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Resident Mike Benham urges action on children riding scooters without helmets; another resident seeks city response to attorney letters and summary‑judgment fil
Summary
During public comment, Mike Benham urged the council to address children riding scooters and e‑bikes without helmets, citing a doctor seeing serious injuries; another resident, Aileen, said attorney letters and a summary‑judgment filing (Red Hills) raise questions about applicability of NRS 116 and asked whether the city acted on a 2011 recording.
Mike Benham told the mayor and council during public comment that he regularly sees children riding scooters and electric bikes without helmets along Haven and urged the city to act "before we lose a kid." He said a doctor in Las Vegas is seeing more children with serious injuries from scooters and bikes, and pressed the council for action to reduce the risk of collisions and injuries.
"We don't want to see a kid get hit by a car," Benham said, calling for stronger enforcement or other steps to improve helmet use among youth. The mayor acknowledged his comment and thanked him for speaking.
Another speaker, identified as Aileen by the mayor, told the council she had provided attorney letters and an updated response and that Red Hills had filed for summary judgment, which she said affects whether properties fall under NRS 116 condominium association rules. Aileen asked whether the city had taken any action based on a 2011 recording and said she would email the council and provide electronic copies of documents for the record.
Both comments were made during the public‑comment portion of the meeting; the mayor closed public comment and the meeting moved to the work session and agenda items.
