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Carson City Supervisors to discuss Black Stone Ranch, other proposed zoning changes to Lompa Ranch

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting is expected to take place on Thursday, Aug. 17, 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.

The main item of discussion is regarding the Lompa Ranch and Black Stone ranch. Other items of key discussion are listed after the ranches discussions.

Members of the public who wish to view the meeting but do NOT plan to make public comment may watch the livestream of the Board of Supervisors meeting at 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.

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

The Carson City Planning Commission recommended approval for each of the following in relation to the Lompa Ranch and Black stone zoning changes. The supervisors will discuss all of these and decide the action on them.

— Steve Thomsen's request of a tentative subdivision map known as Blackstone Ranch Phase 2. This plan will subdivide 204 single family residential lots on a ±58.52 acre site with a minimum lot size of 6,000 square fee within the Lompa Ranch North Specific Plan Area, located at 2230 East 5th Street. The Planning Commission recommended approval, but the board must approve it to finalize.

— A master plan amendment, requested by Carson City to change the designation from open space and medium density residential to parks and recreation on a ±10.15 acre parcel identified in the Lompa Ranch North Specific Plan Area as a park site, located east of the terminus of East Robinson Street and to the north of East 5th Street. The commission also adopted a resolution approving this, alongside their recommendation of approval to the board.

— A proposed ordinance changing the zoning of a property within the Lompa Ranch North Specific Plan Area from multifamily duplex to public neighborhood on a ±10.15 acre parcel identified in the Lompa Ranch North Specific Plan Area as a park site, located to the east of the terminus of East Robinson Street and to the north of East 5th Street.

— A master plan amendment requested by Carson City to change the designation from mixed-use Residential and mixed-use employment to parks and recreation on a ±3 acre parcel identified in the Lompa Ranch North Specific Plan Area as a park site, located to the west of the intersection of Airport Road and Butti Way.The commission also adopted a resolution approving this, alongside their recommendation of approval to the board.

— A proposed ordinance changing the zoning of a property within the Lompa Ranch North Specific Plan Area from single family 6,000 and public regional to public neighborhood on a ±3 acre parcel identified in the Lompa Ranch North Specific Plan Area as a park site, located to the west of the intersection of Airport Road and Butti Way.

— Michael Mistriel's application for the abandonment of a public access easement ±47,360 square feet in size to accommodate the development of an approved 139 lot residential subdivision, located approximately 0.27 miles northeast of the eastern terminus of East Robinson Street within the Lompa Ranch North Specific Plan Area and zoned multifamily duplex.

— Larry Stock's application for the abandonment of a 50-foot wide by ±607.2-foot-long portion of North Deer Run Road totaling ±33,827 square feet in size, located along the frontage of two parcels zoned general industrial.

Other items on the agenda:

— A discussion and possible action to introduce a proposed ordinance changing the zoning from public regional to single family 6,000 square feet on a ±0.7 acre property located on Fleischmann Way and ±275 feet to the west of its intersection with North Division Street.

– Supervisors will discuss and possibly act on a proposed 40 square-foot public utility easement for a two-story duplex being constructed at 320 Burton Street from GS Property Holdings, LLC, Series Eight.

Carson City’s development standards require two feet of clearance in all directions from the outside edge of water meter boxes and the easement will ensure that necessary clearance.

— A discussion and possible action regarding a proposed 120 square-foot water public utility easement for an apartment complex located off Janas Way from KB Little Lane, LLC. According to Carson City’s development standards, properties must install a water meter and fire service backflow preventer, which the easement will allow.

Purchases and Contracts:

— Supervisors will discuss and possibly authorize the purchase of new tables and stools for the Carson City Jail from the Bob Barker Company for a not to exceed amount of $93,974. The spending has already been approved through the capital improvement plan.

— A discussion and possible action regarding authorization to purchase 43 new Tasers for the Carson City Sheriff’s Office for the amount of $118,621.48. The amount of $119,000 for tasers has already been approved through the capital improvement plan.

— Supervisors will discuss and decide on possible action regarding authorization to purchase books and periodicals for the Carson City Library from Baker & Taylor, for a total of $100,000, through June 30, 2024.

The Library Department in the General Fund has an annual budget of $183,340 and the Library Gift Fund has a budget of $40,500 to purchase books, periodicals and publications. Baker & Taylor is the main vendor for book purchases; the Library also pays Baker & Taylor an annual fee of $16,831 to lease materials.

— A discussion and possible action regarding a proposed interlocal agreement with the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of Western Nevada College for the Carson City Fire Department to train qualified College students in paramedicine for a base charge of $1,500 per student, with optional extensions of $300 per student.

Under this proposed three-year agreement, college students who are enrolled in emergency medical service studies will receive pre-hospital clinical supervision and hands-on educational experiences from CCFD through a scheduled ride along and/or internship for paramedic students.

— Supervisors will discuss and possibly authorize the purchase of software licenses, and related services and support, comprising an extended detection and response platform through Escape Velocity Holdings, Inc., for $103,716.00 for one year.

The XDR platform will monitor and manage cloud, network and endpoint events and data. The XDR platform combines and centralizes tools for incident prevention, detection, analysis and response, resulting in improved outcomes in the event of an attempted or actual attack, disaster or similar circumstances. Funding was already approved for the capital improvement program.

— A discussion and possible action regarding a proposed purchase through RDO Integrated Controls, for the amount of $101,257.50, to procure additional Carlson Landfill GPS software and equipment which allows real-time monitoring of compaction and grading at the Carson City Landfill.

This proposed purchase would equip an additional bulldozer and compactor with the Carlson System, enabling employees to monitor compaction and grading of solid waste in real-time, which helps optimize use of the Landfill’s finite space while also minimizing equipment fuel consumption and wear-and-tear. Funding for this purchase was already approved in the capital improvement program.

— A discussion and possible action regarding an interlocal contract between Carson City, through the Carson City Public Defender's Office, established in June, and Storey County for the CCPD to provide primary indigent defense services and representation of indigent juveniles in Storey County and to cover the cost of CCPD employees and other operating expenses needed to provide these services.

— Supervisors will discuss and possibly approve an amendment to retroactively extend the current contract between NV Energy and Carson City for the Carson City Fire Department to perform hazardous fuels management and stand-by services through Dec. 31. This is a temporary extension, while Carson City and NV Energy negotiate the terms of a new, three-year agreement.

— A discussion and possible action regarding a proposed agreement between Carson City and the Carson City Culture and Tourism Authority providing for a pledge of room tax proceeds to the city for the repayment of general obligation park bonds additionally secured by pledged revenues, for the amount of $5,000,00.

The city anticipates issuing the general obligation park bonds in order to acquire, reconstruct, construct, improve, extend and better recreational facilities including improvements at the JohnD Winters Centennial Park Complex.

— Supervisors will discuss and possibly act regarding a proposed policy for public electric vehicle charging stations on Carson City-owned property including fees to be charged for the use of those electric vehicle charging stations.

— A discussion and possible action regarding the submission of grant applications to the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the Carmine Complete Streets Project, Prison Hill Booster Pump Station and Pipeline Rehabilitation Project, Southeast Area Sewer Extension and Septic Conversion Project, Menlo Drive Road Rehabilitation and Utility Replacement Project, and Water Meter Upgrade Project.

For the entire agenda, please visit: https://www.carson.org/government/city-meetings-live-broadcast-and-archives/agendas/board-of-supervisors-agendas-with-supporting-materials.

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