Carson City supervisors to consider roundabout project

The Carson City Board of Supervisors on Thursday will consider necessary steps to build a “gateway monument” in south Carson.

The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. in the community center.

Supervisors will discuss and possibly act on a Request for Qualifications to be sent to artists for the South Carson Street and South Stewart Street Roundabout Public Art Project.

“The roundabout at the intersection of South Carson Street and South Stewart Street is part of the recently completed South Carson Complete Streets Project,” reads a staff summary. “A ‘gateway monument’ public art feature in the center of the roundabout has been discussed and envisioned for the last five years with Carson City first allocating funding for the project in 2018.

“The proposed RFQ was created in accordance with the approved Carson City Public Art Policy to seek proposals from qualified artists or artist teams through a competitive process and is being brought to the Board of Supervisors for review and approval prior to publishing.”

In January, the Carson City Cultural Commission reviewed the scope and goals of the project.

“The public art piece in the roundabout will be seen as a celebration of our community and provide welcoming aesthetics to pedestrians, cyclists and motorists entering from all directions of the roundabout,” reads the staff report. “The goal is to install a permanent work that reflects the Carson City community and its history, is unique to Carson City, can be easily maintained, is designed to be durable and will not impede the safety of motorists or pedestrians.”

The total budget for the project is $150,000, with half to come from redevelopment funds and the other half from the Carson City Culture and Tourism Authority, known as Visit Carson City.

In other action:

• Supervisors will review a proposed collective bargaining agreement between Carson City and the Carson City Firefighters Association, Local 2251 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, on behalf of grant- and contract-funded wildland firefighters.

If approved, the agreement would last through June 30, 2026, and would cost roughly $1.57 million, which would be covered through third-party grants and contracts.

“The proposed CBA covers full-time Carson City Fire Department employees whose positions are grant- or contract-funded and who primarily perform wildland fuels reduction projects,” reads a staff report.

The wildland group currently has one senior crew member, one equipment operator, one fuels management grants administrator and three crew members. Supervisors recognized the group as a bargaining unit last year, according to the staff report.

“The city has provided notice to the applicable grant and contract funding sources that it will be increasing service rates to cover the cost of increased benefits under the proposed CBA, and the city has received confirmation that its increased rates will be reimbursed when invoiced,” reads the staff report.

In this case, grants from the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act and the Nevada Division of Forestry are being used, as well as contracts with NV Energy.

Supervisors will also consider amending the NDF grant to facilitate the collective bargaining agreement and the increased rates.

• Supervisors will consider the second reading of an ordinance repealing 17.10 of city code, which previously governed common open space developments.

Supervisors unanimously approved the first reading of the ordinance March 16.