Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-104

consisting of donations of cash, land, demolition or removal work, and the installation, construction or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds or other improvements or the provision of other public buildings or facilities, necessary for carrying out in the Urban Renewal Area the urban renewal objectives of said Title I in accordance with the urban renewal plan, can and will be provided in an amount which will not be less than one-third of the net project cost and which, together with the Federal capital grant, will be generally equal to the difference between gross project costs and the proceeds or value of project land sold, leased or retained for use in accordance with the urban renewal plan. Section 4. That the filing of an application by the City of Las Vegas for an advance of funds from the United States of America in an amount not to exceed $99,720.00 for surveys and plans for an urban renewal project in the urban renewal area described above is hereby approved, and that the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute and file such Application with the Housing and Home Finance Administrator, and to provide such additional information and to furnish such documents as may be required by said Administrator, and to act as the authorized representative of the City of Las Vegas. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Bunker. Commissioner Whipple moved the following resolution entitled: "A resolution determining that the City of Las Vegas shall exercise Urban Renewal Project powers as defined by Chapter 335; the Statutes of Nevada, 1957; Designating the Planning Commission as the principal advisory agency to the Board of City Commissioners with respect to the exercise of such powers; and designating the Director of Planning as Coordinator of Urban Renewal, and providing for other matters properly related thereto," be adopted: RESOLUTION April 2, 1958 A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS SHALL EXERCISE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT POWERS AS DEFINED BY CHAPTER 335, THE STATUTES OF NEVADA, 1957; DESIGNATING THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS THE PRINCIPAL ADVISORY AGENCY TO THE BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS WITH RESPECT TO THE EXERCISE OF SUCH POWERS; AND DESIGNATING THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AS COORDINATOR OF URBAN RENEWAL, AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO. WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 37 of Chapter 335; Statutes of Nevada, 1957; commonly known as the Urban Renewal Law, a municipality may itself exercise urban renewal project powers, as set forth in Subsection 2, through a board or commission or through such officers of the municipality as the local governing body may by resolution determine; and WHEREAS, it is the finding of the Board of City Commissioners that in an expanding city like Las Vegas a continuing program of urban renewal is properly an integral part of a larger program of current and long range planning for the future of the community; and WHEREAS, inasmuch as Nevada State Statutes designate the City Planning Commission as the agency responsible for the preparation and adoption of a comprehensive general plan for the physical development of the City which may include such elements as conservation, land use, recreation, streets and highways, transportation and transit, public services and facilities, public buildings, housing, and economics; it is here determined by the Board of City Commissioners that the designation of any other agency as the repository for urban renewal project powers as defined by Chapter 335; Statutes of Nevada, 1957; would result in conflicting and/or duplicating jurisdictions; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas as follows: (1) That the City of Las Vegas hereby elects to exercise its urban renewal project powers as defined in Section 37; Subsection 2, Chapter 335; of the Statutes of Nevada, 1957. (2) That the City Planning Commission is hereby designated as the principal advisory agency to the Board of City Commissioners in the planning and implementing of these urban renewal project powers, assisted by such advisory committees as the Board of City Commissioners may from time to time constitute and establish. (3) That the Director of Planning is hereby designated as Coordinator of Urban Renewal. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Bunker. REZONING - Z-l-58 The Commission considered the application of Gene Lochridge for rezoning of Lot Gene Lochridge 20, Block 1, Van Patten Tract No. 1 from R-2 to. R-4. V His Honor asked if there were any objections to this rezoning. None were voiced. Planning Director Bills advised the Commission that this application had been approved by the Planning Commission. Commissioner Sharp moved the recommendation of the Planning Commission be accepted and the application of Gene Lochridge for the rezoning of Lot 20, Block 1 Van Pattern Tract No. 1 from R-2 to R-4 be approved. 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. 4-2-58