Carson City supervisors to discuss taking over downtown management — for a fee
The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held Thursday, June 5, 2025, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room of the Community Center located at 851 E. William St.
Carson City proposes taking control of the Downtown Neighborhood Improvement District — for a fee
In 2016, the Downtown Neighborhood Improvement District was formed to assess property owners to help pay for the ongoing maintenance of the newly revitalized downtown area.
The DNID formed a nonprofit board to manage the district at no cost, and has paid for contract maintenance fees and upgrades using the revenues from assessments.
However, the president of the DNID said they no longer wish to oversee the DNID, and the city said they are not aware of another nonprofit that might be interested in administering the DNID; although it should be noted it does not appear from the reporting that there has been an inquiry into finding one.
Staff recommends that the city take on administration of the DNID itself, which is also how the South Carson NID is managed.
If the city manages the DNID, it will take a 10% fee to provide administration, according to the staff report.
According to the 2025 accounting, the annual maintenance costs for the district are around $115,000.
In similar items, the board will discuss the assessments for the DNID and the SCNID.
New Carson City Manager salary to be discussed starting at $228,948.95, then $240,396.40 after one year
After the recent selection of Glen Martel for the next city manager of Carson City, supervisors will now discuss the price of his contract.
The employment agreement submitted to the board for review is at a cost of $228,948.95 for the first year (July 2025 to 2026), with a 5% increase after the first year. A 5% increase would be $240,396.40. The board will be able (but isn’t required) to hold a yearly public performance year as it deems appropriate.
Martel would also be provided all benefits that the current city manager is receiving.
A copy of the contract can be reviewed here.
Carson City Courthouse revamp moves forward
For years, Carson City representatives and staff have discussed the need for a new courthouse. While Carson City has discussed needing many things over the years when it comes to infrastructure, in the case of the courthouse, there’s no real choice button to expand: when Carson City hits 60,000 residents, which is estimated to be coming soon, the city legally must provide an additional courtroom and judge to serve residents.
Staff is recommending an expenditure of $1.7 million from the 2025 Redevelopment Fund to finance the design work and associated costs related to the courthouse revamp.
While it was originally anticipate that the design work kicking off the project would occur in Fiscal year 2026, it is possible to begin the work in the near future with a targeted completion date of November 2025, according to Community Development Director Hope Sullivan.
The funds would come from the Redevelopment Undesignated Projects account, which would leave a remaining balance of $486,602.
In addition, a separate item for the design and construction support services contract will be discussed with TSK Architects in an amount not to exceed $1.52 million.
Project scope includes schematic design, design development, construction documents, permit phase services, bidding phase services and construction administration and closeout services.
The Clerk-Recorder’s office will be relocated offsite, and renovations will be made to the courthouse to add another judge’s chambers and courtroom, as well as to create additional space for the DA’s office, court clerk and Department of Alternative Sentencing, according to the agenda.
It does not appear from the staff report that the project was put out for bid; instead, the agenda states that TSK was selected based on their knowledge of the courthouse through “performance of the space needs assessment, performance of professional services on similar facilities in the region, and commitment to performing the design on a condensed schedule.”
The overall estimated cost for the project is around $12.9 million, which would begin next year.
The report cites NRS 332.115 and 625.530 as the reason why they did not put the project out for bid:
NRS 332.115 Contracts not adapted to award by competitive solicitation; purchase of certain equipment by local law enforcement agency, response agency or other local governmental agency; purchase of goods commonly used by hospital
1. Contracts which by their nature are not adapted to award by a competitive solicitation, including contracts for:
(b) Professional services
NRS 625.530 Restrictions upon public works; preferences for contracts.
3. The selection of a professional engineer, professional land surveyor or registered architect to perform services pursuant to subsection 1 must be made on the basis of the competence and qualifications of the engineer, land surveyor or architect for the type of services to be performed and not on the basis of competitive fees. If, after selection of the engineer, land surveyor or architect, an agreement upon a fair and reasonable fee cannot be reached with him or her, the public agency may terminate negotiations and select another engineer, land surveyor or architect. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in assigning the relative weight to each factor for selecting a professional engineer, professional land surveyor or registered architect pursuant to this subsection, the public agency shall assign, without limitation, a relative weight of 5 percent to the possession of a certificate of eligibility to receive a preference when competing for public works. If any federal statute or regulation precludes the granting of federal assistance or reduces the amount of that assistance for a particular public work because of the provisions of this subsection relating to a preference when competing for public works, those provisions of this subsection do not apply insofar as their application would preclude or reduce federal assistance for that public work.
Special presentations
The city will recognize June 2025 as National Pollinator Month, and June 5 as Mayors’ Monarch [Butterfly] Pledge Day.
In addition, a letter of commendation will be presented to CHS freshman Iris Ibarra Montes from Fire Chief Sean Slamon recognizing her heroic efforts when she provided CPR for more than 10 minutes to her father while awaiting paramedics, which responders stated saved his life.
Settlement, contracts, finance
Supervisors will discuss a settlement with an individual who, while in custody at the Carson City Jail, fell and injured her knee. The settlement would have the city pay a total of $150,000 to dismiss all claims.
The city will discuss a number of contracts including third-party admin work for workers comp, vaccine purchase, new fire station software, medical equipment, mutual aid contracts with regional law enforcement agencies, and more.
Health Items
As the Board of Supervisors, the board will discuss the selection of Carson City’s public health priorities for state funding for the 2026-27 biennium in the amount of $257,453.08.
As the board of health, the board will hear an update from the Department of Health and Human Services, including the CCHHS strategic plan for 2025-2029, and a report from Vitality Unlimited as part of their contract.
View the full agenda below:
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