Reno City Council adopts several measures; staff to study lighting, police-fee amendment initiated

The Reno City Council met July 30 and took a series of routine and policy actions. Highlights include a purchase authorization for replacement decorative street lights downtown, a resolution closing out a special-assessment bond district, ordinance introductions and a council request to initiate changes to the police facility impact fee. The council also heard a lengthy briefing on the city's sewer utility (separate article).

Votes at a glance

- Sternberg decorative lighting (Consent item B-8): Council authorized the director of maintenance and operations to purchase replacement Sternberg-style decorative lighting fixtures in an amount not to exceed $135,000. Councilmembers asked staff to study longer-term options for downtown streetscape lighting and to return with cost and life-cycle analyses. Outcome: motion carried (voice vote). Note: staff said the $135,000 was planned from room tax and street funds; council asked staff to explore RDA/room tax alternatives and to report back.

- Special Assessment District (SAD) close-out (Item B-12): Council adopted a resolution to close out a matured SAD in North Valleys, return surplus funds to property owners who request refunds, place $50,000 into the city's debt surplus fund and transfer the…