Veterans Community Commission Special Meeting
Special MeetingNorth Las Vegas, NV · October 23, 2024
Agenda
NOTICE AND AGENDA
CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS
VETERANS COMMUNITY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
October 23, 2024
CALL TO ORDER
5:00 p.m., Council Chambers, 2250 Las Vegas Boulevard North,
North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030
Website http://www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com
WELCOME
The North Las Vegas Veterans Community Commission welcomes each of you to their
meeting. Veterans Community Commission Meetings are usually held bimonthly (six times
annually) during the fiscal year in regular session. The Board meets the fourth Tuesday of
the months of July, September, November, January, March and May at 5:00 P.M. at the
North Las Vegas City Hall, Council Chambers; although the date or time may change, or
additional meetings may be called at other times. Contact the City Clerk’s Office, or watch
for posted agendas for other meetings.
The North Las Vegas Veterans Community Commission meets in City Council
Chambers and is accessible to all persons. If you need special assistance to
attend and participate in the Veterans Community Commission meeting, please
call Relay Nevada, a free service provider for deaf, hard of hearing, deaf blind, or
those having difficulty speaking on the phone, by dialing 711. Call at least 72
hours in advance of the meeting in order to speak to City offices in order to
submit your comments on agenda items.
The City of North Las Vegas is pleased to provide AIpowered interpretation
services through Wordly. Wordly provides realtime interpretation services
for each scheduled public meeting of the City so that participants can
choose from their preferred language interpretation through audio on a
mobile device or visual transcript on a mobile device. To access, scan the
QR Code to the left, or join via https://attend.wordly.ai/join/ZUHF5506,
choose a language, and click attend.
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Special Meeting Agenda
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Copies of the agenda are available the day of the meeting in the lobby outside of the
Council Chambers or online at www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com under Meetings and
Agendas; or on the State of Nevada’s website at https://notice.nv.gov/. A copy of the
agenda is posted at City Hall for viewing.
Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. Two or more agenda items may be
combined for consideration or items may be removed from the agenda or have the
discussion delayed to another date. For general questions regarding this agenda or for
supporting material, please contact Jackie Rodgers, City Clerk at (702) 6331030. You
may provide comments online or by email prior to the meeting. Information for submitting
comments can be found on the City’s website.
If you attend the meeting and wish to speak on a particular item, please complete one of
the blue cards located at either the table outside the main entrance to Council Chambers,
or at the podium rail inside Council Chambers and submit the card to the City Clerk. We
request that you limit your comments to less than two minutes and that you avoid repetition.
If you are attending the meeting in person, we also request that you remove your hat and/or
sunglasses, as applicable, before speaking to the Veterans Community Commission.
North Las Vegas Municipal Code (NLVMC) 2.04.150(C) provides that any person making
personal, impertinent, slanderous, or profane remarks or who willfully utters loud,
threatening or abusive language, or engages in any disorderly conduct which would
impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct of the meeting shall be called to order by the
presiding officer. If such disorderly conduct continues, the presiding officer at the meeting
may bar the disruptive person from the remainder of the meeting. NLVMC 2.04.150(D)
provides that people attending the meeting shall not engage in disorderly conduct such as
hand clapping, stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language, yelling, and similar
demonstration that disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting. Further, members of
the public attending the meeting shall not display any graphic, disturbing, or obscene
images that impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct of the meeting.
These proceedings can be viewed in person inside the Council Chambers or live online at
the City’s website.
This Notice and Agenda posted no later than three days prior to the meeting, at the City of North
Las Vegas City Hall, 2250 Las Vegas Blvd. North; City Clerk’s Office, Suite 800, City website
www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com under Meetings and Agendas, and the State of Nevada website
https://notice.nv.gov/.
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VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETING LAW
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY INVITATION
PUBLIC FORUM
This is the first of two portions of the meeting devoted to the Public. Public comment during this portion of
the agenda must be limited to matters on the agenda for action. After completing and submitting a blue
speaker card, please come forward to the podium upon recognition by the Veterans Community
Commission Chair. Please state your name and address for the record. In consideration of other citizens,
we ask that you please limit your comments to two minutes and that repetition be avoided.
AGENDA
1. Veterans Community Commission Special Meeting of October 23, 2024. (For
Possible Action; Recommendation – Approve)
CONSENT AGENDA
2. Veterans Community Commission Regular Meeting Minutes of August 28, 2024. (For
Possible Action; Recommendation – Approve)
BUSINESS
3. Presentation by Court Administrator, Erin Tellez, of the North Las Vegas Veterans
Municipal Court on the Purpose of CARE Court and How to Engage the Community.
(For Discussion Only)
4. Final Discussion of 2024 Thanksgiving Turkey Drive in November. (For Possible
Action; Recommendation – Approve)
5. Final Discussion of 2024 Operation North Las Vegas GI Family Christmas in
December. (For Possible Action; Recommendation Approve)
6. Final Discussion on Veterans Day Parade 2024 to Include the City of North Las Vegas
Participation. (For Possible Action; Recommendation – Approve)
7. Discussion on Implementing a Veteran of the Quarter and an ROTC Cadet of the
Quarter. (For Discussion Only)
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STAFF COMMENTS
COMMISSION COMMENTS
PUBLIC FORUM
This is the second portion of the meeting devoted to the Public to speak on any subject within the
jurisdiction, control, or authority of the Veterans Community Commission. After completing and
submitting a blue speaker card, please come forward to the podium upon recognition by the Chair. No
matter raised in Public Forum may be the subject of deliberation or action but may be referred to staff for
action at a later date. Please state your name and address for the record. In consideration of other
citizens, we ask that you please limit your comments to two minutes and that repetition be avoided.
ADJOURNMENT
The City Clerk keeps the official record of all proceedings of the Veterans Community Commission. In
order to maintain a complete and accurate record of all proceedings, any photograph, map, chart, or other
document used in any presentation to the Veterans Community Commission should be submitted to the
City Clerk. If materials are to be distributed to members of the Veterans Community Commission, please
provide thirteen copies for distribution to the Veterans Coordinator, City Attorney, City Clerk, and Staff.
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