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Mesquite City Council Technical Review Meeting - December 2, 2025

City Council & CommitteesTuesday, December 2, 2025
BodyMesquite, Nevada
SessionCity Council & Committees
DateTuesday, December 2, 2025
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0:00

Good afternoon, everyone.

0:03

And welcome to the Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 technical review meeting for the City of Mesquite.

0:09

It's 2 31.

0:10

We're gonna go ahead and get started with opening public comment.

0:12

You have three minutes.

0:18

Good afternoon, Mayor, members of City Council, and the residents of Mesquite.

0:23

My name is Debbie Benham, and I'm here to talk about the parade of lights.

0:27

The parade is this Thursday at 5 30.

0:31

We have right now we had 40 entries.

0:33

We're down to 38, two had a cancel.

0:37

Food wise, I have 19,711.6 pounds of food.

0:43

And this morning I picked up an additional 625 dollars in donations.

0:48

So I now have 1,710 to spend.

0:53

So come out to the parade.

0:55

It's gonna be awesome.

0:56

It is the biggest parade, the biggest number of entries we've had since we've done it.

1:02

Thank you.

1:03

Thank you, Debbie.

1:09

And on that note, I'd like to thank Captain Rowley and the volunteer police for all the hours that they've put in.

1:17

Uh Chris comes in on his day off with his truck and trailer.

1:21

And uh they've done a fantastic job.

1:23

We I don't know what we would have done otherwise.

1:25

So a big thank you to Chris and the volunteers.

1:29

Thank you so much.

1:37

Mike, say your name, just for the record.

1:40

You don't know that.

1:43

Hello, Mayor Whipple.

1:44

My name is Raylan Schivano, uh, director for Nordic Beach Properties.

1:48

Um, today I'm asking the city to stop relying on the 2007 final map for Red Hills.

1:54

It is defective, it is not legal, and the HOA itself has determined that 4C2 and 3D two are not on this map.

2:05

So the uh since they don't exist, they are they're forced those slots are not on a lawful map.

2:13

So to do any parking or any reciprocal agreements or cups, you can't do anything if the parcel is not on a legal parcel map.

2:22

And I did call the county today to verify um how they got these parcels on the map, and they're just as confused as I am of how these parcels ended up on the map.

2:31

So they're investigating how 4C2 and 3D2.

2:35

Um, also that the fact that they can't get on the map, they have to have 67% vote.

2:41

And if we were a legal HOA, Nordic Beach owns 33.33 percent, and they can't get on the map.

2:48

So we have voted no.

2:49

Now we are not under NRS 116, according to the Red Hills attorney, and we agreed with him.

2:57

And even if we were, they don't have any enforcement power.

3:01

So our CC and CCNRs that are actually recorded under um book 11, page one or book 111, page 35.

3:12

This would be the map that we would be going by, which doesn't have any subdivisions done in 2003.

3:19

So those CC and Rs aren't valid for the 2007 amendment because the amendment was not done legally.

3:26

Then you have the fact that we have the motions for summary judgment and a re-recording that tried to hide the fact that they had an annexed in the property correctly to the master association.

3:38

So all I'm asking today for this part is that you stop relying on any CC and Rs from Red Hills and any final maps from Red Hills until litigation is finished because they are not legal and it's gonna put the city in a bad position, and we don't want that.

3:53

Thank you.

3:54

Thank you, Rayleigh.

3:56

Frank.

3:59

Get a chance in the next week.

4:00

My screen hasn't been working.

4:04

So thanks.

4:05

Otherwise, I'll forget to tell you.

4:07

So I have to look over Patty's shoulder.

4:10

I was like, do we need to all the things?

4:12

I was gonna say I don't buy it.

4:16

Uh do we have anyone else?

4:18

Okay, uh, with that, we're gonna move on to item two, our work session.

4:23

Um we have items to add.

4:32

Don't be scared, but don't be scared.

4:37

Um, thank you, Mayor and Council.

4:39

So the first item is I emailed it to all of you.

4:43

It's the US 250 tour.

4:45

The United States is gonna be 250 years old.

4:48

We've been approached by a group that is going to be going through all 50 states over the next year, and they're requesting funding.

4:56

So that's that's the first item.

5:00

Okay, do I have a motion to add that item?

5:03

Or how much?

5:05

It'll just be for us to decide.

5:08

So I'll make the motion.

5:11

Okay, do we have a second?

5:12

I'll second.

5:13

And remember, Mayor, we need to make sure there's public comment on any motion.

5:16

Oh, okay.

5:18

Do we have any public comment on that?

5:22

Okay, seeing none, I will call for the vote.

5:26

Parish I.

5:28

NSI.

5:29

Galloway.

5:31

Okay.

5:33

Now the second item is 800 horizon.

5:36

You've actually this is gone on for several months now.

5:40

So uh the company did a presentation on putting about 25 single family lots on the 15 acres next to our shop.

5:51

And then we did the first resolution.

5:53

You approved the second resolution, and now so I'm just going to be adding the contract.

6:00

Okay, do I have a motion to uh do you have any public comment on the uh proposal to add 800 horizon boulevard?

6:10

Okay, seeing none.

6:11

Um councilman Wannless.

6:13

I'll make a motion to approve that.

6:16

Hopefully we can get done with this soon.

6:18

Councilman Parish.

6:20

This is the same builder that we've already approved.

6:23

Is that correct?

6:24

I just move forward with yes.

6:26

Okay.

6:26

We were we were we spent quite a bit of time working on the contract to really tweak it.

6:31

Um Adam did with their attorney, you know, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.

6:36

So both sides finally felt like okay, we can present this now.

6:41

It we had to make sure that there were some restrictions in there uh to hold their feet to the fire to actually perform.

6:47

So that was part of the issue.

6:49

I'll second Paul's motion.

6:51

Okay, call for the vote.

6:55

Galloway.

6:56

Okay, motion passes.

6:58

I've got two more, and they relate to John Deere.

7:01

Um, John Deere 200, and then John Deere 201.

7:06

So again, you know, we've been you've you're pretty familiar with that one, but we received a new addendum on both.

7:15

Okay, and that's with the NRC, correct?

7:17

Uh-huh.

7:18

Okay.

7:18

Do we have any public comment on the two John Deere properties about adding that to the agenda?

7:23

Okay, Councilwoman Fielding.

7:27

Thank you.

7:28

Um Adam, do I need to add these separately?

7:31

Oh, since they are two different items.

7:33

Well, that's a good question.

7:36

You could do one motion to add both of them.

7:37

That's fine.

7:38

I'd like to add 200 John Deere um and 201 Deere to the agenda.

7:43

Okay, Councilman Parrish.

7:45

I'll second that.

7:47

Yeah, call for the vote.

7:49

Parish I NSI.

7:52

Galloway.

7:54

Thank you very much.

7:56

Oh, was that all for or was there one more?

7:58

That was all for two one together.

7:59

Two together.

8:00

Yep.

8:01

Thank you.

8:01

All right.

8:02

Okay, thank you.

8:03

Umor and city council.

8:07

I'd like to advise you about the order of the items.

8:11

Um we have a five point one, uh, which is uh discussion about temporary moratorium on uh short term residential rental, and then 5.2 and 5.3 uh the conditional use permit for the vacation rental.

8:27

So if we if we move those 5.2 and 5.3 in front of the 5.1, then we can review and issue the short term rental permits for them, or by leaving it like this, and the you approve if you approve the moratorium and moratorium will be effective immediately.

8:49

So that means the 5.2 and 5.3 will not be reviewed.

8:55

So I'll let you decide.

8:57

Thank you.

8:59

Thank you, Simon.

9:00

Um, do we have any public comment on rearranging the order of 5.1, 5.2, and 5.5.

9:08

Mayor, it'd be appropriate to have a if there's a motion to do that, then uh allow for public comment.

9:14

If there's no motion, then it just stays as is.

9:16

Okay.

9:17

Councilman Fielding.

9:19

I will make a motion to um replace um 5.1 and make it 5.3 and move up 5.2 and 5.3.

9:31

Okay, do I have a second?

9:34

Okay, call for the vote.

9:36

Parish no, we need to have a public comment.

9:38

Sorry.

9:39

My bad.

9:40

Any public comment on the motion.

9:48

Oh, come on.

9:56

Nick Elfensetti.

9:58

Uh Mayor, uh Council.

10:00

Mayor, uh Council.

10:02

This thing keeps moving along here.

10:04

And if we're gonna be in January or whenever talking about stopping this from happening, these two come in and they're grandfathered in.

10:15

Are my correct?

10:18

I would think so, right?

10:20

Correct.

10:21

This isn't really the forum to address that.

10:24

That the motion is just the order of the agenda items.

10:28

Okay.

10:28

All right.

10:29

Thank you.

10:30

Thanks, Nick.

10:36

Okay, seeing no one else come forward.

10:38

Um we will call for the vote.

10:43

Parish no.

10:44

Nice no.

10:45

Gallo no.

10:46

Okay, motion fells.

10:48

Does anybody else have anything to add?

10:53

Okay.

10:54

Seeing none, um, we will go ahead and move on to item three, which is our final public comment.

11:05

Mayor Council Mike Benham.

11:07

Um talk to Mr.

11:09

Kim about trail tide.

11:12

We have branches that hanging over.

11:14

He's trying to contact the HOA.

11:18

They don't seem to really care.

11:20

Um they trim them up.

11:23

But Mr.

11:24

Kim said your ordinance said they only trim them to seven feet.

11:28

You should change that to 12 feet, just like the CCNRs.

11:35

They they hang an out if an ambulance or a fire truck go down, they're gonna take the roof off.

11:40

And he's tried his best to do it, but they don't care.

11:44

You know, they just don't.

11:46

But before somebody gets hurt, and there's one tree right now that the branches are about this high off the ground.

11:54

So we'll go, and that's on your property.

11:57

Remember, you own the sidewalls and the streets in trail side.

12:01

So I don't know what you guys can do, but you gotta do something.

12:05

Are you talking on Hafenway or in the interior streets?

12:08

Oh, it's right by the middle school.

12:10

No, but are you are are you talking on Long Haven Lane or in the interior?

12:13

In the development itself on the sidewalk.

12:15

Okay, you get a kid come down there on a bike, it's gonna take ease.

12:19

Oh, yeah, and we you gotta do I don't want to see no kids get hurt.

12:22

And by the way, it's not gonna snow, but I saw a kid with a helmer on riding the scooter down Hafen on Monday.

12:32

Good for him.

12:33

Thank you.

12:34

Thank you, Mike.

12:38

Rayleigh and Schiffano again.

12:39

Is this the appropriate time to ask for 5.4 to be removed from the agenda since there is no legal parcel there?

12:45

Um, and if the litigation with Red Hills prevents the city from enforcing the parking code, then it also should prevent the city from granting any liquor licenses or cup approvals that depend on that parking.

12:59

So if the city's position is that they can't do anything because of litigation, they should not be able to grant liquor licenses and cup approvals for the same reason that they should let it play out in court before they add any of this stuff to the agenda.

13:12

And this establishment has been open since October 31st.

13:16

So they've already been serving liquor, they're already in business.

13:20

So the fact that the city is waiting for after the fact to approve a liquor license that shouldn't be on a parcel that doesn't exist, that is our problem.

13:28

And I'm asking for 5.4 to be removed from the agenda, please.

13:32

Thank you.

13:32

Thank you, Rayleigh.

13:37

Seeing no one else come forward.

13:40

Oh just uh I wanted to give a just a quick update um today on the mill and fill project on Mesquite Boulevard.

13:49

You may have seen that they did start removing the asphalt on Monday.

13:53

Um they paved yesterday and they paved today.

13:56

Um, and they'll be removing um the some more asphalt tomorrow and paving on Thursday, and then the weekends, just like what we've always talked about, will be no work on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

14:12

That works happening down towards the Casablanca right now.

14:16

Um they are working on the water line on Old Mill Road.

14:20

That's the um work you see there fixing that water line, and then the city, there's a sewer line with the um that was had some bellies in it right there in front of the uh movie theater, and they're working on that.

14:35

That uh so the work the paving will continue from the Casa up to Grapevine in this month of December.

14:43

Um that's the stretch, but they'll be working from the west towards the east on our traffic signal project.

14:49

Uh that work continues.

14:51

Um they do have all of the boring completed for the conduit, and they're continuing to bring the fiber optic line down Falcon Ridge Parkway.

15:00

So as um people ask, that's the trenching that's going along Falcon Ridge Parkway.

15:05

And then the Hafen and Levitt project is continuing to go well.

15:12

They are putting in utilities, the water line on that, and uh going strong with that.

15:19

The other item of note um right before Thanksgiving, uh the water the water district had a large water line break on Whitware Trail, and that caused extensive damage to the roadway.

15:33

That water line is a PVC, it's 24 inch, so it's a large water line, um, very high pressure.

15:40

So they're looking at actually putting that, taking all of that line out and putting it in as ductile iron.

15:46

Now they're not sure about that.

15:48

They're doing the investigations, but if that is the case, um we will keep that roadway shut down until they get that.

15:56

Um I've talked with fire, um, and that road isn't you know, it's a good little pass through, but it's not necessary.

16:05

So we can close that and it'll probably be closed for the next two months while we're doing on that.

16:12

So thank you.

16:13

That's the update.

16:14

Thank you, Travis.

16:15

Mayor can ask on on the roads with the temperatures dropping like they are, and we're getting down close to freezing at night and stuff.

16:23

How is that going to affect your hot asphalt?

16:27

So great question.

16:29

Um, with all of the standards that are set within the Clark County and southern Nevada, a lot of historical data on this.

16:37

We don't pave unless the base itself is 40 degrees and rising.

16:42

So that's why they didn't start until I think 10 o'clock this morning.

16:47

Um as long as the the real big killer on the paving is the wind during the winter because that cools it down too fast.

16:56

The temperature of the asphalt when it's getting laid down is 280 degrees.

17:01

So it has ample time as long as the base that it's getting applied to is 40 degrees and above.

17:09

So we're still good.

17:14

Councilman Geller.

17:16

Can I ask a question going back to the previous comment about the tavern?

17:22

I is that because we kind of jumped over it a little bit.

17:25

No, that's fine.

17:26

But I you can ask the question.

17:28

The agenda item is the we've concluded the agenda item to add a remove.

17:33

And so if that was the question, then the agenda item had already.

17:37

No, my question is something is selling liquor without a liquor license.

17:40

That was my question.

17:43

And and how did that happen?

17:45

Do we know?

17:46

That we have to do that.

17:47

Yeah, we so how are they still how are they open?

17:53

It's a public comment that could come up here.

17:54

I don't know if Simon's heard about that or not, but it's something that would be addressed.

17:58

I haven't heard anything about it.

17:59

I heard that uh they were doing the innovation a bit, but uh I did I haven't heard anything about the selling course in it.

18:18

Sorry, yeah.

18:25

That's probably okay.

18:29

Thank you.

18:34

Any other comments or questions?

18:37

Okay, with that, this meeting is adjourned at 2 49.

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Summary of Proceedings

Mesquite City Council Technical Review Meeting - December 2, 2025

The City of Mesquite held a technical review meeting on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 2:31 PM. The meeting included public comments, agenda item additions, and discussions on short-term rental regulations and infrastructure updates.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Debbie Benham provided an update on the Parade of Lights scheduled for December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM. She reported 38 entries (down from 40 due to two cancellations), 19,711.6 pounds of food collected, and $1,710 in donations available for parade expenses.
  • Raylan Schivano, director for Nordic Beach Properties, requested the city stop relying on the 2007 final map for Red Hills, calling it "defective" and "not legal." She stated that parcels 4C2 and 3D2 do not appear on the map, that the HOA has confirmed this, and that the county is investigating how these parcels appeared. She asked the city to refrain from relying on any Red Hills CC&Rs or final maps until litigation is resolved, citing potential legal exposure for the city.
  • Mike Benham raised concerns about low-hanging tree branches along sidewalks in the Trailside community. He stated that city ordinance requires trimming to only 7 feet, which he argued is insufficient for emergency vehicles. He suggested raising the trimming height to 12 feet to match CCNR standards.

Agenda Additions

  • US 250 Tour: The council unanimously voted (4-0, with Councilman Parish, Councilman NSI, and Councilwoman Galloway in favor) to add an item regarding a request from a group planning a year-long tour through all 50 states for the United States' 250th anniversary. They will discuss potential funding.
  • 800 Horizon Boulevard: The council approved adding a contract for 25 single-family lots on 15 acres near the city shop. This follows previous resolutions on the same project. Councilman Wannless motioned, Councilman Parish seconded, with Councilwoman Galloway providing the final approving vote. The motion passed unanimously (4-0).
  • John Deere Properties: Councilwoman Fielding moved to add both 200 John Deere and 201 John Deere to the agenda, which was seconded by Councilman Parish. The motion passed unanimously (4-0) to address new addendums from the NRC.

Agenda Reordering Vote

  • A motion was made by Councilman Fielding to reorder items 5.1 (discussion of a temporary moratorium on short-term residential rentals), 5.2, and 5.3 (conditional use permits for vacation rentals) so that 5.2 and 5.3 would be heard before 5.1. The motion failed, with Councilmen Parish and NSI voting against. As a result, the agenda remained in the original order, which could impact the review of the two conditional use permits if the moratorium is approved as effective immediately.

Key Outcomes

  • Parade of Lights: The event is confirmed for December 4, 2025. City staff acknowledged the efforts of Captain Rowley, Chris and volunteer police for their support.
  • Infrastructure Update: City staff reported that the mill and fill project on Mesquite Boulevard began asphalt removal on December 1, with paving happening through early December. Work is scheduled to occur Monday through Thursday only. Additionally, a major water line break on Whitware Trail caused extensive road damage; the road will likely be closed for two months while repairs are investigated and completed.
  • Legal Caution: The city did not remove agenda item 5.4 as requested by Raylan Schivano. Councilman Geller raised concerns about a tavern allegedly operating without a liquor license, but no official action was taken during the public comment period.

Meeting Transcript

Good afternoon, everyone. And welcome to the Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 technical review meeting for the City of Mesquite. It's 2 31. We're gonna go ahead and get started with opening public comment. You have three minutes. Good afternoon, Mayor, members of City Council, and the residents of Mesquite. My name is Debbie Benham, and I'm here to talk about the parade of lights. The parade is this Thursday at 5 30. We have right now we had 40 entries. We're down to 38, two had a cancel. Food wise, I have 19,711.6 pounds of food. And this morning I picked up an additional 625 dollars in donations. So I now have 1,710 to spend. So come out to the parade. It's gonna be awesome. It is the biggest parade, the biggest number of entries we've had since we've done it. Thank you. Thank you, Debbie. And on that note, I'd like to thank Captain Rowley and the volunteer police for all the hours that they've put in. Uh Chris comes in on his day off with his truck and trailer. And uh they've done a fantastic job. We I don't know what we would have done otherwise. So a big thank you to Chris and the volunteers. Thank you so much. Mike, say your name, just for the record. You don't know that. Hello, Mayor Whipple. My name is Raylan Schivano, uh, director for Nordic Beach Properties. Um, today I'm asking the city to stop relying on the 2007 final map for Red Hills. It is defective, it is not legal, and the HOA itself has determined that 4C2 and 3D two are not on this map. So the uh since they don't exist, they are they're forced those slots are not on a lawful map. So to do any parking or any reciprocal agreements or cups, you can't do anything if the parcel is not on a legal parcel map. And I did call the county today to verify um how they got these parcels on the map, and they're just as confused as I am of how these parcels ended up on the map. So they're investigating how 4C2 and 3D2. Um, also that the fact that they can't get on the map, they have to have 67% vote. And if we were a legal HOA, Nordic Beach owns 33.33 percent, and they can't get on the map. So we have voted no. Now we are not under NRS 116, according to the Red Hills attorney, and we agreed with him. And even if we were, they don't have any enforcement power. So our CC and CCNRs that are actually recorded under um book 11, page one or book 111, page 35. This would be the map that we would be going by, which doesn't have any subdivisions done in 2003. So those CC and Rs aren't valid for the 2007 amendment because the amendment was not done legally. Then you have the fact that we have the motions for summary judgment and a re-recording that tried to hide the fact that they had an annexed in the property correctly to the master association. So all I'm asking today for this part is that you stop relying on any CC and Rs from Red Hills and any final maps from Red Hills until litigation is finished because they are not legal and it's gonna put the city in a bad position, and we don't want that. Thank you. Thank you, Rayleigh. Frank. Get a chance in the next week. My screen hasn't been working. So thanks.

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