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“I'm having a hard as hell time getting out, especially since now that I've become disabled,” Christensen told the council, saying she had been denied services and lacked access to legal help. Council staff and the city manager responded on the record: Mike Jansen said he and city staff would meet with Christensen and neighborhood services staff after the meeting to identify available assistance.

“...Our chief financial officer, Susan, and I were just discussing the exact same topic. We can meet with the citizen and help her get arrangements through our neighborhood services team,” Jansen said in the chambers, and Susan agreed to step aside after the meeting.

Later in the public‑comment period Eric Melchizedek Christ Nimrod urged caution about the proposed Campus for Hope, a regional shelter/service campus discussed publicly outside this meeting. Nimrod said he hoped the city would not “set it and forget it,” drawing a comparison to earlier facilities where he said oversight and staffing were insufficient. Nimrod urged ongoing supervision and programming rather than a passive approach.

The council did not take action on the public comments, but the city manager’s office committed to a direct staff follow‑up with Christensen and neighborhood services to assess available supports.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CLV 07-02-2025 City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","A Las Vegas resident experiencing homelessness and disability asked the council for help during public comment; City Manager Mike Jansen and staff arranged a neighborhood services follow‑up. Another speaker urged oversight for the proposed Campus for Hope.","taxTitle","Las Vegas , Clark County, Nevada","taxId",2670,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6511999,"Votes at a glance: City Council approves minutes, consent agenda, codes bills referrals, appointments and ordinance adoption — July 2, 2025",973,2017000,2990000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5120767-8d2a17ee3897df2610e5b32c04282adb&start=2017&end=2990","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5120767-8d2a17ee3897df2610e5b32c04282adb/thumbnail_2017000.jpg","/articles/6511999/Las-Vegas/Clark-County/Nevada/Votes-at-a-glance-City-Council-approves-minutes-consent-agenda-codes-bills-referrals-appointments-and-ordinance-adoption-July-2-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511999-ffabcf5350c0ff5e83309f13fe5c92c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771102111&Signature=nRONT6U6FjvUSSzqafaOo9uAJAa8DfNNICAyvGW33OYmLyeGPH4MrITD9QlK3NmD1F1KqHxBGx9nZfaR0v-fUnvA1HJLE-QvKmb~0yHLWvPrBS~lHVPTTw-PZCApI5VOEv3RtbX3wON1CW-WRxpwj-yHxAsnOU51QQIkdS2n77CDqveLMIYhlQkgFOGyNPPxVILyUnfL3mR-XsJOzOwQOJUT5dEtmV4ECVXcJhShZS1MRn4caMNpOZphnTC3hRbKVYvXSYNXSGaIMfYn24QN391Bwd4K84fYlpgtz0ozRFfENn-0C-mQ6CB54K1fUO7TyiMjjXP~pvFHmYwsCWfQUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Las Vegas City Council on July 2 took a number of routine and legislative actions, including approval of minutes and a broad consent agenda, adoption of one ordinance, reappointments and appointments, and referral of a package of new building‑code bills to the recommending committee for further consideration.

Key outcomes

- Minutes: The council approved the June 4, 2025 regular meeting minutes by motion.

- Consent agenda: Items 10 through 36 were approved in a single motion as part of the consent agenda.

- One‑motion items: Items 61 and 62 (requests for extensions of time for legal nonconforming liquor establishment tavern uses at two addresses in Ward 1) were opened as public hearings, no public comment was offered, and both items were approved as part of the one‑motion/one‑vote block.

- Ordinance adoption (Bill 2025‑11): The council adopted Bill 2025‑11, an ordinance to readopt LVMC section 10.20.10, which makes state law misdemeanors into city misdemeanors if committed within the city. The bill was read into the record by Councilman Knudson and adopted by council vote.

- Appointments and reappointments: The council approved the reappointment of Councilwoman Victoria Seaman to the Audit Oversight Committee and appointed Kelly Ortiz Thompson to the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency (RDA) for the Ward 3 seat.

- Referral of new bills: The city attorney read a package of new bills (Bill 2025‑17 through Bill 2025‑28) that were assigned to the recommending committee for the July 14, 2025 meeting. The package includes proposals to adopt 2024 editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Fire Code (2024), the 2023 National Electrical Code with local amendments, the International Wildland‑Urban Interface Code (2024), amendments to landlord training program provisions in LVMC, and new provisions regulating electric bicycles and electric scooters in city code and parks.

Process notes

Several motions were decided by voice vote with the clerk announcing “motion passes” or “motion carries.” The meeting record did not include full roll‑call tallies for every item. Where recorded, motions were made by council members present; a number of items were moved by Councilwoman Summers Armstrong and other members as noted in the official minutes.","At its July 2 meeting the Las Vegas City Council approved minutes and the consent agenda, took multiple procedural votes, adopted an ordinance to readopt a municipal provision, appointed and reappointed members to boards, and assigned a package of building‑code bills to a recommending committee.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6512004,"Council denies rezoning and variances for proposed 44‑unit project at Owens and Henry",400,3350000,3750000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5120767-8d2a17ee3897df2610e5b32c04282adb&start=3350&end=3750","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5120767-8d2a17ee3897df2610e5b32c04282adb/thumbnail_3350000.jpg","/articles/6512004/Las-Vegas/Clark-County/Nevada/Council-denies-rezoning-and-variances-for-proposed-44unit-project-at-Owens-and-Henry","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6512004-0095a7049a88677948329948e7596589/orig.mp4?Expires=1771102111&Signature=JUEcI-ODagTnwZ6SNyZD8732o~QxCjnf0sdGKrj851BAEjLOCTch9oiiP1I5h17TgLwLHCozPpcGi1AWwqxhP7BKsPh3Au0wzzv4qxXmxFVveJIFX7E4Yj9cJMU6HmAFQ~ZSm7q2fclPEJ8QH0vUDMlNrv8MpuRYMmSZxF7K1ew0TrsQOZ0kKzf4p9U0U80pGX8oArXY0FM6rqPLB60C5UFv-VLrotSGVxK6VWHpFPIqdToyNS8wEZDxsjtye9U-Q~VuxDWhdoiFknDmRMQXdJKsaKkNFD44lPEgm664qeKHvwm6MGcFz2YuFNvzTrPdsltlQClvDw478k13JbDxfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Las Vegas City Council on July 2 denied a suite of land use entitlements for a proposed multifamily development at the southwest corner of Owens Avenue and Henry Drive after staff recommended denial and a council member said the site was too small for the requested density.

The applicant, identified in the record as ASD Group LLC and represented by architect Nazca Balakjeev, sought a general plan amendment (medium to high density), a rezoning (R‑3 to R‑4), variances for reduced parking and residential adjacency setback, and waivers for perimeter landscape buffer widths for a proposed three‑story multifamily project. The planning commission had recommended approval; city staff recommended denial.

Peter Lowenstein, speaking for city planning staff, told the council the proposed variances — including reduced parking and reduced perimeter landscaping — reinforced staff’s view that the project was unsuitable for the surrounding area even though the development would provide multifamily housing aligned with the city’s 2050 master plan goals.

Architect Nazca Balakjeev said the applicant had revised the project since the planning commission hearing: the applicant reduced unit count from 50 to 44 (a 12 percent reduction) and increased parking by about 30 percent from the commission‑approved 32 spaces to 42 spaces. The record shows the standard parking requirement for the site is 72 spaces.

Councilwoman (first reference) Diaz said she remained concerned about fitting higher density on a 0.71‑acre lot and about reducing landscaping in an area that faces heat‑island problems. “I do kind of I do feel still strongly that point 71 acres is tiny, for 44 units,” Diaz said during council discussion, and moved to deny items 63A through 63E. The council voted to deny the items.

The denials covered: the general plan amendment request; the rezoning; a variance to allow the reduced parking count (the application originally requested allowance for 32 parking spaces where 72 are required, then revised to 42); a variance to allow a 70‑foot residential adjacency setback where 102 feet is required; and special development review waivers for perimeter landscape buffers for a proposed 44‑unit multifamily development.

The mayor closed the public hearings after the staff and applicant presentations; no members of the public offered testimony on the item. Council invited the applicant to continue working with staff on a revised proposal that might better fit the site and neighborhood context.","The City Council voted to deny a request to change zoning and approve variances for a 44‑unit multifamily project on 0.71 acres in East Las Vegas, citing compatibility, limited parcel size and landscaping concerns.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6512008,"Council approves lease, $4.5 million sublease for Las Vegas Museum of Art Media Lab in Symphony Park",680,2160000,2840000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5120767-8d2a17ee3897df2610e5b32c04282adb&start=2160&end=2840","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5120767-8d2a17ee3897df2610e5b32c04282adb/thumbnail_2160000.jpg","/articles/6512008/Las-Vegas/Clark-County/Nevada/Council-approves-lease-45-million-sublease-for-Las-Vegas-Museum-of-Art-Media-Lab-in-Symphony-Park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6512008-9c1c45c990374f21c12684578f0aee89/orig.mp4?Expires=1771102111&Signature=JfQ0XDW1jsTDJ5FpogXjSmCzU3m4Yij1a2ERPmyd56nnHqNuEjyseHq9o7yr0bGskBb31K2QSrgff3Dc0So03lSiwLRLnCZQCHk~DH61K8cQnAdWoLkBFEW0TiXFvfKfJRbmxb42xIq4xGRpbZzfHYowsbmE-drOx7wrsnwc5MjiuB7Dm5dqpUkKiLfBx0kGcD04tPULHbXzoTl0tnzHyJAbho0edgZez0dOzm~PzwhY3d4n2VDZduPrWksmi4DzJZA1ckylI96W4PaP-i5v~-p3jjPH07eoj3Sure3tHUVneFRN8io02F4lgyjMmPTruy24hghK94Kl3cm1T5gupA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Las Vegas City Council on July 2 approved a city lease of 15,536 square feet in Symphony Park and authorized a $4,500,000 sublease to the Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA) to establish a Media Lab and headquarters space ahead of the museum’s main building opening.

City economic development director Dina Babbski told the council the lease covers the vacant retail space along the Promenade Garage at 355 Promenade Place and carries an initial 10‑year term with two five‑year renewal options. The lease will use a market rate appraised at $70 per square foot; actual rent, Babbski said, will commence when the main museum building is completed.

The Media Lab, presented by LVMA Executive Director Heather Harmon, is a ground‑floor, multiuse public programming space intended to “activate Symphony Park ahead of the museum’s grand opening,” Harmon said. The lab will include office amenities for museum staff, exhibition and immersive displays about the future museum, a small bookstore and retail space, and an education program roll‑out the museum hopes to begin as early as 2026.

“The Media Lab will expand the city's public private partnership with LVMA and bring forward this additional community venue,” Harmon said, describing partnerships already planned with LACMA, the Smith Center, the Discovery Children's Museum and Nevada Ballet Theatre. She told the council the lab could host exhibitions such as Christian Marclay’s The Clock and serve as a pilot site for school visits and other educational programming.

Councilwoman Summers Armstrong moved approval of the related resolutions authorizing execution of the lease and the sublease; the council approved both items on voice vote. The resolutions cited by staff were identified in the meeting as R‑43‑2025 (lease finding) and R‑44‑2025 (sublease finding and authorization). No public speakers came forward during the public hearings for the lease and appraisal items, and the council closed the hearings before voting.

City staff said the Media Lab will allow LVMA to establish operations and community programming while construction of the larger museum continues, and that rent payments will be triggered upon the museum’s completion rather than when the sublease is signed. Babbski described the current step as part of a longer public‑private partnership to bring cultural programming to Symphony Park.

Council members who spoke during the item expressed general support. Mayor Pro Tem asked a question about storefront signage; Harmon replied the museum planned “respectful and symbiotic” signage to work with the prominent Vicks sign along the promenade.

With council approval, city staff will finalize lease and sublease documents and proceed with execution consistent with the authorized resolutions.","The Las Vegas City Council on July 2 approved a lease of 15,536 square feet in Symphony Park and a $4.5 million sublease to the Las Vegas Museum of Art for a Media Lab designed to activate the site before the museum opens.","actionData","errors"]

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