City Council briefs

Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1997 | 11:01 a.m.

ADAMSEN ELECTED --Las Vegas City Councilman Arnie Adamsen was elected to the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities over the weekend at its annual meeting in Philadelphia. Adamsen served as president of the Nevada League of Cities from 1994-95, first vice-president from 1993-94, second vice-president from 1992-93 and Secretary-Treasurer from 1991-92. Last year, the Nevada League of Cities named Adamsen as "Public Official of the Year." The National League of Cities is the country's largest organization serving municipal governments through lobbying efforts in the nation's capital.

STRICKEN FROM AGENDA -- Two of the most contentious items on Monday's Las Vegas City Council meeting were stricken from the agenda. The first was the discussion and possible action to expand the services of Global Licensing, a promotional products company that has the council's OK to use the city's name for hats, T-shirts and similar items. Recently, the company has been asking the council if it could use the Las Vegas logo on scratch-and-win tickets -- a form of gambling allowed in other states. Mayor Jan Laverty Jones expressed some concerns about this proposal at the last two meetings when it was discussed, and the item was held until this week when it was taken off the agenda. Also stricken was the discussion and possible action to direct the planning staff to amend the Summerlin West development standards. According to sources in the planning department, the request was a directive of Jones, who wanted the master plan for Summerlin West, as it relates to casinos, to be looked over again. The request came after the publicity over the expansion of The Resort at Summerlin, in which hundreds of residents complained that they didn't know the area was ever zoned for a casino.

SENIORS' PETS -- The Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that cuts the annual license fee for seniors who own dogs and/or cats from $25 to $15 and $10 for neutered or spayed animals to $5. The original draft of the ordinance read that anyone 55 or older could the get the discount, but at Monday's City Council meeting, the age was amended to 65 years or older to better reflect the age of retired residents.