ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Sparks Mayor Geno Martini

Sparks City Council: , Ward 1 Ed Lawson, Ward 2 Ron Smith, Ward 3 Charlene Bybee, Ward 4 Ron Schmitt, Ward 5

City Attorney Chet Adams

City of Sparks Planning Commissioners: George Cammarota, Chair Frank Petersen, Vice Chair James Fewins Tom Lean Art Sperber Dian VanderWell Doug Voelz

City Manager Steve Driscoll Assistant City Manager Neil Krutz

City of Sparks Senior Staff: Chief Brian Allen Kathy Clewett Jeff Cronk Tracy Domingues Shirle Eiting Teresa Gardner Chief Tom Garrison Chief Chris Maples John Martini Adam Mayberry – Project Manager Heidi Shaw

City of Sparks Comprehensive Plan – Acknowledgements

City of Sparks Community Services Staff Nicholas Connolly Ian Crittenden Karen Melby – Project Manager Armando Ornelas Jim Rundle Jon Walker

Assistant City Attorney Doug Thornley

Ignite Sparks Champions: Trey Abney, The Chamber Lisa Bonie, Northern Center for Independent Living Mike Boster, Washoe County School District Jen Budge, Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space Jack Byrom, Sparks Citizens Advisory Committee Scott Carey, Sparks Heritage Museum Kevin Carroll, Sparks High School Kathy Carter, resident Evelyn Chiang, Haws Integrated Pastor Jorge Cifuentes, Sparks Nazarene Church Tami Cummings, Washoe County Sheriff Britt Curtis, Holland Project Sherif Elfass, Northern Nevada Muslim Community Center Doug Erwin, EDAWN Jason, Evanchak. Realty Corner James Fewins, American Family Insurance Joshua Fink, Remax Angela Fuss, Sparks Parks & Recreation Commissioner / CFA Inc. Gia Gallegos, Northern Nevada Home School Sylvia Garcia, Mural Salon Ron Gribble, The Resort at Red Hawk Blane Harding, The Center for Cultural Diversity Mike Hillerby, Kaempfer Crowell Jess Horning, Liquid Blue Events Lisa Jansen, Nugget Casino Resort Charles Johns, Sparks Citizens Advisory Committee / Dickson Realty Kraig Knutson, Chairman Sparks Brand Leadership Team / Tanamera Construction Gina Laputz, IMPACT Home School Coop Bob LaRiviere, Sparks Charter Committee / CFA Inc. Frank Lepori, Lepori Construction Ryan Long, Spanish Springs Soccer Club Jessica Longley, resident

City of Sparks Comprehensive Plan – Acknowledgements

Guillermina Martinez, resident Jen Mavis, Legacy Football Club Terry McAfee, Nevada Bicycle Coalition Sean McCaffrey, Education Alliance Lisa O'Berry, Sparks Citizens Advisory Committee Ryan O'Donnell, IMI (Institute of Meaningful Instruction) Pastor Omar Palmer, Sparks Seventh-Day Adventist Church Scott Parker, Sparks Christian Fellowship Tariq Quraishy, Northern Nevada Muslim Community Center Jeanene Raffanelli, Remax Janet Roman, UNR Latino Student Advisory Board Len Stevens, The Chamber Angela Swindells, 39 North / LoKa Tile Group Inc. Stanton Tang, KOLO TV News Now Bill Williams, Sparks Citizens Advisory Committee Tom Young, Great Basin Brewing Company in Sparks J. Diego Zarazua, UNR Reynolds School of Journalism

Stakeholder Contacts/Groups: Cynthia Albright, Stantec Rick Abend, Heritage Bank Nevada Forrest Aragon, 10 Designs Inc. Ken Barlett, United Construction Michelle Beck, 39 North Frank Bidart, Odyssey Engineering Brian Bonnenfant, Center for Regional Studies Mike Boster, Washoe County School District Ashley Carrigan-Jonkey, US Senator Heller’s Office Scott Christy, Christy Corp Tom Ciesynski, 39 North Andrew Clinger, Reno City Manager Mary Conelly, US Senator Reid’s Office Amy Cummings, Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) Jennifer Cunningham, Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority David Dahl, Landcapp Skylo Dangler, Dickson Commercial Group Jill Dickman, State Assembly Andy Durling, Wood Rodgers Sue Eckes, Food Policy Council Lisa Everett Bridgewater, Food Policy Council Bill Fleiner, Rialto Mark Foree, Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) Jim Gaba

City of Sparks Comprehensive Plan – Acknowledgements

Patricia Gallimore, NAACP , University of Nevada, Reno Lee Gibson, RTC Lance Gilman, Reno-Tahoe Industrial Center Kelli Gowley Seds, Food Policy Council Allen Gray, Gray & Associates Jon and Martha Greene, 39 North Tim Griffin, Sparks Rotary , State Senate , State Assembly Ryan Hansen, LA Studio Jeff Hardcastle, Demographer State of Nevada Dane Hillyard, Green Street Daphne Hooper, City Manager, City of Fernley Cory Hunt, Governor’s Office Economic Development Mike Kazmierski, EDAWN Ken Krater, MTK Limited John Krmpotic, KLS Planning & Design Group Leeland Langhans, Greenbrae Trophy Shop Frank Lepori, Lepori Construction Melissa Lindell , Wood Rodgers Ann Louhela, 39 North / Nevada Grown Bart Lydon, Jr., Sparks Fabrication Shop Don Mackey, Mackey Architects Joe Mayor, Mayor Realty Dennis McGovern, The Legends at Sparks Marina Kristen McNeill, Washoe County School District Marily Mora, Reno Tahoe Airport Authority Gary Nelson, Wild Island Lance Bowen, Truckee Meadows Community College Shalese Palmer, 39 North / Copy Express Stacy Parobek, U.S. Senate Representative Greg Peitzmeier, Silverado Homes Lee Piaioiski, 39 North / O'Skis Pub Mike Railey, Rubicon Design Group Victor Rameker, Desert Wind Homes Kim Robinson, Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Barbara Scott, Food Policy Council Mary Simmons, NV Energy John Slaughter, Washoe County G. Blake Smith, S3 Development Company Kelly Smith, 39 North / Websmith Paul Soleagui, Solaegui Consulting

City of Sparks Comprehensive Plan – Acknowledgements

David Sour, 39 North / VFW Post 3391 Mike Sprinkle, State Assembly Roxanne Stevenson, Colliers International John Sutton, 39 North / Thompson Doors Lacey Tisler, 39 North Carlos Vasquez, Art Advertising Associates Randy Walter, PLACES Pat Whitten, Storey County J Carter Witt, Silver Wing Don Young, Retired Planner

Ignite Sparks Consultant Team: Ronele Dotson and Amy Demuth, RAD Strategies Inc. Karen Craig, Creative Cities Angela Fuss, CFA Inc.

Photographs: Karen Melby RAD Strategies Inc. City Stock Photographs

City of Sparks Comprehensive Plan – Acknowledgements