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Las Vegas council approves small land addition for Symphony Park medical project; adopts two ordinances
Summary
The city council approved a third amendment to a disposition and development agreement to add 0.24 acres to a Symphony Park parcel for a planned medical office building, adopted two technical code amendments and approved consent items including an updated CPACE agreement. Public comment raised sanitation concerns at street-vendor locations.
The Las Vegas City Council on June 4 approved a third amendment to a disposition and development agreement to add 0.24 acres to a Symphony Park parcel to accommodate a proposed medical office building, adopted two ordinances changing Town Center and sign standards, approved a consent agenda that included an updated CPACE agreement, and heard a public complaint about sanitation at a neighborhood street-vendor site.
Adina Babsky, director of Economic and Urban Development for the city, told the council the amendment would add 0.24 acres to the previously approved 1.15-acre sale for the medical-office project adjacent to the Cleveland Clinic site in Symphony Park. "Last fall, you all voted and approved the disposition and development agreement for the construction of a medical office building. It's a large building, 4 stories, a hundred thousand square feet," Babsky said, describing why the extra land was needed.
The council held a public hearing on related items and then voted to approve the amendment. Councilwoman Summers Armstrong moved approval and noted the development would create jobs in Ward 5: "We're excited about another development in Ward 5 and the jobs that it's going to create," she said. The motion carried.
In other formal actions, the council approved two ordinances offered by Councilman Knudson. Bill 2025-9 amends the Town Center Development Standards Manual to allow open-air vending/transient sales lots in the suburban mixed-use land-use district by special use permit. Bill 2025-10 amends Las Vegas Municipal Code standards for on-premise signs with off-premise messaging in connection with convention facilities. Both bills were moved and the council voted to approve them.
The consent agenda (items 10–35) was approved in one motion after the city attorney noted that the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) agreement (item 33) had minor updates filed with the clerk. The motion to approve the consent agenda explicitly referenced the updated agreement on file.
During citizens' participation, resident Richard Manhattan spoke about sanitation problems related to street vendors in the Enchanted Village area adjacent to Clark High School, saying the vendors "leave permanent scars on the sidewalk" and that an "odor" and litter remain at one corner. The council did not take immediate action on that complaint during the meeting.
The council also reappointed Jennifer Young to the Southern Nevada Health District Public Health Advisory Board; Councilwoman Bruni moved the reappointment and the motion carried.
No detailed roll-call tallies were read into the record for the motions transcribed; the minutes record each motion as carried.
Questions about price per square foot, the exact additional purchase amount referenced in staff materials, and any timeline or additional approvals required for the Symphony Park project were discussed by staff but not specified in detail during the hearing. Babsky said the added 0.24 acres is being sold at the same per-square-foot price approved last fall and referenced an appraisal report dated May 8, 2025 by Southwest Property Consultants.
The council adjourned after a comparatively brief meeting that covered the consent agenda and several ceremonial recognitions earlier in the session.
