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Meeting date/time: 6/8/2021 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
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TMP-5011 17.A DonationRecommendation to accept $44,362.75 in donations from the Friends of the Washoe County Child Advocacy Center for the District Attorney’s Office Child Advocacy Center operational costs related to counseling and forensic interviewing and authorize Comptroller to make necessary budget amendments. District Attorney. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5043 18.A.1. MinutesApproval of minutes for the Board of County Commissioners' regular meetings of April 27, 2021 and May 11, 2021, and the special meeting of May 3, 2021. Clerk. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4984 18.B.1. AppointmentRecommendation to approve, on the recommendation of the Chair, the appointment of Donald Christensen to the Washoe County Board of Adjustment representing Commission District 4 (generally includes the Spanish Springs Valley area, a portion of the Warm Springs Valley area (aka Palomino Valley), east Truckee Canyon (from Sparks to Wadsworth), and the Wadsworth area), to fill a term beginning on July 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2025, or until such time as Mr. Christensen no longer serves on the Board of Adjustment or a successor is appointed, whichever occurs first. Applicants include: Donald Christensen, Roger M. Edwards. Community Services. (Commission District 4.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5032 18.B.2. ContractRecommendation to approve a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning a Trail along the Truckee River from Vista Boulevard to Mustang Road between Washoe County and Tahoe Pyramid Trail, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization for the purpose of working together to plan the design, construction and maintenance of, and obtain necessary permits and funding for a non-motorized multi-use trail along the Truckee River from Sparks to Mustang. Washoe County is not committing funding to the project under this MOU other than staff time as available for planning assistance. Community Services. (Commission District 4.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5042 18.B.3. AppointmentRecommendation to approve, pursuant to NRS 278.040 and on the recommendation of the Chair, the appointment of Robert M. Flick to the Washoe County Planning Commission representing Commission District 4 (generally includes the Spanish Springs Valley area, a portion of the Warm Springs Valley area (aka Palomino Valley), east Truckee Canyon (from Sparks to Wadsworth), and the Wadsworth area), to fill a full term beginning on July 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2025, or until such time as Mr. Flick no longer serves on the Planning Commission or a successor is appointed, whichever occurs first. Applicants include: Nevin E. Armstrong, Sherman B. Boxx, Marc A. Chapelle, Constance Clover, Roger M. Edwards, Robert M. Flick, Anthony M. Garrow, Robert R. Muñoz, Bruce W. Parks, Terry Plys, Mary Savoy, Ann Testolin. Community Services. (Commission District 4.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5047 18.B.4. Action ItemRecommendation to approve a Quitclaim Deed between Washoe County and the City of Reno, transferring fee-simple ownership of Doubleback Road to the City of Reno. Doubleback Road is located within an area previously annexed by the City of Reno and this action will effectively transfer all rights and interest of the roadway to the City of Reno. Community Services. (Commission District 5.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5064 18.B.5. ContractRecommendation to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Washoe County and the City of Reno for municipal wastewater and reclaim water services for the DayBreak Master Planned Community (Daybreak), establishing the rights and responsibilities for the conveyance, treatment and effluent management of wastewater flows from the Daybreak to the Washoe County South Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility and delivery of reclaim water to the Daybreak. Community Services. (Commission District 2.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5066 18.B.6. ResolutionRecommendation to adopt Resolution (R21-023) pursuant to NRS 277.050, which authorizes a public agency such as the Board of County Commissioners of Washoe County, Nevada, to lease property to another public agency, to Lease a portion of 625 Mt. Rose Highway, the Incline Village Road Maintenance Facility in Incline Village, Nevada, to the Nevada-Tahoe Conservation District (NTCD), at no cost, to enhance efficiencies and reduces travel times for project management construction support from NTCD staff to the County for the Lower Wood Creek Water Quality Improvement Phase I Project, for a 6-month term commencing June 23, 2021 through December 31, 2021, directing staff to set and notice a public meeting at which objections to the proposed lease may be heard on for June 22, 2021; and directing the Chair to execute and deliver the proposed lease agreement to NTCD upon the performance and compliance of all the terms and conditions of the lease to be performed concurrently with the delivery. Community Services. (Commission District 1.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4967 18.C.1. Action ItemRecommendation to approve the Washoe County Safety Committee’s recommended revisions to the “Washoe County Workplace Safety Program”, the “Washoe County Emergency Action Plan Policy”, and the “Drivers Policy”. Comptroller. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5008 18.D.1. GrantRecommendation to accept a National Children’s Alliance Grant (NCA) Chapter Grant to the to the District Attorney’s Office acting as the fiscal agent of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Nevada in the amount of [$75,000, no match] from the U.S. Department of Justice through the National Children’s Alliance to fund chapter activities; retroactive from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, if approved, direct the Comptroller to make the necessary budget amendments, and retroactively authorize the District Attorney or his designee to sign the cooperative agreement. District Attorney. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5010 18.D.2. GrantRecommendation to accept a Western Regional Children’s Advocacy Center Grant (WRCAC) to the to the District Attorney’s Office as the fiscal agent of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Nevada in the amount of [$15,000, no match] from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention through the Rady’s Children’s Hospital - San Diego to fund chapter activities; retroactive from November 16, 2020 through June 30, 2021, if approved, direct the Comptroller to make the necessary budget amendments, and retroactively authorize the District Attorney or his designees to sign the grant agreement. District Attorney. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5076 18.D.3. Action ItemRecommendation to retroactively approve and continue a professional services agreement with Brian M. Brown, Esq. in an amount not to exceed $100,000 to perform legal services for Washoe County in circumstances where the Washoe County District Attorney has or may have a conflict of interest. District Attorney. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4983 18.E.1. Action ItemRecommendation to approve an extension for Washoe County Regional Animal Services and the Nevada Humane Society to complete their respective periodic facility evaluations, as required within the amended Professional Services Agreement between Regional Animal Services and Nevada Humane Society to June 30, 2022, due to the pandemic. Animal Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5036 18.E.2. AppointmentRecommendation to appoint two members to the Washoe County Regional Animal Services Advisory Board. One member shall fill the position specified in WCC 55.036(1)(a): a veterinarian or veterinary technician licensed to practice in Nevada, and who is not employed by Washoe County; applicants include Jennifer Blamire, and Julie McMahon; and one member shall fill the position specified in WCC 55.036(1)(b): a real estate or business professional with knowledge or experience related to homeowners’ associations, business organizations and/or financial operations; applicants include Trudy Brussard and Samantha Reveley. Both open positions have a four-year term which runs from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025. (All Commission Districts) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4977 18.F.1. Action ItemRecommendation to appoint Pamela Roberts [District 5] and Hawah S. Ahmad [Alternate] to the Washoe County Senior Services Advisory Board for the four-year term effective July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2025. Human Services Agency. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4999 18.G.1. Action ItemRecommendation to acknowledge Receipt of Status Report of Commissary Fund set up per NRS 211.360 to be utilized for the welfare and benefit of the inmates for items such as counseling, chaplaincy services, vocational training and certifications programs for inmate in the jail, submitted by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Commissary Committee for Third Quarter for Fiscal Year 20/21. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5000 18.G.2. ContractRecommendation to approve the Interlocal Agreement OIS Hospital Guard Duty between the Sparks Police Department and Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to provide inmate hospital guard services during Officer Involved Shooting incidents for an hourly wage of actual cost per hour, per deputy. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5001 18.G.3. ContractRecommendation to approve funding [$3,023.00, no match required], provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, United States Marshals Service (USMS) to reimburse the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office for overtime costs associated with the United States Marshals Service Task Force and the Regional Sex Offender Notification Unit for the Sex Offender Compliance Sweep (Operation SOS) for the retroactive grant period of April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4998 18.G.4. GrantRecommendation to approve a direct grant award [$5,000.00, no match required] from the United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) for reimbursement of overtime costs incurred while involved in the investigation of OCDETF Initiative number PA-NV-344 for the retroactive grant period of April 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021, and if approved, direct Comptroller’s Office to make the necessary budget amendments. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4985 19. Action ItemRecommendation to approve the fiscal year 2021-2022 [payment of $248,164] as Washoe County’s share in annual funding for the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency (TMRPA) pursuant to NRS 278.0264(7) and an adopted interlocal agreement. The total amount will be paid to TMRPA in quarterly installments with the first occurring on July 1, 2021. Community Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5048 110. Action ItemRecommendation to approve Change Order No. 3, [in the amount of $762,994.23], for Guaranteed Maximum Price work package #2 (GMP#2) which was approved for the South Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility 2020 Expansion Project, [increasing the approved contract amount to $4,200,670.63]. Change Order No. 3 is for the installation of 14 dewatering wells and infrastructure necessary to lower the groundwater levels in project areas allowing for subgrade excavation and construction activities. This request conforms to Nevada Revised Statutes and Washoe County policy requirements for project cost increases exceeding $25,000 or 5%, whichever is greater, of the original approved contract amount. Community Services. (Commission District 2.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5049 111. ContractRecommendation to: (1) award a bid and approve the Agreement to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for the Lower Wood Creek Water Quality Improvement Phase I Project, PWP-WA-2021-130 [staff recommends Burdick Excavating Co. Inc., in the amount of $2,133,964 (base bid of $1,865,038 plus bid alternatives of $268,926)]; (2) approve bid alternate #1 in the amount of $159,898.00 for the Lower Wood Creek culvert crossing at Southwood Blvd; (3) approve deductive bid alternate #2 in the amount of $38,692 to remove the 3-inch mill and fill for the full roadway section; (4) approve bid alternate #3 in the amount of $30 per square foot for 4,914 square feet of block shoulder treatment in a total amount of $147,720.00; (5) approve a separate project contingency fund in the amount of $200,000. This project is funded by grants from the Nevada Division of State Lands and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Mitigation Funds paid through new development fees, and Washoe County in-kind funding through matching staff time. Community Services.    Not available Not available
TMP-5065 112. ContractRecommendation to approve an Interlocal Agreement for the Palomino Farms Resources Sustainability Feasibility Study (Agreement) with the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, the City of Reno, and the City of Sparks (Parties), to evaluate the technical feasibility for long-term water sustainability benefits through potential irrigation, rapid infiltration and aquifer storage and recovery using recycled water, in Warm Springs Valley (Palomino Farms and LW Land Company). The Truckee Meadows Water Authority will perform the technical analysis under the terms of the Agreement and each Party to the Agreement will be responsible for twenty-five (25%) percent of the actual project costs, each Party’s contribution [not to exceed $400,000], and if determined technically feasible, direct staff to determine recycled water sustainability options for Washoe County’s Utility in the Warm Springs area including potential benefits, operational strategies, operational and capital costs. Community Services. (Commission District 5.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5040 113. Action ItemRecommendation to authorize payment to Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) for modification work associated with Central Truckee Meadows Remediation District (CTMRD) tetrachloroethene (PCE) groundwater remediation facilities pursuant to the Washoe County, Nevada, District Number 24 (Groundwater Remediation) Agreement for Ownership, Operation and Maintenance of Certain Remediation Facilities and for Reimbursement of Certain Expenses between Washoe County and the Truckee Meadows Water Authority [$729,686.79]. Community Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4997 114. ContractRecommendation to approve Amendment #4 to Agreement Regarding November 2000 Parks, Trails and Open Space Bonds-Lake Tahoe Bike Path Project (Parks-WC-1) for Phase 4 of the Lake Tahoe Bike Path Project between Washoe County and Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) to extend the end term from June 30, 2021 to December 31, 2022; and authorize Assistant County Manager (Dave Solaro) to execute the Amendment #4 and all appropriate Tahoe Transportation District related agreements and documents. Community Services. (Commission District 1.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5041 115. ContractRecommendation to award a bid and approve the Agreement to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for the 2021/2022 Slurry Seal for Selected Streets in Washoe County, PWP-WA-2021-230 project [staff recommends Sierra Nevada Construction in the amount of $2,382,518.50]; and approve a separate project contingency fund [in the amount of $500,000]. Slurry seal is defined as the application of water, asphalt emulsion, aggregate, and additives to an existing asphaltic concrete surface as a preventative maintenance treatment in an effort to extend the pavements’ service life. Community Services. (Commission Districts 1,2,4 and 5.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5006 116. GrantRecommendation to accept a Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) grant to the District Attorney’s Office in the amount of [$219,079, $54,771 cash match], from the State of Nevada Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety to continue funding a Deputy District Attorney IV; retroactive from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021, if approved, direct the Comptroller to make the necessary budget, and retroactively authorize the District Attorney to sign the grant agreement. District Attorney. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5009 117. Action ItemRecommendation to accept additional incentive funds for the District Attorney’s Family Support Program from the State of Nevada, Child Support Enforcement Program (CSEP) in the amount of [$394,374.26] based on our performance during Federal Fiscal Year 2017 for the purpose of supporting or benefiting the Family Support Program and authorize Comptrollers to make the necessary budget amendment. District Attorney. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4992 118. Action ItemRecommendation to approve the sole source Professional Services Agreement between Washoe County Health District and Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful in the amount of [$240,000] for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023 in support of the Recycling and Solid Waste Plan program activities. Health District. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4893 119. Action ItemRecommendation to approve an Agreement in Support of Pro-Bono and Low-Cost Legal Services for Elderly between Washoe County and Washoe Legal Services in the approximate annual amount not to exceed [$65,000] per year to be funded by applicable court filing fees, and in the approximate annual amount not to exceed [$75,000] to be funded by Ad valorem tax for a total annual amount not to exceed [$140,000] for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, with the option to be extended for three (3) one (1) additional year renewals; and approve necessary resolution for same. Human Services Agency. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5057 120. Action ItemRecommendation to approve a three-year agreement with Ledger 8760, Inc. for a software platform calculating and displaying real time emissions data from County operations in an amount not to exceed $86,000 for Fiscal Year 2022 and a contract total of $230,000 over the three-year contract. Manager’s Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4989 121. GrantRecommendation to approve a subgrant of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act - Coronavirus Relief Fund (CARES), to Renown Health in an amount not to exceed [$1,435,217] for Washoe County’s regional share of the increase in hospital capacity for COVID-19 response; with a grant period retroactive from November 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021, and if approved, authorize the County Manager to sign the Washoe County Subgrant Agreement between Washoe County and the Renown Health; and approve the Resolution necessary for same. Manager's Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5005 122. Action ItemRecommendation to authorize the purchase of furniture for the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Public and Visiting remodel from Reno Business Interiors based on pricing from existing joinder contract OMNIA at a value not to exceed [$172,508.41]. If approved, authorize Purchasing to execute purchasing contracts and direct Comptroller’s Office to make the necessary budget appropriation transfers. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5003 123. Action ItemRecommendation to approve the purchase of an aircraft engine overhaul in the amount of [$248,250.00] under a sole source exemption from Action Aircraft to extend the life of the RAVEN Kiowa OH-58 aircraft in the Special Operations Division Search and Rescue/RAVEN Unit. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5002 124. Action ItemRecommendation to approve the purchase of the Axon Interview System under a sole source purchasing exemption for the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and enter into a contract with Axon for a sixty-month term at a cost not to exceed [$114,866.00] for the full sixty months; to support the Axon Interview System. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5004 125. Action ItemRecommendation to approve the upgrade of the Burn Tower Class B Structural FIRETRAINER T-1000 from KFT Fire Trainer, LLC under a sole source purchasing exemption for the Regional Public Safety Training Center at a cost not to exceed [$145,602.00]. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5038 126. ContractRecommendation to approve Fiscal Year 2021/2022 renewal of contracts and service agreements above $100,000 to be approved as a group by the Board of County Commissioners and authorization for the Purchasing Contracts Manager to sign the contract renewals, as they come due, with approval from the District Attorney or Risk Management when necessary, as follows from the General Fund: a) Thomson Reuters, not to exceed [$310,000] for the Treasurer’s Tax System software maintenance agreement, b) Street Inc., not to exceed [$200,000] for renewal of Washoe County’s software maintenance support for SAP software, c) ESSVR, LLC, not to exceed [$110,000] for the DIMS voter registration software system maintenance agreement. Technology Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5062 127. Action ItemRecommendation to approve the reimbursement of costs incurred by the City of Reno, the City of Sparks, Washoe County School District, and departments of Washoe County for expenses related to and in support of the Enhanced 911 Emergency Response System and portable event recording devices, as recommended by the 911 Emergency Response Advisory Committee on May 20, 2021, in an amount not to exceed [$846,082.08] as specified within the adopted Enhanced 911 Fund’s operating budget. Technology Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5037 128. ContractRecommendation to approve an Investment Services Agreement between Washoe County and FHN Financial Main Street Advisors (FHN) for investment management services, for a term of four (4) years with annual renewal options as agreed upon by all parties; estimated annual cost $250,000.00, which is allocated among the funds and agencies who participate in the Washoe County Investment Pool. Treasurer. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-5072 129. Action ItemUpdate from outside counsel for Washoe County on various opioid litigation related cases and issues including: (1) Washoe County v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, et. al., CV20-01142, filed in the Second Judicial District Court; (2) the status of other national opioid litigation cases in other jurisdictions; (3) update on a settlement between the State of Nevada and other states with McKinsey and Co., (4) discussion on developments in opioid related bankruptcy filings by opioid companies including Purdue Pharma and (5) possible action to direct counsel for Washoe County to cast its vote to approve a bankruptcy plan consistent with other members of the Multi-State Government Entities (“MSGE”) in the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case No. 19-23649 filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District Of New York. The MSGE consists of attorneys representing similarly situated cities and counties who coordinate legal strategies and exchange information about opioid lawsuits. The bankruptcy plan provisions are included in a May 15, 2021 draft entitled “National Opioid Abatement Trust Distrib   Not available Not available
TMP-4990 130. OrdinanceIntroduction and first reading of an ordinance amending the Washoe County Code at Chapter 110 (Development Code) within Articles 304 and 902 by amending various definitions in order to better define the Continuum of Care Facility use type as a commercial use type; clarify that the application of residential density does not apply to Continuum of Care Facilities; specifically exempt Continuum of Care Facilities from the definition of “dwelling” and “dwelling unit”; and create a definition for Continuum of Care Unit; and other matters necessarily connected therewith and pertaining thereto. And, if introduced, set the public hearing and second reading of the ordinance for July 13, 2021. Community Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available
TMP-4986 131. Public HearingPublic Hearing to hold the second reading and possible adoption of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1000 in order to change the boundaries of District No. 24 (Groundwater Remediation); AND, Public Hearing to hold the second reading of an ordinance imposing a fee on the parcels of land in Washoe County, Nevada District No. 24 (Groundwater Remediation) to pay the costs of developing and carrying out a plan for remediation; and other matters relating thereto. Community Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION   Not available Not available