Sparks City Council Meeting 7/14/2014
Monday, July 14, 2014 2:00 PM
Council Chambers, Legislative Bldg, 745 4th St., Sparks, NV
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
Invocation Speaker: Rajan Zed, President
Universal Society of Hinduism- 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
4. Announcements, Presentations, Recognition Items and Items of Special Interest
- 4.1 Presentation and Commendation: "Homeless Teens and Project 150"
- 4.2 Presentation on community involvement with the Parks and Recreation Department
5. Consent Items
- 5.1 Report of Claims and Bills approved for payment and appropriation transfers for the period June 5, 2014 through June 25, 2014. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 5.2 Consideration and possible approval of reimbursement to the City of Reno in the amount of $142,207.05 for Sparks’ share of a bid award to Reno-Tahoe Construction by the City of Reno for the construction of a new equalization basin liner at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (TMWRF). (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 5.3 Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of plant mix in the amount of $70,000 during FY14/15 from multiple vendors, based on market conditions. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
6. General Business
- 6.1 Presentation, discussion, and possible approval of an Interlocal Agreement for Emergency Medical Services Oversight between the City of Sparks, the City of Reno, Washoe County Health District, Washoe County, and the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District through itself and the Sierra Fire Protection District to create a Regional Emergency Medical Oversight function for the management, measurement, and improvement of Emergency Medical Services. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 6.2 Discussion and possible action on the selection of a topic for the City of Sparks Bill Draft Request for the 78th Session of the Nevada Legislature. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 6.3 Consideration and possible approval of the re-appointment of Art Sperber to the Regional Planning Commission. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 6.4 Consideration and possible acceptance of Forensic Support Services Agreement between the Washoe County Sheriff's Office and the Sparks Police Department. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 6.5 Consideration and possible approval of a contract to Houston Smith Construction, Inc. for the GERP Restroom and Storage Building Project, in the total amount of $284,900. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 6.6 Review and possible acceptance of an agreement with Children's Cabinet, Inc. for a grant in the amount of $29,700.00 effective July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 6.7 Consideration and possible approval of Resolution No. 3260 authorizing the execution of a Waiver and Consent Agreement in connection with the issuance of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Sparks, Nevada, Subordinate Lien Tax Increment Revenue Refunding Bonds (Redevelopment Area No. 2), Series 2014 by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Sparks, Nevada. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 6.8 FIRST READING of Bill No. 2678, an Ordinance amending Title 20 of the Sparks Municipal Code (Section 20.56 Signs); to change the method for sign calculations; to add regulations governing digital signs; and providing other matters properly related thereto.
7. Public Hearing and Action Items Unrelated to Planning and Zoning
- 7.1 Second Reading, Public Hearing, discussion and possible action on Bill No. 2677 amending the Sparks Municipal Code to align the code with changes made by the RSCVA and with changes made in the Nevada Revised Statutes; and providing other matters properly related thereto. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 7.2 Consideration and possible approval of the abandonment of three (3) parcels of land. The First Parcel being approximately 5,418 square feet being a portion of the West 90 feet of Lots 38 39, 40, 41, AND also being a portion of the South 60 feet of Lots 35, 36, 37, and a 10 foot Alley and also being a portion of the East 95 feet of an 18 foot alley in Block “B” as shown on Tract Map 20., also being The Amended Map Of East Reno Heights filed in the office of the County Recorder, Washoe County, State of Nevada on December 10, 1904. A Second Parcel being approximately 969 square feet being a portion of the North 101 feet of a North –South 10 foot Alley in Block “B” as shown on Tract Map No. 20, also being the Amended Map of East Reno Heights filed in the office of the County Recorder, Washoe County, State of Nevada on December 19, 1904. A Third Parcel being approximately 785 square feet being a portion of the East-West 18 foot Alley in Block “B” as shown on Tract Map No. 20, Also being the Amended Map of East Reno Heights, filed in the office of the County Recorder, Washoe County, State of Nevada on December 10, 1904. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
8. Planning and Zoning Public Hearings and Action Items
9. Closed Door Sessions
- None
10. Comments
- 10.1 Comments from the Public
- 10.2 Comments from City Council and City Manager
11. Adjournment
- None