Sparks City Council Meeting 11/10/2014
    Monday, November 10, 2014 2:00 PM
    Council Chambers, Legislative Bldg., 745 4th St., Sparks

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Opening Ceremonies

• 3.1 Invocation Speaker:

  Pastor Barb West Sparks Church of the Nazarene

• 3.2 Pledge of Allegiance

4. Public Comment

5. 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. (For Possible Action)

6. Approval of the Minutes

• 6.1 Consideration and possible approval of the minutes of the Council Workshop for October 20, 2014 and the regular Sparks City Council Meeting for October 27, 2014 (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

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

• 7.1 Proclamation: "Child and Teen Grief Awareness Day"
• 7.2 Proclamation: "Councilman Mike Carrigan Day"
• 7.3 Tribute to Council Member Mike Carrigan

8. Consent Items

• 8.1 Report of Claims and Bills approved for payment and appropriation transfers for the period October 9, 2014 through October 22, 2014. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 8.2 Consideration and possible award of the purchase of a Play World play structure for Shelly Park, Big T Recreation, in the amount of $80,863.00 (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 8.3 Consideration and possible approval for the Fire Department to apply for a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2015 Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) for the planning, development and construction of a communication repeater site; relocation of radio repeater equipment to that site; and the addition of microwave radio equipment to link City Hall IT infrastructure with Fire Stations 4 and 5. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 8.4 Consideration and possible approval of BID # 14/15-006, for an initial one (1) year contract with the possibility of three (3), one (1) year extensions to Western Nevada Transport Company for the amount of $99.00 per load to transport Biosolids from Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (TMWRF) to the Waste Management landfill site in Lockwood, NV. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 8.5 Consideration and possible approval of a Reversion to Acreage Map for Horizon Christian Church. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 8.6 Consideration and possible approval to purchase four vehicles from Champion Chevrolet in the amount of $149,625.00. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 8.7 Consideration and possible approval to purchase two vehicles from Carson Dodge in the amount of $61,352.50. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

9. General Business

• 9.1 Consideration, discussion and possible approval to recognize Councilman Mike Carrigan's service to the City of Sparks and the granting to him the "tools of his office." (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.2 Discussion and possible approval of Resolution No. 3269, a resolution in support of the Mayor's Challenge to end Veteran Homelessness; a joint initiative of Joining Forces, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.3 Consideration and possible approval for the Fire and Police Departments to purchase portable radios from Dailey-Wells Communications Inc., and accessory equipment from other vendors, in the total combined amount of $444,703.70. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.4 Presentation, discussion, and possible approval of the City of Sparks Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2016—2021. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.5 FIRST READING. Bill No. 2688,an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Sparks Municipal Code by adding and adopting a civil citation and administrative code enforcement process and providing for other matters properly related thereto. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

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

• None

11. Planning and Zoning Public Hearings and Action Items

• 11.1 Discussion and possible action on PCN14036 Bill No. 2687, an ordinance to rezone from A-40 (Agriculture) to NUD (New Urban Development), on a site totaling approximately 5.1 acres located at 6300 David Allen Parkway, Sparks, NV; and other matters properly relating thereto.

12. Closed Door Sessions

• None

13. Comments

• 13.1 Comments from the Public
• 13.2 Comments from City Council and City Manager

14. Adjournment