2026-10-07 - City Council

01:48We're going to get started.

01:57The October 7th meeting of the city

01:59council is called to order.

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04:22Before we proceed with the agenda, would

04:25everyone please rise for the invocation

04:28given by Pastor Aaron Hansel,

04:31International Church of Las Vegas. And

04:33please remain standing as he leads us in

04:35the pledge.

04:39>> Good morning. Thank you for allowing me

04:40to come and open this session in prayer.

04:43Let's pray. Heavenly Father, your word

04:46reminds us in Jeremiah 29:7,

04:49saying, "Seek the peace and prosperity

04:51of the city for which I have called you.

04:53Pray to the Lord for it because if it

04:54prospers, you too will prosper." So

04:57today, Lord, we pray for the peace and

04:59the prosperity and the well-being of our

05:01city. We ask that you bless every

05:03neighborhood, every family, every

05:05business, and every person who calls Las

05:07Vegas home. We ask for your wisdom to

05:10guide every decision today. Lord, we

05:13pray that and we thank you for these

05:15leaders that lead our city. I pray, God,

05:17that you will continue to bless them as

05:20they lead with your wisdom and

05:22discernment and integrity as they carry

05:24the responsibility of serving the people

05:26entrusted to their care. May this

05:29meeting today and everything

05:31accomplished here reflect your glory,

05:34wisdom, justice, and servant leadership.

05:37May our city flourish as we seek the

05:39welfare of all who live in it, work

05:42here, and visit here. In your holy name

05:44we pray. Amen.

05:46>> Thank you so much. And will you now lead

05:48us in the pledge?

05:51>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

05:53United States of America and to the for

05:57it stands one nation

06:00indivisible with

06:03all.

06:04>> Thank you so much.

06:12Agenda item number seven.

06:15Oh, wait.

06:17>> Yeah.

06:18Okay. All right. Before we proceed to

06:21our ceremonial, there's a couple of um

06:25uh points I would like to make. On

06:28October 1st, uh we experienced a tragedy

06:32in this city. Uh and the city of Las

06:35Vegas um

06:38hosted, if that's the right word, a

06:41memorial commemoration service at our

06:44healing garden. It was the first one

06:46that I have participated in as mayor. It

06:49was very moving. It was very important.

06:53And I believe that everybody that

06:56attended was very moved by the um uh by

06:59our acknowledgement of those that had

07:02passed. Um also uh want to acknowledge

07:06that October 7th um as a day of

07:10remembrance to honor those impacted by

07:13the devastating terrorist attack in

07:15Israel three years ago on this day. We

07:18want to honor the victims and their

07:20families. And I want to remind everybody

07:23that anti-semitism, hatred of any kind

07:27has no place in our community. We are so

07:29much better than that. So I'm going to

07:31ask you all to join me for a moment of

07:33silence.

07:43Thank you so much. Finally,

07:46October is domestic violence awareness

07:49month. Um many of us on the deis are

07:52wearing purple today um because that is

07:55the color of domestic violence. City

07:58Hall will be lit purple to commemorate

08:00all the work being done in our community

08:02to put an end to domestic violence as

08:06well as the impact of Marcy's law.

08:10And with that, I invite my fellow city

08:13council members to join me for the

08:15ceremonials.

09:02The citizen of the month. This is the

09:05ceremonial portion of our council

09:07agenda. And for our first item, I would

09:10like to invite Councilwoman Francis Alan

09:13Pollinski, who will recognize our

09:15citizen of the month. Councilwoman.

09:18>> Thank you, Madame Mayor.

09:22>> Good morning.

09:23>> Good morning.

09:24>> I am proud to recognize Yil Landrian,

09:28the behavioral health specialist for the

09:31city of Las Vegas, Department of Public

09:33Safety. as uh our Ward 4 citizen of the

09:37month. Y is doing important work uh to

09:41make sure our men and women within the

09:42Department of Public Service uh have the

09:45support they need not just on the job

09:48but in their lives outside of work. To

09:51tell us more about why Yama is a rock

09:53star and the impact she's having here at

09:56the city, I'd like to invite Chief

09:58Pototts to say a few words. Chief,

10:03[applause]

10:09>> good morning everyone. Thank you. So,

10:12um, thank you first off, Councilwoman

10:13Pollinsky for recognizing meal today and

10:15thank you to our mayor mayor and city

10:17council for your continued support of

10:19our people and the important work of

10:21employee health and wellness. So, it's

10:22really appreciated. Thank you very much.

10:24So with the support of our city manager

10:26and our deputy city manager Tim Hacker,

10:28Yil has really been a driving force

10:30behind our efforts to take care of our

10:32people who really take care of the city.

10:35As we all know, public safety and being

10:37a first responder is a very difficult

10:39profession. We train people extensively

10:42for the physical challenges of this job.

10:44But sometimes the greater challenge is

10:46what they carry home with them. the

10:48stresses, the trauma, the difficult

10:50calls, the organizational pressures, and

10:52the communive weight of seeing people on

10:55some of the worst days of their lives or

10:57not the worst day of their life, the

10:58worst day of their month or year. And

10:59that has a tendency to project back on

11:01on them. And so, Yil has really built a

11:04practical support around our officers,

11:06our whole staff, around peer support,

11:09and well, I say our zen, our alpha stem,

11:13our therapy dogs, our access to

11:15clinicians. I'm very very proud of you

11:18and thank you very much for everything

11:19you do. And more importantly, Yil

11:22genuinely cares about our people. She

11:24reinforces a simple message. Asking for

11:27help is strength. And as a cliche often

11:30is said, it's okay to not be okay. And

11:34taking care of our workforce ultimately

11:36means better service to our community.

11:39And so we're all better here. We're all

11:41better because of Emil's compassion, her

11:43commitment, and her persistence. and

11:44really our values of kind, committed and

11:47smart and building community to make

11:49life better. Uh and our thematic goal of

11:51customer service, taking care of our

11:53people both internally and externally so

11:55they can take care of our community in

11:57this fantastic city that we live in. And

11:59so with that, I'm very proud to

12:01recognize Emil today. Thank you.

12:05[applause]

12:09Come on up.

12:11Emil, come on up.

12:14>> [applause]

12:21>> The mic is yours.

12:22>> Oh, boy. [laughter]

12:24Well, I did prepare a couple words to

12:26say today, so bear with me.

12:30So, thank you so much, Councilwoman

12:31Ellen Plansky and Council members and

12:34Mayor Berkeley for for this incredible

12:36honor.

12:38I do really appreciate this recognition.

12:41Um, wellness is something that I

12:43genuinely care about and thank you chief

12:45for those kind words because it almost

12:47brought a tear to my eye because this

12:48does mean so much to me. Um, our

12:51officers and our employees, they do

12:54spend their entire careers taking care

12:56of others. They live a life of service

12:59and when I look around at them, I think,

13:02man, who who's there to take care of

13:04them, right? Who has the resources for

13:07them? So the fact that there's a

13:08position like this in the city to be

13:10able to step into a role where I can

13:13contribute to that goal is incredible. I

13:19think

13:21back to what Chief said um often times

13:24they see some of the worst of the worst

13:26and quite frankly things that aren't

13:27normal

13:29and they take that on. And so I think

13:31now more than ever this profession

13:33demands um them to step up to the plate

13:38and that incredible amount of energy and

13:41pressure um demands a lot of them. So

13:44you know to be able to be a part of a

13:46culture shift where it is okay not to be

13:48okay, but it's also okay to be okay and

13:50to be resilient and to engage in these

13:52resources is absolutely incredible. And

13:55so I do want to thank my amazing peer

13:58support team. some of them are here

13:59today. Uh the incredible leadership

14:01along the way that has been very

14:02supportive of all of these mental health

14:05and wellness efforts throughout uh the

14:07past four years, my family and my

14:10friends that are here today. So, thank

14:12you so much. Appreciate it. Thank you.

14:16[applause]

14:39Let me have everyone take a big

14:53one. We'll take another one. We'll go in

14:56three. Beautiful.

14:59Would you like to invite your family?

15:02>> Family come up.

15:28try to get

15:43that come over to the side.

15:58Okay, perfect. All righty, everyone.

16:00We'll go in three, two, and one.

16:06We'll go in three, two, and one.

16:14Congratulations.

16:42Hopefully we can get

16:47Okay, for our final item, Mayor Prom

16:50Olivia Diaz will be recognizing a group

16:54of community partners. Mayor Prom.

16:58Thank you, Madame Mayor. Good morning

16:59everyone. It's always a great morning

17:01when we see so many community members

17:02turn out uh for our ceremonials. And

17:05this morning um I have the true honor to

17:08recognize three proud partners of the

17:11city and Ward 3. um and our community is

17:15and I chose these honores in recognition

17:18that we're in the period of Hispanic

17:20Heritage Month and um if you're Latino

17:23or Latina then you know that we like to

17:26dance, we like to listen to music um the

17:29radio is still very relevant in our

17:31day-to-day life and so is television and

17:34so for this reason I would like to call

17:36up the three honores which is La Campina

17:39radio, Fiesta 98.1 and Telmundo If you

17:43all the main representatives, if you

17:44guys can make your way up to the podium

17:47before I speak about each one of you,

17:51[applause]

17:54come on up. Don't be shy. So, right here

17:57we have Telmundo, Yohalei, and Carlos.

18:00We have Fiesta in the house and La

18:04Campina.

18:09>> Good morning. All right, I'm gonna start

18:11with La Campina.

18:13So, we'll have you right here. Since

18:151983,

18:18Radio La Campina Network has been a

18:20trusted voice for the Latino community,

18:22providing culturally relevant music,

18:24entertainment, information, and

18:26resources that empower workingclass

18:29families in the communities they serve.

18:31Since 2017, Radio Campina 96.7 FM has

18:35proudly served local audiences

18:37throughout the Las Vegas Valley,

18:39including Henderson, Las Vegas, North

18:41Las Vegas, of course, our fabulous city.

18:44And um the unique and their unique reach

18:46extends all the way as far north as St.

18:49George, Utah. Radio Campina's mission to

18:52uplift and inspire has maintained the

18:54mindset of doing well and doing good

18:56through local opportunities such as

18:58being present at community events,

19:00maintaining partnerships with businesses

19:02in the community, uh, of supporting

19:04community organizations. La Campina

19:07constantly strives to be an extension of

19:09the community they serve. I know I can

19:12always count on their small but mighty

19:13team led by Renee Morales to share

19:16valuable information with our residents,

19:18invite the community to attend our

19:20signature events, and partner during uh

19:22the events that we actually execute

19:25which touch thousands of residents. I'm

19:27so grateful Rene to you and your mighty

19:29team for all the work that you do on

19:31behalf of our residents. Thank you so

19:32much. And if you'd like to share a few

19:34words about your mission.

19:35>> Sure, of course. Thank you very much

19:36again, Mayor Prom. We we truly are

19:38honored and are grateful for the

19:39recognition. Listen, we all know in

19:41radio what's important in so many

19:43aspects is what the honor personalities

19:45that we wake up to are entertained by uh

19:48and what they mean to us when we want to

19:50be distracted and entertained. But the

19:53unsung heroes, I've always said, are the

19:54entertainers that we have out in the

19:56streets and the people that do and

19:57execute on behalf of our our station,

20:00our brands, and our communities that we

20:01serve. And that's the execution when we

20:03go out there and actually rub elbows

20:05with our listeners, the same people that

20:07you serve. And so for that, I want to

20:09recognize our promotions teams, the ones

20:11that are here now, the ones that have

20:12been with us in the past that have

20:13helped us grow to this point. So for

20:15that, I'm extremely grateful to you

20:16guys. Uh and that's pretty much it.

20:18Thank you very much. I really appreciate

20:19it. Thank you so much.

20:21>> Thank you [applause] very,

20:24but we'll carry those after for

20:26everyone. We give flowers while we're

20:28still here with each other. My second

20:30honore is Fiesta 98.1 founded by Rafael

20:33Seros Jr. and Roelo Torito Regal at the

20:37very start of the pandemic. Over the

20:39last six years, okay, yeah, everybody's

20:41like, whoa, I remember those times, the

20:43pandemic. Um, over the last six years,

20:46these gentlemen along with their team

20:47have grown their successful radio

20:49station from zero listeners and being in

20:52the red to how many listeners?

20:55100,000 weekly. Woo, that's great. Ever

20:58since they hit their airways, they

21:00stepped up to serve families through

21:02food drives, giveaways, partnerships

21:04with supermarkets to provide essential

21:07food, grocery gift cards, and so much

21:09more during those difficult trying

21:11times. Fortunately, to that resil that

21:14spirit, Fortunately, for their spirit of

21:16service and resiliency, it continues

21:19today with their commitment to giving

21:20back to the Hispanic community, giving

21:23them a voice, supporting their local

21:25families and businesses, and bringing

21:27people together. I am incredibly

21:29grateful to Lafiesta as well for their

21:32hardworking team behind the scenes.

21:34They're always being uh they're always

21:36ready and willing to step up to support

21:38anything that we may need as a

21:40community, whether it's a PSA, sharing

21:43community events, partnering with my

21:45office on the next thing that we see uh

21:48the community needs. I just am so

21:50appreciative of your unconditional

21:52support. So, thank you so much. I know

21:54my residents and so many residents

21:56across Las Vegas have benefited from

21:57your ability to step up and support

22:00everyone in a very time critical time.

22:03So with that, I'm going to um recognize

22:06Fiesta 98.1 and um which one of you both

22:09do both of you want to provide comments?

22:12>> I didn't have anything prepared, but I

22:13just wanted to thank uh city uh the city

22:17and uh councilwoman Olivia Diaz. Thank

22:20you very much. Um, you know, when we

22:23first started, again, yeah, it was a

22:24pandemic. We were in the red, but two

22:28crazy guys decided to, you know, start

22:31up a radio station and, um, a lot of

22:34talks with my wife, you know, uh, and,

22:38uh, a lot of sleeping on the couch, but

22:41we got through it. And eventually now,

22:44you know, um

22:46what we saw was serving the community

22:48was the number one thing that was

22:50missing at that time. And to this day,

22:53you know, whether were number one on the

22:55ratings like to to us, that's, you know,

22:58it it's relevant, but the most relevant

23:01thing is still being able to provide for

23:03the for the community. So, thank you

23:06very much for giving us that

23:07opportunity. And thank you to the team.

23:10I got the best team in radio or we got

23:12the best team in radio and thank you to

23:14my partner, my family for supporting me.

23:17>> So, thank you Raphael Roelio and to the

23:20amazing Fiesta family for your labor of

23:23love. And last but not least,

23:27we have the last honore for this

23:30morning. And um

23:33who hasn't heard of Telmundo?

23:36The Lemundo Las Vegas is a local Spanish

23:38language television station that serves

23:41one of the fast uh one of the fastest

23:43growing Latino communities in southern

23:45Nevada. Proudly led by Andrew Des

23:47Chappelle's GM and president of

23:49Telmundo. Their team is committed to

23:51informing, connecting, and supporting

23:53the Hispanic community through local

23:55news, consumer advocacy, community

23:57forums, special reports, and initiatives

24:00that address issues that really matter

24:02most to local families. The Leunda is

24:04also one of the most present and active

24:06Spanish language TV stations in the

24:08community, participating and supporting

24:10events and initiatives throughout

24:12Southern Nevada year round. From major

24:14community celebrations and cultural

24:16events to educational programs,

24:18charitable initiatives and forums that

24:20bring people together, Telmundo truly is

24:22committed to Las Vegas, being there for

24:25the community it serves. I can firmly

24:27attest whether they are inviting me to

24:29participate in a forum or we are working

24:31on a community-based event together. I

24:33know I can count on Telmundo and their

24:35wonderful team to spread the word and to

24:37really deliver the message. I know that

24:40they are as comfortable in front of

24:42cameras as they are behind the scenes

24:43out in the community meeting the

24:45residents where they are. Their mottore

24:48local

24:50contigo always local, always live,

24:53always with you. that captures the true

24:55essence of their work dayto day. So with

24:57me I have Yohalei Carmona and Carlos

24:59Osuna and thank you so much for always

25:03um leading the charge being with us in

25:05lockep and having a fabulous team and we

25:08just appreciate you so much at the city

25:10and in W three.

25:13>> Thank you Mayor Prarm. Thank you uh to

25:16the mayor. Uh, and I will just love to

25:19say that this is only possible because

25:21we have an amazing and outstanding team

25:24working with purpose and heart every

25:26single day to inform and serve our

25:28community. Um, thank you to my team.

25:30Part of my team is here. The rest is at

25:32the station preparing the news for the

25:34midday and for the afternoon. And thank

25:36you so much to my family uh for being

25:39here and for my son to my son Diego and

25:41Camila.

25:49Uh well um thank you so much Mayor

25:52Bertam and and mayor and council

25:54members. Uh well we're honored to be

25:56here today and uh I think the the our

26:00community is the core of our society,

26:02right? and and and the job that we're

26:04doing here is sacred because what we do

26:07every Saturday in those events every day

26:10is uh is shaping the community, helping

26:13shaping the community with art, culture,

26:16um a a sense of being, you know, belong

26:20somewhere. So, I think it's it's a huge

26:23work and that's what we do in Tel Moon

26:25Las Vegas. It's it's our priority number

26:28one, our community. So, thank you so

26:29much and uh thank you to our team in

26:32Telmundo Las Vegas. Uh my wife, my kids,

26:36they uh uh

26:37>> with you,

26:38>> you know. Yes. Yes. And you know why

26:40daddy is not with you every Saturday?

26:43Because uh we're doing a a huge uh you

26:46know, work in Telmundo and and and here

26:50in our community. So, um thank you so

26:52much, my wife, and everyone. Thank you.

26:55>> Thank you. All

26:56right, we're going to go ahead and have

26:57the three honores be in the center and

27:00then we'll take a group picture and then

27:02we'll we'll transition and then we'll

27:04take more pictures while we're

27:06transitioning to the meeting. Thank you.

27:30And we'll go in three, two, and one. And

27:34I'll take a few more. We'll go in three,

27:36two, and one.

27:38>> Perfect. Thank you, guys.

27:48callina

27:50family and then we're gonna call Fiesta

27:53family and then Tundo family and take a

27:54picture with the mayor and the council

27:56and thank you so much mayor. So, La

27:59Campina, come on down.

28:08>> Come on in.

28:14>> Hello.

28:17>> Everybody

28:20congratulations.

28:26All

28:32right, I'll have everyone

28:36>> All right, everyone. We'll go in three,

28:38two, and one. I'll take another step.

28:41We'll go in.

28:47>> Thank you so much.

28:55>> All right.

28:57This is so cool.

28:59Hey, how are you?

29:22>> Right here. Can you see her? Okay.

29:28>> All right.

29:30>> All right, everyone. We'll go in three,

29:33two, and one.

29:34>> All right. One more. And in three, two,

29:38and one.

29:52>> All right. And then

29:56hello.

29:59>> Hi guys.

30:19I'll have

30:25>> a couple of you guys

30:38everyone.

30:40We'll go in.

30:44>> Can I see your face?

30:46>> Everyone smile up here. In three, two,

30:49and one. One more. In three, two, and

30:52one.

31:06>> That is shameless.

31:08[laughter]

31:19So far so good.

31:34We'll start the city council meeting in

31:37just a very few minutes.

31:53Yeah, we're good. We're good.

32:14Yeah.

33:05>> [snorts]

33:05>> We will be starting our city council

33:08meeting in one minute.

34:08I have to tell

34:19I'm reconvening the city council meeting

34:21and we are going to agenda num agenda

34:24item number seven. Public comment during

34:27this portion of the agenda must be

34:29limited to matters on the agenda for

34:32action. The amount of time any single

34:34speaker is allowed may be limited.

34:37Please say which agenda item you will be

34:39speaking about. All comments made will

34:42be cross referenced to those specific

34:44items. If anyone submitted a speaker

34:47card or who wishes to speak under this

34:49portion of the agenda, please come to

34:51the podium and state your name for the

34:53record. This is your opportunity to

34:56address the council, but the council is

34:58not able to respond or engage in

35:00dialogue. You may also address the

35:02council at the end of the meeting during

35:05citizens participation regarding matters

35:08within the jurisdiction of the city

35:10council. Although you are not prohibited

35:12from speaking during both public comment

35:15periods, we kindly ask that your

35:17comments are not repetitive. We will set

35:19the time at two minutes. Does anyone

35:22wish to come forward under this agenda

35:24item? Welcome and please state your name

35:27for the record.

35:28>> Hello, my name is Shashana. I'm a

35:29resident, as you I'm an advocate for the

35:31removal of the invocations, the praying

35:34on the agenda since this is not a

35:36church, but I'd also like to address

35:37what's on the agenda, and I'd like to

35:39follow the money. We're talking about

35:41money that council has received by

35:43members of uh council members have

35:45received by companies and organizations

35:47on issues you're going to vote on today.

35:49Agenda item 13, the gaming restricted

35:52license with Terrible Gaming, Terrible

35:54Hurst. Councilwoman Francis Allen

35:56Pollinski has received $1,000.

36:00Agenda item 58 regarding approval of

36:02Summerland Village 28 local improvement

36:04bonds. Um, a lot of you got there's a

36:08lot of money you got from that

36:09organization through the Summerland

36:10Master Plan Community Account. Um, Miss

36:13Councilman Canudson, you received $500

36:16from them. Uh, Councilwoman Summers

36:20Armstrong, you received two, three,

36:22$4,000 from them. Councilwoman Diaz, you

36:26received $5,000 from them. And

36:29Councilwoman Alan Palinsky, another

36:31five, so that's 10. Um, agenda item 60,

36:35applicant, Las Vegas billboards, uh,

36:38Councilwoman Diaz. Again, you received

36:402500

36:41from them plus another 500. Um and then

36:45you have uh agenda item 61-65.

36:49The applicant is Lamar Central Outdoor

36:51LLC. Lamar Advertising has given a few

36:55inind contributions, usually in the form

36:57of advertising. Councilwoman Diaz, you

37:00got $2,500 in value in in contribution.

37:05Councilwoman Brun, you also received

37:07$2,500 from that company. and Councilman

37:10Summers Armstrong, you received also

37:13$2,500

37:14from that company as well. The total of

37:17money that pertains to what's on the

37:18agenda today that I can find that's

37:20public record is $26,000.

37:23Thank you.

37:24>> Thank you so much. Agenda item number

37:27Oh, is there anybody else wishing to

37:29speak under this agenda item?

37:32>> Good morning. And would you state your

37:34name for the record?

37:35>> Thank you, mayor, and um council

37:38members. For the record, my name is

37:39Irene Bustamante Adams. I'm here to

37:42represent Workforce Connections on item

37:44number 44 and 49. Is now the time?

37:47>> Okay.

37:48>> Of course.

37:49>> So, I want to speak in support of the

37:51proposal to lease the third floor of

37:53Civic Plaza to UNLV because I believe

37:56that this is more than simply filling

37:58office space. It is about creating

38:02greater alignment among the institutions

38:04that are working every day to strengthen

38:05your community and expand opportunities

38:08for Southern Neadans. Workforce

38:11Connections has been proud to be part of

38:13Civic Plaza. And we have seen firsthand

38:16the value of bringing business,

38:17workforce development, education, and

38:20civic leadership closer together. Just

38:23recently, and you'll hear from a moment,

38:25from the Vegas Chamber, opened the new

38:28offices on this campus in collaboration

38:30with Workforce Connections. That

38:33partnership creates an important

38:34connection between employers, job

38:36seekers, and the resources they need to

38:39succeed. Adding UNOV to the ecosystem

38:44creates another important piece of that

38:47puzzle. Our community is working to

38:49attract and grow better paying diverse

38:52industries. To do that successfully, we

38:55need education, employers, workforce

38:58development, and local government

39:01working together, not in separate lanes,

39:04but around the same table. Having UNLV

39:09here creates opportunities for stronger

39:11connections between academic programs,

39:14research, employers, workforce needs,

39:16and the economic priorities of our

39:18region. And ultimately, we know that

39:21it's all about the people. It's about

39:24giving a Southern Neadan who wants a

39:26better career and a clearer pathway to

39:29get there. It's about helping an

39:31employer find the talent they need in

39:33order to be successful. And it's about

39:35making the same investments we make in

39:37education, economic development, and

39:40workforce development and connect to

39:42real opportunities in our community. The

39:45city of Las Vegas has created something

39:47valuable at Civic Plaza, a place where

39:49these conversations can happen naturally

39:51and where partnerships can turn into

39:53action.

39:54>> I believe

39:56Oh, decisions here. But anyway, go

39:58rebel. Was that little

40:01>> that little thing was me for me? Okay.

40:03that that space can strengthen that

40:05vision. I was um so just thank you. Uh I

40:08think that you guys have done an

40:09incredible job setting the vision for

40:11this region and adding UNLV is another

40:14piece of that puzzle. So

40:15>> thank you so much for being here.

40:18Anybody else wishing to speak under this

40:20agenda item? Please state your name for

40:22the record. You have two minutes.

40:24>> I'm sorry. This is not under the agenda

40:26item. So

40:27>> it it is not an agenda item.

40:29>> It is not this agenda item.

40:31>> Okay. It's a new 45 and 46.

40:35>> My name is Deborah Robinson, R O B I N S

40:37O N.

40:38>> I live in the county and I'm here for

40:41the um items 45 and 46, the interlocal

40:45agreement. My concern about this is that

40:48there's been very very little

40:49information that's been provided to the

40:51community members in that area. There's

40:54been very little notification. The only

40:56notification we found was in the review

40:58journal. There's been nothing from the

41:00area surrounding us of the city and to

41:03vote on this I feel would be very

41:05negligent at this point. It has a great

41:07impact on our community. I've been a

41:09lifelong resident of the state of Nevada

41:12for forever. I mean for 69 years 69

41:17years and I'm happy and proud of all the

41:20work that you guys have done. But I

41:22really feel it's very negligent to not

41:25include the people of this community in

41:28the county when you're considering

41:30this annexation eventually. What will

41:33happen? I mean, many of us have wells,

41:36have septics that we've paid for and

41:39have lived out there for 30 plus years.

41:42And to look at now a massive change out

41:46there would be very detrimental to our

41:48way of life. I think when you look at

41:51the Northwest area, especially those

41:53pockets, those land areas, they have

41:57been highly affected by the amount of

41:59homes and people that have come in uh in

42:03city buildings. And then when we talk

42:05about the schools that are affected and

42:07the public services that are affected by

42:09all of that too, it is a massive change.

42:12So for you to just as a council to just

42:16discuss this without discussing with the

42:19people also that live in those

42:22communities I feel is very very

42:24negligent. So that's my statement.

42:26Please please do not make a decision on

42:29this at this time. Please look at it

42:31again. Talk with the people about it.

42:34discuss with the neighbors and area in

42:37the community that you're looking at

42:39bringing in and see how we can do this

42:42in a kind way.

42:43>> Thank you.

42:44>> Thank you.

42:44>> Is there anyone else wishing to Oh, yes.

42:47Mary Beth.

42:48>> Mayor.

42:50>> Thank you so much, Madame Mayor. Good

42:52morning, Mayor Berkeley and members of

42:54the city council. For the record, my

42:56name is Mary Beth Seweld. I'm the

42:58president and CEO of the of the Vegas

43:00Chamber. I'm here speaking in support of

43:02agenda items 44 and 49. The chamber is

43:06excited to welcome UNLV to the Las Vegas

43:09Civic Center. As you know, the chamber

43:11takes great pride in being the anchor uh

43:14and the catalyst tenant for this space.

43:17When we started these conversations

43:19several years ago with the uh council

43:21and city staff, we envisioned a central

43:23hub where business, government,

43:25workforce, and education could be housed

43:28together to better serve our entire

43:31community. By approving these two agenda

43:33items today, we believe you will help

43:35create a truly robust ecosystem for

43:37Southern Nevada. We look forward to UNLV

43:40hosting administration, faculty, and

43:43students at the Civic Center. And as a

43:45chamber of commerce, we are eager to see

43:47programs such as the public policy

43:50leadership series, the Greens Fund

43:52College of Urban Affairs, continuing

43:54education classes, workforce development

43:57initiatives, and community engagement

43:59opportunities offered here throughout

44:01Partnerships, Access Southern Nevada. In

44:04closing, I would like to sincerely thank

44:07Mayor Berkeley. Thank you to the city

44:09staff, Councilwoman Olivia Diaz. As

44:12always, thank you so much for your

44:13continued support and for all your

44:15leadership in making Civic Center a

44:17resounding success and a true one-stop

44:20shop for business and for our entire

44:22community. Thank you so much.

44:23>> Thank you so much. Is there anybody else

44:26wishing to address the council? You have

44:28two minutes and would you state your

44:30name?

44:31>> Good morning, mayor and council members.

44:34Ruben Rodriguez for the record, deputy

44:35secretary of state. I'm here to speak on

44:37agenda item number 44 and 49. As the

44:41newest residents of the Civic Plaza, I

44:43couldn't be more excited to speak in

44:46behalf of UNLV uh joining us in the

44:48building. As Mary Beth and Workforce

44:50Connection said, it has been amazing uh

44:53role that the city has taken having all

44:55these small businesses housed here in

44:57the city of Las Vegas for business

44:58licensing and I couldn't think of a

45:00better opportunity to have UNLV partner

45:02with us. We already collaborate so much

45:04with UNLV in terms of voter

45:06registration, uh, education for students

45:09for business licensing and small

45:10businesses, and I'm just here in support

45:12of UNLV joining us in Civic Plaza to be

45:15the amazing neighbor that they would be

45:16in the in the building. Thank you so

45:18much.

45:18>> Thank you so much. Is there anyone else

45:20wishing to address the city council

45:23under this agenda item? Uh, welcome. Uh,

45:26would you state your name and you have

45:28two minutes?

45:28>> Good morning, Mayor Berkeley and council

45:30members. I'm Bridget Salvi. I have a

45:33point of clarification on items 45 and

45:3646. It says it's administrative

45:38discussion for public hearing and

45:41discussion. Should the folks that are

45:45here come forward now or come forward

45:47then?

45:48>> They It's their choice, but I would

45:50recommend during the discussion period

45:54uh under the agenda item.

45:56>> Yes, ma'am. Thank you.

45:57>> Thank you so much. Anybody else?

46:02Would you state your name for the

46:04record? And you have two minutes.

46:08Good morning, esteemed leaders. Eric

46:09King, longtime resident. Um, a few items

46:12I wanted to comment on and um, thank you

46:15for hearing us this morning. Um, I

46:18believe items 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 are

46:22probably all the most pertinent and and

46:25obviously item 27. Um, so my brief

46:29description of what I plan to present um

46:31this week in writing to y'all, a brief

46:34overview of how we can uh take the 3,800

46:39bus stops collectively, the

46:41municipalities and the county all have

46:43them in their jurisdictions and get all

46:46of them shaded. Hundreds of people uh on

46:49average are dying per year the last few

46:51years. Uh I understand that's more than

46:54people die from vehicular uh accidents

46:57and so forth. Um and yet 10 times as

47:00much money is pumped into that. So heat

47:03is with us. We've created it even worse

47:05than it would have been otherwise.

47:07That's through design and whatever pace

47:10of growth we've all wanted. And I'm not

47:12pointing fingers, but my point is that

47:15um the bridge the gap I have about a

47:17minute um to describe it, a plan that I

47:20seek to pro propose to you all uh is to

47:24get those 3,800 bus stops all shaded

47:26with at least a tree. Hopefully, we get

47:28a light pole in there, too. That'll

47:29protect people all 24/7 from nighttime

47:32dangers and daytime dangers, preventing

47:35say 80 year olds who are heat exposed to

47:38100 plus degree heat uh not to die that

47:41night because or go to the hospital for

47:43that matter and have a heat stroke. All

47:45those things can be prevented. It's all

47:47preventable deaths and getting shade on

47:49all those high foot traffic, high use,

47:52all the bus stops in general are going

47:54to be used more than other places. You

47:55might put a tree on a street and then

47:58there's a a recursive or advanced path

48:01where foot traffic from schools and

48:04other hight traffic use like

48:05supermarkets. That would be a next

48:07phase. But 3,800 trees were 2100 foot uh

48:102100 trees shortfall. We need to do that

48:12immediately hopefully next 12 months.

48:14Thank you for at least responding to the

48:15proposal I sent to y'all. Thank you.

48:17>> Thank you so much. Is there anybody else

48:19wishing to speak under this agenda item?

48:25Hi.

48:26>> Would you state your name for the

48:27record? And you have two minutes.

48:29>> Okay. My name is Coffee Marie Brown. My

48:31birth name is Regina Marie Dawson. I was

48:34born in Las Vegas, Nevada. My father

48:36played for UNLV number 40, Clyde Dawson.

48:40My um he worked for the city of Las

48:42Vegas Doula Recreation Center. He

48:45retired. His business was Sonatrol. Um,

48:49my problem I want to bring up is um

48:54awareness

48:55uh to 2627

48:572934.

48:59Um, my address is 110 South Bruce

49:04Street, apartment 111, Las Vegas, Nevada

49:0789101. I did attend Rancho High School.

49:11I graduated in 88 uh for basketball

49:13scholarship. My social media is coffee

49:16brown ko f brown at uh and on I have two

49:22Facebooks. You can uh look and see what

49:24I've been going through. My um other

49:27social media is Twitter at coffee ko ff

49:322023 and K O Ko FF

49:38MB. Now, I'm dealing and I'm a student

49:41at Georgetown University, Washington DC.

49:44I'm dealing with um being stocked for

49:47your project, but I'm dealing with

49:50Fidelity Investments and EPS uh

49:53discrimination since Salt Lake City,

49:54Utah since I was 28 years old. And it's

49:59uh came all the way here. I'm dealing

50:03with police uh license plate 1324

50:06DT24091

50:09um being stalked. I'm I report to the

50:12World Trade Center since June 2022. I my

50:16platform so you may not see views there,

50:19but my platform is the World Trade

50:21Center New York, World Trade Center, Las

50:24Vegas, Dallas, and Long Beach,

50:26California. I'm dealing with identity

50:28theft because my name is Coffee through

50:30the Hispanic community. Um, I'm being

50:33fumed as if I'm a Holocaust in my

50:35apartment that's been going I'm dealing

50:37with homeless being um brought in

50:40through to my house via the police, the

50:43fire department, firehouse number four

50:46and so forth. Uh, immigration

50:49um maverick helicopter. So, if you see

50:52my social media, you'll be able to see.

50:54And I just want to bring awareness, but

50:56I love my city. Nothing is going to

50:58detour me from it. My business name is

51:01Coffee Marie Brown. Hopefully, Miss

51:03Brown, your two minutes is expired.

51:06Thank you so much.

51:07>> God bless everybody.

51:08>> Thank you. Thank you. Is there anybody

51:10else wishing to speak to the city

51:12council? Good morning. Please state your

51:14name for the record. You have two

51:16minutes.

51:18Come on, I'll stay [clears throat]

51:21mighty mighty mighty mighty council.

51:24My name is Eric Melzdc, Christ Nimrod.

51:28You can find the Ethiopian king Nimrod

51:32in the Bible in Genesis, the 6th

51:34chapter, the the ninth chapter, the 6th

51:37to the 10th verse.

51:39And he didn't build the tower of Babel.

51:42Read the 11th chapter of Genesis. The

51:44tower of Babel was never built. Oh yes,

51:49happy. I hope you had a blessed and

51:51forgiving Yam Kapore.

51:53>> Thank you so much.

51:54>> Yes, I have your picture right here.

51:57>> Oh my heavens.

51:58>> I'm saving it as a as a as a heartfelt

52:01um trophy for me.

52:03>> Thank you.

52:04>> And you brought up October the 7th. You

52:07know, I still wonder how the IDF let

52:11Hamas out.

52:12>> So do I.

52:13>> It's interesting. You know, I I said

52:16that when they got out, I said, "How'd

52:17they get out of here with the mighty IDF

52:20all around them?" Um, yes, Yreo is very

52:25very important and it's a very

52:28interesting way that you celebrate it

52:29because the the Christians celebrate the

52:33uh uh birth of Christ with the Easter

52:36Bunny

52:38and they celebrate Christmas, the birth

52:40of Christ or with Santa Claus.

52:45Idolatry. Idolatry.

52:47Uh I'm speaking on uh agenda 17, the

52:51jail management system.

52:53Um I would like that

52:57jail death report that you spoken of

53:01back so and so that you're supposed to

53:03get. I'm wondering how can I get that

53:06jail death report. Also, I say yes on

53:111920

53:13and

53:141920 and 21 the health, dental, and

53:17vision premiums for everybody. And uh

53:21again,

53:24the flood control number 22,

53:29I'm wondering how you're going to fill

53:32the um

53:34lake me.

53:38>> Thank you.

53:39>> Thank you very much, Mr. Nimrod. Is

53:41there anybody else wishing to speak

53:43under this agenda item?

53:46Seeing no one, we will move to agenda

53:48item number eight for possible action.

53:51Any items from the 9:30 a.m. session

53:54that the council, staff, andor applicant

53:57wish to be stricken, tabled, withdrawn,

53:59or held in obeyance to a future meeting

54:02may be brought forward and acted upon at

54:04this time. Mayor Prom Diaz.

54:08>> Yes, madame mayor. There are a few items

54:10being requested to be held in obeyance.

54:13Item number 47, appeal of the denial by

54:16the city council designate for illegal

54:18short-term rental violations at 3665

54:20North Campbell Road. Property owner John

54:23Lucasy. Obeyance is being requested by

54:25staff to 1142026.

54:28Agenda item 63 26-0368-RQ1.

54:33Applicant Lamar TLC Properties LLC owner

54:36TLC Properties Inc. at 650 East Bonanza

54:39Road. Obeyance to uh the October 21st

54:42meeting is being requested by

54:44Councilwoman Summers Armstrong. And

54:46agenda item 6426-0369-RQ1

54:51applicant Lamar Central Outdoor LLC

54:53owner Vegas Outdoor Advertising Inc. at

54:56third at 369 North 13th Street. Another

54:59obeyance is being requested to October

55:0121st, 2026 by Councilwoman Summers

55:03Armstrong. And that completes the list

55:05that I have on hand, mayor, for

55:07obeyances.

55:08>> Okay. Is that in the form of a motion?

55:11>> I move to obey the uh items that were

55:13previously read.

55:15>> Please vote.

55:17>> Post.

55:21[laughter]

55:22Motion, I believe, carries. Motion

55:25carries. Agenda item number nine for

55:28possible action to approve the final

55:30minutes by reference of the September

55:322nd 2026 regular city council meeting.

55:36Mayor prom. May I have a motion to

55:38approve the minutes?

55:39>> Move to approve.

55:40>> Please vote.

55:42Post.

55:46>> Motion carries.

55:48Agenda item number 10.

55:52Items number 10 through 42 are on the

55:54consent agenda, are considered to be

55:57routine, are recommended for approval by

55:59the departments, and may be enacted in

56:02one motion. Are there any other items

56:04the council wishes to bring forward?

56:08Mayor Prom, may I have a motion for the

56:11consent agenda for items 10 through 42?

56:15>> Move to approve.

56:16>> Please vote.

56:18Post.

56:21Motion carries.

56:30We will now hear agenda items 43 and 48

56:34together. Agenda item 43. This is a

56:37public hearing regarding the fair market

56:40rental value of approximately 2600

56:43square ft of retail space together with

56:46use of an approximately 547

56:49square foot patio at the city of Las

56:52Vegas owned arts district garage located

56:55at 1421 South Casino Center Boulevard

57:00rent analysis report of September 17,

57:042026

57:06by Southwest Property Consultants in

57:08anticipation of a retail lease agreement

57:11between the city and VGH group 2 LLC.

57:17Agenda item 48 R-67-2026

57:22discussion for possible action regarding

57:24a resolution finding that the proposed

57:26lease of real property to VGA Group 2

57:30LLC doing business as the Greek Gyro

57:34consisting of approximately 2600 square

57:37feet located at 1421 South Casino

57:41Boulevard sweet 120 pursuant to a retail

57:44lease with the city of Las Vegas. It is

57:47in the best interest of the public and

57:49authorizing the execution of the retail

57:52lease. These items are in ward 3, Miss

57:55Dios. Item 43 is a public meeting which

57:58I now declare open. Miss Babsky.

58:01>> Thank you. Mayor, city council members,

58:02Dina Babsky, director of EED, and with

58:04me at the podium today is Jonathan King,

58:06real estate specialist with our

58:08department, Mr. Harry, Mr. Victor

58:11Bailey, and Mr. George Yagishian.

58:13Welcome.

58:14So, just last week, we cut the ribbon at

58:17our brand new, beautiful 500 space arts

58:20district garage, and what a beauty it

58:22is. Uh, but when the garage was

58:24designed, it wasn't just to address the

58:26parking needs within the community. It

58:28was also designed to have the retail

58:30space on the bottom to encourage

58:32walkability in the arts district, to

58:33provide additional space uh not only for

58:36uh, you know, the artists, the exhibits,

58:38but also additional food and beverage

58:40offerings. And so over the next uh few

58:42weeks, you will be hearing from us

58:44presenting uh different uh agreements

58:46with our partners as we fill the space

58:49with very exciting, very uh needed in

58:52the arts district projects. Since this

58:54is a public hearing, I am stating that

58:55the fair market value per square foot at

58:57the arts district garage is $3.25.

59:00And today, I'd like to invite Jonathan,

59:02the project manager for this project, to

59:04introduce the project.

59:07>> Thank you, Dina Babsky. Appreciate you.

59:09Uh, good morning, Madame Mayor and

59:10Council. Jonathan King, real estate

59:12specialist, EUD. Looking forward to the

59:14presentation with the Greeko or gyro,

59:17depending on how you want to say it.

59:19[laughter]

59:19Just say it. Just say it.

59:21>> Sorry.

59:23>> The yo is is my preference, but you can

59:26ask them in a second. But, um, going

59:28forward, we're excited. This is a retail

59:30lease agreement for the first floor.

59:32It's actually the first suite on South

59:34Casino Center, suite 120. It's going to

59:36consist of 2600 square ft gray shell

59:39space that we already heard uh the ARRA

59:42agreement that was heard over at the RDA

59:44meeting earlier this this morning. The

59:47base lease term is 144 months and the

59:50total lease value will net 3.62 million

59:53on uh the the rent from the tenant.

59:55Anticipated opening is Q2 of next year.

59:58Hopefully with their buildout we can

1:00:00reduce that timeline. And then obviously

1:00:02the TI allowance that was capped at

1:00:04500,000 uh reimbursement from the RDA.

1:00:08So the Greek hero fast casual food and

1:00:11beverage user specializing in Greek

1:00:13street food and Mediterranean dishes. Uh

1:00:16the tenant itself VGH group 2 LLC's

1:00:18owned and operated by Harry Cardion and

1:00:21Victor Balon. This will be the third

1:00:23location for this concept. One in

1:00:25Boston, one in the southwest on Blue

1:00:27Diamond and Jones and now to the arts

1:00:30district. uh their experienced

1:00:31restaurant tours of locally owned spots

1:00:33as well, such as Brothers Pizza and

1:00:36Napoli Pizzadia. The Greek will be

1:00:38adding mural work as their tenant

1:00:40signage. They have an existing mural um

1:00:43agreement in place and they're going to

1:00:44add that probably to the window vinyl

1:00:47above their storefront and then on the

1:00:48actual pop out itself along Casino

1:00:51Center and then facing the alleyway in

1:00:53the back.

1:00:55And then lastly, as you can see, some of

1:00:57the menu items, which I can't pronounce

1:00:58all of them correctly because I don't

1:01:00speak Greek, but the the yo fries, pa,

1:01:04hummus, slovaki, kebab, and you know,

1:01:07salad, falafel plate combos. Their

1:01:09baklava soft serve has been a huge hit,

1:01:11and you can see that in the bottom

1:01:13right. I had to put that into the

1:01:15slideshow itself. And then obviously,

1:01:17they've got some the Greek fried donuts,

1:01:19which was actually brought to the the

1:01:21ribbon cutting last week. And uh the

1:01:23orange cake as well.

1:01:26Finally, uh you can see their their uh

1:01:29scheduled floor plan and then some of

1:01:30the decor. The floor plan, back of

1:01:32house, couple restrooms, and then what

1:01:35you're not seeing is another access door

1:01:37onto the patio, which is on the hard

1:01:38corner of Utah and South Casino Center.

1:01:41That's going to be directly leading into

1:01:43their space as well. So, they'll have

1:01:45two entrance ways, one off the patio,

1:01:46which is about 4 547 square ft, and then

1:01:49obviously the one off South Casino

1:01:51Center. And then if you look at the

1:01:53decor, those are some of the murals that

1:01:55we're referencing, which is going to be

1:01:57really beautiful and add to the art um

1:01:59exhibit that actually is the arts garage

1:02:01and the community, which is the arts

1:02:03district.

1:02:05So then lastly, I'll pass it off to the

1:02:06tenants themselves, Victor, Harry, and

1:02:08George. Take it away. Hello. How are

1:02:11you, madame mayor and council? My name

1:02:13is Vahan Victor Balon. I'm one of the

1:02:16owners of the Greek Gyro. We are looking

1:02:19forward to open our restaurant in our

1:02:21district. Uh we are opening as well

1:02:25pizza in arts. We are very excited to be

1:02:27in our districts and you know we looking

1:02:31to grow bring a lot of people and you

1:02:34know hire a lot of people to work for us

1:02:37and grow their business.

1:02:39>> Lovely.

1:02:42>> Hello mayor and hello council members.

1:02:44My name is Harry Abcarian. I'm one of

1:02:46the owners for the Greek gyro. Uh we're

1:02:47really excited to bring this concept

1:02:49into the arts district. Uh it's a huge

1:02:51opportunity for us and we're ready to

1:02:53get involved in the community.

1:02:55>> Thank you.

1:02:57>> Thank you. Good morning. Like

1:02:59[clears throat] my partner said, uh we

1:03:01are excited to bring the business in u

1:03:03in downtown Las Vegas.

1:03:05>> And George, give us your name, please.

1:03:07>> Gorgishian.

1:03:09>> Thank you. Thank you. Um

1:03:12thank you for the presentation. Are

1:03:14there any questions or comments from the

1:03:17council?

1:03:19Is there anybody here in attendance

1:03:22wishing to speak on this agenda item?

1:03:26Seeing no one, we will close the public

1:03:29hearing. Now, no action is required on

1:03:32item 43, but is there a motion for item

1:03:3648? Mayor Prom.

1:03:40>> Yes, madame mayor. Um, thank you

1:03:41gentlemen for investing in the city,

1:03:44coming down to the arts district. Your

1:03:46establishment will be a dangerous

1:03:48proposition for my waistline moving

1:03:49forward once you move in. Uh, especially

1:03:52that baklava softs serve. Oh my gosh, I

1:03:54have a sweet tooth. But thank you so

1:03:56much. And with that, I move to approve

1:03:57agenda item 48.

1:03:59>> Thank you so much. Please vote.

1:04:02Post.

1:04:05>> Thank you.

1:04:07Motion carries. Congratulations and best

1:04:09of luck.

1:04:09>> Thank you so much. Thank you very much.

1:04:11>> Thank you. Now, who's hungry?

1:04:13>> I see a field trip in our future.

1:04:16>> Thank you very much.

1:04:18>> We will we will now hear items 44 and 49

1:04:23together. Item 44, it's a public hearing

1:04:26regarding the fair market rental value

1:04:29of the city of Las Vegas owned civic

1:04:31center office building located at 70

1:04:34Bonavville Lane. Oh, I'm sorry,

1:04:36Bonavville Avenue. Based on the market

1:04:38rent analysis report of September 23rd,

1:04:422023 by Southwest Property Consultants

1:04:45in anticipation of a lease agreement

1:04:47between the city and board of regents of

1:04:50the Nevada system of higher education on

1:04:53behalf of UNLV, agenda item 49R-68-2026,

1:05:01discussion for possible action regarding

1:05:03a resolution finding that the proposed

1:05:06lease of real property property to the

1:05:07board of regions of the Nevada system of

1:05:10higher education on behalf of the

1:05:12University of Nevada Las Vegas

1:05:15consisting of 16,435

1:05:19square ft of thirdf flooror office space

1:05:22at 70 Bonavville Avenue pursuant to a

1:05:25lease agreement with the city of Las

1:05:27Vegas in the best interest of the

1:05:29public. These are in Ward three, Miss

1:05:33Dios. Item 44 is a public hearing which

1:05:36I now declare open. Miss Babski.

1:05:39>> Thank you, mayor, city council members.

1:05:40Dina Babsky, director of economic

1:05:42development for the city. And uh with me

1:05:44here at the podium today is Mr. Crease

1:05:46Heavey. He is the president of

1:05:48University of Nevada Las Vegas. Miss

1:05:49Kate Corgan, uh executive vice

1:05:51president, provost, and Miss Constance

1:05:53Brooks, uh vice president of government

1:05:55affairs and community engagement. And

1:05:57wow, what an exciting day. Uh it's been

1:06:00um a long time in the works and we've

1:06:02had many meetings with UNLV with uh you

1:06:05know flew a few times to speak with ENI

1:06:07and the board approved uh the lease on

1:06:10on the side of the regions just a couple

1:06:12of weeks ago. And so you know I'm just

1:06:15going to provide a few comments just

1:06:17from um our the city's perspective, my

1:06:19department's perspective and I would

1:06:20then pass the uh mic over to uh

1:06:22President Heave. So for us um as you all

1:06:26know Civic Center is really becoming a

1:06:29concentration of organizations that

1:06:31touch just about every aspect of

1:06:33economic opportunity in the city. We

1:06:35have Vegas Chamber who is connecting us

1:06:37to employers, workforce connections,

1:06:38who's connecting people to jobs, uh

1:06:41Secretary of State who's essentially the

1:06:43gateway for all businesses in the state.

1:06:45We have city hall here and now we will

1:06:47have UNLV uh that will bring a very

1:06:50important part to this mix and that is

1:06:53education, research and access to talent

1:06:56um in econ and and frankly that

1:06:58proximity really matters. You heard

1:07:00today and you know I was so impressed to

1:07:03see that our uh partners in Civic Plaza

1:07:06all came to support that really shows

1:07:07that over the last few months that

1:07:09synergy is already starting to be

1:07:11created. Um, in economic development, we

1:07:14hear very often that access to talent is

1:07:17just as important as access to land,

1:07:19capital, and incentives. At the same

1:07:21time, from all of your residents, we

1:07:23hear uh, you know, that they're looking

1:07:25for for training opportunities,

1:07:26educational opportunities that uh, fit

1:07:29their lives, their lifestyles. And UNLV

1:07:32being at Civic Plaza will really start

1:07:34address that uh, that from both uh, from

1:07:36both sides, providing training and

1:07:38connecting to um, our residents. And

1:07:41that's not to say the UNLV main campus

1:07:43will always remain the heart of the

1:07:44university and we all know that um what

1:07:47this opportunity represents is really um

1:07:50a very unique one where UNLV can uh be

1:07:53here in downtown connected to employers,

1:07:55entrepreneurs, the community and the

1:07:57students right here at the core. So we

1:07:59are very excited. Uh I hope you're all

1:08:01very excited. I do um want to thank uh

1:08:04President Hei and his team. As I

1:08:06mentioned, it was a lot of work. Um, I'd

1:08:08like to thank city um our city

1:08:10colleagues that worked really hard on

1:08:11this, city attorney Sandy Turner, uh,

1:08:13parking manager Maria Tamayasto, as you

1:08:16all can imagine, we we had to talk about

1:08:18parking. Um, as well as, uh, Jennifer

1:08:21Henderson uh, within our department who

1:08:23worked on the lease. So, with that, I'd

1:08:25like to give the word over to President

1:08:27Hei.

1:08:28>> Uh, thank you so much, Dean, and I'm

1:08:30truly

1:08:30>> welcome.

1:08:31>> Thank you, mayor. Delighted to be here.

1:08:33Thank you, city councilman's. really

1:08:35excited about this project and the

1:08:37opportunity to be in closer partnership

1:08:39with the city of Las Vegas. I think Dena

1:08:41said it all so well in terms of our

1:08:43vision. Um our mission or our vision

1:08:46statement at UNLV is to improve the

1:08:47lives of our students and to transform

1:08:49our communities through education and

1:08:51engagement. And I think this um

1:08:53partnership represents exactly that. And

1:08:56the motto that I use as president is to

1:08:58build our brand and expand our reach.

1:09:00I think you all know that UNLV is the

1:09:02largest institution of higher education

1:09:04in the state of Nevada and it's time we

1:09:05get out into the community more with the

1:09:07kinds of resources that we have to

1:09:09offer. So, we're really excited about

1:09:11this partnership as a way to bring

1:09:12university to the community and I'm so

1:09:14thankful to my great colleagues Kate

1:09:16Corgan and Constance Brooks who have

1:09:18really done the hard work on this in

1:09:20partnership with Dina Babsky, Mike

1:09:22Jansen and the other members of the um

1:09:24city staff that Dena mentioned. I have a

1:09:26few quick slides just to run through um

1:09:29that she's going to come back to this

1:09:30one, but basically uh you know UNLV at

1:09:33Civic Plaza is what we call this

1:09:35basically getting out into the community

1:09:38and um an extraordinary university in a

1:09:41uh big uh sorry

1:09:45yes extraordinary university in a

1:09:48outstanding university and extraordinary

1:09:50city. Um, and really that is what we

1:09:52believe is that we're a comprehensive R1

1:09:55institution that has so much to offer to

1:09:56the community and this is an opportunity

1:09:58to bring those kinds of resources out

1:10:00into the community. And so basically

1:10:02what we're envisioning is a flexible

1:10:04space that will bring a wide array of

1:10:07resources closer to people who are in

1:10:09the downtown heart of Las Vegas

1:10:11including access to education, workforce

1:10:13development, uh, and applied expertise

1:10:16that would come from many as areas of

1:10:18the university. And these are some of

1:10:20the kinds of things that would be in the

1:10:21space in terms of maker space, our cyber

1:10:24security and cyber clinic that offers

1:10:26cyber security services to the broader

1:10:28community, artists and residents. And we

1:10:30do a lot in small business development,

1:10:32financial literacy, etc. And the Rebel

1:10:34Onetop is a place where people who want

1:10:36to engage with the university can come

1:10:38get information about financial aid, the

1:10:39kinds of programs that they could

1:10:40participate in, um, and what the

1:10:43opportunities would be either at UNLV in

1:10:46Civic Plaza or in the main campus or in

1:10:48our growing footprint in the medical

1:10:50district that we're also excited about.

1:10:52Our goal here is just to further our

1:10:54impact in the city, rotating people

1:10:56through so that we have a wide array of

1:10:58the kinds of expertise that's available

1:11:00uh at the university, available in Civic

1:11:02Plaza on different days and different

1:11:04times. And these are some of the kinds

1:11:06of uh in- demand academic credentials

1:11:08that we would foresee offering at um our

1:11:11outpost here in Civic Plaza. You can see

1:11:14all of these things are clearly relevant

1:11:16to the workforce needs of the future.

1:11:18And one of the things that we all know

1:11:20very much is that in this moment um we

1:11:23need to all be lifelong learners. We've

1:11:25never been in a time where things are

1:11:27changing so fast. We're all struggling

1:11:29to keep up. But I know that we have

1:11:30incredible amount of expertise at the

1:11:32university that will be valuable to

1:11:34members of the compute community in

1:11:35these various areas including things

1:11:37like AI in which we are moving very fast

1:11:40but uh very hard to keep up with the

1:11:42pace of change in that space but we have

1:11:43a lot to offer in that um in that area

1:11:46and kinds of career services life design

1:11:49and micro credentials that can be

1:11:50valuable to people as they become

1:11:52lifelong learners. So, we're extremely

1:11:54excited about this partnership and

1:11:55thankful for the opportunity to come

1:11:57into the city of Las Vegas with the

1:11:59resources of the university and to be

1:12:01lifelong partners um with you all and

1:12:04making sure that we're all working

1:12:05together to uplift this community. Thank

1:12:07you.

1:12:07>> Thank you, President Heavy. And uh just

1:12:09about the lease terms, uh given that

1:12:11this is a public hearing, the fair

1:12:12market value per square foot is $36.

1:12:15Uh the lease term is a long-term lease.

1:12:17The first initial term is 10 years and

1:12:20then UNOV will have an option to extend

1:12:22twice at five years each. Uh and to uh

1:12:26in addition we will be offering an

1:12:28incentive for tenant improvements up to

1:12:30$2 million and anything in excess of

1:12:32that uh UNLV would be uh responsible to

1:12:35pay back over the term of the three uh

1:12:38different terms. Uh so with that I um

1:12:41would like to conclude our presentation

1:12:44>> and we thank you very much. I I think I

1:12:47can speak on behalf of the entire city

1:12:49council. We're very excited to have you

1:12:52as a proud alum of UNLV. It makes me

1:12:56very happy that you're coming down here

1:12:58for all the reasons that you have

1:13:01previously spoke of. So, this is a

1:13:03public hearing. Is there anybody that

1:13:05wishes to um speak at this time? Would

1:13:10you please state your name for the

1:13:11record? And you have two minutes.

1:13:16Good morning. Morning, mayor, members of

1:13:19council. For the record, I am Shaunie

1:13:20Coleman. I am a three a three-time

1:13:23graduate of UNLV. I serve on the UNLV

1:13:26alumni association board. I am also

1:13:29chair of the UNLV alumni association

1:13:32advocacy committee. And many of you know

1:13:34I formerly worked for the city of Las

1:13:36Vegas. I worked in EUD for about 10 uh

1:13:3910 years where I also served as the

1:13:41redevelopment manager. And so I am very

1:13:44familiar with these types of agreements

1:13:46and understand the value that they bring

1:13:48on both sides. Um during my tenure uh we

1:13:53uh did a number of agreements with UNLV.

1:13:56We worked with the arts school to bring

1:13:57arts down to uh the Fremont East in the

1:14:01early days. Um later on we did

1:14:04agreements with the uh school of

1:14:07architecture where they were housed in

1:14:09the historic Fifth Street School. And so

1:14:12it is not uncommon for uh the city of

1:14:15Las Vegas to partner with you uh with

1:14:17the university. Having a partnership

1:14:19with higher education is vital to our

1:14:21community. It brings resources not only

1:14:24to the community, but it provides

1:14:26opportunities for the students um that

1:14:29uh that attend UNLV. So um with that, uh

1:14:33I highly encourage and respectfully

1:14:35encourage approval of this item. Thank

1:14:37you.

1:14:37>> Thank you, Miss Coleman, for coming

1:14:39down. Anyone else wishing to speak,

1:14:42please state your name. You have two

1:14:44minutes.

1:14:49>> Thank you again. Um, excuse

1:14:50[clears throat] me. Eric King, longtime

1:14:52resident and great appreciator of

1:14:54wonderful institutions like these folks

1:14:55represent. Actually, um, called on the

1:14:58president's office recently a couple of

1:15:00times. So, wonderful people there and

1:15:03um, very excited to see this

1:15:04partnership. I'd like to highlight in

1:15:06particular why I'm speaking and taking a

1:15:08little bit more of your time this

1:15:09morning. Um I had the pleasure of

1:15:11speaking with uh some of the uh some of

1:15:14the staff faculty the president has and

1:15:17one of them uh runs a program where

1:15:19they're planting thousands of trees here

1:15:21in the valley. I'm sure he knows about

1:15:23that and quite proud of it. Um uh this

1:15:26is something that I think is a great uh

1:15:28potential partnership for the city also

1:15:30leading the way in putting more trees

1:15:33than any other particular municipality

1:15:34at the time um to uh to beautify and

1:15:38cool down our very hot city. So the

1:15:41vital role that the students are um in

1:15:44that program planting thousands of trees

1:15:46for people that have homes who maybe

1:15:49can't afford a tree and maybe can't

1:15:51afford all the utility bills. They're

1:15:52literally saving lives. I very much

1:15:55believe that and very excited about them

1:15:57doing it. Maybe there's a way we could

1:15:59work out a partnership where we get more

1:16:01trees on the ground with minds added

1:16:04like myself to all those fine minds

1:16:06there. I'd be really thrilled to make

1:16:08that work because I think Las Vegas

1:16:10leads the way in all kinds of amazing

1:16:12sustainable efforts and initiatives and

1:16:15it takes leadership like yours to make

1:16:16it happen and the president on down too

1:16:19to um to bring it to folks that need it.

1:16:22So including students that are our

1:16:24future and are protecting our future

1:16:26with these trees. So thank you for

1:16:28hearing me. I very graciously um look

1:16:30forward to connecting more with the

1:16:32president and his staff to maybe help

1:16:34get more trees in the ground faster

1:16:36through the opaces of your support and

1:16:38leadership too and I thank you for

1:16:40hearing me.

1:16:41>> Thank you so much. Is there anybody else

1:16:42wishing to speak on this agenda item

1:16:46that knows something about the agenda

1:16:49item?

1:16:56come out

1:16:58city council.

1:17:00>> You fantastic people are doing a great

1:17:02job. And uh my name is Eric Melzdc,

1:17:07Christ Nimrod. You can find uh Christ in

1:17:11the Bible conquering death.

1:17:14Um,

1:17:17UNLV is a fantastic great uh institution

1:17:22and is and wherever it goes, it

1:17:26prospers. Wherever the uh student body

1:17:30goes, they prosper. So, UNLV is

1:17:34fantastic and I think this is a very

1:17:38very good situation that you're doing

1:17:41right here and right now. Thank you all.

1:17:44>> Thank you so much. Is there anyone else

1:17:46wishing to speak on this agenda item?

1:17:50Seeing no one, I will close the public

1:17:52hearing. Are there any questions or

1:17:54comments from members of the council?

1:17:58Oh, okay. Nancy, I'm I'm sorry, Miss

1:18:02Brunie.

1:18:02>> Thank you. Um, first of all, I'm really

1:18:05excited. Congratulations. Um I as I was

1:18:08listening to you all share what you're

1:18:10going going to do and then our partners

1:18:12who are already there um maybe this is

1:18:14more of a a seed to plant with you Miss

1:18:16Babsky I [snorts] think that you know

1:18:19those of us up here want to be

1:18:20ambassadors and advocates for the great

1:18:22work that you're all doing um but we

1:18:24don't know about it and so maybe once

1:18:26you all are up and running with some

1:18:28programs it'd be great to have like an

1:18:30internal newsletter or lister for all of

1:18:33the partners and then the city so that

1:18:35we know what's going on and can direct

1:18:38people there and help support.

1:18:42>> Thank you so much, Mr. Kenudson.

1:18:46>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I just

1:18:47appreciate Miss Babsky, everything

1:18:49you've done to bring this to fruition

1:18:50and uh President Hey, thanks for being

1:18:53persistent in making sure this comes to

1:18:55light because I think it's part of our

1:18:57city's responsibility to to work with

1:18:59you to make sure that we can deal with

1:19:00some of the intractable problems that

1:19:02our community struggles with. And I

1:19:03don't think we can do it alone. we have

1:19:05to have partnerships that were discussed

1:19:07earlier, but uh critical to those

1:19:09partnerships is the university. So, I'm

1:19:11just very appreciative and I do have to

1:19:13disclose that I teach in your public

1:19:14administration program in the DPP

1:19:16program. It's once I'm a co- co-teer

1:19:20once a year and it doesn't have any uh

1:19:23weight on my decision today. And thank

1:19:24you again. Appreciate it.

1:19:26>> Well, thank you Councilman Kudson for

1:19:28your great partnership especially and

1:19:30encouraging development in the medical

1:19:31district. We're really excited about

1:19:33growing all of those partnerships with

1:19:34the city of Las Vegas. I appreciate all

1:19:36of those conversations we've had.

1:19:38>> Councilwoman Alan Pollinski.

1:19:40>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I'll be brief. I

1:19:42just got to point out uh my very old

1:19:44friend, Dr. Constance Brooks, who along

1:19:47the way has made several calls guiding

1:19:49me the entire time through this

1:19:50conversation. She's done a great job as

1:19:53your GA advocate in informing us and uh

1:19:56keeping us apprised of the changes that

1:19:58are going on. And I'm just so proud uh

1:20:02as a Las Vegas that you guys will call

1:20:04Las Vegas or downtown Las Vegas home

1:20:05with us. Thank you.

1:20:09>> No action is required on item 44, but is

1:20:14there a motion for item 49? Mayor Prom.

1:20:17>> Yes, madam mayor. Before I um make the

1:20:19motion, I just want to thank UNLV for

1:20:22seeing the vision of what can happen on

1:20:25behalf of our community. Being closer,

1:20:27having a a stronger presence in the

1:20:30downtown is gamechanging for so much and

1:20:33so many of our community members. I

1:20:34can't wait to hopefully figure out how

1:20:36we can put a UNLV sign down here. Uh I

1:20:40feel that our youth need to see the

1:20:41presence of higher ed closer to them and

1:20:44for them to see themselves there. um as

1:20:47sometimes first generation students. I

1:20:49know I was a first generation student

1:20:50and so um and I wasn't president of uh

1:20:53UNLV but I'm proud alum so I can't wait

1:20:57for us to move the needle for everyone

1:20:59in the right direction. Thank you so

1:21:00much to you to the regents to your

1:21:02awesome team. And with that I'm moving

1:21:04to approve agenda item 49.

1:21:06>> Shall we vote?

1:21:08Please post.

1:21:12Motion carries. Thank you so much.

1:21:14>> Thank you very much. We're so excited.

1:21:17>> We look forward to the ribbon cutting.

1:21:18>> We'll And we'll see you at homecoming.

1:21:20>> Yes.

1:21:25>> We It is now 10:20. We are going to take

1:21:30a very brief fiveinut recess and convene

1:21:34back here at 10:25.

1:27:31City Council meeting in 30 seconds.

1:28:03going to reconvene the city council

1:28:05meeting.

1:28:08We will now hear items 45 and 46

1:28:11together but act on them separately.

1:28:15Agenda item 45 obeyance item. This is a

1:28:19public hearing and discussion for

1:28:20possible action regarding the

1:28:22termination or extension of the

1:28:24interlocal agreement between the city of

1:28:27Las Vegas and county of Clark for

1:28:30establishing a joint position on

1:28:32corporate boundaries planning and public

1:28:35facilities/service

1:28:36provision. Agenda item 46, discussion

1:28:40for possible action regarding a first

1:28:42amendment to interlocal agreement

1:28:44between the city of Las Vegas and County

1:28:47of Clark for establishing a joint

1:28:50position on corporate boundaries

1:28:51planning and public facilities and

1:28:54service provision. These items are in

1:28:57wards four and six, Miss Alan Pollinsky

1:29:00and Miss Brunie. Item 45 is a public

1:29:03hearing that I now declare open. Mr.

1:29:05Floyd.

1:29:06>> Yes. Thank you, Mayor Seth Floyd,

1:29:07executive director of community

1:29:09development for the record. Uh, mayor,

1:29:10we I do not have a formal presentation

1:29:13planned again today in followup to the

1:29:15presentation we did last time. So, I

1:29:16will stand on that presentation as our

1:29:19record on the interlocal agreement, but

1:29:21I know Mr. Jansen and Chief Gray have

1:29:24some additional information they want to

1:29:25put on the record as it relates to the

1:29:27fire services agreement. So, unless

1:29:29there are any questions of me, I will

1:29:31turn it over to the city manager.

1:29:33>> Thank you so much.

1:29:47Chief,

1:29:48>> welcome, Chief Gray.

1:29:50>> Good morning.

1:29:51>> Good morning.

1:29:52>> Morning, Mayor Berkeley, members, city

1:29:53council. Mike Jansen, city manager, and

1:29:55certainly to my right, I have our

1:29:57wonderful fire chief, Chief Gray. uh

1:29:59mayor and council, what I wanted to

1:30:01start off with in this presentation is

1:30:03uh there's been no shortage of

1:30:05conversations we've had uh related to

1:30:08things associated with the northwestern

1:30:10or local. Uh certainly for us, what I

1:30:12think has risen to the top is the

1:30:14challenges that growth in the northwest

1:30:17area is placing on the city of Las Vegas

1:30:19fire and rescue department. So, uh we've

1:30:21got a couple of uh slides. We just want

1:30:23to share with you and the public some

1:30:25information that uh we think has not

1:30:27been shared yet and it's it's important

1:30:29that it is. And so I'm going to start

1:30:30off and just make sure everyone

1:30:32understands uh as it relates to our

1:30:34efforts for City County's fire and

1:30:37rescue services agreement efforts. Um

1:30:40what triggered uh the discussion is on

1:30:42November 6th of 2023, a previous

1:30:45agreement for city county um fire and

1:30:47rescue services expired uh right in

1:30:50conjunction with the election uh of

1:30:52November of 2023. Uh uh moving forward

1:30:56on July 16th of 2024, Clark County

1:30:59unveiled their 2025 legislative session

1:31:02uh bill draft request topics and that

1:31:05included deanexation. Uh, I have to

1:31:08point out that that action actually was

1:31:10in violation of the Northwestern or

1:31:11local. Uh, a month later, Clark County

1:31:14voted to move the annexation BDR

1:31:16forward. Again, in violation of the

1:31:18Northwestern or local. So, about six

1:31:21days later, I met with the county

1:31:22manager to discuss a need for a fire and

1:31:24rescue services agreement. um you know

1:31:28uh the impact of a potential deanexation

1:31:32that made our efforts to project uh what

1:31:35our fire and rescue imbalance could be

1:31:38over a 20-year period because from the

1:31:40get-go that was the desire to uh have

1:31:42this agreement that covered us for a

1:31:44long period of time uh makes that

1:31:46projection very challenging because you

1:31:48can imagine we don't know if some

1:31:49parcels that are in the city today could

1:31:51all of a sudden be in the county and now

1:31:53that imbalance continues to grow. So,

1:31:55with that as our background, we made an

1:31:58initial proposal to Clark County. Um,

1:32:01and again, I would just say it was a

1:32:02very conservative proposal because we

1:32:04had a lot of unknowns.

1:32:06Moving to January of 2025, uh, the city

1:32:10and county managers, uh, as well as our

1:32:12fire chiefs, we met to discuss our

1:32:13initial fire and rescue services

1:32:15agreement. Again, that took into account

1:32:17that deanexation risk to the city. I

1:32:20think it's fair to say the county felt

1:32:22our proposal was too conservative. Um

1:32:24and uh we certainly understand their

1:32:26position on that, but we were in a

1:32:28unique situation of trying to uh

1:32:30identify what should that agreement look

1:32:32like uh to account for this unknown to

1:32:35us

1:32:37moving into September of 2026. And so

1:32:39you'll see a gap there about a you know

1:32:41almost a year and a half. Uh there

1:32:43really was little feedback uh related to

1:32:46our initial proposal from Clark County

1:32:49um until we had some uh feedback from

1:32:51someone who's really well respected in

1:32:53the community. Uh, Senator John

1:32:55Steinback used to be the former Clark

1:32:56County Fire Chief and he suggested uh he

1:33:00was actually in the meeting in January

1:33:02when it was actually his last day as

1:33:04fire chief and um so uh again uh in

1:33:07September of 26 he said uh you know city

1:33:10and county you guys should work on an

1:33:12alternative proposal that uh captures

1:33:15the cost per response uh rather than big

1:33:19capital projects. Let's see if we can

1:33:20come up with a cost per per response. On

1:33:23September 28th, uh we provided Clark

1:33:25County a new proposal based on Senator

1:33:28Steinbeck's recommendation to develop

1:33:29that cost per response. And that

1:33:32proposal covered costs for labor,

1:33:34ongoing equipment apparatus, and fire

1:33:36station maintenance and operation. Two

1:33:39days later on September 30th, um the

1:33:41city and county managers, myself, Kevin

1:33:43Schiller, as well as our fire chiefs, we

1:33:45met again to go over that cost per

1:33:47response proposal. Um that meeting

1:33:50resulted in some disagreement over you

1:33:52know what number of responses per fire

1:33:55station is the appropriate number to use

1:33:58when calculating those costs. Uh in that

1:34:00meeting we were unable to come to an

1:34:02agreement on what that number should be.

1:34:04Um and that is essentially where we are

1:34:06as of today in conversations with uh the

1:34:09city and county on fire services

1:34:11agreement efforts.

1:34:13Um, I think it's really important for

1:34:15the public um to get a better

1:34:18understanding of when we say Clark

1:34:21Countys served by the City of Las Vegas

1:34:24Fire Department. Most people think we're

1:34:27just talking about the large islands in

1:34:29the northwest. But so so everyone can

1:34:32understand what we're really talking

1:34:34about, this map shows you those purple

1:34:36and blue colors. Purple are the parcels

1:34:38that have been developed that are county

1:34:40islands inside the city of Las Vegas

1:34:43boundary and blue are county island

1:34:45parcels that are still vacant. And so

1:34:48most people don't realize there's county

1:34:50islands in almost every ward except W 2.

1:34:53Sorry, Councilwoman Kelly. Uh but we do

1:34:56have a county island in Ward One just

1:34:58north of Sahara. You can see that little

1:35:00pocket there to the to the bottom of the

1:35:02map. Uh going directly north of that, we

1:35:05have a rather large area in W five.

1:35:08Councilwoman Summers Armstrong. Um going

1:35:10further to the northwest, of course, the

1:35:12the biggest island is in Ward 4, and

1:35:15Counciloman Pensky and I talk about that

1:35:17area all the time. And very similarly,

1:35:20Counciloman Brun has a very large area

1:35:21in Ward Six. the little hidden piece of

1:35:24the island. You might not see it, but on

1:35:26the far right corner of the map, there's

1:35:28a very small county island that is in

1:35:30Ward three along Boulder Highway. And

1:35:33so, um, when we talk about the growth in

1:35:36the Northwest is adding additional

1:35:39pressure to the city of Las Vegas fire

1:35:41department, it's because that growth is

1:35:44being added to all the other fire

1:35:46responses that we have to do for all the

1:35:49other islands that are already uh being

1:35:51built out.

1:35:52Um, I don't think the public realizes

1:35:55just how many people live in these

1:35:56islands that we're having to provide

1:35:58fire services to. We use Clark County's

1:36:01GIS data that's known as their Gillis

1:36:04data from July 2025. And that data

1:36:08showed that this area of county islands

1:36:11had a population of 23,920.

1:36:14So again, that's a little over a year

1:36:15ago. It's reasonable to expect with the

1:36:17growth that's been happening, it's over

1:36:1924,000 today. And just sort of as a

1:36:22perspective, that's more population than

1:36:24the city of Mosquite. That's more

1:36:26population than Boulder City. With the

1:36:29vacant land that remains on the upper

1:36:31right, you'll see Clark County parcels.

1:36:33Our team went through parcel by parcel

1:36:36and about 8,541

1:36:38parcels are developed today and about

1:36:401,8

1:36:42are undeveloped. That,8 equates to

1:36:45actually almost about 1,300 acres of

1:36:47land. So, it's fair to say over the

1:36:51period of a 20-year agreement, which

1:36:52again is what we're talking about for

1:36:54fire services, that land is going to

1:36:57largely develop and add additional

1:36:59population to these county islands,

1:37:02which then adds additional demands on

1:37:04Las Vegas Fire and Rescue. Um, another

1:37:08part of research that our team did is

1:37:11they looked at all those parcels and

1:37:13what they found is that Clark County

1:37:15collects a fire services tax from all of

1:37:19these parcels to pay for fire services.

1:37:22However, they don't provide any fire

1:37:24services to any of these parcels. This

1:37:27map shows you a bunch of fire stations.

1:37:29About 15 of them in this area are all

1:37:32city of Las Vegas fire stations. So, I

1:37:35did hear a story the other day. I've

1:37:37heard it mentioned once or twice that

1:37:39somehow someone is interpreting what

1:37:41we're trying to achieve with a fire and

1:37:43services agreement that we're trying to

1:37:46achieve some type of a money grab. But I

1:37:48I think it's fair to say that there's a

1:37:50tax being collected, $3.5 million for

1:37:54services that aren't being provided. If

1:37:56there's a money grab, that's really the

1:37:57money grab. So, we're trying to get to

1:37:59an agreement that says City of Las Vegas

1:38:01is happy to provide fire services to

1:38:03this area, but there has to be a

1:38:05financial payment to continue doing it,

1:38:08particularly as the growth continues.

1:38:11On the next slide, some of the

1:38:13conversations we've had have been about,

1:38:16well, whose numbers are right? Is the

1:38:18city's numbers reflecting how many calls

1:38:20for service we do in the county islands

1:38:22wrong? Is the counties right? And we we

1:38:24seem to struggle over some of the

1:38:26numbers part. So, working with Chief

1:38:28Gray, we said, "You know what? The best

1:38:29thing we can do is just we'll just take

1:38:32Clark Countyy's numbers." And so, what

1:38:34you see in front of you is the uh April

1:38:36executive summary from Clark County Fire

1:38:38Department. Uh they put out these

1:38:41reports periodically, and I want to draw

1:38:43your attention to a couple of numbers

1:38:45here that I think really is going to

1:38:47better uh give you a picture of what

1:38:49we're trying to uh manage. So, you'll

1:38:52see on the left there's a red line. It's

1:38:54called automatic aid responses. Uh, and

1:38:57you'll see to the right of that county

1:38:59to city of Las Vegas. Work your way over

1:39:02to the right and you'll see that in

1:39:032025, the county provided us through

1:39:07automatic aid 5,177

1:39:10responses. A little bit further to the

1:39:13right of that, the county fire

1:39:15department is projecting how many

1:39:17responses they're going to provide to us

1:39:19by the end of this year, calendar to

1:39:21year 26. And you'll see that number went

1:39:23up to 5,371.

1:39:26Now go down the chart a bit and you'll

1:39:28see city of Las Vegas to county. Working

1:39:31your way over to 2025, we ended 2025

1:39:34providing the county 9,060

1:39:38responses.

1:39:39Go a little bit to the right of that.

1:39:41The projection is that by the end of

1:39:422026 we'll be providing them 9,576

1:39:47responses. When we talk about an

1:39:50imbalance that is growing for us to

1:39:53provide more service to county

1:39:55properties than the county fire

1:39:56department provides to the city of Las

1:39:58Vegas, this chart is showing you the

1:40:00challenge that we're facing. And as

1:40:03properties continue to develop in these

1:40:05islands, particularly in the Northwest,

1:40:08that gap will get bigger and bigger and

1:40:10bigger. You'll see down below, I have a

1:40:13footnote. Um, essentially when you do

1:40:15the math, that imbalance for 2025 was

1:40:193,883

1:40:22responses and the projection for 2026 is

1:40:254,205.

1:40:27And in an upcoming slide, Chief Gray is

1:40:29going to give you uh some information on

1:40:32what that equates to in costs for the

1:40:34city of Las Vegas to provide those

1:40:36responses. I also want to just point out

1:40:38something I heard yesterday during the

1:40:40county commission meeting. Um, at one

1:40:42moment in the meeting, uh, the fire

1:40:44chief for North Las Vegas was asked to

1:40:46come up and comment on how is auto aid

1:40:49working for North Las Vegas and Clark

1:40:51County. And fire chief said auto aid is

1:40:53working great. And when you look at the

1:40:56numbers here, it is working great for

1:40:58them because it's working as it's

1:41:00supposed to work, which is on our

1:41:02borders. That's where auto aid works

1:41:04well. and you'll see the difference in

1:41:07responses by county to North Las Vegas

1:41:09versus North Las Vegas responses to the

1:41:12county. It's 300 responses. We're in the

1:41:15thousands. And so, I want to point that

1:41:18out because the narrative has been well,

1:41:20you know, this is just um this is just

1:41:24auto aid. Well, our situation is

1:41:26different because while our border is

1:41:28along Sahara and along Nellis with the

1:41:31county, all of these county islands are

1:41:34miles and miles north of our border. And

1:41:37that's why our imbalance is very, very

1:41:39different from the auto aid that North

1:41:42Las Vegas is experiencing. So, just

1:41:45again wanted to point that out. And I

1:41:46had one last little piece of information

1:41:48that I thought uh Chief Gray and I were

1:41:50talking about that's again just to give

1:41:52you perspective. Um, I mentioned earlier

1:41:55the city of Las Vegas is providing

1:41:57services to Clark County Island

1:41:59residents at a population that today

1:42:03exceeds the city of Mosquite. Just for

1:42:05the heck of it, we wanted to look and

1:42:07see what is city of Mosquite doing for

1:42:10fire services. And the data that we

1:42:13found is in 2024, the city of Mosquite

1:42:16provided 4,241

1:42:19responses to their residents. Look at

1:42:21that number. Our gap is 4205 almost

1:42:24identical in terms of the number of

1:42:26annual responses. City of Mosquite has

1:42:28three fire stations to provide that

1:42:31service. So again, I want you to get the

1:42:33perspective that at the end of the day,

1:42:35our ability to keep the community safe,

1:42:38there's a big cost associated with it

1:42:40and right now we're not getting

1:42:42compensed in any way from Clark County.

1:42:43So I'm going to turn over the mic to

1:42:45Chief Gray to go over some of the

1:42:46additional details.

1:42:49>> Thank you, Mr. Jansen. And good morning,

1:42:51mayor and councel.

1:42:54To uh

1:43:02to Mr. Jansen's point, uh we do benefit

1:43:05greatly from auto aid, but currently

1:43:07there is an auto there's an imbalance

1:43:09with auto aid between Las Vegas Fire and

1:43:11Rescue and the county. One of the things

1:43:13I think we'd be remissed if we didn't

1:43:15mention is that we're not just talking

1:43:16about today, but we have to be planning

1:43:18for the future. One of the things that

1:43:20our projections clearly indicate is the

1:43:22fact that the pro the amount of

1:43:25imbalance is going to grow over the

1:43:27years. So, one of the things that I'm

1:43:29going to provide is just some

1:43:30operational context because as I said a

1:43:32little bit earlier, Mr. Jansen's done an

1:43:34outstanding job of placing uh and

1:43:37providing information about the data and

1:43:38the analysis. So, one of the things that

1:43:41I'd be remissed if I didn't mention is

1:43:42that we know that there's over 1,200

1:43:45acres of undeveloped uh parcels in the

1:43:47Northwest Countys. As we all know, over

1:43:50time those parcels are going to be

1:43:52developed. And as they're developed,

1:43:54guess what? That means that there's

1:43:56going to be more call volume there. One

1:43:58of the things that we can look at

1:43:59clearly in our forecast and our

1:44:01projections is the fact that the

1:44:03imbalance continues to grow year over

1:44:05year. And with these parcels becoming uh

1:44:09developed over the next uh 20 years,

1:44:11we're going to see a very huge increase

1:44:14in the amount of calls. So, one of the

1:44:16things that we were provided and we

1:44:18actually shared with you all is the fact

1:44:20that the current imbalance is roughly

1:44:22going to be about 4,200 calls for

1:44:24service in this uh year. At the end of

1:44:27the day, we know that within the next

1:44:29several years, that's going to increase

1:44:31to roughly over 6,000 uh requests for

1:44:34service. And I think it's important for

1:44:36everyone to be on the same page about

1:44:38this is the fact that that is the

1:44:40equivalent of three of our fire

1:44:42stations. And I'm going to point out

1:44:44something a little bit um later that

1:44:46mayor, you asked in our previous

1:44:48briefing about what is the actual call

1:44:50volume that we project to see uh from a

1:44:53fire station. One of the things that I

1:44:56do want to mention is that we place fire

1:44:58stations not just for call volume. We

1:45:01also look at other factors like the

1:45:03capability to respond in a timely

1:45:05manner. And all of our fire stations in

1:45:07the Northwest are basically staffed with

1:45:09one uh engine company and one rescue

1:45:12unit. And we do that because we are

1:45:14trying to make sure that we're providing

1:45:16the best service possible uh to our

1:45:18community. One of the things that I will

1:45:20say is that Councilwoman Brun in your

1:45:23ward station 46, which is our nearest

1:45:26fire station, they respond to about

1:45:281,500 to 2,000 requests for service each

1:45:31and every year. Councilwoman Kelly, our

1:45:33fire station 47 that is on Far Hills uh

1:45:37in West Summerland, the same thing,

1:45:39roughly between 1,500 to 2,000 calls uh

1:45:42per year. I think it's important for you

1:45:45all to know that that imbalance is

1:45:48something that is equivalent to both of

1:45:50those fire stations right now. And like

1:45:52I said, I'm going to address uh it a

1:45:54little bit more uh definitively in the

1:45:56next slide. From a financial standpoint,

1:45:59each of our fire stations that are

1:46:01staffed with an engine company and a

1:46:03rescue unit, it cost us in labor cost

1:46:06about $4.5 million. That does not

1:46:09include the cost to basically maintain

1:46:12the apparatus. It doesn't uh include the

1:46:14cost associated with our equipment. It

1:46:17is strictly the labor cost and that is

1:46:19$4.5 million. And as I said a little bit

1:46:22earlier, the imbalance is the equivalent

1:46:24of two of our fire stations right now.

1:46:27So, we are looking at easily $9 million

1:46:31per year in labor costs to make sure

1:46:33that we are addressing the 4,000 calls

1:46:37per year that we're experiencing uh in

1:46:39imbalance between Clark County Fire

1:46:41Department and Las Vegas Fire and

1:46:43Rescue. I will say that if we have a

1:46:4620-year agreement, which is something

1:46:48that is being proposed, those costs may

1:46:51be over $250 million when you look at

1:46:54CPI and you look at labor costs over the

1:46:58uh period of 20 years. So, at the end of

1:47:00the day, I just kind of wanted to make

1:47:01sure that you were aware of the

1:47:03financial cost. Now, this is the piece,

1:47:05mayor, that I promised you a little bit

1:47:07earlier that I was going to speak to is

1:47:09the fact, and I know you had some uh

1:47:11some conversations and people ask you

1:47:13questions about, well, how many calls

1:47:15for service does a fire station uh

1:47:18typically have? And like I said a little

1:47:20bit earlier, it varies. It varies based

1:47:22upon density. It varies based upon other

1:47:25considerations as it relates to how we

1:47:28uh are providing service to a particular

1:47:30area of our uh community. So, if we have

1:47:32a high density area, Councilwoman

1:47:35Summers Armstrong, like Station One, uh

1:47:37the call volume is typically going to be

1:47:39higher. Uh but as I said a little bit

1:47:41earlier, uh for some of our neighborhood

1:47:44or suburban uh fire stations like

1:47:46station 46 and station 47, which are in

1:47:49Ward 2 and Ward um four or I'm sorry,

1:47:52Ward Six. Those stations actually have a

1:47:55lower call volume. But the piece I

1:47:58really really want to emphasize is that

1:48:00is not unique to Las Vegas Fire and

1:48:02Rescue. In this particular slide, and

1:48:05this is not information that was gleaned

1:48:07from the city of Las Vegas. This is

1:48:09Clark County Fire Department

1:48:11information. They actually have three

1:48:13fire stations that are in that same

1:48:15range that I just mentioned, 1,500 to

1:48:182,000 calls for service. And I'll point

1:48:21those out really quickly. Fire Station

1:48:2435, which is at 10350 West of Flamingo,

1:48:28they had 1,500 uh calls. This station

1:48:31serves Summerland South and also

1:48:34Halfacre lots in the ridges. Station 31,

1:48:37which is at 2190 South Hollywood, had

1:48:401,600 responses

1:48:42and it also serves lower density

1:48:45neighborhoods that have h halfacre lots

1:48:48that are near the LDS temple. As far as

1:48:51fire station 16, which is at 6131 East

1:48:54Washington, they also had roughly 1,600

1:48:57calls for service and they serve uh

1:49:00Sunrise Manor. I will say if you combine

1:49:03all three of those fire stations

1:49:05together, three of their active fire

1:49:07stations, that is less than the

1:49:11equivalent of what we are providing in

1:49:13service to Clark County through auto

1:49:15aid. So, I just really really wanted to

1:49:17make sure that that was clear. And to

1:49:20Mr. Jansen's point a little bit earlier

1:49:22about the situation with North Las Vegas

1:49:25and Clark County's auto aid uh dynamics,

1:49:28to be quite honest with you, we would

1:49:30not be standing here if we were looking

1:49:32at a couple hundred

1:49:35uh imbalance between the service that

1:49:37we're providing and what we're receiving

1:49:39back. We wouldn't be in front of you

1:49:41having this discussion. But the reason

1:49:43why we're in front of you is the fact

1:49:45that the imbalance is not only uh off

1:49:48the rails now. If we don't take action

1:49:50to address it moving forward, it's going

1:49:52to be even worse, so to speak. Now, with

1:49:56all of those things being said, uh we do

1:49:58have a meeting today uh with the county

1:50:00manager, and when I say we, uh Mr.

1:50:02Jansen and myself. And we'll also have

1:50:05the fire chief for Clark County there.

1:50:07And we're confident that we'll be able

1:50:09to work together and come together for a

1:50:11solution that will be in benefit not

1:50:14just to the city of Las Vegas, but Clark

1:50:16County as well. And the last thing that

1:50:18I will say is our goal and our objective

1:50:21is to make sure that before the

1:50:23interlocal actually expires that we have

1:50:25an agreement that we can present to you.

1:50:28So at this point, I think we'll open it

1:50:29up for any questions that you might

1:50:31have.

1:50:31>> All right. Thank you. Thank you so much.

1:50:33Um, since this is a public hearing, I'd

1:50:35like to ask if anybody uh that is here

1:50:38today would like to uh come and address

1:50:41this issue. Um, and uh, everyone please

1:50:45state your name for the record and you

1:50:47will have two minutes to speak.

1:50:53>> Again, uh, good morning, esteemed

1:50:55leaders. Thank you both for the great

1:50:56presentation. And, um, I know there's

1:50:59some contention here. I'm not in the

1:51:01middle of that, but I am here to

1:51:03advocate for the great uh work that

1:51:05heroes like Chief do um daily uh to

1:51:08protect lives and actually save them

1:51:10here in the valley. So to speak to that

1:51:13um I had the good pleasure of speaking

1:51:16to former uh Chief Steinbeck as well uh

1:51:20recently and um he was interested in

1:51:23what we talked about and I pointed it

1:51:24out to you all I think about a month ago

1:51:26or so. Um, essentially as the growth

1:51:30continues and we [clears throat] build

1:51:33up the hillsides towards Mount

1:51:35Charleston in particular and other

1:51:37ranges that have fuel loads um that will

1:51:40send embers when they ignite. Who knows

1:51:43when that will happen. Hopefully prevent

1:51:45all of that, but that's hard to say if

1:51:47that's for sure. So, people uh want

1:51:49their homes not to burn. uh they they

1:51:52would like to um have planning likely to

1:51:56protect against that and they would like

1:51:58to have planning to cool down the city

1:52:01and the county which is very hot

1:52:03compared to most other cities in America

1:52:05and the world. So we have these great

1:52:08challenges of cost structures and uh and

1:52:12restrictions and uh all kinds of

1:52:14influences of who needs to do what with

1:52:16what money and how we plan accordingly

1:52:19to cool down the city and protect

1:52:21against fire raging down a canyon into

1:52:24homes. We never want to see that. So um

1:52:28I proposed to him an idea to help

1:52:30protect against that and include a

1:52:32wildlife corridor. I put it out to you

1:52:34all. I haven't sent it in writing yet.

1:52:36I'm still working on some research on

1:52:37it. Um, but I'd be honored to find a way

1:52:39because there's definitely city

1:52:41intersection with BLM lands. We all know

1:52:42that and there's all kinds of interlocal

1:52:44agreements for people to respond to

1:52:46those fires. I got 10 seconds. Thank

1:52:48you, Bulls, for the leadership you give

1:52:50to making sure our people are safe. Um,

1:52:52I'm grateful for all of it and thank

1:52:54goodness for the auto aid and response.

1:52:56Uh, what would we do without it? Thank

1:52:58you.

1:52:58>> Thank you very much. Is there anybody

1:53:00else wishing to speak to the city

1:53:03council?

1:53:04Please state your name and you have two

1:53:06minutes.

1:53:07>> Thank you, mayor. My name is Bridget

1:53:10Sulvi. S O L V I E. For the record, I

1:53:14live out in Ward 6. We're actually a

1:53:16county resident of district C. And the

1:53:20interlocal agreement is essential for

1:53:23this whole area of the Lone Mountain and

1:53:25the Centennial that finger that sits up

1:53:28uh as well as part of uh district B

1:53:31where Gil Crease Ranch and some of those

1:53:33properties are the agreement between the

1:53:35city and the county will always be

1:53:37contentious. There'll always be my

1:53:39numbers, your numbers, their numbers,

1:53:41her numbers. There's always going to be

1:53:43the back and forth. It's the nature of

1:53:45government. [laughter] It's just the way

1:53:47things work. Um the county does a lot of

1:53:52funding with the taxes that we pay as a

1:53:55county resident. Those property, those

1:53:58taxes, that portion

1:54:00helps fund some of the projects that

1:54:04build these fire stations. Um and that

1:54:08discussion, those items will come up,

1:54:10I'm sure, between Mike Jensen and fire

1:54:12chiefs. There'll be others uh later

1:54:15today and in the coming days as to the

1:54:18agreement the a first amendment that is

1:54:21on the agenda with this document. Also,

1:54:26um I'm concerned about the language that

1:54:29says that it will terminate period.

1:54:32There's no open door. Uh it seems a bit

1:54:37strategic in the choice of the wording

1:54:39by the lawyer. So, I'm concerned at

1:54:42that. So um I will leave it to you to do

1:54:46the best to make this interlocal

1:54:49agreement last. Whether we go 10 years

1:54:52or 20 years, uh it needs to prevail as

1:54:55an agreement that is standing and

1:54:58protective for this area of town.

1:55:00There's so much culture, there's so much

1:55:03history here. And uh in closing, there

1:55:07is a parcel that's not county, but it's

1:55:10city that is in uh Councilwoman

1:55:13Councilman Canudson's

1:55:15p property area near Alta and Campbell

1:55:19that is of high concern for a density

1:55:22change. So I draw that to your attention

1:55:24as well. I hope that you'll

1:55:25>> Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Is

1:55:28there anybody else that would like to

1:55:29come and speak?

1:55:32>> Welcome. [clears throat] Would you state

1:55:33your name for the record? And you have

1:55:35two minutes.

1:55:35>> Sure. Thank you, Christian Sammon. Uh

1:55:37just a question though. Will we also be

1:55:39having public comment on the next item

1:55:41of 46?

1:55:43>> I'm I'm I'm sorry.

1:55:45>> Um are we having public comment?

1:55:47>> This is a combined hearing, so feel free

1:55:50to speak on um speak on the item.

1:55:54>> Okay, great. Thank you. Uh so, uh my

1:55:57name is Christian Sammon um and I live

1:55:59in the Lone Mountain area. Please reject

1:56:01item 46's proposal uh proposed uh first

1:56:05amendment. Extending the agreement only

1:56:07to February 22nd is not a genuine

1:56:10long-term answer uh to the residents. It

1:56:13feels um like a token bridge that could

1:56:17quietly end protections we have relied

1:56:20on for years. Instead, let the existing

1:56:23interlocal renew under its current

1:56:25automatic extension provisions while the

1:56:27city, county, and affected residents

1:56:29especially negotiate for a stronger

1:56:32replacement. I support a 20-year term

1:56:34with automatic 10-year renewals using

1:56:36today's protections as the minimum

1:56:38floor. Residential protections, no

1:56:40commercial encroachment, no annexation,

1:56:43uh continued sewer and planning

1:56:44protections, and no protection gap. Any

1:56:47future renewal uh non-renewal or major

1:56:50weakening should require an agreement

1:56:52between the city, county, and especially

1:56:54the affected residents uh through the

1:56:57strongest lawful resident approved

1:56:59process available. Please publish drafts

1:57:02and maps in in in advance, giving

1:57:04residents a real seat at the table and

1:57:06hold evening meetings so working

1:57:08families can participate. uh work

1:57:11together uh genuinely for the people who

1:57:14live here, not for developers,

1:57:16lobbyists, and other special interests.

1:57:18Something about I'd like to add about

1:57:19fire. There's other sources of revenue.

1:57:22This isn't just the counties paying for

1:57:24it. There's federal monies. There's

1:57:25referral fees. Those also need to be

1:57:27accounted for. Um when we're talking

1:57:30about all this, we really just need to

1:57:32get to the table. We could talk about

1:57:34how everybody's paying for this and

1:57:35that, but let's just get down to it and

1:57:37and and make something uh worthwhile for

1:57:40everybody. Thank you.

1:57:42>> Thank you so much. Is there anybody else

1:57:44wishing to speak?

1:57:47>> Please state your name and you have two

1:57:49minutes.

1:57:50>> Thank you. Good morning, mayor and

1:57:51council members. My name is Pam Hada and

1:57:53we have owned our property up in the uh

1:57:55rural area since the early 90s. We built

1:57:58our home and raised our family there. It

1:58:00seems like every year we're fighting

1:58:03with politicians. There's always

1:58:05something that they want to come up and

1:58:06do in our areas that they want us to pay

1:58:09for that they want to take away from us.

1:58:11We just want to live there peacefully,

1:58:13live our lives. I mean, it's to me it's

1:58:16just it's a money game. All we keep

1:58:17hearing from everybody's side is who's

1:58:19paying more money for what. And the

1:58:22citizens are caught up in this money

1:58:23game. And I just think it's it's

1:58:25ridiculous. I mean, we can go tit for

1:58:27tat. you can call Metro in and see who

1:58:29much how much the city pays to Metro

1:58:31budget. How much to the county is Metro

1:58:33going to stop servicing city side. I

1:58:35mean it's just a money game and we just

1:58:38wanted to stop and just think what's

1:58:39best for all of the residents that live

1:58:41there. Thank you.

1:58:43>> Thank you so much. Is there anybody else

1:58:45wishing to speak uh for this agenda

1:58:49item?

1:58:51Seeing no one, I will close the public

1:58:53hearing for item 45. Are there any

1:58:57questions or comments from the council?

1:59:02>> Yes.

1:59:04>> Thank you, mayor. I appreciate the

1:59:06opportunity. Um, I I want to assure the

1:59:11public that the one thing that we take

1:59:14very seriously is the concern of our

1:59:16residents. Um, and the residents in the

1:59:20city are the taxpayers.

1:59:22So, they're the ones who pay for our

1:59:24services, pay for our salaries. Um, and

1:59:27so we have to think about what we do

1:59:30always through that lens. And I I

1:59:32certainly do. Um, I I appreciate the

1:59:36input from the members of the public

1:59:38today, particularly those from the

1:59:40county because,

1:59:42pardon me, this interlocal agreement

1:59:44does um affect them. I encourage them to

1:59:47communicate their uh positions with

1:59:51their county representatives because I

1:59:54know that [clears throat] my citizens

1:59:56who are paying the taxes to subsidize

1:59:59the fire um for the county residents,

2:00:04you know, I was born here. My family's

2:00:06been here since the mid50s. So, I care a

2:00:09great deal uh about our state and our

2:00:11community. And when this interlocal

2:00:13agreement was entered into there there

2:00:15was uh there's a reason I'm not a

2:00:17developer. I don't see the the big

2:00:19picture on some of these things. And so

2:00:21there was not a I think a clarity that

2:00:23that this growth would happen the way

2:00:25that it is. And one of the things that

2:00:26I've learned from contemplating this

2:00:29issue and hearing the information and I

2:00:32do want to make clear we're using county

2:00:33numbers uh not our numbers versus their

2:00:36numbers. um is that the point of the um

2:00:43of the the auto I'm missing the word the

2:00:49auto aid auto

2:00:50>> aid

2:00:50>> uh is so that if I mean the point is

2:00:52that if you are on the line um that you

2:00:56get help I mean that's something we

2:00:58should do as a community that that you

2:01:00call there who you know the closest

2:01:02station Briaks um and that and and

2:01:06that's very very valable

2:01:08um the the what's happened in this

2:01:12situation as the map shows and and as

2:01:15our good citizens here who are very

2:01:17concerned about their quality of life uh

2:01:19have articulated is you know is they're

2:01:22in a they're in a situation and I we've

2:01:24got I certainly have a lot of compassion

2:01:26for that but it is not fair to the city

2:01:28residents who pay the taxes to subsidize

2:01:32um the fee and frankly it's not fair for

2:01:35the county to charge their residents for

2:01:39a service that they do not provide. Um,

2:01:42and we've had the numbers and we've

2:01:43shown that that's occurred. And so we're

2:01:45not looking at uh, you know, I think

2:01:48we're trying to be reasonable and if the

2:01:49the public needs to understand that

2:01:53uh, part of what we're faced with is we

2:01:57are faced with the terms of an agreement

2:02:00that was signed. And so it is incumbent

2:02:03upon us to take action in because we

2:02:06don't have the luxury today to let this

2:02:09continue without with in order to even

2:02:12have a conversation about an agreement

2:02:14and we've been having multiple

2:02:16conversations. I know uh city manager

2:02:19that you have uh you articulated this

2:02:22has been going on uh for not only months

2:02:24but for a couple several years. We have

2:02:27talked and brought up this um

2:02:30uh lack of parody and uh it's important.

2:02:36I'm not saying this to be defensive. I'm

2:02:37saying this because I think that the

2:02:40public needs to know. Um but

2:02:42particularly the residents in the area

2:02:44need to know that we do care. This is

2:02:46not a grab. I have not been in one

2:02:48meeting where we've talked about this as

2:02:50a a a ploy for annexation. Um I've not

2:02:54been in one meeting. In fact, what I

2:02:56keep hearing about is how we can make do

2:03:00some parody or what was the word, Mr.

2:03:02Jansen, that you used? Uh, recompensate.

2:03:05Recompense. Did I say that correctly?

2:03:08Recompense. Maybe I wasn't I wasn't

2:03:10putting my my emphasis correctly, but

2:03:12recompense so that there is is again um

2:03:17justice for the taxpayers that we

2:03:19represent. And that is our first and

2:03:21foremost job. And so I encourage the

2:03:23county residents who who will be infect

2:03:26impacted by this to go to their county

2:03:29uh commissioners and explain that what

2:03:31they heard today was a genuine interest

2:03:34in um uh we have not said we don't want

2:03:38an agreement. We have we have had some

2:03:41conversations and have not had the

2:03:43response that we were hoping for. And I

2:03:45think it's about fairness. And so with

2:03:47that, mayor, I appreciate the

2:03:49indulgence. Thank you.

2:03:50>> Thank you so much.

2:03:54Okay. Um, Miss Diaz.

2:03:56>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um, I just want

2:03:58to let the public know that we are in

2:04:02conversations and and dialogue with our

2:04:04county counterparts, the mayor, myself,

2:04:07and Councilwoman Kolinsky. We're in a

2:04:09meeting with three of the county

2:04:11commissioners trying to again work out

2:04:15our differences and um basically

2:04:17articulate why we think that there needs

2:04:21to be new things on our mutual agendas

2:04:26um moving forward into the future

2:04:27because

2:04:29the Northwest is not what it was when

2:04:32this Northwest Interlocal was

2:04:33established. So, we need to continue to

2:04:36talk through what does the future hold

2:04:37and what do we need to account for and

2:04:39how can we best plan jointly. Um, this

2:04:42is not, you know, I don't think we're

2:04:44trying to annex counties into the city.

2:04:47And I want to put that to rest. I've

2:04:48been on this council for seven years and

2:04:51that has never been on our agenda to

2:04:53annex county into the city. Um, so I

2:04:57wanted to publicly state that there. I

2:04:59did tell the commissioners in our

2:05:01meeting that that's never been on our

2:05:03agenda to annex county into the city.

2:05:06Does it happen? Yes. But it's not

2:05:08because it's something we're moving and

2:05:09shaking on. Um and we are truly trying

2:05:12to hold the residents of the county um

2:05:16harmless through all of this. We want

2:05:18them to get the stellar fast emergency

2:05:22response services they deserve in their

2:05:25time of crisis and need. I can't even

2:05:28fathom if we don't continue to maintain

2:05:31what we need to in terms of fire

2:05:33service, how some people could be, you

2:05:36know, the services could be um delayed

2:05:39uh and that can just be completely awful

2:05:42to uh just a household. So again, we

2:05:46want to continue to work out our

2:05:48differences. We want to make sure that

2:05:50we're addressing something that's

2:05:53continue to expand and growing. Um, and

2:05:56as articulated already in our auto aid

2:05:58numbers, it's not just a hundred couple

2:06:01of calls that are coming into our fire

2:06:03station. It's more in the thousands

2:06:05equivalent to almost two fire stations

2:06:08um in certain areas in our city. So, I

2:06:11just think we need to continue to noodle

2:06:13through how do we work best together?

2:06:15How do we make sure that we are holding

2:06:18all of our residents harmless, whether

2:06:20city or county? At the point at the end

2:06:22of the day, I think that's why we have

2:06:25mutual aid and auto aid is because we

2:06:27don't want anyone missed and we want to

2:06:28make sure that that continues to be the

2:06:30truth moving into the future.

2:06:32>> Thank you so much. Um, uh, Miss Finsky,

2:06:36before you speak, I'd like to ask the

2:06:38city attorney a couple of questions if

2:06:40that's all right. Um, I understand a

2:06:43couple of things. Um uh this agreement

2:06:47uh which is uh about 20 years old long

2:06:50before any of us were sitting on the

2:06:53city council um has protects uh the

2:06:58rural areas of uh the city and the

2:07:01county. Uh so I'd like to just have you

2:07:05definitively

2:07:06um reiterate what Miss Dios just said.

2:07:10This has nothing to do with the city's

2:07:12interest in annexing any property.

2:07:15>> Correct, mayor. Everything uh MPTD has

2:07:18said is accurate. There's no annexation

2:07:20protocol. There's no efforts by the city

2:07:22to annex uh affirmatively. As MPT said,

2:07:25annexations that we've seen through your

2:07:28term and before have all been uh

2:07:30property owner initiated.

2:07:32>> Okay. And I understand and as everyone

2:07:35and first let me say this I I love the

2:07:38county and the county commissioners

2:07:40there they've been friends of mine for I

2:07:43can't even say years more like decades.

2:07:45We're the same family with two branches

2:07:48and we have an issue that we are working

2:07:51on and will continue to work on until we

2:07:53have resolution because this interlocal

2:07:56agreement is uh necessary for both the

2:08:00city and the county. So, I just want to

2:08:02make sure everybody understands that

2:08:05this is a slight disagreement among

2:08:08family members to get to a place where

2:08:11hopefully everybody's going to be happy

2:08:14and uh and accommodated for their

2:08:17concerns. But I do um I'd like you to

2:08:21explain um Mr. City Attorney

2:08:25why why we just can't vote to extend

2:08:29this for 60 days. What uh what does the

2:08:33current interlocal say that forces us to

2:08:36terminate it before we can make um

2:08:40changes to it?

2:08:43>> Thank you, mayor. Again, Jeff Dorquek,

2:08:45city attorney. Uh to your question, and

2:08:47as the public is aware, we have two

2:08:49items on the agenda. An amendment to

2:08:51extend the existing agreement for 60

2:08:54days, and it can also be extended beyond

2:08:56that uh later uh based on the amendment.

2:08:59And then we have the termination as you

2:09:02point out with regarding the same

2:09:04current agreement. The current agreement

2:09:06expires on December 21st, 2026.

2:09:10The parties, either one, the city or the

2:09:13county needs to provide notice to the

2:09:15other at least 60 days prior to that

2:09:19expiration

2:09:20uh in order for the agreement to

2:09:23terminate. Otherwise, the agreement is

2:09:26automatically extended for 5 years

2:09:29>> with no no ability to change it in.

2:09:32>> Correct. It's a automatic 5-year

2:09:34extension as is continues through 31.

2:09:38Um, so as the council members have

2:09:41pointed out along with our city manager

2:09:42and fire chief, there are ongoing

2:09:44negotiations involving a variety of

2:09:47issues, yes, that deal with the current

2:09:49agreement, but really looking forward.

2:09:52So with that said, uh the city is in the

2:09:57position where we would be working on

2:09:59multiple or at least one new agreement.

2:10:02Um but today what we need to do is

2:10:04provide some opportunity for council to

2:10:06continue its discussion with the

2:10:08commissioners and that's what the

2:10:09extension amendment item will do. But at

2:10:13the same time, we're if the council is

2:10:16not interested in simply extending the

2:10:18status quo for five years, we also need

2:10:20to protect the city and the citizens

2:10:22rights and interests of terminating the

2:10:25existing agreement. Um, and so we may

2:10:28have we will have to take that action as

2:10:30well if termination is desired. Um, and

2:10:33I think the mayor you have it. Uh, the

2:10:35county yesterday did not take an

2:10:37official action on the amendment. They

2:10:40gave some direction. The county manager

2:10:42has signed the amendment, but they have

2:10:45made clear to us, the county, that that

2:10:47signature is not final action. They will

2:10:50still be conducting another action on

2:10:52the 20th of this month. So, until the

2:10:55county performs its action on the 20th,

2:10:59nothing is final uh on either end. So,

2:11:02as a result, the recommendation from our

2:11:04office would be action on both items

2:11:06today, the termination and the

2:11:07amendment.

2:11:10>> Okay.

2:11:13Um, I understand that the city received

2:11:17uh a notification from the county last

2:11:21night. Um, and can you share that with

2:11:24us?

2:11:25>> Correct. Mayor Jeff Dor, city attorney.

2:11:27And as I mentioned, uh, the county has

2:11:30indicated that the amendment, the same

2:11:33amendment that we have on today's agenda

2:11:34will also be on its agenda on the 20th

2:11:37of this month for ratification or direct

2:11:40action uh, approval by the county

2:11:43commission. Uh, unfortunately, as I laid

2:11:46out with the dates, uh, we

2:11:50cannot simply move on an amendment

2:11:51ourselves alone today. Uh if we were to

2:11:54do that, we would be basically waiting

2:11:57for the county's action or non-action on

2:12:00the 20th uh to determine if we have the

2:12:03amendment finalized or if we are

2:12:05effectively in a five-year extension.

2:12:08And as I pointed out, if [clears throat]

2:12:09if the council does not wish to simply

2:12:11enter the 5-year extension today, we

2:12:13will need to take action on both items,

2:12:15both terminating and amending. and I

2:12:18have language drafted uh to provide for

2:12:21council members who wish to make the

2:12:22motions.

2:12:24>> All right. Thank you so much. Um and um

2:12:29um Chief Gray, uh let me understand

2:12:32this, although I think you made it loud

2:12:34and clear. Um if we don't terminate this

2:12:38agreement, it continues for the next

2:12:41five years exactly the way it is. So, we

2:12:44would have no opportunity to negotiate

2:12:48with the county regarding being

2:12:51reimbursed for the fire calls that we uh

2:12:56that we answer.

2:12:58>> Fernando Gray, fire chief, for the

2:13:00record. Yes, ma'am. That's correct.

2:13:02>> All right. And there we have no

2:13:05intentions of not providing fire service

2:13:07when you get a call. Is that correct?

2:13:09>> That's correct. Uh, our department is

2:13:12committed to responding to people

2:13:14regardless of where they live. One of

2:13:16the things that I'm really really

2:13:17excited about and proud of is that not

2:13:20only in our region here in the valley,

2:13:21but our members have deployed all over

2:13:23the country, uh, to provide support to

2:13:25people. So, uh, we're committed to our

2:13:27core values and that's something that

2:13:29we'll continue to do.

2:13:30>> And let me ask you one further question.

2:13:32So when a call comes in, why is it if

2:13:36these are county islands, is the county

2:13:39not answering the call? Why why is the

2:13:42city answering the call?

2:13:44>> Yes, ma'am. Very good question. And just

2:13:46for simplicity and for those that are

2:13:48listening, uh in our valley, we have

2:13:51auto aid, which means that regardless of

2:13:54the uh jurisdiction, the closest

2:13:56available and appropriate resource will

2:13:59be deployed. That's something that we've

2:14:00been committed to for many, many years.

2:14:03Uh it has resulted in, like we said a

2:14:06little bit earlier, a huge imbalance as

2:14:08it relates to Las Vegas Fire and Rescue

2:14:10providing support to other jurisdictions

2:14:12than what uh is being provided to us.

2:14:15But at the end of the day, we're

2:14:16committed to making sure that we serve

2:14:18people. [clears throat]

2:14:19>> Thank you so much. Yes, Mr. Jansen.

2:14:22>> Mayor, if I could just add one thing on

2:14:23that, I just wanted to reiterate kind of

2:14:25what we showed on the map. The reason

2:14:27why that call that comes in from say a

2:14:30northwest county island or an island in

2:14:32Councilwoman Summers Armstrong's

2:14:34district um the reason why Las Vegas

2:14:36Fire and Rescue is who goes to that call

2:14:39is because Clark County has not built

2:14:41any fire stations north of Sahara. All

2:14:44of the fire stations north of Sahara are

2:14:46city fire stations. In none of the

2:14:48county islands did they build any fire

2:14:50stations. And so by default, we're

2:14:52almost always the closest resource. And

2:14:54that's why we respond to all those

2:14:56calls.

2:14:57>> I appreciate you clarifying that for me.

2:15:00And now, um, Miss Oh, yes. Miss Summers

2:15:02Armstrong. Madame Mayor, if I might,

2:15:05could you also clarify those stations

2:15:07that are built north of Sahara? Are we

2:15:11are those being financed um a a shared

2:15:15financing with the county um since we

2:15:18are you know doing a shared work or is

2:15:20that all coming from our own local

2:15:23resources within the city of Las Vegas?

2:15:26>> Mayor Berkeley through you councilwoman

2:15:27uh I can tell you every single fire

2:15:30station north of Sahara that's been

2:15:31built has been built 100% by city of Las

2:15:34Vegas funds. No county funds have been

2:15:36used to build any of those fire

2:15:37stations.

2:15:39>> Thank you so much, Miss Alan Pollinski.

2:15:43>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Just a comment,

2:15:45not a question. Uh

2:15:48the honest truth is that we look at

2:15:50things through different lenses. Our

2:15:53lenses are smaller. The county's lenses

2:15:54are larger.

2:15:56But I believe it's most important to

2:15:58recognize and acknowledge that we, the

2:16:02collective, we, them and us, are all

2:16:04trying to do what's best for the people

2:16:06that we serve.

2:16:09We don't have to agree on everything to

2:16:11work together.

2:16:14I'm committed to negotiating in good

2:16:16faith,

2:16:17finding common ground, and keeping the

2:16:20door open for a productive partnership

2:16:23with the city and our county partners.

2:16:27Our citizens deserve all of that from

2:16:30us. I look forward to uh negotiating in

2:16:32earnest.

2:16:34>> Thank you so much.

2:16:36Any other comments from city council

2:16:38members? I beg you.

2:16:41Uh we are going um well what? Um yes I

2:16:45am going to need a motion for item 45.

2:16:48>> Mayor Jeff Dorek, city attorney. Uh our

2:16:50recommendation would be you start with

2:16:52item 46

2:16:56>> 60 amendment

2:16:58>> the 60-day extension.

2:16:59>> Thank you so much. And that is a

2:17:01commitment we have made and decided and

2:17:03I'm sorry that I lapsed on that. I would

2:17:05like to have a motion for agenda item 46

2:17:09if I may. Councilwoman, would you like

2:17:11me to provide some language

2:17:12>> or were you gonna make her like to hear

2:17:15it? [laughter]

2:17:16>> Well, yeah, she could decide if she

2:17:17wants it or not, obviously. Uh for item

2:17:1946, our recommended uh motion, if you

2:17:21wish to approve the item, would be to

2:17:23approve the first amendment to the

2:17:25interlocal agreement between the city of

2:17:27Las Vegas and the county of Clark

2:17:29conditioned upon the amendment being

2:17:31fully approved or ratified and executed

2:17:33by the county and returned to the city

2:17:35no later than October 20th, 2026.

2:17:40And what exact? It's a 60-day extension.

2:17:43Is that what we're talking about?

2:17:44>> Correct, ma'am. As written, it is a

2:17:4660-day out to February 22nd with a

2:17:48second sentence in there that allows uh

2:17:50for future updates through council and

2:17:52commission action if the date needs to

2:17:54be extended. And it is our hope and

2:17:57intention that we will have um earnestly

2:18:02sat down with the county, our partners

2:18:04in this interlocal agreement to hash out

2:18:08any differences that we may have within

2:18:10the next 60 days. That is the reason for

2:18:14the extension.

2:18:17>> I I believe so.

2:18:20>> Thank you. All right. Uh, Miss Finsky,

2:18:22would you like to make the motion on

2:18:24item 46?

2:18:25>> I'd like to move forward with item

2:18:27number 46 as per Mr. Dorcak's um

2:18:31extensive uh reading.

2:18:35>> All right, please vote.

2:18:40>> Thank you very much. Post.

2:18:44>> Motion carries.

2:18:48Okay, thank you. Now we will um vote on

2:18:53uh agenda item 45. We just did 46. We're

2:18:58now doing 45 with the knowledge that the

2:19:02only reason we have to terminate this

2:19:05agreement is that there's no avenue for

2:19:08us to change the agreement if we do not

2:19:12terminate it. And so when we do rewrite

2:19:16this agreement, perhaps we ought to

2:19:18address that issue as well. So, we're

2:19:20not five years from now in the same bind

2:19:22that we're in now. Do I have a motion?

2:19:27>> Uh, yes.

2:19:28>> Mr. Mr. Norat.

2:19:31>> Yeah. Yes, ma'am. uh the suggested

2:19:33language from our office for uh mayor or

2:19:35councilwoman to make the motion if uh

2:19:37wishing to approve. Based on the reasons

2:19:40presented at today's public hearing and

2:19:42at the public hearing conducted on

2:19:43September 16th, 2026, you would move to

2:19:46terminate the interlocal agreement

2:19:47between the city of Las Vegas and the

2:19:49county of Clark. Provided, however, that

2:19:51such termination shall not become

2:19:53effective if the first amendment passed

2:19:55under item 46 moments ago is fully

2:19:58approved or ratified and executed by the

2:20:01county and returned to the city no later

2:20:03than October 20th, 2026.

2:20:06>> May I have a motion? Move to approve

2:20:08item number 45 as Mr. Dorek read into

2:20:10the record.

2:20:11>> Please vote.

2:20:14Post.

2:20:17Motion carries. Thank you so much.

2:20:24Agenda item 47

2:20:27has been obeyed to the November 4th

2:20:29meeting.

2:20:32Agenda item 50, boards and commissions.

2:20:36Discussion for possible action regarding

2:20:38the appointment of nominees Azizi Bowwir

2:20:42and Cameron Cunningham to mayoral seats

2:20:45on the Youth Leadership Advisory

2:20:47Council.

2:20:49The YAC was established to create and

2:20:52foster opportunities for civic

2:20:54engagement and leadership for youth.

2:20:56provide youth with opportunities to

2:20:58engage with city staff and elected

2:21:00officials and advise and make

2:21:02recommendations to the city council. The

2:21:05mayor is entitled to appoint up to five

2:21:08members. Miss Boar and Mr. Cunningham

2:21:11are eligible and wish to be appointed

2:21:14and the department of youth development

2:21:16and social initiatives recommends

2:21:18approval. I move to approve the

2:21:21appointments. Please vote.

2:21:25post.

2:21:29Motion carries.

2:21:31And I I do want to mention how important

2:21:34these uh types of committees are uh for

2:21:38helping um uh younger people uh truly

2:21:42understand the workings of government.

2:21:44And hopefully that will excite uh many

2:21:47of the people that are participating,

2:21:49many of our youngsters that are

2:21:51participating to develop uh a belief in

2:21:54public service and want to work on

2:21:57behalf of their fellow citizens. So I'm

2:21:59very uh excited about that. Agenda item

2:22:0351, recommending committee bills

2:22:05eligible for adoption at this meeting.

2:22:08Bill number 2026-32.

2:22:11Councilman Ken, would you like to have

2:22:13the bills read? The bill read.

2:22:14>> Yes, ma'am.

2:22:15>> Bill number 2026-32, an ordinance to

2:22:18make certain changes to LVMC title 19 to

2:22:20clarify the meaning and interpretation

2:22:22of the term general plan, the term byite

2:22:25and provisions related to commercial and

2:22:27residential lighting standards and to

2:22:28provide for other related matters.

2:22:31>> Thank you so much. May pro 10. May I

2:22:33have a motion?

2:22:34>> Move to approve.

2:22:35>> Please vote.

2:22:37Post.

2:22:41Motion carries.

2:22:43Agenda item 52, bill number 2026-33.

2:22:48Councilman Kenudson, would you like to

2:22:50have the bill read?

2:22:51>> Yes, mayor.

2:22:52>> Bill number 2026-33,

2:22:55an ordinance to amend LVMC chapter 6.2

2:22:57to clarify the existing language related

2:22:59to how civil fines are assessed and to

2:23:01provide for other related matters.

2:23:03>> Thank you so much. Mayor Pro Tim, may I

2:23:05have a motion?

2:23:05>> Move to approve.

2:23:07>> Please vote. opposed.

2:23:12Motion carries.

2:23:16Agenda item 53, new bills. Items 53

2:23:20through 58, bills 2026-34,

2:23:2435, 36, 37, 38, and 39 will be heard at

2:23:29the recommending committee meeting on

2:23:30Monday, October 19th, 2026. City

2:23:34attorney, would you read the new bills?

2:23:36>> Yes, ma'am. Bill number 2026-34, an

2:23:39ordinance to update minimum parking

2:23:40requirements for numerous land uses

2:23:42throughout LVMC Chapter 19.12. Add a

2:23:44maximum cap to the amount of parking

2:23:46allowed for all land uses, add standards

2:23:48to allow parking to exceed the maximum

2:23:49cap or to be reduced below the minimum

2:23:51requirements under certain conditions,

2:23:53add bicycle parking standards, and

2:23:54provide for other related matters. Bill

2:23:56number 2026-35,

2:23:58an ordinance to update business license

2:24:00fees for the transfer and storage

2:24:01companies licensing category and the

2:24:03security services licensing category and

2:24:05to provide for other related matters.

2:24:07Bill number 2026-36,

2:24:09an ordinance to amend LVMC chapter 19.9

2:24:12formbbased code related to the

2:24:13locationational rules for outdoor dining

2:24:15within the downtown Las Vegas overlay

2:24:17district and allow the individual care

2:24:19center mixeduse and animal husbandry

2:24:21uses in additional formbbased code

2:24:23zoning districts and to provide for

2:24:24other related matters. Bill number

2:24:262026-37,

2:24:28an ordinance creating the city of Las

2:24:29Vegas, Nevada, Special Improvement

2:24:31District number 820, Summerland Village

2:24:3328A, ordering a street project, a storm

2:24:35sewer project, a sanitary sewer project,

2:24:37a drainage project, and a water project

2:24:39within the city of Las Vegas, Nevada,

2:24:40and providing other matters related

2:24:42there, too. Bill number 2026-38,

2:24:45an ordinance concerning the city of Las

2:24:46Vegas, Nevada, special improvement

2:24:48district number 820, Summerland Village

2:24:5028A, assessing the cost of local

2:24:52improvements against the accessible

2:24:53property benefited by the local

2:24:54improvements and providing other matters

2:24:56related there too. Bill number 2026-39,

2:25:00an ordinance authorizing the issuance

2:25:01and sale by the city of its special

2:25:02improvement district number 820,

2:25:04Summerland Village 28A, local

2:25:06improvement bonds, series 2026,

2:25:08approving the form of certain documents

2:25:10with respect to such bonds, ratifying

2:25:12action taken by city officers toward the

2:25:14issuance of such bonds, and providing

2:25:15other matters related there too.

2:25:18>> Thank you so much. New bills 2026, 34,

2:25:2235, 36, 37, 38, and 39 are assigned to

2:25:26the October 19th, 2026 recommending

2:25:29committee members, Councilman Kenudson,

2:25:32Councilwoman Pinsky, and Das. If any so

2:25:36designated or unable to attend, the

2:25:38clerk's office will coordinate finding

2:25:40substitutes as necessary at my

2:25:42direction. Thank you so much.

2:25:49Agenda item 59.

2:25:53Item 59 is on the consent agenda. Is

2:25:56considered to be routine is recommended

2:25:58for approval by the Department of

2:26:00Community Development. Mayor Prom, may I

2:26:03have a motion to approve this consent

2:26:05agenda.

2:26:06>> Move to approve.

2:26:07>> Please vote.

2:26:11Motion carries.

2:26:17Items numbers 60 through 65 appear on

2:26:20the one motion, one vote agenda, but

2:26:23items 63 and 64 were held in obeyance.

2:26:26The remaining items may be considered in

2:26:29one motion, one vote as they are routine

2:26:31items with no condition changes. Any

2:26:34person representing an application or a

2:26:37member of the public or member of the

2:26:39council not in agreement with the

2:26:41conditions and all standard conditions

2:26:43for the applications recommended by

2:26:45staff should request to have that item

2:26:48removed from this portion of the agenda.

2:26:51Agenda item 60 26-0362-R

2:26:58QR1 applicant Las Vegas Billboards owner

2:27:02Aloha Imperial Plaza Shopping LLC on a

2:27:05land use entitlement project request for

2:27:08a required review of an approved special

2:27:11use permit SUP-3061

2:27:14for an existing 40ft tall 12tx 24 foot

2:27:19off- premise sign at 157 71 North Decada

2:27:22Boulevard C1 Limited Commercial Zone

2:27:25Ward 5 Miss Summers Armstrong. Agenda

2:27:28item 61 26-0363-RQ1.

2:27:34Applicant Lamar Central Outdoor LLC

2:27:38owner Mary Bartis 1 LLC on a land use

2:27:42entitlement project request for required

2:27:45review of an approved special use permit

2:27:48U-260-94

2:27:52for an existing 40ft tall 14x 48 foot

2:27:56off premise sign at 3201 North Rancho

2:27:59Drive uh C2 general commercial zone ward

2:28:035 Miss Summers Armstrong.

2:28:06Agenda item 62

2:28:0926-0364-RQ1.

2:28:13Applicant Lamar Central Outdoor LLC

2:28:16owner Trinity Asset Holdings Company LLC

2:28:21on a land use entitlement project

2:28:23request for required review and approve

2:28:26of and approved special use permit

2:28:28U-0091-91

2:28:32for an existing 55- ft tall 14tx 48 foot

2:28:36off- premise sign at 5041 North Rainbow

2:28:40Boulevard C2 general commercial zone on

2:28:43board 6, Miss Brunie. Agenda item 65

2:28:4726-0371-RQ1.

2:28:51Applicant Lamar Central Outdoor LLC

2:28:55owner John M. Selby and Penny Selby

2:28:58Trust on a land use entitlement project

2:29:01request for a required review of an

2:29:03approved special use permit U-107-95

2:29:09for an existing 40ft tall 14tx 48 foot

2:29:13off premise sign at 816 North Rancho

2:29:17Drive L1 limited commercial zone ward 5

2:29:21Miss Summers Armstrong staff recommends

2:29:23approval of all items these are public

2:29:26hearings that I now declare open. Is

2:29:28there anyone wishing to be heard on

2:29:30agenda item 60, 61, 62 or 65?

2:29:36Hearing and seeing none, I'll close the

2:29:38public hearings. Mayor Prom, may I have

2:29:41a motion for the one motion, one vote

2:29:43items?

2:29:44>> Move to approve.

2:29:45>> Please vote.

2:29:48Post.

2:29:50Motion carries.

2:29:55Agenda item 66

2:29:5926- 00078

2:30:01SDR1 obeyance item a site development

2:30:06plan review applicant owner Maria Emma

2:30:09Cressela Hervaldo

2:30:14>> GO

2:30:15>> thank you you are you are so helpful at

2:30:18these times I appreciate it and I

2:30:20apologize to Maria [clears throat]

2:30:22for uh messing up your name I didn't

2:30:24mean

2:30:25Okay. um for a possible action on a land

2:30:29use entitlement project request for a

2:30:31proposed two-story five-unit multif

2:30:34family residential development with way

2:30:36layer waiverss of appendix F interim

2:30:40downtown Las Vegas development standards

2:30:43area 2 on 0.16 acres at 617 North 10th

2:30:48Street R3 medium density residential

2:30:52zone ward 5 Miss Summers Armstrong the

2:30:55planning Commission and staff recommend

2:30:57denial. This is a public hearing that I

2:30:59now declare open. Is the applicant

2:31:01present?

2:31:02>> Yes.

2:31:04>> Would you tell us about your project?

2:31:06>> Well, we're just trying to add My name

2:31:09is Hector, by the way.

2:31:10>> Yes, please state your name for the

2:31:12record.

2:31:13>> Um, she's trying to add an addition to

2:31:15the forplex she has already.

2:31:19And we went through everything to please

2:31:23everybody here. and we were hoping for

2:31:25you guys to have an answer for us today

2:31:27that we can continue with the project.

2:31:31>> Thank you so much. May I have a staff

2:31:34report, please?

2:31:36>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Peter Loenstein

2:31:38for the record. While the proposed

2:31:39development would introduce one

2:31:41additional unit into the downtown north

2:31:43master plan area, the proposed waiverss

2:31:45and exceptions are evidence that the

2:31:47subject site is being overbuilt and

2:31:48encroaching into the required setbacks

2:31:50through the addition of the unit. staff

2:31:52therefore is recommending denial of the

2:31:54site development plan review. Thank you.

2:31:57>> Thank you. Is there anyone wishing to be

2:31:59heard on this item?

2:32:02Seeing none uh no one. I will close the

2:32:05public hearings. Uh

2:32:07are there any questions or comments from

2:32:09the council? Miss Summers Armstrong.

2:32:12Thank you, Madame Mayor, and thank you

2:32:14so much, um, Miss Cavo Diaz for coming

2:32:18to my office and speaking with me on a

2:32:20couple of occasions. We're here because

2:32:23the addition was added before it was

2:32:25permitted.

2:32:26>> Correct.

2:32:26>> Um, and so that's the the challenge is

2:32:29adding that density on such a small lot,

2:32:32but you all have already invested. Um,

2:32:35you've removed the storage unit that was

2:32:38at the front. Um, we've talked about

2:32:41landscaping. It's a narrow lot. So,

2:32:43you've agreed to add additional tree.

2:32:46Um, and I was told that you took the

2:32:48gate down in the back. Can you talk to

2:32:50me about that?

2:32:51>> It will be taken down.

2:32:52>> It will be taken down.

2:32:54>> Not yet. Correct.

2:32:55>> Okay. Um, if I'd like to ask Mr.

2:32:57Loenstein, um, is the rear gate, I think

2:33:02that's the slatted wooden gate. Is that

2:33:04also one of the issues in this um in

2:33:07this um

2:33:10>> item

2:33:10>> agenda item?

2:33:12>> Um I don't believe so.

2:33:14>> Okay.

2:33:16Um is there a reason why you want to

2:33:18take the rear gate down?

2:33:19>> It will be on the way for the parking

2:33:20spaces in the in the back and we were

2:33:23just talking about maybe doing a

2:33:25electronic gate that was light to the

2:33:28side.

2:33:29>> Okay. Um, so again, if you add something

2:33:33like that, you also may need to get some

2:33:35approvals from planning.

2:33:36>> Correct. We right now we're hoping for

2:33:38you to approve what we have on plans.

2:33:41>> Okay. Um, I am uh I am inclined to

2:33:46support this.

2:33:47>> Um, but I have a condition another and

2:33:50that is that you submit your plans

2:33:53within 60 days for approval. That's

2:33:56fair. and that you make sure that you

2:33:58are getting these things done. And I ask

2:34:00you, please, no more additions without

2:34:03coming to staff first. No storage units.

2:34:07You can't have any storage units on the

2:34:08front of the property. Please don't add

2:34:12anything else to this lot. It's too

2:34:15small for anything additional.

2:34:17Take very good care of your trees. City

2:34:21of Las Vegas is giving away trees if you

2:34:24need one that's going to work. Um, I

2:34:26don't know how that works for

2:34:27commercial, but call them anyway. They

2:34:29have some trees that might work for you.

2:34:33Take good care of them. Um, if you have

2:34:35questions, please reach out to our

2:34:38planning um, folks so that they can help

2:34:40you ensure that you stay within the

2:34:43rules. Um, I'm grateful that you are

2:34:46trying to bring housing into the

2:34:48community, but we have to do it within

2:34:51the parameters within the rules. And I

2:34:53see that Mr. Loenstein has

2:34:55>> we will we will have it everything is

2:34:57ready to be submitted the heat

2:34:59department.

2:35:00>> Okay. Mr. Loenstein has something

2:35:01>> through you madam mayor. Um so as far as

2:35:04the 60 days could that be done as

2:35:06direction? Uh their direction is to do

2:35:09that within 60 days to submit their

2:35:10building permit package. If they failed

2:35:12to do so then code enforcement would

2:35:13continue on with their process. If you

2:35:16do do it a condition of approval, if for

2:35:18some reason there's an issue, they would

2:35:20be back before here through a review of

2:35:23condition, which is additional expense

2:35:24and public hearing. So I'd request it to

2:35:28be through direction if possible.

2:35:30>> Through direction, not as part of the

2:35:32agenda item,

2:35:34>> not as a conditional value,

2:35:36>> but as direction. That's fair enough.

2:35:38Okay,

2:35:39>> fair enough.

2:35:39>> As direction. Okay. If you agree to

2:35:42that, um I'm ready to make a motion.

2:35:45Mayor, if that's okay.

2:35:47>> I'm so sorry. Go ahead.

2:35:49>> That's all right. I know we things are

2:35:50are uh live going on right now. My

2:35:55motion would be um with the agreement uh

2:36:00for the plan as submitted with the

2:36:03additional tree. Um and that if you are

2:36:06going to do anything with the gate, you

2:36:08will come through planning and the

2:36:10direction is that you submit your plans

2:36:12for approval within 60 days. Before you

2:36:14make that motion, do you agree to those

2:36:17conditions?

2:36:17>> Yes, ma'am.

2:36:18>> All right. I'll entertain a motion.

2:36:20>> So moved.

2:36:22>> Please vote.

2:36:24>> Post.

2:36:26>> Motion carries. Very happy.

2:36:28>> Thank you very much for your time. We

2:36:29appreciate it everybody.

2:36:31>> Thank you.

2:36:34>> And I'll work on the pronunciation of

2:36:36your name. I promise. [laughter]

2:36:38Okay. Agenda item 67 26-0213-V1

2:36:46obeyance item variance applicant

2:36:48Guadalupe

2:36:50Futo. Am I close?

2:36:53>> Yes.

2:36:54>> Thank you. um owner Kasus De Lupe LLC

2:36:59for possible action on a land use

2:37:01entitlement project request to allow an

2:37:04existing front yard wall fence that does

2:37:06not conform to Title 19.06 06

2:37:10development standards for height and

2:37:12visibility on 0.13 acres at 3436 Venice

2:37:18Drive R1 single family residential zone

2:37:21ward 5 Miss Summers Armstrong. The

2:37:24planning commission recommends approval.

2:37:26Staff recommends denial. This is a

2:37:29public hearing that I now declare open.

2:37:31Is the applicant present?

2:37:33>> Yes.

2:37:33>> And will you state your name for the

2:37:35record? and Joe Hernandez

2:37:37>> and Guadalupa.

2:37:38>> And can you tell us about your project?

2:37:41>> Um, actually has been already fixed. Um,

2:37:45we missed the last meeting. We

2:37:46apologize. We had our the times mixed

2:37:49up. We showed up at 6 p.m.

2:37:51>> Oh, I'm sorry.

2:37:51>> And nobody was here no more. [laughter]

2:37:54>> But, uh,

2:37:55>> yeah. Um, I have, um,

2:37:59>> now you have, uh, 50 more than 50%

2:38:01visibility

2:38:03at the front.

2:38:12I have seen the city go by and take

2:38:13pictures. I don't know why they haven't

2:38:15upgraded it. Um, but we did um fix the

2:38:19front of our house

2:38:26with uh more than 50% of visibility and

2:38:29it's still 4 feet tall and it's

2:38:33that's what you guys wanted.

2:38:35>> Okay. Thank you so much. May I have a

2:38:37staff report, please?

2:38:39>> All right. Well, um, let me can I ask

2:38:42Peter Loy for the record, can I ask

2:38:44clarifying question? Is the the gate

2:38:46component also removed or

2:38:49>> the gate it got approved on the first uh

2:38:52meeting on the 10 uh the 10 ft gate when

2:38:56we came on August

2:39:00>> the variance is the on August 11th well

2:39:03the variance itself is for um the

2:39:07frontier wall fence that doesn't conform

2:39:09to the height and visibility requirement

2:39:10so there's two different components here

2:39:12visibility requirement and then the

2:39:15height of the the gate. Uh Mr. Floyd.

2:39:17>> Yeah, Mayor Seth Floyd way down here uh

2:39:20for the record. So at planning

2:39:22commission and I'm looking at the staff

2:39:23report now. The uh variance for the um

2:39:29gate was actually

2:39:31uh was actually hold on let me take a

2:39:34quick look at this real quick and see

2:39:35how that was handled at planning

2:39:37commission.

2:39:40>> I would say either way the planning

2:39:41commission makes the recommendation that

2:39:43is going to city council. the full item

2:39:45is before you right now which includes

2:39:46all of the items that were at planning

2:39:48commission. So each component of the

2:39:50variance is before you now. Uh one

2:39:53component may be that he's addressed the

2:39:55visibility component which would adjust

2:39:57one of the conditions of approval.

2:39:59However, if the the height is still

2:40:00there that is one of the considerations

2:40:02of the council at this time.

2:40:04>> Yeah, mayor. Sorry, I just had to reread

2:40:05both of those conditions. Seth Floyd for

2:40:07the record. So what planning commission

2:40:08recommended and this is what was

2:40:09tripping me up is the variance on the

2:40:124ft solid block wall which he has shown

2:40:14you has now been corrected was

2:40:16recommended for denial by planning

2:40:17commission. It does appear that he has

2:40:19addressed that concern. Um the variance

2:40:23on the 7 foot tall gate did come to you

2:40:26uh for with planning commission's

2:40:29recommendation and as Peter said that

2:40:31would be for you to vote on today

2:40:33whether you agree with it. So it has not

2:40:34been approved. This is the opportunity

2:40:35for to approve that 7 foot tall gate.

2:40:38>> Okay. Uh thank you very much. Um uh is

2:40:41there anyone wishing to address the

2:40:44council on this agenda item?

2:40:47Seeing no one, I will close the public

2:40:49hearing. Are there any questions or

2:40:51comments from the council?

2:40:53Miss Summers Armstrong.

2:40:55>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. I just want to

2:40:57say thank you so much for being so

2:40:59responsive. Um, sometimes we don't get

2:41:02people to to take action and so I think

2:41:04we're a little caught off guard. Um,

2:41:06sorry that you came to a meeting at 6 PM

2:41:09uh on the wrong day, but I've done it so

2:41:12I understand. Um, I would like to move

2:41:14for approval um as as it is. I think you

2:41:17did a great job. The fence looks good.

2:41:19We can see in public and it's a public

2:41:22safety so that our our uh police and

2:41:25fire can see in and you did a great job.

2:41:28I would like to recommend to you though

2:41:30that the city of Las Vegas is giving

2:41:31away free trees and um uh we would love

2:41:35for you to um participate and put us

2:41:37some trees in the front to cool the

2:41:40concrete. It comes with full um

2:41:42irrigation. You don't have to do

2:41:44anything but sit with a glass of water

2:41:47or lemonade or a Mello and uh watch them

2:41:50do their work and then it it will just

2:41:52make your yard look even more beautiful.

2:41:54But

2:41:55>> the address of uh where we could go.

2:41:57Yes. So, we'll have someone from Oh my

2:42:01goodness. Who's here? Okay. The

2:42:02gentleman with his hand raised, Jace.

2:42:04They can help you with that program. We

2:42:06just planted a tree yesterday on 10th

2:42:08Street.

2:42:09>> It was wonderful. We had a great time.

2:42:11So, uh, with that, Madame Mayor, I'd

2:42:13like to move for approval.

2:42:14>> I'm so very happy. Thank you so much and

2:42:17congratulations. Please vote.

2:42:20>> Post.

2:42:24Motion carries. And it does look very

2:42:26nice. Thank you.

2:42:28>> Thank you.

2:42:32>> Agenda item 68, set date on any appeals

2:42:36filed or required public hearings. I

2:42:38would instruct the city clerk to set the

2:42:41public hearing dates and appeals from

2:42:43the city planning commission meetings

2:42:45and dangerous buildings or nuisance

2:42:47litter abatements.

2:42:48>> We'll do. Thank you.

2:42:49>> Thank you so much.

2:42:52Citizens participation. Agenda item 69.

2:42:56Citizen participation. Public comment

2:42:59during this portion of the agenda must

2:43:02be limited to matters within the

2:43:03jurisdiction of the city council. No

2:43:06subject may be acted upon by the city

2:43:08council. Unless that subject is on the

2:43:10agenda and is scheduled for action. If

2:43:13you wish to be heard, come to the

2:43:15podium. Give your name for the record.

2:43:17The amount of discussion on any single

2:43:19subject as well as the amount of time

2:43:22any single speaker is allowed will be

2:43:24limited to two minutes. This is your

2:43:27opportunity to address the council, but

2:43:29the council is unable to respond or

2:43:31engage in dialogue. Are there any

2:43:33members of the public who wish to speak

2:43:35under this portion of the agenda? Yes,

2:43:37please state your name for the record.

2:43:39And remember, we would appreciate not

2:43:41being repetitive.

2:43:43>> That sounds good. Thank you, mayor and

2:43:45council folks. um men and women. Um Eric

2:43:49King, longtime resident here. Uh on a

2:43:51personal note, I just wanted to start

2:43:52off that um I mentioned earlier that u

2:43:57you know a

2:44:01example of an 80-year-old whoever they

2:44:03might be that might suffer heat illness.

2:44:05So on a personal note um uh I have

2:44:08experienced 112 plus 115 plus degree

2:44:12heat waiting for a bus uh more than an

2:44:15hour um out there and I'm probably not

2:44:19alone in experiencing such things.

2:44:21Fortunately I'm not 80 um although I

2:44:24sort of look like it sometimes it seems

2:44:26and I don't want that either. So um

2:44:29having woken up to pain many many days

2:44:31in my life, many many months and years

2:44:34of my life and witnessed that also in a

2:44:38dearly loved family member that I took

2:44:41care of a long time um who had strokes

2:44:44and they weren't heat strokes but they

2:44:46were destructive to the family

2:44:48nonetheless.

2:44:49um the thousands of people that go to

2:44:52the emergency rooms each year from heat

2:44:55illness and stroke and die that night or

2:45:00that day. Um they're all preventable. I

2:45:03know I'm speaking to the choir. And I

2:45:06think it deserves to be said that um

2:45:09whatever someone's creed, character, or

2:45:13consciousness,

2:45:14they deserve to be protected from heat.

2:45:17I very much believe that. And I believe

2:45:19very much that trees are the most

2:45:22cost-effective way to do that. Also, we

2:45:25have a very big blue ocean not far from

2:45:28us and people who know how to

2:45:30efficiently get water from it that we

2:45:32can drink or trade credits. There's some

2:45:35smart people looking to do those kind of

2:45:37things. So, my 10 seconds advocacy is

2:45:41please

2:45:43consider approving the bridge the gap

2:45:45that I'm going to be sending this week

2:45:47to you plan and proposal. It's an

2:45:49overview and I thank you for your

2:45:51consideration.

2:45:52>> Thank you.

2:45:52>> Okay, I'll hear back from you all. Thank

2:45:54you.

2:45:54>> Appreciate it. Is there anybody else

2:45:56wishing to address the council? Please

2:45:58state your name for the record. You'll

2:46:00have two minutes.

2:46:02>> Hello, my name is Shashana. I'm a

2:46:03resident. I'm once again advocating for

2:46:06the removal of praying the invocations

2:46:08from this agenda because this is not a

2:46:09church and I know you know this is not a

2:46:12church. Um and I want to correlate

2:46:15something because since this is October

2:46:17is domestic violence awareness month.

2:46:19There was a local woman on the news. Her

2:46:21name was Jennifer and she was

2:46:22interviewed talking about how she and

2:46:24her husband were churchgoers and they

2:46:26went to church every week and for some

2:46:29reason even though they were so

2:46:31religious her husband beat the crap out

2:46:33of her. He beat her up. She was bleeding

2:46:35all over. She said he caused permanent

2:46:37scarring on her face and brain damage.

2:46:40So let's talk about the religion that

2:46:42you continue to bring into these

2:46:44chambers. Where is your god by the way?

2:46:46your God character when men are beating

2:46:49their wives like Jennifer or girlfriends

2:46:52are hitting children or raping or

2:46:53murdering them for that matter. Well,

2:46:55according to your Bible, your invisible

2:46:57God character is sitting on a throne and

2:47:00floating in the sky just watching,

2:47:03watching every horrible act of violence

2:47:05against every person who's a victim

2:47:07every second of every day. A woman named

2:47:11Tracy Harris summed it up this way. You

2:47:13either have a god who sends child

2:47:16rapists to rape children or you have a

2:47:18god who simply watches it and says when

2:47:21you're done I'm going to punish you. She

2:47:24went on if I could stop a person from

2:47:26raping a child I would. And that's the

2:47:29difference between me and your god

2:47:31character. It's time to remove all the

2:47:34gods, all the religion from these

2:47:36chambers. It doesn't belong here. It was

2:47:39put on the agenda voluntarily. It can be

2:47:41removed voluntarily. It's just a matter

2:47:43of taking the agenda and taking a pen

2:47:45and taking out those 10 letters. We're

2:47:47done. We can move on and just carry on

2:47:49as normal. Um, again, there are

2:47:52thousands of churches nearby for people

2:47:54to go to to worship any god, any

2:47:56religion they want. We welcome them to

2:47:58do that. We just prefer that you do not

2:48:00bring religion into this these chambers

2:48:02where this is your place of work. Thank

2:48:04you.

2:48:05>> Thank you so much. Oh, is there anybody

2:48:08else that would like to address? Oh,

2:48:10hello.

2:48:11>> Good morning. Please state your name for

2:48:12the record.

2:48:13>> Good morning, mayor and council members.

2:48:15My name is Lana Clark. I am a longtime

2:48:17resident of Las Vegas. I was at the last

2:48:20meeting where I spoke about the number

2:48:22of domestic violence deaths in our city.

2:48:24Since October is domestic violence

2:48:26awareness month, I think it's important

2:48:28to recognize the seriousness of what's

2:48:30happening in our community. When I

2:48:32walked out of the last meeting, um three

2:48:35people were unalived to domestic

2:48:37violence that day. I believe the city is

2:48:40now at 33 deaths and sadly we also lost

2:48:43a child on Friday at the first Friday

2:48:46event and my heart goes out to his

2:48:48family. No mother should have to lose

2:48:50her child. The crime that's happening in

2:48:53our city is unacceptable. I'm a survivor

2:48:56of domestic violence, sexual assault,

2:48:58and human trafficking. When I needed

2:49:00resources, they were not available. I'm

2:49:02currently homeless. I'm standing here

2:49:05today with a list of police reports of

2:49:08different crimes that have happened to

2:49:09me in this city. Our leaders

2:49:12continuously discuss investing in victim

2:49:14services, but the services are not

2:49:17reaching the victims. I am still waiting

2:49:20six months in for my victims of crime

2:49:22claim to be processed. That's

2:49:24unacceptable. This week, the media and

2:49:26several politicians in California were

2:49:28up in arms about President Trump's

2:49:30comments about Iran. I am the gentle

2:49:33lady from San Diego who knows that she

2:49:35was nuked by Iran. In 2022, I ran for

2:49:39state assembly as a Democrat. Because I

2:49:41was a victim, I ran into the bank crying

2:49:43for help. I eventually had to run out of

2:49:46my country and claim political asylum in

2:49:48the UK. I was ran back in the country

2:49:51for speaking up against injustices and

2:49:53war crimes in the UK. And I am standing

2:49:56here today on October the 7th as a

2:50:00conservative

2:50:02and my acts is simple. I am asking the

2:50:05city to work with the city, state, and

2:50:07county partners to assist me and do it

2:50:10expeditiously. I am a resource for the

2:50:13city of Las Vegas. If someone were to

2:50:15Google my business name, Miss Lana

2:50:18Styles, they would find a long list of

2:50:21videos documenting everything that's

2:50:23happened to me over the last 6 months.

2:50:25I'm asking you to help make sure that

2:50:27what happened to me does not become the

2:50:30story that history tells about the city

2:50:32of Las Vegas. Thank you and God bless

2:50:35you.

2:50:35>> Thank you so much. Thank you so much.

2:50:37>> Is there anybody else that would like to

2:50:39speak?

2:50:45Welcome and please state your name for

2:50:47the record.

2:50:48>> Hello, my name is Olivia Debecker. Good

2:50:50morning. Um, I work downtown in the arts

2:50:53district. Um, and this past Friday,

2:50:55there was a tragic shooting and a

2:50:57murder. Um, and it should be a wakeup

2:50:58call for the community and its leaders.

2:51:00Following this act of violence, I began

2:51:02a public safety petition that reached

2:51:04close to 200 signatures so far, and it's

2:51:06only been a few days. Um, I'm here to

2:51:08serve the visitors, vendors, residents,

2:51:10and families that are now amply

2:51:11terrified to return to the heart of the

2:51:13city. My inbox has been flooded with

2:51:15messages from terrified attendees,

2:51:16mostly kids, as well as multiple vendors

2:51:18that are genuinely reconsidering whether

2:51:20it is safe to participate in this event.

2:51:22And most have sternly expressed that

2:51:23they are no longer willing to be a part

2:51:24of it. We must acknowledge that while

2:51:26violence is an inevitable consequence of

2:51:28the human condition and will never be

2:51:30completely eliminated, it is a problem

2:51:31that needs to be addressed and can be

2:51:33managed if done correctly and with care.

2:51:35The common excuse that this is just

2:51:36Vegas is no longer acceptable. It never

2:51:38has been. We cannot accept danger as a

2:51:40cultural norm. I want to be entirely

2:51:42clear. Addressing this this issue is not

2:51:45about punishing the youth. Um our young

2:51:47people do deserve good places to gather

2:51:48where they can express themselves,

2:51:50create and enjoy the city that they are

2:51:53a part of. Um [snorts] but more than

2:51:55anything, they deserve to be safe. Um we

2:51:57all want First Friday to survive and to

2:51:59be a hub for creatives to freely express

2:52:01themselves. But I cannot it cannot

2:52:03continue under the current framework and

2:52:04structure. We're asking the city council

2:52:06and calling upon our leaders to

2:52:07immediately work with the First Friday

2:52:08Foundation and Metro Police to implement

2:52:10lasting concrete safety measures before

2:52:12the next event um which I am sure that

2:52:14you all all are doing which I appreciate

2:52:17as someone who works down there and also

2:52:19as someone who was at the UNLV shooting.

2:52:21Um this is so detrimental and very

2:52:24upsetting for me as someone that had to

2:52:26be escorted out by a SWAT team. Um, and

2:52:29I don't want anyone to have to deal and

2:52:31carry that burden of trauma again. And

2:52:33that's what's happening. Um, I do have

2:52:36three points of what I think would

2:52:37benefit us most, but I'm sure that all

2:52:39of us are aware. I think that having a

2:52:41smaller footprint and having um, a crowd

2:52:43that's at a manageable level is

2:52:45important. If you can't manage the

2:52:47event, if you can't manage the crowd

2:52:48level, you cannot manage the event

2:52:49simply. Um, there needs to be specific

2:52:51entry and exit points. There should be

2:52:53metal detectors like we have at the

2:52:54Fremont Street Experience. Um there

2:52:57should be random bag checks, random ID

2:52:59checks, um and an enforceable safety

2:53:01plan. Um I urge this council to make a

2:53:04formal commitment to overhaul first

2:53:07Friday's security requirements. And if

2:53:09these measures cannot be implemented by

2:53:10the next first Friday, there must be a

2:53:12halt. Until then, we should collectively

2:53:13choose to build a community where these

2:53:15events are defined by its celebration of

2:53:17creativity and community, not by its

2:53:18tragedies.

2:53:19>> Thank you so much for sharing.

2:53:22Is there anybody else that would like to

2:53:24address the city council?

2:53:29>> Mighty city council.

2:53:31My name is Eric Melzdc, Christ Nimrod.

2:53:35You can find Ethiopian King Nimrod

2:53:39and my twin brother Christ Jesus in the

2:53:42Bible doing mighty mighty great things.

2:53:46uh this thing about domestic violence.

2:53:49I think the um

2:53:52the Adam and Eve story has a

2:53:56subconscious

2:53:58uh has had a conscious subconscious

2:54:01thing on domestic violence in the world

2:54:04because it's taught as the woman caused

2:54:08the fall of man. Now that's very

2:54:10kindergartenish. That's that that's it

2:54:13goes deeper than that. But that's how

2:54:15it's taught that the woman caused the

2:54:17fall of man. So therefore

2:54:21what happens is that when a man gets mad

2:54:23at a woman, he goes into his Adamic

2:54:27trip, you know, and gets the beaten up

2:54:30because you say, "Well, the woman caused

2:54:31this."

2:54:33Also, the word fear, the fear of God, it

2:54:38is taught the fear of God is the

2:54:39beginning of wisdom. Well, that word

2:54:41fear is interpreted wrong in my

2:54:45understanding because you could either

2:54:47interpret it fear or awesome reverence

2:54:50of God. It's taught the fear of God in

2:54:55Christianity. Therefore,

2:54:58fear is seemingly thought of as love.

2:55:03You know, the more you fear God, the

2:55:05more God loves you. So the same thing

2:55:09goes with the man and the woman. The

2:55:12woman is supposed to fear me because I'm

2:55:14God over her. You see, it's all

2:55:19intermingled. You know, the woman is the

2:55:21the uh uh tempress.

2:55:27See, religion is taught so wrong in so

2:55:32many ways and people believe it. So

2:55:36that's my thing on domestic violence is

2:55:39Thank you so much. You got to look at

2:55:40religion. Thank you ladies.

2:55:42>> Thank you. And um it is a position of

2:55:45the mayor of the city of Las Vegas that

2:55:47domestic violence is unacceptable and

2:55:50there is no excuse for it.

2:55:53Agenda item 70. Council emerging issues.

2:55:56Discussion regarding potential items for

2:55:59future city council agendas. This

2:56:01impacts all wards. Any discussion must

2:56:04be limited to whether or not such

2:56:06proposed item shall be placed on a

2:56:08future agenda and no discussion

2:56:10regarding the substance or any such

2:56:13proposed topic shall occur. No action

2:56:16shall be taken. Do any members of our

2:56:18council have any topics they would like

2:56:20to bring forward under this item.

2:56:23Seeing no one, we will move to agenda

2:56:25item 71. Council members recognition.

2:56:30Comments made by individual city council

2:56:32members during this portion of the

2:56:34agenda will not be acted upon by the

2:56:37city council unless that subject is on

2:56:39the agenda and scheduled for action. Why

2:56:43don't we start with um Miss Summers

2:56:46Armstrong.

2:56:48>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. As always, we

2:56:51have lots going on in W five. So, we're

2:56:53just going to give you an um some

2:56:55upcoming events. October the 8th at uh

2:56:59we have the Dittle Active Adult Center

2:57:02is holding their annual good time fish

2:57:04fry on Thursday, October the 8th at

2:57:0611:00 am. Please RSVP by calling

2:57:097022296125.

2:57:13Space is limited. On October 9th, the

2:57:16Mariachi Conservatory presents Between

2:57:19Life and Death. Join the Mariachi

2:57:21Conservatory of Las Vegas this Friday

2:57:23for a vibrant evening of community and

2:57:26re remembrance as they honor their past,

2:57:29loved ones, and ancestors through

2:57:31beautiful traditions of Dia de los

2:57:34Muertes. Uh guests are encouraged to

2:57:36bring images of their family members,

2:57:38pets, or even singers to admire. The

2:57:40event begins at 6 p.m. at the West Las

2:57:42Vegas Arts Center Theater. Fire Station

2:57:4643 pushin ceremony is scheduled for

2:57:48October the 10th. Please join me and the

2:57:50Las Vegas Fire and Rescue team on

2:57:52Saturday the 10th as we welcome to the

2:57:55community the fire station pushin

2:57:57ceremony. This uh event is so much fun.

2:58:01Please don't wear pumps like I did the

2:58:03last time uh to the uh to the ceremony.

2:58:06You might want to have comfortable

2:58:07shoes. Hope to see you there. October

2:58:1010th, we also have a Patriot Park

2:58:12cleanup. Uh Patriot Park from 9 to 11:00

2:58:16a.m. Wear comfortable clothing. Uh all

2:58:19the supplies that you need will be uh

2:58:22presented uh provided for you. Use the

2:58:25QR code to sign up. Thank you, Get

2:58:27Outdoors Nevada for always partnering

2:58:29with us on these amazing events. Uh the

2:58:3235th annual Disability Awareness Day is

2:58:34October the 10th, which is also this

2:58:36Friday. The Southern Nevada Center for

2:58:38Independent Living will hold its 35th

2:58:41annual Disability um awareness day. This

2:58:44will take place at the Sammy Davis

2:58:46Junior Festival Plaza at Lorenzi Park.

2:58:49So, we hope to see you there. Exposure

2:58:52Day on at Wetsy Westside Education and

2:58:55Training Center is October the 13th. Uh

2:58:58explore thriving career training

2:59:00opportunities during exposure day uh at

2:59:03the Westside Education and Training

2:59:05Center. This is a collaboration with the

2:59:07College of Southern Nevada. We hope to

2:59:09see you there between 12 and 200 p.m. on

2:59:13Tuesday the 13th of October. Uh

2:59:16African-American Men's Health Summit is

2:59:19October the 24th at the Dittle Little

2:59:21Active Adult Center. Uh this event is to

2:59:24empower men to take control of their

2:59:27health. Um the African-American Men's

2:59:29Health Summit will be held on Saturday

2:59:31the 24th from 9 to 12:00 p.m. uh for men

2:59:3518 years of age and above. We hope to

2:59:37see you there to help you get a hold of

2:59:41and be a advid advocate for your health.

2:59:45On the 28th of O 29th of October, we

2:59:48have senior wing h Halloween costume

2:59:52party. I swear that do little active

2:59:54adult center got something going on

2:59:56every week. The 29th, uh this is a a fun

3:00:00event. Also ticketed and space is um

3:00:03limited. Please um use the flyer to get

3:00:07more information and get your tickets.

3:00:09Today we have our annual Halloween safe

3:00:12night um on October the 31st. We are

3:00:15partnering with uh Commissioner William

3:00:17McCertie. Uh we will be at Dittle

3:00:19Community Center. Um we will be there

3:00:22from 5 to 8:30 perm to promote a safe

3:00:25and fun environment for Halloween. We

3:00:28need your help community with candy. Um,

3:00:31so if you can please uh help us uh

3:00:36supply these little mini mummies and

3:00:38vampires and zombies, uh, call us at

3:00:41702229-5443

3:00:43so we can have a wonderful spec

3:00:46spooktacular evening. Uh, we are taking

3:00:49nominations for the 2027

3:00:51African-American Trailblazer Awards

3:00:53through the 16th, which is next week.

3:00:56Um, the um, email address is las

3:00:58vegasnvada.gov/ gov/trailblazer

3:01:02award so that you can nominate the

3:01:04person in the community who you believe

3:01:05has done some amazing work and we hope

3:01:08to see you at the event on January the

3:01:1028th from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Finally,

3:01:14finally uh we are always excited to

3:01:18serve our community. My staff Nora

3:01:20Julius and Aura are available to support

3:01:22and help you. We are on social media,

3:01:26Instagram, Facebook X and Tik Tok. Oh

3:01:29my. Our number is 702-229-5443

3:01:33or you can email us at ward number five

3:01:36las vegasnvada.gov.

3:01:39Thank you.

3:01:40>> Thank you so much Miss Alan Finski.

3:01:43>> Thank you Madame Mayor. In order to keep

3:01:45the slideshow short and sweet, I want to

3:01:48share with you the four things you need

3:01:50to know about Ward 4. First I would like

3:01:53to start with the age well live well

3:01:55held in Sun City Summerland on September

3:01:5719th. This was a great event that gave

3:01:59residents the opportunity to learn more

3:02:01about aging in place and staying active

3:02:04in the community. I want to thank LBFR

3:02:06and our neighborhood services for

3:02:08educating our seniors about the programs

3:02:10and resources the city has to offer.

3:02:13Next up on October 3rd, we headed over

3:02:16to Nickerbacher Park to kick off the

3:02:19Halloween season with a movie in the

3:02:21park and a trunk or treat. It was a

3:02:23great night for the whole family with

3:02:25costumes, candy, Halloween spirit. It

3:02:28was a great way to officially kick off

3:02:29the Halloween season. And our costume

3:02:32contest winner is there on the left. She

3:02:34was a beautiful soup dumpling.

3:02:37[laughter]

3:02:38>> That's so cute.

3:02:39>> Great time. Don't miss it next year.

3:02:41>> I'd like to be a soup dumpling.

3:02:43>> The third thing you need to know is

3:02:45about document shredding at Desert

3:02:47Shores. Uh, join us this Saturday,

3:02:50October 10th, from 10:00 a.m. to noon at

3:02:532500 Riata Drive in the parking lot.

3:02:55Volunteers will unload your car and it's

3:02:57limited to five boxes of material.

3:03:00Finally, on Saturday, October 17th, from

3:03:039:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the Get

3:03:04Outdoors Nevada is hosting a park

3:03:06cleanup at Thunderbird Family Sports

3:03:08Complex. And that's in anticipation of

3:03:11our opening two weeks later. Uh, to

3:03:14volunteer for this event, you can scan

3:03:16the QR code on the screen. This is a

3:03:18great way to come together and keep the

3:03:19community clean. And lastly, you can

3:03:22stay up to date with everything

3:03:23happening in our ward by following us on

3:03:25Facebook, X, all the things. We are

3:03:27constantly sharing updates, community

3:03:28news, and updated events. If you ever

3:03:32need any assistance, don't hesitate to

3:03:33contact us the oldfashioned way,

3:03:3570229-2524.

3:03:38We are always here to provide any

3:03:39assistance that we can. Thanks.

3:03:42>> Thank you so very much, Miss Diaz.

3:03:45>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. We're just going

3:03:47to revisit um the arts district parking

3:03:51garage ribbon cutting September 29th.

3:03:53Just want to make sure everyone's aware

3:03:55this $32 million um investment into the

3:03:59garage offering 500 additional parking

3:04:01spaces uh at the rate of $3 an hour with

3:04:05a daily maximum of $15 per day. Um, I

3:04:09wanted to make sure that also everyone

3:04:10who works in the arts district will um

3:04:13the city will continue to offer the $10

3:04:16monthly parking rate through the

3:04:18completion of the Charleston storm drain

3:04:20project. So, uh, just wanted to make

3:04:22sure that you all knew and that um,

3:04:24there is a beautiful mural called

3:04:26Electric Daisy by Victoria Hart uh, from

3:04:29the and the ISI group that graces the

3:04:31southwest corner on the structure and

3:04:33the picture there and it can go live for

3:04:35you. So, if you go, there's a QR code,

3:04:38you download an app, and then you can

3:04:39see it actually go live. So, just highly

3:04:42recommend if you're back in the area to

3:04:43go check it out. Now, moving on to um

3:04:46bigger and better things. Uh I want to

3:04:49just make sure that the youth know to

3:04:50apply to the WEAP grant. The deadline's

3:04:53coming up at the end of this month. So,

3:04:55if our youth uh if you're a youth

3:04:57leader, please um motivate your group to

3:05:01go ahead and submit their ideas to

3:05:03improve their neighborhoods. they can

3:05:04apply WEAP grant by the 29th and receive

3:05:07receive up to $2,000 to deploy and

3:05:09implement their project in their

3:05:11community. If any information is needed,

3:05:13you can call 702229-5424.

3:05:18Coming up, our Las Vegas Book Festival

3:05:21is uh not very far away. It's next

3:05:24weekend. Um so it's Saturday 10:00 a.m.

3:05:27to 5:00 p.m. at our historic Fifth

3:05:29Street School on October 17th. It's the

3:05:3225th year that we're partnering with the

3:05:35library district and so many other

3:05:37partners. So, please come on over for a

3:05:39free action-packed day of literature,

3:05:41poetry, and much more. Families can

3:05:43enjoy so many different offerings. And

3:05:46um this year's headliners include Tony

3:05:48Weaver Jr., John Rston, and Vanessa

3:05:50Torres. I know the mayor's going to be

3:05:52there, so don't miss it. on um October

3:05:5523rd, moving to the next slide, we have

3:05:57a family movie night uh for the Ward 3

3:06:00community at Stewart Place Park, 4,700

3:06:03Chanty Lee Lint Avenue. So, come on

3:06:05down. We're going to do a classic now

3:06:08Coco. Uh it seems like it only came out

3:06:10yesterday, but actually it's been a few

3:06:11years. Um and it's just an all-time

3:06:14favorite for this time of the year. So,

3:06:16come on down if you have the time. Save

3:06:18the date. And the last um community

3:06:21event that I have to offer is coming up

3:06:24on our fall festival in W 3, Thursday,

3:06:27October 29th out of East Las Vegas

3:06:29Community Center from 5 to 8:00 p.m. Get

3:06:32your costumes ready. Our family fall

3:06:34festival is returning. Um, and this is a

3:06:37completely free event that features a

3:06:39pumpkin patch, train rides, uh,

3:06:41obviously candy to wire up your kids.

3:06:44And, uh, we look forward to seeing you

3:06:46at our fabulous East Las Vegas Community

3:06:49Center. And Mayor, before I sign off, I

3:06:50just want to say it's been a very heavy

3:06:53week. Um, there's been a lot of tragedy

3:06:55happening in the ward. So, obviously, we

3:06:59lost Carthonasi Jacobs Rogers um, last

3:07:03Friday, a 15-year-old of our community.

3:07:05And so my heart is bleeding as a mother

3:07:08of a 15year-old boy. Um I just can't

3:07:10fathom. So our thoughts and prayers are

3:07:13with that family that has suffered that

3:07:15loss. And then there's also a

3:07:1715-year-old female student from Rancho

3:07:20High School who um is also struggling

3:07:23for her life. She's in critical

3:07:24condition and she also suffered a shot

3:07:28uh to her head. Um, and so I'm just

3:07:31praying uh that she pulls through and

3:07:34everything is going to be okay. But love

3:07:37your kids, keep them safe, and um I

3:07:40don't know, mayor, we have a lot of more

3:07:42work and heads putting being put

3:07:44together to figure out how we make sure

3:07:47that all of our community is kept safe.

3:07:50Thank you.

3:07:50>> And thank you. I I think we all share

3:07:53your sentiment,

3:07:55Mr. Kudson.

3:07:58>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. And thank you uh

3:08:00Councilman Diaz for for commenting on

3:08:01that. I know it's shocked the community.

3:08:03Um on a on a lighter note, um it is

3:08:06cookie month and I love cookies. Uh so

3:08:08Alex in my office has made cookies for

3:08:10everyone in the back. So enjoy a snicker

3:08:12doodle on Alex.

3:08:13>> Um and my one for one is Bites with

3:08:15Brian. It's coming up on Tuesday,

3:08:17October 20th from 5:30 to 6:30 at Pops

3:08:20Philly Stakes located at 501 South

3:08:22Decater, which is a staple in Ward 1 and

3:08:24in the city of Las Vegas. So let us know

3:08:25if you're able to come. Thanks very

3:08:27much, Mayor. Oh, thank you very much,

3:08:29Miss Rooney.

3:08:32>> Okay, so the last couple of weeks we've

3:08:34taken advantage of our beautiful Crown

3:08:36Jewel at Floyd Land Park, hosting

3:08:38different events. We had the pedal fest

3:08:39where we had um over 3,000 bikers come

3:08:42out. It was the first year it's been

3:08:43done at Floyd Land Park, and I think

3:08:45we'll be back. We also hosted our

3:08:47Critters of the Night and a get outdoors

3:08:50cleanup. Over the last couple of weeks,

3:08:52we've been supporting housing uh

3:08:55responding to need and raising

3:08:57awareness. We attended the uh grand

3:09:00opening of Goulson Landing in Ward 3.

3:09:03And last week um the city sponsored the

3:09:06Nevada Homeless Alliance annual

3:09:08conference. And thank you to Lanna Smith

3:09:10and her team for making it a great

3:09:12event. We've been supporting students

3:09:15over the last couple of weeks in various

3:09:17ways. We partnered with Ward 5 to

3:09:19welcome the network of black student

3:09:21unions across the valley to city hall

3:09:24where they enjoyed a great panel

3:09:26conversation by some of our city's

3:09:28leaders. So, thank you to all who

3:09:30participated and really um provided some

3:09:34some great um responses to their

3:09:37questions on leadership. I also visited

3:09:39one of my elementary schools for math

3:09:42week and we explained how we use math at

3:09:44the city. We are trying to celebrate um

3:09:49Hispanic Heritage Month with some events

3:09:51in our award. And so we started with our

3:09:54Fiesta and Laca event at Sky Canyon in

3:09:57partnership with the Southern Nevada

3:09:59Pickle Ball Association. So we hosted a

3:10:01pickle ball tournament and then last

3:10:02weekend we sponsored the Sukati concert

3:10:04at the Centennial Hills Amphitheater.

3:10:10We've been supporting some of our local

3:10:12families and neighborhoods. We brought

3:10:14out the city's neighborhood porch to one

3:10:16of our neighborhoods to show some love

3:10:18and explain to the neighbors how they

3:10:20could start a neighborhood association.

3:10:23I also attended the ribbon cutting for a

3:10:25new Care Now urgent care located in Sky

3:10:28Canyon.

3:10:30And over the last couple of weeks, I've

3:10:31had an opportunity to talk about policy,

3:10:33which I love. I went up to Reno for the

3:10:36Nevada League of Cities where we

3:10:38discussed uh data centers, receiverhip

3:10:40of distressed properties, and federal

3:10:42grants. And then last week we partnered

3:10:44with Ward Three and we um hosted a day

3:10:48of advocacy for our Jeremiah program

3:10:50moms where we discuss child care and

3:10:52early childhood education. And coming up

3:10:55in W 6, we have uh yoga at the sanctuary

3:10:58this Saturday from 8 to 9:30. Come for

3:11:01some yoga and then you can have um spend

3:11:04some time looking at the animals at

3:11:06Gilcree Nature Sanctuary. They have a

3:11:07new baby walabe. On October 29th, we're

3:11:10doing a haunted harvest in partnership

3:11:11with the Y and the library. And then on

3:11:14November 7th, we'll be partnering with

3:11:15Get Outdoors Nevada again at Estelle

3:11:17Neil Park for some tree planting and

3:11:19cleaning. As always, we want to hear

3:11:22from you.

3:11:24You can call 702295463

3:11:26or email us at w6 las vegasnvada.gov.

3:11:29Thank you.

3:11:30>> Thank you so much, Miss Kelly.

3:11:33>> I'm so happy to close us out. Thank you

3:11:35very much. Uh yeah, too. Lots of

3:11:38exciting things in uh War II. We have

3:11:41Barktoberfest on Saturday, October 10th

3:11:44at our Veterans Memorial Community

3:11:46Center. And it's a free Halloween

3:11:48celebration with a fun twist. So from

3:11:509:00 a.m. till noon, our four-legged

3:11:52friends will take the spotlight. This

3:11:54event welcomes all ages, including a dog

3:11:57costume contest, a pooch parade,

3:11:59vendors, photo ops, and

3:12:01trick-or-treating for kids and pets.

3:12:04Coffee with a cop, which is one of our

3:12:06favorite things, is being taking place

3:12:08in W 2 uh for the Summerland area

3:12:11command and on October 14th at the

3:12:13Target Starbucks on West Charleston

3:12:15Boulevard and Rampart. And I highly

3:12:19encourage every resident to attend,

3:12:21especially those with an interest in all

3:12:23things that our summer area command does

3:12:25uh to support and protect us.

3:12:27Particularly if you're interested in a

3:12:29career, this is a great time to to also

3:12:32meet our community

3:12:34patrollers and ask questions and honor

3:12:38help honor and meet the the uh patrolman

3:12:41who serve us daily. We have trunk or

3:12:43treat Halloween and movie on October

3:12:4516th at Bruce Trent Park. And this is

3:12:47also free. So it's family event full of

3:12:51laughter, costumes, and plenty of candy

3:12:53topped off with a special screening of a

3:12:55Hotel Transennylvania. So, I look

3:12:56forward to attending and seeing um the

3:12:59community there. As well, we have

3:13:02Halloween Spook and Splash at our

3:13:04beautiful

3:13:05pavilion pool complex on October 17th.

3:13:08This event is not free. It's $4 a

3:13:10person, but it will run from 5:00 to

3:13:138:00 p.m. and feature a haunted house

3:13:15experience from 5 to 6:30. And the pool

3:13:19will be open for swimming during a show

3:13:21of Disney's Monster Inc. from 6:30 to 8.

3:13:24So, that should be a lot of fun.

3:13:25Breakfast buzz. This is the last chance

3:13:28if you want have not come to a

3:13:30constituent event uh in war two. This is

3:13:33our last breakfast buzz before my term

3:13:36ends and I highly encourage you to do

3:13:38it. It's one hour on Saturday morning at

3:13:40our Veterans Memorial Community Center

3:13:42October 21st for uh to enjoy just a

3:13:46light breakfast. Uh learn a few things

3:13:49and ask whatever questions you want. And

3:13:52then I'm excited to share with you this

3:13:54gift that I've left you which is in this

3:13:57tin with these beautiful photographs. We

3:13:59have uh the Veteran Memorial Gallery is

3:14:02opening um at the Veterans Memorial

3:14:04Community Center. It's the first public

3:14:06gallery in W 2. We don't have very much

3:14:11public art. We have utility boxes that

3:14:13are painted and so this is the first

3:14:15chance as the inspired by our arts

3:14:17commissioner Craig Galotti that we are

3:14:20featuring the work of artist Kent Lef

3:14:22Fever who has traveled our beautiful

3:14:24state and these are images that are from

3:14:27southern Nevada uh there's a chance to

3:14:29meet with him but I encourage anyone in

3:14:33uh the Las Vegas Valley who's interested

3:14:36in photography and his use of art we

3:14:39welcome you to come to the Veterans

3:14:41Memorial Memorial Community Center on

3:14:43Pavilion and uh he also happens to be a

3:14:46child's book illust uh author, a young

3:14:50adult series author. He is a sculptor

3:14:53and a painter. And so he will be joining

3:14:56uh he's coming this week to also meet

3:14:58with the um some of the young adults at

3:15:01Palo Verde to talk about his his

3:15:04multimedia art and he is a architect by

3:15:08train. So, I think he provides lots of

3:15:10inspiration on how you can use the

3:15:12creative party of your brain to to do

3:15:14some great things. As always, uh if you

3:15:18have questions, comments, or concern, do

3:15:20not hesitate to reach out to our office

3:15:22at 702229-2420

3:15:25or by email at ward to las

3:15:28vegasenvada.gov.

3:15:30Even though my term is coming to an end,

3:15:34we can we will be passing on any

3:15:36information that we are working on to

3:15:38the next person who's elected. And so

3:15:40please don't think that you have to wait

3:15:42uh because we'll be making sure that's a

3:15:44smooth transition. Thank you, Mayor.

3:15:46>> Thank you so much. Uh the October 7th

3:15:49meeting of the city council is now

3:15:51adjourned.