Mesquite City Council Technical Review Meeting - October 7, 2025
Mesquite City Council Technical Review Meeting - October 7, 2025
The Mesquite City Council held a Technical Review Meeting on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 2:30 PM. The meeting included public comments, additions to the agenda, and staff updates on capital improvement projects.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Rick McIntyre (resident): Asked a technical question about competing interests in parcel properties related to agenda items 6.9 and 6.10. He confirmed with staff that two competing interests remain.
- Railine Schiffano (resident): Requested that the council open a formal review of a July 31, 2025 verification letter issued by Mr. Simon Kim regarding the MV Night Club's conditional use permit (CUP 11001). She argued that Mr. Seitz, the recipient of the letter, no longer has voting rights or membership in the Red Hills Association because his parcel was not on the final map. She stated that the city is colluding with Mr. Seitz to help him sell his property and that the parking code is not being enforced. She asked for the matter to be placed on a public agenda for equal discussion.
- Dominic Olivetto (resident): Requested additional time at the next council meeting to read a positive statement about making city council meetings more productive. Mayor allowed extra time.
- Marcus Bender (resident): Requested a public debate with Mr. Kim regarding code enforcement and truthfulness. The Mayor responded that the request was denied.
Discussion Items
- Addition of Agenda Items: Council considered and voted to add several items to the agenda:
- 201 John Deere (34 acres): Addendum to extend the due diligence period. Councilwoman Fielding motioned; seconded and approved (mayor, Parish, Galloway, NSI – likely all in favor).
- 200 John Deere (12 acres): Revisiting a contract with lowered real estate commission (2.5%) and tightened criteria. Councilwoman Fielding motioned; seconded and approved.
- Falcon Ridge Driving Range: Adding the item back for site plan review. Councilwoman Fielding motioned; seconded and approved.
- Consent agenda item 2.3 (Mesquite Detention Center semi-annual report, Jan 1–June 30, 2025): Moved to regular agenda for a presentation by the police department. Councilwoman Fielding motioned; seconded and approved.
- Staff Update on Road Projects: A staff member (not named) provided an update on several capital projects:
- Las Vegas Paving began ADA ramp removal and reconstruction on Sand Hill Boulevard, separate from the mill and fill project on Mesquite Boulevard and Sand Hill Boulevard.
- Due to prevailing wage rates and union collective bargaining agreements, the mill and fill project will be daytime work instead of night work to avoid cost escalation (from $6 million to $9 million). Mitigation includes replacing base course same day and advanced notice to businesses via letters and weekly updates.
- Pre-construction meetings are scheduled for the traffic signal project, Hafen and Levitt Lane, and Canyon Crest and Horizon (bid opening November 4).
- The six-month project is expected to start in November and end by May.
Key Outcomes
- Council approved adding three items to the agenda (201 John Deere, 200 John Deere, Falcon Ridge driving range) and moving the detention center report to regular agenda, all by unanimous votes.
- Council directed staff to place the verification letter issue (requested by Railine Schiffano) on a future public agenda for a formal review.
- Staff will provide weekly updates on road projects via email and the city website.
- The meeting adjourned without further business.
Meeting Transcript
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 technical review meeting for the city of Musquite. It is 2 30 p.m. We're gonna get started. And we're gonna start with our opening public comment. You have three minutes, please come forward. Oh, why are you here? Rick McIntyre, uh resident of Musquite. Mayor, members of council, thank you very much. I have a uh technical question really. Uh earlier there was an agenda item that was to me a competing interest in that parcel property at the late in the agenda here. Has that been removed? The first I don't see it on the agenda is why I'm asking. Seems like it was there previously, but so six six point nine isn't and six ten. Yes, 6.9 and 610. And are they still two competing interests in that parcel? Yes. And that's what I'm looking at here. Yes. Thank you. Thanks, Rick. Hello, Mayor Whipple and City Council for the record, my name is Railine Schiffano. Um, I'm here today to request that the city council open a formal review into the September 2nd uh 2025 verification letter issued by Mr. Simon Kim. Um this letter is issued privately and without public notice. It declares that the 2011 conditional use permit CUP 11001 for the MV Night Club remains valid and unrestricted. Yet this correspondence was not the result of a public hearing inspection or council action. It was simply a response. You guys can see it. Um a response uh to a personal request by Mr. Seitz. What makes this particular concerning is that as of July 31st, 2025, Mr. Sites no longer holds voting rights within the Red Hills Association. The association board determined that the his parcel was not on not on the final map, which Travis and I had that discussion. The final map does not show 4C2 or 3D two. So the association voted them out of the association with no voting rights because their two properties were not on this final map. He is no longer an owner in Red Hills on the map. He doesn't have any easement rights, he doesn't have any membership rights, and yet the city, Mr. Kim is giving him a special letter to say that he has parking rights, which the parking rights are to be debated not by the city council or the city, but by the CC and Rs. If Mr. Sites thinks that he has the right to have reciprocal parking, his place is in civil court. The only duty the city has is to enforce the parking code, which there's no parking variances, no waivers. The 2005 site plan was never re never approved. There's no parking studies. The Red Hills is supposed to have 898 parking spots. We have 524. Even if they went by the 2005 site plan, it's a hundred parking spots short. Mr. Seitz is trying to sell his property now. So he's gonna sell it to the next victim, the next person that's gonna have to deal with the same issues. And the city is colluding with him to help him do that.
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