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Cameron Amati of Public Works told the council the demolition follows asbestos abatement and clears the site to prevent vandalism and unlawful occupation while preparing the lot for future construction. The RDA had previously budgeted $10 million toward Central Station in its FY2026 plan.

The council and RDA voted separately but identically to award the demolition contract for an amount not to exceed $3,534,997 and authorized the mayor to sign. The contractor is expected to mobilize in April. Public Works Director Keri Koski told the council the project aligns with the city\u0000s larger vision for the site and that design work for the Central Station will proceed while demolition creates a cleared, buildable parcel.

Why it matters: Demolition clears a major downtown site and signals the city\u0000s commitment to replacing the former police complex with new infrastructure. The contract award starts the physical work needed to advance the Central Station project from design to construction.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Reno City Council Meeting Wednesday, March 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council and the Redevelopment Agency voted to award a demolition contract to Core West for the former Reno Police building at 455 East Second Street, clearing the site for the Central Station project; contract value: $3,534,997.","taxTitle","City Council Meetings , Reno, Washoe County, Nevada","taxId",69270,"location","Nevada","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6280360,"Council reverses Planning Commission, approves North Virginia data center with conditions after heated public debate",3220,12976000,16196000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2615248-ae026f58f74ff20912c3ed37ef666988&start=12976&end=16196","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2615248-ae026f58f74ff20912c3ed37ef666988/thumbnail_12976000.jpg","/articles/6280360/Nevada/Council-reverses-Planning-Commission-approves-North-Virginia-data-center-with-conditions-after-heated-public-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6280360-a3301694a898e5d3c8048baf60f4f2ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447800&Signature=amwrE5XhLgq0lH9UmuKjIqeQ6YXCqyzD1FqBnzMhyzmztbOr~h9VbfPomGIgNKfehy-btYFte6FaSjkehN0eMVOz6mhKoYBbiJBDrTl-g3iZWqDjreUzIMIiYISeKH-qG~zpnPFFm~k~kR08f4Z-G8pqq14Z5MkQuBa9k4Y06I~wl5eISar1FB8vi7lx47HRsDfsDbiNQ4w2pq-qQQMX~QkKexUg8x42Xf8JN739CPRzLfLM-xfHHyzNjkqzvo1uH-hTmOfOAdpJVQCupBx1Tm7~ffWVwkFOwORqS6KOAWGCIoioLEH~mMM8G40GMbkqriSumCvczc9zovzKxVMauw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Reno City Council voted unanimously on March 12 to overturn the Planning Commission\u0000s earlier denial and grant a conditional use permit allowing a data center to operate 24 hours a day on a 7-acre site along North Virginia Street, but only after the applicant agreed to multiple new conditions responding to council and public concerns.

The decision capped a contentious public hearing that featured more than two dozen speakers, most urging denial or a citywide pause on new data centers pending new standards. Speakers cited concerns about large water demands from evaporative cooling systems, strain on regional electric infrastructure, limited local jobs for the scale of proposed development and long-term environmental impacts.

Planning staff had recommended denial in January, citing concerns about whether public services and facilities in the North Valleys could serve the project without material public harm. The applicant appealed that decision and presented additional mitigation at the March 12 meeting, including rooftop photovoltaic arrays, additional landscape screening, an amended fence design and a condition to install plumbing that would allow the site to accept reclaimed (effluent) water if future regional infrastructure is extended to the site.

Council member Lynn Doer, who represents the area, said the developer\u0000s willingness to increase screening and add solar and plumbing improvements made the proposal acceptable as conditioned. \"This is better than what could be built there by right,\" Doer said, noting the alternative by-right industrial uses would likely bring more traffic and loading docks to the site.

The council motion approved the appeal and overturned the Planning Commission denial while adding several conditions, among them: installation of roughly 5,500 square feet of rooftop solar; rooftop and mechanical provisions to allow future connection to effluent water when regional infrastructure exists; a requirement that movable server equipment and furniture be assessed for reuse or recycling when taken out of service; additional evergreen tree screening on the property\u0000s west side to buffer a small nonconforming mobile-home enclave; modified anti-climb perimeter fencing and added noise-mitigation measures to protect adjacent residences.

The vote to approve the conditioned permit was unanimous. Council members emphasized a parallel need for citywide rules and standards for data centers and asked staff to schedule a joint briefing with the Planning Commission to craft clearer, consistent policies for future applications.

Why it matters: The vote allows a private data center to proceed in a part of north Reno that already has nonconforming residential uses. Council members sought to balance economic and development interests with environmental and neighborhood protections and to press city staff to develop a stronger, predictable policy for future data-center proposals.","After hours of public comment and divided testimony, Reno\u0000s City Council voted unanimously to overturn the January denial by the Planning Commission and grant a conditional use permit for a 5-megawatt data center on North Virginia Street with noise, landscaping, solar and future-effluent-plumbing conditions.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6280365,"RDA accepts Grand Sierra Resort feasibility review and orders deeper TIF gap analysis",1912,8791000,10703000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2615248-ae026f58f74ff20912c3ed37ef666988&start=8791&end=10703","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2615248-ae026f58f74ff20912c3ed37ef666988/thumbnail_8791000.jpg","/articles/6280365/Nevada/RDA-accepts-Grand-Sierra-Resort-feasibility-review-and-orders-deeper-TIF-gap-analysis","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6280365-bc867d372c4388f31431142d981c1ee2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447800&Signature=PwqSSiEhQSpZOuiFbI~qLzSiv-sA717cVJplZdzbmwRvcogEJFuKShqfQtgPWjvPk9vRnzT5a5qYE8RNZ8FM0V-8vaE4Yd630~FwZ2fY1B3Kwt43ixc2PJxEBfU78QoambpMY99Ik5OsjYMi2oO-VS1-QEIYvuBJHOb3bQSxSDmKeJltF1lBGqeyDaw~X7o47y7deaXDjqyO73s4VBshNfetmkCF0lJFNcYR1xfsxlENk93WvXJkjs11of1lMnqIa2MbuMfeCfeZEJeK5mXzWqSSqz2Cip3JEz9zP64uFlDPkMODRTKwrVrffV5OufaOGX67NPXNzG4FdcBqm0jhbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Reno Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously on March 12 to accept a market and feasibility study for the Grand Sierra Resort\u0000proposal to build a 10,000-seat arena and associated hotel, parking and housing, and to advance a deeper analysis of whether and how tax-increment financing (TIF) could make the project financially viable.

The agency heard a presentation from Hunden Partners that summarized likely economic impacts across a 30-year horizon, and recommended next steps to test financing scenarios and public assistance options. \"If that incremental property tax is not created, the project will not pencil without assistance,\" Hunden project manager Will Cooper told the board, describing the firm\u0000s role in modeling demand and revenue.

The study estimated the full project could generate roughly $4 billion in net new economic activity and about $342 million in incremental property tax over 30 years, while also creating hundreds of permanent jobs and thousands of construction jobs. But consultants and staff told the board those headline numbers are not the same as the narrow financing gap that developers say they need to close to begin construction.

Because the project spans multiple phases, agency staff said they will complete a formal gap analysis tied to a Phase 1 arena-and-parking scenario and run alternate scenarios that assume either the current RDA 2 sunset date or an extension. \"This is about whether the project pencils and if it doesn\u0000t, by how much,\" Revitalization Manager Brian McCardell said. \"We\u0000ll test the deal with and without an RDA extension and then bring back options for participation and terms.\"

Board members and council members who sit on the RDA asked for more detail on how any TIF participation would be structured and for explicit community benefit conditions the agency should seek in deal terms, such as workforce housing commitments, river-path or park improvements and protections for existing businesses. Several council members also urged the RDA to require stronger pro forma detail from the applicant and to negotiate safeguards so costs to city ratepayers or general-fund revenues would not increase.

The board did not approve financing for the project or any abatement or deal terms. Instead it approved the consultant\u0000s report and directed staff to begin a discrete deal analysis and gap calculation to return to the RDA and council. McCardell said the work would include both a Phase 1-only financing model and a full-build scenario and that staff expected to return with the more detailed analysis in weeks to months, not years.

The vote to accept the study was unanimous.

Why it matters: The proposal is one of the largest private redevelopment projects under consideration in downtown Reno. The RDA\u0000s review will determine whether the agency will be asked to use a portion of future local property-tax growth to make the private project feasible. That choice would affect the trade-off between short-term project subsidies and long-term future tax revenues collected for the city and other taxing agencies.","Reno\u0000s redevelopment agency accepted a consultant\u0000led economic and market review of the Grand Sierra Resort\u0000( GSR ) arena proposal and directed staff to pursue a detailed financing gap and deal analysis, including scenarios that would require extending the RDA 2 district.","actionData","errors"]

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