City Of Las Vegas: April 21 City Council

Press release from the City of Las Vegas:

Apr 15, 2021

Las Vegas City Council will meet on Wednesday, April 21, following the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) meeting which begins at 8:30 a.m. Below are some agenda items that may be of interest. Get the agenda. Watch live at kclv.tv/live. 

Agenda Item 10 – Neuropathic Recovery and Treatment Center at Symphony Park: City Council will vote on an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement to allow the Sam Schmidt Foundation to conduct a feasibility analysis of an approximately 50,000 square feet site for neuropathic recovery and treatment center on a portion of parcels J and K in Symphony Park. The project will consist of a physical therapy and recovery center with aquatic facilities. The project may also include an additional 20,000 square feet of leasable medical office/clinic space for Cleveland Clinic, and additional office space for other end users.

Agenda Item 11 – Remediation of Floyd Lamb Shooting Range: City Council will vote on contracting with Las Vegas Paving Corporation for the Floyd Lamb Shooting Range. This project provides for environmental remediation of an abandoned shooting range located within Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs. Activities include excavation and disposal of lead and polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAH) contaminated soil, lead stabilization, disposal of non-hazardous contaminated and lead stabilized soil, removal of ancillary defunct equipment, grading, and construction of an asphaltic surface. This work is required in order to avoid administrative penalties for non-compliance and cleanup expenditures that could otherwise be levied by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.

Agenda Item 12 – Charleston Heights Community Center and Park: City Council will vote on contracting with Benchmark Contracting, Inc. DBA Cobblestone Construction for the Charleston Heights Community Center and Park, 2221 Maverick St. The work to be performed includes construction of a new 5,524 square foot (SF) community center with a 536 SF park restroom, park renovations, landscape, lighting, site improvements, and a parking lot. Amenities will include a basketball court, drinking fountain, turf areas, unique playground equipment, walking paths, and site improvements for accessible concrete walkways.

Agenda Item 16 – Raiders Helmet Playground Agreement: City Council will vote on a Mark Use Agreement with the Raiders for use of the Team Mark. The city, through the Mayor’s Fund, will receive a donation from Make an Impact Foundation for new playground equipment to be installed at Freedom Park. A large playground equipment Raiders helmet will be fabricated and installed by a vendor selected by the Make an Impact Foundation as part of the donation. The Raiders Football Club, LLC requested the City enter into the attached Mark Use Agreement to authorize the City’s use of the Raiders name and logo subject to the terms and conditions of the Mark Use Agreement.

Agenda Item 17 – Dick’s Fremont: City Council will vote on a Tavern License for Dick’s Last Resort at 450 Fremont St., Suite #140.

Agenda Item 24 – Regional Bikeway and Sidewalk Inventory Project: City Council will vote on an interlocal contract with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) to allow the RTC to fund and conduct the Regional Bikeway and Sidewalk Inventory Project. This agreement allows the RTC to conduct inventory and determine the presence of bike facilities and sidewalks along existing major roadways and establish a consistent GIS database for active transportation facilities. The inventory will also provide a resource for tracking and facilitating implementation of the Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, identifying locations of existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities and gaps, sidewalk accessibility deficiencies and maintenance needs, integrating active transportation facilities into regional transportation modeling, establishing baselines for regional transportation performance measures related to biking, walkability, and equity, and developing and updating future regional scale biking, trail, sidewalk and accessible path of travel maps for public education and navigation.

Agenda Item 29 – Temporary Alcohol Licenses: City Council will vote on a Resolution extending the duration of temporary programs allowing certain types of businesses with an alcoholic beverage license and a restaurant license to offer and provide the delivery, curbside pick-up, or take-out of alcoholic beverages in connection with the delivery, pick-up, or take-out of food by a person who has placed an order therefor. Previous city ordinances and resolutions have authorized these temporary measures and programs; this will extend the measures and programs until the earlier of January 1, 2022, or the cessation of the City’s Declaration of Emergency, or the adoption of an ordinance codifying the measures or programs

Agenda Items 32 & 33 (related to RDA agenda items 4&5) – Multifamily Residential Visual Incentive Program Agreement for 310 S. Maryland Pkwy.: City Council will vote on Resolutions to assist KLA Capital Series 5 LLC and BK Nevada Investments LLC with the cost of improvements to the property located at 310 S. Maryland Pkwy. Approval will adopt findings that the MFR-VIP Agreement is in compliance with and furtherance of the goals and objectives of the RDA and the Redevelopment Plan.

Agenda Item 39 – Inspection Program for Apartments & Similar Housing: If adopted at this meeting, this bill will establish an inspection program for certain non-transient lodging properties, including certain residence hotels/motels, and amends various provisions of LVMC Title 6 to provide parallel licensing changes, including a change in the definition of “apartment house” to include structures with four dwelling units. The intent of the bill is to provide a proactive approach in efforts to promote the maintenance of safe and secure apartment and similar housing within the city.

Agenda Item 40 – Animal Cruelty Provision: If adopted at this meeting, this bill will update provisions regarding animal cruelty and related penalties. The bill will more closely align the city’s animal cruelty provisions with state law on the subject. In addition, the bill will amend the penalty provisions for animal cruelty convictions to authorize (or require, in some cases) that the defendant be prohibited from owning an animal for a specified period.

Agenda Item 55 – Outdoor Event Center at The Strat: City Council will vote on Land Use Entitlement project requests for an outdoor event center on 3.78-acres on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard, approximately 330 feet south of St. Louis Ave.

Agenda Item 61 – Multi-Purpose Theater at 513 and 517 S. 6th St.: City Council will vote on Land Use Entitlement project requests a two-story, 14,306 square-foot Commercial Recreation/Amusement (Indoor) [Multi-Purpose Theater] development at 513 and 517 S. 6th St.

Agenda Item 68 – Ceremonial Matters: The City Council, on occasion, recognizes the exceptional accomplishments of local citizens and groups and their contributions to the community, as well as acknowledges support for worthwhile observances. Council will discuss new ideas and vote on changes to the formatting and scheduling concerning ceremonials matters.

Agenda Item 69 – Department of Public Safety Report: Louis Molina, Director, Department of Public Safety (DPS), will provide a report on the first 100 days of DPS under the new leadership team and their vision for the future.

This press release was produced by the City of Las Vegas. The views expressed here are the author’s own.