Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, September 21, 1955 to November 20, 1957, lvc000010-275

Las Vegas, Nevada May 16, 1956 A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this 16th day of May, 1956, was called to order at the hour of 8:10 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 Asst. City Manager Robert W. Notti City Engineer George E. Wade Asst. City Atty. Ralston O. Hawkins Planning Director Franklin J. Bills City Clerk Shirley Ballinger Chief of Police Ray Sheffer Asst. Fire Chief C. D. Williams Sup. Bldg. & Safety Art Trelease License Dept. Sgt. Wayne McDorman C. H. MacDonald Finance Dept. Robert Boos This being the time heretofore set for the opening of bids for the sale of five acres of City owned land on the corner of Washington and Bruce, bids were received from the follow­ing organizations: F. O. Eagles - $2,000 per acre or a total bid of $10,000. Commissioner Sharp moved the foregoing bid be referred to the City Manager for investi­gation and recommendation. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. This being the time heretofore set for the opening of Bid No. 56.17 for the well for the Sewage Plant, bids were received and opened from the following firms: PHELPS PUMP & SUPPLY $10,385.00 ALLEN & FAILING 9,879.00 S. R. MCKINNEY & SON 11,500.00 Commissioner Sharp moved the foregoing bids be referred to the City Manager and Director of Public Works for tabulation and recommendation. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Mrs. Helen Herr, representing members of the Boulder Highway Association appeared before the Commission at this time with an appeal to have the Board assist them in protesting the State Highway Department's plan for making Boulder Highway a speedway and limited accesses. Mrs. Herr pointed out that land values had taken a tremendous landslide since word had been received that this plan was being considered. The Association further requested that the City assist them in asking the State Highway Department that one of the two following plans be substituted: 1. To make a 200 foot wide boulevard, with curbs, along Boulder Highway. This will cause the area to start developing again. This would make the highway 80 feet wider than Wilshire Blvd, in Los Angeles. 2. Complete the highway the same as the strip area only have the center islands 35 feet wide with turn arounds every 660 feet. The money saved by these plans could be used to buy other rights of way on each side of Boulder High­way from one to two miles. Mr. Max Good, Mr. Judd Lillie, also property owners in this area, appeared and protested this proposed improvement. They pointed out that a $23,000,000 project is being held in abeyance until a final determination has been made in this regard. Mayor Baker stated that the Highway Department had discussed this matter with the Commi­ssion about a year ago and asked the Board to accept a right of way to San Francisco as part of the City system. Thereafter Mayor Baker appointed Commissioners Fountain and Sharp to meet with the Boulder Highway Association, County and Highway Departments to see if some thing could not be worked out. He further suggested that Planning Director, Franklin Bills be in­cluded in this group to assist in working out an acceptable plan, and that a report be made back to the Commission. Mr. Lee Glenn also stated his protest to the present plan and informed the Commission that the Association has received a resolution from the Downtown Gambling Club operators in support of their protest. The Association further stated that the County Commission had been contacted and they felt assured that support would be forthcoming. The application of the Union Pacific Railroad Company for rezoning of the NW¼ of the SW¼ of the SE¼ of Sec. 28, T20S, R61E, MDB&M from R-3 to M-1; as amended by the Planning Commission to include the East 200 feet of the NW¼ of Sec. 33 and the South 710 feet of the East 200 feet, SW¼ of Sec. 28, T20S, R61E, from M-1 to R-4, was considered. The Planning Commission recommended denial of this application. SALE OF CITY PROPERTY Bid Opening BID NO. 56.17 Sewage Plant Well BOULDER HIGHWAY REZONING - Z-6-56 UPRR