Let's call the order of the Spark City Council meeting for September 8th with a roll call.

Mayor Lawson here.

Council members Abbott.

Manuel?

Here.

Anderson is absent.

Baby?

Here.

Rodriguez.

City Attorney Duncan.

City Manager Louthan.

We have a quorum.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right.

Let's move on to our opening ceremonies.

Our invocation speaker today is Pastor Barb West.

Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you, everyone.

Would you buy our Heavenly Father?

How thankful we are that we can come to you to ask you to be here with us with our city council.

We're so thankful for Mayor Ed Lawson and this beautiful city council members that you put together.

Thank you for that.

We live in this place called Sparks.

We pray that you would bless it and continue to give wisdom to our leaders, Lord, that they might lead us into the future.

Thank you for our police department and our police chief and all of our law enforcement officers that work so hard to keep us safe.

Thank you too, Lord, for the school teachers and for youth who are interested in government.

Thank you that they're here today.

Lord, we just want to thank you for all that you do for us and ask you to continue to be with us in Jesus' name.

Amen.

Diamond will you lead us in the pledge, please?

Please join me.

I pledge.

One nation, individual with clarity, and justice.

Okay.

All right, we're gonna move right into public comment.

I only have one, and that's my guys from Sky Ranch Middle School.

Come on up.

I got a seat for two of you.

One of you can stand, but go right in front of the see where the microphones are.

Yes.

Go ahead and have a seat there, Micah.

And then you one of you can sit in the other chair and stand.

My name is Ben.

We're students from Scarin' Middle School in Spinach Springs.

Um we are here to discuss the problem with uh electric motorcycles in our community.

Um we have seen like a recent uptick in the problems with them.

Uh so we were gonna we were coming here to uh talk about the problems that we saw.

Um really become a problem.

All these kids have been using them as they're not just writing, they're not just writing e-bikes, writing lights uh don't follow in the city ordinances.

Our city ordinance that I read off this mark says that it might have less than 750 uh watts is that mouth when it goes full speed, and it must weigh less than a hundred pounds without the rider on them.

These the bike these e-bikes that these kids are riding now, they weigh more than a hundred pounds with provider on it.

Some make over 8,000 watts.

Some of these bikes faster than a hundred speed uh e-bikes were created to make transportation easier, but they weren't really created to make it much safer.

And um, they've now introduced a what we want to introduce a public safety problem, just like during uh yeah.

Um, we just want we it's easier, but we want that easier to also be safer.

We're here to discuss the problems with it.

And we're gonna have you back on the 22nd for a meeting.

You're gonna give a presentation in our presentation space.

We couldn't get you on because of open meeting laws for today.

Uh, didn't have enough time to give notice.

So uh I'm looking forward to seeing you if you have a PowerPoint.

Is that correct?

Yeah, looking forward to seeing that on the 22nd.

Thank you, guys.

Appreciate it.

All right, anyone else in the public wishing to comment at this time?

I don't have any cards, so we'll uh pull us back, and I'm looking for approval of the agenda.

Mr.

Rabbit.

I move to approve the agenda submitted.

Ms.

Vanderwell.

Second.

We've got a motion and a second.

Any further discussion?

See none, please vote.

Motion carries with those present.

Mr.

Anderson is out today.

His uh mother had a fall, so he's taking care of her.

We wish them uh Godspeed and speedy recovery.

All right, looking for an approval of the minutes.

Any additions, subtractions, Ms.

Vanderwell.

I move to approve the minutes of the Spark City Council meeting for August 25th, 2025.

Mr.

Rodriguez.

Okay.

We've got a motion and a second.

Any further discussion?

See none, please vote.

Motion carries unanimously.

All right.

We're moving up to uh proclamations, announcements.

Uh citizenship day.

Who has that one?

Donald.

We also got uh coach chauvera, I guess in this capacity, Jose Espania Eminence.

So I will read this um first and we'll go from there.

Uh whereas Citizenship Day is uh is observed each year on September 17th to commemorate the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787 and to recognize the rights and responsibilities of all U.S.

citizens.

And whereas the state encourages reflection on the ideals of freedom, equality, and democracy upon which our nation was founded and celebrates the shared civic values that unite us as Americans.

And whereas Citizenship Day provides an opportunity to honor those who have chosen to become naturalized citizens, affirming their commitment to the United States and contributing to the cultural and civic strength of our communities.

And whereas the City of Sparks recognizes that active participation in civic life, respect for the law, and engagement in the democratic process, are vital to maintaining a strong and vibrant nation.

And whereas it is fitting that all residents of Sparks pause on this day to reflect on the blessings of liberty, the responsibilities of citizenship, and the enduring importance of the Constitution in our daily lives.

Now, therefore, on behalf of Ed Lawson, the mayor of the City of Sparks, Nevada, to hereby proclaim September 17th, 2025 as Citizenship Day in the City of Sparks.

And I encourage all residents to celebrate the privileges of citizenship, honor those who have become new Americans and reaffirm our shared dedication to the principles and democracy and justice.

So I I will say I did rope Coach Chava to come down here.

He is our one of our newest citizens in the United States about two weeks ago, I think.

And so uh I wanted to do that.

I had a meeting the other day, actually, Councilman Banner and myself about some things that we could do in our community.

And they mentioned this, and the light bulb went off to reach out to the coach.

I also reached out to his the person that was uh I guess in charge of the whole process.

They weren't able to make it, so I wrote Coach uh sorry, Jose.

Jose Espania Jimenez in so give us your name for the record, and you can say a few words, and if you want to say anything bad about Councilman Abbott, I'm okay with that.

Oh, he does.

He does.

Uh Jose Espana Jimenez.

Um I just want to say good afternoon to mayor, council members, city attorney, city manager, city clerk, and fellow community members.

Um it's an honor to be in front of you today in recognition of citizenship day.

Uh I felt the need to write my thoughts down properly uh to properly reflect the importance of what today represents and what it means to me.

Uh on August 22nd, 2025, I proudly became a U.S.

citizen, a moment that was many years in the making.

Although I have lived in this country since I was three years old, the journey to citizenship has not always been simple for me or for many others.

Like countless immigrant families, my parents faced challenges when they first arrived here.

As a child, I often translated for them at doctors' appointments, school functions, and even during the complicated process of obtaining legal residency.

Those experiences shaped me, and they also gave me a deep appreciation for the resilience and determination of immigrant families.

Uh when I announced that I had finally became a citizen, many people congratulated me, but some were also surprised.

They assumed I was already a citizen because I have been part of this community for so long.

And that reaction reminded me of something important.

There are many immigrants in our city who love and serve our community every day.

We volunteer, we raise families, we contribute to our local economy, and we work for the betterment of our city.

Despite this, we are often seen as outsiders simply because of the color of our skin or legal status.

Uh, that is why inclusion matters so deeply.

At a city, as a city, we grow stronger uh when every resident feels that they belong, when they can uh when their contributions are recognized and when opportunities are available to all.

Citizenship is one important milestone, but the spirit of citizenship, service, care, and commitment to the community is continuously displayed by immigrants long before their path towards citizenship is complete.

As we recognize citizenship day, I want to thank the city council for this opportunity to speak.

I am grateful to represent not only those who have reached the goal of becoming citizens, but also those who are also those who are still working tirelessly towards it.

My hope is to be a proper representation for unity and inclusion and to help create a city where everyone, no matter their background, can feel at home.

So thank you, Donald, for this opportunity.

Thank you, Councillor.

I got to experience just firsthand with a friend of mine who's German, and he became a citizen about two months ago.

Most joyous day for him.

So pretty cool.

Appreciate that.

Thank you very much.

All right.

Anyone else?

Okay.

Let's get a picture, Coach.

Donald get a picture for our millions of viewers on YouTube.

I will excuse myself.

I do have a good day against our high school.

We don't hold anyone hostage.

Yeah, no one's knows held hostage here except for staff.

See you, Coach.

Okay.

Um proclamation of Hispanic Heritage Month.

I know we have people here for that.

And Mike, if you guys don't want to stick around for the meeting, it's okay if you if you have to leave.

This should be a fast meeting today.

All right.

Councilman Rodriguez is going to read the proclamation.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

And whereas those who came from Central America, South America, Spain, and the Caribbean.

And whereas Hispanic Heritage Month began in 1968 as a week-long celebration under President Johnson and was expanded to a month-long, month-long celebration in 1988 by President Reagan spanning from September 15th to October 15th.

And whereas September 15th marks the anniversary of independence for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guamala, Honduras, Nicquagua, while Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence on September the 16th and 18th.

And whereas this month invites us all to connect with Hispanic Heritage and the community and to reaffirm our commitment to welcoming diverse voices and perspectives into decision making process, therefore, or correction, thereby strengthening our community and our nation.

And whereas we honor the many ways Hispanic residents enrich the fabric of our society, and we re and we recommit ourselves to advancing equity and opportunity for all.

And whereas the city of Sparks is home to a diverse Hispanic population, representing a wide range of nationalities and backgrounds, all contributing meaningful across the educational, nonprofit, governmental, and business sectors, reflecting the rich diversity of the American people.

And whereas Hispanic members are of our community continue to share their vibrant traditions and making significant contributions to the cultural, educational, economic, and social and civic validity of our of the city of Sparks.

Now, therefore, Lawson on behalf of the City Sparks do hereby proclaim September 15th through October 15th as Hispanic Heritage Month.

Mr.

May for the record.

Good afternoon, Mayor and Council members of the City of Sparks and team members.

I'm Jeffette Sanchez, director of the Latino Research Center for the record.

Thank you for including our university in this proclamation, and even more specifically our Latino Research Center.

As you may know, our center is the only one of its kind in the entire state, and we're really proud of the work that we do.

Our mission is focused on serving as a nexus between the university and the community.

And we do that through four areas by fostering research, research collaborations, by supporting student achievement, and by engaging in advocacy and outreach.

And this is just one of those endeavors.

But this proclamation in particular is more than what often others may see as symbolic.

It really does lead to real impact because, as you may know, and as you shared, our Latino Hispanic community has long been a fabric of our nation.

We have so many histories, so many contributions that is Latinos Hispanics have really uh endeavored in in our country, and even more so in our state of Nevada.

We have so many histories, so many contributions that as Latinos Hispanics have really uh endeavored in in our country and even more so in our state of Nevada, as you know, we're one of the largest populations for this demographic within the state of Nevada, and even so uh approaching at our university almost one out of every four students at our University of Nevada Reno identify as Latino Hispanic uh identity.

And with all of that in mind, when I mentioned that this leads to real impact and is more than just symbolic, it's because it helps to bring light to those contributions and the ways that Latinos Hispanics have been part of our country and even more so within our state and local areas.

It helps to acknowledge that visibility is in place and highlight that work and show that we are part of this work in this community.

And through doing that, it helps to unravel what we've seen have long uh been aspects of maybe overlooked communities and an underrepresented community, and so it truly does make a difference.

Oftentimes this can be seen as something that is divisive, like oh, you're highlighting one month and one community, but to us it's really unifying.

It helps unite us in showing that we do have shared history, that we do have shared commitments, and we do contribute in the ways that are a value to everybody when we have these events.

So thank you so much for the proclamation in particular.

And I always bring a little bit of highlights from our Latino Research Center as well.

So we do have a um a mural unveiling.

It's the first of its kind in the university's 150 plus years that brings to light Latino Hispanic contributions across the state of Nevada September 15th, 5 to 7.

We have Austin Daly back there, who is our government affairs manager, and he would have sent you a formal invite.

So I do kindly hope that we see some of you there, if not all of you.

Uh we also have through our Latino Research Center a national conference that will be taking place to close out Hispanic Heritage Month.

That will be October 16th and 17th.

And by national, we literally have people from all over the country attending and sharing the work that they do.

It is called Nuestra Presencia, which is reaffirming our presence and the way that Latino Hispanics continue to create uh these impacts across all sectors of the United States.

So you're always invited to all events.

I have our program coordinator here, Bernardo Aguilar, who's with the Latino Research Center, Osvaldo Jimenez, he's the director of Latinx Hispanic Community Relations.

He's leading over 18 or co-leading more than 18 events across Hispanic Heritage Month.

So if that hasn't come your way, we'll make sure that you see the full calendar of events for those experiences, and also one of his interns through social work.

So we continue to just support so many places and avenues, and we appreciate your acknowledgement and recognition of this proclamation for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Thank you.

Sorry, Don.

You're good, you're good.

Uh the muralists or the mural, the mural, the muralist for the mural.

It's Edwin, right?

Yes.

Uh our local and renowned artist is Edwin Martinez Escobat.

He's done a lot of work uh in mural areas across, you know, northern Nevada as a whole and and beyond.

So we're really excited.

It's really an opportunity to give honor to his work and what all those little pieces that you know, we all interpret art in a different way, but we get to see it through his eyes.

So he is the featured speaker, but we'll have remarks from President Sandoval from uh vice president and provost Jeff Thompson and many others that evening.

So we welcome you all.

So I'm a big fan of Edwin.

I believe he's a Spark site.

I think I was like, I know his family lives here in Sparks, too.

They live in Word One and might know him a little bit.

Um, which is awesome.

He has a rare out.

I know Shuis had him up, but I think it's Esco is what he goes by on his murals, if I remember right, but you'll see him see them all over.

So really good guy.

At Martinez underscore esco for his Instagram for anybody who's on social media.

Uh but he did grow up in Reno, he's also a US veteran, so we're just really proud to be able to house that work.

It's in Edmund J.

Kane Hall, and we'll also have the Kane family attending that day.

So we're really honored to be able to share this experience with our community because again, it's about uniting everybody.

So we welcome you.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

Thank you guys.

Thanks for watching.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Rodriguez.

For our millions of YouTube viewers.

Yes.

All we gotta do is keep our MySpace now.

We're gonna now have to do audible.

Right.

All right, let's move on to 7.3 proclamation for FTD Awareness Month.

And I've just been informed we have some uh technical difficulties, so we're gonna do this the old-fashioned way.

I'm gonna have an audible vote.

We have anybody here.

Oh, do we have anyone here for the FTD?

Come on up.

Have a seat.

We'll have you give us a little talk afterward, but Charlene will read this for you.

Okay.

Whereas frontotemporal degeneration, FTD, is the most common form of brain disease in people under 60 with well-known individuals such as actor Bruce Willis and TV radio personality, Wendy Williams among those affected.

And whereas FTD causes progressive degeneration of the frontal and or temporal lobes of the brain, and whereas FTD differs from Alzheimer's disease, its symptoms may include uncharacteristic personality changes, apathy, unexplained or impulsive behavior, difficulty with decision making and motor skills, incontinence, and more.

And whereas FTD can take good hearted, intelligent and hardworking people and slowly change who they are, making them paranoid, anxious, and angry, and sometimes causing them to say or do inappropriate things.

And whereas the disease most often strikes between the ages of 40 and 60, impacting both men and women in the prime of their careers, many of whom are raising families, leaving loved ones to witness life-altering changes that are difficult to understand and may require years of therapy to address.

And whereas there is currently no treatment or cure for FTD, and the average time to obtain an accurate diagnosis is approximately 3.6 years.

And whereas it is estimated there are around 60,000 cases in the United States, yet many in the medical community remain unfamiliar with the disease.

And whereas the national chapter of the association for frontemporal degeneration is working to bring together those impacted by this devastating disease through local meet and greets support groups and educational outreach.

Yes.

Some uh who reside in the city of Sparks that are going through the same things I did.

Um my dad passed away in August of 2023 from FTD.

Um the the shift in personality that uh Ms.

Vanderwall mentioned uh was spot on for what he what he was.

Um and I have a kind of a story here to to kind of show this.

Um these are some pills.

Uh so back in 2022, we had a family gathering at my dad or my house, and my dad came up to me uh and he was fully diagnosed with FTD at this point, and he handed me these pills, and I looked down and they're to treat erectile dysfunction.

And he handed me these pills, and I looked down and they're to treat erectile dysfunction.

So he he basically he gave those to me and just kind of smirked on his, had a little smirk on his face.

And it's it's a good and a bad memory for me because the good part was uh deep down to his core, uh, he was somebody who helped people.

He helped me all the time.

Uh I learned so much from him.

He was such a good planner.

Um, he had just a zest for life.

He loved talking to people.

He he ultimately cared about other people so much.

And in that moment, even though he was fully impacted by this disease, it was taking over his brain.

Uh, I still think he was trying to help me.

Now, the bad part is obviously a son doesn't typically give or a father doesn't give their son FTD uh sorry, pills for erectile dysfunction, ED, FTD.

Sorry about that.

Um, and that's just kind of where the disease went with him.

His brain shrunk so much that he lost all executive function.

He wasn't able to to accurately or um, you know, really just describe what was going on in his brain.

Uh and he did certain things like this and and many other ones uh that I've that I'm happy to talk about in a in a different way.

I won't take up too much more of your time.

Um but today I'm just I'm really thankful for him and what he's done.

I'm thankful for you all for listening.

Um FTD is something I'm doing, at least as a volunteer for caregivers.

Because caregivers, when they're put in this situation, they don't know who to talk to about some of this stuff.

When there's these odd, unexplained behavior going on, they keep it to themselves because they don't want to embarrass the person that has it.

And I'll and quite frankly, the people that they talk to that have no idea what the disease is are really uncomfortable with some of the things that are happening in there and it's just hard to cope.

Um so in my uh efforts to to broaden awareness for the disease, but also help with caregivers.

We are hosting meet and greets uh that can be found on the association for frontal temporal degeneration website, the aftd.org.

We've had a couple at the Sparks Marina, we've had about 20 people show up, we do a little lap.

It's good just to talk to people that have been impacted by it.

We're also working on um establishing a support group.

So I'm also looking for any volunteers.

So if anybody's watching this and they're seeing some weird stuff going on with a loved one that's unexplained, um, I would advise to seek a neurologist or reach out to the aftd.org.

They have a helpline.

Um thank you for your time and I appreciate any of the support.

Thanks, Scott.

Do you have any questions from the council?

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

And I'm so sorry.

That's okay.

Okay.

I'm I'm terribly sorry.

You didn't call me Mr.

Abbott, so we're good.

Different jewelry.

Um thank you so much for coming.

I think um awareness, and like he said, there's no cure, but I think um, and I was a caregiver for many years uh for my dad and his neighbor who had dementia.

It was an Alzheimer's dementia, it wasn't FTD, but any of those uh neurological diseases are rough as a caregiver.

Uh this sounds even rougher because the you know behavior can become so bizarre, it's hard to uh how do you what do you do and how do you know and what is the best way for you to respond to it?

And then as a caregiver, we all forget that we need to reach out and we need to take care of ourselves because um that that is a heavy burden for people, and so it kind of is twofold of the caregivers themselves, but this makes a lot of sense of meet and greet just for public awareness and networking and support groups.

So support groups that could help because no one's going through it but you and you mean another family, and then it it at least it makes you feel like you're not alone.

It makes you help go through the journey because um it's a rough one, and I appreciate you uh being involved, bringing this to our attention.

Um much appreciated.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

Okay, I have a website one more time.

It's the AFTD.org.

And that's a national organization based out of Pennsylvania that does a lot of work um worldwide for AFTD awareness and research, trying to find a and uh your uh local meetings is that schedule on there?

Yeah, uh yeah, under the events tab, uh, whenever we do have meet and greets, they are on that.

If you sign up uh your email, you get an email whenever there's uh um an event.

Uh my email is on there as well.

So if there's ever any questions that anybody has about the disease, I'm more than happy to answer them.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

Hey, Scott.

With Miss Vanderwill.

Okay.

Let's move on to uh 7.4.

Accentuate the positive day.

Do we have anyone here for this?

Thanks, guys.

We'll see you in a couple weeks.

Okay, go ahead.

Whereas Truckie Meadows Tomorrow, TMT, a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing quality of life in Washoe County through data-driven insights and community engagement, is hosting its accentuate the positive event on September 15th, 2025.

And whereas Accentuate the Positive is a celebration of the people, nonprofits, businesses, and public agencies working every day to strengthen the social, cultural, environmental, and economic fabric of our community.

And whereas on this day, residents, nonprofits, public agencies, schools, and businesses are encouraged to share uplifting stories, highlight positive impacts, and join together in spreading optimism and pride in Sparks and across the Truckie Meadows.

And whereas fostering a culture of positivity, grounded in real progress uh progress, promotes collaboration, builds community pride, and inspires continued action toward improving quality of life for all.

And whereas the City of Sparks is committed to recognizing and celebrating the good happening in our community and encouraging residents to take part in a collective spirit of optimism and engagement.

Now, on behalf of Ed Lawson, mayor of the City of Sparks, do hereby proclaim September 15th, 2025 as accentuate the positive day in Sparks and encourage all residents, organizations, and agencies to join in celebrating and sharing the positive people, stories, and progress that make our community thrive.

Thank you, Mayor and Council Edward Estepona for the record.

I'm the board president of Trucky Meadows Tomorrow.

Um wanted to quickly say Trucky Meadows Tomorrow has been an organization that's been around 30 plus years, uh keeping data on our quality of life uh for our community in the Trucky Meadows.

We are the oldest uh quality life organization in the country.

And um if those some of you that were around in the 90s, accentuate the positive was around, and you saw that event, uh we're changing it up a little bit.

No airplanes this time around.

Uh but uh anyway, um what it the event disappeared in 2009 during the um uh the great recession.

Um uh but um we decided to bring it back out, and it's quite fitting this year to bring it out.

I think everybody's hearing a lot of negative.

And I think what even though there are negative, and I'm not a Pollyanna, I I I believe that uh there are more great things happening in our community every day, and we don't celebrate it.

We only like to focus on the bad things.

So it was our hope to begin today on a Monday morning to kick it off on a brunch event and where we have 350 people are attending it sold out, uh, where we're celebrating 22 individuals and organizations that are doing positive great things in our community.

And I'm gonna invite every single one of you guys here on your social channel and your one million YouTube users, right?

I want to just say no negative.

I understand you may have something bad to happen to you today, no negative.

Can you just say something positive, whether it's something that's nice that happened to you or whether it's an organization uh that's doing great things that you see that you want to highlight.

I think our goal is to break the algorithm for social media.

So if we can do it just for one day, just one day out of the 365, we'd be happy to see everybody participate and encourage everybody to do it.

But uh, we thank you uh for this support and this proclamation.

Aaron, Hannah Boutros Meyering for the record.

Uh Mayor, Council members, we just wanted to say thank you again and Diane.

I know we have worked together um on this, and we're just really appreciative to show not only what Trucky Meadows Tomorrow is doing and what Sparks is doing, but also maybe the collaboration between the three jurisdictions.

One thing unique about the event is we'll have all three um jurisdictions highlighted as the proclamation um has been declared in all three areas.

So we're really excited about that and hope that we see you on social media.

Hashtag ATP Day 2025.

Thank you.

Oh yeah, go ahead.

Uh Will Garibaldo for the record.

Um yeah, just thank you all.

It's gonna be a fantastic day.

And yeah, I mean, we're gonna celebrate Monday.

So yeah.

Thank you.

I think they've all said it.

Okay.

Any questions from the council?

Diane?

I would just like to share that I had the honor of being a judge this year, and I can say there are some incredible businesses, nonprofits, and organizations in our community.

And I would like to share that our own hope team, one that the quality of life impact the wards.

So I am so excited about seeing that.

So you weren't on that committee to vote because we didn't want conflicts of interest correct.

I was not.

So one fair and square.

That's right.

Yes, they did.

Perfect.

Okay.

We are very proud of our hope team and what they do for helping people in our community.

So thank you.

Congratulations for you guys.

Um go ahead.

Let's take some pictures and okay.

Let's uh move on to uh we're don't run off on me.

I want to lose a quorum.

Um consent items.

Anyone wish to pull a consent item?

If not, I am looking for a motion.

And you're gonna have to talk to me.

I don't believe our computers are working.

Well, I turn mine off.

Well, I'm ready.

I'm over here.

Okay.

Mr.

Rabbit.

Um, I move to approve consent items 8.1 and 8.2.

Second.

Got a motion and second, any further discussion.

See none, please vote.

Very unanimous.

All right.

Now we're moving to move on to 9.1.

Now we're going analog.

Okay.

9.1 consideration discussion of possible approval of reimbursement to the city of Reno for Spark Share of a construction contract for the heat loop near-term boiler project at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility in the amount not to exceed $3 million with Spark Share being $941,100.

All right, well, good afternoon, Mayor Lassen and members of council for the record, Mensor, Griffin Plant Manager at the Knowles Water Recognition.

So this item relates to uh some challenges we've been having with our heat loop system that I've uh presented on a few times uh the past couple of months.

Um as a reminder, uh, we had a mechanical failure of one of our heat exchangers, which allowed uh processed fluids from the plant to uh compromise our heat loop system and led to the failure of three out of eight of our uh dedicated combustion uh uh pieces of heating equipment.

So what we're looking at doing with this particular item is we're looking to uh award a uh contractor to actually uh in install the necessary equipment um to restore that heat capacity.

We've been moving in a rather expeditious fashion given the uh rather urgent nature uh of this project to get it done before you know peak winter conditions.

And so uh as as you may recall, I was here for uh a pre-procurement of the critical pieces of equipment that have long lead times.

Uh we've been able to get the engineering turned around in rather record uh fashion.

And the project is currently um bidding.

And so I don't have the actual awardee, uh, but what we're looking to do is sort of pre-authorize uh the award of a contractor.

Uh, this was approved by the Reno City Council as well at their August 27th meeting.

Uh, we anticipate uh that as soon as the bid uh the bid period closes, that we will be able to move forward uh almost immediately.

Uh the bid period closes uh later this week.

And so uh that way we have somebody just ready to come in and and start uh you know doing doing the work for us.

We expect that the critical pieces of equipment will arrive in November through December time frame, but they'll be able to do a lot of the legwork.

They'll be able to do uh the procurement of the other non uh long lead time items and do a lot of the demolition and and site work necessary to basically just plug and play uh the the boiler that we're gonna be getting and the other uh associated equipment.

So uh with that, I'd be happy to answer any and all questions about that.

Questions from the council.

All right.

Well, then uh looking for a motion.

You're gonna have to talk to me today today.

Thank you.

I move to approve a reimbursement to the city arena for spark share of the construction contract for the heat loop near term boiler projects at the Trucking Meadows Water Reclamation Facility and the amount not to exceed three million dollars with Spark Share being 941,100.

I got a second by Miss Byb.

Any further discussion?

See none, please.

Oh, all those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye opposed, most carries unanimously.

Thank you.

Uh 9.2 consideration discussion of possible approval of a three-year agreement AC 6148 with summit partners.

Adle, I can't say that word very well.

Ad lumen in the amount of four hundred and seven thousand dollars to 407,200 for information security services and maintenance payable and three equal annual installments of 135,733 and 34 cents.

Good afternoon, Mayor, members of council.

I'm uh Ty Reed, your IT security manager for the record.

Uh, this is just a continuation of Avumen that we already have in place now, but it's a three-year contract.

We're gonna lock in that savings, keep that 10% across the board.

Other than that, there's nothing else that's changed.

It's the same security stuff.

Okay.

Well, see, if you do a great explanation, you don't have to have a long presentation.

Any questions from the council?

All right, I'm looking for a motion then.

Go ahead, Mr.

Rodriguez.

Oh, thank you.

Um this is for IT security, correct?

Correct, it is.

Um just kind of giving the recent attacks against uh state systems.

You is this a different system or what I guess the surties are there that this is separate from the state.

It is it is not the same thing they're using, it is something totally different.

We put it in place last year.

Um they're our 24-7 stock monitoring.

So they're the ones that when I'm at home on a weekend, they're looking at everything at night, they're looking at everything during the day, they're looking at everything, they alert on the logs.

Um, if anything seems like it's out of place, they'll contact us immediately.

If anyone's in Barbados, it'll lock you out and um you can't work.

Um, those kinds of things is what this kind of software allows us to do.

Uh, it's not what the state uses, it's not tied into what the state thank you.

Okay.

Any other questions?

Okay, looking for a motion.

Anyone?

Mr.

Rabbit.

Um, I move to approve a three-year agreement, AC-6148 with summit partners all uh aluminum and what is it?

At lumen.

Alumin, perfect.

In the amount of 407,200 for information security services and maintenance table and three equal annual installments of one 135, 733.34 cents.

Got a second by Mr.

Uh Rodriguez.

Any further discussion?

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries unanimously.

Thank you, I appreciate it.

Uh 10.1 public hearing, madam clerk.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

This is public hearing consideration discussion and possible approval of the community development block grant consolidated annual performance and evaluation report for program year five, fiscal year 2024 to through 2025 for submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Good afternoon, Mayor and City Council.

I'm KC Chavlin, administrative analyst with your community services before you today seeking approval on the submission of our consolidated annual performance and evaluation report for the CAPER.

Um be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban.

The paper reports on the outcomes of the activities that are identified in the annual action plan for the CDBG or community development block fund grant funds.

And this report specifically is for FY2425, which is plan year five of the approved five-year consolidated plan.

As it states in the title, this report is submitted to HUD annually, and it's a requirement for us to keep receiving this uh annual allocation of CDBG funds.

In FY2425, and I apologize that first one has 2324, but it's FY2425.

The city received 688,234 dollars of new CDPG entitlement funds.

We rolled forward 115,239 dollars of entitlement funds from previous years and had program income of 125,500.

Now program income is funds that are repaid to the city after a participant of the homeowner rehabilitation deferred loan program has sold their home and are repaying that loan back.

Additionally, the city had $330,000 of CDBG CV funds available, which put our total of available funds in FY2425 to $1,258,973.

In FY2425, the city participated in the above activities, including the housing rehabilitation deferred loan program, fair housing activities through the Silver State Fair Housing Council, public service activities, planning and administration, and housing rehabilitation.

As stated, the city had a total of $330,000 in C D BG CV funds, which were available to prepare, prevent, or respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

These funds were identified to be utilized for a facility or a public infrastructure improvement, and specifically it was identified to be used for the Deer Park Place structure improvement.

This project was put on hold in January of 2025 due to some uncertainty with HUD funding.

However, the project has since resumed.

These funds will be rolling forward into FY2526 due to that hold.

But you the council will see this project come forward when the bidding process is completed.

Went towards the Eddy House in their efforts to provide services and shelters for youth within Washoe County who are experiencing homelessness.

In total, the city expended 342,833 and 66 cents of entitlement funds.

The remaining was for a pedestrian improvement project, which was also put on hold in January due to the uncertainty of funding, but has since been completed in the FY2526 year and will be reported on in our next year's paper.

In total, the funds spent or obligated was $870,763 and 66 cents.

Concluding my presentation, I have a recommended motion on the screen.

As a reminder, this is a public hearing.

I'm happy to answer any questions you have first.

Ms.

Vanderwill.

Casey, just a really quick question.

Did I the money that we got from HUD this year?

Was it more or less than we received previously?

I believe it was slightly less than the prior year, but the year that we for our current fiscal year is at um 700 or our fiscal year 25-26 is then for estimated to be about 700,000.

Okay, terrific.

I just wanted to see if if we're suffering at all from the federal stuff.

I just want to make sure that our funds aren't going down.

And Amy can correct me, but Congress has until the end of the month to finalize that budget.

Okay.

Okay, terrific.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

Okay.

Well, this is a public hearing, so we're gonna open it up to the public for comment.

Anyone in the public wishing to comment on this particular item.

Seeing none, we'll bring it back to the DOS, and I am looking for a motion.

Ms.

Vanderwell.

Move to approve the community development block grant consolidated annual performance and evaluation report for program year five of five fiscal year 2024 through 2025 for submittal to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Second uh second, Mr.

Rabbit.

Any further discussion?

See none.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries unanimously.

We didn't have to go to you this time, Amy.

She had it.

She had it all.

She was just kidding with us.

Okay.

Adam Clerk, 10.2.

Public hearing.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

This is public hearing consideration discussion and possible approval of a memorandum of understanding.

AC 6149 between the City of Sparks and the Sparks Police Protective Association.

Clarifying language related to health insurance upon retirement.

Good afternoon, Mayor and City Council, Shauna Halterman, Human Resources Director for the record.

They will need separate votes and separate level hearings.

For your consideration today, are two identical memorandum of understanding, also known as MOU, one between the City of Sparks and the Sparks Police Protective Association, also known as SPPA, and one between the City of Sparks and the Sparks Police Supervisory Protective Association related to sergeants.

In March, City Council approved the group health care committee recommendation to allow more flexibility for enrollment after retirement.

However, the SPPA and the sergeants CPAs have contradictory language about group health care reenrollment eligibility or retirement that was not corrected during the negotiations.

If approved, these MOUs revise sections section three, Article B, paragraph one and four of each respective CBA, and clarifies the intended application of the group health care plan at retirement.

There is no financial impact for these revisions.

Questions from the council.

All right.

See none.

This is uh go ahead, Joe.

Just I saw you reach him for your button.

All right, this is a public hearing.

We'll open it up to the public.

Anyone wishing to speak on this particular item?

Bill.

I'll talk to him after.

Okay, we'll answer that in a minute.

Thank you.

All right, anyone else wishes to speak?

Close the public hearing, bring it back.

We didn't hear what how much it costs.

There is no financial impact.

No financial impact at all.

Perfect.

On both of those.

All right.

So now I'm looking for a motion on 10.2.

Mr.

Mayor, I'll make a motion.

Okay.

Uh 10.2.

I move to approve the memorandum of understanding.

AC-6149 between the city of Sparks and the City Sparks.

Please protective association and clarifying language related to health insurance upon retirement.

Got a motion and a second.

Any further discussion?

Seeing none.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries unanimously.

Do you have anything to add for 10 point three, Shauna?

Nope.

Okay.

Madam Clerk.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

This is public hearing consideration discussion and possible approval of a memorandum of understanding AC 6150 between the City of Sparks and the Sparks Police Supervisory Protective Association Sergeants.

Clarifying language related to health insurance upon retirement.

Okay.

Any uh questions from the council?

Not this is a public hearing.

Anyone in the public wishing to speak on this item?

See none.

We'll bring it back to the dais.

I am looking for a motion.

Mr.

Abbott.

Uh move to approve the memorandum of understanding AC-6150 between the City of Sparks and the Sparks Police Supervisory Protective Association.

Sergeants clarifying language related to health insurance upon retirement.

Got a motion from Councilman Abbott.

Second by Councilwoman Vanderwell.

Any further discussion?

See none.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Most carries unanimously.

Thanks, John.

We have no planning and zoning public hearings.

Uh comments from the public.

Madam Clerk, do you have any public comment?

We do not, Mr.

Mayor.

Okay.

Anyone in the public wishing to speak?

All right, seeing none.

We'll bring it back to the dais.

And we'll move on to announcements from the mayor, city council, and city manager.

Mr.

Manager, you have anything?

Council, do you have anything?

Okay, well, then we're up to my favorite subject.

We are adjourned.