The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 19, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room of the Community Center located at 851 E. William St.
On the agenda:
— Supervisors will discuss reallocating $456,837 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund money to the Transportation District 1-5 Projects, and allocating the remaining $40,000 to the Quill Water Treatment Plan.
The city originally allocated around $2.25 million for park restrooms; however, after contracts were awarded earlier this month, there was a remainder of around $400,000 left. In addition, there is an estimated unused amount of $9,300 from the city’s COVID-19 mitigation projects, and $40,000 that had been allocated to Night Off The Streets (NOTS). Finally, there are $47,270 from the Grants Coordinator allocation available.
If approved, the transportation projects undertaken will be pavement preservation projects for ARPA DIstrict 2 and 4A, as well as two “new, relatively small” pavement preservation projects on Hillview Drive and Lepire Drive.
The staff report did not state why the $40,000 had not been fully used by NOTS, only that “It is clear NOTS will not use all of their awarded ARPA funding,” in time, which is why it will need to go to another project.
If ARPA funds are not allocated and contracted by Dec. 31, 2024, the city will lose that funding.
Staff is recommending the remaining $40,000 go to the Quill Water Treatment project.
— A draft of the updated Master Plan will be discussed by supervisors. In October 2023, the city hired Clarion Associates as the project consultant for the Master Plan update process.
Since then, the Planning Commission has been participating in community meetings to discuss the Master Plan update, and obtain community input as well as hosting workshops.
The consultant has taken the input provided by the Planning Commission to create an update to the 2006 Master Plan.
Supervisors and the Commission will be able to discuss the draft and provide further input as needed.
— On second reading, supervisors will discuss and possible adopt an ordinance approving a zoning map amendment changing a parcel from single-family 6,000 (SF6) to Tourist Commercial-Planned Unit Development to align with an approved Special Use Permit to construct a new RV and Boat Storage facility off of Emerson Drive.
— Supervisors will discuss the final subdivision map for the development known as Blackstone Ranch North Phase 1, which if approved will result in the creation of 64 residential lots, common open space, drainage channel parcels and right-of-ways on a 28.71 acre portion of an overall 41.07 acre parcel zoned Multifamily Duplex and Multifamily Apartment located within the Lompa Ranch North Specific Plan Area.
The board approved the tentative subdivision map in 2022, and since that time, the developer has obtained a site improvement permit and has began construction of those improvements.
— Supervisors will hear a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Lake Tahoe Path System between Tahoe
Transportation District, Carson City, Douglas County and Washoe County for the planning, design and construction of the Lake Tahoe Path System. If approved, the mayor will also sign and authorize the MOU.
This is for the planning, design and construction of the Lake Tahoe Path System and the use of grant funds allocated in 2019 through Assembly Bill 84 and administered through the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
— Supervisors will nominate and possibly appoint three members to the Carson City Board of Equalization for four year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The Mayor is nominating Jed Block to be reappointed. Supervisor Schuette is recommending that the Mayor nominate Mary Sanada to be reappointed. Supervisor White is recommending that the Mayor nominate Pamela Leonard-Ray to be reappointed. The Mayor will designate Jed Block to serve as chair (if reappointed.)
— The 2024 Carson City Emergency Operations Plan will be reviewed, which is required every five years. The city’s last EOP was adopted in 2019 and has now been updated for 2024. However, the EOP is confidential, under Nevada state law.
— Supervisors will discuss an interlocal agreement between Lyon County and Carson City regarding mutual law enforcement aid and response between the sheriff’s offices, each bearing their own costs, for a term of Jan. 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. Then, the agreement will continue every two years automatically unless terminated.
The county and city have had a mutual aid agreement for years, according to the agenda, and this interlocal agreement will update and restate the framework for cooperation between the agencies, which will also include search and rescue.
— The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is requesting approval of a grant application form Homeland Security in the amount of $110,000 to purchase equipment for weapons training for the Carson City SWAT team. The equipment will be for visual range training that will allow SWT personnel to practice marksmanship on a virtual platform that is mobile and readily deployable to different locations, according to the agenda.
— Supervisors will discuss the reappointment of Dr. Colleen Lyons as Carson City Health Officer for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2025, as well as an amendment to her contract to expand the scope of services to also include her as the Medical Director of the Sexual Assault Exam Program, resulting in a new contract amount of $185,000 for both years.
Dr. Lyons has served as the Health Officer since March 1, 2021 and her contract expires on Dec. 31, 2024.
— Supervisors will discuss the appointment of three members to the Carson City Cultural Commission for terms beginning Jan. 1, 2025 and ending Jan. 1, 2028. A reappointment request was submitted by Bethany Drysdale and Valerie Moore. New applications were submitted by Casey Otto and Lauren Casto.
— Supervisors will hear a presentation on the Open Space Advisory Committee’s 2023-24 annual report.
For these and other agenda items, you can read the full agenda at https://www.carson.org/agendas
