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A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this 21st day of March, 1956 was called order at the hour of 7*30 P.M. by His Honor Mayor Baker with the following members present: Mayor C.D.Baker Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner Harris P. Sharp Commissioner Reed Whipple City Manager A.H. Kennedy Asst. City Mgr. Robert W.Notti City Attorney Howard W.Cannon City Engineer George E.Wade Planning Director Franklin J. Bills City Clerk Shirley Ballinger Absent: Commissioner E.W. Fountain The Commission considered the petitions of Homer Carey and Harley A.King and the Southern Nevada Power Company for annexation of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼) and the west 660 feet of the south 330 feet of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼) of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼) of Section 25, T20S, R6lE,MHB&MJ. The Planning Commission recommended that this area be annexed to the city. Commissioner Sharp moved the recommendation of the Planning Commission be accepted and this property annexed. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye;noes, none. Absents Commissioner Fountain. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TO, AND MAKING A PART OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, CERTAIN SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED TERRITORY ADJOINING AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS; DECLARING SAID TERRITORY AND INHABITANTS TO BE ANNEXED THERETO AND SUBJECT TO ALL LAWS AND ORDINANCES; ORDERING A PLAT SHOWING SAID TERRITORY TO BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF CLARK, STATE OF NEVADA; AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO, was read by title and referred to Commissioners Bunker and Sharp for recommendation. Consideration was given to the recommendation of the Planning Commission that San Francisco Avenue for its entire length be officially designated as a 150 foot right-of-way and that the right-of-way line on the north side of the Street be legally established 75 feet from the center line of the street, with future building line set backs to be measured from this point. Planning Director Franklin Bills requested that an ordinance be prepared. Commissioner Sharp moved the recommendation of the Planning Commission be approved and an ordinance prepared. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Fountain. Commissioner Bunker moved the request of S. Grant Stewart, Jack Staggs and Dr. J. H. Swartzfager for a 90 day extension of time on their variance to construct a medical center on Block 1 of Woodlawn Park Addition be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whippier and carried by the following vote: Commissioner Bunker, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Fountain. Commissioner Sharp passed his vote, stating that he was the architect on this building. Director of Planning Franklin J. Bills gave a report from the Traffic & Parking Commission recommending that the traffic islands on South 5th Street leading north from St. Louis Avenue be left as they are. Commissioner Bunker moved this report be ordered filed. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Fountain. Commissioner Whipple moved the recommendation of the Traffic and Parking Commission that the City enter into an agreement with the County and State for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of San Francisco Avenue and Highway 91 be approved and the City Manager authorized to proceed to secure this agreement. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye;noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Fountain. The Commission considered the recommendation of the Traffic and Parking Commission that one-hour parking meters be installed in the 1000 and 1100 blocks of South Main Street and the 100 block of East Boulder Avenue. City Manager A.H. Kennedy advised the Commission that this would require an amendment to the ordinance, and recommended that the ordinance be prepared so that hereafter the parking meter zones can be extended by resolution of the Commission rather than ordinance amendment. Las Vegas, Nevada March 21, 1956 ANNEXATION Carey, King & Southern Nevada Power PROPOSED ORDINANCE Annexation SAN FRANCISCO AVENUE Right-of-Way VARIANCE - V-31-55 Extension S0UTH 5TH STREET Traffic Islands TRAFFIC SIGNALS South 5th St. PARKING METER INSTALLATION