Reno City Council

AGENDA Regular Meeting Reno City Council Wednesday, January 24, 2024 ● 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/459C8yk 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. Page 1 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) – 24 January 2024 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) – The Growler Guys, James Neighbors, 7530 Longley Lane, Suite 106. [Ward 2] B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Cabaret (Change of Description) – Underworld Distillery, Jennifer Evans, 5301 Longley Lane, Suite F203.Page [Ward2 2]  B.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Cabaret (Change of Description) – The Growler Guys, James Neighbors, 7530 Longley Lane, Suite 106. [Ward 2] B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Cabaret (Change of Description) – Underworld Distillery, Jennifer Evans, 5301 Longley Lane, Suite F203. [Ward 2] B.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – On­Premises Alcohol (New) – Madein, Amy Gerbus, 3886 Mayberry Drive, Suite C. [Ward 1] B.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Restricted Gaming 8 Slot Machines (New) – Sartini Gaming LLC db at Great Basin Brewing Company, Phyllis Gilland, 5525 South Virginia Street. [Ward 2] B.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License – Restricted Gaming 14 Slot Machines (New) – Sartini Gaming LLC db at Lamppost Pizza, Phyllis Gilland, 1141 Steamboat Parkway, Suite 930. [Ward 2] B.6 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Good Luck Macbeth Theatre to support their “ELEVATE” capital campaign to purchase and renovate their building in the amount of $20,000. (General Fund) [Brekhus] [Ward 1] B.7 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to the Nevada Youth Empowerment Project (NYEP) in support of their mission to give homeless young women in the Reno area a chance to reroute their lives through a structured program that provides housing and basic needs, life skills training, opportunities to practice new life skills, and the support and love of a family in the amount of $500. (General Fund) [Duerr] [Ward 2] B.8 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary Funds to Noah’s Animal House in support of their mission to remove the "No Pets Allowed" barrier at women’s shelters for the courageous survivors looking to get back on their feet with their pet by their side in the amount of $1,000. (General Fund) [Duerr] [Ward 2] 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. ABN23­00001 (Line Drive Abandonment) – A request has been made for the abandonment of a ±18,746 square foot (0.43 acre) portion of Line Drive located between East Fourth Street and the Interstate 580 (I­580) Exit 15 off­ramp. The abandonment area is located within the Mixed­Use Urban (MU) zoning district and has a Master Plan land use designation of Urban Mixed­Use (UMU). [Ward 3] D Department Items Page 3  Abandonment) – A request has been made for the abandonment of a ±18,746 square foot (0.43 acre) portion of Line Drive located between East Fourth Street and the Interstate 580 (I­580) Exit 15 off­ramp. The abandonment area is located within the Mixed­Use Urban (MU) zoning district and has a Master Plan land use designation of Urban Mixed­Use (UMU). [Ward 3] D Department Items Finance D.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution to Augment the Budget of the City of Reno, Nevada for FY 23/24; and Approval of Budget Revisions for the Period of October 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 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 G.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of up to six individuals to the Ward 3 Neighborhood Advisory Board (NAB) and/or one alternate from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Zachary Bolton. [Ward 3] G.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Discussion and potential appointment of one individual to the Youth City Council (YCC) from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Leaf Acklin, Addison Guinan, Elijah Kirwan, Kyley Quigley, Esperanza Rodriguez­Vazquez (Ineligible), and Brendan Zankowski. 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) Page 4 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) Page 5