Sparks City Council Highlights for March 9, 2026

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Julie Duewel
Communications Manager
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Sparks, NV - The following are highlights from the March 9, 2026, Sparks City Council meeting.

Announcements, Presentations, Recognition Items, and Items of Special Interest:

• The Sparks City Clerk announced multiple vacancies on the Sparks Charter Committee. Members must be Sparks residents and registered to vote. Applications will be accepted through March 11, 2026, at 5 p.m. at www.cityofsparks.us/getinvolved.

General Business

Council approved:

• The building official's recommendation of Joey Ganser as the electrical engineer or electrical contractor representative to the Sparks Building Cod Board of Appeals, for a two-year term ending March 31, 2028.

• RTC of Washoe County's lane striping configuration option titled "Road Diet" for RTC's Prater Way Rehabilitation Project.

• A Street & Highway Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County for their FY 2027 Programs and Projects.

• Sponsorship of an amendment to the 2024 Truckee Meadows Regional Plan to establish a new regional utility site, establish a new regional utility corridor, and remove an existing regional utility corridor.

• A three-year joint agreement for independent contract services between the City of Sparks, the City of Reno, and Technical Medical, LLC, for phlebotomy services and court testimony in the amount of $782,699.51, with the City of Sparks' share being $210,772.56.

• Funding allocation of up to $70,950.00 for FY26 and up to $139,050.00 for FY27 as recommended by the Tourism and Marketing Committee for 2026 special events.

Public Hearing and Action Items Unrelated to Planning and Zoning

• Adopted an ordinance amending Sparks Municipal Code Sections regarding Policy Declaration, Applications, Investigation and License Issuance, Inspections, and Operating Requirements to allow law enforcement and the City to better regulate and combat illicit massage parlors operating as fronts to illegal brothels.

Planning and Zoning Public Hearings and Action Items

• Adopted a bill to amend the Sparks Crossing Final Development Standards Handbook to modify permitted colors and materials for two pad sites.