All right.

Um we need to call the historic preservation commission to meeting.

Uh can you conduct a roll call?

Yes.

Chair Lermy.

Oh, walking right in.

Um Vice Chair Levine.

Here.

Commissioner Stodle.

Commissioner Hotchkiss.

Commissioner Serifice.

Here.

Commissioner Cosgrove.

Commissioner Palacios.

Commissioner Moody.

Commissioner Perdue.

Commissioner Grimmer.

Here.

Commissioner Harper.

Here.

Commissioner C.

Brant.

Here.

Commissioner Gillespie.

Here.

Thank you.

We do have a quorum.

Great.

Thank you.

Our second item is an announcement regarding compliance with open meeting law.

Yes.

Yes, we are in compliance.

Okay.

Our third item today is 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, please come forward and give your name for the record.

The amount of discussion as well as the amount of time any speak single speaker is allowed may be limited.

Do we have anyone from the public wishing to speak today?

Okay, seeing no one, item four for possible action to approve the final minutes by reference of the special meeting of April 29th, 2026.

Do we have any comments or a motion to approve from the commission?

Commissioner Cosgrove, I motion to approve the minutes.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

That motion carries with the chair also voting in favor.

Item number five two six dash zero one eight five-hpc one discussion for possible action regarding approval of a certificate of appropriateness application for a building expansion project at the historically listed U.S.

post office and courthouse located at 300 Stewart Avenue.

Thank you, Chair.

If I could have just for a second, uh I'm a member of the uh uh the Board of Museums for the excuse me.

I I think Dr.

Seabran's gonna provide us some of that information right now.

No, I this is regarding uh my voting on this matter.

I'm on the board of the uh mob museum, a non-paid position.

Uh and the advice I've received is that I simply need to make a declaration that uh I'm on the board non-paying, but I will be voting on this matter.

Thank you.

I understand.

Thank you.

Um, Dr.

Seeger.

Thank you.

Thank you, Chair.

Um, and thank you, Commissioner Stotel.

So I just did want to remind the um this board that this item uh did come before you in our December 2025 meeting, and at that time um there were changes that were were requested by the members of this um historic preservation commission, and those changes were made.

Um they then this um item came before you again at our last meeting of April 2026 as again an information item um with the um updated design um taking from the uh feedback from from this commission and others and of course this uh board is able to make uh their determination if the design that they've already reviewed is appropriate or not.

Um and hopefully everybody did read the backup and look at everything and make sure that um you are familiar with the the uh scope of work for this project and if well we are still waiting for the state historic preservation office or SHIPO letter, um staff does recommend that if the certificate of appropriateness is approved, it would be on the condition that the applicant requ acquire any and other necessary approvals from any other state or federal agency is required by law, regulation, covenant, or restrictions that run with the land affecting the subject property prior to commencing construction.

Uh the certificate of appropriate is not effective until the historic preservation officer determines that there are no further government approvals necessary to comply with any law, regulation, covenant, or restriction that runs with the land affecting the subject property.

And I'm sorry.

And I'm sorry.

And that would be the condition of approval.

And I'm happy to give this language directly to the chair as well as our clerk so that the actual wording is used.

That would be the condition.

And I will turn it over to Mr.

Ullman and his staff with if there are any questions about the certificate of appropriateness application that is before us today.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Members of the commission, Jonathan Allman, I'm president and CEO of the Mobb Museum.

I'm here with uh Robert Chattle, who is our historic preservation architect and Alexia Chen, who is with LGA, our our um architects of record.

We're uh we're back.

Um we are grateful for all of the uh good guidance that we've received from this commission.

So uh as Diane mentioned or reminded back in December, we provided an informational um presentation to all of you.

Uh we received feedback, which we incorporated into our redesign.

Uh we were here last month, uh presented again as an informational matter.

Um we uh are very appreciative of the support that we heard from the commission.

Um we were not directed to make any changes to what we presented, so we're here today asking uh that you approve our certificate of appropriateness with the understanding as Diane just mentioned that uh prior to any construction commencing, that of course we need to receive all of the other approvals from both the state and national historic preservation agencies.

Great, thank you.

Um I just like to start a little bit um by just sharing that the last time you did share your application, um it was announced, um, and I did know that you were also working with SHIPO on some comments that they had on the building.

Um based on my knowledge at the time, I do think I did expect changes to come forward before the certificate of appropriateness was approved.

Um that said, you're here today, um, and we can go ahead and move forward with voting on your certificate of appropriateness.

I do just want to share with the commission um some of SHIPO's concerns on the application, primarily regarding the view of the east facade and whether or not it remains prominent enough as a historical feature of the building, um, as well as some concerns on the building materials and their compatibility.

So I'll let you kind of respond to that and how you are thinking through that as you move forward, and then we can take comments um and move forward with the voting process for the rest of the commission.

Um just uh for clarification, um would you like us to uh how detailed would you like us to get?

Would you like us to re refer to the presentation to describe the changes that we have made?

Um I don't personally need that.

I'll let other commissioners ask if if they would like additional detail.

I know we all saw that presentation last time and have had a chance to review both last month and this month.

Um, so I think just a high level would be sufficient, but other commissioners can you know jump in on if they have additional questions or need more detail.

Just quick.

So for the record.

Um one of the challenges, of course, there's the front of the building.

And there's the two sides.

And there's the back of the building.

And for me.

And uh the opportunity that you've taken to move the steps, uh, so the the steps are still a predominant place in in the uh the person coming to this building.

Uh but at the same time, the back of the building, not just the back of the building, that's where the the post office was service.

And if you look at the back of the building, it has some architecture to me that's as unique and as important as the front of the building.

Uh you've got the second uh floor or third floor, excuse me, where the courthouse is, and that's that's set back.

Can you tell me is any of the back of the building going to be how is that gonna be handled as far as adding expanding or growing or developing behind there?

Well, we thank you for that.

So we've taken great care in uh in our design to make certain that we're being mindful of the um view of the historic courtroom, which protrudes on the uh on the north facade, um, which is one of the reasons why we are not wrapping this building all the way around the historic building.

The addition is uh what I'm referring to, and also taking care that the uh that the height of that building doesn't obscure the view of of the courtroom.

Uh in addition, we all know that there's the historic uh marquee that is over the uh former loading bay um for for the post office.

Um it's our belief that based on the Secretary of Interior standards that it's important to maintain visibility of those um those features of the building, and that we should not be uh simply building entirely um as an addition to the north.

So that is something we feel quite strongly about.

Um that is important for us to be mindful and respectful of in our addition.

Would be for Diane.

If a motion to approve uh what we saw at the last meeting, it's the same at this meeting.

Does it need to include what was specifically that this uh does not override or ship or whatever the words were or the process is there language that we should include?

Uh Crant for the record.

So I have had several conversations with SHIPO about this.

So we are independent of SHIPO, although we also do need to ensure that um our uh certificate of appropriateness uh does um conform to the Secretary of Standards, but we don't have um what says and which order National Park Service SHIPO, HPC of what actually when applications are submitted.

I'm thinking I think that's what you're asking.

So what we normally do as well, if we have a property um, say for the projects we've had at Floyd Land Park or um Woodland Cemetery, is we take it, we send it both to HPC and SHIPO at the same time, um, because it usually is um takes uh ship a little bit um uh longer to um get back to us because of their workload.

So it's we've always done that so that all applications are submitted at the same time, and we don't move forward on approving any building permits until we get approvals from every entity.

So if I'm sorry, do this the attorney yeah uh chairman, if I may, uh let me just add to that if you don't mind, Diane.

Uh I think one of the questions you asked is is there language we need to include as a condition to ensure that um your approval does not somehow alter the need for a SHIPO to approve the answer, is what she said.

We have two independent agencies here taking independent action.

You do not need additional information, any anything additional than what she read into the record as our our suggested condition.

The fact of the matter is with that suggested condition, you may be get you're getting you would if approved with that condition, its approval is conditional upon the HPO confirming that each and every law regulation restriction or covenant has been complied with, and only until then is the COA actually effective.

So we're gonna need to hear from SHIPO.

And that's that.

There's no additional language necessary to make sure that occurs.

Okay, but so we but we can in fact either approve or disapprove uh with with a motion.

So if I were to make a motion to approve, because we saw the whole presentation at our last meeting, uh uh and the changes that have been made, I would just simply make a motion to approve.

We are we are suggesting what the HPO is suggesting is you make if if that was the decision of this commission, or the decision of the motion motion maker, if you were to make a motion to approve, we would also suggest that you have us read that condition in.

So it's a motion to approve with that conditional language that guarantees that the HPA, the historic preservation officer has the ability to go through and confirm that each and every one of the grant conditions and restrictions has been complied with prior to building permits being issued.

So uh I would like to uh uh ask one last one last question and then I'm gonna make a motion actually, and that is uh whether I'm sorry, Commissioner.

Before you do make a motion, I I do just want to make sure other commissioners have a chance to speak.

Well, they can speak after the motion, is I make my motion and they can uh either but you see sure.

This is not a but the the the question is let's assume that we approve this as it's as it stands, knowing full well that H the SHIPO and and uh whoever could make changes.

And once they have approved those changes, would it have to come back to us again?

I can uh it looks like the sorry preservation officer is busy writing something down, I'll go ahead and uh address that.

The answer is yes, it'd have to come back with those changes.

Okay, so if yeah, if SHIPO finally said this looks good, this is fine, but it's different than we would approve potentially today, then they would still have to come back one more time to Oslo Museum would.

That is correct.

Okay, thank you.

Chair did we have any other commissioners who'd like to make comment or ask questions?

Um Chair, before anybody does that, um Commissioner Moody's trying to call in on the line.

So if he wanted to weigh in on this, but I he said he's having trouble calling in.

Okay.

Um well, we can take other comments and then um before we take a vote, we'll check back in on how Commissioner Moody's doing.

And Chair, may I uh just add something?

Sure.

Um we understand full well that this is not the last stop in the approval process.

Um there's there is both the SHIPO historic review, there's also the National Park Service, and we you know, as we've been navigating this process, there's three independent agencies that all have different interests in this process.

So whether it's the National Park Service with respect to the deed covenants that came with the transfer of the building, SHIPO with respect to the grant uh covenants that came as a result of the financial grants that came via the state uh and the historic preservation commission.

We're we're here today asking um for this approval because we have made the presentations to this commission before.

We feel that we are you know we are in a place where this commission has reviewed the project um and has expressed comfort with our approach to the design, and by getting the approval here, that enables us to start the entitlement process with a planning department at the city, which is a very lengthy process.

We've only just finished schematic design on this process.

We need to go through design development, we need to do construction drawings, we need to go through the city process in planning.

That is uh a many months long uh endeavor.

We're not uh ready to construct, we're not uh looking to get this approval and immediately make physical alterations to the building.

We understand that we cannot do that.

Uh we would not do that until we get the other required approvals that include both SHIPO as well as confirmation from the National Park Service that they are also comfortable with the the design that we have uh put forward.

And if there are any meaningful changes to those to the design as we go through the review of the other two agencies, or outside of the historic review, any any design changes that might result from the conversations we have with the planning department that might alter um our approach to this project, of course, we're gonna come back to this commission um for a review of any of those subsequent changes.

Um we and and I'm not saying this uh in an effort to remove any of the language.

We're perfectly comfortable with that language because that language only affirms what our we would be doing uh anyway.

Thank you.

Commissioner Harper, uh for the record.

I have a question on on uh just real quick and mostly for my own satisfaction.

On SD11, you show the uh new lobby and the connection between the new building and the existing building, and you show the demolition for two windows that are going to be turned into doorways.

Um I understand we're just still in concept design right now.

Do you have an idea of how you're going to treat those doors and those the that conversion?

This is Lexi Chan from LG Architectures.

Um do you want to flip?

We can flip through the slides to the interior view.

So the idea is to repurpose uh, I think to design the doorways to almost look like the window, except that they will function as doors.

Um obviously there is a sill portion that's solid masonry that will be part of the now doors.

Um proposing that you know to match what was done previously at the museum, similarly to keep most of the historic look at those two portals.

Thank you.

Commissioner Grimmer.

Um, yeah, I I just wanted to Commissioner Grimer for the record.

Um just to put on the record that I think this design that they brought that the museum brought back to us in the last meeting has significant improvements from what we saw in December.

Um, you know, the the new design has very minimal impact on the existing building.

Um you know it provides as much view of all of the the exterior as is possible, but still achieves the goals that uh that the museum needs to accomplish with the expansion.

Um I definitely agree with Commissioner Stodal that preserving the the north side of the building and the view shed to the north side of the building and the uh you know the the bump out of the courthouse, the courtroom, um, and the portico, and I mean that's that's all a very important part of the history of the building, and so um, so I think that the the design that they've brought to us where it really there's very minimal attachment on that northeast corner is is really kind of the best of all world worlds, including the that the structure is is shorter, it's set back, it so it certainly is a design that doesn't at all compete with the the his historic integrity of the post office, which you know the more I've thought about it is quite possibly our most historically significant building in all of Las Vegas.

So, you know, I so I think it is important that that we take this seriously, and um I I think what they've brought to us is uh a fantastic design, and and I'm glad the Commissioner Stodal's about to make a motion.

Thank you.

Any other commissioners?

I'll just um add my own thoughts to that.

I do agree with Commissioner Grimmer.

I think the building that you've brought to us on the second round did incorporate um all of our initial comments that we had on the building and made some honestly what I think were compromises on your end to help meet the comments that you heard.

And so I do really appreciate that effort.

Um, and I do generally think that your proposal is meeting the Secretary of Interior Standards.

Um I do think that there could be some improvement on the view of the east side.

Um I am willing to let you go through the process with SHIPO and work that out there.

Um, and would be um supportive of an approval today as well.

I know we have a commissioner waiting to make the motion, but I would encourage you to think about that east side um and the historic kind of aspect of how that building was viewed in the past, and that there are still three really intact facades to that building, and potentially there could be some compromise more to be made there.

Um, but as I said, I will um defer that to your other approval processes.

I do feel that the intent of the of the Secretary of Interior Standards have been met.

Do we have any other comments or would we like to take a motion?

Uh sold up for the record like to make a motion to approve item uh 26-0185-HPC one uh regarding the certificate of appropriateness, including the language recommended by the city attorney's office.

Uh Chair, may I read that in so it's clear?

Yes, please.

Um it sounds like the motion is to approve.

Correct.

On the condition that the applicant acquire any other necessary approvals from any other state or federal agency is required by law, regulation, covenant, or restriction that runs with the land affecting the subject property prior to commencing construction.

The COA is not effective until the historic preservation officer determines that there are no further governmental approvals necessary to comply with any law, regulation, covenant, or restriction that runs of the land affecting the subject property.

That would be the condition to go along with your motion for approval.

That's correct.

I just want to make sure that if all these changes are made that it still has to come back for the HPC.

Let me read you the language of I don't want to confuse the clerk.

We've read the condition in.

Now let me explain to you why this language does what you've asked.

Okay.

This language says the certificate of appropriateness is not effective until you're approving it today, the effectiveness of which is not triggered until such time as the historic preservation officer can confirm that all of the other approvals from all of the other agencies, state or federal, have been obtained.

And so if they don't get an approval from SHIPO, if they don't get an approval from National Park Service, they're gonna have to come back for something else.

If there are changes made, they will come back before you in order to get what they need.

Yeah, assuming that SHIPO and the museum uh come to an agreement along with a park service, and that's all been agreed by the other agencies, state and federal agencies, those changes would then still have to come back and be approved by by us, and we could say no.

If if that if that was the commission's decision when it came back, you are an independent agency.

You I don't wanna put words in the mouth of the applicant, but he understand he understands that there is a process to go through that he needs both all the approvals from three different independent agencies.

This board, SHIPO, and National Park Service.

And if you if you'd like to get confirmation from the applicant, that's probably advisable.

But I just want to make sure the clerk has the condition is read and the motion is to approve.

Just okay, thank you.

Okay, I think we did hear confirmation earlier that um the applicant understands that there's different approval processes that they still need to go through.

We have a motion on um the table to approve with the condition that the certificate of appropriateness does not become effective until other approval agencies have also made their decision.

Chairman, let me be clear.

Let's not let's not con I'm sorry to do this.

Let's not confuse the motion with a new rereading of the condition.

I which you're doing right now.

And I appreciate that you're doing so.

No, you're trying to summarize it, which is perfect.

But if there's a question later on as to which one of those were the appropriate condition, I just want to be sure it was the one I read into the record that the clerk has.

Okay, ignore what I say.

We have a thank you for the summary.

I just want to be clear.

Um to approve with the condition that was read into the record by the city attorney.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

And did Commissioner Moody ever join us?

No.

Okay.

That motion carries with the chair also voting in favor.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Okay.

Um we are now on item number six two six-zero two three nine-hpc one, a report by the community development department regarding the presentation of the 2026 historic preservation awards.

Oh, sorry, I moved.

So this um portion of um our historic preservation month is to hand out the awards.

So what we're simply going to do is have the um chair and chair, vice chair, read off the um uh uh the award nominations and the wording.

So um Teresa should have put piece of paper in front of both of you.

Um so if you read off the award, sorry, I have like a hundred things coming at me here.

Um, once you read off the award, I'll hand off the um award to the recipient.

And we don't have like a professional photographer, but if you would like your photo taken, I have a volunteered Mike to um if you give him your phone, um, he'll take pictures for you if that's something that you would uh like.

So um, if we could we've started with um the the Dorothy Wright bricks and mortar.

Um so if you want to start with that one.

Sure, and just a quick question.

Um, are we gonna take a group photo at the end?

Uh we we can.

It's just like I said, we don't have a uh photographer here today, but I'm sure we can um have somebody take the photo.

Okay, well please do stick around after you get your award for our group photo at the end.

And and I would like to have the luncheon as well.

Remember, everybody here is invited to our luncheon, and um it will be at one, so we have about uh half hour to do this, so it'll go quick.

Um, and the luncheon um is if you walk across the hall here and left into the hallway where there's the green card picture, the green, yeah.

And so that's where our luncheon will be.

Okay, thank you.

So we'll start with the Dorothy Wright Bricks and Mortar Award, which is being awarded to the Junior League of Las Vegas.

This is in recognition of the Junior League of Las Vegas in their work to preserve and restore the 1959 Morelli House.

For many years, the junior league cared for the House as an event space and educational venue, welcoming visitors and residents alike to see and learn about Las Vegas' mid-century history.

And these efforts embody the spirit of the Dorothy Wright Bricks and Mortar Award.

Um, additionally, the junior league worked to move the Morelli House from behind the old Desert Inn in the estate's residential development there in order to save it as the last remaining house from that mid-century development.

Um, as such, it is a shining example of historic preservation in Las Vegas.

Thank you.

Our second award goes is the uh City of Las Vegas Legacy Business Award, and that goes to Eddie Escobido Jr.

I hope I pronounced that right.

Uh, in recognition of your family's founding of the Almundo newspaper and your decade decades of service as an important voice for the Hispanic community, as well as promoting cultural ties between the Spanish and non-Spanish speaking communities in the city.

We commend your dedication to contributing to the history, culture, and authentic identity of the city of Las Vegas.

Okay, our next award is for historical media project.

This award goes to Jeffrey Carlson in recognition of your continued dedication to accurately presenting the history of Las Vegas through the production of your website, Vintage Las Vegas, um, and other posts on social media platforms.

Um through your work and research, you are a true champion and historian of Las Vegas as a community and its citizens providing detailed and accurate um stories of this remarkable city.

Your dedicated work truly embodies the spirit of preservation and commemoration of the past.

Um and I would just like to add that I frequently use you as a starting source when I'm researching my own things, um, and do very much appreciate your attention to detail and accuracy.

Thank you.

Our fourth award today is for preservation education, and that goes to Claire White in recognition of more than a decade of your exceptional endeavors to preserve the city's history through your work on educational programming for teachers, students, senior citizens, and the general public related to Southern Nevada history, forensic science, the criminal justice system, and constitutional law.

You're commended for being in the forefront of preserving the history of Las Vegas.

And our last award is for career achievement.

I would just like to take a second to recognize another recipient of this award previously, Senator Bryan is with us today.

Thank you for joining us today, Senator Bryan.

And following in your footsteps, we are presenting today's career achievement award to Guy Rocha.

Rosha, I apologize.

And I believe his daughter Victoria is here today to receive the award.

This is given uh oh, I'm gonna have problems with this word posthumously.

Posthumously.

Okay, they set it for me in recognition to Guy Rocha for his decades of service, his commitment to historical accuracy, and his lasting impact on the understanding of Nevada's heritage.

Through his media appearances, writings, and stewardship of the state's archives, he offered an invaluable insider's perspective on Nevada's past and worked tirelessly to protect the state's historical record and bring overlooked narratives to light.

Sure, if I could get that.

Of course.

He was the person that I learned from that I uh uh he he was a mentor to me in in many ways, uh a very very special person.

And uh and I wish that we could have given this to him in person.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

Again, we appreciate your dedication and commitment to preserving the history of Las Vegas.

Um we hope to see you at our luncheon in about 20 minutes or so.

Um, we do have a little few more items of business here.

So we will move on to item number seven, which is a report by the community development department regarding director's updates.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Uh Seth Floyd for the record.

Uh, I do not have any updates for this meeting.

Thank you.

Um item eight is a report by the community development department regarding the project update list.

Uh thank you, Seabron, for the record.

So I don't have a slide for this because right now all of our um projects have been completed or they are in progress if we are receiving the uh proposals for the work that we're moving forward with as we discussed last time as far as the Floyd Lamb Park signs and the um grant from the state for the putting the um or nominating the gym to I'm sorry, the Johnny Rocco's ringside boxing gym to the register.

So um, as soon as I have more details on that, we'll bring it to have an update at our next meeting.

Also, still um trying to clarify with the camp training because we do have the camp training that is uh going to be in Carson City for a state camp, as well as we're looking at our own.

So, right now we do have five commissioners that would like to uh go to Carson City for the state camp.

Um, but it sounds like everybody would still like to do the Las Vegas training.

So as soon as we have uh uh a final tally of everything, we'll come back with an update at our next meeting.

Uh, just a quick question.

So do we have a date?

Have we locked in our dates for our camp?

No, because we were actually gonna use the dates that Shippo shows, so we need to look at some different dates.

Oh, okay.

So we don't know whether it'd be earlier or later.

I'm I'm thinking it will be later because I think it's important to see to hear it on the state level and then bring it down to our local level of more concentrated on the city.

Great, thank you.

You're welcome.

And and sorry, uh that's all I have, Chair.

Okay.

Do we have any other questions from the commission?

When is our due date sold off of the record on the uh uh the nomination for the uh uh Mormon Fort?

Oh, so um well, so we did the this commission did approve the additional funding, so Cats Environmental is working on those, and they should be done uh end of next month or July.

So Cats Environmental is working on those, and they should be done uh end of next month or July.

Oh great, thank you.

I think Commissioner Grimer.

Commissioner Grim for the record.

I just wanted to um since you mentioned uh signs out at Floyd Lamb after our last meeting.

I did go out there and walk around and attempt to read the signs, and they definitely need to be replaced.

And one of one of the things that I actually pointed out to Dr.

Crant too is that uh when we talk to the contractor who is gonna do the signs, one of the issues is the signs need to be able to withstand having the sprinkler spray on them all the time, because that's another one of the factors that I think is probably degrading those signs.

So I just wanted to add that to the record.

Great, thank you.

Um we will move ahead to item number nine two six zero two four zero dash HPC one report by the community development department regarding historic and archaeological resources in local media.

We don't typically have a presentation on this.

Um I see Dr.

Seabrant shaking her head.

Seymour for the records, it's just for everybody to read.

Um as always, we appreciate the great reading material.

We will move on to item number 10 discussion regarding topics for future agenda items.

Comments made during this portion of the agenda by individual members shall refer solely to proposals for future agenda items, and any discussion shall be limited to whether or not such proposed items are within the purview of the commission, andor whether such proposed items shall be placed on a future agenda.

No discussion regarding the substance of any such proposed topic shall occur, and no action shall be taken.

Do we have anybody with suggested agenda topics?

Uh Jack Levine for the record.

So it seems last month we were blindsided by a presentation by the Dapper group regarding the Hunt Ridge Theater.

And I don't I think I could speak for everybody on up here that uh we don't know what's going on, and we don't know what that means.

And it was presented to us as a done deal and a done fact, and we only heard his side of it, and I'm proposing that we have a presentation from the city staff, not only legal but planning department and any other buddy involved of how long this has been going on, how long the city's known about it, what they know about it, have there been any deals made, has there been any handshake deals made?

Is there anything in writing?

And let's have some sunshine on this subject, please.

Thank you.

Uh and just for the for the record, uh the Dapper group is sending out uh emails saying that the city of Las Vegas has approved funding for a feasibility study.

Uh uh just like to add that uh if we could get some information on the feasibility study and what thank you.

Any other topics of interest for commissioners.

Okay, thank you.

We'll look forward to hearing those in the near future.

Um item number 11, citizens' participation.

Public comment during this portion of the agenda must be limited to matters within the jurisdiction of the commission.

No subject may be acted upon by the commission unless that subject is on the agenda and is scheduled for action.

If you wish to be heard, please come forward and give your name for the record.

The amount of discussion on any single subject as well as the amount of time any single speaker is allowed, may be limited.

Do we have anyone wishing to speak today?

Hello, please come forward afternoon, commissioners.

My name is Jeff Alpert, J E F F A L P E R T.

I'm a former award recipient from HBC for the educational category.

And during COVID, I wrote a book about the very early history of our city, Las Vegas, and it covered chapters on lawyers, bankers, barbers, pharmacists, doctors, and I brought along some copies today.

I noticed some new faces on the commission and on staff.

And I thought if you didn't receive my book four years ago, I was here to present free copies to just about everybody.

If you would like one today, please come forward, see me, and I'll be happy to give you a signed copy.

I self-published and printed 500 copies.

I still have a little over 200 left.

So if anybody on the commission or on staff can think of a good use where they could be properly used for educational purposes, I'd be happy to donate you know, sizable numbers and just uh reach out to me.

My email is inside the book.

So thank you for your time.

I'll leave these up front and let staff deal with passing them out.

Thank you.

Just a quick comment.

And that is the uh uh the author of this book who is before us follows in the Guy Rocha accuracy category.

The details in this book.

Uh every word has been double checked and has backup information, and it is a real, it's an extremely important document for the early history of Las Vegas.

Congratulations.

It's really it's still a it's a well used.

I may need another copy because mine has all kinds of post-it notes in it, and so thank you for all your work.

Okay, thank you.

I brought along 10 copies, so I have a few more with me in my seat.

Thank you.

Great.

Thank you for your generosity.

Any other members of the public wishing to come forward?

Of course.

So hello, my name is Victoria Rocha.

I am Guy Roche's daughter.

I just wanted to express my gratitude for the award and the recognition of day when Commissioner Harper reached out.

It was really special because it says a lot when he passed away nine months ago, and his legacy, you know, continues now, and hopefully forever.

And but people want to um see what his contributions were to the state and also to the city here today with the city of Las Vegas.

I also just wanted to note though that it's not just special for me, um, and hopefully for you all as well, that how he elevated Las Vegas' image in history beyond the lore, but he was also a son of Las Vegas.

I mean, he was raised here.

He was a two-time state wrestling champion for Clark High School.

Um, this is where you know he worked in casinos and was part of the union.

Um, I find this award particularly special because my dad not only talked about the history of Las Vegas and the accuracy of it, um, but he was a part of that history by being a son of Las Vegas.

So just thank you again um for doing this.

And I I really it gives me goose thumps uh to know that he has in your hearts, hopefully forever.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for sharing that.

Anyone else?

Okay, seeing no one, we are now on item number 12, and this meeting is adjourned.

Please do join us for lunch.