Sparks City Council Meeting 1/14/2019 2:00:00 PM
Monday, January 14, 2019 2:00 PM
Council Chambers, Legislative Building, 745 4th Street, Sparks, NV
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Opening Ceremonies
3.1 Invocation Speaker: Pastor Pete Vossler
Crosswinds Assembly of God- 3.2 Pledge of Allegiance
4. Public Comment
5. Agenda
6. Minutes
7. Announcements, Presentations, Recognition Items and Items of Special Interest
- 7.1 Announcement and Presentation of 2018 Hometowne Christmas Parade Awards: Best Overall: Hot August Nights Best Float: Pirates of Reno Best Marching Band: Mayor’s Own Marching Band Best Animal Entry: The Parading Arabians Best Vehicle Entry: Half Baked Best Community Group: TIE Sparks Kiwanis and Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada Best Business Entry: Xcape Performing Arts Center Best Costume Group: Washoe County Library System
- 7.2 Proclamation: "National Radon Action Month"
- 7.3 Presentation: An overview of Nevada Opportunity Zones
8. Consent Items
- 8.1 Consideration and possible acceptance of the report of the claims and bills approved for payment and appropriation transfers for the period of November 22, 2018 through December 26, 2018. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 8.2 Consideration, discussion and possible approval of a construction contract (AC-5541) for the Alf Sorensen Small Wonders Playground project informal quote, in the amount of $72,927.95 to Garden Shop Nursery Landscaping Division, Inc. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 8.3 Consideration and possible acceptance of a donation from Scheels in the amount of $7,000.00. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 8.4 Consideration and possible acceptance of a donation from an anonymous person(s) in the amount of $10,000.00. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
9. General Business
- 9.1 Consideration, discussion and possible approval of changes to the City Council's Boards & Commissions appointments from the following pool of candidates listed in alphabetical order: Donald Abbott; Paul Anderson; Charlene Bybee; Kristopher Dahir; Ed Lawson and Ron Smith. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.2 Consideration, discussion and possible approval of the reappointment and reorganization of four (4) 2-year term appointments to the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee for the City of Sparks from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Stephanie Farias; Eileen Gay; Melissa Melero-Moose; and Sara Toney. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.3 Consideration, discussion and possible approval of the Mayor's recommendation of appointment to the Washoe County District Board of Health from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: John Novak. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.4 Consideration, discussion and possible approval of the Mayor's recommendation of appointment to the Enterprise Fund Advisory Committee (EFAC) from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Kraig Knutsen, Robert Sandoval and Kaylee Spinhirn. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.5 Consideration, discussion and possible approval of the Mayor's recommendation of two appointments to the Western Nevada Development District (WNDD) Committee from the following pool of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Scott Benton; Jason Evanchak; Andrew Ngo and Art Sperber. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.6 Consideration, discussion and possible approval of the Mayor's recommendation of two appointments to the Sparks Planning Commission from the following list of applicants, listed in alphabetical order: Scott Carey, Jonathan Crawford, Donald Kennedy, Andrew Ngo, John Novak, Shelley Read, Kaylee Spinhirn and William Wagner. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.7 Discussion and possible approval of the 2018-2019 Nevada State Legislative Platform (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.8 Consideration, discussion and possible approval of the city's membership in the National League of Cities for calendar year 2019 with a dues payment not to exceed $8,050.48. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.9 Consideration, discussion and possible acceptance of a grant (AC-5543) from the Nell J. Redfield Foundation in the amount of $15,350.00 to the Sparks Parks & Recreation Department to support the Leisure Without Limits program for calendar year 2019. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.10 Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of a contract (AC-5542) for the 2019 Preventative Maintenance Patch Project Bid No. 18/19-012, to Q&D Construction in the amount of $279,605.00. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.11 Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement (ICA)(AC-5544) with the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County for the Signal Timing 5-Phase 3 Project including reimbursement to the City of Sparks for up to $25,000. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.12 Consideration, discussion and possible approval of an interlocal agreement (AC-5545) between the State of Nevada, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, the City of Sparks, and the Sparks Police Department, for the management and purchase of Tyler Technologies Brazos Crash Data System in the amount of $64,577.00. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.13 Consideration, discussion and possible approval to purchase Brazos Crash Data System from Tyler Technologies in the amount of $64,577.00. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
- 9.14 Consideration, discussion, and possible approval to provide paramedic level emergency medical service (EMS) on Engine 31 (Fire Station 3) in accordance with the Paramedic Program implementation schedule adopted by the City Council on August 22, 2016. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)
10. Public Hearing and Action Items Unrelated to Planning and Zoning
11. Planning and Zoning Public Hearings and Action Items
12. Comments
- 12.1 Comments from the Public
- 12.2 Comments from the Mayor, City Council and City Manager