[1:30] Okay.

[1:32] Move this over.

[1:35] Good morning. The July 15, 2026 meeting

[1:40] of the city council will be called to

[1:42] order.

[1:43] This meeting has been properly noticed

[1:45] and posted in compliance with the open

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[4:00] Before we proceed with the meeting,

[4:02] would everyone please rise for the

[4:04] invocation given by Reverend Wanda Floyd

[4:08] and I ask you to remain standing as she

[4:12] leads us in the pledge as well. Welcome.

[4:14] >> Good morning. Good morning. Let us pray.

[4:18] » Good morning. Good morning. Let us pray.

[4:18] Gracious and loving God, we give you

[4:20] thanks for bringing us together today.

[4:22] We recognize that this council has been

[4:24] entrusted with a sacred responsibility

[4:26] to serve the people of this great city.

[4:29] As they gather today, grant wisdom for

[4:31] every decision, courage for every

[4:33] difficult conversation, and compassion

[4:35] for every person whose life will be

[4:37] touched by the work done here today.

[4:39] Help them to remember that behind every

[4:42] agenda item, every policy, and every

[4:44] vote are real people with real hopes,

[4:47] real struggles, and real dreams.

[4:49] Give these members ears that truly

[4:51] listen, hearts that remain open, and

[4:53] minds that seek understanding before

[4:55] judgment. May they lead with integrity,

[4:57] humility, and a commitment to the common

[4:59] good. May they use whatever influence

[5:02] they have to lift others up, to seek

[5:04] justice, to protect the vulnerable, and

[5:06] to ensure that every person is treated

[5:09] with dignity and respect. May the work

[5:11] accomplished here today help build a Las

[5:13] Vegas where people have the opportunity

[5:16] not only to survive but to flourish. We

[5:19] offer this prayer in the name of love

[5:21] and all that is holy and in the name of

[5:23] Jesus Christ. Amen.

[5:25] Please join me now in the pledge of

[5:27] allegiance.

[5:29] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[5:32] United States of America to the republic

[5:35] for which it stands. One nation under

[5:38] God, indivisible, with liberty and

[5:41] justice for all.

[5:43] >> Thank you so much. We will now proceed

[5:45] » Thank you so much. We will now proceed

[5:45] with the ceremonials.

[6:24] Thank you very much.

[6:41] We won't start without you. Don't worry.

[6:44] Good morning everybody. Uh this is the

[6:47] ceremonial portion of our agenda, our

[6:50] council agenda. And for the first item,

[6:52] I want to invite our director of youth

[6:54] development and social initiatives, Dr.

[6:57] Tammy Malish to join us.

[7:03] [applause]

[7:06] Our employees strive to meet our values

[7:08] of being kind, committed, and smart, and

[7:11] they work to build our community to make

[7:14] life better. I am proud to announce that

[7:16] the employee of the month is Candace

[7:19] Camarella. Uh Candace, please join us.

[7:24] All

[7:24] >> [applause]

[7:31] [applause]

[7:46] » right, now you got it over there.

[7:47] [laughter]

[7:50] In addition to being a hugger, Candace

[7:53] [laughter]

[7:57] Candace is a a management analyst and

[8:00] has been with the city since 2016. She

[8:03] is always willing to provide support and

[8:05] assistance. Most recently, Candace

[8:08] helped our safe key committee members

[8:11] create a more efficient, effective, and

[8:13] organized planning process for their

[8:15] annual midyear training. This training

[8:18] supports more than 300 part-time staff

[8:21] members. Candace also recently helped a

[8:24] community partner UNLV when the school

[8:27] was having challenges with getting their

[8:29] pract practicum students approved to

[8:32] begin providing mental health services

[8:34] at five elementary schools. Thanks to

[8:36] Candace's knowledge, understanding, and

[8:39] contacts at the school district, she was

[8:41] able to ensure that all the agencies

[8:44] involved were working together. Candace

[8:46] goes out of her way to provide

[8:48] additional help to anyone in need.

[8:50] Candace, thank you for everything you

[8:52] do.

[8:54] [applause]

[8:59] You are an incredible representative of

[9:02] the city. And now I'd uh like to invite

[9:05] Tammy up uh and have a chance to say a

[9:08] few words. Then we'll hear from Candace

[9:10] and then we'll take a couple of photos.

[9:12] Dr. Malich, there you are.

[9:14] >> Yes. Thank you, Mayor.

[9:17] » Yes. Thank you, Mayor.

[9:17] So Candace, as the mayor said, is the

[9:20] definition of team player. Candace

[9:23] always steps up to help no matter which

[9:25] department in the city, no matter which

[9:27] partner outside of the city or which

[9:30] team member within YDSI. When I arrived

[9:32] at the city, Candace supported our

[9:34] reinvent schools Las Vegas program and

[9:37] supported all of that work. and she was

[9:40] an Americanore supervisor and her I I

[9:44] was taken aback by her ability to

[9:46] mentor, coach and guide our young

[9:49] Americanore members. She poured into

[9:52] them and invested in them and many of

[9:54] them have gone on to full-time careers

[9:56] in the city and outside of the city. She

[9:59] built our strong future technology

[10:02] training center. She literally built the

[10:05] computers within the facility that

[10:07] allows us to do I think most of our

[10:09] council members have seen the work that

[10:11] goes on and every council member has

[10:13] constituents that attend. Um and then

[10:15] she helped parks and recreation and

[10:17] cultural affairs build their pecker tech

[10:20] park because she's that person. We

[10:22] quickly were able to promote Candace and

[10:25] now she leads our Americanore and

[10:27] Americanore Vista programs. She has

[10:29] exceeded standards in every area for

[10:32] Americanore and through Nevada

[10:34] volunteers. She has exceeded all of our

[10:37] metrics. She has fully recruited and

[10:40] she's done it with clean audits every

[10:42] single time. And if you don't know about

[10:44] federal money, um it's not easy to get

[10:47] clean audits. Um, and so Candace and

[10:50] then as the mayor mentioned, she

[10:52] supported UNLV with our exhale program,

[10:55] getting our undergrad mental health

[10:57] students into CCSDs. Um, I think you see

[11:01] multiple members from departments here

[11:03] because that's who Candace is. Our

[11:05] friends from Metro in the back because

[11:08] she supports their programs. So Candace

[11:11] is just such a great human being. I'm

[11:14] honored and privileged to work with her

[11:16] and shout out to Candace's family and

[11:19] extended family for being here to

[11:21] support her. Candace,

[11:23] >> thank you.

[11:25] » thank you.

[11:25] [applause]

[11:29] I just wrote a few things.

[11:32] I tested it on somebody yesterday. Oh, I

[11:36] tested it on somebody yesterday and it

[11:38] made her cry. So, I think I did okay.

[11:41] [laughter]

[11:42] Uh, first off, thank you so much, mayor,

[11:44] and our city council for your

[11:46] recognition and to the employee

[11:48] recognition recognition committee. Um, I

[11:51] know that there are a lot of names out

[11:52] there and I appreciate you picking me.

[11:54] Thank you very much to my family who's

[11:56] all here. Um, sorry my dad couldn't make

[11:58] it, but he'll watch this later. And

[12:01] someone laughs. Um, and to our YDSI

[12:05] family, Dr. Malich, we have such an

[12:06] awesome team, don't we? So, right over

[12:09] here to our YDSI family. Thank you.

[12:11] [applause]

[12:15] I'm so grateful to be recognized as the

[12:17] city's employee of the month. I've been

[12:19] with the city almost 10 years and

[12:20] without a doubt this has been the

[12:22] hardest year but also the most

[12:24] rewarding. For those of you who don't

[12:26] know I serve as the Americanore program

[12:28] director out of the department of youth

[12:29] development and social initiatives. Just

[12:32] over that's Charles. [laughter]

[12:36] Just over a year ago, our Americanore

[12:38] program was abruptly terminated. With a

[12:40] single 8 a.m. email, more than 40 of our

[12:44] service members lost their positions and

[12:46] our community lost services we promised

[12:48] to provide. This was undeniably the

[12:51] hardest day I've ever experienced during

[12:53] my time with the city.

[12:55] But that experience changed me. I grew.

[12:58] It challenged me to become smarter, to

[12:59] work harder, and be relentless in

[13:01] finding solutions.

[13:03] What never changed was why I do this

[13:05] work. I continued to care deeply about

[13:07] our members and the community that we

[13:09] serve, and I fought for every one of

[13:10] them. Because of that effort and a whole

[13:13] lot of teamwork, we were able to

[13:15] reinstate our program, and every member

[13:17] ultimately got what they deserved and

[13:19] earned.

[13:22] [applause] We can absolutely clap for

[13:24] that.

[13:25] Receiving this recognition is incredibly

[13:27] meaningful to me because it reminds me

[13:29] that perseverance matters, that service

[13:31] matters, and that leading with

[13:33] compassion matters. It affirms that I'm

[13:35] walking in my purpose. And it reminds me

[13:37] that even during the hardest time work

[13:39] hardest times, the work is worth it.

[13:42] Thank you to my leadership, my

[13:44] teammates, and everyone who believes in

[13:46] our program and supported us through one

[13:47] of our toughest moments.

[13:49] This recognition may have my name on it,

[13:52] but it reflects the resilience,

[13:54] teamwork, and heart of so many people.

[13:57] I'm honored to accept it, and I'm

[13:58] excited to keep serving the city of Las

[14:00] Vegas alongside all of you. Thank you.

[14:04] [applause and cheering]

[14:09] » We'll take some pictures.

[16:22] For our final item, I have the pleasure

[16:24] of recognizing a true superstar in our

[16:27] community, Judy Perez Seagull. Uh Judy,

[16:31] would you please join us at the podium?

[16:33] [applause]

[16:38] » [applause]

[16:48] » Oh, we need

[16:55] [laughter]

[16:57] I love you.

[17:15] All right. Well, you need to be near me.

[17:18] Okay. [laughter]

[17:19] All right. Um, Judy is a very long time

[17:23] friend to me. Uh, not only to me, but to

[17:26] our entire community. She moved to Las

[17:29] Vegas in 2004. I remember that very very

[17:32] well. Uh where she managed the

[17:35] day-to-day operations of a fast growing

[17:37] multi-residential

[17:39] real estate portfolio. Now she runs a

[17:41] diverse collection of properties such as

[17:44] the multifamily units, hotels, ret

[17:49] [laughter]

[17:52] developments across multiple states. She

[17:55] currently oversees all the philanthropic

[17:58] and governmental affairs for the company

[18:00] and serves as a liaison between local

[18:02] the local government community and

[18:04] nonprofit organizations. She also serves

[18:07] on the Nevada Commission for Tourism and

[18:10] is an advocate a strong advocate for Las

[18:12] Vegas. In addition to that, she loves

[18:15] creating smiles with her fun and

[18:17] whimsical Pink Box Donuts brand. Um, one

[18:20] of my personal favorites. on Sundays.

[18:23] You could find her at Seagull's Bagel

[18:26] Mania, greeting customers and serving

[18:28] them bagels and deli scoops at their

[18:30] tables. Uh Judy, before I before I go

[18:34] on, I just want to say in a very

[18:36] personal way how much I love and admire

[18:39] you. What an extraordinary impact you

[18:41] have made on this community and what a

[18:44] role, wonderful role model, not only to

[18:46] the rest of your fellow citizens, but to

[18:49] your children as well. And so I'm just

[18:51] delighted to see him. I usually see him

[18:53] at Bagel Mania on Sundays. Um I want to

[18:57] thank you for everything you do. And I

[18:59] also understand that you're now in

[19:01] charge of the library reachout in Ward

[19:05] 2. Very cool. So we appreciate that as

[19:08] well. And so I thank you um everything

[19:12] you do to make our city a better place.

[19:14] And uh I'd love to give you a chance to

[19:17] say a few words. Uh then I'm going to

[19:20] present a proclamation to you and then

[19:22] we'll take pictures and perhaps you'll

[19:24] invite the rest of your family to come

[19:25] down and join us for pictures. Is that

[19:28] okay? Rest of your family.

[19:31] Okay. [laughter]

[19:33] All right. Judy, would you say a few

[19:35] words? I And I know you don't love doing

[19:38] that, but I appreciate it if you did.

[19:42] >> Mayor, thank you so much. City Council,

[19:44] » Mayor, thank you so much. City Council,

[19:44] thank you so much. Uh my two boys that

[19:46] are here, Jackson and Nixon, thank you

[19:49] for coming, letting me wake you up so

[19:51] early in the morning. Uh you're in

[19:53] summer and uh you were you were on board

[19:56] to come and see mommy. Thank you guys.

[20:00] I truly wouldn't be standing up here if

[20:03] it wasn't for every single one of you

[20:05] guys and the partnership that you have

[20:07] created with us um with the city of Las

[20:10] Vegas. So, thank you for your

[20:12] commitment, your dedication. It truly

[20:15] doesn't go unnoticed. Um, I know this

[20:18] award probably says my name on it, but

[20:20] really it's it should say all of our

[20:23] names on it because

[20:26] [laughter]

[20:27] because I wouldn't be able to do

[20:28] anything without you guys. You guys are

[20:30] always answering your phones uh at all

[20:33] hours of the night and day and your text

[20:36] messages, the millions I send out all

[20:38] the time asking questions. And I can

[20:40] probably stand here and say a a great

[20:42] story about every single one of you and

[20:44] how you impact the community. I have a

[20:47] really quick story to share though about

[20:49] that guy over there, uh, Peter

[20:50] Loenstein.

[20:52] Um, so, uh, we were new to Las Vegas and

[20:56] he was a baby planner and, uh, Peter

[20:59] would help me with, uh, banners and

[21:01] permits and he would give me such a hard

[21:03] time. But you made me learn a lot,

[21:05] Peter. Thank you so much for all of the

[21:08] uh everything that you taught me and

[21:10] every every note that you told me that

[21:11] just made me get stronger to come back

[21:14] again and again. So, thank you. Thank

[21:17] you again. [applause]

[21:33] So,

[21:43] » [applause]

[21:46] » Okay. All right.

[21:53] » Come on down. [laughter]

[22:06] All right. Now you're talking.

[22:09] >> Hi. [laughter]

[22:11] » Hi. [laughter]

[22:11] >> Um um Judy, uh one of the things I love

[22:15] » Um um Judy, uh one of the things I love

[22:15] most about my job is being able to

[22:17] present proclamations to truly worthy

[22:20] people in this community. I'm not going

[22:23] to read the whole thing. Uh but I will

[22:25] say this. I, Shelley Berkeley, mayor of

[22:28] the city of Las Vegas, do hereby

[22:30] proclaim July 15, 2026 is Judy Perez

[22:35] Seagull Day in the city of Las Vegas.

[22:38] There's going to be wild celebrations

[22:39] throughout the day in your honor, but we

[22:42] love you. We I know it's Judy Seagull

[22:44] Day. What do you think about that?

[22:47] >> Great. [laughter]

[22:49] » Great. [laughter]

[22:49] >> I think so, too. So, we're going to take

[22:51] » I think so, too. So, we're going to take

[22:51] Let me present that to you. There's a

[22:54] little note from uh Councilwoman Kelly.

[22:57] Okay. Maybe the kids can hold.

[23:02] Yes. At the back.

[23:07] There you Oh, good. But not but put it

[23:09] down so you could we can see your

[23:10] beautiful face. Okay. All right.

[23:36] Come on,

[23:38] >> Jackson and Nixon want you down here.

[23:43] [laughter]

[23:43] >> All right, I give up.

[23:45] » All right, I give up.

[23:45] >> Yeah, it's okay. It's okay.

[23:59] How are you?

[24:15] » Thank you.

[24:19] » [applause]

[24:27] » us again in your life. [laughter]

[24:30] >> Yes.

[24:35] » All right. Well, okay. Let us uh go to

[24:38] work. I gave I put gave her the note.

[24:50] Good.

[25:02] » City Council will reconvene at 9:30.

[31:28] Agenda item number seven.

[31:33] Public comment during this portion of

[31:35] the agenda must be limited to matters on

[31:38] the agenda for action. The amount of

[31:41] time any single speaker is allowed may

[31:43] be limited. Please say which agenda item

[31:46] you will be speaking about. All comments

[31:49] made will be cross reference to those

[31:51] specific items. If anyone submitted a

[31:54] speaker card or who wishes to speak

[31:56] under this portion of the agenda, please

[31:59] come to the podium and state your name

[32:01] for the record. This is your opportunity

[32:03] to address the council, but the council

[32:06] is not able to respond or engage in

[32:08] dialogue. You may also address the

[32:10] council at the end of the meeting during

[32:12] citizens participation regarding matters

[32:16] within the jurisdiction of the city

[32:17] council. Although you are not prohibited

[32:21] from speaking during both public comment

[32:24] periods, we kindly ask that your

[32:26] comments are not repetitive. We will set

[32:28] the time at two minutes. Does anyone

[32:31] wish to come forward?

[32:33] >> Good morning.

[32:34] » Good morning.

[32:34] >> Good morning, powerful people. How are

[32:36] » Good morning, powerful people. How are

[32:36] y'all doing this morning? Very well.

[32:38] Thank you.

[32:38] >> That's fantastic. My name is Eric

[32:41] » That's fantastic. My name is Eric

[32:41] Melzdc, Christ Nimrod. You can find

[32:45] Christ in the Bible, conquering death,

[32:47] especially in in uh the New Testament.

[32:51] I'm speaking concerning agenda 19 and

[32:56] it's a yes on acceptance for the uh for

[32:59] the fitness equipment. Agenda 23

[33:03] uh by the volunteers for the city of Las

[33:06] Vegas America program. Yes on that.

[33:10] Agenda 25,

[33:13] consulting services for faith-based

[33:15] non-traditional

[33:17] organizations.

[33:19] And uh I'm sure the presentation

[33:23] by the lovely Dina Babski, director of

[33:26] economic and urban development and the

[33:29] lovely Daniel Casey, president of CEO,

[33:33] president CEO of Las Vegas Global

[33:35] Economic Alliance will be a very

[33:38] fantastic presentation

[33:40] actually and also

[33:44] God is good

[33:47] and the tribe of Judah

[33:49] from which the word Jew comes from. The

[33:52] tribe of Judah was born from a hermitic

[33:55] woman or so-called black woman,

[33:58] Canaanite woman in Genesis the 38th

[34:01] chapter.

[34:03] So actually the tribe of Judah is a

[34:05] Canaanite tribe. Interesting, isn't it?

[34:08] When you dig into the Bible without a

[34:10] racist mentality. Thank you.

[34:12] >> Thank you so much. Is there anybody else

[34:14] » Thank you so much. Is there anybody else

[34:14] wishing to address the city council

[34:18] under this agenda item? Seeing no one,

[34:21] we will move to agenda item number

[34:23] eight. For possible action, any items

[34:26] from the 9:30 a.m. session that the

[34:29] council staff andor applicant wish to be

[34:31] stricken, tabled, withdrawn, or held in

[34:34] obeyance for a future meeting may be

[34:36] brought forward and acted upon at this

[34:38] time. Mayor Prom,

[34:40] >> there are none.

[34:43] » there are none.

[34:43] Shall we vote?

[34:49] » No voting. [laughter]

[34:52] » Oh.

[34:55] >> Ah. Oh, thank you for enlightening me.

[34:58] » Ah. Oh, thank you for enlightening me.

[34:58] That's very good. Agenda item number

[35:01] nine. um for possible action to approve

[35:04] the final minutes by reference of the

[35:06] June 17, 2026 regular city council

[35:09] meeting and the June 18th, 2026 special

[35:13] city council meeting. Mayor Prom, I

[35:16] believe we need a motion for this.

[35:17] >> Yes, madame mayor. I move to approve the

[35:19] » Yes, madame mayor. I move to approve the

[35:19] minutes from the June 17th council

[35:22] meeting

[35:24] >> and

[35:25] » and

[35:25] >> and June 18th for the special city

[35:27] » and June 18th for the special city

[35:27] council meeting we held to canvas the

[35:28] vote.

[35:29] >> Thank you. Please vote.

[35:32] » Thank you. Please vote.

[35:32] Post. Motion carries.

[35:37] Agenda item number 10. Items number 10

[35:40] through 25 are on the consent agenda,

[35:42] are considered to be routine, are

[35:44] recommended for approval by the

[35:46] departments, and may be enacted in one

[35:49] motion. Are there any other items the

[35:51] council wishes to bring forward?

[35:55] Mayor Prom, may I have a motion for the

[35:57] consent agenda for items 10 through 25?

[36:00] >> Seeing that there are no agenda items to

[36:02] » Seeing that there are no agenda items to

[36:02] be pulled, then I I move to approve

[36:04] agenda items 10 through 25.

[36:07] >> Please vote.

[36:09] » Please vote.

[36:09] Post.

[36:12] Motion carries.

[36:16] We're going to take an item out of

[36:20] order. Agenda item 46, reports and

[36:24] presentations. Report by Dina Babsky,

[36:26] director of economic and urban

[36:28] development, and Danielle Casey,

[36:31] president and CEO of the Las Vegas

[36:33] Global Economic Alliance regarding the

[36:36] organization's activities and outcomes

[36:38] in the past year and an overview of

[36:41] their new strategic plan. This impacts

[36:43] all of our wards. Um, good morning

[36:46] everybody. Miss Babski. Thank you,

[36:48] mayor, city council members Dina Babski

[36:50] for the record. And I'd like to welcome

[36:52] our guests, Danielle Casey, CEO and

[36:54] president of the Las Vegas Global

[36:55] Economic Alliance, Molly Hammer, uh

[36:58] chair, policy committee chair, uh and

[37:00] also a board director, and Mr. Brian

[37:02] Thornton, he is director at large. So,

[37:04] welcome.

[37:06] >> Um, welcome. A little bit of background.

[37:08] » Um, welcome. A little bit of background.

[37:08] Uh we have partnered with LVGA since

[37:11] 2012 when the organization was

[37:13] established. And I must say that the

[37:15] partnership has been really um fruitful

[37:17] in many different ways. But in the last

[37:19] year, it really has become uh I want to

[37:22] say even stronger with uh Danielle's

[37:24] arrival. There's been a lot more

[37:25] engagement. Uh you know, we've we've

[37:27] done uh conferences together, fam tours,

[37:30] uh participated in engagements for their

[37:32] new strategic plan. So, I'm really

[37:34] excited uh to see uh this partnership

[37:37] grow even stronger. And uh with that, um

[37:40] I'm going to let Danielle uh provide a

[37:42] report on the activities. Uh they

[37:43] elected, LGA elected to exercise the

[37:46] first renewal option in our five-year,

[37:49] and we couldn't be more grateful.

[37:51] >> Thank you. Thank you, Miss Batig. uh

[37:53] » Thank you. Thank you, Miss Batig. uh

[37:53] mayor uh mayor prom council members I

[37:56] can't tell you how honored and grateful

[37:58] I am to be here and and if they do want

[37:59] to sit uh I'll give them the the break

[38:02] but hopefully you see that us having

[38:04] board members present this is a

[38:07] conversation we've had within LVGA uh

[38:09] I've invited all of them we're giving

[38:10] presentations with all of our

[38:12] municipalities to simply underscore the

[38:14] absolute importance the entire board

[38:17] feels that all of our municipal partners

[38:19] have and their commitment to our

[38:20] strategic plan and the work that we're

[38:22] doing so I I want to thank them very

[38:23] much for carving out their time. So,

[38:25] we're going to go through a

[38:26] presentation. I'll work to be very

[38:28] respectful of your time this morning,

[38:29] but I also look forward to any

[38:30] questions. It is uh I I've been

[38:33] reflecting. It's been very exciting

[38:35] about this time last year. I was packing

[38:37] my house in my previous location to get

[38:39] relocated out here and it's been a wild

[38:41] ride. I officially started the role at

[38:43] the end of August and my uh my economic

[38:46] development career was largely in local

[38:48] municipal economic development. So I

[38:50] have a lot of fondness and love and it's

[38:52] fun being back in front of a deas every

[38:53] once in a while. Not all the time but

[38:55] every once in a while [laughter]

[38:57] for for anyone this is really for the

[38:59] good of the community at large that may

[39:01] for any reason not be aware of LVGA. We

[39:04] are a 501c6. Today we have 51 active

[39:08] board members and we were established

[39:10] back in 2012 uh in our current form but

[39:13] we go all the way back to 1956 um as

[39:17] SNIF the Southern Nevada Industrial

[39:19] Foundation. I keep joking that I'm going

[39:20] to get throwback t-shirts because I just

[39:22] think it's really funny and enjoyable.

[39:24] But we'll talk a little bit about our

[39:25] future branding as we go along. And I

[39:27] always like to recognize and let the

[39:29] community members watching get a sense

[39:31] of who our board of directors are, who

[39:33] is driving this organization and leading

[39:35] it for the good of the regional

[39:37] community. So just a little shout out to

[39:39] our many wonderful board members and we

[39:42] also have additional partners of course

[39:44] above and beyond that. So when you look

[39:46] at LVGA and the services that we

[39:48] provide, I think it's very important and

[39:50] these are some deep conversations I've

[39:52] had with the board since arrival and

[39:54] they've they've definitely taken this to

[39:55] heart. They've certainly been aware of

[39:57] it, but a reminder is always important.

[39:59] A large part of our funding is also from

[40:01] the governor's office of economic

[40:02] development through GOED. Uh a little

[40:05] bit under 40% of our services and we do

[40:07] have requirements to the public good

[40:09] through that agreement and contract. And

[40:11] these are just some very high level

[40:13] highlights on what we deliver as part of

[40:16] that GOED service agreement. Um regional

[40:18] alignment and open communication with

[40:20] GOED itself. So some of the things

[40:21] you'll see on these slides. Um I'm

[40:23] actually very excited to share that

[40:25] Emily Q on the economic development team

[40:27] here is one of our founding board

[40:29] members of the Nevada Economic

[40:30] Developers Association. I was able to

[40:33] loop her in as a as a highly qualified

[40:35] certified economic developer and

[40:36] somebody who apparently doesn't know how

[40:38] to say no to volunteer activities. So,

[40:40] she's helping us create a statewide

[40:42] association to train economic developers

[40:44] better, but that's also in partnership

[40:45] with GOED. Tom Burns sits on that as

[40:47] well. Um, it is also part of that

[40:49] agreement that we support key federal

[40:51] and state initiatives that we work on

[40:53] site selection and broker engagement.

[40:55] Essentially, we respond to and manage

[40:57] all the requests for information that

[40:59] come through to the southern Nevada

[41:01] region, aka Clark County, as well as the

[41:04] city of Las Vegas. And then also

[41:05] inventory and asset mapping. were

[41:07] required through GOED to maintain

[41:09] databases of information that we have

[41:11] for development zones and infrastructure

[41:13] projects. But um some of the things that

[41:14] you see in these little colored

[41:16] highlights are above and beyond and

[41:17] added value that we've done in the last

[41:19] year that I'll talk more about in a

[41:21] second. And of course representing at

[41:23] the board meeting for GOED and reporting

[41:26] and managing information on a quarterly

[41:28] basis to be accountable to the state.

[41:30] But what do our municipal partners get

[41:32] above and beyond that? Why is the city

[41:34] of Las Vegas engaged with us and why

[41:36] have you been for so long? Well, we

[41:37] provide additional support in our local

[41:40] community above and beyond what GOED

[41:42] requires us to do for that level of

[41:43] public good. So, we also offer and and

[41:46] this is also tied with our agreement

[41:49] with the city of Las Vegas, economic

[41:51] developers direct engagement and

[41:53] support. So, one of the things I'm

[41:54] really proud of, we've always engaged

[41:56] with our local economic developers. I

[41:58] think Dena can attest to over the past

[42:00] year, we have had a monthly gathering

[42:02] and we've invited all members of the

[42:04] economic development staffs for all

[42:05] communities in the region as well as our

[42:07] utilities and GOED to have a monthly

[42:09] meeting and discuss deal flow activity

[42:12] priorities at LVGA, how we're spending

[42:14] our time and what our outcomes are. Um,

[42:17] we've also started a new quarterly

[42:19] report of the organization. I have a

[42:21] hyperlink at the very end for everybody,

[42:22] anyone that wants to read that. But we

[42:25] also are providing a new monthly deal

[42:27] pipeline report which is a new

[42:28] publication and a new level of

[42:30] accountability. We've hosted two site

[42:32] selector tours in the last year. This is

[42:34] something that's not required by GOED

[42:36] but really critical to change perception

[42:38] of decision makers about our community.

[42:40] 11 consultants in the last year and you

[42:42] I have three requirements but now I was

[42:44] sitting there thinking about I think we

[42:45] have probably four or five that we've

[42:46] received just from their experiences in

[42:49] our community and then sending us

[42:50] opportunities to respond to and I'm very

[42:53] excited. We are going to be the we are

[42:55] the location of choice for the site

[42:57] selectors guild spring conference next

[42:59] spring. They've never been willing to

[43:01] come out here. Um they are going to be

[43:03] coming out and in our region. So you're

[43:05] going to have about 40 to 50 of the top

[43:07] site selection consultants all at once

[43:09] chased by a couple hundred economic

[43:11] developers and we get to show off to all

[43:13] of those folks. So that's pretty

[43:14] exciting. Our engagement with regional

[43:16] business leadership. We've just launched

[43:18] a new growth council of LVGA that's

[43:21] going to engage everyone in the built

[43:22] environment space. So, a lot more about

[43:25] that if you're interested to learn. And

[43:27] also, of course, the city does

[43:28] participate with two seats on our board

[43:30] of directors. And uh one of the things

[43:33] that we've been spending a lot of time

[43:34] on this year, I have more details at the

[43:36] end, coordinating the regional

[43:37] comprehensive economic development

[43:39] strategy process. And this is different

[43:42] and fully unique from LVGA's own

[43:44] strategic plan. And we've also been um

[43:46] adding on a lot more tools and resources

[43:49] and data and research in the community.

[43:52] So um all kinds of things that the team

[43:54] here at the city of Las Vegas has access

[43:56] to through our organization. So these

[43:58] are some of those ROI numbers. U you

[44:00] know these these come out of our

[44:02] regional project assessment system and

[44:04] in plan data. Essentially, you plug it

[44:06] into a database and you look at what a

[44:08] company is bringing to the market and

[44:09] helps you estimate and and calculate

[44:12] likely the direct induced and indirect

[44:15] benefit to a community of that company's

[44:17] presence in the market. It's also the

[44:19] same tool that's used at the state level

[44:20] for accountability for investment. So,

[44:22] this is a little bit of a sampling of

[44:24] regional announcements that LVGA has

[44:27] worked on over the past year. those

[44:29] specific to the city of Las Vegas that

[44:30] we've supported. And what does that mean

[44:32] for the city of Las Vegas in terms of

[44:34] your investment in our organization? So

[44:36] using these models, um that means new

[44:39] economic activity about $482 in return

[44:43] overall for every dollar that was

[44:44] invested in LBGA. So we're really proud

[44:46] of that. Happy to unpack those numbers

[44:48] offline with you all to walk through

[44:50] what that means at at any time you'd

[44:52] like. And this is a little bit about the

[44:54] pipeline we have going on today. active

[44:56] active activity right now and some of

[44:59] the value that you've seen for that

[45:00] investment. This is the deal activity.

[45:02] The CYD is is um calendar year-to- date

[45:05] and then fiscal year to date. LVGA runs

[45:08] under January through December, which

[45:09] drives me absolutely baddy because it's

[45:11] always confusing trying to align with

[45:13] our municipal partners. But this shows

[45:15] you some of the trends and the potential

[45:17] jobs and investment that we are seeing

[45:19] in the pipeline of activity that we're

[45:21] managing every day. And for those out

[45:22] there in the community like what is a

[45:24] pipeline of activity? Are you pumping

[45:25] something through the community? Is it

[45:27] water? We love water. Um, it's not. It

[45:29] means business opportunities that are

[45:31] looking at the community for possible

[45:33] location, relocation into the community,

[45:35] and expansion. There's also a lot of

[45:37] workforce development programs that have

[45:39] been facilitated through our embedded

[45:41] partner with Workforce Connections. And

[45:43] then general activities. I think some of

[45:45] the things I like to show also um just

[45:47] the cost of those familiarization tours

[45:49] that costs about $60,000 annually, if

[45:51] not more, to host those. Those are

[45:53] pretty pricey but really impactful. Um

[45:55] the new data tools that we've launched

[45:57] that the team has access to $30,000

[45:59] annual investment. So we're looking at

[46:01] economies of scale for our communities

[46:02] and partners in the region. That's the

[46:04] goal. And then of course attending trade

[46:06] shows and I like to say that the

[46:08] convenings of the economic developers

[46:09] advisory council for deal communications

[46:11] is priceless, right? Um and this is a

[46:14] snapshot just of the regional deal

[46:16] overview publication that we now have

[46:18] out there for everybody to see. and you

[46:20] have a copy in your packets, mayor and

[46:22] counsel. So, what I really want to talk

[46:24] about for the bulk of the the for the

[46:25] balance of my time is our strategic

[46:27] plan. When I was interviewed for the

[46:29] role, I I I've told the story a lot in

[46:31] the community. When I was interviewed

[46:32] for the role and so excited to come

[46:34] here, by the way, my my family's been

[46:36] coming out here forever. I was just

[46:37] sharing with Molly that u my mother's

[46:39] buying a house. So, yay. I know. I have

[46:41] a free dog sitter. So, any dog sitters

[46:43] out there, no no employment with me

[46:45] anymore. Um but we're uh we're we're

[46:47] really thrilled about this. And when I

[46:49] started and was interviewing for the

[46:50] job, it was very clear that all the

[46:51] right people are in the room. Everyone

[46:53] cares about diversifying our economy and

[46:55] working together, but we really needed a

[46:57] northstar and a guiding path for our

[46:59] board to understand what LVGA needed to

[47:02] execute in the community. So, we

[47:03] embarked upon that very soon after I got

[47:06] here uh late November last year and we

[47:09] approved it at the board level in early

[47:12] June, June 4 this year. And so, now

[47:13] we're already launching into

[47:15] implementation and this is a three-year

[47:17] strategic plan. Everything in here will

[47:18] not be done, but it will be launched and

[47:20] it and there will be measurable

[47:21] outcomes. And the whole goal is to

[47:23] create a more diversified economy by

[47:25] increasing higher wage traded sector

[47:27] industries in the community. We have

[47:29] updated our mission and vision

[47:31] statement. You see those on the slide in

[47:32] front of you. And uh and there's a lot

[47:34] of a lot of things. And by the way, this

[47:36] is a a two-side piece of information in

[47:38] a 32page public document that you all

[47:42] can look at at your leisure as the and

[47:44] the community can as well. But it

[47:46] matters because we know our economy

[47:47] remains heavily concentrated in leisure

[47:49] and hospitality which I vastly enjoy and

[47:52] love and celebrate. By the way, we have

[47:53] no intent to to not to not be focused on

[47:57] what has made us great. We want to be

[47:59] greater and we want to continue to

[48:00] diversify. So this creates a shared

[48:03] roadmap for those diversified, higher

[48:04] wage and long-term resilience jobs.

[48:08] This is a lot of information on one

[48:10] slide. I believe uh mayor and council

[48:11] you have a copy of the the little card

[48:13] in your packet. Um, but I overall if you

[48:17] really sum it up when you look at a

[48:19] Hackman index, a Hackman index is a

[48:21] measure of the level of diversification

[48:23] in your community. A one or 100% means

[48:26] you have you're very diversified in your

[48:28] community and market. We're at about a

[48:30] 74 right now. Hey, it's a C. You know,

[48:33] that's good. Uh but that also means that

[48:35] that 26% of our entire economic makeup

[48:38] is highly concentrated which we know

[48:40] even if you were in a rust belt

[48:41] community heavily concentrated in the

[48:43] auto sector anything can be very

[48:45] challenging to get us just to a 76 or 77

[48:48] that's going to require up to about

[48:51] 34,000 direct indirect and induced

[48:53] additional jobs in the market. So this

[48:56] is important to show everyone that

[48:58] moving that needle takes a lot. We're

[49:00] not looking at reducing tourism jobs. We

[49:02] want to be additive to the environment

[49:03] in the community. The way we make an

[49:06] impact is by focusing our work on those

[49:08] jobs in diverse sectors that create

[49:12] higher wages and that are called out on

[49:14] this slide in these diverse industries.

[49:16] So, these are the ones we're going to be

[49:17] putting our outward energy and influence

[49:19] on to try to bring into the market. Um,

[49:22] everything you see in our goals and key

[49:23] tactics, every bullet point there has a

[49:25] full breakout of the why and the steps

[49:28] we are going to take to execute on

[49:30] those. and we're thrilled to do this in

[49:31] partnership with all the communities.

[49:34] Just a remember a reminder about the why

[49:36] which I've just already touched on um

[49:38] for LVGA. This has been a really

[49:40] critical ethical exercise in

[49:42] understanding our role in meaningfully

[49:44] changing this trajectory. And I think

[49:46] one example right here was from a site

[49:48] selector that we talked to just just

[49:50] probably about a month ago now where

[49:52] they said, "You still don't have sites

[49:53] for me to put the employment that I want

[49:55] to put in your community." So, we have

[49:56] to remember um a lot of the work that

[49:58] we're doing in this strategy. While we

[50:00] can call on companies and go to trade

[50:01] shows and bring site selectors out, if

[50:03] we can't deliver a competitive value

[50:05] proposition for them, then we're not

[50:07] going to locate them in the community.

[50:09] And that can mean workforce related

[50:11] issues. It can mean infrastructure

[50:12] related issues and it can mean, you

[50:14] know, time and speed to market. It can

[50:15] mean many things. And so, we're going to

[50:17] be working on all of that in tandem. And

[50:20] this is just a little more uh color for

[50:22] you on our primary measurement indicator

[50:24] on that Hackman index. I think what

[50:26] you'll see here that's interesting is

[50:28] when you look at our number in terms of

[50:29] diversification, you look at in Orlando

[50:32] and Nashville of Phoenix, they are

[50:33] actually more diversified than we are.

[50:35] So those are it's great to have

[50:36] aspirational benchmarks and maybe look

[50:38] at what they're doing well and what

[50:39] they're not doing well.

[50:42] This is way too much information to dig

[50:43] into, but I I wanted to share with you

[50:45] all that our board is serious. Board

[50:47] Chair Purdue uh when we brought the

[50:48] strategic plan forward, she said,

[50:50] "Great, and I want the board to see what

[50:51] you're going to do in the next six

[50:52] months, and we're going to lay it out.

[50:54] We want to know what's happening right

[50:55] away. So do know that my board and

[50:58] leadership has asked me and the team to

[51:00] be highly accountable and they are also

[51:01] clearly being accountable themselves for

[51:03] the organization.

[51:05] I mentioned the comprehensive economic

[51:07] development strategy very important for

[51:09] the region for anybody in the community

[51:10] unaware. This is actually a required

[51:12] strategy by the economic development

[51:14] administration for the pursuit of

[51:16] additional funding and grants at a

[51:18] federal level in through the EDA. So we

[51:21] uh even before I got here, I can't take

[51:23] credit. LVGEA applied for the SDS grant

[51:26] and and became the fiduciary. So we are

[51:28] actually putting about $80,000 cash plus

[51:31] a significant amount of staff in kind

[51:33] from LG LVGA to make this happen to

[51:35] match the 150,000 from the EDA. But this

[51:38] serves every community in our region for

[51:41] the pursuit of future funding. So we are

[51:43] hard and fast at work on that. In fact,

[51:45] there's a a steering committee meeting

[51:47] going on as I speak this morning while

[51:49] I'm here with you all today. And one of

[51:51] the things I did want to celebrate

[51:52] because we just got out of it and uh

[51:54] their team was just so incredible. Your

[51:56] economic development team was definitely

[51:58] um front and center on this. We just

[52:00] came back from the bio international

[52:02] convention in June to spread the word

[52:04] and create brand. I got to tell you that

[52:06] sign is a lot bigger in person even than

[52:08] it looks in the videos. Uh it was really

[52:10] great. Uh Dena's team was was very

[52:12] intentional of wanting to have a

[52:13] fabulous Las Vegas sign. Drew tons of

[52:15] traffic and we are starting to build a

[52:17] brand and um and recognition about us

[52:20] working to become a future biosciences

[52:23] center of excellence in the community.

[52:26] And with that to wrap us up, just wanted

[52:28] to share these are in your slides.

[52:29] Anybody that wants to see our quarterly

[52:31] report or our annual report is welcome

[52:33] to do so publicly on our website. I'm

[52:36] sure I've already gone too long, but I'm

[52:37] very grateful for your time. Happy to

[52:39] take any questions or move out of your

[52:40] way so you can have a

[52:42] >> Thank you Danielle for that wonderful

[52:44] » Thank you Danielle for that wonderful

[52:44] presentation. We appreciate it. Are

[52:47] there any questions or comments from

[52:49] Yes, Miss Summers Armstrong?

[52:51] >> Thank you so much for this presentation.

[52:53] » Thank you so much for this presentation.

[52:53] Uh this is super super good information.

[52:56] I don't think I've seen this kind of

[52:59] detail from uh because economic

[53:02] development is not exactly sexy. So, uh,

[53:05] it's wonderful to see you make it look

[53:07] pretty and understandable in these

[53:09] bite-sizes. For those of us who

[53:12] represent, um, I'll speak for myself as

[53:14] a person who represents an urban core

[53:16] community. Um, it's really important

[53:19] that this information be dissected a

[53:22] little bit more. Um, I think we're often

[53:25] overlooked um, in in the urban core um,

[53:28] for opportunity and potential. I don't

[53:31] know if you know, but we have the

[53:32] Westside Education and Training Center

[53:34] available, which is which is a

[53:36] partnership with the city and city and

[53:38] CSN, and we have the ability to train

[53:41] people for these great jobs. And so, we

[53:44] would love to have that kind I would

[53:46] love to have that kind of personal

[53:47] discussion with you about that. Um,

[53:50] Historic West Las Vegas, which we were

[53:52] talking about earlier and development

[53:54] with the um faith-based leaders, has

[53:56] some of the lowest incomes in the

[53:58] valley. And so the only way to improve

[54:01] that is training people to do these

[54:05] kinds of jobs that are going to uh

[54:07] ensure that they can lift themselves up,

[54:09] right? Um, and so that's the kind of

[54:11] data I would like you to sort of break

[54:13] down to see currently how uh these zip

[54:17] codes that are in in my district are are

[54:20] benefiting or not from the work that you

[54:23] are doing and then trying to find ways

[54:25] that we can partner so that we can be uh

[54:29] partakers of of the diversification.

[54:31] I've been here 36 years. I worked in

[54:34] government for 20 well 30 years and all

[54:37] I ever heard was the need to diversify

[54:39] our economy and we're finally getting

[54:42] there. Um but I think I'll just tell you

[54:44] one of the things I said when I was in

[54:46] the legislature as a state of Nevada. We

[54:48] also have a responsibility to know what

[54:50] our worth is and people come here and

[54:53] they want to take advantage of all the

[54:56] fabulousness of our weather and

[54:58] everything. But are they really bringing

[55:01] to our community their best? And I hope

[55:05] that as you all are out there doing this

[55:07] work that you are really holding these

[55:08] folks accountable to reach to the

[55:11] depths, not what's convenient,

[55:13] but what is the real work in lifting up

[55:16] communities. And I just want to tell you

[55:18] thank you. I'm proud of you. I was at

[55:20] your um first presentation. Did a great

[55:22] job. And I'm excited to see what you're

[55:24] doing.

[55:25] >> Mayor, Councilwoman, thank you so much.

[55:27] » Mayor, Councilwoman, thank you so much.

[55:27] I I look forward to grabbing some time

[55:29] to unpack that with you. And I'll just

[55:31] add it was very intentional. It's a

[55:33] start. If you look back at our mission

[55:35] and vision statement, it's extremely

[55:37] intentional that it talks about creating

[55:39] opportunity for all. I'm a huge believer

[55:40] in that. We've actually done a lot of

[55:42] work even through the International

[55:43] Economic Development Council on

[55:45] equitable economic development. So,

[55:47] we'll discuss that more.

[55:49] >> Thank you. Um Councilwoman Puinsky,

[55:51] » Thank you. Um Councilwoman Puinsky,

[55:51] >> thank you, Madam Mayor. Um Miss Casey, I

[55:53] » thank you, Madam Mayor. Um Miss Casey, I

[55:53] haven't had the opportunity to meet you.

[55:54] I'm glad you're here today. Uh, I did

[55:57] work with your predecessor. I think we

[55:58] all did with the previous mayor. Uh, the

[56:01] last time I think LVGA came through, uh,

[56:04] it was right at uh, the football, excuse

[56:07] me, the Super Bowl time and y'all came

[56:09] and asked us to invest. And, uh, we had

[56:12] a return of, I think about six

[56:13] businesses that relocated here after

[56:15] that investment. And I just want to

[56:17] remind you that we have the college

[56:19] football championships coming and then

[56:21] another Super Bowl coming. as a the

[56:22] representative on the LBCVA, we have a

[56:25] lot of these uh very na nationwide

[56:29] prominent events happening and I hope

[56:31] that you use them to do our best to

[56:33] hungry hungry hippo our fair share of uh

[56:36] of um of diversification and investment.

[56:40] >> Mayor Councilwoman, I love that analogy.

[56:42] » Mayor Councilwoman, I love that analogy.

[56:42] Yes. [laughter] Thank you.

[56:43] >> Thank you,

[56:44] » Thank you,

[56:44] >> Mayor Prov.

[56:46] » Mayor Prov.

[56:46] >> So good to see you, Miss Casey. Um, it's

[56:48] » So good to see you, Miss Casey. Um, it's

[56:48] hard to believe it's almost been a year

[56:50] since you've arrived in Las Vegas. I

[56:52] hope that you like my hometown. I'm born

[56:54] and raised here. So, um, I hope that you

[56:57] find it fresh of breath air and, um, so

[57:00] lovely. The people here really are

[57:02] amazing. Uh, I wanted to basically

[57:05] recognize LBGA's um, just work with

[57:08] other agency partners that is important

[57:11] and moves the needle faster for all of

[57:14] the local municipalities in Southern

[57:15] Nevada. So, I know you work handinand

[57:17] glove with Workforce Connections. I know

[57:19] you're a great ally and partner of the

[57:21] Vegas Chamber. And I think that all of

[57:23] that cohesiveness and synergy and we

[57:25] were wishing you were going to be across

[57:27] the way um someday maybe um so that you

[57:32] guys could be colllocated and have um

[57:35] these just organic conversations about

[57:37] how do we meet move the needle faster

[57:40] for our region. divers. I mean, 34,000

[57:44] jobs in five years is not a small feat.

[57:46] Um, but I think it's very needed. And

[57:48] when I saw the numbers pop up on the

[57:50] screen, that 41 the average hourly wage

[57:54] is $41 an hour, that that is amazing.

[57:57] And we definitely I echo the sentiments

[57:59] of um my colleague um Councilwoman

[58:02] Summers Armstrong. We want those jobs to

[58:04] go to our Las Vegas. We want it to be

[58:06] for our residents. I hate hearing, oh,

[58:09] we had to bring our workforce from

[58:11] outside of our city. I I think we do

[58:15] need to work more intentionally on

[58:17] ensuring that um those opportunities

[58:20] we're we're making sure there's people

[58:21] in the queue to then feed um that that

[58:25] job to that is local. So, um, just

[58:27] posting that I'm I'm a big fan of all

[58:30] the work you guys are doing and, um,

[58:32] appreciate all the help and assistance

[58:33] you're providing our economic and urban

[58:35] development team and landing more and

[58:37] more investment in our city because we

[58:39] truly all need it. Thank you.

[58:41] >> Thank you, Miss Kelly.

[58:44] » Thank you, Miss Kelly.

[58:44] >> Thank you, Madam Mayor, and welcome,

[58:46] » Thank you, Madam Mayor, and welcome,

[58:46] Danielle. It's lovely to see you and

[58:48] your team. I'm very impressed u not only

[58:51] that your board members decided to stand

[58:53] during this time but honestly it really

[58:57] shows a level of commitment that is

[59:00] refreshing. Um the I've I too I'm a

[59:05] native like my colleague and have been

[59:08] in the public arena uh since it was the

[59:11] NDA and I'm really you know I remember

[59:15] talking to um our former city mayor I

[59:18] mean city c uh city manager Betsy Frwell

[59:20] about well she was helping with the

[59:22] selection and about the opportunity and

[59:26] she you know certainly she said I don't

[59:28] know what the board's going to end up

[59:30] wanting to do but I I really feel that

[59:32] we need someone who has a significant

[59:35] level of expertise in economic

[59:37] development, something that the agency

[59:39] or the organization hadn't had for a

[59:42] very long time. And I met with Danielle

[59:45] very early. Um, and and I was I was, you

[59:49] know, new to this job as well. And what

[59:52] I loved about that meeting and what I

[59:55] think I'm sure she did with everybody

[59:57] because I heard about it was she she

[1:00:00] came to listen and she really wanted to

[1:00:04] understand the community. She wanted to

[1:00:06] understand what the board wanted. Um and

[1:00:10] that and then I I was excited to see how

[1:00:14] the board

[1:00:16] um and the leadership it it was so

[1:00:20] invested in the success. You know, we

[1:00:22] want Danielle to be phenomenally

[1:00:24] successful. Uh and we need LVGA to be

[1:00:29] phenomenally successful for the people

[1:00:31] who work here and for all the reasons

[1:00:34] you understand. Um and and but you acted

[1:00:38] quickly too. I mean you were you were

[1:00:40] and so I want to compliment

[1:00:43] that from afar. Um because it was

[1:00:46] evident. It was it is it is wonderful to

[1:00:51] see that there it's about strategy

[1:00:54] really focus that the board seems I

[1:00:56] think um and again from the outside far

[1:00:59] more engaged and cohesive than they've

[1:01:01] ever been. Um, and I'm sure that's

[1:01:05] that's in part also to your selection of

[1:01:08] Danielle and her leadership. So, I

[1:01:10] really appreciate this information. It's

[1:01:13] very thorough. I look forward to uh um

[1:01:16] you know, understanding as as the as

[1:01:19] Councilwoman Summers said, some more of

[1:01:22] the unpacking. So, how does this relate

[1:01:24] to what we're doing at the city and how

[1:01:27] can we um make sure that that the

[1:01:31] education we're providing or whatever

[1:01:33] we're doing, pardon me, is um uh through

[1:01:37] our technical and and and partnerships

[1:01:40] with the community college or UNLV or

[1:01:42] whatever we're doing supports uh what we

[1:01:45] need and supports how you're going to be

[1:01:48] able to continue to collaborate with us.

[1:01:51] So, thank you. do that. I do have a

[1:01:52] specific question about uh the quote

[1:01:56] that you included on the page that says

[1:01:58] defining the challenge.

[1:02:00] >> Yeah.

[1:02:00] » Yeah.

[1:02:00] >> And and and

[1:02:02] » And and and

[1:02:02] um I don't have a page number maybe it

[1:02:05] has a um slide number page 11 on the

[1:02:09] slide if they'll bring that back um

[1:02:13] right before. And that what was

[1:02:14] interesting about the quote Danielle

[1:02:17] which came from the one there on the

[1:02:19] right hand side. If you could help me

[1:02:22] understand this uh potential site

[1:02:25] selection consultant who articulates

[1:02:28] uh the frustration of not being able to

[1:02:31] find suitable land. Can you help me what

[1:02:33] what what are we talking about?

[1:02:35] Particularly at the end where it says

[1:02:36] you user for for an end user versus

[1:02:39] developer.

[1:02:40] >> Uh mayor Councilwoman great question.

[1:02:43] » Uh mayor Councilwoman great question.

[1:02:43] I'm glad that you honed in on that. It's

[1:02:45] it's it's a continual challenge. This

[1:02:47] specific site selection consultant has

[1:02:48] actually looked at our market over the

[1:02:50] years many times. A lot of our local

[1:02:52] economic developers are familiar with

[1:02:53] the individual and they came to us with

[1:02:55] an opportunity for,00

[1:02:58] new jobs, family-owned company out of

[1:03:00] California. Um good starting wages

[1:03:03] internally training everyone up. So very

[1:03:06] positive. But what they can't find

[1:03:08] anywhere is 200 acres with

[1:03:10] infrastructure that could then be

[1:03:13] conveyed straight from a property owner

[1:03:14] or otherwise that was ready to go. And

[1:03:16] when they say developer, they mean that

[1:03:18] it might already be in the hands of a

[1:03:19] developer who's planning on carving that

[1:03:21] up and not able to then convey that to

[1:03:23] one significant user. So very

[1:03:25] challenging and not something we've been

[1:03:27] able to find in the region that that's

[1:03:28] suitable for them at this point. So uh

[1:03:30] they had reached out to me and and and

[1:03:32] it was kind of a direct conversation.

[1:03:34] They said, "Great, we've known you for

[1:03:35] 20 years. let's see what you can do. Is

[1:03:36] anything different? Do you have a site

[1:03:38] for me? And we we really tried to turn

[1:03:40] over all the rocks. You know, some some

[1:03:43] maybe vaguely potential sites, but

[1:03:46] nothing that's sticking just yet. So, to

[1:03:48] me, this is a call to action. If those

[1:03:49] are the types of employment that we

[1:03:51] want, if they're the types of employment

[1:03:52] we want, we first have to decide that

[1:03:54] when we get a requirement and and if so,

[1:03:57] we need to think about, as I mentioned

[1:03:58] before, how are we working today? Best

[1:04:01] time to plant a tree, right? 20 years

[1:04:03] ago or today. um how are we working to

[1:04:05] figure out um whether it's um you know

[1:04:08] revitalization or property improvement

[1:04:10] and and assembly or identifying sites

[1:04:12] that need infrastructure and these can

[1:04:14] be conversations that go all the way up

[1:04:16] of course to the state level on how

[1:04:18] we're making investments. I I hate the

[1:04:20] word incentive actually as an economic

[1:04:22] developer I like to think about

[1:04:23] everything that we do make sure we're

[1:04:24] doing it as an investment in the

[1:04:26] community so they're assets we have for

[1:04:27] the community going forward.

[1:04:29] >> Thank you. And if I may just follow up

[1:04:31] » Thank you. And if I may just follow up

[1:04:31] on that, mayor, I really appreciate your

[1:04:33] indulgence. Uh, I'm the newest member of

[1:04:35] the council and I'm here for a short

[1:04:38] time, so I hope you'll pardon my

[1:04:40] ignorance, but specifically to this

[1:04:42] point, do you is there is there a

[1:04:46] um a strategy about interacting with the

[1:04:48] BLM or when we're looking at federally

[1:04:51] owned land and then I would imagine

[1:04:54] you're in communication when you're

[1:04:56] looking for those things with either

[1:04:58] Dena or her counterparts and other and

[1:05:02] other of the municipalities. qualities

[1:05:03] about what uh we may be doing that you

[1:05:06] may not be fully aware of or what have

[1:05:08] you. And that'll be the end of my

[1:05:09] question. Thank you.

[1:05:11] >> That's correct.

[1:05:11] » That's correct.

[1:05:11] >> I think that's why there's

[1:05:12] » I think that's why there's

[1:05:12] representation of the city on the the

[1:05:15] their board so that they we coordinate

[1:05:18] and know what each other is doing.

[1:05:21] >> Councilwoman, absolutely correct. And

[1:05:22] » Councilwoman, absolutely correct. And

[1:05:22] those are those monthly meetings with

[1:05:24] all the economic developers that we're

[1:05:25] sharing the the opportunities that are

[1:05:28] coming in. We touch base with them on

[1:05:29] that. We'll we'll have individual

[1:05:31] meetings with different municipalities

[1:05:32] as needed. And I can tell you we have a

[1:05:34] a project not looking within the city of

[1:05:37] Las Vegas. I have to be careful about

[1:05:38] non-disclosure, but we have a a call at

[1:05:40] 11:30 today about a project that would

[1:05:42] require some BLM land. And I've spent

[1:05:44] about two hours already this week on on

[1:05:46] a phone with BLM and with that

[1:05:48] community.

[1:05:49] >> Okay. Thank you very much, Mayor.

[1:05:50] » Okay. Thank you very much, Mayor.

[1:05:50] Appreciate it.

[1:05:50] >> You're welcome, Miss Rooney.

[1:05:53] » You're welcome, Miss Rooney.

[1:05:53] >> Thank you, Mayor, and thank you,

[1:05:55] » Thank you, Mayor, and thank you,

[1:05:55] Danielle, for coming this morning to

[1:05:56] speak with us. Um, I happened to meet

[1:05:59] with a couple of tech startups this week

[1:06:01] and so as you're going through your

[1:06:03] presentation, I was just wondering what

[1:06:04] role do you see LVGA playing in

[1:06:07] supporting that ecosystem either for

[1:06:10] folks that are already here or are

[1:06:11] thinking about coming here.

[1:06:13] >> Mayor, Councilwoman Bry, also another

[1:06:15] » Mayor, Councilwoman Bry, also another

[1:06:15] excellent question. LVGA's scope does

[1:06:18] not well you know with any with enough

[1:06:21] time and money and resources anything is

[1:06:23] possible in our current scope of work

[1:06:25] and areas of responsibility we don't see

[1:06:28] ourselves as say being the the

[1:06:29] organization that is teaching people how

[1:06:31] to be entrepreneurs and startups but

[1:06:34] long term in our strategy you will see

[1:06:35] things in there about working to attract

[1:06:37] more VC investment and investment

[1:06:39] capital telling a more critical and

[1:06:42] important story about the market as a

[1:06:44] place to do business especially to

[1:06:45] startups outside of the market and and

[1:06:48] really also digging into things like the

[1:06:49] built environment. So are there ways

[1:06:51] that we can encourage public private

[1:06:53] partnerships and development thinking

[1:06:54] about our university systems and their

[1:06:56] assets. So we have a lot of examples

[1:06:58] that we are working on right now that

[1:07:00] we've seen in other communities that

[1:07:01] have specifically helped with that and a

[1:07:03] lot of times that does plug into the

[1:07:04] university system.

[1:07:06] >> That's great to hear because I do think

[1:07:07] » That's great to hear because I do think

[1:07:07] that we have a gap. So I'm excited that

[1:07:09] you guys will be taking the lead on

[1:07:11] that.

[1:07:13] Miss Casey, thank you so much. And it's

[1:07:15] been a privilege for me being on the Las

[1:07:18] Vegas Global Economic Alliance board in

[1:07:21] in different part phases of my life and

[1:07:24] it just keeps getting better and you are

[1:07:27] a remarkable addition to uh to

[1:07:30] everything that is being proposed and

[1:07:32] planned by the global alliance. Thank

[1:07:34] you so much for being here.

[1:07:36] >> Thank you, Mayor Mayor Prom and Council.

[1:07:38] » Thank you, Mayor Mayor Prom and Council.

[1:07:38] Have a great day.

[1:07:39] >> Thank you. Um this was a report only so

[1:07:42] » Thank you. Um this was a report only so

[1:07:42] no action is required.

[1:07:45] We will now hear related items 26 and 41

[1:07:49] through 41B together. Uh 26 public

[1:07:53] hearing uh discussion for possible

[1:07:56] action to receive testimony for and

[1:07:58] against the proposed redevelopment plan

[1:08:00] for redevelopment area 3 and to provide

[1:08:04] any direction deemed necessary or

[1:08:06] appropriate. Item 4126-0176

[1:08:11] on the following land use entitlement

[1:08:13] project requests on the 1,350.23

[1:08:17] 23 acres generally bounded by Owens

[1:08:21] Avenue to the north, no Nellis Boulevard

[1:08:24] to the east, Charleston Boulevard to the

[1:08:26] south, and the 21st and 21st Street to

[1:08:29] the west, 41A, 26-0176-dir1

[1:08:36] for a review of the plan for the

[1:08:37] redevelopment of area 3 as a

[1:08:40] redevelopment area 41B 26-0176-GPA1

[1:08:47] to establish redevelopment area three.

[1:08:50] The applicant owner is city of Las Vegas

[1:08:52] redevelopment agency. The planning

[1:08:54] commission and staff recommend approval

[1:08:57] on the entire land use entitlement

[1:08:59] project. These are in ward three, Miss

[1:09:01] Diaz and these are public hearings which

[1:09:04] I now declare open. Miss Babsky.

[1:09:06] >> Thank you, mayor, city council members.

[1:09:08] » Thank you, mayor, city council members.

[1:09:08] Dina Babsky for the record. And with me

[1:09:10] is a member of our team, Alex Strazzer.

[1:09:12] He actually uh was leading what we're

[1:09:14] about to present today. So I would like

[1:09:16] for him to join me in this presentation.

[1:09:19] >> Welcome.

[1:09:21] » Welcome.

[1:09:21] >> Thank you.

[1:09:22] » Thank you.

[1:09:22] >> Um so this has been quite a road for us.

[1:09:25] » Um so this has been quite a road for us.

[1:09:25] Uh last September you all voted uh to uh

[1:09:29] pass a resolution that would enable us

[1:09:31] to start the uh exploration of

[1:09:33] establishing a new redevelopment area.

[1:09:36] Uh the East Las Vegas area plan that was

[1:09:38] adopted back in 2023. One of the key

[1:09:40] elements called out in that plan was

[1:09:43] specifically exploring whether a new

[1:09:45] redevelopment area could be uh

[1:09:47] established as part of of that plan in

[1:09:49] order to uh you know help with the

[1:09:51] revitalization of the neighborhood um

[1:09:54] establish some you know or or I guess

[1:09:56] promote economic development and things

[1:09:57] that redevelopment uh agency can enable

[1:10:00] communities to do. So with that um a

[1:10:03] little background on where uh we have

[1:10:05] been as far as the redevelopment agency

[1:10:07] in our areas. Back in 1986,

[1:10:10] redevelopment agency was established and

[1:10:12] that's when the area one was established

[1:10:14] primarily covering the downtown core.

[1:10:17] Then in 2012, we established a second

[1:10:19] redevelopment area that covers uh the

[1:10:22] west of Charleston West and a lot of the

[1:10:24] medical district. So now we're 14 years

[1:10:26] later down the road and that's what that

[1:10:29] was a good time for us to explore what

[1:10:31] can we do on the east side.

[1:10:33] So the team uh with your resolution

[1:10:35] approved resolution uh moved forward on

[1:10:38] uh establishing the area of study for

[1:10:41] the blight study that is required by NRS

[1:10:43] 279 in order to determine if the if the

[1:10:46] area qualifies to be deemed a

[1:10:47] redevelopment area. The yellow boundary

[1:10:50] that you see on the map uh that was the

[1:10:52] study area boundary. All of the parcels

[1:10:55] that you see in the blue were

[1:10:56] specifically uh evaluated whether they

[1:10:59] met the requirements called out by the

[1:11:01] statute to be eligible uh as part of the

[1:11:04] redevelopment area.

[1:11:07] And by the way, the study was started in

[1:11:09] uh November, early November. It took

[1:11:11] four months for our team to go out and

[1:11:13] and uh evaluate every single property,

[1:11:16] document conditions, take photos, and

[1:11:18] since February, the team was literally

[1:11:20] doing a deep dive and analysis into

[1:11:22] every single property to determine its

[1:11:24] eligibility.

[1:11:27] So, this is a uh a snapshot of all the

[1:11:29] redevelopment areas if the area three is

[1:11:32] established. uh as you see on the map uh

[1:11:34] our agency will essentially cover the uh

[1:11:37] most of the downtown core and I I I mean

[1:11:40] I am so excited for this project or for

[1:11:42] this initiative because uh everything

[1:11:44] that we've done in area one and area two

[1:11:47] is just is a great example of what we

[1:11:49] will now be able to do in on the east

[1:11:51] side of the city.

[1:11:53] Why a new redevelopment area? I

[1:11:55] basically already spoke to it. Every two

[1:11:57] weeks you all vote on different grants

[1:11:59] and investments that the redevelopment

[1:12:01] agency does uh within its boundary. And

[1:12:04] you know the the the most important

[1:12:06] thing is with the redevelopment agencies

[1:12:08] the way they are funded is by the

[1:12:10] property tax increment that is generated

[1:12:12] with new development as well as the uh

[1:12:14] property value increases within that

[1:12:16] area. So this is a quick slide that

[1:12:18] shows how does that work. Uh once the

[1:12:21] redevelopment area is established, we

[1:12:22] will send the parcel numbers to the

[1:12:24] assessor's office. uh that that will set

[1:12:27] set the tax baseline. From that point

[1:12:29] on, every year any new development that

[1:12:32] happens there that creates new property

[1:12:34] tax as well as uh the increase in the

[1:12:36] property values would be set aside for

[1:12:38] the redevelopment area 3 to continue to

[1:12:40] investment in the community.

[1:12:44] With that, uh I would like Alex to talk

[1:12:46] about the blight study because they were

[1:12:47] out there every day.

[1:12:51] » Good morning, Mayor Berkeley and members

[1:12:53] of the city council. Alex Strawer, City

[1:12:55] of Las Vegas Department of Economic and

[1:12:57] Urban Development. For the record, um

[1:12:59] between, as Dina mentioned, between

[1:13:01] November and February, we were out in

[1:13:04] the field every every day, it seemed

[1:13:06] like, assessing nearly uh 1300

[1:13:09] properties to see if they met the

[1:13:10] physical characteristics of light. Uh

[1:13:12] this blight study also looked at the

[1:13:15] socioeconomic uh data as well uh to get

[1:13:18] that full comprehensive uh view as to if

[1:13:23] this area met the state requirements for

[1:13:25] a blighted area. Overall we found that

[1:13:27] of the 12 blight conditions, nine were

[1:13:30] prevalent in this community and two

[1:13:33] affected at least two affected uh nearly

[1:13:36] every property. Some of our findings

[1:13:38] included um aging buildings. So over 80%

[1:13:42] of the uh building inventory was built

[1:13:45] before 1999. This requires more

[1:13:48] reinvestment for the property owners as

[1:13:50] well as maintenance to manage uh

[1:13:53] deterioration and upgrade building

[1:13:55] systems. We also found shifting uh uses

[1:13:58] for new users in buildings that were uh

[1:14:02] different than what were previously

[1:14:03] designed for. One in one one instance

[1:14:06] was a dentist office that is now

[1:14:08] occupying a a bank with the

[1:14:11] drive-throughs. Uh this creates

[1:14:13] operational efficiency inefficiencies as

[1:14:16] well as um additional deterioration in

[1:14:19] building costs for the property owner.

[1:14:22] Crowded spaces. So our modern building

[1:14:24] codes have requirements that allow for

[1:14:27] safety, accessibility, and overall

[1:14:29] function on the site. Uh for instance,

[1:14:32] some of these sites were located off of

[1:14:34] major thoroughares and some of which

[1:14:37] required backing on to high-speed uh

[1:14:40] rightaways.

[1:14:41] Some were located adjacent to the

[1:14:44] property line which can create a fire

[1:14:45] hazard and spread to neighboring

[1:14:48] properties. For commercial and

[1:14:50] multifamily properties, the size,

[1:14:53] spacing, and overall traffic circulation

[1:14:55] is a major component. And when these

[1:14:57] standards aren't met, this can rely on

[1:15:00] uh off off on street parking and loading

[1:15:03] requirements.

[1:15:06] Economic strain, the visible signs of

[1:15:08] blight, empty businesses and vacant

[1:15:11] lots,

[1:15:13] heat and no shade was a major component,

[1:15:15] a major challenge facing facing this

[1:15:17] community as identified in the city of

[1:15:20] Las Vegas 2050 master plan as well as

[1:15:22] the waistro futuro east Las Vegas

[1:15:25] special area plan. Uh this can

[1:15:27] discourage pedestrian activity as well

[1:15:29] as further deteriorate building

[1:15:31] materials.

[1:15:33] Traffic dangers for higher frequency

[1:15:35] visitors than previously designed for.

[1:15:38] Uh this is very problematic for for

[1:15:41] residents in this community as more

[1:15:44] pedestrians take public transit, walk or

[1:15:47] bike as their commute than in then

[1:15:49] compared to the city, state and national

[1:15:51] trends.

[1:15:54] Unsafe rideway. So this alleyway had

[1:15:56] multiple uh trap trash receptacles lined

[1:16:00] up the alley which can make it difficult

[1:16:02] for uh emergency vehicle access as well

[1:16:05] as motorists. This photo also shows a

[1:16:08] lack of lighting infrastructure can

[1:16:10] which can create the perception of an

[1:16:12] unsafe environment as well as uh the

[1:16:14] visible grime and uh the lack of

[1:16:17] property maintenance

[1:16:20] loss of value. So having uh making it

[1:16:24] more difficult to retain tenants can

[1:16:26] make it difficult for property owners to

[1:16:28] continue to make the investments into

[1:16:30] their property to make these um

[1:16:32] enhancements.

[1:16:35] And so when we have a vacant lot uh

[1:16:38] which lo East Las Vegas has 81 acres

[1:16:40] available, this can create a opportunity

[1:16:43] for uh illegal dumping and homeless

[1:16:46] individuals. Uh and unfortunately when

[1:16:48] these uh challenges pile up and become

[1:16:51] visible, this can impact neighboring

[1:16:53] businesses.

[1:16:55] For this project to uh come forward to

[1:16:58] you, public outreach was a major

[1:17:00] component that we really heavily relied

[1:17:02] on. Since April, this project has been

[1:17:05] featured in the W 3 council uh e

[1:17:08] newsletter, which has over uh 13,000

[1:17:11] recipients. For the last four weeks,

[1:17:14] we've had um this project featured in

[1:17:17] the Las Vegas Review Journal. We've had

[1:17:20] three different neighborhood meetings

[1:17:22] where all the property owners with

[1:17:23] within 500 ft were notified uh providing

[1:17:28] translation services to have the meeting

[1:17:30] in English and Spanish. Uh this meet

[1:17:32] these meetings were at a variety of

[1:17:34] locations within East Las Vegas and

[1:17:36] overall we had approximately 130

[1:17:38] individuals show up. Uh lastly, uh we

[1:17:42] had to send a mailed uh notice to all

[1:17:44] the property owners directly impacted by

[1:17:46] this uh project and the public hearing

[1:17:49] process moving forward. I want to give a

[1:17:51] big thank you to the communications team

[1:17:53] for helping us coordinate our uh

[1:17:55] bilingual translations as well as to uh

[1:17:58] execute the mailing notices.

[1:18:01] Last month, this project went before the

[1:18:03] planning commission and they determined

[1:18:05] that the this area met the state

[1:18:07] requirement for uh blight under state

[1:18:10] statute and also recommended a unanimous

[1:18:13] approval of the redevelopment plan. With

[1:18:16] that, I will turn it back over to uh

[1:18:18] Dena, who will give a overview of the

[1:18:19] redevelopment plan goals and objectives.

[1:18:22] >> Thank you, Alex.

[1:18:24] » Thank you, Alex.

[1:18:24] >> Thank you, Alex. Uh I I I also want to

[1:18:26] » Thank you, Alex. Uh I I I also want to

[1:18:26] join Alex in thanking a few folks. Alex

[1:18:28] and Sierra Webinar team were out there

[1:18:30] taking photos and documenting

[1:18:32] communications department and of course

[1:18:33] city's attorney's office. There's been a

[1:18:35] quite a rigorous uh I guess legal

[1:18:38] process for us to make sure we hit every

[1:18:40] single requirement in an area. So I'm

[1:18:41] very grateful for that. But to summarize

[1:18:43] really our presentation as part of

[1:18:45] today's action is going to be uh

[1:18:47] introduction of a new ordinance uh later

[1:18:49] in the council meeting to adopt the new

[1:18:51] redevelopment plan for area 3. And just

[1:18:53] like with other uh redevelopment plans

[1:18:55] that we have for area one and two, the

[1:18:57] focus is still the same to eliminate

[1:18:59] blight or reduce its spread to keep our

[1:19:02] businesses in there. But most

[1:19:03] importantly, it's to uh have, you know,

[1:19:06] to to I I guess invest in the community

[1:19:09] so that private investment can be

[1:19:11] unlocked because it's so important for

[1:19:13] us to be able to derisk uh projects in

[1:19:16] these community with infrastructure

[1:19:17] upgrades with uh you know public works

[1:19:20] things that could be potentially part of

[1:19:22] the uh work the redevelopment agency

[1:19:24] will partner on because once that's in

[1:19:26] place, private investment will come and

[1:19:28] we've seen that in you know in downtown

[1:19:30] Las Vegas, Arts District, Symphony Park,

[1:19:31] Medical District. So, we're very excited

[1:19:34] to introduce this uh very grateful for

[1:19:36] the work that the team has done and if

[1:19:38] this is established, it will live for 30

[1:19:40] years and so that is a good amount of

[1:19:43] years to really bring the community to

[1:19:45] where it's supposed to be. So, thank

[1:19:47] you. This completes our presentation and

[1:19:49] we're happy to answer any questions.

[1:19:50] >> Thank you so much. Do any of the city

[1:19:53] » Thank you so much. Do any of the city

[1:19:53] council members have any questions or

[1:19:55] comments?

[1:19:58] >> And Miss Rooney.

[1:19:59] » And Miss Rooney.

[1:19:59] >> Thank you, mayor. Quick question. I

[1:20:01] » Thank you, mayor. Quick question. I

[1:20:01] appreciate the community outreach. It

[1:20:03] feels like a win-win from where I'm

[1:20:06] sitting, but was is anybody opposed or

[1:20:09] did you receive any, I guess, concern

[1:20:12] feedback?

[1:20:15] » Um, through you, mayor. Thank you, uh,

[1:20:16] Councilman Brunie. Uh, there were

[1:20:18] definitely great questions that were

[1:20:19] brought up during the meetings and a lot

[1:20:21] of them we were expecting because once

[1:20:24] you mentioned any kind of tax, you know,

[1:20:26] we need to clarify that there's no new

[1:20:28] tax assessments. Uh, of course when you

[1:20:30] talk about, you know, properties and the

[1:20:32] questions come about, you know, eminent

[1:20:34] domain. So, that was addressed. And

[1:20:36] then, you know, as we were documenting

[1:20:37] some of the conditions out there, uh, a

[1:20:40] few folks were concerned about, you

[1:20:42] know, potentially having code

[1:20:43] enforcement cases open uh, on their

[1:20:45] behalfs. And so, we're we answered all

[1:20:48] the questions. Um, I was in one of the

[1:20:51] uh, meetings on the very first meeting.

[1:20:53] And from that particular meeting, I can

[1:20:55] say that once the conversation was done

[1:20:58] that people felt comfortable. Um, Alex,

[1:21:00] if you want to add any other feedback

[1:21:02] from the other two meetings.

[1:21:04] >> I would uh through you, Madame Mayor, I

[1:21:06] » I would uh through you, Madame Mayor, I

[1:21:06] would echo uh Dena's uh comments. Uh

[1:21:10] overall, the residents were generally uh

[1:21:13] curious about the process. Obviously,

[1:21:15] the word redevelopment can be pretty

[1:21:17] intimidating, especially if you're not

[1:21:19] uh familiar with the project. So

[1:21:21] overall, the residents were very curious

[1:21:23] and trying to um ask us the right

[1:21:25] questions to learn more about the

[1:21:27] project. But uh personally, I think the

[1:21:30] residents left um feeling pretty um good

[1:21:33] about the project.

[1:21:36] >> Okay. All right. In that case, no action

[1:21:39] » Okay. All right. In that case, no action

[1:21:39] is required on item 26. Is there a

[1:21:43] motion on related items 41A and 41B?

[1:21:47] Councilwoman Diaz.

[1:21:53] Yeah, mayor. For the record, Jeff Dorak,

[1:21:55] city attorney. Uh I don't think we have

[1:21:57] a line in the uh book, but go ahead and

[1:21:59] mention that it is a public hearing and

[1:22:01] if anyone would like to uh comment, this

[1:22:03] would be the time and then you can go

[1:22:05] back to the motion.

[1:22:06] >> All right. Thank you so much. Um this is

[1:22:09] » All right. Thank you so much. Um this is

[1:22:09] a public uh meeting. Does anyone wish to

[1:22:12] comment?

[1:22:15] Seeing no one, I'll entertain a motion.

[1:22:18] >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. just give me a

[1:22:19] » Thank you, Madam Mayor. just give me a

[1:22:19] few minutes of privilege because this

[1:22:21] has been a long project in the making

[1:22:24] and so many hours um that have been

[1:22:27] poured and months um in the east side.

[1:22:30] So, first and foremost, Alex and Sierra,

[1:22:32] thank you for your diligence and

[1:22:35] ensuring that we are um doing things per

[1:22:38] statute, state statute. Um I want to

[1:22:41] thank all the fabulous EUD team because

[1:22:43] I know it takes all of you. You're a

[1:22:45] small but mighty team and um I think

[1:22:47] that without you all we wouldn't be at

[1:22:50] this point. Uh I want to also thank Ramo

[1:22:53] Reyes who stepped in on the very first

[1:22:55] meeting seeing the need for

[1:22:57] interpretation and without a doubt just

[1:22:59] not knowing all the terms but he was

[1:23:01] doing the best he could to explain it in

[1:23:03] layman's terms to the community that

[1:23:05] turned out and then we got then we

[1:23:08] remembered let's have more things ready

[1:23:11] for our communities because on the east

[1:23:13] side we are 70% or more Hispanic Latinos

[1:23:16] so we should be expecting the turnout

[1:23:18] that need language assistance

[1:23:20] Um, I want to thank our comm's team who

[1:23:23] didn't miss a beat. Made sure that we

[1:23:25] were in sync and we were doing

[1:23:27] everything collectively and also my W

[1:23:29] three team. They've been heavily

[1:23:30] involved in having conversations with

[1:23:32] EUD, ensuring that the meetings were

[1:23:34] structured and set up in a way that

[1:23:35] we're going to be successful. I'm just

[1:23:37] so so excited for this moment because

[1:23:40] ever since I was elected, I remember

[1:23:42] going doortodoor on the east side and

[1:23:44] hearing overarching the same concern

[1:23:48] over and over and over. You guys have

[1:23:51] forgotten about us. Our areas are going

[1:23:54] downward in a spiral and why aren't we

[1:23:58] like Summerland? Why aren't we like

[1:24:00] other pretty areas of the city? And that

[1:24:03] broke my heart. Um, just thinking about

[1:24:06] them, thinking that we had as a city

[1:24:08] abandoned that area of our city and that

[1:24:12] now that I've been in this role, it's

[1:24:14] just so incredibly difficult to have all

[1:24:16] the financial resources to steer the

[1:24:19] help and to be able to lead change in

[1:24:22] the area and be that spark that is going

[1:24:24] to then ignite people's interest in

[1:24:28] wanting to invest on that side of town

[1:24:30] because increasingly people are having

[1:24:32] to drive. they don't feel comfortable

[1:24:34] going to their neighborhood this or

[1:24:37] their neighborhood that or there really

[1:24:38] aren't very many options and so they

[1:24:40] have to drive distances and we're losing

[1:24:42] that opportunity for those dollars to

[1:24:44] stay within the city and our community.

[1:24:47] So, I'm so so ecstatic that this will

[1:24:50] help us change and move the needle, meet

[1:24:53] the need, heed the call of our neighbors

[1:24:55] that are saying, "We want better for

[1:24:58] East Las Vegas." And now this is setting

[1:25:00] up the ability to have the means to then

[1:25:04] execute the vision that is in Westro

[1:25:06] Futuro, our future East Las Vegas plan

[1:25:08] that we've adopted as a council in 23.

[1:25:10] We can't really move the needle if we

[1:25:12] don't have the resources behind it. And

[1:25:13] I'm also ecstatic about the education

[1:25:16] set aside funding that we can also tap

[1:25:18] into because we know that my schools on

[1:25:21] that side need all the love that we can

[1:25:23] provide them. So with that, I know the

[1:25:25] mayor saying, "Okay, wrap it up.

[1:25:26] Councilwoman, make the motion." So I'm

[1:25:28] going to move to approve agenda items

[1:25:30] 41A and B.

[1:25:32] Please vote.

[1:25:41] » There we go.

[1:25:42] post.

[1:25:46] » Motion carries.

[1:25:47] >> Thank you very much.

[1:25:48] » Thank you very much.

[1:25:48] >> Thank you very much.

[1:25:49] » Thank you very much.

[1:25:49] >> Thank you.

[1:25:50] » Thank you.

[1:25:50] >> Very exciting.

[1:25:52] » Very exciting.

[1:25:52] Agenda item 27, report by Mike Jansen,

[1:25:56] city manager, and discussion for

[1:25:58] possible action to approve a new 2-year

[1:26:01] collective bargaining agreement between

[1:26:03] the city of Las Vegas and the

[1:26:05] International Association of

[1:26:06] Firefighters Local 1285 not to exceed

[1:26:10] $16,387

[1:26:13] 87

[1:26:16] various funds. All wards, Mr. Jansen.

[1:26:20] >> Good morning, Mayor Berkeley, members of

[1:26:21] » Good morning, Mayor Berkeley, members of

[1:26:21] city council. Mike Jansen, city manager.

[1:26:23] This is a tag team presentation today,

[1:26:25] so I'm going to have my colleagues on my

[1:26:26] right introduce themselves.

[1:26:28] >> Uh, for the record, Sue Brown, Human

[1:26:29] » Uh, for the record, Sue Brown, Human

[1:26:29] Resources,

[1:26:30] >> Morgan Davis, City Attorney's Office.

[1:26:34] » Morgan Davis, City Attorney's Office.

[1:26:34] Mayor and Council, uh, you know, uh,

[1:26:36] outside of the negotiations related to

[1:26:38] this contract and the official NRS

[1:26:41] statement that I need to enter into the

[1:26:43] record, I just want to take a moment to

[1:26:45] thank a few people and also talk a

[1:26:47] little bit about uh, the luck that I had

[1:26:50] over the last couple of months to sit

[1:26:52] down with the uh, union leadership

[1:26:54] associated with Local 1285. Uh,

[1:26:56] beginning with Captain Ruben Sanchez

[1:26:58] who's in the audience today. I know I

[1:27:00] had a chance to talk to him earlier. Um,

[1:27:02] those are just conversations not related

[1:27:05] to this contract negotiations, just

[1:27:07] getting to knew getting to know that

[1:27:09] leadership team. And I think it's fair

[1:27:11] to say we've come away with mutual

[1:27:13] respect for one another and a uh common

[1:27:16] goal of wanting to see the city be as

[1:27:18] good as it can be. So again, I want to I

[1:27:20] want to thank Ruben and uh his team. Uh

[1:27:22] I want to thank uh Chief Gray uh for his

[1:27:25] leadership in LVFR. Um and uh really

[1:27:28] just the entire LVFR team. Uh it's what

[1:27:31] makes our city a safe city. It's what

[1:27:33] makes our city a city that people want

[1:27:34] to uh live, work, and play in. I also uh

[1:27:38] be remiss if I didn't talk about just

[1:27:40] the hours and hours and hours of work

[1:27:42] that a contract negotiation involves

[1:27:45] amongst so many different uh city

[1:27:47] employees. And uh that includes uh

[1:27:50] certainly our uh HR team led by Sue

[1:27:52] Brown, our city attorney's office, from

[1:27:55] Jeff and from Morgan and his team, our

[1:27:58] entire city manager's office, and uh

[1:28:00] certainly our finance department running

[1:28:01] all the numbers and trying to figure out

[1:28:03] how do we uh make all this work. So with

[1:28:05] all those uh thanks and admiration to so

[1:28:07] many uh people involved in this uh what

[1:28:10] I'd like to do is just enter into the

[1:28:11] record the official NRS statement which

[1:28:14] is pursuant to NRS 288153

[1:28:17] as city manager I am reporting on a new

[1:28:19] 2-year collective bargaining agreement

[1:28:22] with IAFF Local 1285. The estimated

[1:28:25] fiscal impact of the two-year agreement

[1:28:28] is not to exceed $16,387,87.

[1:28:33] And with that, I'm going to turn over

[1:28:34] the rest of this presentation to Miss

[1:28:36] Sue Brown and uh Morgan.

[1:28:39] >> Welcome.

[1:28:40] » Welcome.

[1:28:40] >> Thank you. Good morning, Mayor and

[1:28:41] » Thank you. Good morning, Mayor and

[1:28:42] Council. Um before I get started, thank

[1:28:44] you, Mike, for the introduction. Um I

[1:28:46] want to echo Mike's comments and thank

[1:28:47] the city's negotiating team, our

[1:28:49] partners in city attorney's office,

[1:28:51] human resources, Rick Hunt, Dana Graham,

[1:28:54] and Tasja Curtis, as well as um Chief

[1:28:56] Larry Stony, and Chief Randall Willbanks

[1:28:59] were on the negotiating team.

[1:29:02] So, the item before you today is a

[1:29:05] two-year tenative agreement with the

[1:29:07] IIAFF local 1285 bargaining unit. This

[1:29:10] bargaining unit represents approximately

[1:29:12] 766 employees in the fire department. We

[1:29:15] started negotiations back in February of

[1:29:18] 2026 and we had a total of 11 meetings

[1:29:21] ending on June 15, 2026 where we did

[1:29:24] reach a tenative agreement. Um, the

[1:29:26] bargaining unit took the contra uh the

[1:29:28] TAS to the membership for vote and they

[1:29:31] did vote to approve the two-year

[1:29:33] agreement which covers July 1st, 2026

[1:29:36] through June 30th, 2028.

[1:29:41] I'm going to go over some of the changes

[1:29:43] in the contract in order of the

[1:29:44] articles. Um, first is article 15 under

[1:29:47] holidays. We are adding a new holiday

[1:29:50] worked premium pay for four protected

[1:29:52] holidays. What this means is the four

[1:29:55] protected holidays that we have listed

[1:29:57] are Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day,

[1:29:59] Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. And

[1:30:01] basically, we've agreed to give

[1:30:03] additional compensation for employees

[1:30:05] who work on these four holidays. In

[1:30:08] exchange, we are reducing the number of

[1:30:10] um vacation slots available for these

[1:30:12] days. So, currently it's a 12% slots for

[1:30:15] um number of employees who who can be on

[1:30:18] vacation, and we're reducing that to 6%.

[1:30:20] So the intent is, you know, for these

[1:30:22] four busy holidays, we're encouraging

[1:30:24] and incentivizing employees to come to

[1:30:26] work on those days.

[1:30:28] Under article 17, wages, um, in year one

[1:30:31] of the contract, effective July 1, 2026,

[1:30:35] we've agreed to a 2.7% cost of living

[1:30:38] adjustment based on the annual CPI from

[1:30:41] 2025.

[1:30:43] In addition, we're adding a 2% increase

[1:30:45] to the top step of all the salary

[1:30:47] schedules.

[1:30:49] In year two of the contract, effective

[1:30:51] July 1, 2027, we are doing a CPI based

[1:30:56] cost of living adjustment. Um, the range

[1:30:59] of the CPI is 2% to 3.5%.

[1:31:02] We won't know that CPI until the end of

[1:31:05] the current calendar year. And also in

[1:31:07] year two, we're doing the 2% increase to

[1:31:09] the top step of all the salary

[1:31:11] schedules. Once again,

[1:31:16] under article 19, acting pay, we're

[1:31:18] adding a new cash incentive um for

[1:31:21] preceptor certification of $1,000.

[1:31:24] Preceptors are those individuals who are

[1:31:26] more experienced and they are the

[1:31:28] individuals who train and mentor new and

[1:31:31] incoming paramedics. So, this incentive

[1:31:33] will encourage more employees to become

[1:31:35] preceptors.

[1:31:37] In article 22 under medical, we are

[1:31:39] increasing the bi-weekly employer

[1:31:42] contribution by $15 in each of the two

[1:31:45] years.

[1:31:49] Article 28, unifor 23, uniform

[1:31:51] allowance. We are increasing the annual

[1:31:54] uniform allowance from $1,800 to $2,000.

[1:31:58] Article 28, EMS compensation. So, this

[1:32:01] is the article that has the most um

[1:32:03] change and in line with our goal of

[1:32:06] encouraging more firefighters to become

[1:32:08] paramedics, we've agreed to a new

[1:32:10] compensation model for employees who

[1:32:12] become paramedics.

[1:32:14] So, currently firefighters who become

[1:32:16] paramedics move into a separate unique

[1:32:18] classification called firefighter

[1:32:21] paramedic.

[1:32:22] Engineers and captains who are

[1:32:24] paramedics receive additional pay for

[1:32:26] maintaining their paramedic license and

[1:32:28] for working as a paramedic when they're

[1:32:30] assigned. Moving forward, we're

[1:32:32] eliminating this separate firefighter

[1:32:34] paramedic rank or title and instead

[1:32:37] we're providing a premium pay to

[1:32:39] employees who um achieve and maintain

[1:32:41] their paramedic license. So, what this

[1:32:43] does is this gives the fire department

[1:32:46] um greater flexibility to assign

[1:32:48] paramedics where they are needed the

[1:32:50] most and it'll help reduce the unit

[1:32:52] downgrades or brownouts.

[1:32:55] In article 29 under hazmat and TRT,

[1:32:59] similar to the preceptor, we're also

[1:33:01] doing a $1,000 cash incentive for uh

[1:33:04] employees who has hazmat and TRT

[1:33:06] certification.

[1:33:10] Um, those are the major articles with

[1:33:12] fiscal impact. We also, um, did some

[1:33:15] minor language updates to clean up

[1:33:17] multiple articles. As Mike mentioned,

[1:33:19] the 2-year agreement fiscal impact is

[1:33:21] not to exceed 16,387,87.

[1:33:27] The reason why there is a range here is

[1:33:29] because, again, year 2's COLA is still

[1:33:31] to be determined.

[1:33:37] Um, we would like to thank the IIAFF

[1:33:40] negotiating team, Ruben Sanchez, Mark

[1:33:42] Sarraosa, Michael Tom, Nicholas Rhodess,

[1:33:45] Estabbon Cruz, and Bull McDougall. Um,

[1:33:48] throughout this entire process, over 11

[1:33:50] meetings, they have been very

[1:33:51] professional, very collaborative,

[1:33:54] willing to, you know, explore unique and

[1:33:56] creative options for this fire contract.

[1:33:58] And so, thank you to the IFF negotiating

[1:34:01] team. And with that, I will take any

[1:34:03] questions. Thank you so much. Uh there

[1:34:06] any uh questions from council members?

[1:34:10] Seeing none,

[1:34:13] is there a motion? Mayor Promab,

[1:34:15] >> I move to approve.

[1:34:17] » I move to approve.

[1:34:17] >> Please vote.

[1:34:20] Post.

[1:34:23] Motion carries. Congratulations for

[1:34:26] this. This is very well done.

[1:34:28] >> Thank you, mayor.

[1:34:28] » Thank you, mayor.

[1:34:28] >> Okay.

[1:34:32] We will now hear related items 28 and 29

[1:34:35] together, but act on them separately. To

[1:34:39] item number 28, discussion for possible

[1:34:42] action regarding the denial of a

[1:34:44] permanent massage establishment license

[1:34:47] for Time Massage Golden Beauty LLC. Uh

[1:34:51] doing business as Time Massage Golden

[1:34:53] Beauty at 5013 Altera Drive. Um uh

[1:34:58] managing member TW um agenda item 29,

[1:35:02] discussion for possible action regarding

[1:35:04] the denial of a permanent massage

[1:35:06] establishment license for Golden Tai Spa

[1:35:10] LLC doing business as Golden Tai Spa at

[1:35:13] 2251

[1:35:15] South Rainbow Boulevard. Um uh

[1:35:19] Miss Miss Wang

[1:35:21] um managing member uh Mr. Floyd. Oh,

[1:35:25] hello everybody. Um, Mr. Floyd, are you

[1:35:29] um

[1:35:32] >> Darcy Adelby for the record will be

[1:35:34] » Darcy Adelby for the record will be

[1:35:34] presenting.

[1:35:34] >> Would you please repeat that?

[1:35:36] » Would you please repeat that?

[1:35:36] >> Yes. Uh, I'm Darcy Adel by her, the

[1:35:38] » Yes. Uh, I'm Darcy Adel by her, the

[1:35:38] business licensing manager. I'll be

[1:35:40] presenting.

[1:35:41] >> Welcome, and please proceed.

[1:35:43] » Welcome, and please proceed.

[1:35:43] >> Good morning, Mayor and Council. Thank

[1:35:45] » Good morning, Mayor and Council. Thank

[1:35:45] you very much. Um, so before you today

[1:35:47] are the two related agenda items.

[1:35:49] requesting the denial of a permanent

[1:35:51] massage establishment license for Golden

[1:35:53] Tai Spa located at 2251 South Rainbow

[1:35:56] Boulevard and Thai Massage Golden Beauty

[1:36:00] located at 5013 Alta Drive. Both

[1:36:03] businesses are owned and operated by

[1:36:04] Miss Yuming Wang. Although these are

[1:36:07] separate businesses, they share the same

[1:36:09] owner and many of the concerns before

[1:36:11] you involve Miss Wang's overall

[1:36:13] management and suitability. On March

[1:36:15] 18th, 2025, staff conducted a

[1:36:18] pre-licicensing inspection of Golden Tai

[1:36:20] Spa. During the inspection, staff

[1:36:22] observed bedding in the employee

[1:36:24] breakroom, a hallway door equipped with

[1:36:26] an interior lock, and window coverings

[1:36:28] that obstructed the visibility into

[1:36:30] portions of the business. Staff returned

[1:36:32] on March 26 and found that the bedding

[1:36:34] remained despite having previously

[1:36:36] discussed the concern with the owner.

[1:36:38] She did move the items into her car

[1:36:39] during that inspection. On March 2nd,

[1:36:42] 2025, the department issued a temporary

[1:36:44] license with specific operating

[1:36:46] conditions. Those conditions prohibited

[1:36:48] the interior moni monitoring devices,

[1:36:50] prohibited hallway doors from being

[1:36:52] locked, and required an unobstructed

[1:36:53] view from the lobby into the

[1:36:54] establishment.

[1:36:56] On June 17th, 2025, staff conducted

[1:36:59] another inspection. During that

[1:37:01] inspection, the owner and the key

[1:37:02] employee were absent. Staff again found

[1:37:04] the interior locking mechanisms, audio

[1:37:06] and video recording devices inside the

[1:37:08] business, and personal bedding that

[1:37:10] suggested employees may have been

[1:37:12] residing or sleeping on the premises.

[1:37:15] A follow-up inspection on June 18th

[1:37:17] confirmed that those items have been

[1:37:18] removed. Just a week later, on June

[1:37:20] 25th, 2025, the Las Vegas Metropolitan

[1:37:23] Police Department conducted an

[1:37:25] undercover vice operation. During that

[1:37:27] operation, an employee, Euang Chen,

[1:37:30] solicited an undercover officer for

[1:37:32] prostitution services um and she was

[1:37:35] arrested. As a result of that incident,

[1:37:37] the department issued a notice of

[1:37:38] violation and assessed a $250 civil fine

[1:37:41] on June 26, 2025. Miss Wang appealed the

[1:37:45] violation, but it was upheld by our

[1:37:46] hearing officer on September 11th, 2025.

[1:37:49] Also on September 11th, 2025, Metro

[1:37:52] completed their suitability review uh

[1:37:54] report identifying the business as an

[1:37:56] area of concern due to the operation the

[1:37:58] prostitution related activities in the

[1:38:00] deficiencies in the management controls.

[1:38:03] On January 13, 2026, the Nevada State

[1:38:05] Board of Massage Therapy placed Miss

[1:38:07] Wing's massage therapy license on a

[1:38:09] 2-year probation based on its own

[1:38:12] disciplinary proceedings.

[1:38:14] On June 12th, 2026, the department

[1:38:16] participated in a joint undercover

[1:38:18] operation with Metro. During that

[1:38:20] operation, an employee solicited an

[1:38:22] undercover detective for prostitution

[1:38:24] services. Neither Miss Wing nor the key

[1:38:26] employee were present. The department

[1:38:28] issued another notice of violation with

[1:38:30] fines equaling up to $1,500 and LBMPD

[1:38:34] ordered an emergency closure on the

[1:38:36] business. On June 16th, 2026, the

[1:38:39] department received an updated

[1:38:40] background investigated report from

[1:38:42] Metro and that incorporated the

[1:38:44] prostitution related arrest into the

[1:38:47] licensing review. While staff recognizes

[1:38:49] that many of this inspection

[1:38:51] deficiencies were corrected after the

[1:38:52] notice, the department's concerns extend

[1:38:54] beyond the isolated code violations.

[1:38:56] This recommendation is based on the

[1:38:59] totality of this record, including

[1:39:00] repeated management deficiencies,

[1:39:02] failure to maintain required operating

[1:39:05] conditions, prostitution related

[1:39:07] criminal activities occurring occurring

[1:39:08] within the establishment, the subsequent

[1:39:10] metro suitability report, and

[1:39:12] disciplinary action taken by the Nevada

[1:39:14] State Massage Board therapy against the

[1:39:16] owner. Because Miss Wang is also the

[1:39:19] owner and managing member of Time

[1:39:20] Massage Golden Beauty, those same

[1:39:22] suitability concerns apply to that

[1:39:24] application as well. Although the

[1:39:27] majority of the violations occurred at

[1:39:28] Golden Spa, the department must evaluate

[1:39:30] the suitability of the applicant, not

[1:39:32] simply the location. The temporary

[1:39:34] business license is currently suspended

[1:39:36] based on the documented history and the

[1:39:38] overall suitability of the applicant.

[1:39:40] Staff staff recommends denial of both

[1:39:42] the permanent licenses for both

[1:39:43] establishments. Representatives of Las

[1:39:46] Vegas Metropolitan Police Department are

[1:39:47] here and present if you have any

[1:39:49] questions. Thank you.

[1:39:50] >> Thank you so much. Do either one of you

[1:39:53] » Thank you so much. Do either one of you

[1:39:53] care to make a comment?

[1:39:57] >> Hello, mayor. My name is Michelle Gunn.

[1:39:59] » Hello, mayor. My name is Michelle Gunn.

[1:39:59] I'm an investigative specialist with Las

[1:40:00] Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

[1:40:02] I'm the one that drafted the area of

[1:40:04] concerns report and Darcy pretty much

[1:40:06] outlined everything accurately. So, if

[1:40:09] you have any questions, I can answer

[1:40:10] them.

[1:40:11] >> Thank you so much. Um, now I'd like to

[1:40:14] » Thank you so much. Um, now I'd like to

[1:40:14] hear from the applicant.

[1:40:15] >> Thank you. Good morning. Uh, Kirk

[1:40:17] » Thank you. Good morning. Uh, Kirk

[1:40:17] Kennedy, 815 South Pacino Center on

[1:40:19] Council for Miss Yuming Wong. She's

[1:40:21] present today with the assistance of

[1:40:22] Miss Yan Hei, who's a court-certified

[1:40:25] Mandarin uh, translator for her benefit

[1:40:27] to make sure she understands everything

[1:40:28] today. She does speak English, but I

[1:40:30] think it would be it's a benefit that

[1:40:31] she has the translator. You know, in

[1:40:33] reviewing this matter, you have two

[1:40:35] agenda items. Uh the one regarding Time

[1:40:38] Massage Golden Beauty, that's item

[1:40:39] number 28, has sort of been lumped into

[1:40:41] this. Uh you don't see any history of

[1:40:44] violations, no arrests, things of that

[1:40:46] type at that location, which I believe

[1:40:48] is on Alta Drive. Golden Tai spa is the

[1:40:51] one obviously you're hearing about

[1:40:52] today. It's clear that they were there

[1:40:54] was an arrest activity in 2025 and a

[1:40:57] recent one back here in June. And

[1:40:59] certainly I've talked with Miss Wang

[1:41:01] about what's going on here. She has

[1:41:03] prior experience in in owning and

[1:41:04] operating massage businesses uh in

[1:41:07] Nevada and in other states. So, she

[1:41:09] knows how to do this, right? What's

[1:41:11] going on here? The question is one of

[1:41:13] oversight, supervision. That's the

[1:41:15] issue. She's a minority owner of a of

[1:41:19] two businesses in town, within the city.

[1:41:21] She has another, I believe, within the

[1:41:22] county and in other locations as well.

[1:41:25] She knows how to run these things

[1:41:26] correctly and they can be done the

[1:41:28] correct way. There are many massage

[1:41:30] establishments here in Las Vegas and in

[1:41:32] Clark County and you hear about it in

[1:41:34] the news sometimes about a very negative

[1:41:36] image. Well, there are those that that

[1:41:37] are run correctly and can do well and

[1:41:40] provide a valuable service physical

[1:41:42] therapy services to citizens here in our

[1:41:44] community. Uh she is trying to do that.

[1:41:46] What she what happened here with Golden

[1:41:48] Tai, which is agenda item number 29, was

[1:41:50] one of of a complete lack of oversight.

[1:41:52] I think she would have to admit and she

[1:41:54] has admitted to me that you she was not

[1:41:56] giving it the care and attention she

[1:41:58] needs to give to it. But I think she can

[1:42:00] do that. The concern is one of oversight

[1:42:02] and supervision. She can do that. She

[1:42:03] can provide that. She can also do better

[1:42:06] about uh making sure that her managers

[1:42:07] and key employees are not only approved

[1:42:10] by the city but basically know what

[1:42:11] they're doing so they comply with city

[1:42:13] code and Nevada law on the operation of

[1:42:15] a massage establishment. You know, I I

[1:42:18] reviewed the Metro Investigative report

[1:42:19] and it's kind of interesting on page

[1:42:21] five of that report where they make the

[1:42:23] recommendation. Of course, they do

[1:42:24] recommend the denial, but in making that

[1:42:26] denial, they they give a statement

[1:42:28] that's entirely contradictory. I'm just

[1:42:29] quoting part of it. Uh from page five,

[1:42:32] Metro states, "Until the owner can

[1:42:34] demonstrate meaningful corrective

[1:42:36] action, effective oversight, and

[1:42:38] sustainable measures to prevent future

[1:42:40] violations, uh the end of the quote,

[1:42:42] they would uh basically deny approval."

[1:42:44] But what they're saying there is, you

[1:42:46] know, if she can demonstrate this, if

[1:42:49] she can demonstrate the corrective

[1:42:50] action, the oversight, the supervision,

[1:42:53] then perhaps denial is not appropriate.

[1:42:56] Uh the Metro Report sort of speaks out

[1:42:58] of both sides there because it's saying,

[1:42:59] you know, she could possibly do this and

[1:43:01] make this run well and be an effective

[1:43:03] small business person here in our

[1:43:05] community with these two establishments

[1:43:07] within the city if given the

[1:43:09] opportunity. Uh the Metro report says,

[1:43:11] "Yeah, but maybe if she does better and

[1:43:12] provides more oversight, she can do

[1:43:14] better." But then they say that, "But

[1:43:16] not this time." How is she supposed to

[1:43:18] be more effective? How is she supposed

[1:43:19] to demonstrate this corrective action

[1:43:21] and this ability to provide better

[1:43:23] supervision and to comply with Nevada

[1:43:25] law when she's not being given the

[1:43:26] opportunity? Uh she's being uh what

[1:43:29] we're looking at here is is the city is

[1:43:30] requesting the denial of her

[1:43:32] establishment applications, which

[1:43:34] effectively guts what the Metro report

[1:43:35] is saying. They're saying essentially if

[1:43:38] she's given the opportunity, she could

[1:43:40] do better and she could show better. She

[1:43:42] can be a better manager. She can be a

[1:43:43] better operator if she can, you know,

[1:43:46] focus herself on doing what is right.

[1:43:49] And the Metro report is kind of

[1:43:50] acknowledging that while at the same

[1:43:51] time then saying, "Well, too bad,

[1:43:53] denied." We're asking for an opportunity

[1:43:55] here to allow her to prove to you, to

[1:43:59] this city council, that she can do this

[1:44:01] and she can do it well. Mind you, uh the

[1:44:04] city has lumped in two different

[1:44:05] businesses. Only one is having the the

[1:44:07] problems, but they say, "Oh, well, let's

[1:44:09] just get rid of all of them."

[1:44:10] Apparently, it's something wrong with

[1:44:11] Miss Wong. Well, that's not that's the

[1:44:13] easy answer, but that's not the answer.

[1:44:15] That's the correct answer, the right

[1:44:16] answer. You have a female minority owner

[1:44:19] who's trying to operate these businesses

[1:44:21] in a way that's effective and in

[1:44:22] compliance with city code and Nevada

[1:44:24] law. And she's asking for that

[1:44:26] opportunity. And what I'm asking and and

[1:44:28] this has been a wakeup call for her as

[1:44:31] to okay but here she is standing in

[1:44:32] front of the city council. She never

[1:44:34] believed something like this would

[1:44:35] happen. Uh and she can't believe that h

[1:44:37] these events happened at her spa and she

[1:44:40] knows she has to do better about

[1:44:41] management, about oversight, about

[1:44:43] staffing, uh about making sure that the

[1:44:45] people who work there truly understand

[1:44:47] what it means to provide legal lawful

[1:44:50] massage and to not engage in criminal

[1:44:52] activity. She had there are two

[1:44:54] therapists and it can't happen again and

[1:44:56] it won't happen again. What we're asking

[1:44:58] for is an opportunity here today for the

[1:45:00] city council to allow her temporary

[1:45:02] licenses to be reinstated for a period

[1:45:04] of 6 months to a year. Sort of a

[1:45:06] probationary type grant. Uh don't don't

[1:45:09] take action on the permanent license.

[1:45:11] allow her this period of time to prove

[1:45:13] to you to prove to the city to prove to

[1:45:15] business licensing and metro that there

[1:45:17] would be no other violations that she

[1:45:19] can comply with Nevada law and the

[1:45:21] requirements of the Nevada Massage Ward

[1:45:23] as well which has oversight of these

[1:45:24] establishments. So, we're asking for

[1:45:26] that opportunity, give her this window

[1:45:28] of time uh to prove to you that she can

[1:45:30] do well and then we can come back in six

[1:45:32] months or a year or on administrative

[1:45:34] review and address whether a more

[1:45:36] permanent structure to the licensing

[1:45:37] should be granted and that's what we're

[1:45:39] asking for today. Thank you very much.

[1:45:41] >> Thank you so much. Are there any

[1:45:43] » Thank you so much. Are there any

[1:45:43] questions or comments from council

[1:45:45] members?

[1:45:47] >> Uh yes, Miss Pinsky.

[1:45:49] » Uh yes, Miss Pinsky.

[1:45:49] >> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Can't help

[1:45:51] » Thank you, Madame Mayor. Can't help

[1:45:51] myself. Uh

[1:45:54] this case seems very cut and dry to me.

[1:45:56] Uh we've seen others. Mr. Kennedy, thank

[1:45:58] you for coming. You always do a very

[1:45:59] good job for your uh clients. Uh but

[1:46:03] this one is not like others in the past.

[1:46:06] This one is very clear. government

[1:46:08] resources that have been spent on this

[1:46:10] case already. I would imagine 10,000 100

[1:46:14] thousand plus on monitoring these

[1:46:17] businesses and fully documenting

[1:46:20] the illegal acts that are taking place

[1:46:22] here. Uh I don't have uh

[1:46:28] any patience for businesses that conduct

[1:46:31] prostitution and and probably human

[1:46:34] trafficking. And uh I hope that this

[1:46:37] body really takes this specific case

[1:46:41] very seriously and that we do everything

[1:46:44] we can to prevent this business from

[1:46:47] coming back. Sometimes these businesses

[1:46:49] are like whack-a-ole. We close one and

[1:46:51] it pops up in a different version or uh

[1:46:53] with a different ownership somewhere

[1:46:54] else. Uh if we can use this case as fuel

[1:46:59] for us to ensure that this ecosystem is

[1:47:02] truly um stopped, I'm I'm all ears on

[1:47:07] how we can make it better. But uh very

[1:47:09] little sympathy when you get to this

[1:47:10] part, this case, the time to uh

[1:47:15] change the way you do business is a year

[1:47:17] ago, is two years ago. We are well

[1:47:20] beyond that where the government has got

[1:47:23] a substantial case against you all

[1:47:25] documented. There is no reason for us to

[1:47:28] to do anything else other than to revoke

[1:47:31] this license.

[1:47:32] >> Thank you so much. Miss Summers

[1:47:33] » Thank you so much. Miss Summers

[1:47:34] Armstrong, did you wish to speak?

[1:47:38] » Thank you, Madam Mayor. I think my uh

[1:47:40] colleague has um said it very well. I

[1:47:42] would love to hear from my colleague

[1:47:44] from um Ward 2 where this business is

[1:47:48] housed one, I'm sorry, where this

[1:47:50] business is housed. Um I'll just say

[1:47:53] from my own perspective that um we have

[1:47:57] a real issue in our community um with uh

[1:48:01] human trafficking and we have a real

[1:48:04] issue in our community with illegal

[1:48:06] prostitution.

[1:48:08] And

[1:48:09] I don't have a lot of patience for it

[1:48:12] because I see what the result is. We

[1:48:15] have um organizations that are housed

[1:48:19] within Ward Five that are trying to

[1:48:22] provide supportive services for women

[1:48:24] and young women and young people who

[1:48:27] fall prey to this kind of behavior. And

[1:48:30] undoing the damage costs us so much

[1:48:35] money and time.

[1:48:37] when people have been harmed in these

[1:48:40] types of of activities and

[1:48:44] um we we don't have the we don't have

[1:48:46] the time or resources to continue to try

[1:48:49] and pull people along when we already

[1:48:52] are very clear that these activities are

[1:48:56] not allowed and um I would like to hear

[1:48:59] what my colleague in Ward one has to say

[1:49:02] but I'm really concerned and don't have

[1:49:05] a lot of patience for

[1:49:07] Thank you so much. Before we hear from

[1:49:09] Councilman Kenudson, Miss Kelly.

[1:49:13] >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um I've got a

[1:49:16] » Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um I've got a

[1:49:16] question that may be more appropriately

[1:49:19] answered by staff. The um representative

[1:49:23] for the business has said that uh um

[1:49:30] Miss Swang, is that correct?

[1:49:34] is a minority investor, but I thought I

[1:49:36] read that she owned 100% the documents,

[1:49:40] 100% of the business in our

[1:49:42] >> She's a minority investor.

[1:49:44] » She's a minority investor.

[1:49:44] >> I meant as a as her status as a as an

[1:49:46] » I meant as a as her status as a as an

[1:49:46] Asian Asian-American

[1:49:48] >> Okay. I thought I thought she was a a

[1:49:51] » Okay. I thought I thought she was a a

[1:49:51] minority holder in the business. Okay.

[1:49:53] Um, you know, I would like to address

[1:49:56] the comments of, um, sir, of your

[1:49:59] comments as someone who spent a good

[1:50:02] portion of my early career representing

[1:50:04] the business community. Um, you know, I

[1:50:08] took I I took this um very very

[1:50:13] seriously. and your point about um I

[1:50:17] disagree with your point about her

[1:50:20] deserving to have a chance because she

[1:50:23] had that chance. Uh she had it with the

[1:50:26] pre-insspection

[1:50:27] uh in March 18th before the license was

[1:50:31] issued uh when there were uh pillows and

[1:50:34] blankets in a break room um in a hallway

[1:50:39] door with an interior lock. She had that

[1:50:42] option a week later for a reinspection

[1:50:45] and the pillows and the blankets were

[1:50:47] still present. uh beginning of April, uh

[1:50:52] her temporary business license was

[1:50:54] issued with the following conditions

[1:50:57] uh about the use of video monitoring

[1:50:59] devices uh about me massage rooms being

[1:51:03] fitted with locks and and not covering

[1:51:06] or blocking or otherwise disruption

[1:51:09] um to the facility. And then uh the 17th

[1:51:13] she was found in violation due to a key

[1:51:15] employee or owner not being on the

[1:51:17] premises. And then on the 25th of June

[1:51:21] uh the vice operation was conducted um

[1:51:24] while she and she was present there. I

[1:51:27] could go on and on but the point which

[1:51:30] and I agree certainly with my colleagues

[1:51:33] on the tragedy of human human

[1:51:36] trafficking.

[1:51:38] But I would be uh

[1:51:41] I I I am a gasast at how many options

[1:51:45] she was given uh and the the continuing

[1:51:49] failure to live up during a time where

[1:51:52] she could have proved herself to be

[1:51:54] adept at managing the business. Uh, and

[1:51:58] I think it would be a mistake for the

[1:52:00] city to extend that opportunity again.

[1:52:03] Thank you.

[1:52:04] >> Thank you, Miss Kelly. Uh, Mr. Canudson,

[1:52:08] » Thank you, Miss Kelly. Uh, Mr. Canudson,

[1:52:08] >> thank you, Madam Mayor, and I appreciate

[1:52:10] » thank you, Madam Mayor, and I appreciate

[1:52:10] the comments up here and I appreciate

[1:52:11] the presentations uh at the dis. Uh just

[1:52:14] for some I guess colorful background,

[1:52:16] I've I have probably a whole bunch of

[1:52:17] massage massage establishments in Ward

[1:52:19] One, like maybe the most. It's not

[1:52:21] something that I'm most proud of, but it

[1:52:23] is probably true. And I generally I meet

[1:52:25] with every single person that comes in

[1:52:26] for a license. They sit in my office and

[1:52:29] because of the challenges we have in our

[1:52:30] community, I do ask them if they are

[1:52:32] going to engage in any illegal activity.

[1:52:34] Uh it's a very useful or it's a very

[1:52:36] useful conversation I have and I have it

[1:52:37] every single time uh with the commitment

[1:52:39] in my couch saying, "Nope, I'm not going

[1:52:41] to do that." And I say if you do do

[1:52:42] that, this is what's going to happen. We

[1:52:44] had that conversation. Uh and so Miss

[1:52:46] Adabihard, could we just go over some of

[1:52:48] the things you said because I think

[1:52:49] they're most relevant in this case. Um

[1:52:51] kind of highlight the massage licensing

[1:52:54] board. They've they have actions against

[1:52:56] the applicant as well. Can you highlight

[1:52:58] what that is?

[1:52:59] >> Um yeah. So we were just notified um a

[1:53:02] » Um yeah. So we were just notified um a

[1:53:02] couple weeks ago that they did take

[1:53:03] action against um her license uh in

[1:53:06] January of this year. And so she is on

[1:53:07] probationary status with that. don't

[1:53:09] have further details exactly what those

[1:53:11] actions are. Um, but we do have that

[1:53:14] information.

[1:53:14] >> So, we have one board that's uh

[1:53:16] » So, we have one board that's uh

[1:53:16] initiated an action against the

[1:53:17] applicant. Uh, the hearing officer has

[1:53:19] also heard the uh claims against the

[1:53:23] applicant and the hearing officer upheld

[1:53:24] those claims.

[1:53:25] >> Yes. So, she um there was the

[1:53:27] » Yes. So, she um there was the

[1:53:27] prostitution uh solicitation last year.

[1:53:30] Um she was uh before the our hearing

[1:53:33] officer to dispute the fines that were

[1:53:35] associated with that because there was

[1:53:36] no closure. um those were upheld. Uh she

[1:53:39] did come and explain to us exactly the

[1:53:41] same thing that she was it wasn't her,

[1:53:43] it was her employee. She'll manage it

[1:53:45] better and we give her another chance

[1:53:46] and here we are again a year later.

[1:53:48] >> And then just could you highlight what a

[1:53:50] » And then just could you highlight what a

[1:53:50] this is a privilege license? Can you

[1:53:52] highlight what a privilege license

[1:53:53] means? So, a privilege license is going

[1:53:55] to have um more um more to it that they

[1:54:00] have to go through a background check in

[1:54:01] um investigation through Metro because

[1:54:03] it's um it's higher it's like a higher

[1:54:07] what's the word uh

[1:54:10] >> for the welfare of the city it's a yeah

[1:54:12] » for the welfare of the city it's a yeah

[1:54:12] um so they have to be able to pass that

[1:54:15] suitability there's a financial review

[1:54:17] um there are extra conditions that are

[1:54:20] added to the license uh because we found

[1:54:22] you know these ones to be um at that

[1:54:24] that privileged state. And so this one

[1:54:26] is one of those licenses.

[1:54:28] >> Thank you. And then one last question.

[1:54:29] » Thank you. And then one last question.

[1:54:29] You made a point that these licenses

[1:54:32] aren't based on the location or the

[1:54:33] business type. This is based on the

[1:54:35] suitability of the applicant. Is that

[1:54:36] accurate?

[1:54:37] >> That is correct. Yes, it is a

[1:54:38] » That is correct. Yes, it is a

[1:54:38] suitability report Metro is providing as

[1:54:40] well. They do their deep dive

[1:54:42] investigation and it is on the person.

[1:54:44] Um the fact that she has two businesses

[1:54:46] in the city um at the same time in the

[1:54:48] same status, we felt this makes the most

[1:54:51] sense.

[1:54:51] >> Thank you. And I know we have metro

[1:54:53] » Thank you. And I know we have metro

[1:54:53] representatives here. I've been on one

[1:54:54] of the sting operations. I'm really

[1:54:56] grateful for the fact that we're

[1:54:57] partnered with law enforcement in these

[1:54:59] types of activities. Uh for my

[1:55:01] colleagues and for anybody's watching,

[1:55:02] if you walk into one of these

[1:55:03] establishments and you see sleeping

[1:55:05] quarters in the back of a closet, it uh

[1:55:07] implies something detrimental to not

[1:55:10] only the individuals there, but to the

[1:55:11] community around it. So uh given all

[1:55:13] that information, if you're ready for a

[1:55:15] motion, Madame Mayor, I'm ready to make

[1:55:16] it.

[1:55:17] >> I will entertain a motion on item 28.

[1:55:19] » I will entertain a motion on item 28.

[1:55:19] Madame Mayor, I move to approve staff's

[1:55:21] recommendation and deny the the license

[1:55:24] for item 28.

[1:55:26] >> Okay. Please vote.

[1:55:28] » Okay. Please vote.

[1:55:28] >> Um before you vote, I'm sorry, really

[1:55:30] » Um before you vote, I'm sorry, really

[1:55:30] quick. Um yeah. Um I think uh

[1:55:33] Councilwoman wanted to have a time

[1:55:35] frame. Normally there is a one-year

[1:55:36] cooling off period. Um but I'm not sure

[1:55:38] if we wanted to extend that beyond that.

[1:55:42] >> Jeff Dorak, city attorney. For the

[1:55:43] » Jeff Dorak, city attorney. For the

[1:55:43] record, there's a with a

[1:55:48] » Okay, let me hear what our city attorney

[1:55:50] has to say

[1:55:51] >> w with a privile privileged business

[1:55:53] » w with a privile privileged business

[1:55:53] license as Darcy just explained what it

[1:55:55] was. Uh there's a default one-year uh

[1:55:58] cooling off period if there's a denial

[1:56:00] of the application. So by default within

[1:56:02] the code, Miss Wang would not be able to

[1:56:04] come back for a year with a massage

[1:56:07] establishment application.

[1:56:10] >> All right.

[1:56:11] » All right.

[1:56:11] >> Do you have a recommendation?

[1:56:13] » Do you have a recommendation?

[1:56:13] >> So um our recommendation would be for at

[1:56:15] » So um our recommendation would be for at

[1:56:15] least three years.

[1:56:18] I'm going to look around and see if I

[1:56:20] see any issues. I'm going to move uh to

[1:56:24] a st excuse me staff's recommendation

[1:56:27] for that time frame of 3 years with the

[1:56:30] denial of item 28.

[1:56:32] >> Okay, please vote

[1:56:36] post.

[1:56:38] Motion carries and a motion for item 29.

[1:56:41] Follow staff's recommendation for at

[1:56:43] least three years. Um, and support the

[1:56:47] denial for item number 29.

[1:56:49] >> Please vote.

[1:56:52] » Please vote.

[1:56:52] Post.

[1:56:54] Motion carries.

[1:56:56] >> Thank you.

[1:56:56] » Thank you.

[1:56:56] >> Thank you all very much.

[1:56:58] » Thank you all very much.

[1:56:58] >> Thank you for your time.

[1:56:59] » Thank you for your time.

[1:56:59] >> Thank you, Mr. Kennedy.

[1:57:04] » Agenda item 30,

[1:57:07] recommending committee bills eligible

[1:57:09] for adoption at this meeting. Bill

[1:57:11] number 2026-26.

[1:57:14] Councilwoman Palinsky, would you like to

[1:57:16] have the bill read? Yes, please, ma'am.

[1:57:18] Mayor,

[1:57:20] >> uh, Mayor, with your indulgence, I'd

[1:57:21] » uh, Mayor, with your indulgence, I'd

[1:57:21] like to have, uh, the city attorney's

[1:57:23] office undergraduate intern, Haley

[1:57:26] Burgerer, read the bills today. Haley is

[1:57:28] going to be a junior at Washington

[1:57:31] University in St. Louis. Uh, when she

[1:57:33] returns to school, she's a dual major

[1:57:35] there in political science and

[1:57:37] organization and strategic management.

[1:57:39] Um, she spends some hours each week

[1:57:41] during the summer at our office and

[1:57:43] she's also interning with the UNLV

[1:57:45] women's basketball team. So, I think

[1:57:46] we're going to have trouble competing

[1:57:48] with them, but we'll do our best. Um,

[1:57:50] maybe give her a Jimmy John sandwich.

[1:57:52] That might help. So, uh, but yeah,

[1:57:54] [laughter]

[1:57:55] but Haley, go ahead and read the first

[1:57:57] bill, please.

[1:57:58] >> Okay. Um, thank you all for having me.

[1:58:00] » Okay. Um, thank you all for having me.

[1:58:00] Thank you, mayor, council, and

[1:58:02] especially the city attorney for giving

[1:58:03] me this opportunity. So, the bill up for

[1:58:06] adoption today is bill number 2026-26.

[1:58:11] It's an ordinance to amend LVMC 19.12 to

[1:58:15] allow for the rental store use within

[1:58:17] the professional office zoning district

[1:58:19] by means of a special use permit and to

[1:58:21] provide for other related matters.

[1:58:23] >> Thank you so much. Mayor Pro 10 may have

[1:58:25] » Thank you so much. Mayor Pro 10 may have

[1:58:25] a motion.

[1:58:26] >> Move to approve.

[1:58:28] » Move to approve.

[1:58:28] >> Please vote.

[1:58:32] post.

[1:58:34] Motion carries. Nicely done. [laughter]

[1:58:41] Agenda item 31, new bills. Item 31, bill

[1:58:46] 2026-27

[1:58:48] will be heard at the recommending

[1:58:50] committee meeting on Monday, August 3rd,

[1:58:52] 2026. City attorney, would you read the

[1:58:55] new bills?

[1:58:58] Bill number 2026-27,

[1:59:01] an ordinance to adopt a redevelopment

[1:59:03] plan for the redevelopment area,

[1:59:05] commonly known as redevelopment area 3,

[1:59:08] consisting of non-contiguous parcels

[1:59:10] generally bounded by Owens Avenue to the

[1:59:12] north, Nellis Boulevard to the east,

[1:59:14] Charleston Boulevard to the south, and

[1:59:16] 21st Street to the west. and to provide

[1:59:18] for the other related matters.

[1:59:24] » New bill 202627

[1:59:26] is assigned to the August 3rd, 2026

[1:59:29] recommending committee. Members,

[1:59:32] Councilman Kenudson and Councilwoman

[1:59:34] Pinsky and Miss Diaz. If any so

[1:59:37] designated are unable to attend, the

[1:59:39] clerk's office will coordinate finding

[1:59:41] substitutes as necessary at my

[1:59:44] direction. Thank you.

[1:59:49] Okay.

[1:59:51] Items 32 through 32C are on the consent

[1:59:55] agenda, are considered to be routine,

[1:59:57] and are recommended for approval by the

[2:00:00] Department of Community Development, but

[2:00:02] I understand Councilman Kenudson would

[2:00:04] like to pull it for discussion.

[2:00:08] Yes. Okay. Um be

[2:00:12] uh item 32 26-0249

[2:00:16] on the following land use entitlement

[2:00:18] project request on 1.57 acres on the

[2:00:22] north side of Alter Drive approximately

[2:00:24] 280 ft west of Decar Boulevard C2

[2:00:28] general commercial zone 32A

[2:00:31] 26-0249-EOT1

[2:00:36] second extension of time variance 21-

[2:00:39] 0772-V1

[2:00:43] to allow 13 parking spaces where 19 are

[2:00:46] required. 32B 26-0249-E2

[2:00:52] second extension of time special use

[2:00:55] permit 20 permit 21-0772-

[2:01:00] SUP1 for a proposed mini storage

[2:01:03] facility a use with a waiver to allow a

[2:01:06] stucco facade where a decorative block

[2:01:09] is required adjacent to a residential

[2:01:11] use and 32C 26-0249-

[2:01:16] EOT3

[2:01:18] second extension of time site

[2:01:20] development plan review 21-0772-

[2:01:25] SDR1 for a proposed 685 unit

[2:01:31] 101,311

[2:01:34] square ft mini storage facility. The

[2:01:36] applicant is Roser Development Company

[2:01:39] LLC and the owner is Alter Decada

[2:01:42] Storage LLC. Staff recommends approval

[2:01:45] of the entire land use entitlement

[2:01:47] project. These are in ward one. Is the

[2:01:50] applicant present?

[2:01:52] >> Yes. Hi. Good morning, mayor, mayor

[2:01:54] » Yes. Hi. Good morning, mayor, mayor

[2:01:54] prom, and council. My name is Andrea

[2:01:57] Carol. Um 1980 Festival Plaza Drive. Um

[2:02:02] I'm an architect here on behalf of the

[2:02:04] applicant.

[2:02:06] >> Would you care to tell us about the

[2:02:07] » Would you care to tell us about the

[2:02:07] project?

[2:02:08] >> Yes. Yes. It is a three-story mini

[2:02:10] » Yes. Yes. It is a three-story mini

[2:02:10] storage near the intersection of Decar

[2:02:13] and Alta. Um we I spoke with Councilman

[2:02:17] Kenudson on Monday. Um and I think we

[2:02:21] have a few things to talk about. Um but

[2:02:23] it is it is its second extension of

[2:02:26] time. Uh it was originally entitled with

[2:02:30] um another owner and then it was sold

[2:02:33] and now um this owner is applying for

[2:02:36] his second extension.

[2:02:38] So, I I'm here to answer any questions.

[2:02:41] >> Thank you so much. May I have a staff

[2:02:42] » Thank you so much. May I have a staff

[2:02:42] report, please?

[2:02:43] >> Yes, madam mayor. Peter Lonesstein for

[2:02:45] » Yes, madam mayor. Peter Lonesstein for

[2:02:45] the record. Commercial zoning and land

[2:02:47] use in the vicinity of the site have

[2:02:48] remained stable since the original

[2:02:50] approval and the adjacent mixeduse and

[2:02:52] commercial properties have been built

[2:02:54] out. The project as approved remains

[2:02:56] appropriate for the site and staff

[2:02:57] therefore recommends approval of the

[2:02:59] request. Thank you.

[2:03:00] >> Thank you so much. Are there any

[2:03:02] » Thank you so much. Are there any

[2:03:02] additional conditions?

[2:03:05] Uh, Madame Mayor, once the councilman

[2:03:08] addresses uh the application, I may have

[2:03:10] some uh amendments to make. Thank you.

[2:03:13] >> All right. In that case, um Mr. Kudson

[2:03:17] » All right. In that case, um Mr. Kudson

[2:03:17] and but then we'll ask for comment from

[2:03:20] but I think we want to hear what you

[2:03:22] have to say.

[2:03:22] >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. And we had this

[2:03:24] » Thank you, Madam Mayor. And we had this

[2:03:24] conversation on Monday, so I'm just

[2:03:25] going to highlight the the most

[2:03:27] important parts. Uh so this this part of

[2:03:29] the parcel which is that larger old

[2:03:31] Fenture Jones parcel was part of the

[2:03:33] agreement that allowed for Nevada Hand

[2:03:35] and George Cakus to build out the

[2:03:37] multifamily and uh senior uh income or

[2:03:42] senior lower income properties on that

[2:03:44] site. They're highly successful. Part of

[2:03:46] our negotiations in those in those

[2:03:48] projects was allowing for a self-

[2:03:50] storage site to go on that property

[2:03:52] which was in question right now. I never

[2:03:53] thought it was a great idea to put a

[2:03:55] self- storage site there, but it allowed

[2:03:56] for 460 affordable units to go in and I

[2:04:00] think is a betterment for the community.

[2:04:02] That being said, um because the the

[2:04:05] property has been sold and while this is

[2:04:07] two years for the current owner, this is

[2:04:09] now seven years for me. And so I suggest

[2:04:12] that we do one-year extension of time

[2:04:14] with the condition that if there are no

[2:04:16] activity with the city at all in one

[2:04:18] year, that this would be the last

[2:04:19] extension of time. That being said, also

[2:04:22] uh I know things take time and so in six

[2:04:24] months if you're going through the plan

[2:04:26] review for the not plan review but the

[2:04:27] building inspection process and the

[2:04:29] water district and the the gas company

[2:04:31] and all those things are happening then

[2:04:32] I'd be happy to extend it longer if

[2:04:34] needed. But if there's zero activity,

[2:04:36] which now in my in my time frame there's

[2:04:38] been five years of zero activity, then

[2:04:40] the next time you come back for here, I

[2:04:42] would say there's no more extensions of

[2:04:43] time. So, the condition that Peter will

[2:04:46] hopefully help me with is a one-year

[2:04:48] extension of time with the with the

[2:04:49] trust that you're going to start working

[2:04:51] on this project as quickly as possible

[2:04:52] and within that one year have something

[2:04:54] going through the system.

[2:04:56] >> Right. Yeah, we we spoke with the owner

[2:04:58] » Right. Yeah, we we spoke with the owner

[2:04:58] about it and he's ready to go. Um, and

[2:05:01] it would be from one year from today to

[2:05:04] have some sort of building permit or

[2:05:07] some permit in in play. Ideally, it's

[2:05:11] under construction, but yes,

[2:05:12] >> we we we we would try. We'll try.

[2:05:15] » we we we we would try. We'll try.

[2:05:15] >> Okay. Peter, can you make me sound

[2:05:16] » Okay. Peter, can you make me sound

[2:05:16] smarter?

[2:05:17] >> Sure. So, just for clarification, it's

[2:05:19] » Sure. So, just for clarification, it's

[2:05:19] from the date the entitlement um

[2:05:23] was approved. It's not from today's

[2:05:24] action. It's from the the the original

[2:05:27] approvals date, which will be May 18th.

[2:05:30] Uh but I will read the amended

[2:05:32] condition. So it would be amended

[2:05:33] condition of approval number one of

[2:05:36] 26-0249

[2:05:38] EOT1, EOT2 and EOT3 to read as follows.

[2:05:43] This approval shall expire on May 18th,

[2:05:46] 2027 unless an extension of time is

[2:05:49] approved by the city of Las Vegas. And

[2:05:52] that's how I would read it with the

[2:05:53] understanding that if there is zero

[2:05:55] activity at that point that will be made

[2:05:57] known as part of any extension of time

[2:05:59] request um that would be made and you

[2:06:02] take your action at that time.

[2:06:05] >> Yeah, I I know we can definitely submit

[2:06:08] » Yeah, I I know we can definitely submit

[2:06:08] for a building permit by then. I don't

[2:06:10] know if we'll have our permit in hand

[2:06:12] because sometimes with the civil reviews

[2:06:14] it'll take it can take up to a year. But

[2:06:18] as long as you're okay with us getting

[2:06:20] at least the building permit submitted,

[2:06:22] um, we're okay with that.

[2:06:24] >> So, you agree to all of the conditions

[2:06:26] » So, you agree to all of the conditions

[2:06:26] that have just been stated?

[2:06:28] >> Yes.

[2:06:29] » Yes.

[2:06:29] >> All right. And I think the idea is to

[2:06:31] » All right. And I think the idea is to

[2:06:31] get this project moving.

[2:06:32] >> Moving.

[2:06:33] » Moving.

[2:06:33] >> Okay.

[2:06:34] » Okay.

[2:06:34] >> All right. Uh, does any are there any

[2:06:36] » All right. Uh, does any are there any

[2:06:36] questions or comments from council

[2:06:38] members?

[2:06:39] >> Seeing none, is there a motion?

[2:06:41] » Seeing none, is there a motion?

[2:06:41] Councilman Kudson. Madame Mayor, with

[2:06:43] the with the condition read into the

[2:06:45] record and agreed upon, um I would move

[2:06:47] to approve items 32 A, B, and C.

[2:06:52] >> Please vote.

[2:06:55] » Please vote.

[2:06:55] >> Post.

[2:06:58] Motion carries.

[2:06:59] >> Great. Thank you all so much.

[2:07:00] » Great. Thank you all so much.

[2:07:00] >> Best of luck. Best of luck.

[2:07:05] Items number 33 through 37 appear on the

[2:07:08] one motion, one vote agenda and may be

[2:07:11] considered in one motion, one vote as

[2:07:14] they are routine items with no condition

[2:07:16] changes. Any person representing an

[2:07:19] application or a member of the public or

[2:07:21] member of the council not in agreement

[2:07:23] with the conditions and all standard

[2:07:26] conditions for the applications

[2:07:27] recommended by staff. She requests to

[2:07:29] have that item removed from this portion

[2:07:31] of the agenda. Item 33 26-0116-

[2:07:37] SDR1 applicant owners Zil Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

[2:07:41] Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Zilberg Towers

[2:07:42] One LLC on a land use entitlement

[2:07:45] project request for a proposed

[2:07:48] sevenstory 71 unit mixeduse development

[2:07:52] with 1,800 square feet of commercial

[2:07:54] space with waiverss of title 19.09

[2:07:59] formbbased code development standards on

[2:08:02] 0 36 acres at 1801 Fremont Street, T4-C,

[2:08:08] T4 Corridor Zone, Ward 3, Miss Diaz. Uh,

[2:08:12] agenda item 34 26-0226-VAC1

[2:08:18] applicant owner GSI Oso Blanca Las Vegas

[2:08:22] Owner LLC on a land use entitlement

[2:08:25] project request for a petition to vacate

[2:08:28] a portion of the right of way Doughbrook

[2:08:30] Trail generally located on the west side

[2:08:33] of Osa Balanca Road approximately 1,16

[2:08:37] ft south of Elhorn Road Ward 4. Miss

[2:08:41] Alan Pollinski. Agenda item 35

[2:08:44] 26-0227-dir1.

[2:08:48] Applicant owner New Vegas D4 LLC on a

[2:08:53] 24-month development report is required

[2:08:56] by section 9.01

[2:08:58] of the first amended and restated

[2:09:00] development agreement for Vegas Rising

[2:09:03] generally located at the southeast

[2:09:05] corner of Wilmington Avenue and

[2:09:07] Richfield Boulevard. Award three, Miss

[2:09:10] Diaz. Agenda item 36, 26-0263-RQ1.

[2:09:17] Applicant Jones Media LLC owner Jonathan

[2:09:21] Park LLC on a land use entitlement

[2:09:24] project request for a retired review of

[2:09:27] an approved special use permit SUP-4811

[2:09:32] for an existing 40ft tall 12tx 24 foot

[2:09:37] off premise sign at 3319 me avenue m

[2:09:42] industrial zone ward 1. Mr. Kudson.

[2:09:45] Agenda item 37 26-0265-RQ1.

[2:09:52] applicant Jones Media LLC, owner

[2:09:54] Jonathan Park LLC, on a land use

[2:09:57] entitlement project request of an

[2:10:00] approved special use permit SUP-4812

[2:10:04] for an existing 40ft tall 12tx 24 foot

[2:10:08] off- premise signed at 3542 Sirrus um at

[2:10:13] Sirrus Avenue Mind Industrial Zone Ward

[2:10:16] 1. Mr. Canudson. The planning commission

[2:10:19] recommends approval of items 33 and 34

[2:10:22] and the staff recommends approval of all

[2:10:25] items. Item 33, 34, 36 and 37 are public

[2:10:30] hearings that I now declare open. Is

[2:10:32] there anyone wishing to be heard on

[2:10:34] items 33, 34, 36 or 37?

[2:10:41] Hearing and seeing none, I will now

[2:10:43] close the public hearing. Mayor Pro10,

[2:10:45] may I have a motion for the one motion,

[2:10:47] one vote items 33 through 37.

[2:10:50] >> Move to approve.

[2:10:52] » Move to approve.

[2:10:52] >> Please vote.

[2:10:55] » Please vote.

[2:10:55] Post.

[2:10:58] Motion carries.

[2:11:07] Agenda item 38 26-000051

[2:11:12] of the following land use entitlement

[2:11:14] project requests on 0.46 46 acres at

[2:11:18] 2167

[2:11:19] North Decada Boulevard C1 Limited

[2:11:22] commercial zone 38A 26-0051-V1

[2:11:29] to allow a proposed commercial

[2:11:31] development that does not conform to

[2:11:33] Title 19 development standards for

[2:11:36] on-site minimum parking requirements 38B

[2:11:40] 26-0051-

[2:11:44] SDR1 for the proposed conversion of an

[2:11:47] existing 3,224

[2:11:50] square f foot motor vehicle parts and

[2:11:52] sales development into a convenience

[2:11:55] store with fuel pumps and parking lot

[2:11:57] reconfiguration

[2:11:59] with waiverss of title 19.08

[2:12:03] perimeter landscape buffer requirements.

[2:12:06] The applicant is Silver State

[2:12:07] Contracting and Development LLC and the

[2:12:10] owner is AD and NLLLC.

[2:12:14] The planning commission and staff

[2:12:16] recommend denial on the entire land use

[2:12:18] project. These are in ward five, Miss

[2:12:21] Summers Armstrong and these are public

[2:12:23] hearings which I now declare open. Is

[2:12:25] the applicant present?

[2:12:27] >> Yes.

[2:12:27] » Yes.

[2:12:27] >> Would you like to tell first tell us

[2:12:29] » Would you like to tell first tell us

[2:12:29] your name and then would you like to

[2:12:30] tell us about your project?

[2:12:32] >> Yes, we do. Good morning, Mayor Berkeley

[2:12:33] » Yes, we do. Good morning, Mayor Berkeley

[2:12:34] and council. My name is Tony Gillerson

[2:12:36] with Silver State Contracting. Um, as

[2:12:39] you can see, we're uh proposed to

[2:12:41] renovate a current um it's a abandoned

[2:12:47] auto mechanic shop into a uh convenience

[2:12:50] store. Uh the convenience store will

[2:12:52] have a uh ice cream uh bar in it and

[2:12:56] also uh we're looking to uh include four

[2:13:00] uh fuel pumps and then also um looking

[2:13:04] to add two EV chargers stations for

[2:13:07] cars.

[2:13:10] » Um Oh, I'm sorry.

[2:13:12] >> No, is that is that your um entire

[2:13:15] » No, is that is that your um entire

[2:13:15] presentation?

[2:13:16] >> Uh yes.

[2:13:16] » Uh yes.

[2:13:16] >> All righty. May I have a staff report,

[2:13:18] » All righty. May I have a staff report,

[2:13:18] please?

[2:13:19] >> Yes. Thank you, Mayor Seth Floyd. For

[2:13:20] » Yes. Thank you, Mayor Seth Floyd. For

[2:13:20] the record, staff finds that the lack of

[2:13:22] sufficient on-site parking may lead to

[2:13:24] on-site vehicular circulation conflicts

[2:13:26] and the lack of landscape materials only

[2:13:28] will only contribute to the heat island

[2:13:30] effect, which is in direct conflict with

[2:13:32] the 2050 master plan and therefore staff

[2:13:34] is recommending denial of both the

[2:13:36] variance and the site development

[2:13:37] review. Thank you.

[2:13:38] >> Thank you so much. Is there anyone else

[2:13:40] » Thank you so much. Is there anyone else

[2:13:40] wishing to be heard on these items?

[2:13:44] Seeing no one, I will close the public

[2:13:46] hearing. Um, are there any questions or

[2:13:49] comments from the council?

[2:13:52] Miss Summers Armstrong.

[2:13:55] >> Thank you, Madame Mayor. And, uh, thank

[2:13:57] » Thank you, Madame Mayor. And, uh, thank

[2:13:57] you so much, sir, for coming down today.

[2:13:59] Uh, this is a tough one for me, as you

[2:14:02] well know. Um, we are doing our best to

[2:14:06] get infill. Um, and my understanding

[2:14:09] from staff is that this was a county um,

[2:14:13] uh, in the county previously and they

[2:14:15] had different rules for um, a use under

[2:14:20] their terms and now we at the city have

[2:14:23] these rules where we're trying to

[2:14:24] address heat island and circulation and

[2:14:28] just be thoughtful. But then I have to

[2:14:31] weigh this against leaving this an empty

[2:14:36] space.

[2:14:38] Um it is tough. But I um I just want to

[2:14:42] mention a couple things. First of all,

[2:14:44] you were very uh attentive and came in a

[2:14:47] couple of times to talk to us about

[2:14:49] adding trees. And do you have any other

[2:14:52] pictures that you can share with us? Did

[2:14:54] you bring anything in the

[2:14:56] >> I didn't. I just have the actual

[2:14:57] » I didn't. I just have the actual

[2:14:57] elevations that I didn't know if you

[2:15:00] guys had it, but I we have the same

[2:15:03] >> Do you have anything? Let me see if lay

[2:15:05] » Do you have anything? Let me see if lay

[2:15:05] on the Yeah. So that we can see.

[2:15:10] » There you go.

[2:15:19] » Slide it over just a little bit to your

[2:15:21] Yep. There you go.

[2:15:22] >> There you go. right there. Okay.

[2:15:25] » There you go. right there. Okay.

[2:15:25] >> All right. So, just give us a little

[2:15:26] » All right. So, just give us a little

[2:15:26] quick walk through um so that we have a

[2:15:29] better idea of what you have addressed

[2:15:31] and the concerns, please.

[2:15:32] >> Okay. All right. So, uh what we did is

[2:15:35] » Okay. All right. So, uh what we did is

[2:15:35] we add added these um plant islands here

[2:15:39] um with with trees and wherever we

[2:15:41] could, we added around the perimeter

[2:15:45] behind the behind the store right now is

[2:15:48] a residential area. So, we added these

[2:15:50] trees here for sound buffers um around

[2:15:54] the perimeter of the store and then also

[2:15:56] each island in front on the Decada

[2:15:59] Boulevard. We added trees here also.

[2:16:01] Well, uh trees and plants per um what is

[2:16:05] requested by the city?

[2:16:08] >> A question. Is there any way to add I

[2:16:11] » A question. Is there any way to add I

[2:16:11] see um on your display I'm going to

[2:16:13] guess that the larger circles are are

[2:16:16] trees.

[2:16:17] >> That's correct. And I only see one in

[2:16:19] » That's correct. And I only see one in

[2:16:19] the rear at the very top, which I

[2:16:21] believe is north

[2:16:22] >> right here.

[2:16:23] » right here.

[2:16:23] >> Is there any is there enough room to add

[2:16:26] » Is there any is there enough room to add

[2:16:26] any more trees in the back for the

[2:16:29] buffer?

[2:16:29] >> So, we do have actually these right here

[2:16:32] » So, we do have actually these right here

[2:16:32] are actually trees here.

[2:16:34] >> Okay.

[2:16:34] » Okay.

[2:16:34] >> Yeah, these are all trees right here.

[2:16:36] » Yeah, these are all trees right here.

[2:16:36] >> Okay. Those are smaller dots.

[2:16:38] » Okay. Those are smaller dots.

[2:16:38] >> Correct.

[2:16:39] » Correct.

[2:16:39] >> Okay.

[2:16:39] » Okay.

[2:16:39] >> Right here.

[2:16:41] » Right here.

[2:16:41] >> Okay. So, how many trees do you have in

[2:16:43] » Okay. So, how many trees do you have in

[2:16:43] the rear? In the rear, we have

[2:16:47] we have seven.

[2:16:48] >> And And what size are those?

[2:16:50] » And And what size are those?

[2:16:50] >> These are

[2:16:53] » These are

[2:16:53] 24 foot boxes.

[2:16:55] >> Okay. All right. Very good. All right.

[2:16:58] » Okay. All right. Very good. All right.

[2:16:58] Um and the gas station area does have a

[2:17:03] canopy.

[2:17:03] >> That is correct.

[2:17:05] » That is correct.

[2:17:05] >> Okay. And then the circulation issue

[2:17:07] » Okay. And then the circulation issue

[2:17:07] comes into play because there's no way

[2:17:09] for a delivery truck to go to the rear.

[2:17:11] It has to sit in front idle offload.

[2:17:15] Okay. So, one of the things we talked

[2:17:17] about was I know I can't mandate it, but

[2:17:20] I would really appreciate it if the

[2:17:21] owner would try to schedule um

[2:17:24] deliveries in the early morning uh or at

[2:17:28] the end of the day so that we don't have

[2:17:31] a pileup on this very limited space.

[2:17:35] >> Okay. Uh, I am going to be dogged about

[2:17:39] » Okay. Uh, I am going to be dogged about

[2:17:39] ensuring that the um landscape is kept

[2:17:43] up. I live right nearby,

[2:17:46] >> okay?

[2:17:47] » okay?

[2:17:47] >> And I will be driving by, [laughter]

[2:17:49] » And I will be driving by, [laughter]

[2:17:49] okay? And so, please let your owner know

[2:17:52] um that he is going to be well attended

[2:17:56] and and watched. And I I got code

[2:18:00] enforcement on speed dial, so don't

[2:18:02] don't play. Okay. Um the next thing

[2:18:05] would be you have an ice cream shop.

[2:18:07] >> Yes, it will be an ice cream shop

[2:18:08] » Yes, it will be an ice cream shop

[2:18:08] inside.

[2:18:09] >> Please work have your owner begin to get

[2:18:12] » Please work have your owner begin to get

[2:18:12] engaged in the community. We have youth

[2:18:14] development and social initiatives. They

[2:18:17] are always helping young people try to

[2:18:19] find work. Um that would be a great

[2:18:21] opportunity for a young person to be

[2:18:23] able to learn how to stock um how to um

[2:18:26] assist customers and give one of the

[2:18:28] young people in our community an

[2:18:30] opportunity um or several especially in

[2:18:32] the summer to have a job. Okay. I would

[2:18:35] also encourage your owner to become

[2:18:38] engaged in the activities that are in

[2:18:41] our community. We have at Fountain Park

[2:18:43] right down the street. We have Balden

[2:18:45] Little League that needs support. Becker

[2:18:48] Tech, which is just to the

[2:18:52] uh west um of this location. Um we want

[2:18:56] people who are coming into our community

[2:18:58] to extract income from our community

[2:19:01] because people will use it, but also to

[2:19:04] give back and be part of the uplifting

[2:19:07] of the community. I can't mandate those

[2:19:10] things,

[2:19:10] >> right?

[2:19:11] » right?

[2:19:11] >> But I can encourage those things. Be a

[2:19:14] » But I can encourage those things. Be a

[2:19:14] good partner in the community. Okay.

[2:19:17] >> And with that said, Madame Mayor, I'd

[2:19:19] » And with that said, Madame Mayor, I'd

[2:19:19] like to make a motion, unless someone

[2:19:20] else has anything to add.

[2:19:22] >> I just want to make sure that the

[2:19:24] » I just want to make sure that the

[2:19:24] applicant agrees to all the conditions

[2:19:26] that have been stated.

[2:19:28] >> Yes.

[2:19:29] » Yes.

[2:19:29] >> Are there any questions or comments?

[2:19:32] » Are there any questions or comments?

[2:19:32] >> Um, Seth and Peter, did I miss anything

[2:19:37] » Um, Seth and Peter, did I miss anything

[2:19:37] >> through you, Madam Mayor? Uh, no. All

[2:19:39] » through you, Madam Mayor? Uh, no. All

[2:19:39] the existing conditions address the what

[2:19:41] is shown on the plan right now.

[2:19:45] >> Thank you. Um, and with that being said,

[2:19:47] » Thank you. Um, and with that being said,

[2:19:47] I'd like to make a motion for approval.

[2:19:50] >> Please vote.

[2:19:54] Post.

[2:19:57] Motion carries. All right. We're looking

[2:20:00] forward to seeing the convenience store,

[2:20:02] the ice cream parlor, everything else.

[2:20:04] But if I were you, I would be very

[2:20:06] careful about what uh the council

[2:20:08] [laughter] woman suggested.

[2:20:10] >> Okay. All right. Thank you.

[2:20:12] » Okay. All right. Thank you.

[2:20:12] >> You're very welcome. And and I just want

[2:20:14] » You're very welcome. And and I just want

[2:20:14] to add something too. Uh just to add

[2:20:16] with you as a as a general contractor.

[2:20:18] Um that is something that I wanted to

[2:20:20] reach out to the community too as we're

[2:20:22] doing construction um to to get

[2:20:25] different programs involved as we're in

[2:20:27] the process.

[2:20:29] >> All right. Thank you.

[2:20:31] » All right. Thank you.

[2:20:31] >> You're very welcome.

[2:20:34] » You're very welcome.

[2:20:34] Agenda item 39, 26-0165

[2:20:39] on the following land use entitlement

[2:20:41] project request on 0.45

[2:20:44] acres at 1712 Santa Paula Drive, 39A

[2:20:49] 26-0165-V1

[2:20:53] to allow a 16 foot rear yard setback

[2:20:58] where 20 ft is required for an existing

[2:21:00] building. 39B 26-0165-1

[2:21:06] from PR professional office and parking

[2:21:09] to R4 High Density Residential. The

[2:21:12] applicant owner is Santa Gold Realy LLC.

[2:21:16] The planning commission recommends

[2:21:18] approval on the entire land use

[2:21:20] entitlement project. Staff recommends

[2:21:22] denial on the entire land use

[2:21:24] entitlement project. These are in W

[2:21:27] three, Miss Dios. They are public

[2:21:29] hearings which I now declare open. Is

[2:21:31] the applicant present?

[2:21:33] >> Yes.

[2:21:34] » Yes.

[2:21:34] >> Would you state your name and tell us

[2:21:36] » Would you state your name and tell us

[2:21:36] about your project?

[2:21:37] >> Excuse me.

[2:21:37] » Excuse me.

[2:21:37] >> Good morning everybody. My name is Amy

[2:21:39] » Good morning everybody. My name is Amy

[2:21:39] Pan. I'm the primary uh managing member

[2:21:42] of this uh project. Um I'm the owner

[2:21:44] also. Um so this pro uh give a little

[2:21:48] historical information of this land. It

[2:21:51] it was combined from two parcels when I

[2:21:54] um purchased it. um the the 1708 Santa

[2:21:59] Paula uh was a a residential joial when

[2:22:03] I purchased. So when we combine both

[2:22:05] parcels into one parcel now it become PR

[2:22:08] professional uh uh office. Um however

[2:22:12] since we uh my last renter moved out

[2:22:15] last year. So this uh property has uh

[2:22:17] been vacant since uh last year October.

[2:22:21] The problem with that area is uh it a

[2:22:23] little bit rough area and uh we have

[2:22:26] lots of things since if you can check

[2:22:28] the system we have lots of opening um

[2:22:30] citations on that property. Uh I've been

[2:22:33] um sending lots of uh people there to

[2:22:36] clean uh you know just try to keep

[2:22:38] people off the property. However, you

[2:22:41] know, um the food traffic is just never

[2:22:44] stop and uh the only um by observation

[2:22:48] because the um next door the nest

[2:22:50] property once we have tenants living

[2:22:52] there the full traffic stopped. So the

[2:22:55] only solution to this problem is to have

[2:22:57] somebody move in ASAP. So, um that's why

[2:23:01] we're planning to uh resume this

[2:23:03] property into residential since I was

[2:23:05] not able to get a tenant in there as uh

[2:23:09] PR uh uh usage. So, that's I'm here to

[2:23:13] um propose this uh project to be able to

[2:23:17] resone to residential uh back to

[2:23:19] residential uh community and then have

[2:23:22] tenants move in ASAP.

[2:23:24] >> Thank you so much. May I have a staff

[2:23:27] » Thank you so much. May I have a staff

[2:23:27] report, please?

[2:23:28] >> Yes, madam. Mayor Peter Lostein, for the

[2:23:30] » Yes, madam. Mayor Peter Lostein, for the

[2:23:30] record, the existing building was pre

[2:23:32] previously converted from a multif

[2:23:34] family use to an office use in 2015

[2:23:36] where it conformed to the rear yard

[2:23:38] setback requirement. Staff does does not

[2:23:41] now support creation of a non-conforming

[2:23:43] setback and there is no physical

[2:23:45] characteristic of the lock that warrants

[2:23:46] approval of the variance. Therefore,

[2:23:48] staff has recommended denial of the

[2:23:49] variance and the reasonzoning. should be

[2:23:51] noting noted that if approved uh

[2:23:54] pursuant to the code a site development

[2:23:56] plan review would be required for the

[2:23:58] conversion of the existing commercial

[2:24:00] building to a multif family residential

[2:24:02] use in the future. Thank you.

[2:24:04] >> Thank you so much. Um is there anyone

[2:24:07] » Thank you so much. Um is there anyone

[2:24:07] else wishing to be heard on this item?

[2:24:10] Seeing no one, I will uh close the

[2:24:12] public hearings. Um are there any

[2:24:15] questions or comments from the council?

[2:24:19] Is there a motion? Councilwoman Diaz.

[2:24:23] >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. And just to

[2:24:25] » Thank you, Madam Mayor. And just to

[2:24:25] confirm, you're Miss Amy Pan.

[2:24:27] >> Yes.

[2:24:27] » Yes.

[2:24:27] >> Okay. Just making sure. Uh Miss Pan, um

[2:24:30] » Okay. Just making sure. Uh Miss Pan, um

[2:24:30] since I haven't spoken to you about um

[2:24:33] the future of the site, uh I want to

[2:24:37] reiterate what our planning staff just

[2:24:38] articulated. So, right now we're

[2:24:40] tackling the zoning change back to

[2:24:42] residential, but obviously from the

[2:24:44] renderings and the pictures, it is not

[2:24:46] inhabitable as is, right? And so,

[2:24:50] >> um, you do have to come back to us as a

[2:24:51] » um, you do have to come back to us as a

[2:24:52] city council to show us what you're how

[2:24:54] you're going to transform this

[2:24:57] >> defunct, um, I'm calling it defunct and

[2:25:00] » defunct, um, I'm calling it defunct and

[2:25:00] boarded office and professional use, um,

[2:25:04] to then what you're pivoting to offer in

[2:25:06] residential. So are you understanding

[2:25:08] that you even if I bless this you can't

[2:25:11] necessarily move someone in right away?

[2:25:14] No, no, no. Actually, uh, right now we

[2:25:16] brought up just protect the windows

[2:25:18] from, uh, breaking, you know, by people

[2:25:21] and, uh, I did call building safety. I

[2:25:24] ask about the permit. Um, how and I

[2:25:28] talked to I think Lorenzo and he said as

[2:25:31] long we're planning to do of course some

[2:25:34] cosmetic upgrades to make sure the

[2:25:37] building, you know, is up to the

[2:25:38] standard code everything. And that's um

[2:25:42] I talked to Lorenzo and I was told I if

[2:25:45] we just do customatic uh upgrade we

[2:25:48] don't really need to submit the permit

[2:25:50] or anything.

[2:25:53] >> Is that accurate planning team because I

[2:25:55] » Is that accurate planning team because I

[2:25:55] don't think that is accurate

[2:25:57] >> through you madam mayor. I'm not going

[2:25:58] » through you madam mayor. I'm not going

[2:25:58] to speak for the building department or

[2:26:00] the building official but uh the

[2:26:02] building is a commercial building. It's

[2:26:03] not suitable for uh a residential use.

[2:26:06] It would have to be converted and

[2:26:08] pursuant to the zoning ordinance. they

[2:26:10] would need to do a site development plan

[2:26:11] review to convert the home or convert

[2:26:14] the commercial building to a residential

[2:26:16] use and then subsequent to that any

[2:26:18] building permits that would be needed

[2:26:20] for if it's fire safety or anything else

[2:26:23] um would need to be accomplished after

[2:26:25] the entitlement.

[2:26:27] >> Okay, I understand. Okay, maybe I'll

[2:26:29] » Okay, I understand. Okay, maybe I'll

[2:26:29] just keep as is have just put a permit

[2:26:32] have you guys to come in to inspect.

[2:26:35] So that probably would be the outcome.

[2:26:38] So, so once again just to be clear, so

[2:26:40] these are land use applications which

[2:26:42] the council is deciding on right now.

[2:26:44] There would be one more which was called

[2:26:47] the site development plan review which

[2:26:48] shows how the site would be designed and

[2:26:51] work and function for it to go from

[2:26:54] commercial the professional office what

[2:26:56] it is now to a [clears throat] excuse me

[2:26:59] residential use. So it's not simply a

[2:27:02] building permit it is a land use

[2:27:05] entitlement similar to this.

[2:27:06] >> Okay. then into the building permit.

[2:27:09] » Okay. then into the building permit.

[2:27:09] >> So basically, you would have to go

[2:27:11] » So basically, you would have to go

[2:27:11] through this process once more. You

[2:27:13] would have to have a pre-application sit

[2:27:15] down with our planning staff. You would

[2:27:17] probably have to have hired folks to do

[2:27:20] renderings of what does it look like

[2:27:22] now? How are you pivoting from what the

[2:27:25] current structure looks like to what you

[2:27:26] want to offer your future tenants and

[2:27:28] residents? So, it does it is it does

[2:27:31] it's not just you paint the building,

[2:27:33] you do some modifications, and you're

[2:27:35] done. And I I think there could be more

[2:27:38] things involved. Am I missing something?

[2:27:41] >> You're you're absolutely right. There is

[2:27:42] » You're you're absolutely right. There is

[2:27:42] there are more steps. It's not just one

[2:27:44] building permit.

[2:27:45] >> What department should I work with on

[2:27:47] » What department should I work with on

[2:27:47] that?

[2:27:47] >> Uh community community development will

[2:27:49] » Uh community community development will

[2:27:50] cover it.

[2:27:50] >> So community development and if you

[2:27:51] » So community development and if you

[2:27:52] reach out, they'll channel you with a

[2:27:53] planner and then you can have all your

[2:27:55] questions answered about what's needed

[2:27:57] for the site development review. But I

[2:28:00] did want you to I want before we take a

[2:28:02] vote on the change of zone, I want you

[2:28:04] to be full aware that there are multiple

[2:28:07] next steps that you still have to follow

[2:28:08] through before you can,

[2:28:10] >> you know, we want to make sure that we

[2:28:12] » you know, we want to make sure that we

[2:28:12] vet the living conditions that you're

[2:28:14] going to offer future residents.

[2:28:16] >> Okay.

[2:28:18] » Okay.

[2:28:18] >> Do you are you comfortable still moving

[2:28:20] » Do you are you comfortable still moving

[2:28:20] forward?

[2:28:20] >> Oh, yeah. I'm definitely move moving

[2:28:22] » Oh, yeah. I'm definitely move moving

[2:28:22] forward.

[2:28:23] >> Okay. I I feel that the use is um

[2:28:26] » Okay. I I feel that the use is um

[2:28:26] started residential and I think it's

[2:28:28] even better for it to go back to

[2:28:30] residential and so I don't have any

[2:28:31] heartburn about granting you the zone

[2:28:33] change. So with that I'm going to move

[2:28:34] to approve agenda items 39A and B.

[2:28:37] >> Okay. Thank you.

[2:28:38] » Okay. Thank you.

[2:28:38] >> May I ask the applicant you understand

[2:28:40] » May I ask the applicant you understand

[2:28:40] that you need to get in touch with

[2:28:42] community development and start

[2:28:44] developing a plan that uh before you can

[2:28:48] move forward?

[2:28:49] >> Oh yeah.

[2:28:50] » Oh yeah.

[2:28:50] >> Okay.

[2:28:51] » Okay.

[2:28:51] >> All right. in that case. Are you

[2:28:52] » All right. in that case. Are you

[2:28:52] comfortable with that? All right. And

[2:28:54] you agree to all the conditions

[2:28:56] >> uh on the letter I received, right?

[2:28:58] » uh on the letter I received, right?

[2:28:58] Okay. Yes.

[2:29:01] >> Okay.

[2:29:01] » Okay.

[2:29:01] >> Okay. Very good. All right. Um but

[2:29:04] » Okay. Very good. All right. Um but

[2:29:04] definitely get in touch with community

[2:29:06] development so they could walk you

[2:29:08] through the next steps. And with that,

[2:29:10] um please vote.

[2:29:15] Post. Motion carries. Good luck.

[2:29:19] >> Thank you. Thank you for everything.

[2:29:21] » Thank you. Thank you for everything.

[2:29:22] Agenda item 40 26-0172-GPA1

[2:29:28] general plan amendment a public hearing

[2:29:30] applicant owner city of Las Vegas for

[2:29:33] possible action on a land use

[2:29:35] entitlement project request to amend and

[2:29:38] incorporate a supplemental heat

[2:29:40] mitigation drinking water cooling spaces

[2:29:43] building practices plan as part of the

[2:29:46] conservation element to the city of Las

[2:29:49] Vegas 2050 50 master plan consistent

[2:29:53] with section 11 of ordinance 6788

[2:29:56] affects all wards. Uh the planning

[2:29:59] commission and staff [clears throat]

[2:30:00] recommend approval. This is a public

[2:30:02] hearing that I now declare uh open. Mr.

[2:30:05] Floyd.

[2:30:06] >> Uh thank you Mayor Seth Floyd for the

[2:30:07] » Uh thank you Mayor Seth Floyd for the

[2:30:07] record. Uh, mayor, this item is before

[2:30:09] you today uh because in the last

[2:30:12] legislative session, bill AB96

[2:30:15] uh was passed which requires us to add

[2:30:17] some things to our existing master plan.

[2:30:20] And Mark Oada on our team was

[2:30:22] instrumental in getting that passed. He

[2:30:24] provided a lot of testimony during a

[2:30:25] couple of hearings there, but he is not

[2:30:27] here today. So, I'm going to hand it

[2:30:29] over to Rachel Lewis on his team to do

[2:30:31] the presentation and then we'll be

[2:30:32] available to answer any questions

[2:30:34] afterwards.

[2:30:34] >> Thank you. Welcome.

[2:30:35] » Thank you. Welcome.

[2:30:35] >> Thank you.

[2:30:38] » Thank you.

[2:30:38] Good morning, Madame Mayor, City

[2:30:39] Council. My name is Rachel Lewis, City

[2:30:41] of Las Vegas Department of Community

[2:30:43] Development for the record. And as SS

[2:30:46] said, I am here to talk about the heat

[2:30:48] mitigation plan. I first want to talk

[2:30:50] about how it came about. And it was our

[2:30:52] last uh Nevada legislation session in

[2:30:55] 2025 where Assembly Bill 96 was passed

[2:30:59] requiring counties with a population of

[2:31:02] more than a 100,000 people um which is

[2:31:05] Wo and Clark County and the

[2:31:07] jurisdictions within those counties uh

[2:31:09] to amend the conservation element within

[2:31:12] the master plan to now include a heat

[2:31:14] mitigation plan. Assembly Bill 96 has

[2:31:18] language explaining exactly what needs

[2:31:21] to go within the heat mitigation plan

[2:31:24] and those items are access to public

[2:31:26] cooling spaces, public drinking water,

[2:31:30] cool building practices

[2:31:32] and shade over paved surfaces. Now the

[2:31:35] city of Las Vegas, we have been

[2:31:37] addressing heat mitigation here and it's

[2:31:40] been documented within our master plan.

[2:31:43] We have a section within the master plan

[2:31:45] talks about our hazards. One of those

[2:31:47] hazards being extreme heat. Another

[2:31:49] section talks about our urban forestry

[2:31:52] um and our urban forestry goals of

[2:31:53] planting 60,000 trees by 2050.

[2:31:57] Another example that we've already been

[2:31:59] doing heat mitigation is uh this past

[2:32:02] November uh and December of 2025. We

[2:32:05] recently passed our urban forestry

[2:32:07] management plan. This is a framework um

[2:32:09] a big book that tells us exactly what we

[2:32:11] need to do to ensure we maintain our

[2:32:14] tree canopy as well as what we exactly

[2:32:16] need to do to ensure we hit our tree

[2:32:19] planting goals.

[2:32:21] Um and so we're here today to we're here

[2:32:23] today to approve um uh amending our

[2:32:26] master plan to include a heat mitigation

[2:32:28] plan.

[2:32:29] I next want to talk about our urban heat

[2:32:32] island and what that is exactly. Uh heat

[2:32:34] and extreme temperatures is a

[2:32:36] jurisdictional problem. It affects

[2:32:38] everyone here in southern Nevada. And

[2:32:41] what is occurring exactly is as our city

[2:32:44] continues to grow um continues to expand

[2:32:46] outwards, we're inadvertently covering

[2:32:49] up our natural soils, our natural

[2:32:51] plants, um and we're covering it up with

[2:32:53] asphalt and concrete and building. And

[2:32:57] as we're living our urban lives, we

[2:32:59] drive to work, we turn on our air

[2:33:00] conditioning. Um, we're inadvertently

[2:33:02] creating a lot of heat that's being

[2:33:04] absorbed by our built environment. Um,

[2:33:06] so what we're finding here is this urban

[2:33:07] heat island where it's hotter in the

[2:33:10] concentrated areas of our city. So we're

[2:33:12] in our downtown region. Um, and what

[2:33:15] this picture shows, this is an entire

[2:33:17] um, map of our uh, Las Vegas Valley. The

[2:33:20] city of Las Vegas is outlined in that

[2:33:22] blue color there. Um, like I said, it's

[2:33:24] a jurisdictional issue or it's a

[2:33:25] regional issue, so it affects everyone.

[2:33:27] Um, and on the outside of the city, we

[2:33:29] can see um a blue color which represents

[2:33:31] cooler temperatures. And as we um move

[2:33:33] in closer from the orange to yellow and

[2:33:35] red, that highlights that it's getting

[2:33:37] hotter. So that's that urban heat

[2:33:39] island. Um I do want to call out, um

[2:33:41] East Las Vegas is the hottest area here.

[2:33:44] Um, so we have people that are living

[2:33:46] and working within East Las Vegas, uh,

[2:33:48] where this really, um, this heat

[2:33:50] mitigation plan will hopefully improve

[2:33:52] the lives of people that are working

[2:33:53] there.

[2:33:54] >> And if I could just jump in for one

[2:33:56] » And if I could just jump in for one

[2:33:56] second, Seth Floyd, for the record, um,

[2:33:57] you had an item earlier to approve RDA3.

[2:34:00] You'll notice that RDA3 is squarely

[2:34:02] within the bolded area that's

[2:34:04] highlighted here. So as those areas

[2:34:06] redevelop, we can incorporate these

[2:34:08] practices that are going to be outlined

[2:34:10] in the heat mitigation plan to get more

[2:34:13] trees, use different building techniques

[2:34:15] to start addressing the urban heat

[2:34:16] element there.

[2:34:18] >> Thank you.

[2:34:19] » Thank you.

[2:34:19] >> Thank you.

[2:34:19] » Thank you.

[2:34:20] >> Okay. So, so moving along with Assembly

[2:34:22] » Okay. So, so moving along with Assembly

[2:34:22] Bill 96. Um again, there it says exactly

[2:34:25] what needs to be in the heat mitigation

[2:34:26] plan. So the first thing is public

[2:34:28] cooling spaces. The city of Las Vegas

[2:34:30] has already been doing this. We have the

[2:34:32] Courtyard Homeless Resource Center. In

[2:34:35] addition to the homeless resource

[2:34:36] center, we have a partnership or a

[2:34:38] collaboration with our libraries. So, if

[2:34:40] there's a library located within the

[2:34:42] city of Las Vegas, it also acts as a

[2:34:44] cooling center. Um, after cooling

[2:34:47] centers, we have to have access to

[2:34:49] public drinking water. Um, and so what

[2:34:51] we did is we actually GPSed our drinking

[2:34:54] fountains. it would make sense that when

[2:34:56] we go out to our parks and within our

[2:34:58] community centers that you're going to

[2:34:59] find a drinking fountain there. Um, and

[2:35:02] so that's what you see here. Every red

[2:35:04] dot is a drinking fountain and it

[2:35:05] corresponds with the community center

[2:35:07] that it's located in. Um, we GPSed it

[2:35:10] because a recommendation within our heat

[2:35:12] plan is to expand locations for drinking

[2:35:15] fountains and so it'll be easily

[2:35:17] accessible. We can map where our

[2:35:18] drinking fountains are located.

[2:35:21] Next is cool building practices. It's

[2:35:24] important to think about as we grow and

[2:35:25] as we expand that we're not adding to

[2:35:27] the urban heat island and that we're

[2:35:29] doing what we can to help mitigate that.

[2:35:31] So that includes um a great example is

[2:35:33] solar panels um on top of our roofs. So

[2:35:36] instead of the sun beating down on our

[2:35:38] roofs and heating up our buildings, we

[2:35:40] have solar panels that provide shade um

[2:35:42] also uh produce renewable energy in the

[2:35:45] process. Other examples, um the color of

[2:35:48] our buildings. Um it's go instead of

[2:35:50] having dark colored buildings, we're

[2:35:52] having lighter colored buildings to help

[2:35:54] uh reflect the heat. Um even the

[2:35:56] orientation of the building, how it's um

[2:35:58] how it's built and the orientation to

[2:36:00] the sun, where we place our windows

[2:36:02] within our buildings as well. Um we have

[2:36:04] a really great example here at city

[2:36:06] hall. Um we have what's called a green

[2:36:08] roof, which means that we have

[2:36:09] vegetation on top of our roofs. So, um

[2:36:12] just outside um Chambers and right

[2:36:14] outside of our now cafe, we have um our

[2:36:16] second floor patio where there's trees

[2:36:18] and there's an employee garden. Similar

[2:36:20] to Civic Center, there's a similar um

[2:36:22] trees and a garden outside of the then

[2:36:24] cafe.

[2:36:27] Next is shade over pave surfaces. Again,

[2:36:29] great examples here in the city of Las

[2:36:30] Vegas. Right downtown, we have the Las

[2:36:32] Vegas North Premium Outlets where they

[2:36:34] have a shade structure um that help

[2:36:36] people as they're shopping that they can

[2:36:38] enjoy the shade. uh a similar example of

[2:36:40] the shade structure in downtown

[2:36:42] Summerland. And so shade overpaved

[2:36:44] surfaces includes both shade structures

[2:36:46] as well as our urban canopy with a

[2:36:48] preference for drought tolerant and

[2:36:50] native species. Um and back to our uh

[2:36:53] 2050 master plan with our urban forestry

[2:36:55] goal of planting 60,000 trees that

[2:36:57] includes both public and private

[2:36:59] property. This is a public uh project

[2:37:02] where we did a tree planting event at

[2:37:04] one of our local parks um educating the

[2:37:06] community about the importance of our

[2:37:08] urban canopy. And then we also um want

[2:37:12] to plant 60,000 trees on private

[2:37:13] property. We know that funding can

[2:37:15] sometimes be a challenge to work on

[2:37:17] private property. Fortunately, uh the

[2:37:20] city of Las Vegas, we received uh

[2:37:22] federal funding from the US Department

[2:37:23] of Agriculture for a service to plant

[2:37:26] trees um on in the front yards of family

[2:37:29] homes. And so that's what we see here.

[2:37:31] This um was a house located or it's

[2:37:33] located in downtown. Um and our partner

[2:37:35] is par three. So they're doing the

[2:37:37] planting of the trees. This was our very

[2:37:39] first tree um from the grant. So this is

[2:37:41] really exciting. Um and so what comes

[2:37:43] with a p um with the funding to plant on

[2:37:45] private property is we have five options

[2:37:48] for drought tolerant trees. Um the trees

[2:37:50] are planted and then irrigation is

[2:37:52] included and then a one-year follow-up

[2:37:54] on the tree just to ensure that it's on

[2:37:56] its way to grow big and strong and

[2:37:58] provide lots of shade for the years to

[2:37:59] come. This is the flyer. Um and so the

[2:38:04] tree program doesn't apply for all of

[2:38:06] city of Las Vegas. It's only in select

[2:38:08] zip codes. Um back to the map about the

[2:38:11] urban heat island. So this program is

[2:38:13] really to plant trees in areas that need

[2:38:15] them the most. So, this is going to be

[2:38:17] that downtown core um east Las Vegas.

[2:38:19] And I just want to thank council um for

[2:38:22] um helping me spread the word and

[2:38:24] sending this flyer to your constituents

[2:38:27] um when your your uh your uh ward is

[2:38:29] located within our eligible areas. And

[2:38:32] with that, um I'll answer any questions.

[2:38:34] We ask that you pass um our heat

[2:38:36] mitigation plan um and amending it

[2:38:38] within our master plan um required by

[2:38:41] Nevada legislation, Assembly Bill 96.

[2:38:44] >> Darcy.

[2:38:45] » Darcy.

[2:38:45] I'm sorry, Rachel. Rachel, um I I've

[2:38:49] never been so enthusiastic about a heat

[2:38:52] mitigation proposal, but thank you so

[2:38:55] much for bringing this to life for us.

[2:38:57] Uh are there any uh uh well uh I guess

[2:39:01] this is um is there anybody on the

[2:39:04] council that wishes to speak on this

[2:39:06] issue?

[2:39:09] Mayor Prom.

[2:39:10] >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. being the

[2:39:13] » Thank you, Madam Mayor. being the

[2:39:13] council member that represents a lot of

[2:39:15] that red zone that's on the map. Um I

[2:39:18] just want to say how invaluable these

[2:39:20] efforts are. I literally can tell the

[2:39:23] difference when I travel from where I

[2:39:26] mostly am in that east side and I I can

[2:39:30] feel how hot it is throughout the day.

[2:39:31] And then if I travel westward, the

[2:39:34] further west I am, I can feel it drop

[2:39:36] five to six degrees. Um, and it really

[2:39:39] does. And in the time that we're living

[2:39:41] right now in July where we're reaching

[2:39:44] upwards of 110,

[2:39:46] um, you really feel when it's above 100

[2:39:50] degrees, every single degree that inches

[2:39:52] up. So, really excited. Just an ask I

[2:39:56] have is keep us in the loop when you're

[2:39:58] doing the tree plantings. We want to go

[2:39:59] out there and we want to celebrate and

[2:40:01] we want to congratulate every homeowner

[2:40:03] that's taking this big step to help us

[2:40:06] add to the tree canopy. And I feel like

[2:40:08] I haven't been in the know and in the

[2:40:10] loop as much as I I really want to say

[2:40:12] as my calendar permits and I don't have

[2:40:14] other duties assigned. I do want to come

[2:40:16] and celebrate as often as we can or at

[2:40:18] least a W three temp team member can be

[2:40:20] there on my in mystead. So thank you so

[2:40:23] much. Appreciate all the efforts.

[2:40:25] >> Thank you. Anybody else? Miss Brunie.

[2:40:27] » Thank you. Anybody else? Miss Brunie.

[2:40:28] >> Thank you. Thanks Rachel for the

[2:40:29] » Thank you. Thanks Rachel for the

[2:40:29] presentation. I just had a clarifying

[2:40:31] question. I know that you've mapped

[2:40:33] where we have water fountains, but did

[2:40:35] you say that we're also thinking about

[2:40:36] adding some? And if we are, do we know

[2:40:39] what the anticipated cost of adding a

[2:40:41] water fountain is?

[2:40:43] >> We have not reached out to public works

[2:40:45] » We have not reached out to public works

[2:40:45] yet to ask about that. Um, but the idea

[2:40:48] is uh recommending to include water

[2:40:50] fountains along a public rideway where

[2:40:54] as people are walking or bicycling to

[2:40:56] work that they also have access uh to

[2:40:58] drinking water. but we're not sure in

[2:41:00] terms of like the cost that it would be

[2:41:02] um and how we would get access to the

[2:41:05] the water to those areas.

[2:41:07] >> And council, I would just add to that

[2:41:09] » And council, I would just add to that

[2:41:09] what came out of AB96 was a requirement

[2:41:13] that we put in our master plan how we

[2:41:15] are going to both map existing and also

[2:41:18] plan for the future of adding new. So

[2:41:21] this goes in our aspirational document

[2:41:23] of the 2050 master plan. The next step

[2:41:24] would be implementation which would be

[2:41:26] looking at locations where we could add

[2:41:28] those

[2:41:29] Yes, Miss Kelly.

[2:41:31] >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. There was

[2:41:33] » Thank you, Madam Mayor. There was

[2:41:33] probably more of a comment, Seth, to you

[2:41:34] and to the city manager.

[2:41:39] I just want to make sure that when

[2:41:41] everything we do needs to be through

[2:41:43] this lens. So whether it's new projects

[2:41:46] coming in to to community development or

[2:41:50] we have, you know, we have this terrific

[2:41:53] new RDA and and we're going to be able

[2:41:56] to update local, you know, help help our

[2:41:59] community, update the the areas, where

[2:42:03] can we make sure there's another tree?

[2:42:05] And I think a perfect example is uh what

[2:42:08] we had in the the the gentleman who was

[2:42:10] talking about the item in Ward 5. And I

[2:42:14] really appreciated the council woman's

[2:42:16] attention to the number of

[2:42:18] >> your call has exceeded the maximum

[2:42:19] » your call has exceeded the maximum

[2:42:19] permitted duration. You will be

[2:42:21] disconnected now. Goodbye.

[2:42:24] >> Goodbye. And so I I really hope that um

[2:42:28] » Goodbye. And so I I really hope that um

[2:42:28] you know through public works, you know,

[2:42:30] whatever we're doing, if we're if we're

[2:42:32] tearing something up and we can add a

[2:42:34] tree or if we're taking things out, it

[2:42:37] should be part of every filter of what

[2:42:39] we do. Thank you.

[2:42:41] >> Thank you so much, Miss Summers

[2:42:42] » Thank you so much, Miss Summers

[2:42:42] Armstrong.

[2:42:44] >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. It is so amazing

[2:42:46] » Thank you, Madam Mayor. It is so amazing

[2:42:46] that we have such collaboration and

[2:42:48] unity on this board for this issue. I'm

[2:42:52] also uh representing one of the hot

[2:42:54] areas on the heat island map. When I saw

[2:42:57] that map in 2021, my first session in

[2:43:00] the legislature, when I tell you it get

[2:43:03] made me gasp. I knew it, but to see it

[2:43:06] was overwhelming. And to see that the

[2:43:10] city of Las Vegas is being intentional

[2:43:12] about making a difference. I signed up

[2:43:15] for my tree, okay? because I want two

[2:43:17] trees and um in the front so that I can

[2:43:20] be an example. We took this flyer to a

[2:43:24] community meeting on Monday and to see

[2:43:27] the excitement on people's faces and

[2:43:29] then they were mad some of them well we

[2:43:30] live in another municipality and I said

[2:43:33] that's not my problem. The city of Las

[2:43:35] Vegas is doing their part and so I think

[2:43:38] what you are doing and your

[2:43:39] intentionality is catching on. people

[2:43:42] still don't know. So, we have to

[2:43:44] continue to talk about it. Um, I'm going

[2:43:47] to be an example and make sure that I'm

[2:43:49] talking about it every opportunity I

[2:43:51] get. And my question for Seth and M and

[2:43:55] Mr. Soliss, uh, is are we allowed to ask

[2:43:59] some of these things as actual

[2:44:02] demands in, um, in our planning process?

[2:44:05] because um I just saw that we have a new

[2:44:08] fountain at um

[2:44:11] um Ela Pearson. Thank you, Parks and

[2:44:13] Recre. I've seen people use it all the

[2:44:15] time. How do we get this stuff in as

[2:44:18] mandatory? Like we said, the ice cream

[2:44:20] shop that's on a hot street. That would

[2:44:22] be great to have a little water fountain

[2:44:24] out there. So, how do we integrate these

[2:44:27] things? Solar panels,

[2:44:29] um more trees and water so that where we

[2:44:33] can, we take every opportunity.

[2:44:35] >> Yeah. Thanks, Councilwoman Seth Foy for

[2:44:36] » Yeah. Thanks, Councilwoman Seth Foy for

[2:44:36] the record. And yes, thank you for

[2:44:37] mentioning Fred. I forgot to introduce

[2:44:39] Fred, who's been standing up here the

[2:44:40] whole time. Fred Solis is our planning

[2:44:42] manager. Uh he does a lot of work on

[2:44:44] planning commission. So when these items

[2:44:45] come uh up, he shepherds them through

[2:44:47] that process. Uh so this is step one and

[2:44:51] actually you already took a step. Rachel

[2:44:53] had a slide up here about the urban

[2:44:54] forestry management plan, which we

[2:44:56] actually adopted back at the end of last

[2:44:57] year. But this is really step one in

[2:45:01] setting the goal of where we want to go

[2:45:03] and the next steps are implementation.

[2:45:05] We have in draft form. We've had a

[2:45:08] couple over the years, but we've got one

[2:45:09] that we're moving forward. Peter and I

[2:45:10] actually just talked about it this

[2:45:11] morning. Uh another a tree ordinance

[2:45:14] that would actually add those specific

[2:45:16] requirements you're talking about. Uh so

[2:45:18] those things are moving along. We do

[2:45:20] them. You know, not everything moves as

[2:45:22] quickly as we'd like, but this is step

[2:45:23] one. So it sets that priority for us to

[2:45:25] then go and develop those rules and

[2:45:27] guidelines to get those things

[2:45:28] implemented. So I think this is and

[2:45:30] you're already seeing even without this

[2:45:31] plan uh if you look on Jackson, we've

[2:45:34] done it on Main Street, Stewart, all of

[2:45:36] those roadway projects are including a

[2:45:38] lot more street trees. In fact, my team

[2:45:40] did a management huddle where we went

[2:45:41] out and did a little walkound on Jackson

[2:45:43] and we were it was kind of hot so we

[2:45:44] were standing under one of those

[2:45:46] excellent shade trees that's going to

[2:45:47] provide even more shade. So, uh, we're

[2:45:49] already doing those things regardless of

[2:45:50] the plan, but we can we're this is

[2:45:52] certainly the step in the right

[2:45:53] direction to get those implemented.

[2:45:56] >> This good. Uh, this is an open hearing.

[2:46:00] » This good. Uh, this is an open hearing.

[2:46:00] Is there anybody that wishes to be heard

[2:46:02] on this item before I entertain a

[2:46:04] motion?

[2:46:07] » Please come forward.

[2:46:19] My name is Eric Melzde Christ Nimrod.

[2:46:22] This heat mitigation situation is

[2:46:25] fantastic.

[2:46:26] It must be understood that trees ought

[2:46:29] to be planted around bus stops also. And

[2:46:33] it should be understood that a bus is a

[2:46:37] cooling system. It's air conditioned.

[2:46:40] It's a moving air conditioning

[2:46:44] uh vehicle for the people.

[2:46:48] Some are parked especially in BTC at the

[2:46:52] BTC and they're running and they won't

[2:46:56] let anybody get on them into the cool to

[2:47:01] get out of the heat. So it must be

[2:47:03] understood that part of this heat

[2:47:05] mitigation situation should be that all

[2:47:08] those those buses they'll be running and

[2:47:13] nobody's allowed on them.

[2:47:16] So that should be thought of in this

[2:47:18] mitigation thing. the RTC

[2:47:22] should be more um

[2:47:27] should thank more of the people because

[2:47:29] that would help a lot of what's going on

[2:47:33] in this heat because I'm one who's

[2:47:36] suffering from this threederee heat due

[2:47:39] to the uh

[2:47:42] low service by the RTC.

[2:47:46] >> Thank you very much. Anyone

[2:47:50] » Thank you very much. Anyone

[2:47:50] else? Then I will close the public

[2:47:52] hearing. I I have to say the moment of

[2:47:56] personal privilege. My family moved to

[2:47:59] Las Vegas in 1964

[2:48:01] in the middle of the summer, right

[2:48:03] around this time of year. I honestly

[2:48:05] thought my family took me to hell. And I

[2:48:09] am now I'm mayor of hell. And so I I'm

[2:48:12] just so um so proud that to be mayor of

[2:48:17] a city that understands the importance

[2:48:20] of this and is not only working on heat

[2:48:24] mitigation, but we're beautifying the

[2:48:26] city as we go along. So thank you so

[2:48:29] much for your extraordinary efforts um

[2:48:32] on all of our behalfs. We appreciate it.

[2:48:35] We recognize it and it's making a huge

[2:48:38] difference. And with that, I will

[2:48:40] entertain a motion of Mayor Prom.

[2:48:42] >> I move to approve. Madame Mayor,

[2:48:44] » I move to approve. Madame Mayor,

[2:48:44] >> please vote.

[2:48:48] » please vote.

[2:48:48] >> Post. Motion carries. Thank you so much.

[2:48:54] Agenda item 426-0206-ET1

[2:49:02] extension of time special use permit

[2:49:04] SUP-78660.

[2:49:08] applicant owner Pacific Classic LLC for

[2:49:12] possible action on a land use

[2:49:13] entitlement project request for the

[2:49:16] third extension of time of the approval

[2:49:18] for a proposed car wash full service and

[2:49:21] auto detailing use at the northwest

[2:49:24] corner of Iron Mountain Road and Sky

[2:49:26] Village Road. Uh C1 limited commercial

[2:49:30] zone ward 6. Miss Brunie planning

[2:49:33] commission recommends approval. Staff

[2:49:35] recommends denial. Is the applicant

[2:49:37] present?

[2:49:38] >> Good morning, your honor. Members of the

[2:49:40] » Good morning, your honor. Members of the

[2:49:40] council, my name is Bob Gronower, 1980

[2:49:42] Festival Plaza Drive. I'm here

[2:49:44] representing the property owner and

[2:49:46] applicant on this matter. Um, we're

[2:49:48] asking for an extension of time here.

[2:49:50] There was a condition that the planning

[2:49:52] commission put on that states that this

[2:49:54] application would be good until December

[2:49:56] 4th of 2026. And the reason for that is

[2:49:58] is we're getting ready to come in with a

[2:50:00] subsequent application in here for a

[2:50:02] large end user on this piece of

[2:50:03] property. So, we're excited of what's

[2:50:05] going to be coming here in the very near

[2:50:07] future. So, we ask you to approve the

[2:50:09] planning commission's recommendation,

[2:50:11] which also lines up with what you

[2:50:13] approved for convenience store in this

[2:50:16] property last month. All

[2:50:17] >> right. Thank you so much. May I have a

[2:50:19] » right. Thank you so much. May I have a

[2:50:19] staff report, please?

[2:50:20] >> Yes. Thank you, Mayor Seth Floyd, for

[2:50:21] » Yes. Thank you, Mayor Seth Floyd, for

[2:50:21] the record. Uh, this is the third

[2:50:23] extension of time for this special use

[2:50:24] permit approval, which has remained

[2:50:26] active for six years, even though the

[2:50:27] site development plan review for the

[2:50:28] site that includes the car wash expired

[2:50:30] three years ago. staff recommends denial

[2:50:32] and recommends that a new special use

[2:50:34] permit be sought when the developer is

[2:50:36] ready to obtain a new site development

[2:50:38] review and site development plan review

[2:50:40] entitlement. Uh but as Mr. Groar stated,

[2:50:42] the planning commission did amend

[2:50:44] condition number one uh to have this

[2:50:46] approval expire on December 4th, 2026

[2:50:48] unless another extension of time is

[2:50:50] approved.

[2:50:51] >> Okay.

[2:50:53] » Okay.

[2:50:53] Are there any questions or comments from

[2:50:55] the council?

[2:50:59] So, um, staff, explain to me what we are

[2:51:03] requesting. You're asking for a complete

[2:51:06] denial.

[2:51:07] >> Yeah, staff typ typically when we get to

[2:51:09] » Yeah, staff typ typically when we get to

[2:51:09] this u a third extension of time, staff

[2:51:12] will ordinarily recommend denial and

[2:51:14] have the applicant come back with a new

[2:51:15] application when they're ready to

[2:51:16] develop.

[2:51:19] >> What would your preference be?

[2:51:21] » What would your preference be?

[2:51:21] >> Oh, we would like to follow planning

[2:51:22] » Oh, we would like to follow planning

[2:51:22] commission's recommendation. And the

[2:51:24] reason what their recommendation is this

[2:51:26] was previously approved for part of a

[2:51:29] Costco site. Uh this Costco is going to

[2:51:32] originally go here. Unfortunately, uh

[2:51:35] that fell out of the deal. They're

[2:51:37] Costco's looking for another place to

[2:51:38] go. We have another big enduser that's

[2:51:40] here that um hopefully I I'm told

[2:51:44] Friday, Monday that we'll know that

[2:51:46] we'll officially be able to say who the

[2:51:48] end user is. We've been working very

[2:51:50] closely with councilwoman in this um in

[2:51:52] this area, Councilwoman Brunie. So, the

[2:51:54] way we look at this, there's no harm

[2:51:56] here by approving this application

[2:51:58] because what we're telling you is if we

[2:52:00] don't have this enduser in and submit

[2:52:03] our application before December 4th,

[2:52:06] that application's gone. We're not

[2:52:07] coming back here and you're not going to

[2:52:09] see us for the convenience store or the

[2:52:11] car wash. So, we just need this in here

[2:52:14] so we can finalize the deal with our end

[2:52:16] user. and then you'll like the end user

[2:52:19] that's going to be coming in here if

[2:52:20] this all comes to fruition. And if not,

[2:52:22] you're not going to see us here in

[2:52:23] December asking for an extension of

[2:52:25] time.

[2:52:25] >> Thank you so much, Councilwoman Brun.

[2:52:29] » Thank you so much, Councilwoman Brun.

[2:52:29] >> Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to make a

[2:52:30] » Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to make a

[2:52:30] motion to approve item number

[2:52:31] 4226-0206-O1.

[2:52:37] » Please vote on the motion.

[2:52:40] >> Post.

[2:52:43] » Post.

[2:52:43] Motion carries.

[2:52:44] >> Thank you. Have a good day. Thank you so

[2:52:46] » Thank you. Have a good day. Thank you so

[2:52:46] much. Agenda item 43 26-0216-dir1

[2:52:53] director's business applicant college of

[2:52:55] southern Nevada owner Nevada system of

[2:52:58] higher education for possible action on

[2:53:00] a request for the first amendment of the

[2:53:03] cooperative campus development agreement

[2:53:05] between the city of Las Vegas and the

[2:53:07] board of regents of the Nevada system of

[2:53:10] higher education on behalf of the

[2:53:12] college of southern Nevada. This is in

[2:53:14] ward four. Miss Alan Pinski. This is a

[2:53:17] public hearing that I now declare open.

[2:53:21] >> Hello.

[2:53:21] » Hello.

[2:53:21] >> Good morning. Carissa Nef. I'm associate

[2:53:23] » Good morning. Carissa Nef. I'm associate

[2:53:23] general counsel at the College of

[2:53:25] Southern Nevada.

[2:53:27] >> Would you care to tell us about your

[2:53:29] » Would you care to tell us about your

[2:53:29] project?

[2:53:30] >> Uh yes. This is regarding uh the

[2:53:33] » Uh yes. This is regarding uh the

[2:53:33] construction of CSN's campus in the

[2:53:36] Northwest. And the purpose of the action

[2:53:39] item before you is relatively simple. Uh

[2:53:43] basically

[2:53:44] um the Nevada system of higher education

[2:53:48] and the city of on behalf of of CSN

[2:53:53] and the city of Las Vegas had entered

[2:53:55] into a cooperative agreement on July

[2:53:58] 20th, 2017. Um, subsequent to that, the

[2:54:02] BLM issued basically an amended land

[2:54:05] patent and each agreement contains

[2:54:08] differing terms regarding the

[2:54:10] construction date for for um a building

[2:54:13] to be completed on that Northwest

[2:54:16] campus. Under the initial cooperative

[2:54:18] agreement, CSN had eight years from the

[2:54:21] transfer of the land from the United

[2:54:23] States government to the Nevada system

[2:54:25] of higher education to construct at

[2:54:27] least one educational building. However,

[2:54:31] when we got the amended land patent uh

[2:54:33] from the United States that provided

[2:54:36] different language and said that CSS Zen

[2:54:38] shall complete the first building or

[2:54:41] show progress towards the development of

[2:54:43] the College of Southern Nevada campus

[2:54:45] within 12 years um of when the land was

[2:54:49] conveyed to Eni. And so the action item

[2:54:52] before you is basically to um approve

[2:54:56] the first amendment to the cooperative

[2:54:59] agreement. So the language in the

[2:55:01] subsequent land patent is in alignment

[2:55:04] and gives CSN 12 years.

[2:55:08] >> Thank you so much. May I have a staff

[2:55:09] » Thank you so much. May I have a staff

[2:55:09] report, please?

[2:55:11] >> Yes, madame mayor. The proposed

[2:55:12] » Yes, madame mayor. The proposed

[2:55:12] amendment complies with all NRS 278 and

[2:55:15] title 19 requirements. The amended

[2:55:16] updates the development agreement with

[2:55:18] more accurate information pertaining to

[2:55:20] the date in which the land was conveyed

[2:55:22] from the US government to the College of

[2:55:23] Southern Nevada as well as provides a

[2:55:25] review mechanism for the city council to

[2:55:27] monitor progress at the development of

[2:55:28] the Northwest campus. No other portions

[2:55:31] of agreement have been modified and

[2:55:33] staff recommends approval of the

[2:55:34] request. Thank you.

[2:55:36] >> Thank you so much. Uh this is a public

[2:55:38] » Thank you so much. Uh this is a public

[2:55:38] hearing that I now declare open. Is

[2:55:40] there anyone uh wishing to be heard on

[2:55:43] this item?

[2:55:45] Seeing none, I will close the public

[2:55:46] hearing. Are there any questions or

[2:55:48] comments from members of the council?

[2:55:52] >> Very good. Is there a motion?

[2:55:54] » Very good. Is there a motion?

[2:55:54] Councilwoman Palinski?

[2:55:56] >> Uh, yes. Thank you, Madame Mayor. I

[2:55:58] » Uh, yes. Thank you, Madame Mayor. I

[2:55:58] enthusiastically move to approve item

[2:56:00] number 43. And I would like to ask if it

[2:56:04] is u if the entire council agrees to

[2:56:09] invite CSN to come sometime in the fall,

[2:56:13] maybe November, December and uh fully

[2:56:16] explain in our presentation portion of

[2:56:18] the council to the people of the

[2:56:20] Northwest exactly what's planned.

[2:56:22] >> I think CSN would be happy to do that.

[2:56:24] » I think CSN would be happy to do that.

[2:56:24] >> Thank you.

[2:56:27] » Thank you.

[2:56:27] There's a motion on the table. Please

[2:56:29] vote.

[2:56:31] opposed.

[2:56:32] Motion carries. Thank you so much.

[2:56:34] >> Thank you.

[2:56:36] » Thank you.

[2:56:36] >> Agenda item 44, resend 26-0127-

[2:56:42] » Agenda item 44, resend 26-0127-

[2:56:42] SDR1 [snorts] site development plan

[2:56:45] review public hearing. Applicant Trout

[2:56:48] Electric Owner Novak Holdings LLC for

[2:56:52] possible action on a land use

[2:56:54] entitlement project request for a

[2:56:56] proposed parking facility with waiverss

[2:56:59] of perimeter landscape requirements on

[2:57:02] 0.35

[2:57:03] acres at the northeast corner of Lake Me

[2:57:06] Boulevard and San Simeone Street C1

[2:57:10] limited commercial zone ward five Miss

[2:57:12] Summers Armstrong

[2:57:14] um on at the June June 17th city council

[2:57:18] meeting. This item was held in obeyance

[2:57:20] to the August 19th, 2026 council

[2:57:24] meeting. This item is to consider uh

[2:57:27] rescending that council action so the

[2:57:29] item could be heard today. This is a

[2:57:32] public hearing that I now declare open.

[2:57:34] Is there anybody wishing to be heard uh

[2:57:37] regarding rescending the previous

[2:57:39] council action on this item? Seeing

[2:57:42] none, I'll close the public hearing.

[2:57:47] Mayor Jeff Dorquek, city attorney for

[2:57:49] the record. On this item, we would just

[2:57:51] need any of the council members because

[2:57:53] everyone voted unanimously back in July

[2:57:55] to hold it in a bay or June to hold it

[2:57:57] in obeyance. So, I would uh assume

[2:58:00] Councilwoman Summers Armstrong can make

[2:58:02] the motion or would want to make the

[2:58:03] motion. We on this item, let's go ahead

[2:58:06] and move to resend the obeyance from

[2:58:09] August 17th. Was that the date? Uh

[2:58:13] >> 19 August 19th. August 19th. Uh so we'll

[2:58:17] » 19 August 19th. August 19th. Uh so we'll

[2:58:17] move to resin the the obeyance uh to a

[2:58:20] for August 19th and set the hearing for

[2:58:23] today. And once that motion's made and

[2:58:26] if it's approved, we can then proceed to

[2:58:28] item 45.

[2:58:29] >> All right. Thank you so much. Um Miss

[2:58:31] » All right. Thank you so much. Um Miss

[2:58:31] Summers Armstrong, do I have a motion?

[2:58:34] >> Yes, madame mayor. I move that we resend

[2:58:36] » Yes, madame mayor. I move that we resend

[2:58:36] the obeyance uh to August 19th and allow

[2:58:39] this item to be heard today.

[2:58:41] >> All right. Please vote.

[2:58:44] » All right. Please vote.

[2:58:44] Post.

[2:58:46] Motion carries. Now we're at agenda for

[2:58:48] item 45. Reconsider 26-0127-

[2:58:54] SDR1 obeyance item site development plan

[2:58:58] review applicant Trout Electric Owner

[2:59:00] Novac Holdings LLC for possible action

[2:59:04] on a land use entitlement project

[2:59:06] request for a proposed parking facility

[2:59:08] with waiverss of the perimeter landscape

[2:59:11] requirements on 0.35 acres at the

[2:59:15] northeast corner of Lake Meade Boulevard

[2:59:17] and San Simeone. Um C1 limited

[2:59:20] commercial zone ward 5, Miss Summers

[2:59:23] Armstrong. Uh planning commission

[2:59:25] recommends approval. Staff recommends

[2:59:27] denial. Uh this is a public hearing that

[2:59:30] I now declare open. Is the applicant

[2:59:32] present?

[2:59:33] >> Yes, we are. Pernella Christensen of

[2:59:34] » Yes, we are. Pernella Christensen of

[2:59:34] Trout Electric.

[2:59:36] >> Would you care to tell us about your

[2:59:37] » Would you care to tell us about your

[2:59:37] project?

[2:59:38] >> Yes, absolutely. Thank you, mayor, mayor

[2:59:40] » Yes, absolutely. Thank you, mayor, mayor

[2:59:40] prom council for rescending the motion

[2:59:42] and allowing us to be here today. It's

[2:59:44] greatly appreciated. Um in 2021 when

[2:59:47] clean While Clean Cars Nevada was

[2:59:49] adopted, there were 17,000 EVs on the

[2:59:52] road. Nevada now ranks third nationally

[2:59:54] with 65,000 EVs on the road. There is a

[2:59:58] lacking infrastructure. For example, we

[3:00:00] did a surrounding search of 60 square

[3:00:02] miles and we only found 27 DC fast

[3:00:06] chargers. To put that into comparison,

[3:00:08] there are 3,300 gas pumps in the same

[3:00:11] square mile area. We're proposing 16

[3:00:13] chargers on a parking facility. Benefits

[3:00:16] to the communities include lo building

[3:00:18] the local community, offering the

[3:00:20] fastest charging speeds available on the

[3:00:22] market, and increasing public safety by

[3:00:25] reducing risk for bad battery efficiency

[3:00:27] loss caused by the heat locally. We will

[3:00:30] also be eliminating an empty lot, which

[3:00:32] we just heard the problems that that can

[3:00:34] create. We met with the planning

[3:00:36] commission and were asked to put in a

[3:00:38] north buffer. We've done that. We have

[3:00:39] added landscaping to that buffer. We

[3:00:42] have also added canopies. Uh this

[3:00:44] project will be done in two phases. We

[3:00:45] are proposing to uh add the 16 charges

[3:00:49] across two phases. Uh with that I will

[3:00:51] ask if there are any questions.

[3:00:53] >> Thank you so much. May I have a staff

[3:00:54] » Thank you so much. May I have a staff

[3:00:54] report please?

[3:00:56] >> Yes madam mayor. Uh the parking facility

[3:00:58] » Yes madam mayor. Uh the parking facility

[3:00:58] is proposed on a vacant property zone uh

[3:01:01] limited commercial. The site is directly

[3:01:02] adjacent to single family residential

[3:01:04] subdivision to the north and a shopping

[3:01:06] center development to the east. Vehicle

[3:01:08] charging operation intend to serve

[3:01:10] general public 24 hours per day, seven

[3:01:12] days per week. And the facility is

[3:01:14] proposing as mentioned 16 electric

[3:01:17] vehicle charging post specifically

[3:01:19] serving Tesla vehicles and four Tesla

[3:01:21] power cabinets. Although it will be

[3:01:23] screened from view, the location of the

[3:01:24] proposed mechanical equipment near

[3:01:26] residential property is a concern. Pad

[3:01:28] mount transformers and proposed Tesla

[3:01:30] power cabinets are typically low noise

[3:01:32] generators under normal operation and

[3:01:34] generally meet the noise requirements

[3:01:35] until 19. However, this equipment should

[3:01:38] be cited away from residential property

[3:01:40] to minimize nuisance. In addition, the

[3:01:42] proposed development requires waiverss

[3:01:44] of perimeter landscape buffer

[3:01:45] requirements and exceptions of parking

[3:01:46] lot landscaping and trash enclosure

[3:01:48] location, which staff does not support

[3:01:50] and therefore recommends denial of the

[3:01:52] request. Uh, and at the time of the

[3:01:54] motion, if the counciloman has any

[3:01:55] additional um request, I'll take care of

[3:01:57] those at that time. Thank you.

[3:01:59] >> Thank you so much. Um, this is a public

[3:02:02] » Thank you so much. Um, this is a public

[3:02:02] hearing. Is there anybody wishing to be

[3:02:04] heard on this item?

[3:02:06] I'll close the public hearing. Does the

[3:02:09] applicant Well, let let me hear first

[3:02:11] from Are there any questions or comments

[3:02:13] from members of the council.

[3:02:16] I'd like to hear from Miss Summers

[3:02:18] Armstrong.

[3:02:20] >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Can you please

[3:02:21] » Thank you, Madam Mayor. Can you please

[3:02:21] uh lay out your um your plan so that my

[3:02:25] colleagues can see what you have in

[3:02:26] mind?

[3:02:36] Okay. So, just for some points of

[3:02:38] clarification, these charging stations,

[3:02:41] as you are proposing, would be open to

[3:02:44] any type of vehicle. They have adapters

[3:02:46] where they're not just one brand, but

[3:02:48] can be used by all.

[3:02:50] >> That's correct. They're equipped with

[3:02:51] » That's correct. They're equipped with

[3:02:51] Magic Ducks, so drivers will not need to

[3:02:53] provide their own adapters.

[3:02:54] >> Okay. And then we had an issue about

[3:02:56] » Okay. And then we had an issue about

[3:02:56] landscaping um to give some shielding to

[3:03:00] the uh residential property that is

[3:03:02] immediately adjacent to the north. Could

[3:03:04] you please lay out what it is that we

[3:03:07] are looking at?

[3:03:08] >> That is this area right along here.

[3:03:09] » That is this area right along here.

[3:03:09] >> Talk to us about what you're planning.

[3:03:11] » Talk to us about what you're planning.

[3:03:11] >> We have added four of the paleo verde

[3:03:14] » We have added four of the paleo verde

[3:03:14] and then for every four of those we've

[3:03:16] added shrubs. So for there's one for

[3:03:17] four um to keep the ratio. There's a

[3:03:20] total of 19 24 inch trees on the on the

[3:03:24] property total and there are I believe

[3:03:28] there's 28 of the da daan wheelery um 48

[3:03:32] of the foriba tukalli and we added some

[3:03:37] um some cacti just as optional.

[3:03:41] >> Okay, thank you. Um,

[3:03:44] » Okay, thank you. Um,

[3:03:44] have you thought about limiting the

[3:03:45] hours of operation so that it is not

[3:03:48] disturbing at uh or at least controlling

[3:03:51] the pumps that are nearest to the

[3:03:53] residential after a certain number of

[3:03:56] hours. Um, so anything

[3:03:59] right near the the um the garbage

[3:04:02] enclosure because that's pretty close to

[3:04:04] residents as well.

[3:04:05] >> Sure. Um that that I would have to come

[3:04:08] » Sure. Um that that I would have to come

[3:04:08] back for. Um the primary purpose of this

[3:04:12] parcel is to get drivers access 24/7 to

[3:04:15] charging. So to limit the business hours

[3:04:18] would be a significant problem.

[3:04:20] >> Okay. Um when we're talking about the um

[3:04:23] » Okay. Um when we're talking about the um

[3:04:23] the shade structures um I would I would

[3:04:26] like um to propose that they are fixed

[3:04:30] structures that are not made out of

[3:04:32] fabric so that they don't um I know that

[3:04:35] you're you're from California as am I.

[3:04:39] Uh the heat here is a shock. Um, and it

[3:04:42] also does damage, significant damage to

[3:04:44] any any fabric. Um, anything made out of

[3:04:48] a plastic material, it is going to go

[3:04:50] away. It will not last. So, um I've

[3:04:54] talked to Peter in the uh um community

[3:04:58] development and asked him to uh create

[3:05:01] something which would be um a need which

[3:05:04] would that whatever those shade

[3:05:05] structures are would be made of

[3:05:08] something like steel, architectural

[3:05:10] grade aluminum or aluma wood, but

[3:05:12] something that is going to last. And if

[3:05:16] you all can have those um work with

[3:05:19] someone where we can get some energy

[3:05:21] produced out of that would make a lot of

[3:05:23] sense to have uh that so that it can you

[3:05:27] know run the lights underneath which

[3:05:29] should be controlled. So I think that

[3:05:31] there's some still a few things that

[3:05:33] need to be clarified. If your covers

[3:05:36] have lights, making sure there's not a

[3:05:38] lot of uh noise from the lights onto the

[3:05:40] property. Uh I am concerned about 24

[3:05:43] hours. Um, we'll give it a minute and

[3:05:45] and can we revisit this and see if we

[3:05:49] have any um um have an administrative

[3:05:52] review in a year to see if we've had any

[3:05:54] complaints from neighbors about noise,

[3:05:57] people playing their music while they're

[3:05:59] charging their and it's disturbing the

[3:06:00] neighbors. Um, those folks have been

[3:06:02] here way longer. So, we want to make

[3:06:05] sure that we're respecting

[3:06:06] >> them. Regard the canopy, we have I

[3:06:08] » them. Regard the canopy, we have I

[3:06:08] provided conceptuals. These are

[3:06:10] conceptuals. The height of the canopy

[3:06:12] will be about uh 13 to 15 feet. They

[3:06:14] will be made of aluminum steel. They

[3:06:16] will be fixed. There will be solar

[3:06:17] panels on top.

[3:06:19] >> Wonderful.

[3:06:20] » Wonderful.

[3:06:20] >> And there will be lights.

[3:06:21] » And there will be lights.

[3:06:21] >> Wonderful. Pete, do Peter, do you need

[3:06:23] » Wonderful. Pete, do Peter, do you need

[3:06:23] to read the um that um piece in

[3:06:29] >> uh through you, Madam Mayor? Yes. I I

[3:06:31] » uh through you, Madam Mayor? Yes. I I

[3:06:31] was just working on the uh admin I'm

[3:06:33] assuming an administrative required

[3:06:35] review. Um so to the first part about

[3:06:38] the materials um planning commission did

[3:06:41] add a condition. It's condition B within

[3:06:44] the staff report on on the psych review.

[3:06:48] It currently reads provide carports or

[3:06:50] shade structures over each of the

[3:06:52] electrical charging stations along the

[3:06:53] east property line. We would amend and

[3:06:55] add to that condition. The car ports or

[3:06:58] shade structures are to be made of

[3:07:01] either steel architectural grade

[3:07:02] aluminum and or aluminum wood. And then

[3:07:06] I would be adding an additional

[3:07:08] condition of approval to that site

[3:07:10] development review which would read an

[3:07:12] administrative required review shall be

[3:07:14] conducted one year from the date of um

[3:07:18] business license issuance.

[3:07:21] >> Does the applicant agree to the

[3:07:23] » Does the applicant agree to the

[3:07:23] conditions?

[3:07:23] >> Yes, we do.

[3:07:24] » Yes, we do.

[3:07:24] >> All right. I'll entertain a motion.

[3:07:26] » All right. I'll entertain a motion.

[3:07:26] Madam Mayor, I have a question about

[3:07:28] Ma'am, I have a question about the

[3:07:30] condition

[3:07:32] um

[3:07:33] regarding what Councilwoman Shandra

[3:07:37] Armstrong, Shondaanda Summers Armstrong,

[3:07:39] pardon me, requested. Is it a simple

[3:07:42] thing and is it appropriate to have to

[3:07:46] ask the applicant to put in signs at the

[3:07:49] charging station and ask to be

[3:07:52] respectful of the neighbors and to keep

[3:07:56] the music or activity low and to a

[3:08:00] minimum?

[3:08:02] I'm I'm really I don't know if that's an

[3:08:05] appropriate question to ask.

[3:08:06] >> I'm sure it's an appropriate question.

[3:08:09] » I'm sure it's an appropriate question.

[3:08:09] Um, uh, Miss Summers Armstrong, is that

[3:08:12] something you would like to incorporate

[3:08:13] into your motion?

[3:08:16] >> Uh, Mr. Attorney, what kind of, uh, room

[3:08:20] » Uh, Mr. Attorney, what kind of, uh, room

[3:08:20] do we have on something like that?

[3:08:22] >> Well, as the mayor said, yeah, it's a

[3:08:23] » Well, as the mayor said, yeah, it's a

[3:08:23] perfectly appropriate and fine question.

[3:08:25] Um,

[3:08:27] if if if you'd like to lay it out, I I

[3:08:30] don't have an issue with it. I think the

[3:08:32] applicant might be amendable, it looks

[3:08:33] like. So,

[3:08:34] >> I'll defer to the council woman. It was

[3:08:36] » I'll defer to the council woman. It was

[3:08:36] just an idea I thought of. Thank you.

[3:08:38] Thank you, um, Miss Kelly. And, um, I

[3:08:41] don't always get everything in what I'm

[3:08:43] thinking. Then afterwards, it'll be

[3:08:44] like, "Oh my goodness, I should have

[3:08:45] asked for this. Thank you for suggesting

[3:08:47] it." I think it would be appropriate,

[3:08:50] especially at those stalls that are

[3:08:52] nearest to the um the residents. Just

[3:08:55] ask people, you know, after 9:00 p.m.,

[3:08:59] between 9 and, you know, 7, you know,

[3:09:02] please don't play your music. And we'll

[3:09:04] see. And hopefully that'll mean that

[3:09:06] when we come back for the the review in

[3:09:08] a year, we won't have anyone

[3:09:10] complaining.

[3:09:12] >> Absolutely. We can do that.

[3:09:13] » Absolutely. We can do that.

[3:09:13] >> All right. You're comfortable with that

[3:09:15] » All right. You're comfortable with that

[3:09:15] condition?

[3:09:15] >> Absolutely.

[3:09:16] » Absolutely.

[3:09:16] >> All right. In that case, Miss Summers

[3:09:18] » All right. In that case, Miss Summers

[3:09:18] Armstrong, I will entertain a motion.

[3:09:20] >> So moved.

[3:09:22] » So moved.

[3:09:22] >> Please vote.

[3:09:23] » Please vote.

[3:09:23] >> Through you, Madam Mayor, I'm just

[3:09:24] » Through you, Madam Mayor, I'm just

[3:09:24] trying to put that condition in

[3:09:27] [laughter] planner.

[3:09:28] >> Do you want to Why don't you reiterate

[3:09:30] » Do you want to Why don't you reiterate

[3:09:30] the uh the uh what is the motion? we are

[3:09:34] voting on.

[3:09:35] >> So well the motion would be I think

[3:09:37] » So well the motion would be I think

[3:09:37] approval with the amended condition B

[3:09:39] and added two conditions and the second

[3:09:42] condition that I'm don't know if I have

[3:09:44] worded correctly or not is on-site

[3:09:46] signage shall be provided requiring

[3:09:48] general courtesy for the neighboring

[3:09:50] properties by not playing loud music or

[3:09:53] was it just should I just cut it off at

[3:09:55] general courtesy

[3:09:58] >> noise and disturbances.

[3:10:00] » noise and disturbances.

[3:10:00] I'm just trying to think of what we

[3:10:02] might do for a park.

[3:10:04] It's It's just

[3:10:08] I'm not trying to overregulate it. I I

[3:10:10] was just I like what I like about it is

[3:10:12] it shows that the council woman in the

[3:10:13] city thought about it and so it's we're

[3:10:17] being proactive and I think that's

[3:10:19] appropriate.

[3:10:21] whatever you would whatever you

[3:10:23] >> this may be a question for uh Jeff but

[3:10:25] » this may be a question for uh Jeff but

[3:10:25] we could reference if we wanted to be

[3:10:27] something that would be enforceable by

[3:10:28] code enforcement for example we could

[3:10:30] reference a nuisance like so as not to

[3:10:33] create a nuisance or something in that

[3:10:34] regard so then it at least triggers uh

[3:10:37] back to a section of code but Jeeoff I

[3:10:39] don't know if that's specific

[3:10:41] >> Jeff Dorg city attorney that sounds fine

[3:10:43] » Jeff Dorg city attorney that sounds fine

[3:10:43] to me so does Peter's original language

[3:10:45] I mean the intent there is clear there's

[3:10:47] going to be some signage saying don't be

[3:10:49] loud with various noise types the way

[3:10:52] the the wording is on your end. Just

[3:10:55] make sure that's covered when they go to

[3:10:56] look.

[3:10:57] >> We can do that.

[3:10:57] » We can do that.

[3:10:58] >> All right,

[3:11:00] » All right,

[3:11:00] >> Miss Summers Armstrong. Well, actually,

[3:11:02] » Miss Summers Armstrong. Well, actually,

[3:11:02] there is a motion on the table. Please

[3:11:05] vote.

[3:11:05] >> All right. Should I give it one more

[3:11:07] » All right. Should I give it one more

[3:11:07] read through so it's clear on that?

[3:11:08] >> Yeah, I I think we'd all appreciate it.

[3:11:10] » Yeah, I I think we'd all appreciate it.

[3:11:10] >> All right. Thank you. So, that that

[3:11:13] » All right. Thank you. So, that that

[3:11:13] other added conditions, on-site signage

[3:11:14] shall be provided requiring general

[3:11:16] courtesy for the neighboring properties

[3:11:17] by eliminating noise and disturbances.

[3:11:21] Please vote.

[3:11:24] Post. Motion carries. Thank you.

[3:11:28] >> Thank you so much. We'll see you next

[3:11:30] » Thank you so much. We'll see you next

[3:11:30] year.

[3:11:33] Agenda item 46. This item was heard

[3:11:36] earlier in the meeting.

[3:11:40] Agenda item 47, set date on any appeals

[3:11:43] filed or required public hearings. I

[3:11:45] would instruct the city clerk to set the

[3:11:47] public hearing dates and appeals from

[3:11:50] the city planning commission meetings

[3:11:52] and dangerous buildings or nuisance

[3:11:54] litter abatements.

[3:11:56] >> We'll do. Thank you.

[3:11:57] » We'll do. Thank you.

[3:11:57] >> Thank you so much. And I before we um

[3:12:01] » Thank you so much. And I before we um

[3:12:02] continue, I just wanted to acknowledge

[3:12:04] our uh legal intern again, Haley

[3:12:08] Burgerer. Thank you so much for being a

[3:12:10] part of our summer here in the city.

[3:12:15] I think Jeff told me he wanted to offer

[3:12:18] you a job when you graduate.

[3:12:20] >> I'm waiting on the city manager to give

[3:12:22] » I'm waiting on the city manager to give

[3:12:22] me that job. [laughter]

[3:12:26] » So, apparently, Healey, your entire

[3:12:28] future depends on the city manager. So,

[3:12:31] [laughter]

[3:12:33] agenda item 48, citizens participation.

[3:12:37] Public comment during this portion of

[3:12:39] the agenda must be limited to matters

[3:12:41] within the jurisdiction of the city

[3:12:43] council. No subject may be acted upon by

[3:12:46] the city council unless that subject is

[3:12:49] on the agenda and is scheduled for

[3:12:51] action. If you wish to be heard, come to

[3:12:54] the podium, give your name for the

[3:12:56] record. The amount of discussion on any

[3:12:58] single subject as well as the amount of

[3:13:00] time any single speaker is allowed will

[3:13:03] be limited to two minutes. Uh this is

[3:13:05] your opportunity to address the council,

[3:13:08] but the council is not able to respond

[3:13:10] or engage in dialogue. Are there any

[3:13:13] members of the public who wish to speak

[3:13:15] under this portion of the agenda? Please

[3:13:17] state your name for the record.

[3:13:19] >> I am Shashana. I'm a resident and I'm

[3:13:21] » I am Shashana. I'm a resident and I'm

[3:13:21] here again to urge the council to end

[3:13:23] the invocations, the praying at these

[3:13:25] government meetings because

[3:13:28] this is not a church. The source of your

[3:13:31] invocations, however, is the Bible which

[3:13:33] you support. The Bible invokes rape,

[3:13:35] incest, slavery, torture, bodily

[3:13:38] mutilation, mass drownings, the murder

[3:13:40] of firstborn kids, the killing of men

[3:13:42] for their foreskins, anti-gay rhetoric,

[3:13:44] throwing babies against rocks, boiling

[3:13:46] and eating children, and so on. I also

[3:13:49] want to get into the irony of this book.

[3:13:51] Um, let's not forget the Jewish people

[3:13:53] wrote the Bible, including all the

[3:13:56] commandments, which were written for no

[3:13:58] one else but themselves.

[3:14:01] Then the Jewish Bible was plagiarized

[3:14:03] and a part two was created, also known

[3:14:05] as the New Testament, that depicts a

[3:14:08] Jewish baby raised by his Jewish mom and

[3:14:11] his two Jewish dads. Yes, your God is

[3:14:14] 100% Jewish. Um, and is described as

[3:14:16] having white hair, fire in his eyes,

[3:14:19] floating around in the sky, wearing a

[3:14:20] robe, and sitting on a throne. And by

[3:14:23] the way, the Old Testament God is the

[3:14:25] same as the New Testament. People argue

[3:14:27] with me all the time. It's the same guy.

[3:14:29] And then part two claims that the Jewish

[3:14:31] Jesus character dies and is magically

[3:14:34] raised from the dead like a zombie and

[3:14:36] is involuntarily converted to a

[3:14:38] Christian. I don't know if you know

[3:14:40] this, but you cannot convert a dead

[3:14:41] Jewish man unless the story is fiction.

[3:14:45] But at least people knew at the time

[3:14:47] this started that the enormous

[3:14:48] profitability there would be in

[3:14:50] religion. And so they made up an image

[3:14:53] of Jesus. Nobody knew what he looked

[3:14:54] like. It was all made up. um they made

[3:14:56] an image of his dead body and took his

[3:14:59] carcass and hung it up on the wall, made

[3:15:01] art out of it, made jewelry out of his

[3:15:03] carcass and various other merchandise

[3:15:05] and then got tax-free status with their

[3:15:07] religious um formation to chain.

[3:15:10] Brilliant, wasn't it? Again, I urge the

[3:15:13] council to stop bringing religion into

[3:15:15] these chambers. Please do your job and

[3:15:16] not keep using this building as a house

[3:15:19] of worship because this is not a church.

[3:15:22] Thank you.

[3:15:23] >> Thank you so much. Is there anyone else

[3:15:25] » Thank you so much. Is there anyone else

[3:15:25] that wishes to address the council?

[3:15:26] >> Madame Mayor, I just want to make sure

[3:15:28] » Madame Mayor, I just want to make sure

[3:15:28] we have two citizens that have been

[3:15:30] sitting here quite patiently for the

[3:15:32] meeting and we have some card speaker

[3:15:34] cards for them. So, I have a Rihanna

[3:15:36] Apoaka

[3:15:37] >> and Jacko. This would be the time that

[3:15:40] » and Jacko. This would be the time that

[3:15:40] you want to come up and speak.

[3:15:43] >> Welcome. And would you state your name

[3:15:45] » Welcome. And would you state your name

[3:15:45] for the record?

[3:15:51] » There we go. Hi, my name is Rihanna

[3:15:53] Apadaka.

[3:15:54] Um, good afternoon, mayor and members of

[3:15:57] the city council.

[3:16:00] Um, well, Las Vegas has internationally

[3:16:04] synonymous with opulence just a few

[3:16:06] miles down the road in a facility that

[3:16:09] is funded and overseen by this

[3:16:11] municipality.

[3:16:13] Residents are struggling for fundamental

[3:16:15] survival.

[3:16:17] To the representatives of W 5 and this

[3:16:20] council, this systemic failure is

[3:16:22] occurring directly within your

[3:16:24] jurisdiction.

[3:16:26] Looking at me tonight, I likely deviate

[3:16:28] from the demographic preconceptions of

[3:16:30] an unhoused individual.

[3:16:33] But I arrived here following the

[3:16:35] devastating loss of my father while

[3:16:37] navigating severe health issues

[3:16:41] and endeavoring to actively maintain my

[3:16:44] employment. My presence demonstrates

[3:16:46] that catastrophic life events can

[3:16:48] dismantle anyone's socioeconomic

[3:16:51] security. That instead of encountering a

[3:16:54] rehabilitative sanctuary, disabled

[3:16:57] residents, including those like myself

[3:16:59] who battle things like brain tumors or

[3:17:02] advanced cerosis of the liver, are

[3:17:04] subjected to systemic neglect. I stand

[3:17:08] before you as a solitary voice because a

[3:17:10] majority of my peers suffer from

[3:17:13] paralysis and are terrified of

[3:17:15] administrative reprisal. While a select

[3:17:19] few compassionate staff members attempt

[3:17:21] to mitigate these issues, their efforts

[3:17:24] are neutralized by structural

[3:17:25] impediments. Meanwhile, the dominant

[3:17:28] culture among other personal personnel

[3:17:31] and security is overtly adversarial.

[3:17:35] Crucially, this mistreatment is not

[3:17:36] isolated to those with physical

[3:17:38] vulnerabilities. It is pervasive.

[3:17:42] It is a pervasive daily pattern of

[3:17:44] degradation and psychological abuse

[3:17:47] directed at every single individual

[3:17:49] housed at the courtyard.

[3:17:52] When an advocate for legally mandated

[3:17:55] ADA accommodations are brought up, we

[3:17:57] are met with swift retaliation and

[3:17:59] verbal abuse.

[3:18:02] city is failing both its residents and

[3:18:03] its well-meaning staff. We do not

[3:18:05] solicit preferential treatment or demand

[3:18:09] uh structuratory compliance. I simply

[3:18:12] urge you guys to mandate an immediate

[3:18:15] independent investigation into the

[3:18:17] compliance failures and staff misconduct

[3:18:19] at the courtyard. Please don't let these

[3:18:22] people slip through the cracks.

[3:18:24] >> Thank you so much. there. Sabra,

[3:18:30] um, would would you mind waiting a

[3:18:33] minute? There's somebody that would like

[3:18:34] to uh from the city that would like to

[3:18:37] speak with you.

[3:18:40] >> Thank you so much. Welcome. And would

[3:18:42] » Thank you so much. Welcome. And would

[3:18:42] you state your name for the record?

[3:18:44] >> Good morning, Mrs. Mayor. My name's Jack

[3:18:46] » Good morning, Mrs. Mayor. My name's Jack

[3:18:46] Trujillo.

[3:18:47] I'm calling in regards to my neighbors

[3:18:50] uh hoarding dogs and uh instead of

[3:18:53] picking up the dog poop and putting it

[3:18:55] in a trash bag and putting in the trash

[3:18:58] can, they're digging holes under my wall

[3:19:01] and placing it there and putting water

[3:19:04] in there, saturating it. The stench is

[3:19:07] terrible. And now we have screworm

[3:19:09] flies. And unfortunately, the city of

[3:19:12] Las Vegas has no protocol for screworm

[3:19:15] flies.

[3:19:17] Arizona,

[3:19:18] Texas. This is a foreign disease coming

[3:19:23] from Brazil. Well, due to these people

[3:19:27] doing what they're doing, our area is

[3:19:29] now infested.

[3:19:31] And I've called everybody in the city of

[3:19:33] Las Vegas and the answer is not my job.

[3:19:37] Not my job.

[3:19:40] This is a critical situation.

[3:19:43] People should not pile dog poop on the

[3:19:47] sides of the house. It goes in the trash

[3:19:50] and it goes to the dump

[3:19:53] when it collects flies, fleas, ticks.

[3:19:57] This is a disgrace

[3:19:59] and it's terrible that nobody in the

[3:20:01] city will take care of it.

[3:20:04] Now, my neighbors are Joey and Joey Joey

[3:20:08] Mullins and Karen Mullins. They're

[3:20:10] fostering dogs.

[3:20:13] They don't have the area to have dogs.

[3:20:16] They have 200 square feet. These dogs

[3:20:19] have been locked up in the house for

[3:20:21] over a year. She only brings them out

[3:20:24] late at night.

[3:20:26] And then with the poop, they push it in

[3:20:28] these holes and put it in the saturated

[3:20:31] with water. Now we're infested with all

[3:20:34] these flies. What's the city going to do

[3:20:36] about the flies and all this stench and

[3:20:39] all this poop? there. If you are running

[3:20:42] a business, whether it's fostering dogs,

[3:20:44] regardless what the business is, there's

[3:20:47] appropriate ways to dispose of dog feces

[3:20:51] and other trash.

[3:20:53] This is not the way. And as a result, I

[3:20:57] have a petition from many neighbors that

[3:20:59] want this business to be ceased and

[3:21:02] stopped

[3:21:04] >> because they're not doing anything to

[3:21:06] » because they're not doing anything to

[3:21:06] >> Thank you. Would you mind giving your

[3:21:08] » Thank you. Would you mind giving your

[3:21:08] address? so that we can go and

[3:21:11] investigate it.

[3:21:13] >> My address is 3724 Dorington Drive. The

[3:21:18] » My address is 3724 Dorington Drive. The

[3:21:18] neighbors is 3720

[3:21:21] Dorington Drive.

[3:21:23] >> Okay, we will

[3:21:24] » Okay, we will

[3:21:24] >> zip code 89129. Now, Mrs. Palansky said,

[3:21:28] » zip code 89129. Now, Mrs. Palansky said,

[3:21:28] "I cannot do nothing for one year."

[3:21:30] >> Well, I think your time is up, but I

[3:21:32] » Well, I think your time is up, but I

[3:21:32] thank you very much. We'll look into it

[3:21:35] for sure. Last thing, I also did ask

[3:21:37] your secretaries for an appointment and

[3:21:41] a month went by and I still haven't

[3:21:42] heard from him and I called again today.

[3:21:44] I would still like to have that

[3:21:46] appointment in person with you

[3:21:48] personally.

[3:21:49] >> Let's see what we could do of this

[3:21:52] » Let's see what we could do of this

[3:21:52] problem and thank you for coming down. I

[3:21:54] appreciate it. Is there anybody um

[3:21:59] sir, would you mind speaking with Mr.

[3:22:01] Hacker? Thank you so much.

[3:22:06] Please state your name for the record.

[3:22:09] >> Powerful people, my name is Eric

[3:22:12] » Powerful people, my name is Eric

[3:22:12] Melazdc, Christ Nimrod.

[3:22:15] You can find uh Christ in the Bible

[3:22:20] conquering death.

[3:22:22] Don't worship is death. Worship is

[3:22:24] conquering death. That's why people are

[3:22:26] dying so much. They worshiping this

[3:22:28] death.

[3:22:30] Their savior died. No, the savior

[3:22:32] conquered death.

[3:22:34] That's the

[3:22:34] >> keep this to something within the

[3:22:36] » keep this to something within the

[3:22:36] jurisdiction of the city.

[3:22:40] >> Please keep your comments to uh within

[3:22:43] » Please keep your comments to uh within

[3:22:43] the jurisdiction of the city.

[3:22:46] >> Well, you're the one that Okay. All

[3:22:48] » Well, you're the one that Okay. All

[3:22:48] right. LVA

[3:22:53] is needed and the heat mitigation

[3:22:56] situation is needed because Lake me,

[3:23:00] whether you know it or not, is drying

[3:23:02] up. is at a dangerous point right now.

[3:23:06] The RTC

[3:23:08] is building a lot of um

[3:23:13] at a lot of intersections

[3:23:16] destroying the flow of traffic.

[3:23:20] The Maryland Parkway had a sign saying

[3:23:24] if you want to know about it, call this

[3:23:26] number. I called the number months ago

[3:23:30] and they said, "Well, the it will end in

[3:23:34] June

[3:23:35] 226." I said, "Wow, that's a long ways

[3:23:38] off, but it's still being constructed.

[3:23:44] It's still being constructed."

[3:23:47] And Lake now Lake me and MLK Jr.

[3:23:53] intersection

[3:23:55] is being constructed. you seem to be

[3:23:57] following me everywhere I go. The um the

[3:24:02] the RTC

[3:24:05] is really causing a lot of problems

[3:24:09] and the bus drivers should be

[3:24:13] taught better as to how to use those

[3:24:17] buses because

[3:24:19] the people need to be protected from the

[3:24:22] bus drivers.

[3:24:28] heat mitigation. The buses are cooling

[3:24:32] stations.

[3:24:33] >> Thank [snorts] you so much, Mr. Nimrod.

[3:24:35] » Thank [snorts] you so much, Mr. Nimrod.

[3:24:35] >> And we the people need to be protected

[3:24:41] » and that is what we're doing. Thank you

[3:24:43] so much. You're doing a great job.

[3:24:47] [laughter]

[3:24:49] >> Agenda item 49, council emerging issues.

[3:24:53] » Agenda item 49, council emerging issues.

[3:24:53] Discussion regarding potential items for

[3:24:55] future city council agendas or wards. Uh

[3:24:59] any discussion must be limited to

[3:25:01] whether or not such proposed items shall

[3:25:03] be placed on a future agenda. No

[3:25:05] discussion regarding the substance of

[3:25:07] any proposed topic shall occur. No

[3:25:10] action shall be taken. Do any members of

[3:25:12] the council have any topics that they

[3:25:14] would like to bring forward under this

[3:25:15] item?

[3:25:17] Seeing none, we will move to agenda item

[3:25:21] number 50.

[3:25:24] Council members recognition. Comments

[3:25:26] made by individual city council members

[3:25:28] during this portion of the agenda will

[3:25:30] not be acted upon by the city council

[3:25:33] unless that subject is on the agenda and

[3:25:36] scheduled for action. Um, let us start

[3:25:39] with our new mayor pro Tim.

[3:25:43] >> Wow, I'm still getting used to the title

[3:25:45] » Wow, I'm still getting used to the title

[3:25:45] mayor. I apologize in RDA. I was like,

[3:25:48] you say MPT and it still hasn't

[3:25:50] registered for me, but thank you so

[3:25:51] much. Um, I also want to give kudos to

[3:25:54] Haley Ber for doing a really good job on

[3:25:56] reading our bills today. So, thank you

[3:25:58] so much for being with us. I know that

[3:26:01] getting through our business can be

[3:26:03] exciting at times, but not so exciting

[3:26:05] sometimes. Um, I just want to go through

[3:26:07] a few things because I I do know that

[3:26:09] I'm standing between you all in the

[3:26:10] World Cup match between England and

[3:26:12] Argentina. So, um, let me go ahead and

[3:26:16] get started. On July 1st, I had the

[3:26:18] honor of welcoming a wonderful group of

[3:26:20] Girl Scouts, um, to our city hall, and

[3:26:23] it happened during our last city council

[3:26:25] meeting. And I just want to thank

[3:26:26] everyone in city hall for making them

[3:26:29] feel so welcome. They took tours within

[3:26:31] our ma main building, but they also went

[3:26:34] to our municipal court and they learned

[3:26:36] so much about democracy and action and

[3:26:39] they earned their democracy badge that

[3:26:41] day. So special kudos goes out to parks,

[3:26:44] recreation and cultural affairs,

[3:26:45] department of public safety, municipal

[3:26:47] court chief judge Jordani, and our city

[3:26:50] clerk's office assistant and our very

[3:26:53] own assistant city manager Rosa Cortez.

[3:26:56] Um, and the girls also met with

[3:26:57] representatives from the office of the

[3:26:59] Nevada Secretary of State across the way

[3:27:01] and Congresswoman Dina Titus. So, thank

[3:27:04] you so much um to everyone for making

[3:27:06] this an awesome day for them. On July

[3:27:09] 6th, I popped into Ward 5 to visit the

[3:27:12] Just One project. Um, they used to be

[3:27:14] Ward Three though uh when they had a

[3:27:16] tiny little closet of a space, but I'm

[3:27:19] so elated to see that they've grown so

[3:27:21] much and they continue to do an amazing

[3:27:23] job for everyone in our city. and um we

[3:27:26] just uh were there to partake with

[3:27:28] Brooke and uh share a little bit about

[3:27:31] my journey and who I am and why I'm in

[3:27:33] this work. So, I just want to thank them

[3:27:35] for being invited to their podcast. On

[3:27:38] July 9th, I was over at the Concept Auto

[3:27:41] Body Repair grand opening and it's not

[3:27:44] your everyday

[3:27:46] um I guess body shop. I was uh amongst

[3:27:50] the mist of a Bugatti, which I had never

[3:27:52] seen up close and personal. And uh I

[3:27:55] also heard a tidbit that just in cars

[3:27:57] that were there showing off, we there

[3:28:00] was about an inventory of $7 million. I

[3:28:02] was like, "Oh my gosh." Um but this is a

[3:28:05] new repair shop in Ward 3 owned by the

[3:28:07] proud owners of Lou and um Wendell Ranel

[3:28:12] who had impeccable attention to detail

[3:28:15] for bringing this to our community. um

[3:28:17] he was approached by MercedesBenz to

[3:28:20] open a shop and I'm glad he chose our

[3:28:22] city to do it in. On July 9th, we also

[3:28:25] had the Museum of Ice Cream ribbon

[3:28:27] cutting and the mayor and I had a blast

[3:28:31] um from cutting the ribbon to going

[3:28:33] through the immersive exhibits at the

[3:28:36] new Museum of Ice Cream at Area 15 in

[3:28:39] the second phase of it. This is a

[3:28:41] colorful new attraction and it's also

[3:28:43] another exciting addition for residents

[3:28:45] and families to enjoy. U Mayor Berkeley

[3:28:48] and I um got as you can see our own

[3:28:51] little removable tattoos and I got to go

[3:28:54] down the slide which was the best part

[3:28:57] of the day. Everyone was laughing at me

[3:29:00] but it's okay

[3:29:01] >> with you. With [laughter]

[3:29:03] » with you. With [laughter]

[3:29:03] >> um I just want to bring up this very

[3:29:06] » um I just want to bring up this very

[3:29:06] important road closure casino center at

[3:29:08] Charleston Boulevard. If you guys have

[3:29:10] been in that area of town, it's reduced

[3:29:14] down to one lane and it takes quite a

[3:29:16] bit. So, you either have to add

[3:29:18] additional minutes to your commute or

[3:29:20] just use alternate routes to get to and

[3:29:23] from um through to the arts district.

[3:29:25] So, just know Casino Center will be

[3:29:27] closed on the south side of Charleston

[3:29:29] Boulevard through July 31st. And um just

[3:29:33] call our office if you need anything

[3:29:35] else from us on that point. And that's

[3:29:38] it for me, mayor. As usual, people can

[3:29:40] reach out via phone, email, and sign up

[3:29:42] for our monthly newsletters. Thank you

[3:29:44] so much.

[3:29:45] >> Thank you, Miss Kelly.

[3:29:47] » Thank you, Miss Kelly.

[3:29:47] >> Thank you, Mayor. I was thrilled on July

[3:29:50] » Thank you, Mayor. I was thrilled on July

[3:29:50] 1 to be in my first parade, and I joined

[3:29:55] the mayor and Councilwoman Francis

[3:29:57] Finski, as well as Councilwoman

[3:30:00] Nancy Brune, um, and many of our

[3:30:03] colleagues. I'll tell you, it was really

[3:30:05] special to ride and uh see not only the

[3:30:09] I mean the the best part of the

[3:30:11] children's faces, but I also loved how

[3:30:13] Councilwoman um Alan Pollinski, she must

[3:30:16] have said hi to at least a dozen people.

[3:30:18] That woman knows everybody. So, I was

[3:30:21] particularly impressed with that. And

[3:30:22] what a lovely time uh to be with all of

[3:30:25] you. The Summerland Council does a

[3:30:28] terrific job on that parade. I then was

[3:30:32] earlier in the month had the opportunity

[3:30:33] to tour Shine a Light Foundation. I did

[3:30:36] not go into the tunnels, but I did learn

[3:30:38] a lot about their program and was very

[3:30:42] impressed uh to meet with Robert

[3:30:44] Banghart and learn about the incredible

[3:30:46] work that they're doing to serve

[3:30:48] individuals experiencing homelessness

[3:30:50] and other ver vulnerable members of our

[3:30:53] community.

[3:30:55] um he gave a statistic and I didn't ask

[3:30:57] the origin but that said 60% of our of I

[3:31:03] was uh one paycheck away from a from a

[3:31:06] crisis and that uh you know I grew up in

[3:31:10] um

[3:31:11] you know with with very modest and um

[3:31:15] and that was my mom's situation

[3:31:17] certainly and I was sharing with the

[3:31:19] council woman uh with councilwoman

[3:31:21] Summers Armstrong that had my

[3:31:24] grandmother not had a house where we

[3:31:26] were we lived uh multiple times through

[3:31:29] times in our life that uh I would likely

[3:31:32] have been homeless at some point. So it

[3:31:34] is and it never occurred to me until

[3:31:37] um you know until actually recently that

[3:31:40] that was that was a uh what a gift that

[3:31:43] was. I just thought that was what you

[3:31:45] did with your grandma as you moved in

[3:31:46] and out of where she lived uh which is

[3:31:48] probably a lot of people. Uh, one of the

[3:31:50] things that Shine a Light that does is

[3:31:52] does have a community closet. Um, and

[3:31:54] they're always, uh, stocking it with

[3:31:56] with new stuff. And so, um, we have so

[3:32:00] many of our nonprofits that have

[3:32:01] community closets. Here's another place

[3:32:03] where it goes directly to people and we

[3:32:05] like to know that. And just a couple

[3:32:07] things that are upcoming. Um, we've got

[3:32:09] our breakfast buzz on Saturday the 22nd.

[3:32:12] I'm really excited about this one

[3:32:14] because we had an event focusing on

[3:32:17] seniors and fraud and we had so many

[3:32:20] constituents come up afterwards and say

[3:32:23] how important that topic was and their

[3:32:25] desire to learn more. And so we're going

[3:32:28] to be having some different experts uh

[3:32:31] but also talking about this important

[3:32:33] subject. And one of the things that um

[3:32:35] the special agent in charge, Chris

[3:32:37] Delado, said to our attendees on that

[3:32:41] day that we had the event was that

[3:32:44] uh they don't even recommend that you

[3:32:46] unsubscribe to emails that that there's

[3:32:49] some fraud that's taking place. So you

[3:32:51] think you're trying to unsubscribe to

[3:32:53] the Macy's emails or whatever spam

[3:32:55] you're getting and uh that could

[3:32:58] actually be embedded fraud. So, it uh

[3:33:01] that was new to me and I'm looking

[3:33:04] forward to the city of the world uh

[3:33:06] being at Bruce Trent Park as well with

[3:33:08] some of our other parks uh for the fall.

[3:33:12] And uh we have movie night coming up uh

[3:33:15] which back to school movie night on

[3:33:17] August 7th. It is the day after my

[3:33:19] birthday. I know we have quite a few see

[3:33:22] on our list quite a few Leos, but it'll

[3:33:24] be my meme me day. And you can always

[3:33:26] reach the W2 at W2 Vegas nevada.gov or

[3:33:32] at our office 702229-2420.

[3:33:36] Thank you.

[3:33:37] >> Thank you so much, uh, Councilwoman

[3:33:39] » Thank you so much, uh, Councilwoman

[3:33:39] Brun.

[3:33:41] >> Thank you, Mayor. So, I too joined the

[3:33:45] » Thank you, Mayor. So, I too joined the

[3:33:45] Las Vegas uh Fourth of July parade, the

[3:33:49] Summerland Patriotic Parade with my

[3:33:51] colleagues and was thrilled to be on Big

[3:33:54] Red. Later that day, we I joined Mayor

[3:33:57] Berkeley and my colleague, Councilman

[3:33:59] Francis Alen Pollinsky, and we kicked

[3:34:02] off the fund with our Blastoff in the

[3:34:04] Basin event. It gets bigger and bigger

[3:34:06] every year. So, it looks like we had

[3:34:08] over 13,000 people come this year.

[3:34:11] Special shout out again to DPS and uh

[3:34:14] for keeping us all safe. Everyone had

[3:34:16] lots of fun. No incidents. Uh next

[3:34:21] last week,

[3:34:24] it should say July 8th, I stopped by the

[3:34:26] Centennial Hills Active Adult Center to

[3:34:28] help them celebrate with their Let's Let

[3:34:30] Freedom Ring lunchon. Thank you again to

[3:34:33] Jennifer Blanchard who does such a great

[3:34:36] job taking care of our active adults at

[3:34:38] the Centennial Hills Active Adult

[3:34:40] Center.

[3:34:42] Last week I also met with our neighbors

[3:34:44] for our monthly boaditos. We had about

[3:34:46] 20 people. Believe it or not, we're

[3:34:48] actually out growing our little

[3:34:49] satellite office. So I'll have to look

[3:34:52] into that. Um great time talking to

[3:34:55] neighbors about their concerns.

[3:34:57] Also last week uh we hurried over to the

[3:35:02] west facility westside facilities yard

[3:35:04] or west yard where we thanked a lot of

[3:35:06] the teams that really do work hard

[3:35:08] especially in this he keeping ward 6

[3:35:11] safe. So thank you to our code

[3:35:13] enforcement teams, our public works, our

[3:35:16] parks and wreck and our traffic teams

[3:35:19] who get a lot of emails from us and we

[3:35:21] just wanted to say again we're really

[3:35:23] grateful and appreciative for all the

[3:35:25] hard work that you do on behalf of our

[3:35:26] residents. So, thank you and stay tuned

[3:35:29] because we'll be offering uh a shaved

[3:35:32] ice event in August also at the Westside

[3:35:36] yard.

[3:35:37] Um this summer we're trying something

[3:35:39] new to try to keep our youth engaged and

[3:35:42] some fun constructive activities. So,

[3:35:45] we're partnering with the Y and the

[3:35:47] Northwest Area Command to offer pickle

[3:35:50] ball sessions with some of our officers

[3:35:52] and folks. um Mondays, every Monday

[3:35:55] night from 8 to 10 over the rest of the

[3:35:58] summer. So, we had about half a dozen

[3:36:01] young people come out last week or

[3:36:03] earlier this week um for some fun. We

[3:36:06] had some new people and some old folks

[3:36:09] or uh experienced players, but it was a

[3:36:11] lot of fun. It was great to see the

[3:36:13] young people come out.

[3:36:15] So, again, next um turning to events,

[3:36:17] we're going to be doing that both July

[3:36:19] 20th and July 27th. Please RSVP through

[3:36:23] the Y.

[3:36:25] Uh later this month, we'll be hosting

[3:36:28] our monthly uh connector series with an

[3:36:32] unwinding event. We're going to be

[3:36:34] hosting it uh pretty low-key at our

[3:36:36] satellite office Wednesday, July 29th

[3:36:39] from 6:00 to 7:30. Please RSVP.

[3:36:43] And then on August 1st, we're going to

[3:36:45] be going to be getting uh ready to go

[3:36:47] back to school with our splashback to

[3:36:49] school event Saturday, August 1st from

[3:36:52] 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Uh residents voted

[3:36:56] and so we'll be showing Finding Nemo.

[3:37:00] Please RSVP for that as well. And then

[3:37:02] lastly, we'll be doing our um monthly

[3:37:06] Bogatitos on August 13th at our

[3:37:09] Centennial Hills Y satellite office.

[3:37:11] We'll be going back from 9 to 11:00 a.m.

[3:37:14] As always, we want to hear from you.

[3:37:17] Please call us at 7022295463

[3:37:20] or email us at ward 6 at los vegas.gov.

[3:37:24] Thank you.

[3:37:25] >> Thank you so much, uh, Councilman

[3:37:28] » Thank you so much, uh, Councilman

[3:37:28] Canudson.

[3:37:30] >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. This is National

[3:37:32] » Thank you, Madam Mayor. This is National

[3:37:32] Pet Fire Safety Day. It starts on July

[3:37:34] 15th and it was began it started in 2009

[3:37:37] by the American Kennel Club and ADT Home

[3:37:39] Security and pets can accidentally start

[3:37:42] fires. Paws and tails knock over

[3:37:44] candles, bumps, stove knobs, and roughly

[3:37:46] a thousand home fires a year are

[3:37:48] petcaused. And uh I'm going to promote

[3:37:52] the route to health. The route to health

[3:37:54] is a mobile clinic uh providing eye

[3:37:56] exams, basic consultations for adults,

[3:37:58] blood pressure measurements, basic

[3:38:00] checkups with pediatricians, glucose

[3:38:01] testing, and HIV screening tests among

[3:38:03] other services. This is all at no cost.

[3:38:06] It's July 15th and 16th, 2026, and it's

[3:38:09] between the hours of 10 and 2 p.m. at

[3:38:11] Lumina Las Vegas, which is at 2710 West

[3:38:14] Charleenberg, West Charleston Boulevard.

[3:38:16] That's all I have. Thank you, Mayor.

[3:38:18] >> Thank you so much, Miss Alan Pinsky.

[3:38:21] » Thank you so much, Miss Alan Pinsky.

[3:38:21] Thank you, Madame Mayor. On the morning

[3:38:23] of Saturday, July 4th, we had the

[3:38:25] opportunity to ride Big Red in the

[3:38:28] Summerland Patriotic Parade. Uh there

[3:38:30] were many families in attendance and was

[3:38:32] a great way to start the celebration of

[3:38:33] America's 250th anniversary.

[3:38:37] After that, in the evening, we continue

[3:38:39] to celebrate at Blastoff in the Basin

[3:38:41] with almost 11,000 in attendance in the

[3:38:44] Basin and around 7,000 in total at the

[3:38:48] three satellite parks. It was surely a

[3:38:50] big party. We had food trucks, special

[3:38:53] 250th celebration trivia challenge, uh a

[3:38:57] performance from a great group of kids

[3:38:59] from musicology academy, and a special

[3:39:01] shout out to Dealco Crane Company for

[3:39:04] helping us proudly display that

[3:39:06] ginormous American flag because our fire

[3:39:09] department was too busy on the 4th of

[3:39:11] July responding to calls. So, we were

[3:39:14] great to have them substitute we could

[3:39:16] have our flag and the uh company was

[3:39:18] great to offer us that support. Uh at

[3:39:21] [snorts] the end of the night, we had a

[3:39:22] fantastic fireworks show and drone show

[3:39:25] that made the night truly something to

[3:39:27] remember.

[3:39:29] The following morning morning, very

[3:39:31] early Saturday morning on the 5th, we

[3:39:34] hosted an afterparty park cleanup.

[3:39:37] [laughter]

[3:39:38] Staff members and volunteers went around

[3:39:41] the park picking up trash and restoring

[3:39:43] it to its normal glorious state.

[3:39:46] Volunteers were offered breakfast and a

[3:39:48] free t-shirt for their hard work. If

[3:39:50] you'd like to volunteer next year, we'll

[3:39:52] be happy to take your name and put you

[3:39:53] on the list to come uh contribute. Next

[3:39:56] up, on Thursday, July 9th, I had the

[3:39:58] opportunity to be a guest on the Just

[3:40:00] One podcast

[3:40:02] hosted by my friend Brooke Newbower.

[3:40:04] This podcast exists to inspire and show

[3:40:07] citizens of Southern Nevada how they can

[3:40:10] make an impact. We talked about the ways

[3:40:12] the city serves uh our community and how

[3:40:15] it strengthens Southern Nevada. Next up,

[3:40:18] if you are a high school student with

[3:40:20] interest in city government or you'd

[3:40:22] like to make an impact in your city,

[3:40:25] well then join our city of Las Vegas

[3:40:28] Youth Advisory Council. By contributing,

[3:40:31] you'll be able to add your voice on pers

[3:40:34] your voice and perspective on key issues

[3:40:37] uh to matters and collaborate with your

[3:40:39] peers and make an impact while gaining

[3:40:42] more insight on how civic engagement

[3:40:44] works. Please scan the slide for the QR

[3:40:48] code and uh apply today. We're taking

[3:40:51] applications. I know in Ward 4 we have

[3:40:53] two spots open, so please please get

[3:40:56] your apps in soon. Next up, take a

[3:40:59] moment to look at these faces on the

[3:41:02] slide. There are 13 teens still missing

[3:41:05] from our community. If you recognize any

[3:41:08] of them or have any information that

[3:41:10] could please bring them home, contact

[3:41:13] LVMPD missing person detail at

[3:41:15] 7028283111.

[3:41:19] On the end other end of that phone line

[3:41:21] is a free bus ride home.

[3:41:24] Next up, you can stay uh up to date with

[3:41:27] community news and other updates. all

[3:41:29] the things happening in Ward 4 by

[3:41:30] following us on all the social media

[3:41:32] handles or calling the oldfashioned way

[3:41:34] at 702229-2524.

[3:41:38] We are always here to provide any

[3:41:40] assistance that we can. Thank you.

[3:41:42] >> Thank you so much. Uh Miss Summers

[3:41:44] » Thank you so much. Uh Miss Summers

[3:41:44] Armstrong, take us home.

[3:41:46] >> Thank you, Madame Mayor. I'm going to

[3:41:47] » Thank you, Madame Mayor. I'm going to

[3:41:47] turn this over to my summer intern,

[3:41:49] Roger Randolph, and he's going to do the

[3:41:52] honors.

[3:41:54] >> Hello. On Tuesday, June 30th,

[3:41:56] » Hello. On Tuesday, June 30th,

[3:41:56] Councilwoman had the pleasure of touring

[3:41:58] a new development in Ward 5. Olive

[3:42:00] Crest, a southern Nevada organization

[3:42:02] working hard to end child abuse and

[3:42:04] neglect, will be bringing a new campus

[3:42:06] for children and families. They offer

[3:42:08] service focused on families facing

[3:42:10] challenges including economic

[3:42:11] instability, housing insecurity, mental

[3:42:14] health strain, and more. Foster youth

[3:42:16] are often overlooked in our society.

[3:42:18] Those youth who age out of foster care

[3:42:20] are sometimes forgotten completely.

[3:42:22] Because of this sad reality, they are

[3:42:24] exposed to some of the worst that the

[3:42:26] world has has to offer and aren't able

[3:42:28] to learn some of the skills that we take

[3:42:29] for granted every day. Our friends at

[3:42:31] Olive Crest understood this reality and

[3:42:33] have made it their mission to fight and

[3:42:35] advocate for these youth.

[3:42:37] >> And I might say this is a proposed

[3:42:38] » And I might say this is a proposed

[3:42:38] development.

[3:42:42] » July [snorts] 4th, Saturday evening July

[3:42:44] 4th, the blastoff in the Basin Fourth of

[3:42:46] July celebration brought the community

[3:42:47] together at Buckskin Basin Park. The

[3:42:50] Warfire team and residents gathered at

[3:42:52] Children's Memorial Park to enjoy the

[3:42:53] fireworks and drone show. The evening

[3:42:55] was filled with music, dancing,

[3:42:57] connection, and celebration. Moments

[3:42:59] like these are what makes W five a vibe

[3:43:01] and a place to thrive. It was more than

[3:43:03] a holiday. It was an opportunity to

[3:43:05] create lasting memories with neighbors,

[3:43:07] friends, and family. Thank you to

[3:43:09] everyone who joined us for an evening

[3:43:10] filled with blooms and sparkles and

[3:43:12] community spirit. We look forward to

[3:43:13] celebrating with you again next year

[3:43:18] on July 7th. Councilwoman had the

[3:43:20] pleasure of joining Congressman Steven

[3:43:21] Horzford and his staff and Sam Cherry of

[3:43:24] Cherry Development on a tour inside the

[3:43:26] new Sher Westside complex. This

[3:43:29] development is the newest mixeduse

[3:43:30] development bringing bringing muchneeded

[3:43:32] housing to the historic Westside.

[3:43:35] Congressman Horser presented a developer

[3:43:37] Sam Cherry with a certificate of

[3:43:39] congressional recognition for this

[3:43:40] project that brings more homes into the

[3:43:42] area. These studios and one-bedroom

[3:43:44] apartments offer more than just modern

[3:43:46] live modern living. They provide

[3:43:48] workforce housing that allows many

[3:43:49] residents to live within walking

[3:43:51] distance from where they work. For some

[3:43:52] of the newest tenants, that means an

[3:43:54] easy commute on foot and more time to

[3:43:56] enjoy everything downtown has to offer.

[3:43:58] To learn more about these apartments and

[3:43:59] to check availability, please visit

[3:44:01] their website at www.sharedowntown.com.

[3:44:06] This past Saturday, the community came

[3:44:08] together to celebrate photojournalist

[3:44:10] Clinton Wright's 90th birthday and the

[3:44:12] incredible legacy he built documenting

[3:44:14] black life in the historic West Side.

[3:44:17] Councilwoman presented a proclamation

[3:44:18] provided by the mayor to Clinton Wright

[3:44:20] for his years of dedication. Staff from

[3:44:22] Senator Rosens and Congressman Horford's

[3:44:24] office also joined us and presented

[3:44:26] Clinton with a certificate of special

[3:44:28] congressional recognition. The day began

[3:44:30] with a guided tour of rhythm rhythm and

[3:44:32] resilience black Vegas led by curator

[3:44:34] Carmen Bills and the celebration

[3:44:36] continued upstairs in the in the then

[3:44:39] cafe with a heartfelt conversation

[3:44:40] between historian Clay Ty White and

[3:44:42] Clinton Wright. Filmmaker Emit Gates

[3:44:44] shared an early look at his new

[3:44:46] documentary about Clinton, giving

[3:44:48] everyone a glimpse into the ongoing work

[3:44:49] to preserve his history. We ended the

[3:44:52] afternoon with his favorite red velvet

[3:44:53] cake. Plenty of smiles and lots of

[3:44:55] people stopping by the gallery

[3:44:56] afterwards for a closer look at

[3:44:58] Clinton's photographs.

[3:45:00] Six decades of history is taking his

[3:45:03] next step in his life. The original

[3:45:04] campus of Matt Kelly Elementary School

[3:45:06] has been torn down and what is to come

[3:45:08] is a modern facility that will live with

[3:45:09] the community and be a solid foundation

[3:45:11] for students to learn and be inspired.

[3:45:13] Though the new building won't be

[3:45:14] finished and ready to open till 2028

[3:45:17] school year, the magnitude of this

[3:45:18] groundbreaking is a promise to the

[3:45:20] community that they matter. Thank you to

[3:45:22] CCSD core construction architects and

[3:45:26] some summing and everyone who's making

[3:45:28] this journey possible.

[3:45:31] The relaunch of the groceries on a goat

[3:45:32] bus was a great success on Tuesday, July

[3:45:35] 14th at the Westside Education Training

[3:45:37] Center. Community members came out to

[3:45:38] shop for fresh, affordable groceries and

[3:45:40] connect with local leaders, elected

[3:45:42] officials, including Councilwoman

[3:45:43] Shandra Summers Armstrongs, Commission

[3:45:45] Commissioner William Mccertie II, and

[3:45:47] several community partners. Thanks to

[3:45:49] the Just One project, residents had

[3:45:51] access to a wide variety of quality food

[3:45:53] options along with information about

[3:45:54] upcoming bus stops and services. The

[3:45:58] event highlighted ongoing efforts to to

[3:46:00] address urban food deserts and

[3:46:01] strengthen access to healthy food and

[3:46:03] across the city. Upcoming events we have

[3:46:06] splash with the badge. Get ready with

[3:46:07] Ward 5. Splash with the badge is almost

[3:46:09] here. Friday, July 17th from 3 to 7:00

[3:46:12] p.m. The Bill and Lily Hinrich YMCA is

[3:46:15] transform transferring transforming into

[3:46:17] the ultimate summer hangout spot. And

[3:46:19] you're everybody. Bring your family,

[3:46:21] friends, and neighbors for an afternoon

[3:46:23] filled with free food, fun games, and

[3:46:25] awesome giveaways, and plenty of chances

[3:46:26] to cool off. Get ready. The Tuck and Run

[3:46:30] Foundation is hosting the Las Vegas

[3:46:31] Raiders Play Football Skills Combine

[3:46:33] July 18th at the Pearson Community

[3:46:35] Center. This free and exciting camp

[3:46:37] gives youth athletes the chance to

[3:46:39] develop and showcase their football

[3:46:40] skills through advanced drills and

[3:46:42] official combine activities, including

[3:46:44] the 40 40 yard dash, vertical jump, and

[3:46:47] pro agility shuffle. Registration opens

[3:46:50] at 600 p.m. and the event will run from

[3:46:51] 7 to 8:30 p.m. Space is limited, so be

[3:46:54] sure to secure a spot today at

[3:46:55] www.tuckenrun.org/events.

[3:47:00] Check out the Bolton Area Command Youth

[3:47:02] Safe Night Out on Friday, July 24th, my

[3:47:04] birthday, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. for a

[3:47:06] vibrant familyfriendly event at Nucleus

[3:47:08] Plaza. Bordon Area Command and Hotme

[3:47:11] Community Service are teaming up to host

[3:47:12] a fun event filled with games, food, and

[3:47:17] community resources that are all free

[3:47:18] for youth and family. This event brings

[3:47:20] together local partners and

[3:47:21] organizations to provide kids with a

[3:47:23] positive, safe, and welcoming space to

[3:47:25] enjoy the evening. Connect with others

[3:47:26] and access helpful support services. For

[3:47:29] more information, please call

[3:47:30] 7024120060.

[3:47:35] The Las Vegas City Council in War 5

[3:47:37] invites you to a fun and family-friendly

[3:47:39] back to school celebration Saturday,

[3:47:41] July 25th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

[3:47:43] at the Dittle Community Center. This

[3:47:45] annual event is packed with music,

[3:47:47] games, raffles, and plenty of excitement

[3:47:49] for students of all ages. School age

[3:47:51] children who attend will have the

[3:47:53] opportunity to receive free backpacks

[3:47:54] and school supplies while supplies last.

[3:47:57] While supplies last, children must be

[3:47:59] present to receive these items. We

[3:48:01] invite all school age children and

[3:48:02] families to join us, enjoy the

[3:48:04] festivities, and get ready for a great

[3:48:05] school year ahead. For more information,

[3:48:07] please call 7022296374.

[3:48:12] It's been a meaningful and eventful week

[3:48:14] as we celebrated the many initiatives

[3:48:15] making a positive impact in W 5. We're

[3:48:18] proud to highlight the great work

[3:48:19] happening in our community and hope it

[3:48:21] inspires more residents to get involved,

[3:48:23] the many activities and events organized

[3:48:25] by the city. Stay informed and engaged

[3:48:27] by signing up for our W5 newsletter,

[3:48:29] your go-to resource for news, updates,

[3:48:31] and opportunities to connect with your

[3:48:33] neighborhood.

[3:48:34] You can also stay engaged with us on

[3:48:36] Instagram, Facebook, X, and Tik Tok at

[3:48:38] Shandra for Vegas. For more information,

[3:48:40] please reach out to our office at W5 Las

[3:48:43] Vegas.gov or call us at 702229-5443.

[3:48:48] We look forward to hearing from you.

[3:48:52] » You're done?

[3:48:53] >> Yes. Thank you. [laughter]

[3:48:54] » Yes. Thank you. [laughter]

[3:48:54] Yes. Thank you. Let me say nicely done

[3:48:59] and happy birthday in advance.

[3:49:02] >> Uh this meeting of the city council is

[3:49:05] » Uh this meeting of the city council is

[3:49:05] now adjourned.

CLV 07-15-2026 City Council Meeting

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