Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-129

Las Vegas, Nevada May 7, 1958 A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this 7th day of May, 1958 was called to 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 E.W. Fountain Commissioner Harris P. Sharp Commissioner Reed Whipple City Manager A.H. Kennedy Adm. Assistant Robert F. Boos Ass't City Attorney Ralston 0. Hawkins Planning Director Franklin J. Bills Director of Public Works Richard P. Sauer City Clerk Shirley Lodwick Absent: City Attorney Howard W. Cannon GARBAGE CONTRACT The Commission considered the request of Max Chason for the transfer of his Transfer of Stock interest in the Southern Nevada Disposal Service, Inc. and the garbage collection business to Mel Cooper and associates. Mr. V. Gray Gubler, representing Mr. Chason appeared at this time and stated that as it has been explained in Mr. Chason's letter to the Commission, a transaction has been worked out whereby it is proposed to sell his stock in the Southern Nevada Disposal Service and Transportation Rental Inc. to Mel Cooper, L.L. LaFortune, John Isola, Alfred Isola, Drs. Kenneth Smith, J.R. McDaniel Jr., Grant Lund, and David Arata, Thomas Hughes, Oakley Townsend, Robert Gordon, Harry Lahr and I.R. Crandall. Mr. Gubler stated that this proposed sale is contingent upon the approval of the Commission of the City of Las Vegas and the City of North Las Vegas. He explained that Mr. Chason's decision to sell his interest in this business is based on the fact that he is not in good health, and Mr. Gubler presented two letters from local doctors verifying that it is mandatory that Mr. Chason not actively participate in business affairs. He advised that if this transfer is approved the new owners will continue the operation of the business under the name of the Southern Nevada Disposal Service with the intent of dissolving this company at a later date and forming a corporation to be known as Silver State Disposal Service Inc., at which time they will request the City to transfer the franchise to this new corporation. Mayor Baker asked if the Commission wished to ask Mr. Gubler any questions. There were none asked. Mr. Roger Foley, representing the prospective purchasers of Mr. Chason's interest in the Southern Nevada Disposal Service was present at this time. Commissioner Fountain asked Mr. Foley if it wasn't true that there are three companies concerned in the garbage collection business. Mr. Foley stated that there is the Southern Nevada Disposal Service with which the City has the contract for collection of garbage; Transportation Rentals Inc. which owns the equipment; and Disposal Investments which owns the land on which the buildings of the Southern Nevada Disposal Service are located. Commissioner Fountain asked what the total purchase price was in this transaction. Mr. Foley stated that the purchase price was as follows: 1. $80,000 in cash for Mr. Chason's interest in lands and buildings. 2. $50,000 for Transportation Rentals Inc. 3. $361,313.84 for Southern Nevada Disposal Service. Commissioner Sharp moved the proposed sale of Max Chason's stock interest in the Southern Nevada Disposal Service, Inc. to Mel Cooper, L.L. LaFortune, John Isola, Alfred Isola, Dr. Kenneth Smith, Dr. J.R. McDaniel Jr., Dr. Grant Lund, David Arata, Thomas Hughes, Oakley Townsend, Robert Gordon, Harry Lahr and I.R. Crandall be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, Commissioner Bunker and Fountain. Commissioner Bunker stated that this Commission by majority vote recommended that an independent audit be made of the Southern Nevada Disposal Service, and that audit was in his hands late yesterday afternoon and he had no opportunity to study said audit; therefore, he was voting against the transfer. Commissioner Fountain stated that he felt that since a $500,000.00 transaction is being made this is being handled too hastily, consequently he was voting against the transfer. USE PERMIT - (U-8-98) Consideration was given to the application of John A. Kinnear for a Use Permit to John A. Kinnear operate a mail order stamp exchange as a home occupation at 558 Oakey Boulevard Denied (Lot 8, Block 1, Beverly Green Tract No. 3); in an R-1 zone. Planning Director Bills advised the Commission that the Board of Zoning Adjustment recommended approval of this application subject to the License Department checking this operation at the end of one year. Mr. Bills further stated that all off­site improvements are in and therefore no improvement agreement is required. 5-7-58