Sparks City Council Meeting 5/11/2015
    Monday, May 11, 2015 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 regular Sparks City Council meeting on April 27, 2015 and the minutes of the Sparks City Council Workshop on April 27, 2015. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

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

• 7.1 Proclamation: "Kids to Parks Day"
• 7.2 Proclamation: "Nevada Wildfire Awareness Month"
• 7.3 Proclamation: "W.R. Adams and Son Jewelers Day"
• 7.4 Proclamation: "Sparks Heritage Museum and Cultural Center Day"
• 7.5 Proclamation "National Police Officer's Week"
• 7.6 Commendation: Emeka Ani and Patricia McDonald of High Sierra Industries.

8. Consent Items

• 8.1 Report of Claims and Bills approved for payment and appropriation transfers for the period April 9, 2015 through April 22, 2015. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 8.2 Consideration, review and acceptance of the receipt of grant and/or donation money which is individually under $5,000. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 8.3 Consideration and possible approval for the City Council to accept a State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) 2015 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Training grant in the amount of $18,047.05 for the training of Hazardous Material Team members. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 8.4 Consideration and possible approval of an application for a Gaming license for Blitzed LLC, dba Blitz Bar and Grill located at 400 S. Rock Blvd., Sparks, NV submitted Ms. Alexa Gail Carney. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

9. General Business

• 9.1 Consideration and possible approval of the Agreement to Abrogate, Extinguish and Terminate Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Victorian Square. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.2 PCN15003, Consideration and possible action on a Tentative Map (Fountainhouse at Victorian Square) request to allow for a 238 air space condominium parcels of which 9,230 square feet is commercial space on a site currently comprised of 8 parcels totaling approximately 4.4 acres in size (including public right-of-way to be abandoned) in the TOD (Transit Oriented Development – Downtown/Victorian Square) zoning district generally located north of Victorian Avenue, west of 14th Street, south of Victorian Plaza Circle and east of 13th Street in Sparks, Nevada. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.3 Consideration, discussion and possible rejection or affirmation of bid protest concerning City of Sparks Bid #14/15-017 – 2015 Permanent Patch (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.4 Consideration and possible award of the 2015 Permanent Patch, Bid No. 14/15-017, PWP No. WA-2015-145, to Sierra Nevada Construction, Inc. in the amount of $199,007. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.5 Consideration, discussion and possible direction to initiate a code amendment to address temporary signs for residential sales (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.6 Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution No. 3275 authorizing overtime and portal-to-portal pay for Sparks Fire Department employees. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

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

• 10.1 SECOND READING, Public Hearing, discussion and possible action on Bill No. 2691. An ordinance amending Title 9 Section 9.34.25 of the Sparks Municipal Code to provide a specific size of cup for serving alcoholic beverages during permitted special events on public property. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 10.2 SECOND READING, Public Hearing, discussion and possible action on Bill No. 2692. An ordinance amending Title 9 Section 9.42.010 of the Sparks Municipal Code to lengthen the times for the allowance of amplified sound during permitted special events on public property in the downtown area only. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 10.3 Public Hearing, consideration and possible approval of the Program Year 2015 - 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Consortium Consolidated Plan and Program Year 2015 Annual Action Plan. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

11. Planning and Zoning Public Hearings and Action Items

• None

12. Closed Door Sessions

• None

13. Comments

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

14. Adjournment