The following are highlights from the January 23, 2023, Sparks City Council Meeting.
Announcements/ Presentations
• City Manager Neil Krutz announced the following committee vacancies:
- Two vacancies on the Sparks Police Advisory Committee, one for a business representative and one at-large representative, each for a partial term ending September 30, 2023. Members need to be either residents or business owners in Sparks. If selected, members must participate in a Sparks Police Department Citizens Academy and undergo a background check.
- Two vacancies on the Sparks Citizens Advisory Committee, one Ward 4 and one Ward 4 Alternate member, each serving a term that is coterminous with the appointing City Council member’s term. Committee members must be Sparks residents.
- Four vacancies on the Sparks Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, alternate positions for Wards 1, 2, 3, and 4, each serving a term coterminous with the appointing City Council member’s term. Committee members must be Sparks residents, preferably over the age of 55.
Applications will be accepted for each of these committees until Friday, February 3, 2023, at 5 p.m. Applicants are encouraged to apply at: www.cityofsparks.us/getinvolved.
Council approved:
• A $90,000 expenditure to augment a professional services agreement to Barrett Resources to continue to provide outreach efforts to benefit the City of Sparks’s interest in the Truckee Meadows Public Land Management Act.
• A $90,000 professional services agreement with SB Strategic Consulting, Inc., for outreach work benefiting the City of Sparks’s interests in the Truckee Meadows Public Land Management Act.
• A $72,667.60 three-year contract for the purchase and technical support of two Axon Air Skydio Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
• A Cooperative Local Public Agency Agreement with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to utilize federal grant funds for:
• The Regional Trail Connectivity Project: Wingfield Hills Road, with an estimated cost of $79,850 and an NDOT reimbursement not to exceed $75,857.
• A School Zone Flasher Project at Van Gorder Elementary School, with an estimated cost of $82,500 and an NDOT reimbursement not to exceed $78,375.
• A $442,245.00 construction contract with Spanish Springs Construction for the Oppio Tennis Court Improvement Project.
• A $203,805.00 construction contract with Sullivan Structures for the Recreation Gym Restroom Remodel Project.
General Business
• Sparks City Council accepted a $16,550.00 grant from the Nell J. Redfield Foundation to support the Leisure Without Limits program for 2023.
Planning and Zoning
Council held public hearings and approved:
• A memorandum of understanding amending the current collective bargaining agreement between the City of Sparks and Association of Sparks Fire Department Classified Chief Officers, with an anticipated cost increase of $23,651 in the remainder of FY23 and $59,823 in FY24.
• A substantial amendment to the City of Sparks, Program Year 3, Fiscal Year 2022-2023, Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant, and HOME Consortium programs for submittal to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• A bill to amend a final approved plan for the Stonebrook planned development located east of Pyramid Way and south of La Posada Drive to:
- Extend construction hour standards in the GC (General Commercial), BP (Business Park), and MDR (Medium Density Residential) land use categories to mirror the Sparks Municipal Code
- Identify development standards for a School, Park, and Open Space land use categories within the 610-acre Stonebrook planned development.
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