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Mesquite Technical Review Meeting – September 15, 2026: Police Department Independent Review Added

City Council & Committees — Tuesday, September 15, 2026
BodyMesquite, Nevada
SessionCity Council & Committees
DateTuesday, September 15, 2026
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0:01

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the Tuesday, September 15th, 2026 uh technical review meeting for the City Mesquite.

0:09

Um, I'd like to excuse Councilman Wanless and Councilman Parrish, and we'll go ahead and get going with opening public comment.

0:19

Rick McIntyre, uh Mayor Whipple and members of the council, thank you for just a minute of your time.

0:26

We recently held a uh a community meeting that we're required to hold for the new Smiths uh project that's going in at Birdie Lane and Bertha Howe and Balcomridge Parkway.

0:35

And I just want to uh compliment uh Travis Anderson for the terrific job he did of handling what could otherwise be a rather contentious crowd, uh 60 people, and it was a full house, and it was uh way it ended up way better than I ever expected.

0:52

And I I just want to commend Travis for doing such a great job of handling a difficult crowd.

0:58

Thank you.

0:59

Thanks, Rick.

1:02

Okay, seeing no one else, we'll go ahead and move on to number two, our work session.

1:08

I believe we have some things to add.

1:10

Becca?

1:11

Yes, so thank you, Mayor Council.

1:13

I'd like you to add um a consideration of the appointment of CPSM or the 65th North Group to perform an independent review of the City of Mesquite Police Department.

1:25

Um, by the end of the day tomorrow, we will have a press release out that'll kind of go over um additional information and context of um what this is about.

1:35

Okay.

1:36

Um councilwoman filing.

1:39

Do we have any questions?

1:40

Or okay, Councilwoman Filden.

1:44

Thank you, Mayor.

1:45

Um, I will make a motion to add consideration of the appointment of CPSM or the 65th North Group to perform an independent review of the City of Mesquite Police Department.

1:58

Okay, call for the vote.

2:00

Oh, second.

2:01

Oh, do we need to do public comment on oh, do we have any public comment on that?

2:06

Okay, seeing none.

2:07

Councilman Ennis.

2:09

I'll second that.

2:10

Okay, call for the vote.

2:13

An assignment Galilee.

2:16

Okay.

2:17

Um did we have anything?

2:20

Travis.

2:21

Yes, thank you.

2:22

Um, there is one revision I need on item 6.1.

2:27

It says public comment, but that should be public hearing.

2:32

We put it in the newspaper, advertise that as a public hearing for that bill.

2:36

So if we can make that revision, that would be awesome.

2:39

Okay.

2:41

6.1.

2:48

Okay.

2:49

Anything else we need to add or subtract?

2:54

All right.

2:55

With that, we come to final public comment.

2:58

Okay, seeing none, this meeting is adjourned.

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Summary of Proceedings

Mesquite Technical Review Meeting – September 15, 2026

The City of Mesquite held a Technical Review Meeting on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 2:30 PM in Council Chambers. The meeting began with public comment and then moved to a work session where the council added an item for an independent police department review and corrected an agenda item designation. No other substantive business was conducted.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Rick McIntyre addressed the council, commending Travis Anderson for handling a required community meeting for the new Smiths project at Birdie Lane and Bertha Howe Avenue. He noted the meeting drew about 60 people and was a potentially contentious crowd, but Mr. Anderson managed it well.

Discussion Items

  • Addition of Agenda Item: Councilwoman Filden moved to add consideration of appointing CPSM or the 65th North Group to perform an independent review of the City of Mesquite Police Department. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ennis and passed by voice vote. (Councilman Wanless and Councilman Parrish were excused.)
  • Revision to Item 6.1: Travis Anderson requested a correction to agenda item 6.1 (Bill as Ordinance No. B26-007 regarding vacation home rentals), changing the designation from "Public Comment" to "Public Hearing" to match the published notice. The council acknowledged the revision.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion Approved: The council approved adding the police department independent review item to the agenda. No tally was recorded; the motion passed by voice vote.
  • Agenda Correction: Item 6.1 was revised to a public hearing. No further action was taken on the consent agenda or other listed items.

Note: The consent agenda (items 2.1–2.4) and other scheduled items were not discussed or voted upon during the meeting.

Meeting Transcript

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the Tuesday, September 15th, 2026 uh technical review meeting for the City Mesquite. Um, I'd like to excuse Councilman Wanless and Councilman Parrish, and we'll go ahead and get going with opening public comment. Rick McIntyre, uh Mayor Whipple and members of the council, thank you for just a minute of your time. We recently held a uh a community meeting that we're required to hold for the new Smiths uh project that's going in at Birdie Lane and Bertha Howe and Balcomridge Parkway. And I just want to uh compliment uh Travis Anderson for the terrific job he did of handling what could otherwise be a rather contentious crowd, uh 60 people, and it was a full house, and it was uh way it ended up way better than I ever expected. And I I just want to commend Travis for doing such a great job of handling a difficult crowd. Thank you. Thanks, Rick. Okay, seeing no one else, we'll go ahead and move on to number two, our work session. I believe we have some things to add. Becca? Yes, so thank you, Mayor Council. I'd like you to add um a consideration of the appointment of CPSM or the 65th North Group to perform an independent review of the City of Mesquite Police Department. Um, by the end of the day tomorrow, we will have a press release out that'll kind of go over um additional information and context of um what this is about. Okay. Um councilwoman filing. Do we have any questions? Or okay, Councilwoman Filden. Thank you, Mayor. Um, I will make a motion to add consideration of the appointment of CPSM or the 65th North Group to perform an independent review of the City of Mesquite Police Department. Okay, call for the vote. Oh, second. Oh, do we need to do public comment on oh, do we have any public comment on that? Okay, seeing none. Councilman Ennis. I'll second that. Okay, call for the vote. An assignment Galilee. Okay. Um did we have anything? Travis. Yes, thank you. Um, there is one revision I need on item 6.1. It says public comment, but that should be public hearing. We put it in the newspaper, advertise that as a public hearing for that bill. So if we can make that revision, that would be awesome. Okay. 6.1. Okay. Anything else we need to add or subtract? All right. With that, we come to final public comment. Okay, seeing none, this meeting is adjourned.

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