City Parkway 5 Inc. Board Meeting: October 27, 2025
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City Parkway 5 Inc. Board Meeting: October 27, 2025
The City Parkway 5 Inc. Board meeting was held on October 27, 2025, at an unspecified location. The meeting covered routine approvals, officer elections, board appointments, a charter amendment for Symphony Park, and informational updates on the transition of the Symphony Park Master Association and park maintenance.
Consent Calendar
- Minutes Approval: The board approved the final minutes by reference of the regular meeting of July 7, 2025, via a motion and second.
Discussion Items
- Officer Elections: The board approved the election of officers: Mike Jansen as President, Susan Heltsley as Secretary and Treasurer, Rosa Cortez as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Dina Babski as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. A motion was made and seconded, and the motion passed.
- Symphony Park Master Association Board Appointments: The board approved the appointment of Mike Jansen, Susan Heltsley, and Rosa Cortez as voting members to the Symphony Park Master Association Board. A motion was made and seconded, and the motion passed.
- Amendment to Symphony Park Community Charter: The board discussed and approved an amendment to the amended and restated community charter for Symphony Park. The amendment adds a new land use classification for parking garage parcels (350 South City Parkway and 355 Promenade Place) such that parking portions will not have equivalent units or voting rights. A motion was made, seconded, and passed.
- City Parkway 5 Inc.'s Role in New Symphony Park Master Association: Staff presented a timeline for the end of the founder control period for the Symphony Park Master Association (SPMA). The trigger is expected when Parcel E (the Red Ridge/Cello Tower project) closes on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. The 60-day founder control period ends Saturday, February 28, 2026, with a six-month grace period until Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Key milestones include: by Thursday, February 19, 2026, a managing agent must be contracted, and by Thursday, February 26, 2026, founders must turn over all books and records. The board acknowledged the informational update.
- Donald Reynolds Symphony Park Maintenance Report: Staff reported that the Smith Center, responsible for park maintenance under covenants, was not in compliance but has reseeded the park, which is now in good condition. The park was fenced off to allow grass to grow, and it is expected to be pristine for upcoming ribbon cuttings and ULI awards. The Smith Center will bring proposed park design changes to the Master Association board and Design Review Committee for review.
Key Outcomes
- Approved the minutes of the July 7, 2025 meeting.
- Elected officers for City Parkway 5 Inc.: President Mike Jansen, Secretary/Treasurer Susan Heltsley, Vice President/CFO Rosa Cortez, Vice President/COO Dina Babski.
- Appointed Mike Jansen, Susan Heltsley, and Rosa Cortez as voting members of the Symphony Park Master Association Board.
- Approved the amendment to the Symphony Park community charter (adding a land use classification for parking garages with no equivalent units or voting rights).
- No action was taken on the Symphony Park Master Association transition or park maintenance items; they were informational and status reports.
Meeting Transcript
Okay, uh we will uh begin the city parkway five Inc. Board meeting for October 27, 2025. Our first item is to do a call to order and a roll call. Rosa Cortez. All right, and Mike Jansen. And with that, I believe we have a core. We have a core. Okay. Move on to item two, which is an announcement regarding compliance with open meeting law. We are compliant. All right, great. Item three, public comment. Comment during this portion of the agenda must be limited to matters on the agenda for action. If you wish to be heard, come forward and give your name for the record. The amount of discussion as well as the amount of time any single speaker is allowed, may be limited. Uh seeing no one for public comment, we will close public comment, move on to item four. Item four for possible action to approve the final minutes by reference of regular meeting of July 7th, 2025. I make a motion to approve the final minutes. I'll second that. Move on to item five, discussion for possible action regarding the election of officers to the city parkway five Inc. Board. Raven Cole Management Analysts, Economic and Urban Development. The proposed officers are as follows. We have Mike Jansen for President, Susan Heltsley, Secretary and Treasurer, Rosa Cortez, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Dina Babski, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Yeah. Okay. I make a motion to approve the election of the proposed recommendations for the officers of the City Parkway 5. I'll second that. And with that, that motion passes. We will move on to item six discussion for possible action regarding the appointment of directors to serve on the Symphony Park Master Association Board. Raven Cole Management Analyst, Economic and Urban Development. The proposed officers are as follows. We have Mike Jansen voting member, Susan Heltley, voting member, and Rosa Cortez voted voting member. I make a motion to approve the appointment of those serving on the Symphony Park Master Association Board. All right, I'll second that. And that motion passes. Move on to item 7. Discussion for possible action regarding an amendment to the amended and restated community center community charter for Symphony Park. Charter by City Parkway 5 Inc. Corporation as founder during the founder control period as permitted under the charter to add an additional land use classification to exhibit D of the charter for the parcels in the project which are owned by the City of Las Vegas or an affiliated entity and improved with parking garages and which are located at 350 South City Parkway, APN 1393 21104, and 355 Promenade Place, APN 1393 610033, which new land use classification will have no equivalent units or voting rights, and to grant to the president of the corporation the authority to execute and record the amendment to the charter as approved as to form by the corporation's council. This is Ward 5, Councilwoman Summers Armstrong. Can we get a staff report on this? Yeah, Kelly Swanson, administrative officer for economic and urban development. This item is to inform you and allow for discussion of staff preparing an amendment to the community charter for Symphony Park, which will clarify that the parking portions of the parking garages will not be assessed nor have any equivalent units nor voting rights attributed to them. Okay, any uh questions on that item. Happy to take a motion. I make a motion to approve the amendment to the amended and restated community charter for Symphony Park. Okay, I'll second that. And that item passes.
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