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 24, 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.  
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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.  
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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  
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posted prior to the meeting. During the public comment period, speakers may address matters listed or not listed on the published agenda. The  
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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. Krishna Pagilla, PHD and University of Nevada  
Reno team, with an update on Investigations of SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence and  
Variants through Wastewater Surveillance. FOR DISCUSSION ONLY  
Attachments:  
Appearance and Presentation by Mitch Fink, P.E. of a quarterly update on traffic related  
items in Unincorporated Washoe County as requested by the Board of County  
Commissioners. FOR DISCUSSION ONLY  
4.  
5.  
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.  
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.)  
6.  
7.  
Consent Items. (FOR POSSIBLE ACTION)  
7.A.1.  
Approval of minutes for the Board of County Commissioners' regular meetings of April 12,  
2022; April 19, 2022; and April 26, 2022. Clerk. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE  
ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.B.1.  
Recommendation to 1) approve roll change requests, pursuant to NRS 361.765 and/or  
NRS 361.768, for errors discovered on the 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and  
2021/2022 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 $77,140.52]. Assessor.  
(Commission Districts 1, 2, 3, 4) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.B.2.  
Recommendation to 1) approve roll change requests, pursuant to NRS 361.765 and/or  
NRS 361.768, for errors discovered on the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 secured tax roll 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 $2,830.19]. Assessor. (Commission District 4) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.B.3.  
Recommendation to 1) approve roll change requests, pursuant to NRS 361.765 and/or  
NRS 361.768, for errors discovered on the 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and  
2021/2022 unsecured tax roll 2) authorize Chair to execute the changes described in  
Exhibit A and 3) direct the Washoe County Treasurer to correct the error(s). [cumulative  
amount of decrease to all taxing entities $229,502.15]. Assessor. (All Commission  
Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.C.1.  
Recommendation to approve adjustments ranging from $1.25 to $3.00 additional per  
hour to the current pay structure for non-represented Seasonal job classifications  
Seasonal Pool Manager (class code 4013), Seasonal Lifeguard (class code 4015), and  
Seasonal Sr. Lifeguard (class code 4014) within the Community Services Department (CSD),  
retroactive to February 1 of FY 21/22 and ending in FY 24/25, as a result of wage increases  
by other local municipalities; and authorize Human Resources to make the necessary  
changes. [Salary increases will be absorbed within CSD Operations Division current fiscal  
year budget]. Community Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.C.2.  
Recommendation, pursuant to NRS 278.0262(c) and related authorities, to appoint  
Francine Donshick, current member of the Washoe County Planning Commission, to the  
Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission for a term beginning July 1, 2022 and  
ending June 30, 2025; or until such time as a successor is appointed, whichever occurs  
first. The current list of Regional Planning Commission alternates approved by the Board  
of County Commissioners are: First Alternate: Francine Donshick, Second Alternate: Larry  
Peyton; Third Alternate: Pat Phillips, Fourth Alternate: Michael Flick. Community  
Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.D.1.  
Recommendation to approve budget amendments totaling an increase of [$124,800; no  
county match] in both revenue and expenses to FY22 National Environmental Health  
Association (NEHA) Maintenance and Advancement retroactive to February 1, 2022  
through December 31, 2024 and direct the Comptroller’s Office to make appropriate  
budget amendments. Health District. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.D.2.  
Recommendations to approve the purchase of services for [$125,900.40] with Social  
Entrepreneurs, Inc. (SEI) to establish an implementation process for the County's  
behavioral health crisis response system for the period June 20, 2022 through June 30th,  
2023. Health District. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.E.1.  
7.E.2.  
Recommendation to approve the appointment of Division Chief Chris Ketring to fill an  
unexpired term left by Deputy Fire Chief Alex Kukulus for the Washoe County At-Large  
position to expire on June 30, 2023 for the 911 Emergency Response Advisory Committee.  
Manager’s Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
Recommendation to approve, pursuant to NRS 244.1505, Commission District Special  
Fund disbursement in the amount of [$15,000.00] for Fiscal Year 2021-2022; District 4  
Commissioner Vaughn Hartung recommends a [$5,000.00] grant to Urban Roots -- a  
non-profit organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes -- to  
support the program’s efforts to connect community members to the food they eat  
through garden-based educational programming; and a [$10,000.00] grant to the James  
D. Hoff Peace Officer Memorial -- a nonprofit organization created for charitable, religious,  
or educational purposes -- to aid in the maintenance of the James D. Hoff Peace Officer  
Memorial site featuring names of fallen police officers, support ongoing efforts to  
enshrine and memorialize fallen officers, and conduct annual memorial ceremonies;  
approve Resolutions necessary for same; and direct the Comptroller’s Office to make the  
necessary disbursements of funds. Manager's Office. (Commission District 4.) FOR  
POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.E.3.  
Recommendation to approve the Gerlach Trail Initiative Technical Assistance Grant  
awarded by National Park Services (NPS), Rivers, Trails, and the Conservation Assistance  
(RTCA) Program, which will be used to create a multi-use, year-round, trail that winds  
along the edge of the playa through dunes, wetlands and sagebrush, traversing from near  
Highway 447 to County Route 34 to Gerlach Road in the amount of [$0, technical  
assistance, estimated value of $15,000 (no county match)], with a project period from  
June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023. Manager's Office. (Commission District 5.) FOR POSSIBLE  
ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.F.1.  
Recommendation to accept a grant award amendment increasing the funding by [$20,000  
to a new total award amount of $117,603 with no county match] from the State of  
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services for toxicology expenses relating to the  
Overdose to Action (OD2A) program, retroactive from September 1, 2021 through August  
31, 2022, and authorize the Chief Medical Examiner & Coroner of the Washoe County  
Regional Medical Examiner’s Office to sign the award, and direct the Comptroller’s  
Department to make the necessary budget amendments. Regional Medical Examiner. (All  
Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.F.2.  
7.F.3.  
Recommendation to approve expenditures in excess of $100,000 each to Brooklyn  
Forensics LLC, ML Forensic Consulting LLC, and Leonardo Roquero MD PLLC for forensic  
pathology services in both Fiscal Year 2022 and Fiscal Year 2023. Regional Medical  
Examiner. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
Recommendation to approve a resolution (R22-64) setting forth fees [estimated to  
generate an additional $65,000 in Fiscal Year 2023], effective July 1, 2022, to be charged  
and collected for services provided by the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s  
Office. Regional Medical Examiner. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.G.1.  
7.G.2.  
7.G.3.  
Recommendation to approve the sub-grant award # 2019-SAKI-04 between the Nevada  
Office of the Attorney General and Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Science  
Division to allow the DNA Section to outsource the testing and analysis of sexual assault  
kits in the total amount of [$100,000.00; $92,638.00 for testing; $7,362.00 for related  
reviewing overtime costs] for the retroactive period of April 7, 2022 through September  
30, 2022. If approved, direct Comptroller’s Office to make appropriate budget  
amendments. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
Recommendation to approve Security Agreement between the Reno Rodeo Association  
and the County of Washoe on behalf of Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to provide  
uniformed Deputy Sheriffs for security [Estimated $115,000 Annual Security Costs  
Reimbursed] during Reno Rodeo events occurring for the period of June 15, 2022, through  
the last day of the Reno Rodeo 2024 performance. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.) FOR  
POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
Recommendation to accept a Nevada Division of Emergency Management grant award  
[amount not to exceed $16,978.00, no County match required] as administered through  
the State of Nevada, Office of the Military, Division of Emergency Management, Federal FY  
2018 project number 97067.18-3000, to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Special  
Operations Division Cyber Crimes Unit to cover the cost of training for the retroactive  
grant term of September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022 and if approved, direct the  
Comptroller’s Office to make the necessary budget amendments. Sheriff. (All Commission  
Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.G.4.  
Recommendation to accept a Nevada Division of Emergency Management grant award  
[amount not to exceed $16,999.00, no County match required] as administered through  
the State of Nevada, Office of the Military, Division of Emergency Management, Federal FY  
2018 project number 97067.18-3000, to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Special  
Operations Division Cyber Crimes Unit for the purchase of a forensic workstation for the  
retroactive grant term of September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022 and if approved,  
direct the Comptroller’s Office to make the necessary budget amendments. Sheriff. (All  
Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.G.5.  
Recommendation to accept a Nevada Division of Emergency Management grant award  
[amount not to exceed $4,153.58, no County match required] as administered through  
the State of Nevada, Office of the Military, Division of Emergency Management, Federal FY  
2018 project number 97067.18-3000, to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Unit  
for the purchase of equipment for the Consolidated Bomb Team for the retroactive grant  
term of September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022 and if approved, direct the  
Comptroller’s Office to make the necessary budget amendments. Sheriff. (All Commission  
Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.H.1.  
Recommendation to approve a Resolution R22-58 in support of Washoe County joining  
the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Network of Age Friendly States and  
Communities; and if approved, authorize the Chairman to execute the Letter of  
Commitment. Human Services Agency. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
7.I.1.  
Recommendation to approve and execute Resolution directing County Treasurer to give  
notice of the sale of properties subject to the lien of a delinquent special assessment in  
the following district: WCAD 32 - Spanish Springs Valley Ranch Rd, parcels: 076-310-31,  
076-310-44, 076-391-23, 076-391-65, 076-690-45, 076-690-46, 076-690-47, 077-230-07,  
WCAD 37 - Spanish Springs Sewer Phase 1A, parcel: 089-243-07 (additional description of  
affected parcels contained in Exhibit “A” of attached Resolution.) No Fiscal Impact to the  
General Fund. Treasurer. (Commission District 4 and 5.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
End of Consent Items  
8.  
Recommendation to approve budget amendments totaling an increase of [$272,727; no  
county match] in both revenue and expenses to FY22 National Environmental Health  
Association (NEHA) Capacity Building grant to build capacity for the Environmental Health  
Safety Food Safety Program retroactive to February 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024  
and direct the Comptroller’s Office to make the necessary budget amendments. Health  
District. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
9.  
Recommendation to approve the revised Pro Tem Justice of the Peace panel for the Justice  
Courts pursuant to NRS 4.032; and approve same to serve as a list of potential  
Administrative Enforcement Code hearing Officers pursuant to Washoe County Code  
125.225. Human Resources (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
10.  
Recommendation to approve Cost of Living Adjustments in base wage of 5% effective July  
1, 2022 [FY 22/23 estimated fiscal impact $2,686,204], and 3.5% effective July 1, 2023 [FY  
23/24 estimated impact $2,793,594]; for Unclassified Management and Non-Represented  
Confidential employees, District Court employees, Justice Courts employees (excluding  
Justices of the Peace), Juvenile Services employees, and Truckee River Flood Management  
Authority’s Executive Director and General Counsel; and bi-lingual pay changes for  
Non-Represented Confidential employees [estimated fiscal impact $-0-]; and standby pay  
changes for Non-Represented Confidential employees (excluding Division Directors at  
salary grade T and above), District Court employees, Justice Courts employees (excluding  
Justices of the Peace), and Juvenile Services employees as outlined in their department  
Personnel Manuals [estimated fiscal impact $26,296]. [Estimated total fiscal impact  
$5,506,094]. Human Resources (All Commission Districts) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
11.  
Recommendation to approve Collective Bargaining Agreements with the Washoe County  
Alternative Sentencing Officers Association (WCASOA) for the Non-Supervisory and  
Supervisory bargaining units for the two (2) year period beginning July 1, 2022 including  
adjustment to pay grade structure for parity with Washoe County District Attorney’s  
Investigator Association salaries; and cost of living adjustments in base wages of 5%  
effective July 1, 2022 [FY 22/23 estimated fiscal impact $120,590]; and 3.5% beginning  
July 1 2023 [FY 23/24 estimated fiscal impact $135,805]; including updated safety  
equipment allowance, shift differential, career incentive, instructor differential, POST pay;  
and approve same cost of living adjustments, and updated safety equipment, career  
incentive, and POST pay, and for the non-represented Chief Alternative Sentencing Officer  
[FY 22/23 estimated fiscal impact $10,434] and [FY 23/24 estimated fiscal impact  
$13,289]. [Estimated total fiscal impact $280,118.]. Human Resources (All Commission  
Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
12.  
Recommendation to approve Collective Bargaining Agreements with the Washoe County  
Nurses’ Association (WCNA) for the Non-Supervisory and Supervisory bargaining units for  
the two (2) year period beginning July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024; including pay grade  
structure adjustments based on critical labor market study conducted by Korn Ferry  
[estimated fiscal impact $53,791]; cost of living adjustments in base wages of 5% effective  
July 1, 2022 [FY 22/23 estimated fiscal impact $123,977]; and 3.5% beginning July 1, 2023  
[FY 23/24 estimated fiscal impact $128,316]; and eight (8) hours of personal leave credit  
effective July 2022; and sixteen (16) hours of personal leave credit in January of each of  
the calendar years 2023 and 2024 [estimated fiscal impact $-0-]; and updated agreement  
language regarding salaries and personal leave, holidays, leaves of absence, career  
development, bilingual differential, deferred compensation, and duration of agreement  
[estimated fiscal impact $10,000]. [Total estimated fiscal impact for all fiscal years is  
$316,084.] Human Resources. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
13.  
Recommendation to approve Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Washoe County  
Public Attorneys’ Association (WCPAA) for a two (2) year period beginning July 1, 2022  
through June 30, 2024; and ratify same; including Cost of Living Adjustments in base wage  
of 5% effective July 1, 2022 [FY22/23 estimated fiscal impact $822,486]; and 3.5%  
beginning July 1, 2023 [FY23/24 estimated fiscal impact $851,273]; and update  
agreement language regarding salaries, leave of absence, holidays, bail reform pay, parking  
allowance, career incentive pay, grievance procedures, and term of agreement [estimated  
fiscal impact $186,325]; and approve same for Confidential Attorneys [FY22/23 estimated  
fiscal impact $186,171; FY23/24 estimated fiscal impact $193,282] [total estimated fiscal  
impact $2,239,537]. Human Resources. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
14.  
Recommendation to approve Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) with the Washoe  
County District Attorney’s Investigator Association (WCDAIA) for the Non-Supervisory and  
Supervisory bargaining units for the two (2) year period beginning July 1, 2022 through  
June 30, 2024; including cost of living adjustments in base wages of 5% effective July 1,  
2022 plus a one-time only lump sum payment of $2,000 for Non-Supervisory, $3,000 for  
Supervisory, effective July 4, 2022 (paid on July 22, 2022), for employees covered under  
this CBA in effect at the time of the payment [FY 22/23 estimated fiscal impact $92,691];  
and cost of living adjustments in base wages of 3.5% beginning July 1, 2023 plus a  
one-time only lump sum payment of $2,000 for Non-Supervisory, $3,000 for Supervisory,  
effective July 3, 2023 (paid on July 21, 2023), for employees covered under this CBA in  
effect at the time of the payment [FY 23/24 estimated fiscal impact $95,164]; updated  
stand-by, safety equipment, and bi-lingual pay [estimated total fiscal impact $5,600]; and  
updated agreement language regarding salaries, holidays, discipline and grievance, and  
term of agreement; and approve same salaries, $3,000 lump sum payment, stand-by pay,  
bi-lingual pay, and holidays for the non-represented Chief Investigator (DA) [estimated  
fiscal impact $26,808 for all fiscal years]. [Total estimated fiscal impact is $220,263]  
Human Resources. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
15.  
Recommendation to authorize the Purchasing and Contracts Manager to purchase eight  
(8) Chevy Trailblazer AWD from Champion Chevrolet for use by Washoe County Human  
Services Agency’s Senior Services Homemaker Program in an amount not to exceed  
[$185,000.00]; approve the transfer of the vehicle to the Human Services Agency fleet  
managed by Equipment Services and direct the Comptroller’s Office to make the  
appropriate asset adjustments. Human Services Agency. (All Commission Districts.) FOR  
POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
16.  
Recommendation to approve the sole source purchase of the Clearpass Full-Body Security  
Screening System [$164,357.12] from Adani Systems, Inc., to screen juveniles for  
contraband and weapons as they are admitted to the secure detection section of Jan  
Evans Juvenile Justice Center. Juvenile Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE  
ACTION  
Attachments:  
17.  
Recommendation to 1) accept Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)  
allocation from the City of Sparks in the amount of [$704,408;], with a retroactive period  
from September 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, during which time all funds must be  
incurred and expended; 2) retroactively authorize the County Manager to sign sub-award  
document and direct the Comptroller’s Office to make the necessary budget amendments.  
Manager's Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
18.  
Recommendation to approve allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds through the  
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in a  
total amount of $2,902,258.66 and possible approval of recommended allocations of the  
funds and direction to the Comptroller’s Office to make necessary net zero cross-fund and  
cross-functional budget appropriation transfers, for the proposed projects as follows:  
26. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Security Upgrade - $2,000,000  
27. Regional COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Research - $504,258.66  
28. Wilbur D. May Museum (assistance for recovery of lost revenue due to closure on  
account of the COVID pandemic) - $200,000  
29. Recruitment & Retention Incentive Program - $150,000  
30. Washoe Wellness Center (an on-site fitness facility for use by county employees in  
connection with work) - $48,000  
The proposed projects fall within the American Rescue Plan Act (and the Coronavirus State  
Fiscal Recovery Fund and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund) eligible uses, include a  
proposed implementation process, and come with extensive compliance and reporting  
requirements. Final allocations may vary from those proposed based on information  
developed during this item. Manager's Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE  
ACTION  
Attachments:  
19.  
Recommendation to approve the Interlocal Agreement for the Sharing of Costs for  
COVID-19 Research and, in accordance with NRS 244.1505, to approve a subgrant of  
American Rescue Plan Act funds through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery  
Funds (SLFRF), to the City of Sparks in an amount not to exceed $504,258.66 for Washoe  
County’s regional share of the research and monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 presence in  
wastewater and community prevalence monitoring due to the COVID-19 pandemic; with a  
grant period retroactive from September 1, 2021 through December 30, 2022, and if  
approved, authorize the County Manager to sign the Washoe County Subgrant Agreement  
between Washoe County and the City of Sparks; and approve the Resolution necessary for  
same. Manager's Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
20.  
Recommendation to approve the Axon contract for the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office  
and enter a new contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for a fifty-five month term at a cost  
not to exceed [year one $42,327.14, year two $85,636.92, year three $85,636.92, year  
four $85,636.92, year five $85,637.10] annually, or [$384,875.00] for the full sixty  
months; to support Body Worn Cameras, fleet car cameras, and less lethal (Tasers), and  
other support services offered by Axon Enterprise, Inc. Sheriff. (All Commission Districts.)  
FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
21.  
Introduction and first reading of an ordinance amending Washoe County Code Chapter 5  
(Administration and Personnel) by revising provisions to clarify the duties of the county  
manager and chief information officer; and amending Washoe County Code Chapter 15  
(County Finances; Purchasing) by repealing redundant provisions and the Washoe County  
Bond Bank ordinance; adding a section levying a $25.00 handling charge for payments  
denied by a bank; and revising provisions related to: definitions pertaining to accounting  
systems and policies; the basis of accounting for various fund types; the creation and  
abolishment of county funds; definitions pertaining to property control; property control  
requirements; policies and procedures related to donations of property, cash  
contributions and grant funding; procedures for lost or abandoned property; procedures  
for receiving cash and negotiable instruments; the collections division; procedures for  
establishing new accounts; the composition of the investment committee; the time  
period between reviews of rates charged by the county for its various services;  
overpayments to the county and refunds; updating the responsibilities of the department  
of finance; removing references to the director of finance and creating the position of chief  
financial officer; the powers and duties of the comptroller; the position of budget  
manager; and the powers and duties of the purchasing and contracts manager, including  
increasing the limit for purchasing supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services  
from $100,000 or less to $300,000 or less; and all matters necessarily connected  
therewith and pertaining thereto. If supported, set the public hearing for second reading  
and possible adoption of the Ordinance for June 21, 2022. Manager's Office. (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.)  
(Note: Items listed under this heading only will be heard at or after the noted time. In no case will it be  
heard before the stated time. Due to public testimony and discussion, time expended on the item in this  
category can vary.)  
22.  
Public Hearing: Appeal of the Washoe County Board of Adjustment’s denial of Variance  
Case Number WPVAR22-0001 (Herz-Callahan Side Yard Setback Reduction) which sought a  
variance to reduce the required side yard setback on the north side of the parcel from five  
(5) feet to one (1) foot in order to enlarge the existing bedroom wing of the current home  
on the property and add a second level bedroom.  
The applicant is GilanFarr Architecture, and the property owner is Susan Herz-Callahan  
Family Trust et al. The project is located at 1710 Lakeshore Blvd., Incline Village, NV  
89451. The Assessor’s Parcel Number is 130-332-12. The parcel of land is approximately  
0.192 acres in size with a master plan designation and regulatory zone of East Shore,  
within the Tahoe Area Plan. Variances are authorized in Article 804 of the Washoe County  
Development Code. Community Services. (Commission District 1.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
23.  
Public Hearing: Second reading and possible adoption of Washoe County Code Chapter 95,  
governing parks and recreation; repealing the entire existing Chapter 95, and enacting a  
new ordinance that revises and replaces Chapter 95 provisions governing parks and open  
space, including but not limited to the Definitions applicable to the chapter, Open Space  
and Regional Parks Commission, Powers and Duties of the Director, Enforcement of the  
chapter, use of vehicles and non-motorized vehicles, domestic animals, and visitor  
conduct. The proposed ordinance amends provisions regarding the Open Space and  
Regional Parks Commission to reflect applicable Nevada law; gives the Director power to  
designate employees as enforcement officials, appoint personnel authorized to collect  
fees, and approve special activity permits in certain circumstances; grants the Regional  
Parks and Open Space Commission authority to approve and establish a schedule of  
proposed fees for park facilities, recreation programs and special events and activities;  
establishes a requirement for a group use permit for activities involving more than 25  
persons; expands provisions regarding concession/commercial operations in county parks,  
establishing a requirement for a permit; establishes a permit requirement for  
commercial/professional filming and photography to incorporate the previously enacted  
policy exempting small scale photography and filming from the permit requirement;  
allows use of unmanned aerial apparatuses (drones) if nondisturbing and nonthreatening,  
and allows the Director to prohibit use of drones in parks or portions of county parks;  
enacts provisions regarding use of operator-propelled vehicles including bicycles and  
electric bicycles in parks, granting the Director discretion to prohibit such use and  
requiring operators to restrict speed and safely operate the vehicle; expands the Director’s  
ability to prohibit smoking, fires, or any open flames based on fire risk and weather  
conditions; prohibits pyrotechnics and liquid or solid fuel model rockets in county parks;  
generally prohibits smoking and vaping in parks, but allows the Director to designate  
specific smoking areas; clarifies provisions regarding camping, including granting the  
Director authority to limit or prohibit certain recreational vehicles based on conditions  
and characteristics of individual campsites; requires appropriate food storage on  
campsites; clarifies that persons lawfully camping may gather downed deadwood for  
lawful campfires; and establishes provisions regarding enforcement including that it is  
unlawful to violate a provision of the chapter, allows for an enforcement official to exclude  
a person violating the chapter from county parks with appropriate notice, grants citation  
power to enforcement officials, establishes criminal and civil penalties with appropriate  
notice. Community Services. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION  
Attachments:  
End Of Scheduled Public Hearings  
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.  
24.  
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.)  
25.  
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)