Sparks City Council Meeting 11/28/2011
    Monday, November 28, 2011 2:00 PM
    745 4th Street, Sparks, NV 89431

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

• Invocation Speaker:

  Pastor Shay Hicks First Baptist Church of Sparks

• 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

• None

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

• None

5. Consent Items

• 5.1 Report of Claims and Bills approved for payment and appropriation transfers for the period October 27, 2011 through November 9, 2011.
• 5.2 Consideration and possible approval of a proposal for 2011 Rock Park Monitoring Program with JBR Environmental Consultants, Inc in the amount of $146,230. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 5.3 Consideration and possible approval of reimbursement to the City of Reno in the amount of $47,055 for Sparks’ share of a bid award to Invensys Operations Management by the City of Reno for the purchase and installation of Distributed Control System Fieldbus Modules and data servers at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (TMWRF) (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 5.4 Consideration and possible approval of the purchase of two Chevrolet 4X2 Tahoes for the Police Department from Champion Chevrolet in the amount of $60,418.00.
• 5.5 Consideration and possible acceptance of a Verizon HopeLine grant award in the amount of $5,000.00 to provide direct services to the victims of domestic violence and child abuse.
• 5.6 Consideration and possible approval to reclassify the existing position of Environmental Control Technician to Environmental Control Officer I/II in the Environmental Division of the Community Services Department at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (TMWRF); and make the appropriate personnel reclassification and personnel complement change. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

6. General Business

• 6.1 Consideration and possible approval of the Mayor's recommendation for appointment to the Park & Recreation Commission (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.2 Presentation, Discussion, and Possible Direction Regarding Questions on the Funding and Operations of the Washoe County Animal Services Fund in Fiscal Years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.
• 6.3 Consideration and possible approval to proceed with Capital Projects Fund 1404 projects in the approved CIP FY 2011/2012 and use of fund balance from previous CIP for a new 1404 project. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.4 Consideration and possible approval of Resolution No.3207, Consenting to the Relinquishment and Land Transfer Agreement of portions of Victorian Avenue extending from Twenty-first Street to Rock Boulevard, a distance of approximately 0.33 miles. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.5 Consideration and possible approval of Resolution #3208, designating certain employees as Executive; providing salaries for employees in these positions; providing benefits for these employees; providing for the repeal of all prior resolutions related to these employees; and providing other matters properly related thereto. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.6 Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of Resolution # 3209, designating certain employees as Management, Professional and Technical; providing salaries for employees in these positions; providing benefits for these employees; providing for the repeal of all prior resolutions related to these employees; and providing other matters properly related thereto. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.7 Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of Resolution #3210, designating certain employees as Confidential; providing salaries for employees in these positions; providing benefits for these employees; providing for the repeal of all prior resolutions related to these employees; and providing other matters properly related thereto. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.8 Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of Resolution #3211, designating certain employees as Assistant and Senior Assistant City Attorneys; providing salaries for employees in these positions; providing benefits for these employees; providing for the repeal of all prior resolutions related to these employees; and providing other matters properly related thereto. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.9 Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of Resolution #3212, designating certain employees as Deputy Police Chief; providing salaries for employees in these positions; providing benefits for these employees; providing for the repeal of all prior resolutions related to these employees; and providing other matters properly related thereto. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
• 6.10 FIRST READING of Bill No. 2638 amending the Sparks Municipal Code RELATING TO ALARM SYSTEMS; AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF THE SPARKS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ALARM SYSTEMS; DIRECTING THAT MONEY GENERATED BY FEES ASSESSED FROM THE FALSE ALARM REDUCTION PROGRAM CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 9.06 OF THE SMC SHALL FLOW INTO THE CITY’S GENERAL FUND; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)

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

• None

8. Planning and Zoning Public Hearings and Action Items

• None

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