Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to our city council meeting.

There are two public forums set aside for comments at this meeting, one at the beginning and one at the end.

If you wish to speak, please complete one of the blue cards, whether at the podium rail or at the main entrance.

Um once you complete your card, please give it to the city clerk.

And we request that you limit your comments to no more than two minutes and that you avoid repetition.

Madam City Clerk, are we in compliance with the Nevada Open Meeting Law?

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

Today we have the opportunity to have the invitation given by Mayor Pro Tim, Scott Black.

Following that will be the Pledge of Allegiance as led by Sergio.

I'm gonna not say the last name so I don't mess it up.

I'll just say Sergio Q.

You can correct me when you come up here, Sergio.

So please rise.

To live on this earth to be part of a community, to be part of families.

We're grateful unto thee, Father, for our free nation that we live in, and we pray that we may as a city council use wisdom in our decision making, that we will strive to use our influence and our resources to the benefit of those that we serve.

We pray for direction that we may make choices that will uplift uh the entirety of our community at this time of turmoil and strife in our world.

We pray for peace and common sense.

We pray that leaders will be guided by wisdom and the desire to be instruments of peace and kindness.

I pray for our first responders that put themselves in harm's way each day in our community to protect and serve and preserve life and property.

I pray for the families in our community that they may be uplifted and have their needs met both temporally and in all the ways that they uh that thou sees fit.

Pray for our meeting today that it will be a productive session as we spend our time serving.

And I pray for these things in the name of Jesus Christ.

Amen.

My name is Shergeon Korezma.

Ready.

Hi, Planingus, Judah Lang.

Hi, Planka.

Two frung.

One nation on the gone, an invisible for all.

Thank you, Show.

Thank you so much, Sergio.

That was awesome.

And thank you for being here.

All right, moving on to council items.

Councilmember Roan.

Thanks, Mayor.

And um, I'm glad that we see we have the pipeline of leadership flowing well with young Mr.

Curesmo over there.

Um just last week uh we went uh fishing here at uh Lorenzi Park with the uh club of some club members for the Nevada, I mean from uh the neighborhood recreation center.

Um we did take the uh frozen hot dogs, uh, but it didn't work.

We did get a bite, I have to admit, but um it was hot that morning, and uh the children, well, let's just say they melted faster than the hot dogs did.

Uh so uh fortunately that the the bite that we got was about the the best, but we're gonna take another whack at it uh on August 11th, and then we're gonna try it in the afternoon this time.

Um the City of North Vegas.

Uh I'm really happy that we're gonna uh yet have another uh backpack uh school uh school event um where of course uh the councilwoman uh and I will be teaming up together here.

Um does anyone know uh do you recall how many times we've done this now?

All together uh anyone from parks know just uh you can shout it out if you're out there if you know.

It's more it's more than three, less than 10, right?

So you're a fourth.

We only did it a couple times before that, so I've already forgotten how many times we've done this before, but uh well uh we we have to uh really be uh very thankful for our partners who have been very generous uh to help us with this.

And our next one will be here on August 8th, uh from 8 a.m.

in the morning to 11 a.m.

Uh free supplies and haircuts will be available on a first come, first serve basis.

Uh school age children must be present.

And again, uh last year we also get we're able to give away some shoes and uh just a lot of uh you know uh having a lot of people from the community come together to help the kids in our kid in our uh neighborhoods here.

And uh tomorrow, right here in our um City Hall City Hall Chambers, we'll be having an appreciation ceremony for participants and volunteers of last year's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.

And so that's uh tomorrow, July 16th at 4 p.m.

And it's neat preview, and this will be having our Hispanic Heritage um presentation on September 19th.

Uh that'll start hopefully with a parade and a whole day's worth of uh activities and cultural presentations.

Uh thank you, Mayor.