City Council

Carolyn G. Goodman, Mayor (At-Large) City Manager Mike Janssen Brian Knudsen, Mayor Pro Tem (Ward 1) City Attorney Jeff Dorocak Victoria Seaman (Ward 2) City Clerk LuAnn D. Holmes Olivia Díaz (Ward 3) Francis Allen-Palenske (Ward 4) Cedric Crear (Ward 5) Nancy E. Brune (Ward 6) City Council Agenda Council Chambers · 495 South Main Street · Phone 702-229-6011 City of Las Vegas Internet Address: www.lasvegasnevada.gov Facilities are provided throughout City Hall for convenience of persons with disabilities. For meetings held in the Council Chambers, sound equipment is available for persons with hearing impairments. Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate persons with disabilities or impairments. If you need an accommodation to attend and participate in this meeting, please call the City Clerk’s office at 702-229-6311 and advise of your need at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Dial 7-1-1 for Relay Nevada. November 1, 2023 9:00 AM A lunch break may be taken at the discretion of the Mayor. Items listed on the agenda may be taken out of the order presented; two or more agenda items for consideration may be combined; and any item on the agenda may be removed or related discussion may be delayed at any time. Backup material for this agenda may be obtained from LuAnn D. Holmes, City Clerk, at the City Clerk’s Office at 495 South Main Street, 2nd Floor or on the City’s webpage at www.lasvegasnevada.gov. Online comments can be submitted via the City’s website at www.lasvegasnevada.gov/councilcomment prior to the City Council meeting. The schedule for the Comments Period can be found on the above website. The Mayor and City Council welcome your attendance, public comment related to the items on the agenda and citizen participation on items under the jurisdiction of the City Council at this meeting. If you wish to speak, we respectfully ask you to complete and submit a speaker card to the City Clerk. Cards are available online, in the Clerk’s Office or at the front of the Chambers as you enter. These proceedings are being video recorded as well as presented live on KCLV, Cable Channel 2. You can also watch this meeting live on Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV on the Go-Vegas app. The City Council Meeting, as well as all other KCLV programming, can be viewed on the internet at www.kclv.tv/live. The proceedings will be rebroadcast on KCLV Channel 2 and the web the Wednesday of the meeting at 8:00 PM, and also on Friday at 4:00 AM, Saturday at 7:00 PM, Sunday at 7:00 AM and the following Monday at 5:00 PM. Note: Cellular phones are to be turned off during the City Council Meeting. CEREMONIAL MATTERS 1. Call to Order City Council November 1, 2023 - Page 1 2. Announcement Regarding: Compliance with Open Meeting Law 3. Invocation - Reverend Charlotte Parker, Centers for Spiritual Living Greater Las Vegas 4. Pledge of Allegiance 5. Recognition of the Citizen of the Month 6. Recognition of the City of Las Vegas’ MORE and Conditions Teams BUSINESS ITEMS - 9:30 A.M. SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT 7. Public comment during this portion of the Agenda must be limited to matters on the Agenda for action. If you wish to be heard, come to the podium and give your name for the record. The amount of discussion, as well as the amount of time any single speaker is allowed, may be limited. BUSINESS ITEMS - 9:30 A.M. Session 8. For Possible Action - Any items from the 9:30 a.m. session that the Council, staff and/or the applicant wish to be stricken, tabled, withdrawn or held in abeyance to a future meeting may be brought forward and acted upon at this time. 9. For possible action to approve the Final Minutes by reference of the October 4, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting CONSENT AGENDA Matters listed on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and have been recommended for approval by the Submitting Departments. All items on the Consent Agenda may be approved in a single motion. However, if a Council Member so requests, any consent item may be moved to the discussion portion of the agenda and other action, including postponement or denial of the item, may take place. ADMINISTRATIVE - CONSENT 10. For possible action to approve Amendment No. 2 to the existing franchise agreement for the provision of non- emergency ambulance services between the City of Las Vegas ("City") and MedicWest Ambulance, Inc. ("MedicWest"), which provides for a two year extension on services - All Wards 11. For possible action to approve Amendment No. 1 to the existing franchise agreement for ambulance services between the City of Las Vegas ("City") and Mercy, Inc. dba American Medical Response (“AMR”), which provides for a two year extension on services - All Wards CITY ATTORNEY - CONSENT 12. For possible action to approve a business impact statement regarding a proposed ordinance to amend various provisions of LVMC Chapter 9.08, relating to the collection of solid waste, to change the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) from a standard All Urban Consumers for All Items Index to the Historic Consumer Price Index for Water and Sewer and Trash Collection Services, change the means of determining rate adjustments, and update the rate tables to reflect current CPI-adjusted rates related to waste collection. (This item is related to Bill No. 2023-27, which appears later on this agenda under New Bills.) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - BUSINESS LICENSING - CONSENT 13. For possible action to approve a Cannabis Production Facility License (Medical/Recreational) for MESA OILS LLC, 1051 Olsen Street, Henderson, Nevada City Council November 1, 2023 - Page 2 ECONOMIC AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT - CONSENT 14. For possible action to approve a Parking Lease Agreement between T-UPR II, LLC, and the City of Las Vegas (City) where the City will utilize, manage and operate a portion of a parking lot located at 324 South Main Street and in exchange, the City, at its sole cost and expense, shall repair a trenched area and restripe the existing Plaza parking lot at an approximate cost of $15,000 as part of an existing Public Works project (portion of APN 139-34-201-016) (Not-to-Exceed $15,000 - Parking Services Enterprise Fund) - Ward 5 (Crear) 15. For possible action to approve a Financial Assistance Award Grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) in the amount of $1,311,480 for the Foundations for the Redevelopment of Historic Jackson Avenue project, which will fund training, feasibility analysis, and technical assistance to property owners on Jackson Avenue (from B Street to H Street) to support the development/redevelopment of their properties from September 30, 2023 through September 30, 2026, with grant usage being contingent upon approval of an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Las Vegas (City) and the Redevelopment Agency, which will be brought before the City Council at a future date and will include funding of $327,870 in required matching funds - Ward 5 (Crear) FINANCE - PURCHASING AND CONTRACTS - CONSENT 16. For possible action to approve award of Bid No. 23.1762.02-SK, Annual Crack Seal, to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder - Department of Public Works - Award recommended to: AMERICAN PAVEMENT PRESERVATION, LLC (Not-to-Exceed $2,000,000 Annually/Total Contract Amount Not-to-Exceed $10,000,000) - Street Maintenance Special Revenue Fund) - All Wards 17. For possible action to approve award of Contract No. 23.MWA214.D1-JH, Prime Design Services for Gowan Outfall - Alexander Road - Torrey Pines Drive to Decatur Boulevard - Department of Public Works - Award recommended to: JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC. ($1,601,767.44 - Road and Flood Capital Projects Fund) - Ward 5 (Crear) 18. For possible action to approve award of Bid No. 23.MWB033-SK, Northwest Area Traffic Signals and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Improvements Phase II, located at Grand Teton Drive and Shaumber Road, Grand Teton Drive and Egan Crest Drive, Dorrell Lane and Shaumber Road, Dorrell Lane and Egan Crest Drive, El Capitan Way and Racel Street, and Dorrell Lane and Durango Drive, to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder - Department of Public Works - Award recommended to: CG&B ENTERPRISES, INC. ($5,196,225 - Traffic Improvements Capital Projects Fund) - Wards 4 and 6 (Allen-Palenske and Brune) 19. For possible action to approve award of Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 230163-JH, Prime Design Services for Centennial Hills Indoor/Outdoor Pool Improvements, located at 6601 North Buffalo Drive - Department of Public Works - Award recommended to: PGAL ($135,500 - City Facilities Capital Projects Fund) - Ward 6 (Brune) 20. For possible action to approve funding for the renewal of Contract No. 200097-DD, Professional Services for Environmental Division SCADA Integration Services, located at 6005 East Vegas Valley Drive - Department of Public Works - Award recommended to: WUNDERLICH-MALEC ENGINEERING (Annual Amount Not-to- Exceed $2,040,000/Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $4,080,000 - Sanitation Enterprise Fund) - Clark County 21. For possible action to approve award of Modification No. 4 to Contract No. 230024-JL, Professional Services for Down for Anything Ad Consultant - Office of Communications - Award recommended to: MERICA BURCH & DICKERSON DBA ROBERTSON & PARTNERS (Increase Amount Not-to-Exceed $261,778 - General Fund) - All Wards PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS - CONSENT 22. For possible action to approve additional Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA) funds from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the amount of $457,000 to support the completion of the Arroyo Vista Park development located at 4755 East Harris Avenue - Ward 3 (Diaz) City Council November 1, 2023 - Page 3 PUBLIC WORKS - CONSENT 23. For possible action to approve staff to acquire and dedicate various real property rights and the approval for a Public Highway Overpass Agreement between the City of Las Vegas (CLV) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) to allow for the construction of the Symphony Park Pedestrian Bridge Project - ($200,000 - Road and Flood Capital Project Fund [CPF]) - Ward 5 (Crear) 24. For possible action to approve Interlocal Agreement No. 139794-A between the City of Las Vegas (CLV) and the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) to receive potable water for two irrigation services from the LVVWD for landscape improvements located within Rampart Boulevard between Charleston Boulevard and Vegas Drive ($41,150 - Road and Flood Capital Project Fund [CPF]) - Ward 2 (Seaman) 25. For possible action to approve the nominating of parcels for sale for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Spring/Summer 2025 auction for future development in accordance with the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA), APN 126-25-501-006 located in the vicinity of West Centennial Parkway and west of North Hualapai Way, APN 126-25-501-023 located in the vicinity of West Regena Avenue and North Hualapai Way, APN 126-25-601-053 located in the vicinity of North Alpine Ridge Way and West Tropical Parkway and APN 126-25-801-026 located in the vicinity of West Ann Road and west of Egan Crest Drive - Ward 4 (Allen-Palenske) RESOLUTIONS - CONSENT 26. R-41-2023 - For possible action to approve a Resolution concerning a proposed Special Improvement District; approving the form of an Improvement Reimbursement Agreement between the City and Howard Hughes Company, LLC - Ward 2 (Seaman) 27. R-42-2023 - For possible action to approve a Resolution concerning a proposed Special Improvement District (613) within the Sunstone area; approving the form of and authorizing the execution and delivery of a deposit and reimbursement agreement with Northland LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in the amount of $150,000 for the City of Las Vegas to draw against as it incurs the expenses of creating and financing the district with Northland LLC ($150,000 - SID Construction Fund) - Ward 6 (Brune) DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - DISCUSSION 28. Discussion for possible action regarding the reappointment of Marlon Rice to the Ward 5 seat of the Traffic and Parking Commission 29. Discussion for possible action regarding the reappointment of members to the Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program (YNAPP) Grant Review Board from the following list of nominees: Anastacio Del Real (Ward 3), Harry Williams (Ward 5), Maria Fajardo and Andrew Sierra (Mayor’s Adult Designees), Arnold Parker (Mayor’s Adult Alternate), Melanie McNair, Alexandra Rodriguez, Lamius Johnson and Daniel Thompson (Mayor’s Youth Designees) and Kyla Moore (Mayor’s Youth Alternate), and the appointment of nominees: April Lalone (Ward 1), Nicholas Lewis (Ward 2), Brenda Flank (Ward 4), Matt Etzell (Ward 6) and Monica Sarkisian, Naomi Cuff and Khloe Camarillo (Mayor’s Youth Designees) - All Wards RECOMMENDING COMMITTEE REPORT - DISCUSSION BILLS ELIGIBLE FOR ADOPTION AT THIS MEETING 30. Bill No. 2023-24 - For possible action - Annexation No. 23-0245-ANX1 - Property location: 6315, 6335, and 6355 North Juliano Road; Petitioned by: Becker Equities, LLC; Acreage: 1.85 acres; Zoned: R-E (County Zoning), R-E (City equivalent). Sponsored by: Councilwoman Francis Allen-Palenske 31. Bill No. 2023-25 - For possible action - Amends LVMC 9.28.120 and 16.16.130 to establish minimum criminal and civil fines for fireworks-related violations. Sponsored by: Councilwoman Victoria Seaman. City Council November 1, 2023 - Page 4 BILLS ELIGIBLE FOR ADOPTION AT A LATER MEETING There is no public comment on these items and no action will be taken by the Council at this meeting, except those items which may be stricken or tabled. Public testimony takes place at the Recommending Committee Meeting held for that purpose. 32. Bill No. 2023-26 - Amends LVMC Title 10 to establish provisions regarding an “order out corridor,” including the circumstances under which a court may impose an order to stay out of the corridor as a condition of a suspended sentence or deferred adjudication of any criminal offense, and repeals existing “order out corridor” provisions pertaining to drug activity and prostitution. Sponsored by: Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman NEW BILLS There is no public comment on these items and no action will be taken by the Council at this meeting, except those items which may be stricken or tabled. Public testimony takes place at the Recommending Committee Meeting held for that purpose. 33. Bill No. 2023-27 - Amends various provisions of LVMC Chapter 9.08, relating to the collection of solid waste, to change the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) from a standard All Urban Consumers for All Items Index to the Historic Consumer Price Index for Water and Sewer and Trash Collection Services, to change the means of determining rate adjustments, and to update the rate tables to reflect current CPI-adjusted rates related to waste collection. Proposed by: Gary Ameling, Chief Financial Officer COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT The items listed below, where appropriate, have been reviewed by the various City departments relative to the requirements for storm drainage and flood control, connection to sanitary sewer, traffic circulation, and Building and Fire regulations. Their comments and/or requirements have been incorporated into the action. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - DISCUSSION 34. 23-0134-SUP1 - ABEYANCE ITEM - SPECIAL USE PERMIT - PUBLIC HEARING - APPLICANT/OWNER: CORNER BUILDING, LLC - For possible action on a Land Use Entitlement project request FOR A PROPOSED 4,035 SQUARE-FOOT CANNABIS CONSUMPTION LOUNGE USE at 1205 South Main Street (APN 162-03- 105-011), C-M (Commercial/Industrial) Zone, Ward 3 (Diaz). The Planning Commission (5-0-1 vote) recommends DENIAL. Staff recommends APPROVAL. 35. 23-0178 - ABEYANCE ITEM - PUBLIC HEARING - APPLICANT/OWNER: BRODIE LESOURD - For possible action on the following Land Use Entitlement project requests on 0.22 acres at 1001 East Bonanza Road (APN 139-26-411-001), Ward 5 (Crear). The Planning Commission (6-1-0 vote) and Staff recommend APPROVAL on 23-0178-GPA1 and 23-0178-ZON1. The Planning Commission (7-0-0 vote) and Staff recommend DENIAL on 23-0178-SDR1. 35a. 23-0178-GPA1 - ABEYANCE ITEM - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT - FROM: PF (PUBLIC FACILITY) TO: MXU (MIXED USE) 35b. 23-0178-ZON1 - ABEYANCE ITEM - REZONING - FROM: P-R (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AND PARKING) TO: R-3 (MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) 35c. 23-0178-SDR1 - ABEYANCE ITEM - SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW - FOR A PROPOSED CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING ONE-STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING TO A TWO-STORY, FOUR- UNIT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH WAIVERS OF APPENDIX F DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS INTERIM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 36. 23-0442-ROC1 - REVIEW OF CONDITION - PUBLIC HEARING - APPLICANT/OWNER: JOSEPH & VANESSA TURLEY - For possible action on a Land Use Entitlement project request FOR A REVIEW OF CONDITION FOR AN APPROVED APPEAL OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (22-0327-HPC1) WHICH STATES, "THE APPLICANT IS DIRECTED TO FILE FOR BUILDING PERMITS WITHIN 120 DAYS" on 0.21 acres at 700 Park Paseo (APN 162-03-515-014), R-1 (Single Family Residential) Zone, Ward 3 (Diaz). Staff recommends APPROVAL. City Council November 1, 2023 - Page 5 37. 23-0358-DIR1 - ABEYANCE ITEM - DIRECTOR’S BUSINESS - PUBLIC HEARING - APPLICANT/OWNER: CITY OF LAS VEGAS - For possible action on a report by Seth Floyd, Director of Community Development, regarding the implementation of the City of Las Vegas 2050 Master Plan, All Wards. The Planning Commission (6-0 vote) and Staff recommend APPROVAL. SET DATE 38. Set date on any appeals filed or required public hearings from the City Planning Commission Meetings and Dangerous Building or Nuisance/Litter Abatements. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION 39. Citizens Participation: Public comment during this portion of the agenda must be limited to matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council. No subject may be acted upon by the City Council unless that subject is on the agenda and is scheduled for action. If you wish to be heard, come to the podium and give your name for the record. The amount of discussion on any single subject, as well as the amount of time any single speaker is allowed, may be limited. COUNCIL EMERGING ISSUES Comments made by Council members during this portion of the agenda must refer solely to proposals for future agenda item topics to be brought before the Council for consideration and action at a later date. Any discussion must be limited to whether or not such proposed items shall be placed on a future agenda and no discussion regarding the substance of any such proposed topic shall occur. No action shall be taken. 40. Discussion regarding potential items for future City Council agendas - All Wards COUNCIL MEMBER RECOGNITION 41. Council Member Recognition: Comments made by individual City Council Members during this portion of the agenda will not be acted upon by the City Council unless that subject is on the agenda and scheduled for action. *********************** THIS MEETING WAS PROPERLY NOTICED AND POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICING STANDARDS AS OUTLINED IN NRS 241.020: The City of Las Vegas website – www.lasvegasnevada.gov The Nevada Public Notice website – notice.nv.gov City Hall, 495 South Main Street, 1st Floor City Council November 1, 2023 - Page 6