City Council - Regular Meeting

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Good morning, everybody. The June 3rd, 2026 meeting of the city council is called to order.

This meeting has been properly noticed and posted in compliance with the open meeting law. These proceedings are being video recorded and can be viewed live on City of Las Vegas TV on Cox Cable Channel 2. You could also watch the meeting live online and access other city content by visiting lasvegasnevada.gov slash connect. The proceedings will be rebroadcast on the City of Las Vegas TV the Wednesday of the meeting at 8 p.m. and also on Friday at 4 a.m., Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 7 a.m., and the following Monday at 5 p.m. This building is protected by a state-of-the-art fire detection and suppression sprinkler system. If alarms should activate during today's meeting, Please evacuate using the exits at the back of the chambers, out to the mezzanine, proceed out the double doors to the terrace and down the back staircase. For anyone that has difficulty with stairs, please check with the marshal or fire official for assistance. Once outside, please assemble on the northeast corner across the street from City Hall at Lewis and First Street. Employees wearing safety vests or our city marshals will inform you when it is safe to reenter the building. For public comment related to the items on the agenda, citizen participation, and public hearing items, we have available a speaker card which you can complete and submit to the city clerk. Cards are available in the clerk's office or at the rear of our chambers. If you do not submit a card, it does not prevent you from speaking under public comment, citizens participation, or specified public hearing items. If there is anyone present today that is in need of hearing impaired equipment, please see the city clerk staff. Please note, if you are parked in the parking garage across the street, a self-validation machine is located in the foyer between city chambers and the security desk you walk through to enter the chambers. You must have your ticket to use the machine. If you do not have your ticket, See security personnel when exiting for a validation coupon. Before we proceed with the agenda, would everyone please rise for the invocation given by Elder Thomas A. Thomas, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and remain standing as he leads us in the pledge.

Thank you, Mayor. Our Father, which art in heaven, we gather in this beautiful edifice to offer a blessing upon this meeting. that the affairs of this great city may be conducted in a respectful and dignified manner. We are grateful for the rights and freedoms of an inspired constitution that provide for a representative government and specifically for the members of this city council and all those who serve with them. May they be blessed with wisdom in discharging the affairs of this city and afforded the safety and respect that their offices and efforts deserve. At this time in our country's long history of democracy, we are reminded of that great Declaration of Independence that declared that we are all created equal, that we are all blessed with certain rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. May we be ever grateful for these freedoms and never take these rights for granted. In the name of the Messiah, amen.

Amen.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you, Elder Thomas. Thank you. And now we will proceed to our citizen of the month. This is the ceremonial portion of our agenda. We will first do the citizen of the month. For the first item, Councilwoman Sandra Summers-Armstrong will recognize our citizens of the month. Councilwoman is coming.

Good morning, everyone. Has the coffee kicked in yet? It's still early. Thank you, Mayor Berkeley. Today, I have the honor of recognizing our citizens of the month. I am proud to announce that this month we are celebrating the Theta Sigma chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, Let's give the chapter members a round of applause as they join the city council at the podium. Mr., if you can send one representative now and then we'll go on. Mr. Claiborne, awesome. Good morning. The Theta Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity was founded by seven outstanding students on the UNLV campus on June 5th, 1976. This June 5th, the fraternity will be celebrating its 50th year anniversary. The fraternity members are committed to uplifting young men through programming, mentorship, and professional initiatives. They believe in the mission, achievement in every field of human endeavor, and honor this mission by organizing and participating in community service initiatives throughout the Las Vegas Valley. Each member demonstrates a commitment to civic responsibility as they engage with local high school students to encourage the pursuit of higher education, career preparedness, and to promote positive lifestyle choices. To date, the chapter has not only encouraged students to pursue higher education, but also facilitated reaching that goal through scholarships. Through its efforts, over $100,000 in scholarship funds has been distributed to young scholars over the last eight years across the city of Las Vegas. Also, the fraternity has helped Southern Nevadan families with their Thanksgiving drive, Gobble for Good, which provided 2,000 families with holiday meals and its annual Shop with a Kappa event that has given 2,500 local children an opportunity to shop for Christmas gifts over the past several years. For all that this fraternity does for our local and national communities, I believe they are a great representation of what giving back looks like. And I would like to also just add that Kappa Alpha Psi is part of the Divine Nine. which are historically black sororities and fraternities. For those of you who don't know, back in the day, black people were not allowed to join other fraternities. And as we do, we created something ourselves. And we are proud of their work. And we have a proclamation to present. I'm not going to read all of it, but I will read the last. Whereas... Whereas the fraternity has helped Southern Nevada and families with this Thanksgiving drive gobble for good, providing 2000 families with holiday meals over the last eight years and with its annual shop with the Kappa event that has given 2,500 local children an opportunity to shop for Christmas gifts. And now therefore be it proclaimed that the mayor and the Las Vegas city council declared June 3rd, 2026, Theta Sigma chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi De. Congratulations. Mr. Claiborne, would you like to have a few words?

Hello. My main thing would be to just, again, say thank you to the city of Las Vegas for allowing us this opportunity. I would also love to thank each and every one of the men who founded this chapter. Again, here's to 50 years of history that we've already made, and here's to 50 more.

Okay, wonderful, don't run. So at this time, members, if you would like to come forward, we would like to take a picture with you and the city council.

Thank you.

For the marquee outside.

I can't see you. Just pop your head out this way. Perfect right there. And then let me have you just scooch in just a little bit closer. Perfect.

All right.

I can see everyone.

All right.

We're going to go in three, two, and one. We'll take a couple more. We'll go in three, two, and one. One more if I can squeeze this. Can I have you two on the outside to scooch in just a little bit more for this vertical shot? All right, perfect. All right, we're going to go in three, two, and one.

One more. Three, two, and one.

Okay, beautiful, thank you guys.

Before you disband, I would just like to recognize, there are two gentlemen who are from the charter, from 73. Okay, who would those gentlemen be? Would you please say your name?

Ed May, Al Greer, and .

Okay, so we're going to try this again. We're going to recognize the three of the original seven charter members.

Andre Thornton. Ed May, a native of Las Vegas.

From the May family? From the May family. Okay.

And Al Greer.

Wonderful. Thank you, gentlemen. We're so proud of you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you so much.

For our final item, I want to invite Councilwoman Kara Kelly to recognize the city group. Councilwoman?

Thank you, Mayor. It's wonderful to be here today. There are few feelings more painful than wondering whether you truly belong. And there are few feelings more powerful than discovering that you do. Today, that is what we are recognizing. Not a slogan, not a political phrase, not a passing moment in a public conversation. We are recognizing the steady and deeply human work of helping people feel seen, respected, safe, and connected. Today, we are honoring the city's LGBTQIA plus employee committee. At some point in life, every person asks some version of the same quiet question. Is there a place for me here? We may ask, do I belong when we start a new job or walk into a new room or move into a neighborhood, join a team, or simply try to show up honestly as ourselves. The desire to belong is universal. And it reaches across age, background, identity, politics, profession, and life experience. And in a city organization that matters deeply. The city of Las Vegas is not only a public institution, it is a workplace made up of several thousand people who serve our community every day. When employees feel respected and supported, they're better able to bring the full measure of their talent, commitment, humanity to the people they serve. And for more than six years, this committee has helped build that sense of belonging. The committee's own mission statement is rooted in education, awareness, acceptance, compassion, and the belief that every individual should feel seen, heard, valued, supported, and empowered. It's about dignity. It's about connection. And it's about community. So today we honor this committee not only for the work it has done, but for what it represents, a city workplace strengthened by respect, a public service culture grounded in dignity, and a community where more people can say, yes, there is a place for me here. Here I belong. With gratitude and appreciation, and on behalf of the Mayor and the City of Las Vegas Council, I am proud to present a proclamation, which I did not. Your signature's right on top, it makes it more beautiful.

A proclamation which I'm not going to read.

But very excitingly, it declares today, June 3rd, 2026, as City of Las Vegas LGBTQIA plus Employee Committee Day. And I'm going to invite up our city attorney, Jeff Jorkeck, who's going to share with you a few words. Come on.

Thank you, Councilwoman Kelly and the rest of the City Council. I'm pinch-hitting this morning for our great committee leader, Jordan Moore, who is at a fire conference in New Orleans. Happy Pride Month to everyone as well, and we thank the Councilwoman for recognizing this month and the honor this morning. As Councilwoman mentioned, the LGBTQIA plus committee is one of several affinity groups at the City of Las Vegas. I probably won't name them all, Some of them are the Hispanic Heritage Group, our African-American group, and our Asian-American, Pacific Islander, Native Hawaiian group amongst many. What's interesting about all these affinity groups is they were formed organically by employees. Employees in the city hall basically made these groups happen over the last six, seven years internationally. and they exist today because of employee involvement and activity, as Councilwoman described. With respect to our committee, the LGBTQ Committee, over the last six years, this group behind me, who really has made everything happen, probably way more than I have in terms of their commitment, involvement in activities, and getting out there in a community, Our committee has hosted trainings, activations, tours, and supported various community initiatives, including the Trans Day of Visibility, hiring fairs at the Gay and Lesbian Center of Las Vegas. We've also worked with the Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce to host events right here at City Hall. And as Councilman also mentioned, the goal was to create an environment that makes all employees feel seen and valued, and that's definitely something that we believe the city is doing and is accomplishing today. through all of the affinity groups, including our own. So again, I'd like to thank this council, this city management team, and all the employees who have been supportive of our group. But I'd also like to acknowledge that the support at the city of Las Vegas has preceded this administration and this council. We've had Previous mayors and council people going all the way back to Jan Jones, who was recognized just last year by Silver State Equality. All of our city managers, Jorge Cervantes, Scott Adams, Betsy Fretwell made sure that the city of Las Vegas was highly rated by the Human Rights Campaign. Doug Selby, and then Virginia Valentine, going back to the 90s. These were people who made sure that our group and the LGBTQ community has felt welcome at the city for 30 years. So as we move forward, our greatest goal as a committee, speaking for everyone, is to continue to be, obviously, a positive force here at the city and in the broader city community. Like Councilman Kelly mentioned, none of the affinity groups at the city are exclusive. They are inclusive. Everyone is welcome to come in, come to the meetings, and be part of the conversation because the goal is to have that dialogue and to let everyone know what I think we all believe, which is the content of our character, comes down to qualities like respect, tolerance, acceptance, and ultimately being patient with one another as we grow as a community and as an organization here at the city. So we want to thank everybody for this award again, and especially all of our committee members, and thank you to the city council.

Thank you, Jeff. And I think we're going to gather for a picture.

We will reconvene the city council meeting at 9.30. Thank you so much.

We'll be reconvening in two minutes.

It's 930 and I'd like to reconvene the city council meeting. There are two items I would like to discuss before we move to agenda item seven, which is public comment. I have the great pleasure of introducing a colleague of mine that is a fellow mayor. from Salem, Oregon, Mayor Julie Hoy. She is in Las Vegas to enjoy some of our wonderful amenities. Julie, may I ask you to stand and be recognized? And we are both part of the Bloomberg Harvard Mayors Project. And we've had an opportunity over this year to get to know each other. And I can say I've learned a great deal from Julie. And I'm so delighted she's in my town. Also, I would ask for a moment of silence. We lost somebody very special to Southern Nevada, and I'd like to share a little bit about him before I ask for a moment of silence. Jeff Scott Roche. He and his wife, Stacy, were married on September 3rd, 1994, and then soon moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, so Jeff could begin his career in law enforcement. with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. He started his career with Metro on July 25th, 1997, and he served honorably for 25 years, retiring in 2022. In retirement, Jeff proudly served as Vice President of Security and Risk Management for the Fremont Street Experience, where he greatly enjoyed mentoring and passing on his wealth of knowledge on a daily basis to those that he worked with. He is survived by his wife, Stacy, of 32 years, a son, Hunter, his daughter-in-law, Bailey, and daughter, Hannah, his son, Cameron, and his soon-to-be granddaughter, Avery. The Roche family extends wanted me to say they extend their sincerest thanks to UMC of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and Behind the Blue and Fremont Street Experience. He will be greatly missed, and may I call for a moment of silence in his honor. Thank you so much. We will now move to agenda item number seven. Public comment during this portion of the agenda must be limited to matters on the agenda for action. The amount of time any single speaker is allowed will be limited to two minutes. Please say which agenda item you will be speaking about. All comments made will be cross-referenced to those specific items. If anyone submitted a speaker card or who wishes to speak under this portion of the agenda, please come to the podium and state your name for the record. This is your opportunity to address the council, but the council is not able to respond or engage in dialogue. You may also address the council at the end of the meeting during citizens' participation regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Also, you are not prohibited from speaking during both public comment periods, but we kindly ask that your comments are not repetitive. We will set the time, as I mentioned, at two minutes. Does anyone wish to come forward? And good morning. Good morning. Would you state your name?

Good morning, Council. My name is Eric Melchizedek Christ Nimrod. You can find Nimrod in Genesis, the 10th chapter, saving humanity. And you can find my twin brother, Christ Jesus, in the New Testament, saving humanity. What I'm speaking about is Agenda 34, 35, 36, about the appointments to the arts. And I agree. with these people who are going to probably be appointed. And yes, on agenda 43, 44, community development by the Howard Hughes Company. I think that we need more, we need more development in our, Las Vegas, and not only development architecturally, but development spiritually. It's very interesting about respect and be seen. Disrespect comes in many, many different guises and disguises. Myself, I am part of the public who rides RTC, the bus. The bus and the city disrespects us. They move, you move the signs with three degree heats out there, three degree heat. You're standing at a bus stop waiting for a bus. The bus goes by. Because the bus stop has been changed, but we're not told it's changed, you see. So we've got to walk maybe another mile or so in three degree heat. It happened this Monday at Maryland and Flamingo. So what I did, I'll cross the street to the 202 to get to CX at Flamingo. The CX doesn't stop there anymore. You know, respect, disrespect, discrimination comes in many guises and disguises.

Thank you so much. Is there anyone else wishing to speak under this agenda item? Seeing no one, we will move to agenda item number eight. For possible action, any items from the 9.30 a.m. session that the council, staff, and or applicant wish to be stricken, tabled, withdrawn, or held in abeyance to a future meeting may be brought forward and acted upon at this time. Mayor Pro Tem. We will now move on to agenda item number nine for possible action to approve the final minutes by reference of the May 6th, 2026 regular council meeting. Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion to approve the minutes?

Move to approve the minutes.

Please vote. Post. Luann. Motion carries. Agenda item number 10. Items number 10 through 29 are on the consent agenda, are considered to be routine, are recommended for approval by the departments, and may be enacted in one motion. Councilwoman Polenski, I understand you wish to make a comment regarding item 29.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Yes, I'd just like to point out item number 29 is specifically... to reduce the speed limit off Hualapai and Schaumburg and Grand Montecito. And this item started out with constituents who reached out and said, the speed limit's too high, we have near accidents. We started with a traffic study and at the end of the traffic study, we were able to reduce the speed limit in two spots thereby five miles per hour, which is definitely gonna be better for our community. So I just wanted to give a shout out to the residents in the area that when you speak out, the city does take action and the outcomes are positive. Thanks to Public Works for making this happen for us, and we appreciate everybody's effort and keep the communication up. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

Thank you so much. Are there any other items that Council wishes to bring forward at this time? Seeing none, Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion for the consent agenda for items 10 through 29?

Yes, Mayor. With the comments included by the Councilwoman, I will move to approve items 10 through 29.

Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Agenda item number 30. This is a public hearing to determine the advisability of granting a franchise for communication services, including broadband internet service, broadband infrastructure access, and or telecommunications service to light source communications, LLC, pursuant to the purpose, character, term, time, and conditions of the proposed franchise agreement. This impacts all wards. This is a public hearing, which I now declare open. Is Ms. Bishop here? Welcome.

Good morning, Madam Mayor and members of the City Council. Gina Bishop, for the record, Franchise Officer in the Office of Strategic Services. As you stated, Mayor, this is the required public hearing to determine the advisability of granting a franchise to Light Source Communications, LLC, pursuant to that resolution adopted at the May 20th City Council meeting. A copy of the franchise agreement was attached to that resolution, which has now been published twice. in the Las Vegas Review Journal as required by the city's charter. The franchise agreement will allow LightSource to install, operate, and maintain facilities to provide communications within the city of Las Vegas. It includes the items you mentioned, broadband internet service, broadband infrastructure access, and or telecommunications service. The facilities installed under this agreement form part of a larger fiber ring being deployed throughout the greater Las Vegas area, expanding backbone infrastructure that will support secure high bandwidth data services for businesses and residents in the city. This is actually a really great day and another great thing for the city of Las Vegas. The initial investment of LightSource of more than $30 million in Southern Nevada helps our city and the entire region become even more connected. To summarize the agreement, it is a one year agreement with a possible one year extension. This is the interim agreement as we finalize our template that we will be using going forward. Provides light source, will pay to the city 2% of its broadband gross revenues and 5% of its telecommunications gross revenues, if any. And lastly, the terms of the franchise agreement are consistent with those franchise agreements granted to similar entities. As you know, the city's charter requires that franchise agreements be granted by ordinance. The light source ordinance bill number 2026-2022 will be introduced later at this meeting as item 37. I'm happy to answer any questions before you entertain additional public comment. And we also do have representatives of Light Source here today who are also available to answer questions if needed.

Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Bishop. Are there any questions or comments from members of the City Council? Seeing none, we thank you so much. Is there anybody else wishing to be heard on this item? Seeing none, I'm going to close the public hearing. This was a public hearing only. No action is required. So we will now move on to the next item on our agenda, which is item 31. This is a discussion for possible action regarding the Neighborhood Partners Fund Board recommendations to allocate $80,000 for 17 neighborhood projects from the general fund. All awards are impacted. Ms. Barajas.

Good morning, Mayor and Council. For the record, Arcelia Barajas, Director of Neighborhood Services. And I am here with our Neighborhood Partners Fund Board Chair, Elizabeth Becker, and our Vice Chair, Matt Tramp. And they will be presenting to you on the fiscal year 2026-2027 NPF Board Recommendations. But before that, I just wanted to share a brief introduction on the program. So the Neighborhood Partners Fund has provided funding to neighborhood association, homeowner associations, and business associations since 1998, and is open to all wards. This program helps build community by supporting the volunteer efforts of the associations. The volunteers design and implement their programs. projects in the communities where they live, the city encourages projects that provide physical improvements or that improve physical improvements, public safety, and as well as cultural, recreational, or educational programming. Associations can apply for up to $10,000 now for public safety, physical improvements, and in community engagement projects. The associations match their grant requests with volunteer labor and also contribute in-kind donations and their own funding. The match leverages the funding that the city provides to the neighborhoods. Now I'll hand it over to our board representatives to share their recommendations for this year.

Thank you so much. Do I need to close this? Yeah.

You want me to? I can. I would love that. Thank you.

Good morning, Mayor Berkeley and members of the council. For the record, my name is Elizabeth Becker and I am the ward for neighborhood representative, and also the chair of the 2026-2027 Neighborhood Partners Fund Board, commonly called NPF. And with me is our vice chair, Matt Tramp. It has been my great pleasure to serve on the NPF board for the past few years. Neighborhood and homeowners associations come forward each year with exciting projects that we would like to share with you for this year. And I'd like to take a moment to thank my fellow board members for their participation. This board is comprised of six city staff members and seven neighborhood volunteers that are appointed by the mayor and council members. The members evaluated each project and have made recommendations for city council's consideration for approval. And firstly, I would like to thank Vice Chair Matt Tramp for his perspectives and guidance and also his long tenure on the board. And I would also like to recognize the other NPF board members for their thoughtful deliberation in this process. And if board members are present, would you please stand as I call your name? And then I think the next slide lists people's names here. All right, so Mayor Berkley's representative, Vicki Quinn. And Ward 1, we have Vice Chair Matt Tramp and Maria Trevino Espinosa. The representatives for Ward 2 are Mary Ann Goodsell and Loana Tejaje. For Ward 3, we have Elenis Wong and Ido Utturalde. Ward 4, we have myself, Liz Becker, and also Brenda Flank. The representatives for Ward 5 are Angel Laksano and Nora Lares. And Ward 6, we've got Robert Estrada and Blanca Lindsey. And I did see Blanca in here earlier. So it's been really rewarding to serve my community participating in this amazing program. The success of the NPF program requires extensive outreach to the hundreds of neighborhoods within the city of Las Vegas. And that outreach requires a well-coordinated effort by neighborhood services, the council offices, and the Office of Communications. The board would like to thank them for promoting this program through emails, social media, ward newsletters, press releases, and meetings with potential applicants. And finally, the board would like to thank each of the associations that applied. This year, we had more applications than we had money, so we really had to have a very active discussion about how to allocate these funds. And now I would like to invite Vice Chair Tramp to present our recommendations.

Good morning, Mayor and City Council. For the record, I'm Matthew Tramp at 2606 South Durango Drive, Las Vegas, 89117. I am the Vice Chair of the 2026-27 Neighborhood Partners Fund Board. The board recommends awarding Neighborhood Partners Fund funding to 17 associations for the fiscal year 2026-27. The projects fall within the following categories with some crossover. Eight neighborhood improvement projects, four public safety projects, seven neighborhood engagement projects. The Neighborhood Partners Fund Board has the following recommendations. For Beverly Green Neighborhood Association, we awarded $4,000. Buffalo Coalition Neighborhood Association, $4,000. Copper Palms Homeowner Association, $6,000. Crestwood Neighborhood Association, 6,000. Francisco Park Neighborhood Association, 4,000. Fremont Street Loft Homeowners Association, 5,000. Glen Heather Estates Neighborhood Association, 5,000. Grand Entries Neighborhood Association, 7,400. Hillside Heights Neighborhood Association, 6,000. Hillstone Estates II Association, $4,500. Huntridge Neighborhoods Association, $6,000. Mayfair Neighborhoods Association, $3,000. Palomino Gardens Homeowners Association, $2,200. Rainbow Family Park Neighborhoods Association, $5,000. Rock Springs Vista III Homeowners Association, $6,400. Westside Community Neighborhoods Association, 3,000, and Winchester Maintenance Corporation, 2,500. The grand total is $80,000 with a total match of $188,382.09. These enthusiastic associations applied for the Neighborhood Partners Fund to address critical neighborhood issues, build upon their sense of community, and generate greater volunteer improvement. We'd like to acknowledge the Mayor and the City Council, as well as the Department of Neighborhood Service Director, Arcella Broaddus, for contributing to, I know, I probably pronounced that right, sorry, for continuing to offer community programs and opportunities to help improve and strengthen our neighborhoods. Sorry, the Neighborhood Partners Fund Board, including Chair Liz Becker and myself, recommend these projects for Council approval.

Thank you so much. Are there any questions and comments from members of the council?

Yes, Ms. Walensky.

No.

No, I take care. Okay.

Seeing none. Thank you so much. And on behalf of the entire city council, thank you for what you do. I know it takes hours. These are tough decisions to make. And we thank you for doing that. Thank you so much. You're very welcome. Is there a motion, Mayor Pro Temp?

Thank you, Madam Mayor. And I've been a recipient of the awards before I was a city council member. So I've done the application. I've been on the board. I know how much work it is. And for the amount of volunteers and neighborhoods that you all helped to engage, we're really grateful. So thank you very much. And I will move to approve your recommendations.

Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Thank you so much. Agenda item 32, resolutions, R-39-2026, discussion for possible action regarding a resolution approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of transaction documents for allocation of new market tax credits from the Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation to LVCIC sub dash CDE 12 LLC for the purpose of expanding and operating the property located at 1581 North Main Street, commonly known as the recuperative care center and ratification of related actions by the city of Las Vegas, its officers and employees. This is in Ward 5, Ms. Summers-Armstrong. Please note this item is related to Council Item 33R-40-2026. Ms. Babsky.

Yes, good morning, Mayor, City Council members, Dina Babski, Director of Economic and Urban Development for the City of Las Vegas. I wanted to give a little background. So the Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation, as you may recall, received over, well, actually $100 million over the last two years in the New Market Tax Credits. And so we've done so far two projects with the first allocation, and we are bringing forward a third project where Las Vegas Community Investment Corporation is allocating $21,800,000 in New Market Tax Credits to a project located at 1581 North Main Street. As we all know, this is our brand new recuperative care center that is currently under construction, building over 30,000 square feet that will provide expanded services for our most underserved and vulnerable communities, residents. So the deal structure that we're presenting for the new market tax credits, the investor is Valley National Bank, and it is the purchaser of the new market tax credits. The total project cost to construct this building is over $21 million. Therefore, new market tax credit allocation is for the full budget of the project. 10 million from that is coming from last year's allocation and the other 11.8 million from the $40 million allocation we received for year 24-25. This specific project is located in the census tract of deeply distressed communities, so therefore, truly aligns with the goals of the CDFI fund as well as the LVCIC. Given that it is a healthcare facility, it is also in alignment with our two priorities for the organization, which is healthcare and education. After the investment of 21.8 million, the actual project funding that will come towards the project budget is $5.8 million. The compliance period for this forgivable loan is seven years, and the construction for the project will actually be completed. There's a typo. It's actually going to be in September of 2026. So with that, I'd like to ask for your approval to execute all of the related documents between Citi, CP5, and LVCIC in order to make this deal happen.

Thank you so much. Are there any questions or comments from council members? No? Seeing none, is there a motion? Councilwoman Summers-Armstrong.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Thank you so much, Dina, for all of your hard work on this. And I move to approve. We have to do them individually, yes? Item 32.

Items 32. I have just one motion.

All right. Items 32 and 33.

All right. Thank you.

Hold on one second. Mayor, did you read in item 33?

No, I have not. So you're absolutely correct, Ms. Summers-Armstrong. We'll take it in two different motions.

Thank you, ma'am. Item 33. 32. 32.

Sorry to confuse you. All right. There's a motion on the table. Please vote for item 32. Post. Post. Motion carries. Thank you so much. And now, agenda item 33, R-40-2026, discussion for possible action regarding a resolution approving the cooperative grant agreement between the City of Las Vegas, City Parkway 5, Inc., and providing for other matters related thereto for purposes of the property located at North Main Street, commonly known as the Recuperative Care Center, and ratification of related actions by the city, its officers, and employees. not to exceed $15,341,420, General Capital Project Fund. This is also Ward 5, Ms. Summers-Armstrong. Please note, this item is related to Council Item 32, which we just voted on, R-39-2026. Ms. Babsky.

Thank you, Mayor. Dina Babski, would you like me to do the same presentation? No. Okay.

Would you like to incorporate it by reference?

Yes, meaning this item is related for your previous approval to execute all of the documents related to the deal to invest in market tax credits into the RCC. Thank you so much.

Is there a motion, Councilwoman Summers-Armstrong, for Agenda Item 33? Thank you, Madam Mayor. So moved. Thank you so much. Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Thank you so much, Ms. Babsky. Agenda item 34, boards and commissions. Discussion for possible action regarding the reappointment of Fawn Douglas to the Ward 3 seat on the Arts Commission. Ms. Douglas occupies a seat designated as the Ward 3 representative. She was originally appointed in 2022, is eligible for reappointment and wishes to serve. Is there a motion, Councilwoman Diaz?

Yes, Madam Mayor, I move to approve the reappointment of Fawn Douglas to our Arts Commission.

Please vote.

Post.

Motion carries. Agenda item 35, discussion for possible action regarding the reappointment of Samantha Vitone to the Ward 5 seat on the Arts Commission. Is there a motion, Councilwoman Somers-Armstrong?

Yes, Madam Mayor. I move to reappoint Samantha Vitone to the Ward 5 seat on the Arts Commission.

Thank you so much. Please vote. Post. motion carries. Agenda item 36, discussion for possible action regarding the appointment of nominee Donnie Thompson to the Ward 6 seat on the Arts Commission. Eric Roberts was appointed as the Ward 6 designee in 2022. His term has expired. Mr. Thompson is eligible for appointment and wishes to serve. Is there a motion, Councilwoman Bruni?

Thank you, Mayor. Yes, there is a motion, but before I do make that motion, I wanted to just recognize Donnie Thompson and his lovely wife, Kathy, who are in the audience. Donnie is the executive director of the Jazz Outreach Initiative and has just been working really hard to bring more arts and culture to the city, really focusing on jazz. So it is a great pride that I recommend him to the Arts Commission, item 36.

Thank you so much. As usual, Councilwoman Bruni, you've made a very wise choice. Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Okay, very good. Thank you for being here. Do you want to stand up and wave so we know who you are? There you go.

Madam Mayor. I'm a bit of a jazz head. I'd like to know who's your favorite trumpeter.

Oh.

There you go. We will now hear items 43 and 44 together, but act separately on them. Items 43, 26-0111-MOD1 on a land use entitlement project request to amend the Summerlin development standards regarding permissible uses and regulations within specialty park districts. Item 44, 26-0123-DIR1 on a request for the Second Amendment of the Development Agreement for the Summerlin West Area. The applicant owner is the Howard Hughes Company, LLC. Planning Commission and staff recommend approval on both land use entitlement projects. Item 43 is in Wards 2, 4, and 1. Items 44 is in Ward 2. These are public hearings, which I now declare open. Is the applicant present?

Good morning, Madam Mayor, members of the Council. Stephanie Gronauer, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive. Here on behalf of the applicant, Howard Hughes. With me is Matt Walker with Howard Hughes, who I know wants to say a few words at the end. But we also have two summer interns that I'd like to have introduce themselves. They've been working on this and educating themselves on this particular item. So I'll have them briefly introduce themselves.

Hello. My name is Avala Zahra, and I'm a junior at Lewis and Clark College. Thank you so much for being here.

Hi, my name is Tristan Divich, and I'm a rising senior at The Ohio State University.

Ms. Grunauer, would you care to tell us about your project?

Yes, thank you. First, Tristan is going to orient you to the property of where Summerlin West is, and then I'll let you know what the project is about.

Okay, so right here we have the 215 and this is the Summerlin Parkway and then this is Sandstone and this is Grand Park and this is the hundred acre lot that is Grand Park.

Thank you. So we're here this morning and very much appreciate your staff. Mike Jansen and his team are wonderful and they recognize that master plan communities like this that started back in 1997 was our first agreement with the city do evolve as time goes on. Howard Hughes is wonderful at adjusting with the times and making sure that they're doing the right thing, not only for the city of Las Vegas, but also the residents of Summerlin. So this agreement has some changes to the public facilities as well as the amenities within Summerlin West. This is, as she mentioned, Summerlin West within the city of Las Vegas. The highlights are there will be a – there's already an existing fire station located right here off of Far Hills. That's the one fire station in Summerlin West. Summerlin will be doing a second fire station located right here on the west side of the development. That is in the agreement where Howard Hughes will pay for the – Land the fire station and equipped it fully the specifications of that fire station are in this agreement And that will happen within the next four years. So that's exciting to add a fire station There's also language about a potential third fire station if it's warranted in this summerlin west area And so there's parameters in the agreement about how we determine if that's necessary and where that will go at a later date So that's exciting and very important the safety obviously of not only Summerlin, but also the city of Las Vegas. Also, the amenities, as Tristan mentioned, there's a hundred acre grand park in this Summerlin West area, which is very cool. Phase one has already been developed with some ballparks out there. It goes up the mountain, sort of terraces up the mountain. The major modification to the design standards will allow for some different uses in those parks, for some lounges, coffee shops, some micro retail is the term I believe Summerlin is using. So that major modification allows for some flexibility with the uses and just to activate that park in a different way than what you've seen, which is really cool. And again, part of Summerlin's evolution as as their development moves forward. Those are really the two main highlights in the agreement. Again, we very much appreciate Mike Jansen and staff working on this for months with Howard Hughes' team. Makes it sound simple as we stand up here, but it's a lot of work to get to this point. And your team's phenomenal, so we very much appreciate them. I know Matt wanted to say a few words briefly before we'd ask for your approval. Welcome.

Thank you, mayor and council. Uh, very pleased to be with you here today. Uh, as Stephanie mentioned, uh, master plan development, uh, is at its best when it's in partnership, uh, between the developer and local government. And this is certainly representative that, uh, the certainty we need to move forward with millions of dollars every week in investment, uh, but also the, the willingness to partner and continue to refresh and revisit these agreements as new community needs emerge. Adoption of this item today represents an additional tens of millions of dollars in public safety infrastructure over and above what our current development agreement requires. It represents tens of millions of dollars in new park investment from Howard Hughes over and above what our current development agreement requires. It also represents a clear desire and willingness of this current leadership under Mike Jansen to find ever more efficient and fiscally sustainable ways to operate these key pillars of community while the city is navigating some unique fiscal constraints. So I'll just take a brief moment to wrap up and say thank you to Mike Jansen, to Chief Gray, Deputy Chief Stoney, Jillian Sagerblom, Peter Lowenstein, Tim Hacker, all of those who have been involved in this conversation over the many months. And it also is a great reminder that we're in great hands into the future as the city just continues to demonstrate it has amazing bench strength and a really deep team. Uh, and we have a great deep team with us here today representing, um, what what's next for Summerlin West in our community. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Mr. Walker. May I have a staff report, please?

Yes, Madam Mayor, Peter Lowenstein for the record. So I won't go into all the details that Ms. Al, um, Gronauer has put forward. Um, but staff is in support of the major modification as it creates flexibility and opportunity for the grand park to become a unique open space experience within the community. Staff also supports the proposed development agreement amendment as it aligns with our development priorities for the area and complies with all NRS and Title 19 requirements.

Thank you so much.

We look forward to your recommendation and approval. Thanks.

Appreciate it. Is there anyone else wishing to be heard on these items? Seeing none, I will close the public hearing. Is there a motion for agenda item 43? I guess, please. Ms. Kelly.

Yes, thank you, Madam Mayor. Before I make the motion, I do want to comment. I've had the pleasure throughout my career of working with the Howard Hughes Corporation in various, so I go back to the John Goolsbee days, if anybody remembers John.

I do.

Yes, well, I knew you would, Mayor. One of the things that has always impressed me about the Howard Hughes Corporation is that They've stayed very consistent through changes in leadership, changes in, I don't even know the nuances of changes in ownership, but as it's gone through, very consistent in their commitment to excellence and how they've been developing Summerlin, how they continue to do that, as well as their commitment, a very strong commitment to their community, which is our community. I also... love how intentional they are about their work and about what they do. And I think the agreement that we have come to between the city and the Howard Hughes Corporation is evidence of how things change and evolve, that we too can do so and work together as partners to meet the needs that the city of Las Vegas has, as well as working with the Howard Hughes Corporation to meet their needs and what is in part of their vision in the development. So as I have had the chance to reflect over my career and the times, that has stayed very consistent. I think it speaks. incredibly highly of its leadership, of the folks who represent them and are here today. And I'm confident that they're going to be a very collaborative partner still as we move forward. So with that said, I'll make the motion to approve item 43.

Thank you so much. Please vote. Post. Motion carries. And now for agenda item 44.

Ms. Allen-Polinski. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Thank you for your presentation, Ms. Gronauer. Always good to hear from you, Mr. Walker. With great anticipation, let's move item number 44 for approval. Please vote. Post.

Motion carries. Congratulations. Thank you. Agenda item 37, new bills. Items 37 through 40, bills 2026-22, 2026-23, 2026-24, and 2026-25 will be heard at the recommending committee meeting on Monday, June 15th, 2026. City Attorney, would you read the new bills?

Mayor Jeff Dorkak, City Attorney, with your indulgence, I'd like to ask to have the bills read this morning by our office's summer extern, Kelly Burton. She's a Las Vegas native and a third-year law student at the City University of New York, where she makes the commute to during the school year, monthly. And Kelly will be modest and tell you that she is studying for her third career. I know this is going to be her third successful career with a background in both private and public sector. compliance and sustainability. So Kelly, if you would read the new bills.

Thank you so much. So bill number 202622, an ordinance granting to Light Source Communications LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, a non-exclusive franchise for communication services, including broadband internet service, broadband infrastructure access, and or telecommunication service within corporate limits of the city of Las Vegas, subject to and in accordance with that certain franchise agreement entered into between the city of Las Vegas and Light Source Communications, LLC, and providing for other related matters. Bill number 2026-23, an ordinance to revise the current income levels required to be eligible for a public utility refund pursuant to LVMC 6.67.120 to the eligibility requirements to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services federal poverty guidelines to grant the Department of Finance the discretion to extend the filing date for applications for such refunds and to provide for other related matters. Bill number 2026-24, an ordinance to amend LVMC 19.06, 19.12, and 19.18 related to accessory dwelling units within residential zoning districts, including changes to development standards, permitted land uses, and conditional use regulations to conform with Assembly Bill 396 of the 83rd session of the Nevada Legislature in 2025. And finally, Bill number 2026-25, an ordinance to adopt that certain document entitled, and I quote, Second Amendment to Development Agreement for the Summerlin West Area, end of quote, and to provide for other related matters. Thank you so much.

Oh, thank you so much. I actually understood what she was saying. No offense, Mr. City Attorney. Ms. Burton, thank you so much, and best of luck in your third successful career.

Thank you so much, Mayor. Thank you, Council.

You're very welcome. New bills 2026, 22, 23, 24, and 25 are assigned to the June 15th, 2026 recommending committee members, Councilman Knutson and Councilwoman Polenski and Diaz, if any so designated are unable to attend. The clerk's office will coordinate finding substitutes as necessary at my direction. And may I say that I've received word that two of our recommending committee members are unavailable on that date. So if there's anybody that is willing to step up, if you need me, I'll be there as well. So please let the city clerk know if you are available to fill in for that recommending committee meeting. Agenda item 41. Agenda item 41A and 41B are on the consent agenda, are considered to be routine, and are recommended for approval by the Department of Community Development. Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion to approve the consent agenda?

Move to approve the consent agenda.

Please vote. Opposed? Motion carries. Thank you so much. Nope. Okay, we're good? Okay, thank you. Items number 42 appears on the one motion, one vote agenda and may be considered in one motion, one vote as it is a routine item with no condition changes. Any person representing an application or a member of the public or a member of the council not in agreement with the conditions and all the standard conditions for the application recommended by staff should request to have the item removed from this portion of the agenda. Agenda item 42, 26-0181-RQR1, Applicant Clear Channel Outdoor Owner. Esprisa LLC on a required review of an approved variance which allowed an off-premise sign to be raised to the height of 55 feet and allowed the sign to be 150 feet from residential zoning district where 300 feet is the minimum required distance separation allowed at 1399 North Rainbow Boulevard, C1 Limited Commercial Zone, Ward 1. Mr. Knutson, please note The correct applicant for this item is Lorenzi Billboard, LLC. Staff recommends approval of this item. This is a public hearing that I now declare open. Is there anyone wishing to be heard on item 42? Are they coming or leaving? Okay. Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing. Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion for a one vote? One motion, one vote. Item.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I move to approve item 42.

Please vote. Post.

It didn't pop up for me, but I'm going to write. Polanski.

Oh. Ms. Polenski, are you a yes on this item? Yes. All right. Motion carries. Thank you so much. Agenda item 45. Let's set the date on any appeals filed or required public hearings. I would instruct the city clerk to set the public hearing dates and appeals from the city planning commission meetings and dangerous buildings or nuisance slash litter abatements. Will do. Thank you. Thank you so much. Agenda item 46, citizens participation. Public comment during this portion of the agenda must be limited to matters within the jurisdiction of the city council. No subject may be acted upon by the city council unless that subject is on the agenda and is scheduled for action. If you wish to be heard, come to the podium, give your name for the record, the amount of discussion on any single subject, as well as the amount of time any single speaker is allowed will be limited to two minutes. This is your opportunity to address the council but the council is not able to respond or engage in dialogue. Are there any members of the public who wish to speak under this portion of the agenda? Please state your name for the record.

Good morning, my name is Shoshana, I'm a resident and I support the absolute separation of church and state and I would like to urge this council to stop using these chambers as a place of worship and for praying. This is not a church, it's not a temple or a synagogue. This building was constructed by taxpayer money to conduct city business and not to host personal religious rituals. I will reiterate once again, there are over 1,000 churches nearby for anyone needing to pray to whichever gods they believe in. There are many versions of religions out there. The Church of Latter-day Saints representative was here speaking. I have with me the Book of Mormon. Totally bizarre thing. It's very difficult to read this. It doesn't make a lot of sense. But I will tell you, they have in here a section that talks about Jews being the wicked of the world. So we need to point out that you're bringing in religion. Let's know what the book is about, because these are the sources of these invocations. And continuing with the Church of Latter-day Saints, there have been several lawsuits. In 2013, the Mormon Church paid $32 million settlement in child sex abuse cases. In 2021, the Mormon Church was partnered with the Boy Scouts. There was a settlement there, 82,500 victims, mostly all children. There was a settlement for a billion dollars. in that case. Their insurance company had to pay almost $787 million. By the way, a lot of these churches have sexual misconduct and molestation liability insurance because there's so much sex abuse in a lot of these religious organizations. The other aspect I want to express is that the solution is easy. We just stop invocations. Stop bringing personal religious beliefs into this building. But since you do, again, I'm going to reiterate, I have the Bible. I take it everywhere with me to meetings like this. This is the source of your prayer. It's full of violence, rape, incest, slavery, torture, human trafficking, eating and boiling children, throwing babies against rocks, and so on. And it's very anti-gay, by the way, which is also an abomination according to the Bible. So thank you for your time. Please eliminate the invocations. I appreciate it.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else wishing to speak to the city council? And would you please state your name for the record?

Hello, everybody.

It's Phil again.

So I had my appeal last week.

versus this guy.

This is Mr. Timothy Spies allegedly beating his wife that's right here. He's naked in his underwear enforcing domestic violence at home. So we'll just reflect on this for a minute. This is a sergeant that y'all praised on the internet and all on the news who had a victim sign her name as the suspect and also as the cop. But he's a sergeant. But this is really what he really knows how to do.

Y'all have a go. Thank you so much. Is there anybody else wishing to address the city council? Welcome and please state your names for the record.

Good morning, Mayor and City Council. My name is Chris Davin, the Executive Director for the Southern Nevada Art Museum. We come to you today as we would like to be added to the agenda to add a downtown loop bus stop that will be right outside of the Southern Nevada Art Museum. The reason why we're requesting that stop is because the current stop is several blocks away. We have spoken to a lot of businesses in the neighborhood that would like to add this extra bus stop, so that way it'll increase the traffic, and also to be able to provide the people that are visiting our city in the Fremont area access to be able to come to the museum and not have to worry about trying to find transportation to get to the arts district. So we would like to see how we can have this added to the agenda so we can then propose for the city to work with us on how we could add this bus stop to the downtown loop transit map.

Thank you so much. Did you care to say something?

No, just Christopher Mendoza.

Thank you so much. Mr. City Manager, who shall I direct them to to work with on this?

Mayor Berkeley, Mike Jansen, city manager for the record. Mayor, as you know, we are having some conversations related to the downtown loop and other services, transportation services in the downtown area. And so the leader related to that project is our public works director, acting public works director, Michael Cunningham. I'll follow up with Mike after this meeting, and I have the contact information from the citizen here. We shared a few emails related to the current stop and their desires to see another one, so we'll follow up.

I thank you so much and thank you so much for coming. Thank you. And also on behalf of the executive director of the Henderson equality center, I would like to thank the council and the mayor for recognizing, you know, June to be LGBT pride month, uh, and supporting all of our LGBT employees, no matter what, you know, company or business they work with. So thank you.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else wishing to address the city council? Welcome again.

My name is Eric Melchizedek Christ Nimrod. Nimrod means valiant, strong in the Hebrew language. You can fact check that in Young's analytical concordance to the Bible page 696. Christ means the anointed one. I'm... talking on the respect, disrespect. The city and the ROTC disrespects us. We the people who ride those traps called buses. You move the The signs, we go to one stop, thinking it's a stop, the bus goes by. We go to another stop, it says the bus stops here, then the bus doesn't stop there, but they don't change the names, but you want to charge us more money for this rat trap. I call the ROTC the Rat Trap Commission. On 5-28-26, Route 109, bus 26633 at 1.20 p.m., the bus could not pull off. It was blocked by another bus at the BTC. A customer was knocking on the door trying to get in the bus. It couldn't pull off, opened the door, let the person in. But no, the bus driver and the security guard were running off at the mouth, boom, he backed up the bus and pulled off, people still waiting. You see this here? These are whole pages full of the disrespect and the discrimination that we the people receive from the bus, the RTC and the city. Now most people don't have time for this. I make time for it, because I hate to be disrespected, because everywhere I go, I respect people. But the RTC, and then you'll want to charge us more money. There's also grants. I have grants here to help y'all.

Mr. Nimrod, thank you so much. And even though I'm not supposed to engage in dialogue, you know you should go to the RTC meeting next week and express these concerns. I think they would appreciate hearing it. Thank you. All right, thank you. Anybody else wishing to address the council?

Mayor, I have one card here from a Jack Trujillo. I don't think we've heard from him.

I am not sure he's here.

All right. In that case, we will move to agenda item 47, council emerging issues. Discussion regarding potential items for future city council agendas. This impacts all awards. Any discussion must be limited to whether or not such proposed items shall be placed on a future agenda. No discussion regarding the substance of any proposed topic shall occur. No action shall be taken. Do any members of the council have any topics that they would like to bring forward under this item? Seeing none, we will move to agenda item 49. Council member recognition comments made by individual city council members during this portion of the agenda will not be acted upon by the city council unless that subject is on the agenda and scheduled for action. This is one of my favorite parts of the agenda, and we will start with Ms. Kelly.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Recently I had the opportunity to attend Chill with a Cop alongside Summerlin Area Command new captain Ransom Beza and his officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department as well as residents from across Ward 2. This was fun. It was inside a 7-Eleven and if you came in and would agree to follow Metro, then you were able to get a drink and a piece of food. We spent, it was funny because there's so many cops and there were so many cop cars outside, I suggested maybe next time they park around the corner so it doesn't look as you drive up that maybe it's being robbed. But it was a lovely opportunity to meet many constituents and we had a lot of fun. They're important, I think, for building the strong relationships between law enforcement and our community. And I got to learn more about the efforts of the Summerlin Area Command. Next slide. The Veterans Memorial Summer Camp. These are the amazing camp counselors. And I treated them to a pizza dinner and personally thanked them for all the hard work they put into serving the war-tube families. This program is, again, completely sold out, which speaks to the outstanding reputation these counselors and staffs have built over the years. There were two counselors there who were in their sixth and seventh year being counselors, and it was just a delightful group of young people. It continues to be one of the very best summer camps anywhere in the valley. Next slide, I was at the Dream Graduation. It was my first Dream Graduation, really an incredible program. I was honored to both attend and speak, and DREAM stands for Discover, Redirect, Empower, Advance, and Mentor. And this program truly changes the lives of the kids who participate by providing mentorship, guidance, positive opportunities. I want to thank the officers and mentors and family who dedicate so much time during this, I think it was 12 week, could be 16 week program. It was really a special opportunity. We had the Memorial Day wreath laying and finally I was honored to participate in it along with Nevada American Legion Post 76 and other veterans, community leaders, and residents from across Ward 2. With a ceremonial wreath laying on the waters of Lake Sahara was a powerful reminder of the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Memorial Day gave all of us an opportunity to pause, reflect, and express our gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy because of their service and sacrifice. And I was particularly pleased that my natural inclination for klutziness did not have me falling into the water, which I was certain that I might do. And before we wrap up, I also want to highlight a few important upcoming events and thank my fellow city council folks for helping me promote the Active 55 in Adult Fraud Can Happen to You event on June 11th, as well as we're very excited. Vegas for Athletes Summer Games are coming, mostly in Ward 2, and we'll be kicking those off week after next. So very, very excited about that. And then, let's see. Okay, so then the last thing I want to do that I was remiss in not doing, and I'm not sure that I see Peter Lowenstein here, so I'll say something to him separately, but I wanted to compliment him on how hard he worked for the city on the Summerlin Agreement, and I was terribly remiss in not doing so. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Ms. Rooney.

Thank you, Mayor. Good morning, everyone. Last month, we were pleased to attend the 90-plus banquet event, a celebration that the city has been hosting for 33 years. This special tradition brought together over 70 seniors who are at least 90 years old, totaling more than 6,000 years collectively of history, stories, and love. A big thank you to Nate Tannenbaum from 8 News Now for being a fantastic, energetic emcee, and thank you to Pink Box Donuts for providing some sweet treats. We had a relaxing time at our recent Connector Yoga in the Park event at Gilcrease Brothers Park. We even had residents from Henderson traveling to join us. Thank you to Mitch Minnick, a Ward 6 yoga teacher, for leading our class. To recognize those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country and for our democracy, I was honored to share a few words at Bunker's Funeral and Cemetery's annual Memorial Day service. I also attended Sky Canyon's Patriotic Parade. A huge congratulations to Caleb Funk, a Ward 6 resident who received Trail Life USA's Freedom Rangeman Rank and Freedom Award. He is the first in Nevada to have ever received this prestigious award. He is truly an impressive young person and a wonderful leader with a service-oriented heart. We were pleased to visit with the seniors at Silver Sky at Deer Springs as they played some heated rounds of bingo. Last week, I was pleased to hand out roses to our graduates at Arborview and Shadow Ridge High Schools. Congratulations, class of 2026. And now for some upcoming events. Join us next week for our monthly Boca Ditas with Bruni, Thursday, June 11th from nine to 10 a.m. at our Centennial Hills Y satellite office. On June 11th, we'll be partnering with Councilman Kelly and hosting a workshop to keep our seniors safe from fraud and financial scams. We'll be gathering from 11.30 to 2.30 at the Sahara West Library on June 11th. Finally, we will be celebrating our amazing fathers with a Take Me Out to the Pool event on Saturday, June 20th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Centennial Hills YMCA Pool. The event is free, but spots are going quickly, so sign up today. As always, we want to hear from you. Call us at 702-229-5463 or email us at ward6 at lasvegasnevada.gov. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Ms. Diaz. Thank you, Madam Mayor. I just want to congratulate all of the graduates we've had citywide, from pre-K promotions to middle schools to high schools and colleges. Colleges and beyond and it's always an awesome time and season I was honored to participate in the matter Academy commencement ceremony But what's even more amazing and outstanding is that of their over 200 graduates 51 of them came out with already an associate's degree so that is so Cool. I wish I had that when I was going through school, but back 30 years ago, that didn't exist. But I'm very proud of all of our young youth that the future is bright, definitely. And as you can see, they're going to be amazing. We just need to make sure they come back wherever they go to college. They come back to Las Vegas so we can benefit from their talent. On May 28th, we were able to take a walk through a museum that is coming to Las Vegas in the Area 15 space. It's the Museum of Ice Cream. So I think all of us are gonna wanna go when this opens up sometime in July. It's looking amazing. It has so many sweet, not just treats that you will be sampling and eating ice cream along the way, but they have amazing things for children and family to do. So I think you're going to have to plan. Well, it's right there on the other side. You can just visit. neighborhood on the other side well Ward three former Ward one but It was amazing to be there with city staff taking a sneak peek of what's coming and it's gonna be really exciting to Go there. I can't wait till it's done. We saw it half done. They still haven't done it all a hundred On May 29th. I was also able to go to equipo Academy senior signing day and it was also inspiring to see this class of 26 basically share their post high school plans. And so we got to learn who was gonna go to a trade school, who was gonna go to a community college, who was going to a university, and where in the U.S. they were gonna continue their studies. So I just wanna congratulate all of them and their families for all of the hard work in getting here. And I had the opportunity to celebrate Odali Sayala, current leaders and training participant and future University of Washington Husky. for earning the Millennium Ann Evans Scholarships to help her make her dreams come true up in Washington. But I tell her to remember, come back to Vegas. On May 29th, I was able to go to a networking event that was hosted by Cree Edholm, the President and Executive Director with the Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. And it was really awesome to host it in Ward 3 with one of their members. We met at the Office Furniture Concept Store located at 1101 South Las Vegas Boulevard. And I told the owner, Mark Slata, I was so happy he took the space to convert it into this furniture store because it was a neighborhood Walgreens that everyone was really worried about. was going to sit there vacant for a really long time, but now he has put it back into operations. And Mr. Zlata sources 50% of his products from U.S. manufacturers and really tries to emphasize that it's important to buy U.S. made. And we all got an afternoon caffeine boost from Sip Coffee Cafe, who's owned by Char Morgan, and she's also a proud gay and lesbian Chamber of Commerce member. member and it was awesome to see small businesses huddling and getting together supporting one another and especially with the upcoming event that's coming that they're gonna host out here in the Civic Plaza. So it was awesome. I just want to remind everyone the city is doing lots of cool things during the summer. Free child swim lessons, register your kid today. The registration period has opened and hopefully until we are out of funds and ability to train children, we will continue to take the kiddos. So please, please, please check it out. You do have to qualify as far as income and just call 702-229-6309. The classes do start on June 9th, so that's right around the corner. Also want to put another plug in for our free mobile medical clinic coming up on June 4th from 3 to 7 and July 2nd from 3 to 7. So these are going to be two dates where we're partnering with Touro University to help bridge medical service gaps in our community. Stop by the East Las Vegas Community Center again. Save the date for the 4th, which is already tomorrow. my gosh June is gonna fly by and July 2nd save the date for if you can't make the fourth come to the second offerings on July 2nd for free medical care all right safe key hiring fair I know kids just left the school and we're already thinking about signing them up for SafeKey in the following year, especially with the changes to the school hours. So I know a lot more families may be in need of dropping off their kids before school starts and potentially having them watched before they get out because of the changes to Clark County School District's school hours. So please, we are gonna need people to lean on to help us take care of those kiddos. So we're going to be having a SafeKey hiring fair June 10th and 11th. And this is a part-time job. If you love to work with children, need extra income, please don't miss this opportunity. Swing on by and just take a picture of this and share it widely with all of the folks you know may need additional income. For Ward 3, we're going to have an RDA 3 meeting. Again, this is our second meeting regarding this next step we want to take for East Las Vegas. It's June 9th at 5.30 p.m., and it's going to be hosted at, again... This one is not at the East Las Vegas Community Center. It's at the East Las Vegas Library multipurpose room on 2851 East Bonanza Road. So I hope to see many folks come by at 530 on June 9th next week. And last but not least, my last announcement is we're hosting a public safety town hall. So there's two dates. The English session is Wednesday, June 10th at 6 p.m. The Spanish session is Wednesday, June 17th at 6 p.m. and this is at the East Las Vegas Community Center. A lot of residents always want to talk everything public safety, and we're going to have key leaders. Our new downtown area command captain, Ryan Wiggins, will be joining us, and Chief Jason Potts from our marshals will also be there, along with other electeds for the same area. So I hope you guys can join us, and that's it for me, Mayor. They know how to get a hold of our fabulous team in Ward 3, and please stay hydrated. It's starting to heat up out there.

Thank you so much. Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I just want to express my appreciation for Councilwoman Kelly. Thank you for recognizing the LGBTQIA plus committee and it's groups like that that make it possible for individuals like me to have my family. So I appreciate that and for me to be able to reach my full potential and to be who I am is because of other people's acceptance in this community. So thank you for that. And I am announcing Story Slam Paper Trail. Story Slam Paper Trail is happening this Saturday, June 6th and 7th at the Charleston Heights Art Center. It's a night of powerful storytelling inspired by the paper, scraps, letters, and documents that shape our lives. Expect memorable stories about the moments that leave a mark on the trails we carry with us. And I just want to point out over in the corner here is Jonah Collins. He's interning for me this summer. He's going to be helping me on some mental health initiatives. And I'm hopeful he'll be up speaking my comments next council meeting because this is not my favorite part of the agenda.

Thank you, Mayor. I like it.

Ms. Alan Polinsky. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Before I get started, I just want to remind everybody it's early voting time. Primary election will be next week. Early voting ends on Friday, so get out there and do your obligation. Throughout Memorial Day weekend, we honored the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Their courage and dedication will never be forgotten. The Freedom Field at Police Memorial Park serves as a powerful reminder of the legacy of our fallen heroes, ensuring that their sacrifices continue to be remembered and honored. It was a breathtaking display. A special shout out and thanks to the more than 150 volunteers who generously donated their time to help plant and later remove over 6,000 American flags throughout Police Memorial Park. Your dedication made this meaningful tribute possible. Next up, on Thursday, May 21st, the mayor and I gathered at the Southern Nevada Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony to honor Nevada's fallen officers. This evening brings together law enforcement, families, and community members to recognize the courage and sacrifice for those who gave their lives in the line of duty. I would also like to give a special shout out to third grade student at Mark Carey Elementary, Cataleya. Her remarks on what it means to be a police officer touched everyone in attendance. She helped make this event extra special. I made the remarks On the picture on the left, that's the current mayor, and she's the future mayor. Yes.

She was great.

Yes. Next up, on Saturday, May 23rd, we kicked off summer at our first movie in the park at Tregono Hills Park. Everyone gathered to enjoy Jurassic World Rebirth. It was truly a fantastic evening. I'm already looking forward to our next movie in the park. Next up on June 30th, oh, Councilwoman Diaz very succinctly already highlighted this. If you want more information, go to that QR code on the flyer. Next up, there are nine missing teens from our community. If you have any information that could help, please contact LVMPD Missing Person Detail at 702. 828-3111. If you're a runaway youth or know someone who may be at risk, please contact the National Runaway Safety Hotline. All that information is on the slide. Please keep an eye out. And lastly, you can keep up to date with community news and upcoming events that are happening in Ward 4 by following us on Facebook, Instagram, X, all the things. Feel free to call the Old Fashioned Way at 702-229-2524. Ward 4 is here to provide all the help that we can. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you so much. Ms. Summers-Armstrong.

Thank you, Mayor. On May 20th, we were at Bunker Elementary School's fifth grade promotion ceremony with the students and representatives from Clark County School District. The auditorium was packed and families were just so excited to celebrate their fifth graders who are now going to junior high. Big deal. On the 21st, we were at the West Las Vegas Arts Center Theater celebrating the PK, pre-K or kindergarten promotion ceremony for Rainbow Dreams Academy. Also a packed audience. The babies look so cute in their little caps and gowns. And it was just a lovely, wonderful celebration for the scholars to celebrate their hard work. and their dedication throughout the year. And we are just grateful to the leadership at Rainbow Dreams Academy for just putting a wonderful ceremony together for the children. On the 21st of May, we were at Doula Community Center with Councilwoman Bruni, the mayor came after, and we also had someone from Congresswoman Dina Titus's office celebrating Older Americans Month and the beautiful 90-plus banquet. It was well attended. The seniors were just wonderful. When I see these folks over 90, it makes me think of my grandmothers who both lived to 96. And it was just wonderful to hang out with them for a little while and just celebrate What an honor it is to grow old. On the 21st, we were at Helen Toland's fifth grade promotion ceremony as well, right here in Chambers. Dr. Malich and her team put on a wonderful celebration. I was able to say a few words to the young folks and hang out with the principal of Helen Toland School. And by the way, Ms. Toland just... made 100 years old. And so we had a lovely reception for them outside. It's just amazing to think that these young people will be adults in the not-too-distant future. And continuing our school theme, the 22nd was the final bell at Matt Kelly Elementary School. This is a very moving tribute. They had a wall where people could put a handprint And this display will be at the new school that is being built at the Matt Kelly location, which is in Ward 5. This school has been around for many, many years, 1964. And it's going to get a new building. And I think the community is going to be extremely pleased that we have a beautiful facility that can go into the future another 60 or so years. Also on the 22nd, we were at, Julius was at Paul Kelly Elementary School for their fifth grade promotion, and you all know he does a great job stepping in when I can't duplicate myself. When we're double booked, I'm grateful for that, and it was also a lovely, very, very lovely event. On May 23rd, I was out of town, so Julius represented our office at the Historic Westside Tournaments. This was held at Victory Baptist Church. I'm sorry, held at the Shack Courts. It's a combination or a collaboration between Victory Baptist Church, Liberty Baptist Church, and the Metropolitan Police Department. They had a three-on-three basketball tournament. They had spades. They had dominoes. They had food there. It's just a wonderful opportunity to engage the community, to build trust and listen, learn, and understand. On May 25th, Monday, on Memorial Day, I joined the mayor and, again, Councilwoman Bruni. First, we were at Palm Mortuary. Then we moved over to Woodlawn Cemetery for our services for Memorial Day. We were able to speak at those events and just share our appreciation for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our liberties. We know that freedom is not free. And we are truly grateful and respectful for the sacrifices that they made. We were joined at Woodlawn by Congressman Horsford and Congressman Mark Tucano from California. He's the ranking member of the US Committee on Veterans' Affair. He was there in town to deal with some veterans' issues and also joined us to pay his respects. On May 26th, in honor of Older Americans Month, we also did this, I believe, on the 18th. We had two meet and greets in the neighborhood at the Adeline Klein Barlow Senior Community in the courtyard, we brought snacks and juice and talked to our senior citizens and just listened and provided information for them. Grateful for Nevada Legal Services who came out with us to also talk to seniors about the changes in some of the federal laws regarding SNAP benefits and just offer support as folks need it. And a special shout out to Chief Gray and his staff They came out with us on the 26th and talked about fire safety with the seniors. So we were well received. We're going to be doing more of this. And I'm grateful that our city of Las Vegas departments were supporting us. And finally, for our out and abouts, yesterday was the flag raising for Juneteenth right here at City Hall. We started off in the Now Cafe with the lovely ceremony and then moved down outside and downstairs for the flag raising. Thank you to facility staff, I think his name was Evan, who helped us get the flag on the pole properly. We had Girl Scouts, we had Buffalo Soldiers, and the lovely young ladies who are the scholars in the beautiful tiaras that are going to be ambassadors for the remainder of 2026, talking about the importance of Juneteenth, the history, and how it influences us now and into the future. So for our upcoming events, June the 5th, that's this week, 33G Gallery, 33G, is opening an exhibit called Sisterhood. 6 p.m. on June 6th from 6 to 8 at 912 West Owens. We have There is a Vibe happening in Ward 5. And 33G is a wonderful gallery run by young folks in our community, Chase McCurdy and Samantha Vitone. please come out and see what our young people are doing to bring hip, cool arts into Ward 5. We also have on June 6th, the Juneteenth Committee is having the Juneteenth Fashion Fusion Fashion Show at the West Las Vegas Theater. This event is free. You'll get to see how these young people interpret fashion. It should be very exciting. And to remind our parents that the 2026 Performing and Visual Arts Summer Camp begins June 8th. This is a stalwart in the community. It is 30 years we've been doing this and we invite the parents to please don't wait to the last minute. Sign up before Friday so that your kids can start on Monday. We also want to remind folks that the 25th annual Las Vegas Juneteenth Festival will take place on June 20th at Symphony Park. We've got DJ Kelly J. We have all kinds of community performers that will be out in the park. We will have vendors in a marketplace in air-conditioned tents. And the Creme de la Creme are two performances by Christopher Williams inside Myron's at the Smith Center. Parking is six dollars all day, but we will also have a free circular bus from the Doolittle Active Adult Center for those who would like to just park and then ride over. And always I want to say thank you to my staff. They are amazing. They keep up with all the crazy and stuff that happens in our office. We have a lot of engagement and they are top notch. Thank you, Nora, Julius, and Ara for your hard work. If you need to reach our office, this is the team and our number is 702-229-5443. Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you all so very, very much. Before I adjourn the meeting, I would like to highlight and introduce Tony, who has been standing in the back of the room. He is our first DPS volunteer to be in a council meeting, and we're very happy to have you here. And with that, the June 3rd meeting of the City Council is now adjourned.