Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, August 11, 1942 to December 30, 1946, lvc000005-344

Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioner Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Commissioner Bates moved that the City Manager be authorized to submit the matter of purchase and/or rental of the Sewage System to Congressman Berkley L. Bunker. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Commissioner Bates moved that the Board approve the agreement between the Nevada Outdoor Advertising Company and the City of Las Vegas covering the construction and installation of the Neon sign on the Las Vegas Airport building in accordance with description contained therein on the following terms: Thirty-six months, at $43.00 per month with an option to renew said lease for a period of twenty-four months at $22.00 per month. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Commissioner Corradetti moved that the resignation of L.L. Crosthwait from the Biice Department be accepted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Bates and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Commissioner Baskin moved that the recommendation of the Acting City Manager that Jack Hynds, Plumbing Inspector be discharged for cause, be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Corradetti and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Commissioner Bates moved that the following committee composed of Archie Grant, C.G. Petrie, T.E. Fennessy, and the Board of City Commissioners be appointed to meet with the Chamber of Commerce at the same time the County Commissioners do to discuss the matter of the disposition of Kelso Turner Tract with a representative of the Regional Office of Federal Housing Authority. The City Clerk to contract Ira Earl and the Chamber of Commerce to ascertain the time and place of said meeting and so notify the committee. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioner s Baskin, Bates, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye: noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Clark. Commissioner Bates moved that the City purchase certain O.C.C. equipment for a net cost of approximately $600.00 heretofore loaned to the City by the Office of Civilian Defense. Motion seconded by Commissioner Baskin and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Baskin, Ba tes, Corradetti and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent; Commissioner Clark. The following resolution was presented to the Board for their consideration: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, there exists a great necessity and emergency for the securing of funds to meet the obligation placed upon the City of Las Vegas, by the changes in the Las Vegas City Charter approved by the State Legislature, March 7, 1945, and, WHEREAS, certain obligations have been incurred in connection with sidewalk demands, fire department, planning commission, and preliminary work on assessment districts. Funds for which were not provided in the regular budget and for which reimbursement cannot be obtained with the Budget Year, and, WHEREAS, unforeseen expenses In connection with the 1945 election, the policing of the City, and the feeding of prisoners and the repairing of city owned equipment, costs of which could not be properly determined at the time the current budget was prepared, and, WHEREAS, the only means possible to meet these obligations and expenditures is through the securing of an emergency loan, funds for which are available in the unappropriated surplus account of the general fund of the City of Las Vegas, THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of City Commissioners that the City do borrow a sum of Forty-two Thousand ($42,000.00) Dollars from the unappropriated surplus monies in the General Fund now available or as they become available during the balance of the 1945 Budget Year, SEWAGE SYSTEM - Purchase and/or Rental - LAS VEGAS AIRPORT SIGN -- POLICE DEPARTMENT - L.L. Crosthwait Resignation PLUMBING INSPECTOR Discharged - KELSO TURNER TRACT — Disposition thereof FIRE DEPARTMENT — O.C.C. EQUIPMENT - EMERGENCY LOAN RESOLUTION