2026-10-21 - City Council

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Built from official action minutes and auto-generated video captions. Motion votes shown where the minutes record them.

Prepared for official review: minutes note several items held in abeyance and items struck from the agenda; see Log below.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 9:00 a.m. at Council Chambers
Present: Mayor Berkley, Mayor Pro Tem Díaz, Knudsen, Kelley, Allen-Palenske, Summers-Armstrong, Brune
City Manager Janssen, City Attorney Dorocak, Acting City Clerk Newby

Based on auto-generated captions; names and numbers may be misheard and outcomes incomplete. Vote tallies were not audible in the captions, so only outcomes are given.

Time on topic (from transcript timestamps; approximate, includes side talk). The wait before public comment (about 27:07 to 31:00) and the recess (about 3:04:30 to 3:14:40, no captioned speech) are not counted.

Topic	Minutes	Share
Cork & Thorn License Complaint	46	17%
Ronda Drive Shed Variance Appeal	28	11%
Opening, invocation and ceremonials	25	9%
Martin Luther King Boulevard Auto Repair Appeal	20	8%
Oso Blanca Road Beazer Homes Subdivision	20	8%
Las Vegas 2050 Master Plan Annual Report	19	7%
Other business	17	6%
Off-Premise Sign Required Reviews	16	6%
Public comment on other agenda items	16	6%
Citizens participation	13	5%
Council announcements and adjournment	12	5%
East Charleston Boulevard Digital Billboard Appeal	11	4%
Schaumburg Road Attainable Housing Subdivision	8	3%
Mojave Road Billboard Height Variance	7	3%
Griffith Avenue Carport Variance	7	3%

Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Council Chambers.
Mayor Berkley presided and Mayor Pro Tem Díaz read many of the land-use items.
Called to order about 2:11 into the recording; adjourned about 4:42:21.
Item numbers below are agenda item numbers.
Cork & Thorn drew the largest crowd, and the longest single hearing was an appeal of a denied backyard shed.

Opening, invocation and ceremonials

2:11-27:07

Invocation by a priest from the Hindu and Jain Temple of Las Vegas; pledge led by the mayor.
Employee of the month: a Fire and Rescue strategic planner and grant writer with 26 years of service, credited with nearly $30 million in grants and the department's 2025 accreditation.
Allen-Palenske hosted a veterans recognition, a day before Veterans Month, with 33 nominees honored and a Navy veteran who runs a food-delivery charity featured. She said the Nevada State Veterans Memorial opens November 11 in Ward 4.
The mayor noted that October is Invisible Disabilities Month.

Public comment on other agenda items

31:08-34:22, 43:30-45:43, 48:08-58:32

Residents asked about heat mitigation, tree planting and curb cuts (item 16, a fire and rescue grant), and a youth foster-care chamber thanked the council for a proclamation making October 24 Foster Care Chamber of Commerce Day.
A resident read out campaign contributions she said council members had received from companies with items on the agenda (not verified in the record) and asked again that the invocation be dropped.
A downtown property owner opposed all billboards as visual pollution that lowers nearby property values.
A speaker for a water-conservation group criticized artificial turf, citing the Betty Wilson park plan and school-district field conversions (tied to the master plan item below).
Another speaker's remarks were unrelated to the agenda and are not summarized.

Cork & Thorn License Complaint

34:22-43:30, 45:43-48:08, 58:32-1:15:06, 1:18:59-1:36:45

Item 28: staff asked the council to approve a disciplinary complaint against the Arts District lounge that holds general entertainment, tobacco, food service and full alcohol licenses, and to set a hearing for November 4. Allaby Heard, business licensing manager (spelling as captioned), cited serious violent incidents in March, May and most recently September, despite corrective measures and strengthened security after the earlier ones.
City Attorney Dorocak (name garbled in the captions) stressed that approving the complaint is procedural, not a finding, and that both sides, including Metro, can present at the hearing. He advised approval unless the council thought the complaint was made up.
The mayor framed it as the start of a process after about nine years with a clean record. More than a dozen supporters spoke, including the owner's attorney, employees, entertainers, patrons and a man who said he was hurt in the September parking-lot violence (described by speakers as a fatal stabbing). Themes: the incident happened in a city-owned parking lot, the business has security and bans weapons, closing it costs jobs, and enforcement should be consistent across Arts District venues. One speaker argued license revocation would raise due-process concerns; another said the venue was being judged by its clientele and music.
Business licensing said the emergency closure order lifted that day. The business agreed to eight self-imposed conditions until the hearing: hours limited to 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. (normally 3 a.m.), an approved security and floor plan, a key employee on site, no weapons, a licensed security company, at least four security personnel (security or off-duty police) covering the lot, steps to keep people involved in an altercation apart when they leave, and closure by Metro on violations.
Summers-Armstrong asked how the business would staff off-duty officers; Brune asked about hours and how the no-weapons rule fits open carry (the city attorney said a private business may set its own rules); Kelley asked how fast it could reopen (as soon as a Metro walk-through, scheduled for 1:30 p.m., and the revised security plan are reviewed).
Mayor Pro Tem Díaz moved to approve the complaint and set the November 4 hearing. Carried.

Other business

1:15:06-1:18:59, 1:36:45-1:40:17, 3:53:03-3:56:39, 4:03:49-4:08:59, 4:16:02-4:16:30

Items held or stricken: item 29 (short-term rental lien appeal) stricken at staff request; item 52 held to December 2; item 55 held to November 4; item 61 (95 Management, about 515 acres at the terminus of Centennial Parkway) stricken at staff request. Minutes of September 16 approved.
Consent agenda, items 10 through 27, approved in one motion with no discussion, including the sewer rehabilitation bid (Sewer Rehabilitation Group L bid), the security services contracts (Citywide security services contracts), and a fire and rescue grant program for juvenile fire setters.
Item 30: a Ward 5 nominee was appointed to the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Redevelopment Agency; Summers-Armstrong moved. Carried.
Items 31 to 33: bills 2026-37, 2026-38 and 2026-39 creating Special Improvement District No. 820 (Summerlin Village 28A), assessing costs and issuing local improvement bonds, adopted on Knudsen's reading. Bills 34 to 36 go to a later meeting.
Item 58: a Wedlock Lane homeowner's after-the-fact patio cover and shed setback variance (Planning Commission 5-0 for, staff against). Allen-Palenske noted 10 neighbor letters in support and five opposed, urged applicants to permit first, and moved approval. Carried.
Item 60: an addition at a North Main Street motel that violates setback and residential-adjacency rules (Planning Commission for, staff against). The owner dropped a metal shade structure; Summers-Armstrong moved approval with the patio cover removed in 30 days and permitting started within 90 days. Carried.

Off-Premise Sign Required Reviews

1:40:17-1:49:33, 4:08:59-4:16:02

Items 37, 38, 41 and 45 to 48 (with non-sign items 39, 40 and 42 to 44 on the same one-motion agenda): required reviews of existing 14-by-48-foot billboards in Wards 1, 3 and 5, plus a 16-unit five-story building on Harrison Avenue, a downtown parking facility, a rental storage use, a street vacation and a beer-and-wine permit. One downtown property owner asked the council to vote no on all billboards and phase them out, as Henderson is doing. Approved in one motion.
Items 62 to 64: three more Lamar sign reviews on Decatur Boulevard and Rancho Drive. Staff recommended approval with a 3-year review. Summers-Armstrong noted new residential development near signs and, on item 64, shortened the review from five years to three. All carried.

Ronda Drive Shed Variance Appeal

1:49:33-2:17:08

Item 49: appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of a variance for a metal accessory structure built in 2023 without a completed permit, in the rural preservation overlay. It sits 5 feet from the corner side street line where 15 feet is required. Staff and the Planning Commission (all five members) recommended denial, calling the hardship self-imposed.
The owners said it provides shade and a workshop, neighbors wrote letters of support, and they would paint it, but they did not want to move it because of concrete, plantings and electrical work.
Summers-Armstrong offered a compromise (move and paint, not demolish). The mayor proposed deferring to December 2 for talks; the owners declined and asked for an immediate vote. They floated cutting the structure to 200 square feet or less to avoid a permit.
Summers-Armstrong moved to uphold the denial. Carried. Staff said the options are removal, moving or reconfiguring it to comply; the paused code enforcement case resumes.

East Charleston Boulevard Digital Billboard Appeal

2:17:08-2:28:17

Item 50: appeal of a Planning Commission denial of a request to rebuild a small non-conforming 12-by-24-foot billboard near Five Points with digital faces. Apartments sit behind it to the north. Staff recommended denial because the sign is non-conforming, and city code discourages extending such signs.
The applicant's representatives (Lazovich and Esposito) offered 10-second message dwell, shielding on the back and bottom, no adult advertising, and discounted ads for nearby small businesses hurt by Charleston construction.
Díaz said denying the appeal would not remove the sign, favored refreshing it, and moved to approve with shielding along the north edge and bottom and administrative reviews at 6 months and 1 year after final inspection; she also put on the record the offer of ads to neighbors and neighborhood groups. Carried.

Martin Luther King Boulevard Auto Repair Appeal

2:28:17-2:37:25, 3:14:43-3:25:45

Item 51: appeal of a denial of a special use permit and site plan for a 2,921-square-foot auto repair garage on a 0.42-acre lot, with a waiver to let bay doors face the street. Staff and the Planning Commission recommended denial, saying the unpermitted conversion overdevelops the site.
First heard 2:28 to 2:37, when revised plans submitted the evening before were not on the screen; Summers-Armstrong said she had never offered support in her office. The item was trailed and resumed after the recess.
Revised plan: bay doors moved to the south side, storefront windows restored, bright yellow repainted in neutral tones, 21 parking spaces, added landscape island. Remaining waivers: 5-foot buffer where 15 is required on the east, none on part of the north, 3 parking-lot trees instead of 8.
Conditions added: hours 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; food truck removed within 30 days; permits for windows and bay doors within 90 days; neutral paint scheme; administrative reviews one year after license and certificate of occupancy. Summers-Armstrong cited a food-truck code case unresolved since last year. Approved.

Oso Blanca Road Beazer Homes Subdivision

2:37:32-2:57:30

Item 53: rezoning and a 53-lot single-family subdivision (down from 57) on 7.21 acres at Deer Springs Way and Oso Blanca Road near I-11 and the 215, replacing commercial zoning. Beazer Homes' attorney (Lazovich) said 55 to 58 Timberlake neighbors came to a meeting and the plan now keeps lots 41 feet or more from their wall, all two-story.
A legal non-conforming billboard from the county era stays on site. Staff supported the rezoning and street vacation but recommended denial of the gated-community permit, site plan and map because keeping the billboard removes 42 of 61 required trees and is preferential. The Planning Commission recommended approval.
The Timberlake HOA president supported residential use. Allen-Palenske said she tried to buy out the billboard and was told it was not for sale, and moved approval of all parts, deleting the condition requiring billboard removal. She asked Beazer to consider velvet mesquite trees, as a resident had urged. Carried.

Schaumburg Road Attainable Housing Subdivision

3:26:06-3:33:44

Item 56: plan amendment to medium-density residential, rezoning to single-family attached, 98 variances and two waivers, and a 97-lot tentative map on 5.16 acres east of Schaumburg Road, north of Ann Road (Ward 4). Applicant attorney Brown said it uses the Nevada Housing Access and Attainability Act: owner-occupied homes of 1,351 to 1,500 square feet for buyers under 150% of area median income.
Staff recommended approval of the plan amendment and rezoning but denial of the variances and map (the many variances show the site is unsuitable); the Planning Commission recommended approval. No one spoke against.
Allen-Palenske said a waitlist is being set up so first responders can buy the homes. Approved with an added condition for a master sign plan.

Las Vegas 2050 Master Plan Annual Report

3:33:44-3:53:03

Item 57: annual implementation report from Floyd and Valada. Highlights: area plans driving growth in Summerlin West, Kyle Canyon and Monument Hills; downtown south area planning starts next week; a Charleston corridor transit open house October 29; an urban forestry amendment (Assembly Bill 96) for year-end; median single-family price near $470,000; drought and heat island concerns.
Brune cited median household income rising from about $61,000 to $84,000 since 2020 and asked whether the parks metric (7 acres per 1,000 residents) can ever be met. Valada said traditional parks are unlikely and the city may rely on pocket parks and open space required in infill and transit-oriented projects.
Speakers urged wildfire-risk planning, more trees and a stop to artificial turf. Approved.

Mojave Road Billboard Height Variance

3:56:39-4:03:49

Item 59: Las Vegas Billboards asked to raise an existing 65-foot sign on North Mojave Road to 85 feet (62 feet above the freeway versus 30 allowed). The applicant said earlier approvals used a miscalculation and the sign was built too low. Staff recommended denial; the Planning Commission recommended approval.
Díaz asked for light shielding on the bottom, matching earlier items, and told the applicant this was the last vote on the matter. Approved with that condition.

Griffith Avenue Carport Variance

2:57:30-3:04:10

Item 54: an after-the-fact carport and patio cover variance on a small lot, from a code case. Staff and the Planning Commission recommended denial. The family has owned the home 34 years, said the cover has stood over 8 years without complaint, and submitted letters from both next-door neighbors.
Díaz cited extreme heat and moved approval; staff said the existing condition requiring code compliance covers upkeep. Carried.

Citizens participation

4:16:30-4:29:56

A resident repeated the request to remove the invocation. A speaker pressed for tree species such as velvet mesquite.
A homeless resident described poor conditions at the Courtyard homeless resource center; the mayor said the city knows of the challenges and is working to remedy them. A domestic-violence survivor asked for housing help; another resident described a dispute with a court and the city over a settlement offer.

Council announcements and adjournment

4:29:56-4:42:21

Kelley announced her last Breakfast Buzz on October 24 and the opening of a Ward 2 gallery; Brune listed Ward 6 events; Knudsen noted a trunk-or-treat on October 29; Mayor Pro Tem Díaz listed Ward 3 events; Allen-Palenske announced the Veterans Memorial unveiling on November 11; Summers-Armstrong listed October 24 events.
Council emerging issues: none. The mayor urged residents to vote; early voting is under way. Adjourned about 4:42:21.

Minutes detail

Cork & Thorn License Complaint

Item 28. Complaint and hearing set for 11/4/2026. Motion by Díaz to approve complaint for disciplinary action and set hearing date. Passed 7-0.

Martin Luther King Boulevard Auto Repair Appeal

Item 51. Land use entitlement appeal: motor vehicle repair (minor). Planning Commission recommended denial 7-0; staff recommended denial. Motion by Summers-Armstrong to approve appeal with amended conditions. Conditions include hours 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily and administrative required review one year from business license issuance. Passed 7-0.

Oso Blanca Road Beazer Homes Subdivision

Item 53. Six-part land use entitlements: rezoning, major modification, special use permit (gated community with private streets), vacation of right-of-way, site development plan review, and tentative map. Planning Commission recommended approval 6-0. Staff recommended approval on rezoning, modification and vacation; denied on SUP, SDR and TMP. Motions by Allen-Palenske to approve items 53a-53f subject to conditions. Item 53e (SDR) passed with condition 1 deleted. All items passed 7-0.

Shamber Road commercial rezoning

Item 56. Five-acre parcel: general plan amendment from Service Commercial to Medium Density Residential, rezoning from Limited Commercial to Single Family Attached, 25 variances for residential lots, tentative map. Applicant: Panther Acquisitions, LLC. Planning Commission recommended approval 5-0. Staff recommended approval on GPA and rezoning; denied on variances and TMP. Motion by Allen-Palenske to approve items 56a-56d with amended conditions. All passed 7-0.

East Charleston Boulevard Digital Billboard Appeal

Item 50. Nonconforming off-premise sign reconstruction with digital LED addition. Planning Commission recommended denial 5-0; staff recommended denial. Motion by Díaz to approve appeal with conditions: light shielding on north edge and bottom portion; administrative required review within six months and one year from final inspection. Passed 7-0.

Ronda Drive Shed Variance Appeal

Item 49. Residential accessory structure (shed) setback and aesthetic variance. Planning Commission recommended denial 5-0; staff recommended denial. Motion by Summers-Armstrong to deny appeal. Passed 7-0.

Land use entitlements

Item 58 — Main Street/Utah Avenue rezoning and site development plan

0.76 acres at southeast corner of Utah Avenue and Main Street (Ward 3). Applicant/Owner: Corner of Main Street, LLC. Rezoning from Commercial/Industrial to General Commercial and site development plan review for commercial development. Planning Commission recommended approval 6-0 on both items. Staff recommended approval on rezoning; denied on SDR. Motion by Díaz to approve items 58a and 58b subject to conditions. Passed 6-0 (Kelley excused).

Items 59-60 — Monterra residential subdivisions

Two adjacent 10+ acre projects south and north of Radley Avenue, approximately 970 feet west of Puli Road (Ward 6). Each involves a variance for private gated streets and a tentative map for single-family residential subdivisions (62 lots Unit 1, 60 lots Unit 2).
Applicant/Owner: KB Home Las Vegas, Inc. Planning Commissions recommended approval 6-0 on both. Staff denied both.
Motion by Brune to approve items 59a-59b and items 60a-60b with conditions. Unit 1 SDR (Item 59b): added condition for dog park in Common Element D. Unit 2 SDR (Item 60b): areas outside drainage easements planted with trees and shrubs. Both passed 6-0 (Kelley excused).

Items 10-27: Sewer rehabilitation contract to Las Vegas Paving Corporation for $7,342,105 (Sanitation Enterprise Fund); security services contracts for facilities ($1,500,000 not-to-exceed), parking ($500,000), and neighborhood services ($5,500,000); security for events ($500,000); inmate medical services (Naphcare Nevada, $9,800,000 annually / $52,552,165 total); DHS fire prevention grant ($152,380 with $7,619 city match); five RTC/CCRFCD interlocal contracts for shared-use path maintenance, flood drainage, fiber optic projects, traffic signal improvements; and two RDA resolutions. All passed 7-0.

Non-discussion items

September 16 regular minutes approved 7-0
Several items moved, tabled, struck or held in abeyance (see Log)
Bills 2026-34 through 2026-36 set for later consideration
Appointments: Dedra Edmond-Drew appointed to the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, 7-0

Log

Actions taken October 21, 2026

Items approved/adopted:

Cork & Thorn complaint and hearing (7-0)
Consent agenda items 10-27 (7-0)
Martin Luther King auto repair appeal (7-0)
Oso Blanca Beazer Homes subdivision 53a-53f (7-0)
Shamber Road commercial entitlements 56a-56d (7-0)
East Charleston digital billboard appeal (7-0)
Ronda Drive shed variance denied (7-0)
Main Street/Utah Avenue commercial rezoning and SDR (6-0, Kelley excused)
Monterra Units 1 and 2 subdivisions (6-0 each, Kelley excused)
Board appointment (7-0)

Items held in abeyance or struck:

Item 29 (short-term rental lien appeal) — struck
Item 52 (Leon Avenue home addition variance) — held to 12/2/2026
Item 55 (Strutz Avenue carport variance) — held to 11/4/2026
Items 61a and 61b — struck

Bills set for later consideration:

Bill 2026-34 (parking minimums and bicycle parking)
Bill 2026-35 (transfer/storage and security licensing fees)
Bill 2026-36 (form-based code outdoor dining rules)

Agenda

Consent items: sewer rehabilitation bid award ($7.34M), multiple security services contracts, DHS fire safety grant, RTC and Flood Control District interlocal contracts, Redevelopment Agency committee appointment, liquor license disciplinary complaint.

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01:59Mhm.

02:11>> everybody. At the October 21, 2026

02:15meeting of the City Council is called to

02:18order.

02:19This meeting has been properly noticed

02:22and posted in compliance with the open

02:24meeting law. These proceedings are being

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02:38visiting lasvegasnevada.gov/connect.

02:42The proceedings will be rebroadcast on

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02:47the meeting at 8:00 p.m. Also on Friday

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04:31security personnel when exiting for a

04:33validation coupon. Before we proceed

04:36with the agenda, would everyone please

04:38rise for the invocation given by Dr.

04:41Brijesh Raval Raval, um priest, Hindu

04:46and Jain Temple of Las Vegas. And please

04:48remain standing for the pledge.

04:51Welcome.

04:54>> Thank you, everyone. Good morning.

04:57So, my name is Dr. Brijesh Raval.

05:01I'm from Hindu and Jain Temple of Las

05:04Vegas in Summerlin.

05:06So, in Sanskrit sloka, I pray to God.

05:09So, everyone close your eyes with your

05:12faith, with your devotion,

05:15pray to God.

05:18Hari Om.

05:21Om Bhadram Karnebhih

05:25Shrenuyama

05:27Devah.

05:30Bhadram Pashyemakshabhir

05:35Jajatara.

05:37Sthirairangaih

05:39Tushtuvamsastanubhih

05:43Vyasemahi

05:45Devahitam

05:48Jadayu.

05:54>> [singing]

06:28>> I pray to God.

06:29God give us

06:32peaceful life.

06:34God give us a good opportunity.

06:39And also God remove all types of

06:42obstacles in our life.

06:45This is my prayer to God. Thank you

06:48everyone.

06:49>> Thank you, sir.

06:49>> God bless you all.

06:51Thank you.

06:52>> We will now do the pledge. Shoshana,

06:54would you like to lead us in the pledge

06:55of allegiance?

06:57Shoshana?

07:02Shoshana, would you like to lead us in

07:03the pledge?

07:05>> No, Your Honor, because under God was

07:07added to the pledge. It wasn't in the

07:08original pledge. But thank you.

07:10>> Thank you. Then I will lead us in the

07:11pledge. Thank you so much.

07:15>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

07:17United States of America, and to the

07:20republic for which it stands, one nation

07:24under God, indivisible, with liberty and

07:27justice for all.

07:32>> We will now proceed with the

07:33ceremonials.

08:12>> Is so much?

08:21>> Good morning again everybody. We're so

08:23happy that you're with us at our city

08:25council meeting. We will now have the

08:27recognition of the employee of the

08:29month.

08:30This is the ceremonial portion of our

08:32council agenda. And for our first item,

08:35I would like to invite our fire chief

08:37Fernando graded join us.

08:42>> [applause]

08:45>> Our employees strive to meet our values

08:48of being kind, committed and smart. And

08:50they work to build our community to make

08:53life better. I am proud to announce that

08:55the employee of the month is Chris

08:58Bruhl. Chris, please join us.

09:01>> [applause]

09:06[applause]

09:09>> Chris is a senior business specialist

09:12and has been with Las Vegas Fire and

09:14Rescue for 26 years. Chris serves as a

09:17department's strategic planner,

09:19accreditation manager, grant writer, and

09:22data analyst providing organization-wide

09:25leadership. His role functions as a

09:27critical connector across command staff,

09:30general staff, divisions, and city

09:32stakeholders, ensuring programs,

09:34priorities, and resources remain aligned

09:37and effective. Chris led the development

09:40of the community risk assessment, the

09:422025-30 Las Vegas Fire and Rescue

09:45Strategic Plan, and the department

09:48self-assessment manual. You need a

09:50raise. That's

09:51>> [laughter]

09:57>> These efforts directly contributed to

09:59the Las Vegas Fire and Rescue achieving

10:02Center for Public Safety Excellence

10:04accredited agency status in 2025. This

10:08milestone required extensive

10:10collaboration and coordination across

10:12the organization, and Chris played a

10:14central role in aligning the vid-

10:16aligning divisions, facilitating teams,

10:19and guiding the department through a

10:21rigorous peer review process that

10:24strengthened transparency,

10:25accountability, and continuous quality

10:28improvement. Throughout his career,

10:31Chris has secured nearly $30 million in

10:33grant funding for the city of Las Vegas.

10:36These grants have delivered long-term

10:38benefits to employees and to the

10:40community while improving operational

10:43readiness and service. Chris is widely

10:46respected for his integrity, his

10:48empathy, and collaborative approach

10:51consistently supporting colleagues and

10:53fostering teamwork across all levels of

10:56the organization. Chris, thank you so

10:59much for all you do, and now we'd love

11:01to hear from Chief Gray, and then we

11:04will pass the microphone to you.

11:07>> Let's give a hand clap for our mayor.

11:10>> [applause]

11:12>> And also our city council and our city

11:16manager's team for taking the time out

11:18to celebrate one of our employees.

11:20>> [applause]

11:22>> And I'd also be remiss if I didn't

11:24mention that our employee recognition

11:26committee, I think they do a fabulous

11:28job of making sure that our employees

11:30feel valued. So, let's give them a hand

11:32clap.

11:33>> [applause]

11:36>> It's my pleasure to introduce uh the

11:39person that actually needs uh no

11:41introduction, Chris Bro. Chris has

11:43actually been with our department for

11:45roughly 26 years. He started his career

11:48as a firefighter. Uh and then after 2

11:50years in that role, he transitioned into

11:52some different assignments. One of the

11:54things I really, really enjoy about

11:56working with Chris is the fact that he's

11:57a momentum builder and keeper. Meaning

12:00that we don't allow things to just

12:02settle. Uh Chris is always keeping

12:05things moving and that's something

12:06that's critical in a department like Las

12:08Vegas Fire and Rescue. One of the things

12:10that the mayor mentioned is the fact

12:12that Chris has been really integral in

12:14things such as our uh strategic plan.

12:18That's just a tidbit of the things that

12:20Chris does on a day-to-day basis. Chris

12:22is also uh a person that serves as a

12:24mentor for so many people within our

12:26department. Uh he's a thought partner uh

12:29for me. I really appreciate him. And

12:32then the last thing I uh just like to

12:34mention is about the grants. You know,

12:35we talk about grants and how that

12:37actually helps support uh this community

12:39and this department. I don't know if uh

12:42Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem Diaz, I don't

12:44know if you remember when we actually

12:46introduced the uh truck four a few weeks

12:49ago, one of the things that we did is we

12:50brought Chris up because Chris was the

12:52one who really worked hard uh with our

12:55operations team to make sure that we

12:57actually had stable funding uh for that

13:00particular project. And one last thing,

13:02I know I'm only supposed to have 90

13:03seconds, but I could talk about this uh

13:05young man all day.

13:06>> Obviously.

13:08>> Uh but the last thing that I'll say is

13:10even on today's agenda, item number 16,

13:13which in my opinion is something that's

13:15going to bring fruitful benefits to our

13:17community as it relates to recidivism uh

13:20with juvenile fire setters. Chris was

13:22integral in making sure that that got

13:24accomplished. So, Chris, I congratulate

13:26you, my friend. You're doing great work

13:29and we appreciate everything that you

13:31do. So, you've got the mic, my friend.

13:35>> [applause]

13:36>> Thank you.

13:38All these kind words, it's very

13:40humbling.

13:41I see a lot of familiar faces out in the

13:43crowd. I know my oldest daughter is

13:45watching online and my youngest daughter

13:46is here. So, thank you for being here,

13:48Ella.

13:50I have great support from the fire

13:51department and the fire chief.

13:53And it really makes it easy for me to do

13:55my job when you're surrounded by great

13:57people who support you and empower you.

14:00And the people I work with every day

14:02just make the job worthwhile. From when

14:04I was a firefighter to a dispatcher to

14:06the administrative side, the city of Las

14:08Vegas has amazing people. I moved out

14:11here a long time ago and I thought I'd

14:12only be here a few years and 26 years

14:15later, I can't imagine ever being

14:17anyplace else. So, I'd like to thank the

14:19team cuz I wouldn't be here without

14:21them.

14:22And thank you everybody for being here

14:23and supporting me.

14:26>> [applause]

14:28>> All

14:30right. Well, we are so appreciative of

14:32everything you do. I'd like to present

14:35you with a plaque on behalf of the city

14:36council and all of the people that call

14:39Las Vegas home for the extraordinary

14:42efforts that you put out every single

14:44day. And now what I would encourage us

14:47to take a picture and then perhaps we

14:49could invite all of the fire and rescue

14:51people and your daughter to come and

14:53join us for another picture. Would that

14:54be okay? All right, in that case, here's

14:57that. Why don't we put you in the

14:58middle?

15:02Okay.

15:28>> And and

15:29yeah, fire family as well.

16:10>> [laughter]

16:29[applause]

16:42>> Before we

16:44Before we proceed with our next item, I

16:48would like to uh acknowledge that this

16:51month is invisible disabilities month.

16:54There are many people that have many

16:56disabilities that are not visible to the

16:58rest of us, but they should be

17:00acknowledged as well. And now for our

17:02final item, Councilwoman Frances Allen

17:05Polensky will recognize the work of a

17:07veteran and community partner.

17:11>> Thank you, Madam Mayor.

17:14Good morning, everyone.

17:15>> Morning.

17:17>> Today's ceremonial is little different

17:19than any other that I've had the

17:21privilege of hosting and I'm excited to

17:24share why.

17:25A few months ago Aracelia Barajas, our

17:27director of neighborhood services, came

17:30to me with a fabulous idea.

17:33Invite our

17:35community to nominate veterans who have

17:37made a meaningful impact in Southern

17:40Nevada and share why they deserve to be

17:42recognized.

17:45With this being my final ceremonial of

17:47the year, we all share them every

17:49meeting.

17:50Uh and it's taking place just before

17:53Veterans Day. I thought it was a perfect

17:55way to kick off Veterans Month

17:58and celebrate those who have served our

17:59country.

18:01This year Veterans Day is especially

18:03meaningful for us in Ward 4.

18:06On November 11th, we will be opening the

18:08Nevada State Veterans Memorial, a

18:10gathering place for Southern Nevadans to

18:13honor those who have served,

18:15remember their sacrifice, and

18:18reflect on the freedoms that we enjoy

18:20today.

18:22We received 33 nominations,

18:26each representing a veteran with an

18:28incredible story.

18:31I want to thank Neighborhood Services

18:33and our Communications team for helping

18:35keep this cerem- bringing this

18:37ceremonial to life.

18:39After hearing the stories,

18:41I realized that we set out to feature

18:43one veteran,

18:44but

18:46every nominee deserved to be recognized.

18:50So, we gathered before this meeting in

18:53the now cafe where we presented

18:55certificates and

18:57uh and honored each nominee.

18:59And at this time, I would like to ask

19:01our nominated veterans to please stand

19:04so we can recognize you in the fashion

19:06you have deserved.

19:08>> [applause]

19:17[applause]

19:19>> Thank you for your service to our great

19:20nation and for everything you do for our

19:23community.

19:25We are grateful for you.

19:28Now, I would like to invite our featured

19:32veteran this morning, Levi Schultz, to

19:34join me up to the front.

19:36>> [applause]

19:40[applause]

19:50[applause]

19:58>> Levi is a Navy veteran

20:00and president of the Nevada Veteran

20:02Fund.

20:03He helps families who face barriers to

20:06access food banks by personally shopping

20:08for, packing, and delivering food kits

20:11to families. Uh you can see on our uh

20:15our TVs above some of the the b-roll and

20:18the slideshow we have going.

20:21His work is a wonderful reminder

20:24that service doesn't end when someone

20:26takes off the uniform.

20:28It's about continuing to show up for

20:30others and making a difference in our

20:32community.

20:33Levi, I thank you for your service to

20:35our country

20:37and for your compassion as your service

20:40continues to grow to help our neighbors.

20:43Please join me in congratulating our

20:45featured veteran, Levi Schultz.

20:48>> [applause]

20:55[applause]

20:57>> Oh, the hardware is for you.

20:59>> Wow,

21:00>> [cheering]

21:00>> thank you.

21:01>> And I would love to give you the

21:01opportunity to say a few words, partner.

21:03>> Yes, thank you.

21:07Thank you so much. Um

21:08I'm really extremely grateful and

21:10incredibly surprised. Um thank you to

21:13the mayor. Thank you to Councilwoman

21:16Palinski. Thank you to the City Council.

21:18But uh I would be remiss to uh say that

21:22I did this all by myself. I didn't. I

21:25did it with the help of the community.

21:28Everybody that is here with me today

21:30played a major part in this happening

21:32today.

21:33And it was times when we didn't know

21:35where the next set of meals would come

21:37from for our deliveries cuz we're about

21:39to reach a thousand at the end of the

21:40month uh to doors that I was on the

21:43phone with Matt DeFalco or I was talking

21:47to my mom about diaper sizes because I

21:49didn't know

21:50I don't know anything about that, me and

21:52my husband. Or my husband saying,

21:54"Again? Again, you have to be out

21:56delivering meals again?" You know, so

21:59you know, to everybody that's here

22:01today, everybody paid a a major

22:03sacrifice in this. Um my my great friend

22:06Roy who nominated me um was there and

22:10Kevin was there when I was incredibly

22:13frustrated and hungry and tired and in

22:16not some of the best neighborhoods

22:17delivering the food. Um Matt DeFalco was

22:20there, as you could see in the photos,

22:22delivering 5,000 bottles of water down

22:25in California. Uh

22:27having to almost talk him through

22:28driving through the fires to go do it,

22:31all right? But um every single person uh

22:34that has contributed to our organization

22:37to include Rob Banghart, one of the most

22:40impressive people in the city of Las

22:42Vegas doing amazing work supporting uh

22:45and helping the homeless of our

22:47community. Um that that work is very

22:49important.

22:51And I ask all of us, regardless of our

22:53differences um politically or you know,

22:57with our beliefs to join together uh and

22:59form around people and support them and

23:01be kind to one another

23:03because

23:04I'm just an ordinary person. I'm not an

23:06elected official and all of us have the

23:09same power in us to do good and to make

23:11something happen just to support our

23:13community.

23:14Each and every one of us have the

23:16ability to do that

23:18and I encourage everybody to do that

23:20to be a good neighbor, to be a good

23:22person and to surround yourself with the

23:25beautiful amazing people that are here

23:27today to support me.

23:29Thank you.

23:30>> [applause]

23:33>> I'm going to go to the front for a

23:34picture here

23:35and then we'll have everybody to join.

23:37>> Exactly.

24:03>> Anyone that thinks they should be in the

24:05picture come up.

24:12>> No,

24:12no problem.

24:14Yeah, I'm getting old.

24:19Let's go ahead.

24:21No, you're fine.

24:24Oop, sorry.

24:36You're good. I'll go next to you, no

24:37worries.

24:38You're all good.

24:42So that big group that came in is all

24:43trying to speak at public comment just

24:45FYI.

24:46>> Okay.

24:50>> Or at least some of them.

24:57>> emergency

25:00>> A little bit closer, inch.

25:39>> Last time.

25:40>> Yes.

25:41>> And then

26:01>> All right.

26:01>> I can't see you.

26:49>> [applause]

26:52>> So, I'm

26:53>> [applause]

26:55>> Thank you.

27:00Thank you.

27:04Thank you.

27:07Okay,

27:08that was a fun fun meeting we had.

27:11With a good outcome.

27:13We will be reconvening the city council

27:16meeting at 9:30.

27:18Hopefully.

30:44>> Mhm.

31:00>> in the city council meeting agenda item

31:03number seven. Public comment during this

31:06portion of the agenda must be limited to

31:08matters on the agenda for action. The

31:11amount of time any single speaker is

31:13allowed may be limited. Please say which

31:16agenda item you will be speaking about.

31:18All comments made will be

31:20cross-referenced to those specific

31:22items. If anyone submitted a speaker

31:24card or who wishes to speak under this

31:27portion of the agenda, please come to

31:29the podium, state your name for the

31:31record. This is your opportunity to

31:33address the council. Council is not able

31:36to respond or engage in dialogue. You

31:39may also address the council at the end

31:41of the meeting during citizens

31:42participation regarding matters within

31:45the jurisdiction of the city council.

31:47Although you are not prohibited from

31:49speaking during both public comment

31:51periods, we kindly ask that your

31:53comments are not repetitive. We will set

31:56the time at 2 minutes. Does anyone wish

31:59to come forward? Uh yes, please come and

32:01state your name for the record.

32:08>> All right, good morning, Mayor and

32:08esteemed leaders. Eric King, long-time

32:10resident. Thank you for having me. Um I

32:13wanted to speak on I believe it's item

32:1411.

32:15>> [sighs]

32:15>> Gosh, I hope I got that right. No, it's

32:1716. Sorry. Fire and rescue.

32:19Um

32:20so, there's uh some appropriation money

32:21there. I'm understanding maybe 150K. I

32:24just wanted to speak to um some things

32:26I've been in conversation with some of

32:27our heroes locally here that

32:29um including Chief Gray

32:31uh that have been I've been speaking

32:32about um

32:33in regards to public safety and uh

32:37the rising concern of heat, not to be

32:39duplicitous because I have shared some

32:41about that with you all. But I just

32:43wanted to note that

32:46I think there's room for growth there

32:47for engaging veterans, engaging

32:50all of our local heroes

32:53to participate in tree plantings. I

32:55think it would elevate particular

32:57projects.

32:59If they're off duty, on duty, I don't

33:00know what would would be

33:02amenable to the city, but I think it

33:04would highlight what is a growing need

33:08in in a favorable way

33:10for maximal gain

33:13per the government officials I'm aware

33:15of. So I want to advocate for that and

33:17also to say that if there could be a

33:21dialogue opened or continued for

33:24leadership to consider curb cores and

33:27curb cuts, which I've mentioned briefly,

33:29which would help water infiltrate in

33:31these large downpour events that not

33:33only the more water that flows across

33:36the the landscape, I know we have very

33:38expensive

33:39water channels underneath streets and so

33:41forth to get that all out of there. But

33:43the water does flow on the street still

33:44backs up some places. So there's there's

33:46opportunity for curb cores and curb cuts

33:49to actually help hydrate these trees,

33:51grow the canopy faster, cool the city,

33:53clean the air,

33:55keep people out of hospitals and out of

33:57morgues

33:58from heat threats and so forth and

34:00actually help veterans feel like they're

34:03maybe if they want to participate do

34:04some more

34:05community work that improves their lives

34:07so we don't lose them too prematurely.

34:09So thank you for hearing me on that. I

34:11think there's a way to build it all

34:12stronger and better. Thank you.

34:13>> Thank you so much.

34:17Please come forward.

34:22You have Please state your name and you

34:24have 2 minutes.

34:25>> Thank you, Mayor members of the City

34:26Council. I appreciate it. My name is

34:28Brian Hardy with the law firm of Markey

34:29Arbuck. I also have with me Randy

34:31Garrett who's the owner of Cork & Thorn.

34:33We're speaking on item number 28.

34:35Members

34:36as with respect to item 28, we want to

34:39let you know how much we truly

34:40appreciate the consideration that each

34:41and every one of you have taken to meet

34:43with us to discuss this issue

34:45to be able to take seriously what's

34:46going on downtown. I want to begin by

34:48acknowledging something that's very

34:49important in this room

34:51and that's clear that public safety

34:52always comes first. The uptick in

34:54violence and incidents that have

34:55occurred around the Arts District are

34:57serious and it has no place in this

34:59community and no resident, visitor, or

35:00employee or business owner should have

35:02to worry about their safety when they're

35:03downtown enjoying the Arts District and

35:06all the wonderful things that it has to

35:07offer.

35:08My client is never asking and has never

35:10asked the city to ignore what occurs

35:12down there, but she is asked to do make

35:15sure that she has an opportunity to be a

35:17part of the solution and we appreciate

35:19the opportunity to be a part of the

35:20solution and a part of the discussion on

35:22what goes on down in the Arts District.

35:24Throughout this process, we've been

35:25diligent, we've worked with with the

35:27council and Metro and we appreciate so

35:29much the work of the staff that you guys

35:31have that has been working with us in

35:32business licensing to be able to help

35:34get this operation back up and open

35:36during the process that it's going to

35:37undertake as we go forward to figure out

35:39exactly what we can do to be a community

35:41partner with the city.

35:43These efforts are reflect our commitment

35:45to go simply beyond reopening a

35:46business. They reflect a willingness to

35:48work collaboratively with the city to

35:50address its concerns and to help prevent

35:51future incidents. That commitment is

35:53rooted in something that's here with

35:55Randy.

35:57Randy loves this community.

35:59If nothing else, I I want you to

36:01understand Cork & Thorn is not an

36:02isolated investment for her. She owns

36:04three businesses in the Arts District.

36:05She's invested her time, resources, and

36:07entrepreneurial spirit in this

36:09neighborhood because she believes in

36:11what this community is and what it can

36:13become. She wants to be a part of what

36:16it can become as it moves forward. She

36:18believes that Las Vegas offers more than

36:19casinos and conventions. She believes

36:21that a city where independent businesses

36:23thrive, where artists and entrepreneurs

36:24have a a to create, where neighbors

36:26gather, and where residents and visitors

36:28can express experience exceptional food,

36:30entertainment, and service. It is for

36:33this reason that we'll be asking for and

36:34we we're grateful for the opportunity to

36:36reopen

36:37and be able to get Cork & Thorn back

36:39open for the community and for the

36:40benefit of its patrons and the residents

36:42downtown. I look forward to working with

36:44the city in all those endeavors. Thank

36:45you.

36:46>> much.

36:48>> And I just want to say thank you. I

36:50appreciate you guys

36:52let me come in front. I want to you know

36:54say thank you to everybody that has came

36:56to support Cork & Thorn.

36:58And the ones that will probably come up

37:00and say a little something of what Cork

37:03& Thorn brings to them. So, thank you

37:05guys.

37:05>> Thank you so much.

37:11Welcome. Please state your name and you

37:14have 2 minutes.

37:15>> Thank you so much. My name is Brenda

37:16Brown.

37:18Good morning Mayor Mayor Berkeley and

37:20distinguished members of the Las Vegas

37:22City Council.

37:23Again, my name is Brenda Brown and I'm

37:25the proud owner of Brenda Brown

37:26Entertainment, a woman-owned business

37:29that I've operated here in Las Vegas for

37:30nearly three decades.

37:32I am here today to speak in strong

37:34support of another hardworking female

37:36entrepreneur, Randy Garrett, owner of

37:38Cork & Thorn, the Kitty Floral Design,

37:40and the Wine Garden in the Las Vegas

37:41Arts District.

37:43For nearly 30 years, I have worked in

37:45the entertainment industry and I

37:46understand firsthand how difficult it is

37:48to build a business, create

37:49opportunities, employ people, and

37:51survive in incredibly competitive city.

37:54Randy has done exactly that. I

37:56understand there have been incidents of

37:58violence associated with Cork & Thorn.

38:00Let me be absolutely clear, violence is

38:02unacceptable and public safety must

38:04always be a priority.

38:06But I ask this council to consider a

38:08very important question. At what point

38:10do we stop holding the individuals who

38:12commit violent acts responsible and

38:13instead punish an entire business,

38:16its employees, and its entertainers for

38:17the actions of those individuals?

38:20My understanding is that Randy has

38:21security measures in place and prohibits

38:23weapons on her premises. Certainly, if

38:25additional precautions are necessary,

38:27those should be addressed. But even when

38:29an altercation begins inside a business,

38:31no owner can control every decision

38:32another human being makes.

38:34And I ask you to consider the human cost

38:36of closing Cork and Thorn.

38:38One of the entertainers who performs

38:40there is Ally Star.

38:43A talented performer and single mother

38:44raising twins, her performance with her

38:46Ally Kats are part of what makes this

38:48venue special.

38:49She is just one example of the many

38:51performers, employees, musicians,

38:53servers, and families who depend on

38:54businesses like Cork and Thorn for their

38:56livelihoods. When you close a business,

39:00you don't just close its doors. You take

39:02away paychecks, you eliminate

39:04opportunities, you affect families, and

39:05you silence a stage where local talent

39:07has an opportunity to shine.

39:09Las Vegas proudly calls itself the

39:11entertainment capital of the world, but

39:12entertainment does not begin and end on

39:14the Las Vegas Strip. It lives in our

39:16neighborhoods, our arts district, and

39:18our independently owned venues. As a

39:20fellow female business owner, I know

39:22what it means to invest your heart, your

39:24money, your time, and your life into

39:25something you believe in. I am not

39:27asking this council to ignore public

39:29safety. I am asking to pursue public

39:31safety without unnecessarily destroying

39:33a business and the livelihoods connected

39:35to it.

39:35>> Mrs. Brown, thank you so much. Your time

39:38is up.

39:38>> Thank you.

39:42>> Welcome. Please state your name for the

39:44record, and you have 2 minutes.

39:45>> Mayor and members of the City Council.

39:47My name is Amanda Kennedy, and I'm here

39:49to support Cork and Thorn. I'm also

39:51going to politely ask the other people

39:53that are here to support Cork and Thorn

39:55to quietly raise their hand behind me so

39:57you can see the show we have of support.

39:59I respectfully ask this council to join

40:02in a collaborative approach that

40:04protects public safety, local

40:06businesses, and jobs. Cork is proud to

40:10be an inclusive space in the arts

40:12district that provides a platform for

40:14artists and musicians. Now,

40:16unfortunately, incidents occur on

40:19sidewalks, in parking lots, and parking

40:21garages near businesses throughout the

40:23strip, Fremont area, and the Arts

40:25District. These are spaces that the

40:27businesses neither own nor control. I

40:30simply ask that every establishment be

40:33held to the same fair and consistent

40:35standards.

40:37Fairness and equal enforcement should be

40:38the foundation of our city's

40:40relationship with its business

40:42community.

40:44For nearly a decade, Cork & Thorn has

40:46been a vibrant, woman-owned

40:48establishment welcoming people from

40:50every walk of life. It has been a

40:53gathering place for elected officials,

40:55community leaders, artists, musicians,

40:57and neighbors.

40:58Cork & Thorn represents something worth

41:00celebrating, the diversity, inclusion,

41:03entrepreneurship, and community spirit

41:06that makes Las Vegas extraordinary.

41:08Let's work together to keep it that way.

41:11Cork is investing in our city's future,

41:14creating jobs, and helping build a

41:16thriving cultural destination beyond the

41:19strip. We recognize that public safety

41:21is a shared responsibility. When Metro

41:24deployed surveillance units in the

41:25neighborhood, they made a positive

41:26difference, and we welcome their return.

41:29Continued cooperation between law

41:31enforcement, city leadership, and local

41:33businesses is the partnership that we

41:36want to strengthen.

41:38To be clear, I am not asking for special

41:41treatment. We are asking for equal

41:43treatment, open communication, and to

41:46work collaboratively towards solutions.

41:49I believe that this council values small

41:52business, employees, and the diverse

41:54communities that make our city special.

41:57Today, you all have an opportunity to

42:00demonstrate that commitment. Thank you

42:02so much.

42:06>> Welcome. Please state your name for the

42:08record, and you have 2 minutes.

42:10>> Hi. My name is Michelle Green, and I'm

42:13here on behalf of Randy Garrett and Cork

42:16and Thorn and I've known Randy um

42:19for at least 30 years.

42:22I think she was in high school when we

42:23first met. She is an amazing human

42:25being, an amazing woman. She puts her

42:28whole heart into every business that she

42:30has.

42:31Um I've been to Cork and Thorn many

42:33times. I've never felt uncomfortable.

42:36I've never felt intimidated, scared.

42:39Their staff is absolutely amazing.

42:42Um Randy and her cousin Tony, they have

42:45the best hearts. They're the most

42:47down-to-earth people. And I know there's

42:50a lot of crazy things going on downtown.

42:52>> [clears throat]

42:53>> Even every week you see people post on

42:55Instagram different fights on Fremont

42:57and all this. That is not my experience

43:00with Cork and Thorn and I can't imagine

43:02other businesses being closed because

43:05there was a fight outside of their

43:06establishment. So I am asking for

43:09support for this business and all of

43:11their staff that means so much to us and

43:14I personally planned some women's events

43:15there. I've attended yoga events there

43:19and it's a safe establishment. And just

43:23here to support them. We appreciate your

43:24support as well.

43:25>> Thank you so much.

43:26>> you.

43:30>> Welcome. Please state your name for the

43:33record and you have 2 minutes.

43:35>> Hello everybody. My name is Hunter Cain

43:37and I'm actually here to speak on agenda

43:38item number six. Um unfortunately Levi

43:41had to leave um but I want to

43:43congratulate him for his award um and to

43:45let everybody know he actually serves as

43:47the president of the Foster Care Chamber

43:49of Commerce um where I'm the executive

43:51director on that same chamber. So he's a

43:53very, very busy man um to go through

43:55here. Um and what I wanted to do was

43:57first thank you Madam Mayor and the city

43:59council um for uh award that you guys

44:02gave us um as of this Saturday um

44:06October 24th, it is officially um Foster

44:09Care Chamber of Commerce Day here in the

44:11city of Las Vegas, which is a great

44:12honor for us. I wanted to read one thing

44:15into the record if that's okay

44:18that was written.

44:20One thing that you guys wrote which I

44:22loved it said through strategic

44:24partnership more than

44:26with more than 180 community

44:28organizations the Foster Care Chamber

44:30has expanded access to employment

44:31housing education mentorship and

44:33essential resources for youth aging out

44:35of foster care.

44:37And that's exactly what we do. So we

44:38connect young people with businesses

44:40mentors and opportunities through

44:42workforce development.

44:44Last year we the chamber we helped over

44:463800 foster youth

44:49and connected more than 270

44:50organizations here in the valley which

44:52is really really great. And we're

44:53excited that director

44:57Tammy Malik who works here she has never

45:00ignored a phone call.

45:01She has always been willing to help and

45:03we're having Ed and hopefully

45:04Councilwoman Bruney

45:05who will be down here Saturday

45:08as we celebrate this awesome occasion.

45:11So I would love to invite all of you

45:12guys and anyone who can hear us.

45:16We're doing a few different things at

45:17the World Market Center.

45:19We will be having a stem fair completely

45:22free so anybody can always feel free to

45:24come down visit see what's going on.

45:26It's going to be in partnership with

45:27IMCOM so if you're going down there to

45:28be the same thing. We'll also have a

45:30luncheon which will be really really

45:31great and then we'll have a 21 plus

45:33mixer at the Casa Bar that's going on at

45:36the Sahara. So we just want to invite

45:37everyone and again thank the entire city

45:39council for recognizing foster youth

45:41that's going on this Saturday. So thank

45:43you very much.

45:44>> Yeah. [snorts]

45:47>> Good morning everyone.

45:49>> Welcome.

45:50Please state your name for the record

45:52and you have 2 minutes.

45:53>> Yes, my name is Sandy Martinez Fulton.

45:56I've known Grandy and Bindu Cork and

45:58Thorn over the past 10 years. My husband

46:01son and I have been there.

46:03I want to say come to a different point.

46:06First of all, your own city, state, and

46:09Nevada Department of Taxation show that

46:11Cork 'N Thorn is in full compliance, has

46:14no tax liens, administrative license

46:16revocations, or enforcement actions.

46:19They are in good standing with the state

46:22and city. This is per your own records.

46:25Uh in addition to that,

46:28with constitutional due process, under

46:30the 14th Amendment and the Nevada state

46:33constitution, a business license and

46:35liquor law liquor license are considered

46:38protected property interests once

46:41granted. Legally, no one can take these

46:43away or shut a business down based on

46:46preference.

46:47Off-premises liability and third-party,

46:51generally, they cannot shut down a

46:53business unless the city can completely

46:56establish that the business the business

46:58as a legal public nuisance. Well,

47:01you cannot do that. There's a lot of

47:04businesses here, including those on the

47:06Strip, that are the same way. In fact,

47:08those businesses remained open and a lot

47:10of times their businesses were

47:12undisrupted, not disrupted. It's uh

47:16it is the business itself cannot be held

47:19legally at fault or stripped of its

47:21operational licenses.

47:23The good standing protection act law,

47:26the Cork 'N Thorn remains on all state

47:29maintains all state and license

47:32city licensing tax requirements with no

47:35administrative enforcement violations.

47:38As in good standing with the city and

47:41the state, they you do not have at this

47:43point any legal grounds to shut them

47:46down summary without, you know,

47:48suspension or revocation.

47:51So, and I think that her being a small

47:54business owner and a small business

47:57merits staying open. You've heard what

47:59everyone else said. So, I'm voting I ask

48:01that you vote no on item 28 and support

48:04our small business owner Randy Garrett.

48:06>> Thank you so much.

48:14>> Hello, my name is Shoshana. I'm a

48:15resident and I advocate to kick take

48:17praying off the agenda since this is not

48:19a church, but I also like to follow the

48:21money what goes on behind the scenes

48:23where council members have taken money

48:25from companies that are on today's

48:26agenda. So, I'd like to go over that

48:28today. Item 10, Las Vegas Paving

48:30Corporation. Uh Councilman Alan Polinsky

48:33has taken $7,500 from that company.

48:36Uh Bruni, you've taken five grand. Diaz,

48:392,500. Knudson, 2,500.

48:43Um

48:44on item 31 to 33, Summerlin 28, there's

48:47a master plan community money. Alan

48:50Polinsky, you've taken five grand. Diaz,

48:52you've taken five grand. Knudson, 500.

48:55Summers-Armstrong, $4,000.

48:58Item 50, Las Vegas Paving Corporation.

49:01Alan Polinsky, you've taken five grand.

49:03Bruni, five grand. There's 10.

49:05Uh Diaz, 2,500. Knudson, 2,500.

49:10Uh Mayor, you've taken from a pack that

49:12via that um company uh for $2,000.

49:15Items 38 and so forth, applicant Lamar

49:18Central Outdoor.

49:20Diaz, Bruni, Summers-Armstrong have each

49:22taken $2,500 in in-kind contributions.

49:28Uh item 50 and 59, applicant is Las

49:31Vegas Billboards. Diaz, you've taken

49:33$3,000.

49:34Item 40 and 61 at the applicant, this is

49:37huge. 95 Management has a lot of money

49:39apparently because Alan Polinsky, you've

49:41taken $15,000.

49:44Diaz, $5,000.

49:46The Mayor, you've taken $15,000 from

49:48that company. Knudson, $5,000.

49:52And Bruni, 7,500.

49:55Item 41, the applicant is Clear Channel

49:59Outdoor. Knutson, you've taken a

50:00thousand.

50:02Item 61, the applicant is Canyon Walk.

50:05The Mayor, you've taken 10,000 from

50:07them. And Alan Polansky, you've also

50:09taken 10,000 from them.

50:12I don't even have enough money. This is

50:13not real, so don't follow me to my car.

50:15Um

50:16the grand total for today that you've

50:19received from companies that you're

50:20going to approve on, I'm sure you're

50:21going to approve them, is 124,500

50:26dollars. I just want to make it known

50:27that people don't know what goes on

50:28behind the scenes. A lot of money is

50:30given in campaign contributions to you

50:32so companies can get what they want.

50:34Thank you.

50:40>> Please state your name for the record,

50:43and you have 2 minutes.

50:45>> Hi, Bruce Cowen.

50:47I'm a property owner in in the downtown

50:50area and throughout the valley. Um I

50:52[clears throat] first of all want to

50:53thank you for

50:55your time.

50:56I personally would have a difficult time

50:58sitting there and

50:59and being tortured for hours. But and I

51:01think most of us would, but I also want

51:04to thank you and your staffs. I've been

51:06dealing with Council Member Diaz's staff

51:09and also your staff. I think Arlene's

51:11amazing and Jerry's amazing as well.

51:13>> Thank you.

51:13>> Um I'm here to speak against the

51:16billboards.

51:17Uh I think that they're

51:19we we've been inundated in this valley

51:21with billboards. I I think it's

51:24it's it's visual pollution.

51:27Um

51:28there's definitely documentation that

51:30supports that it's lowering property

51:32values nearby.

51:33And that extends out.

51:35And therefore, that means less revenue

51:37to the city.

51:39Um I think that the city can make a good

51:42case

51:43with solid management of incorporating

51:47areas of the county that are currently

51:49unincorporated Clark County.

51:52Um, there but to do that the city needs

51:55to demonstrate that it's better at

51:57managing

51:59areas and I think you are.

52:01Um,

52:02but when you look at the bridges

52:06Yeah, you know, why is there not the the

52:08Las Vegas neon

52:10skate park that goes on for 2 miles in

52:12the greatest urban skate park in the

52:14world. Look it up with skate urban skate

52:15parks under bridges throughout the

52:17world. We should have that and it would

52:19be turned into a worldwide tourist

52:21destination spot. Why do we not have the

52:23Latin District on the east end of the

52:26very east end of Fremont which looks

52:28like Zombieland and the east part of of

52:31Charleston. Why do we not have the the

52:34west side which is also an economically

52:36unperforming area

52:38turned into a a really great area that

52:42would be you know, with that community.

52:45We can do that, but we have to get rid

52:46of the things that are visual pollution.

52:49That's the homeless population, the

52:51trash left behind the homeless and all

52:53these absolutely obscene obscene

52:56billboards and I will also speak to that

52:58later. Thank you for your time.

53:02>> Let me ask you a question. Is there

53:03anybody here that is um,

53:07here for any other reason than

53:11>> [snorts]

53:11>> Calkins Thorn? If so, perhaps we should

53:14if you are not here to speak on behalf

53:17of Calkins Thorn, would you please come

53:19forward and um,

53:24share your concerns with the city

53:26council.

53:28Welcome. Please state your name for the

53:30record. You have 2 minutes.

53:32>> Thank you. Um,

53:34my name is Coffee Marie Brown

53:37and I'm called um,

53:39I'm

53:40originally from Las Vegas, Nevada.

53:42Um, you have to excuse me. There was an

53:44accident at the bus station. Voter bus

53:48jumped the curb out on 1017

53:51and debris, the glass and so forth hit

53:54me. But now I'm facing where they're

53:56trying to cover it up in the hospital.

53:59My arm is hurt, but I wanted to just

54:01bring out my history. I

54:03in Salt Lake City, Utah was radio DJ for

54:06the Cosby's Church. I am Gina Marie 1510

54:09a.m. KLOB West Jordan, Utah. With that

54:12said, being a part of the entertainment

54:16industry by the church, I'm dealing with

54:19people

54:21in higher places such as Mary Martha

54:23Cosby and her brother,

54:27my sister because our neighbors was

54:30Death Row Records Suge Knight. I'm

54:32dealing with all these people and then

54:34what they're doing is they're having

54:36these fire departments in clubbing in my

54:40house and

54:42using it for the homeless people. We

54:44have Brenda Warner,

54:46you know, from Long Beach, California. I

54:48was raised in Long Beach and on E 21st

54:51Street. So I know all that. The only

54:52problem is I have the butt end of it. I

54:54don't have I've never been to any Death

54:57Row Records, nothing. I've just been

54:59suffering and for some reason I just

55:01want to bring awareness of I do thank

55:04you for the last time, but you didn't

55:06know. My grandmother did retire from the

55:08Pentagon, Washington, D.C. My birth name

55:11is her name, Regina Marie Dawson. So

55:13then that's why my name is called for

55:14Marie Brown. I attend Georgetown

55:17University currently in Washington, D.C.

55:19right now. And I just want to bring

55:21awareness because I am proud to be here,

55:24but it looks like I'm going to keep

55:25fighting for my identity and for the

55:28identity thieves. And just please be

55:30aware of the

55:33people are trying to build off of. I had

55:36the

55:37I worked for Fidelity Investments. They

55:39stole my portfolio, discriminated

55:42against me, and for some reason the case

55:44was dismissed. But, I have

55:47[clears throat] Walmart, Home Depot,

55:49>> and

55:50so forth. Thank you, blue chip.

55:51>> Appreciate it. Thank you.

55:52>> Thank you.

55:56>> Welcome. Please state your name for the

55:58record, and you have 2 minutes.

56:00>> Thank you, Madam Mayor.

56:02Laura McSwain with the Water Fairness

56:03Coalition.

56:05I am

56:06I'm here on item number 57, your 2050

56:092050 master plan,

56:11which emphasizes public health,

56:13resilience, and reduced urban heat.

56:16Bravo. I think those are all very very

56:18critical.

56:19And many of you are aware of the fact

56:21that I have a problem with artificial

56:23turf,

56:24and I think that it's an existential

56:26threat to our community. I do not think

56:28that it's sustainable going forward, and

56:30it and the 2050 master plan probably

56:33should address that on some level, and I

56:35did not find that it's in there.

56:38So, how does it make sense that on Betty

56:40Wilson, as an example, that we're going

56:42to take an entire grass field, convert

56:44it into four

56:46artificial turf soccer fields that butts

56:48up against a neighborhood? It It's a

56:50heat issue. It's a toxicity issue. Um in

56:542007, UNLV and Desert Research Institute

56:58documented artificial turf temperatures

57:00at 169°.

57:02Warning that these surfaces could be

57:03unsuitable for daytime summer

57:05recreation. And those measurements

57:07weren't even taken during the summer

57:08months. The City of Las Vegas actually

57:10helped fund that research. I brought it

57:12with me, and I'm going to leave it with

57:13you.

57:14Um just last month during an NFL

57:16football game,

57:18the temperature

57:20reached 157° on the field.

57:23The temperature in the

57:24the normal temperature for the day was

57:2695°.

57:27You We know what we have here in Las

57:29Vegas. That same day, I was out looking

57:32at the parks that were being considered

57:33for artificial turf replacement and saw

57:36kids playing on at Cragin Park on

57:38artificial turf and at

57:41Ed Fountain Park on artificial turf. 106

57:43degrees when the professional football

57:45teams, their cleats were melting and one

57:48coach had to have an IV.

57:50So, I really am here. I want to

57:53encourage a more healthful and

57:54sustainable path forward. Natural grass

57:57provides living cooling surfaces and

58:00produces oxygen. Artificial turf absorbs

58:02and radiates heat. At Betty Wilson, the

58:05potential consequences extend well

58:07beyond the playing fields into the

58:08surrounding neighborhoods.

58:10So, imagine and then CCSD is like

58:12spending 8.9 million dollars converting

58:15athletic fields.

58:16These materials only last 8 to 10 years

58:19and the idea that they are easier

58:22maintenance is is flawed. So, I thank

58:25you for indulging me. I am going to

58:27leave you with this document.

58:29>> so much. We appreciate it.

58:32Um anybody else here for any other

58:34reason?

58:36Okay. Randy, are you still with us?

58:39Randy, uh let me ask you a question. I

58:42we see that you have a great deal of

58:44support and everyone is coming up to

58:46speak. Um would you mind if we just

58:49listen to those that are in line already

58:52because we do need to get on with

58:54business. If you do have an objection to

58:57it, we'll stay all day to listen, but I

58:59think we get uh the gist of the of the

59:02support.

59:04Would that be uh okay with you?

59:08All right, then what we're going to do

59:10and I I think we fully appreciate that

59:13so many people are here to lend support.

59:16Uh we are hearing you, but I don't think

59:18we have to hear everyone saying the same

59:21thing um for the next several hours. So,

59:24if you you mind, let us have the people

59:27that are in line already. Uh please come

59:30forward. Welcome. Uh

59:32identify yourself and you have 2

59:34minutes.

59:37>> Good morning. My name is Kamal Flagg.

59:38Good morning, Mayor and members of the

59:39council. I'm a employee of Cork and

59:41Thorn. I've been there for the last 3

59:42years. Cork is more than just a lounge.

59:45It's a sense of community. Those people

59:46behind me aren't just customers or

59:48patrons. Those are my sisters, my

59:50brothers, and my cousins behind me.

59:52Cork and Thorn has helped me transform

59:53myself as a person. Everybody behind me

59:55can attest I'm not the man that I was

59:57when I walked through those doors. I'm

59:58literally half the person that I used to

1:00:00be.

1:00:02And I have Cork to thank for that. Cork

1:00:04is not just a place of employment. It

1:00:06It's my family. It's home. It's helped

1:00:09me meet members of council, city

1:00:10council, politicians. It's helped me

1:00:12become a much better person.

1:00:14I just pray and beg that you guys keep

1:00:16us open. We're not just some lounge

1:00:18where violence happen. We're a family.

1:00:20And we want to keep our family together.

1:00:22We want to stay open. And I ask that

1:00:24each member of this

1:00:25council considers that and take that

1:00:27under consideration. Also, as far as the

1:00:29employees, this is how I provide for my

1:00:31family. My mother has multiple

1:00:32sclerosis. I help her out. Without this

1:00:35job, it gets very spooky for me.

1:00:38Very

1:00:39You know how this economy is, Mayor.

1:00:41I just pray that you consider all of

1:00:43that and keep us open.

1:00:44Cuz we are a family. We're not just some

1:00:46club or lounge. That's a family back

1:00:48there. We are community. Thank you.

1:00:49>> Thank you so much.

1:00:54Welcome. Please state your name for the

1:00:56record and you have 2 minutes.

1:00:58>> Good morning, Mayor Berkeley and

1:01:00distinguished members of the Las Vegas

1:01:01City Council. My name is Ali Star. I am

1:01:04[clears throat] an international

1:01:05recording artist, band leader, and

1:01:07entrepreneur here in Las Vegas. Today I

1:01:10stand before you as Cork and Thorn's

1:01:11longest-serving hired entertainer,

1:01:14having performed there for 8 years.

1:01:17First, I want to acknowledge the tragic

1:01:18loss of life that occurred in September.

1:01:20My heartfelt condolences go to the

1:01:22family affected. Nothing I say today is

1:01:24intended to minimize that tragedy. But I

1:01:27also want to speak about the Cork and

1:01:28Thorn that I've known for 8 years. I've

1:01:30watched the establishment become a place

1:01:32where music brings people together,

1:01:33where strangers become friends, and

1:01:35where talented musicians have a platform

1:01:37to share their gifts. That is the Cork

1:01:39and Thorn I know. I've also come to know

1:01:41Randy Garrett as a dedicated business

1:01:43woman who has invested in this

1:01:45community, supported local entertainers,

1:01:47and created opportunities for others. As

1:01:49a fellow entrepreneur, I understand the

1:01:51sacrifices that come with building

1:01:53something meaningful. And when Cork and

1:01:55Thorn closed, it wasn't just a business

1:01:57that lost revenue. Families lost income.

1:02:00My household was affected, my band

1:02:02members, the bartenders, servers, staff,

1:02:04and countless others who depend on the

1:02:06establishments were affected.

1:02:08For working musicians, a consistent

1:02:10stage isn't just entertainment. It's how

1:02:12we provide for our families. And I have

1:02:14personally have entertained a lot of you

1:02:16council members on this stage right now.

1:02:18So, I am imploring and please asking you

1:02:21guys to keep that in consideration so

1:02:23that I, as the entertainer that has been

1:02:25with Cork and Thorn for 8 years, can

1:02:27continue to serve the community with

1:02:29live entertainment, keeping the spirits

1:02:31high, and hope alive. Please consider

1:02:33that as we would like to stay open as a

1:02:36community and a family for the future.

1:02:39Thank you.

1:02:39>> Thank you so much.

1:02:44Welcome.

1:02:45Please state your name for the record,

1:02:47and you have 2 minutes.

1:02:50>> Uh good morning, Mayor and council

1:02:51members. My name is Kenyatta Harris, but

1:02:54nobody knows that. I go by the name of

1:02:55Kiki, and I'm here to speak in support

1:02:57of Cork and Thorn. I'm a combat veteran

1:02:59retired since 2019, and I've been a

1:03:01regular at Cork and Thorn for at least 6

1:03:03years. Like a lot of veterans, I have

1:03:05gone through a lot of tough times, and

1:03:07since coming home and being retired,

1:03:10Cork and Thorn has been one of those

1:03:11places that helped me through a lot. The

1:03:14musicians, the staff, and the patrons

1:03:16there have become a real family to me.

1:03:18When I walk in, everybody knows my name.

1:03:21And I know I'm not alone. Randy Garrett,

1:03:23the owner, has built something special,

1:03:25not just a lounge, a community of people

1:03:28from all walks of life who come together

1:03:30over live music and good company. I

1:03:33co-host live band karaoke with Ali Star

1:03:35and the Alley Cats, and I've been a part

1:03:37of it as long as it's been running. We

1:03:39sometimes live stream the show, and

1:03:41we've had people come from all over the

1:03:43country, even out of the country, just

1:03:45to experience the vibe. That's what Cork

1:03:47& Thorn is, a vibe. I understand the

1:03:49tragic incident that took place in the

1:03:50parking lot, and my heart goes out to

1:03:52everyone affected, but that lot is owned

1:03:55by the city, to my understanding, not by

1:03:57Cork & Thorn. The security team there

1:03:59did their job within the law. That

1:04:01incident was the result of one

1:04:03individual's bad decision, and the

1:04:05person is not associated with the

1:04:07business or with Randy Garrett. Closing

1:04:09Cork & Thorn because of one person's

1:04:10actions would be a disservice to so many

1:04:12people who depend on it. For some, it

1:04:15would take away a place of employment,

1:04:17support, collaboration, friendship,

1:04:19healing for veterans like myself,

1:04:22musician workers, and neighbors alike. I

1:04:24respectfully ask the council to let Cork

1:04:26& Thorn stay open so we can continue to

1:04:29keep supporting this beautiful

1:04:30establishment and each other. Thank you

1:04:32for your time.

1:04:33>> Thank you so much.

1:04:36>> [applause]

1:04:37>> Welcome.

1:04:38Please state your name for the record,

1:04:40and you have 2 minutes.

1:04:42>> Good morning. My name is Jose.

1:04:44Um [clears throat]

1:04:47I was hurt

1:04:48in the act of violence in the uh parking

1:04:51lot near Cork & Thorn, but it wasn't had

1:04:54it didn't have nothing to do with Cork &

1:04:55Thorn.

1:04:56It didn't have nothing to do with the

1:04:57inside of there, the outside. I just

1:05:01ran there

1:05:02so I knew I could get help cuz this is a

1:05:04safe place.

1:05:05So, that's where I ended up at Cork &

1:05:07Thorn with what happened to me, but it

1:05:09happened in the city parking lot.

1:05:12Uh

1:05:15Randy has been so good to me,

1:05:18you know?

1:05:20That's that that place is a safe haven.

1:05:23It's safe to go there.

1:05:25And it's safe to

1:05:28It's a safe experience, period. The

1:05:30security do what they supposed to do,

1:05:31the staff do what they supposed to do.

1:05:34It's It's all It's like a big family

1:05:36there.

1:05:38And

1:05:40I want to just make make it known.

1:05:43I'm sorry.

1:05:45I want to make it known that, you know

1:05:46what I'm saying, I support with

1:05:48reopening the

1:05:49Cork & Thorn cuz, like I said, it's

1:05:53everybody's a big family there.

1:05:55I understand some things happens, but it

1:05:58it don't happen in there.

1:06:01You All y'all have a nice

1:06:02>> Thank you so much.

1:06:07Welcome. Please state your name for the

1:06:09record, and you have 2 minutes.

1:06:12>> My name is Corey Lofton, and I'm here

1:06:14tonight as a patron of Cork & Thorn and

1:06:16a friend of Randy's and her employees,

1:06:19and someone who believes public safety

1:06:20and equal treatment should go hand in

1:06:22hand. My fiance and I go to Cork & Thorn

1:06:25because we enjoy the atmosphere, the

1:06:26music, the people, and the sense of

1:06:28community. We're originally from

1:06:30Atlanta, Georgia, and when we're there,

1:06:32we feel a little piece of home. It's

1:06:34welcoming, it's full of life, and it's a

1:06:35place where people from different

1:06:37backgrounds can come together and enjoy

1:06:38themselves.

1:06:39That's why I'm here, because what is

1:06:41happening to this establishment concerns

1:06:43me. It should concern everyone because

1:06:46who believes that businesses deserve to

1:06:48be judged fairly. Let me be clear, the

1:06:50stabbing is serious. No one should have

1:06:52been attacked. The victim victim

1:06:54deserves justice.

1:06:55But holding people accountable for

1:06:57violence and holding a business

1:06:58accountable for violence are two

1:06:59different things.

1:07:01If this incident happened in the parking

1:07:02lot, the city needs to establish exactly

1:07:04what happened, who was responsible,

1:07:06whether the business had any connection

1:07:08to it, and whether or its management or

1:07:09security practices contributed to the

1:07:11incident. Those questions matter. What

1:07:14should not matter is whether the

1:07:15officials like the music, the

1:07:17atmosphere, the demographic, or the

1:07:18people that gather there.

1:07:20I have heard concerns raised about the

1:07:21establishment's demographic and music.

1:07:24If those are genuinely generally being

1:07:27used to justify this action, I want to

1:07:29know what objective absorb

1:07:31what objective evidence supports that

1:07:33reasoning because music is not a

1:07:35criminal act and predominantly black

1:07:37crowd is not public safety violation.

1:07:39And an establishment should not be

1:07:41treated dangerous as dangerous simply

1:07:43because its culture or clientele

1:07:44different differs from what people

1:07:46consider mainstream.

1:07:49If the standard is safety, then apply

1:07:50the standard consistently.

1:07:53Las Vegas reported 7,129

1:07:56violent crimes across its jurisdiction

1:07:58in 2025.

1:07:59Even as that total declined 3 5.38% from

1:08:02the previous year,

1:08:04that number has is not an excuse for

1:08:06violence. It's a reminder that the crime

1:08:09is a broad is broader public safety

1:08:11challenge, not something that we can

1:08:13fairly attribute to one venue,

1:08:16one style of music or demographic

1:08:18without evidence.

1:08:19And the city's owns public safety

1:08:21reporting telling us that targeted

1:08:23measures can make a difference.

1:08:26Its 2024 report

1:08:28>> Thank you so much. Would you Thank you.

1:08:31Okay, sorry.

1:08:37Hello. Please state your name for the

1:08:39record, and you have 2 minutes.

1:08:41>> Hello, my name is Jeremy Johnson.

1:08:43I'm a local influencer. We're known all

1:08:46over the world as Bullet Head's House.

1:08:49In 20 I'm going to hear on behalf of

1:08:50Cork & Thorn.

1:08:52And in 2021, I met Chef Mac Julian and

1:08:55Randy. They embraced me. They told me to

1:08:58come to the restaurant and do content.

1:09:01I went, and ever since then we became

1:09:03family. I've done videos for them

1:09:07after that which brought people from all

1:09:10over the world and all over the United

1:09:11States to Cork & Thorn, which brings

1:09:13business and economy to Las Vegas.

1:09:17We average millions of views on

1:09:18Instagram, TikTok, and we we help this

1:09:21community with Bullet Head House. Cork &

1:09:23Thorn, I stand up with them.

1:09:26And that is a serious staple in downtown

1:09:28Las Vegas Arts District. I couldn't

1:09:30imagine the city without them there

1:09:33providing a a safe place and a a vibe

1:09:36and a cool place for us to go and relax

1:09:39at in downtown Las Vegas.

1:09:41Uh the incident, I don't know much

1:09:43details, but I do know I'm here to speak

1:09:45and say keep Cork & Thorn open.

1:09:48Okay?

1:09:48>> Mhm.

1:09:49>> Have a great day. God bless.

1:09:51>> so much.

1:09:57Welcome. Please state your name for the

1:09:59record and you have 2 minutes.

1:10:00>> Thank you, Mayor Berkeley. My name is

1:10:02William Taylor,

1:10:03more affectionately known in the Arts

1:10:05Community as 360 the Poet, and I'm here

1:10:07to speak on behalf of Cork & Thorn

1:10:09today. Um

1:10:10I'm here to speak in support for the

1:10:12importance of the role the establishment

1:10:13plays in Las Vegas Arts District. You

1:10:16see, when we talk about the Arts

1:10:17District, we have to remember one thing

1:10:18that's important. You have to have

1:10:20places that actually support the arts,

1:10:21and Cork & Thorn has been one of those

1:10:23places. It's more than a business, it's

1:10:25a platform, it's an opportunity, it's a

1:10:27space where artists, poets, musicians,

1:10:29performers, and creative minds have been

1:10:31given the chance to develop their

1:10:32talents and showcase their gifts to the

1:10:34community. It's also a place where

1:10:36curators and event organizers have had

1:10:38opportunities develop their ideas,

1:10:39create experiences, and bring people

1:10:41together through their through our

1:10:42culture. And opportunities like those

1:10:44aren't always easy to come by. For many

1:10:46independent artists, having a place that

1:10:48believes in you before the rest of the

1:10:50world even knows your name can make all

1:10:52the difference. Now, I want to address

1:10:53something that I believe deserves a

1:10:55serious consideration. I understand that

1:10:57public safety is important. I understand

1:10:59that when incidents occur, they must be

1:11:00taken seriously investigated and

1:11:01addressed. But, I also believe that

1:11:03there must be reasonable distinction

1:11:05between what happens inside a privately

1:11:07curated business and what happens

1:11:09outside that big public space. If an

1:11:11incident occurs in a public parking lot

1:11:13adjacent to a business, is it

1:11:14automatically fair for that

1:11:15responsibility of the business to take

1:11:18on because of its proximity? I would

1:11:20respectfully argue that the proximity

1:11:22alone should not equal responsibility.

1:11:24Um, where does the responsibility of

1:11:26this business end and where does the

1:11:27responsibility of the individuals and

1:11:28the public authorities begin?

1:11:30Um, ladies and gentlemen, we cannot

1:11:33continue to we cannot continue to grow

1:11:34the city of Las Vegas and the Arts

1:11:36District while overlooking the

1:11:37importance of establishments like Cork &

1:11:39Thorn that give the Arts District its

1:11:41identity. You potentially lose a stage,

1:11:43you lose opportunities, you lose a

1:11:45gathering place, and you lose a place of

1:11:46creative culture that makes this

1:11:48community special. I'm asking that

1:11:50public safety and the preservation of

1:11:51our artistic community be approached

1:11:53together with fairness, accountability,

1:11:55and a willingness to reason of

1:11:56reasonable solutions.

1:11:58Now, my next question is like, how can

1:11:59we protect the community without

1:12:01unnecessarily taking taking course on

1:12:04the opportunity for other people to

1:12:06grow? I respectfully ask that this

1:12:08council to consider that Cork & Thorn's

1:12:10contributions to the community, examine

1:12:12the facts surrounding the incident, and

1:12:13carefully distinguish the

1:12:14responsibilities of the establishment

1:12:16from the actions and the adjacent

1:12:18responsible places. I have been a

1:12:20curator at Cork & Thorn from the

1:12:22beginning, and I thank you for keeping

1:12:23it up.

1:12:24>> pleasure.

1:12:26No.

1:12:27We announced that there was an end to

1:12:30the line, and I believe you were the

1:12:33last person in line.

1:12:34>> Yes.

1:12:35>> So, you will be our last speaker on this

1:12:37subject.

1:12:38>> Thank you. Good morning, Council.

1:12:40>> Good morning.

1:12:40>> My name is Leland Williams. I am a

1:12:43business owner here in Nevada. I've done

1:12:45security here for 16 years.

1:12:48I've worked at a lot of urban lounges

1:12:50where there has been violence because

1:12:52it's a different demographic.

1:12:55It's young people

1:12:56and um you know, they're prone to just

1:12:58do things a different way than we did in

1:13:00the old school.

1:13:02So, uh

1:13:03the safest place that I've been going

1:13:05over a decade

1:13:06I don't party with the people I work

1:13:08around.

1:13:09I'm 53 years old. It's been the safest

1:13:11place. It's not a It's not a slum.

1:13:14It's not a hole-in-the-wall.

1:13:16Other than that, I wouldn't go there

1:13:19because I would I would see the same

1:13:20people that I've been securing. The

1:13:23people that I'm putting out of other

1:13:24bars.

1:13:25That's the job that I've done. I've

1:13:27secured you, mayor.

1:13:28Just when you were just on the west side

1:13:30I was right there with you in a secure

1:13:32place. I'm only going to be somewhere

1:13:34secure.

1:13:35At 53 years old, we don't have a lot of

1:13:37options on where to go at in Las Vegas

1:13:40where we can feel comfortable. We going

1:13:41to listen to the blues.

1:13:44We going to listen to jazz. We don't

1:13:46have those options.

1:13:49Cork & Thorn is not a hole-in-the-wall.

1:13:51It's not a slum.

1:13:53You have to come and experience it for

1:13:55yourself because it's not something that

1:13:57can be put into words.

1:13:59The owner, top-tier.

1:14:02Top-tier. I will stand with her no

1:14:04matter what's going on. Top-tier.

1:14:07Integrity off the roof.

1:14:09She's not going to turn a blind cheek.

1:14:11She's not going to let it happen. It's

1:14:13been that way over a decade.

1:14:16I've been going there with my wife for

1:14:18over a decade following her all the way

1:14:20from Summerlin before she even moved

1:14:23down there.

1:14:24She's always been

1:14:27top-tier.

1:14:28Please do not hold Brandy Garrett

1:14:31responsible for another individual's

1:14:33actions. She's done everything

1:14:36above the board.

1:14:38Everything above the board. I've been

1:14:39right there watching the whole entire

1:14:41time. Everything above the board.

1:14:44Nothing underhanded has came from her.

1:14:47Please do not hold Randy Garrett

1:14:49responsible for another individual's

1:14:52action.

1:14:52>> Thank you so much.

1:14:59Thank you all for being good citizens

1:15:02and doing your civic duty by coming down

1:15:04to the city council meeting. We

1:15:06appreciate it and we will now be moving

1:15:08to agenda item number eight.

1:15:11For possible action, any items from the

1:15:149:30 a.m. session that the council staff

1:15:17and/or applicant wish to be stricken,

1:15:19tabled, withdrawn, or held in abeyance

1:15:22to a future meeting may be brought

1:15:23forward and acted upon at this time.

1:15:26Mayor pro tem.

1:15:29>> One second, Madam Mayor.

1:15:34I have the following items that have

1:15:35been requested to be held in abeyance,

1:15:37withdrawn, or stricken. Item number 29,

1:15:39abeyance item to consider an appeal of

1:15:41the decision by the city council

1:15:42designee to impose a lien for $41,500

1:15:46and daily civil penalties for illegal

1:15:48short-term rental violations for code

1:15:50enforcement case CE24-06730

1:15:54regarding property located at 8223 Hydra

1:15:56Lane. Property owner King Kimberly Noel

1:15:59and Lewis Marcellus Javon. The strike is

1:16:02being requested by staff. Item number

1:16:0452, 26-0225-VAR1,

1:16:08abeyance item. Applicant William

1:16:10Haygood, owner of the Haygood Family

1:16:12Trust, on a land use and timeline

1:16:13project request for a proposed home

1:16:15addition that does not conform to title

1:16:1719.06

1:16:18development standards for setbacks on

1:16:210.71 acres at 4225 Leon Avenue. Abeyance

1:16:25is being requested to 12/2/2026

1:16:28by the applicant. Item 55, 26-0252-VAR1,

1:16:33abeyance item. Applicant owner Daniella

1:16:35Aguilar on land use and timeline project

1:16:38to request to allow an existing

1:16:39residential accessory structure carport

1:16:41that does not conform to title 19.06

1:16:44development standards for location,

1:16:46separation, and aesthetic compatibility

1:16:48on 0.16 acres at 3525 Stratus Avenue. I

1:16:51have requested that advance to the next

1:16:53November 4th, 2026 council meeting. The

1:16:56last agenda item here is 61A through

1:16:5861B, 26-0390-VAR1

1:17:02and VAR2, public hearing applicant 95

1:17:05Management LLC, owner CW Investment

1:17:07Partners PH4 LLC and Canyon Walk LLC on

1:17:11the following land use entitlement

1:17:12project requests on 515 acres located at

1:17:16the Terminus at Centennial Parkway west

1:17:18of Clark County 215. The strike is being

1:17:21requested by staff, and that's all I

1:17:22have uh for the motion, Madam Mayor.

1:17:25>> Okay, and that is in the form of a

1:17:27motion?

1:17:27>> Yes.

1:17:28>> Please vote.

1:17:32>> I.

1:17:33>> I.

1:17:35>> Okay, are we lacking circles?

1:17:38Okay. All right, please post.

1:17:46She's an I.

1:17:55Motion. Motion passes. Agenda item

1:17:57number nine for possible action to

1:18:00approve the final minutes by reference

1:18:02of the September 16th, 2026 regular city

1:18:05council meeting. Mayor pro tem, may I

1:18:07have a motion to approve the minutes?

1:18:10>> Move to approve.

1:18:13>> Please vote either by voice or by

1:18:17technology.

1:18:18>> I may be

1:18:19>> I.

1:18:22Post.

1:18:25Motion carries.

1:18:28Agenda item 10. Items number 10 through

1:18:3127 are on the consent agenda, are

1:18:34considered to be routine, are

1:18:36recommended for approval by the

1:18:38departments and may be enacted in one

1:18:40motion. Are there any other items the

1:18:42council wishes to bring forward?

1:18:46Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion for

1:18:48the consent agenda for items 10 through

1:18:5027?

1:18:52>> Move to approve.

1:18:54>> Please vote.

1:18:56>> I.

1:18:59>> Post.

1:19:03Motion carries.

1:19:11Agenda item 28, discussion for possible

1:19:15action regarding approval of complaint

1:19:17and to set hearing date for disciplinary

1:19:20action against Nakita Floral Design Inc.

1:19:24doing business as Cork and Thorn and

1:19:26Randy Garrett, owner, whose place of

1:19:29business is located at 70 West Imperial

1:19:32Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102,

1:19:36as holders of general entertainment

1:19:38establishment license number G71-00647,

1:19:44tobacco establishment license number

1:19:46P72-00064,

1:19:50food service or cafe license number

1:19:53G67-05944,

1:19:57tobacco dealer's license number

1:19:59G68-06066,

1:20:03and full alcohol on premise license

1:20:06number L68-00052

1:20:10for violations of the Las Vegas

1:20:12Municipal Code. This is in Ward 3, Ms.

1:20:15Diaz.

1:20:17Ms. Heard. Oh, there you are. Hello.

1:20:20>> Good morning, Mayor and Council. We're

1:20:22going to start with City Attorney um

1:20:23first.

1:20:25>> Good morning, Deputy City Attorney Tim

1:20:26Geswein.

1:20:28This agenda item is a procedural matter

1:20:29with two requests.

1:20:31First request is the of the complaint so

1:20:34that it may be filed and served on the

1:20:35respondents.

1:20:37The second request is the setting of a

1:20:39hearing on the complaint on November

1:20:414th, 2026.

1:20:44Business Licensing Manager Darcy Allaby

1:20:46Heard will provide an overview of the

1:20:48complaint and the need for a hearing.

1:20:52>> All right. Good morning, Mayor and City

1:20:53Council. Darcy Allaby Heard, uh Business

1:20:55Licensing Manager. Um the department uh

1:20:58is requesting authorization to proceed

1:21:00with a formal disciplinary complaint

1:21:02against Cork & Thorn due to ongoing

1:21:04concerns regarding the public safety and

1:21:06the licensee's responsibility under Las

1:21:08Vegas Municipal Code.

1:21:10Over the past several months, the

1:21:11establishment has been associated with

1:21:13multiple serious incidents involving

1:21:14violence, including incidents in March,

1:21:16May, and most recently in September.

1:21:19Following the earlier incidents,

1:21:20Business Licensing staff worked closely

1:21:22with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police

1:21:23Department and the licensee to address

1:21:25concerns, uh established corrective

1:21:28measures, and strengthened security

1:21:29protocols at the establishment.

1:21:32Although the licensee took steps to

1:21:33implement those measures, the subsequent

1:21:35incidents have raised significant

1:21:36concerns regarding the effectiveness of

1:21:39those efforts and the establishment's

1:21:41ability to operate in a manner

1:21:42consistent consistent with the licensing

1:21:44obligations.

1:21:46As the regulatory authority responsible

1:21:48for overseeing business licensing, the

1:21:50city has an obligation to ensure that

1:21:51privileged businesses operate in a

1:21:53manner that protect public health,

1:21:55safety, and welfare.

1:21:57Given the seriousness of the recurring

1:21:59nature of these incidents, department

1:22:00believes that the formal review by City

1:22:02Council is warranted. We're therefore

1:22:04requesting authorization to proceed with

1:22:06the complaint and schedule the

1:22:07disciplinary hearing for November 4th,

1:22:09at which time the department will

1:22:10present the supporting facts and

1:22:12evidence for Council's consideration.

1:22:14>> Thank you. Mr. City Attorney, can you

1:22:17explain the various nuances of this

1:22:20issue?

1:22:21>> Yes, ma'am. Just to reiterate what

1:22:23Deputy City Attorney Guess Wine and

1:22:25Manager Allaby Heard laid out.

1:22:27Essentially, today you're being asked to

1:22:28approve the written complaint against

1:22:31the business and to set the hearing

1:22:34date. That's required under city code in

1:22:36order for the complaint to be issued, we

1:22:38need city council approval. Today is not

1:22:40the hearing for the matter. It is simply

1:22:42to approve the complaint and set the

1:22:43date so that we can serve the business

1:22:45and make sure that they are here with

1:22:46representation

1:22:48on what would be November 4th if the

1:22:50council accepts the recommendation.

1:22:53>> Okay, may I ask you a few questions?

1:22:55>> Of course.

1:22:56>> Um

1:22:58I

1:22:59From what I understand, this

1:23:00establishment had an outstanding record

1:23:03for about 9 years and then in a 6-month

1:23:06period, there were three incidents

1:23:09um that

1:23:12that Metro was very concerned about,

1:23:14reported it to the city, and the city is

1:23:17going through its regular process of

1:23:20um investigating

1:23:22uh the situation and making a

1:23:24determination

1:23:26uh that um uh whether or not this

1:23:29business will remain open. Is that

1:23:31correct?

1:23:33>> Yes, that's perfectly put. That would be

1:23:35essentially the opening paragraph to

1:23:36what's going on here, and then the

1:23:38hearing would be later to determine uh

1:23:41what comes next.

1:23:42>> So, this would not be the opportunity

1:23:45for um either Cork & Thorn or the city

1:23:48to present any information necessary to

1:23:51make this determination.

1:23:53>> Correct.

1:23:54>> Okay. So, we have I'm assuming no

1:23:58alternative cuz I want everyone to know

1:24:00that this is not This is the beginning

1:24:02of a process that the city

1:24:05has to follow, but this is not anything

1:24:08definitive, and if the vote is to move

1:24:11forward, and I'm not sure that there's

1:24:12another

1:24:14uh

1:24:14another avenue to do this, that the

1:24:18discussion will take place on November

1:24:214th.

1:24:22>> Again, correct, Mayor. The fact is uh

1:24:26The hearing is also an opportunity for

1:24:28Metro to come with the city business

1:24:30licensing office and present its case

1:24:33and then for the business to respond and

1:24:34present its case in front of the city

1:24:36council. So, we want to give everyone

1:24:37time to prepare for November 4th. That's

1:24:40why we do a complaint first so they can

1:24:41see all the facts. To your other uh

1:24:44point about whether or not you really

1:24:46have much of a decision here, yes, of

1:24:48course you have a decision, but I would

1:24:49advise from the legal office that unless

1:24:52you believe the complaint in front of

1:24:54you is fraudulent and made up of

1:24:56inaccurate facts and information, you

1:24:59would approve it and set your date for

1:25:01hearing like you explained so that the

1:25:02council can hear from both sides and

1:25:04make an ultimate decision. And of

1:25:07course, we don't put together complaints

1:25:09that are made with made up facts. We

1:25:11have information from business

1:25:12licensing, from Metro, and we laid it

1:25:15out for you uh factually for you to hear

1:25:17that at a later hearing.

1:25:18>> And there will be an opportunity at the

1:25:20November 4th hearing for um Cork and

1:25:24Thorn to present the information that

1:25:26they have, the exculpatory information

1:25:28that they may have.

1:25:29>> 100%.

1:25:30>> All right, let me ask you something

1:25:31else. Between now and November 4th, is

1:25:34there an opportunity for Cork and Thorn

1:25:38to work with the city to come up with

1:25:41alternatives or methods of keeping that

1:25:44area in the city safe? But to the

1:25:48benefit of both the city, uh the um uh

1:25:51the business and its um its guests.

1:25:55>> Short answer is yes. Long-standing

1:25:57practice, especially of this management

1:25:59group, um that community development

1:26:01department and that business licensing

1:26:03manager are to meet with the businesses

1:26:05that are subject to disciplinary action

1:26:07in preparation for the hearing, both for

1:26:09the hearing itself and for everything

1:26:11you laid out. What are some options that

1:26:13we will have at the hearing?

1:26:15>> All right. Is there any other member of

1:26:18the council that wishes to say anything?

1:26:21>> Madam Mayor, may I speak?

1:26:23>> Yes, you may, of course.

1:26:24>> Um I'm I'm Darcy Alabai. Um just just so

1:26:27for the record, uh our emergency order

1:26:29lifts as of today. We did meet with Cork

1:26:31and Thorn and their attorney yesterday,

1:26:33and we did come to an agreement on some

1:26:35self-imposed conditions. There's eight

1:26:37conditions, so we are going to allow

1:26:38them to reopen with these conditions on

1:26:40file between um as soon as they submit

1:26:43their security plan, we review it, we'll

1:26:45add the conditions, and then until the

1:26:47hearing on November 4th. If you'd like,

1:26:49I can read the conditions into the

1:26:50record.

1:26:51>> I believe that would be appropriate.

1:26:53>> Okay.

1:26:54All right. So, the first thing is they

1:26:55are meeting with um Metro's crime

1:26:58prevention uh specialist to do a

1:27:00walk-through and provide some

1:27:01recommendations for additional security.

1:27:03That's supposed to be taking place

1:27:04today. Our team is going to go out with

1:27:06them so that we can hear those

1:27:07recommendations and see if there's any

1:27:09other changes that need to be made to

1:27:10the conditions. Um we did agree upon

1:27:13these eight. The hours of operation are

1:27:15going to be limited um from 8:00 a.m.

1:27:17until 2:00 a.m. They're nor- normally

1:27:19open till 3:00, so we they put the put

1:27:22them back 1 hour. Um an approved

1:27:24security plan and floor plan must be on

1:27:26file with the business licensing

1:27:27division and must be adhered to at all

1:27:29times. Any changes to the approved

1:27:31security plan a security and floor plan

1:27:33must be pre-approved by the director or

1:27:34designee prior to implementation. The

1:27:36security plan must include number one,

1:27:38protocols and policies for monitoring

1:27:40guests in the adjacent parking lot at

1:27:42all times the business is open, and

1:27:43reporting any suspicious activity to law

1:27:45enforcement. And number two, protocols

1:27:47to maintain adequate and sufficient

1:27:49lighting on the exterior of the business

1:27:50to deter criminal activity.

1:27:52Third condition is at least one key

1:27:54employee or principal or who is simply

1:27:56approved for suitability shall always be

1:27:58on the premises of the establishment

1:28:00during the hours of operation to oversee

1:28:01the security protocols.

1:28:03Number four, no weapons, including but

1:28:06not limited to firearms or knives, may

1:28:08be allowed on premises except for law

1:28:10enforcement or security personnel if

1:28:11applicable.

1:28:13Number five, a city and state licensed

1:28:15security company approved under NRS 648

1:28:17must be con- contracted to always

1:28:20provide security services while the

1:28:21business is open.

1:28:23Number six, there must be a minimum of

1:28:25four security personnel, including law

1:28:27enforcement, on the business premises.

1:28:29Security personnel must be positioned in

1:28:31a manner that is adequate to cover the

1:28:32interior and exterior of the business,

1:28:34including the adjacent parking lot.

1:28:36Number seven, when two or more

1:28:38individuals involved in an altercation

1:28:40are directed to leave the premises, the

1:28:42licensee shall take reasonable steps to

1:28:44prevent those individuals from

1:28:45immediately encountering or re-engaging

1:28:47with one another during their departure.

1:28:49Removal of an individual from the

1:28:51premises shall not by itself satisfy

1:28:53this condition when additional

1:28:55reasonable measures are necessary to

1:28:56reduce the foreseeable risk of further

1:28:58confrontation. Video recordings of these

1:29:00efforts shall be available to the

1:29:02department or LVMPD LVMPD upon request.

1:29:05And then finally, number eight, upon the

1:29:07discretion of Las Vegas Metropolitan

1:29:09Police Department, an emergency closure

1:29:11may be enacted upon violations of these

1:29:12conditions.

1:29:14>> All right. So, um the business is now

1:29:17reopened or will be reopening under

1:29:19those conditions?

1:29:20>> Yes, they're just going to redo their

1:29:22security plan, submit that, have that

1:29:24meeting with Metro, um and then we will

1:29:26review that and issue a new license with

1:29:28these conditions on there.

1:29:30>> And you'll be continuing to have

1:29:32conversations with the owners of um

1:29:35and Thorn?

1:29:36>> Absolutely.

1:29:37>> Yeah, until November 4th when the

1:29:39hearing is conducted?

1:29:41>> Absolutely. Yes.

1:29:42>> All right, Randy. Um are you are these

1:29:44the agreement are these the conditions

1:29:47that you've agreed to?

1:29:48>> Yes.

1:29:49>> All right, thank you so much. Any other

1:29:51questions?

1:29:53>> Oh, yes. I'm Miss

1:29:54>> Madam Mayor.

1:29:57>> Oh, um Miss Summers-Armstrong, do you

1:29:59wish to say something?

1:30:02>> I just have a question of clarity on one

1:30:05of the conditions.

1:30:06Um did I hear correctly that one of the

1:30:09four security officers has to be

1:30:12a um

1:30:14public safety officer?

1:30:16And

1:30:18how do how does the business

1:30:22uh ensure that they can get an overtime

1:30:25officer to be at their location

1:30:29during their business hours every day of

1:30:31the week?

1:30:32>> Okay, Madam Mayor, through your through

1:30:34you um Councilwoman, the condition is

1:30:37that they have to have at least four

1:30:38security personnel or law enforcement.

1:30:41So, um Metro did offer up services to

1:30:44allow them to um

1:30:46get the um

1:30:48the what is it? The overtime uh officers

1:30:51to to come.

1:30:53They have the opportunity to either have

1:30:55security personnel or those officers as

1:30:57long as there's four covering um during

1:30:59the time that they're open.

1:31:02>> Thank you for that clarification.

1:31:04>> Thank you very much. I'm Ms. Bruni.

1:31:08>> Thank you, Mayor. Um Darcy, could you uh

1:31:10restate the hours? You ran through that

1:31:12so quickly, I wasn't sure about the

1:31:13hours and then I have another question.

1:31:15>> Sure. Um at 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

1:31:17>> Okay.

1:31:20And then you mentioned that one of the

1:31:22conditions is that no weapons will be

1:31:25allowed. So, I'm wondering were weapons

1:31:27allowed on site before and how does the

1:31:30new condition uh I guess interact with

1:31:32our the fact that we're an open carry

1:31:34state?

1:31:35>> Um we did not have this as a condition

1:31:38on the license uh to my knowledge. Uh we

1:31:40were just putting that as something to

1:31:42be um

1:31:43you know, advised that they're going to

1:31:45do pat-downs and wand people to make

1:31:47sure that no uh weapons are coming into

1:31:49the establishment. Um as far as the law

1:31:52goes for open carry, I would differ to

1:31:54Deputy City Attorney to answer that

1:31:55question.

1:31:57>> Interesting.

1:31:58>> Uh Councilman Jeff Torrence, City

1:31:59Attorney. I'm 99% sure I can look it up

1:32:02later and discuss with you, but I

1:32:03believe the bottom line is it's a

1:32:05private business. They can set their own

1:32:06rules on open carry.

1:32:11>> Ms. Kelly.

1:32:13>> Thank you, Mayor.

1:32:16Um few clarifying questions. So, back to

1:32:18the uh security versus law enforcement,

1:32:21if they

1:32:26Is it either or and and they have to

1:32:28have four either way?

1:32:31>> Correct.

1:32:31>> Okay.

1:32:32Um

1:32:34And what what was the requirement or

1:32:36what is the current requirement? I don't

1:32:37recall.

1:32:38>> So, currently uh based off their

1:32:40approved security plan, it was two

1:32:42security personnel.

1:32:44>> And how how long would

1:32:48I this probably is a premature question

1:32:50again. I'm I'm I keep saying I'm new,

1:32:52but I'm the newest.

1:32:54Um how long would this agreement This

1:32:57agreement is in effect till November for

1:32:59till our meeting in November 4th?

1:33:01>> Correct. And then your decision um will

1:33:03determine what goes next.

1:33:05>> And

1:33:07Okay.

1:33:08Um how

1:33:12Describe to me the the issue about the

1:33:14no weapons uh is part of that condition

1:33:17to

1:33:18um implement wanding or metal metal

1:33:22detector for every patient every guest

1:33:25that goes through the front door?

1:33:27>> Yeah, so we discussed this uh yesterday.

1:33:29Um I believe she said that they already

1:33:31do the wand, so we were going to have

1:33:32her put that in security plan before we

1:33:34approve it. Um I don't think she has a

1:33:36metal detector, but she has the

1:33:38opportunity to use one or the other to

1:33:39ensure that um that there is no weapons

1:33:42coming into the establishment.

1:33:44>> Okay.

1:33:45And uh I'm a little unclear about the

1:33:48process between this meeting and them

1:33:51opening. How quickly can that occur for

1:33:54them?

1:33:54>> As soon as they have that meeting with

1:33:56Metro, um to get the recommendations,

1:33:59update their security plan, we will

1:34:00review it within that hour or two, we

1:34:03will give them a new license.

1:34:04>> And then, are you aware if they have

1:34:05that meeting planned? Is that scheduled?

1:34:08>> I

1:34:09I don't know if they made the phone

1:34:10call. We gave them the phone number

1:34:11yesterday. Metro was available to meet

1:34:13with them today.

1:34:14>> Can that

1:34:15Yeah, can the owner please come up? I'd

1:34:17like Randy, did you wish to come up if

1:34:19there any questions that you can answer?

1:34:35Uh

1:34:36Miss Kelly, did [clears throat] Was

1:34:37there a question you wanted to ask

1:34:38Randy?

1:34:39>> Yes, particularly on the the

1:34:42I am anxious personally. Um

1:34:46I have Anyway, the question is

1:34:49um how quickly you think you can open.

1:34:52And so, since you have to have that

1:34:53meeting with Metro, has that been

1:34:55scheduled?

1:34:55>> Yes, we're meeting with them at 1:30

1:34:58today.

1:34:59And just to clarify, we do not allow any

1:35:02weapons in. We have signage up that no

1:35:04weapons are allowed. We have one before

1:35:07you walk into the door, on the gate. We

1:35:10We don't We've never have. So, that's

1:35:12definitely one thing, even as a private

1:35:15business, I don't allow it.

1:35:18>> Okay, thank you. And so

1:35:20and and and um

1:35:22you are aware that um

1:35:26>> [clears throat]

1:35:26>> Did Denise was talking about their

1:35:28willingness to

1:35:31respond quickly to the results of your

1:35:34meeting with Metro, and you're prepared

1:35:38to be available to answer quickly.

1:35:41>> Yes.

1:35:42>> And then, okay. So, I I just want to

1:35:44make sure that the expectations were

1:35:46clear to everybody, and that I was

1:35:48understanding. So, they could Once the

1:35:50business license is issued, they could

1:35:52open immediately.

1:35:54>> That is correct.

1:35:54>> Once that process Okay, those are my

1:35:56questions. Thank you, Mayor.

1:35:57>> Thank you so much.

1:36:00Mayor pro tem.

1:36:03>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um in light of

1:36:07public safety concerns for the area, I

1:36:09don't think we should take any of this

1:36:10lightly, and I think we need to follow

1:36:12our attorney's advice and our business

1:36:14licensing staff's advice to really

1:36:17do our due diligence on this um before

1:36:20we make a decision. So, I am going to

1:36:22move forward to approve the complaint

1:36:25and also to establish the hearing for

1:36:27the November 4th City Council meeting,

1:36:29and that is my motion.

1:36:32>> Please vote.

1:36:36>> Post.

1:36:40>> Motion carries. We look forward to

1:36:42seeing you on November 4th.

1:36:45>> Thank you.

1:36:55>> Agenda item 29. This item was stricken.

1:37:01Agenda item 30. Discussion for possible

1:37:04action regarding the appointment of

1:37:06nominee Diedra Edmond Drew to the

1:37:09Citizens Advisory Committee to the Las

1:37:12Vegas Redevelopment Agency.

1:37:15The category one seat, which is

1:37:17designated for someone who is a Ward 5

1:37:20community member who resides in and

1:37:23whose business address is located in

1:37:25Ward 5 and/or is selected by the Ward 5

1:37:29councilperson, is vacant due to the

1:37:31previous member reaching the term limit.

1:37:34Ms. Edmond Drew is eligible and wishes

1:37:36to be appointed. Um is there a motion?

1:37:39Councilwoman Summers-Armstrong.

1:37:42>> So moved, Madam Mayor.

1:37:44>> Thank you so much. Please vote.

1:37:49>> I.

1:37:51>> I.

1:37:56Motion carries.

1:38:00Agenda item 31, recommending committee

1:38:03bills eligible for adoption at this

1:38:05meeting. Bill number 2026-37,

1:38:10uh Councilman Knutson, would you like to

1:38:11have the bill read?

1:38:13>> Yes, Mayor. Bill number 2026-37,

1:38:15an ordinance creating the city of Las

1:38:17Vegas, Nevada Special Improvement

1:38:18District number 820, Summerlin Village

1:38:2028A, ordering a street project, a storm

1:38:22sewer project, a sanitary sewer project,

1:38:24a drainage project, and a water project

1:38:25within the city of Las Vegas, Nevada,

1:38:27and providing other matters related

1:38:28thereto.

1:38:30>> Thank you so much, Mayor Pro Tem. May I

1:38:32have a motion?

1:38:32>> Move to approve.

1:38:34>> Please vote.

1:38:39I.

1:38:41Opposed.

1:38:45Motion

1:38:47carries.

1:38:50Agenda item number 32, bill number

1:38:5326-38,

1:38:55Councilman Knutson, would you like to

1:38:56have the bill read?

1:38:57>> Yes, Mayor.

1:38:58Bill number 2026-38,

1:39:00an ordinance concerning the city of Las

1:39:02Vegas, Nevada Special Improvement

1:39:03District number 820, Summerlin Village

1:39:0428A, assessing the cost of local

1:39:06improvements against the assessable

1:39:08property benefited by the local

1:39:09improvements, and providing other

1:39:10matters related thereto.

1:39:13>> Mayor Pro Tem, may I have a motion?

1:39:14>> Move to approve.

1:39:17>> Please vote.

1:39:18>> I.

1:39:20>> Opposed.

1:39:23Motion carries.

1:39:25Agenda item 33, bill number 2026-39,

1:39:30Councilman Knutson, would you like to

1:39:32have the bill read?

1:39:33>> Yes, Mayor. Bill number 2026-39, an

1:39:36ordinance authorizing the issuance and

1:39:37sale by the city of its Special

1:39:38Improvement District number 820,

1:39:40Summerlin Village 28A local improvement

1:39:42bonds, series 2026, approving the form

1:39:45of certain documents with respect to

1:39:46such bonds, ratifying action taken by

1:39:48city officers toward the issuance of

1:39:49such bonds, and providing other matters

1:39:50related thereto.

1:39:53>> Mayor pro tem, may I have a motion?

1:39:55>> Move to approve.

1:39:56>> Please vote.

1:39:59>> Aye.

1:39:59>> Post.

1:40:03Motion carries.

1:40:05Agenda item 34, recommending committee

1:40:08bills eligible for adoption at a later

1:40:11meeting. Items 34 through 36, bill

1:40:14numbers 2026-34,

1:40:1735, 36 will be heard at a later meeting.

1:40:25Okay, here we go.

1:40:27Agenda item

1:40:2937, agenda

1:40:32Items number 37 through 48 appear on the

1:40:35one motion, one vote agenda, and may be

1:40:38considered in one motion, one vote as

1:40:40they are routine items with no condition

1:40:43changes. Any person representing an

1:40:45application or a member of the public,

1:40:47or member of the council not in

1:40:49agreement with the conditions and all

1:40:51standard conditions for the applications

1:40:53recommended by staff should request to

1:40:55have that item removed from this

1:40:57portion. And at since I am just getting

1:41:00over a bad cold, I've asked the mayor

1:41:02pro tem to please read items 37 through

1:41:0748.

1:41:08>> Agenda item 37, 26 26-0368-RQR1,

1:41:13a variance item, applicant Lamar TLC

1:41:15Properties LLC, owner TLC Properties

1:41:18Inc. On a land use entitlement project

1:41:20request for a required review of an

1:41:21approved special permit U-0033-88

1:41:25for an existing 60-ft tall 14-ft by 48

1:41:29off-premise sign at 650 East Bonanza

1:41:31Road, C2 zone, Ward 5, Summers

1:41:35Armstrong. 38,

1:41:3726-0369-R

1:41:40a banner sign applicant Lamar Central

1:41:42Outdoor LLC, owner Vegas Outdoor

1:41:44Advertising Inc. on a land use

1:41:46entitlement project request for a

1:41:47required review of an approved special

1:41:49use permit U-0322-94

1:41:52for an existing 70-ft tall 14-ft by

1:41:5548-ft off-premise sign at 369 North 13th

1:41:59Street. C-1 zone, ward 5, Councilwoman

1:42:03Summers Armstrong. Agenda item 39,

1:42:0526-0121-SUP1.

1:42:09Applicant owner Lee J LLC on a land use

1:42:12entitlement project request for a

1:42:13proposed rental storage use with a

1:42:15waiver of appendix F interim downtown

1:42:17Las Vegas development standards area 2

1:42:20at 731 South 7th Street, professional

1:42:23office zone, ward 3.

1:42:25Diaz, 40. 26-0303-VAC1,

1:42:30applicant 95 Management, owner KB Homes

1:42:33Las Vegas Inc. et al. On a land use

1:42:36entitlement request for a petition to

1:42:38vacate a portion of right of way Sky

1:42:39Edge Drive, generally located on the

1:42:41east side of Sky Edge Drive,

1:42:42approximately 1,300 ft south of Sky

1:42:45Ridge Parkway, ward 4, Alan Polansky.

1:42:48Agenda item 41, 26-0308-RQR1,

1:42:52applicant Clear Channel Outdoor Inc.,

1:42:54owner Ferris Investments Inc. on a land

1:42:56use entitlement project request for a

1:42:58required review of an approved variance

1:43:01V-0026-88

1:43:03to allow a 65-ft tall 14-ft by 48-ft

1:43:07off-premise sign at 2008 Highland

1:43:09Avenue.

1:43:10M industrial zone, ward 3, Diaz. Agenda

1:43:14item 42, 26-0320-SUP1,

1:43:18applicant Zera India Catering Inc.,

1:43:21owner Mercado 888 LLC on the land use

1:43:24project entitlement project request for

1:43:26a major amendment to approve special use

1:43:28permit 25-0320-SUP1

1:43:32for a proposed alcohol off-premise

1:43:34ancillary use beer and wine within an

1:43:36existing 1,510 sq. ft alcohol on-premise

1:43:40use at 1118 South Rainbow Boulevard, C-1

1:43:43limited commercial zone with Ward 1

1:43:46Kincaid and

1:43:47Agenda item 43 26-0336-SDR1

1:43:51applicant owner Matlock Holdings XXV LLC

1:43:54on a land use entitlement project

1:43:57request for a proposed five-story

1:43:5916-unit multi-family residential

1:44:02development with waivers of title 19.09

1:44:04form-based code development standards on

1:44:060.17 acres on the south side of Harrison

1:44:09Avenue approximately 160 ft

1:44:12west of D Street, T-4N neighborhood zone

1:44:15Ward 5 Summers Armstrong. Agenda item 44

1:44:1826-0346-SDR1

1:44:21applicant Garrett B. Logan owner L.

1:44:23Walker LLC on a land use entitlement

1:44:26project request for a site development

1:44:27plan review for a proposed parking

1:44:29facility with waivers of appendix F

1:44:31interim downtown Las Vegas development

1:44:33standards area 2 on 0.48

1:44:360.48 acres at the southeast corner of

1:44:38Bonanza Avenue and 8th Street, C-1

1:44:41limited commercial zone Ward 3 Diaz.

1:44:43Agenda item 45 26-0395-RQR1

1:44:48applicant Lamar Central Outdoor LLC

1:44:50owner Best Amigos LLC on a land use

1:44:52entitlement project request for a

1:44:54required review of an approved special

1:44:56use permit for an existing 40-ft tall

1:44:5814-ft by 48-ft off-premise sign at 2401

1:45:02North Rancho Drive, C-2 general

1:45:04commercial zone Ward 5 Summers

1:45:06Armstrong. Agenda item 46 26-0396-RQR1

1:45:12applicant Lamar Central Outdoor LLC

1:45:15owner ZNZ Properties LLC on a land use

1:45:18entitlement project request for a

1:45:19required review of an approved special

1:45:21use permit U-0018-95

1:45:24for an existing 40-ft tall 14-ft by

1:45:2748-ft off-premise sign at 2350 North

1:45:30Rainbow Boulevard, C-1 limited

1:45:31commercial zone, Ward 5, Summers

1:45:33Armstrong. Addendum item 47,

1:45:3526-0397-RQR1,

1:45:38applicant Lamar Central Outdoor LLC,

1:45:41owner GGP Meadows Mall LLC, on a land

1:45:43use and town line project request for a

1:45:45required review of an approved special

1:45:47use permit SUP-4809

1:45:49for an existing 40-ft tall, 14-ft by

1:45:5248-ft off-premise sign at 4120 Meadows

1:45:55Lane, C-1 limited commercial zone, Ward

1:45:571, Knutson. 48, 26-0398-RQR1, applicant

1:46:03Lamar Central Outdoor LLC, owner

1:46:06Germack, on a land use and town line

1:46:08project for a required review of an

1:46:10approved special use permit U-0055-89

1:46:14for an existing 40-ft tall, 14-ft by

1:46:1848-ft off-premise sign at 1701 North

1:46:20Rainbow Boulevard, C-1 limited

1:46:22commercial zone, Ward 5, Summers

1:46:24Armstrong. And those are the items,

1:46:26Madam Mayor.

1:46:27>> Thank you so much. You may very well

1:46:29have saved me today.

1:46:30>> [laughter]

1:46:32>> The Planning Commission recommends

1:46:33approval of items 39, 40, and 42 through

1:46:3845, and staff recommends approval of all

1:46:41items. These are public hearings that I

1:46:43now declare open. Is there anyone

1:46:45wishing to be heard on items 37 through

1:46:4848?

1:46:54State your name for the record, please.

1:46:56>> Bruce Culling. Um

1:46:59I own uh 25 properties in downtown, 75

1:47:02downtown units, over 100 in the in

1:47:05Valley, Valley as a whole.

1:47:07Our average rent is $1,000 a month. We

1:47:09keep and our properties are beautiful.

1:47:12Um it is challenging in downtown.

1:47:15And it doesn't help when there are these

1:47:18billboards everywhere. We absolutely

1:47:20oppose all of the billboards. We like to

1:47:22see you phase them out. Uh specifically,

1:47:25I'm here to talk about 37 and 38, but

1:47:26I'm I am including all billboards

1:47:29in the city limits. It's time to get rid

1:47:31of them.

1:47:32I know the city of Henderson is phasing

1:47:34them out. They are visual pollution. And

1:47:37there is documentation, which we

1:47:38supported and sent to you, that says

1:47:40that states clearly that they lower

1:47:42property values right directly around it

1:47:45and therefore expanding outwards.

1:47:47That

1:47:48means that you're going to get less

1:47:50revenue,

1:47:51because property taxes are lower.

1:47:53Also, it's harder to get people to want

1:47:55to invest in those areas. There's empty

1:47:58lots and things like that. It's harder

1:47:59to get people When you have visual

1:48:00pollution, it it it just is a deterrent.

1:48:04Um the area

1:48:06specifically,

1:48:08I would say from Las Vegas Boulevard

1:48:11going east and north of Carson

1:48:14is uh to you know, Bonanza

1:48:17and going east is becoming a more

1:48:19dynamic area,

1:48:21but slowly.

1:48:22Um there are young people buying houses

1:48:24there. My son bought his first home

1:48:27There there are there are artists,

1:48:29musicians, um gays, lesbians, people of

1:48:32different backgrounds,

1:48:34ethnic backgrounds, a lot of paisanos,

1:48:36Latin American families.

1:48:38Um but why should they have to suffer

1:48:41and look at that?

1:48:42You know, wake up in the morning and see

1:48:43Eric Roy, he's your boy, big gigantic

1:48:46signs from their porches. It's not It's

1:48:48not pleasant. It There It adds nothing

1:48:51to the community.

1:48:52And I think it's a deterrent for for the

1:48:56city to make more money

1:48:58and get more revenue long term.

1:49:00So, I would ask you to vote no on on the

1:49:02visual pollution,

1:49:04no on the billboards. All of them.

1:49:06>> Thank you so much.

1:49:11Anyone else

1:49:14would like to speak on this item?

1:49:18In that case, I will close the public

1:49:19hearings. Mayor pro tem, may I have a

1:49:22motion for the one motion one vote items

1:49:2537 through 48.

1:49:27>> Yes, I move to approve.

1:49:30>> Please vote.

1:49:33>> I.

1:49:35>> Post.

1:49:38Motion carries.

1:49:45Agenda item 49.

1:49:4826-0275-VAR1,

1:49:52appeal item variance, applicant owner

1:49:56Leopoldo Garcia and Mabel Diaz for

1:49:59possible action on an appeal of a denial

1:50:02by the Planning Commission of a land use

1:50:04entitlement project request to allow an

1:50:07existing residential accessory

1:50:09structure, a shed that does not conform

1:50:12to title 19.06

1:50:14development standards for setbacks and

1:50:16aesthetic compatibility on 0.47

1:50:20acres at 4616 Ronda Drive, RE

1:50:24residential estate zone, Ward 5, Ms.

1:50:27Summers-Armstrong. Planning Commission

1:50:29recommends denial, staff recommends

1:50:31denial. This is a public hearing that I

1:50:34now declare open. Is the applicant

1:50:36present?

1:50:37>> Yes. Good morning, Mayor.

1:50:39>> Would you uh state your name and tell us

1:50:43about your project?

1:50:44>> Yes, my name is Mabel Diaz and this is

1:50:46my

1:50:46>> And Leo Garcia. Morning.

1:50:48>> Good morning, Mayor, Councilwoman, and

1:50:50Councilman, and everyone here today.

1:50:53Um thank you for giving us the

1:50:54opportunity to speak with you. First, we

1:50:56wanted First, we want to acknowledge

1:50:58that we made a mistake by not completing

1:51:00the permitting process for our existing

1:51:02structure that we built in 2023. We take

1:51:05responsibility for that. We are asking

1:51:08for the opportunity to correct it

1:51:10without having to remove or

1:51:11substantially reconstruct the structure

1:51:14that's already there. We understand the

1:51:16concerns raised by Commissioner Stacy

1:51:18Walters at the September 8th Planning

1:51:20Commission meeting regarding four items,

1:51:23which was one, code enforcement, two,

1:51:26whether our property qualifies as having

1:51:28the type of unique hardship normally

1:51:30required for a variance, three, the

1:51:33setback, and four, the aesthetic

1:51:35appearance. I would like to explain why

1:51:37we are asking you to consider a

1:51:38practical solution. Um first, code

1:51:41enforcement. We understand that this

1:51:43matter began as a code enforcement after

1:51:45the structure was reported. We do not

1:51:48know who reported it, and we are not

1:51:50asking you to overlook that. We

1:51:52acknowledge that we should have

1:51:53completed the permit permitting process,

1:51:55and we are wanting to correct that. At

1:51:58the same time, we have spoken with our

1:52:00surrounding neighbors, including

1:52:01neighbors adjacent to the right, to the

1:52:03left, in front of us, and behind us. We

1:52:07have supporting letters. You have

1:52:08supporting letters and signed statements

1:52:10from neighbors who have told us that the

1:52:12structure has not negatively affected

1:52:14their privacy, views, safety, peace, or

1:52:17enjoyment of their properties. I also

1:52:20spoke with Commissioner Stacy Walters by

1:52:22phone on August 3rd prior to the

1:52:24Planning Commission hearing, and I

1:52:26invited her to visit our home. On

1:52:28September 2nd, she phoned me to advise

1:52:31that she drove around our neighborhood,

1:52:33knocked on her door, and did not find us

1:52:36at home. Um because we were not at home,

1:52:39we didn't have the opportunity to walk

1:52:40her through the property or explain the

1:52:42circumstances to her. She also knocked

1:52:45on our neighbor's door behind our

1:52:47property and spoke with Anna. We

1:52:49understand Anna told her that she did

1:52:51not have an issue with the structure. I

1:52:53also spoke with Anna and her husband

1:52:55Jack, and Jack signed a statement of

1:52:57support on September 10th, which I have

1:53:00here with you here with me today. You

1:53:02don't have that one, but I have it here

1:53:04today.

1:53:05Um second, the hardship. We understand

1:53:08Commissioner Walters' concern that our

1:53:10lot may not be considered unique under

1:53:12the city's variance criteria. We are not

1:53:14trying to argue that our lot has an

1:53:16unusual shape. Uh, we're asking that you

1:53:19consider the practical circumstances of

1:53:21an existing structure and what would be

1:53:24involved if we were required to move or

1:53:26substantially reconstruct it. When we

1:53:29purchased our home in 2022, one of the

1:53:31things we valued was the oversized

1:53:33backyard and the amount of usable space

1:53:36that it gave to our family. Our children

1:53:38are able to play volleyball, soccer, um,

1:53:41basketball, ride their bikes,

1:53:43rollerblade, even play tetherball, which

1:53:46is my favorite sport, or miniature golf

1:53:48in our grass and enjoy other activities

1:53:50right here at home.

1:53:52For our family, that has meant a lot

1:53:54more than simply having a large

1:53:55backyard. There were times in the past

1:53:58when we were not able to take our

1:53:59children to a park.

1:54:01So, having this space gave our children

1:54:03a place to play and be active without us

1:54:06having to leave our property. That is

1:54:08something we have sincerely valued as a

1:54:10family. We understand that our family's

1:54:12use of the backyard by itself may not

1:54:15constitute a legal hardship. We are not

1:54:18asking you to treat it that way. We are

1:54:20asking that you consider the practical

1:54:22consequences of relocating the existing

1:54:24structure.

1:54:25Um, moving it would affect improvements

1:54:28that are already in place, including our

1:54:30concrete, grass, planters, oleanders,

1:54:33and irrigation, to name a few.

1:54:37It would also require us to alter a

1:54:39structure that's already built. We're

1:54:41not asking to make the structure any

1:54:43larger or expand it. We're asking for

1:54:45the opportunity to keep what what is

1:54:47already there and bring it through the

1:54:49city required permitting and inspection

1:54:51process.

1:54:52Third is the setback. The rear setback

1:54:55is compliant at 5 ft, which is the

1:54:58neighbor behind us.

1:54:59It is re- It It is the required corner

1:55:02side setback that is currently at 5 ft

1:55:05when it should be 15 ft from the

1:55:07property line.

1:55:09The portion of the structure that is 5

1:55:11ft from the property line is a laundry

1:55:13drive where the required setback is 15

1:55:17rather than directly next to a

1:55:19neighboring residence. The structure is

1:55:21also behind our existing block wall. To

1:55:24the best of our knowledge, the structure

1:55:26does not create traffic, safety, or

1:55:29other impacts to neighboring properties.

1:55:31It also does not obstruct visibility

1:55:33from the street or interfere with the

1:55:35corner visibility area. We are not

1:55:37asking to make the setback any worse.

1:55:40We're asking for a variance for the

1:55:42existing structure so that it can remain

1:55:44where it is while we complete the

1:55:46required permits and inspections.

1:55:48Fourth and lastly is the aesthetic

1:55:50appearance. We heard Commissioner

1:55:52Walters comment that we live in a

1:55:54beautiful neighborhood and her concern

1:55:56that our sheet metal structure looks

1:55:58different from our stucco home, which

1:56:02also has shingle roof.

1:56:04We understand that concern and we're

1:56:06willing to address it. We are willing to

1:56:08paint the structure that so that it

1:56:10coordinates with our home colors and

1:56:13blends better with our property and the

1:56:15surrounding neighborhood. We brought

1:56:17pictures here as an example. These are

1:56:19just some examples. Um and just a quick

1:56:22note,

1:56:24there are other structures in the

1:56:26surrou- There are There are other homes

1:56:28with structures in the surrounding areas

1:56:31that are similar materials.

1:56:34Uh um however, we understand that

1:56:38other struct- However, we understand

1:56:40that structures do not automatically

1:56:42mean ours should be approved, but we

1:56:44believe it's useful context around the

1:56:47surrounding area.

1:56:50My last page, I promise.

1:56:51>> That's fine. That's fine.

1:56:53>> So, what are we asking for? We're asking

1:56:55for the opportunity to correct our

1:56:57permitting mistake while keeping the

1:56:58existing structure. We're willing to

1:57:00obtain the required permits, complete

1:57:03all required inspections, and make

1:57:04reasonable corrections or improvements

1:57:07that the city requires. We are asking We

1:57:10are not asking to build anything bigger

1:57:12or expand the structure. We're not

1:57:15asking you to ignore the setback or the

1:57:17appearance concerns. We're asking

1:57:19whether reasonable conditions could be

1:57:21considered that would address those

1:57:22concerns while allowing the existing

1:57:24structure to remain.

1:57:26We understand that we made a mistake and

1:57:28we are willing to do our part to fix it.

1:57:31We are simply asking for a reasonable

1:57:32path forward that allows us to bring the

1:57:34existing structure through the

1:57:36permitting process rather than requiring

1:57:38us to remove or substantially rebuild

1:57:41it. Thank you for taking the time to

1:57:43listen to us, consider our

1:57:44circumstances, and help us find a

1:57:46reasonable a reasonable solution.

1:57:49Um one thing that I didn't mention on

1:57:50this is you might ask what do we use it

1:57:53for? Well, our house this is the front

1:57:56This is the front of our home. We don't

1:57:59have a garage. So in hot weathers,

1:58:02um we tend to use the structure for

1:58:06parking. We tend to use it for a

1:58:09workshop. We tend to use it for storing

1:58:12our tools or just

1:58:14pretty much our tools garden stuff.

1:58:17That's pretty much what we use it for.

1:58:19Nothing else.

1:58:20Um and again, Las Vegas is hot weather.

1:58:24Um the front of our homes, you cannot

1:58:26see fully, but we have 1 2 3 4 5 about

1:58:30five or six pine cones. So every time

1:58:33that we do park in our driveway that

1:58:35does have shade, we always get the sap

1:58:38from those

1:58:38>> All the sap is

1:58:39>> from the Yes. So having this structure

1:58:42in the back serves as shade and it

1:58:45serves to

1:58:46to maintain our our cars. So

1:58:49>> And that was one of the reasons, you

1:58:51know, we bought the property, you know,

1:58:52half an acre. That was I mean with with

1:58:55it our homework go around the blocks and

1:58:58[snorts] see everybody with the big lots

1:58:59and like, "Oh, good. We can build this

1:59:01in the side whatever." And I mean back

1:59:02in the days all these things concrete

1:59:04that we did for the past years, but it

1:59:06was just dirt. It was just dirt and

1:59:08everything and little by little we can

1:59:10go in and the plan to to paint the the

1:59:12structure that was that was the plan for

1:59:13the house, but I mean painting a house I

1:59:15mean it costs money to paint the whole

1:59:17house and plus this one. So, that was

1:59:18the plan to paint anyways. So, but um so

1:59:21what what we're saying is like that was

1:59:23the reason we bought these houses in the

1:59:24community around like

1:59:26at the first what was it

1:59:28the lady's name the first one? I forgot

1:59:30her name.

1:59:30>> Karen.

1:59:31>> Um

1:59:32No, no, the commissioner went to see.

1:59:34>> Oh, Stacey Walters.

1:59:35>> Stacey Walters. She mentioned really

1:59:37nice and quiet community which that's

1:59:39the reason we actually moved to that. We

1:59:40moved I was like 2 miles from there. We

1:59:42live in Alexandria I'm okay like for 17

1:59:44years and we drove Alexandria father all

1:59:47the way to Rancho. We saw this property

1:59:49and I was like, "Oh, we have to move

1:59:50here." And you're like nice and quiet

1:59:51neighborhoods.

1:59:53I mean everything all the neighbors are

1:59:54pretty nice people and that's the reason

1:59:56we got this house because for our kids

1:59:58and everything being a big space in back

2:00:00and we build our that one like this. It

2:00:02was a little misunderstanding few years

2:00:04back saying about the setback it was 50

2:00:0755 ft. I misunderstood. We must have

2:00:10assumed 5 ft. That's the reason I ended

2:00:11up just going and building myself and

2:00:13that was and that was it. But of course,

2:00:15you know, it doesn't doesn't do anything

2:00:17that we didn't go for permits which like

2:00:19I said you we were just fun for not

2:00:20going for permits which we should have,

2:00:22but that's the reason we we're here. So,

2:00:26for the hearing again. So,

2:00:27>> Well, thank you very much for your

2:00:29presentation. May I have a staff report,

2:00:31please?

2:00:32>> Yes, Mayor South Floyd for the record.

2:00:34The subject site is located within the

2:00:36rural preservation overlay district

2:00:38which is intended to ensure that the

2:00:39rural character of each rural

2:00:40preservation neighborhood is preserved.

2:00:42The existing residential the existing

2:00:44residential accessory structure does not

2:00:46align with the intent of the district.

2:00:48Additionally, no evidence of a unique or

2:00:50extraordinary circumstance related to

2:00:51the physical characteristics of the

2:00:52property has been presented to warrant

2:00:54the requested variance, and as the

2:00:56hardship is self-imposed, staff is

2:00:57recommending denial of this variance

2:00:59request. Thank you.

2:01:01>> Thank you so much. Um, Ms. Summers Oh,

2:01:04well, wait. I'm sorry. Is there anybody

2:01:06wishing to be heard on this item?

2:01:09Seeing none, I will close the public

2:01:11hearing. Um, Ms. Summers-Armstrong,

2:01:14will you care to weigh in on this?

2:01:18>> Thank you, Madam Mayor, and thank you so

2:01:21much, Mr. Garcia and Ms. Diaz, for

2:01:23coming in today. I apologize um for not

2:01:26being there in person, but we did speak.

2:01:29We had two meetings in person on July

2:01:327th of this year, and we also had a

2:01:34WebEx on the 15th um of

2:01:38um September.

2:01:40Um, and my commissioner uh took the

2:01:43extra steps of going out to the

2:01:45community uh to observe

2:01:48um the structure and uh to speak with

2:01:51neighbors uh because she is very

2:01:54hands-on like that. Um, one of the

2:01:57things that you told me when we spoke on

2:01:59July 7th was that this was a

2:02:02structure that your son uses to practice

2:02:04his automotive skills, um and we also

2:02:08looked at your property, and it is

2:02:11evident that you have enough room

2:02:14to move the structure a little bit so

2:02:17that it is meets the setback

2:02:19requirements to uh next to Jury Lane.

2:02:23I am

2:02:25I also think that it notes

2:02:28uh speaking of that you all did start

2:02:32some years ago the permitting process on

2:02:35this, and then you didn't complete it.

2:02:37So, you were aware that permitting was

2:02:39required,

2:02:41but you chose not to complete that

2:02:43process

2:02:44and then go ahead and build the

2:02:47structure anyway. If you had followed

2:02:49through, you could have avoided, I

2:02:51believe, the issues that you were up

2:02:53against. [snorts]

2:02:54Um

2:02:55>> Yes.

2:02:58>> I have not seen

2:03:00um this new letter that you say you have

2:03:02support from your rear neighbor, but

2:03:04someone in your community

2:03:06um has a concern about this shed, which

2:03:08is why our code enforcement folks were

2:03:12out there. Um I

2:03:14um expressed my concerns with you about

2:03:17it. Um I've talked to you all

2:03:20about uh resolving this issue by just

2:03:23moving the shed and then painting it so

2:03:25that it could at least aesthetically

2:03:28blend in better with your home. Um but

2:03:32there just doesn't seem to be a

2:03:34willingness um to um

2:03:38just compromise and move the shed. Um

2:03:42and so um

2:03:45I I'm we're we're stuck between a rock

2:03:47and a hard place because um it's been

2:03:50denied by planning, all five of the

2:03:52members said no, our team says it's not

2:03:55appropriate, and then you all are not

2:03:58willing to make a

2:04:00to move it. Um I don't want you to tear

2:04:03it down. I understand that money is

2:04:05precious, um but it needs to be moved

2:04:08and placed in the right location, and

2:04:09you need to go through the proper um

2:04:13procedures um to to place it where it's

2:04:16supposed to be, and then

2:04:18um paint it so that it is in keeping

2:04:20with the neighborhood.

2:04:22Um so

2:04:24I'm going to um move to uphold the

2:04:28decision of the planning commission,

2:04:31and um I I don't know how I'm supposed

2:04:33to craft this motion. If someone can um

2:04:36can help me on that.

2:04:38>> Okay.

2:04:39Um um Councilwoman, would you be willing

2:04:41to give um

2:04:45the residents

2:04:47one more month to sit down with you and

2:04:50come up with a solution

2:04:52before we make this a permanent

2:04:54decision?

2:04:58>> I would be happy to, Madam Mayor, but I

2:05:00do not believe that they are willing and

2:05:03I think that that would have to be the

2:05:04question for the applicant. Is are they

2:05:07open-minded and willing to meet um what

2:05:12I believe are reasonable

2:05:15a reasonable determination, which would

2:05:17be to move the shed and to paint it.

2:05:20They they have been saying they will

2:05:22paint it, but that they don't want to

2:05:24move it. And the

2:05:25the most glaring conflict here is it's

2:05:29it it is not

2:05:31um set back far enough from the adjacent

2:05:34street.

2:05:35And and it would require them to

2:05:39reconfigure some of their

2:05:42backyard structures. And they have been

2:05:44very clear even in her testimony today

2:05:46that they're not willing to do that.

2:05:49>> Okay. Well, let me ask the applicant. Um

2:05:52would you be willing to work with the

2:05:54councilwoman

2:05:55and come to a resolution and we

2:05:59I would say 30 days. I don't When is the

2:06:02next meeting after 30 days? Does anybody

2:06:04know?

2:06:06Yeah.

2:06:08They just

2:06:09>> Well, the whole

2:06:11the whole situation that we came with

2:06:14Sandra, it was

2:06:16like I said, we had a nice meeting and

2:06:17everything. I told her the reason it was

2:06:19a misunderstanding when we talked about

2:06:21planning years ago.

2:06:23>> In 2023.

2:06:24>> And and I remember

2:06:26asking me and I was actually I was on

2:06:28the phone. He was telling me to show me

2:06:29the plan. He told me 5 ft and things

2:06:31like that. And anyway, so this I mean I

2:06:33have we have never done this before. So

2:06:36for him is like oh just buy something

2:06:38something that they already sell like

2:06:39they already pre-made and just put it on

2:06:41and that was it. So misunderstanding was

2:06:43like okay if I'm going to put on

2:06:43something like this and that was it. But

2:06:45I didn't know that I was supposed to

2:06:47give him a call and that's what she was

2:06:48mentioning that we didn't go through the

2:06:49permit because I didn't know. I never

2:06:51>> Well now you do know.

2:06:52>> Yeah, exactly. Now we know and that's

2:06:54that's one of the reasons.

2:06:55>> this this item for you.

2:06:58I if you're willing to sit down and

2:07:01continue speaking with the councilwoman.

2:07:04Now it may be in this the very first

2:07:06meeting in December. If you haven't been

2:07:08able to reach

2:07:10accommodation where you go through the

2:07:12permitting process, you get the

2:07:14necessary

2:07:16permits that you need to do this and

2:07:20be becoming in compliance

2:07:23with the city's rules and regulations,

2:07:26then we will at that time make a final

2:07:28determination. But if you're willing to

2:07:31continue to discuss this,

2:07:33it doesn't matter what you knew then,

2:07:35what you know now is what matters. If

2:07:38you're willing to do that, I believe

2:07:40that the councilwoman would be willing

2:07:42to postpone this decision until you can

2:07:47reach an agreement. And if you cannot,

2:07:49then a final adjudication will be on

2:07:52first meeting in December. But if you

2:07:54are okay with that, then we the motion

2:07:57will be amended to reflect this and if

2:08:00not, there will be a final resolution at

2:08:03this meeting.

2:08:04>> Um I don't know.

2:08:05I mean

2:08:06final resolution. I mean because because

2:08:08what what I'm trying to what I'm trying

2:08:10to tell you that that was one of the

2:08:11things we did the second meeting this

2:08:13time for for her to say okay you have to

2:08:15move it or leave it where it is. And

2:08:17that was pretty much we kind of because

2:08:19once we go she say okay we have to leave

2:08:20it where it is. We have to go to general

2:08:22contractor and they have to do

2:08:24everything and soil report and we have

2:08:26to go through all that. So, that was one

2:08:28of the reasons we have to go.

2:08:29>> decision

2:08:29>> to have to make if you want to keep it.

2:08:31>> that's what we have to go through right

2:08:32now if you're going to leave it. If he

2:08:34says you have to move it, that's one

2:08:36That's one of the things we have to

2:08:37actually think about and say, "Okay, if

2:08:39we move it, that means everything goes.

2:08:41Uh we have to, you know, break the

2:08:42concrete, the whole thing." And which

2:08:43is, you know, in the end is more money

2:08:46than it's supposed to be. Have to

2:08:47re-ground concrete and and and grass and

2:08:50and planters and everything. So, that

2:08:52was one of the things That's That's the

2:08:53reason we had a second meeting. So,

2:08:54maybe um she can give us a chance and

2:08:56and leave it the way it is. And and

2:08:58then, of course, we paint it and we

2:08:59match it to the house.

2:09:00>> I think you need to have with her. And

2:09:03and you've Well, then what then there's

2:09:06going to be a vote now, and I am

2:09:08suggesting to you that the vote probably

2:09:10will not go in your favor. So, we're

2:09:13giving you some time to remedy this

2:09:15situation, and if not, there's going to

2:09:17be a final vote in the next minute.

2:09:19>> That's the only thing.

2:09:20You already told us.

2:09:21What do you want? I don't know. It's

2:09:23your call.

2:09:25>> They can try whatever they need to do

2:09:26about it.

2:09:27>> Okay.

2:09:28>> They want to be able to

2:09:29>> Um

2:09:30>> They need to decide what they want to

2:09:32do.

2:09:37I don't know what to do, guys.

2:09:38>> call. It's your call. I mean, I already

2:09:40We already told them that.

2:09:40>> Mayor Jeff Torgersen, city attorney.

2:09:42While they're discussing, just uh for

2:09:43councilwoman's sake, her motion on the

2:09:45floor is to uphold the previous

2:09:47decision. In other words, she is moving

2:09:49to deny the appeal, which would deny the

2:09:52project.

2:09:53>> Exactly.

2:09:54>> Yeah, well,

2:09:55honestly, the both times that we the

2:09:57first time we met with her in person,

2:09:59and yes, the time that we did an over

2:10:01the phone Zoom call, yes, we did

2:10:04reiterate that we did not want to move

2:10:06it cuz it would impact the rest of the

2:10:09the home's backyard and and and

2:10:11functionality of it. So, we are honest

2:10:14enough to say that yes, we don't want to

2:10:16move it. We are willing to paint it to

2:10:18match our structure. So, I believe that

2:10:21we'll make the decision now, yes or no,

2:10:25and we'll just take it from there.

2:10:28I I don't foresee me being us being able

2:10:31to meet with her and convince her to

2:10:33allow us to stay

2:10:35to allow it to stay where it is. I I

2:10:37don't I don't see her maybe

2:10:40approving that.

2:10:42>> I really thought she was going to

2:10:42approve it today. She changed her mind,

2:10:44but didn't, so

2:10:46I don't want to pay more money again and

2:10:47do it again. We just going in circles,

2:10:50so

2:10:51>> All right. Um

2:10:53Councilwoman, can you reiterate your

2:10:55motion for us?

2:10:57Oh, I'm sorry.

2:10:58>> My motion would

2:11:00>> I'm sorry. Councilwoman, Ms. Kelly

2:11:02wishes to speak.

2:11:04>> Yes, thank you very much. Could could

2:11:07someone, and I don't know if that's Jeff

2:11:09or [clears throat] whomever, articulate

2:11:10for me

2:11:12if

2:11:15the motion is to uphold the denial of

2:11:18the appeal,

2:11:20then what happens? What's

2:11:22>> They have to take down the structure.

2:11:23>> to take down the structure. Okay. And um

2:11:28And I I'm just want to make sure I'm

2:11:30understanding this, and I believe that I

2:11:31what I heard Councilwoman

2:11:33Summers-Armstrong say is if they will

2:11:36move it to accommodate the 15-ft

2:11:40setback from the side street and paint

2:11:43it, then they could keep the structure.

2:11:46All right. Thank you very much.

2:11:48>> And if it was a denial, yes, it would

2:11:51either be

2:11:52take it down

2:11:54or

2:11:56res- or keep it where it is and cut it

2:12:00in half to have that 15-ft setback or

2:12:04just do the 200 sq ft where it requires

2:12:07no permit. I mean, that would be

2:12:10our only option if it gets denied.

2:12:12>> Mayor Seth Floyd, for the record, yes,

2:12:14so if it's denied, there there are few

2:12:16options. It would be removal. That would

2:12:18solve the code enforcement case. It

2:12:21could be moving the entire structure to

2:12:22comply with code, which would solve the

2:12:24case. And I suppose if there's an option

2:12:26to reconfigure the building so it

2:12:28complies with code, that could be

2:12:29potentially a third option. But leaving

2:12:31it in place as it is would not be an

2:12:33option. And what would happen is the

2:12:35code enforcement case would pick back up

2:12:37again. It's on pause right now pending

2:12:39this decision. And then code enforcement

2:12:41would would continue with its

2:12:42enforcement action on this property.

2:12:44>> I mean we would definitely we take care

2:12:45of it. I mean we're not I mean we live

2:12:47in the house. That's forever home for

2:12:48us. So we're not going anywhere. And and

2:12:51whatever we discuss right now and and

2:12:53the case yeah, we have to move we move

2:12:55it. It's not like we're going to go oh I

2:12:56don't care. I don't No. Believe me,

2:12:57we'll move it. We cut it in half, go 200

2:12:59ft and that's it. No more permit

2:13:01everything. Oh we decide to move it.

2:13:02>> Then I'm going to ask this question one

2:13:04more time. Are you willing to sit down

2:13:07and negotiate this with the councilwoman

2:13:10to come to an agreement of what you're

2:13:12going to do, move it, cut it in half, do

2:13:15whatever you need to do in order to keep

2:13:17it or not because we're going to go

2:13:19we're going to vote on this

2:13:21denial

2:13:24>> Again?

2:13:25>> The same thing?

2:13:26>> right now.

2:13:28Yes. Go ahead.

2:13:29>> So thank you Madam Mayor. I just want to

2:13:30ask a question. Have you analyzed the

2:13:33possibility of making making the

2:13:34structure smaller? If that's a viable

2:13:38option instead of having to remove it

2:13:40completely?

2:13:40>> Um planning planning Mr. Jonathan Boyles

2:13:44is aware and city

2:13:48the city of Las Vegas that tells us what

2:13:50we need to do to get it permitted. Both

2:13:52of those departments are fully aware

2:13:54that our structure also has electrical.

2:13:57So there is

2:13:59electrical

2:14:01under this concrete and there is a sub

2:14:04panel. They are aware that it's that. So

2:14:07if we were to move it, we also got to

2:14:11play with that part of the electrical.

2:14:13Now I know that we caused the problem

2:14:15and we are aware of that. We caused the

2:14:17problem, now we have to deal with it. We

2:14:19understand all that.

2:14:20So I guess my question is more to the

2:14:22point of avoid.

2:14:24>> I I know, but I we know but you're not

2:14:26in compliance and it's not going to be

2:14:28able to stay where it is.

2:14:30Mayor, is this salvageable? Is there a

2:14:33way that

2:14:34the impact to you all is mitigated and

2:14:38minimized so that you don't have to

2:14:40completely tear something down and start

2:14:42a new. We're trying to think is

2:14:43something salvageable to the point where

2:14:46you make it conform and shift it over or

2:14:49cut cut a piece off or I don't know. I'm

2:14:52just trying to think for you all how to

2:14:54make it cost friendly.

2:14:55>> Thank you. We're going to need a

2:14:56decision cuz we're moving forward right

2:14:58now, so

2:14:59>> Okay. I was going to answer what she

2:15:01asked. So the way it is right now from

2:15:02the wall to the first door to the to the

2:15:04garage, that's half of it, that's 15 ft

2:15:07pretty much.

2:15:08So in other words, we say okay, let's do

2:15:1015 ft, we cut it half cut it in half and

2:15:12that's it. I mean pretty much

2:15:15that's what we can do, 15 ft. But I mean

2:15:17taking all the structure out, I mean

2:15:19even though it's it's it's bolted, it's

2:15:21not welded or is the footing anything,

2:15:23which is actually pretty easy to move

2:15:24stuff like that. But I mean doing all

2:15:26this stuff, we have to move all the

2:15:28planters and concrete and synthetic

2:15:29grass and all this stuff, so

2:15:31>> So I guess back to the mayor's question,

2:15:32do you guys want to

2:15:34continue to explore this potential

2:15:36option with the councilman or do you

2:15:38just want to take whatever the vote of

2:15:41the council is at this moment?

2:15:44>> Well, going to what you question is that

2:15:47if we do 15 ft, if you we keep it the

2:15:49way it is, if you move 15 ft, I don't

2:15:51think it's going to work. So the only

2:15:52thing we have to do is cut it in half

2:15:54and do 15 ft from the wall to here. So

2:15:56in other words, we cut it in half,

2:15:57that's it. We do 200 ft and we don't

2:15:59need no permit for nothing, so might as

2:16:00well just cut it in in in in half and do

2:16:03200 ft and that's it.

2:16:04>> This is something that the council can't

2:16:05decide right now.

2:16:07So it's a matter of do you want to sit

2:16:10down and negotiate? This is the question

2:16:12that yes or no, do you want to take the

2:16:15time to sit down and figure out what

2:16:18we're going to do, get the necessary

2:16:20permitting that that you may need in

2:16:22order to cut it, fix it, do whatever in

2:16:25order to keep it up or not. We can defer

2:16:29this until the first meeting in

2:16:31December. If not, we're going to go

2:16:33ahead with the vote.

2:16:35>> Yes, no. No, no.

2:16:36>> No, we'll just take our answer now.

2:16:38>> take your vote. That's it.

2:16:39>> Take your answer now.

2:16:40>> Okay.

2:16:41Councilwoman Armstrong, would you please

2:16:44restate your motion for us?

2:16:48>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. My motion would

2:16:50be to uphold the denial from the

2:16:52Planning Commission.

2:16:54>> All right.

2:16:56>> Thank you. Please vote.

2:17:00>> I.

2:17:02>> Post.

2:17:05Motion carries.

2:17:08>> Thank you.

2:17:08>> Thank you for coming.

2:17:13>> Agenda item 50, 26-0300-SDR1,

2:17:19appeal item self

2:17:21site development plan review. This is a

2:17:24public hearing. Applicant Las Vegas

2:17:26Billboards owner 1837 Charleston LLC for

2:17:31possible action on an appeal of denial

2:17:33by the Planning Commission of a land use

2:17:36entitlement project request for the

2:17:38proposed reconstruction and structural

2:17:40modification of an existing

2:17:42non-conforming off-premise sign and

2:17:45addition of digital LED electronic

2:17:48messaging illumination to the east and

2:17:50west sign faces on 0.20

2:17:54acres at 1837 East Charleston Boulevard,

2:17:58C-1 limited commercial zone ward three

2:18:01Ms. Diaz. The planning commission

2:18:03recommends denial. The staff recommends

2:18:06denial. This is a public hearing that I

2:18:08now declare open. Is the applicant

2:18:11present?

2:18:12>> I am.

2:18:12>> Yes, madam Mayor. Lucy Stewart, 1930

2:18:15Village Center Circle, representing Las

2:18:17Vegas Billboards. And with me is Mr.

2:18:19Greg Esposito.

2:18:21Um this is an existing

2:18:24non-conforming sign. It's one of the

2:18:25smaller ones. A standard billboard is

2:18:2814 by 48. This is 12 by 24.

2:18:33It's I think it's so old, that's why

2:18:34they can't find any permits on it. Um

2:18:37but the reason it's non-conforming is

2:18:40you can This is the board over a a

2:18:42two-story commercial building and behind

2:18:45it are some existing apartments.

2:18:48Um

2:18:49because I mean Mr. Esposito's going to

2:18:52speak a little bit about the difference

2:18:53between a static board and the light and

2:18:55the impacts on residential versus a

2:18:58digital board. Um but one of the

2:19:00differences I think with our client, Las

2:19:02Vegas Billboard, is a standard billboard

2:19:05show shines or does the message for

2:19:07about 6 seconds.

2:19:09They actually do it for 10 seconds. So,

2:19:11it's longer, so it's not so rapid-fire

2:19:13changing all the time. So, it doesn't

2:19:15have as much impact on the drivers

2:19:17driving down the street nor the

2:19:18residents to the um

2:19:20to the north. Also, we did we It's not

2:19:24in the conditions, but we've agreed that

2:19:25we would put um

2:19:27because it's the end of the board that

2:19:29faces the apartments. We've agreed that

2:19:31we'd put a shield on both sides in the

2:19:33rear and also if we need on the bottom.

2:19:36So, there'd be no light down to the

2:19:37bottom or to the back. Um and then last,

2:19:41but not least, I'm always proud to say

2:19:43that our client It's a self-imposed

2:19:45condition, but they don't advertise

2:19:47adult uses. And given that this is in a

2:19:50neighborhood on a on a local street, um

2:19:54I think that's very important. Um and

2:19:56Mr. Esposito

2:19:59>> I'm sorry.

2:20:03>> Good morning, Mayor uh Council.

2:20:05Um, this is what the billboard looks

2:20:07right like right now. And if you'll

2:20:09remember last time I presented here, it

2:20:12was a similar situation where the

2:20:13billboard had three halogen lights

2:20:16underneath it. And as you can see, this

2:20:18one has one per side, much smaller. It's

2:20:21a smaller billboard, smaller lights. But

2:20:23the effect is still the same. You know,

2:20:25light

2:20:26staff's biggest concern was light

2:20:28trespass. It's a term used in the

2:20:30outdoor lighting industry to describe

2:20:32light that falls outside of the area

2:20:33that's primarily intended to be lit.

2:20:37Um, you'll notice that the most closest

2:20:39residence is here, and the billboard

2:20:42currently sits far above it. And it'll

2:20:45maintain that height if you allow it to

2:20:47get renovated.

2:20:49Um,

2:20:49elimination of bottom-mounted exterior

2:20:52lights,

2:20:53commonly used for conventional

2:20:54billboards,

2:20:56can reduce um,

2:20:58the light trespass up to 90% when these

2:21:03these old billboards get converted to

2:21:05digital.

2:21:06Um,

2:21:08they operate at significantly lower

2:21:10lumens. Um,

2:21:13as best I can tell from the model that

2:21:15I'm looking at here,

2:21:17this is a 400 W

2:21:19metal halide

2:21:21bulb or light, which lets out 49,000

2:21:24lumens. Um,

2:21:27and like I said, you have a 20 90%

2:21:29reduction when you convert to LED.

2:21:34When we were briefing some of the

2:21:35planning commission,

2:21:37we were sort of asked to take a look

2:21:38into how changing this billboard from

2:21:42its current status to

2:21:46to modernizing it,

2:21:48fit in with your project 2050, the

2:21:51document that you guys have been working

2:21:52very hard. Everyone's been working very

2:21:53hard.

2:21:54>> [snorts]

2:21:54>> Well, this request advances the

2:21:56innovation guiding principle of project

2:21:592050

2:22:00by modernizing an existing commercial

2:22:02communication structure

2:22:04through current electronic display

2:22:05technology.

2:22:07The master plan recognizes the role of

2:22:09smart technologies

2:22:11and and flexible regulations in

2:22:12accommodating changing economic

2:22:15conditions.

2:22:16It's an existing sign. The sign's not

2:22:18going away. If you don't approve it,

2:22:20it's still going to stay the say the way

2:22:22it is, uh

2:22:24which makes it less practical.

2:22:26Um if you allow us to change it, uh we

2:22:29will be able to serve the local

2:22:31businesses much better. I won't go into

2:22:34reading everything that I wrote. I don't

2:22:35want to bore you, but

2:22:38this is Charleston, that the Five Points

2:22:40area that we're all familiar with. This

2:22:41is the location of the sign. Las Vegas

2:22:43Billboards has agreed uh that if you

2:22:45allow this to move forward, they will

2:22:47make advertising on this billboard

2:22:50available to the the local, especially

2:22:52small mom-and-pop shops,

2:22:54um between uh Five Points and Bruce. Uh

2:22:58you know, you can you know that they

2:23:00have a lot of small little shops here

2:23:01that have been very affected by the

2:23:02construction, uh the slow down in

2:23:04traffic, the reduction in traffic. And

2:23:07having advertising on this billboard,

2:23:08which would typically be out of their

2:23:10their financial reach, would definitely

2:23:12help them uh regain some of the

2:23:14businesses that have been lost to due to

2:23:15the construction.

2:23:17I've got about four pages of notes that

2:23:18I could read as far as how it fits into

2:23:21project 2050. I won't bore you. You know

2:23:22your own document better than I do. Uh

2:23:24hopefully you agree and and and see that

2:23:26this is an improvement uh to your

2:23:28neighborhood.

2:23:30>> Thank you, Greg. Um may I have a staff

2:23:32report, please?

2:23:33>> Yes, Madam Mayor. Peter Lonstein for the

2:23:35record. The existing off-premise sign is

2:23:37non-conforming with respect to its

2:23:39overall height, distance from

2:23:40residential zone parcels, location on a

2:23:43parcel that contains a residential use,

2:23:45distance from another off-premise sign,

2:23:47and the requirement for special use

2:23:49permit. Additionally, the sign is within

2:23:51that 200 ft of a property zone for

2:23:53residential use. It is generally the

2:23:55intent of Title 19 not to encourage the

2:23:57continuation or intensification of a

2:24:00non-conforming use and structures.

2:24:02Therefore, staff has recommended denial

2:24:04of the site development plan review.

2:24:05Thank you.

2:24:06>> Thank you so much. This is a public

2:24:08hearing. Is there anyone wishing to be

2:24:10heard on this item?

2:24:13Seeing none, I will close the public

2:24:15hearing. Are there any questions or

2:24:17comments from council members?

2:24:23Okay.

2:24:24Um

2:24:25is there a motion Mayor Pro Tem? Or do

2:24:27you wish to say anything?

2:24:29>> Yes, I want to first and foremost

2:24:32educate anyone who's following along or

2:24:34is here present that this is a very

2:24:37complicated one because I think when we

2:24:40read non-conforming

2:24:42and we read that the planning commission

2:24:44denied and the staff is recommending

2:24:46denial, if I were to uphold this, it

2:24:50doesn't mean the sign goes away. So, I

2:24:52just want to be very clear about that

2:24:56situation that just by upholding and

2:24:59denying the ability of the applicant's

2:25:03ability to update and refresh the sign,

2:25:07if I say nay, it the sign stays there as

2:25:10is. And as I drive by it, it's

2:25:13It's already old and so the mayor just

2:25:16said old and yes, it looks like it's

2:25:18already past its better life.

2:25:21And I think that our neighborhood should

2:25:23be looking kept up and that

2:25:27we're making sure that everyone does

2:25:30their part. And and the sign is going to

2:25:31be there. So, I I feel like the sign

2:25:33needs to be included in that refresh and

2:25:35in that upkeep. So, I am going to

2:25:39be amenable to allowing the

2:25:42digitalization of the sign. One, because

2:25:45as technology is improving,

2:25:47the screens sometimes are less visible

2:25:49than the lights that are currently

2:25:51shining on the static board. And so, I

2:25:53feel that there are certain angles at

2:25:55which you won't even really see the

2:25:57advertisement. Uh so, please um if we

2:26:00can make sure that the conditions do

2:26:03state the shields for any light

2:26:05pollution that may go downward uh or to

2:26:08the side, especially on the residential

2:26:10side, make sure we're capturing that

2:26:12condition. I want to have a 6-month and

2:26:15a 1-year required administrative review

2:26:18to ensure that the change isn't

2:26:21negatively impacting those most adjacent

2:26:24to the sign. And um

2:26:26I do want also make sure that we put it

2:26:29on the record that they said that

2:26:30they're going to give a sweet deal to

2:26:32the adjacent business owners to

2:26:35uh yes, to ensure that they're also

2:26:38allowed the ability to um

2:26:41>> utilize

2:26:41>> flash, you know, whatever specials or

2:26:43whatever things will drive maybe

2:26:45consumption to their business

2:26:46storefronts. And also I'm including uh

2:26:49neighborhood groups that are not that

2:26:51far from that area that might want to

2:26:53advert- advertise neighborhood

2:26:54gatherings and community events that

2:26:56they're hosting. So, um Mr. Lowenstein,

2:26:58can you please uh ensure all of those

2:27:00conditions are in my motion, please?

2:27:02>> I will try my best. Um just

2:27:04clarification on the required review, is

2:27:06that administrative or before either

2:27:08planning commission and or city council.

2:27:11>> I think I'm good with administrative

2:27:12because you guys would have all of the

2:27:14calls and all of the complaints that

2:27:15come in. So, I'm good with uh community

2:27:17development taking the lead on it.

2:27:20>> All right. So, I have two conditions and

2:27:22one

2:27:23noted for the record, I guess,

2:27:24direction. Uh first being for the

2:27:27shielding, uh the billboard shall

2:27:29incorporate light shielding along the

2:27:31northern edge and the bottom portion of

2:27:32the proposed off-premise sign.

2:27:36Is that something acceptable to the

2:27:38applicant?

2:27:39>> Uh and secondly, an administrative

2:27:41required review shall be conducted

2:27:42within 6 months and 1 year from the date

2:27:45of final inspection.

2:27:47>> Agreeable?

2:27:48>> Yes.

2:27:49>> Okay. Then is this in the form of a

2:27:51motion?

2:27:52>> Yes. So then I think I have to

2:27:56Let me see. Let me review what the

2:27:58appropriate

2:28:00So I'm going to move to approve the

2:28:02appeal with the stated conditions by Mr.

2:28:04Lowenstein.

2:28:06>> Okay.

2:28:07Please vote.

2:28:11>> I.

2:28:12>> Post.

2:28:16Motion carries.

2:28:17>> Thank you very much.

2:28:18>> much.

2:28:20Agenda item 51.

2:28:23Okay, very good.

2:28:25Um

2:28:2726-0013

2:28:30obeyance item appeal item on an appeal

2:28:33of the denial by the planning

2:28:35commissioner the following land use

2:28:37entitlement project request on 0.42

2:28:40acres at 2333

2:28:42North Martin Luther King Boulevard C1

2:28:45limited commercial zone 51A 26-0013-SUP1

2:28:53obeyance item appeal item for a proposed

2:28:57motor vehicle parts sale installation

2:28:59and repair a motor vehicle repair minor

2:29:03use 51B

2:29:0526-0013-SDR1

2:29:09obeyance item appeal item for a proposed

2:29:12one-story 2,921

2:29:15square foot auto repair garage

2:29:18development and parking lot

2:29:19reconfiguration with a waiver of title

2:29:2219.08

2:29:24development standards to allow bay doors

2:29:27to face the right of way where such is

2:29:29not allowed. The applicant owner is 2331

2:29:33MLK Investments LLC. The planning

2:29:36commission and staff recommend denial on

2:29:39the entire land use entitlement project.

2:29:42These are in Ward 5, Miss

2:29:43Summers-Armstrong. This is a public

2:29:45hearing which I now declare open. Is the

2:29:48applicant present?

2:29:49>> Mayor Seth Floyd for the record, we did

2:29:51get a message that the applicant may be

2:29:54late, but okay. All right, great.

2:29:57>> Welcome. Please state your name for the

2:29:59record and please tell us about your

2:30:01project.

2:30:04>> The the owners and my name is Dennis

2:30:06Santiago.

2:30:07Um there are new pics of the current

2:30:11the current uh

2:30:12uh

2:30:15uh

2:30:15they repainted it. We met with uh

2:30:19the councilwoman uh

2:30:20and uh she didn't want the color, so it

2:30:23was just removed and uh I believe uh

2:30:26I don't know if they're not showing it.

2:30:28Um

2:30:29anyway the the doors uh uh were are are

2:30:32going to be facing south now. The

2:30:34drawing was submitted I submitted a

2:30:35drawing and they're going to be facing

2:30:37south. The front is going to go back to

2:30:39its uh

2:30:40uh

2:30:42to uh the glass front's going to be uh

2:30:44uh they're going to uh

2:30:45we're going to go ahead and put that

2:30:46back or they're going to put it back. I

2:30:48didn't remove it. So uh you know, pull a

2:30:50permit for that for them to

2:30:53um to go ahead and abide with the city

2:30:55uh

2:30:56>> [clears throat]

2:30:56>> and conform with the city uh

2:30:58Clark County uh

2:31:00or city of Las Vegas uh

2:31:02permit requirements. So it's no longer

2:31:04facing MLK. It's south. The the trees I

2:31:07believe is on the the landscape is uh

2:31:10conformed also. It's on the new plan.

2:31:13Uh

2:31:13I don't see it. Uh they're not showing

2:31:15it here. Um

2:31:17I did present it to council.

2:31:19Um to the councilwoman.

2:31:21And I guess I can pull it up on my

2:31:23phone. Do you have it?

2:31:26There was there was

2:31:26>> But mayor, I'm looking through the

2:31:28pictures and I don't see [clears throat]

2:31:29any renderings of new plans.

2:31:33>> Okay.

2:31:33>> Madam Mayor, if I may

2:31:35>> The drawings were submitted.

2:31:36>> Yes, Mr. Lowenstein.

2:31:38>> Thank you.

2:31:39So, the applicant has submitted revised

2:31:40plans past the deadline for things to be

2:31:42in your backup, so they are

2:31:43supplementary to your backup. So, you'll

2:31:45have a hard copy staff report and any

2:31:48other site plans or anything else that

2:31:50they had submitted after the deadlines.

2:31:53>> So, there's supporting documents?

2:31:56>> This would be a blue sheet, which we

2:31:58refer to a blue sheet. So, this would be

2:31:59your It wouldn't be attached to your

2:32:00electronic version. It would be a hard

2:32:02copy that would have been handed out.

2:32:04>> Okay. Cuz it was [clears throat]

2:32:05>> Well, maybe we can

2:32:06place it right here and everyone can see

2:32:08it, you know.

2:32:13>> Well, the staff report was finished

2:32:15yesterday evening. So, that's give you

2:32:17an idea of how fast the

2:32:19>> submitted yesterday evening. All right.

2:32:21Um may I have

2:32:22Are you finished?

2:32:24>> Uh no.

2:32:24>> Okay, go ahead.

2:32:25>> Uh I I wanted everyone to see the the

2:32:27pics drawings. They They took a little

2:32:30while. And if you have the hard copy, we

2:32:32can present them right here.

2:32:33Do you have them?

2:32:37>> I have a copy of the staff report, not

2:32:38your supporting documents. So,

2:32:40No.

2:32:41>> Okay.

2:32:43Very good.

2:32:44So, that it took a lot of time to draw

2:32:47these and

2:32:50Are they here?

2:32:51>> No, they're not. I'm sorry, Madam Mayor.

2:32:53They're not here, but the the camera is

2:32:55on in front of you. So, if you have

2:32:56them, you should have brought them. You

2:32:58can drop them.

2:32:59>> Okay. Why don't I do that? Uh

2:33:02Uh Mr. Swanton at the City of Las Vegas,

2:33:04he reviewed them.

2:33:06>> Last night?

2:33:08>> Uh no, he reviewed them last week. Last

2:33:10week and the week before

2:33:11>> in on the 15th on Thursday in the

2:33:14evening, so he worked it Monday and

2:33:16yesterday.

2:33:17>> Okay. All right.

2:33:19>> Um

2:33:19>> Let's see what you have.

2:33:21>> Okay.

2:33:24Steve

2:33:26Let's see.

2:33:36Okay, here's

2:33:46Okay, here's um

2:33:48uh

2:33:49the doors are facing over here on the

2:33:51south.

2:33:52Right here.

2:33:54And these are the new trees that are

2:33:56revised. This is the new trees and

2:33:57they're required what they wanted was an

2:33:59island. Let me see if I can find this

2:34:01right quick here.

2:34:02An island also was placed.

2:34:07Let's see.

2:34:21>> Should we leave this color

2:34:27>> Madam Mayor

2:34:28>> Yes, Councilwoman Armstrong.

2:34:32>> Thank you. In the interest of time, if

2:34:34someone from city staff has this in hard

2:34:37copy

2:34:38could you please assist this applicant

2:34:41by placing it on

2:34:42>> the color

2:34:42>> where we can all see it on the screen.

2:34:44>> Thank you. Someone has Yeah.

2:34:46I thought it would be here actually.

2:34:48Here's the the current color

2:34:50right here and then we're going to

2:34:51they're they're going to remove the

2:34:52yellow also if uh

2:34:54the front's going to be glass and if you

2:34:56do have the hard copy here, we can

2:34:57present it and you can see it. If you

2:34:58have it, I can present it to you.

2:35:02Oh.

2:35:04Thank you.

2:35:06Okay.

2:35:08So, that is the current state of the

2:35:10building.

2:35:12Okay. It's not no longer that

2:35:15>> Ah.

2:35:16>> uh

2:35:17bright sun yellow, okay?

2:35:19uh and Councilwoman Armstrong she

2:35:24mentioned that she didn't want uh

2:35:26she wanted that uh

2:35:28earth color. So, he's going to comply

2:35:29with that. The front is going to be a

2:35:31glass front. The south is going to have

2:35:34uh the

2:35:35the two garages. So,

2:35:37the work is going to be done indoors on

2:35:39the south end. Let me see if I can get

2:35:41the pic

2:35:43here. I can uh

2:35:48I can show you a three-dimensional

2:35:55>> Um let me let me ask staff, does anybody

2:35:58have a hard copy cuz this is very

2:36:00difficult for me to follow? If there's a

2:36:04hard copy, let's give it to the

2:36:06gentleman and let's get on with this.

2:36:08>> Yeah, I brought them in. I brought them

2:36:10in to

2:36:11Armstrong, Ms. Armstrong. She did

2:36:13receive them. She was satisfied and she

2:36:15would support it.

2:36:16Uh, that's what she mentioned. She would

2:36:17support it since the doors are no longer

2:36:19facing MLK.

2:36:20>> me see what

2:36:21the Councilwoman could speak for

2:36:23herself. Um, Councilwoman

2:36:25Summers-Armstrong,

2:36:27uh may I ask you to weigh in on this?

2:36:32>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Well, it is

2:36:34never my practice to tell anyone that I

2:36:36support their project in my office. Um,

2:36:40I told him I we talked about the changes

2:36:44that he wanted to make and I made my own

2:36:46suggestions but did not offer um

2:36:50implicit support. Um, so I I really

2:36:53wanted us just to get the pictures on

2:36:55the screen so that we can move on.

2:36:58Someone from staff has got to have

2:36:59something.

2:37:02>> Yeah. Um, we're going to go ahead and

2:37:04trail this, go on with the meeting, see

2:37:06if we can find uh the pictures um

2:37:09because I don't think any of us are

2:37:10comfortable right now uh voting for this

2:37:13without actually seeing what you have

2:37:15submitted.

2:37:16>> Thank you. That would be great. Yeah.

2:37:18>> Then why don't you just

2:37:20We'll try to find something.

2:37:22>> Thank you. [clears throat]

2:37:22>> All right. Thank you very much.

2:37:32Agenda item 52 is held in abeyance until

2:37:35the December 2nd Council meeting.

2:37:42Agenda item 53 through 53F

2:37:48Agenda item 53 26-0231

2:37:52abeyance item of the following land use

2:37:54entitlement project request on 7.21

2:37:58acres generally located at the southwest

2:38:01corner of Deer Springs Way and Osa Boa

2:38:03Blanca Road. 53A 26-0231-CON1

2:38:10abeyance item from U undeveloped TC Town

2:38:14Center general plan designation and C1

2:38:17limited commercial to C TC Town Center.

2:38:2153B 26-0231-MOD1

2:38:26abeyance item from MS-TC

2:38:30Main Street mixed use Town Center to

2:38:33MLTC medium low density residential Town

2:38:37Center. 53C 26-0231-SUP1

2:38:43abeyance item for proposed gated

2:38:45community with private streets. 53D

2:38:4926-0231-VAC1

2:38:53abeyance item for a petition to vacate a

2:38:55portion of the right-of-way Osa Blanca

2:38:58Road generally located 700 ft south of

2:39:02Deer Springs Way. 53E 26-0231-STR1

2:39:09abeyance item for a proposed 57 lot

2:39:12single-family residential subdivision,

2:39:1553F, 26-0231-TMP1,

2:39:20a variance item, Oso Blanca and

2:39:23Centennial for a proposed 57 lot

2:39:25single-family residential subdivision.

2:39:28The applicant is Beazer Homes Holdings

2:39:30LLC and the owner is Northwest

2:39:33Development Inc. and 215 Plaza LLC.

2:39:37Planning Commission recommends approval

2:39:40on the entire land use entitlement

2:39:42project. Staff recommends approval on

2:39:4426-0231,

2:39:47ZON1, MOD1 and VAC1. Staff recommends

2:39:52denial on 26-0231,

2:39:55SUP1, SDR1,

2:39:58TMP1.

2:39:59These are in Ward 4. Miss Alan Polansky

2:40:02at our public hearings, which I now

2:40:04declare open. Is the applicant present?

2:40:08>> Good. Uh I think it is still good

2:40:09morning. Jennifer Lazovich, 1980

2:40:11Festival Plaza Drive, here this morning

2:40:13on behalf of Beazer Homes.

2:40:16Uh this You'll bear with me for a minute

2:40:18cuz this uh site and site plan has a bit

2:40:21of a history that I have to share.

2:40:23So, the site itself is located uh right

2:40:26here in this triangle. It sits along Oso

2:40:29Blanca Road um and it's just to the

2:40:32north of the 215 and the 11 interchange.

2:40:37At one time um this property was located

2:40:41in the county and that will come into

2:40:43play um as I talk through uh the what is

2:40:47happening on the site. Uh Beazer has

2:40:50this site under contract to purchase and

2:40:53the application that's before you today

2:40:55would be to um change the commercial

2:40:58zoning designation of C1 that currently

2:41:01sits on the majority of it with the

2:41:03exception of a little tiny part down in

2:41:05the corner and instead it would go to

2:41:08residential for a single family detached

2:41:11two-story home development.

2:41:14I have been

2:41:16working in the city long enough to know

2:41:18how active the adjacent neighborhood is

2:41:22to all things in this area and this is

2:41:25the Timberlake neighborhood that sits

2:41:27immediately to the west of us. So before

2:41:30this item went to planning commission,

2:41:32we held it so that we could have a

2:41:34voluntary neighborhood meeting with

2:41:35Timberlake and 55 to 58 neighbors came.

2:41:39That's how involved that neighborhood

2:41:41is. They are incredibly involved. Um and

2:41:45I learned a lot of history about things

2:41:49that they have participated in and not

2:41:52supported with this commercial

2:41:54designation. Um they shared that there

2:41:56have been a mini storage attempts, other

2:41:59commercial type developments, perhaps

2:42:01multi-story and that just really has not

2:42:03been something that they have wanted

2:42:05there.

2:42:06In addition, interestingly, the town

2:42:08center master plan for this does

2:42:11which I can understand and appreciate

2:42:13being in proximity to the freeway. It

2:42:16kind of looks at this as a good place

2:42:18for a mixed-use mid-intensity level

2:42:21development which would require some

2:42:23type of multi-story [snorts]

2:42:25development that I know

2:42:27in our conversations at the neighborhood

2:42:29meeting, Timberlake wasn't supportive of

2:42:31either. So this was the plan that we

2:42:34um

2:42:36North is this way, so I'll do it the

2:42:39right way. Uh again, here is the 11

2:42:42along this side. This is where

2:42:45Timberlake is. This was the site plan

2:42:47that was shared at

2:42:50the neighborhood meeting. It was also

2:42:51shared at the at the planning

2:42:52commission, but with some comments from

2:42:54me which were consistent with what I had

2:42:57been talking with the HOA president

2:42:59about. Uh this plan laid out 57 lots and

2:43:03as you can see on this boundary, which

2:43:06would be right next to Timberlake, we

2:43:08had 20 lots

2:43:10uh essentially backing up to the common

2:43:13wall that was between this site and

2:43:16um the Timberlake homes that sit on the

2:43:18other side.

2:43:19>> [snorts]

2:43:19>> In summary of that meeting, I

2:43:21appreciated the honesty they

2:43:24most if not all expressed support to get

2:43:26away from that commercial zoning, go to

2:43:29something that is residential. Um they

2:43:32asked if this would be, you know,

2:43:33three-story homes. No, in fact, we have

2:43:36a condition on the application in front

2:43:39of you today that says all homes shall

2:43:41be two-story. The point of that is to

2:43:43make sure that it's not above two

2:43:45stories.

2:43:46Uh and so

2:43:47the the biggest concern really um

2:43:50centered around the number of homes that

2:43:53we had along the our west boundary

2:43:56backing or siding up to the Timberlake

2:43:59homes.

2:44:00Um at the planning commission we talked

2:44:02about the fact that we would be working

2:44:05on a design that would um help with this

2:44:09uh and that I would be presenting that

2:44:11design before we got to city council.

2:44:13What we didn't see coming at the time of

2:44:14the planning commission is that and this

2:44:16is the part where I said, "Remember that

2:44:18county property would come into play."

2:44:21At one point, the county owned this

2:44:22property and when they did, billboards

2:44:24were allowed to be applied for and um

2:44:27placed on this property under the county

2:44:29jurisdiction. At some point in the

2:44:32future, this property came into the

2:44:34jurisdiction of the city and when that

2:44:36happened, the existing billboard on site

2:44:39automatically really became a legal

2:44:41non-conforming sign because the city

2:44:43code would not have allowed a billboard

2:44:45to be on this site in this area. Um but

2:44:49it came in from the county and so there

2:44:51it remains.

2:44:53Uh we

2:44:54made, and I have to give credit to also

2:44:56Lamar

2:44:57and Beazer, um we were willing to see if

2:45:00we could move the billboard,

2:45:02um not knowing that history at at the

2:45:04time when we were thinking that maybe we

2:45:06could move the billboard a little bit

2:45:08and just put it somewhere else on the

2:45:10site that wouldn't be maybe right in the

2:45:11middle. Uh both parties were willing to

2:45:13do that, but again the code for the city

2:45:15does not allow billboards to be in this

2:45:17area, so that was not an option that was

2:45:20available to us. So, in your staff

2:45:22report, uh the staff report um

2:45:26references that changes were uh supplied

2:45:28to the city, I believe um

2:45:31right around early October, and this is

2:45:33the site plan that we were moving

2:45:35forward with today.

2:45:36The number one thing that it does is it

2:45:39pulled the 20 homes off of the boundary

2:45:42between us and Timberlake. Now, what you

2:45:44have is an internal road for us. Those

2:45:47homes were relocated in a different

2:45:49configuration throughout the site. We

2:45:51did lose three lots, so at one point it

2:45:53was 57 lots, now it's 53. And the other

2:45:57thing that we've done is maintained the

2:45:58location um for the billboard. So, what

2:46:01you see now is I'll say further

2:46:04separation or uh open space area along

2:46:08the Oso Blanca side of it, um which

2:46:10allows for visibility, but also creates

2:46:12an additional buffer for the people who

2:46:14are going to be living in these homes

2:46:16from the I-11 uh traffic that's off to

2:46:19the east. So, this is the site plan

2:46:21that's before you um now. We have shared

2:46:24this with the president of um the

2:46:26Timberlake Homeowners Association, who

2:46:28is here to speak as well. And before I

2:46:30stop talking, I do want to say this for

2:46:32the record. I work with a lot of

2:46:35neighborhoods, a lot of HOAs, a lot of

2:46:37community groups, and

2:46:39um Mr. Coleman is one of the most um

2:46:42I've told him he should teach a master

2:46:44class in how to just run communities,

2:46:47run associations. He's been

2:46:49um um very forthright, very honest, very

2:46:51reasonable. I would say that extends to

2:46:53his uh community as well, and I have

2:46:55nothing but respect for him. So, thank

2:46:57you.

2:46:57>> Thank you so much. Um may I have a staff

2:47:00report?

2:47:01>> Yes, Madam Mayor.

2:47:03Uh staff recommends approval of proposed

2:47:05rezoning and major modification as it

2:47:07conforms to the existing town center

2:47:08general plan designation. Also, staff

2:47:11recommends approval of the request of

2:47:12petition vacation of the city of Las

2:47:15Vegas right-of-way are no longer

2:47:17required. However, uh this item has had

2:47:20significant revisions as Ms. Lazovich

2:47:22has indicated.

2:47:23Uh there are revisions proposed by the

2:47:25applicant that were not reviewed or

2:47:26acted upon by the planning commission.

2:47:28Staff's previous recommendation was

2:47:30predicated upon the original design of

2:47:32the site and the removal of the

2:47:34billboard. The decision not to remove

2:47:36the billboard based upon private

2:47:37agreements is preferential in nature and

2:47:39not a hardship in which to perpetuate

2:47:41and intensify the incompatibility of a

2:47:43legal non-conforming use of land.

2:47:46The design fails to comply with required

2:47:48landscape material requirements

2:47:50as a total of 61 trees are required

2:47:52within the adjacent streetscape and

2:47:54perimeter landscape buffer. However, the

2:47:56applicant proposed to remove 42 of those

2:47:58trees to accommodate the billboard,

2:47:59leaving only 17 trees.

2:48:02As such, staff is not in support of the

2:48:03special use permit or site development

2:48:05plan review and associated tenant

2:48:06improvement recommend denial of those

2:48:08applications. If the applications are to

2:48:11be approved uh with the retention of the

2:48:14billboard, I would suggest the deletion

2:48:16of condition number one found within

2:48:1826-0231-SDR1

2:48:22as it still reflects the removal of the

2:48:24billboard.

2:48:26Thank you.

2:48:29>> Do you have a comment on that?

2:48:32>> I think that um the one comment I did

2:48:34want to make, yes, I agree and I was

2:48:35going to ask for that condition to be

2:48:38removed. Um the one additional comment

2:48:40though I did want to make, I to make

2:48:42sure I pull out the right site plan. Uh

2:48:44[snorts] Uh is that with respect to the

2:48:46trees along

2:48:49the um the comment about the trees, the

2:48:52perimeter trees along Casablanca, true

2:48:54statement because we can't get trees

2:48:56that then would would um block the the

2:48:59uh visibility of this billboard. But

2:49:01what we did is that we made sure that we

2:49:03took the trees that would have been

2:49:05along here and put them in common areas

2:49:07throughout the rest of the community. So

2:49:09you will see that along Street A, along

2:49:12this edge, and along this edge. And the

2:49:14added benefit of those is it provides

2:49:16even an additional visual buffer from

2:49:18the Timberlake um homes looking to the

2:49:21east. So I wanted to make sure I noted

2:49:22that for the record.

2:49:24>> Okay. Thank you so much. Uh this is a

2:49:26public hearing. Is there anyone else

2:49:28wishing to be heard on this item?

2:49:33Welcome. Please state your name for the

2:49:35record.

2:49:38>> Good morning. My name is Ron Kelderman,

2:49:40president of Timberlake Association.

2:49:43Uh as she stated, the representative of

2:49:45the builder, we've been through numerous

2:49:47meetings uh to try to get something

2:49:49accomplished where both parties can be

2:49:51in agreeable. And I appreciate all the

2:49:54time. We spent many hours in phone

2:49:56conversations not only with the

2:49:58representative of the building, but also

2:50:00our uh Alderwoman uh Plansky. I

2:50:03appreciate her time and efforts in

2:50:05trying to get this problem resolved.

2:50:08Um as it was stated, it was basically

2:50:10marked as commercial property, now it

2:50:12was able to be marked as residential

2:50:14property.

2:50:15Uh I think it's important that it stays

2:50:17residential because of the area that's

2:50:19there. I think if this uh

2:50:22plan goes forward, that it would help

2:50:24the area a great deal.

2:50:26Um cuz we've had situations on that

2:50:28vacant lot there before with the uh

2:50:31homeless uh being in there. Also a lot

2:50:34of graffiti on on walls and so forth,

2:50:36which we had to go out and repaint. So,

2:50:38at least with this type of site plan, it

2:50:41was uh revised from what the original

2:50:44was that was in front of the planning

2:50:46commission. And that was because of the

2:50:48concern some of our residents had in

2:50:50regards to the property budding up

2:50:51against the common wall area.

2:50:53So, the builder was uh given more time

2:50:57to come up with another plan, which she

2:50:58presented just now, which shows we got a

2:51:0141-ft street uh buffer uh that would be

2:51:04away from the common wall before the

2:51:06property would begin of the new homes.

2:51:09Um the billboard situation,

2:51:12you know, there's not much that can be

2:51:13done with it. They have a long-term

2:51:14lease on that. Um

2:51:17it's you know, it's a bad situation, but

2:51:19we have to deal with it the way it is.

2:51:22And I think if you look at the total

2:51:23picture, uh this is the best thing that

2:51:26can happen in that particular area and

2:51:28then Ward 4, and I think it would also

2:51:30benefit the residents of Timberlake uh

2:51:33to see residential uh homes being built

2:51:36there. So, I would hope that the city

2:51:38council would go ahead and approve this

2:51:40development.

2:51:41>> Thank you for your input. We appreciate

2:51:43it. Um is there anyone else wishing to

2:51:45be heard on this item?

2:51:55Please state your name for the record.

2:51:57>> Hi, Eric King. Just very briefly,

2:51:59leaders, um I just wanted to uh touch on

2:52:01a finer point and hopefully there'll be

2:52:03more consideration for this going

2:52:05forward. Since we're losing so many

2:52:06mature trees to all kinds of reasons

2:52:09that people explain away to build more

2:52:12things here, and I'm not against

2:52:13building great things. Um

2:52:16I I just wanted to make a recommendation

2:52:18that the species be considered uh maybe

2:52:21velvet mesquite. You probably heard of

2:52:23it before. Very popular in in Phoenix.

2:52:27A much longer-lived mesquite than a lot

2:52:29of other varieties. Our honey mesquite

2:52:31doesn't uh

2:52:32I'm understand quite live as long or get

2:52:33as big of a canopy. So, if we are going

2:52:36to say keep saying yes and yes, let's

2:52:38let's destroy mature trees for the sake

2:52:40of progress and plant a a small tree

2:52:43that'll take 30 years to give as much

2:52:45cooling power as that. Um let's let's

2:52:47plan for a longer lived trees that uh

2:52:50become even more beautiful and are

2:52:51harder to say yes to taking out 20 or 30

2:52:54years from now. Just a recommendation.

2:52:56Thank you. Um it's called velvet

2:52:57mesquite velvet mesquite and just one

2:52:59more one other Thank you. You're

2:53:00welcome. You're welcome and um I

2:53:01understand from folks in Tucson who do a

2:53:04lot of velvet mesquite planting that um

2:53:06they do not uh corrupt the surrounding

2:53:10uh sidewalk and buckle it for

2:53:11maintenance concerns. So, so

2:53:13consideration for the smart people

2:53:15arborists and such, hopefully we'll work

2:53:17that out. Thank you.

2:53:18>> Thank you so much. Is there anyone else

2:53:20wishing to be heard on this item?

2:53:22If not, I will close the public hearing.

2:53:25Are there any questions or comments from

2:53:27council members?

2:53:30Ms. Allen-Polensky.

2:53:32>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I have some um

2:53:35uh

2:53:36gratitude to pass around as well. Uh Ron

2:53:38and the folks in Timber Lake have been

2:53:39great to work with. Your uh I echo your

2:53:42sentiments. A very active community with

2:53:44uh lots of opinions and lots of thoughts

2:53:46and Ron does a an impeccable job leading

2:53:49them.

2:53:50Uh we had a lot of talk almost

2:53:53exhausting amount of talk about

2:53:54billboards today. And I just want to

2:53:56point out this is another instance where

2:53:59a billboard preexisted a councilperson

2:54:03uh and it had a very unusual path to

2:54:06existence. That's not a normal story.

2:54:09And [snorts] you think you get elected

2:54:10and you're the the princess of Ward 4,

2:54:13but in the end not so much.

2:54:16>> [laughter]

2:54:17>> Don't want the billboard there so much,

2:54:19particularly now that we've chosen to

2:54:21move forward in a residential manner.

2:54:23And I

2:54:24praise God. I thank him for this

2:54:25application and I thank him that it's uh

2:54:28it's houses and not a car wash or many

2:54:32of the other commercial uses that could

2:54:34be viable on this land. I want houses,

2:54:36too.

2:54:37They're single family homes. They're

2:54:39going to be beautiful elevations. This

2:54:41is what we need. We need it in Ward 4.

2:54:43We need it in the area.

2:54:46But

2:54:47having talked to the representative from

2:54:50the billboard company and saying, "Hey,

2:54:52can I negotiate something with the home

2:54:54builder? Can we offer you 20 years worth

2:54:57of earnings?" When the answer was no,

2:55:00"It's not for sale. We have full right

2:55:02to this billboard." It was a very good

2:55:04education for me personally that that

2:55:06billboard has a monetary value. That

2:55:09billboard is a business. And just

2:55:12because I'm the princess of Ward 4, I

2:55:14don't get to remove that because it's my

2:55:16will.

2:55:17These deals have long

2:55:19been established. They They have been

2:55:21before us. They will be after us. And I

2:55:24understand that I don't have the

2:55:26authority to change that. Although, if I

2:55:29could, I probably would.

2:55:30So, we move forward with I think the the

2:55:32fourth rendition of this project. Third,

2:55:35maybe fourth. Yeah, around there. Yes,

2:55:38trying to make

2:55:40residential happen for the adjacency,

2:55:43for me. I only live about 2 mi away

2:55:44myself. And for my kids who might one

2:55:47day buy one of these homes.

2:55:49I I

2:55:51I'm grateful that this is the project

2:55:52we're moving forward with.

2:55:54The The home builder has He's has been

2:55:57good to work with, accommodating the

2:55:59requests of the neighbors, and I'm

2:56:00grateful for them. Please pass on my

2:56:02thanks.

2:56:03And I think for what's best for Las

2:56:05Vegas, what's best for Ward 4 is to move

2:56:07forward

2:56:09with item number 53 with a a positive

2:56:11approval.

2:56:12>> Thank you so much.

2:56:14>> Oh, and and all A through F, as well.

2:56:18>> But would that include the revision to

2:56:19the condition that deletes condition

2:56:22number one um from SDR it's A1 condition

2:56:27um SDR 260231.

2:56:30>> Mr. Lowenthal, do you have a list of

2:56:31conditions you want to read?

2:56:33>> No, no,

2:56:34I threw you out of order, sorry. Uh the

2:56:36the site development review has

2:56:37condition number one which requests the

2:56:39removal of the billboard. So, if the

2:56:41billboard is remaining, you delete that

2:56:44condition. So, the motion would just

2:56:45include the deletion of condition number

2:56:47one from 26-0231

2:56:51SDR1, sorry.

2:56:53Which is 53E.

2:56:57>> Okay. Is that your motion?

2:56:58>> yes, that motion along with uh Mr.

2:57:00Lowenstein's uh removal of condition one

2:57:02that he read

2:57:04uh is how I would like to move forward.

2:57:05Thank you.

2:57:06>> And um before we vote, would you um

2:57:09ask your principal Beazer Homes to

2:57:12consider mesquite trees in the area? All

2:57:15right, with that, please vote.

2:57:19>> [clears throat]

2:57:20>> I.

2:57:21>> I.

2:57:27>> How we doing?

2:57:30Motion passes. Thank you so much.

2:57:35Agenda item 54.

2:57:3726-0251-VAR1

2:57:41abeyance item variance applicant

2:57:43Santiago Espinoza owner Trace Hermanos

2:57:47Living Trust for possible action on a

2:57:50land use entitlement project request to

2:57:52allow an existing residential accessory

2:57:55structure, a carport, and a patio cover

2:57:58that do not conform to title 19.06

2:58:02standards for location, separation,

2:58:04setbacks, and aesthetic compatibility on

2:58:070.15 acres at 1070 Griffith Avenue R1

2:58:13single-family residential zone ward

2:58:15three Ms. Diaz. The planning commission

2:58:18and staff recommend denial. This is a

2:58:20public hearing that I now declare open.

2:58:23Is the applicant present?

2:58:26Would you state your name for the record

2:58:28and tell us about your project?

2:58:30>> Hi, my name is Santiago Espinosa.

2:58:33And uh my daughter is with me and she's

2:58:34going to speak for me, please.

2:58:37>> Hi, my name is Mari- Maria Espinosa. Um

2:58:39thank you for giving me the opportunity

2:58:41to speak today on behalf of my father

2:58:43regarding uh his request to keep his

2:58:45existing patio cover.

2:58:47I would like to point out that this has

2:58:49been my parents' home for over 34 years

2:58:51and the patio cover has been in place

2:58:53for over 8 years.

2:58:55During that time, we have never received

2:58:57any complaints or or negative feedback

2:58:59from our neighbors. Uh with that said,

2:59:01we have two letters to submit from our

2:59:04next-door neighbors, our immediate

2:59:05next-door neighbors, uh confirming that

2:59:07they have no issues with the patio cover

2:59:09and and support our request.

2:59:12Uh based on our last meeting, we

2:59:13understand that one side of the patio

2:59:15cover may extend a little too close to

2:59:17the property line. However, our

2:59:20understanding is that it remains within

2:59:22our property boundaries.

2:59:23Uh we apologize. We didn't know the

2:59:26city's requirements, but we are more

2:59:28than willing to make any necessary

2:59:30modifications to meet the city's

2:59:32conditions.

2:59:33We respectfully ask the council to

2:59:35consider how long the patio cover has

2:59:37been in place,

2:59:39the support of our neighbors, and our

2:59:40willingness to cooperate and make any

2:59:42requirement required adjustments.

2:59:45Thank you so much for your time.

2:59:46>> Thank you so much. May I have a staff

2:59:47report, please?

2:59:48>> Yes, thank you, Mayor. Seth Floyd for

2:59:50the record. Mayor, this variance request

2:59:51is a result of a code enforcement

2:59:53action, CE 26-02458,

2:59:56that was opened in April of 2016 for an

2:59:58unpermitted carport and patio cover. No

3:00:00evidence of unique or extraordinary

3:00:02circumstance related to the physical

3:00:03characteristics of the property have

3:00:05been presented to warrant the requested

3:00:07variances and as such, the hardship is

3:00:08self-imposed and staff is recommending

3:00:10denial. Thank you.

3:00:12>> All right, thank you so much. Is there

3:00:13anybody wishing to be heard on this

3:00:15agenda item?

3:00:17If not, I'll close the public hearing.

3:00:20Uh are there any questions or comments

3:00:21from the council members?

3:00:24Seeing none, is there a motion, Mayor

3:00:27Pro Tem?

3:00:29>> Yes, Madam Mayor. Um carports are always

3:00:32uh

3:00:34something that we think a lot about, but

3:00:37um

3:00:38being born and raised in Las Vegas and

3:00:40also um being in the part of the city

3:00:43that experiences one of the most extreme

3:00:46heat indexes throughout the year, I

3:00:48think warrants us really thinking about

3:00:51if it really is needed. And um my answer

3:00:54is yes. Um

3:00:56our cars do get very, very hot if

3:00:59they're not in shade. And uh you know, I

3:01:02I do think as my parents are aging, too,

3:01:04and they have to go into a carport, the

3:01:06the inside of a car is even hotter um

3:01:08when it's baking out there and the sun

3:01:10is hitting it. So,

3:01:12I um

3:01:14could you make sure you highlight then

3:01:17the the white house that's right

3:01:19adjacent to where the carport you got a

3:01:21letter saying that they're okay with the

3:01:22structure and that they don't have any

3:01:25issues with it. And then you got the

3:01:26other neighbor on the other side of you.

3:01:28>> Correct.

3:01:29>> Okay. Cuz I think it's a very important

3:01:31if

3:01:32the code enforcement was initiated by

3:01:34your adjacent neighbor, I didn't want

3:01:36and you know,

3:01:38kind of not think about their side of

3:01:40the story of them feeling that your

3:01:42shade structure was somewhat encroaching

3:01:45um to their property line. So, that's

3:01:48why I asked you to bring that and submit

3:01:49it for the record. So, it's good to

3:01:51hear. I I feel that

3:01:53as the weather gets hotter, more and

3:01:55more people are trying to combat. How

3:01:57How do they do it? Um

3:01:59trees isn't necessarily the optimal for

3:02:01a carport shade because we heard in the

3:02:03previous item that the sap from the

3:02:05trees comes down on your cars and then

3:02:07it makes another situation. So,

3:02:10um as long as you I don't know if

3:02:12there's a condition that we can put that

3:02:15we need to make sure that they have to

3:02:17maintain it. So, so for example, maybe

3:02:20over time

3:02:21the paint is going to wear or um the the

3:02:24metal structure is is

3:02:27I just want to make sure that you they

3:02:29keep it I guess in good standing

3:02:31aesthetically

3:02:34pleasing um state at all times and I

3:02:37don't know how to capture that or if we

3:02:38are able to capture it over time.

3:02:41>> Uh I think we could potentially try to

3:02:43draft a condition, but I think that

3:02:45would be covered through any code

3:02:46enforcement. I mean, we have standards

3:02:48that they would need to follow and I

3:02:50think that's built in, but if if you

3:02:52want a condition, I need to think about

3:02:54that for a minute what the hell that

3:02:55would read for a general maintenance

3:02:56condition.

3:02:57>> Cuz you know, right now it's only 8

3:02:58years old and it's going to look very

3:03:00different when it's 20. So, we want to

3:03:02make sure that it always looks like it's

3:03:05newer and and do the the the maintenance

3:03:08on it because it is a metallic

3:03:10structure, so I feel like it's going to

3:03:12get weather beaten.

3:03:13>> Well, we can definitely do that. My dad

3:03:15is very like strict about it.

3:03:16>> Okay, your dad's going to keep it on the

3:03:18up and up like mine?

3:03:20>> [laughter]

3:03:21>> My dad is very particular and

3:03:22perfectionistic, too. Um go ahead, Mr.

3:03:24Floyd.

3:03:24>> Condition number 10 does require that it

3:03:27comply with all city codes including

3:03:29design standards. So, I I think that is

3:03:32specific and general enough to cover

3:03:34what you're trying to accomplish.

3:03:35>> All right. Well, I'm going to go ahead.

3:03:37I'm inclined to support you keeping your

3:03:39carport so you keep your

3:03:42your cars in um somewhat bearable

3:03:45temperature. So, with that I'm going to

3:03:46move to approve agenda item 54 with um

3:03:51all the conditions that are already in

3:03:53part of it. Yes?

3:03:55>> Okay.

3:03:55>> That's my motion. Thank you.

3:03:57>> Please vote.

3:03:57>> so much.

3:03:58>> Thank you.

3:04:01>> I.

3:04:02>> I.

3:04:06>> [clears throat]

3:04:07>> Okay, so all those in favor say I.

3:04:09>> I.

3:04:10>> Okay.

3:04:12Motion passes. Thank you so very much.

3:04:16Item 55 is held in abeyance to the

3:04:18November 4th meeting, and we are going

3:04:21to take it's afternoon. We are going to

3:04:23take a very short break. Five uh

3:04:27>> [snorts]

3:04:28>> brief I would say five minutes. If we

3:04:30get back in 10, I'll be very happy.

3:04:32Okay.

3:04:32>> [laughter]

3:07:54>> Mhm.

3:09:49>> Mhm.

3:11:44>> Mhm.

3:13:39>> We going to get started in 1 minute.

3:14:43I'd like to reconvene the city council

3:14:45meeting and see if we can

3:14:49turn this 3-hour meeting into a 4-hour

3:14:51meeting.

3:14:52I would like to go back to agenda item

3:14:5551.

3:14:56Mr. Santiago, can you come back up?

3:15:04I believe we have found the pictures.

3:15:06Miss Summers-Armstrong, we're going back

3:15:08to 51.

3:15:10>> Thank you.

3:15:11>> Thank you, Madam Mayor.

3:15:14>> Okay.

3:15:16So,

3:15:22Oh.

3:15:25Well,

3:15:26move this way.

3:15:30Okay.

3:15:31That's how the building currently

3:15:33exists. That color. The bay doors are on

3:15:36the south, so we're in compliance with

3:15:37that. It's no longer facing MLK.

3:15:40The front, the darkened area where it

3:15:41says tires, those are the storefront

3:15:44windows replaced or put back. The garage

3:15:47doors on the left, those are existing

3:15:49and on the right,

3:15:52that's the presentation how it will

3:15:54be changed. So therefore it won't won't

3:15:56you won't have any garage doors facing

3:15:58MLK. This

3:16:00picture here,

3:16:02this rendering, it shows more or less

3:16:05the actual

3:16:07the actual pick. And the garage doors.

3:16:10And the actual color right now and we

3:16:12will remove the yellow.

3:16:14And the operation hours are 8:00 to

3:16:168:00. We agreed to that. And the other

3:16:18ones removed the food truck also. So the

3:16:21owner agreed to all three of those

3:16:23conditions. So

3:16:26the only thing we have left, I believe

3:16:27it was the landscaping.

3:16:29And we're in compliance with that also.

3:16:32So the the trees

3:16:34and I believe an [clears throat] island

3:16:36right here. An island was added. That uh

3:16:40where the

3:16:41ADA pathway is.

3:16:43There was an island added with the trees

3:16:45right here or shrubs. One tree looks

3:16:48like a shrub. And trees over here.

3:16:50The delta [clears throat] was the

3:16:51revision. And the trees added over here

3:16:54that were moved because of uh

3:16:56uh they were moved because of the

3:16:58parking requirement when you open the

3:17:00door.

3:17:01Yeah, stuff like that. So So we did that

3:17:04with Mr. Swan.

3:17:05I did that with Mr. Swan to the city of

3:17:07Las Vegas. So he's more in compliance

3:17:09and now it's a matter of uh

3:17:11letting him open to do business.

3:17:13>> All right, thank you so much.

3:17:15>> parking's up, sorry. That was corrected.

3:17:17>> That would you like to

3:17:18>> also with this. 20 required and 22 are

3:17:20provided.

3:17:21>> All right, thank you so very much. And

3:17:23Miss Summers-Armstrong.

3:17:28I think we need a staff report, Madam

3:17:30Mayor.

3:17:32>> I think we already had it, but I will

3:17:34ask again. Would you care to reiterate

3:17:36your staff report?

3:17:38>> Sure, thank you, Madam Mayor. Uh staff

3:17:40finds the unpermitted conversion of the

3:17:42site to a motor vehicle repair minor use

3:17:44not to be compatible with the adjacent

3:17:46commercial and civic uses as the

3:17:48applicant has over developed the subject

3:17:50site as evidenced by the requested

3:17:52waivers and exceptions for parking lot

3:17:54trees, perimeter landscape buffer

3:17:56widths, and perimeter landscape shrubs.

3:17:58Therefore, staff recommends denial of

3:18:00the special use permit and site

3:18:01development plan review. If approved,

3:18:03staff has additional conditions of

3:18:05approval to add to both applications,

3:18:07and I will do that at the the request of

3:18:09the council. Thank you.

3:18:11>> Okay, thank you so much. Um Ms.

3:18:13Summers-Armstrong.

3:18:16>> Uh can you please read the conditions?

3:18:19>> Would you read the conditions?

3:18:20>> Yes, ma'am. So, proposed added condition

3:18:23of approval to be placed on 26-0110,

3:18:26oh, sorry, 26-0013-SUP1,

3:18:32the hours of operation shall be limited

3:18:34to 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily.

3:18:36>> Mhm.

3:18:36>> And then proposed added conditions of

3:18:38approval to be placed on 26-0013-SDR1,

3:18:43is the existing food truck is to be

3:18:45removed from the site within 30 days of

3:18:47final approval.

3:18:49Second condition would read, the

3:18:50applicant shall submit building permits

3:18:52for the reinstallation of windows within

3:18:55the eastern building elevation facing

3:18:57Martin Luther King Boulevard, as well as

3:18:59the installation of bay doors within the

3:19:01south elevation of the building within

3:19:0390 days of final approval.

3:19:06And the last condition being, the

3:19:08applicant shall submit to the Department

3:19:09of Community Development Planning

3:19:11Division paint scheme for the building

3:19:13utilizing neutral colors to be reviewed

3:19:16and approved prior to the issuance of

3:19:17building permits. Thank you.

3:19:19>> Yeah, and let me add

3:19:21the [clears throat] applicant also

3:19:22mentioned landscaping.

3:19:24They're putting trees and that they're

3:19:27in compliance with the amount of parking

3:19:30that is required. Is that correct?

3:19:33>> I believe let me just skip to the

3:19:36parking section.

3:19:38The applicant submitted a revised plan

3:19:40showing a more active building

3:19:42configuration, 21 parking spaces, and

3:19:45additional parking lot trees and

3:19:46landscape buffer materials. So, the 21

3:19:50that are provided on site meets the

3:19:52minimum parking requirement. As far as

3:19:54landscaping, the outstanding issues we

3:19:56have

3:19:58is a waiver to allow a 5-ft perimeter

3:20:00landscape buffer along the east, which

3:20:02is the front property line,

3:20:04where 15 is required, a waiver to allow

3:20:070-ft landscape buffers along a portion

3:20:09of the north

3:20:11um

3:20:11north side with property line where 8 ft

3:20:13is required, an exception to allow three

3:20:16parking lot trees where eight are

3:20:18required, and another exception to allow

3:20:2026 shrubs where 65-gallon shrubs are

3:20:23required within the perimeter landscape

3:20:25buffers and parking lot landscape areas.

3:20:29>> Does anyone on the council have any

3:20:31questions or comments?

3:20:33In that case, we're back to you, Ms.

3:20:34Summers-Armstrong.

3:20:37>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I think we also

3:20:39um

3:20:40Was there anything I I may have missed

3:20:43it to confirm that the irrigation is in

3:20:45place?

3:20:47>> Through you, Madam Mayor. So, con- um

3:20:51So, condition number three on the

3:20:53special use permit addresses outdoor

3:20:54storage being prohibited. Condition

3:20:57number three on the site development

3:20:58review

3:21:00uh requires conformance to the

3:21:01date-stamped plans, which include a note

3:21:03for irrigation.

3:21:05Condition numbers four through seven of

3:21:08the SDR um address the waivers and

3:21:10exceptions.

3:21:12Condition number 11 in the SDR

3:21:14specifically addresses irrigation on a

3:21:16technical landscape plan and then

3:21:18condition number 12 of the site

3:21:20development review addresses property

3:21:21maintenance.

3:21:23Thank you.

3:21:25>> Mr. Marks job.

3:21:26>> Mr. Lowenstein and I would also suggest

3:21:28that we do a one-year

3:21:30review on this project. Um we've been

3:21:34talking about this with the applicant

3:21:36and his team for several months now and

3:21:40the code enforcement issue with the food

3:21:42truck has been going on

3:21:44consistently since last year and

3:21:46[snorts] there's been no movement. And

3:21:48although the applicant has shown

3:21:51um

3:21:52a desire to do the work to

3:21:55um come into compliance with these

3:22:00exceptions,

3:22:01I think that it would be in our best

3:22:04interest um to just follow up and and

3:22:07double-check. But with those with all

3:22:09that's been stated and the addition of a

3:22:11one-year um review,

3:22:15I would vote for approval.

3:22:17>> All right, and you agree to all the

3:22:18conditions?

3:22:19>> Oh, absolutely. Uh the the food truck

3:22:21he'll remove. Uh he just mentioned that

3:22:23he walked in uh

3:22:24and he said he'll move it he'll move it

3:22:26immediately after the

3:22:29>> Okay. And I think the additional um

3:22:31condition is the one-year review and I

3:22:34imagine that's acceptable to you as

3:22:35well.

3:22:36>> Wha- what exactly uh

3:22:38um I'm not sure. Does that meaning we

3:22:41come back in a year or we're we're going

3:22:42to

3:22:43>> I believe it means leave. Go ahead,

3:22:46Peter.

3:22:46>> If I may. So in in regards to the

3:22:49required review,

3:22:51um I do have a point of a

3:22:53question to ask the councilwoman if she

3:22:55wanted a public hearing before planning

3:22:57commission and or direct to council or

3:23:00does she would like it administrative

3:23:02and is the required review in relation

3:23:05to the proposed auto repair use being

3:23:08located on site or I guess overall

3:23:12developments uh of the site. If it's

3:23:16in regards to the use of the site, then

3:23:17I would place it on the special use

3:23:19permit,

3:23:20which is item A, a required review shall

3:23:23be conducted 1 year from the date of

3:23:24business license issuance, and if it's

3:23:27at a public hearing versus

3:23:28administrative, I will have to amend

3:23:30that to say either administrative

3:23:32required review or a public hearing at

3:23:35which body. So, if she can clarify that

3:23:37component,

3:23:38then I can finalize it.

3:23:40>> Okay.

3:23:41Uh Ms. Summers-Armstrong, I think

3:23:43go right ahead.

3:23:46>> Um I think an administrative review is

3:23:48fine. Um and um for the entire

3:23:51application, the use as well as ensuring

3:23:54that the landscaping and all of the

3:23:57um exceptions that have been collected

3:23:59are kept up. And I did hear something

3:24:02from the applicant that I want clarity.

3:24:05When you said remove the food truck, you

3:24:08said he will move the food truck. So,

3:24:11could you please clarify what your

3:24:14client

3:24:16>> He mentioned He mentioned to me clearly

3:24:17that he would remove offsite the food

3:24:21truck.

3:24:22Um um on clarity for myself, I I'm not

3:24:24I'm not getting it. It um the review of

3:24:26the the administrative review, that

3:24:29would be as of course to see how he

3:24:32complies to during the year.

3:24:34>> Yes. Yes, but the food truck has to go.

3:24:37>> In other words, what your behavior is

3:24:38during the year, it says.

3:24:40>> Uh the food truck has to go as soon as

3:24:42your as soon as the approvals as soon as

3:24:45this vote is taken.

3:24:47>> Ri- Right. Okay.

3:24:48>> Okay. All right. Does that satisfy you,

3:24:50Ms. Armstrong?

3:24:53>> Yes, Madam Mayor. And does Mr.

3:24:55Goldstein, do you need to read one more

3:24:57thing in before I make my motion?

3:24:59>> I do, through you, Madam Mayor. I'll

3:25:01I'll reiterate the two

3:25:03uh required reviews that will be placed.

3:25:05So, one will will placed on the special

3:25:07use permit reading an administrative

3:25:09required review shall be conducted 1

3:25:11year from the date of business license

3:25:12issuance, and the second one will be

3:25:14placed on the site development plan

3:25:16review stating an administrative

3:25:18required review shall be conducted 1

3:25:20year from the date of issuance of a

3:25:21certificate of occupancy.

3:25:25Thank you.

3:25:27>> Is that all incorporated in your motion?

3:25:30>> I would move for approval.

3:25:31>> All right. Please vote.

3:25:36Post.

3:25:36>> I.

3:25:40>> Motion carries. Congratulations.

3:25:43>> Well, thank you very much. You were very

3:25:45patient. And [laughter] you really were.

3:25:48And thank you for the help from all the

3:25:49staff. And

3:25:51I will have a meeting with the owner and

3:25:54I'll go over the requirements and I'll

3:25:56help them.

3:25:57I'll It's not up to me personally, but I

3:26:00will be working with him cuz I'll be

3:26:02helping with the permits.

3:26:04And go over that and go over the

3:26:06requirements so he stays on target.

3:26:08>> I thank you so very much.

3:26:10>> Agenda item 56.

3:26:17I'm going to

3:26:20lean on my mayor pro tem to read the

3:26:23items 56 through 56D.

3:26:27>> All right, Madam Mayor. Agenda item 56

3:26:2926-0243

3:26:31on the following land use entitlement

3:26:32project requests on 5.16 acres on the

3:26:35east side of Schaumburg Road

3:26:37approximately 1,990

3:26:39ft north of Ann Road. 56A 26-0243-GPA1

3:26:45from SC service commercial to M medium

3:26:48density residential. 56B 26-0243-ZO

3:26:54ZO1

3:26:55from C1 limited commercial to R-TH

3:26:59single family attached. 56C1 through 33

3:27:0356

3:27:0756C.42-45,

3:27:1056C.47-62,

3:27:1356C.64-71,

3:27:1756C.

3:27:1873-77,

3:27:2156C.79-84,

3:27:23and 56C.86-96.

3:27:2726-0243-VAR1-VAR33,

3:27:32VAR35-VAR40,

3:27:34VAR42-VAR45,

3:27:37VAR47-VAR62,

3:27:40VAR64-VAR71,

3:27:43VAR73-VAR77,

3:27:46VAR79-VAR84,

3:27:49and [snorts] VAR86-VAR96

3:27:51to allow a proposed residential lot that

3:27:53does not conform to title 19.06

3:27:56development standards for lot size and

3:27:57setbacks. Lots 1-33, 35-40,

3:28:0142-45, 47-62, 64-71,

3:28:0573-77,

3:28:0779-84, and 86-96.

3:28:1156C.34,

3:28:13- VAR34

3:28:17to allow a proposed residential lot that

3:28:19does not conform to title 19.06

3:28:21development standards for lot width and

3:28:23setbacks.

3:28:25Lot 34. 56C.41,

3:28:2856C.46,

3:28:2956C.63,

3:28:3156C.72,

3:28:3356C.78,

3:28:3556C.85,

3:28:36and 56C.97.

3:28:3926-0243-VAR41,

3:28:42VAR46, VAR63,

3:28:45VAR72,

3:28:46VAR78, VAR85, and VAR97. Variance to

3:28:51allow a proposed residential lot that

3:28:53does not conform to title 19.06

3:28:55development standards for setbacks.

3:28:57That's lots 41, 46, 63, 72, 78, 85, and

3:29:0197. 56.C.98, [snorts]

3:29:0426-0243-VAR98

3:29:07to allow private non-gated streets that

3:29:10do not conform to title 19.04 complete

3:29:12street standards. 56.D,

3:29:1526-0243-TMP1

3:29:18Shamberg and La Mancha for a proposed 97

3:29:21lot single family attached residential

3:29:23subdivision with a waiver of title 19.06

3:29:26development standards for landscape

3:29:28buffer requirement.

3:29:30>> Outstanding. Thank you.

3:29:33>> Incredible.

3:29:34>> I felt like an auctioneer.

3:29:36>> [laughter]

3:29:37>> The applicant is Panther Acquisitions

3:29:39LLC and the owner is International LLC.

3:29:43The Planning Commission recommends

3:29:44approval on the entire land use

3:29:46entitlement project. Staff recommends

3:29:49approval on 26-0243

3:29:52GPA1 and ZON1. Staff recommends denial

3:29:56on 26-0243

3:29:59VAR1 through VAR98

3:30:03and TMP1. These are in Ward 4. Miss Alan

3:30:06Polansky, a public hearings, which I now

3:30:08declare open. Is the applicant present?

3:30:11>> David Brown, 520 South 4th Street on

3:30:13behalf of the applicant. Also with me is

3:30:15a member of the applicant, John Kern.

3:30:17I'll try to be brief this afternoon cuz

3:30:19I know it's been long. This is a needed

3:30:21project that is being developed with

3:30:23assistance from the Nevada Housing

3:30:25Access and Attainability Act. There will

3:30:27be 96 homes that were approved that

3:30:29would be available to qualified buyers

3:30:31making less than 150% of AMI.

3:30:34In addition, they must be

3:30:36owner-occupied, so they can't buy this

3:30:37property and rent it to somebody else.

3:30:40The homes will be 1,351

3:30:43to 1,500 square feet in size with three

3:30:46or four bedrooms.

3:30:48There will be a pool and other

3:30:49associated amenities in the property.

3:30:51The variances needed for the size and

3:30:53setback of each lot. There is an NV

3:30:56Energy lot uh on the easternmost portion

3:30:58of the property uh because they can only

3:31:01use those for pa- that area for passive

3:31:02uses, the applicant plans on using it

3:31:05for a dog park or dog walk and

3:31:07additional landscaping. Uh the applicant

3:31:10already has a mortgage partner in place.

3:31:12In addition, they have a verbal

3:31:13agreement with the local builder that

3:31:15would do the project if it's approved.

3:31:17Uh Planning Commission supported the

3:31:19project. Hope to have your approval as

3:31:21well.

3:31:21>> All right. Thank you so much. I

3:31:23appreciate it. Um may I have a staff

3:31:25report, please?

3:31:26>> Yes, thank you, Mayor. Seth Floyd for

3:31:27the record. Uh with respect to the

3:31:28general plan amendment and rezoning, the

3:31:30proposed general plan category and

3:31:32zoning district are compatible with the

3:31:34La Madre Foothills Special Area Plan and

3:31:36Master Plan. And staff recommends

3:31:38approval of the GPA and the rezoning

3:31:39requests. While the overall development

3:31:42plan supports the goals of the Master

3:31:43Plan of providing more housing stock,

3:31:45the requested 98 variances and two

3:31:47waiver requests of Title 19 requirements

3:31:49demonstrate the unsuitability of the

3:31:51proposed development. As such, the

3:31:53development is incompatible with

3:31:54surrounding area and staff recommends

3:31:56denial of the remaining applications. If

3:31:58approved, staff would like to add the

3:31:59following condition of approval to the

3:32:01tentative map 26-0243-TMP1.

3:32:05Uh condition A would read, "A master

3:32:07sign plan for the proposed subdivision

3:32:09shall be submitted and approved prior to

3:32:11the recordation of the final map for the

3:32:13development." Thank you.

3:32:15>> Thank you so much. This is a public

3:32:16hearing. Is there anyone that wishes to

3:32:18be heard?

3:32:20Seeing none, I will close the public

3:32:22hearing. Uh does the applicant agree to

3:32:24all the conditions that have just been

3:32:26set forth?

3:32:27>> Yes.

3:32:28>> Thank you so [clears throat] much. Are

3:32:29there any questions or comments from

3:32:32members of the council?

3:32:34Seeing no one, is there a motion,

3:32:36Councilwoman Polansky?

3:32:39>> There is uh Madam Mayor. Thank you, Mr.

3:32:41Brown, for all your hard work, Mr.

3:32:43Curran, for bringing this

3:32:44uh fine a to work for. I look forward to

3:32:47having

3:32:48uh uh a a great project that brings

3:32:51affordable housing specifically to first

3:32:54responders

3:32:55in the Northwest.

3:32:57We're working on establishing a

3:33:00a waitlist so that as soon as we can

3:33:04bring this project forward fully, and I

3:33:06know there are a few more hurdles after

3:33:08this one,

3:33:09that we can start selling them and

3:33:11getting workforce housing for police and

3:33:13firefighters. So, with that, like to

3:33:16move to approve item number 56,

3:33:19including all the rezoning and

3:33:23variances. That's A through

3:33:26>> [snorts]

3:33:27>> D.

3:33:29In accordance and in conjunction with

3:33:30the Planning Commission's approval.

3:33:32Thank you.

3:33:32>> Thank you so much.

3:33:34>> that's with the added condition as well.

3:33:36>> Yes. With the condition. Please vote.

3:33:41Post.

3:33:41>> I.

3:33:44>> Motion carries. Thank you, gentlemen.

3:33:46>> you.

3:33:47>> Agenda item 57, 26-0289-DIR-1,

3:33:53Director's business, applicant owner

3:33:56City of Las Vegas, discussion for

3:33:58possible action on a report by Seth

3:34:01Floyd, Executive Director of Community

3:34:03Development, regarding the

3:34:05implementation of the City of Las Vegas

3:34:072050 Master Plan. This impacts all

3:34:10wards. Planning Commission

3:34:12recommends approval. Staff recommends

3:34:14approval. This is a public hearing that

3:34:17I now declare open. Mr. Valada.

3:34:20Mr. Floyd.

3:34:23>> Yes, Mayor. Seth Floyd for the record. I

3:34:24will turn this presentation over to

3:34:26Marco Valada, who is over our

3:34:29sustainability program and also oversees

3:34:31administering our Master Plan 2050.

3:34:33>> Thank you so much.

3:34:35>> Thank you. Good afternoon, Mayor and

3:34:36members of Council. Marco Valada, City

3:34:38of Las Vegas Department of Community

3:34:39Development for the record. As we've

3:34:41done over the last 5 years, we are again

3:34:45here in before you with recommendations

3:34:47from the planning commission on the

3:34:50implementation of the 2050 master plan.

3:34:52This is annual reporting process is

3:34:55something that we do as part of statute

3:34:56to give you an update on how the plan

3:34:59has performed over the over the years.

3:35:02And this time is a little bit different

3:35:04and because you have also adopted a new

3:35:06city citywide strategic plan

3:35:08which is is certainly going to help

3:35:10implement different aspects of the

3:35:12master plan and I will discuss a little

3:35:14bit of how that ties in. But there is a

3:35:18an intentional dovetailing of of that

3:35:20effort and we did use some of that to

3:35:22inform

3:35:23the strategic planning effort going into

3:35:25it.

3:35:27Again, we look at the outcomes of the

3:35:292050 plan and in the report that you

3:35:31should have in front of you,

3:35:33you'll find how we're doing with respect

3:35:36to individual outcomes over the both the

3:35:40short term and the long term and some of

3:35:42the steps that we've taken to get there.

3:35:45And overall, I mean you see various

3:35:47levels of performance. There's some

3:35:48things that we are we are really good

3:35:51at. There are things that we're

3:35:52improving on, but some things that are

3:35:54longer term we have a ways to go that we

3:35:56need to we need to work on and address.

3:35:59A lot of that is contained in the

3:36:01in the content of the report itself and

3:36:04I'll let I'll let you peruse that at

3:36:06your leisure to to go through. From the

3:36:09planning commission meeting in

3:36:10September, there were a few

3:36:13minor comments that were that were

3:36:15provided mostly on some of the next

3:36:17steps and I'll address those here really

3:36:19quick. In the interest of time,

3:36:22you know, most of the development that

3:36:23has happened in terms of new

3:36:25construction are projects that like the

3:36:27item just before us

3:36:28were a result

3:36:30result of

3:36:31action in the in some of the special

3:36:34area plans that we did.

3:36:36And as a as you would expect, we've seen

3:36:38a lot of development in Summerlin West,

3:36:40Monument Hills, and Kyle Canyon. And

3:36:42that's counterbalanced with some of the

3:36:44infill and redevelopment projects

3:36:46uh that include things like Symphony

3:36:48Park and Cashman and Grant Sawyer, the

3:36:51historic Westside. Uh and this has been

3:36:53aided in the adoption of some of the

3:36:55area plans that have done that have been

3:36:57done in the core of the city like uh

3:37:00the Charleston. And coming up next,

3:37:02kicking off here uh next week uh

3:37:04downtown south just to the south of us.

3:37:06So, over the uh next year, a lot of

3:37:08supportive policies that have been

3:37:10adopted by the council and by the

3:37:12planning commission

3:37:13um

3:37:14are are putting those special area plans

3:37:16into play. Uh and then things like

3:37:19creation of uh redevelopment area three

3:37:21and the adoption of the transit area

3:37:23development overlay, uh parking

3:37:25standards in title 19

3:37:27incentives as a result of Assembly Bill

3:37:29540 from the 2025 legislative session,

3:37:32uh we start to see projects such as the

3:37:34such as these really start to take uh

3:37:37take effect. Um, when you

3:37:40when you uh put into

3:37:42uh

3:37:43some of the major infrastructure

3:37:45projects that have been going along a a

3:37:46lot of way, uh

3:37:48you can see some of the things that are

3:37:49being put into action really exemplifies

3:37:52uh the direct alignment with that uh

3:37:54strategic plan. Uh to illustrate a

3:37:57little bit, um

3:37:59you know, we're we just have the opening

3:38:01of the RTC's Red Line on Maryland

3:38:03Parkway. There is similarly a a

3:38:07alternatives analysis for public

3:38:08transportation along the Charleston

3:38:10corridor and an open house at Civic

3:38:12Plaza on Thursday, October 29th. Uh when

3:38:16you put activity like the

3:38:19transit-oriented development that's

3:38:20going on, uh and you see some of the

3:38:22efforts that have been going on in the

3:38:24arts district, that really will help get

3:38:27more infill and redevelopment uh into uh

3:38:30those areas where it's needed the most.

3:38:32The annual report does highlight some of

3:38:34the uh related economic development

3:38:36trends that have continued to play

3:38:37themselves out over the last year. And

3:38:39year-to-date, you know, we've seen

3:38:40visitation kind of ebb and flow with uh

3:38:43with what's going on in the national

3:38:45economy. Uh we do have air traffic

3:38:47that's down a bit, uh fuel prices that

3:38:49have played into factor. You see the the

3:38:52traffic at the state line uh has really

3:38:55kind of uh fluctuated as well. Uh there

3:38:58was reports from LVCVA in terms of uh

3:39:01how uh

3:39:02how tourists are are coming in or not

3:39:04coming in, especially from the

3:39:05international markets, and uh the

3:39:08declines in visitor spending. Um but

3:39:10there are some um positives that are on

3:39:12the horizon. Uh we've seen uh the

3:39:15impacts to

3:39:16the city's economy and the tax revenue

3:39:19uh in terms of employment rates and and

3:39:21higher costs, but we also have coming up

3:39:23uh F1 in November, and in 2027 a lot of

3:39:26major sports events, uh the College

3:39:29Football National Championship, the uh

3:39:31Final Four, and uh Super Bowl. Uh

3:39:35the Super Bowl in 2029, and then the

3:39:37entertainment of things like the uh NBA

3:39:40expansion team. All of those things help

3:39:42reflect on tourism. Simultaneously to

3:39:46help encourage economic uh

3:39:47diversification, uh building on the

3:39:49investments that have been made in the

3:39:51medical district in support of the UNLV

3:39:53School of Medicine, um we continue to

3:39:56build on that that aspect of our local

3:39:59economy. And things like that can only

3:40:01further help bolster some of the efforts

3:40:03that have been going on on a regional

3:40:05basis.

3:40:06With respect to housing, you know, we've

3:40:07seen quite a bit of uh uh dynamics there

3:40:11uh

3:40:12in terms of single-family homes that

3:40:14were sold in Southern Nevada in this

3:40:15last quarter. Uh the median price of a

3:40:18house was about $470,000. That was a rec

3:40:21uh that was down from the record peak of

3:40:23$490,000 in July. And again, the primary

3:40:26drivers of this, of course, is

3:40:28in-migration from our neighbors,

3:40:31especially to the west of us, the

3:40:33national economic activity, and then

3:40:36things going on with respect to land

3:40:38availability and the SNPLMA process.

3:40:42That is influenced, of course, at the

3:40:43national level with things like the 21st

3:40:45Century Road to Housing Act, which

3:40:47became law in July 2026.

3:40:50There's

3:40:51continued discussion that will come up

3:40:52in 2027 in the legislative session about

3:40:56that that aspect and corporate home

3:40:58ownership and investor limits.

3:41:00But over overall, as we've been hearing

3:41:02from our developer partners and and the

3:41:05development community in general, land

3:41:07costs have increased for all types of

3:41:09development. We will see things related

3:41:13to affordable housing and incentives,

3:41:14but we have been working with the state

3:41:16and the division of housing on our

3:41:17incentive program, and we are expecting

3:41:20to get some reimbursements on our

3:41:21building permit fees

3:41:23for the incentivization of

3:41:25affordable housing. That has been going

3:41:28forward, and with amendments made by the

3:41:31City Council earlier this year, we're

3:41:32starting to see an uptick in terms of

3:41:35those types of applications and

3:41:36reimbursements on things like that, and

3:41:38we'll be able to offer new incentives

3:41:40for things like sewer fees and other

3:41:43infrastructure-related fees as a part of

3:41:45that state legislation.

3:41:47Real quick, I'll touch on the

3:41:49environmental aspect. I won't belabor

3:41:51this,

3:41:51but droughts

3:41:54like Mead and Lake Powell are at record

3:41:56lows. We're also combating the urban

3:41:59heat island effect. Coming coming up

3:42:02this next year, you will see that

3:42:04leadership from Southern Nevada Water

3:42:06Authority as things as this issue plays

3:42:09out in the in the

3:42:10the courts.

3:42:12There are some specific concerns to be

3:42:14aware of, of course, with Glen Canyon

3:42:16Dam in particular and the the elevation

3:42:19of Lake Powell.

3:42:21That does have a a major impact that is

3:42:23probably being overlooked a little bit

3:42:25because a lot of our focus is on Lake

3:42:27Mead, but there is a there is a specific

3:42:30infrastructure concern that that's

3:42:31there.

3:42:32In terms of heat mitigation, we will

3:42:34have a an urban forestry amendment to

3:42:38planning commission here coming up for

3:42:40the end of the year that will again

3:42:44address trees and tree planting is and

3:42:46provide some more tools to address heat

3:42:48mitigation in compliance with Assembly

3:42:51Bill 96 which passed this last this last

3:42:55legislative session and was in front of

3:42:57this body

3:42:58a couple of meetings ago.

3:43:00So in terms of recommendations,

3:43:03we do have um

3:43:05a number of things that we're going to

3:43:06continue to implement and I think the

3:43:08main story is is

3:43:10based on city management the the city

3:43:12manager's office push with the strategic

3:43:14plan and this council's setting up

3:43:16strategic priorities, it's addressing

3:43:18everything that's in there and I think

3:43:20we have the tools that we need to

3:43:21implement that and see how our outcomes

3:43:23change over the next year in terms of

3:43:26housing economic development

3:43:28and and the other priorities that you

3:43:31have set out. Also to be aware of are

3:43:34some of the things coming up in the 2027

3:43:36legislative session,

3:43:37things like

3:43:39schools and education, the facilities

3:43:41and master plan that the school district

3:43:43is going through, the changes in

3:43:44demographics that are going on there in

3:43:47terms of the schools and school funding,

3:43:51the

3:43:53support for RTC for their long-term

3:43:55sustained transit funding which has been

3:43:57at a fiscal cliff and then incorporating

3:44:01some recommendations coming out from our

3:44:04from our

3:44:05mobility master plan.

3:44:07With that,

3:44:08if there are any further questions, I'd

3:44:10be more than [clears throat] willing to

3:44:11answer them and we'll continue to work

3:44:13on the master plan and its

3:44:14implementation over the next year.

3:44:16>> Thank you so much. It This is a public

3:44:19hearing. Is there anybody that wishes to

3:44:21speak under this agenda item?

3:44:33>> Hi, Eric King, longtime resident, deeply

3:44:36focused on community for a long time.

3:44:39And that's a full great design.

3:44:42So,

3:44:43wonderful smart people putting all kinds

3:44:45of really great presentations and plans

3:44:48together I've witnessed over the years.

3:44:50And um

3:44:52we we want to grow. So,

3:44:54master plans I know get

3:44:57you know, remastered [clears throat]

3:44:58every every decade or two.

3:45:01And it's wonderful to hear there's a lot

3:45:03more discussion now about the

3:45:06heat mitigation concerns that really

3:45:09come to the fore as

3:45:11we're you know, approaching hundreds of

3:45:13people regularly dying from heat. That's

3:45:16just what's documented here. So, in the

3:45:18valley,

3:45:20most of them are

3:45:21you know, grandmother age, grandfather

3:45:23age.

3:45:24Um

3:45:25and

3:45:27if we you know, continue you know, what

3:45:30I hope we can avoid which is

3:45:32um

3:45:34Phoenix numbers. Not to pick on that

3:45:36city, but they unfortunately the way and

3:45:39in deaths from from heat is my

3:45:42understanding here in the Southwest for

3:45:43sure US. And um

3:45:46so, to smart talk smartly about it and

3:45:49not be wasting

3:45:50your fine and very important time.

3:45:55Um my hope is that there will be some

3:45:57um

3:45:59increased thoughtful consideration of

3:46:01how we get

3:46:03healthy relationships

3:46:06for humans to coexist

3:46:08with features like what we have as a

3:46:11true treasure here. The forest in the

3:46:13mountains,

3:46:15Spring Mountains, and that's a high fuel

3:46:18load.

3:46:19And I've recently begun talking about

3:46:21how it can we be smart test about

3:46:25concerns. We we certainly don't want a

3:46:27Carpenter 1 fire repeat. We certainly

3:46:30don't want anything that approaches Cal

3:46:31Fire and what they deal with every year.

3:46:33And yet people there,

3:46:36you know, for a long time have built up

3:46:38into places where there's high fuel

3:46:40loads. We don't have that issue here

3:46:41yet, but it doesn't take but one

3:46:45um you know, brush fire turned into a

3:46:47ladder fire in the tree canopy throwing

3:46:49embers over one or two canyons onto

3:46:52people's homes and overloading all of

3:46:54what we have here uh to to mitigate it

3:46:57and losing whole neighborhoods to say,

3:46:59well, what were we thinking back then?

3:47:01So, I would love to avoid that and

3:47:03concerning the master plan um you know,

3:47:06concerns here there's going to be a a

3:47:07further flesh out I guess of of the

3:47:09recommendations here before year's end.

3:47:11My hope is that those discussions would

3:47:13include how do we protect against worst

3:47:16case scenario of anything approaching

3:47:18Carpenter 1 level fire, which there's

3:47:20still enough fuel up there to do that in

3:47:23respect to you know,

3:47:24>> Can we leave it to the strategic plan?

3:47:27Do you have any more comments?

3:47:28>> I hope is my hope is yeah, that uh you

3:47:30know, in terms of that that um

3:47:33uh since there's not yet that I've heard

3:47:36any consideration for what I'm

3:47:38describing in the strategic plan, that

3:47:40it become that at least at some point a

3:47:42discussion that's meaningful and um

3:47:45and would become substantive so that we

3:47:48can avoid what cuz I I I truly believe

3:47:51most people don't want to have 5 ft of

3:47:53gravel around their homes as

3:47:56as and certainly not the people that

3:47:58live in the rural areas nearby there.

3:48:00So, my hope is that there'll be some

3:48:01mitigation of those concerns

3:48:03um with uh appropriately structured

3:48:06uh policies and procedures. So, I'm hope

3:48:08I'm just advocating for that. Of course,

3:48:10we need more trees and more parks and

3:48:12I'd love to

3:48:14find a way to

3:48:15add value there because I firmly believe

3:48:17we if we have these hillside in

3:48:20particular places

3:48:21>> Are you referring to the strategic plan?

3:48:24>> My I'm I'm trying to find it there not

3:48:26knowing exactly the

3:48:28the whole strategic plan plan there, but

3:48:29but I my hope is that that with the heat

3:48:31mitigation concerns in the strategic

3:48:34plan that there be

3:48:37some percentage increase in trees

3:48:39coverage in parks that are on hillsides

3:48:43that are near in the abutting areas of

3:48:47the uh

3:48:49uh

3:48:50the the say La Madre Mountains foothills

3:48:52and so forth of the Spring Mountains

3:48:53because if we do that and they're well

3:48:55hydrated and we have water resources

3:48:58there like a pond nearby, then that

3:49:00protects all of the houses that aren't

3:49:03going to have ponds.

3:49:04>> Thank you so much.

3:49:05>> Thank you for hearing me on that. I hope

3:49:07is we can be continue to be smarter

3:49:08about this. Thank you.

3:49:09>> Thank you very much. Is there anyone

3:49:11else that wishes to speak on this agenda

3:49:13item?

3:49:15If not, are there any questions or

3:49:17comments from council members? Yes, Ms.

3:49:19Rooney.

3:49:20>> Sorry, Mayor. Do you want to I have a

3:49:22comment and then a question. So, I and

3:49:24if a case anybody reads this, I just

3:49:26wanted to highlight um two things that I

3:49:28think worth are worth calling out. One

3:49:30is that in 2020, our median household

3:49:32income was 60 almost 61,000 and just 5

3:49:36years later, our median household income

3:49:38is almost 84,000. That's a huge jump and

3:49:42I I would like to think that it has a

3:49:44lot to do with the investments that the

3:49:45city under the direction of Councilman

3:49:48Knudson have has made in investing in

3:49:51the medical district and attracting, you

3:49:54know, health care industry cuz those are

3:49:55higher-paying jobs. So, and just general

3:49:58economic diversification. The other

3:50:00thing too is um the percentage of

3:50:02population that's attained a bachelor's

3:50:04degree back in 2020 was 25% and it's

3:50:07jumped up to 28% and that's amazing and

3:50:09I think having UNLV across the street

3:50:12will just keep those numbers increasing.

3:50:15I do have a question about parks

3:50:17actually. I know there's some reds

3:50:19but given that we are

3:50:21running out of land in the city, do you

3:50:24think the

3:50:25I guess the metric under parks will ever

3:50:27be green. I mean can we will we be able

3:50:30to provide 7 acres of parkland per 1,000

3:50:33residents by 2050 and if you think it's

3:50:36possible, what does the city need to be

3:50:39doing? Does it need to keep acquiring

3:50:41land and I don't know whether you've

3:50:43taken into account like our regional

3:50:45park in ward six if you've already

3:50:47calculated that since it's not activated

3:50:50and I was also wondering

3:50:52I know that in a lot of our housing

3:50:54developments we do have green space. So

3:50:56I think of Sky Canyon. Are we

3:50:59considering any of the

3:51:03pocket parks or the other parks that

3:51:05some of our private communities have

3:51:07brought online? Thank you.

3:51:09>> Yes, uh Mayor Berkley to

3:51:10Councilwoman Marco Villard for the

3:51:12record. With respect to

3:51:15the park metric in particular,

3:51:17so this doesn't incorporate private

3:51:21parks and HOA parks as well. So those in

3:51:24Summerlin, those in the other master

3:51:26plan communities, that that is a part of

3:51:29it. It doesn't take into account things

3:51:31that haven't been built yet but might be

3:51:32intended to be for future construction

3:51:35like the Northwest Regional Park or or

3:51:37some of the similar ones out in your

3:51:40ward in particular.

3:51:41But

3:51:43I think the point is is that are we

3:51:45under where we are with respect to

3:51:47parkland? Yes. Are we going to have the

3:51:50ability to build traditional parks as as

3:51:53city parks? Probably not. We might have

3:51:55to look at other ways to provide some of

3:51:58that open space. Maybe it's in the form

3:51:59of pocket parks, maybe it's conditions

3:52:03that developments have to meet.

3:52:05Maybe it's something new and innovative

3:52:07that we don't have a lot of right now

3:52:09like rooftop green space or things that

3:52:12go in as a part of infill projects or

3:52:15transit-oriented development projects

3:52:16where there is an open space requirement

3:52:19in our code in title 19. And as we start

3:52:22getting more of those, the sum of all

3:52:24that adds up and we start getting more

3:52:26park space in places where we couldn't

3:52:27traditionally build a park like you

3:52:30would see. Maybe it's more like what we

3:52:32have right across the street over here

3:52:33at Civic Plaza.

3:52:36>> Did that answer your question? Okay,

3:52:37anybody else?

3:52:39All right, in that case,

3:52:42um is there a motion Mayor Pro Tem?

3:52:45>> Yes, Madam Mayor. Move to approve.

3:52:48>> Thank you so much. Please vote.

3:52:52All.

3:52:54Post.

3:53:03I'm sure motion carries. Thank you so

3:53:06much. Wonderful presentation.

3:53:08>> Thank you.

3:53:13>> Agenda item number 58, 26-0350-VAR1,

3:53:19variance. Applicant owner Steve Parks

3:53:23for possible action on a land use

3:53:24entitlement project request to allow an

3:53:27existing patio cover and residential

3:53:29accessory structures, shade cover and

3:53:32shed that do not conform to title 19.06

3:53:36development standards for setbacks,

3:53:38separation, and aesthetic compatibility

3:53:41on 0.15 acres at 7733 Wedlock Lane, R1

3:53:47single-family residential zone, Ward 4,

3:53:49Miss Alan Polensky. Planning Commission

3:53:52recommends approval. Staff recommends

3:53:55denial. This is a public hearing that I

3:53:57now declare open. Is the applicant

3:53:59present?

3:54:00>> Steve Parks, 7733 Wedlock Lane.

3:54:04>> Would you tell us about your project?

3:54:06>> Good afternoon, Mayor and City Council.

3:54:08I bought the house. There was an

3:54:10existing patio, which I covered, and an

3:54:12existing pool equipment area, which I

3:54:14also covered.

3:54:16They're between the house and the fence,

3:54:19and the cover wound up too close to the

3:54:21fence. Therefore, I'm asking for a

3:54:23variance of the 3-ft setback

3:54:25requirement.

3:54:27There are several of these covers

3:54:29against the fence in the neighborhood.

3:54:32Most, and I feel mine

3:54:35are compatible with and color matching

3:54:37of the houses in the area. I have the

3:54:39support of my immediate neighbors and

3:54:42other in the neighborhood. I have 17

3:54:45letters, five postcards and approval,

3:54:48and the City Planning Commission 5-0

3:54:50vote in approval. I'm willing to get

3:54:53permits and follow staff recommendations

3:54:56and everything for this project.

3:54:59>> Thank you, Mr. [clears throat] Parks.

3:55:00May I have a staff report, please?

3:55:02>> you, Mayor. Seth Luitje for the record.

3:55:03The application before you is the result

3:55:05of a code enforcement complaint from May

3:55:06of this year. No evidence of a unique or

3:55:09extraordinary circumstance related to

3:55:10the physical characteristics of the

3:55:12property has been presented to warrant

3:55:13the requested variance, and as such, the

3:55:15hardship is self-imposed, and staff is

3:55:17recommending denial of the variance

3:55:19request.

3:55:20>> Is there anyone wishing to be heard on

3:55:22this item?

3:55:25Seeing none, I will close the public

3:55:27hearing.

3:55:29Um are there questions or comments from

3:55:30the council?

3:55:33Seeing none, is there a motion,

3:55:35Councilwoman Polensky?

3:55:38>> Yes, uh ma'am.

3:55:41Thank you, Madam Mayor.

3:55:42Uh

3:55:43I appreciate, Steve, all the work that

3:55:45you've put into this. I can tell that

3:55:47you in the back up, you've got lots of

3:55:49letters of support from your neighbors.

3:55:51But, I just want to point out that we

3:55:53have

3:55:54uh

3:55:5510 in support, but five opposed. So, in

3:55:58the future,

3:55:59I'm not going to chastise you very, very

3:56:01much, but in the future, if you could do

3:56:03this the right way before you do it, so

3:56:05that I don't have to piss off five of

3:56:07your neighbors when I approve it. But,

3:56:09uh

3:56:10I appreciate you working things

3:56:12appropriately through the system, but

3:56:15easier to prevent this from happening

3:56:17than to fix it afterwards. So, thank you

3:56:20for being patient, being here at the

3:56:21entire meeting. And I move to approve

3:56:24item number 58.

3:56:26>> 58

3:56:27>> No additional conditions.

3:56:32>> Post.

3:56:34>> I.

3:56:35>> Thank you, Mr. Parks.

3:56:37>> Motion carries. Thank you so much.

3:56:39>> Thank you for your time on this. Thank

3:56:41you.

3:56:42>> Agenda item 59. 26-0351-

3:56:47on the following land use entitlement

3:56:50project request on 2.78 acres at 321

3:56:54North Mojave Road, C-1 limited

3:56:57commercial zone. 59A, 26-0351-VAR1

3:57:04to allow an existing 65-ft tall

3:57:07off-premise sign to be raised to 85-ft

3:57:10and to a height that is 62-ft above the

3:57:14elevate elevation of the roadway surface

3:57:17of an elevated freeway where 30-ft is

3:57:19the maximum allowed. 59B, 26-0351-SDR1

3:57:26for a proposed 20-ft addition to an

3:57:28existing 65-ft tall off-premise sign and

3:57:32extension of the sign 48-ft above a

3:57:35noise abatement project. The applicant

3:57:38is Las Vegas Billboards and the owner is

3:57:40Stewart Plaza LLC. Planning Commission

3:57:43recommends approval on the entire land

3:57:45use entitlement project. Staff

3:57:47recommends denial on the land use

3:57:49entitlement project. These are in Ward

3:57:523, Ms. Diaz, and our public hearings,

3:57:54which I now declare open. Is the

3:57:56applicant present?

3:57:58>> Greg Esposito representing the applicant

3:58:00for this item.

3:58:01Um

3:58:02in 1999 NASA set a Guinness record for

3:58:06crashing a $125 million satellite into

3:58:09Mars because they made a math error.

3:58:12Uh we've got a math error on this one,

3:58:14not as big.

3:58:16So, if you'll remember a couple of

3:58:17months ago, you approved this. You

3:58:20approved these pictures. This is the

3:58:22pictures that we brought forward uh to

3:58:24you as to what our goal was.

3:58:26Unfortunately, uh somebody made a math

3:58:29error, and they built it too low. Uh

3:58:32this is actually what you wound up with.

3:58:34Um this billboard is up right now.

3:58:37Um as you saw in the pictures during the

3:58:39preview, this is now how it is, but

3:58:42unfortunately,

3:58:44they fell short.

3:58:45This is what we asked for. This is what

3:58:47we got. And so, we're simply asking for

3:58:50you guys to

3:58:52>> [snorts]

3:58:52>> approve a height adjustment that was the

3:58:56original request. Uh you know, we are

3:58:58asking for more height only cuz the

3:59:00number we got the first time around was

3:59:02wrong, not the image.

3:59:04Um

3:59:05I'm happy to answer any questions.

3:59:06>> Thank you so much. Is there a staff

3:59:08report, please?

3:59:10>> Yes, Madam Mayor.

3:59:12The elevation of the subject property

3:59:14relative to the freeway does not

3:59:16constitution constitute an extraordinary

3:59:19extraordinary

3:59:20>> That's pretty bad.

3:59:22>> does not constitute an extraordinary

3:59:25characteristic, and every other physical

3:59:27characteristic characteristic of the

3:59:29site is within the realm of the

3:59:32ordinary.

3:59:33Title 19 allows off-premise signs to be

3:59:35constructed 30 ft above the elevated

3:59:37freeway and the applicant has previously

3:59:39granted variance to construct a sign at

3:59:4042 ft above the elevated freeway. As

3:59:43such, the hardship is self-imposed and

3:59:44staff has recommended denial of the

3:59:46variance in site development review.

3:59:47Thank you.

3:59:48>> Thank you very much. Uh this is a public

3:59:50hearing. Does anybody wish to be heard

3:59:52on this item?

3:59:53Seeing no one, I will close the public

3:59:55hearing. Uh are there any questions or

3:59:57comments from city council members?

4:00:01In that case, is there a motion, Mayor

4:00:03Pro Tem?

4:00:05>> Yes, Madam Mayor.

4:00:06Um

4:00:08Mr. Esposito, we did do the math right

4:00:10this time, this go around. These numbers

4:00:12are legit cuz I thought we were voting

4:00:14on the right numbers last time we voted

4:00:16on it.

4:00:16>> So did we. I truly apologize that I'm

4:00:18back up here. Yes, from what I

4:00:20understand these numbers are correct

4:00:21this time.

4:00:21>> Okay, cuz this is the last vote you get

4:00:22on this item, okay?

4:00:24>> blame you.

4:00:25>> So

4:00:26I remember talking to them at the first

4:00:28iteration when it first came to council

4:00:31about it being this height, seeing the

4:00:33proposed billboard height

4:00:36on the freeway, and obviously, pun

4:00:38intended, it fell short.

4:00:40But now we're going to do it again,

4:00:43hopefully give them the ability to be

4:00:44seen because what's a billboard if you

4:00:46can't see the billboard. So

4:00:50I did want to ask you, Mr. Esposito, did

4:00:52we because there's future housing

4:00:54development planned for the adjacent

4:00:56site, did we address any shielding of

4:00:59the lighted the the the signage the last

4:01:02time we you had this before me?

4:01:04>> We we discussed how the the louver

4:01:06technology would direct the light

4:01:08towards the freeway.

4:01:10We did not agree to the same like

4:01:14platforms that we've been agreeing to in

4:01:15subsequent applications,

4:01:17but we did we did say that we were going

4:01:19to use a different type of billboard

4:01:20that had louver technology aimed at the

4:01:22freeway, not the residences, not down.

4:01:25>> Okay.

4:01:26>> If you wanted to add if you wanted to

4:01:28add like the same platform that we've

4:01:30been agreeing to um

4:01:32>> Yeah, I would like to be uniform, right?

4:01:34So, if we're doing it for one adjacent

4:01:35community, do it for this one as well,

4:01:38just out of an abundance of caution.

4:01:41>> I would see a problem with agreeing to

4:01:42that.

4:01:43>> Let me ask you a question. So,

4:01:45the conditions of approval here refer

4:01:47back to the original site development

4:01:48review that included the louvre system.

4:01:51>> But

4:01:51>> So, that's

4:01:52>> On the earlier agenda item though, we

4:01:53asked for extra shielding just to ensure

4:01:56that there was, you know, none of it

4:01:57kind of leading into the adjacent

4:01:59residential apartment complex. And so,

4:02:01if this is going to be built in built

4:02:03out in the future and have apartments

4:02:05also adjacent, I would like the same

4:02:07kind of protection. Does that make

4:02:09sense?

4:02:10>> I understood and it makes sense. I just

4:02:12see the billboard's orientation in

4:02:14relation to where you would put

4:02:15shielding. It would

4:02:16basically block the

4:02:19visibility of the billboard from the

4:02:20right-of-way.

4:02:22>> Okay, so you're saying it doesn't make

4:02:23sense because of the orientation?

4:02:25>> your best bet for mitigating it. And

4:02:27then, cuz the shielding

4:02:30if we're looking at the east-west

4:02:31orientation,

4:02:33the future apartments are going to be to

4:02:35the the west

4:02:38where the sign faces.

4:02:38>> Yes, that's correct.

4:02:40Okay.

4:02:41>> But, but what we can agree to is a

4:02:43platform underneath where it doesn't

4:02:46shine down as much. You know,

4:02:48you're correct, you're absolutely

4:02:49correct. East-west, it wouldn't matter.

4:02:51But,

4:02:53making the platform that is typically

4:02:54here solid would help a little bit of

4:02:57the people below it.

4:03:00>> Oh.

4:03:00>> Well, to that end

4:03:02If you want a condition, I think it

4:03:04would read something to the effect that

4:03:06the billboard shall incorporate a light

4:03:08shielding along the bottom portion of

4:03:10the proposed off-premise sign.

4:03:13>> Okay. That looks That sounds good to me.

4:03:15Um and then, did we already

4:03:18Did we also do a Well, there's

4:03:21no use in doing the review because

4:03:22there's no residents adjacent.

4:03:24>> Sorry, that would be Just to clarify,

4:03:26that would be on the site development

4:03:28review, which is 59 B.

4:03:31>> Okay.

4:03:32So, amended condition on 59 B.

4:03:35All [snorts] right. So, then I'm going

4:03:37to move to approve agenda item 59 A and

4:03:3959 B with the stated amended condition.

4:03:43Shall we vote?

4:03:46Post.

4:03:46>> I.

4:03:49>> Motion carries.

4:03:50>> Thank you for your mayor's permission

4:03:51your time today and get the man a snack.

4:03:53He sounds hungry.

4:03:55>> Agenda item 60, 26-0355-WVR1,

4:04:01waiver. Applicant owner CMA

4:04:057 LLC for possible action on a land use

4:04:09entitlement project request to allow an

4:04:11existing building addition to an

4:04:14existing hotel that does not conform to

4:04:17title 19.08

4:04:19development standards for setback in

4:04:21residential adjacency area two on 0.74

4:04:25acres at 700 North Main Street, CM

4:04:29commercial industrial zone, Ward 5, Ms.

4:04:31Summer's Armstrong. Planning Commission

4:04:34recommends approval. Staff recommends

4:04:36denial. This is a public hearing, which

4:04:39I now declare open. Is the applicant

4:04:41present?

4:04:43>> Hello, Madam Mayor. Hello, Council. My

4:04:45name is Nasko Balachiev. Uh I'm the

4:04:47architect uh representing the client on

4:04:50behalf of this property. So, this is an

4:04:52existing uh motel structure that was

4:04:55built in uh I believe 1953.

4:04:59Um

4:05:00So, prior to my client acquiring the

4:05:03property, there was a a masonry

4:05:04structure built in the the rear setback.

4:05:08Um that's this small square right here.

4:05:11Um so, that was there prior to him

4:05:13purchasing the property. After he

4:05:15acquired the property,

4:05:16uh they constructed this metal uh shade

4:05:19structure to kind of connect that

4:05:20storage structure around the walkway uh

4:05:23to the back of the property. So, our

4:05:26original ask included

4:05:29a variance for the setback for those two

4:05:32structures

4:05:33as well as the residential adjacency

4:05:35setback. As you can see in this diagram

4:05:37here,

4:05:38even the existing motel

4:05:41doesn't comply with

4:05:43what the setback or the residential

4:05:45adjacency requirements. So,

4:05:48we've since amended our ask

4:05:51to eliminate the metal shade structure

4:05:53and and and demolish that, but we'd like

4:05:55to keep the the masonry structure since

4:05:58that was there prior to

4:06:00the owner acquiring the property and we

4:06:02don't know when it was built, but um

4:06:05we'd be willing to go through the

4:06:06permitting process and get that properly

4:06:09recorded with with building and safety.

4:06:12Um

4:06:13So, those are that that's our ask is

4:06:15basically just to keep keep the existing

4:06:17structure and we'll we'll get rid of the

4:06:20the metal shade structure. So,

4:06:22>> Thank you so much. Okay, good.

4:06:26Okay, good.

4:06:27May I have a staff report?

4:06:29>> Yes, Mayor Seth Floyd for the record.

4:06:30This waiver request is the result of an

4:06:32open code enforcement case which cited

4:06:34an unpermitted addition within the

4:06:35required setback area. The proposed

4:06:37development is not compatible with the

4:06:38adjacent single-family residential

4:06:40development as evidenced by the multiple

4:06:42waivers to address insufficient building

4:06:44setbacks. Staff therefore recommends

4:06:46denial of the request requested waiver.

4:06:48Thank you.

4:06:51>> This is a public hearing. Is there

4:06:52anybody that wishes to be heard?

4:06:55Seeing no one, I'll close the public

4:06:57hearing. Are there any questions or

4:06:59comments from council members?

4:07:03Seeing none, Ms. Summers-Armstrong?

4:07:08>> Thank you, Madam Mayor.

4:07:11I'd like to move for approval with the

4:07:13condition that the existing patio cover

4:07:15be removed if it has not already, but

4:07:18within 30 days.

4:07:20>> Do you agree to that condition?

4:07:21>> We agree to that condition. And and

4:07:23Mayor Seth Floyd, just for clarity, that

4:07:24condition is was already added at

4:07:26Planning Commission and it reads the

4:07:28existing patio cover shall be removed

4:07:29within 30 days of final approval.

4:07:32>> Thank you so much.

4:07:35>> Um Madam Mayor, can I also ask if there

4:07:37any condition from the Planning

4:07:39Commission on when they need to start

4:07:41their

4:07:42um

4:07:43their approvals or trying to get their

4:07:45their ex- their structure

4:07:48through the Planning Comm- through the

4:07:49Planning and Building folks?

4:07:52Cuz I'd like them to get started like

4:07:54within the 90 days to to get their plans

4:07:58um

4:07:59to start the process.

4:08:00>> Yes, so Mayor Seth

4:08:01>> this to linger.

4:08:02>> Oh, sorry, Councilwoman. Seth Floyd for

4:08:04the record, there's not a specific

4:08:05condition on that, but typically what we

4:08:06do is we'll take that as direction for

4:08:09you that they need to get that uh

4:08:11permitting started within 90 days.

4:08:14Uh and so the applicant's heard that

4:08:15direction and so is staff and that's

4:08:17what we'll put in the code enforcement

4:08:19case that will remain on hold until that

4:08:21happens.

4:08:22>> And you agree to that?

4:08:23>> I agree.

4:08:24>> Okay. Uh is there a motion, Ms.

4:08:26Summers-Armstrong?

4:08:29>> With those conditions, yes, I move to

4:08:31approve.

4:08:32>> Thank you so much. Please vote.

4:08:35>> [snorts]

4:08:36>> Post.

4:08:36>> Aye.

4:08:40>> Motion carries.

4:08:41>> And Mayor, I apologize. Seth Floyd to

4:08:42the Councilwoman, was that 90 days to

4:08:45actually get the permit or get the

4:08:47process started? I just want to make

4:08:48sure we update our notes in the code

4:08:49enforcement case correctly.

4:08:53>> Thank you, Mr. Floyd, to get the process

4:08:54started.

4:08:55>> Okay. Thank you.

4:08:57>> Thank you.

4:08:57>> Thank you, Council.

4:08:59>> Agenda item 61 has been stricken. Agenda

4:09:03item 62, 26-0393-RQR1,

4:09:09required review, applicant Lamar Central

4:09:12Outdoor LLC, owner Ahmad

4:09:17Ahmad Ali and Nadia Abdu Falah

4:09:23for possible action on a land use

4:09:24entitlement project request for required

4:09:27review of an approved special use permit

4:09:30U-0173-94

4:09:34for an existing 40-ft tall 14-ft by

4:09:3748-ft off-premise sign at 2390 North

4:09:41Decatur Boulevard, C-1 limited

4:09:43commercial zone, Ward 5, Ms.

4:09:45Summers-Armstrong. Staff recommends

4:09:47approval. Uh this is a public hearing

4:09:50that I now declare open. Is the

4:09:51applicant present?

4:09:53>> Uh yes, good afternoon. Jennifer

4:09:54Lazovich, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive here

4:09:57this afternoon on behalf of Lamar.

4:10:00Uh the sign is located on Smoke Ranch

4:10:02and Decatur. It has been there since

4:10:041994.

4:10:06Uh staff is recommending approval and

4:10:08I'd be happy to answer any questions.

4:10:11>> May I have a staff report, please?

4:10:15>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Uh

4:10:17Decatur and Smoke Ranch Road both

4:10:19contain commercial uses. As conditions

4:10:22in the surrounding area have not changed

4:10:23since the last review, staff finds no

4:10:26adverse impacts regarding the continued

4:10:28use of the off-premise sign and is

4:10:29recommending approval of the request

4:10:31subject to a 3-year review. Thank you.

4:10:33>> Thank you so much.

4:10:36Is there anyone wishing to be heard?

4:10:38This is a public hearing.

4:10:40Seeing none, I will close the public

4:10:42hearing. Are there any questions or

4:10:44comments from the council members?

4:10:47Seeing none, is there a motion?

4:10:49Councilwoman Summers-Armstrong.

4:10:52>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I just want to

4:10:54make a brief comment that we've had a

4:10:56discussion about

4:10:58uh items with Ms. Lazovich about item

4:11:0152,

4:11:0353, and 54 and have shown uh expressed

4:11:07our concern about residential

4:11:09development that is

4:11:12looking to be coming to the area and

4:11:14that we've got to think about signs in

4:11:16the future. Um but for now, since we're

4:11:18on a 3-year review, I move for approval

4:11:20as

4:11:22as the item is presented.

4:11:24>> Thank you so much. There's a motion.

4:11:26Shall we vote?

4:11:29Post?

4:11:30>> Aye.

4:11:33>> Motion carries.

4:11:35Agenda item 63, 26-0394-RQR1,

4:11:42required review, applicant Lamar Central

4:11:45Outdoor LLC, owner Smoke Ranch Decatur

4:11:48LLC, for possible action on a land use

4:11:51entitlement project request for retired

4:11:54review of an approved special use permit

4:11:57U-0059-01

4:12:00for two existing 40-ft tall, 14-ft by

4:12:0348-ft off-premise signs at 2680 North

4:12:07Decatur Boulevard and 2621

4:12:11North Rancho Drive, medium-density

4:12:13residential zone, Ward 5, Ms.

4:12:16Summers-Armstrong, staff recommends

4:12:18approval. This is a public hearing that

4:12:20I now declare open. Is the applicant

4:12:23present?

4:12:24>> Good afternoon again, Jennifer Lazovich,

4:12:261980 Festival Plaza Drive, representing

4:12:28the applicant. Uh these signs were built

4:12:30in approximately 2001. They sit um on

4:12:33property that's generally across the

4:12:36across Rancho from the North Las Vegas

4:12:38Airport. We appreciate staff

4:12:40recommending approval and we would ask

4:12:42for your support.

4:12:43>> Thank you so much. May I have a staff

4:12:45report?

4:12:46>> Yes, Madam Mayor. Uh the signs are legal

4:12:48non-conforming. Staff notes the site has

4:12:50been developed within a multi-family

4:12:51residential development since the last

4:12:53required review conducted in 2015.

4:12:56However, the existing residential

4:12:57development has been designed in a way

4:12:58to incorporate the two off-premise signs

4:13:00into the site, minimizes visual impact

4:13:03to the residents, which does not warrant

4:13:05removal of the sign. Staff therefore

4:13:07recommends approval. Thank you.

4:13:08>> Thank you so much. Um this is a public

4:13:11hearing. Is there anybody wishing to be

4:13:13heard?

4:13:15Seeing no one, I will close the public

4:13:17hearing. Uh there are any questions to

4:13:19council or comments from council

4:13:21members?

4:13:23Seeing none, is there a motion,

4:13:25Councilwoman Summers-Armstrong?

4:13:28>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I move for

4:13:30approval.

4:13:32>> Is the motion on the table? Please vote.

4:13:36Post.

4:13:41Motion carries.

4:13:42Agenda item 64, 26 0400-RQR1, required

4:13:46review. Applicant, Lamar Central Outdoor

4:13:49LLC. Owner, Rainy

4:13:54Day Investments LLC et al. For possible

4:13:57action on a land use entitlement project

4:13:59request for required of an approved

4:14:02special use permit U-0038-95

4:14:07for a 40-ft tall 14-ft by 48-ft

4:14:10off-premise sign at 3500 North Rancho

4:14:13Drive, uh a C-1 limited commercial zone,

4:14:18Ward 5, Ms. Summers-Armstrong. Staff

4:14:20recommends approval. This is a public

4:14:23hearing that I now declare open. Is the

4:14:25applicant present?

4:14:27>> Good afternoon again, Jennifer Lazovich,

4:14:291980 Festival Plaza Drive. Here this

4:14:32afternoon on behalf of Lamar. We

4:14:33appreciate staff recommending approval,

4:14:35and I'd be happy to answer any

4:14:36questions.

4:14:37>> Thank you so much. Is there a staff

4:14:40report?

4:14:40>> Yes, Mayor, Seth Floyd for the record.

4:14:42The site remains suitable for an

4:14:43off-premise sign use and is compatible

4:14:45with the surrounding commercial land

4:14:46uses, and staff is therefore

4:14:48recommending approval subject to

4:14:49conditions. Thank you.

4:14:51>> Thank you very much. This is a public

4:14:52hearing. Is there anybody wishing to be

4:14:54heard?

4:14:56Seeing no one, I will close the public

4:14:58hearing. Are there any questions or

4:15:00comments from council members?

4:15:03Seeing none, may I entertain a motion,

4:15:05councilwoman Summers-Armstrong.

4:15:09>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I would like to

4:15:12um

4:15:12add a condition that instead of a 5-year

4:15:15review, we go to a 3-year review on the

4:15:17sign.

4:15:21So, if the applicant is agreeable to

4:15:22that, I'm I would like to make a motion

4:15:25for approval.

4:15:26>> That would be fine.

4:15:26>> That is you're agreeable to that. In

4:15:28that case, uh there's a motion with a

4:15:31condition.

4:15:33>> Mayor, if I can read that condition in,

4:15:35uh so that would be condition number

4:15:36two, which would now read, "The

4:15:38specialty permits shall be reviewed in 3

4:15:39years, at which time the city council

4:15:41may require removal removal of the

4:15:43off-premise sign. The applicant shall be

4:15:44responsible for notification costs of

4:15:46the review. Failure to pay the city for

4:15:48these costs may result in removal of the

4:15:49off-premise sign."

4:15:52>> [snorts]

4:15:52>> Thank you so much. There's a motion on

4:15:54the table. Please vote.

4:15:58>> I.

4:15:59>> Post.

4:16:02Motion carries. Thank you so much.

4:16:10Agenda item 65, set date on any appeals

4:16:14filed or required public hearings. I

4:16:16would instruct the city clerk to set the

4:16:18public hearing dates and appeals from

4:16:20the city planning commission meetings

4:16:22and dangerous buildings or new city

4:16:25stairs um

4:16:26slash litter abatements.

4:16:29>> Well, there, thank you.

4:16:30>> Thank you so much.

4:16:32Agenda item 66, citizens participation.

4:16:36Public comment during this portion of

4:16:38the agenda must be limited to matters

4:16:40within the jurisdiction of the city

4:16:42council. No subject may be acted upon by

4:16:45the city council unless that subject is

4:16:48on the agenda and is scheduled for

4:16:50action. If you wish to be heard, come to

4:16:52the

4:16:53come to the podium and give your name

4:16:55for the record. The amount of time that

4:16:58will be given is limited to 2 minutes.

4:17:02Uh

4:17:02this is your opportunity to address the

4:17:05council, but the council is not able to

4:17:07respond or engage in dialogue. Are there

4:17:10any members of the public who wish to

4:17:12speak under this portion of the agenda?

4:17:14>> Good afternoon. My name is Shoshana. I'm

4:17:16a resident and I'm again asking for the

4:17:18removal of praying from the agenda

4:17:20because, and I know you know this, this

4:17:22is not a church.

4:17:24I'm going to share with you a local

4:17:25channel 13 news story about a protest

4:17:29that just happened not too long ago

4:17:30where a lot of people in Las Vegas were

4:17:32arrested and detained at the city jail.

4:17:35A lawsuit ensued involving a female

4:17:38protester who sued the city of Las Vegas

4:17:41because a city corrections officer gave

4:17:43a 6-minute religious sermon to the

4:17:46detainees resulting in a $20,000

4:17:50taxpayer-funded judgment. On top of

4:17:52that, they brought in a jail chaplain

4:17:55and then they brought in two church

4:17:56volunteers. This is forcing religion on

4:17:59people.

4:18:00The plaintiff accused the corrections

4:18:02officer of weaponizing religion against

4:18:04the detainees and that's why she was

4:18:05received that judgment. The underlying

4:18:08question is this,

4:18:09why is government using its authority

4:18:13and taxpayer-funded facilities to force

4:18:15religion

4:18:16into government proceedings?

4:18:19You place the clergy on every agenda to

4:18:23preach religion at every council meeting

4:18:26despite the fact there are thousands of

4:18:28tax-free churches for people to go to.

4:18:30And you deny us on the agenda

4:18:33the freedom from religion because you

4:18:34include [clears throat] it 100% of the

4:18:36time.

4:18:38This ongoing request is straightforward.

4:18:41Just simply remove the invocations, the

4:18:43praying from the agenda. Please stop

4:18:45preaching religion to us because

4:18:47government should serve everyone

4:18:48equally, including non-religious people.

4:18:51And as you know, government does not

4:18:52need a sermon to do its job.

4:18:5570% of municipalities [clears throat]

4:18:57in Nevada don't pray at their meetings,

4:18:59and it's really long past due. It's time

4:19:01for us to do the same, because this is

4:19:04not a house of worship. Thank you.

4:19:06>> Thank you so much. Is there anyone else

4:19:08that wishes to speak?

4:19:15>> Mayor.

4:19:17Madam Mayor Pro Tem esteemed leaders,

4:19:19Eric King. Thank you for your grace

4:19:20earlier. I didn't plan to speak that

4:19:22long. I appreciate that I could share my

4:19:24thoughts. Thank you very much. I I

4:19:25imagine that they will save lives. Thank

4:19:28you.

4:19:29Um

4:19:30I I am

4:19:32uh wanted to speak on uh something

4:19:34substantive. I mentioned substantive.

4:19:36And I just wanted to share, in line with

4:19:39the master plan,

4:19:41um some figures that I

4:19:43had in my research been pulling up here

4:19:45with um tree values.

4:19:47Uh everybody cares about property

4:19:49values. Um

4:19:51uh estimates anywhere from for one

4:19:53mature tree, you know, 1,000 to 6,000 to

4:19:5610,000 dollars or more, depending on the

4:19:59uh

4:19:59I'm sure the zip code where somebody

4:20:00lives is what a mature tree matters to

4:20:03somebody buying that property in terms

4:20:05of or pricing it to buy.

4:20:07Um

4:20:08so, trees give us all kinds of benefits.

4:20:11Um street trees get devalued um for

4:20:14various reason, including maintenance

4:20:16costs and that they get regularly

4:20:18replaced. Devalued in terms of how they

4:20:22help cool the air around them and uh

4:20:25shade people from uh

4:20:27preventable uh heat stress and worse. Um

4:20:31Compared to the $185,000

4:20:33value by one study of the Tucson park

4:20:37tree,

4:20:38a velvet mesquite, as I described it

4:20:40earlier,

4:20:41nearly $200,000 tree for its lifetime

4:20:44value cleaning the air, cooling, and so

4:20:47forth. Um street trees are valued year

4:20:50to year

4:20:52over their life cycle of approximately

4:20:5340 years, $52 to $72, substantially

4:20:56less.

4:20:57I'd like to change that curve and help

4:21:00trees thrive more with placement of

4:21:04trees that don't destroy sidewalks and

4:21:07live long like the velvet mesquite. So,

4:21:10I'm advocating for that.

4:21:12I think we could push those values up

4:21:14from the $52 or $72

4:21:16range. And

4:21:19in terms of um

4:21:21speciation, I know we have a great list

4:21:23out there and I would say that um

4:21:26the shoestring acacia is another great

4:21:27one. But ideally, what happens is people

4:21:31who would walk on sidewalks don't have

4:21:33sun hitting them in between the tree

4:21:35canopies. Thank you for listening.

4:21:37>> Thank you so much. Is there anyone else

4:21:40wishing to address the city council?

4:21:42>> Yes.

4:21:43>> Welcome. Please state your name and you

4:21:45have 2 minutes.

4:21:46>> Okay, yes. Hi Madam Mayor. Y'all must be

4:21:49hungry, but

4:21:51>> [laughter]

4:21:52>> Anyway, [clears throat] my name is

4:21:53Jasmine Young. I am legally trans, but I

4:21:56wear my mustache for a reason. I'm also

4:21:58legendary in Vegas. I have ended up I'm

4:22:01in Wikipedia and I'm also in 2015 for

4:22:05being the first transgender wedding in

4:22:07Las Vegas. And I'm also in the Las Vegas

4:22:10Review Journal as well. So, but I am

4:22:12currently homeless. You may not may not

4:22:14look it. It is not because of drugs, but

4:22:17I am currently here to discuss the

4:22:19Courtyard, which is ran by the city of

4:22:21Las Vegas on 4th Master Lane. And I'm

4:22:24[snorts] a little bit you hear I'm

4:22:25hoarse, I'm sick, and mainly it's

4:22:27because of the weather because of this

4:22:28place. It's it's it's why I'm discussing

4:22:31this. The Courtyard of Las Vegas is

4:22:33located 3144 Master Lane, the Courtyard

4:22:37Homeless Resource Center in Las Vegas.

4:22:40It's an asylum. It is despicable how

4:22:43it's ran and needs to be investigated

4:22:46into.

4:22:48Um

4:22:49there's so much going on on that

4:22:50property. It's an open pavilion.

4:22:53Uh we basically don't have no walls. So

4:22:55no matter what the weather is like, the

4:22:58it's inappropriate. You have women and

4:23:00children. You have drug addicts. You

4:23:02have unsanitary bathrooms with uh mold

4:23:06and stuff inside the bathrooms. You have

4:23:09uh they don't do an assessment on

4:23:11anyone. So they don't know I have an

4:23:12immune deficiency.

4:23:14Um and people are

4:23:16defecating

4:23:18um outside of the facility, doing drugs

4:23:20outside of the facility.

4:23:22Um

4:23:22there's elderly people everywhere.

4:23:24There's over 500 people that comes

4:23:27through the place.

4:23:28Um inmates are released and uh come

4:23:31straight there.

4:23:33It's been said that there is pedophilia.

4:23:36And I I myself heard a guy say something

4:23:40very inappropriate about a child. And

4:23:44also there is some homophobia going on

4:23:46cuz there's LGBTQ people there. It's not

4:23:49very safe for us for women, for

4:23:52children. They got a plush of everything

4:23:56going on. It takes more than 2 minutes

4:23:58to even say. But I would like for you

4:24:01all to to look into this place. Um and

4:24:06uh because it's it's it's it's crazy.

4:24:09They got us sleeping on the cement. You

4:24:11know what I'm saying? Yeah.

4:24:13>> Yeah, I I thank you so much. We are um

4:24:16we're well aware of the challenges we

4:24:18have at the Courtyard and we're working

4:24:20to remedy the situation. But thank you

4:24:23so much for coming and bringing it to

4:24:24our attention.

4:24:25>> Yeah, thank you so much.

4:24:26>> You're very welcome.

4:24:28>> [clears throat]

4:24:28>> Thank you.

4:24:29>> Is there anybody else wishing to speak

4:24:31to the city council? Hello, welcome.

4:24:34>> Good morning, Madam Mayor and council

4:24:37members. I'm Luana Clark, gentle lady

4:24:39from San Diego, long time resident of

4:24:42Las Vegas. I'm going to try to keep this

4:24:44brief today. Um it's still domestic

4:24:46violence awareness month and I just want

4:24:48to remind you all that I'm a survivor of

4:24:51human trafficking, sexual assault, and

4:24:53domestic violence. I'm currently housed

4:24:55in a 90-day program with the county, but

4:24:57that ends on November the 2nd. Last week

4:25:00I reached out to Las Vegas Metro Police

4:25:02Department to speak with an advocate and

4:25:05I was referred to one of the three

4:25:07organizations in the city. One told me

4:25:09my situation did not qualify as an

4:25:11emergency, the other two previously

4:25:13advised me because I am unable to work

4:25:16at this time that I was not eligible.

4:25:18Prior to COVID, I had a business in the

4:25:21city.

4:25:22I often refer to COVID as my Holocaust.

4:25:27This past week, I saw the very strong

4:25:30statements that was made by Mayor

4:25:32Berkeley and Commissioner Michael Naft

4:25:34condemning anti-Semitism.

4:25:36I myself identify as an American

4:25:38Ethio-Jew

4:25:40and I believe those words must be

4:25:42matched with action. I am asking the

4:25:45city to act. Not only am I a resource

4:25:49for the city of Las Vegas, I am also a

4:25:52builder and I would be honored to work

4:25:54with the city to bring in the necessary

4:25:57resources that the city needs to make

4:26:00sure that the vulnerable in this city

4:26:03are taken care of. I don't want to go

4:26:05back to the courtyard. The courtyard is

4:26:08the most inhumane shelter that Las Vegas

4:26:10has to offer. Matthew 25:40 tells us,

4:26:15"Whatever you do

4:26:16for one of the least of these brothers

4:26:19and sisters of mine, you have also done

4:26:22for me." Thank you and God bless you.

4:26:25>> Thank you so much. We appreciate it.

4:26:28Is there anybody else wishing to address

4:26:30the city council? Please state your name

4:26:32and you have 2 minutes.

4:26:35>> I'll make this quick.

4:26:39So, good afternoon

4:26:42Mayor Berkeley,

4:26:43the city council and

4:26:46staff. My name is Deidra Edmond Drew.

4:26:49Um

4:26:51I am with the Jackson Street Alliance.

4:26:54But I just came today for the meeting um

4:26:57for the item for the Harrison Avenue

4:27:00project and also for the Cork and Thorn,

4:27:03not realizing I was agenda item number

4:27:0630.

4:27:07Um and with that being said, I just want

4:27:11to say that I'm grateful for this

4:27:14opportunity to serve as on this advisory

4:27:17board.

4:27:19Um

4:27:20the work is is a lot, but I I'm really

4:27:24up for the task. And also today happens

4:27:27to be my birthday, so getting this uh

4:27:30this position, thank you, has been a

4:27:32beautiful blessing and uh I look forward

4:27:35to working with you soon.

4:27:36>> We appreciate it. Thank you.

4:27:39Is there anybody else wishing to speak

4:27:41to the city council?

4:27:49Please state your name for the record

4:27:51and you have 2 minutes.

4:27:53>> Hey everybody, it is me Philip Art once

4:27:56again.

4:27:57Um the issue I'm having this time

4:28:02uh when I came and spoke before this

4:28:03city council, what was that? Probably

4:28:05about May, sometime in May.

4:28:08Actually, that was about May the 14th,

4:28:10somewhere around there, 15th.

4:28:12Um

4:28:14I came to speak about my appeal and how

4:28:16that was going across the street, the

4:28:17RJC.

4:28:19But the day before I came here to speak

4:28:21to you all, I got I tried to get a copy

4:28:25of Jab's video from Judge Demonte, uh

4:28:28who's running for District Court Judge,

4:28:29who's a current uh Justice of the Peace

4:28:31Judge, or Justice Court Judge.

4:28:34Um I allege that she uh

4:28:37did something to the video

4:28:39and altered it. Um

4:28:41their office would not give me a copy of

4:28:44the audio. They said that that's not the

4:28:46complete record, that's not the official

4:28:47record.

4:28:49Uh they they uh

4:28:52they tried to hide the video so long and

4:28:54until I filed a writ of mandamus. The

4:28:56day I filed that is when I got the audio

4:28:58that they swore they weren't going to

4:28:59release.

4:29:00Uh then I came and spoke to you all the

4:29:03very next day

4:29:04and there was a warrant that was issued

4:29:07for my arrest for my traffic ticket that

4:29:10I got in January, ironically, 5 months

4:29:12after and 2 days after coming to speak

4:29:14to y'all and requesting that video.

4:29:16Uh you all know about Mr. Hans Jessup

4:29:18who uh failed to put my license back in

4:29:21order and had me falsely arrested again.

4:29:24Uh your city has offered me 600 bucks

4:29:27for that issue.

4:29:29And in that settlement agreement, it

4:29:31[clears throat] says that I won't sue

4:29:32y'all for the malicious prosecution that

4:29:34I had to face across the street or the

4:29:36retaliatory warrant that came apart from

4:29:40uh me speaking uh to you all and

4:29:43requesting that video. Uh so, to

4:29:45whoever's cutting a check, 600 bucks is

4:29:47not going to cut it. Um

4:29:49and if they want to uh address this

4:29:51head-on and try to keep [clears throat]

4:29:53this out of the public, then they know

4:29:54how to reach me. I appreciate it.

4:29:56>> Thank you so much. Is there anybody else

4:29:58wishing to address the City Council?

4:30:01Seeing no one, we will move to item uh

4:30:0467, Council Emerging Issues, discussion

4:30:08regarding potential items for future

4:30:10City Council agendas. This impacts all

4:30:13wards. Any discussion must be limited to

4:30:15whether or not such proposed items shall

4:30:18be placed on a future agenda and no

4:30:20discussion regarding the substance of

4:30:22any such proposed topic shall occur. No

4:30:25action shall be taken. Do any members of

4:30:28the council have any topics that they

4:30:30would like to bring forward under this

4:30:32item?

4:30:33Seeing none, I thank you and we will

4:30:35move to agenda item 68. Council members

4:30:39recognition, comments made by individual

4:30:42city council members during this portion

4:30:44of the agenda will not be acted upon by

4:30:47the city council unless that subject is

4:30:49on the agenda and schedule for action.

4:30:53Ms. Kelly.

4:30:56>> Thank you, Mayor.

4:30:58On October 24th, which is this Saturday

4:31:01from 9:00 to 10:00, I'm we're hosting my

4:31:03very last breakfast buzz

4:31:06and I'm looking forward to spending some

4:31:08time with the residents and um learning

4:31:11about uh their issues and continuing to

4:31:13serve this ward well.

4:31:15I also wanted to talk about our Be

4:31:17Neighborly event, which is in the Isola

4:31:21neighborhood. We will be helping that

4:31:23neighborhood uh giving their curbs and

4:31:25fire hydrants a fresh coat of paint. And

4:31:28that uh neighborhood exists without an

4:31:30HOA. We're trying to connect, make sure

4:31:34that the people who live in Ward 2, we

4:31:36have a lot of HOAs, but you don't need

4:31:37to live in an HOA to be uh represented

4:31:41well. We represent every resident,

4:31:43whether you are renting or

4:31:46or not, and I encourage my residents who

4:31:48are in Ward 2 to reach out to us and

4:31:50tell us how we can help them.

4:31:53Uh I also, I know we don't talk about

4:31:54past things, Mayor, but I really didn't

4:31:57want to this to go unnoticed. The next

4:31:59slide tells us about We We opened our

4:32:02first art gallery in Ward 2 and it's

4:32:06absolutely beautiful, showcasing the

4:32:09photographs of Kent Le Fever and it is

4:32:13they're just such stunning photographs.

4:32:15Last meeting you'll recall I gave you

4:32:17the the the postcard Yeah, the the

4:32:20coasters rather. And I I just want to

4:32:23acknowledge the city count the city

4:32:25staff.

4:32:26Um Maggie Plaster for her leadership.

4:32:30Dan Petcoff was very helpful as the

4:32:32facilities manager to getting that space

4:32:34in shape and helping create it for the

4:32:37gallery. Jennifer Cleavin for her

4:32:39vision.

4:32:41Laura Machado who executed the the the

4:32:44way the the space looked and worked with

4:32:47Kent LeFebvre on the interpretation.

4:32:50Nicole Corwitz, uh if you've not been to

4:32:53Veterans Memorial I encourage you to go

4:32:55and meet Nicole. She runs our Veterans

4:32:58Memorial Community Center and is just

4:33:00beloved by uh community members and

4:33:03parents. Christie Gardnes who continues

4:33:07to shine

4:33:08uh help us shine so brightly in her

4:33:11excellent way that she puts together

4:33:13events and executes them.

4:33:15Um and then uh my favorite Christina's

4:33:19both who support and have worked very

4:33:22hard. Um I want to and I also want to

4:33:24pay particular attention in thinking

4:33:26Christina Tahahe who um

4:33:29she's our she's

4:33:31nearly our she she's only our our sole

4:33:34full-time member now other than me. In

4:33:36Ward 2 uh we do have Brooke Danner who

4:33:38is our intern who transferred over and

4:33:41working as a special assistant. And

4:33:43she's super smart, a super smart

4:33:4518-year-old. But it is uh been such a

4:33:48joy and the last slide is just reminder

4:33:51to our residents uh that you can reach

4:33:53out to us either by email at

4:33:54 [email protected]

4:33:58or our office line which is 229-2420.

4:34:01Thank you, Mayor.

4:34:02>> Thank you so much, Ms. Kelly. Uh Uh,

4:34:05Councilwoman Breney.

4:34:07>> Thank you. and we can all agree this has

4:34:08been a very long meeting. So, if you can

4:34:10skip ahead to just my event slide,

4:34:12please. I'm going to

4:34:14shave off a few minutes. I think fast

4:34:16forward maybe five slides. There we go.

4:34:19Great. So, next Tuesday at 6:00 we're

4:34:22going to be gathering at Bradley Bridal

4:34:23to talk to neighbors about how we might

4:34:26develop the area surrounding Bradley

4:34:28Bridal. So, meet us there.

4:34:30On the 29th we're doing our annual

4:34:32Haunted Harvest in partnership with the

4:34:34Y and the Centennial Hills Library 4:00

4:34:36to 7:30. Wear a costume. We'll be having

4:34:39some great contests for costumes and

4:34:41cars. And then on November 7th we will

4:34:43be tree planting and cleaning Estella

4:34:46Neil Park at 9:00 a.m. Um, 700 6075

4:34:50Rebecca Road. As always, we want to hear

4:34:53from you. Next slide. 702-229-5463

4:34:57or you can email us

4:34:58 [email protected].

4:35:00Thank you, Mayor.

4:35:01>> Thank you, Ms. Breuni. Councilman

4:35:03Canuteson.

4:35:05>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. It is medical

4:35:06assistant recognition day. So, next time

4:35:08you visit your well-paid healthcare

4:35:10professional, uh, tell your medical

4:35:12assistant thanks for being and doing

4:35:13what they do. And a Mirabelli trunk or

4:35:16treat, this is a huge event in Ward 1

4:35:18and it's on October 29th and families

4:35:21are welcome to come and do bounce houses

4:35:22and watch the movie Coco. And it runs

4:35:25from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at 6200 Hargrove

4:35:27Avenue. Thanks a lot, Mayor.

4:35:30>> Thank you so much, uh, Councilman. Um,

4:35:33uh, Mayor Pro Tem.

4:35:35>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I guess great

4:35:37minds think alike, um, Councilman

4:35:39Canuteson, cuz we're having a movie in

4:35:41the park and it's the same one you're

4:35:43featuring. So, Coco will come back. I

4:35:45guess it's making its comeback. Um,

4:35:48it'll be, uh, Friday, October 23rd at

4:35:516:00 p.m. at Stewart Place Park, 4700

4:35:54Chantilly Avenue. It's free admission,

4:35:56free activities, free refreshments and

4:35:59snacks while they last. And we're going

4:36:01to have a a special guest performance

4:36:03uh, from a local dance troop. Um so, I

4:36:06hope you save the date and I hope to see

4:36:09you all come on down on Friday.

4:36:12Next event we want to put on your

4:36:14calendars is the Fall Festival. It's uh

4:36:17Thursday, October 29th from 5:00 to 8:00

4:36:19p.m. It's family-friendly games, costume

4:36:23contest, treat walk, live entertainment,

4:36:25pumpkin patch train rides, and face

4:36:28painting, and so much more. It's

4:36:29completely free to the community and

4:36:32we're doing this in partnership with a

4:36:33lot of amazing folks as listed there in

4:36:36the flyer. So, uh save the date October

4:36:3829th, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at our wonderful

4:36:40East Las Vegas Community Center on 250

4:36:44Avenue.

4:36:45Just wanted to also remind everyone that

4:36:47Onora Award nomination window is

4:36:50officially open now through November

4:36:5315th. So, please nominate outstanding

4:36:56community leaders in the following

4:36:57categories: Nuestro Futuro Emerging

4:37:00Leader Award, Advancing Arts and Culture

4:37:03Award, Community Impact Award, Educating

4:37:06Our Community Trailblazer Award, and

4:37:09Outstanding Leadership Trailblazer

4:37:11Award. So, for more information, visit

4:37:13lasvegasnevada.gov/honor,

4:37:15h o n o r.

4:37:19We also want to make sure that our

4:37:20seniors know that our

4:37:22we're already deep in the planning for

4:37:23their luncheon on Friday, November 20th,

4:37:26noon to 2:00 at East Las Vegas Community

4:37:28Center. So, we'll have lunch available

4:37:30to Ward 3 residents that are 55 and over

4:37:33living in zip codes 89101, 89102, 89104,

4:37:3789110.

4:37:39Free traditional um Thanksgiving lunch

4:37:41with live music, raffle prizes, and

4:37:43more. So, please RSVP using that QR code

4:37:46or call 702-229-1515

4:37:51with any questions about this

4:37:53opportunity. And these are my

4:37:54announcements. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

4:37:56And our information is right there for

4:37:58anyone who needs to reach the Ward 3

4:37:59office.

4:38:00>> Thank you so much, Ms. Allen Polensky.

4:38:02>> Yes, thank you, Madam Mayor. The four

4:38:04things happening in Ward 4.

4:38:06On the morning of Saturday, October

4:38:0810th, Ward 4 hosted a document shredding

4:38:10at Desert Shores. Thanks to all who came

4:38:12out and attended to make this event

4:38:14successful. I'm especially grateful to

4:38:17the Parks and Recreation staff who made

4:38:18the event so efficient. Looking forward

4:38:20to more shredding and hazardous waste

4:38:22disposal events later in the fall.

4:38:25On Saturday, October 17th, Get Outdoors

4:38:27Nevada hosted a park cleanup at

4:38:28Thunderbird Family Sports Complex.

4:38:30Thanks to all the volunteers who came

4:38:32together to help make the park clean and

4:38:35help clean up before our unveiling of

4:38:37the Veterans Memorial statues next

4:38:39month.

4:38:40Next up, join us on Wednesday 11th at

4:38:435:00 p.m. at Thunderbird Family Sports

4:38:45Complex for the unveiling of our Nevada

4:38:47State Veterans Memorial.

4:38:49Please RSVP with the QR code on the

4:38:52screen. We hope to see you there.

4:38:54Ward 4 is calling all high school

4:38:56students. Are you ready to make a

4:38:57difference in your community? Join the

4:39:00City of Las Vegas Youth Advisory Council

4:39:02for an opportunity to get involved in

4:39:03local government and learn about civic

4:39:05engagement. Scan the QR code on that one

4:39:08to help influence local leaders to

4:39:10create positive change. And lastly, you

4:39:13can stay up to date with our community,

4:39:15our all the things happening in Ward 4,

4:39:17events, news, etc. by following me on

4:39:20Facebook, Twitter, X, all the things, or

4:39:22call us the old-fashioned way at

4:39:24702-229-2524.

4:39:27We're always here to provide any

4:39:28assistance that we can. Thank you.

4:39:30>> so much, Ms. Summers-Armstrong. Are you

4:39:33passing this meeting or are you going to

4:39:36present?

4:39:39>> I just have a few things, Madam Mayor.

4:39:42>> Go ahead.

4:39:43>> So, we have Thank you, ma'am. So,

4:39:45Children's Memorial Park cleanup is

4:39:47scheduled for October 24th, which is

4:39:49this Saturday from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

4:39:52We're going to include a Halloween

4:39:53costume contest at the event, so we

4:39:57encourage people to sign up with the QR

4:39:59code that's on the screen. Also, on the

4:40:0224th, the African-American Men's Health

4:40:05Summit will take place at Doolittle

4:40:07Active Adult Center from 9:00 to noon.

4:40:10Uh

4:40:11this event will focus on prevention and

4:40:13wellness and it's open to the public.

4:40:16Also, on the 24th, uh is 2026 Elders Day

4:40:19celebration, which will take place at

4:40:22the

4:40:23uh West Las Vegas

4:40:25Arts Theater.

4:40:26Uh for more information, call 229-480-0.

4:40:30On October 29th, we have Senior Ween

4:40:33Halloween Costume Party at uh the

4:40:37Doolittle Active Adult Center beginning

4:40:39at 11:00 a.m. Uh get Please get your

4:40:42tickets. Call them for more information.

4:40:45Uh I will be joining Commissioner

4:40:47McCurdy on the 31st for a Halloween Safe

4:40:50Night at Doolittle Community Center. We

4:40:53will begin and the event will run from

4:40:555:00 to 8:30 p.m. to promote a safe and

4:40:58fun environment for kids to enjoy

4:41:00Halloween. Uh the Ward 5 team is

4:41:03collecting candy

4:41:05uh for all the little miniature mummies

4:41:07and vampires and zombies. So, please

4:41:09feel free to call us at 702-229-5443

4:41:14uh to see how you can help support this

4:41:16spectacular night. And finally, uh

4:41:20our last slide is uh our Ward 5 team,

4:41:23Nora, Julius, and Aura. We are all here

4:41:26to help in any way that we can. Please

4:41:29reach out to us at ward5@lasvegasnevada.

4:41:33gov. We also have Instagram, Facebook,

4:41:36and X, and we hope to hear from you

4:41:38soon. Thanks.

4:41:40>> Thank you so much. And before we

4:41:42adjourn, I think I speak on behalf of

4:41:45the entire City Council, where urge all

4:41:48of our fellow citizens that are eligible

4:41:50to vote to please show up at the polls

4:41:52and cast your ballot. This is one of the

4:41:55most

4:41:56important things that a citizen can do,

4:42:00and we urge everybody to participate in

4:42:03our political process. This is a

4:42:06democracy. In order to be a strong

4:42:08democracy, you have to participate.

4:42:11And so we urge everybody to get out and

4:42:14vote. We're in the middle of early

4:42:15voting.

4:42:17Of course, you could always vote by

4:42:18mail, and of course, election day you

4:42:21can vote as well. So, thank you, and

4:42:23with that, I now adjourn the city

4:42:26council meeting.

2026-10-21 - City Council

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