Las Vegas council briefs

Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001 | 9:24 a.m.

Supplemental salaries approved

The city of Las Vegas on Wednesday voted to set aside $500,000 to supplement salaries of city employees called to active military duty as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The resolution states that the city will pay the difference between the employees' salary and his military wages.

The city of Henderson will consider adopting a similar resolution later this month.

Dedication program set

Metro Police today will dedicate Police Memorial Park at Cheyenne Avenue and Jensen Street in northwest Las Vegas.

In addition to the park dedication, Metro, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., will host a free barbecue and sponsor other exhibits. The dedication services will end with the tying of ribbons around trees planted in honor of 20 Southern Nevada law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty.

The council on Wednesday approved the name of the park, which is adjacent to Metro's training center.

La Salsa eatery receives approval

The Neonopolis entertainment center downtown has been granted a special use permit for one of its tenants -- La Salsa.

The council on Wednesday granted World Entertainment Centers, the company building Neonopolis at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Fremont Street, a special use permit for the 2,162-square-foot restaurant, which is part of a national chain.

Neonopolis, a 200,000-square foot project, is scheduled to open in April 2002.

Parking garage to be constructed

The city will continue to look into construction of a downtown parking garage that would service the Regional Justice Center.

Walker Parking Consultants said 2,000 to 2,500 spaces are needed to service the center.

The city will start design plans for a 10-level, 2,000-space garage, estimated to cost $17.9 million. It would be built at the corner of Third Street and Bonneville Avenue.

The Regional Justice Center and Clark County Detention Center addition is being built by Clark County at a cost of $140 million. The projects are being funded by bonds approved by voters in 1996.

Street change proposal passes

The City Council, after hearing from nearly 200 residents, has approved preliminary plans for improvements to Alta Drive.

The plan would involve the narrowing of Alta between Rancho Drive and Valley View Boulevard from an 80-foot street to a 34-foot curved street, which would include sidewalks and a bike lane.

City planners in the next several months will determine landscaping costs. The landscaping will be maintained by residents through a special improvement district.

The 100,000th business license

was to be awarded today to Costco Wholesale in Summerlin. In 1909, the city's first business license, which was $5, was granted for a pool hall. Today, the city processes 7,100 business licenses annually. Most business licenses cost $25.