2026-10-07 - City Council

00:09Okay, good morning everybody. Good

00:11morning, Madame Clerk. I'm just checking

00:13to see if we have folks online. It looks

00:15like we do have a quorum. So, if we can

00:17call to order the Reno City Council

00:19meeting for today, October 7th, um, and

00:22get started. We'll ask to get started

00:24with the pledge of allegiance. If I

00:26could ask Willie um to lead us in the

00:29pledge, please.

00:33>> To the flag of the United States of

00:35America and to the stands

00:44for

00:54Okay, thank you so much. appreciate

00:56that. Um, with that, we'll start with a

00:58roll call. Madam clerk,

01:00>> we are calling roll for the Wednesday,

01:01October 7th, 2026 Reno City Council

01:04meeting. Council member Taylor

01:06>> here. Council member Derer

01:08>> here.

01:09>> Present on Zoom. Vice Mayor Martinez

01:11>> here.

01:12>> Council member Eert

01:14>> here.

01:14>> Present on Zoom. Council member Reese is

01:17absent at this time. Council member

01:19Anderson here. And Mayor Shiby.

01:22>> You do have a quorum.

01:28Good morning. I have a very special

01:31guest with us this morning. This is

01:34Ryland Melvin, everyone. This is our

01:36mayor for the day. What do you think?

01:39>> Um, I'm

01:40>> Come come over. What? Come on over here

01:42so they can hear you talking to the

01:44microphone.

01:47>> Okay. Tell me how you're feeling.

01:48>> I'm feeling very nervous. [laughter]

01:51Well, you have all these friends out

01:53here, so don't feel nervous, right? Do

01:56you want to tell us just a little bit

01:57about you, where you go to school, and

01:59we also share a p a passion? We're both

02:01entrepreneurs, correct?

02:04>> Yes. Tell us a little bit about that.

02:07>> I really love soccer and um I usually go

02:10outside and play with my friends and I

02:12sell bracelets.

02:14>> Oo, you sell bracelets. How do we all

02:16purchase one?

02:17>> Uh we usually do like cash. We

02:20[laughter]

02:21>> good. That's a first lesson. You got to

02:23do cash.

02:25>> You can't do trade.

02:27>> Um

02:28>> she's already getting half the

02:30assignment. Okay, go ahead.

02:32>> And uh we usually um we sometimes sell

02:36uh we've sold a lot of bracelets before.

02:39Like one time we sold sold five

02:41bracelets to one person.

02:43>> Oo, that's a big sale.

02:45>> Yeah.

02:46>> Good. Are you a swifty?

02:47>> Uh not really. Not really. Okay. Well,

02:50we won't let Taylor Swift hear that, but

02:53tell us where you go to school.

02:55>> I go to Sulova Elementary School.

02:59Um,

03:01>> do you like school?

03:02>> Yeah, I love school.

03:04>> Oh, good. That's really important. And

03:07you have mom and dad right here, don't

03:08you?

03:08>> Yeah.

03:09>> They're here supporting you, right?

03:12>> Yeah.

03:12>> All right. Say good morning to all my

03:14council members over here.

03:15>> Good morning.

03:17[laughter]

03:18>> All right. All right. Well, thank you so

03:19much. Thank you for being here.

03:21>> Thank you for having me.

03:22>> Well, you're very, very welcome. So,

03:24whenever we go into public comment,

03:26remember these people are rooting for

03:28you, so not don't be nervous.

03:30>> Okay.

03:30>> Okay. You got it.

03:31>> Yeah.

03:32>> All right. Good job. All right. We're

03:34going to go into public.

03:35>> Perfect. Um, and then just a quick note,

03:37Council Member Eert is absent at 10:07

03:39a.m.

03:40>> Okay.

03:41>> Uh, Madame Mayor, our first item today

03:42is public comment. It should be noted

03:44for those in attendance that comments

03:46are to be addressed to the mayor and

03:47council as a whole. Comments heard under

03:49this item will be limited to three

03:51minutes per person and may pertain to

03:52matters both on and off the council's

03:54agenda. Council may not take action upon

03:56any matter not agendaized on today's

03:58agenda. When you are called on for

04:00public comment, please state your name

04:01for the record and begin speaking. The

04:03timer will begin when you say your name

04:04and you will be afforded three minutes.

04:06For those participating in chambers in

04:08accordance with council rules 6.3.11

04:12while in this room, please be

04:13respectful. Disruptive behavior from

04:15audience members like clapping, yelling,

04:17whistling, etc. which impede the meeting

04:19may result in a warning issued by the

04:20presiding officer. If the behavior

04:23continues, you may be removed from

04:24chambers. If you are an attendee in the

04:26Zoom meeting and would like to make

04:28public comment, please raise your hand

04:29at this time. And Council Member Eert

04:31has rejoined us as well.

04:32>> Okay. Thank you so much. With that being

04:34said, I actually um have a proclamation

04:37and so we would like to do that first so

04:38we can get everyone back to work. And

04:40Isabella's ready to read it.

04:41>> Isabella, come on up.

04:46[laughter]

04:49>> Well, good morning everyone. I'm

04:51Isabella and I'll be reading the

04:52proclamation for National Customer

04:55Service Week. Cynthia.

04:58>> Okay. Say congratulations. Shelley, you

05:01take it away. Um we've been celebrating

05:03National Customer Service Week um all

05:06week and uh are honored to have a

05:08proclamation before you today. We are

05:11also joined by team members from

05:13multiple departments who may not be out

05:16in the field who perhaps are answering

05:20phone calls, responding to service

05:21requests at front desk. So we're um

05:24thrilled to have everyone here and

05:26Isabelle I think you could kick us off.

05:28>> Thank you. Whereas the residents,

05:31businesses, employees, and visitors of

05:33Reno are the customers of local

05:34government and deserve meaningful,

05:36timely, and responsive interactions with

05:38city programs and resources. And whereas

05:41customer service excellence is a

05:42priority and the city of Reno is

05:44dedicated to continually elevating how

05:46we serve, communicate with, and respond

05:48to the needs of our community. And

05:50whereas strong public service helps

05:52build trust, strengthen community

05:53relationships, and foster confidence in

05:55local government. In the 2026 National

05:58Customer Service Week theme, the extra

06:00mile recognizes the dedication of

06:02employees who go above and beyond in

06:04support of those they serve. And whereas

06:06the city of Reno's staff demonstrate

06:08professionalism, responsiveness, and a

06:10commitment to helping residents,

06:12businesses, and visitors every day. And

06:14whereas the city of Reno values the

06:16contributions of employees whose efforts

06:18help create positive experiences and

06:20strengthen connections throughout our

06:22community. And now now therefore I

06:24Isabella Bowman um on behalf of Hillary

06:27Mayor Chief of the City of Reno do

06:30hereby October 5th through 9th National

06:32Customer Service Week.

06:34>> Okay.

06:35>> And for the city of Reno, I encourage

06:37all residents to recognize and thank the

06:39dedicated employees whose efforts help

06:41make Reno a welcoming and responsive

06:43community. Thank you.

06:45>> Congratulations everyone.

06:48[laughter]

06:50>> Fantastic.

06:53>> [applause]

06:53>> Thank you so much. I you guys are the

06:57face, the voice of our entire city. I

06:59know your job is not always easy. I see

07:01your responses. They're tremendous. So,

07:04thank you for doing such a great job.

07:08>> You want to get a picture?

07:10>> Uh,

07:12say yes.

07:13>> Yes.

07:13>> Okay. [laughter]

07:15All right. Let's do that.

07:18>> This is Councilwoman Der. Say hello.

07:50All

08:03right, Madam Clerk. I'll send it back to

08:04you.

08:05>> Ron Trevor, followed by Terry Brooks,

08:07followed by Steven White.

08:11Ron Trevor, famous around here, this

08:14guy. Come on up.

08:17We love the updates.

08:21Good morning. My name is Ron Trevor. I'd

08:24like to thank the council for allowing

08:26me to speak this morning. Uh I'm a

08:29representative of SAVE, which stands for

08:31senior auxiliary volunteer effort. We

08:34work for the Reno Police Department. Uh

08:37today I've got the recaps of hours

08:39volunteered for the third quarter of

08:412026.

08:42SAFE currently has 80 volunteers,

08:45another one in training. And during the

08:47third quarter, there was a total of

08:495,352

08:51or hours volunteered by members of SAFE.

08:54This represents a savings of 173,866

08:59to the city of Reno. Some of the key

09:01areas that were covered during the time

09:04frame, we had 7,727

09:09uh citizen contacts, which mainly was

09:11due to the senior fest back in

09:13September. Uh there were 2562

09:17abandoned vehicles located.

09:20We had uh 1126 school patrols, 463

09:26handicap violations. We had 66 vacation

09:29house checks, and we found another 21

09:32vehicles with either fictitious plates

09:35or stolen that were reported to RPD.

09:39>> That's it. [laughter]

09:40>> That's it. That's a lot. Yeah.

09:42>> Congratulations. Well, thank you.

09:44>> Thank you so much. What do you want to

09:45say?

09:46>> Thank you for your service.

09:50>> Thank you very much for your service.

09:52>> Good luck to you on your first day as

09:53mayor.

09:54>> Thank you.

09:55>> Tough job. Can't wait for you to dig

09:57into my emails. [laughter]

10:00>> Thank you. Bye.

10:01>> Thank you so much, Ron. You're amazing.

10:04Thank you. Thank you. Terry Brooks,

10:06followed by Steven White, followed by

10:08William Pooard.

10:14Good morning. It's me, Terry Brooks,

10:16again, and today I'd like to share with

10:19you my thoughts on how time flies and

10:23what seniors go through.

10:26When you were just one year old, one

10:28year was your entire life. But when you

10:31turned two years old, one year was just

10:33half of your life. Every year that you

10:36live, you see, as a fraction of your

10:39whole life. So every year seems shorter

10:41than the previous as time flies by

10:44during your life. It used to be that a

10:47year ago seemed like a long time ago,

10:49but now a year ago seems like only a

10:52month or so ago. Time keeps flying by

10:55faster when the older we get. And yet

10:59time does seem like a bottomless pit.

11:02When we dread something coming, it gets

11:04here even faster. But if we look forward

11:08to something coming, it doesn't get here

11:10faster. I can easily remember something

11:13that happened decades ago, a lot better

11:16than I remember something that happened

11:18a few days ago. But one good thing that

11:21happens when time really flies is that

11:24it doesn't seem to take as long for me

11:26to do my exercise. But one bad thing

11:29about time flying is the resulting

11:31frustration of spend speeding into the

11:35future of the rising of inflation.

11:39Sometimes I have to wish that time would

11:41just slow down. Instead of time just

11:44flowing down, I'd rather it just trickle

11:46down. When I look at my watch, the hand

11:49doesn't seem to move faster. But when I

11:52don't look at it, time goes by much

11:54faster.

11:56You would think that my watch would be a

11:58reliable gauge, but it doesn't seem to

12:01be as we continue in age.

12:04Time keeps moving faster as we go

12:07through time. But at least I write a lot

12:09faster when I write when I try to write

12:12a rhyme. I would like to thank you all

12:15for listening to me today and I look

12:17forward to coming back very soon

12:19someday. Thank you.

12:20>> Wow, good job. Thank you so much. Terry,

12:23have you written a poem before? Uh,

12:26>> typically in school you get to write

12:28poems. Not yet.

12:30>> I bet Terry would help you write a few.

12:35>> All right. Hello. Good morning.

12:37[laughter]

12:38>> Good morning, Mayor and council members

12:41and junior mayor. So, I got to ask you

12:44the same question I asked the last young

12:45mayor. What are you going to do to

12:47straighten out this city? You got one

12:50day.

12:52What's the first thing you would do to

12:54make the city better?

12:57>> To help um a lot of people like

13:02I would help people um like I would find

13:05a cure for a lot of things that haven't

13:09been like a lot of things that haven't

13:12been like a lot of cares like I would

13:15find something to help help people um in

13:18the hospital survive longer.

13:21Oh, to live life.

13:23>> Oh, I love that. I love that. That's

13:27incredible. What a heart.

13:30>> She's a beautiful little mayor right

13:32there.

13:33>> That's good. Be sure and show her the

13:35picture of the bunny.

13:37>> What

13:37>> the funny?

13:38>> Tell the mayor the show you the picture

13:40of funny bunny.

13:41>> I'll show you. [laughter]

13:43>> All right. Take it away. You know,

13:45mayor, you and I started this journey of

13:48restoring the arts in our public parks.

13:51What, 13 years ago? 2013, when you came

13:55to meet with me at the radio station and

13:57all,

13:59you know, it's an amazing thing that

14:00we've done over all these years. I'm

14:02going to I'm saddened to hear you, you

14:04know, you're going to be gone next

14:05month. You know, hope you find maybe run

14:08for public office again. No, [laughter]

14:13I'm just so proud of you and I'm so

14:15proud to be your friend. You know, this

14:19is something here that

14:22I honestly kind of wondered if I'd ever

14:24ever see this. And I'm so proud of all

14:27of you and I'm so proud of you, mayor,

14:29for the support you've given me all

14:31these years. Got a the new art in the

14:34park sign.

14:36And uh

14:38it's unbel it's absolutely unbelievable

14:41to me. It's it's such an incredible

14:43thing. I'm going to read it to you.

14:45Artists of all ages are invited to

14:48perform, display, and sell personally

14:51created artwork

14:53that has no other purpose than to be

14:55expressive in Reno's public parks. No

14:58permit or fee required. And then scan

15:00the code to find out more about Art in

15:02the Park. It's an amazing thing. No

15:05other city in this country has ever done

15:06this. Standing up for the first

15:08amendment rights of artists to be able

15:10to share the beauty of their artworks

15:12with the community. And at this time,

15:15you know, in our history,

15:19I hope you all understand that how much

15:21this can help senior citizens. Um, I

15:24just got the cost of living adjustment.

15:26It's only going to be 2.8% this year. AP

15:30predicted it was going to be 3.6.

15:32So, there's going to be a lot of seniors

15:34hurting in the years to come. And I hope

15:37you'll all do everything you can to get

15:39the word out to all of our seniors along

15:41with everybody else that they can do

15:44artwork. They can do Christmas ornaments

15:46for instance, and share their artwork

15:48with the community and their public

15:49parks and make a little extra money to

15:51survive. Okay. Thank you all very much.

15:54And God bless you all for what what

15:56you've done here. And thank you, Mr.

15:58Hall. And thank you, Nathan, wherever

16:00you are. [laughter]

16:02But this is amazing.

16:03>> Well, God bless you,

16:04>> little thank you. It was all your hard

16:07work. And I will tell you, Carl and

16:09Nathan were absolutely instrumental. We

16:12couldn't have done it without you.

16:14>> So, thank you so so so much. Where is

16:17Nathan?

16:18>> Nathan, I don't know where you are.

16:20Maybe he's in his office, but thank you

16:21from the bottom of our hearts. Um, you

16:24have done a tremendous job. you really I

16:27honestly I'm blown away uh how much he

16:30just believes in art and parks and

16:34people and places and you were super

16:38super grateful. I do want to say

16:40something because actually the arts

16:42really started with um the arts movement

16:46really really started with a man by the

16:47name of Dave Aazi who served on this

16:50council and I was just fortunate enough

16:52to come in and uh be able to continue

16:56with the arts. But he really was the

16:58most instrumental I believe um in making

17:02sure arts survived and lived in this

17:05city. and then you came in to champion

17:07this and it just it it means a lot for

17:10so many artists but also um for the

17:13residents who enjoy uh arts in the park.

17:17So, thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

17:19What do you think? You could go and do

17:21some art. What do you think about that?

17:23>> Yeah.

17:23>> Yeah. Okay. Good. We're all on the same

17:26page.

17:26>> Love you. Take care.

17:27>> Thank you so much. God bless you all.

17:29Thank you. Thank you. I want one of

17:30those, by the way.

17:32>> What's that?

17:32>> I want one of those. Can I get you some?

17:34>> You want this one?

17:35>> No. No. That's yours. I'll get one.

17:38>> Get one from Nathan. Yeah. You need to

17:40hang one of these up on the wall.

17:41>> I love

17:42>> You're responsible. You know, without

17:44you, it never would happen. So,

17:45>> no. All you guys. All you.

17:47>> I'm just a messenger. You received the

17:50message.

17:51>> Thank you so much.

17:51>> God bless you.

17:53>> William Pooert, followed by Devin Mix,

17:55followed by Jeff Hurlbert.

18:02>> Good morning. Madame Mayor, um, junior

18:05mayor and, uh, council members, and

18:07madame city manager, I'm not sure if I'm

18:10going to have the opportunity to express

18:11these thoughts in the forthcoming weeks.

18:14So, um, I've come down here today to

18:16show gratitude to three of you, um, in

18:18this chamber, we know whose terms will

18:21be ending next month. But before I do, I

18:23wish to thank our firefighters for their

18:26extraordinary work this fire season. I

18:28live in northwest Reno and was in the

18:30get ready to evacuate zone during the

18:33last fire. I had several friends that

18:35were forced to evacuate and um my heart

18:38goes out to those who lost their homes

18:40and um also thank you to law enforcement

18:44as well. Um, I would like to begin by

18:47saying probably for the 10th time, um,

18:49thank you to City Attorney Carl Hall in

18:52his office who 8 years ago enforced the

18:55billboard ordinance to remove three

18:57illegal signs in my neighborhood,

18:59including one directly behind my home.

19:01The rogue sign company that erected them

19:04were motivated by challenging the ban on

19:06billboard ordinance, which was passed by

19:09voters in 2000. I helped to circulate

19:12that petition, never thinking I would be

19:14directly affected. The end result was

19:17they were forced to take the illegal

19:19billboard down. Mr. Hall, I appreciate

19:21your efforts um to enforce that

19:23ordinance and protect my scenic view. Um

19:26next, I'd like to say thank you to

19:28Councilwoman Naomi Doer for her service

19:31to our city and our community. You have

19:34demonstrated on many occasions how to

19:36build consensus. Your scientific

19:38expertise has been an asset to our

19:41community in terms of flood protection.

19:43You have been a wonderful advocate for

19:45wild horses um and pets. And on a

19:48personal note, I will always appreciate

19:51how you called me from the hospital so I

19:54could say goodbye to our mutual friend

19:57Milin Hawkins when I had CO before she

20:00passed away.

20:01>> And then finally, I wish to say thank

20:04you to Mayor Hillary Shivy.

20:06Um there are so many things um I could

20:09say but I think it's best summarized by

20:11saying you leave this city for the

20:13better. Not only in terms of elevating

20:16our identity more positively but also in

20:20eliminating much of the debt your

20:22predecessors left. You also have shown

20:25grace under fire especially among your

20:28um harshest critics. And in the midst of

20:31enduring loss in your own family, you

20:34led from the heart during the shutdown

20:36and the pandemic. While um many may have

20:40criticized your decisions, I appreciate

20:42that your northstar was guided by saving

20:45the lives and by saving lives and not

20:48political expediency. While your

20:50successor will likely have a different

20:54style and different priorities, I hope

20:57that she will follow your example in

21:00leading from the heart and making

21:02everybody feel welcome in these

21:04chambers. Thank you, Madame Mayor,

21:06Councilwoman Door, and City Attorney

21:09Hall for your service to our city, and

21:12good luck in your next endeavors.

21:13>> Wow, Willie, you're going to make all of

21:15us cry. And thank you very, very much.

21:17That's not what my email says. So, I'm

21:20[laughter]

21:21So, I just I can't thank you enough. I

21:24really can't thank you enough.

21:25>> Well, thank you all of you to your

21:26service and um have a good holiday

21:29season. Okay. Good luck.

21:30>> You too.

21:31>> You too.

21:34>> Devin Mix followed by Jeff Hurlbert

21:36followed by Courtney Hurlbert.

21:40>> Good morning everybody.

21:41>> Devin, good morning.

21:43>> Dear mayor and council, what up little

21:45mayor? My name is Devin Mix [laughter]

21:48and many of you may know me through Dip

21:49Six, some of the best frozen treats Reno

21:51has to offer. I've been an entrepreneur

21:53in the city for more than a decade and

21:55I've continued to invest in Reno because

21:56I believe in where our city is going,

21:58particularly the momentum and

21:59revitalization happening in and around

22:01downtown. I also have a passion for

22:03Reno's history and for creating places

22:04where neighborhoods can gather and make

22:06memories. Food has always had a way of

22:08doing that. My newest Dippy 6 project is

22:10now coming to life at 141 Keystone, a

22:12forgotten location with a storied past.

22:14Many longtime Reno residents remember

22:16stopping by this location for a burger

22:18and sweet drink. It was the first Orange

22:19Julius ever built in Nevada. I recently

22:22invested in this property because I saw

22:23an opportunity to bring an iconic piece

22:24of Reno history back to life. A place

22:27that holds a lot of memories for this

22:28community and hopefully create some new

22:30ones. In doing so, I learned that

22:32something that I learned the thing that

22:33brought me here today. When I signed the

22:35lease, I was excited to learn about the

22:36redevelopment agency. After further

22:38research, I learned I learned uh later

22:41learned that it sits just outside it,

22:42literally across the street. And if you

22:44ask me where this new shop is located, I

22:46always respond, it's downtown. Not north

22:48or northwest, south or old southwest,

22:51midtown. I say it's downtown. Our

22:53downtown is literally my only view. This

22:56that made me wonder whether this is

22:57about more than one property. Reno's

22:59original redevelopment area dates back

23:01decades. Our city has changed

23:02dramatically since then. Downtown has

23:04expanded and evolved. Investment has

23:05moved into surrounding corridors and

23:07areas like Keystone increasingly

23:08function as important gateways in and

23:10out of downtown. So, my request today is

23:12not that you change your boundary just

23:13for my business. I'm asking whether the

23:15time has come to review the RDA

23:16boundaries themselves.

23:18Are there portions of the Keystone and

23:20other areas immediately adjacent to the

23:21existing district where the current

23:22boundaries no longer reflect the way

23:24Reno has grown or where redevelopment is

23:26needed today? There may be other

23:27entrepreneurs, property owners, and

23:29older commercial buildings facing

23:30exactly the same situation. Programs

23:32such as Restore exist to encourage

23:34private investment, improve older

23:36properties, and help activate important

23:38commercial areas. it makes sense to

23:39periodically examine whether the

23:41geography governing those programs still

23:43aligns with the areas where th these

23:44those redevelopment tools can have the

23:46greatest impact. I want to thank all of

23:48you who have already agreed to meet with

23:50me and hear more about this project. I

23:51sincerely appreciate your time and

23:53willingness to listen. I also hope to

23:54work with others on the council as we

23:56continue looking for ways to help small

23:57businesses invest, grow, and flourish in

23:59Reno. So today, I'm asking the

24:01redevelopment agency board to consider

24:03bringing an item forward to evaluate the

24:05existing RDA1 boundaries, including the

24:07Keystone Avenue corridor and other

24:09properties adjacent to the current

24:10boundary and determine whether an update

24:12or amendment is appropriate under Nevada

24:14redevelopment law. This should be a

24:16broader look at where Reno is today,

24:17where redevelopment opportunities may

24:20exist, and whether boundaries

24:21established for an earlier version of

24:22our city still make sense for the Reno

24:24that we are building. Now, sometimes the

24:26map shows us where we've been. Every

24:28once in a while, it's worth asking

24:29whether that map still reflects where

24:30we're going. Thank you for your

24:32consideration and may I have your

24:33support today.

24:34>> Wow, Devin. Excellent.

24:36>> Thanks.

24:36>> That's excellent. And I believe it's in

24:38Councilwoman Taylor's word, so we will

24:41be in touch. Um and I think you make a

24:44very very important um identification.

24:48Those maps were done I think in the 80s,

24:51>> like 1981, I believe.

24:52>> Yeah. Yeah, exactly. And we're not the

24:55same city. I know the re uh

24:57redevelopment advisory board has been

25:00talking about this and it would be great

25:02to get it on the agenda as soon as

25:04possible to be able to look at these

25:05boundaries. What are you literally right

25:07across the street?

25:09>> Yeah, like it's like a little corner

25:10that's been cut out of the map.

25:12[laughter]

25:12>> Really?

25:13>> Yeah. If you look at it.

25:14>> Wow.

25:15>> I think it's downtown.

25:16>> It Well, it really is. So, okay. Thank

25:20you so much. I have uh the head of our

25:22RDA right here. she's going to meet with

25:25you and um we will make sure that it

25:28gets on. So,

25:30>> and by the way, I see your mom over

25:32here. Many of you probably know this

25:33wonderful woman right here and that's

25:36Lesie Mix and she has done incredible

25:38initiatives throughout the city. So,

25:40obviously um I could tell this is your

25:43son. [laughter]

25:45So, thank you so much. Proud mama, huh?

25:49[laughter]

25:50She Lesie is the one that has done all

25:52the initiatives with JobCore and also

25:55has done a lot of work with Latin

25:56Chamber all those things and just done a

25:59remarkable job. So she's sort of a

26:02fierce advocate as well. So great job.

26:06Nice to see you.

26:09Okay,

26:10>> Jeff Herbert followed by Courtney

26:12Herbert followed by Brian Christensen.

26:14>> Hey Jeff, come on up.

26:20Good morning, mayor, council members,

26:22city manager, and mayor for the day. My

26:26name is Jeff Colbert, and I'm here today

26:27to speak about the dog park being

26:28constructed at Demani Ranch Park. My

26:31concerns are about the process, the lack

26:32of communication with the residents who

26:34live next to the park and the taxpayer

26:36money that has already been spent. On or

26:38about August 28th, fence post began

26:40being installed at Demani Ranch Park.

26:42For many, if not all of my neighbors,

26:44this is the first time we knew anything

26:45about a park being built. The [snorts]

26:47dog park perimeter is approximately 40

26:49ft from some residential properties. On

26:52September 4th, neighbors met with

26:54director of parks, director of public

26:56works, and councilwoman Anderson. We

26:57asked why adjacent residents had not

26:59been notified and raised concerns about

27:01parking, noise, odors, and other

27:03impacts. During the meeting, parks

27:05director Elliot informed us that the

27:07city had not completed the proper review

27:09process with the Demani Ranch

27:11Architectural and Landscape Committee.

27:13Construction then appeared to stop. I

27:16also asked Councilwoman Anderson for any

27:17agendas, minutes, or videos from W 6

27:20neighborhood advisory board meetings

27:22where this dog park had been discussed.

27:24I'm still waiting for that information.

27:26at as W six residents, we would have

27:29expected a project of this size and one

27:31costing taxpayers more than $200,000

27:34to at least be brought to the

27:35neighborhood for discussion before

27:37construction began. On September 5th,

27:40community members spent several hours at

27:42Demani Ranch Park collecting signatures

27:44from people who opposed the dog park. In

27:46just a few hours, we we collected nearly

27:49150 signatures along with dozens of

27:51emails from residents wanting their

27:53concerns heard. On September 17th, the

27:56council received conditional approval

27:58from the architectural landscape

27:59committee. This conditional approval

28:02came after the construction had already

28:04begun. Among the conditions were changes

28:06to the fencing and moving the entrance

28:08of the dog park. The chainlink fence in

28:10the contract is not allowed under the

28:12PUB handbook. The alternative suggested

28:15is an open view iron fence which creates

28:18major safety concerns for operating a

28:20dog park. The entrance is situated

28:23adjacent to the sidewalk coming from

28:24Sierra Oaks Court, raising concerns that

28:27the nearby culde-sac could become a

28:29parking lot for the facility. On

28:31September 28th, I was notified that the

28:33city would be closing out the contract

28:36that was approved by the council on July

28:3822nd. According to the city's checkbook,

28:42$30,000 less than 5% retention

28:46was paid to the contractor and another

28:48$10,349

28:50was spent on dog park equipment. It was

28:53explained to me that the $30,000 was for

28:56mobilization and a water line installed.

28:59This does not account for the over 100

29:02uh fence posts that are currently

29:04concreted into the ground. Today, more

29:07than 100 fence posts remain cemented in

29:08the ground along with concrete work at

29:11the entrance that now needs to be moved.

29:13We still don't have a clear answer about

29:14what is owed to the contractor or what

29:17it will cost to correct and remove that

29:18work. So, I'm asking the council for

29:21this, a commitment that residents living

29:23directly adjacent to this park will be

29:25meaningfully involved before additional

29:28money is spent or construction resumes.

29:30We're not asking for special treatment.

29:32We're asking for transparency,

29:34accountability, and a fair opportunity

29:36for our neighborhood to have a voice in

29:38a project that directs directly affects

29:41us. Thank you.

29:43>> Thank you. Very well written. Thank you

29:46very much.

29:46>> I' I've also got some items.

29:48>> Yeah. Can you leave that with us so we

29:50can get the comments?

29:50>> Yeah. And I've got some other items I'd

29:52like to submit. Can I do that also?

29:54>> Yeah, absolutely.

29:54>> Um, one is an email um from Councilwoman

29:57Der claiming that she's never heard

30:00anything about the dog park. Um, and

30:02that kind of goes in the correlation

30:05there is that uh, Councilwoman Anderson

30:08mentioned LA uh, at the NAB meeting that

30:10this has been up in works for three and

30:12a half years. Obviously, we're in W six,

30:15which used to be W two. So, I' I'd like

30:18to submit this email.

30:20>> Yes.

30:20>> I also have an email from uh, Christy

30:24Smith when I was trying to schedule an

30:26appointment with both Councilwoman

30:28Anderson and Councilwoman Der along with

30:30staff members. um that uh Councilwoman

30:33Der would not attend because that's not

30:34her district any or her ward anymore.

30:37And I also have uh 60 emails that have

30:40been sent by community members that is

30:42well worth the read.

30:44>> Okay. And um I'm happy to meet with you.

30:47>> Great.

30:47>> Okay.

30:48>> Yeah.

30:48>> Yeah. Thank you.

30:49>> I don't recall anyone asking to meet

30:51with me. Maybe that was something

30:52Christy.

30:52>> Well, I believe that the scheduling with

30:55Christie is where that got stopped and I

30:58um I strongly encourage Councilwoman Der

31:00to attend this meeting since the

31:02December assessment of Deonti Ranch Park

31:04was to add the dog park with priority

31:06one in 2023. At that time, the Demani

31:09Ranch Park was located within W 2 and

31:12Councilwoman Dur was our council

31:14representative at that time. So, that's

31:16that's the information. So, it this is

31:18really becoming a big game of

31:19whack-a-ole and it's getting very

31:21frustrating. Thank you.

31:22>> Thank you so much.

31:24>> Courtney Hurlebert, followed by Brian

31:26Christensen, followed by Barb Fenny.

31:29>> What's your dog's name? Boomer. Boomer.

31:34>> Good morning. Thank you for giving me

31:36the opportunity to speak. My name is

31:38Courtney Hbert and I live directly

31:40adjacent to Demani Ranch Park. I'm here

31:43regarding the city's construction of a

31:45dog park within the park. I want to be

31:47clear. I am not opposed to dog parks. I

31:50understand the parks are intended to

31:52serve the community, and I support

31:54recreational opportunities for our

31:56residents. My concern is where this dog

32:00park is being placed, how this project

32:02has been handled, and whether the city

32:05has followed the requirements that apply

32:07to this location. This facility is being

32:10constructed within ex within an existing

32:12public park immediately adjacent to

32:15residential homes. My backyard is

32:17approximately 92 feet from the proposed

32:20dog park with other neighbors within

32:23approximately 40 ft. That proximity

32:26matters. This area of the park is

32:29heavily used by children and families.

32:31In the winter, children sled down these

32:33hills. They ride their bikes, fly kites,

32:35play frisbee, and enjoy the open space.

32:38Once this area is fenced and dedicated

32:40to a dog park, those existing uses are

32:43being taken away. We are also concerned

32:46about the impacts on the homes

32:47immediately surrounding the park. Noise,

32:50barking, odors, increased traffic,

32:53parking, and the potential impact on the

32:55enjoyment and value of our properties.

32:58We are particularly concerned that park

33:00users may be encouraged to park in the

33:03Sier Oaks Court culde-sac because of the

33:06facility's location.

33:08But beyond those individual concerns, I

33:11believe there is a larger issue here.

33:13The residents most directly affected

33:15deserve to have a meaningful voice in

33:17this process. So, I'm asking the council

33:19to step back and ask a simple question.

33:22Would you want a dog park constructed

33:24within 40 ft of your backyard? And would

33:28you feel that you had been adequately

33:30heard if a significant new recreational

33:32facility were placed that close to your

33:35home? I'm asking the council to require

33:38transparency and accountability before

33:40this project moves forward. Please

33:43determine whether the city has followed

33:45all applicable requirements and

33:47development standards and whether the

33:49impacts on the surrounding residents

33:51were properly considered.

33:53And if it is determined that the dog

33:55park cannot be appropriately and safely

33:58operated in this location, I ask that

34:01this portion of Demi Ranch Park be

34:03restored to its previous condition as

34:05soon as possible.

34:08Again, I'm not opposed to dog parks. I'm

34:11asking you to make sure the city follows

34:13its own rules, considers the residents

34:15who are most directly affected, and

34:18gives those residents the meaningful

34:19voice and respect we deserve.

34:22>> Thank you.

34:23>> Thank you. Thank you. And I would say

34:25extra time. I would

34:26>> Courtney.

34:27>> Yes.

34:27>> Yes.

34:28>> Yes. Um, if you haven't seen the

34:31location and the

34:35area that this is happening, I would

34:37strongly encourage you to come see the

34:39reason why we're opposed to this dog

34:42park so close to our home.

34:43>> Yeah, happy to come visit.

34:44>> Thank you.

34:45>> Thank you very much, Courtney. Um,

34:46Halbert Halbert.

34:48>> Herbert Herbert.

34:49>> Herbert. Yes. Yes.

34:52>> Okay.

34:53>> All right. Thank you. Thank you.

34:54>> Can you make sure um she has copy of

34:56that?

34:57>> Yes. Thank you so much,

35:00>> Brian Christensen.

35:02>> I'm gonna let you take a I'm gonna

35:14>> She's getting every minute of being the

35:16mayor. She uh

35:18>> Hi, Brian.

35:19>> Hello. Good morning, Madame Mayor,

35:21Manager Bryant, esteemed council

35:22members, and of course, the mayor for

35:24the day. If you don't recognize me,

35:27which you might not, uh my name is Brian

35:29Christensen. I am the president of the

35:31Arena Police Protective Association and

35:33I represent the men and women that are

35:35serving our community as police

35:37officers. This morning, I'm here to

35:39speak in support of the city manager's

35:41bug budget augmentation. Uh this is this

35:45would be the change to the budget that

35:48will unfreeze six officer positions. Um,

35:53I know this adjustment benefits the

35:55police department, specifically my

35:56members the most. We also know this is

35:58not because the budget has gotten any

36:00better.

36:01Although we have seen great success in

36:04the local economy recent recently, the

36:06benefit of this to this organization,

36:09this city is marginal and we cannot

36:11become complacent. So this this change

36:14is a calculated adjustment by our

36:16leaders. I know manager Bryant would not

36:19spend our city's money if she did not

36:21think the return on the investment was

36:22beneficial.

36:24We as an association recognize this

36:26adjustment as a vote of confidence in

36:28us. From our leadership, both Chief

36:30Sulfurino and Manager Bryant, we know

36:33that we know other departments across

36:35this city also need this help. We

36:37recognize our budget is still not in the

36:39best position and we recognize and

36:41accept this as a challenge. the

36:44challenge to continue to do great work

36:46but also become even better.

36:49If you vote in favor of unfreezing these

36:52officer positions, we will strive to

36:54find the most capable people and then

36:57train them to our unwavering standard.

37:01We will not squander this gift. We will

37:04continue to strive to make this city a

37:06safe place for our neighbors to live and

37:09thrive. So, in closing, and I know it's

37:12quick, I am asking you all to support

37:15Manager Bryant and Chief Sulfurino in

37:18this endeavor. The investment will be

37:20returned with a safer city to visit and

37:24enjoy or open a business or grow a

37:28family. And I appreciate your support.

37:30Thank you.

37:33>> Great. Thank you so much,

37:36Barb Fenny, followed by Cat Olsen via

37:38Zoom, followed by Darren Galloway.

37:40>> All right, I've got to get our mayor for

37:42the day um started on all my emails and

37:46cleaning my office. And [laughter]

37:48so, we're going to step out. Is there

37:50anything you would like to say to your

37:53constituents?

37:54>> Um, thank you. Thank you for guys having

37:57me today.

37:59And one more thing

38:03I don't know. [laughter]

38:06She said it's been an honor.

38:08>> Well, thank you, Miss Junior Little

38:11Mayor. I don't know what you want us to

38:13call you, but um she's going to come up

38:15and talk about something that I bet

38:17you're very, very passionate about. So,

38:19let's uh listen to her public comment

38:21and then I'll get you upstairs so you

38:24can clean my office.

38:25>> Okay. [laughter]

38:26>> Just kidding. You don't have to clean

38:28anything. Okay. Go ahead.

38:31>> Thank you, mayor. Um, thank you to all

38:35the council members and um the friends

38:39that we've made through our biggest

38:41little piece that he we get a buzz on

38:45just thinking about your

38:47>> By the way, you look adorable.

38:48>> Oh, thank you. It was um a little um

38:53unnerving walking through the parking

38:55lot and hiding. Yeah, but it's October,

38:57so you can just blend in.

38:59>> Yes.

39:01Anyway, my name is Barb Fenny. I am um

39:05the person who actually brought B City

39:10um to Reno and got it coded out as B

39:14City USA

39:15>> and biggest little B city. And with the

39:18help of Naomi and uh um Devon Ree um

39:23some of the finances have been paid for

39:26the renewals and we really appreciate

39:28that. Um I'm going to just go off script

39:32here and just kind of touch base. Please

39:34do. You're amazing time.

39:35>> Okay.

39:36>> Um we started out um in the early um 19

39:44Yeah. 2020. Man, I'm really rattled. Um

39:48to uh have a list of about 30 things uh

39:54with the dread of my three or four

39:56colleagues. I was like, "Oh, you know,

40:00you're kidding me." And then KTMB

40:03stepped in uh with Amanda and every

40:08cleanup that we had in the park was one

40:11of those projects that was on our list.

40:14So we went from 30 down to 26

40:19and um

40:22uh conquered uh those 26. And now the

40:27list is growing because oops we were so

40:32busy putting in plants, cleaning up

40:34noxious weeds, doing all these things

40:37that we never even had a president, a

40:42vice president, anything like that. So

40:44now they're clamoring for that to happen

40:49and to either go uh as a nonprofit

40:54standalone or switch places with help

40:58save the bees foundation who has

41:00supported us uh as a DBA under their

41:04nonprofit. And so um we we are thriving.

41:11We're looking forward to working with um

41:16Peter Woodruff over at uh Rosewood to

41:20rebuild the pollinator garden once the

41:23city gets the water system put in. and

41:27Ryan Shearer from uh the parks and wreck

41:30is going to um supply all the plants

41:34that we volunteers who work in the

41:37greenhouse uh raise for all of city

41:41parks uh all 80ome

41:45city parks that we have and it's been a

41:47real pleasure to be a volunteer for the

41:50city of Reno and to know that you guys

41:54and gals support us like you do. So,

41:57thank you so much.

41:58>> Thank you.

42:04>> Cat Olsen via Zoom followed by Darren

42:06Galloway.

42:11>> Hi, can you hear me? Okay.

42:13>> Yes, we can.

42:14>> Thank you. Uh, hello council. My name is

42:16Cat Olsen. I'm an activist with the

42:18Biggest Little Action Group and I live

42:20in Ward 3. I'm here to provide a general

42:23public comment today and ask that this

42:25council include ALPR technology and by

42:28association Reno's contract with Flock

42:31Safety on an agenda by October 21st at

42:35the very latest. As a reminder, council

42:38person Naomi Durr stated that ALPR

42:41technology would be agendaized within

42:44three months during the July 22nd city

42:47council meeting and we are toward the

42:48end of that three months right now. Um,

42:52I was incredibly disappointed to see

42:54that city council extensively engaged

42:56with Reno Police Chief Sulfur Reno about

42:59this issue during the 9th city council

43:02meeting without any meaningful inclusion

43:05of the public being harmed and surveiled

43:08by this technology. unaccept of ALPRs

43:12was covertly included on that agenda as

43:16RPD's quote public safety technology

43:20program and governance framework. This

43:23does not demonstrate transparency and it

43:25undermines the trust that you're

43:27attempting to build with your

43:28constituents. Not 10 days later, on

43:31September 17th, an interview by Chief

43:34Sulfurino was released by News4 where

43:37Chief Sulfurino spread wildly dangerous

43:40disinformation about ALPRs, stating that

43:43this technology isn't new. It doesn't

43:46have AI associated with it. It doesn't

43:49identify people

43:51instrumental in making our community

43:54safe. and that this technology is only

43:56being used for legitimate law

43:58enforcement purposes. When I heard this

44:01interview, I was a gat. Council, your

44:05police chief is lying. And this is why

44:08you hear anger in my comment today. He's

44:11lying to you about the nature of this

44:13technology. He's lying to the community

44:16that he sworn to protect and serve. To

44:19be clear, the way that Flock and other

44:22modern ALPRs work is new. The extensive

44:25nationwide network of cameras feeding

44:28into one centralized database is new.

44:32The AI algorithmic software used within

44:35this database is new. It is used to

44:38identify our travel patterns and has

44:40been reported to identify people. To say

44:43that AI is not associated with this

44:45technology, it's false. It is a central

44:48feature of flock. To date, there is

44:51absolutely zero evidence that flock

44:54decreases crime rates. And no, there are

44:57many, many examples of ALPRs being used

45:00without any legitimate law enforcement

45:03purpose, which have been brought to your

45:05attention during public comment in the

45:07past. In his own interview, Chief

45:09Sulfurino stated that ALPR's quote give

45:13him an opportunity to identify suspects

45:16before crime happens. Before crime

45:20happens and prevents quote future

45:23victimology, your police department is

45:25using this technology to target people

45:28before a crime has even been committed.

45:31This is not safety. This is not trust.

45:34This is disgusting.

45:35>> Thank you. Thank you,

45:41>> Darren Galloway.

45:47There are eight copies here.

45:55>> There are 35 more of these to be entered

45:58on the public.

46:09I would say Mayor Sheie, but uh city

46:13council,

46:15uh city manager Bryant, and the city

46:18clerk,

46:20please direct your attention to the 50

46:22pamphlets that I have just submitted

46:24into the permanent public record.

46:26Inside you will find irrefutable

46:28timestamped proof that the city of Reno

46:31is using its official platforms to mock

46:34constituents and then illegally

46:36destroying public records to cover its

46:38tracks.

46:41On September 26th, a resident, myself,

46:45offered a detailed, well-reasoned

46:47critique on the city's Facebook page

46:50regarding the $290,000

46:52CDPG funds allocated for Dorothy

46:56Macallen and Park. It was protected

46:59civic discourse on a designated public

47:01forum.

47:04The response from the official city of

47:05Reno account, a laughing emoji.

47:11Your staff used a municipal broadcast

47:13channel to openly mock a resident for

47:16asking questions about federal tax

47:18dollars.

47:20But the scandal is not just the profound

47:22unprofessionalism.

47:23It's the cover up.

47:26When another resident publicly called

47:28out the city for this behavior, whoever

47:30was running your social media panicked.

47:33Instead of apologizing, they in deleted

47:36the entire public forum.

47:47They scrubbed the evidence. This is a

47:50direct, undeniable violation of the

47:52city's own policy 102, which explicitly

47:55governs social media moderation. More

47:58importantly, it is a textbook first

48:00amendment violation.

48:04The city of Reno does not have the

48:06constitutional authority to curate its

48:08comment sections to hide its own

48:10embarrassment. This brings me to the

48:12final document in your pamphlets, page

48:1656 of July 2026, biggest little recap,

48:20showing the redevelopment agency quietly

48:22approved a $2.9 million tax increment

48:26financing subsidy to Valio for a river

48:30riverfront development. If this

48:32administration is willing to violate the

48:34First Amendment and destroy public

48:36records just to hide a PR mistake about

48:38a park path, how can the public possibly

48:42trust your transparency on a $3 million

48:45development payout?

48:47I'm officially requesting an immediate

48:50independent audit of the city's social

48:52media moderation logs and a formal

48:55investigation into who was operating

48:57that Facebook page on that date. We have

48:59a systemic transparency crisis in city

49:03hall and I expect a formal public

49:06response to these policy 102 violations.

49:10The evidence is in your hands. Thank

49:13you.

49:14>> Thank you. It looks like we have some

49:16staff that are willing to meet with you

49:17if you want to take that opportunity.

49:19They're behind you on the right.

49:27And with that, we have no one else

49:28signed in. For the record, we received

49:3010 comments which were general in nature

49:32or not directly associated with an

49:33agenda item prior to 4 p.m. yesterday,

49:35Tuesday, October 6th. These comments

49:38were written correspondents received via

49:39our reno.gov online public comment form

49:42or by email to our office. Copies of

49:44these comments have been distributed to

49:46the Reno City Council and are available

49:47to the public on the reno.gov meeting

49:49portal.

49:51>> Thanks so much. With that, I'll go to

49:52city manager Brian and see if there are

49:54any changes.

49:54>> There are none. Thank you.

49:56>> Thank you. With that, I'll see an an

49:57agenda uh approval of the agenda.

49:59>> Motion to approve.

50:02>> Second.

50:03>> Thank you. We have a motion and a

50:04second. All those in favor say I.

50:06>> I. Any opposed? Motion passes

50:10unanimously. With that, we'll go to

50:12approval of the minutes. Are there any

50:13changes or edits from anybody?

50:16If

50:16>> not, we'll seek a motion.

50:17>> Motion to approve.

50:20>> Second. Thank you. We have a motion and

50:22a second. All those in favor say I. I.

50:24>> I. Any opposed? Motion passes

50:26unanimously.

50:28>> We'll move on to our consent items. Are

50:30there any items you'd like to pull?

50:32Council member Anderson.

50:33>> Um, yes. I need to pull B9 for

50:36disclosure, please.

50:38>> Thank you. Council member Taylor.

50:39>> B1, please.

50:40>> One. Council member Der.

50:42>> No.

50:43>> Okay. Council member Hubert.

50:46>> Okay. Before we take a motion, um we

50:49don't have anyone signed in, but we did

50:50receive uh two letters of opposition for

50:53item B1.

50:55>> You said item B1.

50:56>> Yes.

50:57>> Okay. Thank you for clarifying. With

51:00that, seek a motion for the remaining

51:02consent items.

51:03>> Motion to approve.

51:05>> Second.

51:06>> We have a motion and a second. All those

51:08in favor say I.

51:09>> I.

51:09>> I. Any opposed? Motion passes. We'll

51:12head over to B1. Council member Taylor.

51:15>> Yes. Thank you very much. Um, on this

51:18particular item, based on the

51:19[clears throat] history of this operator

51:21and the documented concerns from the

51:23public, I do not believe granting the

51:24privilege license are in the best

51:26interests of the welfare, health, or

51:28safety of the public. Would you like to

51:30do you have a presentation?

51:32>> I do not have a presentation. Alex

51:33Taylor, a management analyst for

51:35business licensing. I can answer any

51:36questions. And I also have the applicant

51:38here if you'd like answer ask him any

51:40questions.

51:41>> Um, I don't think I have any questions.

51:43I just have the previous information

51:47that was given to me based on other

51:49other applications.

51:50>> Okay. Um should I

51:53>> Mr. Martinez?

51:55>> Yes, Council Member Do.

51:56>> Yeah, I I know nothing about this

51:58project or whether we should approve or

52:00deny it. Um is there any evidence that

52:02we want to present here that you have

52:04access to? I got an email from you, I

52:07think. I'm trying to remember.

52:09>> Yeah. So basically um I forwarded the

52:14public public comment that I received

52:15from others and that um is helping me in

52:19this decision. So I will not be

52:21supporting this item.

52:22>> Do we have any um from business

52:24licensing? Do we have any history of um

52:28for this applicant and they're violating

52:32any of our requirements conditions in a

52:35previous location or this location?

52:38Hi, Ashley, Attorney, assistant city

52:40manager. For the record, I'm stepping

52:41in. Lance Ferado is out of the office

52:42this week. Um, I do have Alex Taylor,

52:45management analyst, who can answer more

52:46specifics. Uh, this applicant has come

52:49before this body before. They were the

52:51previous operator for the OneUp Club in

52:54a different location. U I believe

52:57council member Taylor is referencing

52:59public comment that was submitted into

53:01the record that documented previous

53:02calls for history uh increased public

53:06safety presence at that previous

53:07location.

53:08>> Do we have the records I mean documents

53:11and I guess this is appearing on our

53:13agenda and so that means it must have

53:15met some process at licensing.

53:19>> It does meet the minimum requirements.

53:21This is a privileged license which is

53:22discretionary to this body. If you do

53:24not feel that they're appropriate to

53:26move forward, that's your choice. Uh

53:28they did meet the minimum requirements.

53:30However, um as I mentioned, they've come

53:32before you. So there's documentation in

53:34your packet from the public comment and

53:35then the previous application that you

53:37saw.

53:38>> So do we have the records of calls for

53:42the oneup under this previous owner?

53:44>> Yes. Do do we have that here?

53:46>> I don't believe we have it with us, but

53:47we can get it to you.

53:52Well, I mean, we're being asked to vote

53:53on this right now, so

53:55>> let me take a shot at it. Thank you,

53:56member. Council member Der, um, the

53:58applicant, uh, we are familiar with

54:00through other matters. When you look at

54:02the letter of the law, and we have an

54:04attorney from the city attorney's office

54:05that can help explain this, the

54:07applicant has met the minimum criteria

54:09for a privileged license.

54:10>> Okay,

54:11>> the had anything been to stop it, we

54:13would have flagged that, but we have run

54:15it to ground. Um so because it is a

54:18privileged license

54:20uh you have the discretion based on your

54:23experience to make certain decisions

54:26that so it is here because it passes the

54:30minimum criteria but privileged licenses

54:33you can exercise some discretion based

54:35upon your past experience.

54:36>> Okay. Well over the years I've heard

54:39comments about um concern about

54:42operations at the OneUp Club.

54:44You know, I couldn't give you a time,

54:46date, or place. I I don't know if that's

54:47a lot or a little, but I'm familiar with

54:49the fact that that has been discussed in

54:52front of council before. I I don't know

54:54if the license was revoked back then

54:57based on u activities then.

55:02>> The license was not revoked. the

55:05operator closed the business for a

55:06period of time and then the SUP lapsed

55:09on that property and that's what came

55:10before this body earlier this year uh

55:13for a request to extend the hours of

55:16operation. So, it was a new cup in front

55:18of you.

55:18>> Council member D, before you hop on,

55:20I'll just do a second round just to see

55:22if anybody else has any other questions,

55:23>> please.

55:24>> Council member Eert. Yeah,

55:26[clears throat] Council Member Taylor,

55:28I'm I'm reading the email, but I just

55:29wanted to know if there's specifics for

55:32this or just the location. I'm I'm just

55:36trying to get a better picture. I just

55:38don't think it's in the best interest of

55:39the welfare, health, or safety of the

55:41public based on the information that I

55:43have.

55:44>> Okay. Okay.

55:48All right.

55:52I'm wondering if I can get somebody from

55:53the attorney's office to come up and you

55:55said you've they've met the minimum

55:58legal qualifications right now to

55:59proceed with this application, but it

56:02seems like based on the staff report,

56:03there's still some review that has to

56:05take place. So, can you tell us a little

56:07bit about the timeline of the review

56:09process and what were to happen if

56:11something came up in the preceding

56:14review process?

56:15>> Uh, certainly, Mr. Vice Mayor, uh,

56:18members of the council, Adam Kate,

56:19deputy city attorney. Uh, one of my

56:22departments that I cover is the business

56:24licensing department. Uh, the license

56:27that is being sought today, uh, as

56:29manager Bryant indicated, is a

56:31privileged business license. Uh so

56:34really uh that means that you as members

56:36of the council have the ability to uh

56:39approve or deny uh the application for

56:44litany of reasons as long as it's

56:46non-discriminatory and that your actions

56:49are not arbitrary and capricious is what

56:51the uh legal standard is essentially. Uh

56:55to quote the Nevada Supreme Court Ting

56:58von Gordon uh from 1992

57:01uh they upheld a

57:04uh denial of a license essentially based

57:08upon uh the opinion of a member of the

57:11council uh but yet said that the council

57:13needed to have an additional hearing and

57:15they say quote we are convinced that

57:17when private property is denied the uses

57:19for which it is zoned any such denial

57:21must be based upon meaningful reasonable

57:24complete factual information. So, uh, in

57:27my view, as an attorney for the city,

57:29uh, prior to denial of a license, uh, it

57:32just requires a full hearing, an

57:34opportunity for the applicant to present

57:36their side. Uh, and if there is evidence

57:39from which we conclude, and, uh, as Miss

57:41Taylor pointed out, she doesn't believe

57:43this is in the best interest of the

57:44health, safety, and welfare of our

57:46community, that would be a substantial

57:47reason to deny the license. Uh but uh

57:51you know I think it's important that the

57:52applicant be provided an opportunity to

57:54be heard uh and that a record is

57:57developed. Uh that would be the minimum

57:59legal requirements. If we do that uh

58:02it's the court won't be in a position to

58:03second guess our decision or your

58:05decision, the city's decision. Uh but uh

58:09that's the law as I see it with regard

58:11to denial of a privileged business

58:12license.

58:13>> Thank you for putting on the record.

58:15I'll just read part of the staff report

58:17as well into the record. So council has

58:19requested that review not delay the

58:20licensing process even if not not all

58:22other relevant reviews have been

58:23completed. These reviews may occur

58:25concurrently or consecutively based on

58:27the completion of applicable

58:29inspections. Accordingly, some relevant

58:31reviews may not have been completed at

58:32this time and even if council approves a

58:34license, it may still be denied by the

58:36business licensing department. Such

58:38additional reviewing bodies may include

58:39but are not limited to building, fire,

58:41police, and relevant districts, county,

58:43and state agencies. With that, I'll send

58:45it back over to you, Council Member Der.

58:46>> Thank you. Well, I guess to the staff.

58:48So, have these can you give us the staff

58:51report was submitted a while back. So,

58:53can you give us an update?

58:54>> Yes, of course. Alex Taylor, management

58:56analyst for business licensing. At this

58:58time, the applicant has passed a fire

59:00inspection, a building inspection, a

59:02health inspection, um planning and

59:05zoning requirements, as well as their

59:06background check.

59:09>> So, if we approve this today, the

59:12request for the license, it would be

59:14approved. There's no more things that

59:16licensing needs to do.

59:17>> Correct.

59:17>> Okay. And then for our attorney, um, you

59:20just cited a case and mentioned

59:23additional hearing. Is is your

59:25recommendation that we hold a formal

59:27hearing or or is this I mean this hasn't

59:30been noticed as a formal hearing. This

59:32is just on the consent agenda where it's

59:34expected. Usually we prove virtually

59:36everything. So what what is your

59:38recommendation to to document the record

59:41so that if we do deny the license that

59:44it is sustained if if it should be

59:46appealed?

59:47>> So it is my understanding and I I would

59:50want this to be verified. This is my

59:51understanding I haven't seen the actual

59:53documents but it's my understanding uh

59:55that the applicant was informed that it

59:57was likely that this item would be

59:58removed from the consent agenda. Uh and

1:00:02uh the applicant is present here today.

1:00:04Uh so my concerns about any you know

1:00:08awareness to the applicant about this I

1:00:10think are have been uh satisfied. Uh I

1:00:13think it's important that we provide the

1:00:14applicant with an opportunity to speak

1:00:16and uh give him his due process rights

1:00:18to present his side of the case. Uh I

1:00:21think that uh the question is what is

1:00:25substantial evidence and in the same

1:00:27case they have said that you know even

1:00:29the opinion of a council member who is

1:00:32you in the district where the business

1:00:33is going to be uh would be sufficient.

1:00:36Uh so I'm happy to have uh further

1:00:39discussions in an attorney client

1:00:41communication if we want to uh discuss

1:00:44details. Uh but that's that's what I see

1:00:46as the minimum requirements uh prior to

1:00:49uh denial of a privileged business

1:00:51license

1:00:51>> is having the applicant speak

1:00:53>> one of them that's the due process

1:00:55requirement to him to him for him to be

1:00:57able to present his case as well as a

1:00:59factual record uh that is would you know

1:01:03give the members of the council

1:01:05something to hang their hat on as a

1:01:07substantial reason to deny the business.

1:01:08>> Well what I would like to see submitted

1:01:10into the record is the past history of

1:01:12the applicant. I I totally respect our

1:01:15councilwoman uh to bring this forward

1:01:17and um I'm relying on her judgment. I

1:01:20did review prior and just again the

1:01:22letter that she sent and one thing I'm

1:01:25unclear on is it says please as you did

1:01:28in denying the oneup club a license in

1:01:31April 2025 and I want to make sure is

1:01:33that what we did do because what I heard

1:01:37is that they withdrew. So

1:01:41>> that's a good question for distinction.

1:01:43I will look to planning. That was a cup

1:01:45application. Um and

1:01:48>> so I don't know in this comment from Mr.

1:01:51Cecil if we denied a cup, denied a

1:01:54license or they both were withdrawn.

1:01:57>> I think we allowed it to go to like

1:01:5911:00 or something.

1:02:01>> I don't know. Let's find out.

1:02:02>> The the one up that we're talking about

1:02:04closed in 2022.

1:02:07So, there was no longer a special use

1:02:08permit. Back in 2025, three years later,

1:02:11the same operator came back and asked

1:02:14for a conditional use permit for a new

1:02:16live entertainment. City council denied

1:02:19that conditional use permit. The same

1:02:22operator also owns two other bars in

1:02:25Midtown that operate with live

1:02:27entertainment and we have no code code

1:02:29enforcement or complaints for those two

1:02:31establishments.

1:02:32>> Okay. So,

1:02:33>> Angela Fouse for the record.

1:02:34>> Yeah. And then in denying did did you

1:02:37provide evidence because you're the

1:02:39staff for the cup? Was the cup for live

1:02:41entertainment?

1:02:42>> It was

1:02:42>> not for the bar itself.

1:02:44>> It was for live entertainment.

1:02:45>> Okay. So that's what was denied.

1:02:47>> Correct.

1:02:48>> Because of probably queuing or noise or

1:02:50all the various issues we always that

1:02:52come up.

1:02:53>> Planning commission recommended approval

1:02:56and limited the hours. The applicant had

1:02:59asked to go for longer hours than what

1:03:02was granted. So that was appealed to

1:03:04city council and city council just chose

1:03:07to deny the entire request.

1:03:09>> Okay. So they asked for different hours.

1:03:14The planning commission recommended

1:03:15limiting the hours and then we denied

1:03:17>> correct

1:03:18>> the entertainment the live entertainment

1:03:20portion. But the bar could continue.

1:03:22>> A bar can operate 24 hours with no

1:03:24conditional use permit.

1:03:26>> And so have they operated since that

1:03:28happened? You said in 2025.

1:03:30>> Correct. So that was denied in 2025 and

1:03:32they did not move forward with opening a

1:03:33bar at that location.

1:03:35>> Council member Eert, your light is still

1:03:36on. I'm just checking if you have

1:03:38anything.

1:03:38>> Sorry, I just forgot to turn it off. I

1:03:40apologize.

1:03:40>> You're good. I'm just making sure we

1:03:42don't miss anybody. Mayor, I don't know

1:03:44if you had any comments or questions.

1:03:46We're on B1.

1:03:47>> Yes. And thank you. You might have um

1:03:49I'm sorry I missed everyone's comments.

1:03:52I was getting Ryland out of here, but um

1:03:54I I'm curious if something like this if

1:03:57we could look at sort of what we do uh

1:04:00with the Eddie and we come back and we

1:04:02analyze um is has there been any

1:04:05conversation around that if it were to

1:04:08be approved?

1:04:09>> Well, you sort of does that make sense,

1:04:12Angela?

1:04:13>> Yeah, the the one difference with this

1:04:15application is the security plan. They

1:04:18this site it's the old knitting factory.

1:04:20So for the last 17 years, this location

1:04:24has had live entertainment. There has

1:04:25been bands on a regular basis off and

1:04:28on, you know, over the different 17

1:04:30years. Um, so they're grandfathered in

1:04:32because they have an existing special

1:04:34use permit from back in the day.

1:04:36However, you know, our new requirement

1:04:38for live entertainment is that you have

1:04:39to submit a security plan. And so they

1:04:41did that. That went through all the

1:04:42reviews, the police and planning and

1:04:45zoning. So we have I would say more

1:04:47teeth in this application because if

1:04:49they fail to meet those requirements and

1:04:53that's safety issues, it's security

1:04:56issues, it's training of their security,

1:04:58crowd control, if they fail to adhere to

1:05:01that plan, we have the ability to pull

1:05:04back their cabaret license.

1:05:06>> Okay. Um and have you heard from the

1:05:09applicant yet?

1:05:12>> Not yet. Would

1:05:15you do you want to come up?

1:05:22>> Hi. Uh my name is Fedi Mahana for the

1:05:24record. I'm the business owner.

1:05:27This uh Revenue Music Hall is totally

1:05:30different than OneUp. It's not a

1:05:31nightclub. It's a music hall. is doing

1:05:33EDM shows, national bands and private

1:05:36parties like wedding rehearsals

1:05:40and uh

1:05:42uh fashion shows. It's totally different

1:05:44and usually we're open once or twice a

1:05:47week. It depends on the event. So it's

1:05:50not a nightclub every Thursday, Friday

1:05:52and Saturday. So it's events and the

1:05:54first events we're planning to do was

1:05:56collaboration with fresh bacon is the

1:05:59western lights in downtown Reno in

1:06:02Virginia too. So this is a different

1:06:04concept that went up and we comply with

1:06:08the city requirements fire department.

1:06:11They gave us a dual list. We work on it.

1:06:13The building department, the health

1:06:15department and planning even though we

1:06:17submit a security plan and we comply

1:06:21with everything. And we hire uh RPD

1:06:24officer retire to do all the training

1:06:26required. All the entrance and exits

1:06:28going to be from Fulton Alley. So we're

1:06:30not blocking Virginia Street.

1:06:32Everything's going to be back. And we

1:06:34complied with everything.

1:06:36Uh Miss Caitlyn keeps saying safety. So

1:06:40I need to understand she keep operating

1:06:44create a safety hazard for downtown and

1:06:47we discussed that before. So I still I

1:06:50don't understand what the safety if

1:06:51we're complying with all the city

1:06:54requirements everything we ask. We're

1:06:56bringing something beautiful to Reno and

1:06:59it's it's nan again it's like cargo but

1:07:02bigger scale and we did a lot of work on

1:07:05the building for the last 5 months. We

1:07:06did a lot of painting art murals. We're

1:07:09putting sign outdoor and it's going to

1:07:11be something beautiful to you know put

1:07:13like awesome lighting inside and we're

1:07:16getting a lot of promoters to do events

1:07:17in downtown outdoor events and do the

1:07:20after party. So I don't understand why

1:07:24Miss Caitlyn keep going backward and

1:07:26bring one up. One up it's closed even

1:07:29though we work on it for a year. We

1:07:31spent a lot of money and the city

1:07:33council denied the license and said okay

1:07:36we're not going after it. It's out. So

1:07:38now we're starting something fresh,

1:07:40something new, different concept,

1:07:44something's going to bring good events,

1:07:46good headliners, national band to Reno,

1:07:49like to be knitting factory, but we're

1:07:51adding EDM and we built an awesome sound

1:07:54system, PK system. We brought it from

1:07:56Canada. So it's not a loud system. It's

1:07:58contained. We bought a furniture. We set

1:08:00up VIP on the second floor. So something

1:08:03Reno needed and downtown read it. So I

1:08:07don't understand has nothing to do with

1:08:08oneup has nothing to do with oneup

1:08:11operation. Oneup was a nightclub. This

1:08:14is a music hall. It's different. We

1:08:16could be open once a week, three times a

1:08:19month or I don't know. It depends. So

1:08:22it's going to be big events. So we're

1:08:24not having a Thursday, Friday, Saturday

1:08:27DJing. Keep going. It's events. So in

1:08:30the summer we might have couple events

1:08:32in a week or might have in the winter.

1:08:34It it depends. So that I need to

1:08:36emphasize is different concept is

1:08:39different operation and everything is

1:08:41different and like Alex said we work on

1:08:44the security plan and we change

1:08:46everything whatever RPD ask and planning

1:08:48and we're committing with that and we

1:08:50don't follow with the security plan we

1:08:52know the license is privilege so I don't

1:08:56understand why Miss Caitlyn keeps saying

1:08:58safety hazard to downtown. I don't

1:09:01understand it. Wh why you keep

1:09:03correlating one up to So you're telling

1:09:05me don't ever open business in downtown.

1:09:08You keep correlating everything to

1:09:09oneup. We have two businesses in

1:09:12Midtown, Tequila Cador and Whiskey

1:09:14Lounge. And we have entertainment. We do

1:09:16music entertainment and we have band. We

1:09:18never had issues since 2018. I'm the

1:09:21same operator there. Same operator in

1:09:23downtown. So what's the difference?

1:09:27So please give us the opportunity. We

1:09:30already spended invested a lot of money

1:09:32in the building downtown needed

1:09:36and again I want to emphasize it's a

1:09:38music hall is not a nightclub it's cargo

1:09:43but at skate three four times bigger and

1:09:46we're not opening Thursday Friday

1:09:48Saturday and we asked for 4 in the

1:09:51morning but if the band is over by 3

1:09:54we're out we're not doing after parties

1:09:57we're not it's not nightclub it's a big

1:09:59difference between nightclub and music

1:10:01hall. So, please give me this

1:10:03opportunity. Let me prove myself. Let me

1:10:06prove the concept. Let me prove the

1:10:08operation. It's going to be something

1:10:11good for Reno and specifically for

1:10:13downtown. And really, we spent a lot of

1:10:16money in this building. We spent a lot

1:10:18of money. We spent a lot of time. We did

1:10:19a lot of effort. And the health

1:10:22department know that we spent 60 days

1:10:26doing the doulas. They gave it to us.

1:10:28the planning and we did everything fire

1:10:30department asked for us. So we complied

1:10:33with all the buildings the planning

1:10:35everybody in the city. So all I'm asking

1:10:38please give me this opportunity. Let me

1:10:40prove myself let us bring something good

1:10:43to Reno.

1:10:44>> Okay

1:10:44>> that's it.

1:10:45>> Thank you. Um Adam, would you like to uh

1:10:48I'm so sorry I missed your comments.

1:10:51>> Business is not in the best interests of

1:10:54the city. uh is it's a very wide uh

1:10:57discretion that is given to the council.

1:11:00Uh it's you know any reason that you

1:11:03don't think it would be good for the

1:11:04city is a good reason uh as long as it's

1:11:06not discriminatory and it's not uh based

1:11:09upon essentially no evidence whatsoever.

1:11:12>> Okay. Uh one thing that we've really

1:11:15started to well we have in the past but

1:11:18we're really sending a message on the

1:11:21security plans. Those are really really

1:11:23critical. What? Looking I assume you've

1:11:26looked at it. The security.

1:11:28>> Uh yes, I'm aware there is a security

1:11:30plan. Yes. Yeah. I spoke with Mr. Ferdo

1:11:32and he indicated that he thought it was

1:11:34appropriate.

1:11:35>> He did. Okay.

1:11:36>> Yes. Uh but uh again that that the

1:11:39existence of a security plan does not

1:11:41require this council to approve the

1:11:42license. Uh and it you know it certainly

1:11:45it doesn't require them to deny the

1:11:47license. Uh you know it's entirely

1:11:49within your hands. And I'm sure Angela,

1:11:51you reviewed this.

1:11:54>> I have and my staff has. Yes.

1:11:56>> Okay. And tell me your assessment of the

1:11:58security plan.

1:11:59>> We we've done I would say probably six

1:12:02or seven security plans since we started

1:12:04doing security plans and creating an

1:12:06actual checklist. Great.

1:12:07>> So it's not you tell us what you want.

1:12:09We basically say here's what we mandate

1:12:11you put in. And then they come back and

1:12:12we say that's not good enough. We need

1:12:14more. So we're very confident that this

1:12:16meets and exceeds our expectations and

1:12:18our minimum qualifications. Okay, great.

1:12:21Good to hear. Thank you,

1:12:23>> Madam Mayor. If I go,

1:12:25>> [clears throat]

1:12:25>> um, my comments are based on as the ward

1:12:28representative, the downtown residents,

1:12:31they reached out to me. They do not feel

1:12:33safe um with this sort of operation and

1:12:36a lot of it has to do with the um things

1:12:38that happened last weekend. There was a

1:12:40a shooting last weekend in downtown. So,

1:12:42as their representative, I'm just

1:12:44sharing with my fellow council members.

1:12:46I am speaking for them when they came to

1:12:48me and said that they think that this is

1:12:51not a good fit for them and their health

1:12:53and safety and welfare. That is where

1:12:54I'm coming from. So, just explaining

1:12:56that it has nothing to do against the

1:12:58operator. Thank you.

1:12:59>> Mayor, could I follow up with that

1:13:00question comment? I just want to

1:13:02understand

1:13:03>> I'm confused. It was it

1:13:04>> Well, let me just ask my question. So,

1:13:06attached to your email that you sent us

1:13:08was an email from Eric Larude saying

1:13:11that there were five gunshots downtown.

1:13:13I don't know if you're saying that it

1:13:15has anything to do with this man.

1:13:17>> No, it has nothing to do with that. I'm

1:13:19just saying that the residents of

1:13:21downtown have reached out to me based on

1:13:23the the um activity at night that is

1:13:27that has happened in downtown. Nothing

1:13:29to do with this operator. They did

1:13:30attach his previous oneup club record of

1:13:34the things that were associated with

1:13:36that. Again, nothing to do with this

1:13:37business and they have said,

1:13:39"Councilwoman Taylor, will you please

1:13:41speak out for us at this time?" And that

1:13:43is what I'm doing.

1:13:44>> We don't have attached to what you sent

1:13:46us that record, which would have been

1:13:47great. But um so that's all I was trying

1:13:50to understand. They're just saying

1:13:51they're generally feeling safe and I

1:13:53know we're about to consider later on

1:13:55the agenda a budget adjustment. Is that

1:13:58correct? And I heard that it includes

1:14:00six opening up six police positions. Is

1:14:03that correct? And I understand that

1:14:06those were frozen. It's not it's they

1:14:08were just open.

1:14:08>> Yeah. So to make it just really simple,

1:14:10I mean we don't my position is to

1:14:13represent the people of downtown. That's

1:14:15what I'm doing with this and that that I

1:14:18tried to provide the information that I

1:14:20could.

1:14:20>> Thank you, Councilman Bert.

1:14:22>> Yeah.

1:14:23>> Go ahead. Um,

1:14:27I'm really conflicted about this because

1:14:28I I totally respect, you know, doing

1:14:31what your community wants. Like, that's

1:14:32what we're here to do, right? But like,

1:14:36would activation of this area be

1:14:38helpful, you know, if it's not dangerous

1:14:41activity, um, you know, we really need

1:14:44to activate downtown and maybe that

1:14:47would, you know, kind of move some

1:14:50negative activity out of the area. Um,

1:14:53have you discussed that with the

1:14:56community? Like, do they have something

1:14:58in mind or

1:15:01I think that

1:15:03based on some of the things that have

1:15:06happened

1:15:08in previous ownership, the residents

1:15:11don't feel comfortable. And that's all

1:15:13I'm saying right now. And that so that's

1:15:15my position. I want to explain it.

1:15:17Activation, I'm absolutely supportive of

1:15:18that. I'm absolutely supportive of small

1:15:20businesses. Um, I'm representing my my

1:15:25community right now downtown.

1:15:27>> Okay.

1:15:29All right, Madame Mayor.

1:15:31>> Um,

1:15:32>> I have a couple questions. Thank you.

1:15:35Um, Councilwoman Taylor, I appreciate

1:15:37that you get a lot of feedback from the

1:15:40these neighbors. And this was on the

1:15:42consent agenda and I understand you this

1:15:44was your opportunity to say, "Council, I

1:15:47just want you to know downtown residents

1:15:49are concerned." Um, there are a lot of

1:15:52differences on in this project. So, I

1:15:54was wondering if the applicant would

1:15:55come up and just answer a couple of my

1:15:56questions. Thank you.

1:16:00While you're walking up, sir, would I am

1:16:02I correct to think that most of your

1:16:04events at at this new um Revenant Music

1:16:07Hall are going to be ticketed.

1:16:08>> People are going to pre purchase

1:16:10tickets.

1:16:11>> So, it's not spontaneous

1:16:13activity and we heard there's a DJ in

1:16:15here tonight. People are going to have

1:16:17to know it's there. They're going to

1:16:18have to plan. and they're going to have

1:16:20to make their purchase and make a plan

1:16:21to go downtown.

1:16:22>> Tickets are sold at least 1 month or 40

1:16:2545 days ahead.

1:16:27>> Okay,

1:16:27>> for that reason, once we know the number

1:16:29of tickets sold, then we need to

1:16:32increase our security stuff and we're

1:16:34following the security plan. We we we

1:16:37submitted an awesome security plan and

1:16:39cover everything. And the certificate

1:16:41we're getting for our security, nobody

1:16:45has it. and all the security stuff in

1:16:47downtown. Like Miss uh

1:16:50>> Bruce

1:16:50>> Bruce said, we're exceeding the security

1:16:53plan and we did everything the city

1:16:55asked,

1:16:56>> but Miss Caitlyn keeps saying there was

1:16:59five shooting has nothing to do with me.

1:17:01I don't open yet.

1:17:02>> Yeah, I think that I I agree with you. I

1:17:04think that generally we're just trying

1:17:06to make sure that people understand the

1:17:08environment downtown and that you

1:17:10understand sir bringing a business

1:17:12downtown that has a responsibility here

1:17:14and secure environment to make sure

1:17:17ticketing there's no come at the door

1:17:19pay cover going

1:17:20>> yes and that's a very big difference

1:17:22thank you music hall it's not a

1:17:25nightclub there's a big difference

1:17:27>> thank you for making that clear um one

1:17:30question miss Fouse thank you very much

1:17:33um Just making it clear if something

1:17:36goes goes ary and they are found to be

1:17:39out of compliance, we can pull their

1:17:40license.

1:17:41>> Yes. The next step would be to take our

1:17:43facts to a hearings officer and they

1:17:46have the right to then pull the cabaret

1:17:47license.

1:17:48>> Okay. Great. Thank you. That's all I

1:17:50had.

1:17:52>> Okay. Yeah. I just have a quick followup

1:17:55for the gentleman.

1:17:56>> Yeah. Um, you had mentioned earlier in

1:17:58your comments that you were bringing in

1:18:00EDM and if there's one thing we've had a

1:18:03complaint about, it's EDM noise. I know

1:18:06you're inside versus outside, which is a

1:18:08huge, you know, improvement. Um, but are

1:18:11you do you what what kind of noise

1:18:13baffling or

1:18:16those kind of structural changes have

1:18:17you put in so that

1:18:19>> blocks away from your

1:18:21>> question

1:18:21>> operation people are not calling us with

1:18:24noise complaints about this particular

1:18:26type of noise

1:18:27>> the music the building is two floors

1:18:30>> what's that

1:18:30>> the building is two floors and has a

1:18:32high ceiling and we install a lot of

1:18:34acoustic panels so which mean when the

1:18:37noise propagate hit the acoustic the

1:18:40kind is going to reflect won't go out.

1:18:43We're not opening Virginia Street. The

1:18:45entrance and X is going to be from the

1:18:46alley and the alley is going to be a

1:18:48wall and it's already a a covered

1:18:50building. So, the noise cannot propagate

1:18:53or leave the building at all.

1:18:55>> Okay. For Miss Boo,

1:18:56>> um what are the noise requirements for

1:18:59the club?

1:19:00>> We have zero noise requirements in

1:19:02downtown Reno

1:19:03>> for for anyone on anything. If there was

1:19:05a special use permit and we added a

1:19:08noise restriction, then it would have

1:19:09it. But

1:19:11>> this this special use permit has no

1:19:13noise limitations.

1:19:14>> Okay. So just I don't know. So if we

1:19:16start getting complaints, is there

1:19:18anything we can't do anything

1:19:19>> from a noise perspective? It would be

1:19:22disturbing the piece and so it it would

1:19:24be more of a disturbing the piece.

1:19:26>> Okay.

1:19:26>> Again, from a if the noise was because

1:19:29the the alley was loud, right? That

1:19:31those are things

1:19:32>> well it can reverberate in an alley,

1:19:34right? and it could actually echo and

1:19:36accelerate, not just dampen. Right? If

1:19:38it gets into the alley, it's probably

1:19:40going to get into the environment. The

1:19:42the reason I'm asking, so I'm in W 2 and

1:19:44I've had a number of concerns and

1:19:46complaints over EDM music in particular,

1:19:49but those have been in open spaces. And

1:19:52so I just wanted to know if someone in W

1:19:542, so you're saying there's no

1:19:55requirement in downtown, but if someone

1:19:57in W 2 or another ward was um concerned

1:20:00about noise, what would be the protocol

1:20:03and what would be a remedy?

1:20:05>> You're saying if somebody was hearing

1:20:07EDM music coming from this building

1:20:09>> in a way that was disturbing the piece,

1:20:10not just hearing it.

1:20:11>> Yeah. They would have to call 911 and

1:20:14put a Just like if your neighbor was

1:20:16playing EDM music too loud, it would be

1:20:17a similar situation

1:20:18>> after 10. Correct. Is that

1:20:21>> 65 dB?

1:20:22>> After 10, it's 49 dB.

1:20:25>> Okay. And before 10, it's 65.

1:20:28>> Okay. Thank you.

1:20:30All right, Angela, just really quick.

1:20:32Sorry. Up, down, up, down. Um, just uh

1:20:37you're confident that you uh have

1:20:39checked all the boxes.

1:20:42>> Yes. And again, our our biggest concern

1:20:44from to go back to the oneup, it was a

1:20:47nightclub. Yeah. The concern wasn't

1:20:49necessarily what was happening in the

1:20:50nightclub. There was things happening

1:20:53outside of the nightclub. And so, how do

1:20:55we make sure that that doesn't happen

1:20:56again? Whether it's this operator or any

1:20:59other operator with this security plan,

1:21:02we have things in place. And so, whether

1:21:04it's queuing of people just being

1:21:06disorderly and drunk while they're

1:21:07waiting in line, whether it's not

1:21:09patting people down to make sure they

1:21:10don't have weapons and make sure they

1:21:12don't have drugs, make sure there's not

1:21:13sex trafficking happening. We have all

1:21:15those things in place. Um there's

1:21:18requirements for training for the

1:21:19security officials that are working

1:21:21there. So we have all these things in

1:21:22place where we didn't have those before

1:21:25that you know we don't have to have RPD

1:21:27there to deal with those things. We can

1:21:29deal with those because we can catch

1:21:31them at a different level and quicker

1:21:32and again we can pull their cabaret

1:21:34license so they can operate as a bar.

1:21:36They cannot operate with live

1:21:37entertainment.

1:21:38>> Got it. All right. Uh thank you for the

1:21:40work. I um have confidence in your work.

1:21:42It's always very good. Very very good.

1:21:45Okay. All right. Any anything else from

1:21:48council members? All right. Um,

1:21:52anyone uh want to give me a motion?

1:21:59Um, I'm happy to make a motion to

1:22:03>> Oh, go ahead. No, fine. Okay. Uh, I'm

1:22:06happy to make a motion uh based on

1:22:08staff's comments. Thank you, Angel. I

1:22:10appreciate it. Uh, I would motion to

1:22:12approve.

1:22:14All right. All right. So, I have a one

1:22:15motion.

1:22:16>> I'll second for discussion.

1:22:17>> Second for discussion. Councilwoman

1:22:19Eert.

1:22:20>> No, I'm just on my

1:22:22>> uh any discussion.

1:22:23>> All those I

1:22:25>> Do you have discussion?

1:22:26>> I was just going to say I'm going to

1:22:27support the motion um and give the

1:22:30business operator a chance to be a good

1:22:32citizen and bring something really

1:22:34fantastic to Reno. I've seen plenty of

1:22:36concerts when it was um the knitting

1:22:39factory and there's much improvement on

1:22:42how it could have been managed outside

1:22:44of that building and we expect that you

1:22:46will do a good job

1:22:48>> and I'll make a comment too sir if this

1:22:51passes and you go forward and open this

1:22:53up if if we get complaints the council

1:22:58I will not be here but if we get

1:22:59complaints um if the council gets

1:23:02complaints and it rises to the level of

1:23:04our staff and they're having to question

1:23:06the security plan. I am sure that the

1:23:08council is going to request an audience

1:23:10with you again uh and maybe as a a

1:23:14preliminary step, you know, to taking a

1:23:17stronger action. So, I just want you to

1:23:19know that it's writing on you as the

1:23:21operator uh to do as as uh Miss Anderson

1:23:25said, the the good work of the city and

1:23:28to provide a fun and entertaining venue.

1:23:31But at the same time, we have to

1:23:33recognize we have people living

1:23:34downtown. We have people that are

1:23:36worried about their security. The police

1:23:37can't be everywhere at all times ever.

1:23:40And we are going to be relying on your

1:23:42security team to do good work. Okay.

1:23:46Okay. Council, uh,

1:23:49any more comment? All right. [snorts]

1:23:51Uh, I have a motion. I have a second.

1:23:53All those in favor say I.

1:23:55>> All those opposed?

1:23:56>> Opposed? Opposed.

1:23:57>> Motion carries.

1:23:58>> Okay. Thank you. Congratulations. We

1:24:00will be watching. We will be watching

1:24:03and uh we'll be supporting the good

1:24:05work.

1:24:07>> Okay. Well, you better make us proud.

1:24:10>> You better make us proud. All right.

1:24:12We're we're excited. So, uh we trust

1:24:15you'll do a good job. Okay. Thanks so

1:24:17much.

1:24:18>> Believe the next item is B9.

1:24:21Madame Mayor.

1:24:22>> Okay. Thank you so much, Vice Mayor.

1:24:25>> Thank you. I have a disclosure, Madame

1:24:26Mayor.

1:24:27>> Okay. and fellow city council members

1:24:29and madame clerk. In the interest of

1:24:30full transparency on item B9, I am

1:24:32disclosing that I serve on the board of

1:24:34directors of the Northern Nevada

1:24:36Children's Cancer Foundation and NCCF is

1:24:38a nonprofit charitable organization as

1:24:42I am an unpaid volunteer and I do not

1:24:44receive any financial rem remuneration

1:24:47benefits or other consideration from

1:24:49NNCCF.

1:24:51Item B9 involves the approval of a city

1:24:53donation to NNCCF for $2,000. On this

1:24:56matter, I have sought guidance from the

1:24:58city attorney's office. I've been

1:24:59advised that I have a commitment in a

1:25:01private capacity to the interests of

1:25:02NNCCF. I have also been advised that the

1:25:04independence of my judgment of a

1:25:06reasonable person in my situation would

1:25:08be materially affected by my

1:25:10relationship with NNCCF. Accordingly, I

1:25:12will not be participating or voting on

1:25:14this item today. Madame Clerk, please

1:25:15accept this disclosure and lodge it on

1:25:17the record for this meeting and I will

1:25:18step out of the room. Thank you.

1:25:19>> Okay. Thanks so much.

1:25:24I'll make a motion to approve if there's

1:25:26no other questions. Uh,

1:25:27>> just one second. Hold on.

1:25:30>> All right. I have a motion. I have a

1:25:32second. Second. All those in favor say

1:25:34I.

1:25:35>> All those opposed.

1:25:36>> Motion carries unanimously. All right.

1:25:38Come on back, Miss Henderson.

1:25:42Come on down.

1:25:44>> Oh, smart. Okay.

1:25:47All right, Madam Clerk. Item C1.

1:25:51>> Yes.

1:25:51>> Okay. Um, this is a resolution for

1:25:54budget augmentation and we have our ever

1:25:58so talented budget staff. Proud of the

1:26:01work that you guys do. Um, you do a

1:26:04tremendous, tremendous job. So, don't

1:26:07let anyone tell you you don't. All

1:26:08right, go right ahead.

1:26:10>> Thank you. Um,

1:26:13thank you.

1:26:15I'm going to wait till the presentation

1:26:17is up.

1:26:19while [clears throat] I get that pulled

1:26:20up, uh, Lindsay Hatfield, budget

1:26:22manager. For the record,

1:26:25[clears throat]

1:26:26so this is item I'm bringing forward

1:26:28today is the first quarter augmentation

1:26:30for FY27.

1:26:32We do bring augmentations quarterly.

1:26:34This aligns with our fiscal stewardship

1:26:38priority that um, we know that changes

1:26:41occur during the year. augmentations

1:26:43allow us to be nimble to those changes

1:26:46and reflect them in the budget so that

1:26:48we're not dealing with outdated numbers.

1:26:50The first quarter augmentation,

1:26:53I'll primarily focus today on the

1:26:55general fund. Um, but the first quarter

1:26:57augmentation is mostly prior year

1:27:00purchase order incumbrances that we are

1:27:02carrying forward. So those incumbrances

1:27:05are promises that we've made to

1:27:07businesses that if you do this work for

1:27:08us, we will pay you for it when it is

1:27:10completed. that these all represent work

1:27:13that is still ongoing and so um the

1:27:16funds were allocated in the prior year.

1:27:18Now we need to bring them forward to

1:27:20this year so that the departments can

1:27:21pay those obligations once the work is

1:27:23completed or delivered or whatever the

1:27:25case may be. Um we do that on the first

1:27:28quarter so that um departments are able

1:27:30to monitor their budgets and see an

1:27:32accurate reflection of the resources

1:27:34that they have. Otherwise, you can see

1:27:36that's $4 million. that would be a lot

1:27:38um locking up their funds where it kind

1:27:40of would make it look like they didn't

1:27:42have funds available but they do. We are

1:27:45also bringing forward some unencumbered

1:27:46carry forwards. These are items that for

1:27:49various reasons departments were not

1:27:50able to issue a PO prior to the end of

1:27:52the fiscal year but same um same purpose

1:27:56there. They are obligations that were

1:27:59intended from prior year funds and um

1:28:01they just need to be carried forward so

1:28:03they can be completed in the current

1:28:04year.

1:28:06We also have some grants and

1:28:08reimbursements that we're augmenting for

1:28:10police and parks and recreation, a few

1:28:12other departments. And then as noted

1:28:15earlier, we are reinstating the six

1:28:18police officer positions that were

1:28:20previously frozen and unfunded. Um I

1:28:22would note here that this is a partial

1:28:24year that we're looking at for for these

1:28:27six officers. So um knowing that, you

1:28:31know, they they wouldn't be hired at the

1:28:32beginning of the year. So, we're trying

1:28:34to align that with how much it would

1:28:35cost for the year if they were hired

1:28:37later.

1:28:38This, we believe, um addresses some of

1:28:40those some current year needs that we

1:28:43have for those um public safety that

1:28:45comes forward a lot.

1:28:49[clears throat and snorts]

1:28:54I won't go into too much detail on the

1:28:56other funds. All of the other funds that

1:28:59that are included in the augmentation

1:29:01are for purchase order encumbrances,

1:29:04unencumbered carry forwards for those

1:29:06programs listed. Um and then some grant

1:29:09revenue. So that is that's pretty much

1:29:13it for this augmentation. Um does

1:29:15anybody have any questions?

1:29:16>> All right. Thank you so much. Great job.

1:29:19Okay. Any questions? Go ahead,

1:29:21Councilwoman, and then I'll council

1:29:23Taylor.

1:29:24>> Yeah. Um could you go back to the page

1:29:26of uh on the general fund augmentations?

1:29:28So just I guess I have two questions.

1:29:30One, so $7 million. So just a short

1:29:34while ago we were $25 million short, but

1:29:37now you're recommending adding $7

1:29:39million and I wondered no

1:29:43>> just a quick clarification. Um we're not

1:29:45necessarily adding because almost 6

1:29:49million of that is just being carried

1:29:51forward from the prior year. So, it's

1:29:53funds that we had in last year's budget.

1:29:55Um, departments weren't able to close

1:29:57those contracts and pay them out. So, we

1:29:59need to pay them from this year.

1:30:00>> So, you're recommending adding a million

1:30:02dollars.

1:30:03>> Um, 600,000 and then the 700,000 is for

1:30:06grants and reimbursement. That's new

1:30:08revenue coming in there. The 600 is um

1:30:10from CAX. That would be the only

1:30:12>> And then for the CAX, the police

1:30:14officers, of course, I'm highly

1:30:16supportive. But what I want to

1:30:17understand, you mentioned, and I was

1:30:19going to ask this question that it's for

1:30:20a partial year. When do you expect this

1:30:22year to start them to start?

1:30:24>> Um, we did a midyear. So, looking at

1:30:26January.

1:30:27>> January. Now, do they is this for like a

1:30:30new class of police officers to be

1:30:32trained

1:30:33>> there? We are int

1:30:38Okay. Um, there is a police academy

1:30:40planned for January. It would be more

1:30:42than these six officers, but this would

1:30:44allow for um a complete academy to

1:30:47include [clears throat] six more.

1:30:49>> Right. Okay. So then my question is,

1:30:53should we expect to double it for the

1:30:55full next year?

1:30:57>> Yeah. 1.2.

1:30:59>> Yes.

1:30:59>> Okay. And I understand I just I'm sure

1:31:02you have a good answer for this, but I

1:31:03understand at least from our manager and

1:31:06pre prior discussions that we're also

1:31:08expecting to be 25 million short next

1:31:11year.

1:31:12>> We No, we um

1:31:15>> you go ahead, Lindsay, but no, that's

1:31:17not correct.

1:31:17>> Well, I want to hear the correct answer.

1:31:19We are working right now on our first um

1:31:23run through of updated projections for

1:31:25FY28 and we're not seeing that gap as as

1:31:29large as we originally suspected. We

1:31:31have um through the end of last fiscal

1:31:33year and into this fiscal year we're

1:31:35seeing CAX more resilient. So we're kind

1:31:37of seeing that that gap close and then

1:31:39Vicki will have a better a more thorough

1:31:43um financial breakdown.

1:31:44>> Well, do we have a gut feel for next

1:31:46year then based on what you're seeing at

1:31:47this point? I don't have a dollar amount

1:31:49to give you today, but I believe Vicki

1:31:50will have some more information in two

1:31:52weeks.

1:31:52>> Okay. But you're saying it's not 25

1:31:54million. I mean, could that mean it's 24

1:31:57million? I'm just trying to get an

1:31:58order.

1:31:58>> Let me let me give you the gut feel. Uh

1:32:00the gut feel is that we are not looking

1:32:03at a significant reduction in force or

1:32:05any at this moment because what happened

1:32:08was as a reminder, this council was

1:32:10incredibly disciplined. We paired back

1:32:12expenses both through uh staffing and

1:32:16services and supplies. The staff have

1:32:19further paired back uh there. We've slow

1:32:22rolled hiring. We've um matched our

1:32:25ending fund balance and the significant

1:32:27shift is cax is coming in higher which

1:32:30gives us additional funding and that is

1:32:31a huge win for the entire community. So

1:32:34no, we are not looking at any type of

1:32:37reduction in force. We're not trending

1:32:39that way. We don't know that there's

1:32:41going to be any delta between projected

1:32:44revenues and projected expenses as my

1:32:46question. I didn't ask about a reduction

1:32:48in force whatsoever. I'm not

1:32:49anticipating what you might do to close

1:32:51any budget shortfall. All I was asking

1:32:54was you answered it right at the end. I

1:32:56think you said we're expecting zero

1:32:59shortfall is what you said revenues to

1:33:01match expenditures.

1:33:02>> We don't know right now, but keep in

1:33:04mind everything's projected. So, of

1:33:06course,

1:33:06>> uh,

1:33:07>> Vickiy's running numbers will have more

1:33:10detailed and closer to accurate, but

1:33:12right now we're not seeing a gap.

1:33:16>> Okay, that's very helpful. Thank you.

1:33:18Thank you.

1:33:22>> Thank you. And I think um not

1:33:24necessarily a question, but we sit up

1:33:27here and we all have differing opinions

1:33:29and sometimes we don't agree, but what

1:33:32manager Bryant just said, I think we all

1:33:34really need to

1:33:36celebrate this moment because of the

1:33:38hard decisions that the council made and

1:33:41the policy decisions about two years ago

1:33:44and the very hard and diligent work of

1:33:47our team, including you. This is a win,

1:33:50but we had to make some hard choices and

1:33:52it wasn't easy. And we had some

1:33:54conversations up here of do we have a

1:33:56reduction in force? Do we cut back on

1:33:57these expenses? And we said that we

1:33:59would do that. And now because we did

1:34:02that, we are starting to see the light

1:34:04at the end of the tunnel. So I am deeply

1:34:06grateful for all of my colleagues up

1:34:08here and I know the community is very

1:34:11grateful for this too. So this is this

1:34:12is really good work. So thank you very

1:34:14much. I'll make a motion whenever you're

1:34:16ready.

1:34:17>> I have one follow-up comment. Um, Madame

1:34:19Mayor.

1:34:19>> Yes, please.

1:34:20>> Yeah. I just wanted to say because I ran

1:34:22out of time in this budget conversation,

1:34:24but I am very supportive of us adding

1:34:26additional officers. I I was very sad

1:34:29when they were put on a freeze, if you

1:34:31will. Um, it's incredibly important and

1:34:34I know from the wards, you know, we've

1:34:36had very little um patrol coverage over

1:34:38the years. Um, and there's been hotspots

1:34:41all over, not not just downtown, but in

1:34:43every ward. And so, I'm really glad to

1:34:46see this. I I have to tell you and I

1:34:48hope that if if things turn around too

1:34:51that other uh positions that were frozen

1:34:53could also be unfrozen. So, thank you.

1:34:58>> Okay. Thank you. Any further comments?

1:35:00No. Okay, then um I will make a motion

1:35:04to approve.

1:35:06>> Second.

1:35:07>> I have a motion. I have a second. Any

1:35:11comments, Councilman? No.

1:35:13>> Okay. I just want to make one comment. I

1:35:16think um you do a phenomenal job. We're

1:35:18certainly supportive of your work. Uh I

1:35:20just really really want to recognize

1:35:22that. Uh I know sometimes it's hard to

1:35:25hear otherwise. I'm grateful that

1:35:26Councilwoman Taylor recognized that. So

1:35:29um thank you very very very much. You're

1:35:31very much appreciated and we did make

1:35:33those tough decisions two years ago. So

1:35:36uh I wanted on the record that that's

1:35:38paying off now instead of the opposite.

1:35:42So thank you so much. All right.

1:35:47All those in favor?

1:35:48>> Did we do a first and a second?

1:35:50>> We did a first and second. We're waiting

1:35:51for the vote. Okay.

1:35:53>> I have a motion and a second. Yeah.

1:35:55>> All those in favor say I. I.

1:35:57>> All those opposed.

1:35:58>> Motion carries.

1:36:10>> Item D1.

1:36:12Um, we will, this is a public hearing,

1:36:16madam clerk. We will now open the public

1:36:18hearing. Was proper notice given and any

1:36:20correspondence received?

1:36:22>> Proper notice was given and no

1:36:23correspondence was received.

1:36:26>> Right. Thank you so much. Hi. Hi,

1:36:29Nathan. Okay. Um, any public comment?

1:36:33>> There is none.

1:36:34>> Okay. Any uh dis any disclosures? No.

1:36:38Okay. Nathan, it's all you. Take it

1:36:40away.

1:36:41>> Okay. Thanks so much. Good morning.

1:36:42Thank you uh members of the council. For

1:36:44the record, Nathan Gilbert, principal

1:36:45planner with development services.

1:36:49This is a request to abandon

1:36:50approximately 7,500 square feet of

1:36:53public rideway consisting of portions of

1:36:55Newport Lane and Colin Circle. The

1:36:57site's located in the Rolling Hills

1:36:59subdivision in the Panther Valley area.

1:37:02The current owner recently purchased the

1:37:04halfacre lot and has begun cleaning up

1:37:06the property. There's an existing mobile

1:37:08home, non-conforming mobile home on the

1:37:09site and the abandonments proposed to

1:37:11facilitate the creation of a second lot

1:37:13which would be done through a a parcel

1:37:15map process for future development of

1:37:17two single family homes.

1:37:20The abuing parcels are zoned SF3 units

1:37:23per acre and the SF3 zoning would be

1:37:25applied to the abandonment area.

1:37:28Uh there are no city of Reno utilities

1:37:30within the abandonment area. T there is

1:37:33a tumble water man located to the west

1:37:34of the site and condition number five

1:37:37requires recorded easements for the

1:37:38water man service lateral and water

1:37:40meter prior to recording the

1:37:42abandonment.

1:37:44Uh records indicate uh the public right

1:37:47ofways held an easement. There's no fee

1:37:49ownership and the area would revert back

1:37:51to the adjoining property owner with no

1:37:53associated fee if abandoned.

1:37:56Uh finding that the public will not be

1:37:58materially injured by the proposed

1:38:00abandonment. Uh staff analysis did not

1:38:02identify any negative impact on the

1:38:04adjacent street network or public

1:38:06amenities.

1:38:08And with that, the recommended motion

1:38:09for approval is on your screen. I'm

1:38:11available for any questions.

1:38:13>> Okay. Thank you, Nathan. Um any comments

1:38:16from council? Any questions? Nope. Okay.

1:38:18Uh council neighbor, go ahead.

1:38:21>> So, this is in my ward and it's kind of

1:38:23a weird story, right? this area, if we

1:38:27can put it on the the map up again.

1:38:32So, that area has been fenced off

1:38:36previously, right?

1:38:37>> Right.

1:38:38>> By the previous property owner,

1:38:40>> presumably

1:38:41>> and they didn't own the property.

1:38:43Correct. Correct. Okay. And they were

1:38:45not paying property taxes on it.

1:38:48Correct.

1:38:48>> Not to my knowledge.

1:38:49>> Yeah. And then this new owner buys it.

1:38:52Also has not been paying property taxes

1:38:55on land that's been fenced off that they

1:38:59didn't purchase. Um and now they want it

1:39:02abandoned to them. Correct.

1:39:05>> That's that's the request.

1:39:07>> Yeah. Yeah. So I just wanted to get that

1:39:09on the record. I mean, I understand why

1:39:11why we're doing it, but I don't want to

1:39:14encourage this type of behavior where

1:39:16people put a fence around something and

1:39:18then kind of claim it later. You know,

1:39:21they they get to have it and they don't

1:39:22pay any property taxes on it for since

1:39:25the '9s, I believe you said, is when you

1:39:28could see the fence on Google Maps. So,

1:39:31um I just, you know, I know it's going

1:39:35to get passed. I approve or I support

1:39:38housing there. um to a point. Um I know

1:39:41we're going to be um

1:39:44hitting some safety issues with access

1:39:46in and out of the val uh Panther Valley

1:39:48with fires, fire risk and things like

1:39:51that, but um I just want to express that

1:39:53I'm not pleased with the way this came

1:39:55to be. So yeah,

1:39:59>> Madame Mayor, I have a question.

1:40:01>> Yeah, I I am confused, Nathan. So, is

1:40:04this city of Reno property that

1:40:07obviously to do an abandonment? We we

1:40:09own it.

1:40:10>> Yes, it's a city of

1:40:11>> But you're saying that someone or or

1:40:13Miss Eert's saying someone put a fence

1:40:15around it?

1:40:16>> Yes. Which is not uncommon when you have

1:40:18undeveloped land, right? I mean, that

1:40:20happens happens quite often.

1:40:22>> Um but no, there's there's no

1:40:26it's it's not theirs. It's a city of

1:40:28Reno easement,

1:40:29>> right?

1:40:29>> When you say it's a easement though, I

1:40:31mean, do we own it? It's a It's a city

1:40:34easement. So that's is why it's before

1:40:36the council to relinquish it.

1:40:38>> Yeah. But I mean, who owns underlying

1:40:40property?

1:40:42>> It's the city of Reno.

1:40:44>> Oh, it is city of Reno.

1:40:46>> Okay.

1:40:47>> Yeah. Okay. I just I had not heard of

1:40:49this as a common practice and I guess

1:40:51I'm concerned about the practice and it

1:40:53seems like something code enforcement

1:40:55should be involved in is if people are

1:40:58just fencing off public owned property.

1:41:01I mean, if we wanted to fence it off

1:41:03because people were dumping trash on it

1:41:05or doing something and we had no use for

1:41:07it at the moment and we fenced it,

1:41:09that's one thing. But for someone else

1:41:11to come in and fence it and then because

1:41:14we have abandonment, I mean, did you do

1:41:17the research to know whether we bought

1:41:18it, inherited it at no cost? Is that why

1:41:21there's a no cost abandonment?

1:41:23>> That's correct. That's why there's no

1:41:24cost. It was dedicated through the

1:41:26parcel map.

1:41:27And I mean, was it supposed to be open

1:41:30space or do we even know what I

1:41:33>> The record wasn't clear what what the

1:41:35intention was. Um, the original request

1:41:37had portions of Collins Way. Our comment

1:41:40was to to not not abandon that to to

1:41:42maintain that 60oot right away,

1:41:44>> of course.

1:41:45>> So, this is areas that we don't have any

1:41:48any infrastructure or interest in. It

1:41:50was just a remnant from 1985 when that

1:41:52parcel met

1:41:53>> and it's a halfacre is what you're

1:41:54saying. the existing parcels a half acre

1:41:56and the requested abandonments about

1:41:587500.

1:41:59>> But let me ask you know when we have

1:42:00other existing businesses and they

1:42:05want to expand and we we have a policy

1:42:08of

1:42:10um prioritizing people have businesses

1:42:13next to our property to allow them to

1:42:15buy our property. Why is it just because

1:42:18they cleverly thought of going request

1:42:20an abandonment instead of an acquisition

1:42:23that we're here today?

1:42:24>> So there's two different types of

1:42:26abandonments, right? When we look at it

1:42:27is is does the council need to charge a

1:42:30fee or if it was um done through

1:42:33easement in this instance NRS would not

1:42:35allow us to charge a fee. It's up to

1:42:37council to say do we want this? Will the

1:42:39public be materially harmed if we give

1:42:41it away? Do we need this?

1:42:42>> Okay. It's It's just

1:42:44>> Was it sitting on a a city like map of

1:42:47land we own? And could we have offered

1:42:49to sell it?

1:42:51>> No. No. It's it's it's in easement.

1:42:54>> I I'm really confused about easement

1:42:56versus ownership. Maybe our attorneys

1:42:57could help us out. I don't know. Is that

1:43:03>> Yeah, Essentially, it's dedicated for

1:43:04public use. Um and so it um and it came

1:43:08through on the parcel map. Um, so it's

1:43:11it's not a fee. Um, we we don't own it

1:43:15in fee, but we own it for this

1:43:17particular purpose. And um, as as it's

1:43:21been described. So,

1:43:22>> could we have sold it?

1:43:24>> No. No. Because again, it's it's not

1:43:26like it's not that like like we have

1:43:28title to the property, per se. No, it's

1:43:30it's it's an easement, a right to use

1:43:32that property.

1:43:33>> But it's some that's the question I

1:43:35asked though. Who owns it then? If we

1:43:37just have an easement,

1:43:38>> well, it's an easement that encumbers

1:43:40the property and when you eliminate the

1:43:42easement, it goes back to the adjacent

1:43:44property. So, I mean, ultimately, it's

1:43:46the underlying it's the adjacent.

1:43:48>> All right. Thank you.

1:43:51>> Any further questions?

1:43:54>> Um, council.

1:43:55>> Yeah. Um

1:43:57>> um you've made some comments and and so

1:43:59I'm just curious what you understand

1:44:02since it's your ward so I can understand

1:44:04a little bit better your concern.

1:44:06>> Well, it's my understanding that they

1:44:09want to increase their parcel size so

1:44:12they can subdivide and put in three

1:44:14homes. Correct.

1:44:15>> Two homes.

1:44:15>> Two homes. Okay. I I thought it was

1:44:18three before. No, it's two now.

1:44:20>> Two is what would be feasible.

1:44:22>> Okay. Um, so I just

1:44:25I have a problem with somebody just

1:44:27putting a fence around p public property

1:44:30and not paying any property taxes on it.

1:44:33And I have a hard time believing that

1:44:34the new buyer didn't know when they got,

1:44:37you know, their paperwork to purchase

1:44:39the property that

1:44:40>> like a title report.

1:44:42>> Yeah. Yeah. That this was not

1:44:44technically, you know, owned by them.

1:44:46They haven't paid any taxes on it. um

1:44:49and now you know they're they're buying

1:44:51it for the purpose or want this uh

1:44:54abandonment for the purpose of

1:44:55developing on it. So I understand that

1:44:58we probably just have to do it. But just

1:45:01as a matter of policy, it concerns me

1:45:04about people just putting up fences on

1:45:06public property. You know, if somebody's

1:45:08uh next to a park and they want to move

1:45:10their fence back, you know, 20 ft or

1:45:12something and nobody says anything for

1:45:1520 years, then do they own that? You

1:45:17know, I just don't I don't I don't like

1:45:19the way this happened.

1:45:21>> Did um do you meet with them?

1:45:24>> They came to my NAB or their

1:45:25representative did. Yeah.

1:45:27>> Okay. So, that's how you know the

1:45:29project.

1:45:30>> Yeah. Yeah.

1:45:31>> Thanks.

1:45:33>> Okay.

1:45:34Uh any further questions? Seeing that

1:45:37there are none, uh I'm send back to you.

1:45:41Send it back to you.

1:45:47because we have to basically, right? I

1:45:50don't think we have to.

1:45:51>> No, we don't.

1:45:52>> Oh, if if we could have the motion put

1:45:54up, I don't know, Nathan, if you could

1:45:56put the motion up, but um staff's

1:45:58>> Yeah, I mean, you're not you're not

1:46:00required to. I mean, there's a finding

1:46:01you have to make about whether it's

1:46:03going to materially impact um material

1:46:06ingenuity of the public and um but it's

1:46:09within your discretion to go either way

1:46:11on it.

1:46:12>> Okay. Well, I will move to approve the

1:46:15proposed abandonment subject to the

1:46:17conditions list listed in the staff

1:46:19report. But I do again just want to say

1:46:22I don't like this. I don't like the way

1:46:24it happened. Okay. Second.

1:46:26>> Thank you. I have a motion. I have a

1:46:28second. Any discussion?

1:46:30All those in favor say I. I.

1:46:32>> All those opposed, I'm going to go on

1:46:34the record as opposing based on council

1:46:37members comments. Um all those in favor

1:46:39say I. I. All those opposed?

1:46:43Motion carries.

1:46:45Uh 61.

1:46:48Okay.

1:46:49>> 51

1:46:50>> or 51.

1:46:51>> Deon's not here.

1:46:52>> Oh, yeah. 51. Sorry, I can't. 51. All

1:46:55right.

1:46:58Okay. Um, moving right along. D2L.

1:47:08>> [clears throat]

1:47:12>> All right. This is another public

1:47:13hearing.

1:47:14>> Yes.

1:47:14>> We will now open open the public

1:47:16hearing. Madame clerk, has proper notice

1:47:18been given and any correspondence

1:47:20received?

1:47:20>> Proper notice was given and no

1:47:22correspondence was received.

1:47:23>> Okay. Thank you so much. Then I'm going

1:47:25to hand it over to you. Hi.

1:47:26>> Hello.

1:47:27>> How you doing?

1:47:28>> I'm well. Thank you for asking. Good.

1:47:29>> Good morning, Madame Mayor, members of

1:47:31the council. Jeff Foster, associate

1:47:32planner for the record. This morning I

1:47:34am bringing you uh the historic resource

1:47:37designation for the original Reno Arch.

1:47:40Uh this is the arch that is located on

1:47:42Lake Street between one south lake and

1:47:45one museum drive between the National

1:47:46Automobile Museum and the Renaissance

1:47:49Hotel, not the arch that is on South on

1:47:51North Virginia. The request before you

1:47:53is to list the original Reno Exposition

1:47:56Arch on the city of Reno register of

1:47:58historic places and a zoning map

1:48:00amendment uh from no zoning to no zoning

1:48:03with the historic landmark overlay. And

1:48:05keep in mind that no changes are

1:48:06proposed. Some history. Uh the this arch

1:48:11is also known as the original Reno Arch

1:48:13or the old Reno Arch. Uh it was

1:48:15originally erected over Virginia Street

1:48:17south of the intersection with

1:48:18Commercial Row on October 23rd of 1926

1:48:22and it was placed to advertise the 1927

1:48:25transcontinental highways exposition

1:48:28celebrating the completion of the

1:48:29Lincoln and Victoria Highways and was

1:48:31commissioned as part of the preparations

1:48:33for the exposition to welcome visitors

1:48:35to the commercial center of Reno. It was

1:48:37situated so that the visitors arriving

1:48:39by train or automobile would be likely

1:48:41to see the arch. The original Reno

1:48:43Exposition Arch in downtown Reno

1:48:45celebrates its centennial in 2026. For

1:48:48100 years, the arch has reflected the

1:48:50aspirations and identity of Reno and

1:48:53stood as a physical welcome sign to

1:48:55residents and visitors alike. It has

1:48:57appeared on countless postcards, photos,

1:48:59and video imagery of Reno, becoming a

1:49:01symbol of the city.

1:49:04Some background. Uh the nomination is to

1:49:07the city register is for the arch itself

1:49:09and the area immediately under the span

1:49:11of the arch. Uh staff has established

1:49:13significance under criterion 2A for

1:49:16designation to the city register in that

1:49:18the arch is associated with events that

1:49:20have made an a significant contribution

1:49:22to the broad patterns of local history.

1:49:25With exception of relocation of uh of

1:49:27the arch to Lake Street, it retains a

1:49:29high degree of the seven qualities of

1:49:31integrity in its current setting near

1:49:33the ring uh Trekky River on Lake Street

1:49:35is an appropriate place for this locally

1:49:37significant historic object. The HRC met

1:49:41on September 10th of this year and

1:49:43unanimously recommended to city council

1:49:45that you add the property to the city

1:49:47register by accepting the historic

1:49:49resource designation nomination and to

1:49:51adopt the HL overlay zoning district.

1:49:54The HL overlay's purpose is to preserve

1:49:56the integrity of buildings, structures,

1:49:57historic landscapes or other

1:49:59characteristics

1:50:00um that define with defining features

1:50:03with historical, architectural, cultural

1:50:05or uh landmark significance.

1:50:08The HL overlay will assist in

1:50:10recognizing the significance of the arch

1:50:12which has reflected the aspirations and

1:50:14identity of Reno and stood as a physical

1:50:16welcome sign to residents and visitors

1:50:18for 100 years. This is symbolic. There

1:50:21are no impacts on surrounding

1:50:22properties. Here

1:50:25are the recommended findings for a

1:50:26zoning map amendment. And staff can make

1:50:28all recommended findings. And here's the

1:50:30recommended motion.

1:50:32>> Okay. Love it. Love, love, love this.

1:50:35Okay. Go ahead, Council Dor.

1:50:36>> Yeah. Thank you. I just wanted to thank

1:50:38the staff. And I didn't know if you

1:50:40either of you had any comments about

1:50:41this, but I know I I've been so

1:50:44impressed um with the work that you've

1:50:46both done in terms of finding these

1:50:49important remnants of history and uh

1:50:52cataloging them and making sure that the

1:50:55community is aware of them and that they

1:50:58undergo protective covenant. I think

1:51:00that's exactly what you've done here. Um

1:51:02years ago, this would not have happened.

1:51:03We had no one working in the historic

1:51:05resources space at all. We used to and I

1:51:10talked to Jackie and her predecessors

1:51:12for I don't know five years. I don't

1:51:14know how long you've been here. Um, you

1:51:16know, Melissa, but is it been five? Four

1:51:20years. So, I guess I talked to them for

1:51:23eight years [laughter] before your

1:51:25position got approved and you were

1:51:27hired. But I know this wouldn't happen

1:51:28without you. It just wouldn't happen.

1:51:30And you've also done other things uh

1:51:33with the historic districts,

1:51:35inventorying locations. I mean, the

1:51:38work's been phenomenal. What has changed

1:51:40in the last four years as compared to

1:51:41the previous eight? So, I'm really um

1:51:44supportive of this and really appreciate

1:51:46your work. So, um and if I don't know if

1:51:49there's any comments or questions, I'm

1:51:51I'm happy to make a motion.

1:51:53>> Oh, just ready to vote. Ready to

1:51:55support. All right. So, we're going to

1:51:56have a birthday, correct, Megan?

1:51:59>> Yeah. What are we doing? It's what?

1:52:01October 23rd. That's fantastic. What are

1:52:04we doing to celebrate? It's so important

1:52:06to recognize our history.

1:52:07[clears throat] Tell me about

1:52:08>> what number of years are we at?

1:52:09>> Yeah, we're at 100. No,

1:52:11>> 100.

1:52:11>> Yeah,

1:52:12>> we're at 100 years of the arch. What are

1:52:14we going to do?

1:52:16>> All right. Well, um, good morning. Or is

1:52:19it afternoon? Yeah, almost. We don't

1:52:21know.

1:52:21>> Megan Burner, arts and culture manager.

1:52:23For the record, thank you for

1:52:25recognizing Melissa Hayy's hard work on

1:52:27this. Um, she is amazing. Uh yes. So we

1:52:31thought it was appropriate to bring this

1:52:32for the 100th anniversary of the arch

1:52:34and put it on our local register. Um we

1:52:38are working with HARPS historic Reno

1:52:40Preservation Society to do a small

1:52:42celebration on the 23rd um at the

1:52:46National Automobile Museum. There will

1:52:49be some form of uh celebration

1:52:52information. They're going to speak

1:52:54about the history of the arch. um a

1:52:57slideshow, all kinds of stuff to kind of

1:52:59celebrate this important anniversary.

1:53:02So,

1:53:02>> I think that's awesome.

1:53:03>> We we'll make sure once we have all of

1:53:06the details that that get

1:53:07>> I know the original arch was really also

1:53:10sort of a nod to visitors. It would be

1:53:12nice to see the RCVA and I'm happy to

1:53:15ask if they could participate in

1:53:17something like this since there's that

1:53:18visitor tiein. I think it's so

1:53:20identifiable. It's iconic. um you know,

1:53:23everyone and it would be cool to get

1:53:26some historians that could talk about

1:53:28certain things that happened under the

1:53:30arch and um I know Miss Venus would

1:53:33probably be very happy to talk about our

1:53:3580s celebration, wouldn't you, Rebecca

1:53:37Venus? [laughter]

1:53:40>> We all got to dress up like the 80s.

1:53:42>> It was fun.

1:53:42>> You remember that? Um, no, but I bet

1:53:44there's incredible stories um under the

1:53:47arch and uh and you know, it leads me to

1:53:52something else that I do want to bring

1:53:53up because it's so identifiable and

1:53:55iconic for Megan's like, "Oh my god, oh

1:53:57my god, don't say it." No. But because

1:53:59it's so iconic and memorable, people

1:54:02love love love to take pictures um by

1:54:05the arch. And we really need to come up

1:54:09with an ordinance or some way um where

1:54:12people can do that safely. Uh there was

1:54:16something that came across my desk where

1:54:19um people were out there, our visitors

1:54:21were out there and they were sort of

1:54:24shued away and I don't think it's a good

1:54:26look for

1:54:27>> talking about the arch on Virginia

1:54:29Street.

1:54:29>> Yeah. um whether it's that arch or you

1:54:32know the other arch uh you know there's

1:54:35a reason why they do it and they're out

1:54:37there promoting our city positively and

1:54:40I just want to make sure that that

1:54:42doesn't happen and how we can come up

1:54:45with something where um it's identified

1:54:49as that's what it's for. At one time we

1:54:51talked about doing an island right there

1:54:54u because the turn lane doesn't really

1:54:56exist. you have it

1:54:58>> mapped out, but it doesn't it doesn't

1:55:00serve any type of purpose, right? And so

1:55:04instead of people playing Frogger back

1:55:05and forth or, you know, being

1:55:09reprimanded for using the beautiful

1:55:11arch, um I think that's critical to our

1:55:13visitors, to the city, and again, those

1:55:16pictures end up with thousands and

1:55:18thousands of impressions. So, I would

1:55:20love to see some way that we can Bry's

1:55:22really good at this and being creative

1:55:24about maybe there's an island there

1:55:26because you see it in Las Vegas where it

1:55:28says like welcome to Las Vegas,

1:55:30something like that, right? And it could

1:55:31have something this has been identified

1:55:33to take pictures um you know so that it

1:55:37doesn't create uh

1:55:38>> Yeah, theirs is on a major boulevard and

1:55:41they did create a space because it was

1:55:43became dangerous with all the

1:55:45>> right because it gets so popular.

1:55:47>> Can we use RDA funds for that? Is that

1:55:49Maybe we can partner with the automobile

1:55:52museum for a designated selfie space or

1:55:55something that I love that idea or the

1:55:57RCVA, the museum, something in that

1:56:01capacity. But I think it would be really

1:56:03important so people um know they're

1:56:05welcome and they have a positive

1:56:08experience in our city and actually

1:56:11continuing to pro promote our city. So

1:56:13that's what I love about that. Okay,

1:56:14council door. Megan, um, in terms of the

1:56:17date for this celebration and the time,

1:56:19I just want to point out that, um, three

1:56:22of us have a TAMWA um, strategic

1:56:25planning session for about four hours

1:56:27that day. And

1:56:28>> the 23rd on Friday,

1:56:31>> sorry, sorry,

1:56:32>> the 23rd. Sorry,

1:56:33>> Friday the 23rd. Got it. I did not say

1:56:36that. I don't think I

1:56:36>> was looking at the 22nd. I'm sorry. Um

1:56:39but a number of us have uh treachery

1:56:44river flood right meeting unexpectedly

1:56:48put in the afternoon and others of us

1:56:50have board meetings that morning. So I

1:56:52think a midday would be really good or

1:56:54or evening I mean whatever

1:56:56>> but I just wanted to share that if you

1:56:58can look at our calendars.

1:57:00>> Sure.

1:57:00>> Because I think everybody would like to

1:57:02be there.

1:57:03>> Great.

1:57:04>> Thanks.

1:57:05>> Okay. Anything else?

1:57:07>> No. I just make a motion.

1:57:08>> Okay. Thank you.

1:57:09>> We do need the city attorney to read the

1:57:11bill number and title into the record.

1:57:12>> Sorry, Carl. Ran right over you or

1:57:14Jonathan, whoever wants to go.

1:57:16>> Ordinance introduction, bill number

1:57:177345, case number LDC 27-000014,

1:57:23original Reno Exposition Arch Historic

1:57:25Resource Designation, Ordinance to amend

1:57:27Title 18, Chapter 18.02 02 of the Reno

1:57:30Municipal Code entitled zoning reszoning

1:57:32the footprint of the location of the

1:57:34original Reno Exposition Arch from no

1:57:36zoning adjacent to mixeduse downtown

1:57:38River District to no zoning with the

1:57:41historic landmark overlay zoning

1:57:42district. The arch is located on Lake

1:57:44Street, one South Lake Street and one

1:57:47museum drive, 190 ft north of Mil Street

1:57:50and has a master plan land use

1:57:52designation of downtown mixed use ward

1:57:54one.

1:57:55>> All right.

1:57:55>> All right. Thank you so much. Well, in

1:57:57the matter of case LDC27-0014

1:58:01000014,

1:58:03I move to uphold the recommendation of

1:58:04the Historic Resources Commission and

1:58:06refer bill number

1:58:08what was it?

1:58:10>> 7342

1:58:127345

1:58:13>> 45

1:58:15second reading and adoption.

1:58:17>> Okay,

1:58:18>> second.

1:58:18>> So, I have a motion and a second. Just

1:58:21really quickly, um, so will it get some

1:58:24sort of plaque or identifier with that

1:58:27or No, because I know like

1:58:30we have um it will.

1:58:33>> Yes.

1:58:36No, but I just wondered like what

1:58:38exactly because I know um actually the

1:58:43Jacob Davis plaque is over there by

1:58:46actually the the music venue we just

1:58:49approved and it's so cool. It's he

1:58:51invented the rivets for Levis's. Um, so

1:58:55we have a very strong connection here to

1:58:58Levi Jeans because this tailor invented

1:59:01those those copper rivets and they put a

1:59:04plaque. You guys should all go look at

1:59:06it. I'd love to see one day. This could

1:59:09be your initiative. How cool if we could

1:59:11get an artist to do some sort of denim

1:59:13sculpture and partner with Levis's. So,

1:59:16how cool is that? But we have a big tie

1:59:18to Levvis. So, uh, just go ahead and

1:59:20>> Megan Mer, arts and culture manager. For

1:59:22the record, there is an existing plaque

1:59:24already at the arch and I think it was

1:59:27in you see it right there in this um

1:59:29>> perfect.

1:59:30>> No need. You beat us to it.

1:59:32>> Yeah. Um but there's no like

1:59:34interpretive panel or anything like

1:59:36that. Something we can consider. Melissa

1:59:38also has created a story map

1:59:41>> with the history of the arch and some

1:59:43really amazing photographs that will

1:59:45live online um that people can access

1:59:48and so we can share that with you as

1:59:49well.

1:59:50>> That's so cool. How many pages

1:59:53>> is the

1:59:54>> is your

1:59:54>> the story map? Yeah, it's I mean I don't

1:59:56know if

1:59:58>> Yeah, it's down.

1:59:59>> You could turn it into a coffee table

2:00:01book.

2:00:01>> Yeah,

2:00:02>> the art. I love it.

2:00:04>> All right, any further comments? No.

2:00:07Okay.

2:00:08>> All right. All those in favor say I.

2:00:09>> I. All those opposed. Motion carries

2:00:11unanimously. Good job, Melissa. Great.

2:00:15Love it. Love it. Love it. Like Naomi

2:00:17said, we're so grateful that you are

2:00:19preserving our history. Good job. Okay,

2:00:23madame clerk. Item F1.

2:00:27All right, this is ordinance adoption.

2:00:29Madam clerk, do you have any public

2:00:30comment on this item?

2:00:32>> There is none.

2:00:32>> Okay, I'm going to send it over to Carl

2:00:35Hall. Go ahead.

2:00:36>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Ordinance

2:00:37adoption. Ordinance number 6752,

2:00:39case number LDC 27-00005,

2:00:44Codexa residence master plan and zoning

2:00:46map amendment. Ordinance to amend title

2:00:4818, chapter 18.02 02 of the Reno

2:00:50Municipal Code entitled zoning reszoning

2:00:53a 5.0 zero acre parcel located on the

2:00:58terminus of Codexa Way

2:01:010.39 miles southeast of the intersection

2:01:03of Rio Wrangler Parkway, Desert Way and

2:01:06Codexaway within the city of Reno sphere

2:01:08of influence from a mix of

2:01:10unincorporated transition 40 acres and

2:01:13large art residential 2.5 acres to large

2:01:16residential 1 acre together with matters

2:01:18which pertain to or are necessarily

2:01:20connected therewith.

2:01:22>> Okay, perfect. Thank you so much. Okay,

2:01:24ward.

2:01:27I think that's three.

2:01:29>> Oh, is it you?

2:01:30>> I think it's or three. Yes, [laughter]

2:01:31>> he's new. They're not new anymore, but

2:01:34I'm always trying to figure out what the

2:01:35map [clears throat] is. Go ahead, Vice

2:01:37Mayor. Take it away.

2:01:38>> Yeah, I don't need a presentation. I'm

2:01:40happy to make a motion unless anybody

2:01:41has any other comments or questions. Oh,

2:01:44okay. I'll move to adopt the ordinance.

2:01:46>> Okay, I have a motion.

2:01:47>> Second.

2:01:48>> I have a second. All those in favor say

2:01:49I. All those opposed. Motion carries.

2:01:52>> Okay.

2:01:54All right, Madam Clerk, item G1.

2:01:59Do you have any public comment on this

2:02:00item?

2:02:01>> There is none.

2:02:02>> Okay. Uh, I'm going to

2:02:05send it to city manager one who

2:02:12any questions on this item?

2:02:16And this is a staff report discussion

2:02:18and potential appointment for Trenton

2:02:20Johnson at the Reno Police Department.

2:02:23and he is the chief's designate Reno and

2:02:26and Reno Municipal Court Chief Marshall

2:02:29Joel Harley

2:02:31>> to that's correct regional 911 emergency

2:02:34response advisory committee. So I would

2:02:36like to make a motion.

2:02:37>> Yes.

2:02:37>> All right. I have a second. All those in

2:02:40favor say I. I.

2:02:41>> All those opposed.

2:02:42>> Motion carries.

2:02:45All right. Item H1. Everyone, any items

2:02:48you would like to address? Going down to

2:02:52Councilman Eert. Go ahead. Um, this is

2:02:56just council comments. Um,

2:02:59I just wanted to share something

2:03:02personal because I've been kind of um,

2:03:06frankly attacked um, by some colleagues

2:03:09as well. Um, I have rheumatoid arthritis

2:03:14and I have lupus and I feel like I've

2:03:17been put in a position where I have to

2:03:19publicly share my

2:03:22personal health issues um because I have

2:03:27joined meetings via Zoom. Um,

2:03:31I think I'm

2:03:33uh

2:03:37specifically being targeted. Um, the one

2:03:41of the people that had a problem with me

2:03:43joining via Zoom is absent today

2:03:46actually. Um and um

2:03:51Mayor Shivi to hear about Dave Azi and

2:03:54and good things he did is um a really

2:03:56stark contrast to the way um he has

2:04:00attacked me online um because I I join

2:04:04meetings via Zoom um because I have

2:04:06difficulty with mobility uh in the

2:04:09morning. Um, so just wanted to share

2:04:12that because there's been questions

2:04:14about why I'm not here in person that I

2:04:18join meetings via Zoom. Um, I was here

2:04:21earlier today cuz my children are out of

2:04:23school and my husband was able to drive

2:04:24me today. Um but I just wanted to share

2:04:28that um you know many people

2:04:32live with autoimmune diseases and um

2:04:38we should not have to feel shame for

2:04:41using technology available to us to make

2:04:44it possible to join meetings and uh

2:04:47participate which I have done um my

2:04:51entire time on council. So, I really

2:04:54appreciate the support that I've

2:04:56received from most of my colleagues and

2:04:58from staff, but um you know, again, just

2:05:02really disappointed that there are

2:05:04people on this council who have um

2:05:09attacked me for joining on Zoom and and

2:05:13falsely claimed that I'm absent from

2:05:16meetings, which is frankly untrue. So um

2:05:21you know I just want to let everyone

2:05:23know so there's no more questions about

2:05:26it why I'm joining via Zoom. I have

2:05:28rheumatoid arthritis and lupus and it is

2:05:31difficult for me to move frankly in the

2:05:35morning. So, um,

2:05:39just wanted to share that. I know

2:05:40there's many, many [clears throat]

2:05:41people out there that, um, deal with the

2:05:44same health issues and, um, I would hope

2:05:48that, um, the community can understand

2:05:52and just know that this job is a huge

2:05:55priority for me and I would never miss a

2:05:58council meeting. I think I've missed one

2:06:01in November of 2023 because I was on a

2:06:04plane to a conference for the city of

2:06:06Reno. Um I take this position extremely

2:06:11seriously.

2:06:12So I want to again thank the council

2:06:15members that have been supportive and um

2:06:18to the others that have been um

2:06:23targeting me because of health issues.

2:06:26um just really extremely disappointed.

2:06:29So that was all. I'm sorry I have to

2:06:32share my personal health stuff publicly,

2:06:34but I've been put in a position where I

2:06:36feel like I have to at this time.

2:06:38>> Okay. Thank you so much, Megan. I'm

2:06:40sorry you're struggling.

2:06:44>> Okay. Um any other You have your light

2:06:47on, Naomi. No, nothing. Okay. Any other

2:06:50council members?

2:06:52>> Okay.

2:06:52>> RDA. We are now going into the RDA.

2:06:56Uh, Madame Clerk, so could we start uh

2:07:00with roll call?

2:07:01>> Yes. Member Taylor

2:07:03>> here.

2:07:04>> Member Der

2:07:04>> here.

2:07:05>> Vice Chair Martinez

2:07:06>> here.

2:07:07>> Member Eert

2:07:08>> here.

2:07:08>> Member Reese is absent at this time.

2:07:10Member Anderson

2:07:11>> here.

2:07:12>> And chair

2:07:13>> here.

2:07:14>> You do have a quorum.

2:07:15>> Okay. Thanks.

2:07:19>> All right. Item A. Hold on. Just want to

2:07:24double check. Um any public comment,

2:07:27madam clerk?

2:07:28>> Uh there is none and we did not receive

2:07:29any correspondence.

2:07:30>> Okay. Thank you so much. Approval of the

2:07:32agenda, please.

2:07:33>> I'll move to approve.

2:07:34>> Thank you. I have a motion and a second.

2:07:35All those in favor say I. I. All those

2:07:37opposed.

2:07:38>> Motion carries. Um item A5, approval of

2:07:40the minutes.

2:07:42>> Make a motion.

2:07:43>> Second.

2:07:43>> I have a motion. I have a second. All

2:07:45those in favor say I.

2:07:46>> All those opposed. Motion carries uh

2:07:49unanimously.

2:07:51Um

2:07:53Let's see now. We will now open item B1

2:07:57and B2 together. Um, let's see. And we

2:08:01have a presentation. Hi. No, we don't.

2:08:04>> Madam Mayor, I don't I don't know if we

2:08:05need a I don't need a presentation. I

2:08:07don't know if other board members do

2:08:08because of the last item during city

2:08:10council.

2:08:10>> Okay. Eddie No. Okay, then if you need a

2:08:14motion, do

2:08:15>> I just have a quick question. Okay.

2:08:17Okay. So I I mean um I didn't recall the

2:08:21last presentation discussing

2:08:23redevelopment. Did it? I mean did I miss

2:08:25something?

2:08:25>> In the staff report it was although all

2:08:27the augmentation in the budget was

2:08:28listed.

2:08:29>> Could you I I wouldn't mind if you just

2:08:31mentioned what we're augmenting. I'd

2:08:33appreciate it.

2:08:34>> Absolutely. Lindsay Hatfield, budget

2:08:36manager for the record. Um for both RDA1

2:08:39and RDA2 um entirely we are bringing

2:08:42forward prior year incumbrances and

2:08:44unencumbered carry forward. So there's

2:08:46nothing additional. It's just prior

2:08:48year.

2:08:48>> Okay. But it's no um freezing

2:08:51unfreezing. And the other question I had

2:08:54and there's no um moving money out of

2:08:56reserves or nothing like that. And no

2:08:59new grants I guess or things for

2:09:02projects

2:09:02>> prior year projects that are bringing

2:09:04forward.

2:09:04>> All right. Thanks.

2:09:05>> Yep. And that's why I don't have a

2:09:07presentation.

2:09:07>> What's that?

2:09:08>> And that's why I don't have a

2:09:09presentation.

2:09:10>> Yeah, that's fine.

2:09:13Mayor, I think that we need two

2:09:14different motions. One for B1 and one

2:09:16for B2.

2:09:17>> Okay. So, I'm going to ask for a motion

2:09:19for item B1.

2:09:21>> On item B1, I move to adopt the

2:09:22resolution and direct staff to forward

2:09:24the approved resolution attachments to

2:09:26the Department of Taxation and approve

2:09:28revisions on the attached list and

2:09:29record these changes in the minutes.

2:09:31>> Second.

2:09:32>> I have a motion. I have a second. All

2:09:33those in favor say I. I.

2:09:35>> All [clears throat] those opposed?

2:09:36Motion carries unanimously. Okay. Give

2:09:39me a motion for item B2.

2:09:42Councilman Anderson.

2:09:44>> Yep. Pull it on

2:09:49the screen.

2:09:52Resh. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Sorry. Thank

2:09:53you.

2:09:58>> The approved [laughter] resolution and

2:09:59attachments to the Department of

2:10:01Taxation as required by NRS 354980005

2:10:05and approve revisions on the attached

2:10:06list and record these changes in the

2:10:08minutes.

2:10:09>> Good. I'm not feeling so lonely over

2:10:10here.

2:10:10>> Second. I have a motion and a second.

2:10:13All those in favor say I. I.

2:10:14>> All those opposed. Motion carries

2:10:16unanimously.

2:10:18>> Okay. Thank you for the assist. Um let's

2:10:21see. Item C1.

2:10:24>> Hey, I have a question on this.

2:10:25>> Okay, go ahead.

2:10:26>> And is is our redevelopment director

2:10:28here, Ashley?

2:10:32>> Come on up. Where are you? Oh, there you

2:10:34are.

2:10:35>> Yeah.

2:10:36>> Can't see you from over here.

2:10:40I'm short. You're short. We're all

2:10:41short. Actually, no. You're a lot taller

2:10:43than I am. [laughter] You're a lot

2:10:45taller.

2:10:46>> Yeah. Miss Tney, at our last

2:10:48redevelopment meeting, we discussed

2:10:51whether Mr. Klein was ever going to come

2:10:54to this meeting and I wondered if you

2:10:55had a chance to talk to him.

2:10:57>> Yes, Ashley, attorney, assistant city

2:10:58manager. For the record, um I've spoken

2:11:00with Chair Klein. He's indicated that

2:11:02his availability is challenging, so he's

2:11:04not able to meet. Um I had mentioned

2:11:07that perhaps he could come up with some

2:11:09additional opportunities to keep this

2:11:10board updated on the RAB. He thought

2:11:12that he might put together a memo. Uh

2:11:15however, that's not been finalized yet.

2:11:16>> Okay. But could you potentially add to

2:11:19the redevelopment agency the designation

2:11:22the approval that any member could come

2:11:24and update us versus just the chair? Is

2:11:27this in the bylaws or is this something

2:11:28that they can just discuss and change?

2:11:32>> It's general practice. There is staff is

2:11:34currently updating all of the bylaws for

2:11:35all of your boards and commissions and

2:11:37the RAB will be in that review as well.

2:11:39So that will come forward to this body

2:11:41and so we can bring that forward. We've

2:11:42mentioned it to them that they're

2:11:43welcome to come.

2:11:44>> Could you specifically put it on their

2:11:46agenda?

2:11:46>> Yes.

2:11:47>> So that that might take a while to

2:11:49update all these. Yes.

2:11:50>> If you could just have them have a

2:11:53process to designate someone

2:11:56>> or maybe not designate someone have

2:11:58anyone just come.

2:12:00I think when what I read is that they

2:12:02could have anyone come. It didn't have

2:12:04to be the

2:12:05>> correct. It's it's not specifically

2:12:07identified in their bylaws and we've

2:12:08extended that to them as we know. Madame

2:12:10Mayor, you've asked for that and you've

2:12:11mentioned it as well, council member.

2:12:13So, yes, we've mentioned that to them.

2:12:14>> Yes.

2:12:15>> But I'm asking if you could have them

2:12:17take a specific action,

2:12:19>> right?

2:12:20>> So that we don't do this every time.

2:12:22>> Yeah. Um I also, just so you know, I

2:12:24spoke to Mr. Klein about it. He was um

2:12:29you know he was in support of anyone

2:12:31from the body that wanted to come which

2:12:33is good and then uh spoke to Colin and

2:12:37he was willing and then also spoke to

2:12:40Mr. Vanhton and he seems to actually

2:12:42have uh the time and the schedule that

2:12:45he well maybe not the time but he has a

2:12:48schedule uh that he said more flexible

2:12:50yeah that he could accommodate. So,

2:12:52moving forward, uh, just let them know

2:12:55we would appreciate Mr. Van Hton coming

2:12:57and giving us an update or the other

2:12:59thing is being being here to ask

2:13:02questions um, of what their meetings

2:13:05are. I attend them um, you know,

2:13:08remotely or sometimes I'll pop in

2:13:11>> um, but uh, they're doing good work.

2:13:13Everyone is um, doing a great job and

2:13:16they can always come and share that so

2:13:17that there's perspective. I know we were

2:13:19trying to work on a joint meeting. I

2:13:21don't know if we'll be able to do that.

2:13:22We really need to get strategic planning

2:13:24because the I think the big thing now is

2:13:27that we can have a little bit of a

2:13:28disconnect because they might think

2:13:30something and we don't know why they

2:13:31think that and then it makes sense. But

2:13:33I don't want there to be these

2:13:34discussions that we're separated because

2:13:37once we hear their reasoning a lot of

2:13:39times you're like, "Oh, I get it. I get

2:13:41that." But without that context,

2:13:43sometimes it's really hard to know what

2:13:46their reason was, their background was,

2:13:48all these things that I think can help

2:13:49us uh make decisions that support them.

2:13:54So, um I would love to see that. Uh but

2:13:58I don't know how you're going to do that

2:13:59within a such a short time period. And

2:14:02maybe that's something for the new

2:14:04people seated to start fresh and bring

2:14:07some initiatives, especially maps. Today

2:14:09we heard the maps and actually

2:14:11Councilwoman Taylor, majority of this is

2:14:13in your board, so I'm sure you can lead

2:14:16the charge and move it all forward. So,

2:14:20okay. Thank you. Any any other

2:14:24questions? No. Okay. Um,

2:14:30so we don't we don't need to I don't

2:14:32think we need to make a motion there.

2:14:33No. Okay. And then uh chair and member

2:14:38comments.

2:14:41Nope. No comments. Okay. And then uh

2:14:45madame clerk, any public comment?

2:14:48>> There is none.

2:14:50>> Okay. Thank you so much. Motion to

2:14:53adjurnn.

2:14:54>> Second.

2:14:54>> All right. I have a motion. I have a

2:14:56second. All those in favor say I.

2:14:58>> All those opposed. Motion carries

2:14:59unanimously. Sorry you guys. I'm trying

2:15:01to like you, Brandy. I'm looking down

2:15:03like this. I need to put on different

2:15:05glasses because I can barely see the

2:15:07type over here. Okay,

2:15:08>> just keep rolling with it.

2:15:09>> Just keep going. [laughter]

2:15:12All right. Uh, anything else?

2:15:14>> Yes. For the good of the order, there

2:15:16will be an attorney client meeting

2:15:17immediately following this meeting on

2:15:19the 16th floor, please.

2:15:21>> Okay. Thanks so much.

2:15:23>> We have to adjourn our regular meeting.

2:15:26Madam clerk, we'll go back to our uh

2:15:28other

2:15:30>> agenda and um any public comment.

2:15:34>> Um

2:15:34>> final public comment.

2:15:35>> There is no public comment.

2:15:37>> Okay. Thank you so much. All right. Can

2:15:38I get a motion?

2:15:39>> Move to adjourn.

2:15:40>> Thank you. I have a motion and a second.

2:15:41All those in favor say I.

2:15:43>> All those opposed.

2:15:44>> Motion carries unanimously. Good job.

2:15:46Teamwork.