Lisa Schuette
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 41
- Total speaking time
- 2:52:31
- Avg per meeting
- 4:12
- Segments
- 2477
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Top issues during term (20)
Nevada Day Celebration and Event Oversight Discussion
Potential to increase multi-day visitor spending and hotel occupancy during the holiday weekend.
election turnout
Getting ballots in early helps the city save money by cutting down on expensive last-minute processing crunches and legal squabbles over signatures.
Short-Term Rental Room Tax Collection
Year-to-date revenue pacing 10% above budget, supporting tourism programs.
9-1-1 Surcharge Fund Financial Review
The 9-1-1 surcharge on local phone bills is the money being reviewed — it pays for emergency dispatch.
Nevada District Performance Framework Ratings Review
None directly on operating funds, but increases administrative efficiency.
Library Policy Modernization and Card Access
None — staff reports show no fiscal impact from the policy changes.
Proposed City Hall Project and Repeal of 2012 Voter Approval Ordinance
None directly, removes legal obstacles to municipal financial participation.
Easement Abandonment at 801 N. Lompa Lane
No fiscal impact to the city, according to the staff report.
Polar Express Ticket Sales and 2027 Season Planning
Polar Express is the railway's biggest revenue driver, feeding a bank balance of about $2.04 million.
Downtown Street Abandonment Request
Residents lose 67 free downtown parking spaces, which must be replaced within the block, and the city gains tax revenue from land returning to private ownership.
wildfire response
While containing the fire early kept property damage low, firefighting efforts still drain local emergency resources that we all pay for.
Centennial Park Bike Park Development
Zero direct cost to the city for planning or construction.
Liquor License Approval for Pho Hong Kong Sushi
No fiscal impact to the city; the owner pays standard license and permit fees.
2025 Tourism Economic Impact and Arts Strategic Plan
Events funded partly through CTA support; festival fundraising was difficult this year, aided by Gold Dust West as hotel partner.
Carson City Annual Debt and Capital Improvement Review
Authorizes $15 million in bond debt repaid through the existing 43-cent debt service property tax rate over a multi-year schedule.
Prison Hill OHV Area Monitoring Report
Routine maintenance is absorbed by existing open space division operational capacity and staff time.
FY 2026-2027 Final Budget Adoption
Involves an $80.1 million general fund revenue plan and a projected $2.9 million structural deficit.
GOED Workforce Development Grant Extension
Adds $594,288 in grant funding to the library grant fund with no local match required.
Return of Rail Bike Operations to Carson River Canyon
Repairs and mitigation fall to the railway, which just invested in new ballast.
Oversized Residential Accessory Structures
No fiscal impact to the city — both are private construction projects.
Decisions during term (622)
Recorded while Schuette was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Minutes — September 10, 2026
Resolution 2026-DMC-R-2 — School District $15,000,000 General Obligation Bonds
Approval of October 12, 2026 meeting minutes
Consent agenda (items 6 and 7)
FY2026 annual audit report and financial statements
Approval of October 1, 2026 meeting minutes
Consent agenda (items 7.a–10.a)
Easement abandonment at 801 N. Lompa Lane (AB-2026-0174)
Two-year extension for Plateau Subdivision map (SUB-2026-0183)
For Possible Action: Approval of Minutes
For Possible Action: Discussion and possible action regarding a proposed extension to a previously approved legal services engagement with Anthony Law Ltd. for the ongoing provision of ordinance drafting services to assist in the…
For Possible Action: Discussion and possible action regarding the proposed appointment of Thomas Miller as the Acting Chief of the Department of Alternative Sentencing ("DAS"), effective November 5, 2026, until the appointment of a new…
For Possible Action: Discussion and possible action regarding a proposed extension to a legal services engagement with Mark J. Ricciardi of Fisher & Phillips LLP, previously approved under the discretionary authority of the City Manager,…
For Possible Action: Discussion and possible action regarding approval of completed remediation plans and removal of the audit findings from the Audit Findings Tracking Summary Report. (Sheri Russell-Benabou, srussell@carsoncity.gov)
For Possible Action: Discussion and possible action regarding the report on the condition of each fund in the treasury and the statements of receipts and expenditures through October 23, 2026, per Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS") 251.030…
For Possible Action: Discussion and possible action regarding (1) a determination that D&D Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc. (“D&D”) is the lowest responsive and responsible bidder pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) Chapter 338, and…
For Possible Action: Discussion and possible action regarding authorization for the Carson City Sheriff, or his designee, to accept a federal grant award in the amount of $450,000 with no match requirement on behalf of Carson City for the…
Approval of August 11, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Support for Consent Agenda Items 10.A–10.D
Adjournment
Voting record (204)
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