Sparks City Council Meeting 7/13/2015
Monday, July 13, 2015 2:00 PM
City Council Chambers, Legislative Bldg, 745 Fourth St., Sparks
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Opening Ceremonies
3.1 Invocation Speaker: Rajan Zed
President, Universal Society of Hinduism- 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
7. Announcements, Presentations, Recognition Items and Items of Special Interest
- 7.1 Summary of the 78th Session of the Nevada Legislature
- 7.2 Presentation from the Executive Director of the Nevada League of Cities & Municipalities on the 78th Session of the Nevada Legislature and other League business
- 7.3 Commendations for Brandon Miles, Mark Reynolds, David Breese
8. Consent Items
- 8.1 Report of Claims and Bills approved for payment and appropriation transfers for the period June 4, 2015 through June 24, 2015. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 8.2 Consideration and possible acceptance of a $7,007.75 donation from LUX Dynamics of electrical light fixtures for park buildings within the City of Sparks. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 8.3 Consideration and possible approval of the Sparks Police Department ID Counter Remodel Project, to J & S Custom Homes, Inc., in the amount of $64,244.00. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 8.4 Consideration and possible approval of an agreement with Applied Soil Water Technologies for a hydro-geologic investigation for a proposed Rapid Infiltration Basin for the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility in the amount of $105,550, with the City of Sparks’ share $33,111.04. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 8.5 Consideration and possible approval of reimbursement to the City of Reno in the amount of $90,282.86 for Sparks’ share of a construction bid award to Farr Construction Corp. by the City of Reno for Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (TMWRF) Clarifier 1B Basin Concrete and Steel Rehabilitation Project. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
9. General Business
- 9.1 Discussion and possible approval of the 2015-16 dues for the Nevada League of Cities & Municipalities (NVLCM) in the amount of $20,150.78. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.2 Consideration and possible acceptance of a State of Nevada Attorney General's Victim of Crime Act grant in the amount of $46,369 to fund a Victim Advocate position. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.3 Consideration, discussion and possible approval of a complement change to add one Police Sergeant and remove one Police Officer position. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.4 Consideration and possible award of a contract for the 2016 Street Rehabilitation – Unit 1, Bid No. 15/16-001, PWP-WA-2015-182 to Sierra Nevada Construction, in the amount of $1,080,007. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.5 Consideration of and possible approval of Professional Service Contracts with Robert Bell and John L. Marshall to serve, on an on-call basis, as the City’s Administrative Hearing Officers. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.6 Consideration and possible approval of an agreement to cooperate to sale Washoe County Assessor’s Parcel Number 514-081-01, an approximately 1.2 acre parcel of city owned property, in conjunction with Washoe County Assessor’s Parcel Number 516-281-03, an approximately 3 acre parcel owned by David L. Hurt. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.7 Consideration and Possible Approval of a Settlement and Severance Package between the City of Sparks and Ginny Sievert Regarding Disputed Litigation. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
10. Public Hearing and Action Items Unrelated to Planning and Zoning
11. Planning and Zoning Public Hearings and Action Items
12. Closed Door Sessions
- None
13. Comments
- 13.1 Comments from the Public
- 13.2 Comments from City Council and City Manager