City Council - Regular Meeting

Okay, who took my? Okay, everybody ready? Okay. Good morning, everybody. The September 16th 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, 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 was safe to re-enter 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 the 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 for hearing impaired equipment, please see the city clerk staff. And please note, if you parked in the parking garage across the street, a self-validation machine is located in the foyer between city council and the council chambers and the security desk you walk through to enter our chambers. You must have your ticket with you to use the machine. If you do not have your ticket, please see security personnel when exiting for a validation coupon. Before we proceed with the agenda, would everyone please rise for the invocation given by Chaplain Victoria Campy? message of faith ministry, and please remain standing as she leads us in the pledge. Welcome.

Father God, we come before you with grateful hearts recognizing prayer is not confined to a building, a sanctuary, or four walls, but rather the connection with you wherever we go as a blessing that reaches far beyond us. for those who wish to bow their head and join in prayer. I pray, almighty God, I come before you this day and ask for the blessings upon the city of Las Vegas, the city council, and the office of the mayor. I pray for good health, healing, and prosperity among the citizens of our great state, nation, and people. I pray you feed our leaders here today on your wisdom and your understanding for their good and for the good of all those whom they serve. I pray all things in your name and for the glory. Amen.

Would you please lead us in the pledge?

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you so much. We will now proceed to our ceremonial portion of the meeting. Thank you. This is the ceremonial portion of our council agenda. And for our first item, I want to invite our executive director of community development, Seth Floyd, to join us. Our employees strive to meet our values of being kind, committed, and smart, and they work to build our community to make life better. I am proud to announce that the employee of the month is Mark House. Mark, please join us. Oh that's great. Mark is a GIS analyst too, and he has been with the city since 2003. At the city, we're fortunate to have many colleagues who have answered the call to public service and work hard for their community, our community, every day. But some of our team goes above and beyond the job description. Mark has quietly monitored many planners, including several who are now in leadership roles. Sometimes he leads by example. Other times it's just an encouraging word to support someone through a difficult assignment or an offer to help. Mark is regularly boosting his colleagues' morale and he is always available for sage advice and wisdom and has gained that he has gained during his time here. Mark is also dedicated to having fun and improving employee morale through creative ideas like Community Development Department's Office Olympics. His approach to engagement by introducing a variety of activities that spark creativity and encouraging participation have made a lasting impact on our city. Mark, thank you so much for all you do. The enthusiasm you bring to the city of Las Vegas is remarkable, and I want to present you with a plaque, and then we'll ask Seth to say a few words before we pass the microphone to you.

Do we have a plaque?

I just happened, oh, I'm sorry. We just happened to have one right here. Actually, I'm gonna wait until after your remarks, and then I'll present it. Is that all right? Okay, Seth.

Thank you, Mayor. I really appreciate that. And if you notice, there's a lot of folks in the room, myself included, who can't stop smiling at this nomination. And I think that says a lot about Mark. Who's got the Uncle Mark signs? Can we see that? Come on, there we go. It's funny that they brought that because actually I had that in my notes as well. But I did something on this one I don't normally do. I reached out to Mark's team and I asked for some additional bullet points for why Mark is so important to the team. And I'm gonna go through a few of those, but there was one thing that was missing because I thought it was why Mark got employee of the month. And I didn't see it in the notes and that's Mark's hair. He's got great hair. Mark has had great hair since I've known him. Although both of our hairs have gotten a little grayer, Mark, since they started. But Mark, as the mayor said, Mark really does bring a lot of those X factors to the team. He's got the technical expertise, and I'll go through a few things your team said about you. As graphic arts, planning background, and GIS expertise are invaluable to our team's success, he's a true mapping wizard. So maybe that was a reference to the hair as well. He supports nearly every department across the city with mapping needs. His compelling maps recently helped the city secure a $5 million USDA community forestry grant, including the urban heat island map that he prepared. When the city received grant funding to teach the community about composting, he jumped in and helped both with the maps and the manual labor. So he's also a composting wizard, apparently. But more importantly, Mark consistently gives his best. He's a mentor for a lot of our new planners, and he does it without really making a big deal about it. I mean, he doesn't talk about it. He doesn't advertise that he's available for mentoring. He just does it, and I think that's what we want all of our team members to do. That's what we all strive to do, and Mark does it every single day, and he's been making the department better for over 20 years. So, Mark, I appreciate you. Well-deserved, well-earned, and I'm happy for you and your team.

Thanks, Seth.

Yeah, this is overwhelming.

So first thing I just want to kind of acknowledge, looking out on the audience here, it's wonderful to see the mix and diversity we have in the city, both city workers and in the city in general, and also behind me here. This council is amazing. So I just want to give you guys a big shout out. So there's so many names I'd like to bring up of all the people that make this possible that I've worked with for all these years. I don't want to keep you all here forever. So I'm going to go over some of the ones that I really want to focus on. So Shirley and Jorge are my GIS compadres. So much talent they both have. I couldn't imagine better people to spend my career, my map making career with. They are just fantastic. And then Seth alluded to the Sunshine Committee. We have a group of people in our community development department. Our focus is making everyone in the department feel engaged through a variety of activities. Everything from remembering them on their birthday with a candy gram to the larger events that we do that we try to bring all the staff together and staff from other departments. It's a great way to network and everything. So they're fantastic and I would like to give a special shout out to Mike Cunningham who is on the agenda later. He was a fantastic addition to the Sunshine Committee. Some on the committee even called him Dad. That's his nickname. Tremendous job he did. So Sunshine Committee, we couldn't do it without you guys. You guys are awesome, current and former members. You guys are fantastic. I want to call out Seth, whose backing of the Sunshine Committee makes all of what we do possible. He's been outstanding with it. Having him support us is just the greatest thing. And that's even in the face of some of us still insisting that Duke is the better collegiate basketball team. He would definitely question that. I know, right? And then two more people I want to call out. My beautiful wife. 17 years we've been together on this journey i cannot imagine a better partner to have had for all those years and i look forward to all of the years to come in retirement and our adventures and then lastly i want to call out my parents i'm so proud of both of them they were the ones who instilled in me what is so important in life that this life should not be about what you take It should be about what you create, what you give back to the world. Make your legacy matter. So I'd like to talk briefly. I won Employee of the Month 21 years ago in a different building in front of a different mayor and council. I helped the city get, I believe, almost $85 million through the SNPMA rounds for more parks and trails for the city. And I'm still so proud of that because that's exactly why I got into this field, to give back to my community, to make a difference, and help build the city. And now, all these years later, another coworker nominated me for Employee of the Month. And I find myself standing in front of you guys again, years, years later. And what have I realized? I realize that we don't just build community outside of these walls, we build community inside these walls. And I think that's super important. Thank you guys.

Mark, before we take our traditional photos, on behalf of the city council, I want to present you with this plaque which kind of validates everything that's been said and gives you a memento to know how much your colleagues and the members of the city council appreciate what you do. You make our city so much better and you also make our community so much better and we're very grateful to you. Thank you. You're very welcome. Did you want to invite your wife to come?

Thank you. Thank you, guys. Thank you.

Oh, how cruel, okay. Now I would like to hand the microphone to Councilman Brian Knutson for our, to recognize a very, very important organization in our community.

Thank you, Madam Mayor, and Mark, that was an amazing speech, but if we start giving awards out for Best Hair, I will be filing a complaint with Human Resources. There are some things that are just not appropriate here at the City of Las Vegas. We have such an amazing city, and the organization I'm going to recognize right now is an important part of our community. So I'm going to ask them to come up. Come on up. We are recognizing the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and I'm just going to talk for a minute or two before I turn the microphone over to this. Come on up. So each one of us, and I've learned this over the last few years talking about it. It's affected me personally. It's affected this city personally. It's affected pretty much everybody in this room. And I can almost guarantee that because I've spent so much time talking about mental health in our community. And suicide is something that we just have to be able to talk about because it's something that affects us all. And so many of us are driven into darkness and silence and afraid to talk about who we are, where we are, who we love, who we don't love, the world that is constantly making it more difficult for us to be who we want to be. And then we have a group of leaders right here that have dedicated their time, their energy, their passions into helping others and helping others find light, helping others find hope, and being a comfort for those people here in Southern Nevada. And they also represent an organization that's national and has dedicated time, energy, money into making sure that people are seen, heard, and felt. And you all make a difference in making our community better than what it was. And as I walked in this morning, I was late because of my kids. It's always my kids' fault. What I saw was someone who gave me hope immediately. And so for each one of you that give other people hope, the world is so much better because of you. So I'm going to turn it over to Leila to give us a little bit of guidance, thoughts, ideas about how the organization supports those in Nevada and those around the country and every single one of us who needs to be heard, seen, and felt at some point in time. Thank you, Leila. Right up front, there you go.

Front and center, wow, okay. Thank you so much for all those kind words. And you stole what I was gonna say. That, you know, no. That suicide, it affects us all. Whether we know it or not, whether we talk about it or not, it's something that we all share at the club. no one wants to be in, having that connection to loss. But how it perpetuates is us not saying the word, us not talking about it. So when we say, what your connection is to suicide, we're giving someone else permission to share their story as well and for them to be brave and vulnerable and really express what's going on in their life. So Danny always says, you need to ask how someone's doing and really be willing to get that true answer. So if we have those honest conversations and are vulnerable enough to share our story, that's why I do what I do. I share my story and my connection to suicide and how important mental health is to us all. That's how we're going to help this mental health crisis. So thank you.

So on behalf of the mayor and Las Vegas City Council, this is American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. It's AFSP, Nevada Day. And I would encourage everyone in the audience and everyone watching to log on to the website, learn a little bit more about the organization, find out how you can give back. More importantly, find out about how real the struggle is and reach out to somebody and let them know how important they are to you and to those around you. Thank you very much. And we will recognize today with a seal and a signature of every one of the folks up here today. And this is your day. So go up front. Let's get a picture. Yeah, you're going to have to have a couple of you over here. Yes.

Thank you. You're so welcome, thank you, thank you. We will reconvene the city council meeting promptly at 9.30.

Yes, you will.

Okay, we got Councilwoman Kelly. Okay, I got one, two, three. We're going to give our council people about another minute to take their seats. Okay. Good morning again, everybody. We will now proceed to agenda item 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 may be limited. Please say which agenda item you will be speaking about. All comments 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, 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. Anyone wishing to speak on the interlocal agreement, item 34, should wait until the public hearing is opened for item 34. You may also address the council at the end of the meeting during citizens participation regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the city council. Although you are not prohibited from speaking during both public comment periods, we kindly ask that your comments are not repetitive. In addition to that, anybody here for agenda item 41, we invite you to use this time to express your comments to the city council. So item 34, if you're here for the interlocal agreement, we're going to ask you to wait until we actually address that agenda item. For agenda item 41, we'd appreciate if you address us right now under agenda item seven, and we will set the time at two minutes each. Welcome.

Hi, my name is Christian Salmon, C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N. Now, are you here for item 34? Not at this time. Okay. No, I'll bail. I think that's reasonable. S-A-L-M-O-N. I'd just like to ask the council to consider having these meetings like the planning commission at nighttime. A lot of our residents in our area would like to speak on this other issue that we'll talk about later, but they can't be here because they're at work. And I think it would be a good time for you all to interact with constituency that is working, which is traditional during these hours. So I just ask you to consider that for future agenda item. Thank you.

Thank you, Christian. Good morning. Would you state your name for the record? Would you move over to there so we could hear you?

Absolutely. Good morning, Mayor and members of the City Council. I am LaJuana Clark. It's spelled L-A-J-U-A-N-A, last name C-L-A-R-K. And I actually wanted to do, I came forward, a speech about off items agenda, but agenda 26 is something that has affected me personally. So I kind of want to speak on that. I am one of the small businesses in the city that was shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. I was unfortunately told that my business was fraud and I was unable to access the PPP funding as well as EIDL assistance. I later went on to find out that I was able to register my business legitimately through the SAM registration. At that time, I became aware of the American Rescue Plan that had been signed into law and thinking finally that could be the relief that my business needed. As time went on, I did not get the assistance that my business needed and that took me on a journey of becoming homeless in the city. I ran for state assembly in 2022 and many of you guys may remember me as the candidate that ran into the bank crying for help. A lot of things have happened to me in the city of Las Vegas and that actually took me on a journey out of the country where I had to claim political asylum. One thing that I've noticed over the last six years on this journey that I've been on is there are resources available. What I have seen firsthand is a lot of the times the resources are not allocated to the correct organizations, the correct businesses. And I've seen firsthand that there has been a lot of waste, fraud, and abuse. And what that has done to our communities has For myself, and since we are speaking about Suicide Awareness Month, I remember being suicidal while living in an immigrant hotel in the UK. And when I called for help, I was told that there was nothing that could be done because my problems were systemic.

Would you wrap up? Your two minutes are up, but I'd like you to conclude so we could hear what you have to say.

Absolutely. I'll go ahead and conclude. I just basically want to say I've apparently captured the attention of a lot of people. Las Vegas is a city for entertainment. A quick search of my actual business name will tell you a lot about who I am and everything that I stand for. In fact, I looked up myself the other day and I saw a picture of you next to me in the images. With that being said, I just wanted to address the council today and let you know There's a lot that can be done in the city of Las Vegas. And I would encourage the city of Las Vegas to look at some of us in the community who are ready and willing and have the capabilities of bringing those resources to the community.

Thank you, Mrs. Clark. I appreciate it.

Absolutely.

Is there anybody else that wishes to address the council at this time? Please state your name for the record.

My name is Shoshana. I'm a resident. As you know, I'm an advocate for separation of church and state. I do want to address some items on the agenda, and I really want to let the public know that there is money involved in a lot of these approvals for these contracts that council has received. It's all public record. Item 17, there's the city parking lease agreement with Madison Church LLC. I cannot figure out who they are, but I do know, and I have money to show it as an example. This is a prop. that $5,000 was received by Mayor Berkley just a few years ago. Item 19, SamWorks, they are recommended to have an award. They received, Councilman Knudson got $500 from them and they're on the agenda today. Also, on item 41, events by the Fremont Street Experience, Councilman Diaz, she got $500. And then Councilwoman Summer Armstrong a few years ago got money from Terry Caudill. He's part of Fremont Street Experience. She got $1,000. I'm hoping I can hold all this, it's a lot of money. Item 47, the Howard Hughes Company, LLC, Councilwoman Diaz. This was also when she was in the State Assembly, but collectively she got $3,500 from Howard Hughes Company. Item 45, 59 and 60, the applicant is KB Holmes. Councilman Rooney, she got $2,500 from them recently actually. And then item 61 and 62, the applicant is Las Vegas billboards. Councilman Diaz, again, got $3,000 from them. And so the total amount is $16,000. That's the amount of money Council has received pertaining to items on today's agenda. And with Councilman Diaz, she's got the most of $7,000. So I just want to make that clear that there is money involved in these transactions as far as campaign contributions that you receive from businesses that are on the agenda today. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else that would like to address the City Council? Eric, are you planning to? All right, is there anybody else? Oh, hello, how are you? Yeah, we missed you.

How are you doing this morning?

We're well.

All right, you have two minutes. Okay, then now. My name is Eric. My name is Eric Melchizedek Christ Nimrod. You can find Christ in the Bible conquering death. which is what I want to say real quick about the American foundation of suicidal prevention. As long as religious people worship a dead man on the cross when he tells you that he's alive sitting on the throne in Revelation, people will always, in the subconscious depths of their mind, think of suicide as something holy. That's far beyond what most people can consider. But just think about that. If I'm praying to a man stuck on a cross and he died for me, hey, maybe I'll die for my friends too. Something to think about. Agendas 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 about water smarts and initiatives and such and such. I want to say that make sure your people rain or keep under control these data systems that are coming into Nevada because they use a lot of water and a lot of electricity. Agenda number 20, national fitness. I'm for that. I'm for fitness. Agenda 39, yes. Agenda 40, yes. And that's it. I just want to make another thing about the suicide prevention. It's very important that people must understand worshiping a dead man who is alive is not good for the mind. And when people come against a rock and a hard place, God comes to their mind and they consider Jesus God and they'll see him on the cross and think, well, Hey, if he died for me, I'll die too.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else wishing to address the council at this time? Welcome and please state your name.

Thank you, Madam Councilwoman. Madam Mayor, I should say, excuse me. My name is Richard Manhattan, that's spelled M-A-N-H-A-T-T-A-N. My mailing address is 5757 Wayne Newton Boulevard, 11211, that's zip code 89111. I am a resident of Ward 3, the newly annexed part of Ward 3 on the other side of the freeway, south of Sahara and east of Decatur, formerly Ward 1. I'm commenting today on agenda item 35. I'd like to first start by congratulating Mr. Cunningham on his new role. When the residents of Enchanted Village, which is the part of Ward 3 where I reside, saw that a new public's work director was being appointed, we wanted to be the first to welcome that he and his team take an interest in our neighborhood. A big problem that we are experiencing is reporting fixes by phone to your department and never seeing the items repaired. For example, there is a broken curb on the northwest corner of Lilliput Lane and King Midas that I personally reported years ago that remains in disrepair. More recently, we reported graffiti left behind on the sidewalk and on an adjacent wall that is still there after months of waiting. Related to this last example I gave, another concern that we have is how city departments communicate to address public work issues and fixes. The graffiti that's left on the sidewalk and on the wall in the area that I referenced earlier was left there by someone who was living in their vehicle that we had to report and request that they be cited by parking or removed. And parking did a wonderful job of responding to that and coming out and speaking with the person. That person then moved. But the person left behind graffiti. They were doing something on the sidewalk and something on the wall. And that graffiti should have been obvious to the individuals in parking and transportation when they came and addressed the issue. But no one, it seems, took the time to report that to the appropriate department so that they could then come and address the graffiti issue left behind by that other person. And so these types of things that don't get communicated, and I apologize, just one more second and I'll wrap this up. We would love to see more communication across departments. And my last point of concern is that with the fix it website, my belief is that this site should function much like the code enforcement website and allow residents to request fixes on the site without having to include an email or other personally identifying information. We are growing increasingly disgruntled with this new model the city has adopted, switching from code enforcement policing to resident reporting, and we should be able to report anonymously. Thank you.

Thank you so much. We appreciate the input. Is there anybody else wishing to address the city council? Good morning. Please state your name for the record.

Good morning esteemed leaders mayor thank you very much. Eric King a longtime resident here. You all are heroes of mine so thank you for what you do. I want to talk about a few items here on behalf of trees which the city is leading the way in putting more into the ground and coming days and years. Thank you for that. A couple of things that might be of value I thought is one, I talked with your executive director of community development recently. I think we had a good chat. I thought that articulating some type of enhanced at least discussion for it to be implemented and created, a plan to specifically target, I know it's urban heat island, you guys are really focused on that with the city boundaries. that they have this great tree planting, those students will come and put the trees in the ground. So what about articulating something where in the easements that the city has nearest to bus stops that don't have shade, get a tree in the ground there. Graduate through phase district by district where those are prioritized. Arbor Day may wanna participate with that and we could find some more trees that way. there might be some low-hanging fruit that we can save some lives that would otherwise die because of heat exposure and all the stress that comes from that, or at least avoid trips to the ER. So that was one value that I thought I might share here this morning, and thank you for hearing me on that. Also, with the facade improvement, if there could be at least discussion, consideration for trees in a more full-spectrum approach to how we beautify and maintain and all of our historic AREAS. THERE'S A LOT OF TREES GOING IN THE GROUND I KNOW THAT WEREN'T THERE YEARS AGO THANKFULLY FOR THAT. AND IN PARTICULAR IF THERE IS DISCUSSION AT HIGHER LEVELS I DON'T KNOW BUT ABOUT ON THE WEST SIDE OR THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING IF THERE CAN BE REALLY STRONG CANOPY TREES GOING IN THERE THAT WOULD HELP THINGS A LOT. THANK YOU.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else wishing to address the city council under this agenda item? Seeing no one else, 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?

Yes, Madam Mayor, I have many, so please bear with me. Agenda item 36, an appeal of the decision by the City Council designee to impose a lien for 41,500 in daily civil penalties for illegal short-term rental violations for quote enforcement case CE24-06730 regarding property located at 8223 Hydra Lane, property owner King Kimberly Noel and Louis Marcellus Javon. An abeyance has been requested to the October 21st, 2026 meeting 2026 date requested by staff. 48A, 26-0013-VAR1, abeyance item, appeal item, applicant owner, 2331 MLK Investment, LLC, on point 42 acres at 2333 North Martin Luther King Boulevard, A strike is being requested by staff. Agenda item 50, 26-0162-VAR1, abeyance item Shirley Hughes, owner Hughes Family Trust on Point 14 Acres at 4329 Eugene Avenue. A strike is also being requested by staff. Agenda item 51, 26-0225-VAR1, abeyance item applicant William Haygood, owner of the Haygood Family Trust on 0.71 acres at 4225 Leon Avenue. Abeyance is being requested to October 21st, 2026 meeting, requested by the applicant. Agenda item 55A through 55F, 26-0231-0... zon1-mod1-sup1-vac1-sdr1 and tmp1 applicant beezer homes holdings llc owner northwest development inc and 215 plaza llc on 7.21 acres generally located at the southwest corner of deer springs way and oso blanca road advance to october 21st 2026 requested by applicant And these are agenda items 56 and 57, and I apologize if the applicants are here for these. I am making the request to hold them in abeyance till October 21st, 2026 meeting. So agenda item 56, 26-0251-VAR1, applicant Santiago Espinosa, owner Tres Hermanos Living Trust on point 15 acres at 1070 Griffith Avenue. I'm requesting to hold that item until the October 21st, 2026 meeting. The same for agenda item 57, 26-0252-VAR1, applicant owner Daniel Aguilar on Point 16 Acres at 3525 Struts Avenue. Also requesting an abeyance from me to hold that item until the October 21st, 2026 meeting. And that completes all of the items that we are either striking or abeying from this agenda, Madam Mayor.

is that in the form of a motion that is the motion all right please vote post motion carries and i should um state at this time that councilwoman kara kelly uh joins us uh by telephone so she is fully engaged in the meeting and i believe you voted aye all right thank you so much motion passes Agenda item number nine, for possible action to approve the final minutes by reference of the August 19th, 2026 regular city council meeting. Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion to approve the minutes? Yes, Madam Mayor, move to approve. Please vote. Aye. Opposed? Aye, no circles. No circles. Okay, motion carries. Agenda item number ten. Items number 10 through 32 are on the consent gender, are considered to be routine, are recommended for approval by the departments, and may be enacted in one motion. We will be pulling items 12 through 16 off for discussion. Also, please note a correction to item five as it shows the ward as ward two, but should say ward five. Are there any other items the council wishes to bring forward? Okay, Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion for the consent agenda for items 10, 11, and 17 through 32?

Move to approve.

Okay, we may not have a motion just yet, Madam Mayor. Let's see what Councilman Sandra Summers-Armstrong has.

Okay, please forgive me. No, quite all right, thank you. I think you said item five, and I don't think that the one that's mislabeled is number five. I think it's a different number.

Are you talking about what I have is 10, asking for a motion for the consent agenda for 10, 11, 17 through 32.

There was, Jeff Dorcak, City Attorney, there was an item on the consent agenda with an incorrect ward listed. It should be Ward 5. What was the item, clerk's office?

Yeah, that's what the 5 is.

Got it, sorry.

It was on everybody's agenda as a Ward 2 item, but it's a Ward 5 item. I think she's checking. Are you good? All right. And city attorney, please inform me. Should we vote on the consent agenda items and then have the discussion on the ones that have been pulled or vice versa?

The first option, Mayor, you'll go ahead and vote on the consent items as done, I think, by the motion already. And then you'll take the five that you're pulling off with the presentation next.

All right. Thank you so much. Please vote.

I guess I'm going to make a motion to move to approve agenda items 10, 11, 17 through 32 with the stated amendments articulated by the mayor.

Please vote. Post?

Aye.

Motion carries. All right, now I'd like to bring forward items 12 through 16.

Thank you, Mayor Seth Floyd for the record. And while these were listed as routine consent items, I think it was actually pretty timely that we are pulling these off of the agenda in light of what has been a lot of news stories around the valley about water issues. And I thought this is a good opportunity to highlight just a few things that the city is doing and continues to do to conserve water. And if it's any indication how important this is to the city, you see all these city employees here who came to talk about these issues. I can't imagine they're here for any other item. But the city is committed. Mayor, earlier this year, you all approved a revised resolution, a sustainability resolution. We've had an award-winning sustainability program for a number of years. So I'll quickly go through items 12 through 16. Item number 12, and I pulled up a map here. You can see it on your screen. The Department of Public Safety, this is our detention facility and our wastewater treatment facility. We are entering into an interlocal with SNWA to replace the evaporative cooling with a mechanical cooling system. And this will save up to a million gallons of water annually. And upon completion, we will get a rebate to the city of up to $325,000. So that's item number 12. Item number 13, you'll see all of these parks that are listed here. This is part of the same program with SNWA, and it would convert about 1.1 million square feet of irrigated, mostly non-functional turf at 17 city facilities and replace it with an acceptable sporting surface. And when that is all done, it'll save up to about 82 million gallons of water and save the city, or there would be a rebate, excuse me, of about $4 million. And you can see the status of these. Several of them have been completed. Cragen Park, Lorenzi Park, Police Memorial, Veterans, Bruce Trent, Rainbow Family, and Firefighters Memorial. Those non-functional turf areas have been removed. Scheduled are Essex Circle Park, Mirabelli Park, Cameron Community Park, Heritage Park, Rafael Rivera Community Center. And then the two remaining for future conversion are Hears Park and Betty Wilson Park. And so that's item number 13. And then 14 through 16, and I'll go through each one individually, these are the conservation easements. We've already entered into the interlocal to get the rebate on these, but we have to record a conservation easement saying that we will not convert these back to turf, and that's what's on the agenda today. The first one is at Cragen Park, the conservation easement for the hatched areas that we converted there. The second is, oops, that's also Cragen Park. The second one is Lorenzi Park. where we converted a grass area, you can see it here in this visual, to pickleball courts. And then the final one is at Veterans, and this is probably the better image here. This is where the new Pavilion Center pool location is that is now open. So Mayor, that's items 12 through 16. The city's always been very forward-thinking about conserving water and participating with the Water Authority, and I think these just illustrate how we continue to do that, and I'm happy to answer any questions.

Thank you very much, Mr. Floyd. Is there any member of the Council wishing to speak address these issues 12 through 16. Yes, Ms. Rooney.

Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Floyd, can you go back to your slide that had item number 13, please? Thank you. Can you clarify under the future conversion, we see Betty Wilson. We had this conversation. I know my office has received a couple of calls. Can you just share or confirm that you're not pulling up grass on the soccer fields?

We are not pulling up grass on the soccer field, Seth Floyd, for the record. This is for that northwestern park that is grass today, but it's not actually a formal field. Those are being converted into new artificial turf soccer fields to add to those facilities there.

Thank you. Yes, Ms. Summers-Armstrong.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I see that Herz Park is also on the list. This is a large park right off of a smoke ranch road and just if you could just clarify for any of the Ward 5 folks who might be watching it is not the entire park but just a little portion that is being repurposed with something else.

That is correct and I don't have a map of that one either but no it is not the entire park it is a smaller area as you described it we can get you a map if you want to share that.

Anyone else? In that case, seeing no other questions from council members, is there a motion for item 12, Mayor Pro Tem?

Yes, Madam Mayor, and I think, City Attorney, we could do all of these, 12 through 16? I think I've been told that we do them individually.

Sadly, no, Mayor Pro Tem, one by one for the official record electronically.

Here we go. Move to approve, attend item 12. Please vote. Aye. Post? Motion carries. Move to approve agenda item 13. Please vote. Sarah Kelly, aye. Post? Motion carries. Move to approve agenda item 14. Please vote.

Sarah Kelly, aye.

Post. Motion carries. Move to approve agenda item 15.

Please post. Sarah Kelly, aye.

Please vote. Post. Motion carries. And move to approve agenda item 16. Please post. Please vote.

Sarah Kelly, aye.

Post. Motion carries. Thank you so much. We will now move item 65 forward before we proceed with the rest of the agenda. Agenda item number 65, reports and presentations. Report by Dr. Reese Oswald, region two superintendent on the current educational operations in the schools within the Clark County School District in the city of Las Vegas. This impacts all wards. Ms. Rose.

Good morning, Mayor and Council. Angela Rose. manager for Department Youth Development Social Initiatives for the record. Per NRS 388G.630 NCCSD Regulation 2130, as a result of AB 469 passed in the 2017 legislative session, the Clark County School District is required to provide quarterly updates to the governing board of each city and county. This quarterly report will address student safety and student connectedness based on student survey responses to the Clark County district-wide survey. Dr. Reese Oswald, Region 2 Superintendent for CCSD, will present the update.

Welcome, and would you stage your name for the record?

Yes. Good morning, Mayor Berkley and City Council members. My name is Reese Oswald, and I'm the Region 2 Superintendent for the Clark County School District. Regarding compliance statuses, no notices of noncompliance or compliance disputes have been submitted to the district since the last status update. This morning, I'll be reviewing disaggregated data presented to the Board of Trustees during the second quarter of the 2026 calendar year. Topics include participation on the district-wide survey, perceptions of student safety, and perceptions of connectedness. Regarding student safety and connectedness, perceptions improved overall. For elementary students, there was a small decrease in perceptions of safety for students eligible for special education and black African-American students. At the same time, there was a small increase in perception of safety for Hispanic students. For middle school and high school, perceptions of safety increased across all student groups. Now as we conclude the data review, I'm proud to transition to some celebrations of our schools. Global Community High School improved its NSP Nevada School Performance Framework Index score by 28 points, bumping it from a two-star to a three-star school, making it the first time in the school's 20-plus year history to achieve a three-star rating. Griffith Elementary School was one of 10 CCSD schools to receive the highest level of recognition related to their work with multi-tiered systems of support. Specifically, they provided all three tiers with fidelity by creating a positive, supportive learning environment for all students. Wasden Elementary School is celebrating significant proficiency gains on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium with a 13% increase in English language arts, a 6% increase in mathematics, and a 25% increase on the WIDA Consortium test. Hyde Park Middle School had several students led by mathematics teacher Suman Tandon receive awards from the American Statistical Society for their National Stat Poster Contest, specifically Anya Cho, Carlo Nehera, and Hayden Du. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Are there any questions or comments from members of the council? Ms. Somers-Armstrong.

Thank you, Madam Mayor, and thank you so much for your report. I think the thing that I hear that is not being expressed in your report today is the information that we received about the decrease in student population and I'm very concerned about that. I have some schools in my district that are already being spoken about for closure and I would like to know how those numbers are going to specifically affect Ward 5 schools and I would love to have an opportunity to meet with your office or whoever the appropriate folks are and the trustees that are both appointed by the city and our elected trustee to see what the overall effect is going to be to our finances for our schools, which are already struggling. And I also would like to know just more things like, There's a lot I want to talk about. This is not the place, but I think that it's important that you all really do some more digging in and are a little bit more transparent. These high-level things are great for us, but as the leader of the community, I think it's important because people are asking me, and I don't have answers.

Absolutely. I'd be happy to schedule and attend any meeting that might be helpful. Obviously, we are dealing with a budget cut right now in circumstance with that. We're dealing with kind of some unprecedented prediction of student enrollment as well as employee costs, and we're always looking to better predict those things. But I'd be happy to set up a meeting with our CFO and superintendent and deputies as needed to discuss that as well as anything else that might be coming to light so you're well informed.

Thank you so much, I appreciate it. Anyone else on the city council? Yes, Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Thank you for your report, Mr. Reese. I think to some folks, global community high schools increase in star rating from two to three may kind of be like, well, isn't the top five, but I just want to say how proud I am of the student population that attends global because they're usually newcomers to our country. So many of them come knowing little to no English. And so for them to already be performing and raising that star rating means that that staff is doing an amazing job with the children they have, ensuring that they have the language skills and then also the content skills to be raising that achievement bar. So it makes me very proud because it's a Ward 3 school. So I just wanted to say that. I do want to also say thank you because we had been asking for the school district to give us Ward specific data and we had been clamoring and asking and requesting and begging and kind of asking again and so finally it has been delivered and I think it it's only fair for us to recognize that you guys have finally made this data available to us, and that is very helpful for all of us to kind of look at how our ward-specific schools are performing, not just compared to the district, but compared to even our wards, right? And finally, the only comment I'm going to make is my council colleague already alluded to the decrease in enrollment in the school district, and I just would love to get more information about has the school district done a very meticulous, thorough review of the children that are not coming back and what are the percentages of they are leaving to private, they are leaving to charter, they are leaving out of state, maybe they have left out of country. I just kind of want to see the impact of those missing children that were formerly part of our school system but now are not and just to get a clearer picture and more insight as to why the movement. So that's just what I would love to see because I know that many of my elementary schools and middle schools and then high schools are going to be impacted if the kindergartners are not enrolling and the first graders are not enrolling And so then, but then I also live in a community that sometimes transportation is not available. They may be at the top of the list for closure, but then how are my kids going to get to their school? So I know things are moving fast and I just wanna make sure that we're making informed decisions and trying to do the best by the most. So thank you so much.

Yes, definitely I can get you that information from zoning and demographics and I appreciate the recognition of global. We're very excited about that and just the strategy that goes into that and the type of student that attends there. We're very, very excited about those gains in the work being done there, so I appreciate the recognition.

Mr Knudson.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I just wanted to say thank you for meeting with me personally. I have some very strong feelings about some schools in my area. The fact that you met with me is an indication that the school district's ready to be transparent and open and take the time to sit down and talk with community leaders. So thank you and I just make sure my colleagues know that you're open and accessible and the school district is a different school district than it was a couple years ago. I appreciate you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you so much. This is a report only, so no action will be taken at this time. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you. Agenda item 33. This is a public hearing regarding the lease of approximately 1,759 square feet of City of Las Vegas-owned real property located at 401 South 4th Street, Suites 155 and 165, also known as the Fifth Street School, to the Las Vegas Philharmonic for less than fair market value. pursuant to NRS 268.064. This is in ward three, Ms. Diaz. Please note this item is related to council item 32, R-59-2026. This is a public hearing that I now declare open. Ms. Boyce.

Yes, Teresa Boyce, real estate manager. I'm here for any questions.

That's it. Okay, is there anyone else wishing to be heard on this item? Seeing no one, are there any questions or comments from members of the council? All right, thank you so much. No action is required on this item. We're now going to pull forward item 35. Agenda item number 35, administrative discussion for possible action regarding the ratification of Michael Cunningham as public works director, salary of 215,000 plus benefits from the general fund, Ms. Jansen.

Good morning, Mayor Berkley, members of city council, Mike Jansen, city manager, and on my right is the acting public works director, Mr. Mike Cunningham, and I will tell you there's a whole bunch of staff in the audience that I see who are hoping that today is the last day that we can address this gentleman as acting public works director. I would say to you that I am truly excited for today because I don't think we could have someone better to present to you for ratification as our new public works director. Before I turn this mic over to Mike, I wanted to share a little background for you about Mike Cunningham, who he is, and how he's impacted the city for many, many years. So, just again, a little background on Mike. He began his career at the City of Las Vegas in 2005 as an hourly intern, and I want to take a moment to just recognize that because we have dozens of interns, high school interns, college interns, And we have example after example at the city where an intern like Mike has moved up in the organization to do great things. And for all those interns out there that may hear about this moment, this is something for them to certainly look forward to. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention, besides being our intern while he was at UNLV, Mike's born and raised in Las Vegas, and so we love when our local kids are able to move up through the ranks. After Mike graduated from UNLV, go Rebs, with a degree in civil engineering in 2008, he ended up taking a job in the private sector and worked for Tanney Engineering, a well-known land development engineering consultant. And he was with TANI for a number of years as an assistant project manager and project manager. But then in 2014, a whole bunch of folks said, Mike, you gotta come back, you gotta come back. And sure enough, we got him back into the city. He came back, took a position as a building and safety manager. He then moved up to become a deputy director. And I wanna point out, Mike became a deputy director for the city in 2017. And most recently, he's been the acting public works director since March. Mike's also a licensed professional civil engineer, certified building official, a very, very hard credential to acquire. There's not a lot of CBOs, but Mike is one of them. He's incredibly well-respected in the development industry, and wherever he's worked, he's truly earned the respect of his coworkers and all of his staff. I'd also mention I saw Mike's wife and his children are in the audience, and Mayor and Council, without further ado, please join me in welcoming Mike Cunningham to the podium.

Mr. Cunningham.

Thank you. Good morning, Madam Mayor, City Council. So for the record, Acting Director Michael Cunningham. So first I want to thank Mike and Rosa for giving me the opportunity and trusting me. It's been a crazy few months. The Public Works Department does a vast line of work. There's a ton of work that this department does. and for them to have the confidence in me and the trust in me to fill this role for the last few months. I truly do appreciate it. As Mike did mention, I am born and raised in Vegas. I've worked with your guys' office in my previous roles and in my current role. Just a little background on me. So I did go, I went to Twin Lakes Elementary School. I went to Gibson for middle school. Me and Councilwoman Summers Armstrong have talked about some of my days at Gibson. We ended up moving. I went to Burnley for seventh and eighth grade. Eighth grade is where I met my wife, who's in the audience. It took me a couple years. I finally convinced her to start dating me in 10th grade when we were at Cheyenne High School. Go Desert Shields, that's where we graduated from. I'm Vegas through and through, so I did all my college here too, as Mike mentioned. I went to CSN for my core class and then transferred to UNLV. At UNLV is when I got my first engineering job. It was with the city as an intern. I helped out with right away starting out just doing documents and recording documents. Helped out in our plans library back when we had paper, tons of paper everywhere. help scan all the documents and database everything and then helped out in sewer planning where I did the sewer GIS data entries and then I also did sewer flow monitoring. So if you ever want to get into a sewer, that's a good way to do it. You can see what goes on down there and insert some flow monitors to figure out capacity for future projects. I always wanted to get some private experience. Like Mike mentioned, I did go to the private side when I was finishing up college. I really wanted to understand how projects works, how you design a project from dirt all the way through entitlements, through the construction phase, through the engineering phase. And that's what we did. And we did everything from small little custom lots all the way up to a 6,800 acre solar farm. Worked in multiple states. I feel like I got a good vast experience from that. time in the private sector. But like Mike said, I came back. Like I said, I'm Vegas through and through. So I came back to Vegas and it's been amazing. If you guys are to approve my ratification, it is a little bit of a bittersweet moment. I'm going to miss working with LandDev and Building and Safety and OIT and everyone in community development. They are truly a great group of people. But I'm super excited to be a part of the Public Works team. It's been great. Like I said, there's a lot more to learn. I'm excited. We got our admin division working with our city engineer and traffic engineering division to continue to build our infrastructure and expand our infrastructure to meet our demands. to working with our operations teams, looking at our facilities, our streets and sanitation divisions, everything great that they do out at the wastewater treatment plant, and then all the way to our real estate group who manages all of our properties and helps us get acquisitions, and then helping the departments maintain our fleet. The city's a large organization. There's a big fleet, and our fleet services division helps maintain all those vehicles for all the departments. So I'm super excited. It's been a good time, With that, I can answer any questions.

Thank you. Are there any questions from members of the council? Yes, all right. Mayor, Councilman Knudson.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I just wanted to say that I can't speak to your engineering skills. I have no idea about that. But I can speak to leadership skills, and you make people feel good when you walk into a room, and that matters a whole lot. And I can see your kids in the background. They're cheering you on like stronger than everybody else. And I would just say to them, you should be so, so, so proud of your dad because he is such an amazing leader and just a wonderful person to have in the building. So thank you for making the city of Las Vegas better than it was yesterday. Appreciate it.

Thank you. And Mr. Cunningham, I'd like to invite you to ask your family to stand up so we could acknowledge them. Do we have, oh, yes, Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I just wanted to comment that behind every great leader is a great support system. And so I know that your wife and your children enable you to come to work focused, ready to do the job. You don't have an easy role with the city having been in the acting role as public works. I know that. You're drinking from more than just a fire hose because there's constant demands in the space and there's always things that are going awry. But I do really appreciate your thoroughness and your prompt responsiveness to when we're getting those SOSs from our constituents and our residents, you go right to task and channeling them to the appropriate folks to tend to them and then you report back the resolution. So I am very confident that we're going to be in good hands with you, Mr. Cunningham. So thank you so much for all of the years of service you've given us so far.

Thank you so much. Ms. Summers-Armstrong. Thank you, Madam Mayor. So I can remember seeing you every now and again at EAC meetings when I worked at the RTC, always very kind, always just cheerful. And I'm really excited for you. It is important when the work that we do that we have somebody, even if you're not born and raised here, but you are, you fit that, who from the core of their being cares a lot about the city, and you do. You've been responsive. We have a lot of issues in our urban core. Your team has been Johnny on the spot when we've had issues that need to be resolved, and I appreciate that because I think Sometimes folks don't feel heard in our city. And when we have responsive departments, the citizens feel like somebody cares about them. And that is an attitude that comes from the top and trickles down. And you bring that. And I'm super, super proud of you. And I want to say to your kids, your dad's kind of cool. We've had some great conversations. Talk to him about the fence around the Muni golf course if he hasn't told you. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I heard about it, so have him discuss that with you. Just a really super person. I'm super proud of you, and I'm excited for this next chapter in your career. You're going to do great. Thank you.

Thank you so much. I will now entertain a motion, Mayor Pro Tem. Madam Mayor? Yes, ma'am.

Yes, if I may, I just wanted to add to... The accolades, Michael, I've been very impressed with working with him these last several months. And, you know, it's often said that leaders are really defined by how they act in terms of great challenge. And Mr. Cunningham's temperament has remained positive and even despite acting as both the, acting city manager as well as I'm not city manager, pardon me, Mike.

And it's wonderful to know that we are appointing somebody or we may be appointing someone who has shown grace under fire.

Thank you.

I thank you so much, Ms. Kelly.

I will now entertain a motion. Yes, Madam Mayor. I move to approve agenda item 35. Please vote.

Sarah Kelly, aye.

Post. Motion carried. Thank you. Agenda item number 34. This is a public hearing and discussion for possible action regarding the termination or extension of the interlocal agreement between the City of Las Vegas and Clark County for establishing a joint position on corporate boundaries, planning and public facilities service provision. This is in wards four and six, Ms. Alan Polenski and Ms. Bruni. This is a public hearing, which I now declare open. May I hear from staff, Mr. Floyd?

Oh, excuse me. You may want to sit down. It could be a while.

Why?

Oh, it's up to you.

You get paid anyway. Go ahead.

It's up to you. Good morning, Mayor, members of the City Council, Seth Floyd, Executive Director of Community Development. Mayor, over the past 24 plus years, the city and the county have collaborated rather extensively and pretty successfully, in my opinion, concerning growth and development-related issues in the northwest part of the valley. For us, this area, and for the city, this area has seen some of the most significant population increases over the last 30 years, and Ward 6 has consistently been the fastest growing ward for quite some time. Much of that new growth has been suburban, with suburban densities, and each of you has been grappling with the policy questions related to how we responsibly plan for additional growth that we're going to see over the years to come. But this area has also supported communities of a more rural character with equestrian and agricultural facilities, larger lots, and many older homes. That rapid growth combined with those disparate growth patterns and the fact that this area is dotted with county islands makes planning for this area and its related services a rather complicated issue. And that's why it's been an area of focus for both the city and the county going back for over two decades. The item before you today concerns that Northwest area, and more specifically, it directly relates, and I had to write this down, the interlocal agreement between the City of Las Vegas and County of Clark for establishing a joint position on corporate boundaries, planning, and public facilities service provision. In short, and I'll be referring to it this way for the rest of the agreement, we call it the Northwest Interlocal Agreement. Clark County calls it the Lone Mountain Agreement. There's a lot to cover today, but I'm going to make this as brief as I can. I'll spend a moment orienting us to where we've been, some of the history, give some of that context for prior agreements that have led us here today. Then we'll go through the interlocal agreement, the 2016 Northwest Interlocal, I'LL WALK THROUGH SOME CURRENT CONDITIONS THAT ARE FACING BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY TODAY. WE'LL GIVE SOME DATA ON THAT AND THEN GIVE YOU SOME OPTIONS FOR POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS AS YOU CONSIDER WHAT TO DO WITH THIS AGREEMENT. SO FIRST, TO ORIENT INTO WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE'VE GOT THE WARD BOUNDARIES HERE. THE AREA IN QUESTION IS IN THE LIGHT BLUE. THAT IS THE NORTHWEST INTERLOCAL PLANNING AREAS HIGHLIGHTED THERE. THEY'RE ENTIRELY WITHIN WARD 4 AND WARD 6. And why are we here? Why are you considering this item today? Well, you're considering this item because one of the terms of the 2016 interlocal states that if we do not take any action by the end of this agreement, which is December 21st of this year, this agreement will automatically extend for another five years. And if you'd like to terminate or do something else with the agreement, you have to have a public hearing and provide notice to the county within 60 days prior to that, which is October 21st of 2026. So that is why This is a timely discussion today because we do have a deadline that is coming up.

Now, that's not an arbitrary deadline from the city. That's in the agreement.

That is correct, Mayor, and I've highlighted that here in the agreement. What I don't have on here is the executed date, but that date was December 21st of 16. So that termination date is December 21st of 2026. There is a long history of city and county collaboration going all the way back. It actually predates 2002. But 2002 was the first official agreement that we entered into. I'm showing the map here. It's not the easiest to see. But for the first time in 2002, we created some joint planning areas for the Northwest. And one of the reasons we did that, and Jeff, if you can put up the camera. Oh, that's OK. I don't need that. I've got the notes here.

So, Seth, you need the overhead?

Yeah, that's what I was looking for. There we go. So back at that time, the city and the county essentially set the framework that has gotten us to where we are today. There are several recitals in that agreement that explain what was going on, and I'll just go through those quickly. City and county have identified a need to create a framework for future growth in the northwest portion of Las Vegas Valley by establishing mutual acceptable growth strategies.

Could you slow down a little so we could actually understand what you're saying?

Of course, Mayor. I didn't want to make this longer than I had to, but I'm happy to. The second whereas clause here, City and county have undertaken long-range plans and have made long-term financial commitments related to various urban services on the basis of the continued existence of the revenue anticipated from each form of government. Third whereas clause, the city and county have identified a need to undertake collaborative and compatible land use planning in areas of joint jurisdiction. Whereas the increased coordination and recognition of long-term jurisdictional boundaries can result in better management of taxpayer dollars through avoidance of jurisdictional disputes and provision of equitable services to residents of the city and the county. And the last substantive one is whereas the interests of the residents of the city and county are best served by preserving and enhancing the opportunities for future growth and financial stability of the city and the county. So those were the policy issues that were underlying the negotiations that happened leading up to the 2002 agreement. A couple of other things to note. In 2002, there was controversy then, there was controversy in 2008, there was controversy in 2016, so I think that just shows the gravity of the issues that have been facing the city and county for that amount of time. Also important to note Growth had not hit that explosive trajectory in the northwest just yet when that first agreement was entered into. So the city and the county were planning for what would have been for future growth. And also I think most importantly because it's a theme that runs throughout all of the agreements the city and county agreed to what we termed at the time a seamless land use plan. The idea being that we would collaborate over how growth would occur up there and also how we would provide services. That agreement lasted for about five years. And in 2008, the city and the county restated that agreement and got a little more specific. Because by this time, growth was starting to occur up there. We had a better idea of how that growth was going to occur, at least for the next few years. And that was pre-recession when, of course, Vegas was booming. And the 2008 version refined some definitions. It created specific planning areas, areas A and B. It formalized density limits, it strengthened cross-jurisdiction notification and comment requirements, addressed continuing concerns about the seamless land use plan, and it updated some of our joint transportation and trail commitments. That agreement had a five-year term with no extension. And so it appears that that agreement did expire in 2014. And a new one, as you might know, didn't come back into play until this one in 2016. And during that time, there were a few things going on. We were recovering from the recession. The growth started to pick back up again in the Northwest. And there were a few other issues swirling around. The county had pre-filed a bill, AB 48, in the 2017 legislature that had to do with annexation and how that process would occur. And so the city and the county came back to the table and entered into the 2016 agreement, which you can see here. This is the map that's actually included. We have a little bit better one because that one is tough to read because you can't really see those planning areas. The 2016 agreement got even more specific because, of course, more growth had been happening in the Northwest. And so the three planning areas that we know today were created, planning area A1, which is in dark blue, and also hatched. Planning area A2, which is in the red, that's kind of a buffer area between the county islands and the city, and then planning area B, which is an even further extended buffer, which is in green on the map that you see here. And by the way, Mayor, I'm happy to answer any questions if you have any going through the presentation, because next I'm going to jump into the actual terms of that agreement. And I'm sorry, this is going to be the rather mundane part of the presentation, but I think it's important for you to know what's actually in the agreement and what's been done or not done in a few cases and why under the 2016 interlocal. So the first substantive provision in the agreement has to do with the joint land use planning regulations. And I showed those on the map prior, on this map here. And those areas came with some rules. So in areas A1 and A2, there were density caps, two units an acre. Minimum lot size of 18,000 square feet with a goal of at least 18.5. And then no general plan amendments rezoning special use permits or conditional use verifications that would allow industrial or commercial uses. So in other words, there was a restriction on commercial and industrial uses. In planning area B on the city side, there was a restriction that that area must remain residential. Minimum lot sizes of 10,000 square feet. And again, the same restriction on industrial and commercial uses. And then in area B on the county side, because we, and the reason these are different is we just have different ways of defining density in our codes. The density of no greater than three and a half units an acre, and again, no allowance for industrial or commercial uses. Second substantive provision, joint parks and trail planning regulation. The theme here is that we were agreeing to coordinate and collaborate on a variety of different trail and other recreational amenities. Up in the northwest, it required us to do an inter-jurisdictional parks and recreation trail program through the regional open space and trails subcommittee of what was then the SNRPC. That committee still exists. They had a meeting yesterday, so they are still doing their work of jointly planning for trails throughout the valley. The city and the county both participate. The county was to construct the 215 trail between Tenaya and Decatur within five years. That was specifically called out in the agreement. That trail was indeed constructed within five years of the agreement, so that was completed. Maintenance and administration of improvements in each jurisdiction was assigned responsibility to each jurisdiction, depending on who whose jurisdiction it was in, and we are doing that. We are maintaining our improvements, and so is the county. And then by December 31st of 2017, city and the county agreed to jointly develop and adopt a Northwest Master Plan Park Plan, Northwest Master Park Plan, excuse me, and both the city and county have adopted, we don't call it this, we have both adopted plans to do just that. So we have done all of these and continue to do all of the requirements for joint parks and trails planning. A third important provision, and annexation has been something that has been either in the background or in this case in the foreground of these interlocal agreements since the beginning. The requirements on the city side, they're laid out in 2016. The city shall not annex property in planning area A1, so we're precluded from annexing those areas. shall not annex developer property in A2 or B without a mutual agreement of the parties. So we got a little more specific than we were in 2008 on how that could occur. If we do annex property in A2 or B, we accept the county land use entitlements. So we were essentially agreeing that if the county entitled something, we would honor those entitlements. And we may annex vacant properties in areas A2, B, or outside of the joint land use planning area under state law as currently provided in NRS 268. County also agreed to withdraw their bill that I mentioned, AB 48, that they had pre-filed for 17. And they agreed not to sponsor any state legislation that would amend or change the current annexation statutes that may impact the city. And I wanted to give a little context for this too, because under state law, under state law, the way the annexation rules work is that there are some specific provisions for how the city might go about annexation. And so I think the concern from the county all along has been that we would use those to go in and annex certain portions of these county islands. So that's why I think so much attention was given to annexation in both the, particularly the 08 and the 16 agreements. On annexation, though, just wanted to highlight there have only been 10 annexations that have been done since this agreement was put in place. And these were all, and you'll see them in the red and black boxes here, these were all voluntary annexations, meaning that the property owners came and requested those annexations for a variety of reasons. These were not city-initiated annexations. Next provision, an important provision of the agreement, sewer service regulations. We did change how we had been operating prior to 2016, or excuse me, to 2008, which would essentially the way that worked is if you were even a county island and you wanted city sewer, we would provide it if you met certain criteria as long as you annexed into the city. We amended our code, Title 14, to switch that around so the county residents could actually tap into city sewer without having to pay any additional rate. They got the same rate as the city rate. And the county issued us a no blanket fee permit to come in and maintain those sewer lines that we ran into the county islands. Provision that really hasn't been used much was that if this county approved something that exceeded the density or any of the restrictions that applied to the planning areas, we would not have to run sewer. But we have run sewer in every situation that it has been requested. Probably the most specific or one of the most specific terms of the agreement at that time back in 2016, there were some roadways that needed to be constructed to accommodate the growth that was happening in the Northwest. They were laid out very specifically in the agreement. I won't go through all of them, but you can see those listed here. All of those were completed with the exception of tropical between 215 in Durango and that's not because someone dropped the ball that's just because the way the development happened that particular section was no longer needed at that time and we've all we also agreed that those improvements would be determined by the percentage of jurisdictional control over those roadways and that is an ongoing conversation that we have with the county as new roadways are developed and as development continues up in the northwest Kind of a straightforward provision of the agreement. We agreed with the county that we would continue to coordinate on flood control through the regional flood control district, which we do on an ongoing basis. We also agreed to enter into three interlocal agreements. One for maintenance of infrastructure improvements along the 215. That's the one you can see on the left in the background there. And the other two were actually combined into one. It's an agreement for the sewer and storm drain infrastructure improvements. And they were actually both executed also in 2016. So those agreements that were called out specifically in the interlocal have been done. And then the final term, which I highlighted on one of the earlier slides, there was a specific term. And what was added from 2016, 2016 did not have, or excuse me, 2008 did not have an extension provision in it. 2016 put in the extension provision that is what's brought us here to this item today. Any questions on the current interlocal agreement? So the next section of the slideshow here, current conditions, I wanted to give you a picture of where we are today. Each of these agreements, if you look at the legislative history, the backup materials for each of these, 02, 08, and 16, there were a variety of things happening in the background. A lot of it had to do with growth that was occurring in the area. And that, of course, has changed over time. So quickly, I wanted to show you, because I think this slide really hammers home the point of how much growth has happened in this area since 2000, which was just before that first interlocal. So I'm going to play this. It should be a time lapse video there. All right, and you'll see 2008, when that second agreement came in place, you're starting to see some of that development in the northwest, but we don't have Sky Canyon yet, Sky Hills, none of that has been developed. The blue, which is the city land here, is really starting to take off right around the interchange there. You can see the county islands in red here with that growth. Jeff, you can continue. Sorry. Sorry, you get to watch it again. And if you watch that northwest area, you'll see as we head toward 2016, a lot of that west of that county island, kind of the smaller county island north of the larger one, it starts to fill in. You're starting to see Sky Canyon and Sunstone come online. which you'll see more as we continue on. So Jeff, you can keep going. Yeah, now you see Sky Canyon start to take off. Sunstone east of the 95. And then we get to 2026, and you can see this is a narrative we've been telling you for a while. We're running out of developable land. You can see where all of that developable land went. It was largely in that northwest area. So that's just to show you how much growth we've seen since 24 years ago when we started entering into these interlocal agreements. A few other things that I think are important to note about current conditions. In the joint land use planning area, which includes the two large county islands and a few other smaller ones, as of July 1 of 2026, the population of those areas was about 19,000, just over 19,000. If you do a projected build at about a 25% growth rate, you would end up with about 24,000 folks in that county island, which by comparison, Boulder City has about 15,000 people. The city of Mesquite is just under 24,000 people, so you're looking at an area that contains about as many people as the city of Mesquite has today. It has a total acreage of about 6,500 acres in that county island. And just for informational purposes, about 25% of that area is currently vacant in the county islands alone. The total area that's covered in the map that I showed with the blue and the green and the red is about 8,500 acres. The city has about 367 vacant acres left in that area. But our area was smaller to begin with. One of the other, there are two other big issues that have arisen that were obviously when you don't have anybody living up there aren't as big of a deal but have come to the forefront as that population has increased and that's fire station and parks. And if you take a look at this slide, what we have listed on here are all of the city fire stations. And you can see that north of Sahara, the county does have one fire station, station 28 there in the far southwest of this map. But the rest of that fire service in the city and including adjacent to the county islands is provided by, city fire. And in fact, if you look at the two yellow orange station houses there, we've got two planned fire stations that will be coming online as well. And both of those are very close to the two larger county islands there. You can also see in green, we have a number of parks. The county does have two parks. The county has Mountain Crest and the county also has a large park at Lone Mountain through an RMPP lease. That is a large park in the southwest corner of the larger County Island there but you can see we've got some park amenities up there as well including Floyd Land Park up north and then in the far north in the slightly lighter green the planned Northwest Regional Park of which we are soon to commence phase one of and that's going to be a significant part which I'll show you a picture of in just a second but I wanted to highlight this just to show you know how those service needs have changed over time and we're and both of those two new fire stations are in the far northwest in this joint land use planning area As I mentioned, yeah.

Thank you. If you could just clarify for me, I see the gold are two planned fire stations. Got that right? Yes. Okay. Those are city planned fire stations? Correct. Okay. The red, all existing fire stations?

Yes. So I know it's a little hard to see on the map. If I could zoom it in for you, you'd see they're listed by CLV, NLV, or CC. All of the stations in the city boundary north of Cheyenne, as you can see those in the shaded area, all of those are CLV fire stations, including the two new ones.

Okay, thank you.

So let me ask you something. So who provides fire service for those living within the county islands?

So we have an auto aid agreement with the county city would provide that response.

Okay, so the city provides for and pays for all of the fire services in the county area.

Yeah, and Mayor, let me jump ahead. I was just going to show a couple of visuals of Northwest Regional and some other of our park facilities. Let me jump to this slide to answer your question. In calendar year 2025, through our auto aid agreement, and then I'll jump to the Northwest part, you can see citywide, we had 6,600 city fire responses into the county, 4,700 Clark County responses into the city. So the net difference there, the city responded to about 1,800 more calls. If you wanna know what that looks like for the Northwest, if you look at the map in the middle there, and this is for years 2023 through July of 2026, We had a total of 7900 responses just into the county islands alone and you can see in the bar graph there that trend line has continued to go up from 2023 as a mayor I think this answers your question about what the response looks like into the county and. Just for comparison of what that call volume looks like, our newest fire station, the number of calls we send into the county islands exceeds the workload of our newest fire station by 30%. So it's at least a fire station, if not a fire station plus worth of calls, which is why, of course, we're constructing a couple of new fire stations up at the northwest area. So let me just quickly well, I think we kind of talked about those so I'll skip over that So what are your options and next steps under the agreement? Obviously, we've got some deadlines coming up, but you do have some options for what you can do next One of those of course is to negotiate a new agreement that's happened a couple of times So between oh two and oh eight you restated and amended the same agreement between oh eight and sixteen You did a whole new agreement and started over So those options of course are on the table Here you could terminate the agreement obviously we have some timelines if you want to terminate I highlighted those on a couple of slides or if you do nothing the agreement automatically extends by five years as of December 21st of 2026 But I did want to point out a couple of things and and this is to clarify a few things I've got a couple of slides here if you decide to terminate the agreement and you did want to put your reasoning on the record I think one thing that the slideshow shows is we have substantially completed most of the terms of this agreement and A lot of it's been done and then there are some issues that have not been addressed that have come up that weren't contemplated by this agreement because current development conditions are significantly different than they were in 2016. And it doesn't provide for some of that infrastructure that you were asking some questions about the new parks that are going in the fire and rescue and some other related issues, including some additional roadways. I did want to point out on parks. I took a look at both our master plan and the and the county's plan. You know, I think there's no question that city and county residents are are using both all all of those parks. up in the Northwest, but certainly as more people come in, there's a greater need for ball fields and other amenities that we typically provide through our park system. And then I wanted to note here that if you did negotiate a new agreement, this one stays in effect until December 21st of 2026. So this would be for an agreement that comes into effect after December 21st or sometime later than that, because this one does stay in place.

If you don't mind, tell us about the parks. Who builds them? Who maintains them? Who pays for them?

Yeah, we don't have a current agreement to share any of that. That was not contemplated in the 2016 agreement. So right now, each jurisdiction is building and maintaining their own parks. So that is, while it's collaborated in how we plan for them, there's no coordination currently on paying or compensating one for the other. But I also wanted to clarify a couple things that we have heard in some of the comments we've received. If you do decide to terminate the agreement, the automatic aid response system stays in place. The 2016 agreement does not address auto aid. We are currently operating under a 1977 auto aid agreement and response times are gonna remain what they are. There is no effect on response times or response requirements.

Could you define what automatic aid means?

Yeah, I might have to lean on the chief to give the exact definition, but basically that means when there's a call that comes in, the nearest jurisdiction automatically responds. It is not something where you have to coordinate a call. It's an automatic response through the combined communications center that we share with the rest of the valley.

Okay. Chief, I don't know whether you want to add anything to that, but you're certainly welcome to.

Thanks, Seth. Fernando Gray, Fire Chief, for the record. Seth did a really good job of explaining that auto aid is basically a great mechanism to make sure that our residents, regardless of jurisdiction, get the closest appropriate resource. So, again, auto aid is a beautiful thing. It's something that allows us to provide the best service to our community.

Okay, so, all right, so you get a call that there's a fire and the residents that... under distress is in the county island. But since Las Vegas Fire and Rescue is closest to that fire, without hesitation, we go and take care of the situation.

Correct, yes ma'am. There is not a need for anyone from Clark County to make that request. It's something that's automatically embedded in our system. And like I said a little bit earlier, it's something that allows us to provide the best service possible to our residents. So to all the community members that are out watching this, I would just say that it is. It is the Cadillac system, so to speak, as it relates to making sure that people get the best service possible.

I thank you so much. Oh, yes, please.

Thank you, madam mayor. Just to follow up. It's nothing that anybody said in this room, but over our email, there was a suggestion that if there is no interlocal service and response in the County Island or reduce, but I just want to ask you very directly, regardless of a, whether a person lives in the city or a County. Regardless of whether we have this interlocal agreement, fire service will be there, fire service will be quick and responsive. This is very important for our collective citizenry. I don't care what people do, in these political bodies at all, fire service will always be there for you, correct?

Correct, yes, ma'am. So one of the things, again, I know our elected officials are aware of this, so I'm really speaking to our residents in the region that live here to make sure that they understand. Our fire departments in this particular valley, meaning Clark County Fire Department, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue, we work seamlessly together. We train together. We make sure that we're prepared to make sure that regardless of the jurisdiction, the closest appropriate resource is going to be dispatched. The other piece, just to abate any concerns, I would say is, and Seth mentioned it, it's a totally separate thing. Our auto aid is not something that is associated with this particular agreement. We actually started providing auto aid in the 1970s. I know that's before many people that are probably watching this were born, but it's something that is embedded in the way that we actually deploy our resources. As a matter of fact, when we are contemplating building new fire stations, one of the things that we try to take into account is making sure that we don't build fire stations just on the border to make sure that again, we're able to continue to share those resources. So for everyone that's listening, yes, by all means, we will continue to provide the excellent service that they've become accustomed to.

Not most of the time, every time.

Every time.

Every time, thank you. Madam Mayor. Yes, Ms. Summers-Oxstraw.

Thank you. Could you go back to the, since Chief is here, Go back to the map that gave us the list with the red fire stations and the proposed ones that are coming online. Yes. OK. So you had mentioned earlier that we have one new station that has more calls that they answered that's already exceeded its Can you tell us which station that is and why is that? Why is that station so heavily used?

So I think what Seth was trying to point out is that the disparity between the amount of calls that the city of Las Vegas actually responds into Clark County is actually exceeding the number of calls that one of our fire stations respond to. And if you went back to the other map, I'm sorry, with all the stations, the station in question is Station 46, which is in Sky Canyon in Councilwoman Bruni's area. So that station responded to roughly about 1,400 calls in 2025, whereas the disparity between the amount of aid that we provided between what we received is about 1,800 calls. So to Seth's point, it's basically the delta between what we provide and what we receive is basically equivalent to the call volume of a fire station.

I just want to dig into this a little bit. Y'all know I'm originally from California. And one of the things that we've discussed previously is, in our briefings, is as the city continues to grow, we now start to reach into and build homes into terrain that is a little different than what we have had here in the valley. And that is going to require, if we're going to stay on top of this and be forward thinking, And it require us to increase the types of resources that we purchase in order to better respond to, you know, even wildfires now. We're moving into wildfire country and we're paying for those things. I believe we actually are trying to get some funding for some of that in the next ledge, if you can just kind of talk about that.

Yes, ma'am. One of the things I will say is I guess I get an opportunity to say thank you to the mayor and council for supporting the donation of the wildland engine in today's agenda. That particular resource will help us in the northwest area. And one of the things also I just kind of wanted to remind everyone is that your fire department is an internationally accredited agency, meaning that we utilize data to make sure that our response plans are are appropriate, and we're always preparing for the future. So your points are always well taken, Councilwoman. We are always preparing for the future. Sometimes that does require us to look at different styles and approaches of equipment, and we're definitely doing that. So again, thank you to everyone for supporting the acceptance of the Bureau of Land Management wildland engine today.

Thank you so much, Chief.

All right, so that was good timing because that was my last slide. The other things, in addition to automatic aid, I just wanted to be clear that if you did terminate the agreement and it ended on December 21st, Clark County would still retain land use control within the county islands and the city would retain land use control within its city boundaries. So just to clarify what the roles and responsibilities on the land use planning would be, We would still both retain that jurisdiction over our areas. Sewer service would still be provided to those residents who are getting it. And regional coordination, that was a big theme of the 2016 agreement. Flood control, roadway maintenance, all of that would still continue. We've got separate interlocal agreements for those, for most of that. And so that would still continue. And Mayor, with that, I am happy to answer any questions that you have.

I appreciate that. Are there members of the council that have any comments or questions that they have not already asked? Ms. Rooney.

Thank you, Mayor. So could you go back to your first slide where you showed the mutual aid, not that... Whoops. Yes. So here you kind of show, I guess, the net balance, right? Net city responses. And then you pointed out this was for the entire city. And so then you showed the next slide. which showed 7,944 responses, but it doesn't show kind of the imbalance. So do we have the data of what we provided versus what we received? So we're kind of comparing apples and oranges. This is good because it focuses on the Northwest.

Yeah, thank you, Councilwoman. So if you look, and I know it's a little hard to read probably for you, but in the takeaway box there, you can see some of that data. So the imbalance in the Northwest for the three years that are shown was 1,800, just over 1,800 responses. And so you can see that there. And there is a cost associated, the chief described the volume of a station, the annual operating cost for a station is $4.4 million and that's just operating costs alone. So there is an imbalance in both the number of calls and then of course there's a cost associated with those calls as well.

Thank you for that. My second question has to do with parks. So it sounds like in the previous interlocal, the city and the county shared costs or collaborated around the cost of providing and working on the trails specifically, or for example, the 215 to cater to Tenaya. Is that?

Yeah, so these are, I'll go back to the slide so you can see it. These are the four areas from the agreement that the city and county either agreed to to provide or collaborate on. So they obviously Ross is something we continue to do. The 215 trail between today and Decatur was specifically listed maintaining the improvements that are within each of our jurisdictions. So whatever improvements we put in into the trail network, we were responsible for maintaining and improving and then jointly developing a Northwest master park plan, which like I said, we each have done it, but we have separate plans for each of our jurisdictions.

So you've never shared costs or sort of collaborated on building a park or?

Not that I'm aware of. I'll defer to any of my colleagues up here who might have a longer history than I do, but I'm not aware of any parks that we've shared the cost on.

Okay. Mr. Jensen? Go ahead. Can you answer?

Mayor and Council, Mike Jansen, City Manager. Councilwoman Bruni, what I would want to advise you on is the Northwest Regional Park, which is in Ward 6. Twice over the last six years, we attempted to secure supplemental funds to fund that park. in 2020 we made a request to clark county there is a regional park account only regional parks can be eligible for this particular countywide fund we made a request in 2000 for 16 million to support the development of that park and then we made another request this year for 8 million but but those requests were denied

Well, I was thinking over the weekend as we were leading up to this conversation that I don't think we have a county park in Ward 6 where we've seen so much growth from Mr. Floyd's slides. So I think we do have one at Mountain Crest and Lone Mountain, but in Ward 6 specifically. And I don't know whether the shooting range is... I know it's Clark County-owned, so I don't know if that counts as a park. I know there are a couple of... There's some plans many years ago for the county to build an equestrian park, which I don't think is moving forward, but I know that my office is getting a lot of requests to build and expand the equestrian facilities that the city owns. And so I think there is kind of a gap in a county provided park in the, I guess, area of east of the 95 where we've seen a lot of growth.

Councilman Seth Floyd for the record. So I don't have the wars on here. You are correct. The Lone Mountain Park is in the southwest corner of the large island. And then, of course, Mountain Crest is on the eastern side of that. So, yeah, I don't believe there is a county park that is specifically in Ward six, although there are two in the larger county island.

That is OK. Francis, since this discussion impacts both you and Ms. Bruni more than the rest of the city, do you have any comments or questions that you'd like to ask or make?

I guess, yeah, sure. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Lots of thoughts, lots of opinions. I do feel very strongly that the current version of the interlocal agreement does not serve the people of the Northwest, my residents in Ward 4 in its current form. I am certainly open to negotiate and talk to our counterpart members at the County Commission. I welcome it. But in its current form, as Mr. Floyd has very, very adequately and comprehensively outlined, we are left holding the monetary bag on this agreement, and it's not right. And it's our fiduciary obligation to the taxpayers of the city of Las Vegas to find an agreement where there's more parity.

And those are my thoughts. Thank you so much. One of our constituents, yes?

Can I just add, since we're putting, I guess, comments on the record, if you go back to your slide where there are three options, I would echo my colleague's sentiments. I do hope, too, that we have a new agreement, but I would not, I don't support to allow the current agreement to extend because, as Councilwoman Allen-Palenski said, I don't think the current agreement serves the needs that we're seeing with respect to parks and infrastructure. as we adjust to all of the explosive growth that we've had in our two areas over the last 10 years. Thank you.

Thank you so much. One of our constituents just texted me with a question.

This is not the normal order of things.

Let us not text the mayor during a meeting. But can you tell us what a normal call volume would be? Would you know, or should we ask the chief to come back up? I'm not sure. I guess on average, let's see what the chief has to say.

Fernando Gray, fire chief for the record. So if I understand the question, it is what is what we would consider normal call volume. One of the things that I just think it's important to make sure everyone understands, it's not just about making sure we have a unit for a certain amount of calls. If we could go back to the map, I'm sorry. One of the things in the fire service is being able to respond appropriately is associated with time. If we cannot get to a location within a, a determined period of time, the outcomes, not just from a fire standpoint, but also from a medical aspect, people's condition basically will deteriorate if we're not able to get there quickly. So I will say one of the things that we tried to share, and I just kind of would emphasize to the person that texted you, is the fact that the 1400 calls that I quoted a little bit earlier That is actually from one of our new fire stations. So that is actually, again, an adequate and that's a representative call volume for a fire station in the northwest portion of the city of Las Vegas. Does that answer your question?

I wouldn't know. I'll let you know. Ms. Rooney, I understand you have another question.

Yes, well, actually, I just had a comment, I think, just to echo some of the comments, especially from my colleague, Councilman Alan Polinsky. We take our number one priority of public safety very importantly, and hopefully we will have a new agreement, but I think it's really important that the public knows that we're using our one BDR to go up to the legislature to address fire service initiative funding. And so we are trying to make sure that even if we don't have an agreement, we are going to continue protecting the residents of Southern Nevada with fire service. Thank you.

Thank you so much. I know that many people would like to speak on this issue. You've been very, very patient while we go through our discussions and presentations. May I get a show of hands of how many people are here to address this issue? All right, what we're going to do is invite people to come up. Mr. Collins, I invite you first. We're going to have a two-minute limit on the discussions. Please try. Everyone is welcome to speak and express their opinion, but if your opinion has already been expressed, if you would just say, I agree with that, I think it will help us with time. So, Mr. Collins, welcome.

Thank you, Mayor and Council. Glad to be here. And I just got to say, that was a great presentation. Your guy did a great job. I tried to tease him up front, but he didn't buy it. First of all, islands. Clark County is this great big body, and there's Five or six islands inside of it. It's Las Vegas and North Las Vegas and Henderson and Boulder City, okay? Y'all are the island in Clark County as well. So it could be how you want to look at it. I just wish you and the county manager, whoever the hell it is, would get along. And that's just from rumors. We do get along. I can remember a few years ago, well, let me, I'm gonna, I never do good at reading stuff. Okay, 2001, the Nevada legislature drastically changed the annexation laws. 1960s, Las Vegas tried to annex out the Sahara on Las Vegas Boulevard. That didn't go nowhere either. This annexation and grabbing land, it all happens. You know, they all try to go get something. And that's for your own growth. And when we expired, I still own the commission, last agreement expired before the 2016. And there was this, you can't build a house, you can't hook up the sewer without annexation. Well, I'll remind you all, you do not provide water. You are not a water provider, purveyor, whatever, in your city. Clark County does that. Let's get along. You know what I mean? And the sewer thing and the mutual aid thing, I learned about when that old one expired before the 2016, that the interlocal agreement with the fire cost portion was like 20 years behind it, so the city come and asked for a few million bucks. I remember. Anyway, to go forward, it's not the name or the title on the property. Las Vegas, Clark County. That can't be me. Okay. It is you. I'm hard of hearing.

Tom, I love you. Would you mind getting to your point? A lot of people want to talk.

The city pays people to drive around and count chickens and horses and trees. They pay people to drive around and look at how places are painted. Summer is beautiful. Sunrise Manor's beautiful too, just doesn't have all the HOAs, HOMs, or whatever the hell you call it, telling you all that crap. It's lifestyle is the challenge here. And trying, as we've tried in the past, to get common codes and ordinances and building permit fees and all of that crap, you know, If we was all the same, got along, we could be Las Vegas County or Clark County City. It doesn't matter.

Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Who else would like to speak? Please state your name for the record.

Good morning, Mayor and Council. Dave Brown, 5309 West Rome Boulevard. I'm a resident of the City of Las Vegas and also a taxpayer in the City of Las Vegas. I'm here today with a direct stake in this interlocal agreement. I UNDERSTAND THE CITY HAS GIVEN NOTICE THAT THEY HAVE TO GIVE NOTICE WHETHER THEY INTEND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE EXTENSION OR TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT. HOPEFULLY AS A CITY RESIDENT IN LAS VEGAS THAT YOU INTEND TO RENEGOTIATE THE EXISTING AGREEMENT OR A NEW AGREEMENT. This isn't the first time this relationship has lapsed as the city manager spoke before. When the prior agreement expired in January 2015, the city and county spent nearly two years in open conflict with competing annexation ordinance, fire fee disputes and real uncertainty for rural property owners like myself before finally reaching the 2016 agreement you're now considering whether to let go or to extend. We know exactly what a gap looks like because we've lived through it and I'm asking you not to repeat it. THREE THINGS THAT MATTER TO RESIDENTS LIKE ME IN THE NORTHWEST. FIRST, KEEPING THE RURAL PROTECTIONS. THE AGREEMENT CAPS DENSIATE THE TWO UNITS PER GROSS ACRE IN PLANNED AREAS A1 AND A2 WITH A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 18,500 SQUARE FEET. ALSO PLAN AREA B IS CAPTED AT 3.5 UNITS PER GROSS ACRE ON THE COUNTY SIDE AND 10,000 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM ON THE CITY SIDE. ALL THESE AREAS ARE BARRED FROM BEING REZONED TO COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL USES. THOSE AREN'T TECHNICALITIES. THEY'RE THE REASON PEOPLE BOUGHT PROPERTY THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THEY WANT TO SEE THAT CONTINUED. SECOND, KEEP ANNEXATION CONSENT BASED. I believe that right now the city cannot annex property in the A1 area without the owner requesting it and cannot annex developed property in area A2 or B without mutual agreement with the county. And sewer service cannot be conditioned on annexation. If the agreement lapses, all those protections go out with it. Third, make this a public process. Whatever comes next should not be negotiated behind closed doors between the city and county manager. Residents and property owners across all three joint planning areas should have a seat at the table while the terms are being written, not just a chance to comment after they're set. That could be a single representative that represents all three areas, but we do need some representation at the table. None of this requires abandoning the agreement today. Section 9 already allows the parties to mutually extend while a replacement is negotiated. I'm asking the council to direct staff to pursue that extension, open the renegotiation process to resident inputs, and preserve the density, lot size, and annexation protections in areas A1, A2, and B.

Would you mind wrapping up? This is it.

This is the last sentence, Mayor. Sorry. And those protections are what keep the Northwest a livable area and why we bought there in the first place. Thank you very much.

Mr. Brown, thank you so much.

Appreciate that.

Hello.

Would you state your name? Sarah Jones with ward six. I am part of County Island, but I want to just say, I agree with what Dave Brown said. You know, he is city of Las Vegas. We are, we are County Island and yet us as neighbors can agree on what we want to be kept. Um, so I just want you, we need to be part of the public conversation. It should not be behind closed doors. Um, we've seen what happened with the water and with sewer when everybody was doing things behind closed doors and it got brought to light. the neighbors were very upset. So this kind of agreement needs to be made public with public input and not just told. Thank you so much.

Please come forward and state your name.

Good morning, Mayor Berkeley and council members. I am Bridget Solveig. Last name is spelled S-O-L-V-I-E. I AM IN A COUNTY ISLAND CURRENTLY IN WARD 6 BUT A COUNTY RESIDENT AND I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT THIS COUNCIL EXTEND THE AGREEMENT. I DO SEE THERE COULD BE SOME I WOULD ALSO TO THE POINT OF TAXES, PROPERTY TAXES, I WOULD ASK THAT THERE BE A SIDE BY SIDE ANALYSIS OF WHAT A COUNTY PERSON PAYS ON PROPERTY LINE BY LINE AND WHAT A CITY PERSON PAYS ON THEIR TAXES LINE BY LINE. I'VE DONE THAT BEFORE AND I FOUND THE DISPARITY TO BE QUITE SMALL. Granted we have the 3% cap and this and that but a lot of our similarities in what I pay as a county property owner and What my neighbors two blocks away that are actually city what they pay as a city property owner. They're quite similar So the disparity is not as great in the final number, but I would encourage that to be a researched. I want to say kudos to Seth and for an excellent presentation because I had brought all my documents thinking I wonder who's going to go through that whole history so thank you. Very well done. And to Mike Jansen, I've worked with him for many years in the past to preserve areas of public right of way and traffic flow through county islands. I'm in the top north section above the 215, that's where I live. but I can see the density is still the greatest issue, that and trails. Initially there is, and I have an old map that I know Seth has access to, didn't see it today, a trails map for equestrian and multi-use equestrian that still has a lot lacking and it's mostly east-west and then there's one that was supposed to connect my area in the north down across, but then Grand Canyon doesn't go over. So I agree, no traffic on Grand Canyon. Please don't build a vehicle bridge from Grand Canyon over the 215. But you could produce with county, we could produce a multi-use equestrian bridge to get Grand Canyon to come over. That would be awesome. because that's right near escobedo the middle school we don't want traffic flow but please i encourage you to renew extend this agreement this interlocal agreement county and city there's always a lot of push and pull and how it gets done we can make some modifications but uh let's keep the agreement densities as they are within each planning area thank you so much thank you mayor thank you councilwoman anyone else oh please

Oh, hello. How are you? It's been a while.

It's been a while, Mayor. It's good to see you. I'm John Steinbeck. I'm Senator District 18, so this is my area. Thank you to all of the council. It's nice to see you, and thank you to City Manager as well. I'm getting calls on this just like everybody else is, of course. This is a big item for people that live in this district, and we really do appreciate the shared services that the county and the city have provided as a state legislator. I'm not obviously involved in the direct negotiations.

Would you like to be?

Yeah, if necessary, ma'am, if necessary. But this is a very big interest for our community that this interlocal does get done. whether in its current form or renegotiated form, all of those are fine, but we do need to make sure that we do get this done and provide these services and also provide the lifestyle that the homeowners there have bought into and want to maintain. I was also the former fire chief. I do want to say on the record that you have such an excellent fire chief in the city of Las Vegas. All right. Chief Blair is awesome. Thank you. He is great and certainly the fire services, what he said was exactly right as far as you look at it as call volume and you look at it as response time, right? And they're both things that we have to manage all the time as we're looking towards these resources. 14 to 1,800 calls, that is not a huge disparity, historically speaking, between the county and the city. It's something that's always kind of been there. but I do understand that there's expenses. There's always been some disparity. I was with the county for 35 years. For many times, the disparity was the other way, right, where the county had more calls than the city did. Our automatic aid, the way that we, and I'm gonna say we because I'm always gonna be part of the fire service, so I can't get that out, right? The way that we've always worked together, it's a national model, right? It's exceptional. It does need to be maintained. I hear the beeping, so just tell me if you want me to shut up. But I do want to just say that we're taking a look at this as a representative of this area. And if in any way my expertise can be of assistance, be happy to. But we will be involved and especially with Councilwoman Bruni and Councilwoman Polanski. Really appreciate it. Thank you, Senator.

We appreciate it. Would anyone else like to come forward? Please come and state your name.

SUE CHRISTIANSEN. GOOD MORNING, MA'AM MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO ASK THAT THE LOAN BOUND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BE EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS. I ALSO WANT TO CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION THE LANGUAGE IN THE AGREEMENT ITSELF. IT STATES THAT THE AGREEMENT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME OR CANCELED ONLY UPON MUTUAL WRITTEN AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES HERE TOO. That is important. If cancellation requires a mutual written agreement, I believe the council should explain what provision of the agreement authorized the city to unilaterally terminate or discontinue these protections. This agreement established a negotiated balance between the city and county concerning annexation, land use, infrastructure, municipal services, and corporate boundaries. Existing homeowners have made major financial decisions under this framework. The agreement also contains important protections concerning annexation and sewer services. These protections should not simply disappear without a clear explanation of the contractual authority for doing so. I believe the financial implications deserve transparency. The city is facing financial obligations related to the Badlands litigation settlement. I'm not accusing the city of using Lone Mountain annexation to address those obligations, but the public deserves to know. Has the city calculated the potential future revenue associated with annexation and development in Lone Mountain, and has that revenue been considered in the city's financial planning? My request is straightforward. Honor the agreement as written, preserve the protections negotiated between the city and county, protect the homeowners who relied on this framework, and extend the Lone Mountain Interlocal Agreement for another five years. Thank you. Thank you so much.

And may I ask you to stay up there because Ms. Allen Polinsky would like to ask a question.

Okay.

Hey, hello, Ms. Christensen. Thanks for being here today. And thank you for the Thank you to the mayor for the personal privilege here. You are a member of the Nevada Rural Preservation Alliance, correct? Ms. Christensen, I'm going to read you a judicial order here. It says, here the requested award is reasonable under Bruzel versus Golden Gate National Bank, additionally pursuant to NRS 18.010 and NRS 7.010. the award of attorney's fees is proper when a claim is brought without reasonable ground or to harass the prevailing party. Therefore, the motion for attorney's fees is granted. Respondent to obtain from the petitioner a total of $55,759. That has been awarded to the City of Las Vegas from your Rural Preservation Alliance. When can we expect payment?

There's no money there for you to get payment from them. It's a non-profit.

I thank you very much, appreciate it.

Mayor, Jeff Dorcak, city attorney, if I might for the council's indulgence to the point the speaker brought up about the mutual consent. You want to address that? Mutual consent would only have been required if termination was done during the life of the deal. Mr. Floyd put up on the screen the termination provision for the end of the deal, which is where we're at now.

Yes, okay. And I thank you for that clarification. Is there anyone else wishing to address the council? Please come forward and state your name. and welcome.

Hi, my name is Christian Salmon and I'm here regarding item 34 regarding the Northwest interlocal agreement. I respectfully ask the council to keep the current agreement in force and allow it to continue under its existing extension provisions. For many years residents and property owners in the Northwest have relied upon this city-county agreement for predictability involving residential density, lot sizes, annexation, sewer service, infrastructure, and coordinating land use and planning. Assemblywoman Lisa Cole has submitted a detailed letter opposing termination or the non-extension and raising additional concerns involving annexation, rural and equestrian properties, fiscal transparency, and city and county emergency service coordination. These issues deserve careful public examination before exiting protections that are in the agreements. I'm going to be submitting that on the record when I give my comments here. If the city and county ever decide that this agreement should be revised or replaced affected a resident should have meaningful participation to draft said legal language through its finalization Not simply after the decisions have already been made Please keep the present agreement in force until any replacement has been publicly reviewed and provides equivalent or greater protections in binding legal language. We're here at the 11th hour and we see that the, we're here to make a vote on this, but nobody has come to the residence and asked, what do you think? And this involves us here. I was talking to April Becker earlier this year and she said that she was actively involved in having negotiations, but now I'm hearing there have been none. So I understand what you're saying. You've got to make a decision now, but why do we wait till this 11th hour for this to happen? Also, Ms. Brene and Alan Polinsky, if you could go on the record and say what is disproportionate with this agreement that you do not like so we can work toward this. And we want to be involved. We don't want to be talked about. We want to, because that's what's happening now, we want to be involved with this process. not just the county, not just the city because there's real people involved in this. Thank you.

Thank you so much.

And we ask for night meetings so others can be involved too, please.

Thank you. Anyone else wishing to address the council on agenda item 34? Welcome and would you state your name for the record?

Hi, I'm David Hanson, H-A-N-S-E-N, of the 4975 North Eula Street in Las Vegas, right across from Mill Mountain. I just came apprised of what's going on a couple days ago, so I'm not really versed in it. He versed me in it, so kind of. But I just wanted to say that I think the reason why a lot of this is happening, I think it needs to continue extended. Because what we're doing right now, Lennar built a bunch of homes, are building a bunch of homes, which they actually did a pretty good job. They're 0.5 acres. They're decent homes. The system was pretty good. You know, still would like larger, of course, but then we've got Toll Brothers that are moving in on five acres and they want to put 18 homes there. Square footage of the lots are anywhere between 7,000 and 9,000 square feet. I think that's ridiculous. It's not even a quarter acre. I just want to protect this. This is like real close to where I'm at, like within three acres. So it really makes a difference because we've been living in that space for 26 years. And we really love the views. It doesn't affect our view. We're fine with it. But we know progress is going to happen. We just want it to be 0.5 acres or bigger. So we love our neighborhood. So that's all I got to say.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else wishing to address the, yes.

Sorry, I forgot to hand this in.

Who should I hand this to?

To our city clerk.

Okay.

Would you, okay, very good. Thank you so much. Thank you. Anybody else wishing to, please state your name and welcome. Welcome.

Hi, Camille Spinner. I live in this area in the county. My family bought this property 50 years ago because it was rural and we subdivide it to have acre lots. And as the city's coming into our space, you guys are acquiring little pieces of the county. You continue to try to dissolve what we stand for and what we love. It's really hard with the rules of notifying people that it's only within so many feet of something happening. And when there's lot sizes that are larger, like this... MY FIANCEE MENTIONED, THERE'S TOLL BROTHERS COMING IN TRYING TO CHANGE THINGS. THEY ACTUALLY BOUGHT ANOTHER LOT RIGHT NEXT TO IT AND THEN THEY CAN EASILY, ONCE THINGS ARE APPROVED WITH THE CITY, DO THAT AND THEN CONTINUE TO DO SMALLER LOT SIZES. IN THE PROPERTY INDUSTRY AND WE HAVE TONS OF HOMES ALREADY. OUR INVENTORY IS SUBSTANTIAL IN THE VALLEY AND WE DON'T NEED MORE HOMES. WE DON'T NEED SMALLER LOT SIZES. I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRE ISSUES. If you slow down a little bit on building large quantity of homes, we're not going to need as many fire stations in those areas. So use the homes we have and are continuing to build. Just keep things rural. We love our area. We love being able to have horses and chickens and other things and no curbs and not streetlights shining in your windows. And we're just asking you to let this proceed and go forward and are two people that represent us that I've not heard from about any of this because you guys don't notify people. Neither one of you were at that meeting this week, but your staff was in the back of the room and did not speak. Thank you so much. Thank you.

We appreciate it. Anyone else, would you please come forward? Welcome and state your name.

My name is David Harrison, 5326 Ryder Avenue. The house that I live in was my parents. They bought it in 1974. It is in a county island. I want to keep it that way. The last annexation, none of you were here. that they were trying to force an annexation over a bunch of properties. I don't feel where I live, none of my neighbors want to change what we have. We don't want HOAs. We like having horses and goats. Now, I know a lot of your ears perked up when you saw the fire station discrepancies between the county and the city. I don't know if any of you know this, but do you know that UMC is funded by the county, not the city? Yes. Is the city going to supplement the hospital? for people that live in the city that go to the county hospital? Or the other thing, Clark County Detention Center? That's funded by the county, not the city. Am I wrong? Well, it was brought up at the last annexation. It was brought up at the last annexation.

But thank you. Thank you so much. Is there anyone else wishing to address this agenda item? Please come forward and state your name.

Richard Manhattan, Madam Mayor and members of the council. I was here earlier, so I'll save you the details about my residence and all that. And I'm hoping maybe Seth or someone else here can clarify some things for me. I'm here with a perspective from a different annexed area, not in one of your districts, but in an area south of Sahara that was annexed some time ago. And that now, what I really wanted to... talk to my council person about was to say, if there is an opportunity here, if this agreement doesn't only serve the two districts that are referenced in the agenda, but also present an opportunity for the city or for this body to re-establish its relationship with the county and to renegotiate a lot of the service areas that serve other annexed areas or formerly annexed areas as well, then I am all for letting this agreement lapse and renegotiating. If you look at the area on the map that's south of Sahara that's straddling the freeway that goes all the way back to Decatur, There is not a single park in that area. And now that Clark County has essentially taken away all of its public spaces for public use and fenced all of their schools, there isn't even an area that's not a park that residents can use to, let's say, go for a jog or walk their pet. And you may not be aware of this because this is a county matter, but Cashman Middle School was recently essentially, sorry, a county and a school district matter, Cashman Middle School was recently slated to be repurposed. And so the park that's behind Cashman Middle School, is now completely shut down. So the residents of this area have no place to go to be outside and explore and in nature and to enjoy it within their immediate neighborhood. So I think that this opportunity, there might be an opportunity here to renegotiate with the accounting, to reestablish what needs to be done, what expectations are, not just for these members and acknowledge their concerns, but also for others. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Is there anyone else wishing to speak to the council? Please come forward, state your name for the record and welcome. Good morning. Good morning.

My name is Gail Powers. I live in an area of the county. I've been there since June of 1956. Nobody has lived out there as long as I have. When we moved in, we had a dirt road and a power line, and it was desert to mountains for 360 degrees. You'd not believe the growth that I have seen out there. However, the interlocal agreement is really very important to those of us that live in the county. I have a large piece of property, and just in that 16-acre block, the original 16 acres of Clark County, out there, District C, there's over 100 horses in just that 16 block radius. When they developed Lone Mountain Road, it landlocked every one of us. So we have no place to ride to get up to the Clark County Park at the base of Lone Mountain. So the interlocal agreement is very important to a lot of us that live out there. That is my living, that's what I do is I board horses. have all sorts of activities going on with that, but I have no place to go to ride unless we throw them a horse trailer and take them up to the park. So I would appreciate everybody considering extending the interlocal agreement the way it is with modifications as needed. Also, one more thing I'd like to say, I don't know in the city when a developer comes in and puts in a massive development, if you warrant them to have to pay for Fire stations. Put the money up to put the fire stations up so the city doesn't have to pay for it. That would make more sense. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else wishing to address the city council on this agenda item? Okay. Eric, you will take us home.

All right. Welcome home, everybody. Eric King, long-time resident. A couple of items that I thought, one on a macro scale, one on a micro scale, I thought would be really relevant as value adds here. I know La Madre Mountains and other nearby foothill off the National Forest areas and the BLM are budding here. have some more live springs, longer water in them, you get more wildlife through there and so forth. So the macro scale, I thought that since this is still being negotiated or discussions about it, to have some type of wildlife corridor consideration for sheep, for the elk, you know, there's wild horses up there, with some type of guzzler, they call it, out in the wildlands, um where there'll be an attraction for the animals to come on this fringe area right out of those little box canyon areas they're protected in vegetation and so forth and that becomes a really great feature to enhance the wildness aspects of this with great opportunities for education as well as tourism potentially and real sensitivity to people not one a thousand cars a day coming to these kind of places but maybe with some protections against that, but still have all those nexus points happen here, I think this would be an opportune time to do that before more developers get a hold and, you know, thank goodness they're built in Vegas and the county. But those kind of corridors being established at this point where we're going to expand right up onto those mountains pretty soon otherwise might help make this that much more special and more proximal to people that enjoy the valley and maybe want those amenities because I know Boulder City and their residents love it. So that could work really well. On a micro scale, 20 seconds of description to it would be consider with the trails, shoulders for the trails, that you have more concave where rain can drain into them.

protecting trees from drought then convex where the trees on top of it and the water drains away those kind of little design features would help a great deal thank you thank you so much um this is a public hearing which i now close i'm going to ask if any of the city council members have any uh questions or comments uh before we um move forward Everybody's good?

Yes, you may. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

I just want to make sure that folks know that we do talk to our county commission colleagues, that we try to have a very cordial and amicable relationship. We share shared constituency. I have... a county commissioner for over every inch that represents residents that I also represent. So I just want to make it very clear that we try to keep a very professional, open, two-way communication, line of communication. I just wanted to state that this council tries very hard to do the right thing by our residents and the people that we jointly represent. And we welcome conversations and we welcome coming to the table and sorting out our differences. Are we always going to see things exactly the same? No, but I think that as we talk through pain points and disagreements, the only thing is doing things that are better for majority so i look forward to hopefully having engagement and conversations about everything that we've heard both from the residents of the area and from mr floyd about the future needs nothing stays static this has been in the making for many many years and i understand that there's certain things that don't want to be changed and want to be kept the same, but at the same time, we have to look to the future and make sure we're not missing the mark for those future needs as well. That's I think part of our roles and responsibilities as commissioners and council members is to ensure we're looking ahead and we're planning ahead as diligently as possible. Will there be things that are unaccounted for? Like no one knew a pandemic was gonna come. No one knew. We still don't know what our water situation will be, but we're trying to do the best with the information we have and just steering all issues and all policy decisions to make the best for our communities.

Thank you. Thank you so much, Mayor Pro Tem. I would like to speak on this agenda item. and share with my fellow councilmen and those that are impacted by this agenda item and the interlocal agreement. I believe that government must be collaborative, that we all have to work together and for the good of the people that we represent. I, for one, love the County Commission. Many of the members, most of the members of the County Commission are lifelong friends of mine. We socialize together and we have similar interests and we all have an expectation that we are leaders in the community. We've been voted on so that we can make informed decisions that impact all of our constituents. It's a very important thing that all of us take very seriously. There's a lot of misinformation and a lot of information that's been presented today. I'm very appreciative of Seth and his presentation and the questions and comments of the public who have taken time out of your busy schedules to come and speak with us and share your concerns. I'm very grateful to the city council members for expressing their concerns as well. I would propose that, well, before I make any proposal, the current This agreement is 10 years old. As we have all seen from the presentation, things have changed dramatically. in this community over the last 10 years. This agreement, nobody wants to throw it out, but we do need to update it, not only to address the current situation in that northwest part of the valley, but for the future as well. I think I am not prepared to vote on this at this moment. I would like very much to collaborate with our friends in the county, and I understand Mr. Salmon's concern and Mr. Brown's concern that we reach out to the public and have conversations, but we are under the gun time-wise. So I am gonna propose to my city council members that we do not vote on this issue today, that we abate it until we have an opportunity to speak with our counterparts on the county commission and work together in a collaborative way so that we are all on the same page. I recognize the annexation issues and the zoning issues and the desire to protect the quality of life and the type of life that people living in the Northwest have come to expect and want and move there for those very reasons. I get that. But I also understand that the taxpayers of the city need to be protected as well. And there are certain expenses that need to be shared by both entities. So I know there will be changes, but as many of you have stated, but also work together to to preserve what is good and important into local agreement and make the necessary changes for the current situation and for a generation to come. So I am going to make a motion that we obey this item for a couple of weeks. We've already reached out to our friends on the County Commission. And as far as I'm concerned, we are two branches of the same family. When I was running for office, I had a friend, very prominent gentleman, say to me, when you get elected, I want to talk to you about what's happening at the airport. And I said, well, I said, the airport is not within the city's jurisdiction. And he said, oh, well, then I want to talk to you about the congestion on the strip. And I said, well, the strip is not in the city. And at that point, he looked at me, he said, well, then what are you going to do? What do you do as mayor? And that is a very compelling question. So if this gentleman, who is a very knowledgeable fellow, didn't know the difference between the city and the county, I suspect most of the people that live here don't know whether they're city residents or county residents, and that's incumbent upon us to do the best job we can for all of the residents of Southern Nevada, whether we live in the city, live in the county, wherever it is this is our job to do so my motion would be to obey this to work very closely with the county and come up with a plan that is mutually beneficial to both entities but more importantly mutual beneficial to the people that call southern nevada home and the northwest area of our community home as well. And with that, I've made the motion, and may I invite... Mayor, just add the date to that motion, please.

October 7th.

Thank you very much. Until October 7th, that is the deadline for coming to an agreement before the interlocal agreement lapses. None of us are interested in creating any problems or causing any pain. We just want to improve it. And with that, I'll call for the vote. Please post. Sorry, Cara Kelly. Cara, thank you for hanging in. You're welcome. And the results are motion passes. I want to thank everybody who has taken so much of your time to be here expressing your concerns. And we will work with everybody in order to reach an agreement that will carry us into the next 20 years.

Okay. I am going to take, I think it's very important that we take a little break right now.

So I'm, let's see, it's all right. We will reconvene at noon, which is 13 minutes from now. Disconnected? I think she is done. I'm going to reconvene the City Council meeting. Agenda item 36 was obeyed until the October 21st City Council meeting.

There's four right there. Here we are.

Agenda item 37. a public hearing and discussion for possible action to adopt a written policy for the implementation and process of job order contracting. This impacts all wards. This is a public hearing which I now declare open. Welcome and please state your name.

Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. I'm Tanya Kimball, Manager of Purchasing and Contracts for the Record. The city has elected to establish a job order contracts program and pursuant to NRS 338.1567, a public hearing and adoption of policy is required. I'm here if there are any questions and staff recommends adopting the policy at the conclusion of the public hearing.

I thank you so much. This is a public hearing, which I now declare open. Is there anybody wishing to speak on this item? Seeing none, I will close the public hearing. Are there any questions or comments from members of the council? Again, we are in agenda item 37.

Seeing none, is there a motion, Mayor Pro Tem? Yes, Madam Mayor, I move to approve agenda item 37.

Please vote. Oops.

Okay.

Opposed? Motion carries. Agenda item number 38. Discussion for possible action on naming a new park as part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sky Canyon substation located at the southwest corner of Hualapai and Grand Teton Drive as Providence Park. This is in Ward 6. Ms. Bruni. Hello, Mr. O'Mara. Would you state your name for the record?

Good afternoon. Patrick O'Mara, Deputy Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Director. First, I want to apologize. We had the vice chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission and the member from Ward 6 who made the motion at the meeting scheduled to be here, but they had work commitments and were not able to, I got messages earlier in the meeting that they weren't able to attend. So apologize for that. I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARK NAMING. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A PARK NAMING POLICY IN WHICH WE GO OUT TO PUBLIC SURVEY TO GAIN IDEAS FOR THE PARK NAME. IN THIS CASE, WE GOT 59 INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES THAT CAME IN. EACH OF THOSE HAD THREE SUGGESTIONS, SUGGESTION OPPORTUNITIES TO THEM. SO RIGHT ABOUT 150, 170 individual names were reported. You have them in your packets. A lot of the names came in grouped around geographic region, honoraries and tributes. So you know many of those are after former city managers or community leaders with great importance to the area. We also had a handful of outdoor and natural themed. And then because it's next to the new substation, we did have a lot of recommendations for police and public safety certainly first responder again that's sort of in the honorary there. What we did talk about were some considerations at the meeting. The first is for police and public safety while all of us recognize that Our fallen officers are certainly deserving for that kind of a recognition. At some time, unfortunately, we're going to run out of parks to name after our fallen first responders. And so we do have Police Memorial Park in Ward 4 where every fallen officer is honored with a memorial tree. And so we try and acknowledge them in that way. Additionally, one of the considerations was this is actually on the border between Providence and Sky Canyon. So while the project name says Sky Canyon substation, it is actually in the Providence development. And so for specificity, that's actually one of the reasons why the commission recommended that name. A handful of the recommendations received two nominations or two suggestions that were very close to, if not the exact same, but really two was the highest number of consistency. Things like Timberline Park, Green Valley Park, which is tough because there's one in the valley with that name already Shelly Hayden who is actually one of our engineers in the department got two don't know where that came from but she's an existing City employee and she designed like the building across the way we also had Providence Park several times and then Artemis Park because the survey came out right about the time that the mission back to the moon was going on or had just completed i think so that's that's a lot of the recommendations that that had come in and as i mentioned the board had a short conversation and recommended providence park for specificity in the location thank you so much are there any questions or comments from members of the council

Ms. Rooney, I'll entertain a motion.

Okay, thank you, Mayor. I'd like to make a motion to approve item number 38, which involves naming the new park Providence Park.

Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Providence Park it is. Agenda item 39, boards and commissions. Discussion for possible action regarding the reappointment of Tina Frias to the Building and Safety Enterprise Fund Advisory Committee. Ms. Frias was originally appointed in 2024 to fill the seat designated for a representative of the residential construction industry. She has a recommendation from the Community Development Department and she wishes to be reappointed. I move to approve the reappointment. Please vote. Post, motion carries. Agenda item 40, discussion for possible action regarding the reappointment of Bob Robinson to a Ward 1 seat of Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. Mr. Robinson was originally appointed to one of the Ward 1 seats in 2023. He has a recommendation of the Parks, Rec and Cultural Affairs Director is eligible and he wishes to continue to serve. Is there a motion? Councilman Knudson.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. He's incredibly engaged and tours the parks regularly. He's a great reappointment and I move to approve him.

Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Agenda item 41, recommending committee bills eligible for adoption at this meeting, bill number 2026-31. Councilman Knudson, would you like to have the bill read?

Yes, ma'am. Bill number 2026-31, an ordinance to amend various sections of LEMC chapter 11.68 to update provisions governing street performers within the pedestrian mall to clarify provisions related to events held by the Fremont Street Experience Limited Liability Company and to provide for other related matters. Mayor, with your indulgence for two minutes, I can set the table before the vote on this bill.

These two?

you ma'am jeff dorcak city attorney for the record uh as we've mentioned to council members individually and in non-quorum briefings prior to today this has been a project for the last nine months of the city team including our office department of public safety business licensing special events and parks and others along with our outside partners at fremont street experience metro and In particular the street performers who have been active and very good in providing us feedback to help improve the regulations as part of the Fremont Street experience pedestrian mall to that end specifically in front of you I've provided as Previously mentioned in meetings a proposed First Amendment based on the final comments from the street performers at our recommending committee two weeks ago with chair Knutson MPTD as and councilwoman Allen Polenski. Specifically, the street performers, amongst them the showgirls on Fremont Street Experience, requested that the window to arrive and take your circle, if you want it, be reduced from 30 minutes to 15 minutes, and the same reduction for the alternate winner of that circle. We have done so with the proposed First Amendment in front of you, which is on pages 16 and 17, highlighted in yellow. So with any motion today, if it is to approve, I would ask that you incorporate the proposed First Amendment. Besides that, Mayor, the only other thing for the Clerk's Office, for the record, for any future issues we may or may not have, I would like the Clerk's Office to incorporate the recommending committee items and materials from that meeting into today's council meeting item for this bill so that we have it within the record. That includes a full binder, including declarations from various street performers of the issues on the mall. And then also our two deputy city attorneys, Jillian Block-Sagerblum and Jim Lewis, will provide some final documentation to the clerk's office for the record, just to make sure we have everything buttoned up. But with that, the proposed First Amendment is ready, and this bill is ready for your vote, Mayor.

Thank you. And Mr. City Attorney, I want to thank you for the painstaking way you went about this, consulting every interest group on planet Earth that had an interest in the Fremont Street experience and making it a place that people want to go and enjoy themselves. And I want to thank you on behalf of the City Council.

Thank you, Mayor. The attorneys in our office did a great job reaching out to everybody. We even talked to people. They didn't even know what we were talking about, so we would just say whatever.

Okay, Mayor Pro Tembe, I have a motion. I move to approve with all the stated amendments by Mr. Dorkak. Please vote.

Post. Motion carries. Agenda item 42, recommending committee bills eligible for adoption at a later meeting. Items 42 and 43, bills number 2026 to 32 and 2026-33 will be heard at a later meeting. Agenda items. 44 through 47B appear on the one motion, one vote agenda and may be considered in one motion, one vote as they are routine items with no condition changes. Any person representing an application or a member of the public or member of the council not in agreement with the conditions and all standard conditions for the applications recommended by staff should request to have that item removed from this portion of the agenda. Now it's my understanding that agenda item 44 is not to be considered today. All right, then we will move. Yes, we're good. Okay. then we're going to start with agenda item 4526. Yes. I don't know that we talked Okay, then we'll start with 44. 26-0196-SUP1, applicant Shake Shack, Nevada, LLC, owner KRG, Las Vegas Centennial Center, LLC, on a land use entitlement project request for a proposed 3,558 square foot beer wine cooler on sale establishment, alcohol on-premise beer wine, use with a 60 square foot outdoor patio area with a waiver of distance separation requirements from the school at 6181 Centennial Center Boulevard at TC Town Center Zone, GC-21. TC, General Commercial Town Center, Special Land Use Designation, Ward 4, Ms. Alan Polenski. 45, item 45, 26-0236, applicant KB Homes, Las Vegas, Inc., owner SDE 60015, Irrevocable Business Trust et al. on the following land use entitlement project request on 21.17 acres, on the north side of Iron Mountain Road, approximately 970 feet west of Pooley Road, Ward 6, Miss Rooney, 45A, 26-0236-GPA1, from PCD, planned community development, and PF, public facility, to ML, medium-low density residential. 45B, 26-0236-GON1, from U undeveloped PCD planned community development and PF public facility general plan designations to R-SL residential small lots. 4626-0256-ZON1, applicant owner AFL-CIO, Southern Nevada Building and Construction Trades Council on a land use entitlement project request from R1 single-family residential to PO professional office on 0.59 acres at 360 Shadow Lane, Ward 1, Mr. Knudson, 4726-0276, applicant owner, the Howard Use Company, LLC, of the following land use entitlement project requests on 254.61 acres on the property located west of the intersection of Alder Drive and Park Drift Trail, PC, planned community zone, Ward 2, Miss Kelly, 47A, 26-0276-MDR1, for a proposed Summerlin West Village 32A, 47B, 26-0276-TMP1, Village 32A, for a proposed 13-lot parent tentative map. The Planning Commission and staff recommend approval of all of these items. These are public hearings that I now declare open. Is there anyone wishing to be heard on items 44 through 47B? Seeing none, I will close them. Oh, sorry. Please identify the item that you're speaking on and state your name for the record.

I just had seen on here the land use entitlement action for that and I just wanted to.

Which item are you speaking on?

I think it was the 47, the wonderful Howard Hughes company. I just wanted to ask if there could be any discussion going forward anyways on land use for considerations of hydrating land around growth areas, butting up to BLM and things like that for wildfire concerns. And that would also include for tree health and fire mitigation, possibly things like micro ponds that can service for wildlife as well as for a helicopter bucket. MULTI-USE VALUE ADDED THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD PROBABLY HELP A LOT TO AVOID ANYTHING APPROACHING CARPENTER ONE FIRE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO EVER HAVE A REPEAT OF THAT. SO MAYBE THAT'S A MINIMAL THING BUT I KNOW WITH GREAT DESIGN AND FORTHOUGHT BEFORE WONDERFUL BUILDERS GO AND CHANGE THE LAND FOREVER. that protection against those kind of things could be addressed at least through discussion of leadership and possibly agreements made. So thank you for hearing me on that.

I would suggest you contact your city councilwoman Kelly because this is in her area.

Well, it's fair. Thank you so much. I thank you very much for your time. Thank you for hearing me.

Anyone else wishing to address the council on this agenda item? Seeing none, I'll close the public hearings. Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion for the one motion, one vote items 44 through 47B?

Move to approve.

Please vote. Opposed? Motion carries. Agenda items number 48, 48B and 48C. And this is the one, the 48 is the one that's been evaded. We're going to trail that and we're going to take the agenda item. Oh, is that okay? Would you make your request publicly? Okay.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I asked Councilman Summers-Armstrong if she would indulge in my applicant on agenda item 52 going at the top of discussion as he has a plane to catch. So Mayor has agreed to move this item forward. So at this time, we're going to entertain agenda item 52.

All right, thank you so much. We are going to bring agenda item 52 forward at this point. 26-0306 EOT1, abeyance item, extension of time, site development plan review, SDR-78820, applicant owner, 1200 Las Vegas Boulevard, LLC, for possible action on a land use entitlement project request, for the third extension of time of a previously proved six-story, 70-foot-tall mixed-use development, including 270 residential units and 4,000 square feet of commercial space on 1.70 acres on the west side of Las Vegas Boulevard, approximately 640 feet south of Charleston Boulevard. C2, General Commercial Zone, Ward 3, Ms. Diaz, Staff recommends denial. Is the applicant present?

Good morning, Mayor and Councilmember. I'm the applicant, Ilan Gorodetsky is here.

Would you state your name again?

My name is Ilan Gorodetsky. Ilan Gorodetsky.

Thank you so much. Would you like to tell us about your project?

Yes, good morning Mayor and Council Member again. It's almost good afternoon. I understand staff concern about the time this project has taken and I respect their concern. But I want you to know that I've been doing business in the city of Las Vegas for 17 years here and I'm the large stockholder, landowner in that area, in the gateway. I own hotels, 250 rooms, bars, restaurants. I employ more than 150 people for 17 years. When the economy was tanked, I believed in Vegas. And it paid off, absolutely. And what happened is we started the development over there with the idea of building it, but then we got into challenging with Nevada Power, which literally took us years. Then Las Vegas did the beautification, so they needed our land, and we rented for them, kind of gave it to them just to use it. to beautify it and finally we had issues with the neighbors where we had to upgrade their infrastructure which we did and negotiate them. So it's not that the project was upended. The project is fully in power. We actually filed a track map two months ago and we are hoping to get the extension and continue with the project. So that's what I'm asking for you guys.

Thank you so much. May I have a staff report please?

Thank you Madam Mayor. Peter Lowenstein for the record. The subject sites are part of the Gateway District, which has a primary goal of achieving a stabilized neighborhood with improved affordability and safety. The land use entitlements was originally granted in 2020, and the site has been stagnant for six years. In addition, there has been no activity by the applicant since the last extension of time, and the tentative map, final map, and civil review plans have all expired due to inactivity. As mentioned, an application for a tentative map for a one lot commercial subdivision was submitted on August 12th of 2026 for review by the Planning Commission in October. If the extension of time application is denied, the tentative map application is able to proceed in October, but a new site development plan review and additional related applications necessary would need to be submitted and approved prior to the issuance of any building permits for the construction. Due to the lack of progress over the years made by the applicant in regards to the construction and proposed mixed-use project, staff is recommending denial of the request for the third extension of time.

Thank you. Thank you so much. Are there any questions or comments from council members? Seeing none, Ms. Diaz, this is your ward. Would you?

Thank you, Madam Mayor, and thank you, Mr. Gordowsky, for being here today. I do know that you are a very important stakeholder to this area. This area is already very, in that I call it it's the area south of Charleston Boulevard with a lot of missing teeth, a lot of lots with nothing on them and I remain hopeful that this development can continue to move forward. I think for the time that it was approved in 2020, it hearkens to some adjacent developments that have actually been built. I don't think it would be inappropriate for us to continue with that vision. My only hope is that it does materialize. I know that we've been hearing more and more from the development world that everything in that space is challenging right now. The cost of goods, the cost of labor, the cost of financing. I understand that we also have to be reasonable and help you hopefully make the best move forward. So you're this far invested in it and you gave me your word in my office that your commitment is to move through with it. So I'm going to approve the extension of time being that you're this invested so far and in the adjacency. And my hope is that maybe you do acquire more land and your project maybe is a little bit more expansive and more comprehensive. So I'm gonna put that out there that maybe you, are able to get some of the lots that are adjacent you.

So with that, I'm gonna move to approve the extension of time for agenda item 52. Thank you so much. Please vote. Post.

Motion carries. Best of luck and we all understand the challenges, but we'd love to see that developed.

Thank you.

Thank you so much. Back to agenda items 48, 48B and 48C. I believe that 48 has been obeyed. Is that correct? Okay. Yes, I think you're correct, just 48. Is still okay, then we will proceed to 48 be 26 dash 0013 dash sup one abeyance item appeal item for proposed motor vehicle parts sales installation and repair motor vehicle repair. minor use, 48C26-0013-SDR1, abeyance item, appeal item for a proposed one-story, 2,921 square foot auto repair garage development and parking lot reconfiguration with a waiver of Title development standards to allow bay windows to face the right-of-way where such is not currently allowed. Again, item 48A was stricken earlier in the meeting. The applicant owner is 2331 MLK Investments, LLC. The Planning Commission and staff recommend denial on the land use entitlement project. These are in Ward 5, Ms. Summers-Armstrong. These are public hearings, which I now declare open. Is the applicant present? Okay. It appears that the applicant is not present. Does anybody else wish to be heard on this item? Seeing no one, I will close the public hearing. Are there any questions or comments from the council? Ms. Somers-Armstrong.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I do believe that we are on the second continuance. The first one was for 30 days. Somebody help me, Peter. Is that right? And then we had this one, which was 90 days.

Through you, Madam Mayor, Peter Lowenstein for the record. From the notes here, this was held at the August 19th City Council meeting. Prior to that, it was at Planning Commission for several meetings as well.

Madam Mayor, if I may, I'd like to obey for one more 30 days. Our staff will reach out directly to try and contact the developer and see if we can't figure out what it is they intend to do.

I think that is a very, very wise motion. Is that in the form of a motion? Yes, Madam Mayor. All right. Shall we vote?

That would be to 1021. 1021?

Okay. Yes, thank you. Shall we vote? All right. Post? Motion carries. Agenda item 4926-0078-SDR1 abeyance item site development plan review applicant owner Maria Emma Griselda Covado Diaz for possible action on a land use entitlement project request for a proposed two story five unit multifamily residential development with waivers of Appendix F interim downtown Las Vegas development standards area two on 0.16 acres at 617 North 10th Street R3 Medium Density Residential, Zone Ward 5, Ms. Summers-Armstrong. The Planning Commission and staff recommend denial. This is a public hearing, which I now declare open. Is the applicant present?

Yes, ma'am.

Would you please state your name for the record and tell us about your project?

My name is Hector. I'm representing Thunder Construction.

Could you give us a last name?

Torres.

That's my grandmother's last name.

Thank you. So we were late on presenting the trees that she was requesting, trees and other landscaping, and I have a plan with them in it. If you would like to see it, I can give it to you. We send it to Josh, and I know we're late. I appreciate your patience.

I understand that that's already been presented, so that's no longer an issue. Is that correct? We don't have it. It just...

She hasn't seen it. Staff was trying to show it to me earlier today, but on her phone, which is difficult. Staff, do we by chance have anything that we can put on the screen?

Through you, Madam Mayor. At this point, no. I just have an email, which I did show you a little bit earlier through the phone. The PowerPoint presentation does not include it because it came in this morning.

All right, and is there anything you want to tell us about the project?

Not really. We just added the trees that you requested and all their bushes in there. Everything else has been addressed as per your request. We just would like to have the time for you to see it and help us.

And may I have a staff report?

Yes, Madam Mayor. So while the proposed development would introduce one additional housing unit into the downtown North Master Plan area, the proposed waivers and exceptions are evidence that the subject site is being overbuilt and encroaching into required setbacks through the addition of the additional unit. Staff recommends denial of the requested site development plan review subject to conditions if approved. And we do have the date stamp for the new plan, but as of right now, we're going to have it visible to review as part of the council's review. Thank you.

Okay. This is a public hearing. Does anybody wish to be heard on this item? Seeing no one, I will close the public hearing. This is in Ms. Summer Armstrong's district, our ward. Would you care to share your thoughts with us?

So I thank you both for coming to the office to talk to me and we talked about, it's been a minute and I had thought that we would have a conversation before today and that you would show me something before today. Let me ask you, would you mind giving us a couple of weeks to review what you have put forward, because I don't have anything to really study. And so if you wouldn't mind coming back at the first available. Not at all. OK. One thing I want to have clarified for me from staff, if the unit that was built on the back was not done per our code and all of that, how do we ensure that it's part of this process

ensuring that they have to go through the building process to ensure that that additional structure is built up to acceptable codes uh through you madam mayor uh that is correct so through the conditions of approval uh they are required to submit for required building permits and in doing so uh building and safety will have all the different disciplines review the addition and so uh your concerns will be addressed through that process and would you mind answer

Go right ahead. We will do everything to the permits and inspectors or city inspectors to comply with everything we need to comply. That will not be an issue.

Okay. Wonderful. So just give me a couple of weeks. Um, madam clerk, if you could just tell me when would be the next October seven, October seven. Can you come back in a couple of weeks? All right. If you just make sure that you've send what you have, um, staff will get it to me, but you send it as well. I'll look it over. If I have any other additional questions, I'll reach out to you through staff to talk about it. I just want to remind you and others because I know you are an enterprising ma'am and you might purchase other buildings because you're a smart woman like that. In the future, please come here first.

She's getting the right help now. She didn't know no better. I don't think she did.

All right. So I'm depending on you to be a good mentor. Okay. Thank you. All right. We'll see you in a couple weeks. Appreciate it, everybody.

Okay.

Before you enter.

Oh, I got to make a motion.

I got all nervous.

Okay. Madam Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to have this item returned to us on October 7th. September. October. October 7th. Okay. October 7th.

Thank you. There's a motion on the table. Please vote. Post. Okay. Motion motion carries. Thank you very much. And we'll see you on the seventh agenda item. Uh, uh, 50 has, uh, been stricken. Uh, agenda item 51 was held in abeyance to the October 21st council meeting. We already did 52. And now we are addressing agenda item 53. 26-0213-VAR1, variance. This is a public hearing. Applicant Guadalupe Fausto, owner Casas de Lupe, LLC, for possible action on a land use entitlement project request to allow an existing front yard wall fence that does not conform to Title 19.06, Development Standards for Height and Visibility on 0.13 Acres at 3436 Venice Drive, R1, Single Family Residence Zone, Ward 5, Summers-Armstrong. The Planning Commission recommends approval, staff recommends denial. This is a public hearing that I now declare open. Is the applicant present? Okay. Staff, do you want to weigh in on this?

Sure, Mayor. I'll do the report. Seth Floyd, for the record. Mayor, this variance request is a result of a code enforcement action, CE 25-07552, that was opened in November of 25 for an unpermitted front yard wall. From online images, the wall addition went from a two-foot solid block wall to a four-foot solid block wall with a seven-foot tall gate in 2022. Staff finds no unique or extraordinary evidence has been presented. The applicant has created a self-imposed hardship by constructing the front yard wall that doesn't meet Title 19 standards. Modifying the top two feet of the wall to have 50% visibility and lowering the gate to a maximum of five feet would allow conformance to Title 19, and therefore staff is recommending denial of the request.

Thank you so much. I am going to close the public hearing and ask if there are any questions or comments from council members. If not, Ms. Summers-Armstrong.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I do not see that my resident is here again today. So again, I would like to request that we hold this until October and we will make an effort through our office. Two weeks is plenty, I think. I think two weeks. This is the 7th of October. So we're talking about the 7th. Yes, ma'am. And that would be my motion.

Thank you so much. There's a motion on the table. Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Agenda item 54 through 54B, item 54, 26-0229 on the following land use entitlement project requests at 2921 West Sahara Avenue, C1 Limited Commercial Zone. 54A, 26-0229-SUP1 for proposed 3,503 square foot alcohol off-premise full use. 54B, 26-0229-SUP1 for proposed gaming establishment restricted, one to five machines use. The applicant is Alan, would you say, I don't want to mess it up.

Nefali.

Thank you so much. And the owner is Katana Holdings LLC, planning commission and staff recommend approval on the entire land use entitlement project. These are in ward three, Ms. Diaz and our public hearings. I now declare them open. Is the applicant present?

I'm George Ross on behalf of the applicant.

All right. Would you like to tell us about the project?

CERTAINLY. FIRST MY ADDRESS OF 7582 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH NUMBER 518 LAS VEGAS 89123. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM MAYOR, FELLOW COUNCILWOMAN AND STAFF. MY CLIENT WOULD LIKE TO OPEN AND OPERATE A MARKET AND LIQUOR STORE AT THIS LOCATION IN WHICH IT HAD BEEN A RUNDOWN SHOPPING CENTER AND IS CURRENTLY BEING RECONSTRUCTED. He intends to occupy about 3,503 square feet, which is the entire building. He'll be selling beer, wine, and liquor for off premises, and also is requesting one to five gaming restricted license THIS IS ADJACENT TO ADATTI'S AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE 46 PARKING SPACES WHERE ONLY 21 ARE REQUIRED. WE MEET ALL THE DISTANCE SEPARATION FOR LIQUOR STORES AND ALCOHOL. WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO DO ANY TYPE OF VARIANCE HERE TODAY. THIS OPERATOR IS EXPERIENCED. HE CURRENTLY OWNS AND OPERATES another liquor store in North Las Vegas since 2007 and It's come to my attention that the potential concern would be anybody that might be loitering or Panhandling and so he has already instituted as Employees and their policy that that is not to be tolerated. He has 38 cameras inside and outside the store and as well lit the parking lot and the under building canopy to prevent this from happening as well. And I'm here to answer any questions you might have.

Thank you so much. May I have a staff report?

Thank you, Mayor Seth Floyd, for the record. Mayor, the proposed uses are consistent with the uses allowed in the C1 Limited Commercial Zoning District, and the subject site meets the distance separation for both uses. As such, staff recommends approval of the requested SUP subject to conditions if approved. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Is there anyone wishing to be heard on this item? Yes, indeed. Please come forward and state your name, Mr. Manhattan.

Thank you, Madam Mayor, members of the Council and staff. This proposal sits at the southbound intersection of Sahara and Richfield Boulevard. As you are likely aware, the area surrounding Richfield is undergoing significant redevelopment. And with that come anticipated demographic changes. The developers of Area 15 have acquired much of the residential property east of Richfield, demolished the single family homes, leaving only the multifamily properties. And I understand have submitted plans to redevelop this area with additional multifamily property. As a resident of Ward 3 in an area very close to this proposed item 54 and the redevelopment area, I believe a responsible review of item 54 should look to the future. And I'm going to speculate that the future residents of the Area 15 residential redevelopment will be Gen X and younger. Now, as many of you are probably aware, a lot has been written about how much these generations prioritize wellness, and I wonder if a store with a focus on alcohol and gaming at the primary Sahara entrance to the neighborhood is in the best interest of these future residents. I can say that the nearby area where I live near Clark High School has too many stores that have little to no wellness products, no organic foods, no kombucha, no walkable yoga or kickboxing studios. And from where I sit, item 54 fits the business cluster model of the past without anticipating the known preferences of expected future residents of this area. Also consider that IDM 54, as mentioned by the gentleman earlier, is immediately adjacent to Adadi's and a block from Palace Station, which have ample gaming. There's also already a 7-Eleven one block away at Teddy in Sahara. Even if you decide to support this item, I would hope that your teams play closer attention to future proposals in this area with the lens that anticipates future demographic changes. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else wishing to be heard on this item? If not, I will close the public hearing. Are there any questions or comments from council members? In that case, Ms. Diaz?

Thank you, Madam Mayor, and I thank Mr. Manhattan for speaking on behalf of the residents in the area. I unfortunately have very little of those applicants coming through my office wanting to bring the myriad of offerings that you mentioned, even though I hint and I ask, even in the downtown areas, we've been wanting more of a, you know, to nip the food deserts in the bud and offer more healthy, fresh produce alternatives. And my EUDs had people, it's just, it's hard. It's very hard. You have to find someone from the community that has the investment behind them to make it happen in the community. And so I unfortunately don't have that application before me. I have this one. There have been other things that have been kicked around for this side. I know they were asking me if I would bless Other uses, I really, I wanted wholesome uses, as you articulated, but nothing is coming, and I already know that this is under development, correct, Mr. Ross? This is already being built out, the investment is already currently being made to open what you just stated would be offered?

Yes, it is.

So I just feel like at this point, if I don't bless it, then I have this half-built shell that then breeds no positive effect to the community. So do I want a half-built dilapidated structure? Do I want something that's gonna be, at least open and hopefully of some assistance. I know Councilman Knutson may swing by there once or twice. I don't know. He likes, no, he's like, I go to the bars. Okay. Do I hear a motion? But so with that, I do want to request a review. I want to make sure that they live up to what they are articulating, that they will make sure that there is no loitering, that there is no vagrancy. that they are keeping the premises secure and safe and they are complying with everything that they need to. So could we amend in a one year required review just to give the community an opportunity to also report to us things that may not be kosher that are happening on the subject matter that we're entertaining here in 54?

Yeah, Mayor Pro Tem Seth Floyd for the record. So yes, we can. I have two questions though. One, do you want that to be an administrative or a public hearing?

Let's keep it public so that we can give the public an opportunity to speak to it.

To the city council or planning commission?

Let's keep it at planning because that one is in the evenings and I think more people can make the evenings per everyone's input today.

And then do you want the same review on both SUPs?

Yes.

Okay. So then the conditions that would be added, the condition that would be added to both is a required review at a public hearing before planning commission shall be conducted one year from the date of business license issuance. And that would be added as condition A on both 54A and B.

Okay. Then that will be my motion. Do you agree to that added condition, Mr. Ross?

Yes, we are agreeable.

Okay. With that, I'm going to move to approve agenda items 54A and B with the amended stated conditions by Mr. Floyd.

Please vote. Post.

Thank you.

Motion carries. Best of luck in your project. Agenda items 55A through 55F were held in abeyance until the October 21st city council meeting. Agenda item 56, this item was held in abeyance to the October 22nd, 2026 city council meeting. Agenda item 57, this item has also been held in abeyance to the October 21st, 2026 city council meeting. So we are now on agenda 58. 5826-0272, on the following land use entitlement project requests on 0.76 acres at the southeast corner of Utah Avenue and Main Street, 58A, 26-0272-ZON1, from CM Commercial Industrial to C2 General Commercial, APN162-03-A, 210-027 on a point 30 acres 58b 26-0272-sdr1 for a proposed one story 26 248 square square foot commercial development with 3333 square feet of outdoor patio space with waivers of Appendix F, Interim Downtown Las Vegas Development Standards in Area 1. The applicant owner is Corner of Main Street, LLC. The Planning Commission and staff recommend approval on 26-0272-ZON1. Planning Commission recommends approval on 26-0272-SDR1. Staff recommends denial on the same. These are in Ward 3. These are public hearings, which I now declare open. Is the applicant present?

Good afternoon. Sheldon Colon. Sheldon Colon.

It is, but it's not.

Good afternoon. Sheldon Colon, 2140 East Pebble Road, representing the applicant. As stated, it's a multi-tenant building. It's going to be used for retail and restaurant use. There is no parking on-site. We're going to take advantage of the walkability of this area, and that's always been the goal. And as you can see in the area, this is near and on the Arts District, so we have incorporated within the design some very large murals to bring that feel to this area instead of just a simple plain building. I'm here to answer any questions that you may have.

Thank you so much. May I have a staff report, please?

Yes, Madam Mayor, Peter Lowenstein for the record. Staff finds the proposed rezoning to be consistent with the surrounding zoning districts and land use and recommends approval of the portion of the overall request. Conversely, the commercial site provides no onsite parking spaces where 119 parking spaces would be required on a lot that is large enough to accommodate parking. As the applicant has indicated several food, several future food and beverage tenants, the proposed development would only intensify the existing parking shortage in the arch district and surrounding districts. Although the proposed infill development would revitalize efforts of the, of the Gateway District. Staff finds the proposed development will negatively impact parking in the immediate area. As such, the proposed development is not compatible with the adjacent development and development in the area and staff recommends denial of the site development plan review.

Thank you. And you're recommending denial because of lack of parking?

Correct.

So if there was parking, the staff would withdraw their denial?

If there was any parking on the site, yeah, potentially.

Before we ask you any questions, let me see, is there anybody here wishing to speak on this item since this is a public hearing? Seeing none, are there any members of the council that have any comments or questions? Seeing none, I will pass the, oh, okay, Ms. Summers-Armstrong.

Thank you. You had mentioned walkability. Can you give us an idea how close this is to the newly constructed parking garage downtown? Oh.

I'm sorry. I wish I could. I'm not familiar on how far that is away. There is an RTC bike stop right in front of this currently, an RTC stop.

Yeah. I have a staff. Can you share with us where this address is in location to the parking garage?

Madam Mayor, for the record, if I'm looking at the correct thing, the parking structure is at Utah and Casino Center, so it's a couple blocks away.

So there is parking. It's just not on site. OK. Oh, does that answer your question?

I just have one more question for staff. So is that considered part of an idea of walkability, having two blocks, two-way parking garage? Would that be considered walkable?

Uh, through you, madam mayor. So walkability, uh, in this particular concept, you're in an urban core area. So we, in the suburban context has been a city block. So 660 feet. Um, and that's usually to some form of alternate, um, mobility. So like bus stops, things like that, that's how walk scores and things like that are generated for subdivisions and other communities. in this particular contest. I don't know what the distance is.

Okay. Ms. Diaz. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Mr. what's your name?

Colin.

Colin. Because I was going to say Sheldon, but I know that's not your last name. Can you, I guess, give more detail as to what the retail spaces that are coming into the space will want to bring or offering the opportunity to what kinds of entrepreneurship opportunities?

Since it hasn't been approved through this council, I don't believe they've actually put it out because, as we know, getting an LOI set up and then not being able to perform is also not a very good thing. From what I understand, and I can't answer on that part. Broad strokes.

And I'm not going to hold you to it. But who are they going to potentially want to rent some of the space?

They haven't relayed it.

They haven't relayed it? No. I apologize. But I do see some of it labeled restaurant retail. So is it fair to say some of the space could go to artists in the community? Could it be a gallery space? Could it be?

The spaces along Utah are smaller. So they're more of a pickup, not a sit down. SO THAT COULD EASILY BE A SMALL RETAIL OR MORE LIKE FREED'S DID WHERE THEY JUST HAVE A PICKUP AND GO DOWN THE STREET. THAT IS PROBABLY MORE IN TUNE TO WHAT THIS WOULD BE AS OPPOSED TO A LARGER RESTAURANT OR RETAIL FACILITY. BECAUSE THE LARGER SPACES ARE MORE RESTAURANT.

CLOSER TO WHAT'S THE NEXT STREET DOWN FROM? IS IT WYOMING?

THE LARGER SPACES ARE FACING MAIN STREET.

Okay. I think it's healthy to have more retail spaces and especially being arts district adjacent and we know that we have blessed and we already see a lot of more housing product that is on both sides of the arts district and I feel that that will also propel more needs for those future residents and tenants of those apartment complexes that have been built and are already being leased out. So I don't see why there couldn't be more barber shops, nail shops, or other services that need to be rendered to folks choose to live here. So with that in mind, and I like the aesthetics of the exterior, to be quite honest, I think it looks really good.

May I interject? I understand from another text from another constituent that it's 350 feet away from the garage.

Okay.

within walking distance. Even I would walk that and I'm not a walker.

And I believe that as we did all of Maine, we did do the wider sidewalks all the way to Wyoming. Or what was the end point, Mr. City Manager, that we did that?

Mayor Pro Tem, I would just add that we do have a project that's in design to also add streetscaping on Utah Avenue, immediately adjacent to this project. It's one of the next three projects, I think, for the remainder of the Arts District. But it's really close to the new garage, just looking at the map. And I think it's reasonably walkable to get to there.

I will entertain a motion.

Yes, Madam Mayor. So with that, I'm going to move to approve agenda item 58 A and B. That's my motion. With, yeah, no, no conditions. Because you said they were already there, right? Are there already conditions or no conditions coming from planning? Conditions. Nothing.

No additional conditions. Okay.

All right. Move to approve agenda item 58 A and B. All right. Please vote. Post.

Motion carries. Thank you so much. Agenda item 59. We're going to hear agenda item 59 through 60B together, but act on them separately. Agenda item 59, 26-0280, on the following land use entitlement project requests on 10.58 acres on the south side of Radley Avenue, approximately 970 feet west of Pooley Road, U undeveloped zone PF public facility general plan designation 59A 26-0280-VAR1 to allow private gated streets that do not conform to title 19.04 complete street standards 59B 26-0280-TMP1 Montero unit one for a proposed 62 lot single family residential subdivision. Agenda item 6026-0292 on the following land use entitlement project request on 10.59 acres on the north side of Radley, approximately 970 feet west of Pooley Road. U undeveloped zone, PCD, planned community development, general plan designation, agenda item 60A, 26-0292-VAR1, to allow private gated streets that do not conform to title 19.04, complete street standards, and agenda item 60B, 26-0292, TMP 1, Montero Unit 2 for a proposed 60-unit single-family residential subdivision. The applicant for items 59 through 60B is KB Homes Las Vegas, Inc. The owner for items 59 and 59B is United States of America. The owner for item 60-60B is SDE 60015, Erochable Business Trust, et al. The Planning Commission recommends approval on the entire land use entitlement for both projects. Staff recommends denial on the entire land use entitlement for both projects. These are in Ward 6, Ms. Bruni. Their public hearings, which I now declare open, is the applicant present.

Good afternoon, Jennifer Lazovich, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, here today representing KB Home, also standing in for Bob Gronauer who is out of town. The location of the site is just south of Kyle Canyon Road. Earlier on your one motion, one vote portion of your agenda, you approved item number 45, which was the general plan amendment and zone change that correlates to the application that's before you now on item 59 and 60. Item 59 and 60 are two tentative maps and related variances. The project as you read into the record is really split up into two communities but the variance goes to both and that's for a private streets with gated entries and so for that we needed a variance which staff is recommending denial of. This shows you the area where predominantly the open space is gonna be concentrated and this conceptual open space plan shows you what that area will look like. When we were at the planning commission on this project, the planning commission asked for The tot lot to have a shaded structure put over it and so that is accounted for in the conditions that are before you today. In addition, it is my understanding that Councilwoman Bruni in working with us on this site has also asked that there be a dog park provided within the open space area. We are happy to accommodate that and I believe staff has a condition to address that as well. And so with that, we would ask that you follow Planning Commission's recommendation for approval with the additional condition to add a dog park.

Thank you so much. May I have a staff report, please?

Yes. Thank you, Mayor Seth Floyd, for the record. While both proposed tentative maps are consistent with the land use vision of the Kyle Canyon Special Area Plan, the subdivisions failed to comply with Title 19 Complete Street Standards. No unique or extraordinary circumstance related to the physical characteristics of the sites have been presented and the hardships are self-imposed. Therefore, staff recommends denial of both tentative map and variance requests.

Thank you so much. This is a public hearing. Is there anybody wishing to address the council on this agenda item? Yes. Please state your name for the record.

Hi, Eric King, long time resident. Certainly want to see more growth happen in the valley and well so. I just wanted to ask if there could be continued and increased consideration for concavity to the tree well designs. Most of them end up becoming convex because it's easier to leave the dirt there than not. And I understand those things. But through some minor, I think, design considerations, we can keep more rain in those wells and keep more hydrated and prevent further die off down the road. And so I'm asking, since this is more on the outskirts side of the equation, for those considerations to be considered at least in a more full spectrum here. Thank you for hearing me. And let's have more trees here. Thanks.

Thank you so much. Is there anyone else wishing to be heard? Yes, please come forward and state your name.

Well, I'm Shoshana. I'm a resident. I just want to reiterate that KB Holmes gave Councilman Bruni an amount of $2,500 towards her campaign earlier this year. Thank you.

Thank you so much. The last time I checked, I think campaign contributions are not illegal. There are any other people that wish to be heard? Seeing none, I will close the public hearing. Are there any questions or comments from the council? Ms. Rooney.

Thank you. Speaking of trees, Ms. Lasavage, could you put up, I believe, the site plan for Montero 1, please? It's just... Is it this site plan that you want to see? Sorry, the next one must be, sorry. Montero 2, please. Thank you. I know when I spoke with Mr. Graunauer, the green areas, it's the drainage ditch, but they're planning on filling it and putting trees in there, but they won't know what kinds of trees until they actually sort of figure out what the drainage ditch looks like. But is that in the, I guess, either condition or in the record that that area would have trees and vegetation once the drainage ditch is completed?

Through you, Madam Mayor. So there is a condition about the all trees and shrubs shall be consistent with the Southern Nevada Water Authority's regional plant list. So that gives the confines on which they can select trees from. It does not specifically state to the common element names within the tentative map.

But the green area does suggest that that will have vegetation over it, correct?

From the landscape plan that's shown on here, it shows the designated street trees. It does not depict what the configuration would be in the common elements. It does indicate it as green, but that is just the color.

Okay, perfect. I don't care about the trees. It's not going to just be a drainage ditch. It's going to have vegetation or trees on it, the green area.

I have an abundance of caution. We can always draft a condition that states that those particular common elements are required to be planted with both trees and shrubs.

Okay, perfect.

Thank you.

I'll draft that while you guys can.

Okay.

Just following up on that, I understand would accept a condition. I just want to make sure the condition accounts for the area of the drainage easement where we can't put the trees and shrubs, but outside of that area is where we could add it.

Correct. I guess when I met with the applicant, they just shared that it's a drainage ditch, but they're going to be covering it over with vegetation or having like dual use and having kind of a green space. I just wanna make sure that was in the conditions or on the record. Okay. And with that, I'm happy to make a motion to approve item number 5926-02080, items A and B. And can I do 60 or do I take each one separately? So we'll vote on this one first.

All right. Wait, I think there's a condition coming.

I was going to say, set the load for the record. If we have a condition on common element D, including a dog park on 59B, if you'd like me to read that condition in. So that condition would be added to 26-0280 TMP1. And that would be condition B, common element D shall include a dog park.

And we agree with that condition. Thank you. All right, that's my motion with the condition.

Okay, so we are voting on 59A and 59B.

Is that correct, Ms. Rooney?

Yes. All right, all those in favor, please signify. Opposed? Motion carries.

Thank you. Okay, and again, I really wanna thank the applicant for working with us to make a beautiful community with lots of green open space. And with that, I'm going to make a motion to approve item number 6026-0292, A and B. With the condition.

Through you, Madam Mayor. So areas, the condition would read areas outside of the drainage easement within the common elements shall be planted with trees and shrubs, as well as the area within the drainage easement shall be planted with allowable plant materials.

So that's the condition. I think that covers it. We can do what we can within the confines and limits of the drainage easement. Yes.

Okay. That was my motion.

All right. There's a motion on the table. Please vote. Post, motion carries. Thank you very much. Agenda item 61, 26-0297-SDR1, Site Development Plan Review. This is a public hearing. Applicant, Las Vegas Billboards owner, Twisted Willow Investments LLC for possible action on a land use entitlement project request for the proposed structural modification and addition of digital LED electronic message illumination to the east and west faces of an existing non-conforming off-premise sign on 2.19 acres at 2401 West Bonanza Road, C2 General Commercial Zone Ward 5, Ms. Summers-Armstrong. Planning Commission recommends approval. Staff recommends denial. This is a public hearing that I now declare open. Is the applicant present?

Yes, Lucy Stewart 1930 Village Center Circle representing the item and with me is Mr. Greg Esposito. And as read into the record, this is a request to convert a static billboard that's along the I-11 US 95 to digital. And I think the concern that staff has is because these are condominiums over to the east. But if you look, the northern edge of the billboard almost aligns completely with the southern edge of the residential. And then if you look, the bottom of the billboard actually aligns with the top of the residential. the balcony and further this is what that building looks like every floor it's a solid wall so there's no windows actually facing the billboard and also in your packet if you you know that in the conditions that were recommended from planning commission we agreed to make the digital billboard louvered and also along the bottom provide a screen along this area and then a screen in the back to help screen it from the residences. And now Greg's gonna explain why digital is so much better than static.

State your name for the record before you enlighten us, so to speak.

Greg Esposito, afternoon mayor and members of the council. So yes, staff's major objection is that it may have a negative impact on the condominium units that are adjacent. But as Lucy pointed out, there are no windows that face the billboard directly. And the way the billboard is currently constructed, there are these three halogen lights per side. And in the research that I did, those halogen lights per side put out 129,000 lumens, and that reflects up lighting reflecting off of a billboard definitely creates a lot of light pollution and definitely affects the neighborhood and the neighbors around it. If you convert to digital, and I'm using approximate numbers here, if you convert to digital at night, they only put out 49,000 lumens. So it's about a 70% reduction in how much light hits the area around it. And the lumens that come off of these digital lights are directed. They're straight out. Light doesn't bend like sound. And so you're not going to turn a corner and hit somebody's window. These are the residences they're concerned with. All of these residences already face the 95. And one of the things that I always like to point out, streetlights like this one on a major road are anywhere from one to three foot candles in brightness. And the LEDs that are going to be installed here at their brightest at night are 0.3 foot candles. So significantly less than what the neighbors are already dealing with right now. And I'll finish by putting this up here. So this is the billboard, and these are the foot candles represented at different distances. At 200 feet, you're already down to 0.25 foot candles. now granted the closest tenant closest residents i say these are condos are at 100 feet but still um it's not truly affecting anybody because the light is hitting this blank wall and can't bend around to people's windows any more than the lights from the freeway already are and that's uh that concludes my presentation thank you so much may i have a staff report please

Yes, thank you Mayor Seth Floyd for the record. The applicant is requesting a site development plan review for the proposed structural modification and digital conversion of the east and west static faces of an existing non-conforming off-premise sign. Staff finds that the digitally illuminated sign panels in this location may have negative visual impacts on the condominium units located directly northeast of the existing off-premise sign. Sign is located approximately 100 feet from the southern building and approximately 75 feet from the western building, which has the most window and patio exposure to the sign, its illumination, and its changing of content. Pursuant to Title 19, electronic message units located within 200 feet of property zone for residential use are prohibited for on-premise signs and discouraged for off-premise signs unless they are not visible from the protected property. For this reason, conversion to the illuminated panels at this location is not recommended. as the existing off-premise sign use would then be rendered incompatible with the adjacent development and staff therefore recommends denial of the SDR. Thank you.

Thank you so much. This is a public hearing. Does anybody wish to speak on this agenda item?

Hello, Mr. Sean. I'm a resident. I just want to Give some transparency again. I know it's not illegal to give campaign contributions, but I know they highly influence how you vote. And I think it's important as the public to be aware of that when you vote on items like this, because no one's mentioning, oh, by the way, this developer gave me $25,000 before we're voting today, hypothetically. But that's true in a lot of cases, whether it's here, county commissioners and other politicians, I think it's very valuable that you're honest with the people, that you're voting on these agreements, these contracts, whatever, that you've received money. I know it's legal, I just don't like it. A lot of people don't like it, so this is just my opinion. I know Councilman Diaz did receive money from Las Vegas billboards, two payments. not too long ago. One was for $2,500 and another payment contribution, sorry, of $500. So $3,000 total before you vote on this issue. I just want to make that transparent. That's all I'm doing. Thank you. Thank you so much.

Is there anybody else wishing to be heard? In that case, I will close the public hearing. Are there any questions or comments from members of the council? I like this. And if, in fact, Mr. Esposito, what you suggested with the wall and that light doesn't bend and that it will actually be less light that the neighbors will be dealing with, I think this is entirely appropriate. Planning Commission voted to approve it. And at this point, if there's nobody else, I will throw it over to Ms. Somers-Armstrong.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. And I agree with you. I like that we are moving into technology in this particular area that is going to positively impact communities, especially our urban communities and folks who happen to be living adjacent to high traffic areas where billboards are appropriate and freeways. Many people in this community, we were talking earlier and this is always in my mind, we are 80 to 90,000 units of affordable housing short in this valley. That means that regular people can't find and can't afford to take advantage of purchasing homes or living in homes that are in darkness because of land use policies. that have to live next to or close to large arterials because that's where affordable housing is. The thing that we don't want to do is to be inconsiderate of people and how they live. And this board has already been there. I look at it many, many times during the week and I have noticed that it is bright. And this neighborhood, I'm hoping, is going to be going under subject to redevelopment and more housing opportunities and it's good that this will not be a barrier if we have a developer who comes in that we hope will happen shortly and they won't say well I'm not going to build there because we know that our folks are not going to want to buy or rent or live there because there's too much light pollution. We have to as in my opinion everybody's going to do what they choose but I choose to make decisions based upon the needs of the community. I encourage developers who ever come to my office, and I appreciate you all coming, not just this time but previously, concerned about the people who live nearby and never, ever resistant to heighten, lower, have electronic monitoring so that the regular people, my people, who are working in casinos and working for the city and working downtown, who are just regular folks like me, can live in a community that cares about what they see and how they are treated every single day. And for that, I'm truly appreciative of you all. And Mayor, after that soliloquy, because y'all know I can talk. I'm a preacher's kid, so I can go. I'd like to make a motion for approval, please.

one moment before we vote, Ms. Bruni.

Sorry, I just wanted to, if I might, Councilman, I think it's really important because there are a lot of families in that area. I think something you always mention but you didn't today is the company, Las Vegas Billboards, and kind of their policy on what they advertise, and I think that would be really important for your residents to know?

Right. Sorry about that. Yes. It's a family owned business. It's a local business and that they don't advertise strip clubs. So they are very cognizant of that. There's young children, especially living in the condominiums, young adults, and they're very impressionable. So that's just their company policy.

Thank you so much. There's a motion on the table. Please vote. Post?

Thank you very much.

You're very welcome. Agenda item 62, 26-0298-SUP1, special use permit, applicant, Las Vegas billboards owner, 1615 North Decatur, LLC, for possible action on a land use entitlement project request for a proposed 40 foot tall, 14 foot by 48 foot off-premise sign not qualifying as a city communication sign use at 1615 North Decatur Boulevard, C1 Limited Commercial Zone, Ward 5, Ms. Somers-Armstrong. The Planning Commission and the staff both recommend approval. This is a public hearing that I now declare open. Is the applicant present?

Yes. Hi. My name is Jared Andrews. I'm with Jones Media. I'm the contractor for Las Vegas Billboards.

Would you care to tell us about the project?

Yeah. This is actually a rebuild of a billboard that was previously taken down that Las Vegas Billboards sees a unique opportunity to THEY SAW WHAT IT HAD ORIGINALLY BROUGHT TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT JUST KIND OF IN A DIFFERENT STYLE. LAS VEGAS BILLBOARDS IS KIND OF MORE UNIQUE AND COULD RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS TO ADVERTISE ON THIS BILLBOARD, AGAIN, AS IT WAS JUST STATED AND MENTIONED THAT THERE'S NO, ANY KIND OF ADULT ADVERTISING. SO I KNOW THAT WAS A CONCERN OF COUNCILWOMAN SUMMERS-ARMSTRONG meeting that we had previous to this so I think that yes there was a billboard here before this time they want to rebuild and build a digital back-to-back digital billboard with the same kind of light technology that was previously discussed on item number 61 so thank you so much is there a staff report

Yes, Mayor Seth Lloyd, for the record. Mayor, the development in this area has remained stable since the previous off-premise sign was initially constructed in this area. The uses and zoning districts are nearly identical to those in place in 2005. The digital panels appear to be compatible with nearby development, which is entirely commercial, as the proposed sign would be in conformance with Title 19-12-120 requirements and would be compatible with the existing uses in this area. Staff recommends approval subject to conditions.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody from the public wishing to be heard on this agenda item. Seeing no one, I will close the public hearing. Are there any questions or comments from council members? Seeing none, I'd like to call on Ms. Summers-Armstrong.

Thank you, Madam Mayor, and thank you so much for meeting with me and, as I stated before, being thoughtful about the community in which you are doing business. And looking forward to you participating in some of our school outreach so that we can show young people in the community that there are small business opportunities and the things that they can do and just sharing that there's opportunity for our kids out there. So with that, I recommend approval.

There's a motion on the table. Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Thank you so much. Agenda item 63, 26-0304-VAR1, variance, applicant owner, EVARTS, family trust for possible action on a land use entitlement project request to allow an increase in sign area for a legal nonconforming freestanding sign that does not conform to Title 19 requirements for sign area on 0.16 acres at 607 South Las Vegas Boulevard, C2 General Commercial Zone, Ward 3, Ms. Diaz. Planning Commission recommends approval. Staff recommends denial. This is a public hearing. I now declare open. Is the applicant present?

Yes, ma'am. Taylor Lamb on behalf of the owner.

Would you tell us about your project?

Yes. The owners rebranded the facility, changed the name back to the original name. They're trying to restore the retro Vegas sign look, bringing back neon, everything that meets the DDRC requirements. DDRC has already reviewed it and is pending approval once you formally approve it. The request is to increase from 100 to 162 square feet from 114. We're not increasing the height and we're not increasing the width. We're just using more of the pull cover to add the copy that says weddings going down it. That area is not typically calculated in the sign because it's usually just blank, but we're going to repurpose it for this purpose. That's all I have. I'm here to answer any questions you may have.

Thank you so much. May I have a staff report, please?

Yes, Madam Mayor. No evidence of a unique or extraordinary circumstance related to the physical characteristics of the property has been presented to warrant the request of variance. As such, the hardship is self-imposed and therefore staff has recommended denial. Thank you.

Thank you. This is a public hearing. Is there anyone that would like to speak on this agenda item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Are there any questions or comments from council members? Seeing none, I'd like to call on our Mayor Pro Tem for a motion.

Thank you Madam Mayor. Thank you for coming and presenting this item before us. I am a huge supporter of Vegas retaining its brand of marriage capital of the world and I think that the more we can maintain that relevancy and I think that This very tasteful neon sign is going to be a reminder that we're still very much wanting folks to come and get married. Hopefully not divorced, but, you know, sometimes we go in with all good intentions, but... But I do love, I see the beautiful neon. I do like that you're going back to the original name of the chapel. That's kind of a nod to the historic relevance of us being in this vein and this business. And I like what I'm seeing.

So I'm going to move to approve agenda item number 63. Thank you so much. Shall we vote? Opposed?

Motion carries. Thank you so much. Agenda item 64, 26-0305-VAR1, variance, applicant Rhythm Roast Inc. owner BJH Property LLC for possible action on a land use entitlement project request to allow 37 parking spaces where 70 are required for a previously approved restaurant, a coffee shop on 0.97 acres at 2747 North Rainbow Boulevard, C1 Limited Commercial Zone. This is Ward 1, Mr. Knutson. The Planning Commission recommends approval. Staff recommends denial. This is a public hearing. I now declare open. Is the applicant present? And would you state your name again for the record?

George Ross 7582 Las Vegas Boulevard South number 518 Las Vegas, Nevada 89123 on behalf of the applicant. In light of the fact that this is the last item on the agenda, I will be brief. This is also an item that has already been previously approved back in March. And the only reason why I'm standing here today is that the actual number of parking spaces that were lined varied by two from the site plan that the developer provided and that's why it has come back through both Planning Commission and City Council today. The applicant is looking to open a coffee shop and also serve alcohol in some of the coffee drinks and so it's a pretty straightforward request.

Thank you very much. May I have a staff report please?

Yes, Madam Mayor. On March 18th of this year, the City Council approved the special use permit for the proposed 3,800 square foot alcohol on-premise full use and a variance to allow 39 parking spaces where 76 were required. Due to the changes in square footage of the public seating and waiting areas and back of house areas, 70 parking spaces are required for the restaurant and existing convenience store at the site. A new variance is now requested as the subject site provides only the 37 parking spaces where 39 was previously represented. Staff finds no evidence as previously determined on the other variants of a unique or extraordinary circumstances related to the physical characteristics of the property and has presented to warrant a requested variance. As such, the staff has found the hardship to be self-imposed and therefore is recommending denial. Thank you.

Thank you so much. This is a public hearing. Is there anybody that wishes to speak on this agenda item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Are there any questions or comments from council members? Seeing none, Mr. Knudson.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. We've waited all day long for a cup of coffee. So I could use a cup of coffee and a little something in it, if you know what I mean. So I will move to approve.

Did you move to approve? Thank you. I was busy laughing. I'm sorry. All right. There's a motion on the table. Please vote. Opposed? Oh, motion passes. All right, congratulations, and thank you for coming in.

Thank you.

Item 65 was heard earlier in the meeting. Item 66, report by Carolyn Leverling, and you've been very patient waiting here all this time, manager of the Office of Emergency Management on the office's mission to coordinate and integrate all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the city's capacity to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatening or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters affecting the city of Las Vegas. This impacts all of our wards. Welcome, it's lovely to see you.

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For the Emergency Operations Center, this includes computers and audiovisual equipment for monitoring traffic, news, weather, hospital capacities, and other essential data for situational awareness and resource deployment. Equipment is also needed to conduct community preparedness training. OEM also assists with acquiring specialized equipment for other departments, such as cots for shelters, remote mobile platforms to support bomb squad response, mobile drones, animal emergency support trailer, and yes, even our beloved canines, Wilbur and Scarlett, are considered equipment in the authorized equipment list. Training. City employees designated as EOC staff must complete a suite of FEMA courses. A total of 86 employees across all departments have fully completed this training and another 37 newly designated employees are training in progress. TMOEM recently released locally developed training and 62 EOC staffers have already taken part in one or more of these sessions. Our staff also coordinate and conduct intermediate and advanced training courses primarily for first responders including Incident Command System 300 and 400. community emergency response team training is a significant commitment of time for residents with about 18 hours of classroom and hands-on activities these courses are conducted by our cadre of certain instructors all of whom who have extensive experience in a variety of first response fields like emergency medicine security and law enforcement fire suppression and bomb response For residents just beginning their preparedness journey, our Community Resilience Disaster Series is more about getting the information out and less time consuming for the participant. These CARD sessions are conducted by CERT3Vs and supported by staff. Most of the labor donated by our CERT 3Vs is in the form of conducting these emergency preparedness presentations and outreach events. Requests for presentations increased by 91% from 2024 to 2025. During that same period, 3V participation for these events increased by 59%. We continue to build volunteer capacity to deploy for emergencies by offering advanced training opportunities. Although 3Vs did deploy to assist at a shelter operation in Clark County last year, we are working towards formalizing the deployment process via interlocal agreement with our stakeholder jurisdictions. The last E in POETI, this is the ultimate test for all of our efforts to plan, organize, equip, and train, and that's to exercise. Exercise is our test by which success depends on preparation, adaptability, and the ability to make informed decisions under pressure. To date, every department has completed a tabletop level exercise as well as a functional exercise to test their continuity of operations plans. These coup plans are an important component of disaster resilience as our community deserves and expects continued service delivery even when our own working conditions are not optimal. Next month, we're conducting a full-scale activation of our emergency operations center. Dubbed Neon Wash, this exercise includes a scenario which will require multi-departmental coordination and challenges management with policy level dilemmas. The notification component of this exercise also aligns with key performance indicators in the strategic plan. A full-scale shelter operations exercise will take place as a field component of Neon Wash. The annual CERT full-scale exercise ensures our disaster-trained volunteers are ready for the unexpected. Last year, approximately 150 people participated in this exercise. This included victim actors, controllers and evaluators, as well as players. This year's exercise is scheduled for November 7th at Southwest Gas Training Center. Trained CERT members and CERT3Vs will get to practice their skills in a realistic environment, including assessing damages in a small neighborhood, extinguishing small fires, encountering walking wounded survivors, and triaging severely wounded or trapped victims in need of extrication and emergency medical attention. Disaster resilience in a community is achieved when there are strong social connections in which neighbors trust and communicate with one another, creating support networks that function during a crisis. The Cert III-V program began volunteer recruitment in fiscal year 24. During fiscal year 26, volunteers donated over 3,000 hours of labor. And since the program's inception, a total of $249,102 in volunteer labor has been donated to date. Now I'm gonna switch gears a little bit for you here. Despite the tremendous ongoing poetic efforts in our community, one of the biggest threats to our program's current momentum is centered around funding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency through the US Department of Homeland Security has been under fire, no pun intended, since day two of the current administration. Deep cuts into the agency staffing, along with months of uncertainty about the future FEMA, has placed emergency management programs across the country in a challenging position. A presidentially appointed FEMA Review Council was formed with an eye toward eliminating the agency. Prior to the FEMA Review Council recommendations, emergency management functioned as locally executed, state-managed, and federally supported. At the base, that federal government support, primarily through FEMA, provides funding resources and coordination for large-scale or multi-state incidents, and supports state and local capacity as needed. That state-managed component includes governments that oversee the broader emergency management system. They set standards, provide resources, and coordinate state-level response and recovery efforts. Locally executed, the communities take the lead in preparing for and responding to disasters, developing plans, training responders, and coordinating with local agencies and organizations. But if the review council recommendations are followed, there will be a fundamental shift of responsibilities, and more importantly, resources. FEMA's role would shrink from direct operational leadership and focuses to scope of work for catastrophic nationally significant disasters. A major overhaul in recovery activity shifts almost all responsibility to state and local government. In addition to recovery coordination, states also assume primary responsibility for preparedness and emergency management operations, mitigation planning, and infrastructure rebuilding. At the local level, we remain the first line of defense in emergencies, coordinating immediate response, assessing the situation, stabilizing critical lifelines, and determining additional resource requirements. But the shrinking federal support will generate a burden for state government to shoulder, a burden which is most certainly shared by local governments. As you can see, OEM's budget relies heavily on federal funding, which is notoriously delayed. For example, we recently received funds from federal fiscal year 25, which ends in about two weeks. Funds for fiscal year 26 starts on the 1st of October, and they have yet to be awarded, and ongoing litigation between states and Department of Homeland Security will likely delay funds until well into 2027. This budget is a combination of the city's fiscal year 27 general fund plus the federal fiscal year 25 grant funds that this council approved just last month. Not shown here are the other funds our department helps to secure for our first responders, which hovers around $800,000 to $900,000 a year. This chart demonstrates a five-year trend of federal funds which have been acquired through OEM efforts. There's a significant variety of projects in which federal funds have been a key component for success. While we have built enhanced capabilities with federal support, we must acknowledge that this support is potentially at risk. In summary, resilience from disaster is a component of overall community resilience. Locally, we've built a strong foundation for planning, organizing, equipping, training, and exercising. National Preparedness Month offers an excellent reminder of what we can achieve together. In addition to Preparedness Month, I wanted to share that next week is National Cert Week, celebrating 40 years since this iconic program first debuted. Programs like CERT, coupled with your support and leadership, really are building community to make life better. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Ms. Levering, thank you for the work that you do. Also, thank you for pointing out some of the challenges we have going forward. I sincerely wish that some of the people on the federal level that are making these decisions would take into account the impact on the local level and our ability to protect our fellow citizens. So thank you for making that a part of your presentation. Is there anybody on the city council wishing to comment? Thank you so much. This was a report only. Uh, so we do not need to vote on this item.

Thank you, mayor. Thank you.

You're very welcome. Agenda item 67, set 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 litter abatements. Will do, thank you. Thank you so very much. Citizen participation. Agenda item 68, 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 scheduled for action. If you wish to be heard, please 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. It will be limited to two minutes. This is your opportunity to address the council. 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?

Hello, I'm Shoshana. I'm a resident, and I'm here again to advocate for the separation of church and state. Please stop having religion here. It doesn't belong here. We're not a church. Because clergy keeps coming in here, I read articles all the time about local clergy. For example, four Las Vegas preachers pled guilty to stealing tax dollars from Nevada Medicaid, and they lied about their criminal past. They set up fake companies. and just stole all that money from Medicaid. Gregory and Carol Kirby, and then there was the other couple, Regina and Joe Bryce, claiming, you know, I'm a woman of God, you know, and then we lose all this money because the enemy took it, meaning Nevada took it from them, or the government was reclaiming it. So they asked their congregation, please give us money, dig deep, give us more money. This is what I read about clergy. Three of them got no jail time. One got 10 months. That was it. They get probation. Nothing. Two of them are still preaching. They moved out of state. And then the other issue, again, I've told you, it's just so offensive to me that clergy in this state do not have to work with police, do not have to report crimes against children, whether they are mutilated, abused, tortured, murdered. And that's why I carry this sign all the time when I'm here. I don't understand why this doesn't affect you. in any way. But the clergy shouldn't be here. But they keep coming. And I wish you would stop doing that. There's no reason to have religion here. There are so many churches to choose from, temples, synagogues, whatever you want to go to. You can believe in any religion you want, any god you want. It doesn't matter to me. But the fact that you keep accommodating this religion here and keep treating this as a house of worship, it is a government building. And I guarantee you, if you eliminate the prayer, Nothing else is going to change. You're going to still do the same wonderful job that you do. You're very good at what you do. You're very skilled. You're very educated. But still, we turn this into a house of worship. So I can ask you, please, it's time. I don't want to be here, and I know you don't want to see me here. And I'm okay with that. I don't want to come anymore. I really don't, but I'm going to have to keep doing it because this is very important to the people who believe in the freedom that religion should not be a part of government. Um, and the whole separation of church and state is very important to a lot of Americans and a lot of local citizens. So thank you again. I please urge you to consider eliminate the invocation and just carry on as business as normal. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else that wishes to address the council? You have two minutes. Thank you.

Good afternoon again, Mayor.

Wait, wait, let's reset that.

City Council. Again, my name's LaWanna Clark. I've been a Las Vegas resident for over 20 years. I graduated cosmetology school here. I built businesses here. And I've been a hairstylist for several years in the city. But today I stand before you. as a survivor of violent crime in the city. And I'm standing here at a time when, according to Las Vegas Metro Police Department's latest report, there has been 20 women unalived in the city of Las Vegas due to domestic violence. And these are not just statistics. These are women who had families, who had dreams, and lives actually mattered. In 2022, I was a victim to crime, crying out for help, and I was frustrated by experiencing not only crime in the city with zero prosecutions, little to no resources, for those of us who had become victims of crime. This past Monday, I attended the town hall meeting at Safeness with Attorney General Aaron Ford, and he stated that Las Vegas is currently leading the nation in domestic violence deaths. In addition to that, the state is leading the nation in human trafficking. In addition to that, the state's Victims of Crime Compensation Program currently has a six-month backlog in processing those claims, as well as making sure that some of these shelters put in place to make sure that victims have safe places to go, they're behind in payments on that as well. I'm currently living through those delays currently. In March of this year, I was sexually assaulted for the second time in Las Vegas. It's been well over 100 days, and I'm still waiting for the victims of crime claim to be processed. And I've recently found out that even with the police report, even with the same report, even with bruises, that the district attorney is choosing not to prosecute the case. For victims, these administrative delays, they threaten our safety, our stability, and our survival. This year's Crime Victims Week theme was Listen, Act, Advocate, Protect Victims, and Service Communities. After being turned away from several domestic violence shelters in the city, I met Melanie with the City of Las Vegas More Team.

I hate to interrupt you, but your two minutes are up. Could you please wrap up for us?

Yes. I'm asking the city today to make sure the victims of domestic violence and violent crime in Las Vegas have access to safe, stable, long-term housing when emergency shelter is full. I'm asking the city to work with shelters and service providers already doing this work to identify where the gaps are and what additional resources are needed. I'm also asking the city to advocate for victims who are waiting months for assistance to work with appropriate state agencies to address these delays because when a victim is waiting for help, that delay can actually cost them their life. Again, I thank you and God bless you all. Thank you. Thank you so much.

Is there anybody else that wishes to address the city council?

Again, hi, Mayor, esteemed leaders, Eric King, long-time resident. I mostly talk about trees when I'm here and sometimes talk about rainwater and stormwater runoff and everything like that. And so I touched on a thing that I think is overlooked so often in site-by-site design, and that's how do you address what happens with the rain that does fall there or the runoff nearby? And I've talked a little bit about curb cuts, you know, along easements, along streets and so forth. I've talked about curb cores, which are four inch drill that you put at grade off the street and you'll get water runoff there. Those are micro treatments that can help prevent the die off. We've seen 100,000 plus trees from the grass removals alone. a lot of 50, 100-year-old trees, huge cooling power gone. And so the idea with, I'm not saying there's a mandate that needs to happen, but some kind of, you know, discussive type of discussing during the process of, developer whoever making you know permanent builds on land that if you have a concave tree well type of environment for trees and shrubs to be in you can mitigate big storm runoff which is great if it's designed properly and you're going to have much better success with all kinds of tree species, including pines and others that are probably most vulnerable to drought down here in the valley floor. As we get hotter and longer periods of it, these microclimates that can be created by this very simple augmentation to current design prevalence can really help all those trees survive and future generations literally live in a cooler town that's greener and cleaner air too. I hope we can do those little micro features to help them. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Is there anyone else wishing to address the council? Mr. Manhattan, please state your name again.

Richard Manhattan, for the record. I stated everything else earlier. Today, at this section, I came here to discuss some concerns that we have in our neighborhood, which is Enchanted Village. That is adjacent to Clark High School, near the intersection of, say, Lilliput and Arville. I have three issues I want to discuss. There's not enough time in two minutes to go over them all. The first is street vendors. The second is... streets and sanitation and the service we're receiving and then code enforcement. But today I'm going to limit my conversation to a particular street vendor. About a year ago, I came here to draw your attention to a street vendor on Lilliput Lane in Arville. I'm here a second time now for the same reason. We do not want street vendors on our residential streets. If you are going to change the character of our residential streets to commercial, please be fair and make changes to allow long-time residents the ability to operate businesses on the same street and open them up to the public by putting up large moving signs and eye-catching street tents that completely block the sidewalk. This particular street vendor in issue is situated so close to the intersection that it presents a traffic hazard. Patrons often double park, park too close to the intersection, or just stop in the middle of the street to talk out the window to people they know. Because it is so close to a busy intersection at Arville, this creates a very dangerous traffic hazard for residents returning home and entering the neighborhood from Arville to Lilliput Lane. Most importantly, the street vendor takes up the entire sidewalk. If I or any one of my elderly neighbors want to go on a walk at night, the placement of this street vendor requires us to walk in the street or to go around the vendor or cross the street unsafely. We have seen individuals moving equipment from 3004 King Midas Way. It is unclear if the owner or staff live at that address or if the homeowner stores equipment for the vendor, but I often turn the corner only to be surprised by someone slowly moving equipment to the vendor spot, and I'm grateful that I did not hit the person.

Thank you so much. May I make a suggestion? I think you should contact your city council member and discuss this in a form of an email so that you can get some redress of your grievances for that.

Thank you, Madam Mayor.

You're very welcome. Thank you so much. Agenda item 69. Oh, is there anybody else wishing to address the city council? Seeing no one, we will move to agenda. We do? Yeah. Oh, okay. Welcome. Please state your name for the record. Hey, it's Philip. Once again, how y'all doing? Good.

All right. So I'm here this time. We got to talk about Hans Jessup for two minutes. Before I get into that free Kim Blandino. What they're trying to do to him is absolutely crazy. But I sat here and watched Hans Jessup get a $160,000 raise whenever that was, I think January. Long story short, I was arrested after a kid ran into my vehicle on an e-scooter. The cop said I did not have a license or insurance on my Cadillac. Definitely had insurance. He didn't want to look it up. I was arrested. I was placed in cuffs because he said my license was invalid. I have a Class A CDL. I don't play with that. So when I got out of jail, I talked to Mr. Hans Jessup over at the municipal court. And he gave me this huge runaround, like it was my fault that I didn't get the paperwork back to the DMV. And he didn't know that I had the law already in my hand. And so he kept saying that it was my fault, I'm supposed to get that back to him, where the law exclusively states he's supposed to be the one or the court clerk shall issue the FTA and also rescind it. My license was suspended the entire time I was gone this summer. Didn't know it. This stuff happened, and I went to jail. My car was towed. That cost me $600. Spent quite a few hours in jail, and it got so bad that after I talked to Mr. Jessup at the court, I talked to the DMV. And they wrote me a letter and made this 100% the municipal court's fault for not putting my license back. And so if I can get the 600 bucks from Jessup or from the general fund, if y'all want to help me out with that, I was unlawfully arrested and it's the court's fault. We appreciate it.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else that wishes to address the city council? Seeing none, we will move over to agenda 69. Council emerging issues, discussion regarding potential items for future City Council items or awards. Any discussion must be limited to whether or not such proposed items shall be placed on a future agenda and 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 70. Council members 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. I will call upon Ms. Summers-Armstrong, but I encourage all of you to remember the memo that I sent out and be very concise in your comments. Ms. Summers-Armstrong, set an example for us.

I was trying to put on my timer, but I can't make it work. Okay, I'll just talk fast. Okay. First item, Chicanos por la Causa mural unveiling will be happening on the 18th. Two local artists, Antonio Serrano and Brian Guerrero, it will be unveiled. They are participants in the Growth Opportunity Program through a Ward 5 non-profit program. nonprofit, now you've made me nervous, Mayor. And so this mural, which depicts, is a tribute to Hispanic heritage, family, love, unity, and belonging, will be revealed at 555 North Maryland Parkway. And we hope to see you at this amazing event on the 18th. On September 20th, Inspiring Children Foundation and United Movement Organized Kindness will have their free back-to-school community event and Lego Drive. That is this Sunday, September 20th from 4 to 7 p.m. inside the Marty Hennessy Tennis Courts at Lorenzi Park. I hope to see you there. On September 21st, Safie and Olive Crest are partnering for their annual Health and Resource Fair. This event brings medical and community services together so you can get the services you need in one place. The event will take place at 4285 North Rancho Boulevard. Please bring your friends and family. And again, that is on the 21st from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 26th of September, we will have a Step Up for Kids and Healthy Kids Festival. The Nevada Institute of Children's Research and Policy is partnering with UNR Extension to hold the 19th annual Step Up for Kids and Healthy Kids Festival. This event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pearson Community Center. On August 2nd, The Corner presents Spooky Season, a wickedly creative open mic event that invites artists and spectators to share and hear their spooky stories. This event will take place at the West Las Vegas Arts Theater and on center stage and should be an amazing event, October 2nd from 7 to 10 p.m. If you want more info, reach out to the West Las Vegas Arts Theater at 229-4800. October 3rd, we have the 10th annual Caravan for Mammogram. The Southern Nevada Black Nurses Association will bring back their annual Caravan for Mammogram event. This will take place at the West Las Vegas Library Meet up there around 8 a.m. It's pretty early. Decorate your car and let's bring awareness to breast cancer. August 6th, we will be at the Boatham Area Command and we'll host a family fall festival in celebration of National Night Out. We'll be at the Doolittle Complex at Keeanga-Isaakia Palacio Park from 5 to 7 p.m. If you want more information on these wonderful events, please sign up for our newsletter. If you can just go to the final slide. Our team is here to serve you because I know I'm already at two minutes.

No, no, you're much faster.

Well, 702-229-5443.

Thank you so much.

Ms. Allen-Polinski. Thank you, Madam Mayor. On Friday, September 4th, I had the opportunity to pass out backpacks to the students at Ruthie Deskin Elementary. I love seeing the students' excitement as they receive a new backpack and supplies. I was grateful to be able to contribute in a small way to help the students have a successful year. On Friday, September 11th, I started the morning by heading back to Ruthie Deskin Elementary School for their attendance campaign kickoff. I want to give a big thank you to our Youth and Social Initiatives Department for all the work they have done with their chronic absenteeism program and their commitments to helping students. Later that day, I attended the 25th anniversary memorial for the 9-11 Memorial at Police Memorial Park. It was a powerful to see that even 25 years later, we continue to remember, we continue to honor, and we continue to carry their courage forward. Thank you to everyone who attended and shared their stories to keep the memories alive for generations to come. We will never forget the bravery and sacrifices of that day 25 years ago. Next up, Ward 4 would like to recognize and honor those who serve and celebrate their continued sacrifices and contributions to our community at the ceremonial of the Las Vegas City Council meeting on October 21st. If you know of a military veteran who has served our nation and made a lasting impact on our community, please scan the QR code on the screen. All submissions must be made by September 30th. Perhaps you are at home wondering how that ceremonial in the beginning of the council meeting works, and each council person gets to choose every once in a while who to celebrate, and I'm asking you for your input on who we should celebrate in the future meeting. So please, all applications welcome. Next up, there are still nine children from our community who are missing. If you have any information on these missing children, please contact LVMPD missing person detail at 702-282-3111 And lastly, you can stay up to date with all things Ward 4 by following us on social media or call us the old-fashioned way, 702-229-2524. We are always here to provide any assistance that we can. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I just want to bring attention to a few upcoming events and deadlines. The first one is inviting our youth to submit ideas that they may have to improve their neighborhoods. So the city of Las Vegas will have the window for YNAP grants open and anyone that has a group that has an awesome idea to execute in their neighborhood must submit something by October 29th. They can receive up to $2,000 to complete their projects and it's an incredible opportunity to really get some change done in a positive direction in our community. If you need information, please email Tara Maynor at tmaynor at lasvegasnevada.gov or call 702-229-5424. Just want to put on everyone's radar that our book festival is already... In the works on October 17th is the day to come on down to Historic Fifth Street School from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it's now in its 25th year. Can't wait for all of our families to enjoy a variety of cool offerings like a vibrant library corner, live author readings, illustrator demonstrations, and interactive activities designed to inspire young readers. And this year's headliners include Tony Weaver Jr., John Ralston, and Vanessa L. Torre. So save the date, October 17th, 5th Street School. Next, just wanted to remind everyone that we are having fall no school fun days and winter break camps that are East Las Vegas Community Center and many community centers throughout the city. I know that we sometimes need our kids to be taken care of when we still have to work. So make sure that you have all of your daycare needs taken care of. 702-229-7529 is the line to call for more information and details on that. Last slide I have here is upcoming closures, the street south of Charleston Boulevard, September 24th. Charleston Storm Drain continues to move west and may affect your commute and drive into the Arts District. Commerce Street will be closed on the south side of Charleston Boulevard starting September 21st through October 19th. So again, take note of this closure and plan your routes accordingly. To sign up for weekly updates of where the project is, please email info at charlestonstormdrain.com and put subscribe in the heading. Questions can also be sent via email to that same email or also call 702-938-5413. And with that, the final slide has all of the information to how people can get in touch with our office there. We are always just an email, phone call or newsletter away. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

Thank you so much. And would you let my office know about the book fair? Absolutely.

I'll make sure.

All right. Councilman Knutson.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Just to follow up from this morning, National Suicide Prevention Month. Remember that 988 is not just an immediate crisis. They're there for you all throughout the day, night and day. So 988 is the number to call if you need to. And second, there's auditions coming up for the 19th Annual Senior Idol Showcase. This is highly competitive. You can audition October 20th through 22nd in Ward 3 at the East Las Vegas Community Center. And you'll be performing, if you are so inclined, January 4th to January 8th at the Charleston Heights Arts Center. And that's all I got. Thanks, Mayor.

Thank you so much. Ms. Bruni.

Thank you, Mayor. I'm gonna start by summarizing what we've been up to the last couple of weeks. Last week, Team Bruni attended Metro's Unhoused ComStat meeting, where we learned about resources for our unhoused. Next, last week, the Mayor and I were pleased to open Jets Pizza in Ward 6. Thank you, Mayor, for coming. It always really elevates the experience for everyone. Great Detroit-style deep dish pizza, so please stop by. Next, we also attended CSN's inaugural State of the College last week. The mayor received a key to CSN. CSN's everywhere and they're doing great work. Next, the following day was pleased to present or attend the presentation of a new report by the Gwinn Center, Women in Nevada. Highly recommend reading it. Key findings are that women have made incredible progress in the areas of educational attainment, political representation, and business ownership, but women lag behind in the areas of healthcare access, affordable housing, and childcare costs. We had our monthly bocaditos last week at our satellite office, a great conversation around e-bike safety and community resources. We celebrated the 25 years of 9-11 with a couple of big service events. We started the morning at Floyd Land Park where over a thousand people joined us to plant 500 flags. We made a thousand hygiene and snack kits and we collected almost 50 pints of blood. The highlight of the day is that we saw an eight-foot gopher snake at Floyd Land Park as our Get Outdoors Nevada volunteers were cleaning up. That same morning we also had a second service day event in partnership with St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church and JustServe. There we collected glasses for the Lions Club and supplies for Clark County foster care. That evening, next, as part of our series of activities for Hispanic Heritage Month, we partnered with the Nevada Latino Police Officer Association and the Mexican Patriotic Committee to host a beautiful Mexican Independence Day celebration at our very own Centennial Hills Park. Great music and food. Turning to upcoming events, this Saturday we're hosting our first annual Southern Nevada Pedal Fest at Floyd Land Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We'll have music at the end of the day with a beer garden. At the same time, we'll be partnering with Get Outdoors Nevada again to paint the fences at Floyd Land Park. Next week on September 25th, we're partnering with Nevada Department of Wildlife to present our second Critters of the Night event this season. Join us from six to 7.30, RSVP by using the QR code. And then the next day we are partnering with Sky Canyon to sponsor a pickleball tournament starting at nine o'clock. Finally, September 28th is Good Neighbor Day, so we are recognizing our good neighbors in Ward 6. If you know a good neighbor who's taken care of the neighborhood or gone above and beyond, please use the QR code and nominate someone. We'll be celebrating them in October. Finally, we want to hear from you, so please call us at 702-229-5463 or email us at ward6lasvegasnevada.gov.

Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. And this meeting of the City Council is now adjourned.