Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, September 21, 1955 to November 20, 1957, lvc000010-272

CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING May l4, 1956 TO: SHIRLEY BALLINGER, City Clerk Las Vegas, Nevada A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, is hereby called to be held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, on the l4th day of May, 1956, at the hour of 7/30 M. to consider the following matters; 1. Woodlawn Cemetery Fees 2. Easement - Union Pacific Railroad- Highland Drive 3. Board of Zoning Adjustment - Resignation and appointment of Member 4. Housing Authority - Appointment of member 5. Municipal Court Bail - Proposed Ordinance 6. Business License Procedure /s/ Mayor 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, ROBERT NOTTI, Assistant City Manager, and HOWARD W. CANNON, City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas. You and each of you will pleas take notice that pursuant to a call this day issued by Mayor Baker, a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, will be held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 5th and Stewart, on the l4th day of May, 1956, at the hour of 7:30 M. to consider the following matters: 1. Woodlawn Cemetery Fees 2. Easement - Union Pacific Railroad - Highland Drive 3. Board of Zoning Adjustment - Resignation and Appointment of member Housing Authority - Appointment of member 5. Municipal Court Bail - Proposed Ordinance 6. Business License Procedure /s/ City Clerk ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE We, the undersigned Mayor, Commissioners, City Manager, Assistant City Manager 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 Wendell Bunker E. W. Fountain A. H. Kennedy Reed Whipple Harris P. Sharp Las Vegas, Nevada May l4, 1956 (CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING) A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada,held this litth day of May, 1956 was called to order at the hour of 7:30 P.M. by His Honor Baker with the following members present: Mayor C. D. Baker Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner W.W. Fountain Commissioner Harris P. Sharp Commissioner Reed Whipple City Manager A. H. Kennedy Asst. City Manager R. W. Notti Asst. City Attorney Ralston O. Hawkins City Engineer George E. Wade Director of Planning Franklin J. Bills City Clerk Shirley Ballinger Absent: City Attorney Howard W. Cannon Discussion was held on the notification to the Liquor and Gaming licensees on the policy of the Commission concerning "give-aways". City Manager A. H. Kennedy presented a draft letter which was read to the Commission. The Board approved this letter and requested that notification be sent to the casino operators. Mr. Kennedy presented the proposal to increase fees charged at Woodlawn Cemetery. The proposal was that lots priced at $50.00 be raised to $80.00; lots priced at $65.00 be increased to $80.00; and lots presently selling for $80.00 remain at this price. He further proposed that the County lots stay at $25.00, and baby plots be increased from $15.00 to $25.00 The City Manager advised that with this increase in fees the anticipated income would bring in approximately 80% of the funds required to operate the Cemetery. Commissioner Sharp moved the City Manager's recommendation to increase the fees on lots at Woodlawn Cemetery be approved, to be effective on July 1, 1956. Motion seconded by Commissioner Whipple and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp, Whipple and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. CASINO OPERATORS "GIVE-AWAYS" WOODLAWN CEMETERY Lot Fees