At-a-glance: Key votes from the Jan. 14 Reno City Council meeting

The Reno City Council took a series of formal actions on Jan. 14. Below are the principal motions and outcomes recorded at the meeting.

• Approval of agenda and minutes — Motion to approve the meeting agenda and minutes carried unanimously.

• Consent items — Council approved the consent agenda with items B8 and B12 pulled for discussion; after discussion both motions carried.

• B12 — Acceptance of Waste Management donation to Clean and Safe for encampment maintenance: accepted unanimously; City Attorney recorded no conflict.

• RDA direction — The Redevelopment Agency Board approved a motion directing staff and outside counsel to obtain a public legal opinion on using RDA funds for police officers; motion carried.

• Rivermount sewer project (C1) — Council approved installing sewer mains with the Rivermount street rehabilitation project and authorized staff to draft an area-specific connection-fee ordinance; motion carried unanimously.

• Ordinance adoption — Ordinance No. 6732 (childcare ordinance amending municipal code Title 18 to add standards for child care centers, in-home and workplace child care) was read by the city attorney and adopted unanimously.

• Appointments — Council approved several appointments and reappointments to advisory boards, including the reappointment and new appointments to the downtown and financial advisory boards; motions carried.

• Legal settlement (C3) — The council approved a legal settlement in McElroy and Troup v. City of Reno, case number 3:23-CV-00451, in the amount of $300,000; motion carried.

All votes recorded at the meeting were noted by the clerk as "motion carries" or unanimous where stated. For several items staff indicated follow-up steps (ordinance drafting, rate studies, or further community outreach) to be completed in upcoming weeks.