Reno City Council
Regular MeetingReno, NV · December 13, 2023
Agenda
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, December 13, 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/46wFmgJ
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.3.1 Public Comment
A.4 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 13 December 2023
A.5 Approval of the Minutes
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 –
Cabaret (Change of Description) – Pinon Bottle, Radium Sulprizio, 777 South
Center Street, Suite 101.
B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Dining Room Alcohol and Cabaret (New) – Mariscos El Barco, Jose Chaidez
Rivera, 499 East Plumb Lane.
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B.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Cabaret (Change of Description) – Pinon Bottle, Radium Sulprizio, 777 South
Center Street, Suite 101.
B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Dining Room Alcohol and Cabaret (New) – Mariscos El Barco, Jose Chaidez
Rivera, 499 East Plumb Lane.
B.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
OnPremises Alcohol (New) – Boar’s Nest Saloon, Jonathan Davis, 601 West
2nd Street. [Ward 1]
B.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Award of Contract to TNT Industrial
Contractors, Inc. for the 2023 Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility
Steamboat Reuse Meter Vault Addition Project in the amount not to exceed
$386,740 with Reno's share being $265,419.66 (Sewer Fund).
B.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Donation from Dutch Bros.
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 $5,192.39.
B.6 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of an interlocal agreement between
the City of Reno and Washoe County authorizing reimbursement in the amount of
$100,000 by Washoe County to the City of Reno for expenses incurred by Dig
Studio, an architecture and design firm, for a Truckee River Master Plan. [Ward
5, 3]
B.7 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Interlocal Agreement with
Washoe County for the 2024 Primary and General Municipal Elections.
B.8 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of the SilverSummit Community
Investment Program Grant Award to the City of Reno Housing and
Neighborhood Development Department to support and expand the Reno Works
Program in the amount of $75,000.
B.9 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Grant Award 23JAG08
from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice
Assistance to the City of Reno Police Department for use by the Human
Trafficking and Exploitation Team (HEAT) to combat human trafficking in the
amount of $74,750.
B.10 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Grant Award 23JAG07
from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice
Assistance to the City of Reno Police Department for the Regional Gang Unit in
the amount of $129,400.
B.11 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Grant Award from the U.S.
Department of Justice (US DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for the FY
2023 Formula Justice Assistance Grant (15PBJA23GG03654JAGX) to the
City of Reno for use by the Reno
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Office and Sparks Police Department pursuant to a cooperative Interlocal
from the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice
Assistance to the City of Reno Police Department for the Regional Gang Unit in
the amount of $129,400.
B.11 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Grant Award from the U.S.
Department of Justice (US DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for the FY
2023 Formula Justice Assistance Grant (15PBJA23GG03654JAGX) to the
City of Reno for use by the Reno Police Department, Washoe County Sheriff’s
Office and Sparks Police Department pursuant to a cooperative Interlocal
Agreement in the amount of $236,440.
B.12 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Grant Award 15JCOPS23
GG02002PPSE from the U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ), Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Community Policing
Development (CPD) Microgrant to the City of Reno for use by the Reno Police
Department (RPD) in the amount of $175,000.
B.13 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of an Amendment for the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 319(h) Grant issued by the Nevada
Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) for the Chalk Creek Channel
Stabilization and Erosion Control Project to extend the Grant through December
31, 2024.
B.14 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution granting 18 Arts & Culture Event
Grants for 2023: $6,054 to Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts; $5,925 to
Good Luck Macbeth; $5,925 to Latino Arte and Culture; $2,554 to Lake
Tahoe Shakespeare Festival; $5,796 to Nevada Museum of Art; $4,952 to Arts
for All Nevada; $5,796 to High Desert Harmony; $5,667 to the Holland
Project; $5,603 to Artown; $5,539 to Reno Philharmonic Association; $5,474
to The Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of The
University of Nevada, Reno Latino Research Center; $5,474 to Holy Cross
Lutheran Church of Reno; $5,410 to Northern Nevada Rural Concert Initiative;
$5,217 to Reno Chamber Orchestra; $5,088 to The Reno Bike Project on
behalf of KWNK Reno Community Radio; $5,023 to Reno Jazz Orchestra;
$4,959 to The Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education on
behalf of The University of Nevada, Reno Lilley Museum of Art; and $4,895 to
MidTown District Reno for Dancing in the Streets, Art Walk, all to provide arts
and cultural programs, events, and services in Reno in the total amount of
$95,351. (General Fund and Room Tax)
B.15 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution granting 18 Arts and Culture
Project Grants for 2024: $6,251 to Nevada Humanities; $6,185 to NoteAble
Music Therapy Services; $5,919 to The Board of Regents, Nevada System of
Higher Education on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno Lilley Museum of
Art; $5,852 to Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts; $5,852 to Latino Arte
and Culture; $5,786 to The Holland Project; $5,653 to Arts for All Nevada;
$5,520 to Reno Little Theater; $5,453 to Nevada Gay Men's Chorus; $5,387
to The Reno Bike Project on behalf of KWNK Reno Community Radio;
$5,320 to Reno Jazz Orchestra; $5,254 to Sierra Nevada Ballet; $5,254 to
Reno Chamber Orchestra; $5,187 to Black Wall Street Reno; $5,054 to
A.V.A. Ballet Reno; $4,988 to The Holland Project on behalf of Laika Press;
$4,788 to Nevada Museum of4Art; and $4,655 to Lake Tahoe Shakespeare
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Festival, all to provide Arts & Culture programs, events, and services in Reno in
Art; $5,852 to Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts; $5,852 to Latino Arte
and Culture; $5,786 to The Holland Project; $5,653 to Arts for All Nevada;
$5,520 to Reno Little Theater; $5,453 to Nevada Gay Men's Chorus; $5,387
to The Reno Bike Project on behalf of KWNK Reno Community Radio;
$5,320 to Reno Jazz Orchestra; $5,254 to Sierra Nevada Ballet; $5,254 to
Reno Chamber Orchestra; $5,187 to Black Wall Street Reno; $5,054 to
A.V.A. Ballet Reno; $4,988 to The Holland Project on behalf of Laika Press;
$4,788 to Nevada Museum of Art; and $4,655 to Lake Tahoe Shakespeare
Festival, all to provide Arts & Culture programs, events, and services in Reno in
the total amount of $98,358. (Room Tax)
B.16 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Northern Nevada HOPES which is dedicated to building a healthier
community by providing coordinated care and support for individual and family
wellness by offering healthcare models that are aimed to reduce barriers to care
in the amount of $5,000. (General Fund) [Taylor] [Ward 5]
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): Ordinance Introduction – Bill No. _______
Case No. LDC2400023 (Greystone Castle Historic Resource
Designation) Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the
Reno Municipal Code, entitled “Zoning,” rezoning a ±0.12 acre site
from SingleFamily Residential 8 units per acre (SF8) to ±0.12
acres of SF8 with the Historic Landmark (HL) overlay zoning
district. The subject property is located at 970 Joaquin Miller Drive
in the Newlands Historic District. The site has a Master Plan land
use designation of SingleFamily Neighborhood (SF). [Ward 1]
D Department Items
Development Services
D.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Presentation and update on the Title 18 Zoning
Code Cleanup (TXT2300005) public outreach process and public
feedback.
Finance
D.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Acceptance of the Opinion and Findings of the
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2023, containing the Single Audit Report, Auditor's Opinion,
Auditor's Required Communications Letter, and approval of the Plan of
Corrective Action.
D.3 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
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(For Possible Action): Approval of a Resolution Accepting a Petition for
D.2 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Acceptance of the Opinion and Findings of the
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2023, containing the Single Audit Report, Auditor's Opinion,
Auditor's Required Communications Letter, and approval of the Plan of
Corrective Action.
D.3 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Approval of a Resolution Accepting a Petition for
the Formation of a Special Assessment District (SAD) project located
within the MortensenGarson Overlay District and includes Assessor’s
Parcel Numbers (APNs) 03820016, 03819048, 03803010, 038
190 37, and 03812004.
E Ordinances Introduction (Other Ordinance, Introduction items may be found under
the following agenda sections: Public Hearings, and/or Standard Department Items.)
E.1 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Resolution establishing the Stormwater Enterprise Fund
per Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 354.612; and approval of the Fund
Policy for the Stormwater Enterprise Fund.
E.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of the Stormwater Utility
Business Impact Statement (BIS) and finding that the adoption of the
Stormwater Utility Ordinance does not impose a direct and significant
economic burden upon a business nor directly restrict the formation or
expansion of a business.
E.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Determination that in compliance with
Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 354.613, the Reno City Council hereby
finds that the fee increase is not prohibited by law, the fee increase is
necessary for the continuation or expansion of the purpose for which the
Stormwater Utility enterprise fund was created, and that the fees that are
deposited in the Stormwater Utility enterprise fund are to be used solely for
the purpose for which the fees are collected.
E.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Bill No.______ An ordinance
amending Reno Municipal Code Title 12 entitled "Public Works and
Utilities, adding Chapter 12.17, Stormwater Utility, creating a stormwater
utility establishing the amount and basis for the stormwater utility fee,
together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected
thereto.”
E.5 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction Bill No. ________ Ordinance
to amend Title 4 of the Reno Municipal Code entitled “Business License
Code,” by creating Chapter 4.08 entitled “Sidewalk Vendors,” together
with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
E.6 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction Bill No.
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________ Ordinance to amend Title 5 of the Reno Municipal Code
E.5 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction Bill No. ________ Ordinance
to amend Title 4 of the Reno Municipal Code entitled “Business License
Code,” by creating Chapter 4.08 entitled “Sidewalk Vendors,” together
with matters which pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
E.6 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction Bill No.
________ Ordinance to amend Title 5 of the Reno Municipal Code
entitled “Privileged Licenses, Permits and Franchises,” by repealing
Chapter 5.15 entitled “Sidewalk Vendors,” together with matters which
pertain to or are necessarily connected therewith.
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.)
J Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any
general public comment.)
J.1 Public Comment
K Adjournment (For Possible Action)
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