Reno City Council & Redevelopment Agency
Regular MeetingReno, NV · May 25, 2022
Agenda
AGENDA
Joint Regular Meeting
Reno City Council & Redevelopment Agency Board
Wednesday, May 25, 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 – Neoma Jardon
Ward 3 – Oscar Delgado At-Large – Devon Reese
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SPECIAL NOTICE
Reno Redevelopment Agency Board: Members of the Reno City Council also serve as the Redevelopment
Agency Board and during this meeting, may convene as this board as indicated on this agenda.
A Introductory Items
A.1 Pledge of Allegiance
A.2 Roll Call
A.3 Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item
or for any general public comment.)
A.4 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) - May 25, 2022.
A.5 Approval of Minutes
A.5.1 Reno City Council - Special - Mar 29, 2022 10:00 AM (For Possible
Action)
A.5.2 Reno City Council - Special - Mar 30, 2022 10:00 AM (For Possible
Action)
A.5.3 Reno City Council - Special - Mar 31, 2022 10:00 AM (For Possible
Action)
A.5.4 Reno City Council - Regular - Apr 13, 2022 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 Approval of Privileged Business Licenses
B.1.a New - Alcohol
1. Bighorn Tavern II, Kimberlee Gardner, 6135 Lakeside Drive, Suite 113,
Dining Room Alcohol (For Possible Action) [Ward 2]
B.1.b New - Gaming
1. Sartini Gaming LLC db at AM PM Mini Mart #42967, Phyllis Gilland,
4410 North Virginia Street, 4 Slot Machines (For Possible Action) [Ward
4]
B.1.c New - Privileged
1. LCDmodern, Linda Demers, 907 West Moana Lane, Secondhand Dealer
(For Possible Action) [Ward 1]
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B.1.d Change of Ownership - Alcohol
1. Reno Public House, Kyle Aiton, 33 Saint Lawrence Avenue, On-Premises
Alcohol (For Possible Action) [Ward 1]
B.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution to augment the budget of the City
of Reno, Nevada for FY 21/22; and approval of budget revisions for the period of
January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022.
B.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Sub-Grant Agreement with the
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to the City of Reno to reimburse
the replacement costs for one snow plow truck in an amount not to exceed
$44,831. (Reimbursement to Fleet Management Fund)
B.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of Consulting Agreement for
Evaluation and Pre-Design Services with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs)
for the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (TMWRF) Dewatering
Building Evaluation and Pre-Design Project in the amount of $1,147,233 with
Reno's share being $787,346. (Sewer Fund)
B.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the First Amendment to the
Stonegate PUD Fire and Public Safety Services Agreement to modify the location
of the permanent fire station and allow the project to be subject to an impact fee
for police services.
B.6 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. BLA22-00021 (Vista Enclave
Boundary Line Adjustment) Request for amendment to Vista Enclave open space
deed restriction. [Ward 4]
B.7 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution of support endorsing the Nevada
Western Heritage Center Alliance in revitalizing the Reno Sparks Livestock Event
Center.
B.8 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Acceptance of Donation from the Somersett
Owners Association for part of the costs associated with the purchase and
installation of ADA accessible benches at Somersett West Dog Park in the
amount of $6,908.24. [Ward 5]
B.9 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Approval of the reallocation of American
Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund ward specific allocated
funds to the City of Reno’s Parks and Recreation Department to offset costs
associated with purchasing and installing ADA accessible benches at Somersett
West Dog Park in the amount of $10,000. (General Fund) [Jardon]
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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 Meridian 120 South Open Space
C.1.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC22-00045 (Meridian
120 South Open Space) Request for: 1) a Master Plan amendment from
±8.3 acres of Mixed Employment (ME) to Parks, Greenways, and Open
Space (PGOS), and 2) a zoning map amendment from ±8.3 acres of
Industrial Commercial (IC) to Parks, Greenways, and Open Space
(PGOS). The site is located on an ±8.3 acre portion of an ±80.64 acre
parcel generally located 0.21 miles southwest of the intersection of
Boomtown-Garson Road and Old Town Road. The site is within the
Mortensen-Garson Neighborhood Plan and Mortensen-Garson Overlay
District (MGOD) zone. [Ward 5]
C.1.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution to adopt an amendment to
the land use plan of the City of Reno Master Plan from ±8.3 acres of
Mixed Employment (ME) to ±8.3 acres of Parks, Greenways, and Open
Space (PGOS). The site is located on an ±8.3 acre portion of an ±80.64
acre parcel generally located 0.21 miles southwest of the intersection of
Boomtown-Garson Road and Old Town Road, and further described in
planning Case No. LDC22-00045 (Meridian 120 South Open Space).
[Ward 5]
C.1.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction - Bill No.
________ Ordinance to amend Title 18, Chapter 18.02 of the Reno
Municipal Code, entitled "Zoning," rezoning an ±8.3 acres portion of an ±
80.64 acre parcel generally located 0.21 miles southwest of the
intersection of Boomtown-Garson Road and Old Town Road from
Industrial Commercial (IC) to Parks, Greenways, and Open Space
(PGOS); together with matters which pertain to or are necessarily
connected therewith. [Ward 5]
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C.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC21-00038 (Meridian 120
South Condition Amendments) Request to amend two conditions of approval
associated with Meridian 120 South Villages 1-6. The request includes
amendments to Condition No. 4 regarding dwelling unit allocation and deletion of
Condition No. 31 regarding a temporary emergency access route for the following
cases: LDC17-00061 (Villages 1 & 2); LDC18-00087 (Villages 3 & 4); LDC20-
00013 (Villages 1 & 2 Cluster Development); and LDC20-00018 (Villages 5 &
6). The overall ±400.67 acre subject site is located south of the terminus of
Boomtown Garson Road and south of Interstate 80 (I-80) in the Large Lot
Residential – 1 Acre (LLR1); Single Family Residential – 15,000 Square Feet
(SF15); Single Family Residential – 9,000 Square Feet (SF9); Single Family
Residential – 6,000 Square Feet (SF6); Multi-Family - 14 dwelling units per acre
(MF14); Arterial Commercial (AC); Neighborhood Commercial (NC); Public
Facility (PF); and Open Space (OS) zones and is within the Mortensen-Garson
Overlay District (MGOD). The site has Master Plan Land Use designations of
Large Lot Neighborhood (LL); Single Family Neighborhood (SF); Mixed
Neighborhood (MX); Suburban Mixed-Use (SMU); Mixed Employment (ME);
Public/Quasi-Public (PQP); and Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS), and
is within the Mortensen-Garson Neighborhood Plan. [Ward 5]
C.3 Tax Exempt Bond Issuance
C.3.1 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Public Hearing regarding the issuance
of Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds by the Public Finance Authority of
Wisconsin under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 for
the purpose of financing and refinancing the cost of facilities for the
benefit of Coral Academy of Science Reno.
C.3.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Resolution approving the Issuance of
Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds by the Public Finance Authority of
Wisconsin under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 for
the purpose of financing and refinancing facilities for the benefit of Coral
Academy of Science Reno.
C.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Introduction - Bill No. ________
Case No. ANX22-00002 (Gateway at Galena Annexation) Ordinance annexing
to and making part of the City of Reno certain specifically described territory of
three parcels being ±33.71 acres of property located east of Wedge Parkway ±515
feet south of its intersection of Mount Rose Highway, within the City of Reno
Sphere of Influence (SOI) and the Truckee Meadows Service Area (TMSA),
Washoe County, Nevada, together with other matters which pertain to or are
necessarily connected therewith. [Ward 2]
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C.5 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Case No. LDC22-00023 (Reno City Center
Skyway) Request for a conditional use permit to construct a skyway (pedestrian
bridge) over East Commercial Row, connecting the City Center building (219
North Center Street) to an existing parking garage at 50 East Plaza Street. The
proposed skyway crosses East Commercial Row approximately 190 feet west of
its intersection with North Center Street. The site is zoned Mixed-Use Downtown
– Entertainment District (MD-ED) and has a Master Plan land use designation of
Downtown Mixed-Use (DT-MU). [Ward 5]
D Department Items
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. 7206
Ordinance of the Reno City Council providing for the levy and manner of
collection of assessments for the City of Reno, Nevada Neighborhood
Improvement Project, otherwise known as the Downtown Reno Business
Improvement District; ratifying, approving and confirming all other actions
previously taken by the City Council of the City of Reno and the officers of said
city directed toward the acquisition and improvements of said project in the
district; together with other matters properly relating thereto.
F.2 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption - Bill No. 7207 Case
No. LDC22-00056 (Moana Park and Fields Zoning Map Amendment)
Request for a zoning map amendment from General Commercial (GC),
Neighborhood Commercial (NC), and Single-Family Residential (SF-8) to Public
Facilities (PF). The ±21.79 acre site is located south of Moana Lane, west of
Baker Lane and east of Grant Drive. The site has a Master Plan land use
designation of Parks, Greenways, and Open Space (PGOS). [Ward 2]
F.3 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption - Bill No. 7208 Case
No. LDC22-00053 (85 Keystone Avenue Specific Plan District) Request for
rezoning from Professional Office (PO) to Specific Plan District (SPD). The
±0.47 acre site is located on the southwest corner of the intersection between
Keystone Avenue and West First Street. The site has a Master Plan land use
designation of Suburban Mixed-Use (SMU). [Ward 1]
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F.4 Staff Report (For Possible Action): Ordinance Adoption - Bill No. 7209
Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the City’s General Obligation (additionally
secured by pledged revenues) Various Purpose Subordinate Lien Bonds, Series
2022 in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $60,000,000 in order to
finance a portion of the design, acquisition, construction, improving, and
equipping of a Public Safety Center, a portion of the costs of the design,
acquisition, construction, improving, and equipping of an Aquatic Center at
Moana Springs, and preliminary work to design a Fire Department Headquarters.
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. (Non-Action 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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L REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD
L.1 Roll Call
L.2 Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item
or for any general public comment.)
L.3 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) - May 25, 2022.
L.4 Approval of Minutes
L.4.1 Reno City Council & Redevelopment Agency Board - Joint Regular - Apr
27, 2022 10:00 AM (For Possible Action)
L.5 Redevelopment Agency Board Comments, including announcements regarding
City boards and commissions, activities of local charitable organizations and
upcoming local community events. (Non-Action Item)
L.6 Public Comment (This item is for either public comment on any action item
or for any general public comment.)
L.7 Adjournment (For Possible Action)
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