Carson City Board of Supervisors Meeting – July 2, 2026
Carson City Board of Supervisors Meeting – July 2, 2026
The Carson City Board of Supervisors met on July 2, 2026, to discuss growth management, approve a language access plan, abandon a drainage easement, and hear public comments. Supervisor White was absent. The meeting began with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the introduction of two new staff members.
Consent Calendar
- Minutes Approval: The board unanimously approved the minutes of the June 4, 2026 meeting (4-0, one absent).
- Consent Agenda: Items 8A through 11F, including Resolution 2026-R-19, were approved unanimously (4-0).
Public Comments & Testimony
- Denny French (Carson City resident): During opening public comment, French expressed support for a planned walkabout on Wilson Street and Williams but urged the city to compensate businesses hurt by construction. He also criticized the lack of transparency regarding the city’s collaboration with the Hop May Adams Foundation for a new City Hall, stating it should have been put to a public vote.
- Denny French (during Growth Management discussion): He urged the board to treat the Assessor’s office as an essential service and to listen to staff when they need help, warning against burnout.
- Denny French (on easement abandonment): He opposed abandoning the 15,798-square-foot drainage easement on Research Way, arguing the city should retain land for environmental and safety reasons.
- Denny French (final public comment): He raised concerns about a proposed development near Curry Street (parcel numbers 009-267-05 and 009-2613), opposing the change in zoning and the emphasis on rentals over purchasable homes, citing unresolved parking, detention basin, and traffic issues.
Discussion Items
Growth Management Ordinance (Item 13A)
Staff presented the Planning Commission’s recommendations for residential building permit allocations for 2027–2030, based on the city’s maximum 3% growth rate. The city’s population was 61,888 (July 1, 2025) with an anticipated 0.7% growth rate. Recommended allocations: 811 for 2027, 835 for 2028, 860 for 2029, and 886 for 2030. The distribution of permits would remain 43% for the general property owner category and 57% for development projects (more than 31 units). The non-residential water usage threshold would stay at 10,000 gallons per day.
Assessor Kimberly Adams reported that new construction added $83,429 in assessed valuation this year alone, straining her office. She noted that overtime was exhausted and the department is $4,000 over budget. The board discussed adding the Assessor to annual growth management reports and studying energy capacity, but Supervisor Giomi and the Mayor argued the current system works well and the 3% formula is not broken. The board ultimately adopted the resolution as presented.
Easement Abandonment on Research Way (Item 13B)
The board approved abandoning a 15,798-square-foot access, drainage, and public utility easement that bisects a parcel at the end of Research Way. The easement was never developed. The Planning Commission had recommended approval (7-0). The motion passed 4-0.
Language Access Plan (Item 14A)
Carson City’s second Language Access Plan (LAP), required by Assembly Bill 266 (2023), was presented. The plan documents procedures for assisting limited English proficiency (LEP) individuals, primarily Spanish speakers. Carson City uses bilingual employees and a paid language line service. The plan was streamlined from the previous version. Supervisor Shuty noted a typographical error and requested the adoption date be added to the cover. The board unanimously approved the LAP with those corrections (4-0).
Key Outcomes
- Growth Management Resolution 2026-R-20: Adopted (4-0), setting residential permit allocations for 2027–2030 and retaining the existing water use threshold and non-residential criteria. The board declined to add an energy study or change the allocation formula.
- Easement Abandonment: Approved (4-0) for the Research Way property.
- Language Access Plan: Approved (4-0) with minor corrections, to be submitted to the Governor’s Office of New Americans by August 1, 2026.
- Non-Action Items: The board promoted the July 4th celebration, including the garrison flag raising at Carson Tahoe Hospital at 11:30 a.m., and the soapbox derby at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting Transcript
We're now on to agenda item three, and I'm telling you, Pastor Peggy is ready. God is our anchor. He's faithful and true, loving and forgiving, and his mercies are new every morning. Father God, as all of America celebrates the two hundred and fiftieth year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. And as we honor our past and build on our future, we are mindful of the faith and trust we have in you. We rededicate ourselves to you and humbly ask for your grace, guidance, and blessings for Carson City, for our great state of Nevada, and for our United States of America. We pray for unity and peace as the garrison flags are raised at the gateways of our city on Saturday as symbols that inspire hope, unity, strength, and national pride. May the flying colors be a reminder to us to be thankful for the freedoms that you have given us and for the freedoms that have been fought for in battle. Let freedom bring. According to your word, we pray and intercede with Thanksgiving for all those who are in authority over us. We ask for divine protection for President Trump, Vice President Vance, and their families, for our governor, Joe Lombardo, and for our mayor, Lori Bagwell. Bless our supervisors with confidence to continue to perform their tasks with excellence. Give wisdom and courage as they make vital decisions that have an impact on our lives. We also pray for Sheriff Kenny Fernong and the Sheriff's Department, the fire department, our first responders, our teachers, and our children, as well as those serving in harm's way. May you be glorified in all that we do and all that we say by his holy spirit and in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Thank you so much for those great words of wisdom. Robert, would you do us the honor of leading us in the pledge? Which allegiance through the flag of the United States of America and to the republic or which stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you so much, Robert. Thank you, Peggy. We're now on to our opening public comment. Um, Miss Sullivan, I have you signed up. Thank you, Mayor Hope Sullivan, Director of Community and Economic Development. I have a couple introductions to make this morning. First to my right is Kyle Fisher. He is our new deputy director of community and economic development. Kyle has a master's degree in architecture from UNLV. He worked at a private architecture firm in Las Vegas for four and a half years, and then he opened his own firm, which he ran for six years. He worked for the state for a year and then joined us. Kyle has great credentials, but when he was asked on his application why he wanted to work for Carson City, Kyle wrote, although I'm relatively new to Carson City, I've grown to love everything the community has to offer. It feels like home. Deeply committed to seeing it thrive while preserving its small town charm. Working for the city gives me the opportunity to contribute to the community I care about and help ensure it continues to grow in ways that maintain its character, livability, and sense of place. As I've discussed with the mayor, I can teach people a lot of things, but I can't teach people to care. And I was really appreciated that we had somebody with such great credentials, a good person who I had the chance to work with, and just somebody who was ready to work hard for the city. Next to Kyle is our new building official, Andrew Armenio. Andrew has 29 certifications, including Master Code Professional, Certified Building Official, and Certified Fire Marshal. Andrew started his career spending seven years in the field installing wood and metal stud framing, performing and installing carpentry, operating heavy equipment, and maintaining and repairing insulation, sheetrock, plumbing, and electrical systems. Andrew worked as a building inspector for various municipalities for six years. And he was most recently the building official in Humboldt County for just shy of two years. I will mention Andrew's family who's watching is still in Winnemuca, his wife and four kids. And we really thank them for the sacrifice they're making and letting us have Andrew every day of the week. Um Andrew came on my radar when I contacted a third party vendor to let him know I might need an interim building official. That person said, Why aren't you talking to Andrew? Why aren't I? So I called Andrew. Andrew said a lot of things that resonated with me that day. And these are my words, not his. He became the building official in the department that was a bit wild west.
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