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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-556

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    Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Gragson voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Elwell. TWIN LAKES ESTATES Commissioner Whipple moved the final plat for Twin Lakes Estates, Unit #3, be accepted UNIT #3 as recommended by the Public Works Department subject to the approval of the bond by the City Attorney. Acceptance of Final Plat Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Gragson voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Elwell. STREET REPAIR CONTRACT Commissioner Sharp moved the request for increase in contract amount for the Street (1958-1959) Repair Contract (1958-1959) for additional funds in the amount of $3,614.15 required to complete contract payments be approved. These funds are reimbursable. Additional Funds Approved Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Gragson voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Elwell. STREET LIGHTING Director of Public Works Sauer requested permission to receive informal bids to be 28th STREET opened September 13, 1959, for Street Lighting Installation at 28th Street. This would cover installation of two street lights on the east side of 28th Street to Approved to Receive connect the street lighting at the Roy W. Martin School with street lighting on Sunrise Informal Bids Avenue. These poles would be located on adjacent City property now under option to the Las Vegas Housing Authority and they had agreed to reimburse the City for these street lights if they exercise this option. Estimated cost was $1,300.00. Commissioner Sharp moved the request for permission to receive informal bids to be opened September 13, 1959, for Street Lighting Installation at 28th Street, be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Gragson voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Elwell. 7½ H.P. PUMP AND Director of Public Works Sauer requested permission to receive informal bids on INSTALLATION September 15, 1959, for 7^ H.P. Pump and Installation for the Police Rehabilitation Police Rehabilitation Farm Irrigation System. Mr. Sauer stated the original bid was for a 30 H.P. Pump Farm Irrigation System but that the 7½ H.P. Pump would be adequate for the present and for any extension of the system. Commissioner Whipple asked if he had checked this with the soil Approved to Receive conservation people, and Mr. Sauer stated he had. Informal Bids Commissioner Whipple moved the request for permission to receive informal bids to be opened September 15, 1959, for 7½ H.P. Pump and Installation for the Police Rehabilitation Farm Irrigation System, be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Gragson voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Elwell. PAVING BONANZA Director of Public Works Sauer advised that due to the break in the water line the 12th St. to 14th St. Water District requested the City handle the repaving of that section on Bonanza Road from 12th Street to 14th Street; the cost of this work to be paid by the Approved to Receive insurance company. Mr. Sauer requested permission to receive informal bids for Informal Bid and Award this work and to make the award. Commissioner Fountain moved the request for permission to receive informal bids for the paving of Bonanza Road from 12th Street to 14th Street, and to make the award, be approved subject to the approval of the City Manager and City Attorney. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor Mayor Gragson voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Elwell. QUITCLAIM DEED The Commission considered the Quitclaim Deed to the City of Las Vegas from Frank J. Vlack, Cullen, and Cross Vlack, Frank Cullen, and Dillon Cross for 30 feet additional right-of-way to the south half of East Bonanza Road across the street from Sunland Village and approximately Resolution of 800 feet west of Nellis Boulevard. Acceptance Adopted This dedication was one of the requirements under the approval of Use Permit (U-17-59) for a trailer park at 4900 East Bonanza which was approved August 5, 1959. Commissioner Fountain moved the following resolution of acceptance be adopted and order made: RESOLUTION OF ACCEPTANCE OF QUITCIAIM DEED On motion of Commissioner Reed Whipple, duly seconded by Commissioner Harris P. Sharp, and carried unanimously, the following Resolution is adopted, and order made: BE IT RESOLVED, this 2nd day of September, 1959, by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, that the deed, dated the 7th day of August, 1959, executed by Frank J. Vlack, Frank Cullen, Dillon Cross to the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the real property described therein be, and is hereby accepted, for the purposes of street; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be attached to said deed, and that the same be recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and this Resolution be filed in the records of this Board. STATE OF NEVADA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF CLARK ) I, Marjorie Holtschlag, City Clerk, of the City of Las Vegas, County of Clark, 9-2-59