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B
D
A
Here
all
right,
so
we
have
two
bills
today
and
a
work
session.
I
will,
since
we
are
missing
a
member
secretary,
please
mark
senator
ratty
president
as
she
comes
on.
We
will
go
ahead
and
start
with
the
bills
and
have
the
work
session
last
so
first
up
we
will
do
sb
11.
F
Thank
you,
chairperson
neil,
I
believe
we
are
for
the
record.
My
name
is
dylan
shaver.
F
I
am
the
chief
of
staff
to
the
city
manager
of
the
city
of
reno
with
me
today
is
our
intergovernmental
relations,
professional
cali
wilsey,
who
will
be
assisting
in
the
presentation
we're
here
today
with
with
both
bills
on
your
agenda,
madam
chair,
both
aimed
at
addressing
a
central
issue
with
which
you
are
intimately
familiar,
and
that
is
if
I
may
speak
frankly,
the
method
for
which
we
finance
local
government
in
the
state
of
nevada
is
simply
broken,
and
so,
as
we
as
a
city,
sit
down
to
to
come
to
you
with
our
bill
drafts,
we
try
and
find
solutions
to
that
central
challenge
and
the
the
first
solution
we
bring.
F
Piece
of
the
the
the
challenge
I
referenced
here,
and
that
is,
it
would
allow
us
to
take
an
existing
eligible
source
of
revenue,
make
some
tweaks
to
it
and
apply
it
to
an
acute
problem
of
the
moment,
which
is
the
growing
unsheltered
population
in
our
community,
between
2019
and
2020
alone.
For
the
point
in
time
counts,
we
saw
an
increase
of
76
percent
in
this
population.
F
The
city,
for
its
part,
has
been
working
diligently
with
its
existing
resources
and
with
our
partners
in
the
community
to
find
a
solution
for
for
this
problem,
which
is,
of
course,
you
know
nothing
new
in
the
world,
but
we
have
worked
to
create
a
homelessness
advisory
board
that
brings
both
the
county
and
our
sister
city
over
at
the
city
of
sparks
to
the
table
to
discuss
how
we
approach
and
address
this
problem
as
a
as
a
region.
F
We
understand
that
this
is
a
challenge
that,
if
we're
really
going
to
take
it
head
on,
requires
all
of
us
to
be
at
the
table
putting
our
best
ideas
forward
for
the
city
of
reno's
part.
We
serve
as
the
lead
entity
for
the
operation
of
the
men's
shelter,
which
is
just
now
recently
the
men's
shelter.
It
was
the
the
shelter
in
the
community
until
last
year
and
we
continue
to
operate
that
facility.
F
We
are
also
the
regional
lead
for
the
continuum
of
care,
which
is
the
coordinating
body
between
government
entities
and
non-profits
to
to
make
sure
that
we're
reaching
out
every
region
has
its
own,
and
then
we
have
our
own
internal
efforts
to
provide
outreach
and
support
for
these
populations.
F
As
far
as
collaborative
efforts
are
concerned,
the
county
has
really
done
an
amazing
thing
out
in
their
facilities
titled
our
place,
which
is
where
the
the
homeless
population
that
we
do
not
interact
with
any
longer
it
goes.
They
have
family
facilities
out
there.
F
They
have
facilities
for
women,
they
have
facilities
for
youth
and
that's
really
a
fantastic
site
that
I
would
encourage
anybody
to
visit
on
this
committee,
the
other
of
course
we
were
able
to
take
advantage
of
the
coronavirus
relief
funds
that
came
to
us
through
the
state
and
federal
governments
to
establish
the
nevada
cares
campus,
which
we
are
hoping
to
bring
online
this
april.
F
This
one-shot
funding
will
allow
us
to
provide
both
a
centralized
place
for
the
men's
unsheltered
population
to
to
to
go,
but
also
allow
us
to
provide
broader
services
that
we
can
do
in
our
current
facility
and
allow
us
to
offer
things
that
we
cannot
currently
offer
at
the
shelter
like
a
place
for
for
couples
or
a
place
for
pets,
a
place
for
rv
camping.
These
sorts
of
things
we're
seeing
all
over
the
city
right
now,
but
unfortunately,
do
not
have
a
place
for
for
people
to
go.
F
The
challenge
with
the
cair's
campus,
of
course,
is
that
it's
funded
with
one-shot
revenues.
We
have
to
move
forward
and
operate
this
in
a
way
that
makes
the
community
proud
and
to
give
you
sort
of
a
picture
of
how
we
handle
shelter
operations
right
now.
The
city
is
on
the
hook
for
just
about
23
of
those,
the
bulk
of
that
funding
is
paid
by
the
county.
F
Is
that
city
residents
end
up
paying
about
50
percent
more
for
these
services
than
a
county
resident.
Would
so
residents
of
the
city
of
reno
would
pay
19
a
year
for
for
their
share
of
these
services
versus
a
county
resident
paying
just
about
12.
F
F
F
We
can
either
pair
back
what
we're
already
doing
and
expand
into
this
space,
or
we
can
seek
out
new
forms
of
revenue,
but
when
nrs
428,
which
gave
the
duty
to
to
do
this
sort
of
work
to
the
counties,
was
put
into
place.
F
The
revenue
structures
that
went
to
support
that
did
not
then
go
and
contemplate
that
municipal
entities
would
step
in
and
fill
some
of
the
gap,
and
so
what
we
are
trying
to
do
is
contemplate
a
broader
structure
where
we
would
be
able
to
put
resources
to
bear
without
our
residents
having
to
sacrifice
in
the
form
of
the
services
that
we
already
provide,
be
they
police
fire
parks
sewer.
What
have
you
we
are
aware?
These
are
scant
times
that
this
is
a
challenging
time
to
be
having
a
conversation
like
this.
F
We're
aware
that
the
the
funding
sources
we've
identified
here
are
earmarked
for
other
things,
kurt
and
callie
wilson.
My
team's
gonna
get
into
the
bill
a
little
bit
and
walk
through
the
mechanics
of
what
it
does,
but
in
taking
sort
of
what
we're
proposing
to
do
here.
The
government
services
tax
and
allowing
a
city
to
to
not
just
inactive
but
to
apply
it
to
other
things.
F
We're
aware
we're
sort
of
messing
with
the
the
normal
authorities,
but
we
have
a
responsibility
when
we
show
up
in
front
of
you
to
acknowledge
the
reality
of
the
challenges
that
we
face
on
the
ground
and
to
come
to
you
with
solutions
whether
those
solutions
are
elegant
or
not.
F
So
to
that
end,
callie
wilsey
is
going
to
jump
into
the
mechanics
of
the
solution.
We
propose
to
this
very
challenging
problem
and
I
thank
you
for
your
time.
G
Thank
you,
mr
shaver,
appreciate
laying
the
groundwork
of
how
we
got
here
and
why
we're
here
today
so
just
walking
through
the
the
mechanics
of
the
bill.
Really,
the
main
area
of
change
is
going
to
appear
in
section
one
of
of
sb11
and
it
adds
a
new
section
to
nrs
371
that
will
authorize
cities
within
counties
to
impose
a
supplemental
governmental
services
tax,
and
this
authority
is
the
way
it's
written
is
focused
on
counties
whose
population
are
between
100
000
and
700
000
residents.
G
So
the
bill
is
really
focused
on
washoe
county
right
now
and
as
we
look
to
section
three,
the
other
portion
of
authority,
this
section
three
adds
an
exemption
to
to
371
under
the
existing
county
authority
for
vehicles
that
are
based
in
a
city
in
which
the
supplemental
governmental
services
tax
is
enacted.
Really
that
goal
is
to
ensure
that
the
vehicle
is
not
charged
the
same
tax
twice
within
the
county.
G
When
we
talk
about
the
tax
details,
the
supplemental
governmental
services
tax
carries
forward
the
same
authority
that
it
currently
exists
for
washoe
county,
and
so
that
would
be
not
more
than
one
cent
of
each
one
dollar
evaluation
of
the
vehicle
and
lastly,
section
three
also
identifies
how
proceeds
from
the
text
may
be
used
and,
as
mr
shaver
was
talking
about
really,
our
intent
here
is
to
use
these
funds,
as
our
council
is
discussing
this
bdr
about
programs
that
provide
services
and
support
to
persons
who
are
homeless.
G
We
have
heard
this
concern
and
we
are
willing
to
discuss
this
language
and
narrowing
of
this
language,
if
that
is
the
direction
that
this
conversation
takes
us,
but
that
is
what
the
bill
allows
for
right
now.
G
The
remaining
sections
of
the
bill
are
conforming
changes
just
to
make
sure
the
implementation
is
carried
out
in
the
same
manner
for
cities
as
it
would
for
counties
is
currently
contemplated
in
nrs,
so
that
just
wraps
up
the
the
mechanics
of
the
bill,
and
you
know,
as
we
wrap
up
our
presentation,
we
know
it's
very
difficult
to
find
new
revenue
for
for
local
governments,
and
we
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
prevent
this
this
solution.
G
We
bring
this
forward.
It
is
a
revenue
stream
that
is
already
authorized
and
contemplated
it's
just
not
currently
in
use
and
based
on
the
problem.
We're
seeing,
we
feel
like
this
could
be
a
valuable
use
that
would
help
our
community
deal
with
a
very
critical
issue.
So
with
that,
madam
chair,
we'll
turn
it
over
to
you
for
questions.
D
Thank
you
and
I
apologize
if
this
was
covered
a
little
earlier.
I
was
unfortunately
a
little
late
having
a
challenge
getting
in
just
want
to
make
sure
that
this
is
clear.
So
if
this
bill
were
to
pass
that
same
revenue
that
could
have
been
raised
prior
to
this
bill
could
still
be
raised.
D
It's
just
rather
than
the
county,
raising
it
for
every
jurisdiction.
Each
of
the
individual
jurisdictions
would
have
to
raise
it
in
their
own
territory.
So,
for
instance,
reno
could
do
in
the
city.
Limited
reno
sparks,
could
do
it
in
the
city
limit
of
sparks
and
marshall
county
could
do
it
in
the
unincorporated
area
of
washoe
county.
Is
that
correct.
A
Okay,
so
thank
you
for
that,
so
members,
any
additional
questions.
A
I
Thank
you,
so
the
county
would
still
be
able
to
allocate
its
his
portion
if
it
chose
to.
I
Yeah,
sorry,
can
you
point
me
to
that
section
of
the
bill.
I
just
see
the
the
new
language
in
section
one
specific
to
a
specific
to
the
specific
to
the
city.
G
Medicare
through
you
to
the
senator
yes,
so
it's
under
so
section
three
maintains
it's
nrs
371.043.
G
That
is
where
the
the
county's
existing
authority
is
and
you'll
see
that
the
change
under
sub
one
point
c.
That's
where
the
exemption
would
be
that
that
essentially
kind
of
outlines
that
if,
if
a
city
were
to
enact
the
supplemental
gst,
then
the
those
vehicles
within
the
city
are
exempt
so
essentially
keeping
the
the
county's
ones.
I
G
Through
you
to
the
senator,
I
do
not
know
the
number
of
vehicles,
but
we
could.
I
could
get
back
to
you
on
that.
We
were
doing
some
analysis
around
the
the
cost
of
the
revenue
that
that
would
bring
in,
though.
I
Have
you
is
there?
Is
there
a
nexus
in
your
mind
between
government
services,
tax
and
your
intended
use
of
it
I
mean
there's
just
I
mean
it
looks
like
it's
just
becoming
a
general
general
fund
revenue
stream
right,
that's
totally
unrestricted
so,
and
I
understand
that
it's
you
know,
look
your
options
for
revenue
are
limited.
I
fully
understand,
but
is
the
homeless
services
have
been
recognized
as
a
regional
issue
and
have
you
had
discussions
with
the
county
to
try
to
implement
this
and
you
could?
G
Madam
chaired
through
you
to
the
senator,
so
I
think
first
to
the
nexus,
you
know
I
I
think
mr
shaver
kind
of
talked
about
this
in
the
sense
of
you
know
we're
in
those
challenging
positions
to
try
to
find
solutions
and
given
the
opportunity
that
this
is
currently
authorized
and
contemplated,
but
it
has
not
been
enacted
in
our
county
for
the
purpose.
That
is
why
we
brought
it
brought
it
forward
as
a
potential
solution
for
discussion.
G
I
So
yeah
have
you:
have
you
if
we've
sort
of
recognized
that
homelessness
and
human
services
is
a
regional
issue
that
the
responsibility
for
that
primarily
lies
with
the
county?
Have
there
been
efforts
to
get
the
county
to
impose
this
to
fund
these
services,
and
what
do
those
discussions?
Look
like.
G
Oh
sure,
madam
chair,
through
you
to
the
senator,
so
I
think
what
regionally
we
are
working
really
hard
collaboratively
and
I
think
that
those
conversations
are
progressing
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
show
in
our
presentation,
early
on
with
the
community
homeless
advisory
board,
the
collaborative
efforts
that
we're
trying
to
bring
forward
new
solutions,
all
three
entities
together
working
together
to
to
fund
that.
I
think
you
know
the
county
has
decided
that
they
will
oppose
this
bell.
G
I
G
Madam
chair,
through
you
to
the
senator
yes,
we
do
agree
with
that
estimate.
We
spoke
with
them
last
week
about
it
and
appreciated
their
time
to
help
walk
us
through
the
analysis.
G
We
would
also
be
working
with
them
to
to
figure
out
a
way
to
address
those
fiscal
concerns
on
their
end
for
implementation.
So
we
are
continuing
conversations
to
figure
out
how
to
resolve
that.
I
You
and
then
would
you
finally
man,
I'm
sure,
so
would
you
expect
to
use
that
9.2
million
as
a
total
supplemental
addition
to
homelessness
funding,
or
will
this
be
supplanting
other
funding
and
going
into
other
areas.
G
Madam
chair,
through
you
to
the
senator
our
conversations
with
the
the
council
directed
when
they
were
bringing
this
forward
would
be
to
continue
to
support
the
the
human
services
needs
that
we
are
seeing
right
now.
F
So
I
think
it's
sorry
madame
I
chair
through
you
to
senator
keiko,
for
this
is
dylan
schafer.
F
I
apologize
so
senator
keith
ever
thank
you
for
for
that
important
question.
It's
important
to
note.
The
bill
itself
does
not
impose
the
tax
straight
away
without
the
authority.
F
We,
you
know
we
sort
of
have
a
sense
of
what
our
gap
could
be,
but
we
would
have
to
then
take
the
totality
of
needs
in
this
area,
and
the
council
would
would
need
to
weigh
what
they
wanted
to
impose
to
meet
those
needs.
I
think
you
know
senator
that
the
the
in
this
community
and
I
hate
to
to
say
it
so
bluntly,
but
the
needs
are
basically
limitless
and
we
would
operate
within
the
constraints
of
of
the
authority
granted
under
the
bill
to
determine
a
reasonable
approach
to
address
them.
E
Thank
you,
so
I
kind
of
want
to
follow
up
on
on
a
couple
things
the
so
you
would
be
using
this
for
homeless
services
when
the
when
the
county
takes
over.
All
of
that
for
the
county
is,
are
you
gonna
give
it
up
at
that
point,.
F
All
right,
thank
you,
senator
for
the
question
again:
dylan
shaver
city
of
reno
for
the
record.
If
the
county
were
to
take
over
these
things-
and
we
have
sort
of
no
indication
that
that
is
eminent
but
but
should
the
county
actually
take
over
the
the
entirety
of
that
portfolio,
then
you
know
there
are
a
series
of
revenue
sources,
this
one
included
that
that
we
would
work
with
them
to
make
sure
they
had
the
resources
they
needed
to
do
so
if
they
were
to
do
so.
F
That
said,
given
the
current
breakdown
of
responsibilities
here,
as
well
as
the
the
the
state
of
play
in
this
in
this
region,
we,
I
do
not
have
reason
to
believe
heretofore
that
that
is
imminent.
Okay,
all.
A
Thank
you
senator
ratty,
or
go
ahead.
K
So
when
looking
at
the
nrs
you
provided
428.010,
it
does
talk
about
it's
the
duty
of
the
county
to
take
care
of
these
types
of
health
and
human
services,
so
energy
care
and
health
and
human
services,
and
so
the
first
thing
I
was
wondering
when,
when
the
land
was
purchased,
the
governor's
goal
was
purchased,
which
is
now
the
nevada
cares.
Campus
was
the
city
of
reno.
K
The
only
entity
that
could
have
purchased,
that
is
that,
did
it
have
to
go
through
the
city
versus
go
through
the
county,
because
it
seems
like
we're
starting
to
build
two
campuses
out
now.
We've
got
one
that
the
city
owns
and
potentially
is
operating
right
and
then
we've
got
washoe
county
expanding
at
their
campus,
the
new
campus.
They
have
that
used
to
be
the
nam's
campus
of
the
state.
So
I
guess
I'm
kind
of
wondering.
As
far
as
that
purchase
was
that
limited
were
the
funds
limited
as
far
as
availability
to
the
city?
Only.
F
Thank
you
senator
for
the
question
again:
dylan
shaver
city
of
reno
for
the
record.
You,
you
raised
an
excellent
point
in
that
I
missed
something
in
the
in
apparently
in
the
initial
presentation
that
that
parcel
in
that
project
is
done
in
partnership
with
both
the
county
and
the
city
of
sparks.
I
believe
the
governor's
bull
parcel
and
I'm
not
super
familiar
with
the
the
ndot
process,
but
that
was
a
land
that
we
were
releasing
from
them
anyway,
and
I
do
believe
that
made
things
a
little
faster
for
us.
F
The
other
parcel
was
a
private
parcel
that
anybody
could
have
stepped
in
and
purchased.
We
as
the
largest
recipient
in
the
region
of
those
crf
dollars
sort
of
took
the
lead
on
it,
because
we
viewed
it
as
sort
of
a
long-term
investment
both
for
the
community,
but
also
an
opportunity
for
us
to
take
our
facility
right
now,
which
is
sort
of
insufficient
and
and
supplement
what
the
county
is
doing
up
at
our
place.
K
K
And
that
you
know
senator
dennis
just
asked
a
question
because
I
think
in
maybe
in
clark
county,
it's
recognized
that
the
county
is
providing
those
types
of
services,
and
so
the
expectation
was
potentially
something
would
get
turned
over
to
the
county
since
through
statute
be
a
statute
there's
responsible.
So
I
guess
that's
kind
of
kind
of
hanging
out
there
and
so
services,
and
then
the
language
itself
of
the
bill
is
really
broad.
I
mean
the
language
isn't
just
about
homeless
services.
K
It's
kind
of
about
you
can
use
it
for
any
purpose,
so
that,
like
that
part
of
language,
is
concerning
too
so.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you
chair,
so
I
guess
first
thing.
I
know
we
don't
have
legal
counsel
with
us
today,
because
we
have
them
diligently
working
on
drafting,
and
I
don't
want
to
change
that.
D
But
I
would
like
to
get
a
answer
perhaps
before
this
bill
goes
to
a
work
session,
so
we've
had
a
couple
references
that
homeless
services
is
the
responsibility
of
the
county
based
on
the
language
of
indigen
here,
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure,
because
this
has
been
a
long-standing
conversation
in
our
community
decades
long,
at
least,
if
that's
what
that
really
means,
and
so,
if
we
could
get
some
help
from
our
legal
counsel
around
that,
I
think
that
might
help
to
move
some
conversations
forward
in
the
region
around
the
definition
of
indigent
care.
D
Is
that
really
medical
care
is
that
is
that
homeless
services?
What
does
that
mean?
That's
my
first
piece
and
then.
Secondly,
I'm
curious,
mr
shaver,
have
we
made
progress
towards
I?
I
know
that
there's
limitless
needs
no
question,
but
I
do
think
that
there
are
some
concrete
things
that
we've
been
talking
about
in
the
region,
so,
for
example,
case
management
ratios.
D
So
we
know
that
we've
been
able
to
get
to
a
place
where,
for
the
women's
shelter
and
the
family,
shelter
and
the
youth
young
person,
shelter,
18
to
22,
run
by
eddie
house
that
they've
been
able
to
get
to
the
case
management
ratios
that
we're
hoping
for
which
are
in
the
1
to
25
or
1
to
15
range.
D
I
think
we
know
that
we're
starting
with
a
pretty
basic
level
of
services,
but
I
think
that
there's
a
package
of
services
that
we
can
contemplate
so
not
trying
to
meet
every
need
in
the
region,
but
just
knowing
if
we
could
get
to
a
reasonable
level
of
case
management
and
the
basic
package
of
services.
We
want
to
offer
at
the
governance
governor's
bowl
so
that
that
crf
investment
actually
turns
into
impact
in
real
people's
lives.
Do
we
know
those
numbers
or
are
we
getting
close.
F
We're
getting
very
close
to
having
more
concrete
figures
around
that
the
governor's
bowl
itself
has
in
the
completion
of
that
project
has
been
the
primary.
I
would
say,
absorbent
of
staff
time
around
here,
because
it
has
been
such
a
huge
undertaking
to
turn
around
so
quickly.
F
G
No,
the
the
the
memo
that
laid
out
more
of
the
phasing
and
the
timing
of
the
opening
of
that
campus
and
the
different
services
that
would
be
in
there.
But
we
can
work
on
that
and
share
that
information.
As
soon
as
it's
available.
D
I
think
that
would
be
super
helpful.
I
think
just
to
my
colleagues
question
about.
What's
what's
the
nut,
we're
trying
to
crack
here,
I
think
just
having
a
a
number
also
for
all
the
people
who
are
contacting
us
about.
Why
do
you
need
this
money
would
be
super
helpful
if
we
could
get
that
information-
and
I
know
that
that
won't
be
all
the
needs,
but
it
will
be
probably
the
most
logical
place
that
we
would
start.
A
Okay,
so
I
had
a
I
had
a
quick
follow-up,
because
I
I
need
to
get
clarity
around
some
things,
so
when,
at
the
beginning
of
the
hearing
it
was
stated
that
you're
going
to
take
the
penny,
but
the
penny
is
still
eligible
for
the
unincorporated
part
of
washoe,
and
I
think
what
I
want
to
get
put
on
the
record
is
the
unincorporated
part
of
washoe
has
the
least
about
a
population.
A
F
So
I
one
of
the
things
that
brought
us
here
today,
madam
chair
again,
dylan
shaver
for
the
record-
is
that
we
are
talking
about
an
unexercised
portion
of
this
tax
so
so,
and
cali
can
get
into
the
specifics,
but
the
county
is
authorized
to
go
up
to
a
certain
amount
which
they
have
not
on
this
particular
revenue
and
we're
only
asking
for
the
part
that
they
are
for
whatever
reason,
not
using
and
recently.
F
In
fact,
as
recently
as
a
board
of
county
commissioners
meeting
in
january,
I
believe
they
opted
that
they
would
continue
not
to
collect
that
resource
kelly.
Do
you
have
the
numbers
on.
G
That
for
the
record,
callie
wilson,
I
mean-
I
think
in
in
terms
of
you
know
we
were
thinking
about
it
in
in
terms
of
proportionality,
so
for
the
city
it
would
represent
54,
while
the
county's
population
represents
about
23
and
a
half
percent,
so
that
if
we
looked
at
the
full
bucket
of
of
running
it
county
wide
our
assumptions,
at
least
based
on
the
revenue
side
or
were
around
populations.
G
A
Okay,
thank
you
for
that,
and
I
just
had
a
quick
question
on
section
four
of
the
bill
where
you're
adopting,
I
guess,
language
or
powers
that
the
county
has
had
because
you're
going
after
the
supplemental
jst,
but
I
guess
what
I
was
trying
to
figure
out
in
section
four,
where
it
says
section
four
sub
three:
where
now
the
city
will
be
able
to
dispose
of
any
residential
real
property
purchased
talk
to
me
about,
I
guess
the
the
real
life
effect
of
that,
because
county
has
that
power.
Now
you
would
be
getting
that
power.
G
Madam
chair
callie,
wilson
for
the
record,
so
this
section
was
related
to
when
working
with
lcb
to
draft
the
bill.
G
I
think
that
this
goes
to
the
conversation
about
whether
this
bill
should
be
narrowed,
because
I
think
that
those
portions
of
the
bill
would
then
also
likely
be
amended
out
to
if
this
bill
were
to
focus
on
homelessness,
particularly
so
I
guess
what
I'm
saying
is
in
consultation
with
lcp
as
we
were
drafting
it.
Those
portions
were
added
just
to
make
sure
that
there
was
consistency
through
through
nrs,
not
in
particular
driving
points
for
the
city's
request.
A
Okay
and
then
my
final
question
is
so
what
if
you
were
only
able
to
get
half
of
a
penny
to
meet
your
needs
going
forward.
G
Chair
cali
will
see
for
the
record
I
think,
on
on
this
particular
bill.
We
are
open
to
conversations
about
that.
You
know
as
as
we
were
presenting,
you
know
the
the
there's.
G
A
funding
need
regionally
for
this
as
well
as
for
this,
you
know
just
directly
in
the
city,
so
I
think
in
in
addition
to
that,
I
think
that
additional
conversations
are
warranted
around
the
need
based
on
what
I've
er
about
the
language
in
terms
of
purpose,
from
what
I've
heard
from
from
several
of
the
senators
today
as
well
as
that
long-term
picture
of
how
do
we
manage
this?
If
responsibilities
were
shifted
around
so.
A
K
A
K
Yeah,
I'm
not
trying
to
do
that.
I'm
sorry,
but
thank
you
so
just
my
other,
my
other
comma
would
be
around
the
uses,
because
this
is
gst
and
it
and
it's
meant
for
roads.
I
mean
that's
the
the
nexus
for
the
tax
itself,
so
I
guess
that
out
too
is
concerning
so
anyway.
I
I
understand
that
there
is
a
need
for
the
homeless,
shelters
and
homeless
population,
but
also
this
the
direct
nexus
and
the
reason
this
is
kind
of
sitting
out.
I
Yeah,
my
question
is
more
about
impact
right,
because
people
actually
pay
these
taxes.
The
city
doesn't
just
collect
them.
So
what's
the
estimate
on
what
an
additional
penny
would
mean
for
the
registration
of
a
new
car
in
the
city
of
reno
versus
outside
of
it.
G
Senator
key
cover
so
if,
for
example,
a
two-year-old
vehicle
that
had
an
msrp
of
twenty
thousand
dollars,
this
would
be
about
sixty
dollars
a
year.
For
for
the
penny,.
I
New
cars,
so
okay,
I
can
extrapolate
it
upwards,
then,
based
on
value,
so
sixty
dollars
per
twenty
thousand
dollars
of
value.
G
I
I've
always
been
struck
by
the
how
significant
our
vehicle
registration
fees
are
in
the
state
everybody
pays
them.
Sometimes
people
have
a
comma
in
their
registration
fee
and
just
sensitive
to
that.
Thank
you.
D
Yeah
I
did,
I
did
have
another
question
too.
Sorry,
all
right,
senator
so
so.
First
of
all,
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
the
authorized
use
for
the
county.
Existing
is
indeed
pay.
The
cost
of
certain
projects
related
to
construction
and
maintenance
of
sidewalk
streets
avenue
boulevard.
So
I
think
that's
the
road
carry
out
an
inner
local
agreement
between
the
county
and
regional
transportation,
commission
so
roads,
but
there's
a
third
piece
there
that
is
pay
the
operating
costs
of
the
county
and
any
other
costs
to
carry
out
the
governmental
functions
of
the
county.
D
So
I
do
just
think
it's
important
to
be
clear
on
the
record
that
the
existing
authorization
for
the
county
is
not
limited
to
roads
and
is
frankly
far
more
broad
than
the
language
that's
being
brought
forward
by
the
city
because
includes
the
word
any
governmental
function
of
the
county.
So
that's
just
the
first
thing
I
think
is
important
to
have
on
the
record.
Second,
I
was
trying
to
find
it
and
I'm
just
not
good
at
reading
bills
today.
So
I
apologize.
Does
the
existing
authorization
for
the
county
have
any
expiration
date?
A
Okay,
seeing
none,
we
will
go
ahead
and
open
up
for
support
on
sb11.
I
believe
we
have
a
councilwoman
and
is
she
on
70?
Is
she
on
11
or
73
she's.
G
A
Okay,
never
mind
all
right,
so
vps
go
ahead
and
open
up
for
support
on
sb11.
J
J
C
Yeah
this
is
skip
daily
d-a-l-y
for
the
last
name
and
we're
just
wanted
to
speak
in
support
of
sb11
from
a
higher
level
than
what
the
question
you
guys
were
asking
I
understand
the
questions
you
guys
are
asking
were
all
great
and
and
pertinent,
but
basically
my
position.
Our
position
is
that
the
the
revenue
source
is
unused,
the
county,
for
whatever
reason,
has
refused
or
declined
or
just
not
taken
action
in
order
to
implement
it
and
utilize
it.
C
C
C
They
have
better
staffing
and
ability
to
provide
these
services
than
the
city
does.
However,
they
still
won't
take
any
action,
so
I
think
this
body
should
authorize
the
city
because
the
option,
the
alternative,
apparently
from
the
county's
point
of
view-
is
to
do
nothing
and
to
me-
and
I
think
many
other
people.
That
would
be
unacceptable.
C
You
know
splitting
the
use
between
the
intended
nexus
used
for
roads
and
various
things
and
other
city
entities,
but
we
wouldn't
want
to
see
it
just
used
for
anything
and
absorbed
into
the
general
fund
and
not
really
go
to
anything
and
we've
always
supported
or
been
in
the
position
where
the
government,
energy
or
the
legislature
wanted
to
siphon
money
out
of
other
funds
with
no
nexus
and
take
money.
That's
existing
because
they
didn't
want
to
implement
new
resources
of
or
new
avenues
or
resources.
C
We've
always
resisted
that
and
said
you
know
if
you
want
to
get
your
money,
go,
get
your
own
money,
and
this
is
an
avenue
to
do
that.
So,
to
the
extent
they're
doing
that
we
want
to
support
that
and
if
the
county
won't
get
off
the
dime,
I
think
you
should
authorize
the
city
to
do
something
to
address
these
issues.
I
appreciate
you
guys
time
good,
seeing
you
thanks.
J
J
J
L
I
am
against
this
bill.
A
L
J
J
I
J
M
Good
afternoon,
chairman
neal
members
of
the
committee,
peter
krueger,
p-e-t-e-r
cougar
k-r-u-e-g-e-r,
with
the
nevada,
petroleum
marketers
and
convenience
store
association.
I've
provided
written
testimony,
so
I
won't
repeat
that.
However,
I
do
want
to
emphasize
the
burden
and
cost
the
cost
burden
to
to
commercial
operators.
Well,
I
indicate
my
testimony
that
many
of
the
vehicles
are
of
the
petroleum
nature.
M
Fuel
haulers
are
exempt
under
the
provisions
of
this
statute.
There
are
other
vehicles
that
especially
older
vehicles
in
the
heating,
fuel,
propane
and
other
fuel
delivery
categories,
do
not
leave
the
the
county
and
therefore
would
be
subject
to
this
tax.
I
think
it's
interesting
to
note
that
a
a
fuel
vehicle
is
a
very
specialized
vehicle
expensive.
M
M
I
won't
say
the
nation,
because
there
always
be
somebody
who
can
dispute
that,
but
highest
in
nevada
for
sure
we're
in
my
testimony,
indicated
90
cents
on
gasoline
and
that's
federal,
state,
local
and
indexing.
Just
you
know
the
indexing
portion
alone
of
that
90
cents
in
washoe
is
37.7
cents
a
gallon.
We
ex
that
increases
by
about
one
to
two
cents
under
the
current
rate
of
inflation
annually,
so
we
can
look
that
that
will
go
increased
by
one
or
two
cents
on
july.
First.
M
The
other
question
that
we
have
is
the.
What
we
it
and
it's
not
spelled
out
in
the
bill
is
how
this
would
be
audited
in
the
sense
that,
based
on
dmv
records,
I
assume
that
any
vehicle
in
the
city
of
reno
should
this
pass
would
get
a
bill.
M
Much
like
I
do,
if
you
do
for
our
automobile
and
to
demonstrate
that
that
vehicle
in
the
case
of
commercial
and
meeting
the
provisions
before
exemption,
how
does
the
the
business
demonstrate
to
the
satisfaction
of
the
dmv
that
this
vehicle
is
in
fact
driven
interstate
or
infra
county?
We
see
that
as
a
as
a
huge
burden
to
business.
At
a
time
when
we
need
less
burden
and
more
opportunity
to
be
productive,
so,
madam
chairman,
that
concludes
my
opposition
in
opposition
to
senate
bill
11..
Thank
you.
A
J
J
J
J
N
A-L-E-X-I-S-M-O-T-A-R-E-X
with
the
nevada
chapter
agc,
we
are
in
opposition
to
sc11.
While
we
understand
that
local
government's
funding
structure
is
woefully
inadequate,
we
do
not
believe
that
taking
authority
away
from
washoe
county
to
implement
the
supplemental
gst
is
the
appropriate
way
for
reno
to
augment
their
budget.
The
original
purpose
of
gst
was
to
fund
infrastructure,
which
is
something
that
has
continually
neglected
at
the
state
and
the
local
level.
N
The
supplemental
gst
was
passed
in
2009
to
address
significant
budget
shortfalls
brought
on
by
the
great
recession,
but
fortunately
the
county
was
able
to
provide
for
their
citizens
without
having
to
enact
this
tax
per
the
governor's
request
that
local
governments
accelerate
capital
projects
to
create
jobs,
to
help
nevada
recover
from
the
economic
fallout
from
the
pandemic.
Investing
this
money
and
infrastructure
would
do
much
more
to
help
nevada
and
any
other
use.
We
can
think
of.
N
We
ask
that
the
original
intent
of
the
supplemental
government
services
tax
will
be
respected
and
that
it
be
left
to
the
county's
discretion
to
implement
it
for
funding
infrastructure
needs.
Furthermore,
we
believe
that
this
is
simply
bad
policy
passage
of
sc
11
will
set
a
precedent
that
will
lay
the
groundwork
for
other
local
jurisdictions
to
seek
their
portion
of
any
money
allocated
to
their
county,
should
they
think
they
could
do
a
better
job
of
providing
services.
We
shouldn't
allow
that
to
happen.
A
J
J
M
Thank
you,
madam
chair
rob,
benner
b-e-n-n-e-r
with
the
northern
nevada
building
trades.
We
are
calling
in
in
opposition
of
the
bill,
but
we
truly
aren't
in
opposition,
we're
just
looking
for
a
couple
language
clarifications.
M
Obviously,
the
county
commission
did
not
decided
not
to
take
that
up,
but
we
do
see
the
need
for
infrastructure
and
we
also
see
the
dire
need
for
funding
for
the
homeless
crisis.
We
have
here
in
reno
and
we
have
been
in
contact
with
the
city
of
reno
on
this
bill
and,
like
I
said,
we
aren't
necessarily
opposed
to
this
bill.
We're
just
looking
for
a
little
some
clarification
and
would
like
to
support
this
bill
moving
forward,
and
also,
I
will
just
echo
the
comments
that
skip
daily
made
earlier
in
support
of
this.
A
Okay,
so
that
was
kind
of
like
I
oppose
the
knot,
so
maybe
we
should
put
you
in
neutral
eps
is
anyone
else
signed
in.
O
J-A-N-I-N-E-H-A-N-S-E-N
now
is
not
the
time
to
raise.
Taxes
on
car
registration
in
the
city
of
reno
sb11
would
result
in
a
possible
increase
of
150
dollars
a
year
for
a
person
with
a
car
of
only
15.
000
people
are
suffering
economic
loss
because
of
the
pandemic,
many
have
lost
their
jobs.
Many
may
lose.
O
Many
businesses
have
suffered
economic,
severe
economic
loss
and
others
have
closed.
Almost
everyone
has
had
to
tighten
their
bill.
It
is
incredible
that
during
this
economic
disaster,
the
city
of
reno
would
be
seeking
to
raise
taxes.
They
are
not
considering
the
people
that
live
in
reno
and
who
are
just
trying
to
survive
the
economic
catastrophe
in
the
united
states
in
general.
O
According
to
the
institute
for
policy
innovation,
the
total
u.s
tax
burden,
including
federal
state
and
local
taxes,
and
hidden
taxes
equal
to
56
56
of
annual
personal
consumption
spending,
in
other
words
taxes
consume
56
of
all
the
average
person
spends.
This
includes
19
in
state
taxes
and
13
in
local
taxes,
then
consider
the
hidden
taxes.
We
don't
see,
businesses
paid,
don't
pay
taxes,
they
pass
them
on
to
consumers
in
the
price
of
goods
and
services,
for
instance,
for
a
cheap
loaf
of
bread
that
costs
a
dollar
and
fourteen
cents.
O
Taxes
account
for
35
of
the
cost
for
a
50
cent
can
of
soda
18
goes
towards
taxes.
There
are
many
hidden
taxes.
Many
people
may
be
forced
to
choose
between
paying
the
car
registration
and
paying
for
food
or
rent.
Please
vote
no
on
sb
11.
Don't
allow
the
city
of
reno
to
further
harm
their
citizens
by
imposing
this
additional
tax
in
this
time
of
economic
downturn.
Thank
you
very
much.
J
P
Lynn,
chapman
state
vice
president
of
nevada,
eagle
forum,
l
y
n,
n
c
h,
a
p
m,
a
n
mark
twain
said
quote
the
difference
between
between
a
tax
man
and
a
taxidermist
is
that
the
taxidermist
leaves
the
skin
unquote.
I
have
asked
the
same
question
of
the
legislature
each
and
every
session
since
the
1990s.
P
How
much
is
enough?
How
much
money
is
enough?
I
have
the
answer
to
that
question.
There
will
never
be
enough.
There
is
always
another
crisis
and
everyone
rings
their
hands.
The
citizens
and
taxpayers
all
have
to
find
a
way
now
to
pay
for
essentials
that
keep
going
up
in
price
every
year,
but
our
legislature
seems
to
think
that
we
are
well
a
well
of
unending
dollars
and
we
are
not
benjamin
tucker
said
quote:
to
force
a
man
to
pay
for
the
violation
of
his
own
liberty
is
indeed
an
addition
of
insult
to
injury.
Unquote.
P
You
know
we
already
have
many
programs
and
places
for
the
homeless
in
washoe
county,
and
we
also
have
very
high
gas
taxes
to
pay
for
roads
and
such
you
know
how
much
more
will
it
will
be
enough
and
that's
what
we're
keep
asking
please
we
don't
have
more
families
are
hurting
and
trying
to
find
ways
to
survive
today.
Please
don't
punish
them
for
further
and
please
vote
no
on
sb11.
J
P
J
J
L
L
I
have
been
listening
in
on
the
conversation
about
this
bill
and
I'm
disturbed
by
a
few
things
that
this
legislature
doesn't
know
how
many
vehicles
this
would
impact
and
they
don't
have
a
dollar
amount.
It's
kind
of
like
asking
for
taxes
before
you
know
what
you
want
to
spend
it
on.
It
sounds
very
backwards
to
me.
If,
in
in
my
household,
I
find
what
I
need
exactly
an
amount,
and
then
I
figure
out
how
I'm
going
to
acquire
that
either
I
get
a
second
job
or
I
make
cutbacks
in
my
in
my
budget.
L
I
heard
words
like
unrestricted
streams
and
a
lot
of
if,
if
the
the
city
or
the
county
uses
things,
there's
lots
of.
If
I
care
about
the
homeless,
I
my
church
gives
to
the
hope,
house
and
actually
helped
start
that,
and
we
support
all
of
those
things
within
our
community,
but
more
taxes
right
now
is
not
a
good
idea.
L
I
also
heard
a
penny
for
the
the
automobile
registration
and
the
mask
that
I
heard
didn't
make
sense,
but
if
I
have
a
twenty
thousand
dollar
car,
I'm
only
paying
sixty
dollars
more
well,
that's
not
a
penny.
L
If
I
have
a
twelve
thousand
dollar
car,
I'm
paying
20
a
year
extra,
so
I'm
disturbed
the
math
isn't
working
out
here
you
guys
and
I
I
know
you
work
out
it
really
hard,
but
I
didn't
hear
any
definitive.
So
I
I
vote
no
on
this
bill.
I
think
that
everybody
needs
to
figure
out
how
to
fix
their
budget
before
they
ask
for
more
money.
Thank
you.
J
J
Q
Good
afternoon,
chair
neal
for
the
record
paul
moraskin
m-o-r-a-d-k-h-a-n,
I'm
the
senior
vice
president
of
government
affairs
with
the
vegas
chamber.
I
am
here
today
to
express
the
chamber's
opposition
to
sb11,
based
on
the
change
of
the
fiscal
policy
of
what
has
been
proposed
with
the
governmental
service
tax
funds
and
how
it
would
be
accessed
accountable
by
local
governments
at
the
broader
level
and
the
presence
it
was
set.
Our
options
are
opposition
directly
to
the
concerns
of
the
fiscal
policy
and
tax
policy.
We
urge
you
to
vote
no,
this
piece
of
legislation.
J
Q
Briefly,
we
are
opposed
to
sb
11
because
it
will
increase
the
cost
of
a
person
to
own
and
operate
a
vehicle
today,
one
of
the
biggest
barriers
to
placing
an
individual
into
a
safer,
more
fuel
efficient
and
cleaner
burning
vehicle
is
price.
Admittedly,
this
doesn't
impact
the
purchase
price
of
a
vehicle.
Q
However,
it
does
impact
the
operational
cost
and,
frankly,
in
a
significant
way,
as
pointed
out
by
previous
callers,
that
the
legislature
is
working
very
diligently
to
try
to
expand
the
offerings
of
electric
vehicles
and
my
dealer
members
are
doing
that
and
anything
that
we
can
do
to
help
advance
that
we
should
push
forward.
We
believe
that
these
measures,
such
as
this
that
increase
costs,
can
be
detrimental
to
that
goal
and
therefore
we
are
opposed
to
the
measure.
Thank
you.
J
E
E
E
It
will
do
no
good
and
as
long
as
for
the
record,
as
long
as
there
is
a
homeless
population
in
the
city
of
reno,
the
city
council
will
always
have
an
excuse
to
reach
into
the
taxpayers
pockets.
The
city
of
reno
does
not
understand
the
simple,
simple
economic
principle
of
the
laugh
occurred.
They
have
already
forced
major
purchases
out
of
the
city
of
reno.
E
J
L
L
It
just
sounds
so
cruel
that
anybody
would
think
that
this
is
a
very
good
thing
for
the
constituents,
the
people,
the
mothers,
the
grandfathers,
the
the
elderly,
disabled,
nobody,
the
veterans,
no
one
seems
to
be
exempt
from
this.
So
you
know
people
that
are
already
on
super
tight
budgets
are
going
to
get
squeezed
that
much
more.
L
L
J
M
M
Let
me
just
say
that
we
are
opposed
to
sb11,
based
upon
and
and
due
to
similar
comments
raised
by
agency
of
northern
nevada
and
the
las
vegas
chamber
of
commerce.
A
J
M
Madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
I'm
paul
enos
enos.
I
am
the
ceo
of
the
nevada,
trucking
association
speaking
today
in
opposition
of
senate
bill
11..
I
do
agree
with
senator
rowdy's
assertion
that
this
tax
can
be
applied.
Broadly
doesn't
just
have
to
be
used
for
roads.
It's
been
in
lieu
of
personal
property
tax.
M
They
brought
in
this
application
voter
approved
in
1962.,
where
we
do
have
some
issues
with
this
is,
while
most
of
my
members
are
going
to
be
exempt
for
this
bill
in
section
1
sub
1b,
we
really
don't
know
how
to
prove
that
you
have
left
the
county.
If
you
leave
the
state,
that's
really
easy,
but
leaving
the
county.
That's
kind
of
an
open
question.
That's
something
that
not
a
lot
of
my
folks
contemplate.
M
We
do
believe
that
this
hit
is
going
to
be
on
those
carriers
who
have
very
limited
operations.
We
do
agree
with
both
mr
kruger
and
mr
mckay
about
the
increasing
cost
being
a
disincentive
and
in
a
county
where
we
already
have
the
most
expensive
jurisdiction
in
the
state
to
operate.
We
do
think
this
would
be
a
disincentive.
A
J
L
What
this
bill
would
do,
as
you
know,
is
authorize
the
redirection
of
regional
county
revenues
to
individual
entities
in
this
case
cities,
and
while
gst
is
a
state
tax
collection
then
distributed
to
the
different
entities.
The
supplemental
gfc
is
a
tax
that
was
created
for
counties
to
provide
regional
services.
I
want
to
highlight
some
of
the
important
regional
services
the
counties
provide
general
human
services,
senior
services,
homeless,
services,
support
to
our
state's
medicaid
program
for
nursing,
home
care
and,
of
course,
for
regional
roads
as
well.
L
Cities
do
not
have
similar
mandates
that
have
the
similar
mandates
that
the
counties
function
under
and
therefore
do
not
all
have
do
not
have
all
of
the
same
revenue
streams
or
provide
those
same
services.
So,
for
those
reasons
redirecting
a
regional
revenue
stream
to
a
non-regional
entity,
we
believe
it's
not
good
policy
and
we
oppose
the
bill.
Thank
you
so
much.
J
J
J
P
Madam
chair,
I
picked
up
what
you
put
down,
so
I
will
echo
a
lot
of
comments
of
my
colleagues
and
their
opposition
and
we
stand
with
them,
but
I
would
be
remiss
to
say
we
do
appreciate
the
city
of
reno
taking
the
time
to
present
the
bill
to
the
public.
Reno
sparks
chamber
of
commerce,
public
policy
committee,
and
I
just
want
to
put
that
on
the
record.
So
thank
you.
J
L
D-O-U-G-H-E-R-T-Y-
and
I
oppose
this
bill
for
two
reasons-
number
one-
the
the
people
of
reno
and
washoe
county
and
all
of
nevada
are
are
in
a
dire
economic
emergency.
They
hardly
need
another
tax
and
also
on
the
issue
of
using
these,
this
tax
for
the
homeless.
L
I
think
the
national
experience
shows
us,
especially
in
other
states,
that
putting
forth
funds
after
fund
after
fund
after
fun
for
the
homeless
is
not
the
solution.
These
people
want
dignity,
they
want
a
life,
they
don't
want
to
be
housed
like
cattle
in
a
tent
or
in
a
warehouse.
L
J
B
B
B
B
We
want
to
be
clear.
These
taxes
can
only
be
enabled
and
collapsed
and
collected
one
time.
So
we
want
to
be
sure
that,
at
the
point
time
with
which
we
enable
this
tax,
that
it
is
in
fact
for
the
greatest
need
and
used
most
appropriately
same
as
reno.
We
appreciate
the
want
and
need
for
additional
fun,
but
we
are
very
concerned
about
the
precedent
of
a
city
being
able
to
take
a
resource
away
from
the
region,
specifically
the
regional
service
provider,
which
is
the
county.
B
There
are
some
questions
from
the
committee
about
impacts,
and
I
want
to
clarify
that
one
of
those
impacts
specifically
to
the
county
is
that
funds
raised
and
only
raised.
Excuse
me
an
unincorporated
county
cannot
be
used
for
regional
services,
as
we
are
the
regional
service
provider
that
does
limit
what
any
funds
collected
by
the
county
for
attacks
on
unincorporated
residents
really
could
be
used
for.
B
I
also
want
to
state.
We
do
have
some
confusion
about
the
bill
since,
as
a
region,
washoe
county
is
actively
taking
steps
to
be
the
lead
in
the
operation
of
homeless.
Shelters
in
our
region,
as
washoe
county
is
already
the
provider
for
the
social
services.
In
our
region
to
demonstrate
that
in
2020
we
opened
our
plate,
which
is
mentioned
in
the
presentation,
is
a
women
and
children's
shelter
that
is,
that
was
created
and
funded
through
the
county.
B
And
yes,
the
city
of
reno
was
the
primary
funder
of
the
property
for
the
cares
campus.
However,
at
the
end
of
last
year,
in
december,
we
agreed
to
a
funding
structure
that
equaled
out
approximately
60
percent
of
the
county
funding
the
operations
of
that
shelter,
with
the
remaining
40
being
split
between
the
cities.
B
B
I
also
want
to
clarify
that
during
the
presentation
there
is
discussion
of
the
county
getting
indigent
funds
or
having
to
set
aside
specific
funds
for
indigent.
I
want
to
be
clear
that
the
bulk
of
homeless
funds
is
general
funding
from
the
county.
Much
of
that
property
tax
that
is
collected
actually
goes
to
the
state
for
state
match
requirements
because,
as
mentioned
by
dagny
stapleton
from
the
nevada
association
of
counties,
there
are
a
multitude
of
regional
services
that
counties
are
required
to
provide
and
indigent
is
not
inclusive
of
only
homelessness.
B
And
then
just
want
to
reiterate
some
of
the
concerns
that
have
been
mentioned
by
other
callers
about
ensuring
that
if
this
was
going
to
be
enacted
at
the
city
level,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
dmv
would
be
able
to
clearly
delineate
who
that
increased
tax
should
be
assessed
too,
as
we
would
not
want
unincorporated
residents
paying
a
city
tax,
and
this
is
why
a
lot
of
these
taxes
are
assessed
at
the
county
level.
B
Currently,
because
those
boundaries
are
very
clear
and
it's
very
easy
to
determine
who
should
get
put
at
what
tax
rate.
So
sorry,
I
went
kind
of
fast
trying
to
meet
it,
get
it
in
in
that
two
minutes
for
you
chair.
But
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
J
No
chair:
there
are
no
callers
not
to
speak
in
opposition
at
this
time.
A
Thank
you
all
right,
so
we
will
move
to
neutral.
Is
anyone
in
neutral
for
sb
11.
A
G
Madam
chair,
no
thank
you
very
much.
We
appreciate
hearing
this
bill
and
the
conversation
that
that
was
had
today.
We
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
this
committee
and
stakeholders
on
this
issue.
Thank
you.
We
look
forward
to
the
next
presentation.
G
Reno,
madam
chair,
thank
you
so
much.
We
are
gonna
work
on
sharing
our
screen
here
and
we'll
get.
G
Started
all
right,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
we're
honored
to
to
be
here
for
this
second
item
and
present
senate
bill
73.
G
I
am
joined
by
my
colleagues
today,
jamie
schroeder,
who
is
the
city
of
reno
parks
and
recreation
director
and,
as
you
saw
on
the
last
call,
mr
shaver,
the
chief
of
staff
to
the
city
manager
is
also
here.
If
there
are
questions
at
the
end
that
need
to
be
addressed
as
well,
so
where
I
want
to
start
with
this
bill
is
really
kind
of
what's
behind
it
and
what
is
driving
it.
G
So,
in
2017,
the
city
adopted
its
new
master
plan
and,
as
a
part
of
that
effort
to
update
our
plan,
we
had
one
of
the
largest
most
intensive
public
engagement
efforts.
The
city
has
ever
undertaken
and
one
of
the
things
we
did
through
that
was
really
ask
our
residents.
G
What
is
your
vision
for
reno
and
what
we
heard
from
our
residents
is?
We
want
reno
to
become
a
base
for
outdoor
activities.
That
was
the
number
one
thing
that
came
through
at
the
end
of
the
day.
This
is
what
they
told
us.
What
their
vision
is
for
the
city,
and
so
our
master
plan
includes
a
plethora
of
policies
and
implementation
strategies
for
us
to
make
that
vision
come
to
life.
G
So
what
we're
talking
about
here
is
ensuring
our
parks,
recreational
facilities,
trails
and
open
space
areas
are
well
maintained,
they're
accessible
across
the
community.
They
are
interconnected.
G
When
we
talk
about
community
impact,
we
know
that
there
is
so
much
that
parks
and
recreational
services
provide
to
our
community,
not
only
the
economic
value
when
we
talk
about
property
taxes,
but
why
do
people
want
to
come
here
and
we
hear
a
lot
about
the
outdoor
opportunities
that
we
provide
and
we
need
to
invest
into
that
in
into
our
economic
development
strategy
dollars
into
our
parks
and
recreational
facilities.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
record
jamie
schroeder,
director
of
parks
and
recreation
for
the
city
of
reno,
as
cali
had
transitioned
into
this
reno
does
continue
to
grow,
we've
steadily
grown
since
1990.
It's
definitely
a
place
that
people
are
drawn
to
because
of
the
wonderful
outdoor
amenities
that
are
available
not
only
within
reno
but
nearby
in
lake
tahoe.
H
So
going
back
30
years
since
1991,
we
have
expanded
our
facilities,
we
currently
have
88
parks
and
since
1991
we
grew
by
27
parks.
We've
also
increased
our
miles
of
trails.
We
are
by
almost
25
miles,
we've
taken
on
street
landscaping
and
we
have
added
two
recreation
centers
and
then
we
have
expanded
seven
parks.
We
just
recently
completed
a
significant
expansion
on
cyan
park
in
the
south
end
of
reno.
It
is
beautiful.
H
I
would
definitely
invite
anybody
to
come
check
that
out
with
that,
though,
the
challenge
is,
we
have
grown
tremendously
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
community.
However,
given
the
recession
that
we
had
back
in
2008
going
through
2011-ish,
our
staffing
levels
have
actually
decreased,
and
that
is
a
very
significant
challenge
that
we
are
facing.
So
you'll
see
that
we
used
to
have
about
81
full-time
equivalents,
and
we
are
now
down
to
almost
76.
H
So
with
that
this
pandemic
that
we
are
all
finding
our
way
through
the
use
of
parks
and
recreation
has
exploded.
It's
definitely
been
an
amazing
thing
to
watch.
People
truly
enjoy
the
outdoor
space
that
the
city
of
reno
is
able
to
provide,
but
with
that
comes
with
additional
maintenance
needs,
and
so
we
do
have
a
service
called
reno
direct
and
just
in
2020
alone,
even
though
operations
were
slowing
down
due
to
the
pandemic
and
the
restrictions
in
place,
we
still
received
almost
2
000
parks
related
service
requests.
H
Looking
over
on
the
capital
side
of
things,
knowing
that
we
have
demand
for
growth
and
new
facilities,
we
also
need
to
take
care
of
existing
facilities.
So
as
we
planned
out
the
infrastructure
that
we
need
to
take
care
of
over
the
next
10
years,
we
have
about
126
planned
projects
which
come
to
a
rough
estimate
of
189
million
dollars
to
be
able
to
address
it's,
certainly
a
staggering
number
and
again,
with
the
challenges
financially
city-wide
to
include
public
works
projects
annually.
H
So,
as
cali
started
the
presentation
at
the
beginning
to
talk
about
the
desire
to
make
reno
a
base
for
outdoor
activities,
we
do
have
we've
taken
a
look
at
the
city
of
reno
overall,
and
this
map
essentially
shows
you
the
gray
areas
that
we
have
service
area
gaps.
So
as
we
are
able
to
provide
quite
a
bit
of
service,
we
still
have
a
long
way
to
go
in
order
to
truly
meet
the
needs
of
the
community.
H
The
other
two
pools
that
we
operate
are
seasonal
because
they
are
outdoor
pools,
there's
definitely
a
demand
for
more
flat
field.
Space
outdoor
sports
are
growing,
and
especially
the
sport
of
lacrosse,
and
so
we
are
seeing
a
stress
on
the
number
of
fields
that
are
being
needed
for
use,
as
well
as
those
fields
that
are
being
used
or
being
overused
just
to
try
to
accommodate
all
of
the
demand,
not
enough
dog
parks.
H
That
is
another
common
request
that
we
get
to
expand
and
provide
that
amenity
in
our
parks
and
last
but
not
certainly,
not
least,
is
not
enough.
Recreation
centers.
We
are
not
able
to
grow
into
the
far
north
valleys
or
this
far
south
valleys
to
be
able
to
provide
that
this
table
just
a
quick
summary
of
what
reno
is
able
to
provide
on
a
sort
of
a
national
level.
H
This
is
the
trust
for
public
lands
survey,
and
so
I
won't
go
over
every
line,
but
the
pools
being
sort
of
the
largest
amenity
that
we're
looking
to
try
to
hit
you
know
reno
for
per
capita,
is
at
1.5
and
then,
if
you
look
at
southern
nevada,
large
cities
we're
at
2.5
just
looking
at
henderson,
which
is
a
gold
medal
parks
and
recreation
agency.
They
are
at
4.2.
H
So
what
we
are
working
on
currently
as
part
of
the
city
of
reno
master
plan,
there
is
a
section
in
there
that
talks
about
ensuring
that
we
update
a
master
plan
for
parks
and
recreation
and,
and
so
the
last
time
we
adopted
a
master
plan
of
a
sort
was
back
in
2008
and
as
you'll
recall,
that
was
just
around
the
start
of
the
recession,
and
so
much
of
that
master
plan
was
unable
to
be
implemented
because
of
the
fact
that
we
found
ourselves
in
an
economic
crisis.
H
So
the
good
news
on
that,
as
I
always
try
to
find
a
silver
lining-
is
that
a
majority
of
the
work
has
been
done
and
that
the
need
still
exists.
But
what
we
want
to
do
for
this
service
plan
is
expand
it.
So,
first,
we
will
check
to
see
make
sure
that
the
current
and
planned
parks
and
rec
facilities
are
included.
Look
at
where
we
need
to
grow.
H
We
also
want
to
take
a
look
at
the
service
levels,
make
sure
that
we
are
meeting
those
and
then
to
round
that
out.
We
need
to
take
and
put
financial
information
towards
that,
so
that
financial
information
will
include
how
much
it
costs
to
actually
build
these
facilities
and
then,
on
top
of
that,
the
maintenance
and
operations
costs
as
well,
so
that
we
can
be
self-sustaining
and
sufficient
as
we
plan
to
grow.
G
Thank
you
miss
schroeder,
so,
and
I
think
that
what
jamie
was
just
talking
about
is
really
important
to
kind
of
this
bill
as
well,
because
that
the
plan
and
the
update
of
the
plan,
the
involvement
of
the
community
to
update
that
plan
is
going
to
be
really
important
to
identifying.
G
If,
if
these
funds
through
this
bill
are
ultimately
approved
by
a
voter,
what
does
the
community
want
and
how
much
will
it
cost,
and
so
that
plan
is
a
part
of
our
tool
to
be
able
to
really
outline
that
and
show
that
to
the
community.
So
what
does
senate
bill?
73
do
right.
So
the
the
this
bill
authorizes
the
reno
city
council
to
establish
a
committee
to
recommend
to
voters
on
the
2022
general
election.
The
imposition
of
certain
taxes
to
fund
parks,
recreation,
open
space
and
natural
resource
needs.
G
G
G
Then
the
committee
would
have
meetings
to
vet
these
needs
and
the
potential
revenue
sources
that
are
outlined
in
the
bill.
The
committee
would
ultimately
be
authorized
to
recommend
a
potential
tax
solution
and
that
recommendation
would
move
forward
to
the
2022
ballot
for
voter
consideration,
details
of
the
committee,
so
the
bill
specifically
outlines
committee
members
and
membership
of
the
committee,
including
how
each
member
of
the
committee
is
appointed.
G
The
goal
here
was
to
reflect
community
involvement,
as
well
as
representatives
of
industries
from
various
groups
involved
in
our
community.
Additionally,
all
members
must
be
residents
of
the
city
of
reno.
G
G
G
It
is
mentioned
a
few
times
throughout
the
bill,
but
most
specifically
in
section
four.
That
is
where
that
component
is
the
next
on
the
next
slide.
So
section
three
of
the
bill
outlines
which
revenue
sources
may
be
considered
as
options
by
the
committee
and
you'll
see
that
several
of
them
on
this
slide
are
struck
out
based
on
conversations
with
stakeholders.
G
G
So
we
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
present
that
today,
but
ultimately,
those
amendments
have
removed
transient,
lodging
tax
sales
tax
and
the
reallocation
of
tax
revenue
that
is
currently
imposed
to
fund
the
flood
management
authority.
So
the
committee
under
the
proposed
amendment,
would
have
the
opportunity
to
consider
supplemental
government
services,
real
property
transfer,
tax
and
property
tax.
G
There
is
one,
so
we
talked
about
one
two
and
three
on
this
slide
about
changes
to
the
the
various
taxing
options,
but
I
also
wanted
to
point
out
number
four
in
the
proposed
amendment.
This
adds
clarifying
language
that
the
imposition
of
a
supplemental
governmental
services
tax
authorized
by
the
voters
would
not
impact
the
existing
authority
of
washoe
county
to
impose
their
their
current
authority.
G
So
we've
added
a
clarifying
language
on
that
and
then,
as
we
wrap
up
you
know,
we
want
to
thank
all
the
stakeholders
who
have
talked
with
us
about
this
bill,
both
in
support
and
those
who
we
may
hear
from
in
opposition.
Today.
We've
had
some
very
good
conversations
about
the
need
in
our
community
for
this
and
the
value
that
these
services
provide.
While
we
hear
from
many
of
them
today,
we
know
there
were
individuals
and
groups
who
couldn't
participate
today,
but
were
able
to
submit
comments
to
the
committee.
G
And
so
we
thank
you
for
making
those
a
part
of
the
record
and
and
considering
those
as
well.
The
last
piece
that
I
wanted
to
point
out.
While
the
amendment
today
doesn't
address
these
two
things,
but
there's
two
things
that
that
we're
continuously
going
to
be
working
on
we've
heard
concerns
that
there's
no
language
in
this
bill
around
accountability
or
a
transparency,
and
we
are
open
to
amending
this
bill
to
make
sure
that
that
we
prove
have
transparence
measures.
G
So
our
citizens
know
one
how
the
funds
were
planned
to
be
spent
as
well
as
how
the
how
they
are
spent
if
they
are
ultimately
enacted,
and
we
also
know
that
there
are
two
fiscal
notes
on
this
bill
from
the
state
level.
The
removal
of
the
sales
tax
option
should
remove
the
fiscal
note
from
the
department
of
taxation.
G
We've
had
a
recent
conversation
with
them
about
that
and
as
well
as
we
are
continuing
to
work
with
the
dmv
on
their
fiscal
note
to
resolve
those
cost
concerns.
So
with
that,
I
would
just
like
to
turn
it
back
to
you,
madam
chair,
for
any
questions.
I
Thank
you,
man,
I'm
sure
good,
to
see
you
again,
the
you
know
getting
to
this
this
space,
I'm
wondering
if
you
considered
using
nevada
parks,
trails
and
open
space
district
to
act
like
the
legislature
approved
in
2017,
allows
the
city
to
create
a
district.
G
Thanks
senator
for
that
question,
yes,
we
have
had
conversations
about
the
parks,
districts
option
and
I
think
the
parks
district
option
makes
sense
in
some
cases
when
we're
talking
about
particularly
just
creating
a
park
district
for
just
the
city
of
reno
for
our
kind
of
current
existing
based
platform
or
our
our
boundaries.
G
You
know.
One
of
the
concerns
that
has
been
raised
is
the
duplic,
the
creating
an
additional
level
of
government
for
something
that
we
are
already
providing
and
the
the
inefficiencies
that
that
that
may
create,
as
well
as
we
know
that
parks
and
recreational
services
are
really
intricate
and
connected
to
some
of
our
other
services
that
that
we
provide
in
terms
of
planning
for
our
community
and
how
development
comes
in
as
well
as
public
safety
and
how
all
those
services
kind
of
work
together.
G
So
one
of
the
the
questions
and
conversations
that
we
have
is
how
do
we
ensure
that
those
two
things
continue
to
work
or
those
things
continue
to
work
seamlessly
if
it's
operated
and
decisions
are
made
by
a
separate
entity?
But
with
that
said,
we
don't
think
that
this
bill
necessarily
precludes
a
park
district
option.
A
Okay,
senator
gantzer,
thank
you
manager.
K
I've
had
some
folks
ask
me
about
a
couple
of
entities.
One
would
be
the
they
haven't
asked
me
recently,
but
I
know
the
reno
aquatics
folks
have
been
out
there
trying
to
build
a
pool
for
a
while
there's
also
a
group,
that's
trying
to
improve
sky
cavern
and
I
believe
they're,
both
non-profits
and
in
the
one
case
in
sky
cavern's
case.
I
think,
there's
a
like
a
50-year
lease
for
them
and
the
contemplation
around
the
pool
at
moana
or
other
other
places
in
town
has
been
around
reno
aquatics.
K
H
Thank
you
senator
for
the
record
jamie
schroeder
city
of
reno,
as
this
bill
is
proposed
at
the
moment.
You
know
it
does
not
necessarily
preclude
us
from
being
able
to
still
put
those
funds
that
could
come
from
this
ballot
initiative
to
those
facilities
because
they
are
even
though
they're
leased
out.
They
are
still
city
of
reno
property
and
the
leases
really
only
occur
with
non-profit
organizations.
H
Yes,
thank
you
for
that
question
again
for
the
record
jamie
schroeder,
so
as
we
are
working
through
the
parks,
recreation
and
open
space
service
plan,
and
that
is
a
component
that
we
will
need
to
update.
So
when
we
did
the
plan
back
in
2008,
that
plan
included
facilities
that
were
desired
by
the
community
and
potential
locations
that
would
be
able
to
build
those
facilities,
and
so
the
landscape
has
definitely
changed
a
lot
since
2008,
and
so
that's
something
that
we
definitely
need
to
look
at
and
look
at
placement
based
on
the
demand.
I
Thank
you
just
in
terms
of
the
revenues
that
are
available.
I
I'm
having
a
hard
time
remembering
exactly
what
was
in
the
original
legislation
became
wc-1,
but
I
want
to
say
it
was
aid
or
so
different
options
that
were
available
to
the
committee
to
look
at
this
bill
started
at
six,
we're
already
down
to
three
you're,
not
leaving
yourself
a
lot
of
wiggle
room.
Here
I
mean
you
feel
you
feel
like
you're
you're,
giving
enough
options
to
the
to
the
committee.
G
Allie
wilson,
for
the
record,
you
know,
I
think,
that
each
one
of
the
the
revenue
options
that
we've
pulled
off
or
have
proposed
to
be
pulled
off,
have
made
sense
in
in
the
sense
of
kind
of
what
we're
looking
for
in
the
in
in
a
funding
mechanism.
That
would
would
allow
us
to
be
sustainable
and
stable
to
provide
these
services.
G
G
I
couldn't
be
mistaken,
but
I
thought
we
had
replicated
the
same
ones,
but
I'm
happy
to
be
look
at
that,
but
when
we
removed
the
flood
management
portion,
we
had
just
done
some
research
about
the
feasibility
of
that
and
it's
just
doesn't.
It
is
not
feasible
related
to
bonding
authority
and
and
whatnot.
G
So
I
think
your
point
is
taken
that
that
the
options
are
limited,
but
I
think
that
there
is
still
a
good
conversation
to
have,
as
well
as
the
bill
allows
for
a
combination
of
tax
of
the
revenue
sources
to
come
together.
Not
just
one.
G
Madam
chair,
so
this
would
increase
that
tax
when,
when
the
transfer
of
a
of
a
property
is
completed,
it's
difficult
to
say
what
the
impact
would
that
that
would
be
until
the
committee
would
make
a
recommendation
and
vet
that
whether
it
would
be
one
of
a
viable,
a
tool,
a
revenue
stream
or
something
like
this,
as
well
as
the
rate
since
the
the
bill
does
not
specify
any
rates
for
any
of
these
options.
That
would
be
the
committee
who
would
recommend
those.
A
Right-
and
I
know
you
did
an
amendment
and
I
know
it
was
you
know
this
was
the
last
minute.
You've
done
a
couple
of
amendments
on
sb-73,
but
I
and
I
and
I
understand
the
role
of
the
committee,
because
I've
seen
the
version
of
this
bill
forms
of
this
type
of
bill
several
times
in
my
legislative
history
in
this
building.
A
But
I
just
think
that
it's
it's
super
important
going
in
to
understand.
I
guess
the
impact
that
a
bill
may
have
because
aren't
the
cost
of
homes
in
reno
like
on
this.
On
the
rise
I
mean,
are
we
pricing
people
out
of
the
market
now
where
this
then
would
cause
a
significant
increase?
And
then
people
cannot
purchase
a
home
because
it's
just
out
of
their
ability.
G
Madam
chair
kelly,
we'll
see
for
the
record
again
I
think
from
for
it.
It
would
go
to
the
rate
I
mean
if
it
was
a
small
enough
amount,
then
the
impact
to
affordability
may
be
limited,
but
similarly,
if
it
was
a
small
enough
increase,
it
may
not,
it
would
likely
make
not
make
that
a
a
viable
option
to
provide
value
to
to
support
the
parks
and
recreational
goals
here.
So
I
think
that
it
would
be
kind
of
dependent
on
how
the
impact
to
affordability
would
be
dependent
on
the
rate.
G
G
We
have
189
million
dollars
in
capital
improvements
slated
in
our
cip,
but
what
what
isn't
captured
yet
is
the
the
maintenance
needs
around
that
and
what
we
under
the
goals
of
that
updating.
That
plan
with
community
engagement
is
to
to
discuss
with
the
community
their
expectations
of
our
different
facilities
and
what
they
want
to
see.
So
we
can
put
a
dollar
amount
to
that
to
provide
how
much
we're
really
looking
at
to
meet
those
expectations
of
our
citizens.
A
And
so
I
guess
what
you
know
why
I'm
asking
this
is
because
we
never
do
anything
without
understanding,
at
least
in
theory,
right
about
what
we're
going
after
and
then
we
set
the
parameters,
for,
I
guess
the
community
engagement.
So
when
you
talk
about
189
million
in
cip
projects
in
the
queue,
how
much
currently
does
the
city
of
reno
have
to
pay
for
those
projects
in
the
queue.
H
We
all
list
out
our
projects
that
we
need
to
address,
and
then
everyone
comes
together
and
prioritizes
what
needs
to
be
done
first
and
then
based
on
any
remaining
funds
that
are
left,
which
are
always
pretty
slim,
given
that
we
only
have
1.5
million
each
year.
We
try
to
see
if
there
are
some
smaller
projects
that
we
can
tackle
so
1.5
million.
A
So
pretty
much
you
guys
have
never
had
the
money
to
do
any
of
these.
This
is
just
in
the
queue
so
for
the
maintenance
costs.
I
know
it's.
I
know
this
is
theory,
but
typically
you
know
as
a
city
or
even
as
a
state
right,
you
have
a
maintenance
schedule,
you
kind
of
know
all
right.
This
is
10
years
old.
This
is
15
years
old.
We
need
to.
We
know
that
the
schedule
is
coming
up,
that
we
probably
need
to
do
the
work.
We
need
to
change
something.
A
H
So
currently,
when
we
take
a
look
at
our
maintenance,
so,
for
example,
in
parks
just
parks
alone,
we
have
a
schedule
that
we
do
pretty
much
even
down
to
the
day.
So
we
know
that,
based
on
the
number
of
parks
that
we
operate
to
do
different
categories
of
maintenance
on
those
parks,
we
calculate
the
number
of
hours
that
it
will
take
and
throughout
all
the
different
tasks
that
need
to
be
done
in
the
parks.
H
We
say
you
know
so,
for
example,
in
totality,
we
know
that
it
should
that
we
should
have
almost
60
full-time
equivalents
to
maintain
our
parks.
H
But
the
budget
really
only
allows
for
us
to
have
currently
31
full-time
employees,
managing
our
parks,
and
so
what
we
have
to
do,
then,
knowing
that
we
don't
have
the
funds
to
be
able
to
do
everything
that
we
would
like
to
do.
Is
we
just
have
to
prioritize
based
on
safety
and
and
then
we
tackle
things
after
if
there
are
remaining
funds
allowed
after
we
do
some
efficiencies,
and
if
projects
come
in
under
budget
than
we
use
any
of
those
remaining
funds
to
try
to
address
some
of
the
smaller
things.
A
Okay,
all
right
so
no
theoretical
dollar,
all
right
so
and
I
have
a
question
about
the
slide
because
it
was
kind
of
super
confusing.
You
had
put
out
that
you
know
you've
had
an
employee
loss
of
ftes,
but
you
had
1991
and
then
you
had
2021.
A
that,
first
of
all,
that's
that's
a
really
long
period
of
time
to
show
a
loss,
and
so
I
was
trying
to
get
the
rationale
or
the
logic
behind
showing
that
kind
of
a
you
know
over
20
year
gap
where
you're
trying
to
illustrate
a
loss,
and
I'm
I
guess
the
first
thing
that
popped
my
mind
when
I
saw
that
slide
was
so
what
happened
in
the
in
that
period
of
time,
because
that
could
have
been
attrition
that
could
have
been
all
kinds
of
different
things,
not
necessarily
a
fiscal
loss.
A
And
so
I
wanted
you
to.
You
know,
dig
that
out
for
me
and
tell
me
what
was
the
loss
of
employees
truly
attributed
to
versus
a
fiscal,
because
you
can't
say
it
was
recession
based
because
it's
91..
H
Sure
so
again
for
the
record
jamie
schroeder,
madam
chair,
perhaps
another
way
to
be
able
to
convey
the
situation
that
we
find
ourselves
in.
You
know
what
we
were
trying
to
convey
was
back
in
1991.
We
were
meeting
national
standards
at
that
point,
and
so,
when
we
take
a
look
at
icma,
which
is
the
standard
that
we
strive
to
reach.
H
The
staffing
levels
in
91
were
appropriate
now.
I
know
that
it
was
a
very
large
period
of
time
30
years,
but
if
we
look
at
the
staffing
levels
today
had
we
with
the
growth
that
we
do
have
now,
that's
where
we
realize
that
you
know.
Essentially,
we
should
have
grown
in
staff
as
well
as
grown
with
the
amenities,
and
we
have
not,
and
so,
if
you
just
look
at
the
fiscal
amount,
taking
inflation
into
consideration,
our
budget
essentially
remain
the
same
portion
of
the
general
fund
over
the
course
of
the
30
years.
H
So
the
trend
line
basically
shows
that
currently
parks
and
rec
is
about
five
percent
of
the
general
fund
budget
and
and
then
it
was
five
percent
back
in
1991
as
well,
even
though
our
amenities
have
continued
to
grow.
So
the
challenge
that
we're
trying
to
convey
to
the
community
is
that
we
have
been
able
to
grow
our
amenities
as
far
as
the
parks
because
of
the
way
our
development
code
is
written,
we've
been
incredibly
creative
with
when
new
developments
come
online
and
those
pud
handbooks
are
being
improved
being
creative
by
working
with
the
developer.
H
To
have
the
hoas
maintain
do
the
maintenance,
since
we
know
we
don't
have
enough
people
to
be
able
to
properly
maintain
parks
or
have
them.
You
know
they'll
build
the
park,
and
then
we
can
take
over
the
park
maintenance
depending
on
the
size
of
the
park.
So
we've
tried
to
be
creative,
but
ultimately,
at
the
end
of
the
day
where
we
sit
as
far
as
what
we
should
be
providing
for
maintenance
and
operations
for
our
communities,
we
essentially
need
another
31
full-time
equivalents
to
meet
those
icma
standards
and
achieve
something
higher
than
a
c
plus.
A
Okay
and
then
my
final
question
to
you
is
so
so
in
30
years,
there's
been
no
investment
in
parks
and
recs
or
because
I'm
like,
as
you
were
talking,
I'm
like
going
through
all
of
the
government
affairs
hearings
that
I've
had
in
my
life
10
years
of
being
in
this
building
and
I'm
thinking,
okay,
weren't
there
dollars
that
were
set
aside,
because
there's
there's
been
a
tourism
based,
I
guess
concept
about
outdoor
outdoor,
I
would
say
outdoor
based
tourism.
A
I
believe
I
remember
seeing
it
somewhere
around
2015
2017,
where
there
had
been
a
concerted
effort
to
for
reno
or
to
start
to
focus
on
not
just
the
casino
but
but
engaging
in
trails
parks
doing
other
things,
and
there
was
more
than
one
funding
source.
I
thought,
or
there
was
a
combination
of
maybe
it
was.
It
was
coming
from
the
the
lodging
tax
that
was
also
helping
to
seed
that
because
of
that
kind
of
regional
plan
or
regional
relationship.
A
F
Hi,
I'm
going
to
step
in
here
for
a
moment
with
your
indulgence,
madam
chair,
for
the
record
dylan
shaver
chief
of
staff
to
the
city
of
reno
and
then
I'll
kick
to
miss
schroeder
and
the
able
experts
here
at
our
disposal.
F
You
characterize
the
beginning
of
your
question
that
there
have
been
no
investment
in
parks
and
rec
and
that
that's
not
the
case
at
all.
Actually
the
organization
year
over
year
has
been
able
to
provide
great
new
amenities.
F
The
the
challenge
that
we're
facing
right
now
is
one
of
of
upkeep
more
than
anything,
and
not
just
upkeep
with
the
growth
in
the
community,
but
upkeep
with
the
with
the
facilities
themselves,
so
the
characterization
that
we
were
somehow
not
investing
in
that
is,
you
know
to
the
extent,
as
you
know,
with
the
resources
we
have,
we
have
been
able
to
to
make
new
investments
and
in
fact
ms
schroeder
had
a
a
new
park
come
online
recently,
but
there
are
almost
as
many
parks
as
we
have
personnel
to
maintain
them.
F
At
this
point,
there
are
more
parks
than
we
have
personnel
to
maintain
them
at
this
point
and
the
the
challenge
becomes,
as
this
community
looks
to
those
next
30
years
that
you're
talking
about
how
do
we
keep
those
in
any
condition
that
they
remain
usable
for
people,
because
I
I
think
that
the
senators
you
have
on
your
committee
who
live
in
this
community
can
tell
you
that
the
the
upkeep
for
various
reasons
is
becoming
very
challenging
and
our
we
have
parks
that
the
the
priority
becomes.
F
You
know
take
out
the
trash
and
you
know
make
sure
that
they're
as
clean
as
possible
and
move
on
to
the
next
one.
Well
over
time,
that
park
becomes
a
park
that
people
will
no
longer
take
their
families
to,
and
that
is
not
a
reno
that
we
want
to
present
to
the
world
and
and
then
it
starts
to
actually
go
in
the
other
direction
and
hurt
our
economic
development
jamie.
You
want
to
fill
in
the
gaps
that
I
left
there.
H
Sure,
yes,
thank
you
again
for
the
record
jamie
schroeder.
So
yes
thank
you,
dylan,
mr
shaver,
that
there
has
been
investment
into
our
parks
simply
because
of
the
residential
construction
tax
funding
mechanism.
So
when
new
housing
developments
come
online,
that
is
the
only
mechanism
in
which
we
are
able
to
be
able
to
build
new
parks
and
then
residential
construction
tax,
of
course,
is
limited,
really
only
to
acquire
land
and
build
parks.
We
wouldn't
be
able
to
use
any
residential
construction
tax
to
do
the
maintenance
for
that
plus.
H
We
would
not
be
able
to
use
it
for
any
of
our
indoor
facilities,
so
we
can't
use
residential
construction
tax
for
any
pools
or
rec
centers
senior
centers.
Of
that
nature,
room
tax
is
another
funding
mechanism
that
comes
into
parks
and
recreation
based
on
the
financial
policy.
The
parks
and
recreation
department
does
receive
a
percentage
of
room
tax,
so
you
know
roughly
we
get
about
half
a
million
if
I'm
correct
in
room
tax
and
then
that
really
just
gets
transferred
into
the
parks
and
recreation
budget
or
park
maintenance.
H
So
that's
that's,
certainly
a
funding
mechanism
that
helps,
but
it
definitely
fluctuates
based
on
the
economy.
So,
in
this
situation,
with
the
latest
impacts
to
the
economy
due
to
cobid,
we
had
to
look
at
potentially
reducing
our
park
maintenance
budget
because
those
room
tax
numbers
came
in
lower,
I'm
not
sure
if
I've
gotten
any
clearer
for
you,
madam
chair,
I
hope
so,
but.
A
A
D
D
It
is
not
so
well
designed
to
maintain
parks
or
to
refresh
parks,
and
it's
an
equity
issue
for
me,
because
I
think
there's
a
piece
of
this
we
haven't
really
gotten
into,
but
when
we,
through
our
development
process
and
through
our
fees
that
are
collected
because
of
development,
you
can
build
that
park
and
but
those
because
develop,
because
the
development
community,
probably
rightly
so,
has
wanted
to
make
sure
that
those
dollars
that
come
from
that
development
go
into
parks
that
are
closer
to
them
and
the
residents
are
going
to
live
there.
D
So,
if
you're,
an
older
district,
if
you
live
in
the
core
of
the
city-
and
there
hasn't
been
any
new
development
in
your
area
for
a
significant
amount
of
time,
there's
no
replenishing
of
the
development
fees
that
funding
stream
to
be
able
to
do
capital-
and
you
know
I
don't
know
how
many
of
your
kids
have
played
on
a
metal
structure
over
a
cement
like
like
the
ones
that
I
grew
up
on
right.
D
D
And
investment
we
just
perpetuate
that
lack
of
energy
and
investment
and
then,
in
addition,
the
major
funding
source
I
mean
you
knew.
I
was
going
to
say
this
at
some
point
in
this
hearing
or
cities
to
be
able
to
do.
This.
Ongoing
kind
of
thing
is
property
tax,
which
depreciates
and
so
then,
that
just
builds
upon
this
problem
of
not
having
these
ongoing
dollars
to
have
to
maintain
parks,
so
we
keep
building
them
and
building
them
and
building
them.
D
I
was
just
gonna
use,
some
colorful
language
I'll
say,
beat
to
crap
and
have
required
extra
maintenance
that
I
am
certain
that
that
500
000
doesn't
even
come
close
to
covering.
So
I
just
there's
no
question
in
there.
It's
a
bit
of
a
rant,
probably-
and
I
apologize
for
that-
but
there's
no
money,
there's
no
meaningful
structure
to
generate
revenue
to
maintain
parks,
and
because
of
that
we
have
a
significant
challenge
with
growing
inequity
in
our
community,
where
we
have
habs
and
have-nots
when
it
comes
to
parks
and
recreation,
and
I
think
that's
terrible.
A
Well,
no,
no,
I
number
one.
I
appreciate
that
education
and
that
history,
because
it
just
made
me
think
yes,
it
sounds
like
there's
a
need
for
revenue
and
that
there's
some
merit,
but
it
also
it
seems
like.
Maybe
there
should
also
be
a
conversation
about
you
know:
reno
restructuring,
how
they,
how
they
fund
what
they
do
right,
development
piece
of
that
and
then
I
wondered
how
are
redevelopment
dollars
flex,
because,
typically
the
older
urban
areas
are
in
the
redevelopment
area.
D
Yeah,
so
so
that's
sorry
interrupt
it's
an
interesting
concept,
I
think
in
northern
nevada
we
just
have
so
many
more
neighborhoods
that
are
older.
Not
every
older
neighborhood
is
in
a
redevelopment.
District
downtown
is
there's
a
few,
but
we
have
lots
lots
of
neighborhoods.
I
live
in
a
house
that
was
built
in
1948
in
sparks,
but
same
concept,
not
in
a
redevelopment
district
and
the
parks
around
it
were
built
at
the
time.
You
know
the
neighborhood
was
built.
J
G
Madam
chair,
this
is
where
we
have
our
council
member
online
just
whenever
you're,
whenever
you're
ready.
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
she
is
available.
R
First,
okay,
thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee.
This
has
really
been
a
good
discussion
and
it
really
has
highlighted
a
number
of
the
issues
that
we
face
every
day
in
the
city
of
reno,
I'm
naomi
doer
and
I'm
a
reno
city
council
member.
I
am
one
of
the
sponsors
of
this
proposed
bill
and
a
very
enthusiastic
supporter.
R
You
heard
a
little
earlier
about
our
2017
master
plan.
It
took
three
years
to
put
together
over
7
000
people
commented.
The
number
one
thing
that
they
commented
about
asked
for
and
supported
was
an
increase
in
our
outdoor
spaces
and
our
recreation
opportunities.
That's
why
they
stay
in
reno.
That's
why
people
move
to
reno.
R
You
heard
about
our
population
doubling
in
30
years,
and
you
made
very
good
comments
about
the
has:
not
the
revenue
kept
up
and
no,
it
hasn't,
and
I
just
wanted
to
identify
a
few
of
those
issues.
After
the
recession,
we
shredded
our
parks
department.
So
what
jamie's,
with
the
chart
show
they
do
not
show
that
we
had
more
people,
they
were
cut
by
60
percent.
We
were
never
able
to
restore
any
of
those
people.
R
What
followed
on
that,
of
course,
has
been
the
pandemic
and
to
give
you
an
example
of
this
up
and
down,
we
cut
during
that
time.
368
temporary
park
employees,
so
they
are
temporary
employees.
They
work
about
nine
months
a
year
or
six
months
a
year,
and
they
deal
with
things
like
supporting
the
pools
and
doing
after
school
enrichment.
Those
kind
of
activities
so
we've
been
able
to
replace
some
of
those,
but
not
all
of
them.
So
each
time
something
like
this
happens.
R
We
end
up
with
fewer
people
to
address
your
questions,
so
our
residents
are
expecting
a
great
quality
of
life.
We
talked
about
why
they
moved
there.
You
asked
some
great
questions
and
I
just
thought
I
would
just
take
a
few
moments
and
address
some
of
the
questions.
From
this
perspective
of
the
council,
you
mentioned
pool
shortage
and
senator
gantzert
asked
about
you
know
recouping
money
from
lease
facilities.
R
The
challenge
is,
we
don't
have
a
moana
pool,
we
once
did
it
has
been
gone
for
decades.
It
does
have
a
geothermal
resource
under
it.
We
would
love
to
build
it.
Our
staff
have
been
incredibly
enterprising
in
terms
of
well.
How
do
we
get
there
and
we
have
reached
out
to
the
many
charitable
foundations
in
our
community
and
in
this
case
the
pennington
foundation
stepped
up
with
a
nine
million
dollar
grant.
However,
that
grant
is
contingent
upon
matching
funds
of
which
the
city
does
not
have
so.
R
I've
been
underway
in
terms
of
knocking
on
people's
doors,
to
see
if
I
could
raise
some
money
to
match
that
very
generous
grant,
and
I
have
been
able
to
raise
some
money,
but
there
is
a
very
significant
shortfall
if
we
go
out
to
the
people
and
the
people
support
a
ballot
initiative,
as
they
have
indicated
that
they're
interested
in
they
need
to
put
their
vote
where
their
and
their
money
where
their
mouth
is.
If
they
want
to
support
this,
we
would
in
fact
be
able
to
build
on
that
shortfall.
R
We've
talked
about
a
a
park
along
the
truckee
river
and
senator
keator
very
appropriately
talked
about
a
potential
park
district.
One
of
the
challenges
there
is
that
there's
not
a
lot
of
houses,
there's
some
houses
and
there's
some
businesses.
But
some
areas
are
just
near
open
spaces
and
to
put
the
entire
support
of
a
linear
district
on
just
a
few
people,
when
almost
everybody
in
reno
comes
to
enjoy.
That
seems
inequitable
to
senator
rowdy's
point
about
the
inequities.
R
R
We've
estimated
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
that
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
that
might
come
from
roon
tax,
all
of
it
we
could
get
used
up.
In
this
case
we
went
to
cdbg,
which
often
maybe
could
be
used
for
housing
and
those
kind
of
issues,
but
instead
we
said,
let's
apportion
a
portion
of
a
cdbg
grant
to
help
refresh
a
low-income
park.
So
what
I
want
to
say
is
senator
ganzard
has
another
very
interesting
question
about
open
space,
and
I
I
bring
you
back
to
the
map
that
was
shown.
R
Most
of
the
opportunities
for
open
space
are
at
the
edges
of
the
city
of
reno
boundaries,
and
there
are
opportunities
within
our
sphere
which
extends
beyond
the
actual
boundaries
of
the
city
of
reno,
to
work
with
other
partners.
To
look
for
open
space,
an
example
might
be
along
the
virginia
range.
Some
of
the
area
has
been
annexed
into
the
city,
but
much
of
it
is
not.
We
could
work
with
our
partners
and
we
have
planned
to
for
six
years
to
develop
a
virginia
range
open
space
corridor
that
covers
part
of
my
area.
R
I
have
about
90
000
residents
in
my
district
or
ward.
Many
of
them
live
in
south
reno.
Many
of
them
go
use
those
lands,
not
we
do
not
own
those
lands
and
they
are
basically
end
up
trespassing
on
other
people's
lands.
So
we
think
let's
put
this
to
rights,
let's
put
an
outdoor
corridor
together.
I
do
support
the
amendment.
I
I
think
some
of
the
funding
sources
were
probably
included
in
error,
particularly
the
flood
project,
which
needs
its
own
money.
R
The
sales
tax,
I
would
have
never
recommended,
and
so
I
think
we
look
to
the
other
kinds
of
revenue
sources
and
I
just
want
to
say
throughout
other
states.
It
is
often
the
property
transfer
tax
and
it
really
doesn't
affect
people
buying
their
first
home
because
you're
not
paying
a
transfer
tax
until
you
already
have
a
home
and
you're
now,
upgrading,
maybe
to
a
different
home.
That's
when
you're
transferring
to
a
different
home,
that's
when
that
kind
of
funding
opportunity
would
come
into
play.
R
I
also
just
wanted
to
mention
another
example.
This
rct
residential
construction
tax
that
we
talk
about
it
is
very
limited
in
its
uses.
It
may
not
be
used
for
pools,
has
been
pointed
out.
It
may
not
be
used
for
rec,
centers
or
senior
centers.
It
may
only
be
used
to
build
new
things
in
new
parks,
and
often
our
needs
are
to
fix
that
concrete
bench.
That
should
be
much
more
amenable
to
fix
the
play
playground
equipment
which
cannot
be
replaced
using
rct.
So
we
are
pretty
much
stuck
in
a
hard
place.
R
You've
asked
great
questions.
I
think
our
staff
have
done
a
good
job
of
answering
them,
and
I
am
here
too,
to
support
it
and
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
have.
I
think
that
concludes
my
comments
for
the
moment,
but
I
just
I
I
I
ask
you
to
give
us
this
opportunity.
I
think
I
will
close
with
that.
Our
people
have
said
they
want
it.
They
come
to
reno.
They
stay
in
reno
for
the
great
outdoor
opportunities.
R
Those
are
shrinking
as
areas
get
developed
if
we
do
not
establish
some
of
these
outdoor
open
spaces
before
the
development
sets
in
and
we
are
disappointing
people
that
have
been
here
for
quite
some
for
decades,
who
have
said
reno
once
was
really
great
place
to
live,
where's
our
park
and
those
kind
of
things.
So
with
that
I'll.
Just
close,
I
thank
your
indulgence,
madam
chair,
for
allowing
me
to
speak
and
let
you
know
how
passionately
we
feel
about
this.
R
How
important
we
think
it
is
to
the
quality
of
life
for
our
residents
and
also
to
our
future
economic
growth.
So
thank
you.
Okay,.
J
E
I
thought
I'll
finish
off
just
by
saying
this,
madam
chair,
that
my
most
important
client
is
my
13
year
old,
daughter,
she's,
a
competitive
swimmer
with
the
reno
aquatic
club,
there's
currently
three
club
teams
using
one
swimming
pool
in
the
city
of
reno
to
train,
and
it's
not
just
the
competitive
swimmers
that
benefit
from
that.
Our
club,
the
reno
aquatic
club,
also
helps
teach
young
swimmers
how
to
swim
and
for
a
community,
that's
surrounded
by
water.
That's
really
important!
E
J
L
Madame
chair
neal
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
jaina
moan,
that's
j-a-I-n-a-m-o-a-n,
and
I
am
the
external
affairs
director
for
the
nature
conservancy
in
nevada.
I'm
here
today
to
testify
in
support
of
sb
73
with
the
amendment
adequate
public
investment
in
conservation
of
our
natural
resources
is
critical
for
ensuring
a
healthy
environment
to
benefit
both
people
and
nature.
L
We
commend
the
city
of
reno
for
recognizing
this
need
and
for
taking
steps
to
make
sound
investments
in
parks,
open
space,
recreation
and
the
protection
of
the
beautiful
trekkie
river
73
will
help
the
city
of
reno
achieve
those
goals.
Thank
you
for
hearing
my
testimony,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee.
J
J
J
B
J
J
S
S
My
neighborhood
was
subdivided
110
years
ago.
My
neighborhood
parks
are
indeed
beat
to
crap,
as
my
state
senator
said,
and
we've
we've
seen
very
well.
The
staff
present
the
fiscal
history
since
the
great
recession,
maintenance
and
personnel
in
our
parks.
Department
in
reno
has
never
really
recovered,
and
it's
been
a
program
of
triage
for
maintenance
and
safety
in
our
parks.
S
As
we
heard,
it's
really
important
that
a
lot
of
the
city
enjoy
an
equity
issue,
because
the
construction
tax,
which
we've
heard
about,
is
really
the
peripheral,
suburban
parks
in
the
city,
where
an
influx
of
a
thousand
dollars
per
new
residence
is
available
for
development,
but
the
older
parks
and
those
newer
ones
for
long-term
maintenance
do
not
have
a
solid
funding
stream,
so
this
bill
will
help
get
us.
There
provide
more
rigidity
and
learning
about
the
changes
of
the
funding
options.
S
Today,
with
the
amendment
the
staff
mentioned,
it
looks
pretty
clear
that,
to
me,
a
combination
of
property
tax
and
real
estate
transfer
would
be
the
likely
source
of
revenue
they've
been
successful
in
other
places
and
there's
ways
for
the
buyer
and
the
seller
to
share
that
cost,
and
that
would
tremendously
ease
the
entry
cost
of
housing,
which
we
heard
from
the
committee
a
little
earlier.
So
I
ask
the
committee
to
support
this
bill.
S
Let
the
people
of
reno
work
this
out
and
bring
this
to
our
own
voters
in
november
2022
and
will
be
greatly
supported
by
the
parks,
recreation
and
open
space
plan
that
director
jamie
mentioned,
because
that's
going
to
be
the
big
promise
to
the
public
about
what
we
need
and
what
we'll
do
with
this
source
of
funding.
Thank
you
very
much
again.
I'm
david
pritchett,
a
city
parks,
commissioner,.
J
P
P
Oh
thank
you
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
nick
vanderpool
n-I-c-k
v-a-n-d-e-r-p-oel
with
capital
partners
calling
today
on
behalf
of
the
reno
sparks
chamber
of
commerce.
Today
the
reno
sparks
chamber
of
commerce
and
our
2100
members
are
opposing
senate
bill
73.
We
applaud
the
city
of
reno
for
thinking
outside
the
box,
but
the
major
concern
we
have
with
the
bill
is
wren.
Is
the
funds
will
enter
the
general
fund
and
there's
no
accountability
and
transparency
with
audit
conditions?
There
needs
to
be
some
safeguards
put
in
place.
P
The
chamber,
the
reno
chamber,
public
policy
committee,
shared
some
suggestions
during
our
presentation
that
the
city
provided,
which
we
appreciated
but
as
written,
must
oppose
again.
The
reno
sparks
chamber
does
appreciate
the
city
of
reno,
taking
the
time
to
present
the
bill
to
the
public
policy
committee,
but
in
the
end,
the
public
policy
committee
agreed
that
the
celestia
legislation
is
an
inopportune
time
and
are
opposed
to
senate
bill
11..
Madam
chair
and
committee
members,
thank
you
for
your
time.
A
Thank
you
next.
A
J
C
C
The
nevada
realtors
oppose
sb-73
sb-73
proposes
to
allow
a
committee
similar
to
wc-1
committee,
established
a
few
years
ago
for
the
school
district
to
look
at
certain
taxes
for
the
city
of
reno,
with
two
of
them
being
property
taxes
and
the
real
property
transfer
tax.
In
these
current
economic
times,
we
have
an
affordability
issue
in
our
housing
market.
Lots
of
people
are
moving
here
from
out
of
state
driving
up
home
prices
throughout
nevada.
C
The
average
price
for
a
home
in
reno
area
has
reached
almost
a
half
a
million
dollars
due
in
part
to
buyers
fleeing
california.
The
realtors
oppose
any
increase
in
the
real
property
transfer
tax.
It
significantly
increases
the
cost
of
housing,
especially
for
first-time
home
buyers,
and
acts
like
a
sales
tax
on
a
home,
most
new
home
buyers.
C
The
tax
must
be
paid
at
the
time
of
closing
and
is
bundled
into
the
closing
costs.
They
are
not
allowed
to
finance
those
closing
costs
and
therefore
they
have
to
be
paid
in
cash.
At
the
time
of
closing,
first-time
home
buyers
have
a
difficult
time
coming
up
with
cash
to
close
a
transaction
and
an
increase
in
the
transfer
tax
would
only
exacerbate
that
problem.
C
J
E
Cruise
parks
for
the
record
b-r-u-c-e-p-a-r-k-s
secretary
for
battleborn
patriots,
it
is
unfathomable
to
me
that
the
city
of
reno
would
even
consider
taxing
the
residents
of
the
city
of
reno.
Again,
the
fiscal
irresponsibility
that's
been
demonstrated
by
the
current
city
council
and
the
city
councils
of
the
past,
which
has
put
the
parks
and
recreation
department
in
this
pickle
clearly
demonstrates
that
until
they
demonstrate
some
physical
responsibility,
they
should
not
be
allowed
to
have
any
additional
funding
whatsoever
in
any
way
shape
or
form.
E
Additionally,
while
I
appreciate
the
position
of
the
director
of
parks
and
recreation,
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
our
parks
are
not
usable
by
the
citizens
and
it
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
facilities
themselves.
It
has
everything
to
do
with
again
the
reno
city
council's
irresponsibility
in
addressing
the
homeless
problem.
I
challenge
anybody
on
this
committee
right
now
to
come
with
me
down
to
fisherman's
park
in
the
city
of
reno,
one
of
many
that
I
can
take
you
to
right
now
that
are
not
conducive
to
the
public,
enjoying
our
facilities.
E
A
J
Q
J
Q
Good
afternoon
jared
neil
for
the
record,
my
name
is
paul.
Moratkin
m-o-r-a-d-k-h-a-n,
I
am
the
senior
vice
president
of
government
affairs
for
the
vegas
chamber,
I'm
here
today
to
express
the
vegas
chambers
opposition
to
senate
bill
73,
based
on
the
fiscal
policy
that
has
been
proposed.
Well,
the
bill
is
specific
to
one
jurisdiction.
Q
J
P
P
So
now
we're
being
asked
to
pay
higher
property
taxes
so
that
people
from
other
states
can
come
and
play
and
recreate
in
the
areas
around
here,
while
our
people
won't
be
able
to
afford
to
go
and
enjoy
the
recreation
areas
I
was
going
to
mention
also
about
the
parks
along
the
river.
I
think
it's
interesting
because
I
was
sitting
there
thinking
about
mill
park,
which
is
not
along
the
river
paradise
park,
which
is
not
along
the
river
but
fisherman
park
and
rock
park
are
along
the
river
and
it's
horrible.
You
cannot
go
there.
P
P
J
B
B
We
are
opposed
to
the
bill
as
written,
however,
with
the
amendments
proposed
during
this
hearing,
which
we
would
understand,
removed
the
flood
project
funds
as
an
option
to
be
considered
for
the
ballot
question,
as
well
as
some
of
the
clarification
from
the
supplemental
gst.
B
It
removes
the
impact
to
the
county.
The
flood
project
was
problematic
for
the
county,
and
that
is
a
regional
tax
collected
by
washoe
county
to
be
used
for
public
safety
and
flood
projects.
Excuse
me,
there
are
two
projects
that
are
bonded
using
that
tax
revenue
and
that
would
have
an
inverse
effect
on
the
county
and
those
bonds
if
any
of
those
funds
were
diverted.
B
So
we
do
appreciate
the
city
removing
that,
also
in
reference
to
the
supplemental
gst
reference
in
the
bill,
based
on
our
conversations
and
the
clarifying
language,
we
understand
it
to
not
be
the
same
as
that
that
was
discussed
in
sb11
or
the
tax
which
is
currently
under
the
authority
of
the
county.
But
as
we
understand
it,
this
rather
creates
a
new
supplemental
gst
that
would
be
considered
under
this
question.
B
J
N
Q
O
J-A-N-I-N-E-H-A-N-S-E-N
sb
73
will
allow
reno
to
appoint
a
committee
to
consider
raising
taxes.
Just
imagine
who
will
be
on
the
committee.
I
could
bet
they
will
all
favor
raising
taxes.
Then
the
city
must
put
it
on
their
recommendations.
The
committee's
recommendations
on
the
ballot
for
a
tax
increase.
O
It
was
very
difficult
to
hear
on
the
phone
just
exactly
what
the
amendment
was,
but
I
would
go
on
to
say
that
these
possible
tax
increases
more
on
rental
of
motels
and
hotels.
When
people
are
already
suffering
an
economic
disaster
caused
by
covid,
we
oppose
higher
car
registration
fees
more
on
transfer
of
real
property.
I
was
glad
to
hear
the
one
thing
I
did
hear
was
that
you
were
taking
out
sales
tax,
which
is
the
very
most
regressive
tax
of
all,
and
then,
additionally,
you
want
more
property
taxes.
O
My
daughter
and
son-in-law
looked
for
months
to
be
able
to
find
a
home
in
reno
they
could
afford.
They
both
have
good
jobs,
but
it
was
impossible
for
them
to
find
anything
that
was
available.
This
is
becoming
an
increasing
problem
and
this
bill
will
make
it
worse
and
there
will
be
fewer,
affordable
homes.
It
is
incredible
to
consider
when
landlords
have
not
received
their
rent
during
the
pandemic.
Businesses
have
been
closed
and
people
have
lost
their
jobs
that
you're
planning
to
raise
taxes.
O
This
scheme
to
raise
taxes
needs
to
be
rejected.
We
must
give
real
consideration
to
those
who
cannot
bear
any
more
taxes
right
now.
Food
prices
are
soaring
faster
than
inflation
and
incomes
as
the
coven
19
pandemic,
wreaks
havoc
on
economic
growth.
Concerns
about
hunger
and
malnutrition
are
rising.
This
was
just
in
bloomberg
today,
including
it.
It
affects
our
state.
We
all
love
parks,
especially
if
we
can
be
safe
when
we
use
them.
But
if
you
can't
feed
your
family
or
pay,
your
rent
parks
become
a
whole
lot
less
important.
Please
reject
fb
73.
A
So
anyone
signed
in
for
neutral
on
sb
73.
Q
A
Thank
you
for
that
so
city
of
reno,
any
closing
remarks
on
sb
73.
G
Madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
we
just
thank
you
for
the
time
today
for
us
to
share
this
issue
with
you,
and
we
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
work
on
some
of
the
questions
that
got
brought
up.
But
ultimately
we
would
love
to
have
this
opportunity
to
be
able
to
have
this
conversation
with
our
community
and
potentially
put
forward
a
solution
to
our
voters.
So
thank
you
for
your
time
today.
A
Q
Q
Q
Chair
that
is
correct.
There
are
no
callers
wishing
to
give
public
comment
at
this
time.