COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
Chair, Vaughn Hartung, District 4  
Vice-Chair, Alexis Hill, District 1  
Bob Lucey, District 2  
Kitty Jung, District 3  
Jeanne Herman, District 5  
COUNTY MANAGER  
Eric P. Brown  
NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA  
WASHOE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  
- 1001 E. 9th Street, Reno, Nevada 89512  
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY  
Nathan Edwards  
May 17, 2022  
10:00 a.m.  
COUNTY CLERK  
Janis Galassini  
NOTE: Items on the agenda may be taken out of order; combined with other items; removed from the agenda; moved to the agenda of another  
meeting; moved to or from the Consent section; or may be voted on in a block. Items voted on in a block are considered a single item for purposes  
of public comment on action items as provided below in the description of the parameters for "Public Comment" section, so that there will be only  
one period of public comment on the block vote; any public comment made during that period may pertain to any of the items being voted on in  
the block, but there will not be separate public comment periods for each item within the block. Items with a specific time designation will not be  
heard prior to the stated time, but may be heard later. The Consent is a single agenda item and is considered as a block and will not be read aloud.  
The Board of County Commissioners may take breaks approximately every 90 minutes.  
Accessibility. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Washoe County Commission Chambers are accessible and those requiring  
accommodation for this meeting should notify the Office of the County Manager at (775) 328-2000, 24 hours prior to the meeting.  
Public Transportation. Public transportation is available to this meeting site: RTC Routes 2, 5 and 15 serve this location. For eligible RTC ACCESS  
reservations call (775) 348-5438.  
Public Comment. Members of the public may also submit comments by mail, email to Washoe311@washoecounty.gov, or voice message at: (775)  
328-2003. The County will make reasonable efforts to include all comments received by 4:00pm on (xx DATE BEFORE THE BCC) by email and  
voicemail into the record. Comments are limited to 3 minutes per person and will be entered into the record only. Voicemails will no longer be  
played for broadcast and emails will not be read by the Clerk.  
Time Limits. Public comments are welcomed during the Public Comment periods for all matters, whether listed on the agenda or not, and are  
limited to three minutes per person. Additionally, public comment of three minutes per person will be heard during individually numbered items  
designated as "for possible action" on the agenda. Persons are invited to submit comments in writing on the agenda items and/or attend and make  
comment on that item at the Commission meeting. Persons may not allocate unused time to other speakers.  
Forum Restrictions and Orderly Conduct of Business. The Board of County Commissioners conducts the business of Washoe County and its citizens  
during its meetings. The presiding officer may order the removal of any person whose statement or other conduct disrupts the orderly, efficient or  
safe conduct of the meeting. Warnings against disruptive comments or behavior may or may not be given prior to removal. The viewpoint of a  
speaker will not be restricted, but reasonable restrictions may be imposed upon the time, place and manner of speech. Irrelevant and unduly  
repetitious statements and personal attacks which antagonize or incite others are examples of speech that may be reasonably limited.  
Responses to Public Comments. The County Commission can deliberate or take action only if a matter has been listed on an agenda properly  
posted prior to the meeting. During the public comment period, speakers may address matters listed or not listed on the published agenda. The  
Open Meeting Law does not expressly prohibit responses to public comments by the Commission. However, responses from Commissioners to  
unlisted public comment topics could become deliberation on a matter without notice to the public. On the advice of legal counsel and to ensure  
the public has notice of all matters the Commission will consider, Commissioners may choose not to respond to public comments, except to correct  
factual inaccuracies, ask for County staff action or to ask that a matter be listed on a future agenda. The Commission may do this either during the  
public comment item or during the following item "Commissioners'/County Manager's announcements, reports and updates, requested for  
information or topics for future agendas.".  
Pursuant to NRS 241.020, the Agenda for the Board of County Commissioners has been posted at the following locations: Washoe  
County Administration Building (1001 E. 9th Street, Bldg. A), Washoe County Courthouse-Second Judicial District Court (75 Court Street),  
Reno City Hall - Clerk's Office (1 E. 1st Street); Sparks Justice Court (1675 East Prater Way);  
Although no longer required under NRS 241.020, the agenda has been physically posted at the following locations: Washoe County  
Courthouse-Second Judicial District Court (75 Court Street), Reno City Hall - Clerk's Office (1 E. 1st Street), Sparks Justice Court (1675  
East Prater Way).  
Support documentation for the items on the agenda, provided to the Washoe County Board of Commissioners is available to members  
of the public at the County Manager’s Office (1001 E. 9th Street, Bldg. A, 2nd Floor, Reno, Nevada) Erick Willrich, Assistant to the County  
Manager, (775) 328-2000 and on Washoe County’s website www.washoecounty.gov/bcc <http://www.washoecounty.gov/bcc>  
10:00 a.m.  
1.  
2.  
Salute to the flag.  
Roll call.  
3.  
Appearance and presentation by Dr. John Klacking, Founder of Angiocrine  
Bioscience, on stem cell modulations for regenerative and cancer therapy. FOR  
DISCUSSION ONLY  
4.  
Appearance and presentation by Colin Robertson (administrator, Nevada Division  
of Outdoor Recreation) to provide an overview of the Nevada Division of Outdoor  
Recreation and opportunities for collaboration in Washoe County. FOR DISCUSSION  
ONLY  
Public Comment. Comment heard under this item will be limited to three minutes per  
person and may pertain to matters both on and off the Commission agenda. The  
Commission will also hear public comment during individual action items, with comment  
limited to three minutes per person. Comments are to be made to the Commission as a  
whole.  
5.  
6.  
Commissioners’/County Manager’s announcements, reports and updates to include boards  
and commissions updates, requests for information or topics for future agendas. (No  
discussion among Commissioners will take place on this item.)  
7.  
Proclamations. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)  
7.A.1.  
7.A.2.  
7.A.3.  
Proclaim May 15, 2022 as National Peace Officer Memorial Day and May 15 - 21, 2022 as  
National Police Week. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
Proclaim May 2022 as International Internal Audit Awareness Month. FOR POSSIBLE  
ACTION  
Attachments:  
Proclaim May 2022 as National Mental Health Awareness Month. FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
8.  
Donations. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)  
8.A.1  
Recommendation to (1) accept and acknowledge face shields donated to the Nevada Cares  
Campus from AmerisourceBergen in the estimated amount of [$1,488.00]; (2) accept and  
acknowledge various hygiene items donated from the Washoe County Housing and  
Homeless Services Amazon Wishlist to the Nevada Cares Campus from various  
community members, in the estimated amount of [$196.17]; (3) accept and acknowledge  
various winter clothing items donated to the Northern Nevada Continuum of Care from  
the non-profit, We Serve with Helping Hands, for the Point in Time Count totaling an  
estimated market value of [$285.24]; (4) accept and acknowledge various miscellaneous  
items donated to the Northern Nevada Continuum of Care from the Reno Collective, for  
the Point in Time Count in the estimated amount of [$50.00]; Manager's Office. (All  
Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
8.B.1.  
Recommendation to accept a donation of non-perishable food with an estimated value of  
[$15,000.00] from Convoy of Hope to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office for the Patrol  
Division to distribute to community members in need. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.)  
FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
9.  
Consent Items. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)  
9.A.1.  
Acknowledge the communications and reports received by the Clerk on behalf of the  
Board of County Commissioners, including the following categories: Monthly  
Statements/Reports; Budgets; and Tax-Delinquent Property Sales. Clerk. (All Commission  
Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
9.B.1.  
Recommendation to acknowledge a Federal 2021 Library Services and Technology Act  
American Rescue Plan Grant award of [$35,132.00], no County match required, awarded  
to the Washoe County Law Library, Second Judicial District Court, from the Nevada State  
Library, Archives and Public Records retroactive from April 8, 2022 - September 30, 2022,  
and direct the Comptroller’s Office to make the necessary budget amendments. District  
Court. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
End of Consent Items  
10.  
Recommendation to approve an Agreement for Professional Services between Washoe  
County and Volunteers of America, Greater Sacramento and Northern Nevada (VOA) to  
provide contracted staffing to operate the Nevada Cares Campus through June 30th,  
2024, for an amount not to exceed $6,500,0000 annually; if approved, authorize the  
Purchasing & Contracts Manager to execute the agreement beginning July 1, 2022  
through June 30, 2024 with the option to renew for three (3) one-year periods thereafter  
up to $6,500,000 annually. Manager's Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE  
ACTION  
Attachments:  
11.  
Recommendation to 1) accept transfer of MOST services from the Washoe County Human  
Services Agency to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office - Operations Division retroactive to  
March 1, 2022. This includes all previously issued grant purchased equipment, monies,  
positions, and infrastructure into the new grant award recipient WCSO. On July 20, 2021,  
the Board of County Commissioners accepted a Subgrant Award for funds in the amount  
of [1,709,550 ($854,775 per fiscal year); no county match required] from Nevada Clinical  
Services, Inc. and managed by the State of Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health  
retroactive from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2023.  
The State of Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral approved the updated scope of work  
(retroactive to 03/01/2022) and transfer to WCSO from HSA to ensure all program  
requirements are met. The purpose of this grant is to provide crisis and jail diversion  
services through a Mobile Outreach Safety Team (MOST). The target population for this  
team is to assist individuals with mental health conditions who have met Law  
Enforcement and provide them critical stabilization services and ensure they are routed  
through the appropriate enforcement medium 2) Further recommend authorizing the  
Sheriff of Washoe County and Director of Washoe County Human Services Agency to  
execute the First Amendment to and Assignment of Grant Agreement with Nevada Clinical  
Services, Inc. and related documents 3) authorize the abolishment of one vacant full-time  
Mental Health Counselor II position (PC#70010603), the transfer of six positions from  
Washoe County Human Services Agency to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and direct  
Human Resources to make the necessary position changes and 4) direct the Comptroller’s  
Office to make the necessary budget amendments. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR  
POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
Public Hearing. (Note: Due to public testimony and discussion, time expended on the item in this  
category can vary.)  
12.  
Public hearing, discussion, and possible action on the Washoe County Tentative Budget for  
Fiscal Year 2023 pursuant to NRS 354.596-estimated appropriations [$965,207,730.00],  
as well as possible changes to the Tentative Budget and adoption of it as the Final Budget  
for Fiscal Year 2023 pursuant to NRS 354.598-estimated appropriations [$1,000,375,787].  
The proposed budget incorporates Board priorities of funding for existing contractual  
obligations, supplies, utilities, personnel costs, unfunded mandates from the 2021  
Legislative session, second year property tax refunds, increasing role supporting regional  
Homeless Services capital improvements and operations, maintaining the County’s assets  
and infrastructure needs, and operating budget requests. The proposed budget also  
includes the following actions:  
1) To approve Fiscal Year 2022 financial actions as outlined-including increasing the  
General Fund Stabilization Reserve of fund balance to [$4,000,000], approximately 1.04%  
of FY23 budgeted expenditures, pursuant to NRS 354.6115.  
2) To approve a one-time unbudgeted General Fund transfer of [$34,346,774] to the  
Capital Improvement Fund to support a.) approx. $17.7M for Facilities-Building projects;  
b.) approx. $2.3M for Parks projects; c.) approx. $8.0M for Technology Infrastructure  
projects; d.) approx. $2.8M for Planning projects; capital infrastructure needs; e.) approx.  
$3.4M for project management, unknown cost escalations/projects shortages, etc., and a  
one-time transfer of [$550,000] to the Roads Fund to support large equipment purchases.  
3) To approve the changes to position control for Fiscal Year 2023 indicated on  
Attachment A-including 97.52 Net New Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions and  
Reclassifications impacting 56.0 positions/incumbents (1.0 retro-active).  
If necessary to accommodate any material changes desired by the Board as identified  
during the hearing on the Tentative Budget, this item may be continued to May 24, 2022  
at 10:00 AM. Manager's Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
End Of Scheduled Public Hearing  
13.  
Discussion and possible action on the County Manager’s recommended Capital  
Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2023-2027 and direct the County Manager to  
submit the CIP to the State of Nevada and others by August 1, 2022 as required by NRS  
354.5945 [FY 2023 total appropriations of $159,346,804] which requires all local  
governments annually to prepare a five-year capital improvement plan to be submitted to  
the State Department of Taxation and County Debt Management Commission by August  
1st of each year. The CIP is a five-year plan for the County’s capital improvements for park  
facilities, including trails, open space, and regional parks; libraries; roads under purview of  
the County; purchase of light and heavy fleet equipment; utilities infrastructure; capital  
outlay for major equipment; and County buildings and other facilities. The CIP is limited to  
capital projects with an estimated cost of $100,000 or more for assets that have a  
life-span of more than one year, as part of the reporting requirements of the State and  
under Board of County Commissioner (BCC) policies. Manager's Office. (All Commission  
Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
Public Comment. Comment heard under this item will be limited to three minutes per  
person and may pertain to matters both on and off the Commission agenda. The  
Commission will also hear public comment during individual action items, with comment  
limited to three minutes per person. Comments are to be made to the Commission as a  
whole.  
14.  
Commissioners’/County Manager’s announcements, reports and updates to include boards  
and commissions updates, requests for information or topics for future agendas. (No  
discussion among Commissioners will take place on this item.)  
15.  
Adjournment  
Various boards/commissions the Washoe County Commissioners may be a member of or liaison to:  
Chair Hartung  
Community Homelessness Advisory Board (alternate)  
EDAWN (Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada)  
Nevada Association of Counties Board of Directors (NACO)  
Regional Transportation Commission  
Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency Governing Board  
Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board  
Truckee River Flood Management Authority  
Washoe County Stadium Authority  
Washoe County Investment Committee  
Western Regional Water Commission  
Vice-Chair Hill  
Community Homelessness Advisory Board  
Downtown Reno Business Improvement District  
EDAWN (Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada) (alternate)  
Nevada Tahoe Conservation District Board of Supervisors  
Regional Transportation Commission (alternate)  
Tahoe Prosperity Center Board of Directors  
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board  
Tahoe Transportation District Board of Directors  
Tahoe Transportation Commission  
Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency Governing Board  
Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board  
Truckee River Flood Management Authority  
Washoe County Internal Audit Committee (alternate)  
Washoe County Investment Committee  
Washoe County Legislative Liaison  
Washoe County Stadium Authority  
Commissioner Lucey  
Community Homelessness Advisory Board  
Nevada Association of Counties Board of Directors (NACO)  
Regional Transportation Commission  
Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority  
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board (alternate)  
Tahoe Transportation District Board of Directors (alternate)  
Tahoe Transportation Commission (alternate)  
Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board (alternate)  
Truckee River Flood Management Authority (alternate)  
Washoe County Criminal Justice Advisory Committee  
Washoe County District Board of Health  
Washoe County Legislative Liaison  
Washoe County School District Capital Funding Protection Committee  
Washoe County School District Oversight Panel  
Washoe County Stadium Authority (alternate)  
Western Nevada Development District (WNDD) (alternate)  
Western Regional Water Commission  
Commissioner Jung  
Washoe County Animal Services Advisory Board  
Downtown Reno Business Improvement District (alternate)  
Nevada Tahoe Conservation District Board of Supervisors (alternate)  
Nevadaworks (alternate)  
Regional Transportation Commission (alternate)  
Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board (alternate)  
Truckee River Flood Management Authority (alternate)  
Washoe County Open Space and Regional Parks Commission Liaison  
Washoe County Senior Services Advisory Board Liaison  
Washoe County Stadium Authority (alternate)  
Commissioner Herman  
Nevada Association of Counties Board of Directors (alternate)  
Nevadaworks  
Regional Transportation Commission (alternate)  
State Land Use Planning Advisory Council (SLUPAC)  
Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency Governing Board  
Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board (alternate)  
Truckee River Flood Management Authority (alternate)  
Verdi Television District (Liaison)  
Vya Conservation District (Diane Stobiecki—alternate)  
Washoe County Debt Management Commission  
Washoe County Internal Audit Committee  
Washoe County Senior Services Advisory Board Liaison (alternate)  
Washoe County School District Capital Funding Protection Committee  
Washoe County School District Oversight Panel  
Washoe County Stadium Authority (alternate)  
Washoe-Storey Conservation District (alternate)  
Western Nevada Development District (WNDD)