River Revitalization Steering Committee (R2SC)

River Revitalization Project Page

See the latest infomration and progress of the Draft R3 Playbook, Catalyst Projects, and future implemetation actions by visiting the River Revitalization Project Page.

Meetings

Beginning in July 2025, monthly meetings have been temporarily suspended while work on the Catalyst Project is underway.

Future and past meeting details can be found on the Town's Event Calendar.

Agendas, Minutes & Recordings

Members

A steering committee was established in 2023 and includes riverfront business and property owners, business leaders and non-profit and public agency directors.

Pam Hobday, Member at Large
Joan Jones, CATT/Builder/Developer
Jeffrey Menasco, Public Agency Partner and Potential Receiver Site Party - Truckee Tahoe Airport District
Stefanie Olivieri, Member at Large
Richard Pallante, Public Agency Partner and Potential Receiver Site Party - Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency
Jessica Penman, Truckee Chamber of Commerce
Travis Pribble, Business Owner
Lindsay Romack, Town Council Member, Mayor
Tim Ruppert, Business Owner
Lisa Wallace, Truckee River Watershed Council/Truckee River Legacy Foundation
Brian Wright, Public Agency Partner and Potential Receiver Site Party - Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Jan Zabriskie, Town Council Member
Rolf Godon, Local Resident

Former R2SC members:

Alicia Barr, Property Owner
Cory Caldwell, Truckee Downtown Merchants Association
Javier Diaz, Donner Creek Mobile Home Park Resident
Jan Holan, Property Owner
Alexis Ollar, Mountain Area Preservation

Overview

The Truckee River is intricately woven into the fabric of our community. The Downtown River Revitalization Strategy was adopted by the Town Council in 2005 and sets a vision for development and restoration along the Truckee River from the confluence of Donner Creek to the intersection with Trout Creek. The River Revitalization Steering Committee is dedicated to celebrating and honoring the river by creating a plan for revitalizing and activating lands around the river, restoring environmental degradation and providing access and opportunity to interact with the river for the benefit of the entire community.

Action Teams

Two Action Teams were formed under the R2SC: the Community Economic Vitality Action Team and the River Health and Access Action Team. Action Teams were comprised of R2SC members as well as members of the public.

Community Economic Vitality Action Team (CEVAT)

Purpose: Give input on the financial analysis and interviews, discuss barriers to revitalization, and provide recommendations for incentives and strategies to address barriers.

Members:

Jeffrey Menasco, Chair, R2SC
Laura Sailor, Vice Chair
Cory Caldwell, R2SC
Jan Zabriskie, R2SC, Mayor
Jake Hudson, also a RHAAT member
Michael Cohen
Pam Hobday, R2SC
Jason Toups (former)

River Health and Access Action Team (RHAAT)

Purpose: Review and provide first round of comments on river health and recreation access:

Baseline study
Opportunities and priorities
Recommendations

Members:

Lisa Wallace, ChairR2SC
Maggie Cummings, Vice Chair
Jake Hudson
Morgan Hargrave
Richard Anderson
Jan Holan (former)
Alexis Ollar (former)

FAQs

My business is located along the Truckee River. Will I be forced to move?

No one will be forced to do anything. One of the main goals of R2SC will be to identify opportunity sites and incentives where interested businesses could relocate -or- where beautification and other revitalization means could be incentivized at the existing facilities along the project area.

What part of town will be impacted by the recommendations of R2SC?

This has not been determined yet as the committee is in the early information gathering phase. The boundary of consideration includes property located on either side of West and East River Streets from Highway 89 on the west to the SR 267 bypass bridge on the east and is being referred to as the project area. R2SC will be prioritizing sub-areas within the main project area, but these priorities have yet to be determined.

I am a landowner/business owner along the Truckee River. Will someone contact me?

Yes. The committee is in the early stages of creating an inventory of all parcels and business owners along the river. Someone from the committee will reach out to everyone on that list in the coming months. To stay up to date on R2SC's progress on this project sign up for the Town of Truckee E-Notify system and select "River Revitalization Steering Committee.

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