Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, December 8, 1959 to February 17, 1960, lvc000012-48

City Manager Kennedy then stated the request which he had presented had been made to the Board of Commissioners. Attorney Adams inquired if this was a privileged application and if this was to be treated as an application of another body or another entity for rezoning. A discussion followed between Mr. Adams and City Attorney Cory regarding the opinion rendered by the Attorney General and City Attorney Cory stated this body was not going to litigate any facts, but if Mr. Adams desired to present his position, he could do so. Attorney Adams stated he did not think this matter should be given any consideration other than that given regular applications for rezoning; that if a corporation was involved, it would have to ask for rezoning, and he believed the application should take the regular channels. His Honor, Mayor Gragson, inquired if Mr. Adams was protesting the rezoning. To this Attorney Adams made no reply but stated that before this matter came up he had a conversation with Mr. Rulon Earl who stated he would be willing to sit down with Mr. Adams, His Honor, Mayor Gragson, and the Board to discuss this matter and arrive at some solution. Commissioner Fountain inquired when Mr. Earl had made this statement and Mr. Adams informed Commissioner Fountain that it was right around the 1st of November, after the Attorney General's opinion had been rendered; further, that he had a conversation with Mr. Earl last week, at which time Mr. Earl indicated he would be willing to sell the land to the City. Commissioners Whipple and Fountain inquired whether Mr. Adams had reference to the 190' buffer, and Mr. Adams replied he meant the 190' buffer plus the R-1 property. Mr. Kennedy stated this would be 2.651 acres. His Honor, Mayor Gragson, remarked this was not suitable for any of the City's development and Mr. Adams agreed with this statement. City Manager Kennedy remarked that this land was not suitable for anything the City could put in unless the zoning was changed from R-E by the Commission. Attorney Adams stated he thought the Mayor had indicated to Mrs. Longo that this would be restricted commercial, and Commissioner Whipple inquired if the people whom Mr. Adams represented would be agreeable to this. Attorney Adams replied he had a meeting last night with the people concerned and he thought this would be agreeable to them. Commissioner Fountain asked Attorney Adams what price the Housing Authority had put on this land, to which Attorney Adams replied, "The same price they purchased it for --$4,000.00 an acre. I think they would be willing to take dollar value or exchange land." Commissioner Whipple stated he believed this matter should be held in abeyance tonight and there should be a discussion with Mr. Earl or the members of the Housing Authority and the Board of City Commissioners, so that the Board might act on it at the next meeting. Commissioner Sharp inquired if it was proposed to make everything on Highland Drive R-4. Mrs. Longo stated they did not desire R-4; they desired it zoned controlled commercial; that they felt it wouldn't lend itself to any­thing else but commercial. Commissioner Sharp inquired if Attorney Adams was objecting to the rezoning, and Mr. Adams stated he was here to find out what was going on. Commissioner Whipple inquired whether there would be any objection to rezoning if the City purchased this property and had it rezoned to commercial and moved this matter be held in abeyance. This motion failed for lack of a second. Mrs. Longo stated they wanted some security and stabilization along Highland, so they would know where they stood. His Honor, Mayor Gragson, inquired of City Attorney Cory if there was any reason why a motion to purchase this property could not be made at this meeting. City Attorney Cory urged that any such motion be conditioned upon an agreement being reached; that when and if the City did purchase, it would be a matter of private contract between the City and Housing Authority. It was Mr. Cory's thought that the Board could go on 1-20-60