Reno City Council adopts balanced FY27 budget, accepts housing grants and approves temporary indoor live-entertainment pilot

At its most recent meeting, the Reno City Council adopted the city’s FY27 general fund balanced budget, approved an RDA budget containing capital projects, accepted allocations of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds, and approved a temporary 18-month exception to conditional use permit requirements for indoor live entertainment within the city’s entertainment core.

Reno City Manager Jackie Bryant highlighted the budget action and commended finance staff. "Really good stewards of taxpayer dollars. I'm very impressed," she said, referring to the team that helped complete the balanced FY27 budget.

Bryant said the council also accepted federal grant allocations intended to support rental and deposit assistance, affordable housing development, and community infrastructure such as playgrounds and pedestrian improvements. The transcript did not provide grant allocation dollar totals or vote tallies for the actions.

The council adopted an amendment to Reno Municipal Code Title 18 to create a limited pilot that relaxes conditional use permit requirements for indoor live entertainment in the entertainment core for 18 months; the pilot includes conditions requiring an appropriate security plan and non-disruption to neighboring properties.

Bryant also previewed upcoming agenda items at the June meetings: possible consideration of a data center moratorium, CDBG-funded projects including parking-lot work at Hilltop Park (Ward 5) and Paradise Park (Ward 1), acceptance of a $30,000 grant from the High Fives Foundation for the city's Adaptive Recreation programs, and a resolution to sell city property to the Regional Transportation Commission to expand the Fourth Street bus station.

(Reporting based on the City of Reno "On the Agenda" podcast. Vote counts and some dollar amounts were not specified in the podcast.)