Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-620

BONANZA UNDERPASS Deputy City Attorney Whitmore read a proposed resolution urging the State Highway Department to take prompt action in the construction of an overpass at the Resolution same point where Bonanza Underpass now exists, and that the State Highway Department make the necessary estimates, so that the City might he advised of Adopted their portion of the expense, in order to budget and provide funds for the same. Commissioner Sharp moved the following resolution be adopted and order made: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, BONANZA UNDERPASS, located within the City of Las Vegas, is a state highway connecting route and construction and control must necessarily be coordinated between the State Highway Department and the City of Las Vegas; and WHEREAS, said underpass is woefully inadequate to handle the present traffic by reason of the tremendous population growth within the City of Las Vegas and more specifically due to the population growth and housing developments to the West of said underpass; and WHEREAS, over a period for more than a year, representatives of the City of Las Vegas have held numerous conferences and corresponded with the State Highway Department Officials in an effort to reach agreement concerning the enlargement or new construction of said underpass; and WHEREAS, investigation has shown that an overpass over Bonanza would be more practicable since it would avoid the necessity of obtaining more land and it would also avert the necessity of the large expense of extensive drainage and controlling underground water and seepage; and WHEREAS, the State Highway Department had agreed to install a second traffic lane at or adjacent to the present underpass, at the estimated cost of $550,000, upon the City securing the necessary right-of-way; and WHEREAS, the City is agreeable to pay the difference between this cost and the sum necessary to construct an overpass, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of November, 1959, that the State Highway Department is urged to take prompt action in the construction of an overpass at the same point where Bonanza Underpass now is and that the State Highway Department make the necessary estimates so that this City may be advised their portion of the expense in order to budget and provide funds for the same; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Board places itself on record that such planning, designing, budgeting of funds and construction be treated as urgent in order to alleviate the present traffic hazard at said underpass; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of City Commissioners has endeavored to promote said construction and that cooperation and action are earnestly requested from the State Highway Department. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 18th day of November, 1959. /s/ Oran K. Gragson____________ ORAN K. GRAGSON, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Marjorie Holtschlag MARJORIE HOLTSCHLAG, City Clerk Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Elwell, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Gragson voting aye; noes, none. AMBULANCE SERVICE City Manager Kennedy presented the Commission with financial and equipment CONTRACT reports of the Mercy Ambulance Service and the Las Vegas Emergency Ambulance Service, which had been requested by the Commission on August 5, 1959, when Held in Abeyance consideration had been given the participation of the Las Vegas Emergency Ambulance Service in the contract with the City presently held by the Mercy Ambulance Service. Mr. Kennedy stated that, upon checking over the reports, Mercy Ambulance equipment was in very good shape, with vehicles well-maintained and qualified as emergency equipment, as required by the Police Department; furthermore, the financial position of this company was sound. In regard to the Las Vegas Emergency Ambulance Service, he said their financial condition was not outstanding, but for a small growing business it was not bad; however, when a Police Department representative and two mechanics from the City Garage went to check their equipment on two different occasions, they were unable to find anyone there. They inspected the equipment on the premises and the report on the same was far from satisfactory and only one piece of equipment was found that was passable as emergency equipment out of four, one of which was not useable. 11-18-59