorization to join the City of Henderson
Contract #23614 to purchase Emergency Medical Supplies and Equipment
from Boundtree Medical for the Reno Fire Department pursuant to NRS
332.195 (Joinder) in an amount not to exceed $150,000. (General Fund)
B.15 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of proposal for installation of
access control system for 14 City of Reno Fire Stations and one Maintenance
building in an amount not to exceed $343,302. (American Rescue Plan Act
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds)
B.16 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Agreement with the Reno
Initiative for Shelter and Equality, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, to provide
interventive, peer to peer led outreach in the amount of $397,604. (American
Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds)
B.17 Staff Report (For Possible Action); Approval of Agreement with the Karma
Box Project, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, to provide peer to peer
outreach and community cleanup support in the amount of $342,396. (American
Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds)
B.18 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Agreement with the Children's
Cabinet, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, to support regional youth mental
health coordination conducted via a Community Youth Mental Health Director in
the amount of $60,000. (American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and
Local Fiscal Recovery Funds)
B.19 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Agreement with Bristlecone, a
501(c)3 nonprofit organization, to support the recovery center's capital
campaign to expand services in the amount of $200,000. (American Rescue
Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds)
B.20 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution Accepting Streets – North Valley
Estates Unit 2, Phase 2, SIT2000005 / FNL2000005, including Sandy Valley
Drive, McGill Drive, Osino Drive,
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B.19 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Agreement with Bristlecone, a
501(c)3 nonprofit organization, to support the recovery center's capital
campaign to expand services in the amount of $200,000. (American Rescue
Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds)
B.20 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution Accepting Streets – North Valley
Estates Unit 2, Phase 2, SIT2000005 / FNL2000005, including Sandy Valley
Drive, McGill Drive, Osino Drive, and Valmy Drive. [Ward 4]
B.21 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a Nevada State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO) Historic Preservation Fun (HPF) Subgrant to
create a National Register Historic District nomination for the
Lincoln/Victory/US 40 Highway (E. 4th Street) commercial corridor in the
amount of $30,000. [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. ANX2300002 (Valley View
Estates) Request for annexation of an ±80 acre site consisting of
two parcels located approximately 350 feet southeast of the
intersection of Claim Jumper Way and Tellurium Mine Drive, and
directly east of the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA)
reservoir tank. The subject site is adjacent to the City of Reno
jurisdictional boundary, located within the Sphere of Influence and
has a Master Plan land use designation of Unincorporated
Transition (UT). [Ward 2]
C.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2300021 (Valley View
Estates): Request for: 1) a Master Plan amendment from ±80 acres
of Unincorporated Transition (UT) to ±17 acres of SingleFamily
Neighborhood (SF) and ±63 acres of Parks, Greenways, and Open
Space (PGOS) and; 2) a zoning map amendment from ±69.6 acres of
Unincorporated Transition – 40 acres (UT40) and ±10.4 acres of
Large Lot Residential 2.5 Acres (LLR2.5) to ±80 acres of Planned
Unit Development (PUD) Valley View Estates. The ±80 acre project
site is located ±350 feet southeast of the intersection of Claim
Jumper Way and Tellurium Mine Drive, and directly east of the
Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) reservoir tank. [Ward
2]
C.3 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2300021 (Valley View
Estates) Resolution to adopt an amendment to the land use plan of
the City of Reno Master Plan from ±80 acres of Unincorporated
Transition (UT) to ±17 acres of SingleFamily Neighborhood (SF)
and ±63 acres of Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS). The
site consists of two parcels, and is located ±350 feet southeast of
the intersection of Claim Jumper Way and Tellurium Mine Drive,
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(TMWA) reservoir tank and further described in planning Case No.
(For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2300021 (Valley View
Estates) Resolution to adopt an amendment to the land use plan of
the City of Reno Master Plan from ±80 acres of Unincorporated
Transition (UT) to ±17 acres of SingleFamily Neighborhood (SF)
and ±63 acres of Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS). The
site consists of two parcels, and is located ±350 feet southeast of
the intersection of Claim Jumper Way and Tellurium Mine Drive,
and directly east of the Truckee Meadows Water Authority
(TMWA) reservoir tank and further described in planning Case No.
LDC2300021. The adoption is contingent on the conformance
review by the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency. [Ward
2]
C.4 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Case No. LDC2300021 (Valley View
Estates) Ordinance Introduction Bill No. ________ Ordinance to
amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled
"Zoning," rezoning a ±80.0 acre site consisting of two parcels
located ±350 feet southeast of the intersection of Claim Jumper
Way and Tellurium Mine Drive, and directly east of the Truckee
Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) reservoir tank from ±69.6
acres of Unincorporated Transition – 40 acres (UT40) and ±10.4
acres of Large Lot Residential 2.5 Acres (LLR2.5) to ±80.0 acres
of Planned Unit Development (PUD) Valley View Estates; together
with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected
therewith. [Ward 2]
C.5 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Case No. ABN2400001 (Old Town Road
Abandonment) Request for the abandonment of a ±23,888 square
foot portion of Old Town Road located between South Boomtown
Garson Road and the intersection of Old Town Road/Blue Heron
Circle. The abandonment area is located adjacent to a parcel that is
zoned Public Facilities (PF) and has Master Plan land use
designations of Suburban MixedUse (SMU) and Public/Quasi
Public (PQP). [Ward 5]
C.6 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction Bill No._________
Case No. ANX2400001 (Pembroke Drive Annexation) Ordinance
annexing to and making part of the City of Reno certain specifically
described territory of three parcels being ±112.4 acres of property
located north of Pembroke Drive, ±796 feet from its intersection
with South McCarran Boulevard. The site is adjacent to the City of
Reno jurisdictional boundary, located within the Sphere of
Influence, and has a Master Plan land use designation of
Public/QuasiPublic (PQP). Upon annexation, the site will have the
Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS) zoning designation;
together with other matters which pertain to or are necessarily
connected therewith. [Ward 3]
C.7 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING
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(For Possible Action): Review, discussion, and potential approval of
Reno jurisdictional boundary, located within the Sphere of
Influence, and has a Master Plan land use designation of
Public/QuasiPublic (PQP). Upon annexation, the site will have the
Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS) zoning designation;
together with other matters which pertain to or are necessarily
connected therewith. [Ward 3]
C.7 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Review, discussion, and potential approval of
request for an affordable housing fee reduction in accordance with
Reno Municipal Code 1.08, consisting of up to $41,294 in building
permit fees and up to $910,529 in sewer connection fees for the
Sutro Senior Sanctuary (North) located at 839 Sutro Street, Reno.
[Ward 3]
C.8 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Review, discussion, and potential approval of
request for an affordable housing fee reduction in accordance with
Reno Municipal Code 1.08, consisting of up to $23,183 in building
permit fees and up to $538,161 in sewer connection fees for the
Sutro Senior Sanctuary (South) located at 696 Sutro Street, Reno.
[Ward 3]
D Department Items
City Attorney
D.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and possible direction to
the City Attorney's Office to appeal the Second Judicial District Court’s
Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiff’s Second Amended
Petition for Writ of Mandamus and/or Prohibition in Scenic Nevada, Inc. v.
City of Reno, Reno Real Estate Development, LLC and Reno Property
Manager, LLC, Case No. CV2102086 (Sept. 22, 2023).
Public Works
D.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion and potential approval of
an agreement with Dig Studio, Professional Consultant, to provide a
cohesive plan of the Truckee River corridor and adjacent land within
unincorporated Washoe County and the City of Reno from the California
state line to the border of Sparks, NV in the amount of $329,627 in State
and Local Fiscal Relief Funds received through the American Rescue Plan
Act on May 19, 2021. [Ward 5]
D.3 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion and potential approval of
Geothermal Lease Agreement with Avalon Geothermal to drill a well at
240 West Moana Lane, Reno Nevada and to use the geothermal resource
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within the Public Utility Commission approved Service Territory, and
and Local Fiscal Relief Funds received through the American Rescue Plan
Act on May 19, 2021. [Ward 5]
D.3 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion and potential approval of
Geothermal Lease Agreement with Avalon Geothermal to drill a well at
240 West Moana Lane, Reno Nevada and to use the geothermal resource
within the Public Utility Commission approved Service Territory, and
direction to staff and legal to finalize the easement terms for the
underground pipe and Heat Service Agreement and authorize the City
Manager to sign the easement and Heat Service Agreement. [Ward 2]
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.)
I.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Case No. LDC2300062 (Viewpoint Apartments Access
Road MSPR) Appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to approve a
request for a major site plan review to allow for grading resulting in cuts
deeper than 20 feet and fills greater than ten feet in height for the
development of an access road to a previously approved 432 unit
apartment complex (LDC2200084). The ±97.97 acre site is located in the
MultiFamily Residential – 14 units per acre (MF14) zoning district directly
west of the intersection of Summit Ridge Drive and Summit Ridge Court.
The site has Master Plan land use designations of Mixed Neighborhood
(MX) and Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS). An appeal was
filed by Dave Snelgrove of CFA, Inc. on behalf of their client Montebello II,
LP. City Council may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Planning
Commission. [Ward 1]
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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Commission. [Ward 1]
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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