Sparks City Council Meeting 6/9/2014
    Monday, June 9, 2014 2:00 PM
    Council Chambers, Legislative Bldg, 745 4th St., Sparks

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

• Invocation Speaker:

  None n/a

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Comments from the Public
• Approval of the Agenda – Consideration of taking items out of sequence, deleting items and adding items which require action upon a finding that an emergency exists

3. Recommendation to Approve Minutes of

• 3.1 Consideration and possible approval of the minutes of the Budget Public Hearing of May 20, 2014 and the regular Sparks City Council Meeting of May 27, 2014 (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

4. Announcements, Presentations, Recognition Items and Items of Special Interest

• 4.1 Proclamation: "Amateur Radio Month"
• 4.2 Presentation and possible discussion of the Pyramid Way and McCarran Boulevard Intersection improvement project.

5. Consent Items

• 5.1 Report of Claims and Bills approved for payment and appropriation transfers for the period May 8, 2014 through May 28, 2014. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 5.2 Consideration and possible approval of the destruction/disposal of original building plans and associated documents that have been microfilmed (City Clerk's Office). (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 5.3 Consideration and possible approval of an application for a Gaming license for Nevada Casino Holdings, LLC dba Bourbon Street Casino & Hotel, LLC, located at 1040 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV, 89431, submitted by Mr. Thomas James Reinhard. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 5.4 Consideration and possible award of a contract to provide Engineering Services for the City of Sparks SCADA System with George T. Hall Company in the amount of $99,465. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 5.5 Consideration and possible approval of an Agreement for the Adjustment of Utility Facilities for Phase 2 of the North Truckee Drain Relocation Project with NV Energy in the amount of $92,021. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 5.6 Consideration and possible approval to purchase an excess insurance policy for workers’ compensation to protect the financial interests of the City for the next policy periods and authorization for the Contracts and Risk Manager to execute agreements for the policy. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

6. General Business

• 6.1 Consideration and Possible Acceptance of a Justice Assistance Grant (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.2 Consideration and possible approval for the City Council to accept the Federal Emergency Management Agency 2013 Assistance to Firefighter Grant for replacement of the Fire Department’s Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.3 Consideration and possible approval to purchase various commercial insurance policies to protect the financial interests of the City for the next policy periods and authorization for the Contracts and Risk Manager to execute agreements for those policies. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.4 Consideration and possible approval to purchase various commercial insurance policies to protect the financial interests of the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility for the next policy periods and authorization for the Contracts and Risk Manager to execute agreements for those policies. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.5 FIRST READING of Bill No.2674, an ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the Sparks Municipal Code to allow the collection of sewer connection fees to be deferred from building permit issuance to prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy and providing for other matters properly related thereto. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.6 FIRST READING of Bill No.2675, an ordinance amending Chapter 15 of the Sparks Municipal Code to allow the collection of residential construction tax to be deferred from building permit issuance to prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy and providing for other matters properly related thereto. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.7 FIRST READING of Bill No. 2676, an ordinance amending Title 9 Section 9.34.083 and Title 5 Section 5.08.020 of the Sparks Municipal Code to provide a vendor permitting process for vendors participating in special events in Sparks; and providing other matters properly related thereto.
• 6.8 Consideration and Possible Approval of a Settlement. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

7. Public Hearing and Action Items Unrelated to Planning and Zoning

• None

8. Planning and Zoning Public Hearings and Action Items

• None

9. Closed Door Sessions

• 9.1 Possible Motion to Adjourn to a Closed Door Session to receive information from the City Attorney regarding litigation involving a matter in which the Sparks City Council has supervision and control to settle. (NRS 241.015(B)(2)) (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

10. Comments

• 10.1 Comments from the Public
• 10.2 Comments from City Council and City Manager

11. Adjournment

• None