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Votes at a glance: ordinances, agreements and motions adopted April 27
Summary
At its April 27 meeting the Sparks City Council unanimously approved several items: increased refund limits in the municipal code (bill 2850), adoption of 2024 fire codes (bill 2852), acceptance of a $19,500 JAG grant for facial recognition, a Headworks design consulting agreement, and the Kiley Ranch North handbook amendment and Reserve at Sparks development agreement among other items.
The Sparks City Council took unanimous votes on a package of ordinances, agreements and motions during its April 27 meeting. Highlights and formal outcomes follow:
• Bill 2850 — Municipal Code refunds: Council adopted the second reading of an ordinance amending Sparks Municipal Code section 15.050.107 to increase the refund authority. The community services director may now approve refunds up to $25,000 and the city manager may approve refunds up to $100,000. (Adopted unanimously.)
• Bill 2852 — Fire code adoption: Council adopted the 2024 International Fire Code and related International Wildland‑Urban Interface provisions with local amendments; changes are not retroactive. (Adopted unanimously; effective 04/27/2026.)
• Edward Byrne JAG subaward (item 8.4): Council accepted a combined $19,500 JAG subaward to support a regional facial‑recognition case‑management project; staff described training and use limitations. (Approved unanimously.)
• Headworks/Wetwell consulting agreement (item 9.2): Council approved a consulting agreement with Keller Associates for design services at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility headworks and wetwell improvements; Sparks’ share of the $591,705 contract is $185,633.54. (Approved unanimously.)
• Bill 2853 — Reserve at Sparks development agreement (item 11.1): Council adopted a development agreement with Northern Nevada Community Housing for affordable housing at 306 10th Street, requiring a minimum of 40 units serving households at 60% AMI and remaining affordable for 50 years (transfer contingent on HUD environmental review). (Adopted unanimously.)
• Bill 2854 (Kiley Ranch North Phase 3 handbook amendment, item 11.2): Council reduced required minimum FAR in Villages 13 and 15 (to 0.182 as read on the record), adjusted architectural standards to allow certain flat roofs, and allocated trip credits among villages to preserve development opportunities; a 20‑year fiscal analysis estimated $66.4 million to the general fund and a $20 million road‑fund impact. (Adopted unanimously.)
Motions to approve the minutes and routine consent items also passed unanimously. Where available, motion makers and seconds were documented in the official minutes; council votes were recorded as unanimous for the items listed above.
