Carson City Supervisors to discuss allowing breweries in tourist zones, moving 9/11 I-beam and more

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on Thursday, Oct. 20 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room of the Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

Members of the public who wish only to view the meeting but do NOT plan to make public comment may watch the livestream of the Board of Supervisors meeting at https://www.carson.org/granicus and by clicking on “In progress” next to the meeting date, or by tuning in to cable channel 191.

The public may provide public comment in advance of a meeting by written submission to the following email address: publiccomment@carson.org. For inclusion or reference in the minutes of the meeting, your public comment must include your full name and be submitted via email by not later than 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Public comment during a meeting is limited to three minutes per speaker.

Here's what's on the agenda:
— Carson City Holdings LLC has proposed an ordinance adding a brewery with a tasting room to the list of conditional uses in the Tourist Commercial zoning district.

According to staff, “The Tourist Commercial zoning district is intended to permit a broad range of primary and accessory tourist commercial uses to encourage tourist and to serve the visit or related activities of Carson City.”

The Carson City Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the ordinance, stating that the addition of a brewery with a tasting room will “provide an opportunity to enhance the visitor experience, as well as diversify the economic base of the city.”

The Commission also pointed out that, within the current zoning standards permitted businesses include bars, nightclubs, restaurants, and more that are similar to a brewery with a tasting room.

The applicant, Mark Begich of Carson City Holdings, stated that within the last few years around the country, many communities have amended their zonings to accommodate brewing facilities, which were once thought to be industrial or manufacturing in nature, but are now seen as opportunities to highlight local craft beers.

— The Professional Fire Fighters of Nevada Benevolent Association (PFFN) has requested the I-beam be moved and incorporated into the memorial to the firefighters of the state, which is being constructed at the Nevada State Capitol.

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— A discussion and possible action will be held regarding the 30% design concept for the East William Street Complete Streets Project, and to authorize staff to advance to the 60% design stage.

This Project includes complete street improvements along East William Street between North Carson Street and the I-580, U.S. Highway 50 interchange, including pavement reconstruction and preservation, utility replacement, safety enhancements, undergrounding of overhead utilities and multi-modal transportation infrastructure.

Staff will present the 30% level of design concepts that have been developed for the corridor based on the previous input and direction from the public and the Regional Transportation Commission. Staff will also discuss the overall status of the design improvements planned for the corridor.

— An ordinance will be proposed amending the definition of “hotel,” which would alter the current definition as a building containing six or more test rooms to a building containing three or more guest rooms.

The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend the approval.

— A final subdivision map has been submitted for Little Lane Village Phase 2, which would result in the creation of 52 single family residential lots, common areas, public and private streets, and a 5.75 acre remainder parcel on an 11.57 acre site.

Little Lane Village is a 149-unit single family subdivision which was first approved Sept. 2019. Phase 1 consisted of 44 units, and Phase 2 consists of 52 units.

— A determination will be made whether FW Carson Co is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for a contract to perform the 2022 RACC Downtown Sidewalks Project.

The project will construct sidewalks and pedestrian ramps in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in “Redevelopment Area 1” (the northwest corner of Caroline and N. Valley) for a total amount not to exceed $394,364.

An additive alternative expands the project to include improvements at the southwest and northwest corners of N. Stewart and E. Proctor.

— The Carson City Fire Department is proposing to use its portion of a regional grant award from FEMA, an amount of $392,727.27, with a local match not to exceed $39,272, to purchase 56 self-contained breathing apparatus units, and 24 additional SCBA masks.

The current SCBA’s are over 10 years old and will be required to be replaced in 2024.

— A discussion will be held regarding a contract for the provision of Conflict Counsel Services in Carson City’s district and justice courts, for the services to assign indigent defense cases to conflict counsel or private attorneys under Carson City’s Indigent Defense Plan from Nov. 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

The amount discussed is $14,583 per month for conflict counsel services and an additional $13,350 for case assignment services on an hourly basis not to exceed 12 hours per week, for a total not to exceed amount of $130,016.72, to be awarded to either attorney Maria E. Pence or attorney John George. Staff recommends the contract go to Pence.

— A proposed ordinance will be introduced that, if adopted, will repeal the Carson City building permit enterprise fund advisory committee.

The committee was created in 2008. However, a recent review of city boards, commissions and committees determined that the advisory committee suspended meetings several years ago and has no membership. The city is under no legal obligation to maintain the committee and is proposing to repeal the obsolete provisions.

For these and other agenda items and materials, you can view the full agenda here.