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Sparks City Council and Redevelopment Agency Meeting - September 28, 2026

City Council & Boards — Monday, September 28, 2026
BodySparks, Nevada
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateMonday, September 28, 2026
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Unassigned speaker

0:08

All

Speaker 1

0:08

right, let's call to order the Spark City Council meeting for Monday, September 28th.

0:13

With a roll call, please.

Speaker 2

0:14

Mayor Lawson.

Speaker 1

0:15

Here.

Speaker 2

0:16

Council members Abbott.

Speaker 1

0:17

Here.

Speaker 2

0:17

Vanderwell.

0:18

Here.

0:18

Anderson.

Speaker 3

0:19

Here.

Speaker 2

0:19

Baby.

0:23

Rodriguez.

Speaker 1

0:24

Here.

Speaker 2

0:25

City Attorney Duncan.

0:27

City Manager Lauthan.

0:28

Here.

0:28

We have a quorum.

0:29

Thank you.

Speaker 1

0:30

And our invocation today will be done by our city attorney, S.

0:34

Duncan.

Speaker 4

0:41

Oh, there it is.

0:42

I'm going to read from uh Psalm 127, the first and second verses, and I'll pray for us.

0:48

Uh it says, unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.

0:52

And unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.

0:58

Uh Lord God, we just ask that you would help build uh the house that is the city of Sparks, Lord, and we just ask that you would just watch over our city.

1:08

I pray that you would give uh wisdom and guidance uh to all of our elected officials and uh God, we pray for our city.

1:15

Uh, we invite you into the city council meeting today, and we invite you into our city uh to watch over it.

1:21

We say these things in Jesus' name.

1:23

Amen.

Unassigned speaker

1:24

Ms.

Speaker 1

1:25

Bernard, will we leave us in the pledge?

Unassigned speaker

1:27

Yes, you please

Speaker 5

1:27

join me in the pledge.

Unassigned speaker

1:28

I

Speaker 5

1:28

pledge.

Speaker 6

1:33

And see we are one nation.

1:38

Indivisible

Unassigned speaker

1:41

for all.

Speaker 6

1:44

Okay.

Speaker 1

1:48

Move on to public comment.

1:51

We got Walt Rosenberg followed by Carol Perry.

1:55

Come on up, Walt.

1:57

You're gonna have to make that light turn green.

2:01

Or magically it turned

Unassigned speaker

2:03

on.

Speaker 7

2:06

Mr.

2:06

Mayor, Council members, uh, city manager, our wonderful clerks and our uh attorney.

2:15

Um last meeting I talked about the water on the sprinklers on Los Altos Parkway, and Alison McCormick, I think if I can read it right, gave me her business card, so I called her last week, asked about the progress, and she told me that's under control of the HOA.

2:39

My question is, and you probably can't answer it now, so I'll be back at the next uh

Speaker 1

2:47

we'll point at the city manager.

Speaker 7

2:49

I'll be back at the if you can't answer now, I'll be back at the next city council meeting for the answer.

2:54

But why isn't HOA managing Los Altos Parkway?

Speaker 1

2:59

Okay.

3:01

We'll find out some answers.

Speaker 7

3:03

Okay, I'll see you in the next city council meeting.

3:06

Thank you very much.

Speaker 1

3:07

Okay, Carol Perry, followed by Sean Sullivan.

Speaker 8

3:20

Good afternoon, Mr.

3:22

Mayor, Council members.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Land Use Planning███████████████████████23%
Procedural██████████████████████22%
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████13%
Public Safety███████████11%
Public Engagement█████████9%
Health Awareness██████6%
Water And Wastewater Management████4%
Peace And Justice███3%
Technology and Innovation███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Sparks City Council and Redevelopment Agency Meeting - September 28, 2026

The Sparks City Council met on Monday, September 28, 2026, followed by the Sparks Development Agency (Redevelopment) meeting. The council approved several items including consent items, an amendment to a water reclamation facility project, and a tentative map for a 142-lot residential subdivision. The redevelopment agency approved a pre-construction contract for the new City Hall project. All votes were unanimous.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved consent items 8.1 through 8.8 as submitted (motion by Councilmember Vanderwell, second by Councilmember Anderson).
  • Approved minutes of the September 14, 2026 City Council meeting (motion by Vanderwell, second by Anderson).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Walt Rosenberg: Asked about water sprinklers on Los Altos Parkway being under HOA control; requested an answer at the next meeting.
  • Carol Perry (representing CR Interfaith Action for Peace): Read a proclamation for International Day of Peace (September 21, 2026) and thanked the city for signing it; requested future proclamations be submitted in time.
  • Sean Sullivan: Spoke against AI use, surveillance cameras, and lack of police oversight; cited Bible verses about leadership; urged removal of cameras.
  • Chris Wayne: Expressed support and gratitude for the peace proclamation.
  • Libby Dehart (OCD Nevada): Thanked the city for recognizing OCD Awareness Week (October 11–17, 2026); invited the public to the OCD walk on October 4th at Sparks Marina.
  • Sarah Grocki (Nevada Cancer Coalition): Thanked the city for recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October 2026); noted estimated 2,880 breast cancer diagnoses and 430 deaths in Nevada this year; promoted mobile mammography on October 1st and a lighting event.

Proclamations & Recognition Items

  • OCD Awareness Week: Proclamation read by Councilmember Rodriguez; Libby Dehart accepted.
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Proclamation for October 2026 read by staff; accepted by Sarah Grocki and Melissa Kroll of Nevada Cancer Coalition.

Discussion Items

  • 9.1 – Amendment No. 2 to Consulting Agreement with Jacobs Engineering Group for Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility Dewatering Building Project: Casey Menser, Director of TMWRF, presented. The amendment adds $197,338 (Sparks share $61,904.93) for submittal review due to code changes (adoption of latest International Building Code and revised Sparks fire standards). Total agreement not to exceed $6,161,272. Funded from contingency in FY27 CIP. Approved unanimously.
  • 11.1 – Tentative Map for Miramonte Phase 8 (142-lot single-family subdivision): Senior Planner Dani Ray presented. The 30-acre site is east of Belmar Drive and south of Iridium Way. Density 4.77 DU/ac (allowed up to 14). Access via Dry Wine Drive from Belmar with a secondary gated emergency access from Iridium Way. A 50-foot earthen fill with culverts will cross a drainage way (not a dam per state engineer). Traffic impacts less than previously approved 448-unit townhome project. No additional road improvements needed. Fire department reviewed emergency access. Planning commission recommended approval. Public hearing: no public comments. Approved unanimously with conditions 1–18.
  • Redevelopment Agency Item 7.1 – Professional Service Contract with Core Construction for New City Hall CMAR Pre-Construction: Capital Projects Manager Brian Kasen presented. Core Construction selected through a competitive process (six proposals, three shortlisted). Contract amount $163,120, funded through Redevelopment Area 2 tax increment. Benefits include early contractor involvement, accurate cost estimating, and reduced risk. Approved unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved Amendment No. 2 to Jacobs Engineering agreement (motion by Councilmember Abbott, second by Vanderwell; vote: unanimous).
  • Approved Tentative Map STM-26-0001 for Miramonte Phase 8 (motion by Councilmember Anderson, second by Rodriguez; vote: unanimous).
  • Approved Minutes of September 14, 2026 City Council meeting (motion by Vanderwell, second by Anderson; vote: unanimous).
  • Approved Consent items 8.1–8.8 (motion by Vanderwell, second by Anderson; vote: unanimous).
  • Approved Redevelopment Agency agenda, minutes of August 24, 2026, claims/bills report for period August 12–September 15, 2026, and professional service contract with Core Construction (motions by various agency members; votes: unanimous).
  • Item 9.2 was removed from the agenda by motion of Councilmember Anderson prior to approval of the agenda.

Note: The council also approved two proclamations (OCD Awareness Week and Breast Cancer Awareness Month) as part of recognition items.

Meeting Transcript

All right, let's call to order the Spark City Council meeting for Monday, September 28th. With a roll call, please. Mayor Lawson. Here. Council members Abbott. Here. Vanderwell. Here. Anderson. Here. Baby. Rodriguez. Here. City Attorney Duncan. City Manager Lauthan. Here. We have a quorum. Thank you. And our invocation today will be done by our city attorney, S. Duncan. Oh, there it is. I'm going to read from uh Psalm 127, the first and second verses, and I'll pray for us. Uh it says, unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. And unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. Uh Lord God, we just ask that you would help build uh the house that is the city of Sparks, Lord, and we just ask that you would just watch over our city. I pray that you would give uh wisdom and guidance uh to all of our elected officials and uh God, we pray for our city. Uh, we invite you into the city council meeting today, and we invite you into our city uh to watch over it. We say these things in Jesus' name. Amen. Ms. Bernard, will we leave us in the pledge? Yes, you please join me in the pledge. I pledge. And see we are one nation. Indivisible for all. Okay. Move on to public comment. We got Walt Rosenberg followed by Carol Perry. Come on up, Walt. You're gonna have to make that light turn green. Or magically it turned on. Mr. Mayor, Council members, uh, city manager, our wonderful clerks and our uh attorney. Um last meeting I talked about the water on the sprinklers on Los Altos Parkway, and Alison McCormick, I think if I can read it right, gave me her business card, so I called her last week, asked about the progress, and she told me that's under control of the HOA. My question is, and you probably can't answer it now, so I'll be back at the next uh

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