Sparks City Council Meeting 9/28/2015
    Monday, September 28, 2015 2:00 PM
    City Council Chambers, Legislative Building, 745 Fourth Street, Sparks, Nevada

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. Agenda

• 5.1 Approval of the Agenda (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

6. Minutes

• 6.1 Consideration and possible approval of the minutes of the regular Sparks City Council meeting of September 14, 2015. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

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

• 7.1 Proclamation: Reno-Sparks Goes to College Week
• 7.2 Proclamation: Fallen Firefighter
• 7.3 Proclamation: Fire Prevention Week

8. Consent Items

• 8.1 Report of Claims and Bills approved for payment and appropriation transfers for the period August 27, 2015 through September 9, 2015. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

9. General Business

• 9.1 Presentation, discussion and possible direction on the results of the 2015 Public Citizens Survey. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.2 Discussion and possible approval for payment of the annual support from the City of Sparks to the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 in the amount of $100,000. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.3 Consideration and possible approval of a contract with RAD Strategies in the amount of $100,000 to assist the City with the public outreach portion of the Comprehensive Plan update. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.4 Consideration and possible direction to staff to seek financing options for construction of Phase 3 of the North Truckee Drain Relocation Project. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.5 Consideration, discussion and possible approval to terminate the existing contract with CDS Group Health, the third party administrator for the City's Group Health Plan. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.6 Consideration, discussion and possible approval to terminate the existing contract with Universal Health Network (UHN), the third party that maintains a network of health care providers for the City's self-insured group health plan. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.7 Consideration,discussion,and possible approval to participate in an agreement negotiated by Nevada Health Partners (NHP) with Renown Medical Center and Hometown Health for the provision of group hospital, network, and third party administration (TPA) services for the City's employees and retirees covered by the Group Health Insurance Plan for the period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018, and authorization for the City Manager to execute agreements for these services. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 9.8 First Reading of Bill 2694 an Ordinance amending Title 20 to include standards for Urban Agriculture and other matters properly relating thereto.
• 9.9 First reading, of Bill No. 2695 an Ordinance amending Chapter 20.29 of the Sparks Municipal Code to clarify the definitions and adding Chapter 20.29.025 to prohibit any person from maintaining, creating or establishing a location or structure for the purpose of feeding, sheltering or providing sustenance to feral cats or attracting high risk species within the boundaries of the city; providing other matters properly related thereto.

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

• 10.1 Public hearing and possible approval of the Consolidated Plan Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for Program Year 2014-15 for the City of Sparks to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

11. Planning and Zoning Public Hearings and Action Items

• 11.1 None

12. Closed Door Sessions

• 12.1 None

13. Comments

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

14. Adjournment