The Mesquite City Council met on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. to discuss and act on a lengthy agenda covering consent items, public comments, conditional use permits, liquor licenses, development agreements, city manager appointment, property sales, and other administrative matters. The meeting included numerous public comments on various topics, from neighborhood nuisances to development policies.
Good evening, everyone. And welcome to the Tuesday, October 14th, 2025, regular city council meeting for the City of Mesquite. It is 5 p.m. and we are going to get started with an invocation by Pastor Bob Brugman of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Thank you, Mayor. Let us pray. Almighty and most compassionate God, Heavenly Father, beloved Son, our Helper and our Comforter. We give thanks for the very gifts that you have generously and graciously graciously lavished on our City Council for the ongoing administration and support of our citizens. Cause them to act on every opportunity for faithful service. Pour the Holy Spirit upon them and all that are here, that everything we think, say, and do are for your glory and the good of this city. In the blessed name of Jesus, our beloved, your beloved son and our Lord and Savior. Amen. Thank you, Pastor. And I'd ask that you all please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge. One nation. Under God, indivisible. And now we are going to have the uh presentation of the two 2025 SOAR Award. Good evening, Mayor Whipple and City Council and everyone in the audience. It's my honor to present again, because we've already done it in Vegas. The annual SOAR Awards, which is safety officer award recognition, started 25 years ago. The problems the program SOAR was created to honor the ordinary officer who day in and day out performed his or her job in an outstanding manner. He or she is not necessarily a hero in the sense of the world. Rather, that that person is a quiet hero who does an excellent job at what he or she is hired to do. The goal was for all of Southern Nevada clubs to work together on this project. It started in 2000 with eight agencies, and it has grown to over 20. With the help of the agencies, we have been able to, as a whole, honor and thank over a thousand men and women who exemplified the Rotary Mantra of Service Above South. This year, our respective awards presented at the SOAR event in Vegas for police and fire will be read by Chief Fails and Chief Andris. If you guys will join me. Good evening, Mayor and Council members of the public. On Friday, January 17th, 2025, at 3 30 p.m., Mesquite Fire Rescue is dispatched to assist Clark County Department Station 71 with a confirmed structure fire in Bunkerville. While in route, dispatch advised that Cork County Fire Engine 71 was responding with only one firefighter. That firefighter was Mesquite Fire Rescue's own captain Keith Browning, who was off duty at the time. Captain Browning resides in Bunkerville and has volunteered with CCFD Station 71 for the past 19 years. Upon arrival, Captain Browning immediately assumed incident command. He identified a down power line in front of the home, secured a water supply, placed the engine in pump, and initiated a defensive fire attack, acting alone until additional units from Mesquite arrived. Although the structure was a total loss, the fire did not extend to neighboring properties and no injuries were reported. According to national standards, a minimum of 16 firefighters is recommended to safely and effectively perform the critical task required at a single family structure fire. In rural Nevada, however, the response often occurs with far fewer resources. Tonight Mesquite Fire Rescue proudly recognizes Captain Browning for his decisive action, leadership, and unwavering commitment to the safety of our community. His response to this incident is a testament to his professionalism, dedication, and the value he brings to the fire service. Thank you. Jason's younger than me. He doesn't need glasses. Okay. Around June of 2024, Sergeant Stout was at the police department speaking to a dispatcher Carrie Roberts. Dispatcher Roberts informed Sergeant Stout that she had been, she had heard through a family friend that a local female had given birth the night prior. The female was well known to law enforcement as a drug abuser. Sergeant Stout had received information from various sources that the female was actively using illegal drugs throughout the pregnancy, and that she had made comments that the baby's welfare was not a concern of hers. She had also avoided seeing a doctor throughout her pregnancy.