Meeting
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NOTICE AND AGENDA
CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS
veterans community commission
SPECIAL MEETING 
     
October 23, 2024

CALL TO ORDER 

 5:00 p.m., Council Chambers, 2250 Las Vegas Boulevard North,
 North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030

Website - http://www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com


WELCOME
 
The North Las Vegas Veterans Community Commission welcomes each of you to their meeting. Veterans Community Commission Meetings are usually held bi-monthly (six times annually) during the fiscal year in regular session. The Board meets the fourth Tuesday of the months of July, September, November, January, March and May at 5:00 P.M. at the North Las Vegas City Hall, Council Chambers; although the date or time may change, or additional meetings may be called at other times. Contact the City Clerk’s Office, or watch for posted agendas for other meetings.
ADA Logo The North Las Vegas Veterans Community Commission meets in City Council Chambers and is accessible to all persons. If you need special assistance to attend and participate in the Veterans Community Commission meeting, please call Relay Nevada, a free service provider for deaf, hard of hearing, deaf­ blind, or those having difficulty speaking on the phone, by dialing 7­1­1. Call at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting in order to speak to City offices in order to submit your comments on agenda items.
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Copies of the agenda are available the day of the meeting in the lobby outside of the Council Chambers or online at www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com under Meetings and Agendas; or on the State of Nevada’s website at https://notice.nv.gov/. A copy of the agenda is posted at City Hall for viewing.

Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. Two or more agenda items may be combined for consideration or items may be removed from the agenda or have the discussion delayed to another date. For general questions regarding this agenda or for supporting material, please contact Jackie Rodgers, City Clerk at (702) 633­-1030. You may provide comments online or by email prior to the meeting. Information for submitting comments can be found on the City’s website.

If you attend the meeting and wish to speak on a particular item, please complete one of the blue cards located at either the table outside the main entrance to Council Chambers, or at the podium rail inside Council Chambers and submit the card to the City Clerk. We request that you limit your comments to less than two minutes and that you avoid repetition. If you are attending the meeting in person, we also request that you remove your hat and/or sunglasses, as applicable, before speaking to the Veterans Community Commission.

North Las Vegas Municipal Code (NLVMC) 2.04.150(C) provides that any person making personal, impertinent, slanderous, or profane remarks or who willfully utters loud, threatening or abusive language, or engages in any disorderly conduct which would impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct of the meeting shall be called to order by the presiding officer. If such disorderly conduct continues, the presiding officer at the meeting may bar the disruptive person from the remainder of the meeting. NLVMC 2.04.150(D) provides that people attending the meeting shall not engage in disorderly conduct such as hand clapping, stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language, yelling, and similar demonstration that disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting. Further, members of the public attending the meeting shall not display any graphic, disturbing, or obscene images that impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct of the meeting.

These proceedings can be viewed in person inside the Council Chambers or live online at the City’s website

This Notice and Agenda posted no later than three days prior to the meeting, at the City of North Las Vegas City Hall, 2250 Las Vegas Blvd. North; City Clerk’s Office, Suite 800, City website www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com under Meetings and Agendas, and the State of Nevada website https://notice.nv.gov/.
 
VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETING LAW
 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - BY INVITATION
 
PUBLIC FORUM

This is the first of two portions of the meeting devoted to the Public. Public comment during this portion of the agenda must be limited to matters on the agenda for action. After completing and submitting a blue speaker card, please come forward to the podium upon recognition by the Veterans Community Commission Chair. Please state your name and address for the record. In consideration of other citizens, we ask that you please limit your comments to two minutes and that repetition be avoided.
AGENDA
1.
Veterans Community Commission Special Meeting of October 23, 2024. (For Possible Action; Recommendation – Approve) 
CONSENT AGENDA
2.
Veterans Community Commission Regular Meeting Minutes of August 28, 2024. (For Possible Action; Recommendation – Approve) 
BUSINESS
 
3.
Presentation by Court Administrator, Erin Tellez, of the North Las Vegas Veterans Municipal Court on the Purpose of CARE Court and How to Engage the Community. (For Discussion Only)
 
4.
Final Discussion of 2024 Thanksgiving Turkey Drive in November. (For Possible Action; Recommendation – Approve)
 
5.
Final Discussion of 2024 Operation North Las Vegas GI Family Christmas in December. (For Possible Action; Recommendation - Approve)
 
6.
Final Discussion on Veterans Day Parade 2024 to Include the City of North Las Vegas Participation. (For Possible Action; Recommendation – Approve)
 
7.
Discussion on Implementing a Veteran of the Quarter and an ROTC Cadet of the Quarter. (For Discussion Only)
 
STAFF COMMENTS
 
PUBLIC FORUM

This is the second portion of the meeting devoted to the Public to speak on any subject within the jurisdiction, control, or authority of the Veterans Community Commission. After completing and submitting a blue speaker card, please come forward to the podium upon recognition by the Chair. No matter raised in Public Forum may be the subject of deliberation or action but may be referred to staff for action at a later date. Please state your name and address for the record. In consideration of other citizens, we ask that you please limit your comments to two minutes and that repetition be avoided.
ADJOURNMENT