City Council - Regular Meeting

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All right. Yes. Okay. All right. I think if I start talking show. Good morning, everybody. The September 2nd, 2026 meeting of the city council is called to order. This meeting has been properly noticed and posted in compliance with the open meeting law. These proceedings are being video recorded and can be viewed live on City of Las Vegas TV on Cox Cable Channel 2. You could also watch the meeting live online and access other city content by visiting lasvegasnevada.gov slash connect. The proceedings will be rebroadcast on the City of Las Vegas TV the Wednesday of the meeting at 8 p.m. and also on Friday at 4 a.m., Saturday at 7 p.m. Sunday at 7 a.m. and the following Monday at 5 p.m. This building is protected by a state-of-the-art fire detection and suppression sprinkler system. If alarms should activate during today's meeting, please evacuate using the exits at the back of the chambers out to the mezzanine. Proceed out the double doors to the terrace and down the back staircase. For anyone that has difficulty with stairs, please check with a 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 is 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 has a need for hearing impaired equipment, please see the city clerk staff. And please note, if you are parked in the parking garage across the street, A self validation machine is located in the foyer between council chambers and the security desk you walk through to enter these chambers. You must have your ticket to use the validation machine. If you do not have your ticket, see security personnel when exiting for a validation coupon. Before we proceed with the agenda, would everyone please rise for the invocation given by Pastor Benny Hawkes, Victory Outreach Las Vegas, and remain standing as he leads us in the pledge. Good morning and welcome.

If I could please have everybody please bow their heads, please. Heavenly Father, we come before you this beautiful morning in the mighty name of Jesus and God. We just ask, Lord, that you would just take full control, my God, of whatever that happens here in this place. meeting, Lord God, with the council and the mayor, Lord. I pray that you grant them wisdom, discernment, my God, and I pray most of all, God, that they be order, my God, for I ask you this in the name of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. Amen. I'm going to do the Pledge of Allegiance now. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. God bless you.

Thank you so much. Thank you. Before we proceed to the ceremonials, I would ask everybody to please have a moment of silence for Judge Jackie Glass. She recently passed, left far too young, but had made a tremendous impact on this community. And I, for one, will miss her very, very much. So may I ask now for a moment of silence? Thank you so much. We will now proceed to the ceremonial GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

THIS IS THE CEREMONIAL PORTION OF OUR COUNCIL AGENDA.

AND FOR OUR FIRST ITEM, MAYOR PROTEM DIAS WILL HONOR OUR CITIZEN OF THE MONTH. MAYOR PROTEM?

Thank you, Madam Mayor, and good morning, everyone. It's always great to have you all join us, especially for this very uplifting part of our meeting. I do have the honor today of recognizing an outstanding Ward 3 resident. From the moment that I was elected, he came to me seeking to offer help and support to make a change in an area of Ward 3 that needs it desperately. And I think we're on the right path. And so with that, I'm gonna invite our honoree, our citizen of the month, Mr. September David Ranon. I know. We don't have anything queued up as he walks up here, but it's OK. David Renan is incredibly proud to always represent the Gateway District, where he lives and works as a developer, bringing much needed housing to the area. I had the honor of meeting David, as I mentioned before, early in my tenure, and I witnessed how he himself has transformed dilapidated buildings and vacant parcels into housing. One of the most striking elements of his projects is how thoughtful he is in designing housing to meet the diverse needs of our residents and bring dignity to an area that has sorely lacked it and needs it. In 2022, I joined him in celebrating the ribbon cutting of his project, The Five, at 522 St. Louis. And these studios had all the amenities that a single resident would need just steps away from where they work on the strip. One of his development partners shared a similar story. When David worked on his first triplex on Philadelphia Avenue in the Gateway District, it was renovated thoughtfully and responsibly, setting a new standard on a street desperately needing hope. As a broker, David represents the buyers who purchased and renovated 245 and 239 Philadelphia Avenue, bringing quality housing to residents that deserve the dignity of a nice and safe place to call home. Recently, he and his partner acquired and fully remodeled a 24-unit building on 1922 Fairfield using a city grant, which further expands quality attainable housing options in the area. Each project he has touched has strengthened the fabric of the community and created real opportunities for working class residents, especially those employed nearby who want to live where they work. His most recent project, Philly at 215, is an 87-unit multifamily complex at 215 West Philadelphia Avenue, which is poised to become the first new construction of multifamily development in that neighborhood in over 60 years. He works directly with tenants to make housing accessible, splitting security deposits, overlooking imperfect credit histories, and giving second chances to individuals with prior evictions. His motto is, you have to look at the person first, the application second. That philosophy guides everything he does. He personally meets every tenant who moves into his properties, and he manages them himself, and he really listens to what they need. David proves that revitalization does not mean displacement. It can mean dignity. It can mean inclusion. It can mean believing in people and welcoming them to be your neighbor. David truly has a heart for the community and a vision for bringing positive activation and transformation to our beloved downtown. Beyond his work bringing much needed housing to our community, he's a key partner in downtown area command safe village initiative in that gateway district. Since the fall, and actually earlier, we actually did cleanups before 2023, and I think you were the ones planting those seeds for the safe village initiative, but uh we officially launched it with metro as a partner in 2023 and this is a coalition of neighbors businesses and city and community partners who come together with the mission of improving public safety and the quality of life for residents and our children in the area and obviously a lot of us who have been in las vegas for a long time we're calling it gateway now because we don't want it to remain forever naked city but all All of those of us who are long timers in Vegas know that Naked City didn't always have a positive environment or connotation to it. So David, the results have been amazing. I know that we can continue to count on you to show up and deliver. And whether it's pulling up your sleeves during a neighborhood cleanup or strategizing to bring more housing to our community, I am just so grateful for everything you touch to make better for the ward and always offering to be of assistance to us, the mayor and the council. So let's just please join me in giving him a great round of applause and thank David for his hard work. If David's grandma is watching this through the live stream, hi, grandma. Aren't you so proud? Thank you for filling this amazing individual with so many values and allowing him to share his talent with the city of Las Vegas. David, any words?

Gosh, yes. No, thank you so much, guys. Appreciate it. And Grams, we made it happen, Grams. I appreciate that. No, it's really an honor. I'm here on behalf of the Gateway District, Naked City. It's come such a long way since 2019 when I moved into the Allure condos. Quick short story, if I have a chance. I was parking my car. And it overlooks the back of the Strat there. And it looked like a war zone. It was scary. I never heard of it. So what did I do? I popped on my blue beach cruiser, went into it to see what was going on back there. And within a couple of minutes by the infamous 7-Eleven, a woman stops me. And she goes, listen, you shouldn't be riding your bike back here. And something popped in my mind that this area needs some love. So I saw for sale. sign on an old, beat-up, yellow brick building, and I knew this needed to be bought, renovated, and hopefully to get other people involved in the area, and that's kind of what started the whole thing. A hundred doors later, it's been one of the best investments we've ever made, and we're excited to work with our amazing elected officials to keep it moving and get the Gateway District back to where it was. And obviously, I want to thank everyone who's been part of the Safe Village Initiative. I mean, that's been... transformative for this area the crime stats closing the 7-eleven all of that has really contributed to where we are now which we call phase one phase two is new development and we're excited to get that going and and get the Gateway District back to where it needs to because it is the doorstep to the city of Las Vegas and it's tourist adjacent and we believe it's going to be a unpopular opinion, that it will get connected to the Art District one day. It could be five years, it could be ten years. So thank you to Metro, who's here, and thank you to Sheriff McMayhill, who helped put the Safe Village initiative in place. So let's keep it going, and let's have a great September. Thank you, guys.

Appreciate it.

So we have a certificate recognizing David as our citizen of the month, and we also bought him a money tree so that he can continue to make the magic happen.

of Metro to come down, because they're really going to have fantastic illusions here. We need Maggie, everyone who's in the gate.

Anyone that thinks they know David.

Even if you don't, whatever. All love.

If you know him, you don't know him.

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I'm giant. We won't bite, we promise.

For our final item, Councilwoman Kelly will be recognizing an outstanding community partner. Councilwoman?

Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to invite Joyce and Steve Haldeman to come up with me. Steve, apparently... Apparently, Joyce didn't tell you that you were coming up, Steve, but here you are.

He wouldn't even sit by me.

He wouldn't even sit by you.

All right. Today, I have the extraordinary privilege of honoring someone who has been part of civic life of this community for so long, it is difficult to know where to begin. Fortunately, Joyce Halderman's children have offered some assistance. And they have provided what I would like to describe as the unauthorized biography of their mother. According to them, Joyce showed signs of her future career unusually early. Apparently while other babies were learning to crawl, Joyce was making her way toward a typewriter to prepare meeting agendas and grant proposals. They have also made certain that her permanent record includes several episodes of unplanned gymnastics on public stages, and perhaps most intriguing, an incident in which she sprayed high-level businessmen with orange juice in an effort to exert her influence. Joyce has always understood that effective advocacy requires a diverse toolkit. But the official record is remarkable in its own right. Joyce began as a teacher, became deeply involved in PTA and political campaigns, and ultimately spent two decades helping shape public education and public policy in Southern Nevada. At the Clark County School District, she led public awareness campaigns for the successful 1994, 1996, and 1998 school bond elections, which together generated more than $4.7 billion in the 90s. when we weren't counting billions as much. For new schools and improvement throughout Clark County, she later became the district associate superintendent of community and government relations and served more than 20 years as their chief lobbyist. I had the privilege of meeting Joyce during those years. And it was remarkable good fortune for me to work alongside her in the 1998 Clark County School Bond Campaign as a young professional in government relations at the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. We were asking voters to make an enormous investment in the future of this community. They ultimately said yes, approving what was at the time the largest school bond ever passed in the United States. That experience taught me a great deal about public policy, coalition building, civic engagement, and political strategy. But Joyce taught me something much more important. She taught me how to be in those rooms. I was a young woman learning to navigate a legislative and political world still overwhelmingly dominated by men. Joyce never sat down and announced she was going to mentor me. She did something much more powerful. She showed me. She understood that I represented a constituency with its own interest and responsibilities, and she respected that. She helped me understand how to advocate strongly for those interests without losing sight of the larger purpose we shared. I watched her disagree without diminishing. I watched her bring diverse interests together and not demand everyone surrender what was important to them, thereby teaching through her actions and behavior how to build coalitions. And I watched her carry herself through complicated political processes with intelligence, grace, humor, and extraordinary understanding of people. That may be the most consequential part of Joyce Haldeman's legacy. Her impact cannot be measured by the title she has held, as impressive as they are. It lives in the institution she strengthened, the causes she advanced, the people she brought together, and the community that she made better. For people like me who became better leaders because we had the opportunity to experience how she leads, her legacy lives within us. Joyce certainly did not stop when she retired from the school district. Her next chapters have included humanitarian service in the Ukraine and here at home, bringing government, nonprofits, faith communities, and volunteers together to address homelessness, hunger, and other community needs. Today, those efforts include more than 7,000 moving kits for people transitioning into permanent housing, more than 3 million pounds of food distributed through local organizations, and nearly $4 million raised through the Southern Nevada Giving Machines, an initiative she started. Joyce has never been defined by a job. She has been defined by what she believes she owes to the community around her and her willingness again and again to do something about it. The proclamation we are presenting today recognizes her decades of leadership, compassion and service and officially dedicates today, September 2nd, 2026 as Joyce Rogers Haldeman day, Haldeman day in the city of Las Vegas. Joyce, for everything you've done for this community, and Steve, for every moment of support, making sure she excels and thrives, and on a very personal level, for what you've taught one woman at a time in her life where she needed grace and dignity and political acumen to emulate, and found myself lucky enough to work alongside you. Thank you. It is my great honor, and on behalf of the mayor and the city of Las Vegas, help me recognize Joyce Haldeman.

Thank all of you, except my children, who provided that information at the beginning. Mayor Berkley, members of the council, thank you. I truly am deeply honored by this recognition, and more than a little. I'm greatly honored, I'm humbled by it. When Councilman Kelly called me and said that she was nominating me to receive the award of Citizen of the Month, my first thought was, do you have the right citizen? But I am enormously grateful, and I will treasure this day forever. What makes it especially meaningful to me is the people that are around me. This group of people behind me, we are surrounded by people who have spent their lives trying to make things better for other people. And then, well first let me say, I have known most of these people in the city council for decades in many different capacities and have worked alongside with them on many different projects. I have watched them wrestle with difficult issues, improve the lives of children significantly, and by supporting education and by supporting programs that keep children safe. and respond to people in need and strengthen our neighborhoods to make Las Vegas a great place for us to live. And then I look at those of you who came here today. I'm blown away by the people in the audience. Thank you so much for coming. I just truly appreciate it. You have worked with me on projects throughout the years. You are people who volunteer, people who serve, people who advocate, people who organize, people who mentor. You are people who show up. Thank you for showing up today. You are people who make a difference in the lives of others. And a special shout out to my husband, Steve.

Love you, Steve.

We just celebrated our 53rd wedding anniversary. So I heard Mayor Berkley say, oh my gosh, like that was, you know, really. And if she knew Steve, she'd know I really deserve that. But what I would like to point out is I want you to think about 53 years of marriage, which means 53 years of support. And I'd like you to try and calculate how many boxes he's carried to the back of my car back into the house and to help me set up and clean up and just show up for all the things that I do. He is the person who has made those things possible in my life. I also would like to shout out to my children who are in the audience. Three of my boys are here today and They were the victims of many of the things I was involved in during the year. So thank you for being here. And I promised my brother Paul that I would mention him by name. He's Paul Rogers, and I think I'm supposed to say he's my favorite brother. Did I get it right? Okay. When you think about it, almost everything that happens that's worthwhile has done by a group of people, a group of people just like you. Sometimes someone recognizes something has to be done, and they think of an idea of how we can make things better. And then with that idea, someone else opens a door. Someone else makes a phone call. Someone else recruits a few more good people to work together. Somebody stays late. Somebody makes a donation. Somebody opens the doors for resources to come to bear. And pretty soon, things come together to make a difference in the community that we live in. The generosity, the willingness to serve that is represented by the people in this audience really makes Las Vegas what it is. And maybe that's what citizenship really means. It isn't simply living in a city, it's noticing what needs to be done and being willing in whatever way we can to help do it. It's accepting responsibility for what happens here. We love that phrase about what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. And when we accept responsibility for what happens in Vegas, we can be grateful that those things actually do stay in Vegas. Las Vegas has given me countless opportunities. This community has been the home for my family. It has been the place where I built my career. It is the place where I formed so many friendships. Thank you for being here, those of you who are here. And a place where I found more wonderful people than I could possibly ever imagine. So I do accept this award with tremendous gratitude. But at the same time, I would like to accept it on behalf of all those people who are here with us today. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Joyce.

And I want to invite... And I left my paperwork here.

I want to invite her children, Nate and Amy, Josh and Renee, and Jimmy to join us up here, as well as niece Michelle, her husband Huck, and siblings Paul, the best brother, Paul Rogers, and Mindy.

Thank you.

We're taking a big step forward.

Go on with the cast.

Oh, yes.

Thank you, Joyce.

Agenda item number seven. Public comment during this portion of the agenda must be limited to matters on the agenda for action. The amount of time any single speaker is allowed may be limited. Please say which agenda item you will be speaking about. All comments made will be cross-referenced to those specific items. If anyone submitted a speaker card or who wishes to speak under this portion of the agenda, Please come to the podium and state your name for the record. This is your opportunity to address the council, but the council is not able to respond or engage in dialogue. You may also address the council at the end of the meeting during citizens' participation regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the city council. Although you are not prohibited from speaking during both public comment periods, we kindly ask that your comments are not repetitive. I will set the time at two minutes. Does anyone wish to come forward? Seeing nobody, we will move on 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 three. Agenda item 10, a sixth amendment to the retail lease and guarantee affirmation between Vic Symphony Park LLC and City of Las Vegas at 355 Promenade Place. The strike is being requested by staff. Agenda item 15, appeal of conditions for a full alcohol on-premise license for Substance Nightlife LLC doing business as substance at 450 Fremont Street, Suite 270, Strike is also being requested by staff agenda item 26 26 dash 0 1 1 3 dash SUP 1 applicant partners Auto Services LLC owner Cardona and Cardona LLC at 1250 Northeastern Avenue suite number 3 we're gonna hold that item in abeyance to November 4th 2026 and this is requested by Councilwoman Diaz That's it And with that I move to approve

these items as stated. Okay, there's a motion on the table. All those in favor, please say aye or please signify aye. Opposed? Opposed? Motion carries. Agenda item number nine, for possible action to approve the final minutes by reference of the August 5th, 2026 Regular City Council meeting. Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion to approve the minutes? Move to approve. Please vote. Post?

I'm an aye. I don't have any circles. Oh, you have no circles?

Motion passes. Can somebody from the clerk's office help with Councilman Knutson's circles? Thank you. And yours too? Oh, press five. No, maybe yours does. Okay, agenda item number 10. Items number 10 through 14 are on the consent agenda, but item 10 was stricken. The remaining items are considered to be routine, are recommended for approval by the departments, and may be enacted in one motion. Are there any other items that council wishes to bring forward? Seeing none, Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion for the consent agenda for items 11 through 14?

Move to approve. Please vote.

Opposed? Motion carries. Agenda item number 15, this item has been stricken. Agenda item 16, boards and commissions. Discussion for possible action regarding the appointment of nominee Spencer Whiteley to a Ward 1 seat on the Youth Leadership Advisory Council. Ward 1 is entitled to appoint up to three members. Mr. Whiteley is eligible and wishes to be appointed. And the Department of Youth Development and Social Initiatives recommends approval. Councilman Knudson.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I've known Spencer since he was a baby, and he is an exceptional young man that'll add a great addition to the city of Las Vegas. I move to approve.

Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Congratulations, Mr. Whiteley. Agenda item 17, discussion for possible action regarding the appointment of nominee Zoe Jimenez to Ward 4 seat on the Youth Leadership Advisory Council. Ward 4 is entitled to appoint up to three members. Ms. Jimenez is eligible and wishes to be appointed. And the Department of Youth Development and Social Initiatives recommends approval. Councilwoman Polenski.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I move to approve item number 17.

Please vote. Post. Motion carries, congratulations. Agenda item 18, discussion for possible action regarding the appointment of nominee Ms. Blankenship to a Ward 5 seat on the Youth Leadership Advisory Council. Ward 5 is entitled to appoint up to three members. Ms. Blankenship is eligible and wishes to be appointed. And the Department of Youth Development and Social Initiatives recommends approval. Councilwoman Summers-Armstrong.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. We are excited to have Nevaeh Blankenship, and I move to approve.

Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Congratulations, Ms. Blankenship. Agenda item 19, recommending committee, bills eligible for adoption at this meeting. Bill number 2026-29. Councilman Knutson, would you like to have the bill read?

Yes, ma'am. Bill number 2026-29, an ordinance to amend LVMC Chapter 6.50 to allow restaurants that are licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption to apply for an endorsement to sell alcoholic beverages as a to-go item in connection with a meal, provided such alcoholic beverages are in sealed, tamper-evident containers and to provide for other related matters.

Thank you so much. Mayor Pro Tem, do I have a motion? Move to approve. Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Agenda item 20, bill number 2026-30. Councilman Knutson, would you like to have the bill read?

Yes, Mayor. Bill number 2026-30, an ordinance to amend LVMC chapter 19.9 related to standards for trash enclosures within the downtown Las Vegas overlay district and to provide for other related matters.

Thank you so much. Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion? Move to approve. Please vote. Post, motion carries. Agenda item 21, recommending committee bills eligible for adoption at a later meeting. Item 21, bill number 2026-31 will be heard at a later meeting. Agenda item 22, new bills. Items 22 and 23, bills 2026-32. and 33 will be heard at the recommending committee meeting on Monday, September 14th, 2026 city attorney. Would you read the new bills?

Yes, ma'am. Bill number 2026-32, an ordinance to make certain changes to LVMC Title 19 to clarify the meaning and interpretation of the term general plan, the term by-right, and provisions related to commercial and residential lighting standards and to provide for other related matters. Bill number 2026-33, an ordinance to amend LVMC Chapter 6.2 to clarify the existing language related to how civil fines are assessed and provide for other related matters.

Thank you so much. New bills 2026-32 and 33 are assigned to the September 14th, 2026 recommending committee members, Councilman Knudson and Councilwomen Polenski and Ms. Diaz. If any so designated are unable to attend, the clerk's office will coordinate finding substitutes as necessary at my direction. Thank you so much. Agenda item 24. Items 24A and 24B are on the consent agenda, are considered to be routine, and are recommended for approval by the Department of Community Development. Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion to approve this consent agenda?

Move to approve.

Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Item number 25 appears on the one motion, one vote agenda and may be considered in one motion, one vote as it is routine with no condition changes. Any person representing any application or a member of the public or member of the council not in agreement with the conditions and all standard conditions for the application recommended by staff should request to have the item removed from this portion of the agenda. 26-0182-RQR1, applicant DT Ferguson's LLC owner, 11th Street Tavern LLC on a land use entitlement project request for a six month required review of an approved special use permit, SUP-77896 for an open air vending transient sales lot use at 1031 Fremont Street. T5-MS, T5 Main Street Zone, Ward 3, Ms. Diaz. Staff recommends approval on this item. This is a public hearing that I now declare open. Is there anyone wishing to be heard on item 25? Hearing and seeing none, I'll close the public hearing. Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion for the one motion, one vote item?

Move to approve.

Please vote. Post. Motion carries. Agenda item 26, this item is held in abeyance till the November 4th, 2026 City Council meeting. Agenda item 27, reports and presentations. Report by Michael Cunningham, Acting Director of Public Works regarding the City of Las Vegas Street Rehabilitation Program. This impacts all wards. Mr. Cunningham.

Good morning, Mayor, City Council members. For the record, Michael Cunningham, the Acting Public Works Director. So today I'm going to be giving you a brief overview of our street rehabilitation program. I'll talk a little bit about what the program is, what kind of projects we complete under the programs, And then a little bit about the funding sources for these programs. So first I want to start off, I break it down into really two areas. So we have construction services and then we have our preventative maintenance services. Construction services are the more in-depth projects. So it's either going to include our mill and overlays of a lot of our arterial. So that's where we'll mill down the top few inches of the asphalt and rebuild it to extend the life of the roadway. At some point the roads will need to be fully reconstructed, and so this also includes a full reconstruction of the roadways as well. And then our preventative maintenance program. So these are two programs that we do mainly on our residential streets. It's a crack seal and a slurry seal program. Again, these are both intended to prolong the life of the roadways so that we can prevent trying to do any major renovations on the roads, and it's a more cost-effective way for us to maintain our infrastructure. Just as a frame of reference, we maintain just over 1,400 miles of roadway within the city of Las Vegas. That number continues to grow as development continues west in Summerlin. As we continue north, Monument Hills was just approved, so we're going to have some more roadways up there. And the northwest is continuing to grow. So as we continue to build these roadways and we take them over for public maintenance, that number will continue to increase, and so will our rehabilitation and maintenance costs. First, I'm going to talk about our construction services program. So we have the asphalt reconstruction and then asphalt overlay. Here's a picture of the Paradise Road reconstruction project that we recently did. This goes back to FY16, and you can see the amounts we had programmed kind of for each roadway. A couple odd things that you're going to notice in the graph, specifically starting in the FY22 timeframe when we dropped down all the way to zero. So there's a couple things that contributed to that. First, both of these types of programs do have heavy costs associated with them. So over time, we do have overruns and carryovers that we have with these funds to ensure that we can do full reconstructions and these overlay projects. But if you recall, around the COVID timeframe, there wasn't as many vehicles on the roadway, not as many people buying fuel. One of the big funding sources we have for these programs is the motor vehicle fuel tax. And so we were seeing a decline in that revenue source during that timeframe. So we had to reprogram some of the funds from our rehabilitation costs, go to other programs and make sure that we were able to keep up on our preventative maintenance. The other thing you'll notice is the numbers that are in blue. In FY23 we started to get more strategic in applying for grants to make sure that we have other funding sources to make sure that we can maintain our roadways. And so you'll see starting in FY23 we started having a really concerted effort to make sure that we are going after grant dollars to help us as best we could. And then you'll see we started picking back up and we're trying to get back to a regular reoccurrence of putting some of the dollars from our funds into these two programs to ensure that we can continue to do our reconstruction and our overlays. Here's a map just showing some of the projects that are already programmed within this program. I know it's a busy map. On the next slide, I'll zoom in on the two charts so you can see the specific projects. But just wanted to show a high-level overview of the different projects we have throughout town for reconstruction. As you can see, a lot of the roadways right now are in the east central parts of Valley and kind of the northeast parts of our jurisdiction. We have a lot of arterials, obviously, in the west and the northwest, but those are the newer roadways, so we're not really to the point where we have to do these reconstruction projects on them yet. But over time, we'll complete the ones in the east, and then you'll slowly see these projects just shift west and northwest. So here's the zoom in of the tables that was shown on the last exhibit. So we have it broken down just into different categories. So you can see we had our FY22 and 24 pavement rehab. So these were all the corridors that we did during that time frame. It was a total of 17.6 miles of roadway. These were both federally and locally funded. So starting out it was a lot of local dollars and then we started getting some federal dollars. The next one is our arterial reconstruction program. So these ones are all locally funded. This was the Oakey Boulevard and the Paradise Road reconstruction. for a total of 2.7 miles. Our Vision Zero improvements, so we have that broken down into three fiscal years. So FY26, if you recall, those were on a few council meetings ago where you guys approved those three alignments, which was Eastern, Lamb, and Pecos. But we have five additional ones that we'll be working on over the next two years, which is Charleston, further west, not around downtown, Charleston further west, Industrial, Penwood, Bonanza, and Torrey Pines. And then we have our FY27 arterial reconstruction program, which is Centennial Center. And then we have our corridor rehabilitation improvements, which is both federally and locally funded, and that's 9.8 miles total. A lot of these projects, especially when it comes to the reconstruction, we do try to pair them up with the CIP project. That's why the Vision Zero ones are part of these projects. So when we know we're going to go in and we're going to try to do Vision Zero improvements, If we're gonna be in there at the same time, we would prefer to reconstruct the roadway as well, so we'll get a brand new surface, and then we can implement any of those Vision Zero improvements along that alignment as well. And then here's just a map, just a quick map showing those Vision Zero programs. Like I said, the Eastern, Pecos, and Lamb ones were just recently improved, and then over the next few years we'll be working on that Bonanza, Industrial, Penwood, Charleston, and Torrey Pines alignments. All right. And then moving on to our preventative maintenance. So this is those crack seal and slurry seal programs that I was mentioning. The picture here is of Maintenance District 85, which is over by Saharan Maryland. And on the next map, I'll kind of show you what the maintenance districts are and kind of explain that. But as you see, similar to any of our other projects, everything we maintain has a cost associated with it. And as we continue to take on more roadways, those costs go up. So you can see these are annual programs, and so this we do put money to every year. We have a contract to keep up with all of our crack seal and slurry seals. And most likely in the next couple years, we'll have to increase this funding amount to ensure that we can continue to provide the services on these roads. It's critically important for this. This does prolong the life of the road, as I mentioned earlier, to ensure that we don't have to do full replacements on these roadways. So when I mentioned maintenance districts, this is what the maintenance districts look like. It's a very colorful map. I know it's going to be hard to read. But I just wanted to kind of go over and overview what it is. So we break down the city into these maintenance districts. And if you see on the right side where it says scheduled year, those are the years that the slurry will be put down on those maintenance districts. It's on a 10-year cycle. So every 10-year, we'll do a slurry in these maintenance districts. And we try to keep it right around that 2 million square yards per maintenance district. Couple of things you'll notice towards the west, there's some pretty large maintenance districts. So you got maintenance district 20, maintenance district 87, and then up north we have nine and 12. Then we have eight in like the Sky Canyon area. Right now there's not as many roadways up there So there's not as much asphalt for us to slurry as we continue to take on roadways there those maintenance districts will most likely be broken up into smaller areas So that we can try to stick around that two million square yard total to ensure that what we contract per year we can actually complete And then Moving on, this is kind of one of the projects just to kind of show you what it would look like. This one's Maintenance District 39. This one's over by Bonanza and Valley View. Usually we start out with the crack seal. You might have seen this even done in your subdivision. The crack seal really acts as like a binder and a bridge for any asphalt cracks that are on the roadway. Then we come back and we do the slurry. The slurry is probably the most impactful to the residents and that's usually when a lot of your offices start to receive calls is when we do the slurry on the roadways. To do the slurry, we do have to shut down full roadways, so it does impact access to people's houses. The other comment we get a lot is about the aggregate. So slurry, when it does go down, there is kind of a thin layer of aggregate on the top that over the first few weeks starts to slough off, and so we end up with a lot of aggregate in the roadways. That is intended. That's part of the product. That's how it works. We do send our sweepers through the subdivisions when we're slurrying more because we do know that that's going to be a buildup. And then on the right side is what a finished product ultimately looks like. We'll go down and put all the striping in once that wearing course is down, and that would be a finished roadway. And you can even see on the picture on the right, you can still see in the center lane where you don't end up with a lot of tire tracks, you still have that aggregate kind of buildup. That over time will go away, but you see the finished surface once it is done is a nice clean surface, and that prolongs the life of the roadways for a long time. And then so how do we pay for all these projects? So there's a few different funding sources we have that we get. One of the big ones is the motor vehicle fuel tax. So right now we, a projection, we have about just over $940,000 per month that we get from the motor vehicle fuel tax. That number is based on the average 24-month revenue that we were receiving between calendar year 22 and 24. We'll be updating that at the end of this year to see what our averages were from 24 to 26, just so we can try to stay current on what our projections are. As you know, there's a lot of people moving to the valley. There's a lot more vehicles on the roadway. That does not necessarily equate to more motor vehicle fuel tax. As you know, there's a lot of electrical vehicles on the roadway. There's a lot of people switching to electrical vehicles. And these funds only come from the purchase of gasoline. And so just more vehicles on the road doesn't necessarily mean we're going to have more funds coming in from this source. The other one is the RTC. That number really varies. Every year we go through our CIP process and we determine which projects we're going to fund through the CIP. Currently we allocate about $5 million annually within our CIP for arterial reconstruction. And then we have our federal grants. This one is one. Like I said, we've been a lot more strategic about trying to get federal grants. Um, currently we have the vision zero ones that I've talked about. So we have 6.6 million, um, in CMAC funds. We love our abbreviations and construction. So that's the congestion mitigation and air quality federal formula funds. Um, we have 5 million in con congressional direct spending, and then all those grants do have a component that we have to match. Um, but they are favorable. Um, and so for those, for vision zero specifically, it's a 5% local match. So we're getting a total of a little over $11 million, and our contribution is just over $600,000. And so it is a good return, and it does help us ensure that these projects are completed. The other funds that we usually go for are surface transportation block grants, which is the STBG grants. So we go for those. That one we have just over $20 million, and our 5% local match is just over a million. So again, we get a large return on these grants, and so we want to continue to go after them. to ensure that we can make sure these projects are completed. And then just as a frame of reference for the Vision Zero, for the FY27, so a couple of those other projects that we have, we have 5.4 million in federal funds, and then in FY28 in total we have 14.1 million between CMAQ, the STBG, and TAP funds. And then I wanted to go just into a little bit more detail just because that is a pretty consistent number that we get. So based on our current projected revenue, we get $11.3 million a year to put into this. Our annual project, so that crack seal and slurry seal that I talked about, we fund both of those out of these funds. So it's $1.5 million and $6.5 million currently. As I mentioned, those numbers will continue to go up as we can take on more roadways. We are able to pay a portion of salaries out of that, so we do have some salary funds that we cover out of that. And then we have various projects outside of that. And so I've listed just a few of them. Pedestrian bridge rehab. So in addition to roadways, all the bridges that's within our jurisdiction that NDOT doesn't maintain. They do the inspections on them. They'll give us assessments. And then we have to ultimately go in and either do maintenance, rehab, or worst case scenario, reconstruction. Very similar to roadways. We always want to try to keep up on the maintenance or the rehab to prevent the chance of having to actually replace a full bridge. Just as a reference, if we do have to replace one of the pedestrian bridges, our estimate is right around $3 million to do a full repair. This is $1.2 million to cover the majority of the pedestrian bridges in our jurisdiction. And so there's one arrow route that goes over the Las Vegas Wash. That one was built in 1992, and we have a rehab project for $500,000 on that one. We have the Cedar Trails at Las Vegas Wash. It was built in 2008. We have some funds going in for that. And then we have the bridge maintenance is more expansive than just a rehab. Our maintenance is less expansive than the rehab. So some of the maintenance projects we have is the Cashman Field, so the one that goes over Las Vegas Boulevard, some funds to do some maintenance on that. And then we have the Lone Mountain Trail that's over Cheyenne. We're doing some maintenance on that one as well. Bridge maintenance, we don't have a lot of the vehicle bridges that are in ours, but Owens is one of them. We have $5 million programmed for that. And then something that we have programmed that we're trying to get more consistent with is our ADA upgrades. So within this fund, we also have $500,000 per ward allocated to do ADA upgrades. That's going to be missing curb ramps, noncompliant curb ramps, areas where we have small sections of sidewalk that can't complete an accessible path in the right-of-way. So we do have funds dedicated towards that. We are working on a prioritization schedule. So if you're at a bus stop near a hospital and there's not a clear ADA path for you to get to the hospital, we're going to obviously prioritize those. So we're working on trying to get that put together, and then we'll slowly just make our way through the valley, trying to upgrade everything as we can. And then the pavement maintenance we've talked about, but there are a few projects, some arterials. We don't have funds to fully cover the full reconstruction of the roadway, but the outer lanes usually see the most traffic, and those are starting to fill. So we do have some funds programmed to do reconstruction on those lanes. We have some on Cheyenne. Las Vegas Boulevard from Washington to Owens. We also have the Bonanza from Las Vegas Boulevard to Bruce. That one's going to be coordinated with the CIP for the Grant Sawyer Cashman Field relocation or remodel or reconstruction. Lost my words there. And then we have the Durango from La Madre to El Campo Grande. So that is a little bit about our street rehab program, and I would be happy to answer any questions.

Thank you, Mr. Cunningham. Are there any members of the council that wish to comment or have any questions about the presentation? Oh, yes, Mr. Knutson.

Thank you, Mr. Cunningham, for the presentation. I think your team does a really great job. I've had to interact with my neighborhoods and the work that your team does, so I appreciate that. The question that comes up most often for me, you kind of highlighted the coordination between this team and the Vision Zero team and the CIP projects and the coordination. The question that comes up most often is do we do that same thing with other utilities? Because what the neighbors see sometimes is we'll come in and slurry steal a neighborhood or redo a street and then the water district or NV Energy or 10 other groups will come in and tear up the street right after we just redid it. Can you talk about the coordination And I'm sorry to put you on the spot. I just have to answer that question all the time.

No, that is one we get. And even when I was in the building department, we got it all the time as well because private developers would come in right after a CIP was done and they would cut the roadway within a couple months. So construction is a very difficult one. I would say we do try. So RTC even created a map. It's a CIP coordination map. So all the jurisdictions, we send them all of our projects. We even have it where land development, we send them private projects. They get a weekly report from us of everything that we're permitting. And then we try to get the utilities to coordinate with CIP, and we try to get the utilities to coordinate with the private developers, and we try to get our CIPs to coordinate with the private developers. So where we can and where the timing works out, where we're able to, Unfortunately, there's some emergencies, right? We finish a roadway and then all of a sudden a water line breaks and there's a leak that no one anticipated, so they got to go in and cut it. Or as you guys know, these projects do take years from design to construction. So when we originally started the design, a developer didn't realize they were going to be developing in the next couple of years. So we get down, we're under construction, and all of a sudden now they have their funding. And so they go back in. So it's not always feasible, but it is something that we know is an issue, and it is something that we continue to try to work on. I know RTC is trying the regional approach with that map. The map is public, so I mean even the contractors and everyone can see it. And we try to keep it updated, but it is not something that is an easy task.

Thank you so much, Ms. Bruni.

Thank you, Mayor. Thank you for the presentation, Mr. Cunningham. You mentioned the federal grants, and I was just wondering what cycle they're on. So are those grants that we can apply for every year or every two years? I was just wondering about that.

Yeah, so some of the grants are released every year. So the STBG is one of them. It pretty much comes out every year. Now, obviously at a federal level that can change, but right now it's been pretty consistent. And so we have some that are on a schedule that we just know we're going to apply for. And then there's new ones that are released that we just become aware of, and then we always apply for those as well. There's also with the STPG one, which I forgot to mention, any unspent funds. So sometimes because the projects just don't come to fruition for whatever reason, timing or scheduling, there's unused funds at the end of the year. RTC typically will do a call for projects, but those need to be construction ready. So the one thing we're working on is trying to get essentially a shelf full of projects that are shovel-ready. So at the end of the year, if RTC says, hey, we have $10 million in unused STBG funds, does anyone have any projects? We can grab the next one. Hey, this is our priority. We have this project. Yep, we have one ready to go. Can we get the funds for it? So it is something that's annual, and then there's some new ones that pop up.

Thank you so much. Ms. Summers-Armstrong.

Thank you, Madam Mayor, and thank you so much, Mr. Cunningham, for the presentation. If you can go back a couple of slides, I wanted to ask a question about something in particular. One right here. So on the very left-hand side, that's a street that has been not slurried. Crack sealed. Crack sealed. Okay. And then slurry is a thin coat over. Do you mill? What's the process?

So slurry is put on the existing service. So it is a thin enough layer that we can add it on. So usually we do the crack seal. That kind of helps fill those cracks, creates that bind to get the street kind of back to its structural integrity. And then that slurry seal is kind of a protectant over it that essentially recovers the entire road. So when we're done slurring, it does look like a brand new road, but we haven't milled any of it, and we haven't actually replaced any of it. It's a top coat.

Okay. So one of the things I see, because I'm in an area that has old neighborhoods, is that we'll often see streets that have the crack seal. And I don't know if you've driven down one in the brightness of the day, but that stuff reflects, right? And it makes it a little bit difficult to see how many times do we do this before we say it's time to slurry? Because I have gotten, well, on the campaign trail, when you're knocking on doors, these are things that people say. And I need to make sure that I have an answer because I'll be knocking on doors again soon. So how do I talk to my folks about, your process and how soon, if they've got a street that looks like this, which is not uncommon, it's functional, it's just not pretty. What do I say to people?

So the answer, which hopefully they would like, we do have it scheduled every 10 years. So, I mean, there could potentially be a long window before it is, depending on when the crack seal was actually done. But we do publish this map, and it's something we can make sure your office and stuff has, so they can see their district, and then they would be able to see, okay, you guys are up in 2028, or you guys are up in 2029. It is something that we try, like it is just annual, and just every 10 years your subdivision is going to get picked up. even in the newer maintenance districts because it's just the most efficient. There's some roads that are only three to four years old. If they land in a tenure, we still slurry seal them just because it's an easy machine to kind of keep moving just on that set schedule. And so it is a tenure cycle, and then we could provide them when their subdivision would be due.

Thank you. Ms. Diaz.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Thank you, Mr. Cunningham. One thing I did want to note is what I'm seeing from my residential streets in Ward 3 is that there's higher presence of bigger trucks, like service trucks that people use for their work, and then also I'm seeing semi-trucks, and so my concern is the wear and tear that that weight brings on the residential areas, and so I wanted you guys to factor in that Maybe some areas are gonna need more TLC sooner because of the dynamic of the work trucks coming into, and we don't have enough code enforcement strength to stay on top of every single one, because I know that that's not supposed to happen, but it is happening. And then my other question is, I'm super excited that we've secured a lot of grant funding for Vision Zero. Could you please share with the audience what we're looking to do with the investment in making our roadway safer? Because I read some updates and upgrades coming into many of our especially school adjacent areas that need more safety improvements and so like things like automation and being able to tell what's off here and there I think it's it's important for the public and our residents to know what kinds of things they're going to see that we're trying to move the needle on moving forward.

Yeah and on the the bigger trucks I'll make sure the team knows about that and on On roadways, we do have a percent-heavy vehicle that we kind of account for, but we can look in specific areas and see if we're guessing. On residential roads, it's usually very low, 1%, maybe even less. If it's really seeing three or five, that's something we can look at and make sure that we're accounting for it. And then on the Vision Zero, so Vision Zero is much more than even just what's in street rehab, right? We have some grants that we've gotten specific to ROADWAY PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN STREET REHAB, BUT THERE'S ALSO OTHER ELEMENTS OUTSIDE OF THIS, LIKE THE TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AROUND SCHOOLS, ADDING IN FLASHERS. TYPICALLY WHAT WE TRY TO DO WITH THESE STREET REHAB PROGRAMS IS ONCE WE DO THE OVERLAY AND WE GET THE BRAND NEW ROAD BACK, Then we look at things like increase in the lighting. Should we replace the lighting at the same time or at least upgrade all the lighting to LED lighting? Making sure we're looking at any areas that are of concern for mid block crossings, things like that. Obviously the roadway will get all brand new striping. Do we look at the high res striping for crosswalks in areas where we see a higher pedestrian traffic? Where we get the bars on both sides of the crosswalk just to bring it to light? And then we always look at signage as part of the project. So it's a complete overview. The overlay is just one part, so the overlay gets us essentially the road back, and then our traffic team looks at it from all other elements of traffic safety to ensure we're having, if we can fit it, buffered bike lanes, the crosswalks, any lighting, all the striping, and then any flashers or anything that we would need to add in that alignment as well.

Thank you for that information. And then last, just to make sure that we do a survey on the crosswalks that are school adjacent. I'm noticing many in my neighborhood schools are basically blacked out. You can't even tell where the crosswalks are because, unfortunately, that's just a nature of living in Vegas, not getting a lot of rain. And we just have a lot of cars kind of going over them. And so then they're missing. We can't see them. And They're a visual cue for a lot of the drivers, hopefully, to respect that space and allow pedestrians the courtesy to cross. And like the mayor has said, it's not a suggestion. It's hopefully like, hey, there's a pedestrian ready to cross for school. Let's be safe. Let's stop. But when you can't see them, it makes it even harder, I think, for folks and motorists to really adhere to that. So if we could do a survey, especially of all of the ones that are citywide around schools, I think some of them are due for Restriping. Yeah.

Yeah, and that's um, so I've been working with Robbie our new traffic engineer So it's something and then hopefully next year we'll have it some kind of in place more what we would like to do is Every year before school starts doing up fresh up on on the school any crossing your striping around the schools now there's a lot of schools in our jurisdiction so scheduling and timing wise and getting getting that done and We also have currently, I think he's booked out a few, or his team's booked out a few weeks for walking audits and just observations at school, pickup drop-offs. Part of that is they do look at the striping and say, okay, this striping is really bad. We need to get this freshened up. So it is something that we're doing actively, but we will try to, in the future, try to get more attention to those before the new school year starts.

And thank you to all your team. Just like Councilman Knutson stated, you guys are one active, busy crew, never-ending. I just reported to you some flickering lights on Washington the other day, and there's something always kind of needing attention and repair, and we appreciate how quickly and nimble your team addresses some of these issues on behalf of our residents. So thank you so much to them and to you.

Thank you. Anyone else? Okay. Thank you so much, Mr. Cunningham. This was just a report, so no action is required. Agenda item 28. We will set the date on any appeals filed or required public hearings. I would instruct the city clerk to set the public hearing dates and appeals from the city planning commission meetings and dangerous buildings or nuisance litter abatements.

Will do, thank you.

Thank you so much. Agenda item 29, citizen participation. Public comment during this portion of the agenda must be limited to matters within the jurisdiction of the city council. No subject may be acted upon by the city council unless that subject is on the agenda and is scheduled for action. If you wish to be heard, come to the podium and give your name for the record. The amount of discussion on any single subject, as well as the amount of time any single speaker is allowed, will be limited to two minutes. This is your opportunity to address the council, but the council is not able to respond or engage in dialogue. Are there any members of the public who wish to speak under this portion of the agenda? Please come forward and state your name for the record.

My name is Shoshana. I'm a resident. I'm again urging you to end invocations, the praying at these government meetings, because this is not a church. I'd also like to remind you, the clergy you invite to come here and pray for you to to have a good day, can refuse to tell police of sex crimes, physical abuse, mutilation, and the murder of children. And while the clergy can hide child abusers, they are often the abusers as well, including church members. And these are all local cases. Pastor Smith was indicted by a Clark County grand jury on 11 counts, nine of which of sexual assault. He told some of the victims, quote, God is telling me this is important for you to do this. He's still practicing as a pastor, by the way. Local pastor Valencia, he was abusing a girl under the age of 14 years of age on a boat at Lake Mojave. Las Vegas pastor Rangel Ramos, he was arrested on sex offenses of 11 women and girls between the ages of 15 and 23. A nine-year-old juvenile was inappropriately touched by a 74-year-old man named Thomas Dodd who met the victim through a Las Vegas church. Las Vegas Pastor Creasy, he was trying to meet a 14-year-old boy for sex when police detained him. The Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas has paid about $15 million to victims of known child abuse for the last few years. And, of course, that church is still in business, too. Pastor Crespin, he was also a former Las Vegas elementary school teacher. He was sexually assaulting his daughter for over six years. Most recently, a Las Vegas youth pastor, Vandermeer, he allegedly murdered his wife because she fell over a cliff. He collected life insurance on her. He was also having sex with an underage child who was a church grower from his neighborhood. youth group. Again, I urge you to please keep religion out of these public meetings. It's unnecessary. There are thousands of churches for people to go worship any god they want, any religion they want. It does not belong here because this is not a church. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else wishing to address the city council? Welcome and please state your name for the record.

My name is Chad Neenover and I'm here representing the Culinary Union I have a Valley Hospital worker with me today and she's going to tell you why she's fighting for new contract at Valley Hospital. I want to give some context to the long running labor dispute we have with this employer. The Valley Hospital workers we represent have not had a raise since 2017 and the company is dragging its feet in negotiations. Meanwhile, from 2017 through the first half of this year, Valley Hospital has sent 184 million out of Las Vegas for home office allocation expenses. Over the same time period, Valley Hospital and other Valley Hospital System hospitals in Las Vegas and Nevada have sent a combined $1.2 billion to UHS corporate headquarters in King of Persia, Pennsylvania. Valley Hospital workers are not peasants beholden to some distant king, even if they might be treated the way by this company. They are Las Vegas locals who are doing the best they can to earn a living and support their families. Our members at Valley Hospital do important work of preparing food for patients, their family members, as well as nurses and doctors. Our members also do the critical cleaning work in patient rooms and surgery rooms. We believe Valley Hospital and its corporate owners can afford to give our members a decent wage increase given the millions and billions they have taken out of Las Vegas over the past decade. Valley Hospital is an anchor in the Las Vegas growing Las Vegas Medical District. As you continue to use incentives to attract new business to the district and spend tax dollars to improve the roads and other infrastructures in the area, we ask you keep the workers like our members at Valley Hospital in mind. They and thousands like them are the ones who make the hospital and the district run. They deserve respect and a wage increase.

Thank you so much. You will have two minutes to speak. Will you state your name for the record?

Good morning. My name is Karen Espinoza. I live at 180R Lights Avenue, North Las Vegas. I've been a cook at Valley Hospital for the last eight years. I am currently on the Negotiating Committee for Valley Hospital, representing the Culinary Union Local 226. I am here today on behalf of my union brothers and sisters that work at Valley Hospital. We have been in negotiations for over 10 years with Valley Hospital. During that time we have not had a wage increase. Our last wage increase was in 2017. I am a mother of three and over the last decade everything has gotten more expensive including from groceries to rent to gas while our wages have remained the same. At Valley Hospital, we are deeply committed to our jobs, patients, college, and community. We have many long-term employees. Some of them have been working at Valley Hospital for as long as 30 years. As a cook, I take great pride in feeding the patients, patients' families, doctors, nurses, EMTs, GMTs, and other hospital employees. People often ask me, why do you stay at Valley Hospital if the conditions are are so terrible. It's not like we haven't had opportunities to leave. But our answer remains the same. We like the work. We like serving patients and healthcare workers. And even though I do feel appreciated, do not feel appreciated or respected by Valley Hospital, I like my coworkers. During COVID, we were part of the frontline healthcare workforce that put our lives on the line every day. Patients could get the care they needed. During that uncertain and scary time, I got COVID multiple times, but I remained motivated by my dedication to the patients and their families. We would like to ask City Council to tell Valley Hospital to come back to the bargaining table and sign a contract that pays us fair wage. We would like to ask Valley Hospital to be there for us like we were there for them during COVID.

Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Is there anyone else wishing to address the City Council? Please come forward and state your name. Welcome.

Good morning. Excuse me. Good morning, mayor, council members, esteemed leaders that I value very much. My name is Eric King, longtime resident here. I wanted to touch on something that I think matters a lot to people here, particularly those that care about our health and public safety. And three words to start it off, drain, strain, and gain. We have a policy for a long, long time in most cities, particularly arid cities that get floods, to drain away all this precious rainwater that falls as a resource to our community and send it, to be safe, on its way speedily to the lake. Then we spend millions of dollars a year to pump that water back up to heights for use or to recharge an aquifer we have underneath us. Those funds, say the millions of dollars we spend to take that water that has all kinds of chemicals in it that Lake Mead has that are safety, safe levels, but they still are there, they're not in the rain near as much as they are when they come from the lake. So those monies that we use to pump all that, and who knows if it comes from a coal plant or what, they are a strain on our community because those millions of dollars could be used to harvest that rainwater higher up on the slopes, say over on the east side where Frenchman Mountain has enormous runoff, that now is clogging up very expensive infrastructure when it floods. But if we kept vegetation higher up and the rain didn't cause slurry to come down and fill Olivar, then we all gain from all that 24,000 acre feet of water that falls on our watershed. That's a lot of water. Thank you so much. And a lot of trees.

Thank you so much. Is there anybody else wishing to be heard? Seeing no one, we will move to agenda item 30, council emerging issues. Discussion regarding potential items for future city council agendas. This impacts all wards. Any discussion must be limited to whether or not such proposed items shall be placed on a future agenda. No discussion regarding the substance of any proposed topic shall occur. No action shall be taken. Do any members of the council have any topics they would like to bring forward under this item? Seeing no one, I will move to agenda item 31. Council member recognition. Comments made by individual city council members during this portion of the agenda will not be acted upon by the city council unless that subject is on the agenda and scheduled for action. Ms. Summers-Armstrong, why don't we start with you?

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Get my notes up here. All right. Thank you. On the 25th of August, we were with the Just One Project, and the mayor was with us, and we launched its Food is Medicine Farmers Market at Lorenzi Park. In partnership with Cleveland Clinic Nevada, TJOP provided families and community members with fresh, nutritious produce at no cost. I was honored to attend the event and speak with residents who came out to participate. Mayor Shelly Berkley was also in attendance and shared words of encouragement with those who gathered. We were pleased to welcome members of the Nevada State Legislature who were also present, and it was an absolutely wonderful event. Fresh, nutritious food should be accessible to everyone, regardless of the zip code or income. Thank you, the Just One Project, and everyone who helped organize this generous event and continues to make a difference in our community. On August 26th, the City of Las Vegas hosted a free tree care class to help residents learn how to visually inspect their trees to see if they are healthy or need further care. In partnership with Part 3 Landscaping, the city is helping to plant thousands of trees in yards of select homes, including those located in Ward 5. Homeowners living in the following zip codes may qualify for a free tree or trees throughout the city of Las Vegas, along with irrigation in the front yard of your home. If you live in 89101, 102, 104, 106, 107, or 110, please apply. I will tell you that my staff asked me if I had fun at the tree hugger event, and the answer is yes. It was beautiful. There were folks there who really care. And for those of us who live in places that are considered heat islands, trees are a really helpful addition to your yard. It cools your space. So please apply for a tree, but also know that these folks are here to help you ensure that you have a successful lifespan of your tree. On August 26th, I was at the College of Southern Nevada's WETC campus over on D and Jefferson, and we invited the Downtown Vegas Alliance to Ward 5 for a special tour of the historic Westside School and the Westside Education and Training Center. The DVA members had the opportunity to learn more about the rich history of historic West Las Vegas, hear about the vision and development aspirations of local legacy land owners through a presentation by the Jackson Street Alliance, and to explore the workforce training opportunities available for businesses and their employees at the Westside Education and Training Center right here in Ward 5. And we are excited that these folks came out, as you can see, in large numbers. and we're looking to continue to create a relationship and build a connection with downtown and the businesses there. On the 27th of August, we were elated to attend the grand opening of Visions Park, also in Ward 5 at Bruce and Washington. This place will become Nevada's first housing community built specifically for people who are blind, visually impaired. This milestone reflects the ward's commitment to innovation, inclusion, and dignity in housing. The 99 unit affordable community was intentionally designed to support accessibility and independence. It features audio tactile walkways, ADA accessible apartments, thoughtful lighting systems, accessible controls, and living shared spaces. Residents can choose from a one, two, or three bedroom apartment equipped with modern amenities like in-unit washers and dryers, ensuring comfort and safety. We had a wonderful visual video welcome from the mayor, and I want to tell you all that this place is absolutely beautiful. I used one of the empty units to attend my Southern Nevada Health District meeting virtually. I had room. It was already furnished. Everything was well appointed. I'm really, really proud. of the folks at the Blind Center, Mr. M. Holt, who's their CEO and president, and all those who made sure that this project came to life. Also on the 27th, we took a tour of the Family Promise Navigation Center. This center is led by Marissa Cervantes. This Family Promise facility works in the full Venn diagram of the continuum of care helping families with children who are at risk or experiencing homelessness. The facility houses families and provides transitional housing, rental utility assistance, and case management to support families so that they can be successful. I hope that the rest of my team, colleagues here, will have a chance to visit. It was such a wonderful example of how to truly care for the whole family, and I hope that we will see something similar to this in the city of Las Vegas. Finally, on the 28th, I attended the 21st anniversary of the Do Little Red Hat Divas at the Do Little Active Adult Center. The Red Hat Divas is a group of women, 50 years plus, that come together to spread joy and foster sisterhood through dance. I was honored to present a proclamation to its founder, Queen Mother Lucille Bryant, During the event, she is 95, almost 96 years old, right there in the middle. She has been so active in historic West Las Vegas and the Las Vegas community for years, and it was a joy to honor her. And thank you, Doolittle Active Adult Center staff and everyone who just made sure that this was a wonderful event. She was pleased, very, very pleased and overwhelmed that we showed her all of this love. To our upcoming events, September 3rd is the Regional Business Development Advisory Council. We'll host the annual Committed to Our Business Community Expo. Admission is free and it will take place at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Convention Center South Hall at 3150 Paradise Road. If you have a small business in Las Vegas, it's a great place for you to improve your skills and up your game. On September the 12th, the 18th Animal Youth and Justice Forum will take place at Democracy Prep right there on J and Lake Mead. This is for students ages 10 to 18, a day filled with fun and with learning. And I hope that you all will take full advantage. This is hosted by Senator Dena Neal, has been doing this for many years. And I hope that you will go to the Uplift Foundation Nevada website. and sign your children up for this event. Also, we've got some cool outdoor activities. Free pickleball classes at the Plaza Hotel and Casino hosted by the Inspiring Children Foundation. If that sounds familiar, these are the folks who also provide free tennis lessons at Lorenzi Park every Sunday. All ages are welcome to this pickleball class. Bring your family and friends. If you've got questions, please call the number on the screen. and they will be happy to sign you up and get you involved. We do have four pickleball courts at Lorenzy Park, so this is a great place for you to get outside and get active. It's been a great and meaningful week, and I want to just encourage you all to please reach out to the Ward 5 office if you have questions or need assistance. Our email address is ward5, the number 5, at lasvegasnevada.gov. And my staff, Nora, Julius, or Ara, is always there to help. You can also call us at 702-229-5443. Thank you. Thank you so much, Ms. Falensky.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. On Tuesday, August 18th, Mayor Pro Tem Diaz and I headed to Ira J. Earl Elementary School to pass out backpacks to students for the upcoming school year. It was nice to see the excitement on the students' faces as they receive new backpacks. Thank you to Principal Castillo for welcoming us and allowing us to show our support for the students as they begin a new school year. On Monday, August 24th, the local chapter of the Korean Chamber of Commerce brought delegates from Gyeongsang, South Korea here to City Hall. We began in my office where we had the opportunity to meet and exchange gifts. From there, we visit city council chambers so the delegates could see where city council meetings take place. I'm grateful for the opportunity to welcome them to the city of Las Vegas. Next up, on Wednesday, August 26th, I attended Eisenberg Elementary School's open house. This open house was a great opportunity for students to show their parents their classrooms and for everyone to get excited about the new school year. During the event, I had the opportunity to continue to pass out new backpacks and school supplies to help the students prepare for a great school year. Thank you to Principal McDuffie for letting me be a part of such a fun and special evening. On Thursday, August 27th, Optima Medicine hosted a pop-up event outside of City Hall. This pop-up provided a great opportunity for employees to get their blood pressures checked, to ask questions for medical professionals, and to learn more about the importance of monitoring their blood pressure. Thanks to Optima Medicine for coming to City Hall and supporting the health and well-being of our community. Next up, congratulations to Perseverity Little League for being United States Little League World Champions. We are very proud of everything you have accomplished. We can't, as a body of government with a super majority of females, go without giving a shout out to Carson Meyer. She is the first female to play in a United States Little League World Series. She's the first to get a hit and first to record an RBI. We are very proud of this team. And next up, please join the City of Las Vegas and the 1013 Club on Friday, September 11th at Police Memorial Park for the 25th anniversary memorial for the victims of the 9-11 attacks on our country. This memorial will start at 10 a.m., and we hope you can join us in remembering and honoring the lives lost. Next up, please take a moment to look at these faces on the slide. There are eight children from our community who are missing. If you have any information on these missing children, please contact LDMPD Missing Person Detail at 702-828-3111. Even the smallest tip could help bring somebody home. And lastly, don't forget to stay up to date with us on everything happening in Ward 4. Contact us on social media, all the things. We are always sharing updates, community news, and updates on community events. If you ever need any assistance or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us directly at 702-229-2524. We are always here to provide any assistance that we can. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you so much. Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you so much, Madam Mayor. We're going to start just by quickly touching on how excited we are with Visions Park opening for providing a housing opportunity for those who are visually impaired. And so that is Ward 3 adjacent. And we're very happy to be there celebrating with Councilwoman Summers Armstrong because 99 units is not nearly enough but at least it's a great start and I think it's one of a kind I not just here in the state but nationally Moving on to the next slide. We had a vision zero press conference with our federal delegation and also Clark County Superintendent Joan Ebert we were there to celebrate a 1.6 million dollar congressional that were allocated to help us with vision zero. And so excited to be at my former elementary school, Sunrise Acres. That's where we hosted this press conference out of. So this $1.6 million of funding that they secured will go to critical school zone safety upgrades across all of our city. Last year, tragically 180 kids were hit by vehicles traveling to or from school and four lost their lives. keeping our children and everyone safe on our streets is a top priority for the mayor and the entire council and so we couldn't be More thrilled than to receive some funding to help us make this a reality sooner than later On August 29th, I had the privilege to attend alongside my colleague, Councilman Alan Polenski. We attended the AAG's 2026 Achievement Awards honoring 13 community leaders who are improving lives across Las Vegas. And I just want to say congratulations to many of the, all of the recipients, but the ones that we work very closely with here is Mary Beth Seewald with the Las Vegas Chamber Across the Way, Jaime Cruz with Workforce Connections, and LVMPD's Rachel Skidmore were all part of the 13 honorees. And the special event benefited Autism Cares, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting kids on the spectrum, teens and adults, through education, employment, public transportation, and community inclusion efforts. And so thank you to Rita and all the awesome people who made this event possible. really special. I just want to put some upcoming events on folks' radar. So the next slide will show that this weekend on Saturday, September 5th, we're having our Labor Day pool party, along with Assemblyman Ruben Da Silva, Assemblywoman Cynthia Moore, and Senator Edgar Flores. And so we're all teaming up. to provide snacks, live DJ prizes, community booths. Don't miss the fun. Noon to 4, the weather's actually not scorching. It seems like it's going to be awesome pool weather on Saturday, so please come on by noon to 4 in your swimwear and have a splash and a blast. Moving on to the next one, again, we're just trying to do our... due diligence and mentioning the closures, yes, all of us are kind of twisted around right now around this area, but Main Street is closed at Charleston Boulevard, August 31st through September 4th, just a few more days of cones, but hopefully we'll get our traffic patterns back in order, but just everyone who's commuting in this adjacency we have to plan alternate routes for our sanity. If you want to have any questions answered about this please call 702-938-5413. Next slide, we just wanna flag this awesome artists in conversation event with Fawn Douglas and Sam Ganados on September 16th. Join us for a conversation with them. Let's see, Fawn Douglas is an indigenous American activist and artist of the Paiute tribe and she shares stories and energies woven into her work and Ganados reflects on her vibrant paintings where shifting colors and personal narratives explore becoming a self-discovery. So go on and find, I don't know where we're hosting this. No one put the details for the location, but we'll make sure to put it on my social media channel so you guys know where you can RSVP to attend. Last slide for me today is enroll today. Just making sure everyone knows the pre-K full day program offerings through Clark County School District. There are pre-K seats available at newly renovated pre-K centers, Desert Pines High School, Bonanza High School, Cimarron Memorial High School, Western High School, Cheyenne High School. And please contact the school district, 702-799-7479, for that precious first start to kiddos' education. And that's it for me, Mayor. Folks can always contact us by phone, via email, or scan this to sign up for our newsletter so they can stay on top of all of the offerings that are happening citywide. Thank you so much. Thank you so much.

Mr. Knutson.

Thanks very much, Mayor. This is National Library. It's National Library Card Sign-Up Month. If you don't know this, there are free movies and video games at the libraries and a bunch of books, and it's a fantastic place to bring your family to learn about everything that's going on in the world. So I would encourage you to get a library card. And Rainbow Youth Theatre Company presents Disney's High School Musical. This is on September 25th at 6 o'clock p.m. at the Charleston Heights Arts Center. Rainbow Company Youth Theater is a fantastic addition to the city of Las Vegas, and everyone should appreciate the art they bring to our community. And that's all I have. Thanks a lot, Mayor.

Thank you so much. Ms. Rooney. Thank you, Mayor.

First slide. Our latest quarterly small business breakfast was a morning full of inspiration and networking with over 70 small business owners. Thank you to our guest speakers, John Byrds from Applied Analysis, who shared economic, employment, and artificial intelligence trends, and Carlo Yrigoyen from MC Creative, who shared how to maximize video content for marketing. We thank some of our busiest City of Las Vegas team members with free shaved ice for all their hard work, keeping our streets safe, our parks and neighborhoods clean, and our roadways clear. Thank you to Ward 6's own Breaking the Ice food truck for the shaved ices. We had the best time at our monthly Bocaditos with Bruni, coming together to talk about all things Ward 6. We also enjoyed partnering with the Nevada Department of Wildlife last month to host another Critters of the Night Walk at Floyd Land Park. We never know whether we're going to see any wildlife when we go out, so we were fortunate to see five owls as we walked through the park. Last week I participated in CCSD's Bright Futures Community Walk at Manch Elementary School. I was with a great team of educators and support staff who want to make sure our kids are in school and given the best opportunities. Also last week I visited Decatur Pines, a Nevada hand property for seniors, to share public safety tips from Metro's Northwest Area Command and meet some of our canine friends like Scarlett from Department of Public Safety. who keep our community safe. Then we headed over to Heirloom at Rome, an ovation development for seniors, where Metro shared important information with our seniors to prevent fraud and scams. Our recent Connect Her, Sit, Paint, and Picnic event brought women together to connect over creativity. Thank you to Diane Shelton and Jennifer Blanchard from the Centennial Hills Active Adult Center for their instructional support. Over 20 seniors at Heirloom at Rome helped make over 300 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for our unhoused neighbors. I had actually booked two hours for the event, but these seniors killed it in 30 minutes. Very motivated and very interested to keep helping. These sandwiches were distributed to Shine a Light Foundation that does outreach to our unhoused neighbors living in our tunnels. This past weekend, we partnered with the Centennial Hills YMCA for an after hours fun event at the pool to close out summer. We had free swimming and ice cream for families to enjoy. On Saturday, I attended the Indonesian community of Las Vegas' 81st Indonesia Independence Day celebration. I also attended the Nevada Forum Assembly in Vegas. The Nevada Forum is a new initiative for people across the state to be heard find common ground and turn shared priorities into legislative action. More than 80 people representing 10 counties in Nevada participated in a three-day assembly meeting. Addressing Nevada's water resources emerged as a consensus priority among Nevadans with diverse political opinions. It was great to see neighbors from Ward 6 there. We have a few events in September that you won't want to miss. First, we're back with our monthly Boca Ditos with Bruni, September 10th from 9 to 10 at our satellite office at the Y. Next, September 11th this year marks 25 years since 9-11. So we're going a little big with our celebrations this year. On September 12th, we're hosting our third annual Remembrance Ceremony and Service Day activity at Floyd Land Park. in partnership with the Boy Scouts Troop 129, Just Serve, Get Outdoors Nevada, Jeremiah Program, and Pink Box Donuts. We'll start at 8 a.m. with the ceremony, plant 500 flags, and finish with two service activities. First, we'll be partnering with Get Outdoors Nevada to clean the park. Second, we're collecting items to make hygiene kits and snack kits, and we'll be packaging those items that day, and then we'll be gifting those to the Southern Nevada Health District's new street medicine program. Our second activity, also on September 12th, will take place from 9 to 11 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, which is my home church. We're partnering again with Just Serve and St. Anthony. We'll be making cards for Ronald McDonald House, collecting items for the Blind Center, and collecting new items for babies and young kiddos in the Clark County foster care system. Again, that one's from 9 to 11. Next, on September 19th, we're partnering with Southwest Bikes and the Southern Nevada Mountain Biking Association to host Pedal Fest at Floyd Land Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We'll have a couple of rides, Clark County School District Safe Rides will be there to give workshops. We'll have a beer garden and live music. So join us 9 to 3. The event is free. Then on September 25th, we're hosting our last Critters of the Night event for this year. Join us at 6 p.m. at Floydland Park. Then on the 26th, we'll be hosting a pickleball social, Fiesta en la Gancha, as part of our Hispanic Heritage Month programming at Sky Canyon, starting at 7.30 and running until 11. As always, we want to hear from you. Call us at 702-229-5463 or email us at ward6 at lasvegasnevada.gov. Thank you. Thank you so much. Ms. Kelly.

Thank you, Mayor. We had a neighborhood town meeting, which I really, really enjoyed, at the Sahara West Library. And we did it in association with our neighborhood services. What a wonderful team neighborhood services is. It was so lovely to share conversations with our residents, answer their questions, hear their concerns. And in addition to neighborhood services, we had representation from public works and human resources. ready to answer any questions that residents had and share information about the resources available through the city of Las Vegas. I'm pleased to say that the event was largely a success and undoubtedly displayed our residents' commitment to shape and improve our community. We have our next breakfast buzz on August 22nd. Oh, no, on August 22nd, we hosted our breakfast buzz, and guests who came were able to join our own Summerlin Area Command Captain Beza, and our special guest, crime prevention specialist, Randy Kolonsky, for a very interesting and applicable presentation about the latest frauds and scams in our neighborhoods. The presentation was very enlightening. Our neighbors really appreciated that level of additional information. And I shared with them, because I also help my father as many of us, help people in our families and neighborhoods and communities. That for some of our older folks who are new to technology or for technology to be new to them, I use the example of it's like trying to learn a new foreign language very late in your life. And it seems obvious and clear when people explain it and then you go to do it yourself and it's very frustrating and you don't recall. And I think anything that we can do to help our communities be adaptable to that is really a terrific opportunity for the city. Upcoming events, we have Coffee with a Cop coming on Tuesday, September 19th from 10 to 11 a.m. This unique event will be hosted by Smerlinary Command at the Leone Cafe of Tivoli Village. I will be there, but I will tell you with previous Coffees with a Cop, our residents come to talk with the cops, and I just smile and wave. But for anybody who's interested in whether they're talking with a cop or talking with me, the staff, we will be there to answer any questions that you have and continue to build relationships with our terrific officers at Metro. On October 16th, I look forward to hosting a trunk or treat and Halloween movie night, watching Hotel Transylvania. I'm trying to figure out who I'm dressing as, and I told my husband, Paul, he should be one of the blue guys, just because I think it would be funny. But we're going to welcome everyone with little ones who are eager to dress up and friends to anticipate all the good that comes with fall and watch this lovely movie. So, I encourage people to come to Bruce Trent Park on October 16th at 6 p.m. And if we have questions and concerns, we encourage you to reach out to us at 702-229-2420 or email us at ward2, the number 2, at lasvegasnevada.gov. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much. The September 2nd meeting of the City Council is now adjourned.

Thank you.