The city announced Friday that a land use amendment request involving the controversial Lazy 8 casino will be pulled from Monday’s agenda. City spokesman Adam Mayberry said the issue needed to be looked into further by city staff before appearing in front of the council. The item’s last appearance before a city body drew about 140 public comment cards.
The agenda, however, will address many other items that have drawn public attention in recent weeks.
One such item will be “Review, consideration of alternatives and possible direction” regarding a recent $436,000 overpayment to the city by the Reno-Sparks Convention and Tourism Authority. Through what officials have called an “oversight,” the city’s tourism and marketing committee received $436,000 more than it should have over the past three years from the RSCVA, which disburses the room tax revenues it collects to the various cities for tourism funding.
The council will also consider giving each of the special events in Sparks half of the funding they received last year. Nevada Hispanic Services for Cinco de Mayo could receive $15,000, Arts in Bloom event could receive $7,500, Street Vibrations 2009 Spring Rally could receive $7,500 and Sparks Hometowne Farmer’s Market could receive $15,000.
In addition to reviewing special events, the council will also be considering a restructure of how businesses obtain alcohol licenses. If the change proposed on the agenda is approved, the Sparks Police Chief will have the power to “approve, deny and revoke” alcohol licenses. The item’s major change could mean that the final approval for the license would come through the Chief of Police, rather than the City Council.
This item is agendized for the public hearing portion of the council meeting, along with three other land use change requests.
The council meeting will be followed by a meeting of the Redevelopment Agency. On the agenda is a discussion of the city’s five-year capital improvements projects plan.
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