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At the opening ceremonies of Silverado Ranch, Little League, it was a wonderful morning celebrating their start of another season for their players, families, coaches and volunteers who make this league such an important part of the Silverado Ranch community and beyond.

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The following morning, I joined the Walk for Friendship hosted annually by the Friendship Circle.

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This event brings together the community each year to celebrate inclusion, friendship, and support for individuals with special needs.

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Thank you to the organizers, participants and volunteers who made the day meaningful and successful.

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My office, along with the incredible Parks and Recreation teams in Laughland and Searchlight, hosted two movie and the park events,

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First, at the Spirit Mountain Activities Center, and the following week at the Search Light Senior Center.

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I want to thank everybody who joined us and helped make these events so special.

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Looking ahead, I'll be kicking off the great chef, Ron, at James Regional Sports Complex on Saturday, March 21st,

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hosted by the Nevada Hotel and Lodging Association.

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This annual event raises funds to support hospitality students across Nevada.

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It's a great way to enjoy a fun run while investing in the next generation of hospitality

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professionals.

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Then, on Saturday April 4th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., I'll be hosting my annual Echo Trail

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Park Day of Play.

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Join us at our beloved district day part for a fun-filled day of games, music, food, and

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a part cleanup in partnership with Get Outdoors Nevada and learn more about the coming

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soon Echo Trail Community Center at that park.

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To stay up to date on all things happening in District Day and across Clark County, connect with us on Instagram, Facebook,

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X and LinkedIn at Commission Aft. Until next time, I look forward to seeing you all around A.

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Good morning. Welcome to the March 17th meeting of the Clark County Commission. We'll begin today's meeting with the

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invocation led by Reverend Will Rucker of the Intersection Spiritual Community.

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Good morning Reverend, please stand if you're able.

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Good morning and

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let us pray.

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Spirit of grace, source of wisdom, compassion, and truth, we ask that you lead us today.

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We pause in this moment out of reverence for the responsibility carried in this room.

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And for the lives beyond these walls that will be shaped by what happens here today.

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We invite your presence among us in every thought, every word, every decision.

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Grant us clarity, where there is complexity.

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Grant us courage, where there is hesitation.

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Grant us kindness, where there is contention, and grant us humility to listen deeply,

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especially when it's hardest.

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Remind us today that leadership is not about being right, but about being in right relationship with one another and with the community that we are called to serve.

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Help us to set aside ego, assumption and self interest, and to center the well-being of us all.

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May we lead with compassion, decide with integrity, and act with a deep awareness that what we do here today matters.

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And they we leave today not only having made decisions, but having strengthened trust.

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We are grateful for this opportunity to serve.

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In the name of all that is sacred, all that is good, all that is holy and all that is

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human, blessed be so it is.

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And we say amen.

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Good morning, Mr. Schiller.

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Good morning, Chair and commissioners.

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Your first item is to recognize and present a proclamation honoring Irish American Heritage

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month and acknowledging the cultural contributions of the Irish Americans and Clark County Commissioner

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Becker.

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Okay, normally we move all the chairs out of the way for pictures, but it's a smaller group

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today.

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I just wanted to say good morning to everyone.

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Today we are proud to recognize Beth Mollini for her remarkable contributions to education,

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the arts, and cultural enrichment in our community.

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Beth has dedicated her professional life to shaping young minds as a third-grade teacher with

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the Clark County School District. Inspiring students and helping them build strong foundations

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for the future, educators like Beth play a vital role in our community and her commitment

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to her students reflects the very best of public service. Beyond the classroom, Beth has also been

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featured performer in Las Vegas since 1994. Sharing her passion for music in the arts with audiences

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throughout the valley for more than three decades. Her dedication to the arts has helped enrich

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the cultural life of Southern Nevada. Beth is also a founding member of the musical group,

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Killian's Angels, where she has helped preserve and celebrate Celtic music while introducing

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diverse musical traditions to audiences across our region. Through her performances,

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original compositions and community engagement, Beth has worked to expand access to music,

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education and meaningful cultural experiences for people of all ages. Perhaps most inspiring

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is the way Beth has bridged the worlds of education and the performing arts. Showing students and

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community members alike, how music can serve as a powerful tool for learning cultural understanding

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and creative expression.

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Her ongoing dedication to both education and cultural preservation embodies the spirit

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of service, creativity, and community that helps make Clark County such a vibrant and inspiring

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place to live.

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Today we are proud to recognize Beth Molini for her outstanding contributions and

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And to thank her for the many ways she continues

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to inspire students, audiences in our entire community.

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Congratulations, Beth, and thank you for everything you do.

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And before we get to present you with that,

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we are just honored to recognize and listen

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to a performance from Killian's Angels today.

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Thank you, and happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone.

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By the way, I hope I live up to that.

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That was beautiful.

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I really appreciate it. My name is Beth Malaney, this is Nenette Fortier, Marlos Amartas, and we are a part of

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Killian Stangels. And once again, thank you so much.

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Thank you so much. That's called Cat Scott, the measles.

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Oh no, you don't need to. You can stand sit, lay, whatever. We have a long night. We're getting ready to play from 6 to 9 at Freemann Street, speaking of wonderful things in Las Vegas. Come join us.

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As some of you may know, Irish music has been around for many, many years and you cannot keep the

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Irish from singing and dancing. Even though there was a time in history when dancing and musical

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instruments was not allowed. So there's a workaround for that if you're Irish, that's right.

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Nothing will keep them from singing us from singing and dancing, and so a couple things happened.

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And one is Irish step-dancing, which last year you saw right here, with the arms are not moving

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and the heads are staying straight, but guess what, waste down, we're dancing, right?

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I say, we're not me, don't, don't, that's not me.

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But that is what happened because people wanted to dance, and they wanted to be able to dance freely

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in their houses, and they wanted to be able to make music in their houses.

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But instruments were also not allowed for religious reasons, so does that stop the Irish?

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No, we have a way to deal with that as well, and it's called

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mouth music or shun of singing.

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This is called a baron, it's a traditional Irish

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frame drum. And here's a little real called the Dunmore Lassies.

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If you ever have played Grand Theft Auto for,

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some of you, yes, and if you make it as far as

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a little area where the avatars are throwing things in a New York City pub, that song,

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the Celtic High Step, otherwise known as the High Reels, is us playing.

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Now we're not the actual avatars.

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And then to take it as step further, if you do go to see the first episode of Elementary

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on CBS, we're also on that song, but the people playing it are not us.

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But the music is us, this is the song, it's called the High Rails.

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Thank you so much, and Happy St. Patrick, say everybody.

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Awesome. I just want to thank all of you here for being here today to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the Irish American culture that has contributed so much to our community.

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Also, before you leave, make sure you pick up four leaf clover. You just plant this and you can bring the luck of the Irish home with you today.

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So, come on up here, Pat, Gillian's Angels.

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Where are you going?

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I'm here.

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This is probably when I should have read your introduction, but I don't follow directions

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well.

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So,

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this is for Beth Mollony and Gillian's Angels, and thank you for everything you do.

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Thank you,

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South.

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You can stay.

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Commissioner, you're next items.

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Do recognize and present a population to the grassroots girls for the contributions to youth programs

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and opportunities for young women in the community.

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Okay, so it's me again.

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Where are the girls?

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Come on up here.

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I just want to say that I have the opportunity to meet these young women

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earlier last week with Commissioner Nav.

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And I just want to say how impressed I am.

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They got to quizzes.

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They all set up here to learn a little bit more about this level of government.

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And, you know, these are smart women and this is the future for our community.

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When I have the opportunity to talk with our youth and they ask the questions that they do,

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I know that they are on point and we're going to be okay as we go forward because the wisdom

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the kids this age have now is just so impressive.

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So, these are yours.

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So, today I'm proud to

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join Commissioner Naffton, recognizing grassroots girls in organization dedicated to empowering

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young girls to advocate for healthier lives, stronger communities, and a more sustainable planet.

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Grassroot Girls creates opportunities for young women to share their experiences directly with

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policy makers and connect with other non-profit organizations and community leaders.

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Through these efforts, the organization ensures that the youth voices are included in conversations

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that shape our communities.

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By introducing girls to advocacy and the policy making process at an early age, grassroots

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girls helps participants understand the importance of civic engagement and the role they can

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play in shaping the future.

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Through this work, the organization builds confidence, leadership skills, and civic awareness,

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helping to cultivate the next generation of community leaders.

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Grassroot Girls Strengthens Clark County by amplifying young voices and inspiring positive

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change across our community.

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We are proud to recognize grassroot girls for their dedication to empowering youth and strengthening

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our community.

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Congratulations and thank you for the important work you do and how you are inspiring the next generation of leaders.

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When Commissioner Becker and I got the opportunity to visit with them a couple weeks ago, they all had great questions.

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They had a lot of good answers to the problems which I think is so important.

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But that's why I feel comfortable putting any of them on the spot to say a few words.

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They weren't shy the other night.

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They were grass root girls.

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We're very happy to be here.

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We are an organization that empowers young women

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to sort of take their role in politics and the future.

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We've been learning about, we've learned a lot of terms like

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ordinances and all the things like specifics to and yeah it's been very, very wonderful it's been a wonderful experience for me and does anybody else want to speak

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you did great and I know

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Mr. Kirkpatrick will appreciate this.

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All of the ladies can explain the difference

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between cities and unincorporated counties.

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Rebecca, thank you for your leadership

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and one more time for these wonderful exceptional talented ladies.

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Commissioner's our next item is to recognize

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Clark County employees who have been selected

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as our Clark County Value Champion.

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Hi, I'm Crystal Simon.

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I am an employment records technician

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with the onboarding team.

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I am nominating Carla Benjamin as a value champion.

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Carla goes above and beyond to get the best results.

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I enjoy working with Carla because she inspires me every day to put my best foot forward.

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She's a great asset to the team and a great community.

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Congratulations, Carla.

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Hi, I'm CJ Moore. I'm a management analyst with Park County Social Services.

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I would like to elevate Jennifer because she embodies service in that she elevates others

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and is totally willing to do the unglomerate work without needing to credit.

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She is malleable and puts others first and when she shows up she's completely consistent

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and all the way there for everybody she's serving in our community.

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Hi, I'm Rachel Glace and I am a submission analyst for Commissioner Michael Math.

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I have nominated Jennifer Russo with social services to be a value champion.

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I work with Jennifer regularly.

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Jennifer is not afraid to get into the weeds when it comes to helping people and be very

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detail oriented about what that means.

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Multiple occasions, she has gone to somebody's house, she has met people on site that we've

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been working with and she really takes the time to learn their story and really make sure

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they understand the process they need to take to get the assistance.

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you're morning, my name is Brandon Kaiser.

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I work with the Clark County Accessors Office.

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Today, I'm nominating President Kelly for value champion for resistance.

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Vint Springs Creativity, patience, and a willingness to take on whatever comes

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this way.

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Always going above and beyond.

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He explains all procedures to clarity and hold himself to a level of excellence

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that naturally inspires people around him.

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His genetic development of PP tools, the appraisal program

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that we rely on every day to computer our work,

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has greatly enhanced the number of counts

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we can process in one day.

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Vince, we'd thank you for the example you said

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and the leadership we bring to the work group

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every day.

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Congratulations, Vince.

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How about a half for these Clark County employees?

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They just had our Clark County Gallif or our value champions

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just recently, so we got to honor all those that became our value champions and our such

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representatives of everything we do every day. When I look at these departments and some fun

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facts, I want to talk about the assessor a second, and in addition to developing that program,

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which I'm sure they utilize regularly, they have to assess and manage 850,000 parcels across the

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county. You go to the Comptroller. I think they do our responsible for doing over 700,000 transactions

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annually. That's your paychecks. That's everything we deal with every day and all the money that's

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coming and going and then in social service. Always dear to my heart. I know a little bit about

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this one. Our chairman had called me. She was working hard on a case trying to get an individual who

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was essentially homeless and went through every effort known to man to do that and in social services.

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They're putting out services upwards of almost half a billion dollars a year to sort of our

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even more needed now. So with that, I'll hand it over to Commissioner.

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Thank you, Kevin. I want to add my thanks on behalf of the board to each of you for being so reflective of the best of this county, which is the best of this country.

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The three of you are exemplary members of this team as Kevin indicated each in different areas you are each expert in your fields.

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And that's something that I think is so exceptional about this county.

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the wide swath of departments and agencies that we work with and run,

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really improve, have the potential of improving people's life every single day,

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and the three of you do that.

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So on behalf of the board, we thank you so much for what you do to make the work up.

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Local government function so well. Thank you and join me in congratulating our value champions.

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Now that everyone is so quiet, we're going to take a five minute recess to reset some of the equipment that's in front of us, but it'll be a brief one.

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Thank you.

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Good afternoon. Thank you very much. We can now move on to the first time set aside for public comment. Anyone wishing to speak on items on today's agenda can please come forward at this time.

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Speak for up to three minutes and state your first and last name for the record along with the item on the agenda to which you're speaking.

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Morning, my name is Rashana. I'm a resident. I just want to comment on the same Patrick's day.

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Performers that was fantastic to see, and I was interested in that Beth Malaney mentioned that there were restrictions for dancing because of religious religious reasons, which I would like to address.

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First of all, I'll support a agenda item 47 and I strongly oppose praying and any from a religion that is continually on this agenda.

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I ask that you please eliminate the invocations and let's stop pretending this is appropriate because it is not.

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This is a government meeting, it is not a church service, it is not a house of worship and it has no business being treated like one.

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I'm not asking, I'm insisting, that this commission put an end to prayer in these meetings.

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70% of cities and counties in Nevada are smarter than us here.

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They don't have invocations, because they know it doesn't belong in government.

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They understand that mixing or religion with government is completely unnecessary and improper.

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When you open meetings with prayer, you send a message whether you admit it or not.

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That this government is endorsing religion.

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People can believe whatever they want, it doesn't matter, but it shouldn't be in this building.

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That message that we endorse religion excludes people.

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It tells anyone who doesn't share these beliefs that they are outsiders in their own community, and that is unacceptable.

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And let's be honest, you do not need prayer to do your jobs.

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Your duty is to serve the public, not to perform religious rituals.

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So end it, stop bringing religion into this chamber.

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Stop using government proceedings to endorse personal religious beliefs.

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The government body should be neutral and should be inclusive, and it should be accountable to everyone, not just people who believe in this Bible, the most gruesome book I have ever read, and I encourage you to read it, it's online for free.

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The obsession, this God has, over Virgin girls similar to the Epstein files, the amount of incest, the rape, murder, boiling, moiling and eating of children, the mass murders, the mass drownings, polygamy, slavery, torture.

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burning of women, ripping open, pregnant women, gangwriping a woman and cutting her

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up into 12 pieces, cutting off a woman's hand and so on, not a shout out to women's

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history month is it, which is currently what it is. This is the worst if you're bringing

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into this form and it needs to stop now. We, the people support the absolute separation

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of church and state and I urge you to stop invocations and to stick to government business.

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Thank you very much.

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Have a great day.

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Thank you very much just to the reminder to everybody the agenda begins on section four

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We've extended some courtesy, but in the future anyone wishing to speak on the first public comment period would be section four and later

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Next speaker place

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Good morning morning. My name is Miguel canales. I can only reside in 59. 46 and a field court

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Let's weigh us in battle

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I'm here to comment in item 19 with the airport expansion at the Harry Reid International Airport.

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We also have a couple of cohort workers that want to do an update in DB negotiations and they're also in speaking in comment in item 19.

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Good morning, kind of commissioners. My name is Adrian Cossery. I currently reside at 309. 50, mountain vista.

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and I work at SP Specialistices at the Barista.

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Today I want to talk to you about the fact that I cannot afford basic necessities,

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such as groceries and rent, and with the current wages and SP Specialistices,

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and I have to pick up multiple jobs that's to be able to afford my basic necessities.

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And we want the DBE companies to provide liable wages for our workers.

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Thank you for your time.

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Hello. My name is Jacob Ramos.

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I live at 2312 North Korean Valley Parkway, unit 3113.

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I worked for the day one group,

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most for over five years now as a fast food attendant.

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I've spoke to you previously about how the last

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wage increase we received was in 2022,

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and that now many co-workers, including me,

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are struggling to survive in today's economy.

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Yeah, I recently found out that the average worker at HMS hosts,

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who the average fast food worker at HMS hosts,

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who does roughly the same job as us,

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who works in close proximity to our stores,

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makes more now than the company is willing to give us

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with yearly raises for the next three years.

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You know, a lot of people I work with have, you know, two to three jobs, just to support themselves, let alone their families.

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As my belief that one job should be enough. Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Good morning.

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Morning commissioners, Brian Ayala, 41, 49, wagon trail, have Las Vegas and about 8, 9, 1, 1, 8, on 19 always, also number

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one with representing all the 9 DBE companies.

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What I wanted to say is that we have always been 100% responsive 100% of the time.

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We're going to continue to do so, hopefully we're able to find a scenario where small business

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can continue to preserve union workers and union representation.

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We don't view this as acrimonious at all.

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And fortunately, after all the requests that we've had,

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we do have a negotiation scheduled for next Tuesday, March 25th.

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So I also wanted to put into the record.

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Mr. Schiller, the letters that we have sent up to this point.

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Thank you.

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Good morning.

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Morning, commissioners.

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For the record, my name is Andrew Powell, 240 South Water Street in Henderson, and I serve as the planning manager in the Community Development Department for the City of Henderson.

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I'm here today to express my support for item 62 on your agenda.

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I would like to take this opportunity to thank Kimberly and Marcy and the entire team from DCP that put a significant effort into advancing the avoidance and mitigation measures to the stage.

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As a member of the AAMM working group, I want to voice my support for the adoption of the final AAMM

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including the continued inclusion of the brewing owl as a covered species.

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Well, I recognize that this inclusion can present challenges, particularly given this species's prevalence here in Southern Nevada.

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I believe that those challenges are outweighed by the regulatory uncertainty and potential for gradient burdens in the future if it were not to be included.

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So again, thank you for your time this morning. I respectfully encourage your approval of the AAMM so that we can continue working collaboratively,

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to ensure a smooth and effective implementation.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for being here.

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Anyone else wishing to speak?

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This is the final call for the first public comment period.

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Seeing none.

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Good morning.

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Manager Schiller.

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Can I move to your agenda?

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Your next item is approval of the minutes of the regular meeting on February 17th,

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2026.

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Mr. Chair, I'm approval of the February 17th meeting minutes.

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Thank you.

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There's a motion for approval.

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Please cast your vote.

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The motion passes.

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Commissioner Jenner.

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Sorry, Mr. Schiller, just for the clerk's record.

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Commissioner McCurdy is excused absent today.

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Mr. Schiller, I'm going to be your next item,

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which is approval of the agenda with the inclusion of any emergency items

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and deletion of any items.

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Staff is requesting that item number seven under the consent agenda

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be deleted from your agenda.

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Staff is also requesting that item 19 under the consent agenda

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to be taken separately.

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If there are no other changes, Mr. Chair, I move approval of the agenda as noted.

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There is a motion for approval. Please cast your vote.

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Motion carries.

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Mr. President, move to the approval of your consent agenda.

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Consisting of items number 7 through 49 as a reminder item 7 has been deleted.

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And number 19 will be taken separately.

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Mr. Chair, if there are no questions or comments, I move approval of the consent agenda.

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with item number 7 deleted number 19 to be heard separately.

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Thank you. Please cast your vote.

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Motion passes.

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This is now moved to item 19. Item 19 is authorized the director

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of aviation to sign the second amendment to the

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contract between Clark County and Landryman Brown

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Incorporated to prepare an environmental impact statement EIS for the

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Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport or take other action has appropriate.

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Good morning. Good morning, Mr. Chair.

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Jim Chrissley, Director of Aviation for the record, the item before you is the phase 2B for

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our environmental impact statement preparation for the Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport.

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In previously, we approved phase 2A about a year ago and this phase will now take the project

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to do the biological field studies as well as publication of the draft EIS next summer in July,

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which also includes the public outreach meetings and responses to those comments received.

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And then following that will interface three, which will be the next portion of this contract where we will respond to those comments as well as publish that final environmental impact statement.

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Thank you.

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There may be some other conversation.

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I just want to confirm for the record 75% of these funds are federally reimbursable.

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Absolutely.

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So yes, with phase 2B and this phase we plan on requesting federal aviation funds in the not a 75%

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Okay, great.

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Thank you.

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And then I just wanted to make clear, well, we all understand the importance of moving this project forward.

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It continues to be, I think, our priority, my priority.

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I know yours too, the LIS, continues to move forward with modernization.

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We've heard it loud and clear from the community and stakeholders and the airlines.

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And so, I believe...

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We need that'll be a priority for DOA to continue to move that modernization forward on LAS.

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Yes, yes, Mr. Chair, absolutely. And as you know, we have a consultant on board, we're working through the planning phases of that project.

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But certainly anyone that's been to the airport recently has seen modernization has started.

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Either with construction walls or lanes blocked, we are pursuing those preliminary projects.

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But the larger program is moving forward. We do have a meeting with our airline partners in April,

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where we plan to present our efforts today, as well as get some approvals, and then we'll be back here in hopefully June to present to the board on our status and where we're at.

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And planning, we're expecting, you know, we are, as a priority, we're expecting that planning to finish this fall.

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Great.

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Thank you very much.

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Commissioner Jones?

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Thank you, and I just wanted to emphasize that as part of this EIS, the consultant is required to consult with both the regional transportation commission.

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and endot with regards to access to the supplemental airport on IF-15 and other corridors and to

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consider any traffic mitigation and environmental mitigation which would include transit alternatives

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that accurate.

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Yes, Mr. Jones, that is accurate.

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Okay, and I just want to re-emphasize and we talked about this for five years now that transit

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is the priority for this board for access to the supplemental airport, not just

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cars driving on that 15.

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Absolutely, and we have worked with our community partners and we will continue

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through this process to come up with that solution, so thank you.

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Thank you, any other questions or comments, or motion on item 19?

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If there isn't anything more, I move that we authorize the director of aviation to sign

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the second amendment to the contract.

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Thank you.

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There's a motion for approval.

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Please cast your vote.

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The motion passes.

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Great.

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Thank you, Mr. Board.

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Thank you.

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Commissioners, it's not yet 10 a.m.

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So we will move to introduction of ordinances.

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Item 57 is an ordinance to amend Clark County Code.

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Title 8, Chapter 8.20, to modify the requirement for a structural barrier.

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Separating minors from barn and lounge areas and restaurants and tavers by allowing

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in lieu of such barrier written security plan approved by the Department Director that effectively

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prevents miners from entering the bar area and providing for other matters properly related

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there to and set a public hearing.

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Thank you all, Introduce the ordinance and set the public hearing for Tuesday, April 7th,

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2026 at 10 AM.

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Your next item is to identify emerging issues to be addressed by staffer by the Board of

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Future Meetings, receive updates on the activities of various regional boards and commissions

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and direct staff accordingly.

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Thank you.

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Commissioner Kirkpatrick?

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Sure, I can come up with something.

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So I just want to bring a couple things.

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So one on the health district,

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Commissioner Beckler and I serve as everybody

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should know that the septic regulations went away

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and I hope not to see them in my lifetime ever again

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and I'm sure Commissioner Beckler agrees.

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And then secondly, it would be irresponsible

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If we as the health district representatives didn't remind people that this week, we're going into an unprecedented heat wave.

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And with that heat wave, our body is not quite acclimated to it, we're still thinking it's spring.

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So I just encourage people to spring break on top of it that even if your kids are outdoors, they do need to drink plenty of water, no matter what.

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if there's they're already swimming, they're in the splash areas, they still need to

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see hydrated. So this is a hard time on our older population as well. So we want to

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ensure that they are getting all the nutrients. So I just ask that people stop and check

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on their neighbors to make sure, you know, we know that many of them won't be turning on

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the air conditioning. And it's too soon really for any of us to turn on the air conditioning,

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but we need to make sure our neighbors are doing well.

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And then lastly, I just want to say thank you

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for the safety fair.

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I had a good time myself and thank all the staff

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that came out.

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So I appreciate everybody.

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Mr. Chairman, thank you.

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Commissioner Seger-Billman, I sponsored our spring job fair.

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Friday the 13th.

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And it was a lucky day.

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We had over 6,500 job seekers show up at the Convention Center and interview in many cases

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for a job on the spot and many were offered jobs.

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Others will be back grounded and interviewed over the course of the coming weeks and will

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surely be hired.

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By all accounts, as we pulled folks who were leaving the West Hall, they were happy with

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offering 133 employers. I think was the number wasn't it Commissioner Segerblum with lots of jobs.

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I want to thank the LVCVA for making the Hall available to us, making the loop transportation

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system available to us because parking is always an issue particularly when you have 6,500 people who tend

452
00:50:28,580 --> 00:50:37,680
to come one per car. The Monorell was available. People could buy two. One way tickets for a

453
00:50:37,680 --> 00:50:44,060
each if they were in a better resident. We appreciate that accommodation. Our staff's

454
00:50:44,060 --> 00:50:49,120
worked overtime to get the thing done and they deserve a lot of credit for the

455
00:50:49,120 --> 00:50:53,200
success that we had. And of course working with theater is always a good experience

456
00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:58,000
because they know so well what the jobs are that are in demand. We had 16 health care

457
00:50:58,000 --> 00:51:03,860
companies that were hiring and filling many incredibly fun and exciting

458
00:51:03,860 --> 00:51:07,180
challenging opportunities in health care.

459
00:51:07,260 --> 00:51:09,340
It was a very successful day.

460
00:51:09,420 --> 00:51:10,360
I would like you, Dave.

461
00:51:10,720 --> 00:51:11,800
Right, Commissioner Sagerblown.

462
00:51:14,120 --> 00:51:16,960
And if I can just follow up, thanks also to Pinkbox,

463
00:51:17,340 --> 00:51:18,720
who gave us their parking spaces.

464
00:51:18,980 --> 00:51:22,180
And found blue a lot of the people that park there.

465
00:51:22,460 --> 00:51:25,380
And I just want to say, we had a great turnout,

466
00:51:25,560 --> 00:51:28,780
but the truth is that the job market is very nervous right now.

467
00:51:29,340 --> 00:51:32,220
So we all need to call our breath and make sure we're pushing forward.

468
00:51:32,320 --> 00:51:33,240
Thank you.

469
00:51:36,430 --> 00:51:38,210
Thank you, and I would just add my thanks.

470
00:51:38,210 --> 00:51:42,210
Mr. Speaker, Patrick, congratulations to you on the safety fair you held.

471
00:51:42,630 --> 00:51:45,770
My family had a great time and learned something new at it.

472
00:51:45,930 --> 00:51:50,030
And I, commissioners, Sacred Bloom and Gibson, that job fair has, I think, become a

473
00:51:50,030 --> 00:51:54,310
real tradition for this community and something that clearly there's a need for, so thank

474
00:51:54,310 --> 00:51:56,030
you for leading on that.

475
00:51:56,330 --> 00:52:03,290
And both of those events, I know, required significant input from county management and all

476
00:52:03,290 --> 00:52:03,750
departments.

477
00:52:03,750 --> 00:52:08,370
I think all of both of those events really showcased so many departments in the county.

478
00:52:08,710 --> 00:52:12,970
So add my thanks to Kevin Yuen, the entire teams who made that happen.

479
00:52:13,770 --> 00:52:18,010
If I might Mr. Chair, we shouldn't have neglected this.

480
00:52:18,450 --> 00:52:23,750
A couple of years ago, our manager showed up at the job, the spring job fair.

481
00:52:24,430 --> 00:52:27,230
And we had a couple of tables and we're handing out pamphlets.

482
00:52:28,130 --> 00:52:33,030
And he saw that at a time when we really needed to be more aggressive.

483
00:52:33,030 --> 00:52:38,770
And the last couple of years, but especially this year, it was an incredible turnout.

484
00:52:39,050 --> 00:52:42,610
The county had, I don't know how many departments did you take a count?

485
00:52:44,110 --> 00:52:47,550
Yeah, a bunch, as many fingers as we have, were represented.

486
00:52:48,290 --> 00:52:53,610
And they were busy the entire day, explaining the people what the job opportunities were,

487
00:52:53,830 --> 00:52:57,110
and what that might mean to each of them individually.

488
00:52:58,030 --> 00:53:03,010
So, thank you very much, Kevin, and everyone who works with you, John, and others.

489
00:53:03,010 --> 00:53:05,930
who were responsible for getting that all together.

490
00:53:10,140 --> 00:53:14,020
Commissioner, your next item is to appoint one qualified individual, Daniel Bartlett,

491
00:53:14,220 --> 00:53:17,320
to the Air Pollution Control and Hearing Board as the License Professional Engineer

492
00:53:17,320 --> 00:53:22,340
Member for a three-year term commencing on March 17th, 2026, and continuing through March

493
00:53:22,340 --> 00:53:23,920
16th, 2029.

494
00:53:25,800 --> 00:53:30,460
I move the appointment of Daniel Bartlett to the Air Pollution Control here on board for

495
00:53:30,460 --> 00:53:32,060
the three-year term as noted.

496
00:53:32,780 --> 00:53:34,180
Thank you, please cast your vote.

497
00:53:38,040 --> 00:53:43,720
Mr. Chair, can we go back to emerging issues because they forgot to bring something up?

498
00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:52,560
You know that we started the rural alliance committee that we have out there and so we

499
00:53:52,560 --> 00:53:57,800
off to a, it was off to a slow start because we couldn't get enough people to participate.

500
00:53:57,800 --> 00:54:06,820
now we have a steady group but the rule lands was given a couple of tasks. One as rule

501
00:54:06,820 --> 00:54:11,260
communities talk about what the planning around you need to look like, what kind of

502
00:54:11,260 --> 00:54:17,060
amenities that you want so that we can ensure that they can stay rule because in many

503
00:54:17,060 --> 00:54:18,740
cases they were there first.

504
00:54:20,800 --> 00:54:24,080
And so one of the major tasks was for them to go into

505
00:54:24,080 --> 00:54:29,340
identify neighborhoods which are rural because you wouldn't necessarily know that if you stay on the

506
00:54:29,340 --> 00:54:36,500
main stretches but there might be a pocket of rural somewhere back. So they did that and they were

507
00:54:36,500 --> 00:54:43,120
supposed to meet with commissioners to determine if those names were what they wanted or how do you

508
00:54:43,120 --> 00:54:50,420
delineate them because I think as a county as a whole what used to be all rural is not many areas

509
00:54:50,420 --> 00:54:55,680
is surrounded by the cities, but they've been getting some pushbacks, so I'm just trying

510
00:54:55,680 --> 00:55:00,780
to figure if this is something that we need to, because we need to go out and recruit

511
00:55:00,780 --> 00:55:05,960
for a couple more seats because people have stepped off for whatever reason, like most

512
00:55:05,960 --> 00:55:10,620
boards, but is it something that we want to keep going or we just want to take their basic

513
00:55:10,620 --> 00:55:17,020
map that they gave us? I feel like they haven't gotten as far as I would have liked

514
00:55:17,020 --> 00:55:24,360
to get because we've approved you know 500 zoning applications since they started in some of that

515
00:55:24,360 --> 00:55:31,380
rule component has been lost and so I just I need to know from the board is it something that I

516
00:55:31,380 --> 00:55:37,520
should continue to beat the drum at or is it just a lost art and stick to it in my district and

517
00:55:37,520 --> 00:55:44,320
I don't have to have an answer today but I do have to tell for recruitment purposes if we want to

518
00:55:44,320 --> 00:55:47,320
So, they need to start that the first of April.

519
00:55:47,780 --> 00:55:49,920
So, I just need to know whether or not we go that.

520
00:55:50,180 --> 00:55:51,860
So, if so, when you could let me know, so sorry.

521
00:55:53,380 --> 00:55:53,820
Thank

522
00:56:02,550 --> 00:56:02,990
you.

523
00:56:03,290 --> 00:56:05,950
Yeah, we have a vote on the last item.

524
00:56:06,410 --> 00:56:06,610
We did.

525
00:56:07,210 --> 00:56:07,390
Okay.

526
00:56:08,490 --> 00:56:12,490
Commissioner, next item is to approve and authorize the chair to appoint one additional member,

527
00:56:12,770 --> 00:56:15,610
including one at large member at the Community Development Advisory Committee.

528
00:56:15,650 --> 00:56:18,950
Otherwise, I'm going to see DAC for a two-year term from the list of the following nominees.

529
00:56:19,990 --> 00:56:22,430
Dancini Dancini Dekman, Mithini.

530
00:56:24,830 --> 00:56:30,990
I'm from the appointment of Dancini Dekman, Mithini, to the CDAC.

531
00:56:31,970 --> 00:56:33,050
There's a motion for approval.

532
00:56:33,270 --> 00:56:34,210
Please cast your vote.

533
00:56:36,720 --> 00:56:37,740
The motion carries.

534
00:56:38,940 --> 00:56:42,820
Commissioners, your next item is to approve adopt and authorize the chair to sign District

535
00:56:42,820 --> 00:56:48,420
Resolution 26-002 making a finding that no increase in havalorum taxes anticipated for the

536
00:56:48,420 --> 00:56:52,100
payment of the Clark County Water Reclamation District and Nevada General Obligation Limited

537
00:56:52,100 --> 00:56:57,940
tax refunding bonds, additionally secured by pledge revenues, Series 2,026, the bonds

538
00:56:57,940 --> 00:57:05,280
2,026 bonds in the maximum, principal amount of 196,525,000 for the term thereof and

539
00:57:05,280 --> 00:57:08,620
requesting the debt management commission convened to approve the binding or take

540
00:57:08,620 --> 00:57:14,920
other action as appropriate. Good morning. Mr. Chair, members of Board of

541
00:57:14,920 --> 00:57:17,100
Good Morning, Tom. Minwheel again with the Clark County water

542
00:57:17,100 --> 00:57:25,540
The Department of Information District, the district is advancing the process as well as the schedule to refund the amount that Mr.

543
00:57:25,680 --> 00:57:32,280
Schiller just stated, $196 million, $525,000 of our existing debt.

544
00:57:32,640 --> 00:57:40,760
And if we consider today's market conditions, we are hoping and anticipating savings of about $10 million on that refunding of those conditions.

545
00:57:42,740 --> 00:57:43,840
Thank you.

546
00:57:46,840 --> 00:57:48,280
I would move for approval.

547
00:57:48,840 --> 00:57:49,340
Also, put out.

548
00:57:49,440 --> 00:57:50,460
I've looked at this very closely.

549
00:57:50,720 --> 00:57:51,520
I know where I will.

550
00:57:51,660 --> 00:57:54,140
Look at it very closely on the debt management committee.

551
00:57:55,680 --> 00:57:55,920
Thank you.

552
00:57:56,520 --> 00:57:57,460
There's a motion for approval.

553
00:57:57,460 --> 00:57:58,260
Please, guests.

554
00:57:58,460 --> 00:57:59,400
You know, hold the public hearing.

555
00:57:59,520 --> 00:58:00,540
We do need a public hearing.

556
00:58:01,040 --> 00:58:02,120
This is a public hearing.

557
00:58:02,380 --> 00:58:05,960
Anyone wishing to speak on item 61, please come forward at this time.

558
00:58:08,980 --> 00:58:10,640
Seeing that, I'll close the public hearing.

559
00:58:11,060 --> 00:58:12,560
And there is a motion still.

560
00:58:12,680 --> 00:58:12,860
I believe.

561
00:58:12,860 --> 00:58:14,480
I don't know my motion.

562
00:58:14,800 --> 00:58:17,400
Sorry, that was my thought you didn't need a public hearing on that one.

563
00:58:17,880 --> 00:58:19,860
I've never heard to have it.

564
00:58:22,260 --> 00:58:23,520
Please cast your vote.

565
00:58:25,240 --> 00:58:26,040
A motion carries.

566
00:58:26,280 --> 00:58:27,300
Thank you, members of the board.

567
00:58:28,100 --> 00:58:29,600
Thank you.

568
00:58:30,740 --> 00:58:33,560
Christian, your next item is to receive a presentation on the

569
00:58:33,560 --> 00:58:35,200
of the waitants and minimization measures,

570
00:58:35,500 --> 00:58:37,980
AMM work group process for the multiple species,

571
00:58:38,300 --> 00:58:40,040
habitat conservation plan amendment,

572
00:58:40,380 --> 00:58:43,380
approved final AMM's including retention of the burden,

573
00:58:43,380 --> 00:58:46,680
out as a covered species and direct staff accordingly.

574
00:58:56,720 --> 00:58:57,400
Good morning, commissioners.

575
00:58:57,640 --> 00:58:59,460
Kimberly Goodwin, principal, environmental specialists,

576
00:58:59,620 --> 00:59:02,600
further does our conservation program within the Department of Environment and

577
00:59:02,600 --> 00:59:03,320
Sustainability.

578
00:59:06,460 --> 00:59:10,980
Last year, we received direction from the Barroward to proceed with convening

579
00:59:10,980 --> 00:59:16,720
an avoidance and minimization measures work group to finalize and refine

580
00:59:16,720 --> 00:59:20,560
avoidance minimization measures for inclusion in the Clark County

581
00:59:20,560 --> 00:59:24,620
multiple species habitat conservation plan amendment application package.

582
00:59:25,740 --> 00:59:31,780
That work group took place from summer through fall of 2025.

583
00:59:33,240 --> 00:59:37,760
Seven total of seven meetings were held multiple interviews were taken place.

584
00:59:38,820 --> 00:59:43,860
The meetings consisted of representatives from all of the local jurisdictions within Clark County.

585
00:59:44,280 --> 00:59:50,260
Major Home Builder associations, commercial and industrial development representatives and several utility companies.

586
00:59:52,600 --> 00:59:58,660
Key outcomes from that work group process included achieving consensus on all of the proposed

587
00:59:58,660 --> 00:59:59,760
avoidance of minimization.

588
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:07,840
Members are just as refined, except for one. That measure is for clearance surveys regarding burrowing

589
01:00:07,840 --> 01:00:13,400
owls in the question that I bring to you today, as whether or not we should continue to include

590
01:00:13,400 --> 01:00:18,900
burrowing owls of proposed card species in the application package. The work group identified

591
01:00:18,900 --> 01:00:24,300
several avoidance minutes in the age and measures that require supplemental implementation documents,

592
01:00:24,300 --> 01:00:28,260
such as specific design guidelines or code, change language,

593
01:00:28,820 --> 01:00:30,600
best management practices, et cetera.

594
01:00:31,320 --> 01:00:36,600
And these would be developed collaboratively with jurisdictions and developers in a subsequent process.

595
01:00:37,940 --> 01:00:41,360
And importantly, the process strength and relationships between

596
01:00:41,360 --> 01:00:45,060
desert conservation programs, jurisdictions, and the developers

597
01:00:45,060 --> 01:00:49,880
and helps bring about a greater understanding of why these measures need to be

598
01:00:49,880 --> 01:00:51,300
included in the application package.

599
01:00:52,800 --> 01:01:03,160
So, on the matter of the burrowing owl decision, the question and hand is should the burrowing owl be retained as a proposed covered species in the MSHTP amendment.

600
01:01:04,340 --> 01:01:14,040
One work group member suggested removing the burrowing owl due to the prevalence in the plan area that may potentially cause project delays in increased costs.

601
01:01:14,040 --> 01:01:18,580
The avoidance minimization measures are related to the burying else, specifically require

602
01:01:18,580 --> 01:01:22,720
for clearance surveys to occur before development activities begin on a parcel.

603
01:01:24,080 --> 01:01:30,160
And also an additional rationale included uncertainty about future federal protective measures,

604
01:01:30,920 --> 01:01:35,500
so the burying owl is currently not included as a list of species under the Indian Dundra species act,

605
01:01:35,560 --> 01:01:38,780
but it is protected by another law called the Margotary Bird Treaty Act,

606
01:01:38,900 --> 01:01:43,020
to those undergone interpretation changes over the last decade or so.

607
01:01:44,040 --> 01:01:47,680
So most other work group members that were just participated in the process,

608
01:01:48,020 --> 01:01:53,640
preferred retaining coverage for the Burrowing Owl to avoid potential delays for construction

609
01:01:53,640 --> 01:02:01,760
and costs to the program and the development processes should the species need to be added later on

610
01:02:01,760 --> 01:02:07,580
if a federal listing does occur or if a migratory barred treaty act interpretations change again.

611
01:02:08,840 --> 01:02:16,560
However, they did stress that they would prefer some flexibility and the survey timing to help prevent potential project delays.

612
01:02:19,780 --> 01:02:30,360
So, some of the rationale for continuing to retain the burning owl includes that it will help us provide regulatory certainty to the development community.

613
01:02:30,360 --> 01:02:45,980
Again, migratory bird treaty act interpretations have changed multiple times in recent years, and without coverage under the multiple species habitat conservation plan, developers would bear full compliance bird and should interpretations shipped again, to horrific incident will take.

614
01:02:47,120 --> 01:02:52,340
And there is risk that burrowing owl could be listed under the Endangered species act in the future.

615
01:02:52,340 --> 01:02:56,780
So, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service currently lists the Burrowing Alice Board of Conservation

616
01:02:56,780 --> 01:03:02,440
Concern, and then the Nevada Department of Wildlife has identified it as a species of

617
01:03:02,440 --> 01:03:05,720
greatest conservation need in the most recent state wildlife action plant.

618
01:03:06,520 --> 01:03:12,700
So, the species has also experienced 30 to 50 percent population declines over the Western

619
01:03:12,700 --> 01:03:15,040
U.S. over in recent years.

620
01:03:15,620 --> 01:03:20,500
And so, if it becomes federally listed and we don't have coverage under the MSHCP for it,

621
01:03:20,500 --> 01:03:26,300
Development would halt in areas we're growing out potentially occur until either an emergency

622
01:03:26,300 --> 01:03:31,580
amendment can be implemented to the MSHDP or developers can obtain their own individual

623
01:03:31,580 --> 01:03:37,440
permits by working with the Fish and Wildlife Service. And amending our MSHDP would put

624
01:03:37,440 --> 01:03:44,180
both the county and the permitties at risk for potential litigation. We believe the cost benefit

625
01:03:44,180 --> 01:03:51,500
ratio of retaining the burying owl is favorable, survey requirements are relatively modest compared

626
01:03:51,500 --> 01:03:57,300
to the risk of an endangered species act listing that would disrupt developed activities.

627
01:03:58,960 --> 01:04:04,120
And in most cases, burying owl surveys would occur concurrent with desert tortoise clearance

628
01:04:04,120 --> 01:04:08,000
surveys, which are also included measures with the application package.

629
01:04:09,320 --> 01:04:13,060
And it would also demonstrate proactive conservation to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

630
01:04:13,060 --> 01:04:19,300
show should the species be petitioned for future listing. The service would take into consideration

631
01:04:19,300 --> 01:04:24,760
what the county is doing proactively for the Burring Owl and would be less likely to

632
01:04:25,580 --> 01:04:27,540
become listed in the future as result.

633
01:04:30,440 --> 01:04:34,160
There is however counter argument to be made.

634
01:04:34,980 --> 01:04:44,580
Burring Owl is prevalent within the plan area. They are common, especially around the

635
01:04:44,580 --> 01:04:48,860
if there is nesting activity to discover it on a parcel.

636
01:04:50,140 --> 01:04:51,760
There are some survey timing challenges.

637
01:04:52,020 --> 01:04:53,980
We've worked in close coordination with developers

638
01:04:53,980 --> 01:04:56,600
and jurisdictions to come up with a notification process

639
01:04:56,600 --> 01:04:58,500
to try and reduce this potential.

640
01:05:01,100 --> 01:05:02,920
And then there's also a current uncertainty

641
01:05:02,920 --> 01:05:04,700
about the federal protection status.

642
01:05:05,100 --> 01:05:06,960
Again, interpretations continue to change

643
01:05:06,960 --> 01:05:10,040
and we don't know whether a potential future

644
01:05:10,040 --> 01:05:11,380
listing could occur, not occur.

645
01:05:11,380 --> 01:05:16,680
And there is the option to add it later through an amendment, but again, that puts the county and the

646
01:05:16,680 --> 01:05:19,400
communities that litigation risk by opening up the permit.

647
01:05:21,660 --> 01:05:25,080
So staff has some recommendations for the board's consideration today.

648
01:05:26,080 --> 01:05:30,540
Staff recommendation number one is to retain the burying all those recovered species under the

649
01:05:30,540 --> 01:05:33,560
application package to maintain regulatory stability.

650
01:05:33,880 --> 01:05:39,060
Reduce potential long-term risk to development activities and the county and to strengthen

651
01:05:39,060 --> 01:05:41,860
in our conservation credibility under the MSHDP.

652
01:05:43,200 --> 01:05:45,440
We recommend approval of the final avoidance

653
01:05:45,440 --> 01:05:49,800
of minimization measures, which was included as a report attached

654
01:05:49,800 --> 01:05:53,940
to the agenda item for our submission

655
01:05:53,940 --> 01:05:56,760
to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service later this year.

656
01:05:57,900 --> 01:05:59,960
And we recommend directing the Desert Conservation

657
01:05:59,960 --> 01:06:03,080
program to continue working with jurisdictions and developers

658
01:06:03,080 --> 01:06:06,140
to develop those supplemental implementation documents

659
01:06:06,140 --> 01:06:08,060
that we're developing during the work group process.

660
01:06:09,820 --> 01:06:11,180
Thank you, and any questions?

661
01:06:12,540 --> 01:06:13,380
Thank you very much.

662
01:06:13,580 --> 01:06:15,280
We appreciate your presentation in the work

663
01:06:15,280 --> 01:06:18,040
that went into it, including the collaborative effort

664
01:06:18,040 --> 01:06:19,860
that you went through.

665
01:06:20,060 --> 01:06:21,600
Are there any discussion, Commissioner Gibson?

666
01:06:22,840 --> 01:06:25,820
This was probably as good a report as we've ever seen,

667
01:06:26,060 --> 01:06:29,160
because we understand exactly what the risks are.

668
01:06:29,740 --> 01:06:32,260
We understand what the delays could mean.

669
01:06:32,520 --> 01:06:35,380
We understand the challenges that we might all face

670
01:06:35,380 --> 01:06:42,800
as we go forward and it makes it so that it is easy for me to follow the recommendation of the staff

671
01:06:42,800 --> 01:06:46,260
even understanding the concerns that have been expressed.

672
01:06:47,520 --> 01:06:50,820
So, if there are no other concerns to be expressed.

673
01:06:51,360 --> 01:06:52,560
Can I just ask one question?

674
01:06:52,940 --> 01:06:56,060
And I'd probably should ask a question that I don't know the answer to you.

675
01:06:56,940 --> 01:06:59,540
Bear with me and if you don't have the answer that's fine too.

676
01:07:00,920 --> 01:07:03,640
So, when it comes to development costs, right?

677
01:07:03,640 --> 01:07:08,960
We hear that a lot these days, but don't we set the fee on what it is for the burrowing

678
01:07:08,960 --> 01:07:16,880
now, much like the tortoise, right, because we have to justify that we can provide the right

679
01:07:16,880 --> 01:07:19,160
habitat for them and do all those things, right?

680
01:07:19,380 --> 01:07:27,200
So we, we is the commission, set that fee, and it doesn't have to be crazy, right, because

681
01:07:27,200 --> 01:07:28,220
we know.

682
01:07:28,720 --> 01:07:29,120
Correct.

683
01:07:29,120 --> 01:07:35,440
So part of the process that we are proposing is that

684
01:07:35,440 --> 01:07:38,900
Desert Conservation Program will handle all of the clearance survey work,

685
01:07:39,300 --> 01:07:45,420
and that will be covered under the per acre fee that developers paid by their permit coverage essentially.

686
01:07:46,320 --> 01:07:50,160
So that will be included in the fee the process to go out and do the clearance surveys.

687
01:07:50,420 --> 01:07:54,480
Won't be something that developers have to secure and pay for on their own.

688
01:07:54,480 --> 01:08:06,060
And yes, you are correct, the commissioners will, when the time comes, we'll receive a report on an analysis of what that will cost to implement, and we'll vote on what that periodic or fee should be.

689
01:08:06,400 --> 01:08:13,880
Okay, so we do have, so the development cost, we have an issue, we can, our judgment, we can figure out what that looks like.

690
01:08:14,360 --> 01:08:15,200
Okay, thank you.

691
01:08:17,580 --> 01:08:19,040
Anything, Commissioner Becker?

692
01:08:19,940 --> 01:08:25,100
What are the protections under the Migratory Bird Act for this species?

693
01:08:25,100 --> 01:08:32,060
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act prohibits take, which is essentially the same definition

694
01:08:32,060 --> 01:08:38,440
of take under the Endangered Species Act, which is to harm harass, pursue, hunt, shoot,

695
01:08:38,440 --> 01:08:42,060
wound, trap, kill, capture, collect or attempt to engage in any such activity.

696
01:08:42,940 --> 01:08:48,060
The interpretation that continues to change is whether or not incidental take is prohibited

697
01:08:48,060 --> 01:08:49,100
or not.

698
01:08:49,760 --> 01:08:53,220
So, under the Endangered Species Act, you can get a permit for incidental take.

699
01:08:53,220 --> 01:08:56,080
That's what this permit application will be doing.

700
01:08:56,400 --> 01:08:58,060
Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act,

701
01:08:58,200 --> 01:09:00,920
there is no such permit process at the time.

702
01:09:01,660 --> 01:09:04,440
So you cannot get a permit for incidental take.

703
01:09:05,600 --> 01:09:08,100
So the current administration has said

704
01:09:08,920 --> 01:09:12,720
that their legal interpretation is that incidental take

705
01:09:12,720 --> 01:09:13,600
is not prohibited.

706
01:09:14,740 --> 01:09:17,900
Previous administrations and going all the way back to 1918

707
01:09:17,900 --> 01:09:20,240
when the act was enacted,

708
01:09:20,240 --> 01:09:24,060
have all interpreted that incidental take is prohibited?

709
01:09:29,740 --> 01:09:34,320
So would that mean that by including this species,

710
01:09:36,580 --> 01:09:40,840
it would actually provide more

711
01:09:40,840 --> 01:09:47,260
more protection for the builders because they wouldn't be subject to incidental taking,

712
01:09:47,460 --> 01:09:49,460
they would be covered by that?

713
01:09:49,460 --> 01:09:54,820
It provides protection by allowing us to get on site before development activities to remove

714
01:09:54,820 --> 01:09:57,580
owls so that there is no incidental take of current.

715
01:10:02,010 --> 01:10:03,450
Thank you very much.

716
01:10:07,260 --> 01:10:13,260
So I just one thing, we've been through this with it was a learning curve when the desert

717
01:10:14,260 --> 01:10:20,460
tortoise protections became a real important piece of the approvals that we do and all

718
01:10:20,460 --> 01:10:24,340
of the other work that we do in site exploration and preparation.

719
01:10:24,340 --> 01:10:33,280
And we figured it out, and I think we'll figure this out too, and I appreciate the questions

720
01:10:33,280 --> 01:10:40,100
that have been asked because in reality, it isn't worth having an unknown risk out there

721
01:10:40,100 --> 01:10:46,280
for anybody who is in business, but in particular, as we have a housing shortage and we have

722
01:10:46,280 --> 01:10:52,880
an affordability issue that we face right now, we don't need to expose people to something

723
01:10:52,880 --> 01:10:54,960
that is really undefinedable right now.

724
01:10:55,200 --> 01:10:57,940
And that's principally why I've come to the conclusion

725
01:10:57,940 --> 01:11:00,440
that we need to follow the recommendation of the staff

726
01:11:00,440 --> 01:11:03,100
and so my motion is to do that.

727
01:11:03,960 --> 01:11:08,160
I guess I'm uncomfortable going forward with this

728
01:11:08,160 --> 01:11:11,100
without hearing from the other people

729
01:11:11,100 --> 01:11:14,000
that have a stake in this.

730
01:11:14,620 --> 01:11:17,560
For me, I haven't heard anything about this until yesterday.

731
01:11:17,560 --> 01:11:27,220
So I would prefer to hear from Neop from the, you know, homebuilders and just get their

732
01:11:27,220 --> 01:11:32,380
take on this and exactly what the cost might be, because it's more than just permitting,

733
01:11:32,820 --> 01:11:38,000
it's slowing down development, it's slowing down their work sides, it's slowing down,

734
01:11:38,000 --> 01:11:40,600
you know, who, you know, it puts everything on hold.

735
01:11:41,160 --> 01:11:46,720
So to me, I would just prefer to hear from everyone before I make that type of decision.

736
01:11:46,720 --> 01:11:48,200
And if

737
01:11:50,760 --> 01:11:55,120
I find my Mr. Chair, I understand that, I appreciate that.

738
01:11:55,740 --> 01:12:00,840
I guess from reading all of the material, I thought that NAAP and the Home Builders had

739
01:12:00,840 --> 01:12:03,980
been innimately involved in all of these discussions.

740
01:12:04,780 --> 01:12:07,920
Do we not have a fair representation of their position?

741
01:12:08,560 --> 01:12:17,860
I haven't heard from one person, but I haven't heard from the typical people who call us when

742
01:12:17,860 --> 01:12:24,640
really concerned about something. So help us understand how deeply involved those

743
01:12:24,640 --> 01:12:29,800
developers have been. Yes, NAAP was represented in the avoidance minimization measures

744
01:12:29,800 --> 01:12:35,560
workgroup and in fact that is the one representative that buries this concern. They were

745
01:12:35,560 --> 01:12:42,240
the homebuilders groups supported continued inclusion and all of the workgroup participants

746
01:12:42,240 --> 01:12:47,800
were notified that this meeting would be taking place today and that there was an opportunity

747
01:12:47,800 --> 01:12:50,060
to provide comment if they so wish?

748
01:12:55,370 --> 01:12:55,850
I don't know.

749
01:12:56,730 --> 01:12:59,070
I guess Commissioner Baker's asking if anyone's here.

750
01:12:59,270 --> 01:13:00,750
This isn't a public comment period.

751
01:13:01,550 --> 01:13:03,730
If someone wanted to identify themselves from the industry,

752
01:13:03,950 --> 01:13:07,330
I'd be happy to extend a public comment period to them.

753
01:13:08,450 --> 01:13:12,470
So I will open a public comment period if anyone's wishing to speak on this item.

754
01:13:14,990 --> 01:13:17,130
Seeing none, I'll close that public comment period.

755
01:13:17,490 --> 01:13:22,050
And I guess I would just echo those comments that I think this has been a really extensive process

756
01:13:22,050 --> 01:13:28,130
process with industry. I believe that. I think the documentation back set up. So I'm comfortable

757
01:13:28,130 --> 01:13:33,030
moving forward with the recommendation. Is there anything else that we should know about

758
01:13:33,030 --> 01:13:33,850
that process?

759
01:13:36,870 --> 01:13:42,970
No, I don't think so at this time. In terms of how the process went or next step.

760
01:13:43,030 --> 01:13:48,150
Just the stakeholder involvement. I think it was pretty sufficiently noticed. Today's meeting was

761
01:13:48,150 --> 01:14:01,170
We made every effort to reach out to a diverse group of representation from the development community and through all the local jurisdictions that would be responsible for implementing some of these measures.

762
01:14:01,810 --> 01:14:04,230
Okay. Anything further for discussion?

763
01:14:05,370 --> 01:14:10,470
I would just ask how common is this species here in Clark County?

764
01:14:11,030 --> 01:14:17,250
It is relatively common, but the reason for the concern having been brought up.

765
01:14:17,250 --> 01:14:25,870
So when you say there's a particular around the fringes of the urban valley, especially in the north, there are

766
01:14:26,670 --> 01:14:28,830
Documentive occurrences around the valley.

767
01:14:29,550 --> 01:14:36,450
So when you say there's a 30 to 50 percent decline, is that not occurring here in Clark County? Is that in other areas?

768
01:14:36,890 --> 01:14:44,430
No, it is occurring. It's development continues to encroach on the Habitat and other impacts occur as well.

769
01:14:44,430 --> 01:14:59,930
And if we're going to go forward with this, what was the determination for just some of these groups, if you could just tell me so that you mentioned home.

770
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:04,580
Some builders, naipo, what were there?

771
01:15:05,220 --> 01:15:12,460
Every other group that was represented either expressed strong support to fairly neutral support for

772
01:15:12,460 --> 01:15:12,800
inclusion.

773
01:15:13,120 --> 01:15:16,820
Nobody else expressed desire to see their borrowing all removed.

774
01:15:19,730 --> 01:15:21,530
When you say removed, what does that mean?

775
01:15:22,110 --> 01:15:25,730
Removed as a proposed covered species from our application package.

776
01:15:26,230 --> 01:15:27,710
So everyone wanted it included.

777
01:15:28,170 --> 01:15:28,650
Yes, okay.

778
01:15:29,230 --> 01:15:30,130
Thank you.

779
01:15:33,240 --> 01:15:33,920
Thank you very much.

780
01:15:33,920 --> 01:15:36,360
I believe there's a motion for approval.

781
01:15:36,700 --> 01:15:39,080
The approval would be with staff's recommendations,

782
01:15:39,140 --> 01:15:41,680
inclusive of the three recommendations,

783
01:15:42,280 --> 01:15:44,740
including the borough of owls as covered species.

784
01:15:46,140 --> 01:15:47,180
Please cast your vote.

785
01:15:54,790 --> 01:15:56,310
Thank you very much, the motion passes.

786
01:15:59,150 --> 01:16:00,570
Commissioner, is it's now 10 a.m.

787
01:16:00,570 --> 01:16:03,230
so we can now move to the public hearing of your agenda.

788
01:16:03,230 --> 01:16:04,670
Public hearing section of your agenda.

789
01:16:04,910 --> 01:16:06,630
Item 50 is to conduct a public hearing

790
01:16:06,630 --> 01:16:08,550
to review the request for waiver

791
01:16:08,550 --> 01:16:10,830
for a package of liquor store for Latino liquor,

792
01:16:10,830 --> 01:16:14,610
located at 2885 East Charleston Boulevard Suite 100,

793
01:16:14,850 --> 01:16:17,130
Las Vegas, Nevada 8904,

794
01:16:17,470 --> 01:16:21,010
and accordance with Park County Code 8.20.450

795
01:16:21,010 --> 01:16:22,230
location restrictions.

796
01:16:25,990 --> 01:16:26,410
Good morning.

797
01:16:26,990 --> 01:16:28,590
Morning Mr. Chair, members of the Commission,

798
01:16:28,850 --> 01:16:30,610
Vince Keyon, a director of business license.

799
01:16:31,370 --> 01:16:34,610
February 3rd, 2026, Latino liquor submitted a request

800
01:16:34,610 --> 01:16:39,790
to wave the 1,500 foot distance restriction from a church.

801
01:16:40,330 --> 01:16:43,030
The proposed business is approximately 1,100.

802
01:16:43,810 --> 01:16:50,650
193 feet away from the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Church located at 1, 3, 3, 5,

803
01:16:50,810 --> 01:16:58,150
South Mojave Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, 8, 9, 1, 0, 4, and the church was notified of Latino

804
01:16:58,150 --> 01:17:02,110
liquor on February 26, 26. Thank you.

805
01:17:08,920 --> 01:17:10,960
All right. This is a public hearing. Do you want to

806
01:17:10,960 --> 01:17:11,960
speak on this item?

807
01:17:17,410 --> 01:17:18,970
Let's fight over who's going to speak?

808
01:17:21,540 --> 01:17:23,120
The fight was over who speaks second.

809
01:17:25,360 --> 01:17:29,960
Hi, my name is El Rojas, I'm a resident of Sunrise Manager and I'm very active in the

810
01:17:29,960 --> 01:17:31,020
safety of the community.

811
01:17:31,600 --> 01:17:36,320
We've been involved in trying to keep the community clean and control the homeless problem

812
01:17:36,320 --> 01:17:38,840
and the crime that's associated with it.

813
01:17:39,600 --> 01:17:43,680
There's an ordinance like it said that we're asking the commissioners to uphold the ordinance

814
01:17:44,200 --> 01:17:50,700
and not give the slicker store the right to just put liquor on the area there.

815
01:17:50,700 --> 01:17:57,660
That's a high home was area, the statistics say that 38% of the homeless people are suffering

816
01:17:57,660 --> 01:18:04,140
from Bob Hall of B.S. and there are two liquor stores already. There are around 2711s.

817
01:18:04,260 --> 01:18:10,280
There's a market which shall sell heavy liquor and I went down there to that Latino liquor.

818
01:18:10,700 --> 01:18:14,840
First of all, I'm Latino. They don't even have any Latino liquor in there. Okay?

819
01:18:15,180 --> 01:18:19,380
I'm for really all of you who know what Rompope is. There's no Rompope there. So I don't know how

820
01:18:19,380 --> 01:18:25,400
We can call yourself a Latino liquor store and other doing selling liquor and potato chips.

821
01:18:26,500 --> 01:18:29,000
And there's a bunch of homeless people over there.

822
01:18:29,880 --> 01:18:34,360
So I'm asking that one of the problems that we're having here on the east side is too

823
01:18:34,360 --> 01:18:39,100
many of these liquor stores congregated in these high crime high homeless areas.

824
01:18:39,400 --> 01:18:43,480
I'm asking that you uphold the ordinance and reject their license.

825
01:18:43,700 --> 01:18:44,660
Thank you very much.

826
01:18:48,510 --> 01:18:48,950
Next,

827
01:18:53,560 --> 01:18:56,000
he mentioned about other two liquor stores.

828
01:18:56,420 --> 01:18:57,440
They are for a part.

829
01:18:57,500 --> 01:18:58,680
Can you stay your name for the record?

830
01:18:59,000 --> 01:19:02,180
Oh, Joe Maine, from the Chandler Liquor.

831
01:19:02,920 --> 01:19:05,180
So he was mentioning of the other two liquor stores I believe.

832
01:19:06,300 --> 01:19:08,460
They are very far apart than where we are.

833
01:19:08,700 --> 01:19:10,160
We are also far from them.

834
01:19:10,820 --> 01:19:12,500
If he has an issue with his story,

835
01:19:12,500 --> 01:19:15,320
I think something from his 10 or 11 or other things.

836
01:19:15,560 --> 01:19:17,600
We are branding, we don't see an issue.

837
01:19:17,720 --> 01:19:19,800
We even have a market in the same plaza.

838
01:19:19,980 --> 01:19:21,260
We just call it the Chandler Mercado.

839
01:19:21,260 --> 01:19:30,220
We have a meat market. We have a grocery store in there. It's 4,000, almost 4,000 square feet store with of course beer and wine tobacco and gaming

840
01:19:30,220 --> 01:19:39,620
So and that's been there for over 15 years. That's store location. I don't feel that's the homelessness issue is from our stores

841
01:19:40,620 --> 01:19:46,160
This is my belief. I believe it helps the community and it gets more jobs and tax big

842
01:19:46,980 --> 01:19:48,140
Thank you much

843
01:19:52,990 --> 01:20:00,030
those that we're hearing, and this is like 1200 feet away from a church, which is no requirement

844
01:20:00,030 --> 01:20:01,010
of 1500 feet.

845
01:20:01,170 --> 01:20:02,310
It's Keanu for the record.

846
01:20:03,070 --> 01:20:06,290
Yes, it's approximately 1,193 feet.

847
01:20:06,710 --> 01:20:09,150
So the board may wave down to 500 feet.

848
01:20:09,330 --> 01:20:12,070
And that's why it's on the side of it because we can wave down to 500.

849
01:20:13,010 --> 01:20:17,670
So anyway, I've looked at the store, I know the area well, and I support the application.

850
01:20:17,930 --> 01:20:19,010
So I would move for approval.

851
01:20:21,380 --> 01:20:23,360
Motion for approval, please cast your vote.

852
01:20:27,610 --> 01:20:28,990
Motion passes.

853
01:20:32,180 --> 01:20:35,680
Commissioners, your next item is to conduct a public hearing and approve adopt and authorize

854
01:20:35,680 --> 01:20:39,620
the chair to sign an ordinance to amend Clark County Air Quality Regulation Section

855
01:20:39,620 --> 01:20:44,440
12.0 applicability and general requirements for permitting stationary sources to remove

856
01:20:44,440 --> 01:20:49,100
applicability language and edit formatting to create a new section 131.

857
01:20:49,220 --> 01:20:54,020
B.O.C. emissions control for a multiplied asphalt as a contingency measure for the 2015

858
01:20:54,020 --> 01:20:58,620
ozone standard to regulate owners or operators that may cause or contribute to the emissions

859
01:20:58,620 --> 01:21:04,580
of volatile organic compounds. By implementing VOC content limits, container labeling, registration,

860
01:21:05,040 --> 01:21:09,100
record, keeping at compliance requirements and providing for other matters properly related

861
01:21:09,100 --> 01:21:13,740
there too. And to authorize the control officer to compile and submit the approved ordinance

862
01:21:13,740 --> 01:21:18,520
and all related documentation, including the technical support document, to the Nevada Division

863
01:21:18,520 --> 01:21:22,900
of Environmental Protection for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval into the Nevada

864
01:21:22,900 --> 01:21:24,500
State Implementation Plan.

865
01:21:26,100 --> 01:21:26,740
Thank you. Good morning.

866
01:21:29,660 --> 01:21:33,960
I'd lend this time the planning manager for the Department of Environment and Sustainability.

867
01:21:34,880 --> 01:21:37,960
Today's public hearing is for two separate rule-making.

868
01:21:38,700 --> 01:21:45,140
The first one involves a revision to air quality regulation 12.0,

869
01:21:46,700 --> 01:21:52,980
intended generally to update some applicability language that's addressed in subsequent

870
01:21:52,980 --> 01:22:03,360
regulations. And secondly, we are promulgating a new regulation, air quality regulation,

871
01:22:03,960 --> 01:22:14,380
section 131. This is to satisfy Cleaner Act obligations regarding our state implementation

872
01:22:14,380 --> 01:22:19,180
plan for the 2015 ozone standard.

873
01:22:23,700 --> 01:22:31,200
The Air Quality Regulation 131 is a contingency measure to be triggered if our area

874
01:22:31,200 --> 01:22:42,080
does not achieve certain milestones, primarily whether we attain the ozone standard by August

875
01:22:42,080 --> 01:22:52,740
of 2027. Both of these regulations underwent public participation. Additionally, we held a workshop

876
01:22:52,740 --> 01:23:00,440
with industry to address the requirements in Section 131. I do not have a presentation

877
01:23:00,440 --> 01:23:03,600
for you today, but I'm happy to address any questions that you may have.

878
01:23:04,260 --> 01:23:09,100
Thank you very much. This is a period for public comment. Anyone wishing to speak please

879
01:23:09,100 --> 01:23:17,240
come forward at this time. Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing. Are there any questions or comments from the commission?

880
01:23:18,820 --> 01:23:27,060
If there are not, excuse me, I move approval which would include the revision to Reg 12.0 and the creation

881
01:23:34,000 --> 01:23:46,700
of a new

882
01:23:46,700 --> 01:23:52,920
county's FY 2022, 2023 annual auction plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

883
01:23:53,460 --> 01:23:58,620
in order to reprogram $900,000 of community development block grant funds to the Southern Nevada

884
01:23:58,620 --> 01:24:03,420
Children's Advocacy Center, approve and authorize the community housing administrator or her

885
01:24:03,420 --> 01:24:08,220
designate submit the amendment to approve and authorize the county manager or his designate designate

886
01:24:08,220 --> 01:24:11,180
as Sarah Documents related there too.

887
01:24:11,600 --> 01:24:13,240
Thank you, is there a presentation on this item?

888
01:24:19,960 --> 01:24:20,240
Good morning.

889
01:24:21,560 --> 01:24:23,000
Good morning, Mr. Chair, commissioners.

890
01:24:23,240 --> 01:24:25,240
Dagny Staples and Community Housing Administrator.

891
01:24:26,900 --> 01:24:33,600
Excuse me, this is a public hearing to accept a change to our HUD annual action plan

892
01:24:33,600 --> 01:24:39,160
from a few years ago to reallocate or reprogram funds to the county for tentative improvements

893
01:24:39,160 --> 01:24:42,240
to the Southern Nevada Children's Advocacy Center.

894
01:24:42,240 --> 01:24:44,000
would be happy to answer any questions.

895
01:24:44,500 --> 01:24:45,280
Thank you very much.

896
01:24:45,640 --> 01:24:47,500
This is a public comment period.

897
01:24:47,520 --> 01:24:50,100
Anyone wishing to speak can come forward at this time.

898
01:24:50,440 --> 01:24:51,360
We're on item 52.

899
01:24:53,380 --> 01:24:55,680
Seeing none, I'll close the public comment period.

900
01:24:56,420 --> 01:24:57,100
Open up for discussion.

901
01:24:58,320 --> 01:25:03,440
If there is another discussion, I move the approval of the

902
01:25:03,440 --> 01:25:04,200
Reallocation.

903
01:25:04,900 --> 01:25:05,320
Thank you.

904
01:25:05,400 --> 01:25:06,600
There's a motion for approval.

905
01:25:06,640 --> 01:25:07,980
Please cast your vote.

906
01:25:10,730 --> 01:25:11,670
That motion passes.

907
01:25:24,060 --> 01:25:25,340
Thank you.

908
01:25:25,720 --> 01:25:26,700
There are presentations.

909
01:25:27,500 --> 01:25:35,420
Commissioners, this represents FY fiscal year 25 budgetary savings that are recommended to go to capital for pay go funding.

910
01:25:36,160 --> 01:25:36,300
Excellent.

911
01:25:36,920 --> 01:25:38,580
This is a public hearing.

912
01:25:38,720 --> 01:25:39,500
Anyone wishing to speak?

913
01:25:39,640 --> 01:25:41,440
Please come forward at this time.

914
01:25:42,120 --> 01:25:45,380
Seeing no one, I'll close the public period on item 53.

915
01:25:46,900 --> 01:25:47,660
I'm over approval.

916
01:25:47,900 --> 01:25:50,320
Can you take that motion for approval? Please cast your vote.

917
01:25:58,130 --> 01:25:58,970
The motion passes.

918
01:26:00,610 --> 01:26:03,970
Your next item is conduct a public hearing to receive objections from the public

919
01:26:03,970 --> 01:26:07,470
concerning the granting of an amendment to the telecommunications franchise agreement

920
01:26:07,470 --> 01:26:13,870
to Metro FibreNet LLC, DBA Betronet, MetroNet to provide for telecommunications services

921
01:26:13,870 --> 01:26:18,110
and certain uncorporated areas of Clark County, and to approve and authorize the

922
01:26:18,110 --> 01:26:20,770
to sign a first amendment to the telecommunications

923
01:26:20,770 --> 01:26:24,150
franchise agreement between Clark County and Metro Fibranette

924
01:26:24,150 --> 01:26:27,530
to expand MetroNet service area to provide subscription service

925
01:26:27,530 --> 01:26:30,290
in certain unincorporated areas of Clark County to Vata

926
01:26:30,290 --> 01:26:33,590
and for providing for rather matters properly related there too.

927
01:26:34,050 --> 01:26:36,850
Thank you. Good morning. Good morning chair commissioners.

928
01:26:36,970 --> 01:26:41,230
Mike Harwell for Business License. MetroNet was issued or is granted

929
01:26:41,230 --> 01:26:44,410
a franchise agreement for telecom services last year last April

930
01:26:44,410 --> 01:26:46,410
for the Spring Valley area.

931
01:26:47,130 --> 01:26:51,870
They've since requested to expand that area to Sunrise Manor.

932
01:26:52,470 --> 01:26:55,110
That's what this first amendment is doing.

933
01:26:56,570 --> 01:27:00,750
And pursuant to NRS 709, we had to go through the process

934
01:27:00,750 --> 01:27:05,870
of posting or publishing the notice in the local newspaper

935
01:27:05,870 --> 01:27:09,850
and posting it in the town that's being affected

936
01:27:10,710 --> 01:27:13,910
for any comments or complaints that anyone might want

937
01:27:14,450 --> 01:27:22,490
We received not as far as I know, and this is ready for your approval and I have here for any questions.

938
01:27:23,430 --> 01:27:24,030
Thank you very much.

939
01:27:24,110 --> 01:27:26,390
This is a public hearing anyone wishing to speak.

940
01:27:26,690 --> 01:27:28,230
Please come forward at this time.

941
01:27:31,680 --> 01:27:33,000
If you could just state your name for the record.

942
01:27:33,580 --> 01:27:36,340
Jill Cortes, and I am with Metropolitan Faberaptics.

943
01:27:36,620 --> 01:27:37,040
Good morning.

944
01:27:37,680 --> 01:27:38,780
Chairman and commission.

945
01:27:39,600 --> 01:27:42,140
I would be able to answer any questions if you have them.

946
01:27:42,320 --> 01:27:43,060
Thank you.

947
01:27:43,120 --> 01:27:44,520
Thank you very much.

948
01:27:45,420 --> 01:27:46,800
Seeing no one else wishing to speak.

949
01:27:46,800 --> 01:27:49,420
I'll close the public hearing, turn it over to the board.

950
01:27:50,080 --> 01:27:54,340
May I ask one question, and maybe this is for the applicant.

951
01:27:56,320 --> 01:28:01,960
So you're moving into sunrise manner, so we do have an internet issue anywhere.

952
01:28:02,400 --> 01:28:04,760
I'm going to share a single room will agree with me, right?

953
01:28:05,040 --> 01:28:14,320
Anywhere east of Hollywood, and I see in your map you're going to cover that area, where is that on the plan?

954
01:28:14,320 --> 01:28:16,840
because we've been trying for years and years and years,

955
01:28:17,260 --> 01:28:19,620
and I'd rather see you start there and work

956
01:28:19,620 --> 01:28:20,880
to the inside of town.

957
01:28:21,180 --> 01:28:23,700
So right now we are in the permit process with Clark County

958
01:28:23,700 --> 01:28:26,240
and working to obtain our first permits.

959
01:28:27,060 --> 01:28:30,900
And the map is designated today,

960
01:28:31,360 --> 01:28:34,040
but we are able to work in real time

961
01:28:34,040 --> 01:28:42,440
and make moves or shift where we start or where we end if needed.

962
01:28:42,440 --> 01:29:11,580
So. But we should this pass. I guess maybe Commissioner Sagar Blumen, I would like to sit down with you because it's a public safety runs into a situation between the unconformity and the training center and, you know, so should this pass and you get expanded. We'd like the opportunity to maybe sit down with you and kind of what happens is people want to start where there's the most people around.

963
01:29:11,580 --> 01:29:20,320
And I would bet you're going to start the Boulder Highway in Pico, Syria, but we need more of the service in the far east.

964
01:29:20,680 --> 01:29:26,420
Yes, we would absolutely sit down and chat with you and work on the maps and show you exactly our intentions.

965
01:29:26,900 --> 01:29:30,540
And like I said, we can make moves in real time to accommodate.

966
01:29:30,700 --> 01:29:31,920
Okay. Perfect.

967
01:29:35,710 --> 01:29:39,110
Thank you very much. Any more discussion from the board?

968
01:29:41,760 --> 01:29:46,820
Mr. Chair, I would note that we did not receive any objections, and I would move approval

969
01:29:46,820 --> 01:29:47,720
of the expansion.

970
01:29:48,420 --> 01:29:49,040
Thank you very much.

971
01:29:49,160 --> 01:29:50,140
There's a motion for approval.

972
01:29:50,180 --> 01:29:51,220
Please cast your vote.

973
01:29:53,820 --> 01:29:54,460
A motion passes.

974
01:29:54,820 --> 01:29:55,220
Thank you.

975
01:30:00,210 --> 01:30:09,290
Your next item is to conduct a public hearing and approve adopt an authorize the chair to sign ordinance to amend Clark County Code Title 7 by adding chapter 7.220.

976
01:30:09,630 --> 01:30:17,630
I'm sorry, Minister Schiller, we were going to advance the following item if we could, which would be item 56.

977
01:30:17,630 --> 01:30:29,690
Okay, item 56 commissioners connect public hearing to approve or deny a special event preliminary approval application from Insomniac Holdings LLC to hold a special event on May 14th,

978
01:30:29,690 --> 01:30:38,630
2026 at 2880 South Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas Nevada 8909 and providing for other matters properly related there too.

979
01:30:40,580 --> 01:30:46,300
Good morning again Mr. Chair, members of the Commission, Vince Kiano, interim director of

980
01:30:46,300 --> 01:30:47,880
Clark County Sports and Special Events.

981
01:30:48,760 --> 01:30:54,080
So this special event is an outdoor music festival featuring a parade along Las Vegas Boulevard.

982
01:30:54,380 --> 01:30:58,200
The estimated attendance is approximately 30,000.

983
01:30:58,480 --> 01:31:03,440
The parade is going to commence at the Las Vegas Fairgrounds head south on Las Vegas Boulevard.

984
01:31:03,900 --> 01:31:09,380
Make a huge turn on Genting by Resorts World, head north on Las Vegas Boulevard, and conclude

985
01:31:09,380 --> 01:31:11,280
at the festival grounds.

986
01:31:12,480 --> 01:31:15,940
In attendance, we have the representatives of the Fire Department,

987
01:31:16,340 --> 01:31:19,860
Comprehensive Planning, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department,

988
01:31:20,800 --> 01:31:22,040
Public Works and RTC.

989
01:31:22,980 --> 01:31:28,780
We also have, in Somniac, we have Alexander Bear sitting down,

990
01:31:29,180 --> 01:31:29,780
Nate and Armstrong.

991
01:31:30,520 --> 01:31:33,300
We have Zach Alpin and Vanessa Anthus.

992
01:31:33,860 --> 01:31:35,760
And now I'll turn it over to them for their presentation.

993
01:31:36,380 --> 01:31:36,960
Thank you.

994
01:31:37,620 --> 01:31:41,100
Thank you. Good morning if you could just stay your names again for the record.

995
01:31:45,800 --> 01:31:48,860
Good morning, Chairman and Board members. My name is Zach Alpine. I'm with Insomniac.

996
01:31:49,680 --> 01:31:52,380
Good morning. My name is Vanessa Antis with Insomniac.

997
01:31:53,820 --> 01:32:01,180
I'm going to start this with just going a little background on the idea behind this. So EDC and event you guys know very well.

998
01:32:02,080 --> 01:32:09,920
It's having it's 30 year anniversary for this upcoming event. And we couldn't be more excited by commemorating that 30 anniversary here.

999
01:32:09,920 --> 01:32:12,240
here in the area that embraced us,

1000
01:32:12,400 --> 01:32:14,080
we moved that event in 2011.

1001
01:32:14,820 --> 01:32:16,160
And as with the support of the county

1002
01:32:16,160 --> 01:32:17,820
that we've been able to grow this event

1003
01:32:17,820 --> 01:32:20,680
and to being the largest music festival in the world.

1004
01:32:20,860 --> 01:32:22,760
And we thank you very much for welcoming us

1005
01:32:22,760 --> 01:32:25,740
and continuing to allow us to grow our experiences here.

1006
01:32:26,320 --> 01:32:28,160
Throughout our time in the county,

1007
01:32:28,520 --> 01:32:30,180
we have started with a festival.

1008
01:32:30,620 --> 01:32:32,820
We have moved into an EDC week experience.

1009
01:32:33,080 --> 01:32:36,020
We have added Camp EDC to accentuate the experience.

1010
01:32:36,420 --> 01:32:38,720
And we also are doing a hotel EDC experience

1011
01:32:38,720 --> 01:32:44,980
over at the Virgin Hotel and in this year we have worked on the idea of doing a parade for

1012
01:32:44,980 --> 01:32:50,400
a long time. Our CEO is a huge fan of Disney and the electrical parade has always been

1013
01:32:50,400 --> 01:32:55,840
an inspiration for many of the things that we have done and so as we look into this 30 year

1014
01:32:55,840 --> 01:33:00,360
moment we wanted to come up with something that would really put a flag down here so all eyes would

1015
01:33:00,360 --> 01:33:05,480
be on Las Vegas for our 30th anniversary and so what we're looking to do with this event is

1016
01:33:06,300 --> 01:33:13,680
When we first will actually, when we back up, we came out here to solicit ideas and feedback on what that might mean and what would be valuable here for the county.

1017
01:33:14,160 --> 01:33:17,260
And there are two pillars that we are really trying to prop up with this event.

1018
01:33:17,720 --> 01:33:19,400
The first being community engagement.

1019
01:33:19,840 --> 01:33:21,340
So it's really unique about this event.

1020
01:33:21,540 --> 01:33:25,900
Our event is free and open to the public and meant to be family friendly.

1021
01:33:26,160 --> 01:33:26,560
This parade.

1022
01:33:27,120 --> 01:33:28,960
It's also unique in and of itself.

1023
01:33:29,140 --> 01:33:31,120
It's not a fourth day of EDC.

1024
01:33:31,120 --> 01:33:38,020
It's actually a world-party parade, which is going to have its own identity, its own look and feel, and its own acceptance.

1025
01:33:38,600 --> 01:33:42,620
And we hope that will invite everyone within the community who has an interest in coming down,

1026
01:33:42,640 --> 01:33:46,380
to experience the celebration of this event, to be able to come down here.

1027
01:33:46,560 --> 01:33:50,600
And the idea is to be able to make this fully engaging for everyone.

1028
01:33:51,060 --> 01:33:56,400
The other one is for us to do community impact, and we're looking that on the form of tourism.

1029
01:33:56,400 --> 01:34:10,280
And, as you guys know, most of our activity, we do have everyone staying throughout the properties and the hotels all throughout the county and the city, but we're also doing a lot of our frequency of foot traffic and everything is happening during the festival hours over at the speedway.

1030
01:34:10,760 --> 01:34:25,060
Here, by doing a parade within the strip, we're able to do additional foot traffic, which we're hoping that will naturally transition to having engagement and hospitality and gaming and food and all the wonderful things that the strip has to offer.

1031
01:34:25,060 --> 01:34:36,540
We'll also with adding the extra day on the front end have an increase of heads and beds for the hotels so that way we're having additional ways for the all the properties and everyone else to have economic benefit from our effect.

1032
01:34:37,440 --> 01:34:41,140
So just a little bit of a high level which way do I go.

1033
01:34:47,540 --> 01:34:48,500
I'm sorry.

1034
01:34:49,180 --> 01:34:50,760
I don't like that.

1035
01:34:55,060 --> 01:34:56,600
Could we advance that for him?

1036
01:34:57,020 --> 01:34:58,100
Sorry about that.

1037
01:35:21,740 --> 01:35:22,460
Thank you very much, Vincent.

1038
01:35:22,460 --> 01:35:28,580
All right, so just at a high level what we're looking to do here is the event will take place on Thursday in the latter part of the evening.

1039
01:35:28,820 --> 01:35:30,520
It will start at 6 p.m.

1040
01:35:30,780 --> 01:35:33,100
And as I said before, it's going to be a free event.

1041
01:35:33,860 --> 01:35:35,780
It's going to work its way down in Vanessa.

1042
01:35:35,940 --> 01:35:45,060
We'll tell you about the route in a little bit more specificity, but it will terminate in the Las Vegas Festival grounds in an area which we'll have a culminating celebration that will last for a few hours.

1043
01:35:45,060 --> 01:35:55,060
The vessel grounds capacity in and of itself is approximately 65,000, but as Vince had mentioned before art anticipated attendance for this event is going to be about 30,000.

1044
01:35:56,060 --> 01:36:09,280
The parade and the exact particulars are still being worked on to its like final specs, but we're loosely looking at around 15 floats that will be in different groups that will have performers and various other type of activities that you would see.

1045
01:36:09,280 --> 01:36:14,500
Think of, like I said, the Disney electrical parade mashed up with kind of the rose ball.

1046
01:36:15,980 --> 01:36:16,440
Let's see here.

1047
01:36:16,460 --> 01:36:19,820
We think the parade for its termination is going to go for about one mile an hour and about

1048
01:36:19,820 --> 01:36:22,640
last about two and a half hours before it pulls into the festival grounds.

1049
01:36:24,600 --> 01:36:26,740
As I mentioned, it's going to take place in the festival grounds.

1050
01:36:27,060 --> 01:36:30,360
It's going to be in front of these properties, all of which we have spoken to.

1051
01:36:30,600 --> 01:36:35,300
And we're in the process or have already submitted all the required permits as we're going through to get final approval.

1052
01:36:36,080 --> 01:36:45,120
This is just representative of just kind of the imagery and this look and feel for those of you haven't been to EDC of what we're hoping to be able to deliver to all of everyone who comes in the families and the friends.

1053
01:36:46,820 --> 01:36:50,340
And then with that I'll turn it over to Vanessa to kind of walk you through what the parade route will look like.

1054
01:36:54,000 --> 01:36:59,360
Mr Chairman and commissioners, so as noted, the parade will be approximately two and a half hours in length.

1055
01:36:59,360 --> 01:37:02,400
It will start at the RV and transportation

1056
01:37:02,400 --> 01:37:03,800
lot of the festival grounds.

1057
01:37:04,380 --> 01:37:06,640
It will then pull out onto the boulevard at 6pm.

1058
01:37:07,220 --> 01:37:08,960
Head southbound, you turn on getting.

1059
01:37:09,740 --> 01:37:12,100
Head back northbound, you turn on Sahara,

1060
01:37:12,500 --> 01:37:14,660
and then pull back into the festival grounds.

1061
01:37:15,920 --> 01:37:18,380
With that, once the parade pulls into the festival grounds

1062
01:37:18,380 --> 01:37:23,020
as noted, the art cars will link up and have different pods.

1063
01:37:23,240 --> 01:37:25,220
So those cars, those will serve as the stages.

1064
01:37:25,460 --> 01:37:27,420
There will not be a separate stage that

1065
01:37:27,420 --> 01:37:31,800
is going to be built all the musical emanate from those cars where areas will have different

1066
01:37:31,800 --> 01:37:37,000
types of music. As the Headliners move back into the festival grounds, that is where they

1067
01:37:37,000 --> 01:37:42,160
will go through an open gate security screening as well as we will be able to then monitor capacity

1068
01:37:42,160 --> 01:37:48,040
within that lot since it is a free event. We are in the process of continuing our small group working

1069
01:37:48,040 --> 01:37:53,580
sessions with various public agencies and entities to ensure all of our permitting and safety

1070
01:37:53,580 --> 01:37:56,500
items are addressed and issued accordingly.

1071
01:37:57,260 --> 01:38:00,860
We have our next planning session with those various groups tomorrow, and those have been

1072
01:38:00,860 --> 01:38:02,820
ongoing meetings up into this point.

1073
01:38:06,050 --> 01:38:10,830
With that, we will also be working with Pat G and other agencies to do the closures for

1074
01:38:10,830 --> 01:38:15,750
this area, who is familiar with closing different entities from other large events that happen

1075
01:38:15,750 --> 01:38:16,790
in the resort corridor.

1076
01:38:17,730 --> 01:38:22,470
With that, if there are any questions, we are happy to answer and address any items that the

1077
01:38:22,470 --> 01:38:23,690
board may wish to discuss.

1078
01:38:29,000 --> 01:38:29,980
Thank you very much.

1079
01:38:29,980 --> 01:38:33,400
This is a public hearing. I'll see my questions after that.

1080
01:38:33,580 --> 01:38:36,480
Yep, I'm going to go ahead and open the public hearing on this item.

1081
01:38:36,620 --> 01:38:39,040
Anyone wishing to speak, please come forward at this time.

1082
01:38:46,970 --> 01:38:52,310
My name is Al-Rohos, I'm a resident of Sunrise Matter, which contains the speedway

1083
01:38:52,310 --> 01:38:54,470
and they have the electrical show.

1084
01:38:55,590 --> 01:39:01,150
It's an event that everybody here in Clark County should go and visit.

1085
01:39:01,370 --> 01:39:05,090
It's a fantastic event and some people don't even know about that.

1086
01:39:05,090 --> 01:39:10,050
have this every year during Christmas season and this would be a great opportunity for the

1087
01:39:10,050 --> 01:39:15,790
people who never got to see it to see it and it's a great family event. I totally support

1088
01:39:15,790 --> 01:39:22,750
this. It appears to be well managed. It's safety. It shows how to run a proper event. I like

1089
01:39:22,750 --> 01:39:26,850
these people that are just going out there and doing all kinds of crazy stuff, putting everybody

1090
01:39:26,850 --> 01:39:35,070
at risk. So I totally support this and if you haven't seen the electrical event over at the

1091
01:39:35,070 --> 01:39:36,990
everybody go with it and check your family,

1092
01:39:37,370 --> 01:39:38,930
every Christmas, it's a fantastic event.

1093
01:39:39,030 --> 01:39:39,870
Thank you very much.

1094
01:39:41,510 --> 01:39:42,070
Thank you very much.

1095
01:39:42,150 --> 01:39:43,290
Anyone else wishing to speak?

1096
01:39:43,350 --> 01:39:45,770
Please come forward at this time or on item 56.

1097
01:39:47,350 --> 01:39:47,590
Good morning.

1098
01:39:48,990 --> 01:39:49,150
Good morning.

1099
01:39:49,930 --> 01:39:50,770
My name is Brian Mills,

1100
01:39:50,930 --> 01:39:52,050
B. R. I. A. N.

1101
01:39:52,110 --> 01:39:53,450
I'm here today.

1102
01:39:54,530 --> 01:39:56,990
I, the president of the Vegas wedding chamber of commerce.

1103
01:39:57,250 --> 01:39:59,810
As many of you know, also I have a,

1104
01:39:59,870 --> 01:40:01,810
in addition to working one of the wedding chapels here.

1105
01:40:01,970 --> 01:40:04,930
I also work with different sporting events

1106
01:40:04,930 --> 01:40:07,870
and music festivals to put weddings at their events.

1107
01:40:08,310 --> 01:40:10,110
And I've worked with Formula One.

1108
01:40:10,470 --> 01:40:12,130
We do all the weddings for them, NASCAR.

1109
01:40:12,730 --> 01:40:16,250
The Viva Las Vegas Rockability Convention, and since 2013,

1110
01:40:16,590 --> 01:40:18,990
I've been in charge of putting on all of the weddings

1111
01:40:18,990 --> 01:40:20,690
at the Electric Daisy Carnival.

1112
01:40:21,530 --> 01:40:24,910
I can personally tell you that when they plan something,

1113
01:40:25,150 --> 01:40:26,590
it is very thorough.

1114
01:40:27,010 --> 01:40:29,330
We put everything together for the wedding

1115
01:40:29,330 --> 01:40:32,750
chaplains in 2013, and now we've grown it so much

1116
01:40:32,750 --> 01:40:35,970
that we're doing 150 weddings over three days.

1117
01:40:37,190 --> 01:40:41,170
And the fact that they come here and continually look for ways

1118
01:40:41,170 --> 01:40:44,730
to give back to our community is an amazing thing.

1119
01:40:44,870 --> 01:40:46,710
I know every year with Commissioner Kurt Patrick,

1120
01:40:47,190 --> 01:40:50,870
you organize all of the trees and the greenery

1121
01:40:50,870 --> 01:40:52,030
that's out there to get donated.

1122
01:40:52,570 --> 01:40:54,210
And we have a chapel of nature out there.

1123
01:40:54,410 --> 01:40:56,550
We're my wife and I are so excited to see every year

1124
01:40:56,550 --> 01:40:58,670
when you donate those trees.

1125
01:40:59,350 --> 01:41:02,410
Also, the insomnia is very kind and generous

1126
01:41:02,410 --> 01:41:06,390
to let us have access to their key art with their work with the marriage bureau and when

1127
01:41:06,390 --> 01:41:11,650
we do the commemorative marriage certificates, we actually put the artwork from that year's

1128
01:41:11,650 --> 01:41:12,770
EDC on there.

1129
01:41:13,130 --> 01:41:17,410
And then they gather every year when they have kids come for a bring your child to work

1130
01:41:17,410 --> 01:41:21,710
day, they will have the kids get together in a conference room and they make these little

1131
01:41:21,710 --> 01:41:26,910
candy bracelets and we give these out to our wedding couples and we tell them it's from

1132
01:41:26,910 --> 01:41:30,670
the children of Clark County and they're so excited every year that they post them on social

1133
01:41:30,670 --> 01:41:30,950
media.

1134
01:41:30,950 --> 01:41:42,210
And that's another great idea too, because I know those of us that were at that LVCVA board meeting the other day, they're investing a lot of money to try to get people from, especially Canada to come back.

1135
01:41:42,610 --> 01:41:51,770
And I work with them a lot to give them content about how we can promote Las Vegas as a world destination for the weddings with a wedding capital of the world.

1136
01:41:51,770 --> 01:41:55,070
And so the fact that they give us such a platform,

1137
01:41:55,850 --> 01:41:58,530
this event would provide an amazing amount

1138
01:41:58,530 --> 01:41:59,590
of free publicity.

1139
01:42:00,170 --> 01:42:02,330
Four Las Vegas to be promoted to all over the world.

1140
01:42:03,110 --> 01:42:04,150
So as we become the entertainment,

1141
01:42:04,250 --> 01:42:05,650
we'll be the entertainment capital world,

1142
01:42:05,750 --> 01:42:06,810
the wedding and the capital world.

1143
01:42:07,130 --> 01:42:08,290
By the time this thing is over,

1144
01:42:08,450 --> 01:42:10,210
we're probably gonna be the parade capital world.

1145
01:42:11,290 --> 01:42:14,030
So I just wanted to express my support and say thank you.

1146
01:42:15,210 --> 01:42:15,570
Thank you.

1147
01:42:15,570 --> 01:42:16,090
Thank you very much.

1148
01:42:16,110 --> 01:42:18,390
Anyone else wish you to speak during public comment?

1149
01:42:18,570 --> 01:42:19,970
Please come forward at this time.

1150
01:42:21,170 --> 01:42:24,110
Seeing no one I'll close the public hearing, Commissioner Sigurdlin.

1151
01:42:32,290 --> 01:42:36,250
Yeah, I think we can ask those questions of Director Kiano if you'd like.

1152
01:42:37,430 --> 01:42:42,530
Director Kiano, maybe you could just remind us this is a preliminary approval for the

1153
01:42:42,530 --> 01:42:43,730
closures on the Boulevard.

1154
01:42:44,590 --> 01:42:49,610
Maybe you can also advise us on the continued collaboration with the Metropolitan Police

1155
01:42:49,610 --> 01:42:56,450
Department and with the Clark County Fire Department and what their role will be

1156
01:42:56,450 --> 01:42:58,250
Moving forward.

1157
01:42:58,410 --> 01:42:59,930
Vince Cano for the record.

1158
01:43:00,730 --> 01:43:05,630
Yes, so we've been working with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, along with the other safety agencies.

1159
01:43:06,830 --> 01:43:13,390
So we generally pre-screen all of these events prior to coming to the board for the pre-approval to move forward.

1160
01:43:14,210 --> 01:43:20,150
And I do have all the representatives of the public safety agencies here if you want more detailed answer on specific questions.

1161
01:43:20,630 --> 01:43:22,470
Thank you.

1162
01:43:23,270 --> 01:43:25,570
We'll go ahead and open for discussion, Commissioner Jones.

1163
01:43:25,950 --> 01:43:27,590
Yeah, I would just say this is just the parade.

1164
01:43:27,830 --> 01:43:31,690
So I need permits that are necessary for the festival and all that.

1165
01:43:31,810 --> 01:43:33,270
That's going to go through the normal process.

1166
01:43:33,450 --> 01:43:34,270
Correct, Mr. Chair.

1167
01:43:35,170 --> 01:43:36,090
That's coming up, Commissioner.

1168
01:43:39,980 --> 01:43:42,500
And so I was just going to say, there's a couple things.

1169
01:43:42,660 --> 01:43:46,480
So and I appreciate you recognizing because those plants give me great hair,

1170
01:43:46,560 --> 01:43:47,320
I think, sometimes.

1171
01:43:47,660 --> 01:43:50,560
But 600 people from around the valley love it,

1172
01:43:50,560 --> 01:43:52,130
and we have a good time doing it.

1173
01:43:52,850 --> 01:44:08,310
But this is, so the reason that they're here today is because of the special events department that we created and one of the triggers is if they should close any portion of our roadways.

1174
01:44:08,550 --> 01:44:16,950
We want to be able to see to ensure that everybody is working all on the same page, just why the true reason that we haven't seen them in the past.

1175
01:44:16,950 --> 01:44:18,830
but this is why we're here today,

1176
01:44:18,890 --> 01:44:22,390
because it's a new process that we put in place,

1177
01:44:22,390 --> 01:44:26,790
just so that commissioners used to read about it in the paper

1178
01:44:26,790 --> 01:44:30,450
or on Twitter or wherever, and we would have tons of questions.

1179
01:44:32,010 --> 01:44:34,870
I for one am supportive of this,

1180
01:44:34,930 --> 01:44:39,730
because I know that the one thing that I know about EDC and I,

1181
01:44:40,430 --> 01:44:45,510
I was probably not on the same side as them when we were in the legislature,

1182
01:44:45,510 --> 01:44:50,400
But we've worked over the years to do great things, but I know that safety is a top-notch

1183
01:44:51,350 --> 01:44:56,640
piece. They never cut corners on safety and in fact I like to use them in my district as

1184
01:44:57,190 --> 01:44:59,910
whatever video should be like because they go that extra step.

1185
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:11,760
So, whether it's the wind that happens, almost every other EDC that they can navigate real quickly, and they can make it work.

1186
01:45:11,780 --> 01:45:25,200
And I'm assuming that if with the parade, we always know that's a crazy weekend that there might be some wind, and I'm sure you guys are taking into consideration some extra weight in those floats that you're having.

1187
01:45:25,200 --> 01:45:33,320
And I know that we've also talked about we've revised more than once the parade route,

1188
01:45:33,560 --> 01:45:40,580
because we want to ensure that end of the strip is typically a little less busy,

1189
01:45:40,900 --> 01:45:46,400
especially on a Thursday night, so it makes sense to help those businesses try and have something,

1190
01:45:47,540 --> 01:45:53,240
but for me, the one thing that I really appreciate giving back to our community,

1191
01:45:53,240 --> 01:45:58,680
because the East Side will tell you and really this is how bear and I started, they get the

1192
01:45:58,680 --> 01:46:06,880
brunt of the buses that come in the music and when we said, we asked you all, how can the East Side

1193
01:46:06,880 --> 01:46:12,980
feel a little more loved? Doing that, the plants in who would have ever known that it takes up like

1194
01:46:12,980 --> 01:46:16,980
it does, right? So last year we had people waiting five hours for one plant to it's crazy thing,

1195
01:46:16,980 --> 01:46:22,240
but so I appreciate that the families get to be part of it.

1196
01:46:22,340 --> 01:46:25,000
I also appreciate that you guys have reached out

1197
01:46:25,000 --> 01:46:29,180
to the school district for not only a workforce component

1198
01:46:29,180 --> 01:46:31,440
for the kids to see what it takes

1199
01:46:31,440 --> 01:46:35,260
to put on the electrical stuff, but at the same time,

1200
01:46:35,380 --> 01:46:37,460
to have them participate in it.

1201
01:46:38,180 --> 01:46:40,960
So it means a lot to me when the community gets involved

1202
01:46:40,960 --> 01:46:42,460
because what happens so many times,

1203
01:46:42,520 --> 01:46:44,360
people come here make their money and split

1204
01:46:44,360 --> 01:46:46,360
and we don't see them until they come back.

1205
01:46:46,360 --> 01:46:52,240
But you guys have truly been a long-term heart county partner, right?

1206
01:46:52,300 --> 01:47:09,940
So our staff, from the health district, from Metro, it's so turn-key, everything that you do because you're not asking for waivers and you're not changing this and you're not, if our staff says, you know, it has to be this, you guys are like, okay, let's, let's do it that way.

1207
01:47:09,940 --> 01:47:12,300
So I appreciate the collaboration.

1208
01:47:12,860 --> 01:47:16,440
So for me, I've been following this for a little bit of time.

1209
01:47:17,600 --> 01:47:22,560
I know that Lieutenant Bell has been very involved in it.

1210
01:47:22,820 --> 01:47:24,920
And really, he's always the first.

1211
01:47:25,280 --> 01:47:29,040
Because if he can't accommodate the closure on this wherever,

1212
01:47:29,900 --> 01:47:31,920
it's probably a no-go for everybody, right?

1213
01:47:32,040 --> 01:47:38,040
So and he does not, he pushes back because that's why we have him, right?

1214
01:47:38,040 --> 01:47:44,360
So if he's comfortable, our fire department seems very comfortable on what this could be,

1215
01:47:44,360 --> 01:47:50,180
or business licensing, I feel like this could be a good thing for families.

1216
01:47:50,900 --> 01:47:55,160
I want to make sure that when we talk about when we, at some point, and I know you guys will,

1217
01:47:55,560 --> 01:48:00,900
because you always do, when you turn around, so I think my initial conversation is a woof,

1218
01:48:00,920 --> 01:48:05,480
that's a long time, that's a slow parade, and I think you guys have addressed that,

1219
01:48:05,480 --> 01:48:10,240
But when they turn around and go back into the festival garden, the festival grounds, I just want

1220
01:48:10,240 --> 01:48:14,260
to make sure we have a really good safety plan there, and we know who's coming in there,

1221
01:48:14,320 --> 01:48:18,820
who's staying in there, because I do seem for many families.

1222
01:48:19,780 --> 01:48:26,220
If you try to go to the neon museum, it's very expensive, and here you're opening up your doors

1223
01:48:26,220 --> 01:48:26,680
free.

1224
01:48:27,160 --> 01:48:32,640
I do think you're going to get a lot of community that wants to see that, so I want to make

1225
01:48:32,640 --> 01:48:47,320
that we can control the flow and I'm comfortable based on what I've seen and heard that I think that you're already way ahead of me in working on that and I think this is good for our community bottom line.

1226
01:48:51,840 --> 01:48:59,540
So I just want to remind you, the festival ground has a notice requirement to residents. I'm not sure if you've done that enough but we can work with you to make sure you do that.

1227
01:48:59,540 --> 01:49:01,680
And other than that, I just want to say it's fantastic

1228
01:49:01,680 --> 01:49:02,740
for the North End of the Strip.

1229
01:49:02,920 --> 01:49:05,000
You know, we do Parades on the South End of the Strip,

1230
01:49:05,540 --> 01:49:07,040
but this is going to be the first up here.

1231
01:49:07,760 --> 01:49:10,340
So, and I call this Bernie Manders Disney

1232
01:49:10,340 --> 01:49:11,680
on Las Vegas Strip.

1233
01:49:12,920 --> 01:49:13,900
Thank you so much.

1234
01:49:17,380 --> 01:49:18,500
I'm sure, Commissioner Mecker.

1235
01:49:18,920 --> 01:49:22,180
I just wanted to see if Metro had anything

1236
01:49:22,180 --> 01:49:27,740
to add regarding safety precautions.

1237
01:49:31,090 --> 01:49:31,970
Good morning, ma'am.

1238
01:49:31,970 --> 01:49:34,130
Sergeant Frederick from Las Vegas Metro

1239
01:49:34,130 --> 01:49:40,270
special events. No, we don't. The parade route we can we can make that closure. We've

1240
01:49:40,270 --> 01:49:45,530
done it before for festivals for egress. And as far as safety and security within the festival

1241
01:49:45,530 --> 01:49:54,710
grounds itself to your point, we have had many festivals over there. The ingress and egress plan

1242
01:49:55,410 --> 01:50:00,810
is sufficient. Security with open gates screening is sufficient. We'll be able to staff

1243
01:50:00,810 --> 01:50:06,410
up police officers from Metro. We use Henderson as partners as well. And we have a long

1244
01:50:06,410 --> 01:50:11,230
standing working relationship with Insomniac. It's a very great partnership. We work very

1245
01:50:11,230 --> 01:50:13,510
well together. So we have no issues there, ma'am.

1246
01:50:16,790 --> 01:50:20,070
Thank you. We'll extend the invitation to Clark County Fire Department as well.

1247
01:50:27,570 --> 01:50:28,190
Good morning.

1248
01:50:29,050 --> 01:50:32,050
Good morning. Chief to few. Chief to few. Clark County Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief.

1249
01:50:33,210 --> 01:50:38,130
No, we don't have any current concerns. The first thing that we were going to address with Insomniac

1250
01:50:38,130 --> 01:50:41,770
was the attendance issue that Commissioner Cropatra came up with.

1251
01:50:42,150 --> 01:50:44,410
They informed her today that they're going to do

1252
01:50:46,250 --> 01:50:49,170
install a process to make sure that we're tracking that.

1253
01:50:49,550 --> 01:50:51,930
And then additionally, we're working on the floats themselves.

1254
01:50:52,930 --> 01:50:54,970
We are in great communication with them.

1255
01:50:54,990 --> 01:50:56,530
Obviously, we've had a longstanding relationship,

1256
01:50:56,550 --> 01:50:57,770
and it was exactly their talk to.

1257
01:50:58,210 --> 01:51:01,370
We have put together an extensive question here

1258
01:51:01,370 --> 01:51:03,070
and they're in great collaboration to make sure

1259
01:51:03,070 --> 01:51:05,970
that those floats are safe to go up and down the boulevard.

1260
01:51:05,970 --> 01:51:07,870
So nothing from the Clark County Department.

1261
01:51:10,090 --> 01:51:14,870
Thank you very much, then I guess I'm just confused

1262
01:51:14,870 --> 01:51:19,310
because I didn't know that EDC was considered a family event.

1263
01:51:20,190 --> 01:51:24,830
It's the world party parade, which is a new piece of it,

1264
01:51:25,050 --> 01:51:27,890
and it is the electrical parade for the families.

1265
01:51:28,670 --> 01:51:31,150
So they won't be doing half of the other stuff they do,

1266
01:51:31,390 --> 01:51:31,550
EDC.

1267
01:51:31,930 --> 01:51:35,710
Well, invite the applicant to speak.

1268
01:51:35,710 --> 01:51:39,050
I will just caution, this is a separate standalone event that we're talking about.

1269
01:51:39,130 --> 01:51:40,950
Yeah, I'm sorry I didn't make that clearer earlier.

1270
01:51:41,250 --> 01:51:44,210
This is the Thursday event as its own experience.

1271
01:51:44,310 --> 01:51:45,670
It's called the World Party Parade.

1272
01:51:45,690 --> 01:51:50,250
It's just leveraging EDC as an anchor so that way we can rely on the fans.

1273
01:51:50,390 --> 01:51:54,230
What we call headliners coming to come a day earlier to help on the economic side.

1274
01:51:54,430 --> 01:51:57,350
But the other idea behind this all was to make this family friendly.

1275
01:51:57,470 --> 01:52:02,810
There's a lot of people in Las Vegas who either don't know about it or really really know about it

1276
01:52:02,810 --> 01:52:05,290
and want to experience, but maybe don't want to deal with crowds

1277
01:52:05,290 --> 01:52:07,450
or have to go to the speedway or any other kind of reasons.

1278
01:52:07,770 --> 01:52:11,890
So for this purpose, we were trying to create and experience that everyone can come to.

1279
01:52:12,210 --> 01:52:12,690
It's free.

1280
01:52:13,170 --> 01:52:17,030
To your point, this is a non-revent, and it's actually the opposite of a revenue driver.

1281
01:52:17,210 --> 01:52:20,990
We're going to be losing a lot of money on this, but for us, it's an investment in the community

1282
01:52:20,990 --> 01:52:21,790
and our partnership.

1283
01:52:22,290 --> 01:52:25,670
And I have to say, I'm really humbled by all the kind words for everyone to come up from

1284
01:52:25,670 --> 01:52:26,110
the board.

1285
01:52:26,170 --> 01:52:29,030
And from people behind here, it makes us very appreciative of continuing to be here.

1286
01:52:33,580 --> 01:52:35,140
Any other questions or discussion?

1287
01:52:35,140 --> 01:52:40,500
I'm like a motion of motion for approval and just want to say this is very close to

1288
01:52:40,500 --> 01:52:43,460
commercial center so feel free to use that area too.

1289
01:52:45,540 --> 01:52:48,360
There's a motion for approval, please cast your vote,

1290
01:52:58,050 --> 01:52:59,290
that motion passes.

1291
01:53:01,960 --> 01:53:05,840
Commissioner's, we can move back to item 55 which is to conduct public carrying

1292
01:53:05,840 --> 01:53:09,700
approving adopt the authorized to chair assign an ordinance to a man Clark County Code title

1293
01:53:09,700 --> 01:53:15,660
7 by adding chapter 7.220 to establish regulations governing the retail sale of hemp

1294
01:53:15,660 --> 01:53:21,060
and have derived products, including findings, licensed application requirements, fees, operational

1295
01:53:21,060 --> 01:53:25,880
regulations, investigation, and inspection penalties, and enforcement into a man-clark

1296
01:53:25,880 --> 01:53:32,400
county code, 6.0020 to make conforming changes regarding work identification, card requirements,

1297
01:53:32,560 --> 01:53:35,500
and providing for other matters properly related there too.

1298
01:53:36,180 --> 01:53:42,860
Before you open the public hearing, I do need to read in some changes from staff related to

1299
01:53:42,860 --> 01:53:47,120
post-ordinates. In section one of the post-ordinates

1300
01:53:47,120 --> 01:53:52,460
subsection 7.220.310. Subsection F is deleted and it's

1301
01:53:52,460 --> 01:53:55,680
entirety and the remaining subsections G through

1302
01:53:55,680 --> 01:53:58,700
case shall be re-lettered accordingly. And in section

1303
01:53:58,700 --> 01:54:02,560
five of the proposed ordinance is amended by replacing 90 days

1304
01:54:02,560 --> 01:54:07,680
with 120 days. There are also available copies for this

1305
01:54:07,680 --> 01:54:08,800
with the public as well.

1306
01:54:11,200 --> 01:54:11,760
Thank you. Good morning.

1307
01:54:13,100 --> 01:54:18,520
Morning again Mr. Chair, Vince Keyon, a director of business license, I did bring up our

1308
01:54:18,520 --> 01:54:21,740
Deputy Director, Jennifer Willford, to help me answer some questions.

1309
01:54:26,470 --> 01:54:30,910
So the retail sale of hemp and hemp derived products in the unincorporated areas of Clark County

1310
01:54:30,910 --> 01:54:34,050
has expanded rapidly following changes to federal law.

1311
01:54:34,670 --> 01:54:39,830
hemp products, including items containing cannabinoids, compose health risks, if contaminated

1312
01:54:39,830 --> 01:54:44,670
in accurately dosed, misrepresented, or sold without safeguards.

1313
01:54:44,670 --> 01:54:50,490
Many hemp products are currently sold without rigorous third-party testing or uniform compliance standards.

1314
01:54:51,950 --> 01:55:00,770
The unregulated sale of such products poses risks to the health safety and welfare of the public including but not limited to inaccurate labeling and potency,

1315
01:55:01,230 --> 01:55:04,050
contamination, youth access, and consistent business practices.

1316
01:55:07,140 --> 01:55:19,420
So I'm just going over some of the highlights of the ordinance, this ordinance creates a license category called hemp retail store, which will require businesses selling hemp and or hemp products to obtain a business license for this activity.

1317
01:55:20,280 --> 01:55:23,120
The license fee will be a semi-annual gross revenue license.

1318
01:55:23,700 --> 01:55:27,100
If approved the ordinance will go into effect in 120 days.

1319
01:55:30,180 --> 01:55:35,540
The ordinance will require the following, lab testing for potency, microbials, pesticides and heavy metals.

1320
01:55:35,540 --> 01:55:41,720
All potential THC will be calculated and reported in the lab tests, and prohibition on artificially

1321
01:55:41,720 --> 01:55:47,660
derived cannabinoids, signage indicating that the business is not licensed, is not a licensed

1322
01:55:47,660 --> 01:55:51,480
cannabis dispensary, and is not licensed to sell cannabis.

1323
01:55:52,340 --> 01:55:58,440
You're prohibition on selling any intoxicated intoxicating products, prohibition on CBD and

1324
01:55:58,440 --> 01:56:02,900
food products, and the requirement for customers to be at least 21 years old.

1325
01:56:05,750 --> 01:56:08,470
Additionally, the ordinance will require the following.

1326
01:56:09,390 --> 01:56:15,210
The limit for total THC for flower will be 0.3% and 0.4 milligrams per package.

1327
01:56:16,730 --> 01:56:21,790
The requirement that neither advertising nor labeling may represent that the business

1328
01:56:21,790 --> 01:56:26,770
sells cannabis products are intoxicating or provide medical benefits.

1329
01:56:27,610 --> 01:56:32,890
Employees will be required to have a valid work card from the Las Vegas metropolitan police department.

1330
01:56:32,890 --> 01:56:38,950
I'll have to have to write products must be kept in the original, unopened container or packaging and

1331
01:56:38,950 --> 01:56:42,170
must clearly identify all THC concentrations on the label.

1332
01:56:44,430 --> 01:56:45,390
That concludes our presentation.

1333
01:56:45,830 --> 01:56:46,490
Thank you.

1334
01:56:47,370 --> 01:56:48,230
Thank you very much.

1335
01:56:48,570 --> 01:56:50,290
This is a public hearing.

1336
01:56:50,830 --> 01:56:53,450
So we're going to begin with that at this time.

1337
01:56:54,330 --> 01:56:55,910
There are two microphones.

1338
01:56:56,330 --> 01:56:59,970
So we're going to ask you to line up and take turns rotating between microphones.

1339
01:57:00,410 --> 01:57:03,210
Please, when you come forward, stay your full name for the record.

1340
01:57:05,500 --> 01:57:07,820
And you may speak for up to three minutes. Good morning.

1341
01:57:08,620 --> 01:57:14,140
Good morning and happy St. Patrick's day. My name's Patrick Conlogue with P.X. International.

1342
01:57:15,740 --> 01:57:20,300
I'm here today opposed to the language in this bill.

1343
01:57:20,580 --> 01:57:28,560
I'm glad I got to sit in on this meeting today because I saw a lot of important things in regards to the protection of the burrowing.

1344
01:57:28,560 --> 01:57:43,840
And the willingness to extend that license to Latino liquor, it shows a concern, a deep concern for the nuances of subtle issues and the willingness to really support business here in Nevada.

1345
01:57:44,700 --> 01:57:47,900
My company has been here for almost 10 years.

1346
01:57:48,700 --> 01:57:52,560
We specialize in manufacturing CBD products.

1347
01:57:52,560 --> 01:57:58,920
We have never been a THC company, I think, a lot of you guys know that the problem here

1348
01:57:58,920 --> 01:58:06,680
that we're discussing is THCA and that actors that are selling THC disguised as CBD.

1349
01:58:07,480 --> 01:58:08,740
And that's the real problem.

1350
01:58:09,640 --> 01:58:14,580
You're going to see a lot of people here today, this is a very passionate, controversial topic.

1351
01:58:15,160 --> 01:58:20,500
And I just want to go over real quickly a few things that just don't work.

1352
01:58:20,500 --> 01:58:25,080
I'm a guy who's devoted his entire life to this plant.

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01:58:25,320 --> 01:58:28,340
I understand it very deeply from the chemical level,

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01:58:29,060 --> 01:58:31,620
the scientific level and the mathematical level.

1355
01:58:33,120 --> 01:58:36,380
I'd like to see the 0.3% because that aligns

1356
01:58:36,380 --> 01:58:39,180
with what exists right now at the federal level.

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01:58:39,440 --> 01:58:44,000
But when you put 0.4 milligrams per package,

1358
01:58:44,360 --> 01:58:47,460
it just doesn't work from a mathematical standpoint.

1359
01:58:47,460 --> 01:58:55,000
If we take 1 gram of CBD flour, which we've had conversations and we can agree that CBD

1360
01:58:55,000 --> 01:58:56,820
flour is not the problem here.

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01:58:57,300 --> 01:59:02,720
But if you take 1 gram of CBD flour at 0.3%.

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01:59:02,720 --> 01:59:08,180
That's 3 milligrams of THC in that 1 gram of CBD flour.

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01:59:08,660 --> 01:59:10,740
That CBD flour is CBD dominant.

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01:59:11,040 --> 01:59:14,900
It has 15 to 20% CBD.

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01:59:14,900 --> 01:59:22,200
But even at 0.3%, it still contains three milligrams of THC.

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01:59:22,860 --> 01:59:29,940
So if this language were to pass and we were to be limited at 0.4 milligrams per package,

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01:59:30,460 --> 01:59:34,660
we would not be able to sell CBD flour itself.

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01:59:35,880 --> 01:59:39,860
And that really encompasses the problem of this language.

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01:59:39,860 --> 01:59:49,880
It just doesn't take into account the real scientific mathematical equations that go with this plan.

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01:59:50,920 --> 01:59:54,280
You know, we talk about cannabis.

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01:59:54,720 --> 01:59:56,580
Marijuana is cannabis.

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01:59:57,280 --> 01:59:58,760
Hemp is cannabis.

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01:59:59,480 --> 01:59:59,840
So when we talk-

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02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:10,860
Talk about advertising. Not being able to use a picture of the leaf, the cannabis plant. It's also a little bit of an oxymoron.

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02:00:10,980 --> 02:00:11,960
Thank you very much.

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02:00:12,300 --> 02:00:13,260
Thank you. Good morning.

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02:00:14,000 --> 02:00:21,660
Good morning, Chairman Nath, commissioners. My name is Lori Rogish. I am a Nevada State Senator for district election, which is in the southwest portion of Valley.

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02:00:22,380 --> 02:00:27,500
And I'm also a regulatory compliance lawyer. I represent a deep roots harvest since 2014.

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02:00:28,560 --> 02:00:36,540
Thank you for your leadership in taking on this ordinance and for being willing to confront this loophole that has existed in Clark County for far too long.

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02:00:37,440 --> 02:00:40,980
I got involved in the cannabis space because my daughter Jessica's death.

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02:00:41,820 --> 02:00:47,700
She was 30 years old when after unknowingly consuming an illegal cannabis product lace with a deadly narcotic.

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02:00:48,600 --> 02:00:54,140
She experienced a sudden terrifying psychotic break, and that state of mind she committed suicide.

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02:00:55,340 --> 02:01:00,120
Jessica left behind a little boy, my grandson, whom my husband and I have adopted and raised.

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02:01:00,940 --> 02:01:05,900
So when I talk about unregulated intoxicating products, I am not speaking only as a policy maker.

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02:01:06,320 --> 02:01:11,240
I am also speaking as a mom and as a grandmother who has lived with the intense pain of losing a child.

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02:01:12,180 --> 02:01:14,920
I used to spend my time laughing and talking with my daughter Jessica.

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02:01:15,340 --> 02:01:20,340
Now instead of meeting her for lunch or dinner, I visit her grave in a cemetery on Eastern Avenue.

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02:01:20,340 --> 02:01:25,340
That is the human cost of an unregulated dangerous market.

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02:01:26,060 --> 02:01:31,260
We are facing the same kind of danger today, untested, unlabeled, intoxicating products

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02:01:31,260 --> 02:01:33,940
sold outside any real regulatory program.

1391
02:01:34,800 --> 02:01:39,640
Intoxicating hemp products have created an unregulated market that hides behind the

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02:01:39,640 --> 02:01:43,420
word hemp and exploits the gaps in the law for profit.

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02:01:44,160 --> 02:01:48,080
Because of what happened to my daughter, I turned my family's grief into a voice and a flight

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02:01:48,080 --> 02:01:51,660
to make sure intoxicating products are tested, labeled,

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02:01:51,840 --> 02:01:54,120
and regulated to protect other families.

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02:01:55,020 --> 02:01:57,980
That commitment is what led me into the cannabis industry,

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02:01:58,020 --> 02:02:00,180
and why I ran a good part for the State Senate.

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02:02:00,960 --> 02:02:03,640
Last session, I brought a bill to close this intoxicating

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02:02:03,640 --> 02:02:06,620
hemp loophole state on a statewide basis,

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02:02:06,660 --> 02:02:09,180
but the Senate committee chair refused to let it go to vote.

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02:02:09,540 --> 02:02:12,640
Your action here at the county level matters so much.

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02:02:13,280 --> 02:02:15,640
This ordinance is not about banning hemp.

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02:02:15,640 --> 02:02:19,240
There is a place for safe, non-intoxicating hemp products.

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02:02:19,700 --> 02:02:21,720
This ordinance draws a bright line.

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02:02:22,600 --> 02:02:26,220
Safe, non-intoxicating hemp products remain in the general market.

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02:02:26,800 --> 02:02:31,440
Intoxicating can of benoids like Delta 8 and Delta 10 belong only in our licensed

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02:02:31,440 --> 02:02:36,200
cannabis system when products are tested, labeled, age-restricted, and subject to real enforcement.

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02:02:37,020 --> 02:02:40,320
You will hear from some in the hemp industry that this goes too far.

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02:02:40,480 --> 02:02:42,720
But what this ordinance really does is protect people.

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02:02:42,720 --> 02:02:51,880
It protects our kids or grandkids, the workers who power our resort economy, our first responders and the millions of tourists who visit Clark County every year.

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02:02:52,340 --> 02:02:55,480
It also protects the legitimate tax paying cannabis businesses.

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02:02:56,740 --> 02:03:03,140
Those businesses have invested in Nevada strict regulatory framework and the tax base that funds our schools in public safety.

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02:03:03,700 --> 02:03:11,140
So thank you again for bringing this ordinance forward and for putting the safety of our families, our workers and our visitors ahead of unregulated profit.

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02:03:11,140 --> 02:03:17,260
Thank you, Senator Rogitz. Good morning. Good morning, chair and aft members of the Commission,

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02:03:17,580 --> 02:03:21,760
Chelsea Capiro, here on behalf of the Nevada Cannabis Association, and we are here

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02:03:21,760 --> 02:03:27,460
in support of the proposed ordinance to amend Clark County Code Title 7 to establish regulations

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02:03:27,460 --> 02:03:32,980
governing the retail sale of hemp. The proposed ordinance brings clarity by establishing reasonable

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02:03:32,980 --> 02:03:38,080
guardrails around intoxicating hemp products. The ordinance is aligned with the federal hemp

1419
02:03:38,080 --> 02:03:44,480
definitions and packaging requirements signed into law in November of 2025 that go into effect

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02:03:44,480 --> 02:03:49,900
this November of 2020. As you know, the purpose of this ordinance is not to punish legitimate

1421
02:03:49,900 --> 02:03:54,880
Nevada businesses, but rather to regulate the expanding marketplace of intoxicating

1422
02:03:54,880 --> 02:03:59,680
hemp products that currently operates with far fewer safeguards than illegal cannabis

1423
02:03:59,680 --> 02:04:05,240
industry. License cannabis businesses operate under a comprehensive regulatory framework

1424
02:04:05,240 --> 02:04:07,120
up all the state and local levels.

1425
02:04:07,660 --> 02:04:10,480
They must obtain state and local licenses under

1426
02:04:10,480 --> 02:04:12,300
go extensive background checks,

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02:04:12,720 --> 02:04:14,220
comply with strict testing requirements,

1428
02:04:14,700 --> 02:04:17,800
track all products through a sealed seed to sales system,

1429
02:04:18,120 --> 02:04:20,840
and pay significant exercise taxes, sales taxes,

1430
02:04:21,240 --> 02:04:23,840
and fees that support Nevada schools and local governments.

1431
02:04:24,420 --> 02:04:27,240
In contrast, many hemp retailers sell products

1432
02:04:27,240 --> 02:04:29,880
that closely resemble regulated cannabis products

1433
02:04:29,880 --> 02:04:31,960
while avoiding these same requirements,

1434
02:04:32,340 --> 02:04:34,540
including testing standards, labeling rules,

1435
02:04:34,540 --> 02:04:36,620
and other consumer protections.

1436
02:04:37,800 --> 02:04:42,760
This is also a consumer protection industry, or issue, tourists on the strip encounter store

1437
02:04:42,760 --> 02:04:47,340
friends resembling licensed dispensaries and products package should look nearly identical

1438
02:04:47,340 --> 02:04:49,100
to regulated cannabis products.

1439
02:04:49,560 --> 02:04:54,280
Without clear guardrails, consumers often have no way to distinguish between products that

1440
02:04:54,280 --> 02:04:58,140
are subject to strict state and local oversight and those that are not.

1441
02:04:58,140 --> 02:05:01,600
It is also worth noting that while intoxicating

1442
02:05:01,600 --> 02:05:04,400
Temp products, intoxicating hemp products

1443
02:05:04,400 --> 02:05:06,420
displays regulated cannabis sales,

1444
02:05:06,840 --> 02:05:08,680
Nevada loses significant tax revenue

1445
02:05:08,680 --> 02:05:09,760
that funds education.

1446
02:05:10,360 --> 02:05:12,500
The licensed cannabis industry has sent more than

1447
02:05:12,500 --> 02:05:14,980
$800 million in exercise tax revenue

1448
02:05:14,980 --> 02:05:17,160
directly to the state education fund

1449
02:05:17,160 --> 02:05:18,560
for K-12 education.

1450
02:05:19,020 --> 02:05:20,540
However, exercise tax revenue

1451
02:05:20,540 --> 02:05:22,340
generated by legal cannabis sales

1452
02:05:22,340 --> 02:05:23,880
has declined year over year,

1453
02:05:24,140 --> 02:05:26,400
in part because of the proliferation of unregulated

1454
02:05:26,400 --> 02:05:29,320
and untax intoxicating hemp products.

1455
02:05:29,800 --> 02:05:31,660
For these reasons, we support the county's efforts

1456
02:05:31,660 --> 02:05:35,060
to establish clear rules governing intoxicating hemp products

1457
02:05:35,060 --> 02:05:37,460
and to address misleading marketing practices

1458
02:05:37,460 --> 02:05:39,760
that create confusion for consumers.

1459
02:05:40,360 --> 02:05:41,580
Thank you for addressing this issue

1460
02:05:41,580 --> 02:05:42,540
and we urge your support.

1461
02:05:43,320 --> 02:05:44,100
Thank you very much.

1462
02:05:47,080 --> 02:05:48,720
Good morning, Chair and members of the committee.

1463
02:05:49,460 --> 02:05:50,340
My name is Desjray Harmon.

1464
02:05:50,360 --> 02:05:52,140
I am an Nevada Head Manufacturer.

1465
02:05:52,300 --> 02:05:54,760
I have been operating in Nevada for nine years

1466
02:05:54,760 --> 02:06:00,660
complying with full state and federal regulations. I appreciate the committee's interest in ensuring

1467
02:06:00,660 --> 02:06:05,660
consumer safety and responsible oversight of hemp products. Responsible operators like myself share

1468
02:06:05,660 --> 02:06:11,320
that goal. What I would like to highlight is that Nevada already has a comprehensive regulatory

1469
02:06:11,320 --> 02:06:16,640
framework in place for hemp. For example, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services requires

1470
02:06:16,640 --> 02:06:22,660
laboratory testing of hemp products, including canum droid testing and safety standards. These testing

1471
02:06:22,660 --> 02:06:26,680
requirements are equivalent to the laboratory testing standards applied to kind of

1472
02:06:26,680 --> 02:06:32,820
as products ensuring strong consumer protection. Under Nevada revised statute

1473
02:06:32,820 --> 02:06:38,580
title 40 public health and state safety chapter 439, hemp products must also meet testing

1474
02:06:38,580 --> 02:06:43,920
and labeling requirements ensuring transparency for consumers. The law requires that hemp

1475
02:06:43,920 --> 02:06:52,640
products be labelled in a manner that is not false or misleading consistent with the

1476
02:06:52,640 --> 02:06:56,660
585. The legislature has also addressed advertising

1477
02:06:56,660 --> 02:07:00,380
marketing through assembly bill 504, which regulates hemp

1478
02:07:00,380 --> 02:07:04,640
signage and advertising. In addition, the Nevada Department of

1479
02:07:04,640 --> 02:07:08,940
Agriculture administers the hemp licensing program, which requires

1480
02:07:08,940 --> 02:07:12,840
federal and state background checks, regulatory oversight and licensing

1481
02:07:12,840 --> 02:07:18,800
fees for operators. Nevada has also taken an important step by prohibiting

1482
02:07:18,800 --> 02:07:22,700
synthetic cannibal noise under Chapter 557, and during that

1483
02:07:22,700 --> 02:07:25,360
hemp products remain derived from the natural hemp plant.

1484
02:07:26,340 --> 02:07:29,720
Baking together Nevada already regulates hemp through licensing

1485
02:07:29,720 --> 02:07:33,600
and background checks, laboratory testing, equivalent to cannabis

1486
02:07:33,600 --> 02:07:37,420
standards, product labeling requirements, advertising,

1487
02:07:37,820 --> 02:07:41,420
and signage regulation prohibits synthetic cannibal noise.

1488
02:07:42,240 --> 02:07:45,280
As someone who has operated in Nevada for nearly a decade,

1489
02:07:45,620 --> 02:07:48,000
I can say responsible businesses are already

1490
02:07:48,000 --> 02:07:50,200
in this regulatory framework.

1491
02:07:50,980 --> 02:07:53,760
My request today is please recognize the regulatory system

1492
02:07:53,760 --> 02:07:57,140
that already has in place and ensure that responsible operators

1493
02:07:57,140 --> 02:07:59,260
can continue to operate within it.

1494
02:07:59,560 --> 02:08:00,400
Thank you for your time.

1495
02:08:01,420 --> 02:08:02,000
Thank you. Good morning.

1496
02:08:02,560 --> 02:08:04,220
Good morning, Mr. Chair and Commissioners.

1497
02:08:04,860 --> 02:08:06,600
My name is Ali Mangeen and I operate

1498
02:08:06,600 --> 02:08:08,740
at Hentmanufacturing Business here in Clark County.

1499
02:08:09,520 --> 02:08:11,300
I oversee compliance and daily operations,

1500
02:08:11,600 --> 02:08:14,460
so I'm very familiar with what it takes to stay within

1501
02:08:14,460 --> 02:08:15,920
Nevada's regulatory framework.

1502
02:08:15,920 --> 02:08:24,180
Every day, our team coordinates lab testing maintains documentation, reviews labeling, and make sure our products meet the standards required under state law.

1503
02:08:25,060 --> 02:08:31,440
This is not an unregulated space, responsible operators invest significant time, money, and effort into compliance.

1504
02:08:32,440 --> 02:08:35,680
We also understand the concern about bad actors in this industry.

1505
02:08:36,280 --> 02:08:42,700
We support strong enforcement against synthetic or chemically converted cannabinoids and against businesses that are not following the rules.

1506
02:08:44,200 --> 02:08:47,160
Nevada already has a regulatory framework in place.

1507
02:08:47,460 --> 02:08:51,980
Products are required to be tested, labeled, and produced under state standards.

1508
02:08:52,960 --> 02:08:56,840
Our concern is that adding new layers of local regulation could unintentionally burden

1509
02:08:56,840 --> 02:09:01,280
businesses that are already compliant, while those who ignore the law may continue operating

1510
02:09:01,280 --> 02:09:04,440
outside the system if existing rules are not consistently enforced.

1511
02:09:05,680 --> 02:09:10,220
When regulations are clear and consistently enforced, responsible businesses can operate safely

1512
02:09:10,220 --> 02:09:11,220
and transparently.

1513
02:09:11,800 --> 02:09:13,560
We respectfully ask that county policy

1514
02:09:13,560 --> 02:09:15,660
focus on enforcing existing standards,

1515
02:09:16,180 --> 02:09:17,900
and targeting non-compliant operators

1516
02:09:17,900 --> 02:09:21,000
while remaining aligned with Nevada's current regulatory framework.

1517
02:09:21,300 --> 02:09:22,040
Thank you for your time.

1518
02:09:23,980 --> 02:09:24,340
Thank you.

1519
02:09:25,220 --> 02:09:27,060
Morning Chairman, commissioners.

1520
02:09:28,360 --> 02:09:29,340
My name's Stephen Smith.

1521
02:09:29,380 --> 02:09:31,040
I represent Nevada Wellness Center

1522
02:09:31,040 --> 02:09:33,040
and Nevada Wellness Center West dispensers.

1523
02:09:34,720 --> 02:09:35,780
Right now in Clark County,

1524
02:09:36,180 --> 02:09:38,500
we have intoxicating products being sold all over the valley.

1525
02:09:39,180 --> 02:09:42,120
Gummies, drinks, evapes, they all look like marijuana.

1526
02:09:42,860 --> 02:09:45,460
They're being sold outside the system designed to protect the public.

1527
02:09:45,980 --> 02:09:49,220
They're often not tested to cannabis standards, not tracked,

1528
02:09:49,580 --> 02:09:52,620
not sold in licensed dispensaries, and sometimes sold in places

1529
02:09:52,620 --> 02:09:55,000
that confuse tourists and expose the youth.

1530
02:09:55,660 --> 02:09:58,900
Here's the issue. It's about intoxication.

1531
02:09:59,540 --> 02:10:02,940
If a product gets you high and pairs judgment or effects public safety,

1532
02:10:03,100 --> 02:10:05,220
it should fall the same rules as cannabis, period.

1533
02:10:05,220 --> 02:10:11,280
The ordinance does not ban hint, CBD fiber, and non-intoxicating products remain legal.

1534
02:10:11,960 --> 02:10:13,160
What it does is very simple.

1535
02:10:13,560 --> 02:10:19,440
If it intoxicates, it must be tested like cannabis, be tracked like cannabis, be labeled

1536
02:10:19,440 --> 02:10:22,520
like cannabis, and be sold through licensed dispensaries.

1537
02:10:23,540 --> 02:10:27,000
That protects our residents, our visitors, and your first responders.

1538
02:10:27,780 --> 02:10:29,300
It also restores fairness.

1539
02:10:29,920 --> 02:10:35,280
License cannabis to businesses follow strict regulations, pay significant taxes, and operate

1540
02:10:35,280 --> 02:10:36,820
under federal tax penalties.

1541
02:10:37,600 --> 02:10:41,440
Meanwhile, some hemp operators are selling similar intoxicating products without those

1542
02:10:41,440 --> 02:10:42,240
same requirements.

1543
02:10:42,920 --> 02:10:46,480
That is not a level playing field, and more importantly, it's not safe.

1544
02:10:47,060 --> 02:10:48,680
This ordinance fixes that.

1545
02:10:48,980 --> 02:10:51,940
It creates one clear rule, same product, same rules.

1546
02:10:52,320 --> 02:10:54,680
If it intoxicates, it follows cannabis law.

1547
02:10:55,240 --> 02:10:56,720
I urge you to support this ordinance.

1548
02:10:57,040 --> 02:10:57,640
Thank you.

1549
02:10:57,860 --> 02:10:58,200
Thank you.

1550
02:10:58,200 --> 02:11:01,900
Good morning. Good morning. My name is Edvin Frimov and I represent

1551
02:11:01,900 --> 02:11:06,640
retail group, Mr. Chair, commissioners and members of the public.

1552
02:11:07,500 --> 02:11:09,740
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today.

1553
02:11:10,260 --> 02:11:12,020
I'm here to address agenda 55.

1554
02:11:12,900 --> 02:11:16,540
For more than six years, my business have operated here in Clark County.

1555
02:11:17,300 --> 02:11:21,120
During that time, we have employed hundreds of residents of the county

1556
02:11:21,120 --> 02:11:24,860
and contributed millions of dollars to the state and federal government.

1557
02:11:26,490 --> 02:11:31,930
Throughout this years, we have worked very hard to demonstrate what a compliant and responsible

1558
02:11:31,930 --> 02:11:33,830
hand-preetheller looks like.

1559
02:11:34,570 --> 02:11:39,250
All of our products are tested at labs approved by the cannabis compliance board.

1560
02:11:40,030 --> 02:11:44,990
And all of our products are manufactured at GMP certified facilities right here in Clark County

1561
02:11:44,990 --> 02:11:49,230
and we're very proud to support local manufacturing and local jobs.

1562
02:11:50,110 --> 02:11:52,970
I also want to make something very clear for the record.

1563
02:11:52,970 --> 02:12:03,930
My company does not sell synthetic marijuana products such as Delta 8, HHC, THCA, or similar compounds that have raised concerns in the marketplace.

1564
02:12:04,730 --> 02:12:11,570
The ordinance being proposed today would effectively eliminate the entire hemp industry in Clark County.

1565
02:12:12,370 --> 02:12:15,610
The consequences of this decision would be severe.

1566
02:12:15,610 --> 02:12:26,010
small businesses will be closing, thousands of jobs will be lost, and many families who depend on these jobs will face serious financial hardships.

1567
02:12:27,010 --> 02:12:35,290
Many of us have invested millions of dollars into our businesses under the understanding that we're operating legally and responsibly on their existing lows.

1568
02:12:35,970 --> 02:12:38,630
I fully respect the responsibility of this commission.

1569
02:12:38,630 --> 02:12:41,830
to protect the public health and safety.

1570
02:12:42,370 --> 02:12:45,270
If there are problematic products being sold in a market,

1571
02:12:45,630 --> 02:12:48,310
those concerns absolutely deserve attention.

1572
02:12:49,350 --> 02:12:52,410
However, the real problem comes off of incomes

1573
02:12:52,410 --> 02:12:55,990
from unregulated black market and online sellers.

1574
02:12:56,850 --> 02:13:00,130
The cheap products into Clark County without any oversight.

1575
02:13:02,560 --> 02:13:06,400
Responsible local businesses that follow the rules should not be punished

1576
02:13:06,400 --> 02:13:08,060
for actions of bad actors.

1577
02:13:08,060 --> 02:13:19,220
I would also respectfully point out that many of the hand businesses probably all in this community did not have the opportunity to

1578
02:13:19,220 --> 02:13:22,500
meaningfully participate in the development of this ordinance.

1579
02:13:23,180 --> 02:13:28,980
Many business owners only recently became aware of the full impact that would have on their livelihoods.

1580
02:13:29,060 --> 02:13:36,740
For that reason I respectfully ask the commission to consider a reasonable and constructive alternative.

1581
02:13:36,740 --> 02:13:43,960
The federal government is expected to release updated regulations regarding hemp products in November.

1582
02:13:44,720 --> 02:13:53,000
These regulations will likely provide clear guidance for state and local governments on how these products should be regulated moving forward.

1583
02:13:54,180 --> 02:14:03,680
Given that those federal rules are only a few months away, it would make sense for a Clark County to wait for that guidance before taking action

1584
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that would permanently eliminate an entire local industry.

1585
02:14:07,560 --> 02:14:08,180
Thank you.

1586
02:14:08,720 --> 02:14:08,880
Good morning.

1587
02:14:09,440 --> 02:14:11,160
Hi, Mr. Chair and members of the board.

1588
02:14:12,340 --> 02:14:13,840
My name is Caitlin Gatorrier.

1589
02:14:13,860 --> 02:14:15,460
I'm here with the retail group.

1590
02:14:15,660 --> 02:14:16,760
I've been with them for six years

1591
02:14:16,760 --> 02:14:18,160
and I'm the director of operations.

1592
02:14:18,440 --> 02:14:21,280
A large portion of my job is with regulatory compliance.

1593
02:14:21,660 --> 02:14:24,080
And Nevada does already have a pretty rigid framework

1594
02:14:24,080 --> 02:14:26,900
for the regulation of CBD and hemp products.

1595
02:14:27,220 --> 02:14:29,620
All of our products specifically are tested in labs

1596
02:14:29,620 --> 02:14:31,900
that are approved by the cannabis compliance board.

1597
02:14:31,900 --> 02:14:35,120
All of our products have the fullest of ingredients on the back.

1598
02:14:35,660 --> 02:14:40,140
We also have either a QR code or a batch sticker on every single one of our products that

1599
02:14:40,140 --> 02:14:45,360
can have the customer linked directly to the testing information so that they can see exactly

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02:14:45,360 --> 02:14:47,840
how their product was tested and what it's milder.

1601
02:14:47,840 --> 02:14:51,900
We test four pesticides, heavy metals, we make sure that our products are safe and that they

1602
02:14:51,900 --> 02:14:55,060
are hemp CBD products and that they meet federal standards.

1603
02:14:55,060 --> 02:14:59,920
Now, this bill will effectively eliminate non-intoxicating hemp product.

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02:15:02,240 --> 02:15:28,240
So, it is pretty much impossible, I would like to echo what Patrick said, to have one gram of hemp flour in a package, one gram, that is below 0.4 milligrams of THC. That is very, very close to impossible. It is possible to have it, below 0.3 percent of THC, which is why the mechanism is percentage and not milligram measured.

1605
02:15:28,240 --> 02:15:35,300
So, the changing of that mechanism and adding that 0.4mg cap would eliminate flower, broad spectrum

1606
02:15:35,300 --> 02:15:41,520
oils, full spectrum oils, lots of lot of lot of lot of lot of non-intoxicating products

1607
02:15:41,520 --> 02:15:44,500
that were not meant to be affected by this ordinance.

1608
02:15:45,120 --> 02:15:51,100
I understand there is a large issue in the industry with THCA, Delta 8, and Intoxicating

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02:15:51,100 --> 02:15:51,660
cannabinoids.

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02:15:52,080 --> 02:15:56,880
But there are a lot of businesses in Quart County that are not selling those products that will

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02:15:56,880 --> 02:16:02,260
eliminated by this ordinance. You will have jobs lost, you will have tax revenue lost,

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02:16:02,580 --> 02:16:06,900
you will have people put out of business, and you will also have consumers that won't be able

1613
02:16:06,900 --> 02:16:12,260
to get the products that they have been relying on. PRCBD non-intoxicating products that they

1614
02:16:12,260 --> 02:16:16,600
will no longer be able to consume. And they might look for more dangerous alternatives if they

1615
02:16:16,600 --> 02:16:22,640
are able to get CBD, which is non-intoxicating. So with that I ask you to hold off on this vote

1616
02:16:22,640 --> 02:16:25,360
to wait until federal regulations come out

1617
02:16:25,360 --> 02:16:27,640
to give more guidance on how we should move forward

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02:16:27,640 --> 02:16:28,680
with this industry.

1619
02:16:29,400 --> 02:16:29,920
Thank you, Frick time.

1620
02:16:30,820 --> 02:16:31,400
Thank you, good morning.

1621
02:16:31,920 --> 02:16:32,680
Good morning, commissioner.

1622
02:16:32,860 --> 02:16:33,480
Good morning, chair.

1623
02:16:33,600 --> 02:16:35,020
My name is John Abel.

1624
02:16:35,320 --> 02:16:36,680
I'm the government affairs director

1625
02:16:36,680 --> 02:16:38,000
for the LVPPA.

1626
02:16:38,040 --> 02:16:41,120
We are the union that represents all the metro

1627
02:16:41,120 --> 02:16:42,300
of office and town.

1628
02:16:42,860 --> 02:16:43,780
We support this ordinance.

1629
02:16:44,000 --> 02:16:46,640
It's about safety, community safety, and office

1630
02:16:46,640 --> 02:16:47,260
for safety.

1631
02:16:47,840 --> 02:16:50,180
Our officers come and contact with people every single day

1632
02:16:50,180 --> 02:16:51,520
that are on these types of drugs.

1633
02:16:51,520 --> 02:16:55,700
who had these types of bad chemicals in them, and unfortunately some times we have to use

1634
02:16:55,700 --> 02:16:59,260
force against them as well. So this ordinance would help keep our officers safe in the

1635
02:16:59,260 --> 02:17:04,740
communities safe and provide tools for our detectives to keep bad actors from selling these

1636
02:17:04,740 --> 02:17:10,460
products. Thank you. Thank you. Good morning. Good morning. Chair, commissioners Ryan being

1637
02:17:10,460 --> 02:17:14,980
representing the professional firefighters in Nevada. We appreciate the county's effort to

1638
02:17:14,980 --> 02:17:19,440
bring the order to an unregulated market that impacts our community and our first responders

1639
02:17:19,440 --> 02:17:23,880
from the public safety standpoint, this ordinance strengthens our consumer protections

1640
02:17:23,880 --> 02:17:26,180
and helps prevent avoidable emergencies.

1641
02:17:26,900 --> 02:17:30,720
At the end of the day, the ordinance strengthens public safety and reduces preventable

1642
02:17:30,720 --> 02:17:35,380
emergencies. Firefighters are committed to protecting the community and the safeguards do

1643
02:17:35,380 --> 02:17:38,900
exactly that. We appreciate your leadership on this issue. Thank you.

1644
02:17:40,380 --> 02:17:44,180
Thank you. Good morning, commissioners. My name is Virginia Valentine. I'm here on behalf

1645
02:17:44,180 --> 02:17:48,220
of the Nevada Resort Association in support of this ordinance. I want to thank you all

1646
02:17:48,220 --> 02:17:53,540
bring this ordinance forward. I could probably make a lot of comparisons to the legal gambling

1647
02:17:53,540 --> 02:17:58,900
and illegal cannabis products. But instead, I just want to say that I fully support the

1648
02:17:58,900 --> 02:18:03,520
comments made by Senator Rogaj, also Chelsea Kaffirrow, with the Nevada Cannabis Association,

1649
02:18:04,320 --> 02:18:08,100
the Metropolitan Police Department and the Board Department. I think chief among the reasons we

1650
02:18:08,100 --> 02:18:13,340
support this ordinance that it is about a lot, about consumer protections and level playing field.

1651
02:18:13,340 --> 02:18:18,340
and those, of course, are very important not just to our visitors, but also our residents.

1652
02:18:18,680 --> 02:18:19,340
Thank you.

1653
02:18:20,520 --> 02:18:21,060
Thank you.

1654
02:18:21,480 --> 02:18:21,880
Good morning.

1655
02:18:21,900 --> 02:18:25,800
My name is John Aquel, and I run a Cultivation Facility in North Las Vegas.

1656
02:18:26,060 --> 02:18:29,340
We've about 16, 17 employees, and I'm including myself.

1657
02:18:30,140 --> 02:18:36,080
In the last year and a half to two years, about third to a quarter of the license

1658
02:18:36,080 --> 02:18:39,800
Cultivation Facilities in the state have gone under, they closed.

1659
02:18:39,880 --> 02:18:41,980
It's a lot of jobs, a lot of tax revenue.

1660
02:18:41,980 --> 02:18:52,600
Some of it is hemp as a result of hemp, just to kind of give a real world example yesterday I had a meeting at the Resorts World.

1661
02:18:53,620 --> 02:19:01,520
And I walked up the street to a vape shop that was across the street from cookies, which is a license dispensary.

1662
02:19:01,520 --> 02:19:08,460
I went in and I said, oh, do you have any Seteva pre-rolls, which is a type of cannabis?

1663
02:19:09,660 --> 02:19:14,140
And they said, no, but you can go across the street to cookies.

1664
02:19:15,100 --> 02:19:16,760
But then I said, oh, but I could really use it right now.

1665
02:19:17,140 --> 02:19:22,080
So they took me, brought me to the front and opened up the cabinets behind the register.

1666
02:19:22,780 --> 02:19:24,280
As a kid, only one kid in there.

1667
02:19:24,600 --> 02:19:31,380
And he shows me a, like, he brings out a little plastic container that are fully

1668
02:19:31,380 --> 02:19:37,340
these. Now, I don't know exactly what this is, but it looks just like a pre-roll. I wouldn't smoke

1669
02:19:37,340 --> 02:19:41,080
this. I wouldn't recommend anyone else smokes it because we don't really know what's in it.

1670
02:19:41,340 --> 02:19:45,060
And we've heard already what happens sometimes when you smoke something that isn't tested.

1671
02:19:45,480 --> 02:19:52,700
But that's just how easy it is. I mean, it's just that easy. The other thing I asked for was

1672
02:19:52,700 --> 02:19:59,680
a vapen. And this is very interesting because this is actually branded cookies, which is

1673
02:19:59,680 --> 02:20:01,380
across the street from where I was.

1674
02:20:02,000 --> 02:20:04,080
Now, I don't know if this is really cookies or not,

1675
02:20:04,620 --> 02:20:08,500
but his first kind of sale on it was,

1676
02:20:08,500 --> 02:20:11,220
this is five grams for $40.

1677
02:20:12,720 --> 02:20:15,180
And that's, you get one or two grams

1678
02:20:15,180 --> 02:20:16,620
across the street for $40.

1679
02:20:18,400 --> 02:20:23,580
So again, I wouldn't recommend anyone have this.

1680
02:20:23,820 --> 02:20:25,780
But interestingly, again, on the back of this,

1681
02:20:25,780 --> 02:20:31,820
It says it's intoxicating, it says it says don't drive, but we don't really know what's in it.

1682
02:20:32,900 --> 02:20:38,520
I think that this has to be prevented, unsafe, on top of that, we have the issue of cultivations

1683
02:20:38,520 --> 02:20:41,740
just being not being able to make it.

1684
02:20:41,960 --> 02:20:47,420
I very much supported this, I appreciate your time this morning for having this hearing.

1685
02:20:47,880 --> 02:20:50,900
And there's any questions I'm always available and open to answer them.

1686
02:20:50,960 --> 02:20:51,800
Thank you very much.

1687
02:20:52,280 --> 02:20:52,580
Thank you.

1688
02:20:53,620 --> 02:20:58,720
Boarding Harrison Vaughan from Brownstein, representing Deep Roots Harvest, we're here in support of item 55.

1689
02:20:59,080 --> 02:21:01,860
I want to say it's essential for both our residents and our visitors.

1690
02:21:02,540 --> 02:21:04,700
I also want to note that timing is important here.

1691
02:21:05,040 --> 02:21:09,000
The legislature, Senator Rogod, noted, did not pass anything at the last session.

1692
02:21:09,160 --> 02:21:11,960
We've had a wait until 2027 for the next session.

1693
02:21:12,680 --> 02:21:14,780
The federal landscape is also very unknown.

1694
02:21:15,420 --> 02:21:19,620
If you think you can guarantee anything that's going on with our federal government, you really can't.

1695
02:21:19,620 --> 02:21:24,160
But I want to discuss what's going on here and why this is important for us.

1696
02:21:24,560 --> 02:21:29,180
First off, it's the disclosure package for the packaging and the entrances.

1697
02:21:29,900 --> 02:21:34,660
We need to have people understand what they're buying and where they're going to buy these products.

1698
02:21:35,080 --> 02:21:36,560
The current confusion isn't good.

1699
02:21:36,940 --> 02:21:44,700
And if we are meant to be a leader in hospitality and welcoming people to our city, we have a lot of visitors who don't understand the structure.

1700
02:21:44,700 --> 02:21:52,180
Those disclosures are important for them to understand what they're buying and second here as many people have mentioned is really just to save the aspect

1701
02:21:52,180 --> 02:21:53,500
That is just so key

1702
02:21:53,500 --> 02:21:59,220
Consumers should feel confident in what they're ingesting and be able to reference the that packaging to understand what's going on

1703
02:21:59,680 --> 02:22:06,000
And the testing is also raising the floor on these products and it helps level the playing field for everyone here in Nevada

1704
02:22:06,580 --> 02:22:10,600
And third here is just the enforcement if we have these provisions

1705
02:22:10,600 --> 02:22:15,660
their clearly written out, it allows every single operator to know the rules, play by them,

1706
02:22:15,720 --> 02:22:19,320
and then when people are acting out and we can come in with a strong hand to get everyone

1707
02:22:19,320 --> 02:22:25,260
in order. So in some, we really support this measure. We want you guys to also vote in this

1708
02:22:25,260 --> 02:22:31,340
today. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Good morning, chair, and the rest of the committee

1709
02:22:31,340 --> 02:22:36,080
members. My name is Paild Elycruz, and I'm the operations manager for GreenPlanet and Bloomsdam

1710
02:22:36,080 --> 02:22:40,280
CBD. Thank you for your time today. I want to start with the quote here,

1711
02:22:40,560 --> 02:22:44,800
The CBD Edibles is a godsend from my wife and her chronic pain. You have a life long

1712
02:22:44,800 --> 02:22:49,720
customer. This is just one out of a thousand reviews that we receive monthly at our stores.

1713
02:22:50,080 --> 02:22:53,920
We understand that CBD has existed in a legal gray area for many years because of federal

1714
02:22:53,920 --> 02:22:58,560
regulation has not been clarified. We also recognize that everyone here is trying to approach

1715
02:22:58,560 --> 02:23:03,320
this carefully and responsibly. But uncertainty should not lead us towards clear,

1716
02:23:03,320 --> 02:23:05,920
It should lead us towards clear and consistent regulation,

1717
02:23:06,280 --> 02:23:07,880
not the removal of bonus products

1718
02:23:07,880 --> 02:23:10,000
that many people in our community rely on.

1719
02:23:10,540 --> 02:23:12,260
Our CBD products are non-cycle active

1720
02:23:12,260 --> 02:23:14,180
and widely used to support issues

1721
02:23:14,180 --> 02:23:16,400
such as pain, anxiety, and sleep.

1722
02:23:17,040 --> 02:23:19,960
Across the country, many states, including Utah, Florida,

1723
02:23:20,100 --> 02:23:22,600
Oregon, have addressed this by creating regulatory frameworks

1724
02:23:22,600 --> 02:23:24,640
for hemp derived edible products.

1725
02:23:25,100 --> 02:23:26,580
These systems allow the products

1726
02:23:26,580 --> 02:23:28,440
while requiring strong safety measures

1727
02:23:28,440 --> 02:23:31,080
like third party lab testing, THC limits,

1728
02:23:31,080 --> 02:23:37,180
Proper labeling and responsible retail practices, all items that we strongly already abide by.

1729
02:23:38,080 --> 02:23:43,120
I share this simply to highlight that there are existing regulatory models that prioritize consumer safety,

1730
02:23:43,500 --> 02:23:45,340
while still allowing access to these products.

1731
02:23:45,940 --> 02:23:50,340
So rather than relying only on the current interpretation that treats CBD as an unapproved additive,

1732
02:23:51,020 --> 02:23:56,460
Nevada may have an opportunity here to look at approaches that other states have already implemented.

1733
02:23:57,060 --> 02:24:00,900
While still maintaining the strong consumer protections that are very important to all of us,

1734
02:24:00,900 --> 02:24:03,060
We appreciate your consideration on this matter.

1735
02:24:04,940 --> 02:24:05,900
Thank you.

1736
02:24:06,060 --> 02:24:07,000
Good morning commissioners.

1737
02:24:07,200 --> 02:24:08,720
Thank you for the opportunity to speak today.

1738
02:24:08,920 --> 02:24:09,820
My name is Tommy Gruska.

1739
02:24:10,020 --> 02:24:14,220
I am the owner of the two CBD retail chains here in Clark County, Green Planet and Bloomston.

1740
02:24:16,200 --> 02:24:19,900
I start this business because of my own personal experience with CBD.

1741
02:24:20,400 --> 02:24:22,300
And I wanted to bring it to my own community.

1742
02:24:23,040 --> 02:24:27,300
Our company is employees more than 100 people here in Clark County support in many local families.

1743
02:24:27,300 --> 02:24:32,160
First, I want to take the commissioners for removing Section F.

1744
02:24:32,680 --> 02:24:34,600
I appreciate you listening to the responsible businesses.

1745
02:24:35,100 --> 02:24:37,320
Today, I want to speak about Section E.

1746
02:24:37,980 --> 02:24:42,740
People in our community are dealing with serious health problems, like cancer and chronic pain.

1747
02:24:42,940 --> 02:24:47,920
Treatment like chemotherapy can cause nausea and some patients struggle just to get through the day.

1748
02:24:48,560 --> 02:24:52,300
For many of them, edible products are the only way they can take CBD.

1749
02:24:53,540 --> 02:24:56,000
Section E will bend those products completely.

1750
02:24:56,000 --> 02:25:05,400
That means people in our community will lose one of the only ways that can use CBD and more than 100 local jobs could be at risk.

1751
02:25:06,980 --> 02:25:09,660
We support safety and responsible regulations.

1752
02:25:10,540 --> 02:25:12,700
Our product are tested and clearly labeled.

1753
02:25:13,140 --> 02:25:16,320
That helps keep consumers safe.

1754
02:25:17,020 --> 02:25:20,800
The goal of this rule is to stop bad actors and I support that.

1755
02:25:21,220 --> 02:25:25,260
The regulatory situation around CBD and food is still evolving.

1756
02:25:25,260 --> 02:25:29,420
and many states have chosen to regular those products instead of bending them.

1757
02:25:30,360 --> 02:25:32,880
For example, California, Minnesota, New York,

1758
02:25:33,180 --> 02:25:37,140
allowed those products with testing, TAC limits, and clear labeling.

1759
02:25:38,360 --> 02:25:41,500
This show that a safe regulatory framework is possible.

1760
02:25:42,760 --> 02:25:46,320
I respectfully ask the commissioners to revise Section E.

1761
02:25:46,580 --> 02:25:50,460
So those products can continue to be sold safety and with clear rules.

1762
02:25:50,820 --> 02:25:51,520
Thank you for your time.

1763
02:25:52,560 --> 02:25:52,960
Thank you.

1764
02:25:53,100 --> 02:25:53,200
Hello.

1765
02:25:54,080 --> 02:25:59,580
Oh, my name is Thomas Jones, welcome. Good morning commissioners. I'm representing on behalf

1766
02:25:59,580 --> 02:26:05,360
of Bloom STEM CBD brand family on company on a retail manager. If Section E is not amended,

1767
02:26:06,200 --> 02:26:11,560
no edible forms of CBD will be legal to sell, and one that can cause major disruption

1768
02:26:11,560 --> 02:26:16,420
to the business itself. The business might not survive if we're not able to sell any form

1769
02:26:16,420 --> 02:26:21,760
of CBD that is edible. With testing and regulation, we think that CBD can be safe. We do

1770
02:26:21,760 --> 02:26:27,280
support the regulation on the CBD industry here in Nevada, but we want to make sure that products

1771
02:26:27,280 --> 02:26:32,540
like a pure CBD gummy would still be available for sale. Also CBD tinctures are a very

1772
02:26:32,540 --> 02:26:40,560
important part of the benefits of CBD. Also that low point four milligram limit on a federal limit

1773
02:26:40,560 --> 02:26:45,960
of 0.3% THC in the product, which full spectrum has its benefits too, but we just want to see that

1774
02:26:45,960 --> 02:26:52,440
section E is amended and consider that this could be very debilitating for the business as a whole.

1775
02:26:52,720 --> 02:26:53,480
Thank you.

1776
02:26:54,340 --> 02:26:54,940
Thank you.

1777
02:26:55,220 --> 02:26:55,530
Thank you.

1778
02:26:56,200 --> 02:26:56,260
Thank you.

1779
02:26:56,260 --> 02:26:58,040
Good morning chair and commissioners.

1780
02:26:58,340 --> 02:27:02,340
My name is Darlene Skinner and I am the managing director of Euphoria Wellness LLC.

1781
02:27:03,280 --> 02:27:06,280
Euphoria Wellness has been operating in Clark County for over 10 years.

1782
02:27:06,680 --> 02:27:10,820
Euphoria holds cannabis business licenses in manufacturing, cultivation, distribution,

1783
02:27:11,120 --> 02:27:11,760
and dispensary.

1784
02:27:11,760 --> 02:27:17,280
Our business is always operated with compliance as our top priority and we take our responsibility

1785
02:27:17,280 --> 02:27:19,140
to follow regulations very seriously.

1786
02:27:20,200 --> 02:27:25,060
I appreciate the opportunity to speak today regarding the ordinance to amend Title 7 establishing

1787
02:27:25,060 --> 02:27:27,460
regulations surrounding hemp retail sales.

1788
02:27:28,100 --> 02:27:29,900
I fully support this ordinance as written.

1789
02:27:30,400 --> 02:27:33,100
This ordinance is extremely important for consumer protection.

1790
02:27:33,900 --> 02:27:38,820
Many of the hemp products that are currently on the market are highly intoxicating and largely

1791
02:27:38,820 --> 02:27:42,000
unregulated, which creates real safety concerns for our consumers.

1792
02:27:42,920 --> 02:27:47,460
In many cases, these intoxicating hemp products are also being marketed and sold in ways

1793
02:27:47,460 --> 02:27:49,700
that make them easily accessible to young people.

1794
02:27:50,340 --> 02:27:55,420
Clear rules that limit THC to a non-intoxicating level with clear labeling and basic

1795
02:27:55,420 --> 02:28:00,820
safety standards brings hemp products sold in general retail environment in line with the original

1796
02:28:00,820 --> 02:28:04,580
intent of the federal hemp law and the federal changes coming in 2026.

1797
02:28:04,580 --> 02:28:10,720
Establishing language surrounding responsible marketing helps protect consumers and youth.

1798
02:28:11,300 --> 02:28:13,080
Effective enforcement is essential.

1799
02:28:13,700 --> 02:28:17,480
This ordinance creates meaningful penalties and real enforcement tools

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02:28:17,480 --> 02:28:21,320
that will help ensure the businesses operate responsibly and in full compliance.

1801
02:28:22,160 --> 02:28:27,540
I respectfully urge the commission to support this ordinance to better protect our consumers and young people.

1802
02:28:27,880 --> 02:28:28,820
Thank you for your consideration.

1803
02:28:28,820 --> 02:28:34,820
Thank you. Good morning, Chair and commissioners. My name is John Marshall, Chief Operator,

1804
02:28:35,000 --> 02:28:39,540
officer of Deeprew, Tarvest in the Source, and President of the Nevada Cannabis Association.

1805
02:28:40,240 --> 02:28:44,660
I'm here with a dozen members of our organization to support this amendment to County Code Title 7.

1806
02:28:45,180 --> 02:28:48,060
I've been in the industry for 12 years, 11 of those in Nevada,

1807
02:28:48,420 --> 02:28:52,920
and have been deeply involved with the regulatory and rulemaking process since its inception here.

1808
02:28:53,860 --> 02:28:57,380
At the heart of the issue here is fairness and rules of the game.

1809
02:28:57,380 --> 02:29:05,740
We all signed up for a limited licenced framework with strict licensing criteria and consumer protections in industry processes.

1810
02:29:06,380 --> 02:29:14,780
Over the last several years, an estimated 200 hemp shops have opened in the valley, and there's no stop in perpetual expansion as they exploit this loophole.

1811
02:29:15,240 --> 02:29:26,240
Lack of zoning or distance separation from schools and community centers, limited compliance, lack of security and cameras, testing, labeling, manifesting, advertising, essentially a free for all.

1812
02:29:26,240 --> 02:29:32,600
The difference between hemp and cannabis is indecernable from a consumer or even a regulator.

1813
02:29:33,560 --> 02:29:42,440
A couple of real-world examples recently at the Champs trade show. Recently there were buckets like drywall buckets full of hemp,

1814
02:29:42,440 --> 02:29:50,340
you know, direct to your door, and they could ship these products, no test results, you know, interstate commerce, and it was everywhere.

1815
02:29:50,340 --> 02:29:54,080
and nobody knows what it is. It's half of its cannabis, half of the temp.

1816
02:29:54,640 --> 02:29:59,700
Another example is that one of our stores recently, a head shop is in the strip mall just two doors down.

1817
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:09,460
And the proprietor of the head shop is actually smoking a joint out in front of the store. Well, we have security, hammering on our customers in front of our store for doing the same.

1818
02:30:10,440 --> 02:30:19,360
You know, another thing to touch on here is the declining market economics of cannabis. You know, we were a billion dollar industry a few years ago. We're down to, you know, approximately 700 million.

1819
02:30:20,100 --> 02:30:28,740
And as John Ackle mentioned, over 40 operators have closed their doors over the last couple of years. Just like to, you know, thank you for your consideration and thank you for your time today.

1820
02:30:28,740 --> 02:30:30,880
Thank you, hello.

1821
02:30:31,140 --> 02:30:33,340
Hearing commissioners, my name is Angie Smith.

1822
02:30:33,380 --> 02:30:35,040
I'm here in behalf of Thrive.

1823
02:30:35,540 --> 02:30:36,140
I'll keep it short.

1824
02:30:36,280 --> 02:30:38,560
We're here to express our support for the

1825
02:30:38,560 --> 02:30:40,520
Department of Card County Title 7.

1826
02:30:41,000 --> 02:30:42,200
Thank you.

1827
02:30:42,420 --> 02:30:43,080
Thank you.

1828
02:30:43,200 --> 02:30:43,440
Okay.

1829
02:30:43,880 --> 02:30:44,280
Everybody.

1830
02:30:44,800 --> 02:30:45,400
I'm Philipp Higgins.

1831
02:30:45,600 --> 02:30:46,820
I represent Vegas Market.

1832
02:30:47,520 --> 02:30:50,660
So I'm a retail store to actually sell the products.

1833
02:30:51,880 --> 02:30:53,800
So they're talking about all these regulations.

1834
02:30:54,340 --> 02:30:55,500
For us to stay in compliance,

1835
02:30:55,500 --> 02:31:02,980
we already have to be 0.03% under. Two years ago, it has to be lab tested. A year ago,

1836
02:31:03,140 --> 02:31:08,220
they went to be, it has to be only lab tested in Nevada. So for us to be legal, we already

1837
02:31:08,220 --> 02:31:14,100
have to have lab testing. We have to have the QR code. We have to have the medical sheets on hand

1838
02:31:14,100 --> 02:31:19,640
when they come in. Business license, visit us twice, access to take all of our products down.

1839
02:31:20,100 --> 02:31:24,960
They do a great job at regulated and already. And as our retail store in Clark County, we can't

1840
02:31:24,960 --> 02:31:27,040
So gummies, we can't sell drinks.

1841
02:31:27,680 --> 02:31:30,960
So we don't even sell any of that product except flour and smoke.

1842
02:31:31,420 --> 02:31:36,120
So it's regularly already regulated from the health department from Clark County.

1843
02:31:36,800 --> 02:31:41,360
So all I'm asking is just let Clark County that continue to do what they're already doing

1844
02:31:41,360 --> 02:31:41,580
with.

1845
02:31:41,720 --> 02:31:44,520
They're doing a good job at regulating it.

1846
02:31:44,660 --> 02:31:45,340
Thank you.

1847
02:31:45,600 --> 02:31:46,020
Thank you.

1848
02:31:46,720 --> 02:31:46,880
Morning.

1849
02:31:48,000 --> 02:31:48,260
Hi.

1850
02:31:48,600 --> 02:31:48,640
Yeah.

1851
02:31:48,680 --> 02:31:49,800
Excuse me.

1852
02:31:50,420 --> 02:31:51,080
Good morning, everyone.

1853
02:31:51,080 --> 02:31:56,040
Chairman, commissioners, Larry Shepler, co-founder and co-CEL, plan 13.

1854
02:31:56,600 --> 02:32:03,160
I know there have been a lot of talk here on the CBD hemp, loophole, and toxic

1855
02:32:03,160 --> 02:32:08,880
incating stores that the only sell regulated products they don't sell and toxic

1856
02:32:09,340 --> 02:32:09,780
caving.

1857
02:32:10,300 --> 02:32:12,000
Well, of course we know that's not the case.

1858
02:32:12,460 --> 02:32:16,160
We don't mind competition, the problem is we want fair competition.

1859
02:32:16,820 --> 02:32:20,840
We want to go on by the same taxes we have to pay, we want to go by the same rules

1860
02:32:20,840 --> 02:32:23,420
regulation that the CBD puts upon us.

1861
02:32:23,740 --> 02:32:24,800
We went for our license.

1862
02:32:25,880 --> 02:32:33,080
A few facts said, we pay, I mean, the cannabis license operators pay about $12.00 annually

1863
02:32:33,080 --> 02:32:35,980
for the cannabis license fee to Clark County.

1864
02:32:36,240 --> 02:32:42,060
We also pay a cultivation tax, 15% of mark the value.

1865
02:32:42,600 --> 02:32:45,560
Hamp stores do not pay that.

1866
02:32:45,880 --> 02:32:47,680
We pay a retail cannabis tax.

1867
02:32:47,680 --> 02:32:50,940
We pay about $300,000 a month, our self-belone.

1868
02:32:51,520 --> 02:32:56,080
We pay testing fees, we pay for inspections from CCB and audits.

1869
02:32:57,040 --> 02:33:02,140
About $20 million in sales per month is lost to the hemp stores.

1870
02:33:02,600 --> 02:33:05,960
So you can imagine they amount of taxes that are lost to the county

1871
02:33:05,960 --> 02:33:07,700
and the state and the state and the better.

1872
02:33:09,100 --> 02:33:14,000
With the top six dispensaries that really service most of the tourism industry

1873
02:33:14,000 --> 02:33:19,880
close to the strip. We probably represent 25 percent of those six dispensaries at a

1874
02:33:19,880 --> 02:33:26,020
lost. We estimate our loss alone is by $3.5 million monthly to sales to the

1875
02:33:26,020 --> 02:33:28,420
unlicensed hemp stores.

1876
02:33:30,540 --> 02:33:35,920
From 2021 to 2025, we've had to lay off over 300 people because

1877
02:33:35,920 --> 02:33:42,320
of the use of sales from the competition of the hemp stores unlicensed and not paying taxes

1878
02:33:42,320 --> 02:33:49,900
being fair with us. Of course, nobody checks on the IDs when we went to a store here just last

1879
02:33:49,900 --> 02:33:57,440
week. If you want to buy anything toxicating. I know there's a letter that went to the county

1880
02:33:57,440 --> 02:34:05,380
commissioners talking about the green planet. They wrote that they fully support removing synthetic

1881
02:34:05,380 --> 02:34:11,860
compounds and toxicating cabanoids. Really, that could be further from the truth. We just bought

1882
02:34:11,860 --> 02:34:17,920
four or five different products that says T. H. Theonate, which is double the strength and double

1883
02:34:17,920 --> 02:34:24,180
the volume that we're allowed to sell as we're a licensed operator. Yet nothing is done on any of this.

1884
02:34:28,160 --> 02:34:33,240
There is no course no standard testing. We had a group at the Texas trying to get us to carry

1885
02:34:33,240 --> 02:34:38,100
the hemp products. Also, we said there's no way we'll get involved. They left samples to us.

1886
02:34:38,100 --> 02:34:41,760
We sent them to our State License Texting Labs.

1887
02:34:42,380 --> 02:34:44,360
If we have one failure out of ten tests,

1888
02:34:44,460 --> 02:34:45,940
we have to destroy the cannabis.

1889
02:34:46,500 --> 02:34:48,200
They've failed on every test or was

1890
02:34:48,200 --> 02:34:50,120
that we gave them on all ten tests.

1891
02:34:50,580 --> 02:34:51,080
Thank you very much.

1892
02:34:51,340 --> 02:34:51,900
Thank you.

1893
02:34:52,040 --> 02:34:53,580
If there is anyone else wishing to speak,

1894
02:34:53,660 --> 02:34:56,180
if you could please come forward and line up behind that gentleman.

1895
02:34:56,800 --> 02:34:57,940
Otherwise, he'll be our last speaker.

1896
02:34:58,780 --> 02:35:00,000
Hi, Craig Evans.

1897
02:35:01,680 --> 02:35:05,480
It's not lucky to be you guys when you have to make this kind of decision.

1898
02:35:05,480 --> 02:35:12,920
I'm a long-term resident here in Las Vegas, and I was very supportive of the marijuana act

1899
02:35:12,920 --> 02:35:19,560
that allowed us to open dispensaries because my self would get many of my friends suffer

1900
02:35:19,560 --> 02:35:26,060
from PTSD from our service to our country, and I felt that this was something that was really

1901
02:35:26,060 --> 02:35:30,600
good for being able to do it legally and get not lose your job.

1902
02:35:31,440 --> 02:35:34,340
Well, I would like to add one perspective to you.

1903
02:35:34,340 --> 02:35:39,220
I never went to a smoke shop in order to get medicine for PTSD.

1904
02:35:40,400 --> 02:35:45,820
I think the idea of a smoke shop is something separate than going like people say they

1905
02:35:45,820 --> 02:35:48,320
go to get their medicines to help themselves.

1906
02:35:48,860 --> 02:35:52,320
When do you go to a smoke shop to get medicines to help yourself?

1907
02:35:53,000 --> 02:35:58,800
We have a regulated environment that allows people to go in if there was such a demand

1908
02:35:58,800 --> 02:36:02,440
for these hemp products that it's going to put everybody out of work.

1909
02:36:02,440 --> 02:36:04,740
why aren't they sold in dispensaries?

1910
02:36:05,340 --> 02:36:07,720
Those people want to make money too

1911
02:36:07,720 --> 02:36:09,720
and sell all related products,

1912
02:36:10,060 --> 02:36:11,660
but they're not in their dispensaries

1913
02:36:12,160 --> 02:36:14,820
because the demand for that is not there.

1914
02:36:15,220 --> 02:36:18,660
It is clearly a sham that this is an excuse

1915
02:36:18,660 --> 02:36:21,900
in a way to sell tourists and unsuspecting people

1916
02:36:21,900 --> 02:36:23,300
unpested product.

1917
02:36:25,180 --> 02:36:28,320
I asked for that bit of common sense to take place

1918
02:36:28,320 --> 02:36:30,780
because there are regulated businesses

1919
02:36:30,780 --> 02:36:36,980
they can offer these products of consumer demand is there for them. I would like to just

1920
02:36:36,980 --> 02:36:45,080
finish with one quick thing. My mother, when she suffered from cancer, I went out and I bought

1921
02:36:45,080 --> 02:36:52,640
for her hemp products out of a smoke shop. She developed lung problems and she ended up dying from it.

1922
02:36:52,820 --> 02:36:58,720
I did not know why that would happen from this particular thing. I took those hemp products that I

1923
02:36:58,720 --> 02:37:05,360
here in a smoke shop, this is many years ago, took it, got it for a smoke shop and found

1924
02:37:05,360 --> 02:37:10,020
out that it had a large amounts of mold in it, and that's what infected her lungs.

1925
02:37:10,660 --> 02:37:18,380
So this really is a health problem, this really is something that even simple mold ingested

1926
02:37:18,380 --> 02:37:25,280
into the lungs can create such health havoc that these smoke stops do not follow those same

1927
02:37:25,280 --> 02:37:32,360
regulations. I ask you guys to do the right thing. And if it creates some undue hardships

1928
02:37:32,360 --> 02:37:38,500
on some people, then let's work on that issue after we stop the cartage. Thank you.

1929
02:37:39,580 --> 02:37:40,100
Thank you.

1930
02:37:40,820 --> 02:37:41,020
Hi.

1931
02:37:41,160 --> 02:37:47,080
Hi, Sharon Bullock. I fully support this ordinance and what I've been hearing today from a

1932
02:37:47,080 --> 02:37:51,880
lot of people is that you're going to put a whole lot of people out of work. And if you

1933
02:37:51,880 --> 02:38:00,260
approve this ordinance. This ordinance does not ban hemp or CBD fiber hemp. It bans the

1934
02:38:00,260 --> 02:38:07,520
intoxicating hemp and they didn't go into business to sell the intoxicated hemp. So I support

1935
02:38:07,520 --> 02:38:16,380
this ordinance and thank you. Thank you. Good morning Chairman and commissioners. I also fully

1936
02:38:16,380 --> 02:38:20,780
support this ordinance. My name is Chris O'Farell and I've been working in the cannabis industry

1937
02:38:20,780 --> 02:38:26,300
for over 10 years as well, and just wanted to add some more consumer safety notes.

1938
02:38:27,000 --> 02:38:30,140
Ultimately, when the toxic hitting candidates' products are sold outside of the regulated

1939
02:38:30,140 --> 02:38:35,240
system, consumers lose protections that Nevada designed its program to provide, and compliant

1940
02:38:35,240 --> 02:38:39,500
businesses are placed at a competitive disadvantage, ensuring that intoxicating cannabis

1941
02:38:39,500 --> 02:38:43,280
products move through regulated channels helps protect both public health and the integrity

1942
02:38:43,280 --> 02:38:44,980
of Nevada's cannabis markets.

1943
02:38:45,560 --> 02:38:48,580
I also have some analytics I wanted to provide for you guys to chew on.

1944
02:38:48,580 --> 02:38:53,320
Arizona State researchers and various other outlets found that there's about 9 million

1945
02:38:53,320 --> 02:38:59,660
illicit cannabis pounds export from California each year, which amounts to about 24,000

1946
02:38:59,660 --> 02:39:04,020
pounds leaving the regulated market each day. A lot of those products that are making

1947
02:39:04,020 --> 02:39:10,620
it on shelves here in Nevada and abroad, which as this gentleman before me spoke on, most

1948
02:39:10,620 --> 02:39:15,280
of those have very high failure detection rates for pesticides, yeast and mode contamination,

1949
02:39:15,280 --> 02:39:21,200
bacterial contamination and micro toxins. The amounts found through the Arizona State

1950
02:39:21,200 --> 02:39:26,680
researchers studies that were conducted had about 90% failing for pesticides, 73%

1951
02:39:26,680 --> 02:39:32,060
failing for yeast and mold contamination, 55% for bacterial contamination and about 12%

1952
02:39:32,060 --> 02:39:36,800
for micro toxins, all which pose a very severe health risk for anybody who has the ability

1953
02:39:36,800 --> 02:39:39,500
to purchase those products. Thank you, Fiery Todd.

1954
02:39:40,120 --> 02:39:41,560
Thank you. Welcome to Nevada.

1955
02:39:46,580 --> 02:39:57,980
My name is El Rojas, I'm a sufferer of arthritis, and I want to read something not only to the commissioners, but to the people in the cannabis industry.

1956
02:39:58,900 --> 02:40:03,560
This is from the arthritis foundation that has to do with inflammation.

1957
02:40:03,560 --> 02:40:10,180
It's animal studies and some small human studies have suggested that CVD and pain has pain

1958
02:40:10,180 --> 02:40:13,160
relieving an anti-inflammatory properties.

1959
02:40:13,920 --> 02:40:18,440
But these effects need to be validated in a larger, higher quality studies and humans.

1960
02:40:18,920 --> 02:40:25,100
Many people with arthritis have tried CVD, but the anecdotal evidence they report is mixed.

1961
02:40:25,500 --> 02:40:31,760
Some people report noticeable pain relief, sleep improvement, and or anxiety reduction while

1962
02:40:31,760 --> 02:40:32,600
others do not.

1963
02:40:32,600 --> 02:40:41,040
As any medication for arthritis, some people do not report any symptom improvements by taking CBD.

1964
02:40:42,140 --> 02:40:51,320
One of the things that I think that we ought to be looking at is how CBD products can help reduce the opioid crisis.

1965
02:40:51,820 --> 02:40:53,780
There's a lot of people suffering from pain.

1966
02:40:53,780 --> 02:41:02,500
I personally, at one time, I don't involve myself with a hemp or cannabis products anymore

1967
02:41:02,500 --> 02:41:07,780
because of the fentanyl threat that's out there, you don't know what you're getting, but I did

1968
02:41:07,780 --> 02:41:15,260
at one time try to confirm the inflammation that if those reduce inflammation, I gave, I would

1969
02:41:15,260 --> 02:41:23,560
give people Indica cannabis to try to see if we reduce their knee inflammation from what I read

1970
02:41:23,560 --> 02:41:34,800
The need joint is the biggest joint that has the largest inflammation and they reported that they were able to wear pants because most of them were wearing sweats because they couldn't extend their arm their leg out.

1971
02:41:35,540 --> 02:41:48,800
So my suggestion is that the commissioners see if it can reduce the opioid amount of people that are going to help you instead of cannabis and that for the cannabis industry to do more studies on inflammation and hybrid effects.

1972
02:41:48,800 --> 02:41:53,380
because I think it can help reduce this homeless problem which I'm personally trying to fight

1973
02:41:53,380 --> 02:41:58,400
here in Clark County. And you know what? I'd rather have a hemp product out there than a liquor store.

1974
02:41:58,560 --> 02:42:00,880
I want to throw that out there, too. Thank you very much, bye.

1975
02:42:02,300 --> 02:42:07,000
Thank you. If there is anyone else wishing to speak, this is your final call. Otherwise, you'll be our last speaker.

1976
02:42:07,820 --> 02:42:13,280
But afternoon, Lindsey Clements, Natural Medicine, Green Cannabis Co. We want to make a clearer

1977
02:42:13,280 --> 02:42:19,600
that companies do not pay the same taxes, do not have the same testing requirements, and are

1978
02:42:19,600 --> 02:42:25,140
accessible to children in many ways. In fact, we did send some of our employees in to several

1979
02:42:25,140 --> 02:42:30,760
hemp shops across the valley, and not one of them was carted. We do support this ordinance,

1980
02:42:30,840 --> 02:42:37,800
thank you. Thank you very much. Seeing no one else, we will close the public hearing on item 55,

1981
02:42:38,780 --> 02:42:41,660
Commissioner Kirkpatrick, I'll turn over to you to begin.

1982
02:42:42,980 --> 02:42:47,140
Thank you, Mr. Chair, and just for, there's some new faces in here.

1983
02:42:47,400 --> 02:42:51,540
I started having this conversation two and a half years ago, right?

1984
02:42:51,700 --> 02:42:55,680
When Delta 8 was first coming in when I walked the strip,

1985
02:42:55,700 --> 02:42:59,340
and I seen all the mayor wanted leaves on the doors,

1986
02:43:00,300 --> 02:43:02,140
because that's not what I voted for.

1987
02:43:02,140 --> 02:43:07,920
that's not on this board as far as regulating the product.

1988
02:43:07,960 --> 02:43:11,960
It was very clear on advertising and putting all those things on.

1989
02:43:12,740 --> 02:43:16,760
And I went to some legislators and asked them to address it.

1990
02:43:17,560 --> 02:43:19,200
And yeah, we're going to.

1991
02:43:19,360 --> 02:43:23,400
I was actually in the building last year when they killed this very bill.

1992
02:43:23,880 --> 02:43:26,900
And it didn't move forward asking them to please do something,

1993
02:43:26,960 --> 02:43:28,660
because it's a bigger issue.

1994
02:43:28,660 --> 02:43:36,580
I sit on the health district and I we've seen I've said to Commissioner Seger Bloom that

1995
02:43:36,580 --> 02:43:46,480
the studies that are coming back are not good for many of our middle school kids in particular and some of our seniors are seeing adverse

1996
02:43:48,200 --> 02:43:55,660
problems with buying something that's really not what they thought it was right so because there's so many different things out there so

1997
02:43:55,660 --> 02:44:04,780
So at the last meeting, when we introduced the bill, I had met with some folks and I tried

1998
02:44:04,780 --> 02:44:10,900
to be reasonable and tried to answer their questions and I did take F out because it was never

1999
02:44:10,900 --> 02:44:17,780
intended to impact the oceans and the oils and those things, right?

2000
02:44:17,780 --> 02:44:23,960
So I did take that out, I did extend it to 120 days as opposed to 90.

2001
02:44:23,960 --> 02:44:30,040
In the last couple days, I've met with more people who said, oh my gosh, I'm going to shut down

2002
02:44:30,040 --> 02:44:32,240
businesses, put everybody out of business.

2003
02:44:34,340 --> 02:44:35,320
I'm so wrong.

2004
02:44:35,700 --> 02:44:39,300
So I called the Nevada State Department of Agriculture.

2005
02:44:39,640 --> 02:44:42,600
I called the Federal Department of Agriculture.

2006
02:44:42,840 --> 02:44:50,140
I called Neko National Department that deals with agriculture.

2007
02:44:51,160 --> 02:44:57,180
I sent my ordinance to all of those people and here's what came back. You are

2008
02:44:57,180 --> 02:44:59,600
factually correct. This is federal law.

2009
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:11,720
And this is a good start. I went a step further because people tell me with E that it is a problem. So I called the FDA.

2010
02:45:12,560 --> 02:45:26,500
So I called the FDA and I said, show me where it says that you can ever put this into a product, a food product. I said, on the health district, health district says, no, it's not wash,

2011
02:45:26,500 --> 02:45:32,740
county does orders cease and desist. I call it the state again. I call it all of these agencies.

2012
02:45:33,120 --> 02:45:39,500
So it's not like I didn't hear what people are saying. It's not like I don't participate in the

2013
02:45:39,500 --> 02:45:44,820
product either way, whether it's a lotion, a joint or whatever people call it. I don't participate

2014
02:45:44,820 --> 02:45:50,200
but at the same time I have a responsibility to make sure that consumers are getting what they say they're

2015
02:45:50,200 --> 02:45:58,680
get. So, working through all those agencies, reading the Farm Bill from 2018, reading the Farm Bill from

2016
02:45:58,680 --> 02:46:07,700
2023, reading the Farm Bill from 2025, it talks about hemp seed all the way through the entire

2017
02:46:07,700 --> 02:46:14,970
bill. It never talks about the flower, it talks about the seed. I called the FDA back and I said,

2018
02:46:14,970 --> 02:46:17,450
Please help me understand this because I'm not a participant.

2019
02:46:18,130 --> 02:46:22,690
And they said, it's always meant to use the seat.

2020
02:46:23,550 --> 02:46:27,750
So in Section E, I am not prohibiting hemp.

2021
02:46:28,990 --> 02:46:32,810
I am saying that you have to use the seat,

2022
02:46:32,850 --> 02:46:36,150
and you have to use oil, and you can do those other things.

2023
02:46:36,330 --> 02:46:39,590
But it's never been okay to put it into the product.

2024
02:46:39,590 --> 02:46:49,590
So, I also asked where we headed on the bill for the feds to take over.

2025
02:46:50,110 --> 02:46:54,190
They said, well, it's moving, there's nobody really wants to.

2026
02:46:54,250 --> 02:46:56,870
It's a nationwide problem, it's a statewide problem.

2027
02:46:57,910 --> 02:47:00,770
We don't have any appetites to move it.

2028
02:47:01,010 --> 02:47:07,630
So, I asked my legal attorney, okay, I get maybe the one case that people made to me

2029
02:47:07,630 --> 02:47:16,290
is that maybe the packaging is the manufacturers can't move that quick on changing the manufacturing.

2030
02:47:16,650 --> 02:47:21,150
If everybody nationwide is doing it, there was the most reasonable, because they come from the food industry,

2031
02:47:21,550 --> 02:47:25,830
where that's a thing, right, because you got it easily changed, but she ain't going to do all those other things.

2032
02:47:27,730 --> 02:47:33,110
So I at least said to Commissioner now, I would be willing to keep it to the point three,

2033
02:47:33,110 --> 02:47:38,150
as long as when the federal bill takes effect in November that it's an automatic that we don't

2034
02:47:38,150 --> 02:47:43,310
have to go back through this again. And for the people that tell me that the state is doing all these

2035
02:47:43,310 --> 02:47:51,130
great things, I agree they have some regulations but also they need not one of you stood up in the

2036
02:47:51,130 --> 02:47:57,470
hearing asking to give them 80 positions to actually enforce all this stuff. So I have the ability on the

2037
02:47:57,470 --> 02:48:03,890
level to enforce it. I have the ability to put a ordinance in place so that I can do that.

2038
02:48:04,610 --> 02:48:11,070
So, um, and I don't want the advertising on the door. I did it to myself yesterday. I went

2039
02:48:11,070 --> 02:48:18,050
on the internet to said, please tell me how I can buy, um, these, uh, hemp gummies with THC in the

2040
02:48:18,050 --> 02:48:23,350
puffer of places came up right here in the valley, right? So then I went a step further because I

2041
02:48:23,350 --> 02:48:28,290
to see, people are not walking by the door, they're looking, they're on their phones, they're

2042
02:48:28,290 --> 02:48:36,370
looking, and that's what they're seeing. So Mr. Chairman, I have spent, because I'm ridiculous,

2043
02:48:36,830 --> 02:48:43,150
we more time on this than I thought I would, but I was trying to hear all sides. I even have

2044
02:48:44,190 --> 02:48:49,750
regulations from the FDA that say that's this product is never meant to be in food,

2045
02:48:49,750 --> 02:48:53,490
However, the hemp seed oil and all of those can,

2046
02:48:53,990 --> 02:48:56,190
as stated in the 2018 Farm Bill,

2047
02:48:56,990 --> 02:48:58,230
I went to the regulations

2048
02:48:58,230 --> 02:49:01,130
because people wanted to tell me

2049
02:49:01,130 --> 02:49:02,730
that they're following all the rules.

2050
02:49:03,570 --> 02:49:07,770
And now we just have some consistency in my mind.

2051
02:49:07,970 --> 02:49:09,790
And Leo, please tell me if I'm off-base,

2052
02:49:10,070 --> 02:49:10,890
but I don't think so.

2053
02:49:11,070 --> 02:49:12,690
I've spent a lot of time on this.

2054
02:49:14,590 --> 02:49:17,430
And I understand if people have been doing it for 10 years,

2055
02:49:17,430 --> 02:49:23,050
doesn't make it right. Show me where it's legal to put this into. And nobody could show me where

2056
02:49:23,050 --> 02:49:28,590
it's legal. Not even the FDA could show me where it was legal. Not even the National Department

2057
02:49:28,590 --> 02:49:35,370
of Agriculture or the State. So show me where it's legal. And I have a I'm upholding a law

2058
02:49:35,370 --> 02:49:41,010
and it's illegal today. So this is why I'm having it. That doesn't mean that if the feds do something

2059
02:49:41,010 --> 02:49:48,410
different, we can't revisit it, but the FDA specifically, in every single farm bill, gave

2060
02:49:48,770 --> 02:49:54,410
they were given the opportunity to make alliances to ensure that it was safe.

2061
02:49:55,250 --> 02:50:01,330
So that's must be each, I know I'm not reasonable on other things that people want, but

2062
02:50:01,330 --> 02:50:07,910
I'm willing to, if legal tells me that if this becomes federal that point for whatever

2063
02:50:07,910 --> 02:50:15,730
we can do automatic without going back out through the process, but I'm happy to hear what my colleagues

2064
02:50:15,730 --> 02:50:16,930
have to say otherwise.

2065
02:50:17,750 --> 02:50:18,210
Thank you, Commissioner.

2066
02:50:18,390 --> 02:50:21,850
Just while we're on it, by the way, I don't think anyone would call you unreasonable.

2067
02:50:23,370 --> 02:50:29,770
Ms. Logs, then, do you have some suggested language to reflect the amendment that Commissioner

2068
02:50:29,770 --> 02:50:30,890
Patrick just spoke to?

2069
02:50:30,890 --> 02:50:38,710
Yeah, so I believe we're talking about section 7200 dot 310 subsection B, so it would be the

2070
02:50:38,710 --> 02:50:43,810
language, the products must contain no greater than 0.4 milligrams of the potential total

2071
02:50:43,810 --> 02:50:49,670
T HC package, and so that would be changed to something similar to the products must contain

2072
02:50:49,670 --> 02:50:56,630
no greater than the T HC or the potential total T HC as a love, I federal law. So it would be consistent,

2073
02:50:56,890 --> 02:50:59,570
so that way it would be the federal law is the standard.

2074
02:50:59,570 --> 02:51:06,290
It's just for their changes, then changes kind of fight in federal law that it would be automatically reflected in county code.

2075
02:51:08,890 --> 02:51:09,770
Thank you.

2076
02:51:09,990 --> 02:51:10,570
Commissioner Thingerblum.

2077
02:51:12,230 --> 02:51:17,570
I'm not sure you want to make that change right now, because that could be very intoxicating.

2078
02:51:18,490 --> 02:51:19,610
It may be how it's concentrated.

2079
02:51:20,670 --> 02:51:22,230
So I think stick with what you have now.

2080
02:51:22,370 --> 02:51:27,830
I will say that as far as the gummies go out to the extent that they're attested and there's no teaching them.

2081
02:51:27,830 --> 02:51:33,270
I think you want to put CVD in the gummy that ought to be legal and so to extent we can

2082
02:51:33,270 --> 02:51:37,250
I want to pass this bill today, but we have an hour and 20 days to work on making sure

2083
02:51:37,250 --> 02:51:42,870
that those products would be allowed, and I'll work with Mr. Grappatchy, but under federal

2084
02:51:42,870 --> 02:51:47,990
law the intoxicating, the beverages that they have in other states are intoxicating, so we

2085
02:51:47,990 --> 02:51:50,230
got to be very cautious about that.

2086
02:51:52,660 --> 02:51:54,460
Well I guess we should hear from everybody else.

2087
02:51:57,020 --> 02:52:01,540
I'm not opposed to leaving it the way it is, but I did say I would try and be reasonable,

2088
02:52:01,940 --> 02:52:05,940
but what here's what I don't want to do is I don't want to go back through this again,

2089
02:52:06,040 --> 02:52:12,620
because we are slow to begin with, and it takes us months to make a change, right? So,

2090
02:52:12,620 --> 02:52:23,020
maybe the wind is 140 days or something. I mean, that's a long time for people, so

2091
02:52:23,020 --> 02:52:25,000
I don't know.

2092
02:52:25,300 --> 02:52:27,380
I'm sorry, 140 days for.

2093
02:52:27,460 --> 02:52:29,180
For implementation or something.

2094
02:52:29,460 --> 02:52:32,140
I mean, I don't know what the pleasure of the board is.

2095
02:52:32,260 --> 02:52:38,220
I've spoke my piece and I'm not movable on number E on page 11.

2096
02:52:38,880 --> 02:52:42,640
That's not okay with me in number.

2097
02:52:43,260 --> 02:52:46,600
So I don't know what that and maybe the so school week,

2098
02:52:46,740 --> 02:52:47,340
I can make sure.

2099
02:52:47,500 --> 02:52:50,260
So you're wondering, what does that mean that it may be more.

2100
02:52:50,260 --> 02:53:05,540
And that's what we're seeing today, but I do think that if it does come back, we can pull their license right away because of the testing, is that not, I guess I would ask, is that a way, I think the testing is going to put people out of business quite frankly.

2101
02:53:06,440 --> 02:53:14,640
Selling, we've already done some testing in seeing that they're off the charts, maybe Jennifer can speak to what we've been seeing out there.

2102
02:53:19,570 --> 02:53:21,510
Hello, Jennifer, we're looking from business license.

2103
02:53:21,670 --> 02:53:23,050
Can I have that question again, please?

2104
02:53:24,290 --> 02:53:31,430
Question is what we've done some testing of some of that product out there, and it has more THC in it.

2105
02:53:32,090 --> 02:53:37,570
Is there, can you give us any, what we're seeing out there?

2106
02:53:37,830 --> 02:53:38,010
Absolutely.

2107
02:53:38,690 --> 02:53:46,870
We do, we have tested products that have less than the point 3% production products, not the flower production products.

2108
02:53:46,870 --> 02:53:54,270
And they will have less than the 0.3% that have a lot of THC and 100 milligrams we see sometimes,

2109
02:53:54,770 --> 02:53:55,370
which is quite a bit.

2110
02:53:55,530 --> 02:54:01,790
And the saying about a serving size for THC, that you get a dispensary, is 10 milligrams.

2111
02:54:02,430 --> 02:54:06,970
So for these products to have 100 milligrams in it, it's 10 serving sizes from what would

2112
02:54:06,970 --> 02:54:08,450
be at a dispensary in the state.

2113
02:54:09,870 --> 02:54:17,410
So, commissioner, say have a little to your point that in maybe commissioner now, if she is

2114
02:54:17,410 --> 02:54:22,690
seeing that on one hand, it meets the point three, but when they consider it put it all

2115
02:54:22,690 --> 02:54:26,450
together, it's triple what everything else should be. Is that what you said?

2116
02:54:26,650 --> 02:54:31,750
It could be very consistent. So, maybe there's different kind of language, but I think that

2117
02:54:32,290 --> 02:54:37,330
to do the testing, we're going to get some books.

2118
02:54:38,630 --> 02:54:46,030
Well, federal laws just says that the planet itself has to be 0.3% or less T.C., but what's

2119
02:54:46,030 --> 02:54:50,830
happening on the states is they take that plant and then they concentrate it, so ends up

2120
02:54:50,830 --> 02:54:54,530
with the drinks that they're selling all around the country, you know, are equivalent to

2121
02:54:54,530 --> 02:54:55,270
a marijuana drink.

2122
02:54:55,470 --> 02:55:00,230
So that's why I'm saying we got to focus on the percentage of T.C. in the products they're

2123
02:55:00,230 --> 02:55:06,010
as opposed to the plant, and if you just refer to federal law, that doesn't deal with the

2124
02:55:06,010 --> 02:55:06,330
product.

2125
02:55:06,390 --> 02:55:08,190
It just deals with the plant.

2126
02:55:11,230 --> 02:55:15,450
So, anyway, that's why I think the current language is good, but I am concerned that

2127
02:55:15,450 --> 02:55:21,850
somehow, rather, we're going to prevent gummies that are just CBD alone, and so I would

2128
02:55:21,850 --> 02:55:23,630
be willing to work with industry on that.

2129
02:55:24,350 --> 02:55:28,530
Obviously, I would take time, but the main thing is we're really addressing a real problem

2130
02:55:28,530 --> 02:55:34,870
here with respect to unregulated unlicensed and law kinds of things out there and I think we

2131
02:55:34,870 --> 02:55:39,170
want to support our industry. If any of these products can be, you can go to Spencerian

2132
02:55:39,170 --> 02:55:43,550
by today, so it's not like we're depriving the citizens of Las Vegas from these products.

2133
02:55:43,890 --> 02:55:47,490
They may be more expensive than it's because they've been tested and proven and they're

2134
02:55:47,490 --> 02:55:56,910
paid the tax. So that being said, I think we need to support this bill today and you'll

2135
02:55:56,910 --> 02:55:59,890
for the 120 days before it's implemented,

2136
02:56:00,230 --> 02:56:01,530
so you have time to work on it.

2137
02:56:03,110 --> 02:56:04,930
So we'll get a man asked this question,

2138
02:56:07,630 --> 02:56:09,710
and Lisa, and maybe, I don't know,

2139
02:56:09,710 --> 02:56:11,210
I don't know who the right person is,

2140
02:56:12,190 --> 02:56:14,670
but I mean, how is it,

2141
02:56:15,390 --> 02:56:18,570
why can't there be language that the concentrate,

2142
02:56:18,850 --> 02:56:21,550
the total, which is what I thought we were trying to get out,

2143
02:56:21,550 --> 02:56:23,530
that's the total concentrate can't be more

2144
02:56:23,530 --> 02:56:25,170
than this per package, right?

2145
02:56:25,170 --> 02:56:32,630
could we not put that kind of language back in to say or because to commit sure

2146
02:56:32,630 --> 02:56:38,990
single looms point, the feds, that's the problem, right, 2018, 2020, 3, 8, 20, 25, and the

2147
02:56:38,990 --> 02:56:46,130
truth is hemp seed is what people should be working on, not anything else, but then to

2148
02:56:46,630 --> 02:56:48,570
the chairman's point.

2149
02:56:50,590 --> 02:56:53,830
We're not trying, but 120 days is a long time and a

2150
02:56:53,830 --> 02:57:00,250
new factor usually can do something, but what is, how do you get to that balance of the

2151
02:57:00,250 --> 02:57:04,950
concentrate? Because that's really what the issue is today. And if you're a regular THC,

2152
02:57:06,030 --> 02:57:11,430
you have to actually stay put and not even drive or do anything else for what is our ordinance

2153
02:57:11,430 --> 02:57:18,490
aid? Three, four hours? Yeah. Again, if you say the product has to have a percentage of whatever,

2154
02:57:19,130 --> 02:57:22,790
then at least you know what you're getting because the gummy would have a, whatever. But the

2155
02:57:22,790 --> 02:57:28,290
truth is if you just refer to federal law, that doesn't deal with what's actually in the product.

2156
02:57:30,780 --> 02:57:36,980
Commissioner, her Patrick. I believe we tie the federal law to the definition of potential

2157
02:57:36,980 --> 02:57:44,720
total THC as it's defined in the code that gives you that percentage. So it would be the THC

2158
02:57:44,720 --> 02:57:53,460
implemented by contains no greater the total potential total THC and then referred to the definition

2159
02:57:54,240 --> 02:57:59,840
of that under federal law so that it's federal law and the percentage. But I mean, I'll

2160
02:57:59,840 --> 02:58:06,720
defer to Jennifer if that's an incorrect. This is also not my expertise area either.

2161
02:58:08,300 --> 02:58:10,060
Anything to add from business license?

2162
02:58:11,080 --> 02:58:13,180
This is Vince Keano for the record.

2163
02:58:13,820 --> 02:58:17,360
So I think there's two different topics that we're discussing.

2164
02:58:17,740 --> 02:58:21,820
One is the THC limitation, which now we're going to refer to federal law.

2165
02:58:22,160 --> 02:58:25,080
If that changes, then our code would reflect that.

2166
02:58:25,360 --> 02:58:29,140
But then I think Commissioner Sargobloom wants to address the CBD,

2167
02:58:29,460 --> 02:58:33,320
because on under section subsection E, we just don't allow,

2168
02:58:33,320 --> 02:58:37,360
We wouldn't allow CBD and food products or as a food additive at all.

2169
02:58:37,840 --> 02:58:45,600
But I think what you want is maybe to allow CBD, but have that limitation on the THC.

2170
02:58:46,280 --> 02:58:49,140
Right, there shouldn't be any THC in that, and that can be tested.

2171
02:58:49,360 --> 02:58:54,220
Every government could be tested or just like the dispensary association does.

2172
02:58:54,480 --> 02:58:55,560
So that wouldn't be a problem.

2173
02:58:55,780 --> 02:59:01,760
The question is, as far as, if we want to make clear that the point three or point four deals

2174
02:59:01,760 --> 02:59:08,080
with the entire product, not just as per say, but that gets more complicated,

2175
02:59:10,180 --> 02:59:10,320
but you know,

2176
02:59:10,520 --> 02:59:15,820
we could put that there and basically it's going to mean that you can't have a THC and anything

2177
02:59:15,820 --> 02:59:16,640
that's going to be sold.

2178
02:59:17,140 --> 02:59:20,620
Well, here's what I'm not doing, I'm not holding the ordinance so we might be here a minute

2179
02:59:20,620 --> 02:59:25,140
to try and figure out the language because that's exactly what people want and this has

2180
02:59:25,140 --> 02:59:26,400
been long overdue.

2181
02:59:27,640 --> 02:59:31,540
Well, with that again, you're changing the definition right now and that's why I'm

2182
02:59:31,540 --> 02:59:35,220
So maybe we could kind of walk there's two portions.

2183
02:59:35,860 --> 02:59:40,760
So on page 10 at Lisa, and maybe people could follow along.

2184
02:59:41,140 --> 02:59:48,560
So number B is where you're seeing that you're adding the addition

2185
02:59:48,560 --> 02:59:52,200
of the federal language to already what we're saying, right?

2186
02:59:52,200 --> 02:59:56,380
So they can't be more than this, so that it's not an open loop poll

2187
02:59:56,380 --> 02:59:57,420
as they have today.

2188
02:59:57,420 --> 02:59:59,920
but we also don't have to come back, should the bench.

2189
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:05,140
Change it, right? We're adding A and B to get a total product, correct?

2190
03:00:08,640 --> 03:00:10,940
So line 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

2191
03:00:11,900 --> 03:00:20,660
We had the sentence starting with the product must contain no greater. And so what it would be, the products must contain no greater.

2192
03:00:24,990 --> 03:00:33,130
The product must contain no greater potential total THC other than permitted by federal law.

2193
03:00:33,130 --> 03:00:46,590
So tick, does that, that, as long as we're clear that it's in the kind of either or, so it's 0.3 or 0.4 of that package as opposed to just using the federal definition, which.

2194
03:00:46,790 --> 03:00:51,610
Right, so you have to add that packaging piece and correct at the end, right?

2195
03:00:53,250 --> 03:01:03,110
Okay, so then if you go to page 11, I marked up all my notes and you go from the bottom up to 34.

2196
03:01:04,290 --> 03:01:12,650
5, 6, 7, and you go to line 7, which is number E, which it says a retail, which this is what

2197
03:01:12,650 --> 03:01:17,430
people are asking us to put back in, which no one can show me where it's legal. I have every

2198
03:01:17,430 --> 03:01:26,410
department of ag, every federal thing, every health district, every state thing, show me where

2199
03:01:26,410 --> 03:01:31,950
that's allowed regardless. We're just reinforcing what the current law is, but

2200
03:01:32,510 --> 03:01:36,950
you're seeing what on that section on page 11, number E.

2201
03:01:38,150 --> 03:01:42,010
Well, I would take it out as far as just saying that a gummy

2202
03:01:42,010 --> 03:01:46,690
cannot have CBD and that to me is one of the major products they sell.

2203
03:01:47,070 --> 03:01:51,410
And as long as there's no THC, just CBD at all and it's non-cycle active

2204
03:01:51,410 --> 03:01:54,690
and there's no it's just good for your joints and well being.

2205
03:01:55,210 --> 03:01:58,430
But if you want to leave that in for now and we can try to treat that

2206
03:01:58,430 --> 03:02:00,590
as we go forward, I'm happy to do that too.

2207
03:02:00,590 --> 03:02:10,070
I prefer to leave it in and I'm going to tell you why because it's currently nobody in the country and I've reached out to a lot of people can tell me where it's currently legal today.

2208
03:02:11,030 --> 03:02:23,190
And I think that someone has honored 20 days to show me where it's legal, but it's not, not through the FDA, not through any public health, not through the state, not through anybody.

2209
03:02:23,190 --> 03:02:36,310
So I would prefer to leave it in, and then if we can always do an amendment to a testing component of that, but it's not, it's currently not allowed today.

2210
03:02:36,690 --> 03:02:49,630
It's not in any of the samples, but it also says that you can use the farm bill, says you can use hemp seed or hemp oil, so, but that's not what's happening today.

2211
03:02:50,110 --> 03:02:50,270
Correct.

2212
03:02:50,270 --> 03:02:57,350
I mean, so what they do is they take the plant and they make hemp oil and then they add it to different products

2213
03:02:57,350 --> 03:03:01,910
And that's why the key is is use that hemp oil make sure the hemp oil doesn't have a CBD

2214
03:03:01,910 --> 03:03:05,550
And I mean, it doesn't have a THC in it and that's where we can but anyway

2215
03:03:05,550 --> 03:03:11,890
Let's just go with this for now and then we can talk to the industry and see if we can change if we did some modification

2216
03:03:12,550 --> 03:03:15,490
But I think it's worth fighting over today

2217
03:03:18,660 --> 03:03:21,940
Well, I appreciate that. Okay, and honestly this is the first thing

2218
03:03:23,440 --> 03:03:25,800
We have worked together on this pretty amazing.

2219
03:03:26,800 --> 03:03:28,700
So, I appreciate that, Commissioner.

2220
03:03:29,780 --> 03:03:32,080
I'm happy to make a motion of doing not so as anything.

2221
03:03:32,960 --> 03:03:46,260
So, I make a motion to approve the ordinance with the language written by our attorney on a section B on page currently on page 10.

2222
03:03:47,880 --> 03:03:49,820
And the two changes read at the beginning.

2223
03:03:49,820 --> 03:03:53,020
is what we have right from last week, okay?

2224
03:03:53,780 --> 03:03:55,200
There's a motion on the table.

2225
03:03:55,580 --> 03:03:56,680
Please go ahead and cast your vote.

2226
03:04:02,310 --> 03:04:03,110
A motion carries.

2227
03:04:03,490 --> 03:04:04,230
Thank you very much.

2228
03:04:04,650 --> 03:04:05,090
Thank you.

2229
03:04:05,650 --> 03:04:09,030
Just for organization sake, we have one more time

2230
03:04:09,030 --> 03:04:10,690
subsided for public comment.

2231
03:04:10,810 --> 03:04:13,510
And then we will take a short time and a recess before

2232
03:04:13,510 --> 03:04:16,550
our next public hearing on the budget.

2233
03:04:20,640 --> 03:04:23,720
This is the final time set aside for public comment.

2234
03:04:23,720 --> 03:04:26,060
Anyone wishing to speak please come forward at this time.

2235
03:04:26,060 --> 03:04:27,460
state your name.

2236
03:04:29,700 --> 03:04:32,180
You have up to three minutes. Welcome back.

2237
03:04:32,360 --> 03:04:38,080
Hi there. My name is Shoshana. I'm a resident and I wanted to provide.

2238
03:04:38,320 --> 03:04:40,680
If you just want to, we'll hold you the clock for just a minute.

2239
03:04:42,580 --> 03:04:46,200
Everybody could leave quietly. We have a lot of business left ahead of us.

2240
03:04:54,440 --> 03:04:55,560
Okay, go ahead. Thank you.

2241
03:04:55,920 --> 03:05:01,380
My name is Shoshana. I'm a resident and as you know, I'm against prayer at the County Commission meetings.

2242
03:05:01,380 --> 03:05:11,600
But I also wanted to offer a solution for people who have been immersed in a religion whether it be as a child or as an adult or whether it's been in your family for years.

2243
03:05:12,060 --> 03:05:17,820
I actually talked to people who have suffered from religious indoctrination since childhood.

2244
03:05:18,560 --> 03:05:24,980
And the stories they told me are horrific. I feel terrible for them. I was not immersed in religion the way they were.

2245
03:05:24,980 --> 03:05:31,000
But there's an organization called recovering from religion, and they are local actually.

2246
03:05:31,220 --> 03:05:35,500
There are different states. There's a few locations around the country in different countries.

2247
03:05:36,060 --> 03:05:40,460
But recovering from religion is a resource for people who are questioning religious faith.

2248
03:05:41,540 --> 03:05:44,880
Questions like, what will my parents think if I tell them I don't believe anymore?

2249
03:05:45,400 --> 03:05:48,920
Will my spouse leave me? Will leaving my church affect my job?

2250
03:05:48,920 --> 03:05:53,840
You could talk to people about this, and they are actual therapists who can give advice.

2251
03:05:54,300 --> 03:06:00,000
They could share their stories too, because a lot of the therapists have also suffered from their religious upbringings.

2252
03:06:00,260 --> 03:06:03,160
There's a website, seculartherapy.org.

2253
03:06:03,960 --> 03:06:07,140
We could find a therapist through this organization, which is also a nonprofit.

2254
03:06:09,340 --> 03:06:12,080
They also have monthly meetings here in Las Vegas, which I went to.

2255
03:06:12,160 --> 03:06:14,220
It was really informative. They're really nice people.

2256
03:06:14,780 --> 03:06:16,260
And you could sign up for that as well.

2257
03:06:16,260 --> 03:06:21,940
but recovering from religion is a good resource for people who are finally realizing that

2258
03:06:21,940 --> 03:06:24,500
this is not something they need to be believing in anymore.

2259
03:06:24,840 --> 03:06:28,720
They've questioned the content of the Bible, which I have read several times.

2260
03:06:28,720 --> 03:06:29,940
I read it all the time.

2261
03:06:30,180 --> 03:06:30,980
It's horrific.

2262
03:06:31,340 --> 03:06:31,880
It's terrible.

2263
03:06:32,200 --> 03:06:33,140
What's done to women?

2264
03:06:33,280 --> 03:06:34,300
What's done to little girls?

2265
03:06:34,580 --> 03:06:36,000
What's done to men as well?

2266
03:06:36,600 --> 03:06:37,540
It's really gruesome.

2267
03:06:38,160 --> 03:06:39,480
It's too much going on in here.

2268
03:06:39,500 --> 03:06:40,820
And I hope people would actually read it.

2269
03:06:40,840 --> 03:06:42,160
You can read it online for free.

2270
03:06:42,160 --> 03:06:50,280
But again, recovering from religion is a great resource for people who finally want to make the decision to be free of religious indoctrination.

2271
03:06:50,640 --> 03:06:55,660
And again, I'd like to say I please encourage you to consider removing invocations from our agenda.

2272
03:06:56,100 --> 03:07:02,320
There are thousands of places around Las Vegas in Clark County to worship whatever religion you want, which is totally fine.

2273
03:07:02,600 --> 03:07:07,220
I would just would encourage you to remove it from these city government meetings. Thank you very much.

2274
03:07:07,220 --> 03:07:08,780
Thank you. Good afternoon.

2275
03:07:09,520 --> 03:07:15,020
I'd been a prime of I just wanted to make a quick comment in regards to the discussion you guys had earlier.

2276
03:07:17,100 --> 03:07:22,220
I hope everyone understands that marijuana and hamper two different things, right?

2277
03:07:22,660 --> 03:07:30,160
As you could see, the interest behind this ordinance definitely comes from marijuana industry, which is

2278
03:07:30,160 --> 03:07:35,480
federally illegally, that industry is in a way regulating a federally legally industry.

2279
03:07:36,420 --> 03:07:44,040
So if the issue is ideas or taxes or whatever, you know, we can raise that by just

2280
03:07:44,040 --> 03:07:49,400
saying, hemp is not good because it's taken business from cannabis, the argument on its

2281
03:07:49,400 --> 03:07:56,560
own is in my view in illegitimate argument and we can also check and see, you know, who supports

2282
03:07:56,560 --> 03:08:02,120
this bill who pushes the ordinance and see what the interests are within the marijuana and

2283
03:08:02,120 --> 03:08:02,820
cannabis industry.

2284
03:08:02,980 --> 03:08:07,820
To be fair, you know, this business is just like Senator Rogoch has a daughter, I have

2285
03:08:07,820 --> 03:08:11,780
a two and a half year old daughter and a son and I have to provide to them and I've been

2286
03:08:11,780 --> 03:08:14,240
building a business to support my family.

2287
03:08:14,640 --> 03:08:19,280
I have security checks, I have product testing, I have everything that is required.

2288
03:08:19,920 --> 03:08:24,500
Now just because dispensaries are not doing so well, it doesn't mean you're going to go and

2289
03:08:24,500 --> 03:08:25,480
put me out of business.

2290
03:08:26,040 --> 03:08:28,260
Me and thousands of others, that's not fair.

2291
03:08:28,380 --> 03:08:29,580
That's not the way to do things.

2292
03:08:29,980 --> 03:08:31,540
We hear to create smart regulations,

2293
03:08:32,160 --> 03:08:33,300
not to destroy businesses.

2294
03:08:33,680 --> 03:08:37,260
If the issue is of the product itself being

2295
03:08:37,260 --> 03:08:39,900
back quality, sure, let's test it.

2296
03:08:40,000 --> 03:08:41,200
Let's make sure we have security.

2297
03:08:41,380 --> 03:08:43,920
Let's make sure we have mixed may have scanners, IDs.

2298
03:08:44,340 --> 03:08:46,080
Nobody can buy those products illegally.

2299
03:08:47,380 --> 03:08:49,320
Why do you put these products?

2300
03:08:49,920 --> 03:08:51,380
I'll low in pretty much them.

2301
03:08:51,380 --> 03:08:54,960
instead of enforcing some additional helpful regulations,

2302
03:08:55,300 --> 03:08:57,360
like I said, security, ID, testing.

2303
03:08:57,900 --> 03:08:59,200
And all those things are being done.

2304
03:08:59,540 --> 03:09:01,360
The main issue here is not that.

2305
03:09:01,360 --> 03:09:03,840
The main issue here is that the dispensaries

2306
03:09:03,840 --> 03:09:05,140
are not doing well.

2307
03:09:05,160 --> 03:09:07,660
And we understand that, but it's not because of us.

2308
03:09:07,980 --> 03:09:10,380
They're not doing well because they spend a lot of money.

2309
03:09:10,680 --> 03:09:12,480
They thought they're going to make billions,

2310
03:09:12,900 --> 03:09:15,300
and it was too much competition, too much regulations.

2311
03:09:15,920 --> 03:09:17,540
The good stuff is hemp.

2312
03:09:17,880 --> 03:09:20,300
Marijuana is a federally illegal product.

2313
03:09:20,300 --> 03:09:21,740
And that's the dangerous drug.

2314
03:09:21,940 --> 03:09:24,640
You don't want to push people by marijuana from the dispensary.

2315
03:09:24,940 --> 03:09:27,260
You're rather than by hemp at our shops.

2316
03:09:27,860 --> 03:09:28,720
Thank you so much.

2317
03:09:28,900 --> 03:09:30,040
It was very important matter for me.

2318
03:09:30,160 --> 03:09:31,380
That's why I thought it was important for me

2319
03:09:31,380 --> 03:09:32,080
to make those comments.

2320
03:09:32,380 --> 03:09:32,980
Thank you so much.

2321
03:09:33,620 --> 03:09:34,460
Thank you.

2322
03:09:35,480 --> 03:09:36,700
My name is Abrahas.

2323
03:09:36,880 --> 03:09:38,480
I'm a sunrise manner.

2324
03:09:39,500 --> 03:09:41,900
Very quickly, very quickly.

2325
03:09:42,520 --> 03:09:44,880
I want to thank our commissioner for bringing in

2326
03:09:44,880 --> 03:09:46,220
the grassroots girls.

2327
03:09:46,940 --> 03:09:52,700
You know, our sheriff said that he's been in the, he's been in the, he's been in

2328
03:09:52,700 --> 03:09:59,060
law enforcement for over 35 years. He said that when he was young, he was arresting a

2329
03:09:59,060 --> 03:10:04,740
lot of people and he thought he was doing the right thing. In 25 years later, he was arresting

2330
03:10:04,740 --> 03:10:11,500
the children of the people that he was arresting. And he felt an investing in the community was

2331
03:10:11,500 --> 03:10:18,120
long-term solution, and investing in young people, getting young people involved in the future

2332
03:10:18,120 --> 03:10:21,520
of our county, is part of the solution.

2333
03:10:22,940 --> 03:10:25,960
The other thing that I want to talk about is our new ordinance.

2334
03:10:26,840 --> 03:10:33,340
I want to happily report that we tried to work with this one person that we trespassed about

2335
03:10:33,340 --> 03:10:39,520
10 times in our area, and we finally had them arrested under the new ordinance, which was subject

2336
03:10:39,520 --> 03:10:41,660
to building an encampment.

2337
03:10:43,280 --> 03:10:48,980
Thanks to this new ordinance, we have two ways of removing people from our public and private

2338
03:10:48,980 --> 03:10:49,580
property.

2339
03:10:50,460 --> 03:10:55,420
One of them is if they're trespassed on private property, the other is if they're building

2340
03:10:55,420 --> 03:10:56,740
repeat encampments.

2341
03:10:57,680 --> 03:11:03,060
This ordinance has been out for a year, I've been involved in removing 50 encampments.

2342
03:11:03,620 --> 03:11:08,180
This one person that we have finally had arrested after trying so many times to give them

2343
03:11:08,180 --> 03:11:11,880
services, we had to arrest it for building encampments.

2344
03:11:12,480 --> 03:11:17,000
So I want to make the community know, and our commissioners know that there's not only

2345
03:11:17,000 --> 03:11:22,980
this is a great law, I'm really thinking that we should have a town hall in our community

2346
03:11:22,980 --> 03:11:29,020
to address all the other people that we have, that we're just kind of moving around, okay?

2347
03:11:29,600 --> 03:11:35,780
Now, the other town hall that we have, the police officer, the captain said that when they go

2348
03:11:35,780 --> 03:11:41,420
when they get arrested, they're getting services to go talk to them and hopefully it will break the

2349
03:11:41,420 --> 03:11:47,120
swoop of these guys that are going around and get some new people in their life. So I'm asking

2350
03:11:47,120 --> 03:11:52,340
that, you know, and that's what it takes. It takes everybody getting involved. People talk about,

2351
03:11:52,340 --> 03:11:58,840
you know what? They do gotta have a build a village. Well, this is really what they're talking about.

2352
03:11:58,840 --> 03:12:06,040
that the law enforcement is supported by elected officials and the community and

2353
03:12:06,560 --> 03:12:14,080
are having this ordinance and having a town hall will bring everybody together so everybody can do their part.

2354
03:12:15,020 --> 03:12:22,580
So I want to thank our commissioners for creating this fantastic ordinance and I want to bring it to the attention to the people that

2355
03:12:22,580 --> 03:12:27,980
If you have somebody in your neighborhood who is repeatedly building encampments in different

2356
03:12:27,980 --> 03:12:33,360
spots, now you can have him arrested and hopefully get some better services for him under

2357
03:12:33,360 --> 03:12:34,000
this ordinance.

2358
03:12:34,260 --> 03:12:35,060
Thank you very much.

2359
03:12:35,840 --> 03:12:36,080
Thank you.

2360
03:12:36,360 --> 03:12:39,580
Anyone else wish and to speak please come forward at this time.

2361
03:12:40,520 --> 03:12:45,780
Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing and we will adjourn until tomorrow morning with

2362
03:12:45,780 --> 03:12:50,380
the exception of our preliminary budget hearing, which was scheduled at 11 AM, we'll begin

2363
03:12:50,380 --> 03:12:51,300
in about 10 minutes.