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BERKLEY SQUARE SUBDIVISION Tentative Map RECREATION CENTER Bid Awarded OPENING OF 21ST STREET RECREATION CENTER WATER LINES Bid Awarded WATER DISTRICT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-23 Public Hearing on Creation of District ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE We, the undersigned Mayor Pro Tem, Commissioners, City Manager and City Attorney of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, do hereby admit due service of the foregoing notice of Special Meeting. s/ Rex A. Jarrett s/ George H. Rounthwaite s/ Reed Whipple, Mayor Pro Tem s/ Ralston O. Hawkins s/ Harris P. Sharp s/ Wendell Bunker Las Vegas, Nevada April 12, 1954 A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas was called to order at the hour of 7:30 P.M. by His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple with the following members present: Mayor Pro Tem Heed Whipple Commissioner Wendell Bunker Commissioner Rex A. Jarrett Commissioner Harris P. Sharp City Manager George Rounthwaite Assist. City Mgr Robert W. Notti Asst. City Atty Ralston O. Hawkins City Clerk Shirley Ballinger Absent: Mayor D. D. Baker City Attorney Howard W. Cannon Discussion was held at this time on the tentative map of Berkley Square. Thereafter Commissioner Bunker moved this tentative map of Berkley Square be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp and His Honor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker. City Engineer George Wade submitted the tabulation of bids received for the construction of a recreation center and recommended that the bid of Lembke Clough and King be accepted. Thereafter Commissioner Sharp moved that the bid for the construction of the recreation center be awarded to Lembke, Clough and King in the total amount of $155,720.00. Motion seconded by Commissioner Jarrett and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker. Mrs. Vera Love appeared before the Board at this time with petitions requesting the opening of 21st Street north from Fremont Street to a point approximately 140 feet south of Sunrise Avenue. Mrs. Love stated that the owners of this property, Major Sweeney, Harrison Stocks and Frank McNamee would trade a sixty foot strip of land for the City's property near the Railroad track, in Section 17. Commissioner Jarrett moved this offer to trade property owned by the City in order that 21st Street can be opened, not be accepted. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharp and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker. City Engineer George Wade recommended that the bid of Longley Construction Company for the installation of water lines to the Recreation Centers be accepted. Commissioner Sharp moved the bid for the installation of water lines to the Recreation Centers be awarded to Longley Construction Co. in the amount of $5,065.00 Motion seconded by Commissioner Bunker and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Sharp and His Honor Mayor Pro Tem Whipple voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Mayor Baker. Discussion was held with William Coulthard and Harry Miller, members of the Las Vegas Valley Water District and their engineer, Mr. James Montgomery. Mr. Coulthard gave a report on the plans for the Water District to take over the Las Vegas land and Water Company. The Board of Commissioners pledged their willingness to assist the Water District in any way they can. The Mayor Pro Tem announced that this was the time and place designated for the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada to meet and hear and consider any suggestions and objections that may be made by parties in interest to the proposed improvements, or any matters relating thereto, as in the proposed Street Assessment District No. 100-23 in said City, as provided in Emergency Ordinance No. 596 passed, adopted and approved the 31st day of March, 1954, and