Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-205

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO: C.D. BAKER, Mayor and to WENDELL BUNKER, E.W. FOUNTAIN, HARRIS P. SHARP, REED WHIPPLE, Commissioners and A.H. KENNEDY, City Manager, R.F. BOOS, Administrative Assistant, and HOWARD W. CANNON, City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas. You and each of you will please take notice that pursuant to the above call of the Special Meeting this day issued, a Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Las Vegas, Nevada, will be held as stated above. s/ ROBERT F. BOOS_______ Acting City Clerk ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE We, the undersigned Mayor, Commissioners, City Manager, Administrative Assistant and City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas do hereby admit due service of the foregoing notice of special meeting. s/ C.D. BAKER s/ REED WHIPPLE s/ HARRIS P. SHARP s/ RALSTON O. HAWKINS s/ E.W. FOUNTAIN s/ R.F. BOOS s/ A.H. KENNEDY Las Vegas, Nevada August 27, 1958 (CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING) A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this 27th day of August, 1958 was called to order at the hour of 4:00 P.M. by Mayor Baker with the following members present: Mayor C. D. Baker Commissioner E. W. Fountain Commissioner Harris P. Sharp Commissioner Reed Whipple City Manager A. H. Kennedy Asst. City Attorney Ralston O. Hawkins Acting City Clerk Robert F. Boos Absent: Commissioner Wendell Bunker City Attorney Howard W. Cannon GAMING & LIQUOR The Board considered application of George Arquilla for fifty-seven (57) percent LICENSE ownership of the Westerner Club Corp., 23 Fremont. Don Ashworth, representing Mr. Change of Ownership Arquilla, appeared before the Board to present Mr. Arquilla's application. Mr. Ashworth explained that the break-down of ownership under Mr. Arquilla's application, WESTERNER CLUB CORP. if approved, is as follows: George Arquilla 57.37% Andrew Fava 12.78% Joseph K. Hart 29.78% Harold O. Pebble .09% Commissioner Whipple moved the application of George Arquilla for change of ownership in the Westerner Club Corp., 23 Fremont be approved and the Supervisor of License and Revenue authorized to issue the Gaming and Liquor Licenses. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp and Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Bunker. LAS VEGAS VALLEY The Board discussed the problem of the ability of the Las Vegas Valley Water District WATER DISTRICT to provide additional service to areas not now served within the City of Las Vegas particularly in reference to the Greater Las Vegas Sub-division which it was recently reported might not be constructed because of inability of the Las Vegas Valley Water District to provide water service. The Board further discussed the seriousness of the problem of the Las Vegas Valley Water District's inability to serve areas within the City of Las Vegas as it would affect further growth in regard to sub-divisions, new construction, employment and general economy of the City of Las Vegas. Commissioner Sharp moved that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare an appropriate resolution to be presented at the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners on September 3; 1958. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Bunker. CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE Mr. Kennedy discussed the problem of Civil Defense organization and requested that he be authorized to proceed to appoint a Civil Defense Committee consisting of department heads and staff of the City — said committee to be provided for in the Civil Defense Ordinance. The opinion was expressed that any Civil Defense Program would be inadequate unless it were on an area basis or included participation of the county. Commissioner Sharp moved that City Manager be authorized to proceed to appoint a Civil Defense Committee to consist of department heads and staff members of the City as requested. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting agy; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Bunker. 8-27-58