City Council - Regular Meeting

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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 tha

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.

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 addr

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 hol

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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 o

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.

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

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.

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?

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 abou

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, b

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,

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.

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 respon

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

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

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

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

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

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 mee

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

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 shoul

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 t

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

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