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Las Vegas, Nevada January 10, 1956 (CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING) A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada held this 10th day of January, 1956 was called to order at the hour of 4.35 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 Asst.City Attorney Ralston O. Hawkins Planning Director Franklin J. Bills City Clerk Shirley Ballinger Absent: City Attorney Howard W. Cannon Commissioner Whipple moved that Ordinance No. 688, adopted January 6, 1956, be clarified to that the package liquor licenses that do not sell miniatures pay a license fee of $200.00 per quarter, those who sell miniatures pay $225.00 per quarter, plus $50.00 per quarter if they wish to sell beer for consumption on the premises. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. An ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF AN INVESTIGATION FEE BY APPLICANTS FOR GAMING AND LIQUOR LICENSES; AND OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO, having been reported on favorably by Commissioners Fountain and Sharp, was read in full to the Board. Commissioner Fountain moved the above entitled Ordinance No. 689 be adopted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Bunker moved the Mayor be authorized to sign the escrow instructions on the purchase of the property from W.T.Stewart, et al for the new disposal plant, and that the warrant be issued in payment for this property. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain,Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Commissioner Sharp passed his vote stating that at one time he had an interest in this property. Planning Director, Franklin Bills presented a draft of a preliminary report on urban renewal for study by the Commission. Mayor Baker recommended that the Commission appoint a City-wide Re-development Committee that would encompass the City at large with the names recommended by the Planning Commission, and that a subsection of this committee re appointed to act as a committee for the original portion under the redevelopment of that area from Bonanza Road, to Owens Avenue and from the Union Pacific right-of- way to Highland Avenue. The members of the Commission agreed with this recommendation. Commissioner Sharp moved that this draft on urban renewal be referred to the Planning Commission with the request that representatives of the City Commission meet with them at their next meeting and discuss this matter. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. At this time Commissioner Fountain left the meeting. Commissioner Bunker moved the City Manager be directed to notify property owners from Main Street to 12th Street, from Stewart to Charleston to install sidewalks where necessary, giving them ninety days to do so. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Fountain. Commissioner Sharp moved the City Manager be instructed to extend the condemnation of unsafe building to all property located within the commercial zone, and to notify property owners of vacant property to clean up these lots. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Fountain. There being no further business to came before the Commission, Commissioner Sharp moved this meeting adjourn. ORDINANCE NO. 688 Liquor ORDINANCE NO. 689 Investigation Fees SEWAGE PLANT PROPERTY URBAN RENEWAL SIDEWALK INSTALLATION CONDEMNATION PROGRAM & LOT CLEAN UP