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The Air Guard described a broad set of missions that includes tactical airlift overseas and domestic response roles such as firefighting retardant drops, chemical and biological incident support and community outreach programs. Brig. Gen. Chauvin said the Reno unit is “embedded in the community,” operates from the south side of Reno–Tahoe International Airport, and supports both state emergency response and national deployments.

Captain Emerson Marcus, who flew city officials on a recent demonstration flight, and Brig. Gen. Chauvin highlighted the unit’s firefighting work this year, noting the Guard dropped more than 1,000,000 pounds of retardant. A separate economic analysis prepared by University of Nevada researchers estimated the Nevada Air Guard provides roughly 1,295 jobs and more than $123 million in annual economic impact, with most of that localized in Washoe County.

Chauvin told councilmembers an upgrade to the C-130J is key to sustain the Guard’s mission in Reno into the future. “The biggest threat that keeps me up at night is not upgrading our aircraft to C-130J models,” Chauvin said. He asked council members to advocate for the unit in Washington and to consider writing letters of support to Nevada’s federal delegation and Defense Department budget and appropriations staff.

Council members vocally supported the Guard and several said they would work with the Guard to secure congressional support. Councilman Reese said he had already reached out to congressional offices after his demonstration flight and urged colleagues to sign letters backing the conversion. Others said they would join the Guard in outreach and noted the Guard’s local recruitment, training and community education contributions.

The briefing highlighted both the Guard’s national deployments — including operations on all seven continents in recent years — and local civilian-focused programs, such as community engagement, a civil support team for hazardous substance incidents and youth outreach in schools.

Ending: The City Council pledged advocacy and asked staff to help coordinate letters and engagement with Nevada’s congressional delegation as the Guard pursues funding for the C-130 fleet modernization. The unit will also proceed with outreach and public demonstrations to showcase the Guard’s missions and local economic value.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Reno City Council Meeting - 9/24/25","oneSentenceSummary","Brig. Gen. David Chauvin and other Nevada Air National Guard officers asked the Reno City Council on Sept. 24 to support advocacy for upgrading the unit’s C-130H fleet to newer C-130J aircraft, citing firefighting, domestic operations and economic impact for the region.","taxTitle","City Council Meetings , Reno, Washoe County, Nevada","taxId",69270,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6461027,"Reno council asks Historic Resources Commission to vet Lear Theater options and backs a public summit",8031,6649000,14680000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5825972-4f0d1bf253df4efda6191176115110c9&start=6649&end=14680","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5825972-4f0d1bf253df4efda6191176115110c9/thumbnail_6649000.jpg","/articles/6461027/Nevada/Reno-council-asks-Historic-Resources-Commission-to-vet-Lear-Theater-options-and-backs-a-public-summit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461027-704365e3a08879c911b554a39b54e6ee/orig.mp4?Expires=1770531581&Signature=knWM7mKUVnBl4-8~kyMlA2hSU2BNhEshCFvxN2ojINgOvh4NFZnZDfqkmhQrpV2sD-upoG3UUDinyrxJTmQvBw5fto3ROiSZQmscWdGblmN8Zs6QaLhRQMMzKtS3q3TyGOolZ1EutFeyZpGUM4ZWptbjFVIxAXobleQMsOZLGiZ4KykxL6NbbmOTlfyfD7EhKIbsd2sgzuAVNulS1wfaEdNzklcVdDrug4huSCAXw6Tq-Qf17QcsHehJLe6gLgktDhZsZOup-GEEgnNFGaskwDpeg~1LTZ8SA1fznco5S6vADkUE8c8orN3DbeZZ0V7bokmQnQIZvN29x5fivksRbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Reno City Council on Sept. 24 asked staff to schedule formal public discussion of the future of the Lear Theater at the Historic Resources Commission and directed preparations for a broader public summit that community members and advocates will help convene.

The Lear Theatre, an architecturally significant 1930s-era building in downtown Reno, has generated renewed attention after a private proposal to lease or redevelop the site drew questions about transparency and long-term stewardship. At the council meeting, multiple community speakers and preservation advocates urged a transparent, inclusive public process rather than a rushed transaction.

Historian and preservation consultant Dr. Alicia Barber and others told the council the city needs a clear, staged process before soliciting proposals or issuing requests for qualifications. “An RFP or RFQ needs basic parameters that I don’t think we can establish at this meeting,” Barber said, recommending the council first identify which of the historic-structure-reports’ preservation options they prefer and then invite an organized, well-publicized community process.

Mayor Hillary Schieve proposed a near-term path forward: ask the Historic Resources Commission to hold a public discussion on the Lear and convene a public “Lear Summit” to gather stakeholders, preservation experts and community members and to help develop funding and reuse options. The motion — which Councilmember Reese seconded — passed unanimously.

At the meeting, community members offered to help organize and staff the summit. Advocate Gina Hassler, who earlier submitted a proposal to the city about the Lear, said she had private donors willing to commit seed money to improve the building’s exterior grounds and help stabilize the site. Dr. Barber offered to engage University of Nevada, Reno students in a public-process classroom exercise to help research stewardship and reuse models.

Council members emphasized urgency: the building has deferred maintenance and exposed roof areas that raise immediate concerns. Several council members supported a fast, but careful, approach that balances preservation, public input and practical steps to stabilize the property and prevent further deterioration.

What the council directed: (1) have staff place the Lear Theater item on the Historic Resources Commission agenda to solicit initial advice and public views; (2) organize a municipally facilitated public summit — to be developed with community partners including preservation professionals and volunteers — to outline preferred preservation options and fundraising pathways; (3) evaluate short-term measures to stabilize the building and its grounds.

Ending: The council’s action signals a pivot to a more public, structured process to decide the Lear’s future, asking preservation commissioners and community volunteers to help shape the options. Council members said they wanted any ultimate stewardship solution to preserve the building’s historic character while creating viable, long-term uses that serve the community.","Following weeks of public interest, the council directed staff to place the Lear Theater on the Historic Resources Commission agenda and to begin planning a public summit to explore future uses and preservation options; community volunteers and advocates offered to help lead the process.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6461031,"Reno council denies Mount Rose Junction zoning change after neighbors, planners cite missing details",542,10157000,10699000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5825972-4f0d1bf253df4efda6191176115110c9&start=10157&end=10699","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5825972-4f0d1bf253df4efda6191176115110c9/thumbnail_10157000.jpg","/articles/6461031/Nevada/Reno-council-denies-Mount-Rose-Junction-zoning-change-after-neighbors-planners-cite-missing-details","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461031-9adf0859a3e49a4678f8206951c163d4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770531581&Signature=UqvVb7uRWELtjtMVNN6rExjE53ixEs4x95BkEnDYjntmagUk-AjKEICppeqx8Tnn9LLiA6tQKDCJmpHSMUp3Cn2ZYxjlSktmtkGKd1zCW7UViCp5WTXMhOnumcO~YmEHHEEA83zyIgx1YbRSH81RTm0JTQolsEJxAYRq3H1XKvtNXI62pMRz2Z~Z8fbhBH-OC1BGAqEkpxdDpWLcYV2Wd1X2PqijhWr6VdFGXXOOCPXXBaO-yA84krwf-oDOK5z-Olle6xa9vfJFfnWN2YHsXFrXOmJcngp8~lmfgRLbF~me9xc5MluewjWZwyAlcialcN2mQ7WlajjdMIDn1tjMTw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Reno City Council on Sept. 24 voted unanimously to deny a request to reclassify a 0.99-acre parcel on the west side of Plumas Street near Mount Rose from multifamily residential (MF-14) to a Specific Plan District (SPD) that would increase height and density and allow up to 39 units.

The council action upheld the Planning Commission’s earlier technical denial and followed months of neighborhood opposition and repeated staff requests for a more specific plan. Planning Manager Mike Raley told the council that the SPD handbook submitted by the applicant included only a conceptual site plan and did not lock in the details—setbacks, circulation, parking and building placement—that staff and the commission say are required to satisfy the heightened scrutiny an SPD demands.

“That site plan is a concept only,” Raley said. “There is nothing to require that to be developed. The planning commission was not comfortable because of that lack of specificity.”

Brook Oswald, representing Park Real Estate Partners, the project applicant, told the council the site is one of the rare vacant infill acres inside McCarran and argued the project would add housing and support nearby businesses. Oswald said the developer was willing to work with staff on a revised SPD handbook and that the proposed design included increased setbacks along the south property line, landscaping, sustainability elements and parking at the code-required minimum.

But residents and the ward Neighborhood Advisory Board expressed consistent objections during public comment and at Planning Commission hearings. Neighbors told the council the 3-story height and proposed density were out of scale with the Plumas Neighborhood Overlay, which generally limits building height to 25 feet and favors lower-density forms. Speakers described narrow neighborhood streets, limited parking, aging sidewalks and a lack of pedestrian facilities around the site and said the developer had not provided a neighborhood meeting or sufficient, fixed project details for review.

“Three-story structures are completely incompatible with the character of the neighborhood,” said resident Lynn Devine. “We have a lot of children and a lot of dogs. This is a safety concern.”

The Planning Commission’s staff report recommended denial, citing lack of a specific plan to evaluate impacts and an SPD that could be interpreted as a workaround of the Plumas overlay. At the council meeting, Councilwoman Doer moved to uphold the commission’s recommendation; the motion passed with all members present voting yes.

What the council approved (by denying the SPD request) was not a prohibition on development at the site. Under the code the property still can be developed consistent with its existing MF-14 zoning, which allows multifamily at 14 units per acre and has its own development standards. Several speakers and council members said the neighborhood could reasonably expect an increase in units under the existing zoning, but that a larger rezoning to SPD required more concrete commitments from the applicant before approval.

Council discussion repeatedly returned to the same point: the SPD process is intended to allow flexibility in exchange for binding, site-specific public benefits and development standards. Raley and multiple council members said the application lacked sufficient binding detail and a process for community input tied to the standards. Councilwoman Durer, who moved the denial, said the applicant could return with a substantially revised SPD that included a required project plan, modified development standards and a plan amendment process before the Planning Commission and council.

The council’s votes on Sept. 24 included three related ballot items that together would have implemented the rezoning: a master plan amendment, an SPD handbook adoption and a zoning map amendment. All three actions failed to gain approval because the council adopted the Planning Commission recommendation to deny the request.

Looking ahead, staff told the council how the applicant could proceed: submit a detailed project plan, include a binding site-specific SPD handbook (with the required site plan, setbacks, circulation, parking and architectural requirements), and re-notice the project for planning and public review. If the applicant does so and addresses the outstanding concerns, the matter can return to the Planning Commission for a fresh recommendation to council.

Neighbors who opposed the application said they welcomed further engagement in a reworked proposal. Several council members urged both sides to meet and seek a solution that allowed new housing while protecting neighborhood character, pedestrian safety and parking.

The denial leaves the property governed by the current MF-14 zoning and Plumas Neighborhood Overlay. The applicant may submit a substantially different application in the near term or wait 12 months to propose a substantially similar SPD application, per code requirements on resubmittal after denial.

Ending: The council’s unanimous denial underscored a recurring theme at this hearing: when applicants ask for departures from overlay or base zoning rules via an SPD, the council and staff expect a clear, enforceable plan that crystallizes exactly what will be built and what neighborhood benefits will be delivered. The applicant and neighborhood now have a clearer path — but it will require more detailed, binding commitments to win the council’s approval.","Reno City Council voted unanimously Sept. 24 to deny a request to rezone a 0.99-acre site on Plumas Street to a Specific Plan District that would have allowed up to 39 multifamily units, after planning staff and the planning commission said the applicant had not provided a binding site plan or enough detail for heightened SPD review.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":92,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":95,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6461016,"Reno council meeting roundup: Mount Rose zoning denied; Arrowleaf fee subsidy approved; ADU ordinance delayed",1363,11520000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5825972-4f0d1bf253df4efda6191176115110c9&start=10157&end=11520","/articles/6461016/Nevada/Reno-council-meeting-roundup-Mount-Rose-zoning-denied-Arrowleaf-fee-subsidy-approved-ADU-ordinance-delayed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461016-d057a575ebac8a4a4bec40b1992657f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770531581&Signature=MbqSSI3DSaDdzGMRWZsimE8U6HtITRbaCqvpI9bF074V-iRDRFm3-CjgGPKhCG86-Pme3Dh4iVpDFDZBTqaraube-nW5b-csA7sNL899QaFDUpzY0Xeh6vvWC54yfah4r-aqoRFBI3MjvbFcMnYfW2nRY8YBUvJ2PyB7F9J8QrYcD8Jowzq2ewxd1jsofQdC8gbTRO8GMfURilffV4OMXvtNZUP7KzXTmt6P5iJuX0yhmA7zu3U16PaovTviy-TbvOkwpM5gauc6DgBaHLaYRwtiHeWbLPR5PBe4nLLV7j5DyuGm0jJtDiTYbm8VTp28ZeWEowFrbRQCIoZ9ekJAZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Reno City Council covered a wide range of business Sept. 24, including formal votes on zoning, housing subsidies and code updates. Highlights and formal outcomes from the meeting follow.

Mount Rose Junction (LDC25-00018): The council voted unanimously to uphold the Planning Commission’s recommendation and deny an application to rezone a 0.99-acre parcel on Plumas Street to a Specific Plan District that would have allowed increased height and a density of up to 39 units. Staff and the Planning Commission said the SPD submittal lacked a binding site plan and other required specifics; neighbors cited traffic, parking and neighborhood character concerns. The parcel remains governed by MF-14 and the Plumas Neighborhood Overlay; the applicant may return with a substantially revised, more-specific SPD handbook and project plan.

Arrowleaf on Harvard — affordable housing fee subsidy: The council approved the final $60,000 remaining from the city’s affordable-housing fee-reduction program for Arrowleaf on Harvard, a proposed 168-unit affordable multifamily project targeting households at or below 60% AMI. Council action completes the city’s funded contributions this cycle, bringing the RDA’s total subsidized affordable units to more than 2,200 across recent years.

Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance (TXT24-00002): City staff discovered an inadvertent editing error in the draft ordinance posted for second reading: a block of text in Article 5 had been mistakenly shown with strikethroughs. The council agreed to delay final adoption and asked staff to repost a corrected ordinance for a subsequent council meeting; no policy change was adopted Sept. 24.

2024 International Fire Code (Ordinance No. 6726): The council adopted the 2024 International Fire Code with local amendments and appendices; the council briefly discussed appeals and the internal staff process for alternative methods and appeals of code decisions and asked staff to confirm the public’s pathways for appeals and clarifications.

Other actions and steps: The council also directed staff to place the Lear Theater on the Historic Resources Commission agenda and to plan a public “Lear Summit” to gather stakeholders and shape preservation and reuse options. In addition, the council heard a briefing by Nevada Air National Guard leaders seeking local advocacy for a C-130 fleet modernization and pledged to coordinate outreach with the state’s congressional delegation.

Ending: Council members said they would continue using city tools—subsidies, code updates, public events and direct advocacy—to support housing, downtown revitalization and public safety while asking staff to correct the ADU ordinance text and return for a second reading at a future meeting.","At its Sept. 24 meeting the Reno City Council denied a requested Specific Plan District for the Mount Rose Junction parcel; approved a $60,000 building-fee subsidy for the Arrowleaf on Harvard affordable housing project; postponed a second reading of the ADU ordinance after an editing error; and adopted the 2024 International Fire Code ordinance.","actionData","errors"]

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Nevada Air Guard asks Reno leaders to back C-130 fleet upgrade to keep unit and missions local

Reno council asks Historic Resources Commission to vet Lear Theater options and backs a public summit

Reno council denies Mount Rose Junction zoning change after neighbors, planners cite missing details

Reno council meeting roundup: Mount Rose zoning denied; Arrowleaf fee subsidy approved; ADU ordinance delayed