Reno City Council
Regular MeetingReno, NV · April 24, 2024
Agenda
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Reno City Council
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 ● 10:00 AM
Reno City Council Chamber, 1 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 – 1 East First Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. In addition, this agenda has been electronically posted in
compliance with NRS 241.020(3) at Reno.gov, and NRS 232.2175 at notice.nv.gov/. To obtain further documentation
regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 7753342030 or cityclerk@reno.gov.
This meeting will be held at Reno City Hall in the City Council Chamber and via the Zoom video conference platform.
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City Council, or if the content is willfully disruptive of the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous,
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offensive, inflammatory, irrational, or amounting to personal
To provide public comment via Zoom, log in to the Zoom webinar at the above link and utilize the “Raise Hand”
feature during any public comment period. To provide public comment via telephone only, press *9 to “Raise Hand”
and *6 to mute/unmute.
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,
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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 7753342030 in advance so that
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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 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 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.
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confer with legal counsel and/or its management representatives as permitted by law. Additional short breaks may be
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A Introductory Items
A.1 Pledge of Allegiance
A.2 Roll Call
Members Present
Mayor Hillary Schieve, Councilmember Devon Reese, Councilmember Naomi Duerr,
Councilmember Jenny Brekhus, Councilmember Kathleen Taylor, Councilmember Miguel
Martinez, Councilmember Meghan Ebert
A.3 Public Comment
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A.3.1 Public Comment
Members Present
Mayor Hillary Schieve, Councilmember Devon Reese, Councilmember Naomi Duerr,
Councilmember Jenny Brekhus, Councilmember Kathleen Taylor, Councilmember Miguel
Martinez, Councilmember Meghan Ebert
A.3 Public Comment
A.3.1 Public Comment
A.4 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – 24 April 2024
A.5 Approval of the Minutes
A.5.1 Reno City Council Special 18 March 2024 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 –
Alcohol Catering (Change Description) – Coffee N’ Comics, Alexander Farside,
940 West Moana Lane, Suite 105. [Ward 2]
B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Alcohol Manufacturing (Change of Location) – Lake Tahoe Distillers, Eric Roe,
892 Maestro Drive, Suite 104. [Ward 2]
B.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of a Nevada State Liquor
Manufacturer License Application for Eric Roe and Paul Pruteanu, Lake Tahoe
Distillers located at 892 Maestro Drive, Suite 104, Reno, Nevada, and if
approved, authorize the Mayor to sign the Nevada State Liquor License
Application. [Ward 2]
B.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Cabaret, Alcohol Catering (Change of Description) – Grafted Whiskey and Wine
Bar, Jade Bogan, 7300 Rancharrah Parkway, Suite 160. [Ward 2]
B.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Cabaret (Change of Description) – Playfield 76, Bryan Wright, 150 North
Arlington Avenue. [Ward 5]
B.6 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
OnPremises Alcohol, Cabaret (Change of Location) – The Arch Society, Anne
Archer, 538 South Virginia Street. [Ward 3]
B.7 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
OnPremises Alcohol (New) – XGolf Reno, Aaron Copeland, 13925 South
Virginia Street, Suite 234. [Ward 2]
B.8 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
OnPremises Alcohol, Package
Page 3Wine and Beer (New) – Hyatt Place Reno Hotel,
Doug Leiber, 13959 South Virginia Street. [Ward 2]
Archer, 538 South Virginia Street. [Ward 3]
B.7 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
OnPremises Alcohol (New) – XGolf Reno, Aaron Copeland, 13925 South
Virginia Street, Suite 234. [Ward 2]
B.8 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
OnPremises Alcohol, Package Wine and Beer (New) – Hyatt Place Reno Hotel,
Doug Leiber, 13959 South Virginia Street. [Ward 2]
B.9 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Privileged Business License –
Restricted Gaming 6 Slot Machines (New) – Sartini Gaming LLC dbat 11 7
Tambayan, Phyllis Gilland, 1575 Vassar Street. [Ward 3]
B.10 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consulting Agreement for
Engineering Services with AtkinsRealis USA, Inc. for the Truckee Meadows
Water Reclamation Facility (TMWRF) Year 1 Manhole and Piping
Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $205,280 with the City of Reno's share
being $140,883.66. (Sewer Fund)
B.11 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of 18 sponsorship allocations for
special events for fiscal year (FY) 23/24 and 36 sponsorship allocations for
special events for FY 24/25 based upon recommendations of the Special Events
Sponsorship Committee of the Reno City Council to include: Ninja Run; Walk
MS Reno; Earth Day; Biggest Little Half Marathon; ZERO Prostate Cancer
Run; Mother’s Day Market by Riverside Farmers Market; Bass Camp Biggest
Little Block Party; The RenoTahoe Odyssey Relay Run Adventure; 2024 Great
Basin Community Food Coop (GBCFC) Annual Seedling Sale; Ride Reno,
Spin Sparks; Feed the Camel; Reno River Festival; Juneteenth Parade; Best in
the West Beard Festival; Art After Dark; 2024 Reno Gamble; Tri Lab; A Day
on Riverside; Artown; Great American Craft Fair Fourth of July Parade; Sierra
Nevada Honey and Lavender Festival; Dancing in the Streets; 2024 Silver State
Championships; Bass Camp Festival; Boneyard Blast; Art Paws; Bollywood
Nights Extravaganza; Hot August Nights; XFest “The Alley Project”; India
Independence Day; Journal Jog; Reno Labor Fest; Milk & Honey Fest; Reno
Tahoe 5K Fun Run/1 Miler Invitational; Scenes Out West; Dandiya Nights;
R5K Run/Walk for Recovery; Believe in Reno; The Great Reno Balloon Race;
Fiesta on Wells; Reno Pride; Dirty Wookie Run; Sierra Arts Celebration of
Reno; Rock Reno Half Marathon; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Walks Reno; 14th Annual “A Time for Remembrance”; Offbeat Music Festival;
Great Pumpkin Festival; Decompression; Native Heritage Celebration; Holiday
Bazaar by Riverside; Wobble Before You Gobble; and Holiday Lights Festival,
in an amount not to exceed $222,539.83. (Room Tax)
B.12 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of the Bloomberg Center for
Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins Love Your Block Grant Award to the City
of Reno Housing and Neighborhood Development Department in the amount of
$100,000 to expand neighborhood community cleanups.
B.13 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a grant award from United
Healthcare Plan of Nevada in the amount of $15,000 to further support the
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B.12 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of the Bloomberg Center for
Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins Love Your Block Grant Award to the City
of Reno Housing and Neighborhood Development Department in the amount of
$100,000 to expand neighborhood community cleanups.
B.13 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a grant award from United
Healthcare Plan of Nevada in the amount of $15,000 to further support the
Reno Works + Program.
B.14 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a grant award from United
Healthcare Plan of Nevada to support the Rental and Deposit Assistance
Program in the amount of $50,000 for interim hotel assistance.
B.15 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a calendar year (CY) 2024
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) ServicesTrainingOfficersProsecutors
(STOP) Grant 2024VAWA27 from the Nevada Office of the Attorney
General to provide services to victims of domestic violence in the amount of
$234,108.69.
B.16 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a local partner agreement
with PH International to host ten Nepalese adaptive sports participants for the
Sport for Social Change (SSC) Program in September 2024 with a
compensation amount of $2,500.
B.17 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of a donation from the High
Fives Foundation to support City of Reno adaptive programs in the amount of
$21,000.
B.18 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Acceptance of the City of Reno Annual Report to the Truckee
Meadows Regional Planning Agency. [Ward 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Atlarge]
B.19 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Reno Access Advisory
Committee (RAAC) funds to the Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities
(NCED) to go toward I Can Bike Camp to be held June 1721, 2024, in the
amount of $4,800. (General Fund)
B.20 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Reno Access Advisory
Committee (RAAC) funds to Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation (TMPF) to
defray expenses associated with the purchase of a Track Chair through the
David’s Chair Foundation to use at the Rosewood Nature Study Area in Reno,
Nevada, in the amount of $5,000. (General Fund)
B.21 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution donating Council Discretionary
Funds to Stead Elementary School to support their dedication to all who enter
their school by ensuring high levels of education in the amount of $500. (General
Fund) [Ebert] [Ward 4]
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.)
D Department Items Page 5
Funds to Stead Elementary School to support their dedication to all who enter
their school by ensuring high levels of education in the amount of $500. (General
Fund) [Ebert] [Ward 4]
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.)
D Department Items
City Attorney
D.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Offers of Judgment in the
civil litigation matter of Apryl McElroy, Jessica Troup v. Paul Sifre, City of
Reno, et al., Case No. 3:23cv00451, in the proposed total amount of
$500,000. (Risk Management Fund)
D.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval to participate as amicus in
Mountain Vista Holdings, LLC. vs. Transwest Express, LLC, Nevada
Supreme Court Case No. 84692, in support of Respondent Transwest’s
Petition for Rehearing of the Court’s reversal on the issue of admissibility of
certain expert appraisals and prior settlement information.
Finance
D.3 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Resolution of Intent, proposing the issuance of, and
authorizing the publication of notices relating to general obligation (limited
tax) sewer bonds (additionally secured by pledged revenues) in the
maximum principal amount of $70,000,000 for the purpose of financing
sewerage projects for the city; and providing other matters properly related
thereto. (Sewer Fund) (Twothirds Majority Vote Required)
Parks and Recreation
D.4 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Presentation about the status of the American
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funded, Cityowned Pembroke Flat Field
project and discussion, potential direction to staff regarding construction,
operations, and maintenance of the project, and/or identifying other next
steps related to the project.
Police Department
D.5 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Presentation and discussion on the Reno Police
Department’s (RPD) Directed Engagement, Enforcement, and Deployment
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Strategy (DEEDS) initiative, including outcomes and opportunities of the
Police Department
D.5 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Presentation and discussion on the Reno Police
Department’s (RPD) Directed Engagement, Enforcement, and Deployment
Strategy (DEEDS) initiative, including outcomes and opportunities of the
datadriven deployment model.
Public Works
D.6 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion, direction, and potential
approval of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the
Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County (RTC), the City
of Reno, the City of Sparks, and Washoe County to collaborate on the
deployment recommendations contained within RTC's Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) Strategic Master Plan.
D.7 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Presentation, discussion, and request
for input on the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Update by Bill
Thomas, Executive Director of the Regional Transportation Commission
(RTC).
D.8 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report
(For Possible Action): Approval of the recommendation by the interview
panel to select CORE West, Inc. (dba CORE Construction) for the
Construction ManagerAtRisk (CMAR) for the Reno Fire Department
(RFD) Central Station project and approval of the OwnerCMAR Pre
Construction Services Agreement with CORE Construction in the amount
of $211,896. (General Capital Project Fund) [Ward 3]
City Manager's Office
D.9 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Presentation and
discussion of the Annual Economic Update prepared by the Economic
Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN).
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
F.1 Staff Report (For Possible
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Case No. LDC2300020 (White Lake Parkway Master Plan and Zoning
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
F.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption – Bill No. 7264
Case No. LDC2300020 (White Lake Parkway Master Plan and Zoning
Map Amendments) – Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the
Reno Municipal Code, entitled “Zoning,” rezoning a ±218.69 acre site
located south and west of White Lake Parkway in Cold Springs, East of
White Lake and U.S. Highway 395 from ±124.32 acres of SingleFamily –
3 units per acre (SF3), ±38.67 acres of Neighborhood Commercial (NC),
±24.99 acres of Parks Greenways and Open Space (PGOS), and ±30.71
acres of Industrial Commercial (IC) to ±218.69 acres of Specific Plan
District (SPD); together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily
connected therewith. [Ward 4]
F.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption – Bill No. 7265
Case No. LDC2400033 (Plumb Lane Properties) Ordinance to amend
Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled “Zoning,”
rezoning a ±0.88acre site from Professional Office (PO) and Single
Family Residential 8 units per acre (SF8) to MixedUse Urban (MU). The
site is comprised of four parcels located on the south side of East Plumb
Lane ±685 feet west of its intersection with Kietzke Lane. The site has a
Master Plan land use designation of Urban MixedUse (UMU). [Ward 1]
F.3 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORTING MATERIALS Staff Report (For
Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption – Bill No. 7266 Case No. LDC24
00036 (525 East Plumb Lane Zone Change) Ordinance to amend Title 18,
Chapter 18.02 of the Reno Municipal Code, entitled “Zoning,” rezoning a
±0.19 acre site located north of East Plumb Lane, ±180 feet east of its
intersection with Wrondel Way, from Professional Office (PO) to General
Commercial (GC); together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily
connected therewith. [Ward 3]
F.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption Bill No. 7267
Case No. LDC2400041 (9590 North Virginia Street Zoning Map
Amendment) Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno
Municipal Code, entitled "Zoning," rezoning a ±2acre site from MixedUse
Suburban (MS) to Industrial Commercial (IC). The single parcel is located
on the north side of North Virginia Street, ±200 feet east of its intersection
with Doubleback Road (9590 North Virginia Street). The site has a Master
Plan land use designation of Industrial (I). [Ward 4]
G City Clerk
H Mayor and Council
H.1 City Council Comments, including announcements regarding City boards
and commissions, activities
Page 8 of local charitable organizations and upcoming
local community events. (NonAction Item)
Plan land use designation of Industrial (I). [Ward 4]
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. MUP2400012 (LifeChurch Primary School) –
Appeal of the Administrator’s decision to approve a request for a minor
conditional use permit to allow for: 1) development of a ±44,351 square
foot primary school in the SingleFamily Residential 3 units per acre (SF3)
zone; and 2) a primary school adjacent to residentially zoned property. The
±10.2 acre project site is located on the eastern side of Rio Wrangler
Parkway ±1,725 feet south of its intersection with Steamboat Parkway.
Appeals were filed by Judy Covert, Mary Harger, and the Washoe County
School District. The City Council may affirm, modify, or reverse the
decision of the Administrator. [Ward 2]
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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