Carson City Supervisors to discuss new city department, 'I Voted' 2024 sticker designs, street closures and more

The next Carson City Board of Supervisor’s meeting will take place Thursday, June 15 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Robert ‘Bob’ Crowell Board Room in the Carson City Community Center, located at 851 E. William Street.

Items up for discussion include the creation of a new city department for legal services, the purchase of a ballot reading machine, the winner of the "I Voted" sticker contest, and more.

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.

To watch the meeting live, please visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWZIN-Y_Z1OwKRSdefLwJlA

— Supervisors will discuss the proposed closure of Second St. between Division and Thompson during the Levitt Amp summer Concert Series at the Brewery Arts Center. The request is to accommodate disabled parking as well as food trucks. Closure, if accepted, would occur from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. during the ten concert series which occur Saturday nights throughout the summer.

— Supervisors will discuss a contract with West Coast Paving, Inc. to perform pavement rehabilitation for the Governor’s Field parking lots for a total not to exceed $331,100. The project includes asphalt crack sealing, wide crack repair, pavement patching, a slurry seal, and re-striping of the parking lots.

— A discussion and possible action will be held regarding authority for the Carson City Clerk-Recorder to purchase a high speed mail ballot signature scanner, including software and maitinence costs, for an amount not to exceed $125,029 for 2023 - 2027. The Nevada Secretary of State is offering to reimburse counties 100 percent for the purchase of the equipment at $73,400 if received before June 30, 2023, with Carson City being required to cover annual software licensing and maintenance costs.

— The winner of the “I Voted” Sticker Design contest for the 2024 election cycle will be determined by supervisors.

— Supervisors will discuss a contract with Sierra Psychological Associates to provide mental health consultation services to inmates at the Carson City Jail for a total not to exceed $284,385.79 through June 2026. Services include metal health assessments, treatment, counseling, and treatment recommendations, as well as pre-employment psychological evaluations under state regulations and Carson City Sheriff’s Office department policy.

— Similarly, a discussion will be held regarding a contract with Mary Bryan, a licensed clinician, in an amount not to exceed $61,440, for clinical treatment and counseling services for Mental Health Court. Funding for the contract comes from the Nevada Supreme Court.

— A discussion will be held regarding a lease expiring next June between Carson City and the Carson Water Subconservancy District which permits Carson City to use up to 100 acre-feet of surface water from the Upper and Lower Lost Lakes Reservoirs at no cost, beyond permit fees in the amount of $780. The CWSD Board approved the water lease agreement for renewal last month.

— Supervisors will discuss whether or not to remove real property taxes, penalties and interest for a residence on Desatoya Drive in the amount of $5,012 as the property was held by the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Nevada during the time period, making the property tax-exempt for the period.

— Similarly, the Assessor’s Office is requesting supervisors remove taxes deemed uncollectible in the amount of $1,567.84.

— Supervisors will discuss the potential augmentation of the Carson City 2022-23 fiscal budget in the amount of $21 million. The revision is primarily due to bond insurance, annual and sick leave payouts, overtime, fuel and utility cost increase, Board of Supervisors actions, and more, according to the agenda.

— Supervisors will hear complaints, protests and objections regarding the property and advisability of amending the Downtown Neighborhood Improvement District and the South Carson Neighborhood Improvement District ordinances. Before supervisors can amend the DNID or the SCNID the board must hold a public hearing for any complaints or protests.

— Following this hearing, Supervisors will vote on the adoption of the proposed ordinance levying the DNID 2024 assessments, and the SCNID 2024 assessments.

— Supervisors will discuss establishing an Office of the Public Defender in Carson City, which will provide legal and indigent defense services when appointed by the courts in Carson City. The cost to fund the new department is just over $2 million for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

— If approved, supervisors will also discuss a proposed lease with Tanglewood LLC to rent an office space at 755 North Roop Street to house the new department from 2023-2028 in an amount of $328,272.21.

For these and other agenda items, please view the full agenda here: https://www.carson.org/agendas