Good morning.

Good morning.

Welcome to the February 17th meeting of the Clark County Commission.

We're gonna uh start slowly here.

I know there's a long line of individuals still trying to get in the chambers, so we're gonna give a few moments to do that.

Uh but we'll begin uh with uh Reverend Christian Mersh with Peace Way Christian Centered Church for our invocation.

Please rise if you're able.

Let's bow our heads.

Heavenly Father, we come before you with gratitude for the opportunity to serve you.

And for the Black History Month.

We start this prayer saying that in our declaration of God to have this truth that all men are created equal.

And we want to leave it by this truth also today.

Your word reminds us, if any of you less wisdom.

Let him ask of God who gives to all liberally and without reproach.

And we'll be giving to you, James One Five.

We also pray for guidance for every board member here today.

Surround our commission is with wise consum and grant them courage to make decisions that honors you and serve our community faithfully with integrity.

Father, we also lift up our communities, our schools, our nurses, law enforcement officers, and all the first responders.

Guide them and protect them.

Bless them as they care for protect others.

We ask your blessings upon every person gathered here today.

In Jesus' name we pray.

Amen.

Join us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Yes.

Morning, Chairman and Commissioners.

Your first item is to present a proclamation to honor the Junior League of Las Vegas.

Good morning, if you'll all come up.

Today we're we're celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary.

You all seem so young.

I didn't think you were over 75, but anyway, uh Junior League is a very special place in my heart because my wife was was there when she was your age, and I know how important what you do is.

Come on, come on, come on down, everyone, if you don't mind.

So um just want to thank you for for your service and uh for all the great things you have done and for 85 years and for all the great things you're gonna be doing.

Thank you so much.

Thank you very much for having us today.

My name is Christina Villardi, and I have the pleasure of serving as president of the Junior League of Las Vegas.

We began with just 12 women in 1946, and today are over 600 female volunteers strong and are so proud to have been serving our Las Vegas community for 80 years.

Thank you so much for having us today.

Come down here with me.

Commissioners, your next item is to acknowledge and honor those citizens and organizations whose work in the community prove exemplary in commemorating Black History Month.

Do we have our Divine Nine Choir members?

Are they in the audience yet?

Okay.

Let's give a round of applause for our Divine Nine Choir.

And as we are here in Clark County prepared to celebrate Black History Month with the exceptional individuals in our community who are doing phenomenal work each and every day, uh, we are going to hear from the Divine Nine Choir as they lead us in the Black National Anthem.

Welcome.

Please stand if you will.

You could turn that track up just a little bit more for us, we'd appreciate it.

How about that Divine Nine Choir?

One more round of applause for them.

Thank you all so very much.

Uh next we're gonna have the video begin.

And as your name is called, uh our honorees, please come forward.

Good morning everyone.

I'm Clark County Commissioner William McCurdy II.

Today, as we continue our Black History Month celebrations across Clark County, I am honored to lead the board in reflecting on the legacy and ongoing contributions of black leaders who strengthen our community every day.

Black history is not just something we study, it is something we witness, build, and live every day through leadership, service, creativity, faith, and resilience in our communities.

Black History Month is not only about remembering the past, it is about recognizing, elevating, and investing in the organizations and leaders who are doing the work, often quietly, consistently, and with deep commitment to community.

It is a time to lift up individuals whose service, leadership, and commitment embody the very best of what the community looks like.

Today, I am honored to recognize Dr.

Robert D.

Two individuals whose work reflects the dedication, compassion, and a deep belief in the power of the people coming together.

Dr.

Robert D.

Bush is a respected civil rights leader and bridge builder and the president of the National Action Network of Las Vegas.

Under his leadership, the organization has earned national recognition for its impact, advocacy, and commitment to youth development, education, and justice.

Dr.

Bush has dedicated his life to uplifting voices, organizing collective action, and ensuring that our community is heard, supported, and empowered.

His work reminds us that progress happens when we lead with purpose and unity.

We also recognize Officer Dwayne Henderson of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for his outstanding commitment to community-centered policing.

Officer Henderson has gone above and beyond to build trust and meaningful partnerships between law enforcement and the black community through youth outreach, community forums, workshops, and through open dialogue.

His approach, grounded in empathy, transparency, and accountability, demonstrates how public safety is strongest when it is rooted in relationships.

Both honorees exemplify the spirit of Black History Month through service, leadership, and a shared commitment to the well-being of our community.

I want to thank each of our honorees for reminding us what Black History looks like now in service, leadership, mentorship, education, and opportunity.

Black History Month calls on all of us not only to celebrate but also support, protect, and invest in those people who continue this legacy.

On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners and the residents of Clark County, thank you, Dr.

Bush and Officer Henderson for the important work you do and for the lasting impact you continue to make.

This Black History Month, I'm proud to recognize someone who truly represents the heart of Clark County.

Tyrone has called Las Vegas home since he was five years old.

From the historic West Side to North Las Vegas and Henderson, this community helped shape the resilience and strength that define his life and service.

He's a proud graduate of Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center and Basic High School.

Once a wolf, always a wolf, he went on to earn his degree in criminal justice and turned that education into a lifelong commitment to helping others.

For 25 years, Tyrone has served our youth through the Department of Juvenile Justice Services, from working inside the detention facility to mentoring young people at Spring Mountain Youth Camp.

He has been a steady, guiding presence for at-risk youth who need support, structure, and someone who believes in them.

As I've gotten to know Tyrone, I have truly been inspired by his passion to help youth in our community.

His work isn't just a job, it's a calling.

He has helped create educational and job training programs that give young people real second chances and real hope for the future.

His leadership, including serving on diversity initiatives and the DJJS Gang Task Force, has strengthened our system and impacted countless lives.

And while he's received well-deserved recognition like the Mary Ann Randall Award, what stands out most is the quiet, consistent difference he makes every single day.

And beyond his career, Tyrone is a devoted husband, father, and uncle because family is at the center of everything he does.

This Black History Month, we celebrate Tyrone Roberson, a mentor, a leader, and someone who reminds us what true public service looks like.

Thank you, Tyrone, for your dedication and for investing in the future of Clark County.

Hello, I'm Commissioner Tick Sagerbloom, proudly representing District E.

Black History Month is more than a time of remembrance.

It is a time of recognition and renewal.

Here in Clark County, it gives us the opportunity to honor the African Americans whose resilience, leadership, and service have shaped this community, often without recognition and always with determination.

Black history is American history, and in Clark County, it is deeply local.

He lives in the institutions that educate us, the infrastructure that sustains us, and the community spaces that bring us together.

Celebrating Black History Month reminds us that progress happens because people show up, innovate, and work to ensure no one is left behind.

And it's just a reminder we're not gonna go back.

Today is about honoring Black excellence in the present, and I am proud to recognize two incredible leaders in our community.

My first distinguished honoree is Calvin Watson, as executive director of the Las Vegas Clark County Library District.

Calvin Watson leads 25 branches, more than 600 employees, and a system that spans 8,000 square miles and serves our entire region.

Under his leadership, Nevada's largest library system has entered a new era defined by innovation, expand access, and opportunity for all.

Calvin is widely regarded as one of the most respected thought leaders in the library profession.

His work focuses on meeting people where they are and closing the digital divide.

Here in Southern Nevada, that vision came to life through partnerships like the one with the Regional Transportation Commission that brought digital library access directly to bus riders.

His leadership has earned national and local recognition.

Most recently, the American Library Association named him the top librarian for 2026.

I would also want to point out that he's promised me an East Las Vegas Library, which is going to match or better the great West Las Vegas Library that was just created and opened, which is a fantastic and gorgeous facility.

My second distinguished honoree is Otis Johnson, a proud Las Vegas native.

Otis has dedicated more than 30 years to building and protecting the infrastructure of Clark County.

He began his career with Richardson Construction, the largest black-owned construction company in Clark County, helping build and improve vital community spaces, including the Doolittle Community Center, the historic Westside Library, and Nevada Partners.

He later brought his experience and expertise to Clark County Water Reclamation District, where he rose through the ranks to become collections of systems manager.

Today, his work maintains the Nevada's largest water reclamation system, protecting public health and supporting the sustainable future for our region.

Known for his integrity, leadership and commitment to mentoring others, Otis represents the quiet, essential work that keeps our community strong every single day.

I can't stress how important that having a strong water reclamation system is for Clark County.

If that goes down, our hotel industry, our economy collapses.

So it's essential to make sure that functions, and Otis is making sure of that.

As we honor Calvin Watson and Otis Johnson, we honor the broader legacy of African American leadership in Clark County from advancing education and digital equity to building and safeguarding the systems we rely on.

Their contributions are not a footnote.

They are foundational.

As we celebrate Black History Month, let us continue to uplift these stories, recognize this excellence, and build a future rooted in resilience, opportunity, and inclusion.

Thank you and congratulations to all of today's distinguished honorees.

And I'm reminding everyone, we're not going back.

When I was in college, I experienced Martin Luther King's assassination.

Those days are not in history.

They're terrible, but we're not going to allow that to happen again.

Let me thank Vice Chairman McCurdy for leading today's Black History Month recognition ceremony.

I'm honored to introduce District A's honoree, Jeff Jones, who has served as the executive director of CORE.

CORE is a local nonprofit dedicated to expanding opportunity for historically underserved students and families here in Southern Nevada.

Under Jeff's leadership, the organization partners with schools, families, and community stakeholders to create pathways to success for students and families in need, with the goal of forging choice-filled, stable futures.

Prior to his role at CORE, Jeff graduated from Grambling State University with a degree in criminal justice.

He then spent nearly three decades with Clark County as a juvenile probation officer and juvenile services manager with the Las Vegas Juvenile Justice Services Division, working directly with youth and families navigating the justice system.

Through decades of service to Clark County and his continued work leading core, Jeff has created pathways to opportunities for young people and families who too often go underserved.

It is an honor to recognize my friend Jeff for his lasting impact, his commitment to equity, and his unwavering dedication to strengthening our community.

Thank you and congratulations.

In recognition of Black History Month 2026, I am pleased to honor Mr.

Dennis Mamata.

Dennis was born in Ghana and rooted in Las Vegas, holding a master's degree in geology and information systems technology.

He spent seven years as a network administrator at University Medical Center, where he played a key role in designing and deploying a new network infrastructure for the main UMC campus and multiple remote locations, including quick care facilities and the newly constructed emergency room building.

Dennis went on to serve for over 14 years as a senior network analyst with Clark County, where he helped build and modernize the countywide network infrastructure.

Dennis, most notably, was the subject matter expert for the complex VoIP telephone system, which serves all of the approximately 10,000 employees.

Nearly 200 buildings that comprise Clark County.

His dedication toward the operational success of this system and many other solutions employed throughout Clark County significantly contributed towards the success of the team, the IT department, and Clark County as a whole.

As stated by the deputy CIO of IT, Dennis, as in all that he does, was highly dedicated to his role.

He has also served in many other roles, both personal and career focused, which showed his attention to detail and his caring attitude toward everyone around him.

He remained a committed Clark County employee until his retirement in 2024.

A founding member and current president of the African Diaspora of Las Vegas, Dennis Mamata has led efforts to build a connected, informed, and empowered African community in Southern Nevada.

His community leadership includes organizing major cultural events, most notably the African Day celebration in 2024.

An advancing initiatives focused on youth mentorship, health and wellness, financial literacy, and professional networking.

Through this work, he supports African immigrants in preserving their heritage, accessing vital resources, and thriving in their new home.

Congratulations to Dennis on this truly deserving recognition.

And I thank you for your contributions, not only in your service to Clark County, but to the community as a whole.

Welcome to District B.

We are so excited to celebrate Black History Month.

You know, this this year is extra special because it's 100 years of milestones and huge achievements.

We have so many to talk about in our community.

This year it's about resilience, triumphs, and everything in between.

And that's why we have picked these two special people to highlight.

First, I'm going to start with my good friend Lady AK.

If you don't know anything about Lady AK, she's a comedian, she's a radio personality, but she does so much work that people don't even know that she does.

Did you know that Lady AK was hosting community baby showers before they were even a thing?

She was first out there.

Do you know that AK Closets also gives out free hygiene products to people in the district that are experiencing homelessness?

But more than that, Lady AK gives so much back to our community.

For me, one of my most favorite memories with her was working for the young women's leadership conference.

Let me tell you, those girls did not want to leave because Lady AK had so much to say that they have never forgotten that.

So, Lady AK, today is your day that we want to talk about you, and we want to make sure that you know that our community loves you and we want to really highlight all the work that you do.

When we talk about achievements and milestones, Devante really fits that place.

So Devante Woodson is our second one.

So Devante came here from Seattle, Washington as a teacher, a PE teacher, and in fact, he's seen that so many kids were not playing sports that he said, I got to do something different.

So Devante set up Greater Youth Sports, which is an organization within our community that serves over 2,000 kids.

So Greater Youth Sports is a great example of making sure that every single kid can play sports regardless of their finances.

So we do tons of things in District B with him throughout our schools, and he's our number one partner over at Torre Pines.

So kids can play basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer, and everything in between.

So we really want to highlight Devontae and all he does to ensure that kids are getting good mentorship, nutrition, and have the ability to play sports.

Devante, thank you so much for all you do for the kids in the community, and we look forward to continuing to work with you.

Huge congratulations to everybody that's being honored today, from lifetime achievements to milestones that we're making in our community.

Thank you so much for all that you do, and you'll continue to do for many years to come.

Hello, this is County Commissioner Justin Jones, representing District F, and the month of February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate the lives and legacies of those who have made a significant impact in our communities.

During Black History Month, we honor the stories of resilience, dedication, and service.

Today we celebrate extraordinary individuals whose work doesn't always make headlines, but whose impact is felt every single day by families, by children, and by future generations.

It is my honor to recognize people whose commitment to service, mentorship, and community uplift embodies the very best of District F and whose work reflects compassion and a deep belief in lifting others.

Donald and Nia Bishop, co-founders of Govamo Pathways, and Master Barber, Christopher Mr.

Chris Ozine from Expertise Barber Program.

Govamo Pathways is a Southern Nevada-based nonprofit transportation program dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and compassionate transportation for children with special needs and their families.

Founded by Donald and Nia Bishop, caregivers with lived experience, Govamo Pathways was created to address a critical gap.

Transportation barriers that prevent children from consistently accessing school therapy, health care, and community activities.

For many families, challenges like limited public transit, demanding work schedules, and a lack of providers trained to support children with developmental, sensory, or physical needs can lead to missed appointments and interruptive care.

Govamo Pathways exists to change that.

By partnering with families, schools, therapy providers, and community organizations across Las Vegas and Clark County, they deliver structured, dependable transportation with an emphasis on safety, communication, and consistency.

Since the start of the 2025 school year, GoVamo Pathways has supported families at Elaine Wynne Elementary School through the Clark County Outside Agency grant, helping students arrive on time, ready to learn and ready to succeed.

Their work not only supports children and families, but it also strengthens our workforce by reducing caregiver absenteeism and employment disruptions caused by transportation challenges.

Govamo Pathways reminds us that when we remove barriers, we open doors to opportunity, stability, and success.

Christopher, Mr.

Chris O'Zine is a master barber with over 30 years of professional experience and a true community leader here in District F.

After relocating to Las Vegas, Mr.

Chris earned his barber instructor's license and began shaping not just skilled professionals, but service-driven leaders.

In just two years as an instructor with the Expertise Barber Program, he pioneered community outreach efforts that have made lasting impact.

In one year alone, Mr.

Chris and his students provided more than 2,000 free haircuts, participated in over 100 community events.

Many of his former students continue to serve alongside him today, a testament to his mentorship and leadership.

He has played a key role in major events such as the Back to School Van at Desert Breefs Community Center and a holiday to remember at Cashman Park, together serving more than 2,000 community members.

By coordinating teams of barbers, Mr.

Chris allows students to earn required hours while serving families with dignity, care, and pride.

Beyond the service itself, he models professionalism, gratitude, and a genuine commitment to uplifting others, empowering the next generation with skills, confidence, and a heart for community.

This Black History Month, it is my honor to recognize Donald and Nia Bishop and Christopher Mr.

Chris Ozine.

Their dedication reminds us that real impacts happen when service meets purpose and when leadership is rooted in compassion.

Thank you for all you do for our community.

So we're going to have our honorees come down in the front, and we're going to have our commissioners line up right behind you.

One more round of applause for all of our recognize here in Carr County.

And as we prepare to take our picture, uh we again want to thank each and every one of you for the work that you put in on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the residents of Clark County.

If you are looking to continue this year's celebrations, we ask that you join us on February 28th from 2 to 6 p.m.

We are having a car show.

You can see that we're getting started right here at the Rotunda.

And we're going to have an art exhibition on February 28th from 5 to 8 p.m.

One more time for our honorees.

We are going to turn it over to Manager Schiller.

Thank you again.

Commissioners, your last recognition item is to recognize Clark County employees who have been selected as our Clark County value champions.

I am pleased to nominate Joselle Delo Reyes for a recognition with her exceptional dedication at work ethics and commitment to both the Parks Arect Department and the community to serve.

And from the very start, she took off doing whatever was required of her.

She mentors them, they do a bunch of outreach programs, they've done field trips, they help with the day camp program.

Many of our teams have moved on to become staff members here at the center, which is amazing.

Throughout her time here, she has consistently gone above and beyond.

She is dependable, proactive, and always the first to volunteer when additional helpers needed.

She has naturally taken on mentoring roles for new hires, helping them succeed and feel supportive.

Her efforts do not go unnoticed, and she's highly deserving of this nomination.

Hi, I'm Agatha Laliana.

I am from the building department, and I am an associate engineer.

I nominated Jeffrey Johnson as the value champion.

Jeff is known for his reliability, positive attitude, and willingness to go the extra mile to support both co-leads and organizational goals.

His ability to collaborate effectively, solve problems proactively, and maintain a high level of integrity has made a remarkable impact on its team morale and productivity.

I've nominated Maria under the value champions for respect because Maria is essential to Clark County.

She really is an employee that exemplifies showing support to employees during difficult times.

She listens and explains everything clearly so that the employee can feel that they can continue on their road in either if I'm lay or workers comp.

She is also an amazing supervisor.

She takes the time to show us and explain things since every case can be different.

She really has a respect and dignity to all that she interacts with, and everyone really sees her as an essential person to Clark County.

Congratulations, Maria.

How about another hand for our Clark County employees?

How about that service?

And um, I wanted to kind of I was listening to the Black History Month honorees.

If you listened, a lot of them were Clark County employees.

Um, on behalf of the commissioners and myself, and with that, I'll turn it over to Commissioner Naft.

Well, thank thank you, Kevin.

Uh this morning I had the pleasure of speaking with Clark County's newest members of the family uh employee orientation, and one of the things I always like speaking with them about is the the public service that I welcome them to a career in public service because this is just that it's an opportunity every single day to make the world a better place, make your community a better place, and uh clearly through those of you who were recognizing today, you are doing just that in your departments, but also for the much broader county.

Uh, you are demonstrating the values of of this county uh in such a tremendous way in giving each of those new recruits something to strive for.

So on behalf of the board, we thank you, we appreciate you, and we enjoy working with you.

Well, that takes us to the first time set aside for public comment.

This is the time dedicated to items that are on the agenda.

When you come forward, please state the item that you're speaking to, and you have up to three minutes.

Please state and spell your first and last name for the record.

Good morning.

Uh good morning.

My name's Ted Papa George.

I live 1212 Bueller Drive.

Uh I'm the Secretary of Treasurer of the Culinary Workers' Union.

We're speaking on item 44 about housing, and like we're in support of that item.

We called it the Las Vegas dream uh at the union, and the ability to have good jobs, good wages, um dignity at work, health care, so you don't go bankrupt if your kids are sick.

Dignity when you retire, some kind of a pension to go along with Social Security, but also the ability to own a home, and that's in crisis right now.

And I'm here with workers from the airport, and you'll see them here.

Um, and we've got employers at the airport, they're DBEs, they're called disadvantaged business enterprises, but those workers are disadvantaged, unfortunately, making three, four, five dollars an hour less than the rest of the workers at the airport, and that dream of owning a home is uh in danger.

So uh the unique issue here is that these employers, these DB employers are um uh privileged.

The only reason they have licenses to operate at the airport is because there are very strict requirements on personal wealth and revenue and also uh gender and race that allow them to get those licenses.

Now there are changes on those rules, and uh we think it's a real problem that look, billions of dollars of taxpayer money goes in this airport.

It's a lifeblood of Las Vegas.

Those have to be good jobs, and those workers deserve the dream to own a home like anybody else.

So you'll hear from a few of them here in just a moment.

We lost a giant today, uh Reverend Jesse Jackson, and many of you may not know this, but he was there for us in 1990.

We had a strike.

I was a bartender at the horseshoe for nine months.

We were on strike, and no one would support us, literally no one at that time except Reverend Jackson.

And we were told we couldn't march in the street, and Reverend Jackson came for the workers of Las Vegas and led us on that march.

And he was a giant for us and a giant for workers, and we lost somebody.

Uh I know that he's watching us now.

So uh thank you.

You can just hold hold off on clapping.

Welcome, good morning.

Please state your name for the record and the item you're wishing to speak to.

Morning, County Commissioners.

My name is Adrian Cosby.

Okay.

Sorry about that.

All right, good morning, County Commissioner.

My name is Adrian Cosby.

I live 39 with the Mountain Vista Street, and I am here to speak on it on 44 of housing.

Uh my name is Adam Miller.

Um I'm sorry to interrupt if you could just speak one at a time if you want to finish your public comment, and then we'll go to the next speaker.

You get it.

All right.

Item 44 on housing.

And we're currently fighting for a contract with the DBEs here at the airport.

And we haven't gotten raised within the past four to five years.

Was this affecting our ability to actually afford housing within the state of within Clark County was housing prices are constantly going up.

So thank you.

Good morning.

Yes, I'm also speaking on item 44.

Uh, my name is Adam Miller.

I um worked at a DB company, and I left the DEB company to work for an HMS host company, HMS host already has the contract that their union is fighting for for the DEB companies.

And um, just higher wage is makes it easier to pay rent, makes it easier to pay mortgage.

That's all.

Thank you.

Good morning.

Good morning, Connor Commissioner.

It's Karen Randolph, I stay at 5371 Kennedy Hill.

And I work at the Airport and I'm speaking on Adam 44, and which is a big part of my life right now.

They're trying to help get everything together on my life.

And it pushed me to be with my son and his family right now.

And I'm working to airport also.

Thank you.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning, Commissioners.

Chairman.

My name is Michael T.

I'm uh one of the DBEs.

Uh my family and I own and operate Hospitality Culinaire Incorporated, HCI at Harry Reeder International Airport.

I noticed today that items 49 and 50 involve approval of collective bargaining agreements and negotiated salary and benefits changes.

As someone currently engaged in a contract negotiation with Culinary Local 226, those discussions are directly relevant to my business.

First, uh I would like to uh wish you all a happy lunar new year.

Uh as we enter the year of the horse, which represents endurance and steady forward movement.

I think the symbolism fits well with the work many of us are doing right now.

I want to be clear that I support union wages.

I support the union health and welfare benefits.

I support the pension.

Those benefits are important to working families, and part of why Southern Nevada hospitality industry is strong.

The airport environment presents unique uh economic pressures for small locally owned operators.

We operate within fixed lease structures, required hours of operations, and significant airport related costs that do not flex with sales volume.

Unlike large multinational concessionaires, we do not have the diversified portfolios or outside capital offset prolonged cost increases.

Sustainability in this environment requires balance and predictability so that small local businesses can remain viable long term.

I also wanted to clarify that the group of DBE operators formally request requested across the table negotiations with the union in December through our council, and we're currently awaiting confirmation of a meeting date.

I personally have been having off-the-record conversations to keep dialogue moving.

And as recently as last week, was working to coordinate a time that would work for the union and the other small businesses.

Our goal is straightforward, negotiate in good faith, honor our workforce, and ensure that small locally owned businesses remain sustainable inside the airport ecosystem.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Good morning.

Good morning.

My name is Sebastian Crawford.

Um I'm here in relation to the agenda item 34.

Um again, uh reiterating points for DBE workers.

Uh, a very important point I want to make that this Las Vegas Commission, the people sitting in these chairs, you have successfully approved the use of 340 million dollars of taxpayer dollars, your DBE workers, to fund this stadium with no guarantees of pay increases.

Okay, this is an issue because when house prices have gone up 56% in the last four years, but wages have only gone up.

How annual median income has gone up 2.68%.

This is an issue.

You are taking our money to approve and fund a stadium with no pay guaranteed increases.

Let's get this point across.

If these DBE workers do not show up to work, this city does not make money, you do not make money.

Okay, nobody sitting here makes money if these workers do not show up.

What needs to happen is and if you want to continue using our taxpayer dollars to fund the stadium, we need to see pay increases, okay?

So, yeah, go ahead and keep funding these stadiums.

Fund the allegiance stadium, fund uh the uh Los Vegas A Stadium, use our money over one billion dollars used, and guess what?

The average worker cannot afford uh afford a home in this city.

While the billionaires in the city, Mr.

Adelson, Mr.

Fertita, Mark Davis, as they continue to get richer and have their private islands and do god knows what the average worker in this city cannot even afford a house or a place to live.

This is the it's a shame on you, and it's a shame on the city for allowing it to get this far where profits are not guaranteed to go to workers, and we're seeing no pay increases guaranteed for workers.

It's a it's a shame.

Something needs to happen, and these workers deserve better pay because they are the lifeblood of this city.

If these tourists are not able to get to our casinos, the city does not function.

And at the very least, they deserve a place to live.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And for the record, I think that was related to item 30.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Uh my name is Shoshana, I'm a resident, and I'm in agreement with the agenda item 18.

And then a second agenda item is um called the invocation, which is the time when we pray here at our commission meetings and the action to pray.

And I I really wasn't sure because I didn't have a lot of religious background, so I actually bought a Bible because I want to know what it is.

Because I want to know what it is we are worshiping to in this.

I guess it's a house of worship.

I thought it was the government building.

Um, but I found it horrific, and I'm reading it, I'm still reading it.

I'm gonna re reread it.

Um, but I I want to just tell you some of what's in it.

I'm gonna read a little scripture to you so you understand why I, as a resident, am concerned that we are having prayer here.

Um in the book of Hosea, it actually talks about the slashing open of the wombs of pregnant women.

In the book of Numbers, it says um the God will destroy your cities, he will kill all the boys and women, then kidnap the virgin girls and do with them as they please.

Um Book of Hosea talks about throwing infants against rocks.

And I'm just wondering, are you okay with this?

And I don't know if anyone here has read this Bible, but you really should read it.

All of it.

Most people don't, I've understood.

Um, and another part about it, and there's just I just have a little bit more to go.

Um, in the book of Kings, it says the God commands the mauling of 42 children.

Mauling children, ordered by God.

Book of Judges talks about, and this is this is what really hurt me the most.

A woman is gang raped until she dies, and her body is cut up into 12 pieces and dispersed throughout the land of Israel.

That that is what we're talking about here.

This is the source of the invocation that is on our agenda.

In Exodus talks about the slavery, and of all things, it's Black History Month.

How appropriate, because this was the handbook for slavery.

It says it's okay to have women and men and children as slaves, and God says you can beat them as long as they don't die right away.

You can beat them.

That's again the book of Exodus.

And then Leviticus talks about eating the flesh of your sons and daughters.

This blew my mind away.

And I'm still shocked by all this.

Um by the way, there are more, there's thousands more examples of the horrific acts against humanity.

And my final thoughts are this.

I would really like you to use critical thinking and ask yourselves why are we being asked to pray to the contents of this book.

Please read all of it.

You can read online for free.

I encourage you all to read it.

Thank you for listening, and thank you for learning.

Thank you.

Good morning.

Good morning, Chair and members of the commission.

Kayla MySA, K-A-Y-L-A-H.

Last name is M-A-E-S E.

I'm the policy manager with the ACLU of Nevada.

Um, last commission meeting, our partners we are talking about the need for free and accessible assembly areas for our community, and I just wanted to continue that conversation.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Sounds like you're complete, but this time was dedicated to items on the agenda.

Thank you.

If that concludes public comment, we will close it and move on to the agenda.

Commissioners, your next item is approval of the minute of the regular meeting on January 20th, 2026.

Mr.

Chairman, I move approval of meeting minutes for January 20th, 2026.

Thank you.

There's a motion for approval.

Please cast your vote.

Motion carries.

Commissioners, your next item is approval of the agenda with the inclusion of any emergency items and deletion of any items.

Staff is requesting that item number 11 under the consent section be deleted from your agenda.

With the recommended uh deletion, I move approval of our agenda.

Thank you.

Please cast your vote.

The motion passes.

Commissioners, your next item is approval of the consent agenda consisting of items number six through number 44.

I move approval or consent agenda, item six through 44.

Thank you.

Please cast your vote.

Motion carries.

Commissioners, it's not yet 10 a.m.

So we'll now move to the business section of your agenda.

Item 51 is to identify emerging issues to be addressed by staff or by the board at future meetings, receive updates on the activities of the various regional boards and commissions and direct staff accordingly.

Thank you seeing none.

None.

We we're just gonna talk for nine minutes.

Commissioners, your next item is to appoint uh Commissioner William McCurdy, the second to the Southern Nevada Enterprise Community Board for a three-year term ending on March 2nd, 2029.

There's a motion for approval.

Please cast your vote.

Yeah, there's a motion.

Congratulations, Commissioner McCurdy.

The motion carries.

Commissioners, your next item is to approve and authorize the chair to reappoint nine qualified individuals to serve on the Ryan White Part A Planning Council for a two-year term commencing on March 1st, 2026 through February 29th, 2028 from the list of the interested individuals.

Gina Candelario, Anthony Castro, Patrick Foran, Mark Gilbert, Crystal Griffin, Jeannie Martin, Valerie Ricketts, Lorenzo Stanley, and Robert Wilson, and appoint four new qualified individuals to serve on the Ryan White Part A Planning Council for a two-year term commencing on March 1st, 2026 through February 29th, 2028 from the list of the following individuals.

James Borders, Thomas Cunningham, Anita Lockhart, Ariana Masta Vapoor, or take other action as appropriate.

Mr.

Chair, I move approve of the nine individuals right into the record.

Thank you.

There's a motion for approval.

Please cast your vote.

Motion carries.

Commissioner's next item is to approve, adopt, and authorize the chair to sign the ordinance consenting and agreeing to the provisions of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Bond Resolution authorizing the issuance by the authority in the name and on behalf of the county of its Clark County Nevada General Obligation, limited tax, Las Vegas Convention Convention and Visitors Authority refunding bonds, additionally secured with pledge revenues, series 2026A in the maximum principal amount of 93 million six hundred and sixty thousand as if an emergency exists.

Thank you.

I'll introduce the ordinance and ask the clerk to read the ordinance by title.

An ordinance concerning the issuance and payment of the Clark County Nevada general obligation, limited tax, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority refunding bonds, additionally secured with pledged revenues, Series 2026A in the maximum principal amount of 93,660,000 dollars, consenting and agreeing to be bound by the provisions of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authorities resolution designated by the short title 2026A Refunding Bond Resolution.

Ratifying, approving, and confirming action taken, authorizing the issuance of the bonds and prescribing other details in connection therewith, providing for the adoption of this ordinance as if an emergency exists and providing the effective date thereof.

Mr.

Chair move for adoption as if the as it's an emergency exists.

Thank you.

There's a motion for adoption.

Please cast your vote.

The motion carries.

Commissioners, your next item is to approve and authorize the obligation of 10 awards totaling 20 million dollars in Clark County Community Housing Funds for the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing units and authorize the county manager or his design to execute any necessary documents related there too.

Thank you.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Commissioner Zagney Stapleton, Community Housing Administrator.

I have a brief update for you this morning on the community housing fund and the proposed 2025 CHF funding awards, which are before you today for your approval.

So just a quick reminder we talk about affordability of housing in terms of the area median income for a family of three in Clark County in 2025.

That's approximately $85,000 a year.

As a percentage of that median income or AMI, you can see on this chart the annual income of households at different AMI levels along with what they can afford to pay each month for rent.

So for example, we talk about 60% AMI a lot.

That annual income is approximately $55,000 a year, and a family can rent a two-bedroom apartment, uh affordable two-bedroom apartment for $1,377 a month.

And uh here's a reminder of the need that we're addressing in Clark County with our welcome home housing initiative.

So in terms of housing availability to folks at those lower AMI levels, the graphic uh here shows the extremely low-income households, those are 30% AMI and below.

So those folks most in need at poverty level.

Um, by state, the number of units available.

So we are one of the lowest in the country for availability of those units, and actually here in Clark County for every 100 people at 30 percent AMI, there are only 13 units.

Um the need for attainable housing for folks at 60 percent AMI has actually reduced in Clark County, and where the need is truly critical in our community is at 15 percent AMI and below, where we need over 90,000 units.

Um, and finally, the burden on these households who cannot find housing that fits their budget is also pretty profound.

Approximately 70 percent of the runners at 50 percent AMI and below are paying more than half of their income on housing uh when uh 30 percent of their income is really what's uh folks should be paying for housing.

So this is a slide that this board has seen before, but it gives an idea of at those different AMI levels, what types of jobs employ those folks and how they are part of our local economy.

It also shows hourly wages.

So for example, at 50% at AMI, where we're targeting our proposed CHF funding awards today at 50% AMI and below.

Some examples of common professions include medical assistance, housekeepers, and households uh employed in food prep.

Those ranges, those wages range from about 17 to 22 dollars an hour.

And rent that would be affordable to those households for a family of three is approximately eleven hundred dollars a month, which is four hundred dollars below the average price of an apartment in Clark County.

So turning to the community housing fund awards for this year.

Um, the CHF is the fund that this board created in spring of 22 to increase attainable housing in Southern Nevada.

The total investment since then of CHF funds, including today's proposal has supported the construction or rehab of over 5,800 units.

I also want to highlight that through these efforts we've incentivized the creation of units targeted to those households most in need at 30% AMI and below.

And we're proud to say that we have supported the new construction of 713 units at 30% AMI.

Units that without CHF funding would likely not have been created at that low of a targeted income level.

So this is truly a historic investment that this board and the county has made, and one that we've calculated will increase overall our attainable housing stock by 20%.

Um the majority of the units that the CHF fund has supported are at 60% AMI.

However, this funding round our 25 round uh that opened in late fall, we did something a little different.

Um we really wanted to make sure we were meeting the current need in the community, and so we targeted this application to projects that were already in the pipeline, so those that had already received an award from us, and we asked those projects what the cost would be to essentially buy down the number of 60 percent AMI units that they have planned to serve households at 50% AMI, where we know the true need is.

So the list of funding awards you have before you today for a total of 20 million dollars is to reduce the planned rents for each of those projects so that they will serve households at 50% AMI and below.

Uh, the number of 50% AMI units that the proposed awards will create and that otherwise would have been targeted to higher income levels is 530.

And then finally, uh, we also wanted to highlight that, like many of the services that we provide here at the county, the CHF funds are also supporting the entire region, not just uh unincorporated Clark County.

This is a snapshot of the map that's on our welcome home website.

The red dots are projects that we have funded since 2022.

Many of those are currently in different stages of development or rehab.

And then to the right by jurisdiction, you can see the number of developments we have funded and what those total amounts are.

I would be happy to answer any questions, Mr.

Chair.

Thank you very much.

Uh, are there any questions?

I would ask have we effectively communicated to the cities uh what this plan calls for in the jurisdictions.

Do they do they know the work that we're doing on this?

Uh the staff that I work with does uh above that.

Um I can't answer that.

Maybe uh Mr.

Schiller, we could talk through how we can effectively communicate that to our counterparts on those boards.

Thank you.

Um and then I I would just add I do think you use the word historic.

I do think it's pretty remarkable that we have impacted by 20% the housing stock, the affordable housing stock in this community.

That's a that's a big number in a short period of time, and I think a credit to uh everybody on your team uh and you at the lead.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

With that chairman, I move for approval.

There's a motion for approval.

Please cast your vote.

Motion carries.

Commissioner, it's now 10 a.m.

So we can now move to the public hearing section of your agenda.

Your first public hearing is to conduct public hearing, approve, adopt, and authorize the chair to sign an ordinance to amend title two of the Clark County Code, chapter 2.68.060 to allow for the county manager or designate authorized additional compensation for a hearing office officer and for providing other matters properly related there too.

Thank you.

Anyone wishing to speak can come forward at this time related to item 45.

Seeing none, we'll close the public hearing.

Are there any questions from the board?

I move for approval.

The motion for approval, please cast your vote.

Motion carries.

Commissioners, your next item is to conduct a public hearing and approve and authorize the county manager or is designees to submit a substantial amendment to the FY 2024 action plan to U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development to rescind approval of the 2024 home award to accessible space incorporated in the amount of 1,830,790 dollars and authorize the county manager or is designed to execute any necessary necessary documents related there too.

Thank you.

This is a public hearing.

I will open the public hearing.

Anyone wishing to speak on item 46 can come forward at this time.

Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing and we'll move to a vote.

There are no questions, I'll move for approval.

So motion for approval, please cast your vote.

The motion carries.

Commissioner's next items to conduct public hearing and approve and authorize the county manager or is designated to submit a substantial amendment to the FY 2022 action plan to the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development to rescind approval of the 2022 home award to community development program center of Nevada in the amount of 500,000 dollars and authorize the county manager or is designed to execute any necessary documents related there to open the public hearing on item 47.

Anyone wishing to speak can come forward at this time.

Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing and move for a vote.

Seeing no one, uh move for approval.

There's a motion for approval.

Please cast your vote.

The motion carries.

Commissioners are next items to conduct a public hearing to receive objections from the public concerning the granting of a telecommunications franchise to stimulus technologies of Nevada LLC to provide telecommunication services in certain unincorporated areas of Clark County and to approve and authorize the chair to sign a telecommunications franchise agreement between Clark County and Stimulus Technologies of Nevada LLC to construct, operate, and maintain a telecommunications utility system to provide subscription service in certain unincorporated areas of Clark County, Nevada for a term of five years with two five-year renewal options and providing for other matters properly related there too.

Thank you.

Good morning.

Uh good morning, Chair, Commissioners.

Uh, Mike Harwell for business license.

This was an application that was filed with stimulus by stimulus technologies for telecom franchise agreement.

Um according to NRS 709, we published it in the uh review journal for four weeks, once a week for four weeks, and posted it in each town that they uh plan to operate in, which is Good Springs, Indian Springs, and um uh Spring Valley, I believe, or yeah, one of those three.

Anyway, um, this is uh uh I'm not aware of any complaints or uh objections that have been filed with uh my office or the clerk's office.

So um I'm ready for any questions you might have.

This is a regular telecom franchise, so um it's required to have a public hearing.

Thank you.

Uh we'll go ahead and open the public hearing.

Anyone wishing to speak on item 48 may come forward at this time.

Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing.

Are there any questions or comments from the board?

Seeing none, I move for approval.

There's a motion for approval.

Motion carries.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Commissioner next items to conduct a public hearing and approve and authorize the chair to sign the collective bargaining agreement between Clark County and the Clark County Defenders Union effective July 1, 2024 through June 30th, 2025, and extend the same salary and benefit changes to non-union employees not covered by the CCDU collective bargaining agreement.

Thank you.

Good morning.

Good morning, Commissioners.

Um, my name is Christina Ramos.

I'm the deputy director of HR.

Uh, the item before you is a full contract with the Clark County Defenders Union for a one-year term from 7-1 2024 to 630, 2025.

Uh, part of your materials include the impartial fact finders decision, which includes two unresolved matters we had from that fiscal year.

Um, they were submitted to arbitrator Brian Klaus in early 2025, pursuant to NRS 288, and the decision was issued on January 11th.

So it's attachment two in your materials.

Um, it's included in those materials because there's the NRS deadline to make sure that we bring it to the board, which is today.

The cost for the agreement is six hundred and six hundred and sixteen thousand six hundred and thirty-nine dollars of the agreement for articles and one appendix or amended.

Um there are one hundred and fifty-two impacted positions.

With that, I respectfully request your approval of item number 49.

Thank you very much.

Uh this is a public hearing.

Anyone wishing to speak, please come forward at this time.

Seeing well, I'm David Westbrook.

I'm the president of the Clark Counter Defenders Union.

I'm just here in support of this uh contract as well.

And I also wanted to commend Ms.

Ramos.

Um, after the departure of your prior human resources director, um Ms.

Ramos uh came in and was instrumental in dealing this contract on the eve of another non-binding fact-finding process that would have been uh expensive and time consuming.

As you'll note, this is a 2024 contract, and what it took was a longtime public servant with knowledge about the county and a desire to bargain in good faith to get this deal done.

We just wanted to give Ms.

Ramos that credit and say that we look forward to negotiating her again with her again in this coming cycle.

Thank you.

It's nice to see you both together.

We'll close the public comment and turn it over, Commissioner Sagerblum.

Yes, uh, because my son is a public defender.

I'm abstaining for this item and the next item.

Thank you.

Thank you.

There are no comments.

I move for approval.

There's a motion for approval.

Please cast your vote.

The motion carries.

Commissioners, your last item is to conduct a public hearing and approve and authorize the chair to sign the collective bargaining agreement between Clark County and the Clark County Defenders Union, effective July 1st, 2025 through June 30th, 2026, and extend the same salary and benefit changes to non-union employees not covered by the CCDU collective bargaining agreement.

Thank you.

Again for the record, Christina Ramos, human resources.

This item before you is a full-time contract or full contract with the defenders union, again, ranging from 7125 to 630 2026.

So immediately following the previous contract.

The cost for this agreement is 2,5282, 380.

I'm sorry, 328 dollars of this agreement.

Four articles and one appendix were amended and one new article was added.

There are 152 impacted positions uh for this fiscal year as well.

Um I'd also like to say thank you to the defenders union, David and his team for getting these two contracts done.

We're headed into another contract this year.

Um with that said, I respectfully request your approval of this agreement.

Thank you.

This is a public hearing.

Anyone wishing to speak, please come forward at this time.

Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing.

If there are no comments, uh move for approval.

There's a motion for approval.

Please cast your vote.

Back to business.

The motion carries.

Commissioner will not move back to your business section of your agenda.

Thank you.

Um, your next item is to discuss possible changes to the selection and appointment of members to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada.

Um also sitting in University Medical Center of Southern Nevada Board of Hospital Trustees.

Thank you.

Commissioner Sigabloom.

Yes, Mr.

Chairman.

Thank you.

Um currently the Board of Trustees uh or the board at UMC selects our interviews, takes the invitation or takes the applications for board members, interviews the people, and pick some the their choices and sends those names to us uh for approval.

I think that we should be more intimately involved in the process.

So I would like that the to amend the process so that the board at UMC can interview the people to accept the applications and make recommendations, but they would send us all the names, and then we could make the final decision.

I think that would that go more to how we're trying to get more involved in the day-to-day activities of UMC.

We now supervise the county the manager at UMC, and I think this would fit into that.

So that would be my recommendation that we go forward with a proposed ordinance that obviously we'd have to vote on that at some point.

And I understand that it would also require the the UMC to change their their um processes too.

Thank you.

Um that would basically put these appointments in line with every other appointment that we make.

Same code.

Correct.

Thank you.

Makes a lot of sense.

Any questions, comments?

Nope.

Just want to say that I support that and have been in conversation uh with the Mason and think that it's a great move towards where we're going to go with the UMC.

Thank you.

So we'll expect to see an amendment to the policies brought back to the board.

May I ask a question?

So um, I'm not opposed to this idea, but could we also throw in there if we're gonna make some changes that we want that separate governing board?

Because it fell on deaf fears.

No one's done anything with it with the medical school and um c so that we could have a better say.

And the reason I ask is because there's 12 people doing a GME study today, and that's redundant, which is what we always do.

We already know where we're lacking, and so at least maybe if they could talk to some of the other groups, they would know that we we don't need all these different studies to tell us the same amount of GMEs that we don't have.

So if we could throw in that board, I'm hoping that we get it done.

Yeah, and I we can I'm sure we can make sure that you get an update on that progress too.

Thank you.

Nothing further on that item.

We will adjourn we will recess until tomorrow morning at the public comment.

Thank you.

This is the final time set aside for public comment.

Anyone wishing to speak, please come forward at this time.

Please state your name for the record.

Hello again.

My name is Shoshan.

I'm a resident, and I wanted to address some uh another issue that's on our inbook on our agenda, which is the Pledge of Allegiance.

And I wanted to do some uh research on that because I was very interested in um what I found out.

Just a little historical perspective.

The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy.

And Bellamy was a very religious man.

He became a Baptist minister.

He was also a strong proponent of the absolute separation of church and state, and he opposed government sponsored prayer, which is what we do here.

As such, the original Pledge of Allegiance actually made no reference to God, none whatsoever.

And I'll read it to you.

I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

But there was a big movement going on in the 1950s.

And that you can also refer to it as a big Christian nationalist movement to get religion into every aspect of our civil and government lives.

It was in full force in the 50s.

So it was not until 1954 that the words under God were added to the Pledge of Allegiance during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower.

In 1952, the National Day of Prayer was approved by President Harry S.

Truman.

In 1953, the National Prayer Breakfast was established again in the 50s.

In 1954, in God We Trust was added to our postage stamp.

In 1955, in God We Trust became the official verbiage on our currency.

And in 1956, our national motto became in God we trust.

So these developments marked a departure from the original intent of the United States Constitution, which deliberately established a secular government and protected both freedom of religion and freedom from religion.

The separation of church and state safeguards religious liberty for everyone by ensuing that government does not favor one belief system over others or over none at all.

As our city continue, as our county continues to serve a diverse and non-religious population, I encourage careful reflecting on how religious expressions and invocations are incorporated into our official government proceedings.

And like other countries, where one particular religion is the law of the land, it's called Sharia law in a lot of Muslim countries, where the religion dictates policy.

The goals of the Christian national movement across this country are no different.

So I just wanted to express a little bit of history to you on the Pledge of Allegiance.

It would be great if we didn't have under God in it, because it wasn't the intent of the person who wrote it.

But again, thank you again for listening and thank you for learning.

Thank you very much.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Once again, my name is Sebastian Crawford.

Um I just want to make a quick comment on the uh agenda item that we had earlier for the community housing fund.

Um and it's just a general overall comment and a question for this committee for this people of Las Vegas.

What when is it enough?

When do we start going to work to actually make our lives better for our community, the people next to us?

And instead of going to work to make one person money, the person's name on the board money, while the members of your own community can't even afford homes to live in.

But we make sure that this one person has access to private islands and yachts and jets, but the members that generate this profit, the people that go to work can't even afford a place to live.

What day, like what day do we start standing up if it's not today?

What day do we start saying, hey, actually, the people who'd make that profit for you actually deserve a place to live.

They deserve a portion of that profit.

What day one is the day if it's not today, if it's not tomorrow?

Because it is kind of it's it's stupendous that we all go to work, 300,000 people for these casino owners who are multi-billiers, and we cannot even afford a place to live.

It's ridiculous.

How do we let it get so far?

Maybe you know, a couple billion dollars.

But when we're talking about Mr.

Adelson, who has a or his family has a net worth of 40 billion dollars, and the members in this community can't even afford a house.

When do we say enough?

When do we say enough?

Because it has to be soon, right?

I just hope that we can all agree that if you work for, if you work hard, you put in your 40 hours plus a week, you deserve at least a place to live, right?

Can we not agree on that as a community?

Can we not agree on this all together?

I I just hope that one day we can because it's getting to the point where we we talk about these billionaires, and you're driving down the street and you see rows of homeless people, and we keep doing it for no reason other than I don't know, I don't know why we keep doing it.

I don't know why we keep going to work to make one person rich when our own can't even survive.

And I just hope we can all agree on that at least, and that we can hope to make our community better.

We may disagree politically, may disagree that, but I'm just saying one person should not have more wealth than 90% of the population when we can't even afford to live.

That's all I'm saying.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Anyone wish anyone else wishing to speak?

Please come forward at this time.

If not, we will conclude public comment and recess the meeting until tomorrow at 9 a.m.

Uh and we'll adjourn into closed door session.