Jenny Brekhus is a City Planner by profession and took a detour into politics. For the past 10 years she has been a Reno City Council member representing Ward 1 and now is running to be Reno's next Mayor in 2022. Off The Dais is focused on all things planning; nothing is too mundane, controversial and ambiguous to discuss. Join Jenny every other Tuesday as she talks with locals about real life issues affecting them and their communities, while also spending more than three minutes on upcoming agenda items!
Email offthedais@gmail.com with local concerns or interests for upcoming episodes!
The Open Space Episode w/guests Julee Conway and Jen Budge
On this week's episode of Off the Dais, Jenny has a conversation with Julee Conway, former Parks and Recreation Director with the City of Reno, and Jen Budge, Carson City's Park Operations Superintendent, to talk about all things Open Space. What is it? Why do we need it? How come Reno doesn't have it? And how do we get there?
Thank you for listening!
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All clipped audio is taken from Reno City Council meetings which are available to the public online.
3 May 2022
Warehousing Reno: How Big Boxes Took Over the Local Landscape
Welcome back to another episode of OFF THE DAIS. If you left Reno in 2015 and returned for the first time in 2022, you perhaps wouldn't recognize it. This week, Jenny takes a deep dive into the growing presence of Reno's warehouse and distribution facilities over the past several years and the impacts they have had on our growing community.
Jenny covers land use issues, compatibility and the infrastructure that is needed to support them, traffic and air quality issues associated with them, and the role they play in our changing economic landscape.
Thank you for listening!
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All clipped audio is taken from Reno City Council meetings which are available to the public online.
Juan De Lara - Essential Workers or Disposability Politics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcoXkccUx3U
Mitchell Silver, Planning in the 21st Century: What's Next? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8n4KjZ_7l8
19 Apr 2022
LIVE: Reno Telephone Townhall
Welcome back to another episode of Off The Dais. This week's episode is special! On April 18, 2022, Jenny hosted a telephone townhall with nearly 3,000 attendees calling in to have their questions answered and their concerns heard. No topic was off the table in this 60 minute conversation including affordable housing, Downtown Reno, local fuel taxes, and how Jenny will restore integrity in the Mayor's office in 2022.
Thank you for listening!
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5 Apr 2022
Now and Then: Trends of Reno's housing design through the years w/guest Mike McGonagle
Welcome back to another episode of Off The Dais. The stressed housing market in Reno continues to put economic pressures on an increasing population. This includes current residents, and people moving to the area—households of all different life stages. Housing starts with design and this week I had a lengthy conversation with Mike McGonagle. An architect, business owner, and compulsive public records hacker, Mike reads the tea leaves of the local real estate market from a unique perspective. Mike earned his Masters of Architecture from Harvard School of Design.
Thank you for listening!
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All clipped audio is taken from Reno City Council meetings which are available to the public online.
22 Mar 2022
The Highs and Lows of HOA's: The role Homeowner Associations serve in Reno
HOA's or Homeowner Associations (and other affiliated names) are something many Reno communities are apart of...but what are they really? What role do they provide, and in current times, what are they being asked to manage? On this episode of Off The Dais, Jenny speaks with award winning high-rise HOA president Ronda Theisen, and Don Lamers, a Supervising Community Association Manager about the highs and lows of taking on leadership duties in the communities they live in or represent.
Thank you for listening!
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Email us your suggested topics and guests for upcoming episodes at offthedais@gmail.com
All clipped audio is taken from Reno City Council meetings which are available to the public online.
8 Mar 2022
Not Holding Back: The Problem with Reno's Retaining Walls
Rockery and Retaining walls. What are they? How do they work? What happens when they fail? And who pays when they need repairs?
Since at least 2018, Jenny has inquired about current standards regarding community retaining walls, and has asked to have these standards reviewed, to no avail. Now, on the first episode of OFF THE DAIS, Jenny speaks with Ken McNeil, a resident of Sommersett, who has appeared before the Reno City Council many times on the topic, and Brooke Siem, a Ward 4 resident, and HOA president of her townhouse community.
Hear their stories and learn how failing retaining walls in these communities have impacted them and their neighbors now!
Thank you for listening!
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Subscribe to Jenny's Newsletter: https://jennybrekhus.substack.com/
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Email us your suggested topics and guests for upcoming episodes at offthedais@gmail.com
All clipped audio is taken from Reno City Council meetings which are available to the public online.
22 Feb 2022
Off The Dais with Jenny Brekhus: TRAILER
Jenny Brekhus is a city planner by profession and took a detour into politics. For the past 10 years she has been a Reno City Council member representing Ward 1 and now is running to be Reno's next Mayor in 2022. Off The Dais is focused on all things planning; nothing is too mundane, controversial, or ambiguous to touch upon. Join Jenny every other Tuesday as she talks with Reno locals about real life issues affecting them and their communities.
Subscribe to Jenny's Newsletter: https://jennybrekhus.substack.com/
Follow Jenny on IG @brekhusjenny
Follow Jenny on Twitter @jennybrekhus
Follow Jenny on FB @Jenny-Brekhus-for-Reno-Mayor
Email us your topics and concerns for upcoming episodes at offthedais@gmail.com
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