COUNTY COMMISSIONERS                                                                                                             

Chair, Kitty Jung, District 3

Vice-Chair, Bob Lucey, District 2    

Marsha Berkbigler, Commissioner, District 1

Vaughn Hartung, Commissioner, District 4

Jeanne Herman, District 5

 

COUNTY MANAGER

John Slaughter

 

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Paul Lipparelli

 

COUNTY CLERK

Nancy Parent

 

NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA

 

WASHOE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

COMMISSION CHAMBERS - 1001 E. 9th Street, Reno, Nevada

 

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

10:00 a.m.

 

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 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 items 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.  The Washoe County Commission Chambers are accessible to the disabled.  If you require special arrangements for the meeting, call the Office of the County Manager, (775) 328-2000, 24-hours prior to the meeting. 

 

Public Transportation.  Public transportation is available to this meeting site:  RTC Routes 2, 2S, 5 and 15 serve this location.  For eligible RTC ACCESS reservations call (775) 348-5438.

 

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 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’/Manager’s Announcements, Requests for Information, Topics for Future Agendas and Statements Relating to Items Not on the Agenda”.

Pursuant to NRS 241.020, the Agenda for the Commission Meeting 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), Washoe County Central Library (301 South Center Street); Sparks Justice Court (1675 East Prater Way); www.washoecounty.us/bcc and https://notice.nv.gov.

 

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) Marilyn Kramer, Assistant to the County Manager, (775) 328-2000 and on Washoe County’s website www.washoecounty.us/bcc/boards_committees?

 

All items numbered or lettered below are hereby designated for possible action as if the words “for possible action” were written next to each item (NRS 241.020).  An item listed with asterisk (*) next to it is an item for which no action will be taken.

 

10:00 a.m.     *1.    Salute to the flag – Boy Scout Troup 14

 

*2.    Roll call.

       

*3.    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.

 

4.    Oath of office for newly elected officials by Chief Judge Patrick Flanagan.

 

                                  County Commissioner:

Marsha Berkbigler – Washoe County Commissioner, District 1

Vaughn Hartung – Washoe County Commissioner, District 4

 

                **Justice of the Peace:

Pete Sferrazza – Justice of the Peace, Reno, Department 2

Ryan Sullivan – Justice of the Peace, Reno, Department 3

Scott Pearson – Justice of the Peace, Reno, Department 4

Dave Clifton – Justice of the Peace, Reno, Department 5

Kevin Higgins – Justice of the Peace, Sparks, Department 2

Jessica Longley – Justice of the Peace, Sparks, Department 3

 

 

**General Improvement Districts:

                                                Bobbie Barlow – Trustee, Gerlach General Improvement District

                                                John Carter – Trustee, Gerlach General Improvement District

                                                Judy Conley – Trustee, Gerlach General Improvement District

                                                Danny Mott – Trustee, Gerlach General Improvement District

 

                                                Keith Carthen – Trustee, Grand View General Improvement District

                                                Laura Porter – Trustee, Grand View General Improvement District

                                                Jodi Corona – Trustee, Grand View General Improvement District

                                                Matthew Moore – Trustee, Grand View General Improvement District

                                                Roy Moore – Trustee, Grand View General Improvement District

                                                                                               

Matthew Dent – Trustee, Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID)

                                                Phillip Horan – Trustee, Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID)

                                                Peter Morris – Trustee, Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID)

 

                                                Mitch Gerlinger  – Trustee, Palomino Valley General Improvement District

                                                Martin Breitmeyer  – Trustee, Palomino Valley General Improvement District

                                                Greg Dennis – Trustee, Palomino Valley General Improvement District

                                                Jim Currivan – Trustee, Palomino Valley General Improvement District

 

Joseph Barstow – Trustee, Sun Valley General Improvement District (SVGID)

Garth Elliott – Trustee, Sun Valley General Improvement District (SVGID)

Carmen Ortiz – Trustee, Sun Valley General Improvement District (SVGID)

 

 

**North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District:

Jim Costalupes – Trustee, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District (NLTFPD)

Susan Herron – Trustee, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District (NLTFPD)

Gregory McKay – Trustee, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District (NLTFPD)

 

**Verdi TV District:

 

                                                Michelle Zunino Banbury – Trustee, Verdi TV District

                                                H.R. “Bud” Mosconi – Trustee, Verdi TV District

               

5.    Election of Chair of the Washoe County Board of Commissioners.

                                               

6.    Election of Vice-Chair of the Washoe County Board of Commissioners.

 

7.    Fix the terms of office of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board.

 

*8.    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.

 

Adjournment.

 

                Refreshments in the lobby.

 

 

**Some of the elected officials listed in these sections may not be present or have made alternate arrangements for the oath of office.