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Meeting Name: Board of County Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/15/2026 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
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TMP-12284 13.A.1. AppearanceInvocation to be provided by Cesar Minera.   Not available Not available
TMP-12264 16.A.1. Informational ReportPresentation and Update on FY 26 Fourth Quarter Status Report for the Washoe County Regional Detention Facility to include security of the jail, conditions of confinement, staffing and medical care of inmates housed at the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR DISCUSSION ONLY   Not available Not available
TMP-12299 17.A.1. ProclamationProclamation for the week of September 20-26, 2026 as National Forensic Science Week. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12300 17.B.1. ProclamationProclamation for the day of September 15 as National Voter Registration Day. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12302 17.C.1. ProclamationProclamation for the month of September as Emergency Preparedness Month. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12278 18.A.1. AppearanceRecognition of Washoe County employees receiving Safety Awards by the Safety Committee Chair, Ben West, Security Administrator. Jibri Sharp, Human Services Agency Marko Markovic, Washoe County District Attorney Gloria Jimenez, Washoe County District Attorney (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12204 18.B.1. Informational ReportAcknowledge the communications and reports received by the Clerk on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, including the following categories: Monthly Statements/Reports, Annual Statements/Reports, and Budgets. Clerk. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12303 18.C.1. Action ItemRecommendation to 1) approve roll change requests, pursuant to NRS 361.765 and/or NRS 361.768, for errors discovered on the 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 secured and unsecured tax rolls 2) authorize Chair to execute the changes described in Exhibits A and B and 3) direct the Washoe County Treasurer to correct the error(s). [cumulative amount of decrease to all taxing entities $15,331.17]. Assessor. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12324 18.D.1. DonationRecommendation to accept gift cards from multiple donors totaling [$13,750] which will be distributed to victims of the Hawk and Bug fires whose homes were completely destroyed. Human Services Agency. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12197 18.E.1. ContractRecommendation to approve three (3) Public Trail Easement Deeds and Maintenance Agreements between Washoe County and Mesa View by Desert Wind, LP, to; 1.) allow public use of future trails through the Sun Mesa Subdivision, 2.) relinquish an existing 30-foot public trail easement granted in 2009 and reestablish its location, 3.) allow Washoe County to construct and maintain a portion of the Sun Valley Rim Trail. The total easement areas consist of ±62,526 square feet and is re-locatable to the as-built location of the trail after construction is complete. Approximately 0.43 miles of trail will be constructed in the easement areas on APN 504-460-04. Community Services. (Commission District 3.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION.   Not available Not available
TMP-11785 18.E.2. ContractRecommendation to approve a Grant of Easement for Utility Facilities between Washoe County (“Grantor”) and Sierra Pacific Power Company, doing business as NV Energy (“Grantee”) for a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Number 554-010-07, located at 10575 Silver Lake Rd., Reno, in support of a road safety improvement project at the public railroad crossing on Silver Lake Road near Stead Boulevard. Community Services Department. (Commission District 5.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12253 18.E.3. ResolutionRecommendation, pursuant to NRS 278.0262(c) and related authorities, to appoint Washoe County Planning Commissioner Linda Kennedy to the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission (RPC) to fill a vacancy effective immediately, and ending June 30, 2028, or until such time as a successor is appointed; and to reappoint Washoe County Planning Commissioner Daniel Lazzareschi to the RPC for a term beginning October 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2029, or until such time as a successor is appointed. Community Service. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12296 18.F.1. Action ItemRecommendation to authorize the Tax Collector to strike names and amounts identified on delinquency/uncollectible Personal Property Tax list for fiscal years 2018-2019 through 2023-2024, totaling [$119,710.90]. Comptroller. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12265 18.G.1. GrantRecommendation to accept a fiscal year 2027 Office of Traffic Safety grant award [amount not to exceed $72,000.00, $18,000.00 County match required] as administered from the State of Nevada Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety, Federal FY 2027 project numbers 69A37525300004020NV0, 69A37525300001640NVA, and 69A3752530000405ENVA, for reimbursement of overtime costs related to conducting traffic enforcement checkpoint events and limited travel expenses for the grant period of Effective Date of Authorization through September 30, 2027; authorize the Sheriff to retroactively execute the award document; and direct Finance to make the necessary budget amendments. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12266 18.G.2. GrantRecommendation to accept a fiscal year 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant award [amount not to exceed $154,000.00, no County match required] as administered from the State of Nevada Office of Emergency Management/Homeland Security, Federal FY25 project number EMW-2025-SS-05056, to acquire digital x-ray equipment to enhance the Consolidated Bomb Squad’s ability to detect, assess, and neutralize explosive threats for the retroactive grant period of September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027; authorize the Sheriff to retroactively execute the award document; and direct Finance to make the necessary budget amendments. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12276 18.G.3. GrantRecommendation to accept a fiscal year 2027 Office of Traffic Safety grant award [amount not to exceed $47,250.00, $15,750.00 County match required] as administered from the State of Nevada Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety, Federal FY 2027 project number 69A37525300001640NVA, to support the lease of three (3) Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) kiosks, for the grant period of Effective Date of Authorization through September 30, 2027; authorize the Sheriff to retroactively execute the award document; and direct Finance to make the necessary budget amendments. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12277 18.G.4. ContractRecommendation to retroactively approve the Security Agreement between Reno Street Food and Washoe County, on behalf of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement services [No fiscal impact to County. Security costs and any associated salaries, benefits and/or overtime will be reimbursed] needed in the Reno, Nevada area during the Reno Street Food event from June 10th, 2026 through June 30th, 2027. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12079 19. AppointmentRecommendation to appoint three candidates from a pool of applicants, including: Richard Berman, Brian Erbis, Robert Lissner, Marilyn Dash, Jennifer Hernandez, Karen Hayes, Alyssa Goins, Jamie Brimer, Nicole Munley, Navdeep Singh, and Tracey Thomas to fill vacancies of two regular members and one alternate member on the Washoe County Board of Equalization, with the two regular member terms beginning on January 1, 2027, and ending on December 31, 2030, and the one alternate member term beginning on January 1, 2027, and ending on December 31, 2027. Clerk. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12345 110. ResolutionRecommendation to appoint one candidate from the pool of applicants to serve as the Washoe County Citizen Representative on the Washoe County HOME Consortium (WCHC) Technical Review Committee (TRC). This position is to fill a current vacancy for a three-year term beginning at the time of appointment and ending on June 30, 2029. Applicants include Scott Benton, Lawrence Dodson, Farrah Downey, Brian Erbis, and Claudia Townsend. Manager’s Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12235 111. ResolutionRecommendation to receive an update and provide direction to staff by confirming or modifying the priority order of actions to implement the Envision Washoe 2040 Master Plan. Topics for prioritization may include, but are not limited to: dark skies, public noticing, high energy and water uses, prioritized development areas, landscaping and irrigation code, standards related to emissions and resiliency, sensitive area environmental review standards, and Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment rules. Community Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12176 112. Action ItemRecommendation to approve the purchase of nine (9) model year 2026 BMW R1300 RT-P police motorcycles from Long Beach BMW Motorcycles, 2125 E. Spring St., Long Beach, CA 90806, [in the amount of $413,568.00] utilizing State of California bid number 1-22-23-30 pursuant to the joinder provision of NRS 332.195. Community Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12069 113. ContractRecommendation to approve a Sanitary Sewer and Recycled Water Infrastructure Oversizing and Dedication Agreement between Washoe County and Pioneer Parkway Holdings, LCC, for the reimbursement for the design, permitting and construction for the oversizing of a portion of the Pleasant Valley Sewer Interceptor Reach 3 (PVIR3) Project and Reclaim Infrastructure within the South Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility service area [in the amount $1,713,278.75], in response to Washoe County’s request for oversizing portions of the PVIR3. Community Services. (Commission District 2.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12274 114. ContractRecommendation to approve an amendment to increase a contract procured via Request for Proposals (RFP) #3255-24 to TRIO Community Meals, LLC in support of the Washoe County Human Services Agency Nutrition Programs by [$333,362] to support an increase in program participation in Senior Services meals for the term of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 and change the rate increase schedule for the duration of the contract to account for future annual program growth; and if approved authorize the Purchasing and Contracts Manager to execute the Amendment and related documents. Human Services Agency. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-11908 115. GrantRecommendation to retroactively accept the FY27 Community Corrections Partnership Block Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services - Juvenile Justice Programs Office in the amount of [$321,518] to provide treatment and programming to youth referred to the Washoe County Department of Juvenile Services; retroactive for the period of 07/01/26-06/30/27; direct finance to make the necessary budget amendments and authorize Joseph Saiz, Interim Director of Juvenile Services to sign the grant award. No match required. Juvenile Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12301 116. Action ItemRecommendation to acknowledge and approve the Washoe County Fiscal Year 2027-2029 Strategic Plan, including strategic objectives, goals, and initiatives. Manager's Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12290 117. OrdinanceIntroduction and first reading of an ordinance amending Washoe County Code Chapter 5 (Administration and Personnel) to reduce the number of regular monthly meetings of the Board of County Commissioners from three meetings to two meetings; and all matters necessarily connected therewith and pertaining thereto; and if supported, set the second reading and public hearing for possible adoption of the ordinance for October 3, 2026. Manager's Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12234 118. ResolutionPublic Hearing: Second reading and possible adoption of an ordinance amending Washoe County Code Chapter 110 (Development Code) within Articles 300, 302, 304, 342, 400, 410, 412, and 809. These updates include: adding sections to establish a purpose for Article 342 Agricultural Uses, establish applicability for the same, establish development requirements for equine facilities, and allow incorporation of a director’s modification of standards request with an administrative review permit. These updates also include amending various sections to: add Article 342, Agricultural Uses to the Division Three table of contents; remove the commercial stables use type from Table 110.302.05.03; add small, medium, and large equine facility use types to Table 110.302.05.5; update the key to Table 110.302.05.5 to reference administrative review permits, to remove reference to Planning Commission special use permits, and to include a note; remove the commercial stables definition from Article 304, Use Classification System, modify certain definitions to clarify their applicability to equine uses, and   Not available Not available
TMP-12295 119. OrdinancePublic Hearing: Second reading and possible adoption of an ordinance amending Washoe County Code Chapter 50 (Public Peace, Safety and Morals) by removing provisions containing the metes and bounds descriptions for congested areas relating to the discharge of firearms; by revising provisions to require the congested area boundaries to be adopted by the Board of County Commissioners through resolution and depicted on congested area maps; and by revising provisions to require the congested area maps to be kept on file for public inspection at the Washoe County Clerk's Office and the Washoe County Office of the County Manager, and for digital versions to be made available through geographic information systems mapping; and all matters necessarily connected therewith and pertaining thereto. Manager's Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-12297 120. ResolutionAdoption of resolution R26-82 adopting congested area boundary maps relating to the unlawful discharge of firearms, including the expansion of the current congested shooting area boundary south and east of Golden Eagle Regional Park and an area north of Sun Valley between Sun Valley and Hungry Valley. Manager's Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available