Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949, lvc000006-567

537 Commissioner Moore then moved that said resolution be now placed upon its final passage. The question being upon the passage and adoption of said resolution, the roll was called with the following result: Those Voting Aye: Mayor E. W. Cragin Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner Robert T. Moore Commissioner William Peccole Commissioner Reed Whipple Those Voting Nay: None The Mayor thereupon declared that all the Commissioners present having voted in favor thereof, said motion was carried and the said resolution duly passed and adopted. RESOLUTION NO. 151 See Page 531 ----: 0O0 RESOLUTION NO. 152 WHEREAS, the sewage disposal plant, now owned and operated by the City of Las Vegas, is inadequate for the needs of the said City, and the City has been required by the Nevada State Department of Health to provide for adequate sewage disposal facilities, and WHEREAS, the City has arranged to finance the construction of such new sewage disposal plant, and WHEREAS, the City has agreed to purchase from the United States of America and the United States of America has agreed to convey to the City that certain property consisting generally of a sewage disposal plant, pipes, pipelines, accessories and facilities for the conveyance of sewage, together with certain lands or interests in lands near the City described as any and all interest, easements, rights-of-way and land, then or thereafter acquired by the United States in the prosecution of project Nevada 26—116—R together, with all buildings, structures, and improvements constructed in, over, and upon said land, all facilities, equipment and appurtenances installed in or located on such lands, and interests in lands, and WHEREAS, a certain Sales Agreement has been proposed between the United States of America and the City of Las Vegas for the sale of said aforementioned property, a copy of which is attached hereto, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, that that certain "Sales Agreement" be, and the same is hereby approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute the said Sales Agreement. SALES AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (hereinafter called the "Government") and the CITY OF LAS VEGAS, Nevada (hereinafter called the "City") entered into a certain Lease of War Public Works, dated July 1, 1946, covering certain property therein referred to consisting generally of a sewage disposal plant, pipes, pipelines, accessories, and facilities for the conveyance of sewage, together with certain lands or interests in lands in and near the City described as any and all interests, easements, rights-of-way and land then or thereafter acquired by the Government in the prosecution of Project Nevada 26-ll6-F, together with all buildings, structures, and Improvements constructed in, over and upon said land and all facilities, equipment and appurtenances installed in or located on such lands and interests in lands (all of such property, real or personal, being hereinafter called the "Property"); and WHEREAS, such Lease contained an option in favor of the City to purchase the Property on certain terms and conditions therein stated; and WHEREAS, the City on June 15, 1949, gave notice of the termination of said Lease effective December 31, 1949, because of the financial inability of the City to comply with its obligations under such Lease and to acquire the Property at the option price therein stated; and WHEREAS, the sewage disposal plant constituting a part of the Property is inadequate for the needs of the City and the City has been required by the Nevada State Department of Health to provide adequate sewage disposal facilities, which facilities are estimated to cost approximately $55O,OOO; and WHEREAS, the City has arranged to finance the construction of such new sewage disposal plant and proposes to receive bids for and enter upon the construction of such plant within the next 60 days; and